Federal Register November 8, 2012
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88 documents were published on this date.
Agencies Publishing on November 8, 2012
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Commerce Department
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Defense Department
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Education Department
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Energy Department
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Environmental Protection Agency
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Export-Import Bank
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Federal Communications Commission
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission
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Federal Reserve System
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Health and Human Services Department
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Homeland Security Department
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Interior Department
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Justice Department
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Labor Department
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Library of Congress
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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Securities and Exchange Commission
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State Department
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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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Commerce Department
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Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
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Notice | Nov 08, 2012 |
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
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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...
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Notice | Nov 08, 2012 |
Antidumping Duty Administrative Reviews; Results, Extensions, Amendments, etc.:
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In response to requests from interested parties, the Department of Commerce (the Department) is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod (wire rod) from Mexico. The period of review...
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Notice | Nov 08, 2012 |
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The Department of Commerce ("the Department") is conducting the third administrative review of steel wire garment hangers from the People's Republic of China ("PRC") for the period October 1, 2010, through September 30, 2011. The Department has preli...
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Notice | Nov 08, 2012 |
Antidumping Duty Orders; Results, Extensions, Amendments, etc.:
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As a result of the determinations by the Department of Commerce ("the Department") that revocation of the antidumping duty ("AD") orders on silicomanganese from the People's Republic of China ("PRC") and Ukraine would likely lead to continuation or r...
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Notice | Nov 08, 2012 |
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants:
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We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) (collectively referred to as the "Services" or "we"), announce the reopening of the public comment period on our August 24, 2012, proposed rule to revise ou...
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Proposed Rule | Nov 08, 2012 |
Fisheries of the Northeastern United States:
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This action would expand on a previously approved sector exemption by allowing groundfish sector trawl vessels to harvest redfish using nets with codend mesh as small as 4.5 inches (11.4 cm). In addition, this action proposes to implement an industry...
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Proposed Rule | Nov 08, 2012 |
Defense Department
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Notice | Nov 08, 2012 |
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Notice | Nov 08, 2012 |
Education Department
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
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In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is proposing an extension of an existing information collection.
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Notice | Nov 08, 2012 |
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In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is proposing a new information collection.
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Notice | Nov 08, 2012 |
Requests for Information:
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The Department is requesting input to revitalize its training and technical assistance (TA) activities funded under the Rehabilitation Training Program. The Department will use the information and data gathered in response to this notice to support t...
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Notice | Nov 08, 2012 |
Energy Department
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Combined Filings
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Notice | Nov 08, 2012 |
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On March 6, 2012, BPA filed its Oversupply Management Protocol with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Docket No. EL11-44) as an amendment to BPA's Open Access Transmission Tariff. The protocol authorizes BPA to displace generation in its bala...
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Notice | Nov 08, 2012 |
Initial Market-Based Rate Filings Including Requests for Blanket Section 204 Authorizations:
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Beacom Energy, Inc.
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Notice | Nov 08, 2012 |
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Black Bear SO, LLC
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Notice | Nov 08, 2012 |
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Haverhill Cogeneration Co. LLC
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Notice | Nov 08, 2012 |
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Middletown Cogeneration Co. LLC
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Notice | Nov 08, 2012 |
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Star Energy Partners LLC
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Notice | Nov 08, 2012 |
Meetings:
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This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Nevada. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of this meeting be announced in the Federal...
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Notice | Nov 08, 2012 |
Public Hearings:
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BPA is holding a consolidated rate proceeding, Docket No. BP- 14, to establish power and transmission rates for FY 2014-2015. The Pacific Northwest Electric Power Planning and Conservation Act (Northwest Power Act) provides that BPA must establish an...
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Notice | Nov 08, 2012 |
Environmental Protection Agency
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EPA's Office of Transportation and Air Quality (OTAQ) plans to authorize various contractors to access information which will be submitted to EPA under Title II of the Clean Air Act that may be claimed as, or may be determined to be, confidential bus...
