Federal Register November 30, 2012 (Volume 77)

Agencies Publishing on November 30, 2012

Agriculture Department (2)
Commerce Department (2)
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled (2)
Defense Department (6)
Education Department (1)
Energy Department (15)
Environmental Protection Agency (8)
Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (1)
Federal Communications Commission (2)
Federal Reserve System (1)
Health and Human Services Department (16)
Homeland Security Department (6)
Housing and Urban Development Department (4)
Interior Department (3)
Justice Department (1)
Labor Department (3)
Library of Congress (1)
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National Labor Relations Board (1)
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National Science Foundation (2)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (2)
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (1)
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Postal Regulatory Commission (1)
Securities and Exchange Commission (11)
Small Business Administration (1)
State Department (1)
Surface Transportation Board (1)
Transportation Department (20)
Treasury Department (5)

Agriculture Department

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FS Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest; Nevada and California Greater Sage Grouse Bi-State Distinct Population Segment Forest Plan Amendment Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA), the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, as amended (FLPMA), and the Resources Planning Act of 1974, as amended by the National Forest Management Act 1976...	Notice	Nov 30, 2012

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department Council for Native American Farming and Ranching This notice announces a forthcoming meeting of The Council for Native American Farming and Ranching (CNAFR) a public advisory committee of the Office of Tribal Relations (OTR). Notice of the meetings are provided in accordance with section 10(a)(2) o...	Notice	Nov 30, 2012

Commerce Department

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals	Notice	Nov 30, 2012

Public Workshops:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NIST Notice of Public Workshop: Blueprint for Action: Workshop on the Design of the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI) The Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office (AMNPO), housed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), announces the first workshop in a new series of public workshops entitled "Blueprint for Action: Workshop on the Design o...	Notice	Nov 30, 2012

Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled

Title	Type	Published
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled Procurement List Proposed Additions The Committee is proposing to add services to the Procurement List that will be provided by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities. Comments Must be Received on Or Before: 12/31/2012.	Notice	Nov 30, 2012
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled Procurement List, Additions This action adds products and services to the Procurement List that will be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities.	Notice	Nov 30, 2012

Defense Department

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > USAF Proposed Collection; Comment Request Notice.	Notice	Nov 30, 2012
Defense Department 36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification 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 30, 2012
Defense Department Termination of Department of Defense Federal Advisory Committees Under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C. Appendix), 41 CFR Sec. 102-3.55, and the Government in the Sunshine Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b), effective October 5, 2012, the Department of Defense gives notice that it is...	Notice	Nov 30, 2012

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > COE Notice of Correction to the Notice of Intent To Prepare a Joint Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Gateway Pacific Terminals Bulk Dry Goods Shipping Facility and the Custer Spur Rail Expansion Projects This notice corrects the location and date of one of the public scoping meetings listed in the Notice of Intent published in the Federal Register (77 FR 58531) on Friday, September 21, 2012. The venue for the Seattle public scoping meeting previously...	Notice	Nov 30, 2012
Defense Department > COE Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Flood Risk Management Study for the Blanchard River Watershed Including Communities of Findlay and Ottawa, OH 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) and Public Law 102-484 Section 2834, as amended by Public Law 104-106 Se...	Notice	Nov 30, 2012

Intents to License Government-Owned Inventions:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > USA Notice of Intent to License Government-Owned Inventions; Intent to License on a Partially-Exclusive Basis The inventions listed below are assigned to the United States Government as represented by the Secretary of the Army. The US Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center intends to license these inventions on a partially-exclusive basis to Lighthouse Wor...	Notice	Nov 30, 2012

Education Department

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

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Early Reading First: Grant Performance Report In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is proposing a revision of an existing information collection.	Notice	Nov 30, 2012

