July 12, 2012 (Volume 77)

Federal Register July 12, 2012

View all documents issued on July 12, 2012. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

88 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on July 12, 2012

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

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Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Jul 12, 2012
NOAA and U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) announce on behalf of the Federal Interagency Working Group on Aquaculture under the Office of Science and Technology Policy that a draft National Aquaculture Research a...
Notice Jul 12, 2012

Meetings:

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The Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Air Quality Task Force (AAQTF) will meet to continue discussions on critical air quality issues relating to agriculture. Special emphasis will be placed on obtaining a greater understanding about the...
Notice Jul 12, 2012

Civil Rights Commission logo Civil Rights Commission

Meetings:

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Arkansas Advisory Committee
Notice Jul 12, 2012

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

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Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Jul 12, 2012
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Jul 12, 2012
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Jul 12, 2012
Notice Jul 12, 2012
The United States Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO") issued the third edition, revision 1, of the Trademark Board Manual of Procedure ("TBMP"), and made available an archived copy of the May 6, 2011 third edition, on June 19, 2012.
Notice Jul 12, 2012

Endangered and Threatened Species:

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Notice is hereby given that NMFS has issued Permit 16110 to Marin Municipal Water District and Permit 15730 to Salmon Protection and Watershed Network.
Notice Jul 12, 2012
Notice is hereby given that NMFS has prepared a draft Environmental Assessment (EA) under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of the potential effects of two direct take permits for hatchery operations in the Snake River basin involving Snak...
Notice Jul 12, 2012

Marine Mammals:

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NMFS announces the receipt of a petition for rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA). The Pribilof Island Community of St. Paul Island, Aleut Community of St. Paul Island-Tribal Government (St. Paul) petitioned NMFS to revise regulati...
Notice Jul 12, 2012

Meetings:

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This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of a forthcoming meeting of the National Sea Grant Advisory Board. Board members will discuss and provide advice on the National Sea Grant College Program in the areas of program evaluation, str...
Notice Jul 12, 2012

Permits:

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Notice is hereby given that James Lloyd-Smith, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, 610 Charles E. Young Dr. South, Box 723905, Los Angeles, California 90095-7239, has applied in due form for a permit...
Notice Jul 12, 2012

Commodity Futures Trading Commission logo Commodity Futures Trading Commission

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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("Commission" or "CFTC) is publishing for public comment this proposed interpretive guidance and policy statement regarding the cross-border application of the swaps provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act ("...
Proposed Rule Jul 12, 2012
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("Commission") is proposing to grant, pursuant to section 4(c) of the Commodity Exchange Act ("CEA"), temporary exemptive relief in order to allow non-U.S. swap dealers and non-U.S. major swap participants to...
Proposed Rule Jul 12, 2012
On April 28, 2011, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("Commission" or "CFTC") published in the Federal Register a notice of proposed rulemaking that would establish initial and variation margin requirements on uncleared swaps for swap dealers...
Proposed Rule Jul 12, 2012

Education Department logo Education Department

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For each award year, the Secretary publishes in the Federal Register a notice announcing the FAFSA information that an institution and an applicant may be required to verify. The notice also specifies what documentation is acceptable to the Secretary...
Notice Jul 12, 2012

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

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This survey will focus on the post-graduate outcomes of students who received international education fellowships.
Notice Jul 12, 2012

Requests for Information:

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On June 4, 2012, we published in the Federal Register (77 FR 32959) an RFI that established a July 5, 2012, deadline for the submission of written comments. We are reopening the public comment period to give interested parties additional time to subm...
Notice Jul 12, 2012

Energy Department logo Energy Department

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Combined Filings
Notice Jul 12, 2012
Combined Filings
Notice Jul 12, 2012
Combined Filings
Notice Jul 12, 2012
Notice Jul 12, 2012
Commission Staff Attendances
Notice Jul 12, 2012

Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.:

Petitions for Declaratory Orders:

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Merit Energy Co.
Notice Jul 12, 2012

Technical Conferences:

Title Type Published
Coordination Between Natural Gas and Electricity Markets
Notice Jul 12, 2012

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

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The EPA is promulgating the third step (Step 3) of our phase- in approach to permitting sources of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions that we committed to do in the GHG Tailoring Rule. This rule completes Step 3 by determining not to lower the current Pr...
Rule Jul 12, 2012
In accordance with the Clean Air Act, as amended "CAA" or the "Act", notice is hereby given of a proposed consent decree to address a lawsuit filed by Sierra Club in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia: Sierra Club v. Jackso...
Notice Jul 12, 2012

Air Quality Implementation Plans:

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EPA is proposing to approve a state implementation plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of Alabama, through the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) to EPA on October 7, 2009, for the purpose of providing for attainment of the...
Proposed Rule Jul 12, 2012

