April 12, 2012 (Volume 77)

Federal Register April 12, 2012

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113 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on April 12, 2012

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

Title Type Published
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Apr 12, 2012
The Department of Agriculture (USDA) is adopting, as a final rule, without change, an interim rule that decreased the assessment rate established for the Prune Marketing Committee (Committee) for the 2011-12 and subsequent crop years from $0.27 to $0...
Rule Apr 12, 2012
This rule amends the Mango Promotion, Research, and Information Order (Order) to increase the assessment rate on first handlers and importers of mangos from one-half cent per pound to three- quarters of a cent per pound. The increase is permitted und...
Rule Apr 12, 2012
The Department of Agriculture (USDA) is adopting, as a final rule, without change, an interim rule that decreased the assessment rate established for the Administrative Committee for Pistachios (Committee) for the 2011-12 and subsequent production ye...
Rule Apr 12, 2012

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

Title Type Published
The Export Trading Company Affairs ("ETCA") unit, Office of Competition and Economic Analysis, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce, has received an application for an Export Trade Certificate of Review ("Certificate"). This not...
Notice Apr 12, 2012

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 12, 2012

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

Title Type Published
On November 15, 2011, the Department of Commerce (the Department) published in the Federal Register the preliminary rescission of the antidumping duty new shipper review (NSR) of chlorinated isocyanurates from the People's Republic of China (PRC) for...
Notice Apr 12, 2012
The U.S. Department of Commerce ("the Department") is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on saccharin from the People's Republic of China ("PRC") for the period of review ("POR") July 1, 2010, through June 30, 2011, cov...
Notice Apr 12, 2012
The Department of Commerce (the "Department") has determined that Aperam Stainless Belgium N.V. ("Aperam") is the successor-in- interest to ArcelorMittal Stainless Belgium N.V. ("AMSB"). As a result, Aperam will be accorded the same treatment previou...
Notice Apr 12, 2012
On December 6, 2011, the Department of Commerce ("Department") published in the Federal Register the Preliminary Results of the second administrative review of the antidumping duty order on uncovered innersprings units ("innersprings") from the Peopl...
Notice Apr 12, 2012

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

Title Type Published
Honey from Argentina
Notice Apr 12, 2012
In response to a request from an interested party, United States Steel Corporation, the Department of Commerce (the Department) initiated an administrative review of the countervailing duty order on seamless carbon and alloy steel standard, line, and...
Notice Apr 12, 2012

Fisheries Off West Coast States:

Title Type Published
NMFS proposes to implement the annual catch limit (ACL), harvest guideline (HG), annual catch target (ACT) and associated annual reference points for Pacific mackerel in the U.S. exclusive economic zone (EEZ) off the Pacific coast for the fishing sea...
Proposed Rule Apr 12, 2012

Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic:

Title Type Published
NMFS proposes to implement management measures described in a regulatory amendment to the Fishery Management Plan for the Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf of Mexico (FMP) prepared by the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council). If implemen...
Proposed Rule Apr 12, 2012

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) Highly Migratory Species Management Team (HMSMT) will hold a work session which is open to the public.
Notice Apr 12, 2012

Revisions of Boundaries for the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve:

Title Type Published
In accordance with section 304(e) of the National Marine Sanctuaries Act, as amended, (NMSA) (16 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.), the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS) of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has initiated a revi...
Proposed Rule Apr 12, 2012

Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial Fishing Operations:

Title Type Published
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) proposes to amend the Bottlenose Dolphin Take Reduction Plan (BDTRP) and implementing regulations by permanently continuing medium mesh gillnet fishing restrictions in North Carolina coastal state waters,...
Proposed Rule Apr 12, 2012

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau logo Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Title Type Published
The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (Bureau) is proposing to amend Regulation Z, which implements the Truth In Lending Act, and the official interpretation to the regulation, which interprets the requirements of Regulation Z. Regulation Z gen...
Proposed Rule Apr 12, 2012

Defense Department logo Defense Department

Title Type Published
The Office of the Secretary of Defense proposes to alter a system of records in its inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.
Notice Apr 12, 2012
The Defense Intelligence Agency proposes to alter a system of records in its inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.
Notice Apr 12, 2012
The Defense Intelligence Agency is proposing to add a system to its existing inventory of records systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.
Notice Apr 12, 2012
The Defense Intelligence Agency proposes to alter a system in its existing inventory of records systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.
Notice Apr 12, 2012