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Notice | Nov 08, 2012 |
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In accordance with section 113(g) of the Clean Air Act, as amended ("CAA"), notice is hereby given of a proposed consent decree to resolve a lawsuit filed by the Environmental Integrity Project, Sierra Club, and Texas Campaign for the Environment (co...
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Notice | Nov 08, 2012 |
Approvals and Promulgations of Air Quality Implementation Plans:
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EPA is proposing to approve a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of New Hampshire. The revision establishes Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) for several categories of volatile organic compound (VOC) sources....
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Proposed Rule | Nov 08, 2012 |
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EPA is approving a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of New Hampshire. The revision establishes Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) for several categories of volatile organic compound (VOC) sources. The intend...
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Rule | Nov 08, 2012 |
Approvals and Promulgations of Implementation Plans:
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EPA is taking final action to approve the State Implementation Plan (SIP) submissions, submitted by the State of Florida, through the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP), as demonstrating that the State meets certain SIP requirement...
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Rule | Nov 08, 2012 |
Approvals and Promulgations of State Implementation Plans:
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EPA is taking final action to approve portions of a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of Idaho on October 25, 2010, as meeting the requirements of Clean Air Act (CAA or the Act) sections 169A and 169B and federal regiona...
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Rule | Nov 08, 2012 |
Settlements:
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Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), the United States Environmental Protection Agency has entered into a settlement to conduct sampling, perform a clean-up and compromise cost with over 80 settling...
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Notice | Nov 08, 2012 |
Export-Import Bank
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Meetings; Sunshine Act
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Notice | Nov 08, 2012 |
Federal Communications Commission
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In this document, the Commission initiates a comprehensive review of its rules governing licensing and operation of space stations and earth stations. The proposed amendments are designed to reflect evolving technology, eliminate unnecessary technica...
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Proposed Rule | Nov 08, 2012 |
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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is correcting a final rule that appeared in the Federal Register of October 16, 2012. The document announces the effective date of rules containing information collection requirements approved by the Office...
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Rule | Nov 08, 2012 |
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
No documents available.
Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission
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Meetings; Sunshine Act
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Notice | Nov 08, 2012 |
Federal Reserve System
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The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) has approved the private sector adjustment factor (PSAF) for 2013 of $14.1 million and the 2013 fee schedules for Federal Reserve priced services and electronic access. These actions were t...
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Notice | Nov 08, 2012 |
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The Board has approved modifications to its method for calculating the private-sector adjustment factor (PSAF). The PSAF is part of the Board's calculation, as required by the Monetary Control Act of 1980 (MCA), to establish the fees that Federal Res...
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Notice | Nov 08, 2012 |
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Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies
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Notice | Nov 08, 2012 |
Health and Human Services Department
Draft Compliance Policy Guide; Availability:
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is announcing the availability of a draft Compliance Policy Guide entitled "Compliance Policy Guide Sec. 550.050 Canned Ackee, Frozen Ackee, and Other Ackee Products--Hypoglycin A Toxin (the draft CPG)." T...
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Notice | Nov 08, 2012 |
Medicare Program:
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This final rule updates the Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) rates, including the national standardized 60-day episode rates, the national per-visit rates, the low-utilization payment amount (LUPA), the non-routine medical supplies (NR...
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Rule | Nov 08, 2012 |
Meetings:
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As stipulated by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is hereby giving notice that the Advisory Committee on Blood and Tissue Safety and Availability (ACBTSA) will hold a meeting. The meeting will be op...
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Notice | Nov 08, 2012 |
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Notice.
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Notice | Nov 08, 2012 |
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Center for Scientific Review
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Notice | Nov 08, 2012 |
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National Advisory Council on Migrant Health
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Notice | Nov 08, 2012 |
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National Cancer Institute
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Notice | Nov 08, 2012 |
Petitions to Designate Classes of Employees to be Included in Special Exposure Cohorts:
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NIOSH gives notice as required by 42 CFR 83.12(e) of a decision to evaluate a petition to designate a class of employees from the Battelle Laboratories King Avenue facility in Columbus, OH, to be included in the Special Exposure Cohort under the Ener...
