Federal Register September 5, 2012 (Volume 77)

Agencies Publishing on September 5, 2012

Administrative Conference of the United States (1)
Agriculture Department (8)
Commerce Department (11)
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (1)
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (0)
Consumer Product Safety Commission (1)
Defense Department (2)
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (1)
Education Department (4)
Energy Department (7)
Environmental Protection Agency (5)
Executive Office of the President (2)
Federal Communications Commission (3)
Federal Housing Finance Agency (0)
Federal Reserve System (2)
General Services Administration (1)
Health and Human Services Department (10)
Homeland Security Department (9)
Housing and Urban Development Department (1)
Interior Department (13)
Justice Department (10)
Labor Department (1)
National Credit Union Administration (0)
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National Science Foundation (1)
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National Transportation Safety Board (1)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (6)
Securities and Exchange Commission (13)
Social Security Administration (1)
State Department (5)
Surface Transportation Board (2)
Transportation Department (8)
Treasury Department (3)
Veterans Affairs Department (3)

Administrative Conference of the United States

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Administrative Conference of the United States Notice of Public Meetings of Committees of the Administrative Conference of the United States Notice is hereby given of eight public meetings: two meetings each for the Committee on Administration and Management, Committee on Collaborative Governance, Committee on Judicial Review, and Committee on Regulation of the Assembly of the Administrat...	Notice	Sep 05, 2012

Agriculture Department

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > RUS Information Collection Activity; Comment Request In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended), the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) invites comments on this information collection for which approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) will be req...	Notice	Sep 05, 2012
Agriculture Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals	Notice	Sep 05, 2012
Agriculture Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals	Notice	Sep 05, 2012
Agriculture Department > NASS Notice of Intent To Suspend the 2012 Census of Agriculture Content Testing This notice announces the intention of the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) to suspend a currently approved information collection, the 2012 Census of Agriculture Content Testing.	Notice	Sep 05, 2012

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FS Central Montana Resource Advisory Committee The Central Montana Resource Advisory Committee will meet in Stanford, MT. The committee is authorized under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (Pub. L. 112-141) (the Act) and operates in compliance with the Federal Advisor...	Notice	Sep 05, 2012
Agriculture Department > FS Dixie Resource Advisory Committee The Dixie Resource Advisory Committee will now meet in Cedar City, Utah. The committee is meeting as authorized under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (Pub. L. 112-141) and in compliance with the Federal Advisory Committe...	Notice	Sep 05, 2012
Agriculture Department > FS Eastern Idaho Resource Advisory Committee The Easern Idaho Resource Advisory Committee will meet in Idaho Falls, ID. The committee is authorized under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (Pub. L. 112-141) (the Act) and operates in compliance with the Federal Advisor...	Notice	Sep 05, 2012
Agriculture Department > FS Lassen County Resource Advisory Committee The Lassen County Resource Advisory Committee will meet in Susanville, CA. The committee is meeting as authorized under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (Pub. L. 112-141) and in compliance with the Federal Advisory Commit...	Notice	Sep 05, 2012

Commerce Department

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > PTO CPI Adjustment of Patent Fees for Fiscal Year 2013 The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office or USPTO) is adjusting certain patent fee amounts for fiscal year 2013 to reflect fluctuations in the Consumer Price Index (CPI). The patent statute provides for the annual CPI adjustment of paten...	Rule	Sep 05, 2012
Commerce Department > NOAA Endangered and Threatened Species; Recovery Plans NMFS announces the adoption of a Final Endangered Species Act (ESA) recovery plan for the Central California Coast coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) Evolutionarily Significant Unit (ESU). The Final Recovery Plan for Central California Coast coho sal...	Notice	Sep 05, 2012

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

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > BIS Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Offsets in Military Exports The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, a...	Notice	Sep 05, 2012
Commerce Department > ITA Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Interim Procedures for Considering Requests and Comments From the Public for Textile and Apparel Safeguard Actions on Imports From Korea The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, a...	Notice	Sep 05, 2012

