November 23, 2012 (Volume 77)

Federal Register November 23, 2012

View all documents issued on November 23, 2012. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

111 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on November 23, 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-33, Phoenix Financia...
Notice Nov 23, 2012

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

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The USDA Forest Service will prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to disclose the environmental effects of issuing Term Grazing Permits to continue authorizing cattle grazing on all or portions of four existing grazing allotments: Bannon,...
Notice Nov 23, 2012

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

Title Type Published
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Nov 23, 2012
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Nov 23, 2012
Applications for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instruments
Notice Nov 23, 2012

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

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On July 2, 2012, the Department of Commerce ("Department") initiated the second Sunset Reviews of the antidumping duty orders on steel concrete reinforcing bars from Belarus, Indonesia, Latvia, Moldova, Poland, the People's Republic of China and Ukra...
Notice Nov 23, 2012

Authorizations of Production Activities:

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
This notice announces the availability of the draft Mendocino Redwood Company Habitat Conservation Plan and Natural Community Conservation Plan (Proposed Plan), draft Implementing Agreement, and draft Environmental Impact Statement/Program Timberland...
Notice Nov 23, 2012

Initialed Draft Revision to the Agreement Suspending the Antidumping Investigation:

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The Department of Commerce ("the Department") and the Russian Federation's Ministry of Economic Development ("MED") have initialed a draft revision to the Agreement Suspending the Antidumping Investigation on Certain Hot-Rolled Flat-Rolled Carbon Qua...
Notice Nov 23, 2012

Meetings:

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Emerging Technology and Research Advisory Committee
Notice Nov 23, 2012
The SEDAR 28 assessment of the Gulf of Mexico Spanish mackerel and cobia fisheries will consist of a series of workshops and supplemental Webinars. This notice is for a Cancellation of a Webinar associated with the Assessment portion of the SEDAR pro...
Notice Nov 23, 2012
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) and its Visioning and Strategic Planning Working Group will hold public meetings.
Notice Nov 23, 2012

Public Workshops:

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NMFS, Alaska Region, will present a workshop on seaLandings, a consolidated electronic means of reporting landings and production of commercial groundfish to multiple management agencies for Federal and State fisheries off Alaska, and 2013 recordkeep...
Notice Nov 23, 2012

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau logo Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Title Type Published
The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (Bureau) is amending Regulation Z (Truth in Lending) to, in effect, delay implementation of certain new mortgage disclosure requirements in title XIV of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protec...
Rule Nov 23, 2012

Defense Department logo Defense Department

Title Type Published
The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of a section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification. This is published to fulfill the requirements of section 155 of Public Law 104-164 dated July 21, 1996.
Notice Nov 23, 2012
The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of a section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification. This is published to fulfill the requirements of section 155 of Public Law 104-164 dated July 21, 1996.
Notice Nov 23, 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 Nov 23, 2012

Energy Department logo Energy Department

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Combined Filings
Notice Nov 23, 2012
Combined Filings
Notice Nov 23, 2012
Combined Filings
Notice Nov 23, 2012
Staff Attendances
Notice Nov 23, 2012

Energy Conservation Program:

Title Type Published
The Department of Energy is correcting a final rule that appeared in the Federal Register of October 31, 2012. The rule established new test procedures for residential dishwashers and dehumidifiers, and amended the currently applicable test procedure...
Rule Nov 23, 2012

Filings:

Title Type Published
Henry W. Knueppel
Notice Nov 23, 2012

Motions Requesting Extensions of Time:

Petitions for Declaratory Orders:

Title Type Published
California Independent System Operator Corp.
Notice Nov 23, 2012

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

Title Type Published
Section 309(a) of the Clean Air Act requires that EPA make public its comments on EISs issued by other Federal agencies. EPA's comment letters on EISs are available at: http://www.epa.gov/ compliance/nepa/eisdata.html.
Notice Nov 23, 2012

Approvals and Promulgations of Air Quality Implementation Plans:

Title Type Published
Due to the approval of certain terms that were not meant to be approved, EPA is withdrawing the October 1, 2012 direct final rule approving a revision to the Ohio State Implementation Plan (SIP). EPA will address the revision in a subsequent final ac...
Rule Nov 23, 2012