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Notice | Nov 08, 2012 |
Homeland Security Department
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Comments are requested on proposed flood hazard determinations, which may include additions or modifications of any Base Flood Elevation (BFE), base flood depth, Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) boundary or zone designation, or regulatory floodway on...
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Notice | Nov 08, 2012 |
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
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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...
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Notice | Nov 08, 2012 |
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment upon this proposed extension of a currently approved collection of information or new collec...
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Notice | Nov 08, 2012 |
Anchorages:
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The Coast Guard proposes to establish two anchorage areas on the Lower Mississippi River, above the Head of Passes (AHP). The first would be located at the Belmont Light extending from Mile Marker (MM) 152.9 to 154 on the Left Descending Bank (LDB) o...
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Proposed Rule | Nov 08, 2012 |
Major Disaster Declarations:
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This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of New York (FEMA-4085-DR), dated October 30, 2012, and related determinations.
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Notice | Nov 08, 2012 |
Special Local Regulations:
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The Coast Guard is proposing to establish five special local regulations during the month of December when holiday boat parades are scheduled to occur on the navigable waterways in vicinities of Fort Lauderdale, Pompano Beach, Palm Beach, Boynton Bea...
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Proposed Rule | Nov 08, 2012 |
Interior Department
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In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) is announcing that the information collection request for its General provisions has been forwarded to the Office of Management and...
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Notice | Nov 08, 2012 |
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This notice provides the names of individuals who have been appointed to serve as members of the Department of the Interior SES Performance Review Board.
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Notice | Nov 08, 2012 |
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Notice is hereby given that a temporary closure is in effect on public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Grand Junction Field Office, Grand Junction, Colorado.
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Notice | Nov 08, 2012 |
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants:
No documents available.
Plats of Surveys:
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The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will file the plat of survey of the lands described below in the BLM-Eastern States office in Springfield, Virginia, 30 calendar days from the date of publication in the Federal Register.
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Notice | Nov 08, 2012 |
Realty Actions:
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The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposes to offer by competitive sealed-bid sale, one parcel of public land totaling approximately 12.5 acres in the Las Vegas Valley at not less than the appraised fair market value (FMV) of $520,000. The parcel w...
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Notice | Nov 08, 2012 |
Justice Department
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Lodging of Consent Decrees under CERCLA
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Notice | Nov 08, 2012 |
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
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60-Day Notice.
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Notice | Nov 08, 2012 |
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60-day notice.
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Notice | Nov 08, 2012 |
Labor Department
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The Department of Labor, 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 proposed and/or con...
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Notice | Nov 08, 2012 |
Library of Congress
Registration of Claims to Copyright:
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The Copyright Office is adopting interim regulations that allow groups of related serial issues to be filed through the Office's electronic registration system. This interim rule will also allow applicants for groups of related serials, in certain ci...
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Rule | Nov 08, 2012 |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Meetings:
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In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, as amended, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration announces a meeting of the NASA Advisory Council.
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Notice | Nov 08, 2012 |
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In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-462, as amended, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announces a meeting of the Commercial Space Committee of the NASA Advisory Council (NAC). This Committee re...
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Notice | Nov 08, 2012 |
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In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, as amended, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration announce a meeting for the Information Technology Infrastructure Committee (ITIC) of the NASA Advisory Council (NA...
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Notice | Nov 08, 2012 |
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In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, as amended, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announces a meeting of the Earth Science Subcommittee of the NASA Advisory Council (NAC). This Subcommittee...
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Notice | Nov 08, 2012 |
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has conducted a comprehensive review of all its Privacy Act systems of records notices. The NRC is revising and republishing all its systems of records notices as a result of this review. The revisions are mino...
