Federal Register December 4, 2012 (Volume 77)

Agencies Publishing on December 4, 2012

Agriculture Department (6)
Commerce Department (8)
Consumer Product Safety Commission (1)
Education Department (1)
Energy Department (7)
Environmental Protection Agency (3)
Export-Import Bank (1)
Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (1)
Federal Communications Commission (3)
Federal Election Commission (1)
Federal Reserve System (2)
Federal Trade Commission (1)
Health and Human Services Department (18)
Homeland Security Department (14)
Interior Department (17)
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Joint Board for Enrollment of Actuaries (1)
Justice Department (8)
Labor Department (2)
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National Science Foundation (1)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (2)
Personnel Management Office (1)
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Postal Regulatory Commission (1)
Postal Service (2)
Securities and Exchange Commission (12)
Surface Transportation Board (1)
Transportation Department (14)
Treasury Department (2)
Veterans Affairs Department (2)

Agriculture Department

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals	Notice	Dec 04, 2012
Agriculture Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals	Notice	Dec 04, 2012

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

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > APHIS Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Importation of Mangoes From India Into the Continental United States In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's intention to request an extension of approval of an information collection associated with the regulations for the importat...	Notice	Dec 04, 2012
Agriculture Department > AMS Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling of Covered Commodities: Notice of Request for Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice announces the Agricultural Marketing Service's (AMS) intention to request approval, from the Office of Management and Budget, for an extension and revision to...	Notice	Dec 04, 2012
Agriculture Department > APHIS Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; National Management Information System In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's intention to request an extension of approval of an information collection associated with cooperative wildlife damage mana...	Notice	Dec 04, 2012

Avocados Grown in South Florida:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > AMS Avocados Grown in South Florida; Decreased Assessment Rate The Department of Agriculture (USDA) is adopting, as a final rule, without change, an interim rule that decreased the assessment rate established for the Avocado Administrative Committee (Committee) for the 2012-13 and subsequent fiscal periods from...	Rule	Dec 04, 2012

Commerce Department

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

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Certain Steel Threaded Rod From the People's Republic of China: Affirmative Preliminary Determination of Circumvention of the Antidumping Duty Order The Department of Commerce ("Department") preliminarily determines that imports from the People's Republic of China ("PRC") of certain steel threaded rod products with 1.25 percent or more chromium, by weight, produced by Gem-Year Industrial Co., Ltd...	Notice	Dec 04, 2012

Applications for Duty-Free Entry of Electron Microscopes:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Ohio University, et al.; Notice of Consolidated Decision on Applications for Duty-Free Entry of Electron Microscope Ohio University, et al.; Consolidated Decision	Notice	Dec 04, 2012

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; North Pacific Halibut and Sablefish Individual Fishing Quota Cost Recovery Programs NMFS publishes individual fishing quota (IFQ) standard prices and fee percentage for the IFQ cost recovery program in the halibut and sablefish fisheries of the North Pacific. The fee percentage for 2012 is 2.1%. This action is intended to provide ho...	Notice	Dec 04, 2012

Fisheries of the Northeastern United States:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fisheries; Framework Adjustment 5 NMFS is broadening the scope of individuals and entities approved to complete vessel fish hold capacity certifications for vessels issued Tier 1 and 2 limited access Atlantic mackerel permits under the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery...	Rule	Dec 04, 2012

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a one-day meeting to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).	Notice	Dec 04, 2012

Trade Mission to Egypt and Kuwait:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Trade Mission to Egypt and Kuwait The United States Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration, U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service is amending the Notice regarding the Trade Mission to Egypt and Kuwait March 10-14, 2013, published at 77 FR 33439, June 6, 2012 to revi...	Notice	Dec 04, 2012

U.S. Infrastructure Trade Mission to Colombia and Panama:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA U.S. Infrastructure Trade Mission to Colombia and Panama; Bogotá, Columbia and Panama City, Panama, May 13-16, 2012 Notice.	Notice	Dec 04, 2012

U.S. Trade Mission to Asia in Conjunction with Trade Winds:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA U.S. Trade Mission to Asia in Conjunction With Trade Winds-Asia, The Philippines, Hong Kong, Korea, Japan and Taiwan, May 9-17, 2013 Notice.	Notice	Dec 04, 2012