Energy Department

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Combined Notice of Filings #2 Combined Filings	Notice	Nov 30, 2012
Energy Department > FERC Combined Notice of Filings Combined Filings	Notice	Nov 30, 2012
Energy Department > FERC Combined Notice of Filings #2 Combined Filings	Notice	Nov 30, 2012
Energy Department > FERC Combined Notice of Filings #1 Combined Filings	Notice	Nov 30, 2012
Energy Department > FERC Combined Notice of Filings #1 Combined Filings	Notice	Nov 30, 2012
Energy Department > FERC Combined Notice of Filings Combined Filings	Notice	Nov 30, 2012
Energy Department > FERC Combined Notice of Filings #1 Combined Filings	Notice	Nov 30, 2012
Energy Department > FERC Combined Notice of Filings Combined Filings	Notice	Nov 30, 2012
Energy Department > FERC Combined Notice of Filings #2 Combined Filings	Notice	Nov 30, 2012
Energy Department > FERC Combined Notice of Filings #1 Combined Filings	Notice	Nov 30, 2012
Energy Department > FERC Revisions to Electric Quarterly Report Filing Process The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) amends its regulations to change the process for filing Electric Quarterly Reports (EQR). Due to technology changes that will render the current filing process outmoded, ineffective, and unsustain...	Rule	Nov 30, 2012

Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > NNSA Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Transfer of the Kansas City Plant, Kansas City, MO Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), and the Council on Environmental Quality and U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) regulations implementing NEPA, the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), a semi-autonomous agenc...	Notice	Nov 30, 2012

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

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Anahau Energy, LLC; Supplemental Notice That Initial Market-Based Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section 204 Authorization Anahau Energy, LLC	Notice	Nov 30, 2012
Energy Department > FERC M&R Energy Resources Corp.; Supplemental Notice That Initial Market-Based Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section 204 Authorization MR Energy Resources Corp.	Notice	Nov 30, 2012
Energy Department > FERC USG Oregon LLC; Supplemental Notice That Initial Market-Based Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section 204 Authorization USG Oregon LLC	Notice	Nov 30, 2012

Environmental Protection Agency

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), this document announces that EPA is planning to submit a request to renew an existing approved Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This ICR, entitled...	Notice	Nov 30, 2012
Environmental Protection Agency Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Notification of Substantial Risk of Injury to Health and the Environment Under TSCA Section 8(e) (Renewal); EPA ICR No. 0794.13 In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), this document announces that EPA is planning to submit a request to renew an existing approved Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This ICR, entitled...	Notice	Nov 30, 2012
Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Impacts Statements; Notice of Availability Environmental Impact Statements; Weekly Receipt	Notice	Nov 30, 2012

Approvals and Promulgations of Air Quality Implementation Plans:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Ohio; Redesignation of the Ohio Portion of the Parkersburg-Marietta Area to Attainment of the 1997 Annual Standard for Fine Particulate Matter On February 29, 2012, the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency submitted a request for EPA to approve the redesignation of the Ohio portion of the Parkersburg-Marietta West Virginia-Ohio nonattainment area to attainment of the 1997 annual standard fo...	Proposed Rule	Nov 30, 2012
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Ohio; Redesignation of the Ohio Portion of the Wheeling Area to Attainment of the 1997 Annual Standard for Fine Particulate Matter On April 16, 2012, the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency submitted a request for EPA to approve the redesignation of the Ohio portion of the Wheeling, West Virginia-Ohio (WV-OH), nonattainment area to attainment of the 1997 annual standard for fin...	Proposed Rule	Nov 30, 2012

Final Authorizations of State-Initiated Changes and Incorporation by Reference of State Hazardous Waste Management Programs:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Texas: Final Authorization of State-initiated Changes and Incorporation by Reference of State Hazardous Waste Management Program During a review of Texas' regulations, the EPA identified a variety of State-initiated changes to Texas' hazardous waste program under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, as amended (RCRA), for which the State had not previously sought author...	Proposed Rule	Nov 30, 2012
Environmental Protection Agency Texas: Final Authorization of State-initiated Changes and Incorporation by Reference of State Hazardous Waste Management Program During a review of Texas' regulations, the EPA identified a variety of State-initiated changes to its hazardous waste program under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). We have determined that these changes are minor and satisfy all req...	Rule	Nov 30, 2012

