Federal Register September 27, 2012 (Volume 77)

Agencies Publishing on September 27, 2012

Agriculture Department (4)
Commerce Department (9)
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (1)
Consumer Product Safety Commission (1)
Defense Department (5)
Education Department (1)
Energy Department (11)
Environmental Protection Agency (6)
Executive Office of the President (3)
Export-Import Bank (2)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (1)
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (1)
Federal Trade Commission (1)
General Services Administration (1)
Health and Human Services Department (12)
Homeland Security Department (5)
Interior Department (8)
Labor Department (5)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (1)
National Credit Union Administration (1)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (1)
Securities and Exchange Commission (9)
Small Business Administration (2)
Surface Transportation Board (1)
Transportation Department (2)
Treasury Department (6)
Veterans Affairs Department (2)

Agriculture Department

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FSIS Additional Changes to the Schedule of Operations Regulations The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is amending the meat and poultry product regulations pertaining to the schedule of operations. FSIS is amending these regulations to define the 8-hour workday as including time that inspection program per...	Rule	Sep 27, 2012
Agriculture Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals	Notice	Sep 27, 2012
Agriculture Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals	Notice	Sep 27, 2012
Agriculture Department > AMS National Organic Program (NOP); Sunset Review (2012) for Nutrient Vitamins and Minerals This interim rule addresses a recommendation submitted to the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary) by the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) on April 29, 2011. This recommendation pertains to the 2012 Sunset Review for the exemption (use) of nut...	Rule	Sep 27, 2012

Commerce Department

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals	Notice	Sep 27, 2012

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

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Certain Small Diameter Carbon and Alloy Seamless Standard, Line and Pressure Pipe (Under 41/2 Inches) From Japan: Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review Certain Small Diameter Carbon and Alloy Seamless Standard, Line and Pressure Pipe Under 4.5 Inches From Japan	Notice	Sep 27, 2012
Commerce Department > ITA Sodium Hexametaphosphate From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review On March 23, 2012, the Department of Commerce ("Department") published in the Federal Register the Preliminary Results of the second administrative review of the antidumping duty order on sodium hexametaphosphate ("sodium hex") from the People's Repu...	Notice	Sep 27, 2012

Antidumping Duty Orders; Sunset Reviews; Results, Extensions, Amendments, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Solid Agricultural Grade Ammonium Nitrate from Ukraine: Final Results of the Expedited Second Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order On June 1, 2012, the Department of Commerce ("Department") published in the Federal Register the notice of initiation of the second sunset review of the antidumping duty order on solid agricultural grade ammonium nitrate from Ukraine. The Department...	Notice	Sep 27, 2012

Applications for Reorganization Under Alternative Site Framework:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > FTZB Foreign-Trade Zone 72-Indiana, IN; Application for Reorganization (Expansion of Service Area) Under Alternative Site Framework Foreign-Trade Zone 72, Indianapolis, IN	Notice	Sep 27, 2012

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

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; 2012 Commercial Accountability Measure and Closure for South Atlantic Vermilion Snapper NMFS implements accountability measures (AMs) for the commercial sector for vermilion snapper in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the South Atlantic. The Science Research Director (SRD) has estimated that commercial landings for vermilion snapper...	Rule	Sep 27, 2012

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > BIS Emerging Technology and Research Advisory Committee; Notice of Open Meeting Emerging Technology And Research Advisory Committee	Notice	Sep 27, 2012

Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Seabird and Pinniped Research Activities in Central California, 2012-2013 We have received an application from PRBO Conservation Science (PRBO), for an Incidental Harassment Authorization to take marine mammals, by harassment, incidental to conducting proposed seabird and pinniped research activities on Southeast Farallon...	Notice	Sep 27, 2012

Withdrawal of Production Notification:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > FTZB Foreign-Trade Zone 126-Reno, NV, Withdrawal of Production Notification, Brightpoint North America L.P. (Cell Phone Kitting and Distribution), Reno, NV Brightpoint North America LP, Foreign-Trade Zone 126, Reno, NV	Notice	Sep 27, 2012

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Title	Type	Published
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Privacy Act of 1974, as Amended In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, hereinto referred to as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ("CFPB" or the "Bureau"), gives notice of the establishment of a revised Privacy Act...	Notice	Sep 27, 2012

Consumer Product Safety Commission

Title	Type	Published
Consumer Product Safety Commission Sunshine Act Meeting Notice Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Sep 27, 2012