Consumer Product Safety Commission

Title	Type	Published
Consumer Product Safety Commission Notice of Telephonic Prehearing Conference Notice of telephonic prehearing conference for the consolidated case: In the Matter of MAXFIELD AND OBERTON HOLDINGS, LLC and ZEN MAGNETS, LLC, CPSC Docket No. 12-1 and CPSC Docket No.12-2.	Notice	Dec 04, 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; Student Assistance General Provisions-Readmission for Servicemembers In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is proposing an extension of an existing information collection.	Notice	Dec 04, 2012

Energy Department

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department Agency Information Collection Extension The Department of Energy (DOE), pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, intends to extend for three years, an information collection request with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the extended co...	Notice	Dec 04, 2012
Energy Department > EIA Notice of Change to the Publication of Natural Gas Wellhead Prices EIA is announcing the discontinuation of the natural gas wellhead price series. Beginning in January 2013, EIA will discontinue publishing wellhead prices, and will begin publishing a natural gas spot price at the Henry Hub and an NGL composite spot...	Notice	Dec 04, 2012
Energy Department > FERC Combined Notice of Filings Combined Filings	Notice	Dec 04, 2012
Energy Department > FERC Combined Notice of Filings Combined Filings	Notice	Dec 04, 2012
Energy Department > FERC Combined Notice of Filings #1 Combined Filings	Notice	Dec 04, 2012
Energy Department > FERC Combined Notice of Filings #1 Combined Filings	Notice	Dec 04, 2012

Criteria and Procedures for Determining Eligibility for Access to Classified Matter or Special Nuclear Material:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department Criteria and Procedures for Determining Eligibility for Access to Classified Matter or Special Nuclear Material: Technical Amendments DOE is amending its regulations at 10 CFR part 710, which sets forth the policies and procedures for resolving questions concerning eligibility for DOE access authorization, to revise a provision concerning designation of an acting official and to up...	Rule	Dec 04, 2012

Environmental Protection Agency

Approvals and Promulgations of Air Quality Implementation Plans:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Delaware; Control of Stationary Generator Emissions EPA is taking direct final action to approve a revision to the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) State Implementation Plan (SIP). The revision amends Regulation 1102--PERMITS, Appendix A to provide permit exem...	Rule	Dec 04, 2012
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Delaware; Control of Stationary Generator Emissions EPA proposes to approve the State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of Delaware for the purpose of amending Regulation No. 1102, Appendix A to clarify the permitting requirements for owners of stationary generators. In the Fin...	Proposed Rule	Dec 04, 2012

Cross-Media Electronic Reporting:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Cross-Media Electronic Reporting: Authorized Program Revision Approval, State of Georgia This notice announces EPA's approval of the State of Georgia's request to revise certain of its EPA-authorized programs to allow electronic reporting.	Notice	Dec 04, 2012

Export-Import Bank

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Export-Import Bank Advisory Committee Meeting The Advisory Committee was established November 30, 1983, to advise the Export-Import Bank on its programs and to provide comments for inclusion in the reports of the Export-Import Bank of the United States to Congress.	Notice	Dec 04, 2012

Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board

Title	Type	Published
Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board Notice of Meeting Schedule for 2013 Notice.	Notice	Dec 04, 2012

Federal Communications Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Commission's Rules Regarding the Office of Managing Director and the Office of Inspector General In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) amends its rules to reassign to the Office of Managing Director (OMD) certain audit activities formerly assigned to the Office of Inspector General (OIG). The activities concern ove...	Rule	Dec 04, 2012
Federal Communications Commission Policies To Promote Rural Radio Service and To Streamline Allotment and Assignment Procedures In this document, the Commission announces that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved, for a period of three years, the information collection requirements (form revisions) associated with the Commission's rules contained in the Thir...	Rule	Dec 04, 2012

Lifeline and Link Up Reform and Modernization:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Lifeline and Link Up Reform and Modernization, Advancing Broadband Availability Through Digital Literacy Training In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) announces that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved, for a period of three years, the information collection requirements associated with certain of the provisions...	Rule	Dec 04, 2012

Federal Election Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Election Commission Sunshine Act Meeting Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Dec 04, 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	Dec 04, 2012

Changes in Bank Control:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Reserve System Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company	Notice	Dec 04, 2012

Federal Trade Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Trade Commission Guides for Advertising Allowances and Other Merchandising Payments and Services The Federal Trade Commission ("Commission") requests public comments on the overall costs and benefits of and the continuing need for its Guides for Advertising Allowances and Other Merchandising Payments and Services ("the Fred Meyer Guides" or "the...	Proposed Rule	Dec 04, 2012