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

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Certain Polyester Staple Fiber From Taiwan: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review On June 1, 2012, the Department of Commerce published the preliminary results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain polyester staple fiber from Taiwan. The period of review is May 1, 2010, through April 30, 2011. We ga...	Notice	Sep 05, 2012
Commerce Department > ITA Certain Polyester Staple Fiber From the Republic of Korea: Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review In response to requests from interested parties, the Department of Commerce ("the Department") initiated an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain polyester staple fiber from the Republic of Korea ("the Order"). The period of...	Notice	Sep 05, 2012
Commerce Department > ITA Silicon Metal from the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review On March 7, 2012, the Department of Commerce ("Department") published the preliminary results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on silicon metal from the People's Republic of China ("PRC"). The period of review ("POR") is Jun...	Notice	Sep 05, 2012

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) Staff will hold the second meeting of the Visioning and Strategic Planning Working Group. During this meeting, the group will finalize draft vision and mission statements, perform an abridged anal...	Notice	Sep 05, 2012

Permits:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Endangered Species; File No. 16134 Notice is hereby given that Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center Foundation [Responsible Party: Mark Swingle], 717 General Booth Blvd., Virginia Beach, VA 23451 has been issued a permit to take green (Chelonia mydas), Kemp's ridley (Lepidochel...	Notice	Sep 05, 2012
Commerce Department > NOAA Marine Mammals; File No. 15142 Notice is hereby given that a permit has been issued to Colleen Reichmuth, Ph.D., University of California at Santa Cruz, Long Marine Laboratory, 100 Shaffer Road, Santa Cruz, CA, to take pinnipeds for scientific research purposes.	Notice	Sep 05, 2012

Reorganizations under Alternative Site Framework:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > FTZB Reorganization of Foreign-Trade Zone 189 Under Alternative Site Framework, Kent, Ottawa, and Muskegon Counties, MI Foreign-Trade Zone 189, Kent, Ottawa, and Muskegon Counties, MI	Notice	Sep 05, 2012

Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Title	Type	Published
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Amendments to Commodity Pool Operator and Commodity Trading Advisor Regulations Resulting From the Dodd-Frank Act The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission) is amending its regulations governing the operations and activities of commodity pool operators (CPOs) and commodity trading advisors (CTAs) in order to have those regulations reflect changes made...	Rule	Sep 05, 2012

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

No documents available.

Consumer Product Safety Commission

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

Title	Type	Published
Consumer Product Safety Commission Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request: Requirements for Baby-Bouncers and Walker-Jumpers In the Federal Register of June 20, 2012 (77 FR 3700), the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC or Commission) published a notice in accordance with provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) to announce the CPSC's i...	Notice	Sep 05, 2012

Defense Department

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department Renewal of U.S. Naval Academy Board of Visitors Under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C. Appendix), the Government in the Sunshine Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b), and 41 CFR 102-3.50(d), the Department of Defense gives notice that it is renewing the charter for the...	Notice	Sep 05, 2012

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department Meeting of the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services (DACOWITS) Pursuant to Section 10(a), Public Law 92-463, as amended, notice is hereby given of a forthcoming meeting of the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services (DACOWITS). The purpose of the meeting is to receive briefings from the Services on t...	Notice	Sep 05, 2012

Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board

Title	Type	Published
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board Senior Executive Service Performance Review Board This notice announces the membership of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB) Senior Executive Service (SES) Performance Review Board (PRB).	Notice	Sep 05, 2012

Education Department

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

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Notice of Submission for OMB Review; Office of Postsecondary Education; Assessing Program Performance, National Resource Center, Business and International Education, and Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Language Programs Phone Interviews The U.S. Department of Education is collecting data to conduct an assessment of the National Resource Center (NRC), Business and International Education (BIE), and Undergraduate and International Studies and Foreign Language (UISFL) programs. Institu...	Notice	Sep 05, 2012
Education Department Notice of Submission for OMB Review; Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development; Evaluation of the Carol M. White Physical Education Program The Carol M. White Physical Education Program (PEP) is authorized by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended. In establishing PEP, Congress acknowledged the critical need to improve physical education programs for K-12 students...	Notice	Sep 05, 2012

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Education Department President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders This notice sets forth the schedule and agenda of the meeting of the President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (Commission). The notice also describes the functions of the Commission. Notice of the meeting is required b...	Notice	Sep 05, 2012
Education Department President's Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities This notice sets forth the schedule and agenda of the meeting of the President's Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities. The notice also describes the functions of the Board. Notice of the meeting is required by section 10(...	Notice	Sep 05, 2012