Defense Department

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > DARS Acquisition of Commercial Items Acquisitions of Commercial Items; CFR Correction	Rule	Sep 27, 2012
Defense Department > DARS Contracting by Negotiation Contracting by Negotiation; CFR Correction	Rule	Sep 27, 2012
Defense Department > DARS Contractor Qualifications Contractor Qualifications; CFR Corrections	Rule	Sep 27, 2012
Defense Department > DARS Patents, Data, and Copyrights; CFR Correction Patents, Data, and Copyrights; CFR Correction	Rule	Sep 27, 2012
Defense Department > DARS Publicizing Contract Actions Publicizing Contract Actions; CFR Correction	Rule	Sep 27, 2012

Education Department

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Federal Student Aid Programs (Student Assistance General Provisions, Federal Perkins Loan Program, Federal Family Education Loan Program, and the Federal Direct Loan Program) The Secretary is issuing updated waivers and modifications of statutory and regulatory provisions governing the Federal student financial aid programs under the authority of the Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act of 2003 (HEROES A...	Rule	Sep 27, 2012

Energy Department

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Combined Notice of Filings Combined Filings	Notice	Sep 27, 2012
Energy Department > FERC Combined Notice of Filings #1 Combined Filings	Notice	Sep 27, 2012
Energy Department > FERC Alaska Energy Authority; Errata Notice Proposed Study Plan and the Revised Study Plan for the Susitna-Watana; Correction	Notice	Sep 27, 2012
Energy Department > FERC Records Governing Off-the-Record Communications; Public Notice Records Governing Off-the-Record Communications	Notice	Sep 27, 2012
Energy Department > FERC Revisions to Page 700 of FERC Form No. 6 The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) proposes to modify Page 700 of FERC Form No. 6 (Form 6) to facilitate the calculation of a pipeline's actual return on equity. The Commission proposes to expand the information provided regarding...	Proposed Rule	Sep 27, 2012

Applications:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Hawks Nest Hydro, LLC; Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document (PAD), Commencement of Pre-Filing Process, and Scoping; Request for Comments on the PAD and Scoping Document, and Identification of Issues and Associated Study Requests Hawks Nest Hydro, LLC	Notice	Sep 27, 2012

Complaints:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Delta Air Lines, Inc., Continental Airlines, Inc., JetBlue Airways Corporation, United Air Lines, Inc., US Airways, Inc. v. Buckey Pipe Line Company, L.P.; Notice of Complaint Delta Air Lines, Inc., et. al, v. Buckey Pipe Line Company, L.P.	Notice	Sep 27, 2012

Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assesment for the Proposed Brandywine Creek Replacement Project; Request for Comments on Environmental Issues; and Notice of Public Scoping Meeting Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC, Brandywine Creek Replacement Project	Notice	Sep 27, 2012

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Jordan Cove Energy Project LP; Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline LP; Notice of Additional Public Scoping Meetings for the Jordan Cove Liquefaction and Pacific Connector Pipeline Projects Jordan Cove Energy Project LP, Jordan Cove Energy Project LP	Notice	Sep 27, 2012

Preliminary Permit Applications:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Wills Creek Hydro, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications Wills Creek Hydro, LLC	Notice	Sep 27, 2012

Revised Restricted Service List for Programmatic Agreements:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Grand River Dam Authority; Notice of Revised Restricted Service List for a Programmatic Agreement Grand River Dam Authority, Oklahoma Salina Pumped Storage Project	Notice	Sep 27, 2012

Environmental Protection Agency

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan; National Priorities List On August 20, 2012 EPA published a Notice of Intent to Delete and a direct final Notice of Deletion for the Hooker (Hyde Park) Superfund Site from the National Priorities List. The EPA is withdrawing the Final Notice of Deletion due to adverse commen...	Rule	Sep 27, 2012

Approvals and Promulgations of Implementation Plans:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; North Carolina: Approval of Rocky Mount Supplemental Motor Vehicle Emissions Budget Update EPA is proposing to approve a revision to the North Carolina State Implementation Plan (SIP), submitted to EPA on February 7, 2011, by the State of North Carolina, through the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Division o...	Proposed Rule	Sep 27, 2012
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; North Carolina: Approval of Rocky Mount Motor Vehicle Emissions Budget Update EPA is taking direct final action to approve a revision to the North Carolina State Implementation Plan (SIP), submitted to EPA on February 7, 2011, by the State of North Carolina, through the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Reso...	Rule	Sep 27, 2012
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Revisions to the Nevada State Implementation Plan; Stationary Source Permits EPA is finalizing a limited approval and limited disapproval of revisions to the applicable state implementation plan for the State of Nevada. The revisions include new or amended State rules governing applications for, and issuance of, permits for s...	Rule	Sep 27, 2012