Health and Human Services Department

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals	Notice	Dec 04, 2012
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals	Notice	Dec 04, 2012
Health and Human Services Department > SAMHSA Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals	Notice	Dec 04, 2012
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals	Notice	Dec 04, 2012
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals	Notice	Dec 04, 2012
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals	Notice	Dec 04, 2012
Health and Human Services Department > CMS Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals	Notice	Dec 04, 2012
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals	Notice	Dec 04, 2012
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals	Notice	Dec 04, 2012
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Guidance on Investigational New Drug Applications for Positron Emission Tomography Drugs; Availability The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a guidance entitled "Investigational New Drug Applications for Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Drugs." The guidance is intended to assist manufacturers of PET drugs in submit...	Notice	Dec 04, 2012
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Guidance on Food and Drug Administration Oversight of Positron Emission Tomography Drug Products-Questions and Answers; Availability The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a guidance entitled "FDA Oversight of PET Drug Products--Questions and Answers." This guidance provides questions and answers that address nearly all aspects of the FDA approval...	Notice	Dec 04, 2012
Health and Human Services Department > AHRQ Notice of Senior Executive Service Performance Review Board Membership Senior Executive Service Performance Review Board Membership	Notice	Dec 04, 2012

Filings of Food Additive Petitions; Animal Use:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA DSM Nutritional Products; Filing of Food Additive Petition (Animal Use) The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that DSM Nutritional Products has filed a petition proposing that the food additive regulations be amended to provide for the safe use of benzoic acid as a feed acidifier in swine feed.	Proposed Rule	Dec 04, 2012

Possession, Use, and Transfer of Select Agents and Toxins:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department Possession, Use, and Transfer of Select Agents and Toxins; Biennial Review The Department of Health and Human Services is correcting a final rule that appeared in the Federal Register on October 5, 2012 (77 FR 61084). The document updated the list of HHS and overlap biological agents and toxins and designated certain select...	Rule	Dec 04, 2012

Public Hearings:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Antiseptic Patient Preoperative Skin Preparation Products; Public Hearing; Request for Comments; Correction The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is correcting a document that appeared in the Federal Register of November 21, 2012 (77 FR 69863). The document announced a public hearing entitled "Antiseptic Patient Preoperative Skin Preparation Products." Th...	Notice	Dec 04, 2012

Requests for Nominations:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Request for Notification From Industry Organizations Interested in Participating in the Selection Process for Nonvoting Industry Representatives and Request for Nominations for Nonvoting Industry Representatives on the Device Good Manufacturing Practice Advisory Committee The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is requesting that any industry organization interested in participating in the selection of nonvoting industry representatives to serve on the Device Good Manufacturing Practice Advisory Committee (DGMPAC) in t...	Notice	Dec 04, 2012

Revocation of Standards of Identity:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Artificially Sweetened Fruit Jelly and Artificially Sweetened Fruit Preserves and Jams; Proposed Revocation of Standards of Identity The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is proposing to revoke the standards of identity for artificially sweetened jelly, preserves, and jams. We are taking this action primarily in response to a citizen petition submitted by the International...	Proposed Rule	Dec 04, 2012

Secondary Direct Food Additives Permitted in Food for Human Consumption:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Secondary Direct Food Additives Permitted in Food for Human Consumption; Sodium Dodecylbenzenesulfonate The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the food additive regulations to provide for the safe use of sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate (CAS No. 25155-30-0) as an antimicrobial agent for use in wash water for fruits and vegetables without the...	Rule	Dec 04, 2012

Homeland Security Department

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Changes in Flood Hazard Determinations This notice lists communities where the addition or modification of Base Flood Elevations (BFEs), base flood depths, Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) boundaries or zone designations, or the regulatory floodway (hereinafter referred to as flood hazard...	Notice	Dec 04, 2012
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Final Flood Elevation Determinations Base (1% annual-chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) and modified BFEs are made final for the communities listed below. The BFEs and modified BFEs are the basis for the floodplain management measures that each community is required either to adopt or to s...	Rule	Dec 04, 2012