Energy Department

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department Agency Information Collection; Correction The Department of Energy (DOE) published a document in the Federal Register of August 24, 2012, announcing the submission of an information request to the OMB for the Foreign Travel Management System (FTMS). This document corrects an error in that no...	Notice	Sep 05, 2012
Energy Department > FERC Combined Notice of Filings #2 Combined Filings	Notice	Sep 05, 2012
Energy Department > FERC Combined Notice of Filings #1 Combined Filings	Notice	Sep 05, 2012

Initial Market-Based Rate Filings Including Requests for Blanket Section 204 Authorizations:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC KODE Novus II, LLC; Supplemental Notice That Initial Market-Based Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section 204 Authorization KODE Novus II, LLC	Notice	Sep 05, 2012

Initial Market-Based Rate Filings:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Frontier El Dorado Refining LLC; Supplemental Notice That Initial Market-Based Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section 204 Authorization Frontier El Dorado Refining LLC	Notice	Sep 05, 2012

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > DOE State Energy Advisory Board (STEAB) This notice announces a teleconference call of the State Energy Advisory Board (STEAB). The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public Law 92-463; 86 Stat.770) requires that public notice of these meetings be announced in the Federal Register.	Notice	Sep 05, 2012

Temporary Extensions of Transmission Service Rates:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > WAPA Pacific Northwest-Pacific Southwest Intertie Project-Rate Order No. WAPA-159 This action is to extend the existing Pacific Northwest- Pacific Southwest Intertie Project (Intertie) transmission services rates through September 30, 2013. The existing rates under Rate Schedules INT-FT4 and INT-NFT3 are set to expire September 30...	Notice	Sep 05, 2012

Environmental Protection Agency

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Nonconformance Penalties for On-Highway Heavy-Duty Diesel Engines EPA is taking final action to establish nonconformance penalties (NCPs) for manufacturers of heavy heavy-duty diesel engines (HHDDE) in model years 2012 and later for emissions of oxides of nitrogen (NO<INF>X</INF>) because we have found the criteria...	Rule	Sep 05, 2012
Environmental Protection Agency Revisions of Five California Clean Air Act Title V Operating Permits Programs EPA is finalizing approval of revisions to the Operating Permits (Title V) programs of the Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution Control District (MBUAPCD), San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control District (SLOCAPCD), Santa Barbara County Air Pollu...	Rule	Sep 05, 2012

Denials of Objections on Remand:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Dichlorvos (DDVP); Order Denying NRDC's Objections on Remand In this order, EPA denies an objection to a prior order denying a petition requesting that EPA revoke all pesticide tolerances for dichlorvos under section 408(d) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. The objection was filed on February 1, 200...	Rule	Sep 05, 2012

Microorganisms; General Exemptions from Reporting Requirements:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Microorganisms; General Exemptions From Reporting Requirements; Revisions to Recipient Organisms Eligible for Tier I and Tier II Exemptions EPA received petitions to add Trichoderma reesei and Bacillus amyloliquefaciens to the list of microorganisms that may be used as recipient microorganisms in order to qualify for the exemption from full notification and reporting procedures under the...	Proposed Rule	Sep 05, 2012

Proposed RCRA Prospective Purchaser Agreement:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Proposed RCRA Prospective Purchaser Agreement, Order on Consent and Covenant Not To Sue for a Portion of the Delphi Flint West Site, a/k/a Chevy in the Hole in Flint, Genesee County, MI In accordance with the RCRA Prospective Purchaser Agreement, notice is hereby given of a proposed administrative settlement concerning a portion of the Delphi Flint West Site, a/k/a Chevy in the Hole in Flint, Michigan with the following settling par...	Notice	Sep 05, 2012

Executive Office of the President

Title	Type	Published
Executive Office of the President Accelerating Investment in Industrial Energy Efficiency Energy Efficiency; Acceleration of Investment in Industrial Facilities (EO 13624)	Presidential Document	Sep 05, 2012
Executive Office of the President Improving Access to Mental Health Services for Veterans, Service Members, and Military Families Servicemembers, Veterans, and Military Family Members, Mental Health Services; Access Improvement (EO 13625)	Presidential Document	Sep 05, 2012

