April 2, 2012 (Volume 77)

Federal Register April 2, 2012

View all documents issued on April 2, 2012. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

143 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on April 2, 2012

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

Title Type Published
On March 19, 2012, the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) published a proposed rule to amend the meat and poultry products regulations pertaining to the schedule of operations. The Regulatory Identification Number (RIN) was inadvertently omitt...
Proposed Rule Apr 02, 2012
The Rural Utilities Service (RUS) is amending its regulations regarding electric distribution specifications for 15kV and 25 kV primary underground power cable. This rule will rescind Bulletin 50-70 (U-1), "REA Specification for 15 kV and 25 kV Prima...
Rule Apr 02, 2012

National School Lunch Program:

Title Type Published
The Food and Nutrition Service published an interim final rule entitled "National School Lunch Program: School Food Service Account Revenue Amendments Related to the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010" on June 17, 2011. The Office of Management an...
Rule Apr 02, 2012

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

Title Type Published
NMFS implements accountability measures (AMs) for commercial greater amberjack in the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf) for the 2012 fishing year through this temporary final rule, and announces the closure of the 2012 commercial sector for greater amberjack of...
Rule Apr 02, 2012
Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Sunset Reviews
Notice Apr 02, 2012
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 duty orders listed below. The Inter...
Notice Apr 02, 2012

Actions Affecting Export Privileges:

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

Title Type Published
The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, a...
Notice Apr 02, 2012

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

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The Department of Commerce (Department) received timely requests to conduct administrative reviews of the antidumping duty orders on certain frozen warmwater shrimp (shrimp) from Brazil, India, and Thailand. The anniversary month of these orders is F...
Notice Apr 02, 2012
The Department of Commerce ("Department") is extending the time limit for the preliminary results of the administrative review of certain polyester staple fiber from the People's Republic of China ("PRC"). This review covers the period June 1, 2010,...
Notice Apr 02, 2012
The Department of Commerce (the Department) is extending the time limit for the preliminary results of the administrative review of the Agreement Suspending the Antidumping Investigation on Hot-Rolled Flat-Rolled Carbon-Quality Steel Products from th...
Notice Apr 02, 2012

Antidumping Duty New Shipper Reviews:

Title Type Published
The Department of Commerce (the Department) has received a request for a new shipper review (NSR) of the antidumping duty order on certain preserved mushrooms from the People's Republic of China (PRC). In accordance with section 751(a)(2)(B) of the T...
Notice Apr 02, 2012

Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or Suspended Investigation:

Applications:

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given John Calambokidis, Cascadia Research Collective, Waterstreet Building, 218 [frac12] West Fourth Avenue, Olympia, WA 89501, has applied in due form for a permit to conduct research on marine mammals.
Notice Apr 02, 2012
Notice is hereby given that Virginia Institute of Marine Science [Responsible Party: Elizabeth Canuel, Ph.D.], P.O. Box 1346, Route 1208 Greate Road, Gloucester Point, VA 23062, has applied in due form for a permit to import marine mammal parts for s...
Notice Apr 02, 2012

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

Title Type Published
The Department of Commerce (the Department) is conducting an administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on certain welded carbon steel standard pipe from Turkey for the period January 1, 2010, through December 31, 2010. We prelimina...
Notice Apr 02, 2012
Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet and Strip from India
Notice Apr 02, 2012

Countervailing Duty Determinations, etc., Final Antidumping Duty Determinations:

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The Department of Commerce preliminarily determines that countervailable subsidies are not being provided to producers and exporters of circular welded carbon-quality steel pipe ("circular welded pipe") from the Sultanate of Oman ("Oman").
Notice Apr 02, 2012

Endangered and Threatened Species:

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We, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), are issuing a final rule under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) of 1973, as amended, that redefines the geographic range of the endangered Central California Coast (CCC) coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisu...
Rule Apr 02, 2012

Final Results of Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstances Reviews:

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The Department published the preliminary results of a changed circumstances review of the antidumping duty order on low enriched uranium (LEU) from France on February 10, 2012,\1\ in which the Department preliminarily determined that it is appropriat...
Notice Apr 02, 2012