Emergency Declarations:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Connecticut; Amendment No. 1 to Notice of an Emergency Declaration This notice amends the notice of an emergency declaration for the State of Connecticut (FEMA-3353-EM), dated October 28, 2012, and related determinations.	Notice	Dec 04, 2012
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Maryland; Amendment No. 1 to Notice of an Emergency Declaration This notice amends the notice of an emergency declaration for the State of Maryland (FEMA-3349-EM), dated October 28, 2012, and related determinations.	Notice	Dec 04, 2012
Homeland Security Department > FEMA New Jersey; Amendment No. 2 to Notice of an Emergency Declaration This notice amends the notice of an emergency declaration for the State of New Jersey (FEMA-3354-EM), dated October 28, 2012, and related determinations.	Notice	Dec 04, 2012
Homeland Security Department > FEMA New York; Amendment No. 2 to Notice of an Emergency Declaration This notice amends the notice of an emergency declaration for the State of New York (FEMA-3351-EM), dated October 28, 2012, and related determinations.	Notice	Dec 04, 2012
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Virginia; Amendment No. 1 to Notice of an Emergency Declaration This notice amends the notice of an emergency declaration for the Commonwealth of Virginia (FEMA-3359-EM), dated October 29, 2012, and related determinations.	Notice	Dec 04, 2012
Homeland Security Department > FEMA West Virginia; Amendment No. 2 to Notice of an Emergency Declaration This notice amends the notice of an emergency declaration for the State of West Virginia (FEMA-3358-EM), dated October 29, 2012, and related determinations.	Notice	Dec 04, 2012

Major Disaster Declarations:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Connecticut; Amendment No. 3 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of Connecticut (FEMA-4087-DR), dated October 30, 2012, and related determinations.	Notice	Dec 04, 2012
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Connecticut; Amendment No. 4 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of Connecticut (FEMA-4087-DR), dated October 30, 2012, and related determinations.	Notice	Dec 04, 2012
Homeland Security Department > FEMA New Jersey; Amendment No. 6 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of New Jersey (FEMA-4086-DR), dated October 30, 2012, and related determinations.	Notice	Dec 04, 2012
Homeland Security Department > FEMA New York; Amendment No. 7 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration 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.	Notice	Dec 04, 2012

Major Disasters and Related Determinations:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Maryland; Major Disaster and Related Determinations This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Maryland (FEMA-4091-DR), dated November 20, 2012, and related determinations.	Notice	Dec 04, 2012

Safety Zones:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG Safety Zone; Overhead Cable Replacement, Maumee River, Toledo, OH The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary Safety Zone on the waters of Maumee River, Toledo, Ohio, from 8:30 a.m. on November 27, 2012 until 6:30 p.m. on December 7, 2012. This safety zone will encompass all waters of Maumee River starting from the...	Rule	Dec 04, 2012

Interior Department

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > USGS Agency Information Collection Activities: Submitted for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Review; Comment Request To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is inviting comments on an information collection request (ICR) that we have sent to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. The IC...	Notice	Dec 04, 2012
Interior Department > NPS Notice of Continuation of Visitor Services Pursuant to the terms of existing concession contracts, public notice is hereby given that the National Park Service intends to request a continuation of visitor services for the periods specified below.	Notice	Dec 04, 2012
Interior Department > FWS Endangered Species Recovery Permit Applications We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite the public to comment on the following applications to conduct certain activities with endangered species. With some exceptions, the Endangered Species Act (Act) prohibits activities with endangered and...	Notice	Dec 04, 2012
Interior Department > NPS Notice of Extension of Concession Contracts Public notice is hereby given that the National Park Service proposes to extend the following expiring concession contracts for a period of up to 1 (one) year, or until such time as a new contract is executed, whichever occurs sooner.	Notice	Dec 04, 2012
Interior Department > ONRR Notice of Meeting for the Indian Oil Valuation Negotiated Rulemaking Committee The Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR) announces additional meetings for the Indian Oil Valuation Negotiated Rulemaking Committee (Committee). The seventh through ninth meetings of the Committee will take place on January 15 and 16, March 5 a...	Proposed Rule	Dec 04, 2012

Coal Exploration License Applications:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Invitation-Coal Exploration License Application MTM 103852, MT Members of the public are hereby invited to participate with Ambre Energy on a pro rata cost sharing basis in a program for the exploration of coal deposits owned by the United States of America in lands located in Big Horn County, Montana, encompass...	Notice	Dec 04, 2012

Designations of Potential Wilderness as Wilderness:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > NPS Designation of Potential Wilderness as Wilderness, Point Reyes National Seashore This notice informs the public that all uses in Point Reyes National Seashore that are prohibited by the Wilderness Act (Pub. L. 88-577) have ceased and certain Federal lands that were previously designated as potential wilderness are, upon publicati...	Notice	Dec 04, 2012