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C., Appendix, as amended), the Sunshine in the Government Act of 1976 (U.S.C. 552b, as amended) and 41 Code of the Federal Regulations (CFR 102-3.140 through 160, the Department of the Arm...
Notice Apr 12, 2012
Under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C., Appendix, as amended) and the Sunshine in the Government Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), this notice announces the following meeting of the Board of Regents of the...
Notice Apr 12, 2012

Energy Department logo Energy Department

Title Type Published
Review of Cost Submittals by Other Federal Agencies for Administering Part I of the Federal Power Act
Notice Apr 12, 2012
Staff Attendances
Notice Apr 12, 2012

Applications:

Petitions for Rate Approval:

Title Type Published
MGTC, Inc.
Notice Apr 12, 2012

Staff Attendances:

Title Type Published
Entergy Regional State Committee Working Group and Stakeholder Meeting
Notice Apr 12, 2012

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans:

Title Type Published
EPA is proposing to partially approve and partially disapprove the remaining portion of a revision to the Nevada State Implementation Plan (SIP) to implement the regional haze program for the first planning period through July 31, 2018. This Notice p...
Proposed Rule Apr 12, 2012

Approvals and Promulgations of Air Quality Implementation Plans:

Title Type Published
EPA is proposing to grant limited approval to a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) on April 14, 2009. The revision pertains to PADEP's plan approval requirements for t...
Proposed Rule Apr 12, 2012

Approvals and Promulgations of Implementation Plans:

Title Type Published
EPA is proposing to approve the State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of Arizona to address the requirements regarding air pollution emergency episodes in Clean Air Act (CAA or Act) section 110(a)(2)(G). Section 110(a)(2)(G)...
Proposed Rule Apr 12, 2012

Approvals and Promulgations of State Implementation Plans:

Title Type Published
EPA proposes to partially approve and partially disapprove a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of Hawaii pursuant to the requirements of Section 110(a)(1) and (2) of the Clean Air Act (CAA) for the 1997 8-hour ozone nati...
Proposed Rule Apr 12, 2012

National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan:

Title Type Published
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 is publishing a direct final Notice of Deletion of the A & F Material Reclaiming, Inc. Superfund Site (Site), located in Greenup, Illinois from the National Priorities List (NPL). The NPL, promulgate...
Rule Apr 12, 2012
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 is issuing a Notice of Intent to Delete the A & F Material Reclaiming, Inc. Superfund Site (Site) located in Greenup, Illinois from the National Priorities List (NPL) and requests public comments on...
Proposed Rule Apr 12, 2012

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission logo Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC or Commission) announces that it submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for a Reinstatement Without Change of the Elementary-S...
Notice Apr 12, 2012

Executive Office of the President logo Executive Office of the President

Special Observances:

Title Type Published
National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day (Proc. 8799)
Presidential Document Apr 12, 2012
National Volunteer Week (Proc. 8797)
Presidential Document Apr 12, 2012
Pan American Day and Pan American Week (Proc. 8798)
Presidential Document Apr 12, 2012

Export-Import Bank logo Export-Import Bank

Title Type Published
Economic Impact Policy
Notice Apr 12, 2012

Federal Maritime Commission logo Federal Maritime Commission

Complaints:

Title Type Published
Maher Terminal LLC v. Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Notice Apr 12, 2012

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

Title Type Published
The Board is amending Regulation J (Collection of Checks and Other Items by Federal Reserve Banks and Funds Transfers through Fedwire). The final rule eliminates references to "as-of adjustments" consistent with the Board's final amendments to Regula...
Rule Apr 12, 2012
Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies
Notice Apr 12, 2012

Reserve Requirements of Depository Institutions:

Title Type Published
The Board is amending Regulation D, Reserve Requirements of Depository Institutions, to simplify the administration of reserve requirements. The final rule creates a common two-week maintenance period for all depository institutions, creates a penalt...
Rule Apr 12, 2012

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Medicare Program:

Title Type Published
This final rule with comment period revises the Medicare Advantage (MA) program (Part C) regulations and prescription drug benefit program (Part D) regulations to implement new statutory requirements; strengthen beneficiary protections; exclude plan...
Rule Apr 12, 2012

Nonvoting Industry Representatives; Notification and Nominations Request:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is requesting that any industry organizations interested in participating in the selection of a nonvoting industry representative to serve on the Blood Products Advisory Committee for the Center for Biologics Ev...
Notice Apr 12, 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 is forwarding Information Collection Requests (ICRs), abstracted below, to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), req...
Notice Apr 12, 2012