Meetings:

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The National Environmental Education Advisory Council will meet on December 13-14th, 2012 in Washington, DC. The focus of the meeting will be to convene the new members of the Council, form work groups and develop plans for the report to congress. Th...
Notice Nov 23, 2012

Export-Import Bank logo Export-Import Bank

Title Type Published
This Notice is to inform the public, in accordance with Section 3(c)(10) of the Charter of the Export-Import Bank of the United States ("Ex-Im Bank"), that Ex-Im Bank has received an application for final commitment for a long-term loan or financial...
Notice Nov 23, 2012

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation logo Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Meetings:

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, notice is hereby given of a meeting of the FDIC Systemic Resolution Advisory Committee (the "SR Advisory Committee"), which will be held in Washington, DC. The SR Advisory Commit...
Notice Nov 23, 2012

Federal Maritime Commission logo Federal Maritime Commission

Title Type Published
Ocean Transportation Intermediary License Applicants
Notice Nov 23, 2012
Ocean Transportation Intermediary License Revocations
Notice Nov 23, 2012

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

Title Type Published
The Board is requesting public comment on a policy statement on the approach to scenario design for stress testing that would be used in connection with the supervisory and company-run stress tests conducted under the Board's Regulations pursuant to...
Proposed Rule Nov 23, 2012

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is establishing a public docket for information pertaining to FDA's implementation of the provisions of the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act (FDASIA) related to medical gases. This action i...
Notice Nov 23, 2012
This notice announces the recognition of the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) and URAC as recognized accrediting entities for the purposes of fulfilling the accreditation requirement as part of qualified health plan certification.
Notice Nov 23, 2012

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

Title Type Published
Title IVE Programs Quarterly Financial Report
Notice Nov 23, 2012

Draft Guidances for Industry; Availability:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled "Vaginal Microbicides: Development for the Prevention of HIV Infection." The purpose of this guidance is to assist sponsors in all phases...
Notice Nov 23, 2012

Guidances for Industry and Staff:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of the guidance entitled "The Content of Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) and Premarket Approval (PMA) Applications for Artificial Pancreas Device Systems." FDA is issuing th...
Notice Nov 23, 2012

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Advisory Commission on Childhood Vaccines
Notice Nov 23, 2012
Advisory Committee on Interdisciplinary, CommunityBased Linkages
Notice Nov 23, 2012
Center for Scientific Review
Notice Nov 23, 2012
This notice announces a Town Hall meeting in accordance with section 1886(d)(5)(K)(viii) of the Social Security Act (the Act) to discuss fiscal year (FY) 2014 applications for add-on payments for new medical services and technologies under the hospit...
Notice Nov 23, 2012
National Cancer Institute
Notice Nov 23, 2012
National Cancer Institute
Notice Nov 23, 2012
National Cancer Institute
Notice Nov 23, 2012
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Notice Nov 23, 2012
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Notice Nov 23, 2012
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Notice Nov 23, 2012

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

Offshore Facilities and Mobile Offshore Drilling Units Operating on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf:

Title Type Published
As part of its continuing response to the explosion, fire and sinking of the Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit (MODU) DEEPWATER HORIZON, in the Gulf of Mexico on April 20, 2010, with loss of life, the Coast Guard announces recommended interim voluntary g...
Notice Nov 23, 2012

Special Local Regulations:

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard will enforce special local regulations during the Lake Havasu City Boat Parade of Lights on December 01, 2012 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. This event occurs on Lake Havasu on the Bridgwater Channel. These special local regulations are necess...
Rule Nov 23, 2012

Waterway Suitability Assessments for Expansion of Liquefied Gas Terminals:

Title Type Published
In accordance with Coast Guard regulations in 33 CFR 127.007, Oil Tanking North America has submitted a Letter of Intent and Waterway Suitability Assessment to the Coast Guard Captain of the Port, Sector Houston-Galveston regarding the company's prop...
Notice Nov 23, 2012

Housing and Urban Development Department logo Housing and Urban Development Department