Delegation of National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Source Categories:

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EPA is taking direct final action to delegate the authority to implement and enforce specific National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) to the Gila River Indian Community Department of Environmental Quality (GRIC) in Arizona....
Rule Jul 12, 2012
Pursuant to section 112(l) of the Clean Air Act as amended in 1990, EPA is proposing to grant delegation of specific national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP) to the Gila River Indian Community Department of Environmental Qual...
Proposed Rule Jul 12, 2012

Meetings:

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Under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, EPA gives notice of a teleconference meeting of the Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Committee (FRRCC). The FRRCC is a policy-oriented committee that provides policy advice, information, and recommendations...
Notice Jul 12, 2012
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces two public teleconferences of the SAB Animal Feeding Operations Emission Review Panel (AFO Panel) to discuss additional EPA data and the Panel's d...
Notice Jul 12, 2012

Pesticide Tolerances:

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This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of sulfentrazone in or on multiple commodities which are identified and discussed later in this document. Interregional Research Project Number 4 (IR-4) and FMC requested these tolerances under the...
Rule Jul 12, 2012

Federal Housing Finance Agency logo Federal Housing Finance Agency

Title Type Published
On June 15, 2012, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) published in the Federal Register a notice of proposed rulemaking for public comment concerning underwriting standards for the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Fede...
Proposed Rule Jul 12, 2012

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

Title Type Published
Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies
Notice Jul 12, 2012

Changes in Bank Control:

Title Type Published
Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company; Correction
Notice Jul 12, 2012

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Title Type Published
A notice of issuance of Final Guidance Publication was published in the Federal Register June 27, 2012, (77 FR 38297). This notice is corrected as follows:
Notice Jul 12, 2012

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

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In compliance with the requirements of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, for opportunity for public comment on proposed data collection projects, the Office of Science Education, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), wi...
Notice Jul 12, 2012

Charter Renewals:

Meetings:

Office of Clinical and Preventive Services Funding Opportunity:

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The Indian Health Service published a document in the Federal Register on June 19, 2012, concerning Announcement Type: New. Funding Announcement Number: HHS-2012-IHS-OCPS-HIV-0001. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 93.933. The document c...
Notice Jul 12, 2012

Office of Urban Indian Health Programs Funding Opportunity:

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The Indian Health Service published a document in the Federal Register on June 19, 2012, concerning Announcement Type: New Limited Competition. Funding Announcement Number: HHS-2012-IHS-UIHP-0001. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 93.193...
Notice Jul 12, 2012

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

Emergencies and Related Determinations:

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This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of an emergency for the State of Ohio (FEMA-3346-EM), dated June 30, 2012, and related determinations.
Notice Jul 12, 2012
This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of an emergency for the State of West Virginia (FEMA-3345-EM), dated June 30, 2012, and related determinations.
Notice Jul 12, 2012

Major Disaster Declarations:

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This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of Florida (FEMA-4068-DR), dated July 3, 2012, and related determinations.
Notice Jul 12, 2012

Major Disasters and Related Determinations:

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This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Colorado (FEMA-4067-DR), dated June 28, 2012, and related determinations.
Notice Jul 12, 2012
This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of New Hampshire (FEMA-4065-DR), dated June 15, 2012, and related determinations.
Notice Jul 12, 2012
This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Oklahoma (FEMA-4064-DR), dated June 14, 2012, and related determinations.
Notice Jul 12, 2012
This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Vermont (FEMA-4066-DR), dated June 22, 2012, and related determinations.
Notice Jul 12, 2012

Meetings:

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The Board of Visitors for the National Fire Academy (Board) will meet by teleconference on July 26, 2012. The meeting will be open to the public.
Notice Jul 12, 2012

Safety Zones:

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The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone on the navigable waters of the Hudson River in the vicinity of Ulster Landing, NY for the 16th Annual Hudson Valley Triathlon swim event. This temporary safety zone is necessary to protect swimm...
Rule Jul 12, 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 will be 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 proposa...
Notice Jul 12, 2012

Interior Department logo Interior Department

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We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite the public to comment on the following applications to conduct certain activities with endangered species, marine mammals, or both. With some exceptions, the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and Marine Mamma...
Notice Jul 12, 2012
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to 25 CFR 514.1(a)(3), that the National Indian Gaming Commission has adopted final annual fee rates of 0.00% for tier 1 and 0.074% (.00074) for tier 2 for calendar year 2012. These rates shall apply to all assessable...
Notice Jul 12, 2012

Collecion of Fees and Modification of Existing Fees on Public Lands:

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Pursuant to applicable provisions of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (REA), the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Casper Field Office is proposing to establish fees for use of the Trapper's Route Special Recreation Management Area (SRMA)...
Notice Jul 12, 2012

