April 5, 2012 (Volume 77)

Federal Register April 5, 2012

View all documents issued on April 5, 2012. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

112 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on April 5, 2012

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations, this notice announces the Agricultural Research Service's (ARS) intention to seek approval to collect information in support of research and related...
Notice Apr 05, 2012
The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is amending the procedures for determining the official leaf grade for Upland and Pima cotton. The leaf grade is a part of the official classification which denotes cotton fiber quality used in cotton marketin...
Rule Apr 05, 2012
The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), of the Department of Agriculture (USDA), is revising the voluntary United States Standards for Grades of Cultivated Ginseng. AMS received a request from the Ginseng Board of Wisconsin (GBW), to amend the stan...
Notice Apr 05, 2012

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The National Tree-Marking Paint Committee will meet in Flagstaff, Arizona on May 15-17, 2012. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the activities related to improvements in, concerns about, and the handling and use of tree-marking paint by person...
Notice Apr 05, 2012
This notice is intended to notify the public of their opportunity to attend an open meeting of the Plant Variety Protection Board.
Notice Apr 05, 2012

Civil Rights Commission logo Civil Rights Commission

Title Type Published
Notice of meeting.
Notice Apr 05, 2012

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska:

Title Type Published
NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific cod by catcher vessels (CVs) using hook-and-line gear in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the A season allowance of the 2012 Pacifi...
Rule Apr 05, 2012

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) has cancelled the public meeting of its Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) that was scheduled for Monday, April 16, 2012 beginning at 8 a.m. in Providence, RI.
Notice Apr 05, 2012

Commodity Futures Trading Commission logo Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Title Type Published
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC" or "Commission") seeks public comment on the collection of certain information by the Commission under section 745 of the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act ("Dodd-Frank Act"). The Paperwor...
Notice Apr 05, 2012

Consumer Product Safety Commission logo Consumer Product Safety Commission

Title Type Published
The Consumer Product Safety Commission ("Commission" or "CPSC" or "we") has received a petition requesting an exception from the 100 ppm lead content limit under section 101(b) of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 ("CPSIA"), as amen...
Notice Apr 05, 2012

Defense Department logo Defense Department

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

Title Type Published
Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Regulatory Secretariat will be submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve an extension of a previously approved information collection requirement c...
Notice Apr 05, 2012

DAU Industry Day:

Title Type Published
Mrs. Katrina McFarland, President of Defense Acquisition University, will host a forum with industry to discuss affordability, efficiency, and the industrial base. After a variety of presenters, the session will conclude with Mr. Frank Kendall, Actin...
Notice Apr 05, 2012

Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplements:

Title Type Published
DoD is proposing to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to simplify prescriptions for provisions and clauses that are applicable to the acquisition of commercial items and to specify flowdown of clauses to commercial s...
Proposed Rule Apr 05, 2012

Energy Department logo Energy Department

Deadline Extensions:

Title Type Published
Pomperaug Hydro Project, Andrew Peklo III
Notice Apr 05, 2012

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

Title Type Published
EPA is proposing to amend the federal regulations to withdraw human health and aquatic life water quality criteria applicable to certain waters of New Jersey, Puerto Rico, and California's San Francisco Bay, now that those States have adopted and EPA...
Proposed Rule Apr 05, 2012

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

Title Type Published
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that EPA is planning to submit a request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to renew an existing approved Information Collection Request...
Notice Apr 05, 2012

Air Pollution Control:

Title Type Published
The U.S. EPA has made a proposed determination that reduction in expenditures of non-Federal funds for the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (IDEQ) in support of its continuing air program under Clean Air Act (CAA) Section 105 for the period...
Notice Apr 05, 2012

Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans:

Title Type Published
EPA is proposing to approve Indiana's request to revise its Central Indiana 1997 8-hour ozone maintenance air quality State Implementation Plan (SIP) by replacing the previously approved motor vehicle emissions budgets (budgets) with budgets develope...
Proposed Rule Apr 05, 2012
On May 12, 2011, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) submitted provisions affecting the Forest County Potawatomi Community (FCP Community) Class I Area for approval into the Wisconsin State Implementation Plan (SIP). The provisions i...
Proposed Rule Apr 05, 2012