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

Title Type Published
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD), Office of Infrastructure Protection (IP) will submit the following Information Collection Request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review...
Notice Apr 12, 2012

Drawbridge Operations:

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard is revising the drawbridge opening schedule for the Lake State Railway Bridge at mile 3.10, the Independence Bridge at mile 3.88, the Canadian National Railway Bridge at mile 4.94, the Liberty Street Bridge at mile 4.99, the Veterans...
Rule Apr 12, 2012
The Coast Guard proposes to establish a drawbridge operating schedule for the Maple-Oregon and Michigan Street Bridges across the Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal, at miles 4.17 and 4.3, in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. The establishment of this schedule is necess...
Proposed Rule Apr 12, 2012

Safety Zones:

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard is establishing a safety zone in and around the Squalicum Harbor Marina, located in Bellingham, WA. This action is necessary to ensure the safety of the maritime public and the on-scene law enforcement, and salvage vessels by preventi...
Rule Apr 12, 2012
The Coast Guard is establishing a safety zone around the Vigor Marine Dry Dock, located in Everett, WA. This action is necessary to prevent maritime traffic from colliding with a sunken dry dock and associated debris, and to ensure the safety of the...
Rule Apr 12, 2012

Safety Zones; International Bridge 50th Anniversary Celebration Fireworks:

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard proposes to establish a safety zone in the Captain of the Port Sault Sainte Marie zone. This proposed safety zone is intended to restrict vessels from certain portions of water areas within Sector Sault Sainte Marie Captain of the Por...
Proposed Rule Apr 12, 2012

Housing and Urban Development Department logo Housing and Urban Development Department

Federal Housing Administration (FHA):

Title Type Published
Multifamily Accelerated Processing (MAP) is a processing system introduced in 2000 as a pilot program to facilitate the accelerated processing of loan applications for FHA multifamily mortgage insurance, which generally involve the refinance, purchas...
Proposed Rule Apr 12, 2012

Federal Housing Administration:

Title Type Published
This proposed notice provides additional, detailed information to FHA-approved lenders and members of the public about HUD's processes for determining lender and underwriter eligibility and tier qualification for MAP participation. This proposed noti...
Notice Apr 12, 2012

Interior Department logo Interior Department

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

Title Type Published
In compliance with section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of Civil Rights, Office of the Secretary, Department of the Interior (DOI) announces the proposed extension of a public information collection and seeks publi...
Notice Apr 12, 2012

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants:

Title Type Published
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce a 90-day finding on a petition to list either the Eastern population or the Southern Rocky Mountain (SRM) population of the boreal toad (Anaxyrus boreas boreas) as a distinct population segme...
Proposed Rule Apr 12, 2012
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the reopening of the comment period on our August 2, 2011, proposal to list as endangered and to designate critical habitat for 23 species on the island of Oahu in the Hawaiian Islands under...
Proposed Rule Apr 12, 2012
We, the Fish and Wildlife Service, announce the availability of the technical/agency draft recovery plan for the endangered Alabama Sturgeon. The draft recovery plan includes specific recovery objectives and criteria that would have to be met in orde...
Notice Apr 12, 2012

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
On March 30, 2012, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) published a Notice of Availability of the Draft Integrated Activity Plan (IAP)/Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska and Announcement of Public Subsistenc...
Notice Apr 12, 2012

International Trade Commission logo International Trade Commission

Investigations:

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission is requesting briefing on remedy, the public interest, and bonding with respect to relief against respondent Aiptek International Inc. ("Aiptek") of Hsinchu, Taiwan, which was previo...
Notice Apr 12, 2012
Following receipt of a request on March 28, 2012, from the United States Trade Representative (USTR) under section 332(g) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1332(g)), the U.S. International Trade Commission (Commission) instituted investigation No....
Notice Apr 12, 2012

Terminations of Investigations:

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined not to review the presiding administrative law judge's ("ALJ") initial determination ("ID") (Order No. 47) granting a joint motion to terminate the investigation in it...
Notice Apr 12, 2012

Justice Department logo Justice Department

Title Type Published
This is an announcement of the fourth hearing of the Attorney General's National Task Force on Children Exposed to Violence (the "task force"). The task force is chartered to provide OJP, a component of the Department of Justice, with valuable advice...
Notice Apr 12, 2012
Importers Of Controlled Substances; Applications
Notice Apr 12, 2012

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

Importers Of Controlled Substances; Applications:

Importers Of Controlled Substances; Registrations:

