April 26, 2012 (Volume 77)

Federal Register April 26, 2012

View all documents issued on April 26, 2012. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

124 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on April 26, 2012

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

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The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is extending the comment period for the proposed rulemaking "Modernization of Poultry Slaughter Inspection" and responding to questions and addressing issues that have been raised concerning the proposed...
Proposed Rule Apr 26, 2012
In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, the Department of Agriculture (USDA) is proposing to add a new Forest Service system to its inventory of records systems. USDA invites public comment on this new records system.
Notice Apr 26, 2012
Notice is hereby given that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is revising two Privacy Act (PA) systems of records and deleting two PA systems of records maintained by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), formerly th...
Notice Apr 26, 2012

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

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Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Apr 26, 2012
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Apr 26, 2012

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

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As a result of the determinations by the Department of Commerce (the "Department") that revocation of the antidumping duty ("AD") orders on brass sheet and strip from France, Germany, Italy and Japan would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of...
Notice Apr 26, 2012

Meetings:

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The Hydrographic Services Review Panel (HSRP) is a Federal Advisory Committee established to advise the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere on matters related to the responsibilities and authorities set forth in section 303 of the H...
Notice Apr 26, 2012

Consumer Product Safety Commission logo Consumer Product Safety Commission

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Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Apr 26, 2012

Education Department logo Education Department

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

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The Department has developed a Race to the Top Annual Performance Report that is tied directly to the Race to the Top selection criteria and priorities previously established and published in the Federal Register. The report is grounded in the key pe...
Notice Apr 26, 2012

Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program, Proposed Priorities:

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The Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services proposes a priority under the Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program administered by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Resear...
Notice Apr 26, 2012

Meetings:

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This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda for the upcoming meeting of the National Assessment Governing Board (Board) and also describes the specific functions of the Board. Notice of this meeting is required under Section 10(a)(2) of t...
Notice Apr 26, 2012

Energy Department logo Energy Department

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Combined Filings
Notice Apr 26, 2012

Acceptance of Updated Market Power Analysis:

Commissioner and Staff Attendances:

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North American Electric Reliability Corp. Meetings
Notice Apr 26, 2012

Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products:

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In this notice, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is forecasting the representative average unit costs of five residential energy sources for the year 2012 pursuant to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act. The five sources are electricity, natura...
Notice Apr 26, 2012

License Amendment Applications:

Reactive Power Resources:

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Supplemental Notice Requesting Comments
Notice Apr 26, 2012

Staff Attendances:

Title Type Published
Transmission Planning Activities of the Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
Notice Apr 26, 2012

Technical Conferences:

Title Type Published
Geomagnetic Disturbances to the Bulk-Power System
Notice Apr 26, 2012
Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.
Notice Apr 26, 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 the EPA is planning to submit a request to renew an existing approved Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Bud...
Notice Apr 26, 2012

Approvals and Promulgations of Air Quality Implementation Plans:

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EPA proposes to approve the State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the Commonwealth of Virginia removing the operating permit for the Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation (Transco) Station 175 from the Virginia SIP. In the Final...
Proposed Rule Apr 26, 2012
EPA is taking direct final action to approve a revision to the Virginia State Implementation Plan (SIP). The revision pertains to a Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation (Transco) operating permit that EPA approved into the Virginia SIP to meet...
Rule Apr 26, 2012

Approvals and Promulgations of Implementation Plans:

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EPA is taking final action to approve a revision to the South Dakota State Implementation Plan (SIP) addressing regional haze submitted by the State of South Dakota on January 21, 2011, along with an amendment submitted on September 19, 2011. EPA has...
Rule Apr 26, 2012

Interim Final Determination to Stay and Defer Sanctions:

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EPA is making an interim final determination to stay the imposition of offset sanctions and to defer the imposition of highway sanctions based on a proposed approval of revisions to the San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District (SJVUA...
Rule Apr 26, 2012

Revisions to the California State Implementation Plan:

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EPA is proposing to approve revisions to the San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District (SJVUAPCD) portion of the California State Implementation Plan (SIP). These revisions concern oxides of nitrogen (NO<INF>X</INF>) from solid fuel f...
Proposed Rule Apr 26, 2012

Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

Radio Broadcasting Services:

Title Type Published
The following applicants filed AM or FM proposals to change the community of license: DIVINE WORD COMMUNICATIONS, Station WDLG, Facility ID 86328, BPED-20120313AEE, From THOMASVILLE, AL, To GROVE HILL; FIFE COMMUNICATION COMPANY, L.C., Station KCVM,...
Notice Apr 26, 2012

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation logo Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

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Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Apr 26, 2012

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Title Type Published
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Apr 26, 2012
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Apr 26, 2012
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: "System Redesign for Value in Safety Net Hospi...
Notice Apr 26, 2012
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: "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act "Devel...
Notice Apr 26, 2012
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Apr 26, 2012

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

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a proposed collection of information has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the PRA).
Notice Apr 26, 2012
Under the provisions of Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (...
Notice Apr 26, 2012