Federal Communications Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Facilitating the Use of Microwave for Wireless Backhaul and Other Uses and Providing Additional Flexibility To Broadcast Auxiliary Service and Operational Fixed Microwave Licensees In this document, the Commission seeks more detailed comments on specific proposals made by parties to allow use of smaller antennas and wider channels in other part 101 microwave bands. We also seek comment on a proposal to revise our rules to chang...	Proposed Rule	Sep 05, 2012
Federal Communications Commission Facilitating the Use of Microwave for Wireless Backhaul and Other Uses and Providing Additional Flexibility To Broadcast Auxiliary Service and Operational Fixed Microwave Licensees In this document, the Commission takes further steps to remove regulatory barriers and lowering costs for the wireless microwave backhaul facilities that are an important component of many mobile wireless networks. The steps we take will remove regul...	Rule	Sep 05, 2012

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Next Meeting of the North American Numbering Council In this document, the Commission released a public notice announcing the meeting and agenda of the North American Numbering Council (NANC). The intended effect of this action is to make the public aware of the NANC's next meeting and agenda.	Notice	Sep 05, 2012

Federal Housing Finance Agency

No documents available.

Federal Reserve System

Title	Type	Published
Federal Reserve System Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies	Notice	Sep 05, 2012

Changes in Bank Control:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Reserve System Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company	Notice	Sep 05, 2012

General Services Administration

Title	Type	Published
General Services Administration Maximum Per Diem Rates for the Continental United States (CONUS) The General Services Administration's (GSA) Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 per diem review has resulted in lodging and meal allowance changes for certain locations within the continental United States (CONUS) to provide for reimbursement of Federal employees'...	Notice	Sep 05, 2012

Health and Human Services Department

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > SAMHSA Current List of Laboratories and Instrumented Initial Testing Facilities Which Meet Minimum Standards To Engage in Urine Drug Testing for Federal Agencies The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) notifies Federal agencies of the Laboratories and Instrumented Initial Testing Facilities (IITF) currently certified to meet the standards of the Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testin...	Notice	Sep 05, 2012
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Government-Owned Inventions; Availability for Licensing 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	Sep 05, 2012
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Final Action Under the NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant DNA Molecules (NIH Guidelines) On March 4, 2009, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Biotechnology Activities, Office of Science Policy (NIH/OBA) published a proposal in the Federal Register (74 FR 9411) to revise the NIH Guidelines in two regards. The first was to a...	Notice	Sep 05, 2012

Administrative Simplification:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > CMS Administrative Simplification: Adoption of a Standard for a Unique Health Plan Identifier; Addition to the National Provider Identifier Requirements; and a Change to the Compliance Date for the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Edition (ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS) Medical Data Code Sets This final rule adopts the standard for a national unique health plan identifier (HPID) and establishes requirements for the implementation of the HPID. In addition, it adopts a data element that will serve as an other entity identifier (OEID), or an...	Rule	Sep 05, 2012

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings Center for Scientific Review	Notice	Sep 05, 2012
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings Center for Scientific Review	Notice	Sep 05, 2012
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings Center for Scientific Review	Notice	Sep 05, 2012
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering	Notice	Sep 05, 2012
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering	Notice	Sep 05, 2012
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; Notice of Closed Meetings National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases	Notice	Sep 05, 2012

Homeland Security Department

Emergency Declarations:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Louisiana; Amendment No. 1 to Notice of an Emergency Declaration This notice amends the notice of an emergency declaration for the State of Louisiana (FEMA-3347-EM), dated August 27, 2012, and related determinations.	Notice	Sep 05, 2012
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Louisiana; Emergency and Related Determinations This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of an emergency for the State of Louisiana (FEMA-3347-EM), dated August 27, 2012, and related determinations.	Notice	Sep 05, 2012
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Mississippi; Amendment No. 1 to Notice of an Emergency Declaration This notice amends the notice of an emergency declaration for the State of Mississippi (FEMA-3348-EM), dated August 28, 2012, and related determinations.	Notice	Sep 05, 2012
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Mississippi; Emergency and Related Determinations This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of an emergency for the State of Mississippi (FEMA-3348-EM), dated August 28, 2012, and related determinations.	Notice	Sep 05, 2012

Major Disaster Declarations:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > FEMA New Mexico; Major Disaster and Related Determinations This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of New Mexico (FEMA-4079-DR), dated August 24, 2012, and related determinations.	Notice	Sep 05, 2012
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Ohio; Major Disaster and Related Determinations This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Ohio (FEMA-4077-DR), dated August 20, 2012, and related determinations.	Notice	Sep 05, 2012
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Oklahoma; Major Disaster and Related Determinations This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Oklahoma (FEMA-4078-DR), dated August 22, 2012, and related determinations.	Notice	Sep 05, 2012

