December 11, 2012 (Volume 77)

Federal Register December 11, 2012

View all documents issued on December 11, 2012. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

123 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on December 11, 2012

Agency for International Development logo Agency for International Development

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U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has submitted the following information collection to OMB for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments regarding this information collection are best...
Notice Dec 11, 2012
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is making efforts to reduce the paperwork burden. USAID invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following proposed and/or continuing informatio...
Notice Dec 11, 2012

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

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Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Dec 11, 2012

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

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In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's intention to request a revision to and extension of approval of an information collection that allows the public to report...
Notice Dec 11, 2012
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 introduc...
Notice Dec 11, 2012
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 regulations for permanent, priva...
Notice Dec 11, 2012

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

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

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In response to requests by interested parties, the Department of Commerce (the Department) is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain circular welded non-alloy steel pipe from Mexico. This administrative review co...
Notice Dec 11, 2012
On August 9, 2012, the Department of Commerce (the "Department") published the preliminary results of the administrative review ("AR") of certain cut-to-length carbon steel plate ("CTL plate") from the People's Republic of China ("PRC") covering the...
Notice Dec 11, 2012
The Department of Commerce (the Department) is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on lightweight thermal paper (LWTP) from Germany for the period November 1, 2010, through October 31, 2011. We have preliminarily determi...
Notice Dec 11, 2012

Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstances Reviews:

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On October 24, 2012, the Department of Commerce (the Department) published a notice of preliminary results of changed circumstances review of the antidumping duty order on certain frozen warmwater shrimp (shrimp) from India.\1\ In that notice, we pre...
Notice Dec 11, 2012

Atlantic Highly Migratory Species:

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On November 26, 2012, NMFS published a proposed rule for Amendment 5 to the 2006 Consolidated Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Fishery Management Plan (FMP) in response to several shark stock assessments that were completed from 2009 to 2012. As descri...
Proposed Rule Dec 11, 2012

Fisheries of the Northeastern United States:

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NMFS announces that the State of Maine is transferring a portion of its 2012 commercial summer flounder quota to the State of Connecticut. NMFS is adjusting the quotas and announcing the revised commercial quota for each state involved.
Rule Dec 11, 2012

SnapperGrouper Fishery of the South Atlantic:

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NMFS reopens the 2012 commercial sector for red snapper and gray triggerfish in the South Atlantic exclusive economic zone (EEZ). NMFS previously determined the commercial annual catch limits (ACLs) for gray triggerfish and red snapper had been reach...
Rule Dec 11, 2012

Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled logo Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled

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The Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled (Committee) is providing supplementary information to its Notice in the Federal Register of October 26, 2012.
Notice Dec 11, 2012

Consumer Product Safety Commission logo Consumer Product Safety Commission

Complaints:

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Under provisions of its Rules of Practice for Adjudicative Proceeding (16 CFR part 1025), the Consumer Product Safety Commission must publish in the Federal Register Complaints which it issues. Published below is a Complaint: In the Matter of Baby Ma...
Notice Dec 11, 2012

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Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia

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The Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia ("CSOSA") is issuing a proposed rule to amend its current rule that sets forth procedures and requirements relating to periodic verification of registration information f...
Proposed Rule Dec 11, 2012

Defense Department logo Defense Department

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

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Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, Regulatory Secretariat will be submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve an extension of a previously approved information collection requirement conce...
Notice Dec 11, 2012
Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Regulatory Secretariat will be submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve an extension of a previously approved information collection requirement c...
Notice Dec 11, 2012
Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Regulatory Secretariat will be submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve an extension of a previously approved information collection requirement c...
Notice Dec 11, 2012

Education Department logo Education Department

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

Title Type Published
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 11, 2012