Labor Department logo Labor Department

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

Title Type Published
The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting, under the Departmental Management (DM) Account, the information collection request (ICR) proposal titled, "Evaluation of the Unemployment Compensation Provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment A...
Notice Apr 12, 2012
The Department of Labor (Department or DOL), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment o...
Notice Apr 12, 2012

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Pursuant to Section 10 (a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (Pub. L. 92-463), as amended, and Section 166 (h)(4) of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) [29 U.S.C. 2911(h)(4)], notice is hereby given of the next meeting of the Native Ame...
Notice Apr 12, 2012

M
Management and Budget Office

Draft 2012 Report to Congress:

Title Type Published
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) requests comments on its Draft 2012 Report to Congress on the Benefits and Costs of Federal Regulations, available at: http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/inforeg_ regpol_reports_congress/. The Draft Report is divi...
Notice Apr 12, 2012

N
National Science Foundation

Title Type Published
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is required to publish a notice of permit applications received to conduct activities regulated under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. NSF has published regulations under the Antarctic Conservation Act at...
Notice Apr 12, 2012

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Title Type Published
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Apr 12, 2012
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Apr 12, 2012
Notice Apr 12, 2012
Notice Apr 12, 2012
Notice Apr 12, 2012

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes:

Title Type Published
C2 Options Exchange, Inc.
Notice Apr 12, 2012
Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc.
Notice Apr 12, 2012
Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc.
Notice Apr 12, 2012
EDGA Exchange, Inc.
Notice Apr 12, 2012
EDGA Exchange, Inc.
Notice Apr 12, 2012
EDGX Exchange, Inc.
Notice Apr 12, 2012
EDGX Exchange, Inc.
Notice Apr 12, 2012
ICE Clear Credit LLC
Notice Apr 12, 2012
NASDAQ OMX PHLX LLC
Notice Apr 12, 2012
NASDAQ OMX PHLX LLC
Notice Apr 12, 2012
NASDAQ OMX PHLX LLC
Notice Apr 12, 2012
NASDAQ OMX PHLX LLC
Notice Apr 12, 2012
NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
Notice Apr 12, 2012
NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
Notice Apr 12, 2012
New York Stock Exchange LLC
Notice Apr 12, 2012

Small Business Administration logo Small Business Administration

Title Type Published
Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), agencies are required to submit proposed reporting and recordkeeping requirements to OMB for review and approval, and to publish a notice in the Federal Register notifying th...
Notice Apr 12, 2012

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The SBA is issuing this notice to announce the location, date, time, and agenda for the fourth public meeting of the Interagency Task Force on Veterans Small Business Development. The meeting will be open to the public.
Notice Apr 12, 2012
The SBA is issuing this notice to announce the location, date, time and agenda for the third quarter meetings of the National Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Advisory Board.
Notice Apr 12, 2012

State Department logo State Department

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Shipping Coordinating Committee
Notice Apr 12, 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 12, 2012
FMCSA announces its decision to exempt eleven individuals from the vision requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs). The exemptions will enable these individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) in interstate com...
Notice Apr 12, 2012

FTA Section 5307 Urbanized Area Formula Program:

Title Type Published
The Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012 (Pub. L. 112-055) permits the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to treat fuel costs for vehicle operations, including utility costs for the propulsion of electrical vehicles, as a ca...
Notice Apr 12, 2012

Fiscal Year 2012 Cooperative Agreement Solicitation for Applications:

Title Type Published
This notice is to inform the public of a FY 2012 cooperative agreement opportunity being offered by the FMCSA in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to State agencies responsible for large truck roadside safety inspections. The...
Notice Apr 12, 2012

Special Conditions:

Title Type Published
These special conditions are issued for the Boeing Model 777F airplane. This airplane, as modified by the FedEx Express Corporation, will have a novel or unusual design feature associated with an advanced, enhanced flight vision system (EFVS). The EF...
Rule Apr 12, 2012

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

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

Title Type Published
The Financial Management Service, 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. By this no...
Notice Apr 12, 2012
The Financial Management Service, 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. By this no...
Notice Apr 12, 2012

Inflation Adjustment Factor:

Title Type Published
Publication of the inflation adjustment factor, nonconventional source fuel credit, and reference price for calendar year 2011 as required by section 45K of the Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. section 45K). The inflation adjustment factor is used to...
Notice Apr 12, 2012

Veterans Affairs Department logo Veterans Affairs Department

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

Title Type Published
The Office of Management (OM), 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 agencies are...
Notice Apr 12, 2012
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 Apr 12, 2012
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 Apr 12, 2012

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