October 18, 2012 (Volume 77)

Federal Register October 18, 2012

View all documents issued on October 18, 2012. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

104 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on October 18, 2012

Agency for International Development logo Agency for International Development

Title Type Published
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is issuing public notice of its intent to alter a system of records maintained in accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended, entitled "USAID-28, Personnel Locato...
Notice Oct 18, 2012

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Rural Business-Cooperative Service's (RBS) intention to request an extension of a currently approved information collection in support of the Intermediary Relending Pro...
Notice Oct 18, 2012

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

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Forest Service is seeking comments from all interested individuals and organizations on the revision with changes of the currently approved information collection 0596-0066 Advertised Timber...
Notice Oct 18, 2012

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The Manti-La Sal and Fishlake National Forests along with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Price Field Office as joint lead agencies announce their intent to prepare a supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and Record of Decision to th...
Notice Oct 18, 2012

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The Snohomish County Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) will meet in Everett, Washington on October 25, 2012. The committee is meeting to review and prioritize 2012 and 2013 Snohomish County RAC Project Proposals for funding.
Notice Oct 18, 2012

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

Title Type Published
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office or USPTO) proposes to align the USPTO's professional responsibility rules with those of most other U.S. jurisdictions by replacing the current Patent and Trademark Office Code of Professional Resp...
Proposed Rule Oct 18, 2012
Notice.
Notice Oct 18, 2012

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

Title Type Published
Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Notice Oct 18, 2012
On April 11, 2012, the Department of Commerce (the Department) published the preliminary results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on glycine from the People's Republic of China (PRC) \1\ in the Federal Register. We revised t...
Notice Oct 18, 2012

Commodity Futures Trading Commission logo Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Oct 18, 2012
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Oct 18, 2012
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Oct 18, 2012
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Oct 18, 2012
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Oct 18, 2012

Consumer Product Safety Commission logo Consumer Product Safety Commission

Title Type Published
The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA requires the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (Commission or CPSC) to promulgate consumer product safety standards for durable infant or toddler products. These standards are...
Proposed Rule Oct 18, 2012

Defense Department logo Defense Department

Applications; Solicitations:

Title Type Published
The Commander of the Northwestern Division of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) is soliciting applications to fill two vacant stakeholder representative member positions on the Missouri River Recovery Implementation Committee (MRRIC). Members...
Notice Oct 18, 2012

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
Pursuant to Section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as implemented by the Council on Environmental Quality regulations (40 CFR Parts 1500-1508), the Department of the Navy (DoN) announces its intent to prepare an En...
Notice Oct 18, 2012

Education Department logo Education Department

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

Title Type Published
The GEAR UP annual performance report asks for information specific to the budget year for which the report is being submitted. The final performance report asks for information specific to the last budget year of the grant, and also requires the gra...
Notice Oct 18, 2012

Energy Department logo Energy Department

Title Type Published
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is hereby granting an Amended Waiver of section 1605 of the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009 (Recovery Act Buy American provisions) in EERE- funded projects for (1) Enphase microinverters and (2) pre-...
Notice Oct 18, 2012

Meetings:

Title Type Published
This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Hanford. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. No. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of this meeting be announced in the Fed...
Notice Oct 18, 2012

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

Determinations of Attainment of 1-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards:

Title Type Published
EPA is determining that the Sacramento Metro 1-hour ozone nonattainment area (Sacramento Metro Area) has attained the revoked National Ambient Air Quality Standard (1-hour ozone NAAQS or standard), and to exclude certain 2008 data caused by wildfire...
Rule Oct 18, 2012

Limited Approvals and Disapprovals of Air Quality Implementation Plans:

Title Type Published
EPA is finalizing a limited approval and limited disapproval of revisions to the Clark County portion of the applicable state implementation plan (SIP) for the State of Nevada. The submitted revisions include new and amended rules governing the issua...
Rule Oct 18, 2012

Requests for Nominations:

Title Type Published
The EPA invites nominations of qualified candidates to be considered for a three-year appointment to the National Drinking Water Advisory Council (Council). The 15 member Council was established by the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) to provide practi...
Notice Oct 18, 2012

Executive Office of the President logo Executive Office of the President

Special Observances:

Title Type Published
Blind Americans Equality Day (Proc. 8889)
Presidential Document Oct 18, 2012

Export-Import Bank logo Export-Import Bank

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

Title Type Published
The Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank), as a part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal Agencies to comment on the proposed information collection, as requir...
Notice Oct 18, 2012
The Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank), as a part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal Agencies to comment on the proposed information collection, as requir...
Notice Oct 18, 2012

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation logo Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Terminations of Receiverships:

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

Title Type Published
Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies
Notice Oct 18, 2012

Changes in Bank Control:

Title Type Published
Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company
Notice Oct 18, 2012

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

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

Title Type Published
Data Collection Plan for Follow-up Survey with Child Welfare Information Gateway Customers
Notice Oct 18, 2012