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 90-Day Finding on a Petition To List Phoenix dactylifera `Sphinx' (Sphinx Date Palm) We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce a 90-day finding on a petition to list Phoenix dactylifera `Sphinx' (sphinx date palm) as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). We find that the...	Proposed Rule	Dec 04, 2012
Interior Department > FWS Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 90-Day Finding on a Petition To List the Prairie Gray Fox, the Plains Spotted Skunk, and a Distinct Population Segment of the Mearn's Eastern Cottontail in East-Central Illinois and Western Indiana as Endangered or Threatened Species We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce a 90-day finding on a petition to list the prairie gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus ocythous), the plains spotted skunk (Spilogale putorius interrupta), and a distinct population segment (D...	Proposed Rule	Dec 04, 2012
Interior Department > FWS Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Revised Critical Habitat for the Northern Spotted Owl We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, designate revised critical habitat for the northern spotted owl (Strix occidentalis caurina) under the Endangered Species Act. In total, approximately 9,577,969 acres (ac) (3,876,064 hectares (ha)) in 11 units...	Rule	Dec 04, 2012
Interior Department > FWS Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Revised Critical Habitat for the Riverside Fairy Shrimp We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, revise the critical habitat for the Riverside fairy shrimp under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. The previous critical habitat consisted of land in four units in Ventura, Orange, and San Diego C...	Rule	Dec 04, 2012

Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Availability of the BLM's Responses to Public Comments and of the BLM's Environmental Assessment on the Proposed Order of the Secretary on Oil, Gas, and Potash Leasing and Development Within the Designated Potash Area of Eddy and Lea Counties, NM Under the authority of the Mineral Leasing Act, as amended, on December 3, 2012 the Secretary of the Interior issued Order 3324 (2012 Secretary's Order) to address oil, gas, and potash leasing and development within the Designated Potash Area in Eddy...	Notice	Dec 04, 2012
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Intent To Prepare an Amendment to the Redding Resource Management Plan and an Associated Environmental Assessment, CA In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA), and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, as amended (FLPMA), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Redding Field Office, Redding, California, intends t...	Notice	Dec 04, 2012

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Meeting Announcement: North American Wetlands Conservation Council The North American Wetlands Conservation Council (Council) will meet to select North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) grant proposals for recommendation to the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission (Commission). This meeting is open to the...	Notice	Dec 04, 2012

National Register of Historic Places:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > NPS National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions Pending Nominations and Related Actions	Notice	Dec 04, 2012

Oil, Gas, and Potash Leasing and Development:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department Oil, Gas, and Potash Leasing and Development Within the Designated Potash Area of Eddy and Lea Counties, NM Secretary's Order 3324 revises and supersedes the Order of the Secretary of the Interior, dated October 28, 1986 (51 FR 39425), and corrected on August 26, 1987 (52 FR 32171), and provides procedures and guidelines for more orderly co-development of...	Notice	Dec 04, 2012

Temporary Restrictions of Vehicle Use and Temporary Closures to Tree Cutting and Wood Harvesting:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Temporary Restriction of Vehicle Use and Temporary Closure to Tree Cutting and Wood Harvesting on Public Land in Douglas County, NV The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), as authorized under the provisions of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 and pursuant to BLM regulations, is temporarily restricting travel by motorized vehicles to existing posted roads and two-tr...	Notice	Dec 04, 2012

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Joint Board for Enrollment of Actuaries

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Joint Board for Enrollment of Actuaries Meeting of the Advisory Committee; Meeting The Executive Director of the Joint Board for the Enrollment of Actuaries gives notice of a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Actuarial Examinations (portions of which will be open to the public) in Washington, DC, on January 10-11, 2013.	Notice	Dec 04, 2012

Justice Department

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department > FCSC Sunshine Act Meeting Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Dec 04, 2012

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

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department > DEA Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments Requested: Application for Individual Manufacturing Quota for a Basic Class of Controlled Substance and for Ephedrine, Pseudoephedrine, and Phenylpropanolamine 60-Day Notice.	Notice	Dec 04, 2012
Justice Department > DEA Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments Requested: Application for Procurement Quota for Controlled Substances and Ephedrine, Pseudoephedrine, and Phenylpropanolamine DEA Form 250 60-Day Notice.	Notice	Dec 04, 2012
Justice Department Agency Information Collection Activities: Revision of a Previously Approved Collection, With Change; Comments Requested COPS Application Package 30-Day notice.	Notice	Dec 04, 2012
Justice Department Agency Information Collection Activities: Extension of a Previously Approved Information Collection; Comments Requested Monitoring Information Collections 30-Day Notice.	Notice	Dec 04, 2012