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska:

Title Type Published
NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific cod by catcher vessels (CVs) using trawl gear in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the A season allowance of the 2012 Pacific cod to...
Rule Apr 02, 2012
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) submitted Amendments 10, 11, and 12 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Salmon Fisheries in the EEZ off the Coast of Alaska (FMP) to NMFS for review. If approved, Amendment 10 would provide au...
Proposed Rule Apr 02, 2012

Listing Endangered and Threatened Species:

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We, NMFS, announce a 12-month finding on a petition to list the Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) in the Upper Klamath and Trinity Rivers Basin (UKTR) as threatened or endangered and designate critical habitat under the Endangered Species Act...
Proposed Rule Apr 02, 2012

Meetings:

Title Type Published
This notice is a call for nominees for the U.S. Delegation to the July 2012 International Whaling Commission (IWC) annual meeting. The non-federal representative(s) selected as a result of this nomination process is(are) responsible for providing inp...
Notice Apr 02, 2012
The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) is hosting the Council Coordination Committee (CCC) meeting on Tuesday May 1, 2012 through Thursday May 3, 2012, in Hawaii. The purpose of the meeting is to enable NMFS and NOAA officials and o...
Notice Apr 02, 2012

Permit Amendment Applications:

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given that the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Juneau, AK, has applied for an amendment to Scientific Research Permit No. 16094.
Notice Apr 02, 2012

Permit Modification Applications:

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given that NMFS Southeast Fisheries Center (SEFSC) (hereinafter "Permit Holder"); 75 Virginia Beach Drive, Miami, FL 33149 [Responsible Party: Bonnie Ponwith, Ph.D.], has requested a modification to scientific research Permit No. 133...
Notice Apr 02, 2012

Permits:

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Notice is hereby given that a permit has been issued to Matson's Laboratory, LLC (Gary Matson, Responsible Party), PO Box 308, 8140 Flagler Road, Milltown, MT 59851 to receive, import, export, and possess marine mammal specimens for scientific resear...
Notice Apr 02, 2012

Rescission of Antidumping Duty New Shipper Reviews:

Title Type Published
The Department of Commerce (the Department) initiated a new shipper review of the antidumping duty order on chlorinated isocyanurates (chlorinated isos) from the People's Republic of China (PRC) for the period of June 1, 2011, through February 29, 20...
Notice Apr 02, 2012

Education Department logo Education Department

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

Title Type Published
The Guaranty Agency Financial Report (GAFR), U.S. Department of Education (ED) Form 2000, is used by the thirty-three (33) guaranty agencies under the Federal Family Education Loan program, authorized by Title IV, Part B of the Higher Education Act o...
Notice Apr 02, 2012

Energy Department logo Energy Department

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Combined Filings
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Combined Filings
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Combined Filings
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Combined Filings
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Combined Filings
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Combined Filings
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Combined Filings
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Combined Filings
Notice Apr 02, 2012

Petitions for Waivers from Residential Dishwasher Test Procedures:

Title Type Published
This notice announces receipt of and publishes the BSH Corporation (BSH) petition for waiver (hereafter, "petition") from specified portions of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) test procedure for determining the energy consumption of dishwashers....
Notice Apr 02, 2012

Petitions for Waivers from Residential Refrigerator and RefrigeratorFreezer Test Procedures:

Title Type Published
This notice announces receipt of and publishes the Sanyo E&E Corporation (Sanyo) petition for waiver (hereafter, "petition") from specified portions of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) test procedure for determining the energy consumption of elect...
Notice Apr 02, 2012

Technical Conferences:

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City of Broken Bow, OK
Notice Apr 02, 2012

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

Title Type Published
The Environmental Protection Agency is publishing for public comment a draft long-range strategy that describes how the agency will address climate change challenges to its mission of protecting human health and the environment. Climate change alters...
Notice Apr 02, 2012
This notice announces the availability of EPA's progress report in meeting its performance measures and goals for pesticide reregistration during fiscal year 2011.
Notice Apr 02, 2012
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing an extension in the public comment period for the "Notice of Data Availability Concerning Renewable Fuels Produced from Palm Oil under the RFS Program" (the notice is herein referred to as...
Notice Apr 02, 2012