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency SFIREG EQI Working Committee; Notice of Public Meeting The Association of American Pesticide Control Officials (AAPCO)/State FIFRA Issues Research and Evaluation Group (SFIREG), Pesticides Operations and Management (EQI) Working Committee will hold a 2-day meeting, beginning on October 15, 2012, and endi...	Notice	Sep 27, 2012

Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: 2013 Biomass-Based Diesel Renewable Fuel Volume Under the Clean Air Act Section 211(o), the Environmental Protection Agency is required to determine the applicable volume of biomass-based diesel to be used in setting annual percentage standards under the renewable fuel standard program for years a...	Rule	Sep 27, 2012

Executive Office of the President

Title	Type	Published
Executive Office of the President Establishment of the Chimney Rock National Monument Chimney Rock National Monument; Establishment (Proc. 8868)	Presidential Document	Sep 27, 2012

Special Observances:

Title	Type	Published
Executive Office of the President National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week, 2012 National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week (Proc. 8869)	Presidential Document	Sep 27, 2012
Executive Office of the President National Hunting and Fishing Day, 2012 National Hunting and Fishing Day (Proc. 8870)	Presidential Document	Sep 27, 2012

Export-Import Bank

Title	Type	Published
Export-Import Bank Application for Final Commitment for a Long-Term Loan or Financial Guarantee in Excess of $100 Million; 25 Day Comment Period Notice of 25 day comment period regarding an application for final commitment for a long-term loan or financial guarantee in excess of $100 million.	Notice	Sep 27, 2012
Export-Import Bank Economic Impact Policy Economic Impact Policy	Notice	Sep 27, 2012

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

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

Title	Type	Published
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Registration of Mortgage Loan Originators The FDIC, 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 renewal of an existing information collection, as required by the Paper...	Notice	Sep 27, 2012

Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council

Title	Type	Published
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Appraisal Subcommittee; Proposed Policy Statements On August 30, 2012, the Appraisal Subcommittee (ASC) of the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council issued a proposal to revise ASC Policy Statements. The ASC has received a request to extend the comment period set in the proposal and has...	Notice	Sep 27, 2012

Federal Trade Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Trade Commission Rules of Practice The FTC is adopting revised rules governing the process of its investigations and attorney discipline. These rules, located in the Commission's Rules of Practice, are intended to promote fairness, transparency, and efficiency in all FTC investigation...	Rule	Sep 27, 2012

General Services Administration

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
General Services Administration The President's Management Advisory Board (PMAB); Notification of Upcoming Public Advisory Meeting The President's Management Advisory Board (PMAB), a Federal Advisory Committee established in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C., App., and Executive Order 13538, will hold a public meeting on Friday, October 12, 2012...	Notice	Sep 27, 2012

Health and Human Services Department

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > SAMHSA Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals	Notice	Sep 27, 2012
Health and Human Services Department Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Public Comment Request In compliance with section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS), Department of Health and Human Services, will submit an Information Collection Request (ICR), described below, to the Office of Managem...	Notice	Sep 27, 2012
Health and Human Services Department Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Public Comment Request In compliance with section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS), Department of Health and Human Services, announces plans to submit a new Information Collection Request (ICR), described below, to the...	Notice	Sep 27, 2012
Health and Human Services Department Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Public Comment Request In compliance with section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS), Department of Health and Human Services, will submit an Information Collection Request (ICR), described below, to the Office of Managem...	Notice	Sep 27, 2012
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Determination That ENDURON (methyclothiazide) Tablets and Six Other Drug Products Were Not Withdrawn From Sale for Reasons of Safety or Effectiveness The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has determined that the seven drug products listed in this document were not withdrawn from sale for reasons of safety or effectiveness. This determination means that FDA will not begin procedures to withdraw ap...	Notice	Sep 27, 2012
Health and Human Services Department > SAMHSA Fiscal Year (FY) 2012 Funding Opportunity This notice is to inform the public that the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) intends to award approximately $485,780 (total costs) per year for one year to the Education Development Center, Inc. Waltham, Massachuset...	Notice	Sep 27, 2012
Health and Human Services Department > ACF State Plan Approval and Grant Procedures State Plan Approval and Grant Procedures; CFR Correction	Rule	Sep 27, 2012