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Center for Scientific Review
Notice Apr 26, 2012
Center for Scientific Review
Notice Apr 26, 2012
Center for Scientific Review
Notice Apr 26, 2012
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Notice Apr 26, 2012
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Notice Apr 26, 2012
National Cancer Institute
Notice Apr 26, 2012
National Cancer Institute
Notice Apr 26, 2012
National Cancer Institute
Notice Apr 26, 2012
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Notice Apr 26, 2012
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Notice Apr 26, 2012
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Notice Apr 26, 2012
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering
Notice Apr 26, 2012
National Institute of Mental Health
Notice Apr 26, 2012
National Institute of Mental Health
Notice Apr 26, 2012
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Notice Apr 26, 2012
National Institute on Aging
Notice Apr 26, 2012
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
Notice Apr 26, 2012
National Library of Medicine
Notice Apr 26, 2012
Office of the Director
Notice Apr 26, 2012

Scientific Information Requests:

Title Type Published
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is seeking scientific information submissions from manufacturers of local, minimally invasive, medical devices for unresectable primary hepatocellular carcinoma (e.g., ablation, radiotherapy, or e...
Notice Apr 26, 2012

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

Title Type Published
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 26, 2012

Safety Zones:

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for the specified waters of Bayou Casotte, Pascagoula, Mississippi. This action is necessary for the protection of persons and vessels on navigable waters during the launch of the Crowley Barge...
Rule Apr 26, 2012
The Coast Guard proposes to establish a temporary safety zone on the waters of Lake Erie in the vicinity of East Harbor State Park, OH, from 8 a.m. until 10 a.m. on September 9, 2012. This proposed safety zone is intended to restrict vessels from por...
Proposed Rule Apr 26, 2012
The Coast Guard is establishing a safety zone in certain waters of the Magothy River, in Sillery Bay, Maryland. This safety zone is necessary to provide for the safety of life, property and the environment. This safety zone restricts the movement of...
Rule Apr 26, 2012

Interior Department logo Interior Department

Title Type Published
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has submitted an information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for a 3-year extension of OMB Control Number 1004-0162 under the Paperwork Reduction Act. The respondents are required to...
Notice Apr 26, 2012
Pursuant to the authority vested in the Director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management by the joint bidding provisions of 30 CFR 556.41, each entity within one of the following groups shall be restricted from bidding with any entity in any other o...
Notice Apr 26, 2012

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

Title Type Published
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is seeking comments on renewal of Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the collection of information for Indian Reservation Roads. The informatio...
Notice Apr 26, 2012

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants:

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We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce a 90-day finding on a petition to list Aliciella formosa (Aztec gilia) as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act), and designate critical habitat....
Proposed Rule Apr 26, 2012
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) announces the availability of a final revised recovery plan for the Utah prairie dog (Cynomys parvidens). This species is federally listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended...
Notice Apr 26, 2012
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) notify the public that we are making changes to our proposed rule of June 2, 2011, to revise the special rule for the Utah prairie dog (Cynomys parvidens). We are reopening the comment period because w...
Proposed Rule Apr 26, 2012

Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given in accordance with Section 9.52(b) of Title 36 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 9, Subpart B, that the National Park Service (NPS) has received from Cimarex Energy Company (Cimarex), a Plan of Operations to conduct the...
Notice Apr 26, 2012

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

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The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is reopening the comment period for the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Spokane Tribe of Indians West Plains casino and mixed use project, City of Airway Heights, Spokane County, Washington.
Notice Apr 26, 2012
This notice announces that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) intends to cancel all work on the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed Wheatgrass Ridge Wind Project on the Fort Hall Indian Reservation, Idaho.
Notice Apr 26, 2012
Pursuant to Section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)), the National Park Service (NPS) announces the availability of the Final General Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement (GMP/EIS) for th...
Notice Apr 26, 2012

Filing of Plats of Survey:

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The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will file the plats of survey of the lands described below in the BLM-Eastern States office in Springfield, Virginia, 30 calendar days from the date of publication in the Federal Register.
Notice Apr 26, 2012

Meetings:

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The Office of the Secretary is announcing that the Secretarial Commission on Indian Trust Administration and Reform (the Commission) will hold a public webinar meeting on May 16, 2012. Having gathered valuable background information during the first...
Notice Apr 26, 2012

Proposed Class II Reinstatements of Terminated Oil and Gas Leases:

Title Type Published
In accordance with Title IV of the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act (Pub. L. 97-451), Skyline Geyser LLC timely filed a petition for reinstatement of oil and gas leases UTU86505, UTU86506, and UTU86485 for lands in Iron County, Utah, and it...
Notice Apr 26, 2012

Realty Actions:

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The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposes to sell a 22.98- acre parcel of public land in Washakie County, Wyoming, by non- competitive (direct) sale to the town of Ten Sleep under the provisions of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 197...
Notice Apr 26, 2012

Record of Decision for Authorizing Use of Outer Continental Shelf Sand Resources:

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BOEM has issued a Record of Decision (ROD) to authorize the use of OCS sand resources by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and Martin County Board of Commissioners in the Martin County, Florida Hurricane Storm Damage Reduction (HSDR) Project....
Notice Apr 26, 2012