Regulated Navigation Areas:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG Regulated Navigation Area; Thames River Degaussing Range Replacement Operations; New London, CT The Coast Guard proposes to establish a regulated navigation area (RNA) on the navigable waters of the Thames River in New London Harbor, New London, CT. The proposed RNA would establish speed and wake restrictions as well as allow the Coast Guard to...	Proposed Rule	Sep 05, 2012

Special Anchorage Areas:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG Special Anchorage Area; Stockton Springs, ME The Coast Guard proposes to establish a special anchorage area in Stockton Springs, Maine. This proposed action is necessary to facilitate safe navigation in that area and provide safe and secure anchorages for vessels not more than 20 meters in leng...	Proposed Rule	Sep 05, 2012

Housing and Urban Development Department

Fair Housing Demonstrations:

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Notice of Intent To Conduct Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Demonstration in Baltimore, MD, Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area (SMSA) Through this proposed demonstration, HUD seeks to encourage developers and owners of multifamily housing properties in "communities of opportunity"--as defined by Thompson v. HUD--in the Baltimore, Maryland, SMSA to make units in these properties aff...	Notice	Sep 05, 2012

Interior Department

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > OSM Alabama Regulatory Program We, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM), are announcing receipt of a proposed amendment to the Alabama regulatory program (Alabama program) under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the Act). Al...	Proposed Rule	Sep 05, 2012
Interior Department > FWS Endangered Species; Receipt of Applications for Permit We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite the public to comment on the following applications to conduct certain activities with endangered species. With some exceptions, the Endangered Species Act (ESA) prohibits activities with listed species...	Notice	Sep 05, 2012
Interior Department > FWS Longworth Low-Effect Habitat Conservation Plan for the Morro Shoulderband Snail, Community of Los Osos, San Luis Obispo County, CA We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), have received an application from Scott and Rita Longworth for a 10-year incidental take permit under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). The application addresses the potential for...	Notice	Sep 05, 2012
Interior Department > OSM Utah Regulatory Program We are announcing receipt of a proposed amendment to the Utah regulatory program (hereinafter, the "Utah program") under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 ("SMCRA" or "the Act"). Utah proposes revisions and additions of rules per...	Proposed Rule	Sep 05, 2012

Addition of Lands to Indian Reservations:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BIA Proclaiming Certain Lands, Dafter Parcel, as an Addition to the Bay Mills Indian Reservation for the Bay Mills Indian Community of Michigan This notice informs the public that the Assistant Secretary-- Indian Affairs proclaimed approximately 110.06 acres, more or less, to be added to the Bay Mills Indian Reservation for the Bay Mills Indian Community of Michigan.	Notice	Sep 05, 2012
Interior Department > BIA Proclaiming Certain Lands, Sugar Parcel Lands, as an Addition to the Bay Mills Indian Reservation for the Bay Mills Indian Community of Michigan This notice informs the public that the Assistant Secretary-- Indian Affairs proclaimed approximately 80.00 acres, more or less, to be added to the Bay Mills Indian Reservation for the Bay Mills Indian Community of Michigan.	Notice	Sep 05, 2012

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 90-Day Finding on a Petition To List the Eagle Lake Rainbow Trout as an Endangered or Threatened Species We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, announce a 90-day finding on a petition to list the Eagle Lake rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss aquilarum) as an endangered or threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). Ba...	Proposed Rule	Sep 05, 2012
Interior Department > FWS Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for Franciscan Manzanita We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), propose to designate critical habitat for Arctostaphylos franciscana (Franciscan manzanita) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). In total, approximately 318 acres (129 hectares)...	Proposed Rule	Sep 05, 2012
Interior Department > FWS Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Determination of Endangered Status for Arctostaphylos franciscana (Franciscan manzanita) Throughout Its Range We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), determine that Arctostaphylos franciscana (Franciscan manzanita) meets the definition of an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). This final rule implements th...	Rule	Sep 05, 2012

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Southeast Oregon Resource Advisory Council (RAC); Meeting In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, the Southeast Oregon Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet as indicated...	Notice	Sep 05, 2012