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Cancer Institute; Notice of Meeting National Cancer Institute	Notice	Sep 27, 2012
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute On Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism	Notice	Sep 27, 2012
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders; Notice of Closed Meetings National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders	Notice	Sep 27, 2012

Public Workshops:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Food Defense; Public Workshop The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Office of Regulatory Affairs (ORA), Southwest Regional Office (SWRO), in co-sponsorship with Oklahoma State University (OSU), Robert M. Kerr Food & Agricultural Products Center (FAPC), is announcing a public wo...	Notice	Sep 27, 2012

Supplemental Fundings for Cooperative Agreements:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department Announcement of Supplemental Funding for Cooperative Agreements to the New Mexico Department of Health, Office of Border Health; Arizona Department of Health Services, Office of Border Health; California Department of Public Health, Office of Binational Border Health; Texas Department of State Health Services, Office of Border Health to Improve the Health of Persons and Communities Along the U.S.-Mexico Border The Office of Global Affairs (OGA) announces that up to $150,000.00 ($37,500.00 to each State) in fiscal year (FY) 2012 funds are being awarded for supplemental funding to existing cooperative agreements to the Department of Health Services of the st...	Notice	Sep 27, 2012

Homeland Security Department

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

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCIS Agency Information Collection Activities: Application To Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, Form I-485 and Supplements A, C, and E, Revision of a Currently Approved Collection; Comment Request The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the...	Notice	Sep 27, 2012
Homeland Security Department > USCIS Agency Information Collection Activities: National Interest Waivers, Supplemental Evidence to I-140 and I-485, Form Number No Form; Extension, Without Change, of a Currently Approved Collection The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the...	Notice	Sep 27, 2012

Findings of Equivalence:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG Finding of Equivalence; Alternate Pressure Relief Valve Settings on Certain Vessels Carrying Liquefied Gases in Bulk The Coast Guard announces the availability of CG-ENG Policy Letter 04-12, "Alternative Pressure Relief Valve Settings on Vessels Carrying Liquefied Gases in Bulk in Independent Type B and Type C Tanks." Existing Coast Guard regulations regarding the...	Notice	Sep 27, 2012

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department Homeland Security Science and Technology Advisory Committee (HSSTAC) On September 13, 2012, the Department of Homeland Security announced in the Federal Register at FRN 77, Number 178, 56662-56663 that the Homeland Security Science and Technology Advisory Committee (HSSTAC) would meet on September 27-28, 2012 in Washi...	Notice	Sep 27, 2012

Quarterly IRS Interest Rates Used in Calculating Interest:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCBP Quarterly IRS Interest Rates Used in Calculating Interest on Overdue Accounts and Refunds on Customs Duties This notice advises the public of the quarterly Internal Revenue Service interest rates used to calculate interest on overdue accounts (underpayments) and refunds (overpayments) of customs duties. For the calendar quarter beginning October 1, 2012, t...	Notice	Sep 27, 2012

Interior Department

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Renewal of Approved Information Collection In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is announcing its intention to request approval to continue the collection of information regarding leases of solid minerals other than coal and oil shale. The Office...	Notice	Sep 27, 2012

Comprehensive Conservation Plans:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Great Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Rockingham County, NH; Final Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Finding of No Significant Impact We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the availability of the final comprehensive conservation plan (CCP) and finding of no significant impact (FONSI) for Great Bay National Wildlife Refuge (NWR, refuge) in Newington, New Hampshi...	Notice	Sep 27, 2012

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 12-Month Finding on a Petition To List Spring Mountains Acastus Checkerspot Butterfly as an Endangered or Threatened Species We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce a 12-month finding on a petition to list the Spring Mountains acastus checkerspot butterfly (Chlosyne acastus robusta) as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as am...	Proposed Rule	Sep 27, 2012
Interior Department > FWS Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Status for Grotto Sculpin and Designation of Critical Habitat We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, propose to list the grotto sculpin (Cottus sp. nov.) as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and propose to designate critical habitat for the species. In total, all underground aquat...	Proposed Rule	Sep 27, 2012
Interior Department > FWS Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Listing of the Mount Charleston Blue Butterfly as Endangered and Proposed Listing of Five Blue Butterflies as Threatened Due to Similarity of Appearance We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, propose to list the Mount Charleston blue butterfly (Plebejus shasta charlestonensis) as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). We also propose to list the lupine blue...	Proposed Rule	Sep 27, 2012