Reconsideration of Certain New Source and Startup/Shutdown Issues:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Reconsideration of Certain New Source and Startup/Shutdown Issues: National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants From Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units and Standards of Performance for Fossil-Fuel-Fired Electric Utility, Industrial-Commercial-Institutional, and Small Industrial-Commercial-Institutional Steam Generating Units On February 16, 2012, pursuant to sections 111 and 112 of the Clean Air Act (CAA), the EPA published the final rules titled "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants from Coal- and Oil-fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units and...	Rule	Nov 30, 2012

Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board

Title	Type	Published
Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board Notice of Appointment of New FASAB Member and Release of the Exposure Draft Regarding Deferral of the Transition of Long-Term Projections to Basic Information Notice.	Notice	Nov 30, 2012

Federal Communications Commission

Empowering Consumers to Prevent and Detect Billing for Unauthorized Charges (Cramming):

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Empowering Consumers To Prevent and Detect Billing for Unauthorized Charges (“Cramming”); Consumer Information and Disclosure; Truth-in-Billing Format In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is correcting a final rule that appeared in the Federal Register of May 24, 2012. This document corrects rules adopted to help consumers prevent and detect the placement of unauthorized ch...	Rule	Nov 30, 2012
Federal Communications Commission Empowering Consumers To Prevent and Detect Billing for Unauthorized Charges (“Cramming”); Consumer Information and Disclosure; Truth-in-Billing Format In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is correcting a final rule that appeared in the Federal Register of October 26, 2012. The document announces the effective date of rules containing information collection requirements appr...	Rule	Nov 30, 2012

Federal Reserve System

Title	Type	Published
Federal Reserve System Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies	Notice	Nov 30, 2012

Health and Human Services Department

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > HRSA 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 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35), the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) will submit an Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget...	Notice	Nov 30, 2012
Health and Human Services Department Federal Financial Participation in State Assistance Expenditures; Federal Matching Shares for Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program, and Aid to Needy Aged, Blind, or Disabled Persons for October 1, 2013 Through September 30, 2014 The Federal Medical Assistance Percentages (FMAP), Enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentages (eFMAP), and disaster-recovery FMAP adjustments for Fiscal Year 2014 have been calculated pursuant to the Social Security Act (the Act). These percenta...	Notice	Nov 30, 2012
Health and Human Services Department Announcement of Intent To Establish the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee and Solicitation of Nominations for Appointment to the Committee Membership; Amendment A notice was published in the Federal Register of Friday, October 26, 2012, Vol. 77, No. 208, to announce the intent to establish the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee and solicit nominations of individuals who are interested in being appoin...	Notice	Nov 30, 2012
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Irradiation in the Production, Processing and Handling of Food The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the food additive regulations to increase the maximum dose of ionizing radiation permitted in the treatment of poultry products, to include specific language intended to clarify the poultry products...	Rule	Nov 30, 2012
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Irradiation in the Production, Processing and Handling of Food The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the food additive regulations to provide for the safe use of a 4.5 kilogray (kGy) maximum absorbed dose of ionizing radiation to treat unrefrigerated (as well as refrigerated) uncooked meat, meat byp...	Rule	Nov 30, 2012

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

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Proposed Collection; Comment Request: Healthy Communities Study: How Communities Shape Children's Health (HCS) In compliance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, for opportunity for public comment on proposed data collection projects, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), the National Institute...	Notice	Nov 30, 2012

Medicare, Medicaid, and Children's Health Insurance Programs:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > CMS Medicare, Medicaid, and Children's Health Insurance Programs; Provider Enrollment Application Fee Amount for Calendar Year 2013 This notice announces a $532.00 calendar year (CY) 2013 application fee for institutional providers that are initially enrolling in the Medicare or Medicaid program or the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP); revalidating their Medicare, Medic...	Notice	Nov 30, 2012