Justice Department logo Justice Department

Title Type Published
Notice Apr 26, 2012
Lodging of Consent Decrees under CERCLA
Notice Apr 26, 2012
In the Federal Register, the Bureau of Prisons (Bureau or BOP), a component of the Department of Justice, has published a notice of a revised Privacy Act system of records, Inmate Central Records System (JUSTICE/BOP-005). In this notice of proposed r...
Proposed Rule Apr 26, 2012
Pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), notice is given that the Federal Bureau of Prisons (Bureau) proposes to modify in part its system of records entitled "Inmate Central Records System, JUSTICE/BOP-005." The system notice, which was...
Notice Apr 26, 2012

Importers of Controlled Substances; Registrations:

Labor Department logo Labor Department

Title Type Published
OSHA solicits public comments concerning its proposal to extend OMB approval of the information collection requirements specified in the OSHAs Strategic Partnership Program for Worker Safety and Health (OSPP).
Notice Apr 26, 2012

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

Title Type Published
The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) sponsored information collection request (ICR) titled, "Notice of Blackout Period Under ERISA," to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review a...
Notice Apr 26, 2012
The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) sponsored information collection request (ICR) titled, "ERISA Procedure 76-1; Advisory Opinion Procedure," to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) f...
Notice Apr 26, 2012
OSHA solicits public comments concerning its proposal to extend OMB approval of the information collection requirements contained in the Standards on Marine Terminals (29 CFR part 1917) and Longshoring (29 CFR part 1918).
Notice Apr 26, 2012

Service Contract Inventories; Availability:

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In accordance with Section 743 of Division C of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-117), Department of Labor (DOL) is publishing this notice to advise the public of the availability of its FY 2011 Service Contract Inventory. Thi...
Notice Apr 26, 2012

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

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Postal Regulatory Commission

Title Type Published
The Commission is noticing a recently-filed Postal Service request to add First-Class Package Service Contract 1 to the competitive product list. This notice addresses procedural steps associated with the filing.
Notice Apr 26, 2012

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Small Business Administration logo Small Business Administration

Title Type Published
Military Reservist Economic Injury Disaster Loans Interest Rate for Third Quarter FY 2012
Notice Apr 26, 2012

Disaster Declarations:

Title Type Published
This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Hawaii (FEMA-4062- DR), dated 04/18/2012. Incident: Severe Storms, Flooding, and Landslides. Incident Period: 03/03/2012 through 03/11/20...
Notice Apr 26, 2012

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Susquehanna River Basin Commission

Title Type Published
This notice lists the projects approved by rule by the Susquehanna River Basin Commission during the period set forth in DATES.
Notice Apr 26, 2012

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Trade Representative, Office of United States

Title Type Published
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) is providing notice of country-by-country allocations of additional Fiscal Year (FY) 2012 in-quota quantity of the tariff-rate quota (TRQ) for imported raw cane sugar and of country-by-count...
Notice Apr 26, 2012

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Title Type Published
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) amends its Rules of Practice for Motor Carrier, Intermodal Equipment Provider, Broker, Freight Forwarder, and Hazardous Materials proceedings. The Agency clarifies that paying the full proposed...
Rule Apr 26, 2012
PHMSA proposes to make miscellaneous amendments to the Hazardous Materials Regulations to update and clarify certain regulatory requirements. These proposed amendments are designed to promote safer transportation practices; eliminate unnecessary regu...
Proposed Rule Apr 26, 2012

Airworthiness Directives:

Title Type Published
We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Model A330-200 and -300 series airplanes; Model A330-223F and -243F airplanes; and Model A340-200, -300, -500, and -600 series airplanes. This AD was prompted by a report that during the eval...
Rule Apr 26, 2012
We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Airbus Model A310 series airplanes. This AD was prompted by a report of an electrical arc and hydraulic haze in the wheel bay of the left-hand main landing gear (MLG) possibly resulting from...
Rule Apr 26, 2012
We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain The Boeing Company Model 767 airplanes. This AD was prompted by reports of cracking in the upper wing skin at the fastener holes common to the pitch load fittings of the inboard and outbo...
Rule Apr 26, 2012
We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain The Boeing Company Model 737-100, -200, -200C, -300, -400, and -500 series airplanes equipped with analog transient suppression devices (ATSDs) installed in accordance with Supplemental T...
Rule Apr 26, 2012

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that we are rescinding the NOI published on November 5, 2004 to prepare an EIS for improvements that were proposed to the transportation system on US 62 in the cities of Youngstown and Hubbard in M...
Notice Apr 26, 2012

Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws:

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As authorized by 46 U.S.C. 12121, the Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.-build requirement of the coastwise laws under certain circumstances. A request for su...
Notice Apr 26, 2012

Requests to Release Airport Properties:

Title Type Published
The FAA proposes to rule and invite public comment on the release of land at the South Texas Regional Airport at Hondo under the provisions of Section 125 of the Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment Reform Act for the 21st Century (AIR 21).
Notice Apr 26, 2012

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

Title Type Published
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Apr 26, 2012
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Apr 26, 2012

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