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants:

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We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the reopening of the public comment period on the August 15, 2011, proposed designation of revised critical habitat for the southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) (flycat...
Proposed Rule Jul 12, 2012
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, determine endangered status for the Chupadera springsnail and designate critical habitat for the species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. The effect of this rule is to conserve the Chupader...
Rule Jul 12, 2012

Indian Gaming:

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This notice publishes approval by the Department of an extension to the Class III Gaming Compact between the State of California and the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria.
Notice Jul 12, 2012

Requests for Nominations:

Title Type Published
Nominations are being solicited for seven positions on the Pinedale Anticline Working Group (PAWG).
Notice Jul 12, 2012

International Trade Commission logo International Trade Commission

Title Type Published
The United States International Trade Commission ("Commission") proposes to amend its Rules of Practice and Procedure concerning rules of general application, adjudication, and enforcement. The amendments are necessary to make certain technical corre...
Proposed Rule Jul 12, 2012

National Aeronautics and Space Administration logo National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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This notice is issued in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(e) and 37 CFR 404.7(a)(1)(i). NASA hereby gives notice of its intent to grant a co-exclusive license in the United States to practice the invention described and claimed in MFS-31303-1 Generalize...
Notice Jul 12, 2012
This notice is issued in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(e) and 37 CFR 404.7(a)(1)(i). NASA hereby gives notice of its intent to grant an exclusive license in the United States to practice the invention described and claimed in U.S. Patent Nos. 7,113,8...
Notice Jul 12, 2012

Meetings:

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In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, as amended, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration announces an open meeting of the NASA International Space Station (ISS) Advisory Committee. The purpose of the mee...
Notice Jul 12, 2012

National Archives and Records Administration logo National Archives and Records Administration

Meetings:

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In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. app 2) and implementing regulation 41 CFR 101-6, announcement is made for the committee meeting of the State, Local, Tribal, and Private Sector Policy Advisory Committee. To discuss the...
Notice Jul 12, 2012

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National Council on Disability

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Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Jul 12, 2012

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National Science Foundation

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Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Jul 12, 2012
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Jul 12, 2012

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

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The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has recently submitted to OMB for review the following proposal for the collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35). The NRC hereby informs...
Notice Jul 12, 2012
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the Commission) is seeking input from the public, licensees, Agreement States, non- Agreement States, and other stakeholders on revised draft regulatory guide (DG) 4014, "Decommissioning Planning During...
Proposed Rule Jul 12, 2012
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the Commission) is requesting public comment on Chapter 7, Section 7.3, Reactor Control System, augmenting NUREG-1537, Part 1, "Guidelines for Preparing and Reviewing Applications for the Licensing of No...
Notice Jul 12, 2012

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Jul 12, 2012

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Trade Representative, Office of United States

Generalized System of Preferences:

Title Type Published
This notice announces the results of the 2011 Annual GSP Review with respect to: (1) Products considered for addition to the list of eligible products for GSP; (2) decisions related to competitive need limitations (CNLs), including petitions for waiv...
Notice Jul 12, 2012

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Airworthiness Directives:

Title Type Published
We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain The Boeing Company Model 747-100, 747-100B, 747-100B SUD, 747-200B, 747-200C, 747-200F, 747-300, 747-400, 747-400D, 747-400F, 747SR, and 747SP series airplanes. This AD was prompted by se...
Rule Jul 12, 2012
We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain The Boeing Company Model 777-200, -200LR, -300, -300ER, and 777F series airplanes. This AD was prompted by a report indicating that a fire originated near the first officer's area, which...
Rule Jul 12, 2012

Establishment of Class E Airspace:

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This action proposes to establish Class E airspace at Trinchera Ranch Airstrip Airport, Fort Garland, CO. Controlled airspace is necessary to accommodate aircraft using new Area Navigation (RNAV) Global Positioning System (GPS) standard instrument ap...
Proposed Rule Jul 12, 2012

Waivers for Aeronautical Land-Use Assurance:

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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is considering a proposal to change a portion of the airport from aeronautical use to nonaeronautical use and to authorize the conversion of the airport property. The proposal consists of two parcels of land...
Notice Jul 12, 2012

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

Title Type Published
This document contains corrections to final regulations (TD 9590) that were published in the Federal Register on Wednesday, May 23, 2012 (77 FR 30377). The final regulations relate to the health insurance premium tax credit enacted by the Patient Pro...
Rule Jul 12, 2012
This document contains corrections to final regulations (TD 9590) that were published in the Federal Register on Wednesday, May 23, 2012 (77 FR 30377). The final regulations relate to the health insurance premium tax credit enacted by the Patient Pro...
Rule Jul 12, 2012

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