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Notice | Nov 08, 2012 |
Securities and Exchange Commission
Applications:
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Notice of an application for an order under section 6(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 ("Act") for an exemption from section 15(a) of the Act and rule 18f-2 under the Act, as well as from certain disclosure requirements.
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Notice | Nov 08, 2012 |
Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes:
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BOX Options Exchange LLC
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Notice | Nov 08, 2012 |
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Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc.
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Notice | Nov 08, 2012 |
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Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc.
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Notice | Nov 08, 2012 |
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Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc.
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Notice | Nov 08, 2012 |
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Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.
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Notice | Nov 08, 2012 |
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Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board
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Notice | Nov 08, 2012 |
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New York Stock Exchange LLC
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Notice | Nov 08, 2012 |
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New York Stock Exchange LLC
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Notice | Nov 08, 2012 |
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Options Clearing Corp.
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Notice | Nov 08, 2012 |
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Options Clearing Corp.
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Notice | Nov 08, 2012 |
State Department
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Notice is hereby given that the Department of State (DOS) has received from NOVA Chemicals Inc. ("NOVA Inc.") notice that by way of corporate succession, NOVA Inc. now owns, operates, and maintains three pipeline facilities (Lines 16, 18 and 19) prev...
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Notice | Nov 08, 2012 |
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Notice is hereby given that the Department of State (DOS) has received from NOVA Chemicals Inc. ("NOVA Inc.") an application for re-instatement of a Presidential Permit authorizing the operation and maintenance of pipeline facilities to transport nat...
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Notice | Nov 08, 2012 |
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Notice is hereby given that the Department of State (DOS) has received from NOVA Chemicals Inc. ("NOVA Inc.") notice that by way of corporate succession, NOVA Inc. now owns, operates, and maintains pipeline facilities (Line 39) used to transport brin...
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Notice | Nov 08, 2012 |
Surface Transportation Board
Discontinuance of Service Exemptions:
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CSX Transportation, Inc., Anderson County, TN
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Notice | Nov 08, 2012 |
Transportation Department
Discontinuance of Service Exemptions:
No documents available.
Findings of No Significant Impact; Availability, etc.:
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The purpose of this Notice is to make available to the public the Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) derived from the Environmental Assessment (EA) regarding the Port of Guam Modernization Program (Program). The objective of this Program is to...
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Notice | Nov 08, 2012 |
Special Conditions:
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This action proposes special conditions for the Turbomeca Ardiden 3K model engines. This engine model will have a novel or unusual design feature which is a 30-minute all engines operating (AEO) power rating for hovering at increased power (HIP). Thi...
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Proposed Rule | Nov 08, 2012 |
Treasury Department
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In accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35), the OCC, the Board, and the FDIC (the "agencies") may not conduct or sponsor, and the respondent is not required to respond to, an information co...
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Notice | Nov 08, 2012 |
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In accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35), the OCC, the Board, and the FDIC (collectively, the "agencies") may not conduct or sponsor, and the respondent is not required to respond to, an inform...
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Notice | Nov 08, 2012 |
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The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control is amending the Iranian Financial Sanctions Regulations in order to implement sections 214 through 216 of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012.
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Rule | Nov 08, 2012 |
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This document contains final regulations that provide guidance under the anti-cutback rules of section 411(d)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code, which generally prohibit plan amendments eliminating or reducing accrued benefits, early retirement benefit...
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Rule | Nov 08, 2012 |
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This document cancels a public hearing on proposed regulations under section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code; relating to the utility allowance regulations.
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Proposed Rule | Nov 08, 2012 |
Fee Schedules:
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The Department of the Treasury (Treasury) is announcing a new fee schedule applicable to transfers of U.S. Treasury book-entry securities maintained on the National Book-Entry System (NBES) that occur on or after January 2, 2013.
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Notice | Nov 08, 2012 |
Veterans Affairs Department
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This Federal Register notice announces the adoption of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Directive 0005 on Scientific Integrity and responds to public comments about the draft version of this Directive, which was originally announced in the Fed...
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Notice | Nov 08, 2012 |
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