Approvals and Promulgations of Implementation Plans:

Title Type Published
EPA is proposing to approve changes to the Florida State Implementation Plan (SIP), submitted by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) through the Division of Air Resource Management to EPA in two separate SIP revisions on October...
Proposed Rule Apr 05, 2012

Ocean Dumping:

Title Type Published
The EPA is proposing to designate two new ocean dredged material disposal (ODMD) sites offshore of Yaquina Bay, Oregon pursuant to the Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act (MPRSA), as amended. The new sites are needed primarily to serve th...
Proposed Rule Apr 05, 2012

Executive Office of the President logo Executive Office of the President

Special Observances:

Title Type Published
National Cancer Control Month (Proc. 8790)
Presidential Document Apr 05, 2012
National Child Abuse Prevention Month (Proc. 8791)
Presidential Document Apr 05, 2012
National Donate Life Month (Proc. 8792)
Presidential Document Apr 05, 2012
National Financial Capability Month (Proc. 8793)
Presidential Document Apr 05, 2012
National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month (Proc. 8794)
Presidential Document Apr 05, 2012
World Autism Awareness Day (Proc. 8795)
Presidential Document Apr 05, 2012

Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

Title Type Published
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. 3502-3520), the Federal Communications Commission invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this o...
Notice Apr 05, 2012
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 Apr 05, 2012
In this document, the Commission conditionally waives the requirement for National Deaf Blind Equipment Distribution Program (NDBEDP) certified programs to submit reimbursement claims only once every six months, to permit certified programs to submit...
Rule Apr 05, 2012

Connect America Fund; A National Broadband Plan for Our Future:

Title Type Published
In this document, the Federal Communications Commission clarifies certain rules. The order clarifies, but does not otherwise modify, the USF/ICC Transformation Order. The petition for Clarification or, in the Alternative, for Reconsideration of Veriz...
Rule Apr 05, 2012

Implementation of the Local Community Radio Act of 2010:

Title Type Published
In this document, the Commission modifies its rules in order to implement provisions of the Local Community Radio Act of 2010 ("LCRA") that unambiguously require the Commission to eliminate its third-adjacent channel spacing requirements and to maint...
Rule Apr 05, 2012

Federal Election Commission logo Federal Election Commission

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Apr 05, 2012

Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council logo Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council

Federal Maritime Commission logo Federal Maritime Commission

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

Title Type Published
Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies
Notice Apr 05, 2012

Changes in Bank Control:

Title Type Published
Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company
Notice Apr 05, 2012
Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company
Notice Apr 05, 2012

General Services Administration logo General Services Administration

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

No documents available.

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Title Type Published
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Apr 05, 2012

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

Title Type Published
The Administration on Aging (AoA) 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 notice in...
Notice Apr 05, 2012

Debarment Orders:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is issuing an order under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the FD&C Act) debarring Ashish Macwan for 5 years from providing services in any capacity to a person that has an approved or pending drug prod...
Notice Apr 05, 2012
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is issuing an order under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the FD&C Act) debarring Jose Concepcion for 5 years from providing services in any capacity to a person that has an approved or pending drug pr...
Notice Apr 05, 2012
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is issuing an order under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the FD&C Act) debarring Shashikant Shah for 5 years from providing services in any capacity to a person that has an approved or pending drug pr...
Notice Apr 05, 2012

Patent Extension Regulatory Reviews:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has determined the regulatory review period for FLECTOR and is publishing this notice of that determination as required by law. FDA has made the determination because of the submission of an application to the D...
Notice Apr 05, 2012

Requests for Information:

Title Type Published
The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health is seeking information about causes, impact and potential solutions associated with the public health problem of prescription medication non-adherence in adults with chronic conditions. The purpose of...
Notice Apr 05, 2012

Housing and Urban Development Department logo Housing and Urban Development Department

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

Title Type Published
The proposed information collection requirement described below has been 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 propos...
Notice Apr 05, 2012

Interior Department logo Interior Department

Title Type Published
The Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR) announces meetings for the Indian Oil Valuation Negotiated Rulemaking Committee (Committee). Agenda items for the first meetings of the Committee will include (1) an overview of Indian oil production, th...
Proposed Rule Apr 05, 2012