Enhancements of Survival Permits; Safe Harbor Agreements:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Application From Marys River Ranch, Elko County, NV, for an Enhancement of Survival Permit; Safe Harbor Agreement In response to an application from Marys River Ranch (applicant), the Fish and Wildlife Service (we, the Service) is considering issuance of an enhancement of survival permit pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as a...	Notice	Sep 27, 2012

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Meeting, Front Range Resource Advisory Council 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 (BLM) Front Range Resource Advisory Council (RAC), will meet as indicated bel...	Notice	Sep 27, 2012
Interior Department > NPS Meeting of the National Park System Advisory Board; November 28-29, 2012 Notice is hereby given in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. Appendix, and Parts 62 and 65 of title 36 of the Code of Federal Regulations, that the National Park System Advisory Board will meet November 28-29, 2012, in Fort...	Notice	Sep 27, 2012

Labor Department

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department Notice of Publication of 2012 Update to the Department of Labor's List of Goods From Countries Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor This notice announces the publication of an updated list of goods--along with countries of origin--that the Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) has reason to believe are produced by child labor or forced labor in violation of international s...	Notice	Sep 27, 2012

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

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > ETA Comment Request for Information Collection; Pell Grants and the Payment of Unemployment Benefits to Individuals in Approved Training; Extension Without Change The Department of Labor (Department), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a preclearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on propos...	Notice	Sep 27, 2012
Labor Department > VETS Agency Information Collection Activities; Continued Collection; Comment Request: Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Tracking Report; Jobs for Veterans State Grant Budget Information Summary; Jobs for Veterans State Grant Expenditure Detail Report; Jobs for Veterans State Grant Staffing Directory; Extension Without Revisions The Veterans' Employment and Training Service (VETS) 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 pu...	Notice	Sep 27, 2012

Initial Determinations Revising List of Products Requiring Federal Contractor Certifications:

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department Notice of Initial Determination Revising the List of Products Requiring Federal Contractor Certification as to Forced/Indentured Child Labor Pursuant to Executive Order 13126 This initial determination proposes to revise the list required by Executive Order No. 13126 ("Prohibition of Acquisition of Products Produced by Forced or Indentured Child Labor") in accordance with the Department of Labor's "Procedural Guidelines f...	Notice	Sep 27, 2012

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > EBSA 164th Meeting of the Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans; Notice of Meeting Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans	Notice	Sep 27, 2012

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Title	Type	Published
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Cross Waivers of Liability Clauses NASA has adopted, with minor changes, a final rule amending the NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) to consolidate and make changes to three existing cross-waiver of liability contract clauses, and to more closely align the clauses with current mission program...	Rule	Sep 27, 2012

National Credit Union Administration

Title	Type	Published
National Credit Union Administration Payday-Alternative Loans The NCUA Board (Board) is currently reviewing its regulation governing payday-alternative loans (PAL or PAL loans), formerly known as short-term, small amount loans. The Board intends to improve the regulation to encourage more federal credit unions...	Proposed Rule	Sep 27, 2012

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Environmental Qualifications of Electrical Equipment The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the Commission) received a petition for rulemaking (PRM), dated June 18, 2012, which was filed with the NRC by the Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. (NRDC) and Mr. Paul M. Blanch (collectively, the...	Proposed Rule	Sep 27, 2012

Securities and Exchange Commission

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; BATS Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Related to Fees for Use of BATS Exchange, Inc. BATS Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Sep 27, 2012
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Related to Small Order Preference Priority Overlay Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Sep 27, 2012
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; EDGA Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Amend EDGA Rule 13.9 EDGA Exchange, Inc	Notice	Sep 27, 2012
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; EDGX Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Amend EDGX Rule 13.9 EDGX Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Sep 27, 2012
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board; Order Granting Approval of a Proposed Rule Change To Amend Rule G-34 on CUSIP Numbers, New Issue, and Market Information Requirements Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board	Notice	Sep 27, 2012
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE MKT LLC; Order Granting Approval of a Proposed Rule Change Amending the Members' Schedule of NYSE Amex Options LLC in Order To Reflect Changes to the Capital Structure of the Company NYSE MKT LLC	Notice	Sep 27, 2012
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE MKT LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Amending Sections 1203(a) and 1205(b) of the NYSE MKT Company Guide (“Company Guide”) To Increase the Fees Applicable to Issuers Requesting Review of a Determination To Limit or Prohibit the Continued Listing of Their Securities on the Exchange NYSE MKT LLC	Notice	Sep 27, 2012
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Options Clearing Corporation; Notice of Filing of Advance Notice Relating to the Clearance and Settlement of Over-the-Counter Options Options Clearing Corp.	Notice	Sep 27, 2012
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Offer Members the Ability To Pay a Regulatory Fine Pursuant to an Installment Plan The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC	Notice	Sep 27, 2012