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry
Notice Oct 18, 2012
Center for Scientific Review
Notice Oct 18, 2012
Center for Scientific Review; Amended
Notice Oct 18, 2012
National Institute of Mental Health
Notice Oct 18, 2012
National Institute of Mental Health
Notice Oct 18, 2012
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Notice Oct 18, 2012
National Institute on Drug Abuse; Correction
Notice Oct 18, 2012

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

Title Type Published
Special Classes of Merchandise; CFR Correction
Rule Oct 18, 2012
This document adopts as a final rule, with one change, interim amendments to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regulations which were published in the Federal Register on November 3, 2011, as CBP Dec. 11-22, to implement the preferential t...
Rule Oct 18, 2012

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

Title Type Published
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 Oct 18, 2012
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 Oct 18, 2012

Drawbridge Operations:

Title Type Published
The Commander, First Coast Guard District, has issued a temporary deviation from the regulation governing the operation of the Wantagh State Parkway Bridge across the Sloop Channel, mile 15.4, at Jones Beach, New York. The deviation is necessary to i...
Rule Oct 18, 2012

Vessel Traffic Service Updates:

Title Type Published
This document contains a correction to the notice of proposed rulemaking published in the Federal Register on September 10, 2012 (77 FR 55439), which proposes to revise and update the Vessel Traffic Service regulations in 33 CFR part 161.
Proposed Rule Oct 18, 2012

Interior Department logo Interior Department

Title Type Published
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) invites public comments on, and plans to request approval to continue, the collection of information that enables the BLM to monitor compliance with timber export res...
Notice Oct 18, 2012
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 Oct 18, 2012

Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 as amended (NEPA), and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 as amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Boise District Office, Boise, Idaho, intends to prepare Resourc...
Notice Oct 18, 2012

Plats of Surveys:

Title Type Published
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will file the plat of survey of the lands described below in the BLM Montana State Office, Billings, Montana, on November 19, 2012.
Notice Oct 18, 2012

Proposed Withdrawal Extensions and Public Meetings:

Title Type Published
The Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Policy, Management and Budget proposes to extend the duration of Public Land Order (PLO) No. 6960, as corrected by PLO No. 6980, for an additional 20-year term. PLO No. 6960 withdrew 10,535.30 acres of publ...
Notice Oct 18, 2012

Proposed Withdrawals of Public Land:

Title Type Published
The Bureau of Reclamation (BR) has filed an application with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) requesting the Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Policy, Management and Budget to withdraw 32.56 acres of public land from settlement, sale, locati...
Notice Oct 18, 2012

International Trade Commission logo International Trade Commission

Five-Year Reviews:

Title Type Published
The Commission hereby gives notice that it will proceed with full reviews pursuant to section 751(c)(5) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1675(c)(5)) to determine whether revocation of the antidumping duty orders on steel concrete reinforcing bar...
Notice Oct 18, 2012

Justice Department logo Justice Department

Applications:

Title Type Published
Jose Gonzalo Zavaleta, M.D.; Denial
Notice Oct 18, 2012

Decisions and Orders:

Title Type Published
Zvi H. Perper, M.D.
Notice Oct 18, 2012

Importers of Controlled Substances; Applications:

Importers of Controlled Substances; Registrations:

Manufacturers of Controlled Substances; Applications:

Membership Changes Under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act:

Schedules of Controlled Substances:

Title Type Published
This Final Order is issued by the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to extend the temporary scheduling of methylone (3,4-methylenedioxy-N-methylcathinone) including its salts, isomers, and salts of isomers whenever the existe...
Rule Oct 18, 2012

Labor Department logo Labor Department

Petitions for Modifications:

Title Type Published
Section 101(c) of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 and 30 CFR part 44 govern the application, processing, and disposition of petitions for modification. This Federal Register Notice notifies the public that MSHA has investigated and iss...
Notice Oct 18, 2012

National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities logo National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is hereby given that the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities will hold a meeting of the Arts and Artifacts International Indemnity Panel. The purpos...
Notice Oct 18, 2012

N
National Transportation Safety Board

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Oct 18, 2012

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title Type Published
Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards Procedures for Meetings
Notice Oct 18, 2012

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards Subcommittee on Fukushima
Notice Oct 18, 2012
Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards Subcommittee on Regulatory Policies and Practices
Notice Oct 18, 2012

P
Postal Regulatory Commission

Title Type Published
This document provides the public with notice that the Postal Service has filed notice of its intention of planned rate and classification changes for competitive postal products. The changes have an anticipated effective date of January 27, 2013. Th...
Notice Oct 18, 2012

Postal Service logo Postal Service

Product Changes:

Title Type Published
The Postal Service gives notice of filing a request with the Postal Regulatory Commission to add a domestic shipping services contract to the list of Negotiated Service Agreements in the Mail Classification Schedule's Competitive Products List.
Notice Oct 18, 2012
The Postal Service gives notice of filing a request with the Postal Regulatory Commission to add a domestic shipping services contract to the list of Negotiated Service Agreements in the Mail Classification Schedule's Competitive Products List.
Notice Oct 18, 2012