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > HRSA Advisory Commission on Childhood Vaccines; Notice of Meeting The Health Resources and Services Administration published a notice in the Federal Register, FR 2012-28377 (77 FR 70169, November 23, 2012), announcing the meeting of the Advisory Commission on Childhood Vaccines, December 6, 2012, in the Parklawn Bu...	Notice	Nov 30, 2012
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meeting Center for Scientific Review	Notice	Nov 30, 2012
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Center For Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings Center for Scientific Review	Notice	Nov 30, 2012
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Eye Institute; Notice of Closed Meeting National Eye Institute	Notice	Nov 30, 2012
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; Notice of Closed Meetings National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute	Notice	Nov 30, 2012
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; Notice of Closed Meeting National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute	Notice	Nov 30, 2012
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases	Notice	Nov 30, 2012
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of General Medical Sciences; Notice of Closed Meetings National Institute of General Medical Sciences	Notice	Nov 30, 2012
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Mental Health; Notice of Meeting National Institute of Mental Health	Notice	Nov 30, 2012

Homeland Security Department

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department CNMI-Only Transitional Worker Numerical Limitation for Fiscal Year 2013 The Secretary of Homeland Security announces that the numerical limitation for the annual fiscal year numerical limitation for CNMI-only Transitional Worker (CW-1) nonimmigrant classification for fiscal year 2013 is set at 15,000. In accordance with...	Rule	Nov 30, 2012
Homeland Security Department > USCG Updates to Voluntary Consensus Standards Incorporated by Reference Many of the Coast Guard's regulations incorporate industry standards. The Coast Guard is reviewing these regulations to determine whether they contain outdated standards and, if so, whether and how these regulations should be updated to incorporate m...	Proposed Rule	Nov 30, 2012

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

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCIS Agency Information Collection Activities: Application for Travel Document, Form Number I-131; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) submitted the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork...	Notice	Nov 30, 2012
Homeland Security Department > TSA New Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Highway Baseline Assessment for Security Enhancement (BASE) Program This notice announces that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has forwarded the new Information Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval under the Paperwork Reduction...	Notice	Nov 30, 2012
Homeland Security Department > USCIS Agency Information Collection Activities: Immigrant Petition by Alien Entrepreneur, Form I-526, Revision of a Currently Approved Collection 60-Day Notice.	Notice	Nov 30, 2012
Homeland Security Department > TSA New Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Public Transportation Baseline Assessment for Security Enhancement (BASE) Program This notice announces that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has forwarded the new Information Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval under the Paperwork Reduction...	Notice	Nov 30, 2012

Housing and Urban Development Department

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Federal Property Suitable as Facilities To Assist the Homeless This Notice identifies unutilized, underutilized, excess, and surplus Federal property reviewed by HUD for suitability for use to assist the homeless.	Notice	Nov 30, 2012

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

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; Ginnie Mae Multiclass Securities Program Documents (Forms and Electronic Data Submissions); Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request The proposed information collection requirement described below will be 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 proposa...	Notice	Nov 30, 2012

Regulatory and Administrative Waivers Granted:

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Regulatory and Administrative Waivers Granted for Multifamily Housing Programs To Assist With Recovery and Relief in Sandy Disaster Areas This Notice advises the public of HUD regulations and other administrative requirements governing HUD's Office of Multifamily Housing programs that have been waived in order to facilitate the delivery of decent, safe, and sanitary housing under these...	Notice	Nov 30, 2012
Housing and Urban Development Department Regulatory and Administrative Waivers Granted for Public and Indian Housing Programs To Assist With Recovery and Relief in Superstorm Sandy Disaster Areas This notice advises the public of HUD regulations and other administrative requirements governing HUD's Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) programs that have been waived in order to facilitate the delivery of decent, safe, and sanitary housing...	Notice	Nov 30, 2012

Interior Department

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > NPS Notice of Fee Schedule for Reviewing Historic Preservation Certification Applications and Instructions The National Park Service (NPS) is revising the fees it charges for reviewing Historic Preservation Certification Applications.	Notice	Nov 30, 2012
Interior Department > ONRR States' Decisions on Participating in Accounting and Auditing Relief for Federal Oil and Gas Marginal Properties Final regulations that the Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR) published September 13, 2004 (69 FR 55076), provide two types of accounting and auditing relief for Federal onshore or Outer Continental Shelf lease production from marginal proper...	Notice	Nov 30, 2012

