July 19, 2012 (Volume 77)

Federal Register July 19, 2012

View all documents issued on July 19, 2012. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

102 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on July 19, 2012

Arctic Research Commission logo Arctic Research Commission

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Reports and Updates on Arctic Research Programs and Projects
Notice Jul 19, 2012

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

Title Type Published
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Jul 19, 2012
Applications for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instruments
Notice Jul 19, 2012
Applications for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instruments
Notice Jul 19, 2012

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

Title Type Published
NMFS proposes to implement management measures described in Amendment 35 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 implemented, this...
Proposed Rule Jul 19, 2012

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska:

Title Type Published
NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific ocean perch in the West Yakutat District of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the 2012 total allowable catch (TAC) of Pacific ocean perch in the West Yakutat Distr...
Rule Jul 19, 2012

Meetings:

Title Type Published
This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of a meeting of the CINTAC.
Notice Jul 19, 2012
Materials Processing Equipment Technical Advisory Committee
Notice Jul 19, 2012
Materials Technical Advisory Committee
Notice Jul 19, 2012

Commodity Futures Trading Commission logo Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Title Type Published
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission or CFTC) is adopting final regulations to implement certain provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act). These regulations govern the exception to t...
Rule Jul 19, 2012

Defense Department logo Defense Department

Title Type Published
Notice is given of the names of members of the Performance Review Board for the Department of the Air Force.
Notice Jul 19, 2012

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

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In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has prepared a Draft Feasibility Report/Environmental Impact Statement (FR/EIS) for the Chatfield Reservoir Storage Reallocation Study, Lit...
Notice Jul 19, 2012
Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), as amended and the 1958 Water Supply Act, as amended, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Omaha District, intends to prepare an integrated Municipal and Industrial (M&I) Water Su...
Notice Jul 19, 2012
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, San Francisco District (Corps) received a Department of the Army permit application to construct a solar photovoltaic energy plant in San Benito County, CA. The original permit application was received in April 2010...
Notice Jul 19, 2012
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District (Corps), intends to prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) to reduce avian predation on juvenile salmonids through management of double-crested cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus; here...
Notice Jul 19, 2012

Meetings:

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Pursuant to the provisions of section 10 of Public Law 92-463, the Federal Advisory Committee Act, notice is hereby given that closed meeting of the Department of Defense Wage Committee will be held.
Notice Jul 19, 2012
Pursuant to the provisions of section 10 of Public Law 92-463, the Federal Advisory Committee Act, notice is hereby given that closed meeting of the Department of Defense Wage Committee will be held.
Notice Jul 19, 2012

Education Department logo Education Department

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

Title Type Published
GEAR UP is a discretionary grant program which encourages applicants to provide support and maintain a commitment to eligible low-income students, including students with disabilities, to assist the students in obtaining a secondary school diploma an...
Notice Jul 19, 2012

Meetings:

Title Type Published
This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of a forthcoming open teleconference meeting of the Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance. This notice also describes the functions of the Advisory Committee. Notice of this meeting...
Notice Jul 19, 2012

Energy Department logo Energy Department

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Commission Staff Attendances
Notice Jul 19, 2012

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

Title Type Published
The National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF) was created by Section 10 of Public Law 101-619, the National Environmental Education Act of 1990. It is a private 501(c)(3) non-profit organization established to promote and support education a...
Notice Jul 19, 2012
On or about July 16, 2012, the Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS) of the EPA is making available for public comment two draft assessment documents titled, Health Risk and Exposure Assessment for Ozone, First External Review Draft an...
Notice Jul 19, 2012

Approvals and Promulgations of Air Quality Implementation Plans:

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The EPA is proposing to make four separate and independent determinations for two areas in New Hampshire. First, with respect to the Portsmouth-Dover-Rochester, (Portsmouth) serious one-hour ozone nonattainment area, EPA is proposing to determine tha...
Proposed Rule Jul 19, 2012

Objections to State Operating Permits:

Title Type Published
Pursuant to Clean Air Act (CAA), the EPA Administrator signed an Order, dated June 22, 2012, partially granting and partially denying a petition to object to a CAA merged prevention of significant deterioration and title V operating permit issued by...
Notice Jul 19, 2012
Pursuant to Clean Air Act (CAA) the EPA Administrator signed an Order, dated June 22, 2012, partially granting and partially denying a petition to object to a CAA merged prevention of significant deterioration and title V operating permit issued by t...
Notice Jul 19, 2012