Energy Department logo Energy Department

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In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 USC 3507(a)(1)(D), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) is submitting the information collections Application for License/Relicense for Water Proj...
Notice Dec 11, 2012
In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) is submitting the information collection FERC-732 (Electric Rate Schedules and Tariffs:...
Notice Dec 11, 2012
Combined Filings
Notice Dec 11, 2012
Combined Filings
Notice Dec 11, 2012
Combined Filings
Notice Dec 11, 2012
Combined Filings
Notice Dec 11, 2012
Commission Staff Attendances
Notice Dec 11, 2012
Commission Staff Attendances
Notice Dec 11, 2012

2012 LNG Export Study:

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The Office of Fossil Energy (FE) of the Department of Energy (DOE) gives notice of the availability of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export cumulative impact study (LNG Export Study) in the above- referenced proceedings and invites the submission of...
Notice Dec 11, 2012

Applications for Temporary License Variances:

Complaints:

Title Type Published
Essar Steel Minnesota, LLC v. Great Lakes Gas Transmission LP
Notice Dec 11, 2012

Effectiveness of Exempt Wholesale Generator or Foreign Utility Company Status:

Title Type Published
Prairie Rose Wind, LLC, Prairie Rose Transmission, LLC, Crawfordsville Energy, LLC, et al.
Notice Dec 11, 2012

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

Terminations of Exemption by Implied Surrender:

Transfers of Exemptions:

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Eau Galle Renewable Energy Co.; Eau Galle Hydro, LLC
Notice Dec 11, 2012

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

Approvals and Promulgations of Air Quality Implementation Plans:

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EPA is proposing to approve a redesignation request and State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of West Virginia. The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) is requesting that the West Virginia portion of...
Proposed Rule Dec 11, 2012
EPA is proposing to approve a redesignation request and State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of West Virginia. The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) is requesting that the West Virginia portion of...
Proposed Rule Dec 11, 2012
EPA is approving the fine particulate matter (PM<INF>2.5</INF>) 2002 base year emissions inventory portion of the West Virginia State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of West Virginia, through the West Virginia Department of...
Rule Dec 11, 2012

Approvals and Promulgations of Implementation Plans:

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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing action on the ozone attainment demonstration portion of comprehensive State Implementation Plan revisions submitted by New Jersey and New York to meet Clean Air Act requirements for attaining the...
Proposed Rule Dec 11, 2012

Executive Office of the President logo Executive Office of the President

Committees; Establishment, Renewal, Termination, etc.:

Title Type Published
Commercial Advocacy, Interagency Task Force on; Establishment (EO 13630)
Presidential Document Dec 11, 2012

Special Observances:

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National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day (Proc. 8914)
Presidential Document Dec 11, 2012

Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

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The Wireless Telecommunications Bureau and Wireline Competition Bureau (collectively, the Bureaus) seek further comment on specific issues relating to the implementation of Phase II of the Mobility Fund. The Bureaus also seek to develop a more compre...
Proposed Rule Dec 11, 2012

Implementation of the Local Community Radio Act:

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In this document, the Commission acts on six petitions for reconsideration of the Fourth Report and Order, challenging the per-market and/or the national caps adopted in the Fourth Report and Order in this proceeding. In response to the petitions for...
Rule Dec 11, 2012

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

Title Type Published
Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies
Notice Dec 11, 2012
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Dec 11, 2012

Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board logo Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Dec 11, 2012

Federal Trade Commission logo Federal Trade Commission

Proposed Consent Orders:

Title Type Published
The consent agreement in this matter settles alleged violations of federal law prohibiting unfair or deceptive acts or practices or unfair methods of competition. The attached Analysis to Aid Public Comment describes both the allegations in the draft...
Notice Dec 11, 2012

General Services Administration logo General Services Administration

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

Title Type Published
Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Regulatory Secretariat will be submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve an extension of a previously approved information collection requirement r...
Notice Dec 11, 2012

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

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Under the provisions of Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Clinical Center, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for review and approval of the inf...
Notice Dec 11, 2012
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Dec 11, 2012
Statement of Organization, Functions and Delegations of Authority
Notice Dec 11, 2012

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

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a proposed collection of information has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Notice Dec 11, 2012

Debarment Orders:

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is denying a request for a hearing submitted by Susan F. Knott and is issuing an order under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the FD&C Act) debarring Knott for 2 years from providing services in any cap...
Notice Dec 11, 2012

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

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

Title Type Published
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) of the Department of Homeland Security will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Redu...
Notice Dec 11, 2012
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) of the Department of Homeland Security will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Redu...
Notice Dec 11, 2012

Safety Zones:

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The Coast Guard will establish a temporary safety zone on the navigable waters of the Elizabeth River in Norfolk, Portsmouth, and Chesapeake, VA. This action is necessary to provide for the safety of life on navigable waters during the Gilmerton Brid...
Rule Dec 11, 2012

The Menlo Report; Ethical Principles Guiding Information and Communication Technology Research:

Title Type Published
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Science and Technology (S&T) published a 60-day public notice in the Federal Register on December 28, 2011 (Federal Register Volume 76, Number 249, Docket No. DHS-2011-0074) to invite public comment on the M...
Notice Dec 11, 2012

Interior Department logo Interior Department

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In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) is announcing its intention to request continued approval for the collection of information for 30 CFR Part 882--Reclamation on Pri...
Notice Dec 11, 2012
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) is announcing its intention to request approval to continue the collection of information for one of its Technical Training Program...
Notice Dec 11, 2012

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants:

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We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, designate critical habitat for the Lost River sucker and shortnose sucker under the Endangered Species Act. In total, approximately 146 miles (234 kilometers) of streams and 117,848 acres (47,691 hectares) of l...
Rule Dec 11, 2012
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, propose to list four subspecies of Mazama pocket gopher (Olympia, Tenino, Yelm, and Roy Prairie) as threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). We additionally propose to desi...
Proposed Rule Dec 11, 2012
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, propose to list the lesser prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus), a grassland bird known from southeastern Colorado, western Kansas, eastern New Mexico, western Oklahoma, and the Texas Panhandle, as a th...
Proposed Rule Dec 11, 2012

Plats of Survey:

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The plats of survey of the following described lands are scheduled to be officially filed in the Bureau of Land Management, Oregon State Office, Portland, Oregon, 30 days from the date of this publication.
Notice Dec 11, 2012

International Trade Commission logo International Trade Commission

Investigations; Rulings, Determinations and Amendments, etc.:

Title Type Published
Circular Welded Carbon-Quality Steel Pipe from India, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, and Vietnam
Notice Dec 11, 2012

Justice Department logo Justice Department

Decisions and Orders:

Title Type Published
Robert M. Brodkin, D.P.M.
Notice Dec 11, 2012
Stephanie A. Tarapchak, M.D.
Notice Dec 11, 2012

Lodgings of Proposed Consent Decrees:

Title Type Published
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act
Notice Dec 11, 2012

Membership Changes Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act:

Title Type Published
Cooperative Research Group on Development and Validation of Flawpro for Assessing Defect Tolerance of Welded Pipes Under Generalized High Strain Conditions
Notice Dec 11, 2012
Cooperative Research Group on Mechanical Stratigraphy and Natural Deformation in Eagle Ford Formation and Equivalent Boquillas Formation, SouthCentral and West Texas
Notice Dec 11, 2012
National Warheads and Energetics Consortium
Notice Dec 11, 2012

Labor Department logo Labor Department

Title Type Published
The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) sponsored information collection request (ICR) revision titled, "Carrier's Report of Issuance of Policy," to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for...
Notice Dec 11, 2012

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

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The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Mine safety and Health Administration (MSHA) sponsored information collection request (ICR) titled, "Escape and Evacuation Plans for Surface Coal Mines and Surface Facilities and Surface Work Areas of U...
Notice Dec 11, 2012
The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) sponsored information collection request (ICR) revision titled, "Request for Employment Information," to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for rev...
Notice Dec 11, 2012

National Aeronautics and Space Administration logo National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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

No documents available.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Dec 11, 2012

Call for Nominations:

Title Type Published
A call for nominations was published by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) in the Federal Register (77 FR 62538-62539) on October 15, 2012 for the positions of health care administrator and nuclear cardiologist on the Advisory Committee on...
Notice Dec 11, 2012

Facility Operating Licenses and Combined Licenses:

Title Type Published
Applications and Amendments Involving No Significant Hazards Considerations
Notice Dec 11, 2012

Personnel Management Office logo Personnel Management Office

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The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) proposes to update OPM/GOVT-1, General Personnel Records, System of Records. This action is necessary to meet the requirements of the Privacy Act to publish in the Federal Register notice of the existence...
Notice Dec 11, 2012

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Postal Regulatory Commission

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The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing concerning an additional inbound competitive Multi-Service Agreements with Foreign Postal Operators 1 negotiated service agreement with Royal PostNL BV. This notice informs the public of the f...
Notice Dec 11, 2012

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Applications:

Title Type Published
Notice of application for an order approving the substitution of certain securities pursuant to Section 26(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act" or "Act") and an order of exemption pursuant to Section 17(b) of the Act from Section 17(a) of the Act.
Notice Dec 11, 2012

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes:

Title Type Published
BATS Exchange, Inc., BOX Options Exchange, LLC, Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc., et al.
Notice Dec 11, 2012
BOX Options Exchange LLC
Notice Dec 11, 2012
NYSE Arca, Inc.
Notice Dec 11, 2012
NYSE MKT LLC
Notice Dec 11, 2012
NYSE MKT LLC
Notice Dec 11, 2012
NYSE MKT LLC, BATS Exchange, Inc., BOX Options Exchange LLC, C2 Options Exchange, Inc., et al.
Notice Dec 11, 2012
New York Stock Exchange LLC
Notice Dec 11, 2012
The Securities and Exchange Commission published a document in the Federal Register on November 27, 2012, concerning a Notice of Designation of Longer Period for Commission Action on Proposed Rule Change with Respect to INAV Pegged Orders for ETFs. T...
Notice Dec 11, 2012

State Department logo State Department

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

Title Type Published
The Department of State has submitted the information collection described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 we are requesting comments on this collection from all...
Notice Dec 11, 2012

Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition:

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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 Dec 11, 2012

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Trade Representative, Office of United States

World Trade Organization Dispute Settlement Proceedings:

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The Office of the United States Trade Representative ("USTR") is providing notice that on November 19, 2012, the People's Republic of China ("China") requested the establishment of a dispute settlement panel with the United States under the Marrakesh...
Notice Dec 11, 2012

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Title Type Published
Before a Federal agency can collect certain information from the public, it must receive approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Under procedures established by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, before seeking OMB approval, Federa...
Notice Dec 11, 2012
FRA proposes amendments to regulations implementing a requirement of the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 that certain passenger and freight railroads install positive train control (PTC) systems. The proposal would revise the regulatory provision...
Proposed Rule Dec 11, 2012

Airworthiness Directives:

Title Type Published
We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Turbomeca S.A. Arriel 1A1, 1A2, 1B, 1C, 1C1, 1C2, 1D, 1D1, 1E2, 1K1, 1S, and 1S1 turboshaft engines. This proposed AD was prompted by a finding that the engine's tachometer unit cycle...
Proposed Rule Dec 11, 2012

Meetings:

Title Type Published
FRA announces the third meeting of the NECSC, a Federal Advisory Committee mandated by Section 212 of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (PRIIA). The Committee is made up of stakeholders operating on the Northeast Corridor (NEC...
Notice Dec 11, 2012
FRA announces the forty-eighth meeting of the RSAC, a Federal Advisory Committee that develops railroad safety regulations through a consensus process. The RSAC meeting topics will include opening remarks from the FRA Administrator and status reports...
Notice Dec 11, 2012

Requests for Administrative Waivers of the Coastwise Trade Laws:

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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 Dec 11, 2012
As authorized by 46 U.S.C. 12121, the Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.-build requirement of the coastwise laws under certain circumstances. A request for su...
Notice Dec 11, 2012

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