July 6, 2012 (Volume 77)

Federal Register July 6, 2012

View all documents issued on July 6, 2012. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

115 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on July 6, 2012

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

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In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice announces the intention of the Risk Management Agency (RMA) to request approval for a new information collection for Federal Crop Insurance Program Delivery Co...
Notice Jul 06, 2012
The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing that it is restructuring the United States National Residue Program (NRP) with respect to how sampling of chemical compounds and animal production and egg product classes is scheduled. To co...
Rule Jul 06, 2012

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

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In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Forest Service is seeking comments from all interested individuals and organizations on the renewal of a currently approved information collection, Forest Industries and Residential Fuelwood...
Notice Jul 06, 2012
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Forest Service is seeking comments from all interested individuals and organizations on the extension of a currently approved information collection, Health Screening Questionnaire.
Notice Jul 06, 2012
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice announces the Forest Service's intention to revise and rename an information collection associated with recreation permits and fees and request extension appr...
Notice Jul 06, 2012

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

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The Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland is preparing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to consider and disclose the anticipated environmental effects of implementing select projects from the 2011 Master Plan for...
Notice Jul 06, 2012

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

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Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Jul 06, 2012

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

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The Department of Commerce ("Department") is conducting the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain polyester staple fiber from the People's Republic of China ("PRC") for the period of review ("POR") June 1, 2010, through May 3...
Notice Jul 06, 2012

Applications for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instruments:

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Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A and M University; Decision
Notice Jul 06, 2012

Consolidated Decisions on Applications for Duty-Free Entry of Electron Microscope:

Court Decision Not in Harmony and Amended Final Results:

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On June 14, 2012, the United States Court of International Trade (the Court) issued final judgment in Tianjin Machinery Imp. & Exp. Corp. and Shandong Huarong Machinery Co., Ltd., v. United States, sustaining the Department of Commerce's (the Departm...
Notice Jul 06, 2012

Meetings:

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The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will convene its Law Enforcement Advisory Panel (LEAP) in conjunction with the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission's Law Enforcement Committee (LEC).
Notice Jul 06, 2012
The Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) and the Bluefish, Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Monitoring Committees of the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold meetings.
Notice Jul 06, 2012

Permits:

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Notice is hereby given that James Shine, Ph.D., Harvard University School of Public Health, 401 Park Drive, 404H West, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, has applied in due form for a permit to import and receive marine mammal parts for scientific research...
Notice Jul 06, 2012

Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities:

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In accordance with the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) regulations, notification is hereby given that NMFS has issued an Incidental Harassment Authorization (IHA) to BP Exploration (Alaska), Inc. (BP) to take, by harassment, small numbers of 10 s...
Notice Jul 06, 2012
In accordance with the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) implementing regulations, notification is hereby given that NMFS has issued an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to Fishermen's Atlantic City Windfarm, LLC (Fishermen's), allowing the...
Notice Jul 06, 2012

Commodity Futures Trading Commission logo Commodity Futures Trading Commission

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Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Jul 06, 2012

Corporation for National and Community Service logo Corporation for National and Community Service

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Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Jul 06, 2012

Defense Department logo Defense Department

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The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of a section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification. This is published to fulfill the requirements of section 155 of Public Law 104-164 dated July 21, 1996.
Notice Jul 06, 2012
The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of a section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification. This is published to fulfill the requirements of section 155 of Public Law 104-164 dated July 21, 1996.
Notice Jul 06, 2012
The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of a section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification. This is published to fulfill the requirements of section 155 of Public Law 104-164 dated July 21, 1996.
Notice Jul 06, 2012

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

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Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Sacramento District has prepared a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) that analyzes the potential effects of implementing the proposed action...
Notice Jul 06, 2012

Meetings:

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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 (41 CFR 102-3. 140 through 160, the Department of the...
Notice Jul 06, 2012

Education Department logo Education Department

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

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The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act provides $4.3 billion for the Race to the Top Fund (referred to in the statute as the State Incentive Grant Fund). This is a competitive grant program to encourage and reward States that are creating the con...
Notice Jul 06, 2012

Energy Department logo Energy Department

Complaints:

Title Type Published
Alison Haverty v. PotomacAppalachian Transmission Highline, LLC
Notice Jul 06, 2012

Initiation of Proceedings and Refund Effective Date:

Meetings:

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This notice announces a meeting of the Methane Hydrate Advisory Committee. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that notice of these meetings be announced in the Federal Register.
Notice Jul 06, 2012