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the West Chocolate Mountains Renewable Energy Evaluation Area, Imperial County, CA, and the Proposed California Desert Conservation Plan Amendment In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended, and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, as amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has prepared a Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the We...	Notice	Nov 30, 2012

Justice Department

Lodgings of Proposed Consent Decrees:

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act	Notice	Nov 30, 2012

Labor Department

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

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Benefit Accuracy Measurement Program On November 30, 2012, the Department of Labor (DOL) will submit the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) sponsored information collection request (ICR) titled, "Benefit Accuracy Measurement Program," to the Office of Management and Budget (OM...	Notice	Nov 30, 2012
Labor Department Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Placement Verification and Follow-Up of Job Corps Participants On November 30, 2012, the Department of Labor (DOL) will submit the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) sponsored information collection request (ICR) titled, "Placement Verification and Follow-up of Job Corps Participants," to the Office of...	Notice	Nov 30, 2012
Labor Department Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Prohibited Transaction Class Exemptions for Multi-Employer Plans & Multi-Employer Apprenticeship Plans, PTE 76-1, PTE 77-10, and PTE 78-6 The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) sponsored information collection request (ICR) titled, "Prohibited Transaction Class Exemptions for Multi-Employer Plans & Multi-Employer Apprenticeship...	Notice	Nov 30, 2012

Library of Congress

Extension of Comment Period:

Title	Type	Published
Library of Congress > COLC Extension of Comment Period: Orphan Works and Mass Digitization The Copyright Office is extending the period of public comment in response to its October 22, 2012 Notice of Inquiry requesting comments on issues relating to orphan works and mass digitization under U.S. copyright law.	Notice	Nov 30, 2012

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National Labor Relations Board

Title	Type	Published
National Labor Relations Board Sunshine Act Meetings: December 2012 Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Nov 30, 2012

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National Science Foundation

Title	Type	Published
National Science Foundation National Science Board; Sunshine Act Meetings; Notice Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Nov 30, 2012

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
National Science Foundation Proposal Review; Notice of Meetings Proposal Review	Notice	Nov 30, 2012

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Notice of Atomic Safety And Licensing Board Reconstitution, Tennessee Valley Authority (Watts Bar, Unit 2) Atomic Safety And Licensing Board Reconstitution, Tennessee Valley Authority (Watts Bar, Unit 2)	Notice	Nov 30, 2012

License Amendment to Construct and Operate Marsland Expansion Area:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Crow Butte Resources, Inc. License SUA-1534, License Amendment To Construct and Operate Marsland Expansion Area License amendment request; opportunity to request a hearing and to petition for leave to intervene; order.	Notice	Nov 30, 2012

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans:

Title	Type	Published
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Valuation of Benefits and Assets; Expected Retirement Age This rule amends the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation's regulation on Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans by substituting a new table for determining expected retirement ages for participants in pension plans undergoing distress or invo...	Rule	Nov 30, 2012

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Postal Regulatory Commission

Title	Type	Published
Postal Regulatory Commission New International Mail Contract The Commission is noticing a recently-filed Postal Service request to enter into an additional Global Reseller Expedited Package Contracts 1. This document invites public comments on the request and addresses several related procedural steps.	Notice	Nov 30, 2012

Securities and Exchange Commission

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Proposed Collection; Comment Request Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals	Notice	Nov 30, 2012
Securities and Exchange Commission Proposed Collection; Comment Request Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals	Notice	Nov 30, 2012
Securities and Exchange Commission Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals	Notice	Nov 30, 2012
Securities and Exchange Commission Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals	Notice	Nov 30, 2012
Securities and Exchange Commission Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals	Notice	Nov 30, 2012
Securities and Exchange Commission Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals	Notice	Nov 30, 2012
Securities and Exchange Commission Capital, Margin, and Segregation Requirements for Security-Based Swap Dealers and Major Security-Based Swap Participants and Capital Requirements for Broker-Dealers	Proposed Rule	Nov 30, 2012

Applications:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Blackstone Alternative Alpha Fund, et al.; Notice of Application Summary of Application: Applicants request an order to permit certain registered closed-end management investment companies to issue multiple classes of shares of beneficial interest ("Shares") and to impose asset-based service and/or distribution fe...	Notice	Nov 30, 2012