Title Type Published
This Notice identifies unutilized, underutilized, excess, and surplus Federal property reviewed by HUD for suitability for possible use to assist the homeless.
Notice Nov 23, 2012
This notice announces HUD's intention to sell certain unsubsidized multifamily and healthcare mortgage loans, without Federal Housing Administration (FHA) insurance, in a competitive, sealed bid sale (MHLS 2013-1). This notice also describes generall...
Notice Nov 23, 2012

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

Title Type Published
The proposed information collection requirement described below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject propos...
Notice Nov 23, 2012
The proposed information collection requirement described below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject propos...
Notice Nov 23, 2012
The proposed information collection requirement described below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject propos...
Notice Nov 23, 2012
The proposed information collection requirement described below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject propos...
Notice Nov 23, 2012
The proposed information collection requirement described below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject propos...
Notice Nov 23, 2012

Requests for Information:

Title Type Published
On October 4, 2012, HUD published a request for information in the Federal Register inviting public comment on how HUD can best continue to support the implementation of smoke-free policies for both public housing and multifamily housing. HUD was see...
Notice Nov 23, 2012

Interior Department logo Interior Department

Title Type Published
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 contractor eligibility, and the Abandoned Mine Land Contractor Informatio...
Notice Nov 23, 2012
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 the Petition process for designation of Federal lands as unsuitable for a...
Notice Nov 23, 2012

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
This notice announces the availability for public review of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for Authorization for Incidental Take and Implementation of the Stanford University Habitat Conservation Plan; the Stanford University Habitat...
Notice Nov 23, 2012
In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended, and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, as amended (FLPMA), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has prepared a Draft California Desert Conservation Area (CD...
Notice Nov 23, 2012

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Under section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) the National Park Service (NPS) is hereby giving notice that the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area Advisory Council will hold a meeting. This meeting is open to...
Notice Nov 23, 2012

Requests for Nominations; Extensions:

Title Type Published
The U.S. Department of the Interior published a notice announcing the establishment of the Advisory Committee on Climate Change and Natural Resource Science (Committee), and inviting nominations for membership on the Committee. The closing date for n...
Notice Nov 23, 2012

International Trade Commission logo International Trade Commission

Investigations:

Title Type Published
The Commission hereby gives notice of the institution of an investigation and commencement of a preliminary phase antidumping investigation No. 731-TA-1205 (Preliminary) under section 733(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.1673b(a)) (the Act) to...
Notice Nov 23, 2012

Justice Department logo Justice Department

Importers of Controlled Substances; Registrations:

Manufacturers of Controlled Substances; Applications:

Manufacturers of Controlled Substances; Registrations:

Legal Services Corporation logo Legal Services Corporation

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Nov 23, 2012

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title Type Published
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has recently submitted to OMB for review the following proposal for the collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). The NRC hereby informs...
Notice Nov 23, 2012
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) invites public comment about our intention to request the OMB's approval for renewal of an existing information collection that is summarized below. We are required to publish this notice in the Federal Re...
Notice Nov 23, 2012
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has recently submitted to OMB for review the following proposal for the collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). The NRC hereby informs...
Notice Nov 23, 2012
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has announced the following appointments to the NRC's Performance Review Boards (PRB) responsible for making recommendations to the appointing and awarding authorities on performance appraisal ratings and...
Notice Nov 23, 2012
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the Commission) is making available its draft Plan for the retrospective analysis of its existing regulations. The draft Plan describes the processes and activities that the NRC uses to determine whether...
Proposed Rule Nov 23, 2012

Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Reconstitutions:

Title Type Published
Shaw Areva Mox Services Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility
Notice Nov 23, 2012

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Title Type Published
This release makes a technical correction to Release No. 34- 67717 (August 22, 2012), which adopted disclosure rules for resource extraction issuers and was published in the Federal Register on September 12, 2012 (77 FR 56365). We are correcting the...
Rule Nov 23, 2012

Applications and Temporary Orders:

Title Type Published
Temporary order and notice of application for a permanent order under section 9(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 ("Act").
Notice Nov 23, 2012

Capital, Margin, and Segregation Requirements:

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 ("Dodd-Frank Act"), the Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission"), pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Exchange Act"), is proposing capital...
Proposed Rule Nov 23, 2012

Purchase of Certain Debt Securities:

Title Type Published
The Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") is adopting a new rule under the Investment Company Act of 1940 ("Investment Company Act") to establish a standard of credit- worthiness in place of a statutory reference to credit ratings that th...
Rule Nov 23, 2012

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes:

Title Type Published
Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc
Notice Nov 23, 2012
ICE Clear Credit LLC
Notice Nov 23, 2012
NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
Notice Nov 23, 2012
NYSE MKT LLC
Notice Nov 23, 2012
New York Stock Exchange LLC
Notice Nov 23, 2012

Small Business Administration logo Small Business Administration

Title Type Published
Title 5 U.S.C. 4314(c)(4) requires each agency to publish notification of the appointment of individuals who may serve as members of that Agency's Performance Review Board (PRB). The following individuals have been designated to serve on the FY 2012...
Notice Nov 23, 2012

Disaster Declarations:

Title Type Published
This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of New York (FEMA-4085-DR), dated 11/03/2012. Incident: Hurricane Sandy. Incident Period: 10/27/2012 and continuing. Effective Date: 11/...
Notice Nov 23, 2012
This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Rhode Island (FEMA-4089-DR), dated 11/14/ 2012. Incident: Hurricane Sandy. Incident Period: 10/26/2012 through 10/31/2012. Effective Date: 11/14/2012. Physical Loan...
Notice Nov 23, 2012
This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of West Virginia (FEMA-4071-DR), dated 09/ 19/2012. Incident: Severe Storms and Straight-line Winds. Incident Period: 06/29/2012 through 07/08/2012. Effective Date...
Notice Nov 23, 2012

Surface Transportation Board logo Surface Transportation Board

Acquisition and Operation Exemptions:

Title Type Published
DOT, STB
Eastside Community Rail, LLC from GNP RLY, Inc.
Notice Nov 23, 2012

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Susquehanna River Basin Commission

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The Susquehanna River Basin Commission will hold its regular business meeting on December 14, 2012, in Annapolis, Maryland. Details concerning the matters to be addressed at the business meeting are contained in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section...
Notice Nov 23, 2012

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Title Type Published
The FHWA invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval for a new information collection, which is summarized below under Supplementary Information. We are required to publish this notice i...
Notice Nov 23, 2012
The FHWA invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval for a new information collection, which is summarized below under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. We are required to publish this notice i...
Notice Nov 23, 2012
Applications for Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity and Foreign Air Carrier Permits
Notice Nov 23, 2012
This notice corrects an error in the FHWA notice published on October 10, 2012, at 77 FR 61654. That notice provided an incorrect reference to a statute of limitations timeframe, and an incorrect date.
Notice Nov 23, 2012

Acquisition and Operation Exemptions:

No documents available.

Airworthiness Directives:

Title Type Published
We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Cessna Aircraft Company Models 172R and 172S airplanes. This AD was prompted by reports of chafed fuel return line assemblies, which were caused by the fuel return line assembly rubbing a...
Rule Nov 23, 2012

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

Title Type Published
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Nov 23, 2012
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Nov 23, 2012
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Nov 23, 2012

Blocked Persons and Property:

Title Type Published
The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") is publishing the names of seven entities whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to Executive Order 13464 of April 30, 2008 ("Blocking Property and Prohibiting...
Notice Nov 23, 2012

Veterans Affairs Department logo Veterans Affairs Department

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

Title Type Published
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-21), this notice announces that the Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, will submit the collection of information abstracted below to the Offic...
Notice Nov 23, 2012
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-21), this notice announces that the National Cemetery Administration (NCA), Department of Veterans Affairs, has submitted the collection of information abstracted below to t...
Notice Nov 23, 2012
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3521), this notice announces that the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs, will submit the collection of information abstracted below to t...
Notice Nov 23, 2012
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3521), this notice announces that the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), Department of Veterans Affairs, will submit the collection of informati...
Notice Nov 23, 2012
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3521), this notice announces that the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs, will submit the collection of information abstracted below to t...
Notice Nov 23, 2012

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