Migratory Bird Hunting:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Migratory Bird Hunting; Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations on Certain Federal Indian Reservations and Ceded Lands for the 2012-13 Early Season This rule prescribes special early-season migratory bird hunting regulations for certain tribes on Federal Indian reservations, off-reservation trust lands, and ceded lands. This rule responds to tribal requests for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (he...	Rule	Sep 05, 2012

Public Land Orders:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Public Land Order No. 7796; Partial Withdrawal Revocation and Transfer of Administrative Jurisdiction, Kirtland Air Force Base; New Mexico This order partially revokes the withdrawal created by Public Land Order No. 995 insofar as it affects approximately 82.81 acres of public land reserved for military purposes on behalf of the United States Department of the Air Force for the portion...	Notice	Sep 05, 2012

Requests for Nominations:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Call for Nominations for the Carrizo Plain National Monument Advisory Council, California The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is soliciting nominations from the public to fill three positions on the Carrizo Plain National Monument Advisory Council (MAC). MAC members provide advice and recommendations to the BLM on the management of public...	Notice	Sep 05, 2012

Justice Department

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Toxic Substances Control Act Lodging of Consent Decrees under the Toxic Substances Control Act	Notice	Sep 05, 2012
Justice Department > FCSC Sunshine Act Meeting Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Sep 05, 2012

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

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department > OJP Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comments Requested: Census of Juveniles on Probation (Reinstatement, With Change, of a Previously Approved Collection for Which Approval Has Expired) 30-Day notice of information collection under review.	Notice	Sep 05, 2012
Justice Department > ATF Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments Requested: Environmental Information 30-Day Notice of Information Collection:	Notice	Sep 05, 2012
Justice Department > EOIR Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments Requested: Notice of Appeal to the Board of Immigration Appeals From a Decision of a DHS Officer 30-Day notice of information collection.	Notice	Sep 05, 2012
Justice Department > ATF Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed collection; Comments Requested: Student and Supervisor Training Validation Surveys 30-Day notice of information collection under review.	Notice	Sep 05, 2012

National Cooperative Research and Production Act:

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department > ANTITRUST Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-IMS Global Learning Consortium, Inc. IMS Global Learning Consortium, Inc.	Notice	Sep 05, 2012
Justice Department Antitrust Division National Warheads and Energetics Consortium	Notice	Sep 05, 2012
Justice Department > ANTITRUST Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-ODVA, INC. ODVA, Inc.	Notice	Sep 05, 2012
Justice Department > ANTITRUST Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-Petroleum Environmental Research Forum Petroleum Environmental Research Forum	Notice	Sep 05, 2012

Labor Department

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > BLS Proposed Collection, Comment Request The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or co...	Notice	Sep 05, 2012

National Credit Union Administration

No documents available.

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National Science Foundation

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
National Science Foundation Astronomy and Astrophysics Advisory Committee #13883; Notice of Meeting Astronomy and Astrophysics Advisory Committee	Notice	Sep 05, 2012

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National Transportation Safety Board

Title	Type	Published
National Transportation Safety Board Strategic Management Program; Fiscal Year 2013-2016 Strategic Plan This notice is in accordance with OMB Circular A-11, Section 210.3(b), Consultation and Outreach, which requires that the NTSB solicits comments on the proposed strategic plan to be published by October 2012. All interested parties are invited to sub...	Notice	Sep 05, 2012

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) invites public comment about our intention to request the OMB's approval for renewal of an existing information collection that is summarized below. We are required to publish this notice in the Federal Re...	Notice	Sep 05, 2012
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) invites public comment about our intention to request the OMB's approval for renewal of an existing information collection that is summarized below. We are required to publish this notice in the Federal Re...	Notice	Sep 05, 2012
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) invites public comment about our intention to request the OMB's approval for renewal of an existing information collection that is summarized below. We are required to publish this notice in the Federal Re...	Notice	Sep 05, 2012
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) invites public comment about our intention to request the OMB's approval for renewal of an existing information collection that is summarized below. We are required to publish this notice in the Federal Re...	Notice	Sep 05, 2012
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Sunshine Act Meeting Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Sep 05, 2012

Receipt of Request for Action:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Exelon Generation Company, LLC., Receipt of Request for Action Exelon Generation Company, LLC	Notice	Sep 05, 2012