Membership Changes Pursuant to National Cooperative Research and Production Act:

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department > ANTITRUST Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-3D PDF Consortium, Inc. 3D PDF Consortium, Inc.	Notice	Dec 04, 2012
Justice Department > ANTITRUST Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-SGIP 2.0, Inc. SGIP 2.0, Inc.	Notice	Dec 04, 2012
Justice Department > ANTITRUST Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-Sematech, Inc. d/b/a International Sematech Sematech, Inc. d/b/a International Sematech	Notice	Dec 04, 2012

Labor Department

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department Rules of Practice and Procedure for Hearings Before the Office of Administrative Law Judges The Department of Labor proposes to revise and reorganize the Rules of Practice and Procedure for Administrative Hearings Before the Office of Administrative Law Judges, from our regulations, which provide procedural guidance to administrative law ju...	Proposed Rule	Dec 04, 2012
Labor Department Tribal Consultation Policy The Department of Labor (DOL) is issuing its final Tribal Consultation Policy. The Tribal Consultation Policy (hereinafter referred to as the "policy") establishes standards for improved consultation with federally-recognized Indian Tribes to the ext...	Notice	Dec 04, 2012

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National Science Foundation

Title	Type	Published
National Science Foundation Notice of Permit Applications Received Under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95-541) The National Science Foundation (NSF) is required to publish a notice of permit applications received to conduct activities regulated under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. NSF has published regulations under the Antarctic Conservation Act at...	Notice	Dec 04, 2012

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Sunshine Act Meetings Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Dec 04, 2012

Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Exemption of Material for Proposed Disposal Procedures at the US Ecology Idaho Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Subtitle C Hazardous Disposal Facility Located Near Grand View, Idaho for Material from the Humboldt Bay Power Plant, Unit 3, License DPR-007, Eureka, CA Environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact.	Notice	Dec 04, 2012

Personnel Management Office

Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance Program:

Title	Type	Published
Personnel Management Office Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance Program: Court Orders Prior to July 22, 1998 The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing an interim regulation to amend regulations regarding the effect of any court decree of divorce, annulment, or legal separation, or any court- approved property settlement agreement incident to any c...	Rule	Dec 04, 2012

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Postal Regulatory Commission

Title	Type	Published
Postal Regulatory Commission Sunshine Act Meetings Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Dec 04, 2012

Postal Service

Title	Type	Published
Postal Service Board of Governors; Sunshine Act Meeting Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Dec 04, 2012
Postal Service Board of Governors; Sunshine Act Meeting Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Dec 04, 2012

Securities and Exchange Commission

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission List of Rules To Be Reviewed Pursuant to the Regulatory Flexibility Act The Securities and Exchange Commission is publishing a list of rules to be reviewed pursuant to Section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. The list is published to provide the public with notice that these rules are scheduled for review by the ag...	Proposed Rule	Dec 04, 2012
Securities and Exchange Commission Sunshine Act Meeting Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Dec 04, 2012
Securities and Exchange Commission Sunshine Act Meeting Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Dec 04, 2012

Orders of Suspension of Trading:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission In the Matter of Encore Clean Energy, Inc., Energy & Engine Technology Corp., Equity Media Holdings Corporation, eTotalSource, Inc., Extensions, Inc., Firepond, Inc., and GNC Energy Corporation; Order of Suspension of Trading Encore Clean Energy, Inc., Energy and Engine Technology Corp., Equity Media Holdings Corp., et al.	Notice	Dec 04, 2012