Filing of Plats of Survey:

Title Type Published
The plats of survey and supplemental plats of lands described below are scheduled to be officially filed in the Bureau of Land Management California State Office, Sacramento, California, thirty (30) calendar days from the date of this publication.
Notice Apr 05, 2012

Meetings:

Title Type Published
OESC will meet at the Doubletree by Hilton Houston Intercontinental Airport Hotel in Houston, Texas.
Notice Apr 05, 2012

International Trade Commission logo International Trade Commission

Investigations:

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on March 1, 2012, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of Align Technology, Inc. of San Jose, California. On...
Notice Apr 05, 2012

Investigations; Terminations, Modifications and Rulings:

Title Type Published
Silicon Metal from China
Notice Apr 05, 2012

Justice Department logo Justice Department

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) announces a meeting of the Federal Advisory Committee on Juvenile Justice (FACJJ). Dates and Locations: The meeting will take place online, as a webinar, on Friday, April 20, 2012 from...
Notice Apr 05, 2012

Labor Department logo Labor Department

Title Type Published
The Department of Labor (the Department), in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA 95) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and continuing collection...
Notice Apr 05, 2012
The Department of Labor, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs is submitting a correction to the notice published in the Federal Register of February 9, 2012 (77 FR 6824). The document contained incorrect information.
Notice Apr 05, 2012

National Aeronautics and Space Administration logo National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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

No documents available.

National Archives and Records Administration logo National Archives and Records Administration

Title Type Published
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) publishes notice at least once monthly of certain Federal agency requests for records disposition authority (records schedules). Once approved by NARA, records schedules provide mandatory instru...
Notice Apr 05, 2012

P
Postal Regulatory Commission

Title Type Published
The Commission is noticing a recently-filed Postal Service notice announcing its intent to implement Picture Permit Imprint Indicia as priced categories for First-Class Mail and Standard Mail letters and cards. This notice addresses procedural steps...
Notice Apr 05, 2012

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Title Type Published
We are adopting exemptions under the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 for security-based swaps issued by certain clearing agencies satisfying certain conditions. The final rules exempt t...
Rule Apr 05, 2012

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes:

Title Type Published
Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc.
Notice Apr 05, 2012
Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc.
Notice Apr 05, 2012
Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc.
Notice Apr 05, 2012
NASDAQ OMX BX, Inc.
Notice Apr 05, 2012
NASDAQ OMX BX, Inc.
Notice Apr 05, 2012
NASDAQ OMX PHLX LLC
Notice Apr 05, 2012
NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
Notice Apr 05, 2012
NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
Notice Apr 05, 2012
NYSE Arca, Inc.
Notice Apr 05, 2012

State Department logo State Department

Title Type Published
The Department of State is seeking Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the information collections described below. The purpose of this notice is to allow 60 days for public comment in the Federal Register preceding submission to OMB....
Notice Apr 05, 2012
The Secretary of State designation of "countries of particular concern" for religious freedom violations. Pursuant to Section 408(a) of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (Pub. L. 105-292), as amended (the Act), notice is hereby given th...
Notice Apr 05, 2012

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

Title Type Published
The Department of State has submitted the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. <bullet> Title of Information Collection: Exchange Vi...
Notice Apr 05, 2012

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Title Type Published
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 are required to publish this notice i...
Notice Apr 05, 2012
In 2010, Congress transferred the statute authorizing the FAA's commercial space transportation regulations. This action is necessary to correct affected citations in the Code of Federal Regulations to reflect this transfer of authority. The intended...
Rule Apr 05, 2012
Petitions for Waivers of Compliance
Notice Apr 05, 2012
Petitions for Waivers of Compliance
Notice Apr 05, 2012
The FAA published a final rule on January 4, 2012 that amends the existing flight, duty and rest regulations applicable to certificate holders and their flightcrew members. Since then, the FAA has received questions from stakeholders concerning the p...
Rule Apr 05, 2012
This final rule amends the implementation date for use of the revised uniform criteria for State Observational Surveys of Seat Belt Use. With this change, States may continue in calendar year 2012 to use a survey design that was approved under the ol...
Rule Apr 05, 2012

Airworthiness Directives:

Title Type Published
We are superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD) for all 328 Support Services GmbH (Type Certificate previously held by AvCraft Aerospace GmbH; Fairchild Dornier GmbH; Dornier Luftfahrt GmbH) Model 328-100 and -300 airplanes. That AD curre...
Rule Apr 05, 2012
We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Agusta S.p.A. (Agusta) Model AB412 helicopters with certain tail rotor blades (blades) installed. This AD requires, before further flight, removing and replacing each affected blade with an airwo...
Rule Apr 05, 2012
We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Airbus Model A340-500 and -600 series airplanes. This AD requires repetitive inspections of the forward and aft attachment fittings and of the swan neck for cracks, and replacing the attachme...
Rule Apr 05, 2012
We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain BAE SYSTEMS (OPERATIONS) LIMITED Model BAe 146 and Model Avro 146-RJ airplanes. This proposed AD was prompted by reports of cracking and surface anomalies of the fuselage skin at the...
Proposed Rule Apr 05, 2012
We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain The Boeing Company Model 737-600, -700, -700C, -800, and -900 series airplanes. This AD was prompted by reports of heat damage to the inner wall of the thrust reversers, which could resul...
Rule Apr 05, 2012
We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain The Boeing Company Model 757 airplanes. This AD requires replacing the power control relays for the fuel boost pumps and override pumps with new relays having a ground fault interrupter (...
Rule Apr 05, 2012
We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Bombardier, Inc. Model BD-100-1A10 (Challenger 300) airplanes. This AD was prompted by reports that the horizontal stabilizer trim actuator (HSTA) no-back and the number 1 motor brake assembl...
Rule Apr 05, 2012
We are superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD) for all Lockheed Martin Corporation/Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company Model L-1011-385-1, L-1011-385-1-14, and L-1011-385-1-15 airplanes. That AD currently requires implementation of a Sup...
Rule Apr 05, 2012
We are superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD) for all Rolls-Royce plc (RR) RB211-Trent 875-17, RB211-Trent 877-17, RB211-Trent 884-17, RB211-Trent 884B-17, RB211-Trent 892-17, RB211- Trent 892B-17, and RB211-Trent 895-17 turbofan engine...
Rule Apr 05, 2012

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The FHWA is rescinding the notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement for the proposed improvements to the Interstate 25 and Paseo del Norte Interchange in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Notice Apr 05, 2012

Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards:

Title Type Published
This document adopts amendments to the Federal motor vehicle safety standards on platform lift systems for motor vehicles. The purpose of these standards is to prevent injuries and fatalities during lift operation. NHTSA believes it is necessary to r...
Rule Apr 05, 2012

Meetings:

Title Type Published
FRA announces the second meeting of the NECSC, a Federal Advisory Committee mandated by Section 212 of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (PRIIA). The NECSC is made up of stakeholders operating on the Northeast Corridor (NEC),...
Notice Apr 05, 2012
The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of the twenty-ninth meeting of RTCA Special Committee 206, Aeronautical Information and Meteorological Data Link Services.
Notice Apr 05, 2012
The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of the seventh meeting of RTCA Special Committee 225, Rechargeable Lithium Batteries and Battery Systems, Small and Medium Size.
Notice Apr 05, 2012

Modification, Revocation and Establishment of Air Traffic Service Routes:

Title Type Published
This action modifies four VOR Federal airways, revokes one VOR Federal airway, and establishes three area navigation (RNAV) routes in the vicinity of Windsor Locks, CT. The FAA is taking this action to adjust the airway route structure due to the pla...
Rule Apr 05, 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 05, 2012
The OCC, 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 a continuing information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduct...
Notice Apr 05, 2012
This document provides notice of the availability of Application Packages for the 2013 Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) Program.
Notice Apr 05, 2012

Application Packages; Availability:

Title Type Published
This document provides notice of the availability of the application package for the 2013 Community Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Matching Grant Program.
Notice Apr 05, 2012

Blocking Property of Senior Officials of the Government of Syria:

Title Type Published
The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") is publishing the names of 3 individuals whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to Executive Order 13573 of May 18, 2011, "Blocking Property of Senior Official...
Notice Apr 05, 2012

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