Small Business Administration

Title	Type	Published
Small Business Administration Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Under OMB Review Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), agencies are required to submit proposed reporting and recordkeeping requirements to OMB for review and approval, and to publish a notice in the Federal Register notifying th...	Notice	Sep 27, 2012
Small Business Administration Interest Rates Interest Rates	Notice	Sep 27, 2012

Surface Transportation Board

Abandonment Exemptions:

Title	Type	Published
DOT, STB Pickens Railway Company-Abandonment Exemption-in Pickens County, SC Pickens Railway Co., Pickens County, SC	Notice	Sep 27, 2012

Transportation Department

Abandonment Exemptions:

No documents available.

Qualifications of Drivers:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FMCSA Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Diabetes Mellitus FMCSA announces its decision to exempt 19 individuals from its rule prohibiting persons with insulin-treated diabetes mellitus (ITDM) from operating commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) in interstate commerce. The exemptions will enable these individuals...	Notice	Sep 27, 2012
Transportation Department > FMCSA Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Diabetes Mellitus FMCSA announces receipt of applications from 18 individuals for exemption from the prohibition against persons with insulin-treated diabetes mellitus (ITDM) operating commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) in interstate commerce. If granted, the exemptions...	Notice	Sep 27, 2012

Treasury Department

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > OCC Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Information Collection; Submission for OMB Review The OCC, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on a continuing information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduct...	Notice	Sep 27, 2012
Treasury Department Internal Revenue Service The Department of the Treasury, 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 collection...	Notice	Sep 27, 2012
Treasury Department > IRS Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Regulation Project The Department of the Treasury, 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 collection...	Notice	Sep 27, 2012
Treasury Department > IRS Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Notice 2009-26 The Department of the Treasury, 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 collection...	Notice	Sep 27, 2012
Treasury Department > IRS Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Regulation Project The Department of the Treasury, 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 collection...	Notice	Sep 27, 2012

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

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > IRS Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Form 8281 The Department of the Treasury, 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 collection...	Notice	Sep 27, 2012

Veterans Affairs Department

Title	Type	Published
Veterans Affairs Department Removal of 30-Day Residency Requirement for Per Diem Payments The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is proposing to amend its regulations concerning per diem payments to State homes for the provision of nursing home care to veterans. Specifically, this rule would remove the requirement that a veteran must hav...	Proposed Rule	Sep 27, 2012
Veterans Affairs Department Removal of 30-Day Residency Requirement for Per Diem Payments The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is taking direct final action to amend its regulations concerning per diem payments to State homes for the provision of nursing home care to veterans. Specifically, this rule removes the requirement that a vete...	Rule	Sep 27, 2012

Federal Register September 27, 2012

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Agriculture Department

Commerce Department

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

Antidumping Duty Orders; Sunset Reviews; Results, Extensions, Amendments, etc.:

Applications for Reorganization Under Alternative Site Framework:

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

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Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities:

Withdrawal of Production Notification:

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Consumer Product Safety Commission

Defense Department

Education Department

Energy Department

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Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.:

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Preliminary Permit Applications:

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Environmental Protection Agency

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Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives:

Executive Office of the President

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Export-Import Bank

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

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

Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council

Federal Trade Commission

General Services Administration

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Health and Human Services Department

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Supplemental Fundings for Cooperative Agreements:

Homeland Security Department

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

Findings of Equivalence:

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Quarterly IRS Interest Rates Used in Calculating Interest:

Interior Department

Comprehensive Conservation Plans:

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants:

Enhancements of Survival Permits; Safe Harbor Agreements:

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Labor Department

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

Initial Determinations Revising List of Products Requiring Federal Contractor Certifications:

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National Aeronautics and Space Administration

National Credit Union Administration

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Securities and Exchange Commission

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Small Business Administration

Surface Transportation Board

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Transportation Department

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Treasury Department

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Veterans Affairs Department

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