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; BATS Exchange, Inc.; NASDAQ OMX BX Inc.; Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated; The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC; New York Stock Exchange LLC; NYSE Arca LLC; NYSE MKT, LLC; Notice of Designation of Longer Period for Commission Action on Proposed Rule Changes Relating to Adoption of Listing Standards for Compensation Committees and Advisors as Required by Rule 10C-1 BATS Exchange, Inc.; NASDAQ OMX BX Inc.; Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc., et al.	Notice	Dec 04, 2012
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Designation of Longer Period for Commission Action on a Proposed Rule Change Relating to Adoption of Listing Standards for Compensation Committees and Advisors as Required by Rule 10C-1 Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Dec 04, 2012
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; EDGX Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Amend EDGX Rule 15.1(a) and (c) EDGX Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Dec 04, 2012
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; International Securities Exchange, LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Make Available a New Market Data Offering International Securities Exchange, LLC	Notice	Dec 04, 2012
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE MKT LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Amending Its Rules To Delete Obsolete and Out-Dated Rules NYSE MKT LLC	Notice	Dec 04, 2012
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE MKT LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Moving the Rule Text That Provides for Pegging on the Exchange From Supplementary Material .26 of Rule 70-Equities to Rule 13-Equities and Amending Such Text to (i) Permit Designated Market Maker Interest To Be Set as Pegging Interest; (ii) Change References From National Best Bid, National Best Offer and National Best Bid or Offer to Best Protected Bid, Best Protected Offer and Best Protected Bid or Offer, Respectively; (iii) Permit Pegging Interest To Peg to the Opposite Side of the Market; and (iv) Provide for An Offset Value To Be Specified for Pegging Interest NYSE MKT LLC	Notice	Dec 04, 2012
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; National Stock Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Designation of Longer Period for Commission Action on a Proposed Rule Change Relating to Adoption of Listing Standards for Compensation Committees and Advisors as Required by Rule 10C-1 National Stock Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Dec 04, 2012
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Options Clearing Corporation; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Changes to Explicitly State That OCC May Reject a Request for Withdrawal of Margin or Make an Intra-Day Margin Call in Situations Where a Clearing Member's Projected Settlement Obligations Could Exceed OCC's Available Liquidity Resources Options Clearing Corp.	Notice	Dec 04, 2012

Surface Transportation Board

Rail Construction and Operations:

Title	Type	Published
DOT, STB Tongue River Railroad Company, Inc.-Rail Construction and Operation-in Custer, Powder River and Rosebud Counties, MT; Extension of Comment Period for the Draft Scope of Study Tongue River Railroad Co., Inc., Custer, Powder River and Rosebud Counties, MT	Notice	Dec 04, 2012

Transportation Department

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > MARAD Information Collection Available for Public Comments and Recommendations In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Maritime Administration's (MARAD's) intention to request extension of approval for three years of a currently approved information collection.	Notice	Dec 04, 2012
Transportation Department > FAA Minimum Altitudes for Use of Autopilots The FAA proposes to amend and harmonize minimum altitudes for use of autopilots for transport category airplanes. The proposed rule would enable the operational use of advanced autopilot and navigation systems by incorporating the capabilities of new...	Proposed Rule	Dec 04, 2012
Transportation Department > FTA Over-the-Road Bus Accessibility Grant Program The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the selection of projects to be funded under Fiscal Year (FY) 2012 appropriations for the Over-the-Road Bus (OTRB) Accessibility Program, authorized by Section...	Notice	Dec 04, 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	Dec 04, 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	Dec 04, 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	Dec 04, 2012
Transportation Department > FAA Type Certification Procedures for Changed Products The FAA is revising a final rule published on June 7, 2000 (65 FR 36244). In that final rule, the FAA amended its regulations for the certification of changes to type-certificated products. That amendment was to enhance safety by applying the latest...	Rule	Dec 04, 2012

Airworthiness Directives:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier, Inc. Airplanes We propose to supersede an existing airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to certain Bombardier, Inc. Model DHC-8-400 series airplanes. The existing AD currently requires a free-play check for excessive free-play of the shaft swaged bearing insta...	Proposed Rule	Dec 04, 2012
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain The Boeing Company Model 777-200 and -300 series airplanes. This proposed AD was prompted by reports of hydraulic fluid contamination found in the strut forward dry bay. This proposed...	Proposed Rule	Dec 04, 2012
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes We propose to supersede an existing airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to certain The Boeing Company Model 737-200, -200C, - 300, and -400 series airplanes. The existing AD currently requires repetitive inspections to detect cracking of the co...	Proposed Rule	Dec 04, 2012

Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > NHTSA Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment NHTSA is amending the Federal motor vehicle safety standard (FMVSS) on lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment to restore the blue and green color boundaries that were removed when the agency published a final rule reorganizing that stand...	Rule	Dec 04, 2012
Transportation Department > NHTSA Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment NHTSA is proposing to restore the side marker lamp requirements, for vehicles that are over 80 inches wide, and also less than 30 feet in overall length, to the Federal motor vehicle safety standard (FMVSS) on lamps, reflective devices and associated...	Proposed Rule	Dec 04, 2012