Securities and Exchange Commission

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Proposed Collection; Comment Request Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals	Notice	Sep 05, 2012
Securities and Exchange Commission Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals	Notice	Sep 05, 2012
Securities and Exchange Commission Proposed Collection; Comment Request Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals	Notice	Sep 05, 2012
Securities and Exchange Commission Eliminating the Prohibition Against General Solicitation and General Advertising in Rule 506 and Rule 144A Offerings We are proposing amendments to Rule 506 of Regulation D and Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 to implement Section 201(a) of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act. The proposed amendment to Rule 506 would provide that the prohibition again...	Proposed Rule	Sep 05, 2012
Securities and Exchange Commission Sunshine Act Meeting Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Sep 05, 2012

Applications:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Pruco Life Insurance Company, et al; Notice of Application Notice of application for an order approving the substitution of certain securities pursuant to Section 26(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act" or "Act") and an order of exemption pursuant to Section 17(b) of the Act from Section 17(a) of the Act.	Notice	Sep 05, 2012

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; BATS Exchange, Inc.; Order Approving Proposed Rule Change, as Modified by Amendment No. 1, To Adopt a New Market Maker Peg Order Available to Exchange Market Makers BATS Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Sep 05, 2012
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; BATS-Y Exchange, Inc.; Order Approving Proposed Rule Change, as Modified by Amendment No. 1, To Adopt a New Market Maker Peg Order Available to Exchange Market Makers BATSY Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Sep 05, 2012
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated; Order Approving a Proposed Rule Change Relating to Spread Margin Rules Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated	Notice	Sep 05, 2012
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.; Notice of Filing of Amendment No. 1 and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of Proposed Rule Change, as Modified by Amendment No. 1, Relating to FINRA Rule 4210 (Margin Requirements) Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.	Notice	Sep 05, 2012
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; International Securities Exchange, LLC; Order Granting Approval of Proposed Rule Change, as Modified by Amendment No. 1, Regarding Strike Price Intervals for Certain Option Classes International Securities Exchange, LLC	Notice	Sep 05, 2012
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; NASDAQ OMX PHLX LLC; Order Granting Approval of Proposed Rule Change Regarding Strike Price Intervals in the Short Term Options Program NASDAQ OMX PHLX LLC	Notice	Sep 05, 2012
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change Relating to the Listing and Trading of Shares of the WisdomTree Global Corporate Bond Fund of the WisdomTree Trust NASDAQ Stock Market LLC	Notice	Sep 05, 2012

Social Security Administration

Title	Type	Published
Social Security Administration Social Security Acquiescence Ruling (AR) 12-1(8); Correction; Petersen v. Astrue, 633 F.3d 633 (8th Cir. 2011): Whether a National Guard Technician Who Worked in Noncovered Employment is Exempt From the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP)-Title II of the Social Security Act The Social Security Administration published a document in the Federal Register of August 27, 2012, in FR Doc. 2012-21065, in the first column, correct the "title" to read: Social Security Acquiescence Ruling (AR) 12-1(8); Petersen v. Astrue, 633 F.3...	Notice	Sep 05, 2012

State Department

Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition:

Title	Type	Published
State Department Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: “African Art, New York, and the Avant-Garde” Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Act of October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C. 2459), Executive Order 12047 of March 27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of...	Notice	Sep 05, 2012
State Department Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: “Becoming Van Gogh” Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Act of October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C. 2459), Executive Order 12047 of March 27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of...	Notice	Sep 05, 2012
State Department Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: “Manet: Portraying Life” Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Act of October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C. 2459), Executive Order 12047 of March 27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of...	Notice	Sep 05, 2012
State Department Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: “Sicily: Art and Invention Between Greece and Rome” Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Act of October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C. 2459), Executive Order 12047 of March 27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of...	Notice	Sep 05, 2012

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
State Department Shipping Coordinating Committee; Notice of Committee Meeting Shipping Coordinating Committee	Notice	Sep 05, 2012

Surface Transportation Board

Control:

Title	Type	Published
DOT, STB Genesee & Wyoming Inc.-Control-RailAmerica, Inc., et al. The Surface Transportation Board (Board) is accepting for consideration the application filed August 6, 2012, by Genesee and Wyoming Inc. (GWI) and RailAmerica, Inc. (RailAmerica). The application seeks Board approval under 49 U.S.C. 11323-11325 of t...	Notice	Sep 05, 2012

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
DOT, STB Notice of Rail Energy Transportation Advisory Committee Meeting Notice is hereby given of a meeting of the Rail Energy Transportation Advisory Committee (RETAC), pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended.	Notice	Sep 05, 2012