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Amending NYSE Arca Options Rule 6.64 (OX Trading Auctions) With Respect to Opening Trading in an Options Series NYSE Arca, Inc.	Notice	Nov 30, 2012
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Modify the Listing Requirements for Other Securities Listed Under Rule 5730 The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC	Notice	Nov 30, 2012
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Options Clearing Corporation; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change To Clarify the Use of Certain Amounts Credited to the Liquidating Settlement Account To Settle Mark-to-Market Payments Arising From Stock Loan and Borrow Positions Carried in the Customers' Account The Options Clearing Corporation	Notice	Nov 30, 2012

Small Business Administration

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Small Business Administration Interagency Task Force on Veterans Small Business Development; Notice of Meeting The SBA is issuing this notice to announce the location, date, time, and agenda for its public meeting of the Interagency Task Force on Veterans Small Business Development. The meeting will be open to the public.	Notice	Nov 30, 2012

State Department

Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations:

Title	Type	Published
State Department Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: A Hellenistic “Herakles Knot” and a Pair of Tarentine Fibulae Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Act of October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C. 2459), Executive Order 12047 of March 27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of...	Notice	Nov 30, 2012

Surface Transportation Board

Title	Type	Published
DOT, STB Notice of Rail Energy Transportation Advisory Committee Vacancies The Surface Transportation Board (Board), hereby gives notice of four vacancies on the Board's Rail Energy Transportation Advisory Committee for (1) a representative from a state- or municipally-owned electric utility, (2) a representative from a bio...	Notice	Nov 30, 2012

Transportation Department

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FRA Adjustment of Monetary Threshold for Reporting Rail Equipment Accidents/Incidents for Calendar Year 2013 This rule increases the rail equipment accident/incident reporting threshold from $9,500 to $9,900 for certain railroad accidents/incidents involving property damage that occur during calendar year 2013. This action is needed to ensure that FRA's rep...	Rule	Nov 30, 2012
Transportation Department > FAA Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee-Charter Renewal FAA announces the charter renewal of the COMSTAC, a Federal Advisory Committee that provides information, advice, and recommendations to the Department of Transportation and the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on the critic...	Notice	Nov 30, 2012
Transportation Department > FTA Limitation on Claims Against Proposed Public Transportation Projects This notice announces final environmental actions taken by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for projects in the following locations: Atlanta, GA; Kansas City, MO; and San Bernardino, CA. The purpose of this notice is to announce publicly the...	Notice	Nov 30, 2012
Transportation Department > FAA Petition for Exemption; Summary of Petition Received This notice contains a summary of a petition seeking relief from specified requirements of 14 CFR. The purpose of this notice is to improve the public's awareness of, and participation in, this aspect of FAA's regulatory activities. Neither publicati...	Notice	Nov 30, 2012

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

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Advanced Qualification Program (AQP) In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval to renew an information collection. The Advanced Qualification Program uses data dri...	Notice	Nov 30, 2012
Transportation Department > FAA Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Aeronautical Chart Point of Sale Survey In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for to renew an information collection. Aeronautical Chart Point of Sale Survey data...	Notice	Nov 30, 2012
Transportation Department > FAA Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Notice of Landing Area Proposal In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for to renew an information collection. FAA Form 7480-1 (Notice of Landing Area Prop...	Notice	Nov 30, 2012
Transportation Department > NHTSA Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping Requirements; Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below is being forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comme...	Notice	Nov 30, 2012

Airworthiness Directives:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; DG Flugzeugbau GmbH Gliders We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for DG Flugzeugbau GmbH Model DG-1000T gliders equipped with Solo Kleinmotoren Model 2350 C engines. This proposed AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) originated...	Proposed Rule	Nov 30, 2012
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Pacific Aerospace Limited Airplanes We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Pacific Aerospace Limited Models FU24-954 and FU24A-954 airplanes that would supersede an existing AD. This proposed AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI)...	Proposed Rule	Nov 30, 2012