Significant New Use and Test Rules:

Title Type Published
The Agency is proposing to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) section 5(a) Significant New Use Rule (SNUR), for certain polybrominated diphenylethers (PBDEs) by: Designating processing of six PBDEs, or any combination of these chemical sub...
Proposed Rule Apr 02, 2012

Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

Title Type Published
As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden and as required b y the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3502-3520), the Federal Communications Commission invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this...
Notice Apr 02, 2012

Promoting Interoperability in the Commercial Spectrum:

Title Type Published
In this document, the Commission seeks comment on whether the customers of Lower 700 MHz B and C Block licensees would experience harmful interference--and if so, to what degree--if the Lower 700 MHz band were interoperable. The Commission also explo...
Proposed Rule Apr 02, 2012

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation logo Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given that the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (Corporation) has been appointed the sole receiver for the following financial institutions effective as of the Date Closed as indicated in the listing. This list (as updated from...
Notice Apr 02, 2012

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

Title Type Published
Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies
Notice Apr 02, 2012

Changes in Bank Control

Title Type Published
Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company
Notice Apr 02, 2012

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Title Type Published
This notice announces the intention of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to request that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approve the proposed information collection project: "Development of a Health Information Rating Sy...
Notice Apr 02, 2012

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

Title Type Published
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 Apr 02, 2012
In compliance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 to provide opportunity for public comment on proposed data collection projects, the National Library of Medicine (NLM), the National Institutes of Heal...
Notice Apr 02, 2012

Draft Guidances; Correction:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is correcting a notice that appeared in the Federal Register of March 2, 2012 (77 FR 12853). The document announced a public hearing entitled "Draft Guidances Related to the Development of Biosimilar Products; P...
Notice Apr 02, 2012

Immunology and Microbiology Devices:

Title Type Published
In the Federal Register of March 9, 2012 (76 FR 14272), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) classified norovirus serological reagents into class II (special controls) because special controls, in addition to general controls, will provide a reason...
Rule Apr 02, 2012

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Center for Scientific Review
Notice Apr 02, 2012
Center for Scientific Review
Notice Apr 02, 2012
Center for Scientific Review
Notice Apr 02, 2012
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health Human Development
Notice Apr 02, 2012
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health Human Development
Notice Apr 02, 2012
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health Human Development
Notice Apr 02, 2012
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health Human Development
Notice Apr 02, 2012
National Cancer Institute
Notice Apr 02, 2012
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Notice Apr 02, 2012
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering
Notice Apr 02, 2012
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Notice Apr 02, 2012
National Institute of General Medical Sciences
Notice Apr 02, 2012
National Institute on Aging
Notice Apr 02, 2012
Office of Global Affairs Listening Session in Preparation for 65th World Health Assembly
Notice Apr 02, 2012
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Notice Apr 02, 2012

Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority:

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

Title Type Published
This document amends U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regulations by making technical corrections to reflect the repeal of one of the underlying statutory authorities regarding petitions for relief from a fine, penalty, forfeiture, or liquida...
Rule Apr 02, 2012
This rule identifies communities where the sale of flood insurance has been authorized under the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) that are scheduled for suspension on the effective dates listed within this rule because of noncompliance with th...
Rule Apr 02, 2012

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

Title Type Published
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) of the Department of Homeland Security will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Redu...
Notice Apr 02, 2012
This notice announces that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has forwarded the Information Collection Request (ICR), Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number 1652-0051, abstracted below to OMB for review and approval of an...
Notice Apr 02, 2012

Cooperative Research and Development Agreements:

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard is announcing its intent to enter into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with General Dynamics C4 Systems, Inc. (General Dynamics), to test, evaluate, and document the strengths and weaknesses of at least one te...
Notice Apr 02, 2012

MARPOL Annex V Special Areas:

Title Type Published
By this final rule, the Coast Guard amends the list of special areas in effect under Annex V of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978, as amended, to include the Wider Carib...
Rule Apr 02, 2012

Provisional Unlawful Presence Waivers:

Title Type Published
On January 9, 2012, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced its intention to change its current process for filing and adjudication of certain applications for waivers of inadmissibility filed in connection with an immediate relat...
Proposed Rule Apr 02, 2012

Regulated Navigation Areas:

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard is establishing a Regulated Navigation Area (RNA) at the Zidell Waterfront Property located on the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon. This RNA is necessary to preserve the integrity of an engineered sediment cap as part of an Orego...
Rule Apr 02, 2012

Safety Zones:

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard proposes to establish a temporary safety zone on the navigable waters of the Boston Inner Harbor in the vicinity of Anthony's Pier 4, Boston, MA for a wedding fireworks display. This temporary safety zone is necessary to protect spect...
Proposed Rule Apr 02, 2012

Special Local Regulations for Marine Events:

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard proposes to establish a special local regulation during the Chesapeake Bay Workboat Race, a series of boat races to be held on the waters of Back River, Poquoson, Virginia on June 24, 2012. This event will consist of approximately 75...
Proposed Rule Apr 02, 2012

Special Local Regulations:

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard is establishing special local regulations on the Savannah River in Savannah, Georgia during the Savannah Tall Ships Challenge. The Savannah Tall Ships Challenge will take place from Thursday, May 3, 2012 through Monday, May 7, 2012. A...
Rule Apr 02, 2012

Interior Department logo Interior Department

Title Type Published
To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), we are inviting comments on a collection of information requests that we will submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. OMB formerly approved this informatio...
Notice Apr 02, 2012
The Secretary of the Interior is giving notice of renewal of the National Park Service Concessions Management Advisory Board. This action is necessary and in the public interest in connection with the performance of statutory duties imposed upon the...
Notice Apr 02, 2012

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

Title Type Published
We (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) will ask the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve the information collection (IC) described below. As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and as part of our continuing efforts to reduce pape...
Notice Apr 02, 2012
We (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) will ask the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve the information collection (IC) described below. As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and as part of our continuing efforts to reduce pape...
Notice Apr 02, 2012

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants:

Title Type Published
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce a 12-month finding on a petition to list the San Francisco Bay-Delta distinct population segment (Bay Delta DPS) of longfin smelt as endangered or threatened and to designate critical habitat...
Proposed Rule Apr 02, 2012

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C), the National Park Service (NPS) announces the availability of the Record of Decision for the General Management Plan, Monocacy National Battlefield. Maryland. As...
Notice Apr 02, 2012

Inventory Completions:

Title Type Published
The United States Department of Defense, Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District, has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects, in consultation with the appropriate Indian tribe, and has determined that there is a...
Notice Apr 02, 2012
The California Department of Parks and Recreation has completed an inventory of human remains, in consultation with the appropriate Indian tribes, and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and present-day India...
Notice Apr 02, 2012
The California Department of Parks and Recreation has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects, in consultation with the appropriate Indian tribes, and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the hum...
Notice Apr 02, 2012
The California Department of Parks and Recreation has completed an inventory of human remains, in consultation with the appropriate Indian tribes, and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and present-day India...
Notice Apr 02, 2012
The Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects, in consultation with the appropriate Indian tribes, and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the huma...
Notice Apr 02, 2012

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given, in accordance with Public Laws 92-463 and 94-579, that the California Desert District Advisory Council (DAC) to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), U.S. Department of the Interior, will meet in formal session on Saturday, Apr...
Notice Apr 02, 2012

National Register of Historic Places:

Title Type Published
Pending Nominations and Related Actions
Notice Apr 02, 2012

Repatriation of Cultural Items:

Title Type Published
The United States Department of Defense, Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District, in consultation with the appropriate Indian tribe, has determined that the cultural items meet the definition of unassociated funerary objects and repatriation to...
Notice Apr 02, 2012
The California Department of Parks and Recreation, in consultation with the appropriate tribes, has determined that the cultural items meet the definition of unassociated funerary objects and repatriation to the Indian tribes stated below may occur i...
Notice Apr 02, 2012
The California Department of Parks and Recreation, in consultation with the appropriate tribes, has determined that the cultural items meet the definition of unassociated funerary objects and repatriation to the Indian tribes stated below may occur i...
Notice Apr 02, 2012
The California Department of Parks and Recreation, in consultation with the appropriate tribes, has determined that the cultural items meet the definition of unassociated funerary objects and repatriation to the Indian tribes stated below may occur i...
Notice Apr 02, 2012
The Maxwell Museum of Anthropology, in consultation with the appropriate Indian tribes, has determined that a collection of cultural items meet the definition of sacred objects and repatriation to the Indian tribes stated below may occur if no additi...
Notice Apr 02, 2012
The Rochester Museum & Science Center, in consultation with the appropriate Indian tribe, has determined that the cultural items meet the definition of both sacred objects and objects of cultural patrimony and repatriation to the Indian tribe stated...
Notice Apr 02, 2012
The Rochester Museum & Science Center, in consultation with the appropriate Indian tribe, has determined that the cultural items meet the definition of both sacred objects and objects of cultural patrimony and repatriation to the Indian tribe stated...
Notice Apr 02, 2012

International Trade Commission logo International Trade Commission

Investigations:

Title Type Published
The Commission hereby gives notice that it has instituted a review pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1675(c)) (the Act) to determine whether revocation of the antidumping duty order on certain seamless carbon and alloy s...
Notice Apr 02, 2012
The Commission hereby gives notice that it has instituted a review pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1675(c)) (the Act) to determine whether revocation of the antidumping duty order on folding gift boxes from China would...
Notice Apr 02, 2012

Justice Department logo Justice Department

Title Type Published
Filing of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Clean Air Act, CERCLA and EPCRA
Notice Apr 02, 2012

Importers of Controlled Substances; Applications:

Title Type Published
Meridian Medical Technologies
Notice Apr 02, 2012

Importers of Controlled Substances; Registrations:

Title Type Published
Mallinckrodt LLC
Notice Apr 02, 2012

Manufacturer of Controlled Substances; Applications:

Manufacturers of Controlled Substances; Registrations:

Labor Department logo Labor Department

Title Type Published
Determinations Regarding Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
Notice Apr 02, 2012
Investigations Regarding Certifications of Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
Notice Apr 02, 2012
Section 101(c) of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 and 30 CFR Part 44 govern the application, processing, and disposition of petitions for modification. This notice is a summary of petitions for modification submitted to the Mine Safety...
Notice Apr 02, 2012

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

Title Type Published
OSHA solicits public comments concerning its proposal to extend the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval of the information collection requirements specified in the Asbestos in Shipyards Standard (29 CFR 1915.1001).
Notice Apr 02, 2012

Amended Certifications Regarding Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance:

Grants of Individual Exemptions:

Title Type Published
This document contains an individual exemption from certain prohibited transaction restrictions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA), the Federal Employees' Retirement System Act of 1986, as amended (FERSA), and...
Notice Apr 02, 2012

Legal Services Corporation logo Legal Services Corporation

Title Type Published
The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) is the national organization charged with administering Federal funds provided for civil legal services to low-income people. LSC hereby announces the availability of competitive grant funds and is soliciting gran...
Notice Apr 02, 2012

National Aeronautics and Space Administration logo National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Title Type Published
This notice is issued in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(e) and 37 CFR 404.7(a)(1)(i). NASA hereby gives notice of its intent to grant an exclusive, license in the United States to practice the invention described and claimed in US Patent Application N...
Notice Apr 02, 2012
This notice is issued in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(e) and 37 CFR 404.7(a)(1)(i). NASA hereby gives notice of its intent to grant a partially exclusive license in the United States to practice the inventions described and claimed in MFS-32809-1 Ad...
Notice Apr 02, 2012

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National Labor Relations Board

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Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Apr 02, 2012

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National Science Foundation

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Biological Sciences Advisory Committee
Notice Apr 02, 2012