Pesticide Tolerances:

Title Type Published
This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of difenoconazole in or on multiple commodities identified and discussed in this document and amends the established tolerances in or on vegetable, tuberous and corm, subgroup 1C and potato, process...
Rule Jul 19, 2012

Proposed Consent Decrees:

Title Type Published
In accordance with of the Clean Air Act, as amended ("Act"), notice is hereby given of a proposed consent decree to settle an action in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Environmental Defense Fund v. Jackson, Cas...
Notice Jul 19, 2012

Executive Office of the President logo Executive Office of the President

Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

Title Type Published
As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3502-3520), the Federal Communications Commission invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this o...
Notice Jul 19, 2012
As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3502-3520), the Federal Communications Commission invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this o...
Notice Jul 19, 2012
As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501--3520), the Federal Communications Commission invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this...
Notice Jul 19, 2012

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Title Type Published
Notice.
Notice Jul 19, 2012
HHS published a notice in the Federal Register (Volume 77, Number 130, Page 40059) on July 6, 2012 to give notice of a decision to designate a class of employees from the Feed Materials Production Center (FMPC) in Fernald, Ohio, also known as the Fer...
Notice Jul 19, 2012

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

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a collection of information entitled "Examination of Online Direct-to- Consumer Prescription Drug Promotion" has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork...
Notice Jul 19, 2012
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.
Notice Jul 19, 2012
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a collection of information entitled Survey of "Health Care Providers' Responses to Medical Device Labeling" has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork...
Notice Jul 19, 2012

Prospective Grants of Exclusive Licenses:

Title Type Published
This is notice, in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(c)(1) and 37 CFR 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 practice the inventions em...
Notice Jul 19, 2012

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

Drawbridge Operations:

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard is canceling the temporary deviation published on May 2, 2012 (77 FR 25889) concerning the operation of the Amtrak Railroad Bridge across the Niantic River, mile 0.0, at Niantic, Connecticut.
Rule Jul 19, 2012
The Commander, First Coast Guard District, has issued a temporary deviation from the regulation governing the operation of the Amtrak Railroad Bridge across the Niantic River, mile 0.0, at Niantic, Connecticut. The deviation allows the bridge to rema...
Rule Jul 19, 2012
The Commander, First Coast Guard District, has issued a temporary deviation from the regulation governing the operation of the General Edwards Bridge, mile 1.7, across the Saugus River between Lynn and Revere, Massachusetts. The deviation is necessar...
Rule Jul 19, 2012

Special Local Regulations for Marine Events:

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard is withdrawing its proposed rule concerning amendments to the regattas and marine parades regulations. The rulemaking was initiated to establish special local regulations during the swim segment of the "Ironman 70.3 National Harbor" t...
Proposed Rule Jul 19, 2012

Special Local Regulations:

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard proposes to establish special local regulations on the waters of Ponce Harbor in Ponce, Puerto Rico during the Cruce a Nado Internacional, a swimming event. The event is scheduled to take place on Sunday, September 2, 2012. Approximat...
Proposed Rule Jul 19, 2012
The Coast Guard is establishing special local regulations on the waters of Rada Fajardo in Fajardo, Puerto Rico during the Fajardo Offshore Festival II, a series of high-speed boat races. The event is scheduled to take place on Sunday, September 16,...
Proposed Rule Jul 19, 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 19, 2012

Interior Department logo Interior Department

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), as amended, and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) of 1976, as amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Wells Field Office, Elko, Nevada, intends to prepare...
Notice Jul 19, 2012

Filings of Plats of Surveys:

Title Type Published
The plats of survey of lands described below are scheduled to be officially filed in the Bureau of Land Management California State Office, Sacramento, California, thirty (30) calendar days from the date of this publication.
Notice Jul 19, 2012

Inventory Completions:

Title Type Published
History Colorado (formerly the Colorado Historical Society) has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects, in consultation with the appropriate Indian tribes, and has determined that there is insufficient evidence to rea...
Notice Jul 19, 2012
The New York University College of Dentistry has completed an inventory of human remains, in consultation with the appropriate Indian tribes, and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and present-day Indian tri...
Notice Jul 19, 2012
The New York University College of Dentistry has completed an inventory of human remains, in consultation with the appropriate Indian tribes, and has determined that there is no cultural affiliation between the remains and any present-day Indian trib...
Notice Jul 19, 2012
The New York University College of Dentistry has completed an inventory of human remains, in consultation with the appropriate Indian tribes, and has determined that there is no cultural affiliation between the remains and any present-day Indian trib...
Notice Jul 19, 2012
Notice; correction.
Notice Jul 19, 2012
The University of Montana has completed an inventory of Native American human remains and associated funerary objects in consultation with the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Indian Reservation, Montana, and has determined tha...
Notice Jul 19, 2012