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Title Type Published
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Oct 18, 2012

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes:

Title Type Published
BATS Y-Exchange, Inc.
Notice Oct 18, 2012
NASDAQ OMX BX, Inc.
Notice Oct 18, 2012
NASDAQ OMX PHLX LLC
Notice Oct 18, 2012
NASDAQ OMX PHLX LLC
Notice Oct 18, 2012
NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
Notice Oct 18, 2012
NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
Notice Oct 18, 2012
NYSE Arca, Inc.
Notice Oct 18, 2012
NYSE Arca, Inc.
Notice Oct 18, 2012

Surface Transportation Board logo Surface Transportation Board

Title Type Published
DOT, STB
On October 16, 2012, the Board served a decision announcing the 2011 revenue adequacy determinations for the Nation's Class I railroads. Two carriers, Norfolk Southern Combined Railroad Subsidiaries and Union Pacific Railroad Company, were found to b...
Notice Oct 18, 2012

Acquisition and Operation Exemptions:

Title Type Published
DOT, STB
The Board is granting an exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502 from the prior approval requirements of 49 U.S.C. 11323-25 for BNSF Railway Company (BNSF), a Class I rail carrier, to acquire and operate a 120.4- mile rail line owned by Nebraska Northeastern...
Notice Oct 18, 2012

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Title Type Published
This document contains corrections to the final rule regulation which was published in the Federal Register of Monday, October 15, 2012 (77 FR 62624). The final rule established fuel economy standards for light-duty vehicles under the Energy Policy a...
Rule Oct 18, 2012
FRA is proposing to require railroads to submit information to the U.S. DOT National Highway-Rail Crossing Inventory about highway- rail crossings and pathway crossings over which they operate. These amendments, which are required by the Rail Safety...
Proposed Rule Oct 18, 2012
FMCSA provides notice of the Agency's new policy concerning enforcement of its household goods (HHG) motor carrier and broker regulations. FMCSA may take enforcement action when a HHG motor carrier or broker knowingly and willfully fails, in violatio...
Rule Oct 18, 2012

Acquisition and Operation Exemptions:

No documents available.

Airworthiness Directives:

Title Type Published
We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all EADS CASA (Type Certificate Previously Held by Construcciones Aeron[aacute]uticas, S.A.) Model CN-235, CN-235-100, CN-235-200, and CN-235-300 airplanes. This proposed AD was prompted by r...
Proposed Rule Oct 18, 2012

Final General Conformity Determination; Availability:

Title Type Published
FRA is issuing this notice to advise the public that it issued a Final General Conformity Determination for the Merced to Fresno Section of the California High-Speed Train (HST) System on September 18, 2012. FRA is the lead Federal agency for complia...
Notice Oct 18, 2012

Hours of Service of Drivers:

Title Type Published
FMCSA announces that it will hold a public listening session to solicit information, concepts, ideas, and information on hours-of- service (HOS) requirements for drivers of passenger-carrying commercial motor vehicles (CMVs). Specifically, the Agency...
Proposed Rule Oct 18, 2012

Qualifications of Drivers; Exemption Applications:

Title Type Published
FMCSA announces receipt of applications from 16 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 Oct 18, 2012

Requested Administrative Waivers of Coastwise Trade Laws:

Title Type Published
As authorized by 46 U.S.C. 12121, the Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.-build requirement of the coastwise laws under certain circumstances. A request for su...
Notice Oct 18, 2012
As authorized by 46 U.S.C. 12121, the Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.- build requirement of the coastwise laws under certain circumstances. A request for s...
Notice Oct 18, 2012

Special Conditions:

Title Type Published
These special conditions are issued for the Airbus Model A318, A319, and A320 series airplanes with modification 160500 and Model A321 series airplanes with modification 160023 (Sharklet). These airplanes will have novel or unusual design features wh...
Rule Oct 18, 2012
These special conditions are issued for the Airbus Model A318, A319, and A320 series airplanes with modification 160500 and Model A321 series airplanes with modification 160023 (Sharklet). These airplanes will have novel or unusual design features wh...
Rule Oct 18, 2012
These special conditions are issued for the Airbus Model A318, A319, and A320 series airplanes with modification 160500 and Model A321 series airplanes with modification 160023 (Sharklet). These airplanes will have novel or unusual design features wh...
Rule Oct 18, 2012

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

Title Type Published
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 Oct 18, 2012
Appointments of Members of Legal Division to Performance Review Board, Internal Revenue Service
Notice Oct 18, 2012
Appointments of Members of Legal Division to Performance Review Board, Internal Revenue Service
Notice Oct 18, 2012
Discharge of Liens; Redemption by United States; CFR Correction
Rule Oct 18, 2012
The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) establishes the 162,762-acre "Ancient Lakes of Columbia Valley" viticultural area in Douglas, Grant, and Kittitas Counties in central Washington. The viticultural area lies entirely within the larger...
Rule Oct 18, 2012

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

Title Type Published
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 Oct 18, 2012
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 Oct 18, 2012
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 Oct 18, 2012

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