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

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Section 5 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) requires any person who intends to manufacture (defined by statute to include import) a new chemical (i.e., a chemical not on the TSCA Chemical Substances Inventory (TSCA Inventory)) to notify EPA...
Notice Jul 06, 2012
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing an extension of the July 6, 2012, effective date of the "Water Quality Standards for the State of Florida's Lakes and Flowing Waters; Final Rule" (inland waters rule) for six months to January 6...
Rule Jul 06, 2012
Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.
Notice Jul 06, 2012
In accordance with section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended, EPA is issuing a notice of receipt of requests by registrants to voluntarily cancel certain pesticide registrations. EPA intends to gra...
Notice Jul 06, 2012
EPA has established registration review dockets for the pesticides listed in the table in Unit III.A. With this document, EPA is opening the public comment period for these registration reviews. Registration review is EPA's periodic review of pestici...
Notice Jul 06, 2012

Approval, Disapproval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans:

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EPA is finalizing a partial approval and partial disapproval of a revision to the State Implementation Plan (SIP) for Nebraska, submitted by the State of Nebraska through the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality (NDEQ) on July 13, 2011, that...
Rule Jul 06, 2012

Approvals and Promulgations of Air Quality Implementation Plans:

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EPA is approving revisions to the Illinois State Implementation Plan, submitted on June 24, 2011, addressing regional haze for the first implementation period. EPA received comments disputing its proposed finding regarding best available retrofit tec...
Rule Jul 06, 2012
EPA is approving a revision to the Maryland State Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted by the State of Maryland, through the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE), on February 13, 2012. This action is being taken in accordance with the requirem...
Rule Jul 06, 2012

Data Call-in Orders for Pesticide Tolerances:

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This document proposes to require the submission of various data to support the continuation of the tolerances for the pesticide difenzoquat. Pesticide tolerances are established under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).
Proposed Rule Jul 06, 2012

Draft Guidance to Implement Requirements:

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Notice is hereby given that the EPA has posted its draft non- binding guidance titled, Draft Guidance to Implement Requirements for the Treatment of Air Quality Monitoring Data Influenced by Exceptional Events and associated attachments, on the agenc...
Proposed Rule Jul 06, 2012

Meetings:

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing that Versar, Inc., an EPA contractor for external peer review, has convened a panel of experts and will organize and conduct an independent expert external peer review meeting on August 7-9...
Notice Jul 06, 2012

Federal Election Commission logo Federal Election Commission

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Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Jul 06, 2012

Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council logo Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

Title Type Published
On June 15, 1984, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) delegated to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) its approval authority under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.16, to approve of and assign...
Notice Jul 06, 2012

Changes in Bank Control:

Title Type Published
Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company
Notice Jul 06, 2012

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Title Type Published
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Jul 06, 2012
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Jul 06, 2012
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Jul 06, 2012
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Jul 06, 2012
Notice is hereby given that the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) has taken final action in the following case: Sinae Kim, Ph.D., Emory University: Based on the report of an investigation conducted by Emory University (EU) and additional analysis co...
Notice Jul 06, 2012
The inventions listed below are owned by an agency of the U.S. Government and are available for licensing in the U.S. in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 207 to achieve expeditious commercialization of results of federally-funded research and development. F...
Notice Jul 06, 2012
The Secretary of Homeland Security determined on September 23, 2008 that there is a significant potential for a domestic emergency involving a heightened risk of attack with a specified biological, chemical, radiological, or nuclear agent or agents--...
Notice Jul 06, 2012
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing to require the filing of a premarket approval application (PMA) or a notice of completion of a product development protocol (PDP) for the class III preamendments device, shortwave diathermy (SWD) fo...
Proposed Rule Jul 06, 2012

Changes in Specifications:

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) is revising its requirements for D&C Red No. 6 and D&C Red No. 7 by replacing the current specification for "Ether-soluble matter" with a maximum limit of 0.015 percent for the recently identified...
Rule Jul 06, 2012

Designations of Classes of Employees for Addition to Special Exposure Cohort:

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HHS gives notice of a decision to designate a class of employees from the Feed Materials Production Center (FMPC) in Fernald, Ohio, also known as the Fernald Environmental Management Project (FEMP), as an addition to the Special Exposure Cohort (SEC)...
Notice Jul 06, 2012

Draft Guidance for Industry:

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance document entitled "Guidance for Industry: Recommendations for Donor Questioning, Deferral, Reentry and Product Management to Reduce the Risk of Transfusion-Tran...
Notice Jul 06, 2012

Effective Date of Requirement for Premarket Approval:

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is issuing a final rule to require the filing of a premarket approval application (PMA) or a notice of completion of a product development protocol (PDP) for the cardiovascular permanent pacemaker electrode. The...
Rule Jul 06, 2012

Enforcement Action Dates:

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing its intention to take enforcement action against all unapproved single- ingredient, immediate-release drug products that contain oxycodone hydrochloride (hereinafter "oxycodone") for oral...
Notice Jul 06, 2012

Meetings:

Title Type Published
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Notice Jul 06, 2012

Program Assessment for Enhanced Review Transparency and Communication:

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the statement of work for an assessment of the Program for Enhanced Review Transparency and Communication for New Molecular Entity (NME) New Drug Applications (...
Notice Jul 06, 2012

Prospective Grants of Exclusive Licenses:

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This is notice, in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(c)(1) and 37 CFR part 404.7(a)(1)(i), that the National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, is contemplating the grant of an exclusive patent license to BioActor B.V., a comp...
Notice Jul 06, 2012

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

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

Title Type Published
60-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Form I- 929, Petition for Qualifying Family Member of a U-1 Nonimmigrant; OMB Control No. 1615-0106; Correction.
Notice Jul 06, 2012

Approvals as Commercial Gaugers:

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Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to 19 CFR 151.13, Inspectorate America Corporation, Plot 49 Castle Coakley St. Christiansted, St. Croix, VI 00820, has been approved to gauge petroleum, petroleum products, organic chemicals and vegetable oils fo...
Notice Jul 06, 2012

Housing and Urban Development Department logo Housing and Urban Development Department

Title Type Published
This Notice identifies unutilized, underutilized, excess, and surplus Federal property reviewed by HUD for suitability for use to assist the homeless.
Notice Jul 06, 2012

Interior Department logo Interior Department

Title Type Published
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) is announcing its intention to request approval to continue the collections of information under 30 CFR Part 740, Surface Coal Mini...
Notice Jul 06, 2012
This notice corrects the address and fax number that the public should use in making comments on the changes to the fees the National Park Service (NPS) charges for reviewing Historic Preservation Certification Applications, and extends the period fo...
Notice Jul 06, 2012
This rule amends current regulations for designating bicycle routes and managing bicycle use within park units throughout the National Park System. It authorizes park superintendents to open existing trails to bicycle use within park units under spec...
Rule Jul 06, 2012

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants:

Title Type Published
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, propose to list as endangered the hyacinth macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). We are taking this action in response to a petition to list this species...
Proposed Rule Jul 06, 2012
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, propose to list as endangered the northern subspecies of scarlet macaw (Ara macao cyanoptera) and the northern distinct vertebrate population segment (DPS) of the southern subspecies (A. m. macao) as endangered...
Proposed Rule Jul 06, 2012
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), propose to list as endangered the military macaw (Ara militaris) and the great green macaw (Ara ambiguus) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA). We are taking this action in respo...
Proposed Rule Jul 06, 2012

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

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In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended, and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, as amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Winnemucca District, Black Rock Field Office, Winnemucca, Nevada, ha...
Notice Jul 06, 2012

Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement:

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Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act, BOEM announces the availability of the OCS Oil and Gas Leasing Program 2012- 2017 Final PEIS prepared by BOEM to support the Proposed Final 5-Year OCS Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 2012-2017.
Notice Jul 06, 2012

Gulf of Mexico, Outer Continental Shelf, Western and Central Planning Areas:

Title Type Published
BOEM has prepared a Multisale FEIS on oil and gas lease sales tentatively scheduled during the period 2012-2017 in the WPA and CPA offshore the States of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. Under the Proposed Final Outer Continental Shelf Oil...
Notice Jul 06, 2012

Migratory Bird Hunting:

Title Type Published
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, announce that Spectra Shot, LLC, of Lafayette, Louisiana, has applied for approval of steel shot with fluoropolymeric coatings as nontoxic for waterfowl hunting in the United States. Steel shot has long been ap...
Proposed Rule Jul 06, 2012

International Trade Commission logo International Trade Commission

Investigations; Terminations, Modifications and Rulings:

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Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined to review the final initial determination ("ID") issued by the presiding administrative law judge ("ALJ") on April 23, 2012, finding a violation of section 337 of the...
Notice Jul 06, 2012
Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has instituted a formal enforcement proceeding related to the December 19, 2011, limited exclusion order issued in the above- captioned investigation, and has denied the complainant'...
Notice Jul 06, 2012
Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined not to review initial determinations ("IDs") (Order Nos. 14 and 15) granting joint motions to terminate the above-captioned investigation with respect to all responden...
Notice Jul 06, 2012

Justice Department logo Justice Department

Importers of Controlled Substances; Applications:

Lodgings of Modifications of Consent Decrees:

Labor Department logo Labor Department

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 by the 1,3-Butadiene Standard (29 CFR 1910.1051).
Notice Jul 06, 2012

Permanent Variances; Technical Amendments, Revocations:

Title Type Published
With this notice, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration ("OSHA" or "the Agency") is making a technical amendment to an existing permanent variance, and revoking several others. The technical amendment and revocations result from an OSHA r...
Notice Jul 06, 2012

N
National Science Foundation

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Jul 06, 2012

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

Title Type Published
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is announcing plans to renew clearance of this collection. In accordance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we are providing opportunity for public comment on th...
Notice Jul 06, 2012

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title Type Published
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the Commission) is amending its regulations to make technical corrections, including updating the street address for its Region I office, correcting authority citations and typographical and spelling err...
Rule Jul 06, 2012

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the Commission) is issuing for public comment a draft supplement to Supplement 38 to the Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants (GEIS), NUREG-1437, regarding the ren...
Notice Jul 06, 2012

License Amendments:

Title Type Published
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the Commission) is considering issuance of an amendment for Renewed Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-67 and NPF-16, issued to Florida Power & Light Company (FPL or the licensee) for operation of the S...
Notice Jul 06, 2012

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Title Type Published
Applicant seeks an order declaring that it has ceased to be an investment company. The applicant has transferred its assets to Heitman REIT Fund, a series of FundVantage Trust, and, on June 4, 2012, made a final distribution to shareholders based on...
Notice Jul 06, 2012

Orders of Suspension of Trading:

Title Type Published
APower Energy Generation Systems, Ltd.
Notice Jul 06, 2012

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes:

Title Type Published
BATS Exchange, Inc.
Notice Jul 06, 2012
BOX Options Exchange, LLC
Notice Jul 06, 2012
C2 Options Exchange, Inc.
Notice Jul 06, 2012
Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc.
Notice Jul 06, 2012
International Securities Exchange, LLC
Notice Jul 06, 2012
International Securities Exchange, LLC
Notice Jul 06, 2012
NASDAQ OMX BX, Inc.
Notice Jul 06, 2012
NASDAQ OMX Phlx, LLC
Notice Jul 06, 2012
NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
Notice Jul 06, 2012
NYSE Amex LLC
Notice Jul 06, 2012
NYSE Arca, Inc.
Notice Jul 06, 2012
NYSE MKT LLC
Notice Jul 06, 2012
NYSE MKT LLC
Notice Jul 06, 2012
NYSE MKT LLC
Notice Jul 06, 2012
New York Stock Exchange LLC
Notice Jul 06, 2012

State Department logo State Department

Statutory Debarments:

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Notice is hereby given that the Department of State, acting pursuant to section 127.7(c) of the International Traffic in Arms Regulations ("ITAR") (22 CFR Parts 120-130), imposed a statutory debarment on Pratt & Whitney Canada Corporation ("P&W Canad...
Notice Jul 06, 2012

Surface Transportation Board logo Surface Transportation Board

Abandonment Exemptions:

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Title Type Published
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 in th...
Notice Jul 06, 2012
This action requires helicopter pilots to use the New York North Shore Helicopter Route when operating along the north shore of Long Island, New York. The North Shore Helicopter Route was added to the New York Helicopter Route Chart in 2008 and prior...
Rule Jul 06, 2012

Abandonment Exemptions:

No documents available.

Applications for Exemption:

Title Type Published
FMCSA announces denials of several separate applications for exemption from certain provisions of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) submitted by five motor carriers on behalf of their commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers. The Ag...
Notice Jul 06, 2012

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
FRA is issuing this notice to advise the public and interested agencies that FRA is adopting the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) March 2001 Final Environmental Impact Statement and subsequent FTA reevaluations (collectively, the "2001 EIS") for...
Notice Jul 06, 2012

Requests for Administrative Waivers of the Coastwise Trade Laws:

Title Type Published
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 Jul 06, 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 Jul 06, 2012

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