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title Type Published
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the Commission) is issuing a revision to Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.82, "Water Sources for Long-Term Recirculation Cooling Following a Loss-of-Coolant Accident." RG 1.82 describes methods that the NRC staff...
Notice Apr 02, 2012

Personnel Management Office logo Personnel Management Office

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program:

Title Type Published
The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing a final regulation amending the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) regulations and also the Federal Employees Health Benefits Acquisition Regulation (FEHBAR). This final regulation makes...
Rule Apr 02, 2012

Prevailing Rate Systems; Redefinition of Appropriated Fund Federal Wage System Wage Areas:

Title Type Published
The U.S. Office of Personnel Management is issuing a final rule to redefine the geographic boundaries of the Austin, TX, and Waco, TX, appropriated fund Federal Wage System (FWS) wage areas. The final rule redefines Burleson and Lampasas Counties, TX...
Rule Apr 02, 2012

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Small Business Administration logo Small Business Administration

Title Type Published
This direct final rule amends SBA's existing regulations to clarify the eligible uses of loan proceeds by an Operating Company in connection with an SBA-guaranteed loan to an Eligible Passive Company.
Rule Apr 02, 2012

Surface Transportation Board logo Surface Transportation Board

Title Type Published
DOT, STB
The Surface Transportation Board (Board or STB) proposes regulations that would require parties to participate in mediation in certain types of cases and would modify its existing regulations that permit parties to engage voluntarily in mediation. Th...
Proposed Rule Apr 02, 2012

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Trade Representative, Office of United States

WTO Dispute Settlement Proceedings:

Title Type Published
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (AUSTR@) is providing notice that on February 21, 2012, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam ("Vietnam") requested consultations with the United States under the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the W...
Notice Apr 02, 2012

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Title Type Published
FMCSA announces that it will hold a public listening session to solicit information, concepts, ideas, and comments on Electronic On- Board Recorders (EOBRs) and the issue of driver harassment. Specifically, the Agency wants to know what factors, issu...
Proposed Rule Apr 02, 2012
This notice contains a summary of a petition seeking relief from specified requirements of 14 CFR. The purpose of this notice is to improve the public's awareness of, and participation in, this aspect of FAA's regulatory activities. Neither publicati...
Notice Apr 02, 2012
FMCSA announces receipt of applications from twelve 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 commercial m...
Notice Apr 02, 2012
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Office of Transportation Services (TRANServe), located within the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration, has initiated the adoption of a new program distribution methodology for transit benefits....
Notice Apr 02, 2012

Airworthiness Directives:

Title Type Published
We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Airbus Model A318-112 and -121 airplanes; Model A319-111, -112, -115, -132, and -133 airplanes; Model A320- 214, -232, and -233 airplanes; and Model A321-211, -212, -213, and -231 air...
Proposed Rule Apr 02, 2012
We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Saab AB, Saab Aerosystems Model 340A (SAAB/SF340A) and SAAB 340B Airplanes. This proposed AD was prompted by reports indicating that wear of the elevator pushrods have occurred on some ai...
Proposed Rule Apr 02, 2012

Pipeline Safety:

Title Type Published
This Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) seeks to revise the Pipeline Safety Regulations to: Establish criteria and procedures for determining the adequacy of state pipeline excavation damage prevention law enforcement programs; establish an adminis...
Proposed Rule Apr 02, 2012

Proposed Cancelations:

Title Type Published
The Department of Transportation is directing all interested persons to show cause why it should not issue an order finding that VIH Cougar Helicopters, Inc. is not a U.S. citizen as defined in 49 U.S.C. 40102(a)(15) and canceling its Part 298 exempt...
Notice Apr 02, 2012

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

Title Type Published
The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collection...
Notice Apr 02, 2012
The U.S. Department of the Treasury (Department) gives notice of four proposed alterations to the system of records currently entitled as "Treasury/DO .218--Home Affordable Modification Program": (1) The system of records shall be entitled, "Treasury...
Notice Apr 02, 2012

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

Title Type Published
The Department of Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed information collections, as required by the...
Notice Apr 02, 2012

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