Amendments of Class E Airspace:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Decorah, IA This action proposes to amend Class E airspace at Decorah, IA. Decommissioning of the Decorah non-directional radio beacon (NDB) at Decorah Municipal Airport has made reconfiguration necessary for standard instrument approach procedures and for the s...	Proposed Rule	Nov 30, 2012
Transportation Department > FAA Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Middletown, OH This action proposes to amend Class E airspace at Middletown, OH. Additional controlled airspace is necessary to accommodate new Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) at Middletown Regional/ Hook Field Airport (formerly Hook Field Municipal...	Proposed Rule	Nov 30, 2012
Transportation Department > FAA Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Superior, WI This action proposes to amend Class E airspace at Superior, WI. Additional controlled airspace is necessary to accommodate new Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) at Richard I. Bong Airport. The FAA is taking this action to enhance the sa...	Proposed Rule	Nov 30, 2012
Transportation Department > FAA Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; West Union, IA This action proposes to amend Class E airspace at West Union, IA. Decommissioning of the West Union non-directional radio beacon (NDB) at George L. Scott Municipal Airport has made reconfiguration necessary for standard instrument approach procedures...	Proposed Rule	Nov 30, 2012

Establishments of Class E Airspace:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Beeville, TX This action proposes to establish Class E airspace at Beeville, TX. Controlled airspace is necessary to accommodate new Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) at Chase Field Industrial Airport. The FAA is taking this action to enhance the sa...	Proposed Rule	Nov 30, 2012
Transportation Department > FAA Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Round Mountain, TX This action proposes to establish Class E airspace at Round Mountain, TX. Controlled airspace is necessary to accommodate new Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) at West Ranch Airport. The FAA is taking this action to enhance the safety a...	Proposed Rule	Nov 30, 2012
Transportation Department > FAA Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Tecumseh, NE This action proposes to establish Class E airspace at Tecumseh, NE. Controlled airspace is necessary to accommodate new Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) at Tecumseh Municipal Airport. The FAA is taking this action to enhance the safety...	Proposed Rule	Nov 30, 2012

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Seventeenth Meeting: RTCA Special Committee 224, Airport Security Access Control Systems The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of the seventeenth meeting of the RTCA Special Committee 224, Airport Security Access Control Systems.	Notice	Nov 30, 2012

Requested Administrative Waivers of Coastwise Trade Laws:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > MARAD Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel ECLECTIC LADY; Invitation for Public Comments 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	Nov 30, 2012
Transportation Department > MARAD Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel ESCAPADE; Invitation for Public Comments 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	Nov 30, 2012

Treasury Department

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > OFAC Additional Designations, Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") is publishing the names of five individuals and three entities whose property and interests in property have been blocked pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Design...	Notice	Nov 30, 2012
Treasury Department > IRS Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Form 4506T-EZ, 4506-T-EZ (SP) 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	Nov 30, 2012
Treasury Department > IRS Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Form 8911 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	Nov 30, 2012
Treasury Department > CDFI Tribal Consultation Consistent With Executive Order 13175; Request for Public Comment This notice invites comments from the public on issues regarding the CDFI Fund's proposed report to assess the state of access to capital and credit in Native Communities as consistent with Executive Order 13175. The CDFI Fund will offer three opport...	Notice	Nov 30, 2012
Treasury Department > IRS Publication of the Tier 2 Tax Rates Publication of the tier 2 tax rates for calendar year 2013 as required by section 3241(d) of the Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. 3241). Tier 2 taxes on railroad employees, employers, and employee representatives are one source of funding for benefit...	Notice	Nov 30, 2012

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Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled

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Education Department

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

Environmental Protection Agency

Approvals and Promulgations of Air Quality Implementation Plans:

Final Authorizations of State-Initiated Changes and Incorporation by Reference of State Hazardous Waste Management Programs:

Reconsideration of Certain New Source and Startup/Shutdown Issues:

Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board

Federal Communications Commission

Empowering Consumers to Prevent and Detect Billing for Unauthorized Charges (Cramming):

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Labor Department

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Library of Congress

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Nuclear Regulatory Commission

License Amendment to Construct and Operate Marsland Expansion Area:

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

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Postal Regulatory Commission