Transportation Department

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FHWA Draft Program Comment for Common Post-1945 Concrete and Steel Bridges The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) is considering issuing a Program Comment at the request of the Federal Highway Administration setting forth the way in which FHWA will comply with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation...	Notice	Sep 05, 2012
Transportation Department > FAA Petition for Exemption; Summary of Petition Received This notice contains a summary of a petition seeking relief from specified requirements of 14 CFR. The purpose of this notice is to improve the public's awareness of, and participation in, this aspect of FAA's regulatory activities. Neither publicati...	Notice	Sep 05, 2012
Transportation Department > FAA Petition for Exemption; Summary of Petition Received This notice contains a summary of a petition seeking relief from specified requirements of 14 CFR. The purpose of this notice is to improve the public's awareness of, and participation in, this aspect of FAA's regulatory activities. Neither publicati...	Notice	Sep 05, 2012
Transportation Department > FAA Study on the Use of Cell Phones On Board Aircraft The FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (Pub. L. 112-95) directed the Administrator of the FAA to conduct a study on the impact of the use of cell phones for voice communications in an aircraft during a flight in scheduled air transportation. A...	Notice	Sep 05, 2012

Airworthiness Directives:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France Helicopters We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Eurocopter France (EC) Model SA-365N, SA-365N1, SA-366G1, AS-365N2, AS 365 N3, EC 155B, and EC155B1 helicopters. This AD was prompted by the discovery of a cracked main rotor mast nut. This c...	Rule	Sep 05, 2012

Control:

No documents available.

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Seventh Meeting: RTCA NextGen Advisory Committee (NAC) The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of the seventh meeting of the RTCA NextGen Advisory Committee (NAC).	Notice	Sep 05, 2012
Transportation Department > FAA Research, Engineering and Development Advisory Committee Notice of Meeting.	Notice	Sep 05, 2012

Requests to Release Airport Property:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Intent To Rule on Request To Release Airport Property at the El Paso International Airport, El Paso, TX The FAA proposes to rule and invite public comment on the release of land at the El Paso International Airport.	Notice	Sep 05, 2012

Treasury Department

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > IRS Allocation of Costs Under the Simplified Methods This document contains proposed regulations on allocating costs to certain property produced by the taxpayer or acquired by the taxpayer for resale. The proposed regulations affect taxpayers that are producers or resellers of property that are requir...	Proposed Rule	Sep 05, 2012
Treasury Department > OCC, Federal Reserve System, National Credit Union Administration, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Federal Housing Finance Agency Appraisals for Higher-Risk Mortgage Loans The Board, Bureau, FDIC, FHFA, NCUA, and OCC (collectively, the Agencies) are proposing to amend Regulation Z, which implements the Truth in Lending Act (TILA), and the official interpretation to the regulation. The proposed revisions to Regulation Z...	Proposed Rule	Sep 05, 2012
Treasury Department > USMINT Price for the 2012 Annual Uncirculated Dollar Coin Set The United States Mint is announcing a price of $54.95 for the 2012 Annual Uncirculated Dollar Coin Set. This set contains the following uncirculated coins: four Presidential $1 Coins, one Native American $1 Coin, and one American Eagle Silver Coin.	Notice	Sep 05, 2012

Veterans Affairs Department

Title	Type	Published
Veterans Affairs Department Privacy Act of 1974 The Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552(a)(e)) requires all agencies to publish in the Federal Register a notice of the existence and character of their systems of records. Notice is hereby given that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is establis...	Notice	Sep 05, 2012
Veterans Affairs Department Service Dogs The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) amends its regulations concerning veterans in need of service dogs. Under this final rule, VA will provide to veterans with visual, hearing, or mobility impairments benefits to support the use of a service dog...	Rule	Sep 05, 2012
Veterans Affairs Department Sharing Information Between the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense This document adopts as final, without change, the interim final rule published in the Federal Register on October 20, 2011. This final rule removes a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) regulatory restriction on the sharing of certain medical inform...	Rule	Sep 05, 2012

Federal Register September 5, 2012

Agencies Publishing on September 5, 2012

Administrative Conference of the United States

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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Consumer Product Safety Commission

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Defense Department

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Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board

Education Department

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Energy Department

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Justice Department

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