Meetings:

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Eastern Montana Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will mee...
Notice Jul 19, 2012

Labor Department logo Labor Department

Title Type Published
Hawaii administers an occupational safety and health state plan approved by federal OSHA. During the past three years, the state plan has faced significant budgetary constraints and staffing challenges, and has requested federal OSHA assistance to en...
Proposed Rule Jul 19, 2012

Legal Services Corporation logo Legal Services Corporation

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Jul 19, 2012

National Credit Union Administration logo National Credit Union Administration

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Jul 19, 2012

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National Science Foundation

Title Type Published
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is required to publish notice of permits issued under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. This is the required notice.
Notice Jul 19, 2012

Personnel Management Office logo Personnel Management Office

Title Type Published
The United States Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing an interim final rule to amend the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHB) regulations to make certain firefighters hired under a temporary appointment eligible to be enrolled...
Rule Jul 19, 2012

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Postal Regulatory Commission

Title Type Published
The Commission is noticing a recently-filed Postal Service request to add Parcel Select Contract 3 to the competitive product list. This notice addresses procedural steps associated with these filings.
Notice Jul 19, 2012

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Jul 19, 2012

Applications:

Title Type Published
Notice of an application for an order under section 12(d)(1)(J) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "Act") for an exemption from sections 12(d)(1)(A) and (B) of the Act, under sections 6(c) and 17(b) of the Act for an exemption from sections 17(a)(1) and (2) of the Act, and under section 6(c) of the Act for an exemption from rule 12d1- 2(a) under the Act.
Notice Jul 19, 2012

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes:

Title Type Published
Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc.
Notice Jul 19, 2012
NASDAQ OMX BX, Inc.
Notice Jul 19, 2012
NASDAQ OMX PHLX LLC
Notice Jul 19, 2012
NASDAQ OMX PHLX LLC
Notice Jul 19, 2012
NYSE Arca, Inc.
Notice Jul 19, 2012
NYSE Arca, Inc.
Notice Jul 19, 2012
NYSE MKT LLC
Notice Jul 19, 2012
New York Stock Exchange LLC; NYSE Amex LLC
Notice Jul 19, 2012

Small Business Administration logo Small Business Administration

Major Disaster Declarations:

Title Type Published
This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Florida (FEMA-4068-DR), dated 07/03/ 2012. Incident: Tropical Storm Debby. Incident Period: 06/23/2012 and continuing. Effective Date: 07/04/2012. Physical Loan...
Notice Jul 19, 2012

Small Business Size Standards:

Title Type Published
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) proposes to revise the small business size standards for nine industries in North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Sector 22, Utilities. Six of those industries deal with electric power gene...
Proposed Rule Jul 19, 2012

State Department logo State Department

Surface Transportation Board logo Surface Transportation Board

Title Type Published
DOT, STB
As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501-3519 (PRA), the Surface Transportation Board (STB or Board) gives notice that it has submitted a request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval of the information c...
Notice Jul 19, 2012

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, the Department of Transportation proposes to update and reissue a Department of Transportation system of records notice titled Department of Transportation/Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration--007 P...
Notice Jul 19, 2012

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

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval to renew for three-year clearance an information collection that has been granted em...
Notice Jul 19, 2012
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval to renew an information collection. To obtain type certification of a rotorcraft, an...
Notice Jul 19, 2012
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval to renew an information collection. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day commen...
Notice Jul 19, 2012

Airworthiness Directives:

Title Type Published
We are adopting an airworthiness directive (AD) superseding an existing airworthiness directive for Bell Helicopter Textron Canada (Bell) Model 407 and 427 helicopters. The existing AD requires inspecting certain hydraulic servo actuators (servo) to...
Rule Jul 19, 2012
We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Bombardier, Inc. Model CL-600-2B19 (Regional Jet Series 100 & 440) airplanes. This proposed AD was prompted by reports that airplanes with a Class C cargo (baggage) compartment have l...
Proposed Rule Jul 19, 2012
We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain aircraft equipped with Honeywell International, Inc. Model KGS200 Mercury\2\ wide area augmentation system (WAAS) global navigation satellite sensor units (GNSSU). This AD requires you ce...
Rule Jul 19, 2012
We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for MDHI Model 500N, 600N, and MD900 helicopters to require determining the cure date for each NOTAR fan blade tension-torsion strap (T-T strap), establishing a calendar-time retirement life for...
Proposed Rule Jul 19, 2012
We propose to rescind Airworthiness Directive (AD) 200-07-11 for all Piaggio Aero Industries S.p.A Model P-180 airplanes. That AD was prompted by mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) issued by the airworthiness authority for Italy. W...
Proposed Rule Jul 19, 2012
We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Piper Aircraft, Inc. (type certificate previously held by The New Piper Aircraft Inc.) Models PA-18 and PA-19 airplanes. This proposed AD was prompted by incidents of inadvertent magneto...
Proposed Rule Jul 19, 2012
We are superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD) for all Pratt & Whitney Division PW4074 and PW4077 turbofan engines. That AD currently requires removing the 15th stage high-pressure compressor (HPC) disk within 12,000 cycles since new (CS...
Rule Jul 19, 2012

Amendments of Air Traffic Service Routes:

Title Type Published
This action amends the legal descriptions of Jet Routes J-45 and J-79, and VHF omnidirectional range (VOR) Federal airways V-3, V-51, V-159, V-225, V-295 and V-537, in the vicinity of Vero Beach, FL. The FAA is taking this action because the name of...
Rule Jul 19, 2012

Amendments of Class E Airspace:

Title Type Published
This action amends Class E airspace at Grinnell Regional Airport, Grinnell, IA, by removing reference to the Grinnell NDB from the legal description, and amends the geographic coordinates of the airport. The Grinnell NDB has been decommissioned and i...
Rule Jul 19, 2012

Amendments of Jet Routes and VOR Federal Airways:

Title Type Published
This action amends the descriptions of 14 Jet Routes and 9 VOR Federal airways in the northeastern United States to reflect route changes made in Canadian airspace as part of Canada's Windsor-Toronto- Montreal airway project.
Rule Jul 19, 2012

Establishments of Class E Airspace:

Title Type Published
This action establishes Class E airspace at West Memphis, AR. Separation of existing Class E airspace surrounding West Memphis Municipal Airport from the Class E airspace of Memphis International Airport, Memphis, TN, has made this action necessary t...
Rule Jul 19, 2012

Funding Availabilities:

Title Type Published
This action extends the closing and award dates for a Notice of Funding Availability for the Small Business Transportation Resource Center that was published on June 15, 2012, 77 FR 36034. USDOT OSDBU is extending the closing date to allow eligible e...
Notice Jul 19, 2012

Revocations of Class E Airspace; Amendments of Class D and E Airspace:

Title Type Published
This action removes Class E airspace listed at Lloydsville, PA, for Latrobe Hospital Heliport (old name), and incorporates Excela Health Latrobe Hospital Heliport (new name) onto Class E airspace at Latrobe, PA. Also, this action amends Class D and E...
Rule Jul 19, 2012

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

Title Type Published
This document corrects a notice of proposed rulemaking (REG- 153627-08) that was published in the Federal Register on Thursday, June 21, 2012 (77 FR 37352), that would provide guidance relating to automatic extensions of time for filing certain emplo...
Proposed Rule Jul 19, 2012

Surety Companies Acceptable of Federal Bonds; Terminations and Mergers:

Title Type Published
This is Supplement No. 22 to the Treasury Department Circular 570, 2011 Revision, published July 1, 2011, at 76 FR 38892.
Notice Jul 19, 2012

Surety Companies Acceptable on Federal Bonds; Terminations:

Title Type Published
This is Supplement No. 21 to the Treasury Department Circular 570, 2011 Revision, published July 1, 2011, at 76 FR 38892.
Notice Jul 19, 2012

Veterans Affairs Department logo Veterans Affairs Department

Title Type Published
As required by the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 United States Code (U.S.C.) 552a(e)(4)), notice is hereby given that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) proposes to modify an existing system of records, "VA Compensation, Pension, Education, and Vocatio...
Notice Jul 19, 2012

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

Title Type Published
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 Jul 19, 2012
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3521), this notice announces that the Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, has submitted the collection of information abstracted below to the O...
Notice Jul 19, 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 Jul 19, 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 Jul 19, 2012
The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) 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 required to publish notice...
Notice Jul 19, 2012

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