Modifications of Class B Airspace in Miami, FL, and Class C Airspace in Ft. Lauderdale, FL:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Proposed Modification of the Miami, FL, Class B Airspace Area; and the Ft Lauderdale, FL, Class C Airspace Area; Public Meetings This notice announces three fact-finding informal airspace meetings to solicit information from airspace users and others, concerning a proposal to revise the Class B airspace at Miami, FL, and the Class C airspace at Ft Lauderdale, FL. The purpose o...	Proposed Rule	Dec 04, 2012

Rail Construction and Operations:

No documents available.

Vehicle Certification:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > NHTSA Final Rule This document amends regulations that prescribe the format and contents labels that manufacturers are required to affix to motor vehicles manufactured for sale in the United States to certify the compliance of those vehicles with U.S. safety standard...	Rule	Dec 04, 2012

Treasury Department

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > IRS Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Form 56-F 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	Dec 04, 2012
Treasury Department > IRS Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Regulation Project The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collection...	Notice	Dec 04, 2012

Veterans Affairs Department

Title	Type	Published
Veterans Affairs Department Disciplinary Appeals Board Panel Section 203 of the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel Act of 1991 (Pub. L. 102-40), dated May 7, 1991, revised the disciplinary grievance and appeal procedures for employees appointed under 38 U.S.C. 7401(1). It also required the pe...	Notice	Dec 04, 2012
Veterans Affairs Department Performance Review Board Members Under the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 4314(c)(4) agencies are required to publish a notice in the Federal Register of the appointment of Performance Review Board (PRB) members. This notice announces the appointment of persons to serve on the Performance R...	Notice	Dec 04, 2012

Federal Register December 4, 2012

Agencies Publishing on December 4, 2012

Agriculture Department

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

Avocados Grown in South Florida:

Commerce Department

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

Applications for Duty-Free Entry of Electron Microscopes:

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska:

Fisheries of the Northeastern United States:

Meetings:

Trade Mission to Egypt and Kuwait:

U.S. Infrastructure Trade Mission to Colombia and Panama:

U.S. Trade Mission to Asia in Conjunction with Trade Winds:

Consumer Product Safety Commission

Education Department

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

Energy Department

Criteria and Procedures for Determining Eligibility for Access to Classified Matter or Special Nuclear Material:

Environmental Protection Agency

Approvals and Promulgations of Air Quality Implementation Plans:

Cross-Media Electronic Reporting:

Export-Import Bank

Meetings:

Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board

Federal Communications Commission

Lifeline and Link Up Reform and Modernization:

Federal Election Commission

Federal Reserve System

Changes in Bank Control:

Federal Trade Commission

Health and Human Services Department

Filings of Food Additive Petitions; Animal Use:

Possession, Use, and Transfer of Select Agents and Toxins:

Public Hearings:

Requests for Nominations:

Revocation of Standards of Identity:

Secondary Direct Food Additives Permitted in Food for Human Consumption:

Homeland Security Department

Emergency Declarations:

Major Disaster Declarations:

Major Disasters and Related Determinations:

Safety Zones:

Interior Department

Coal Exploration License Applications:

Designations of Potential Wilderness as Wilderness:

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants:

Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.:

Meetings:

National Register of Historic Places:

Oil, Gas, and Potash Leasing and Development:

Temporary Restrictions of Vehicle Use and Temporary Closures to Tree Cutting and Wood Harvesting:

J Joint Board for Enrollment of Actuaries

Meetings:

Justice Department

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

Membership Changes Pursuant to National Cooperative Research and Production Act:

Labor Department

N National Science Foundation

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.:

Personnel Management Office

Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance Program:

P Postal Regulatory Commission

Postal Service

Securities and Exchange Commission

Orders of Suspension of Trading:

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes:

Surface Transportation Board

Rail Construction and Operations:

Transportation Department

Airworthiness Directives:

Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards:

Modifications of Class B Airspace in Miami, FL, and Class C Airspace in Ft. Lauderdale, FL:

Rail Construction and Operations:

Vehicle Certification:

Treasury Department

Veterans Affairs Department

Volume Information

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Joint Board for Enrollment of Actuaries

N
National Science Foundation

P
Postal Regulatory Commission