Federal Register December 14, 2012 (Volume 77)

Agencies Publishing on December 14, 2012

Agriculture Department (2)
Commerce Department (7)
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled (1)
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (1)
Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (1)
Defense Department (2)
Education Department (3)
Energy Department (4)
Environmental Protection Agency (10)
Executive Office of the President (3)
Export-Import Bank (1)
Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission (2)
Federal Reserve System (1)
Health and Human Services Department (5)
Homeland Security Department (4)
Housing and Urban Development Department (3)
Interior Department (10)
International Trade Commission (2)
Labor Department (3)
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National Science Foundation (3)
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National Women's Business Council (1)
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (1)
Personnel Management Office (2)
Securities and Exchange Commission (11)
Small Business Administration (4)
State Department (3)
Surface Transportation Board (2)
Transportation Department (3)
Treasury Department (1)

Agriculture Department

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FS Media Outlets for Publication of Legal and Action Notices in the Southern Region Deciding Officers in the Southern Region will publish notice of decisions subject to administrative appeal under 36 CFR parts 215 and 219 in the legal notice section of the newspapers listed in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice. Th...	Notice	Dec 14, 2012
Agriculture Department > NRCS Notice of Proposed Changes to the National Handbook of Conservation Practices for the Natural Resources Conservation Service Notice is hereby given of the intention of NRCS to issue a series of revised conservation practice standards in the National Handbook of Conservation Practices. These standards include: Amendments for the Treatment of Agricultural Waste (Code 591), B...	Notice	Dec 14, 2012

Commerce Department

Applications for Expansions under Alternative Site Framework:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > FTZB Foreign-Trade Zone 75-Phoenix, Arizona Application for Expansion (New Magnet Site) Under Alternative Site Framework Foreign-Trade Zone 75, Phoenix, AZ	Notice	Dec 14, 2012

Countervailing Duty Determinations; Results, Extensions, Amendments, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Aluminum Extrusions From the People's Republic of China: Notice of Court Decision Not in Harmony With Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination and Notice of Amended Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination On November 30, 2012, the United States Court of International Trade (CIT) sustained the Department of Commerce's (Department's) results of redetermination, which recalculated the all others subsidy rate in the countervailing duty (CVD) investigation...	Notice	Dec 14, 2012

Decisions and Orders:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > BIS Enterysys Corporation, with Last Known Addresses of: 1307 Muench Court, San Jose, CA 95131 and Plot No. 39, Public Sector, Employees Colony, New Bowenpally 500011, Secunderabad, India, Respondent; Final Decision and Order Enterysys Corp.	Notice	Dec 14, 2012

Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; 2012 Commercial Accountability Measure and Closure for Atlantic Wahoo NMFS implements accountability measures (AMs) for the commercial sector for Atlantic wahoo (wahoo) in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) off the Atlantic states (Maine through the east coast of Florida). Commercial landings for wahoo, as estimated by...	Rule	Dec 14, 2012

Fisheries of the Northeastern United States:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder Fishery; Commercial Quota Available for the State of New York To Reopen Fishery NMFS announces that the 2012 summer flounder commercial fishery in the State of New York will be reopened to provide the opportunity for the fishery to fully harvest the available quota. Vessels issued a commercial Federal fisheries permit for the su...	Rule	Dec 14, 2012

International Affairs:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA International Affairs; U.S. Fishing Opportunities in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization Regulatory Area NMFS announces fishing opportunities in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO) Regulatory Area. This action is necessary to make fishing privileges available on an equitable basis.	Notice	Dec 14, 2012

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting The Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Pacific Council) Groundfish Management Team (GMT) will hold a week long working meeting, which is open to the public. The GMT will also meet with a subgroup of the Council's Scientific and Statistical Committ...	Notice	Dec 14, 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 products and a service to the Procurement List that will be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities.	Notice	Dec 14, 2012

Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Fees for Reviews of Rule Enforcement Programs:

Title	Type	Published
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Fees for Reviews of the Rule Enforcement Programs of Designated Contract Markets and Registered Futures Associations The Commission charges fees to designated contract markets and registered futures associations to recover the costs incurred by the Commission in the operation of its program of oversight of self- regulatory organization rule enforcement programs, sp...	Rule	Dec 14, 2012

Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency

Title	Type	Published
Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency Freedom of Information Act Regulations The Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE) issues this regulation establishing its Code of Federal Regulations chapter to provide the procedures and guidelines under which CIGIE will implement the Freedom of Information...	Rule	Dec 14, 2012

Defense Department

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > COE Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Donlin Gold Project The Alaska District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) intends to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to identify and analyze the potential impacts associated with the proposed Donlin Gold Project, which would be an open pit, hardrock...	Notice	Dec 14, 2012
Defense Department > COE Notice of Availability for the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Gregory Canyon Landfill Project, San Diego County, CA The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District (Regulatory Division) has completed a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed Gregory Canyon Landfill Project in San Diego County, CA. The project proponent and landowner, Gre...	Notice	Dec 14, 2012

Education Department

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Direct Grant Programs and Definitions That Apply to Department Regulations The Secretary proposes to amend the regulations in 34 CFR parts 75 and 77 of the Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in order to improve the Department's ability to promote projects supported by evidence; evaluate the perf...	Proposed Rule	Dec 14, 2012

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

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; State of Preschool Survey 2013-2015 In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is proposing a new information collection.	Notice	Dec 14, 2012

Investing in Innovation Fund:

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Proposed Priorities, Requirements, Definitions, and Selection Criteria-Investing in Innovation Fund The Assistant Deputy Secretary for Innovation and Improvement proposes priorities, requirements, definitions, and selection criteria under the Investing in Innovation Fund (i3). The Assistant Deputy Secretary may use these priorities, requirements, d...	Proposed Rule	Dec 14, 2012

Energy Department

Acquisition Regulations:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department Acquisition Regulation: Department of Energy Acquisition Regulation, Government Property The Department of Energy (DOE) is amending the Department of Energy Acquisition Regulation (DEAR) to conform to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), remove out-of date government property coverage, and update references. This rule does not alter...	Rule	Dec 14, 2012

Applications to Export Electric Energy:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department Application to Export Electric Energy; Energia Renovable S.C., LLC Energia Renovable S.C., LLC (Energia Renovable) has applied for authority to transmit electric energy from the United States to Mexico pursuant to section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act (FPA).	Notice	Dec 14, 2012

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department Notice of Availability of the Final Tank Closure and Waste Management Environmental Impact Statement for the Hanford Site, Richland, Washington The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announces the availability of its Final Tank Closure and Waste Management Environmental Impact Statement for the Hanford Site, Richland, Washington (Final TC & WM EIS, DOE/EIS-0391), prepared pursuant to the Nation...	Notice	Dec 14, 2012

Filings:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department Notice of Filing of Self-Certification of Coal Capability Under the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act On July 26, 2012, GWF Energy, LLC, as owner and operator of a new base load electric powerplant, submitted a coal capability self- certification to the Department of Energy (DOE) pursuant to Sec. 201(d) of the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act o...	Notice	Dec 14, 2012

Environmental Protection Agency

Approvals and Promulgations of Air Quality Implementation Plans for PM2.5:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans for PM2.5; New Jersey; Attainment Demonstration, Reasonably Available Control Measures; Base and Projection Year Emission Inventories, and Motor Vehicle Emissions Budgets The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing action on New Jersey's State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision for attaining the 1997 fine particle (PM<INF>2.5</INF>) national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS), which was submitted to EPA...	Proposed Rule	Dec 14, 2012

Approvals of Air Quality Implementation Plans:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Approval of Air Quality Implementation Plans; California; San Joaquin Valley; Attainment Plan for the 1997 8-Hour Ozone Standards; Technical Amendments EPA is making a technical amendment to the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) to reflect the Agency's March 1, 2012 final approval of the California State Implementation Plan for attainment of the 1997 8-hour ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standar...	Rule	Dec 14, 2012

Approvals, Disapprovals, and Promulgations of State Implementation Plans:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Approval, Disapproval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plans; State of Utah; Regional Haze Rule Requirements for Mandatory Class I Areas Under 40 CFR 51.309 EPA is partially approving and partially disapproving a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of Utah on May 26, 2011 that addresses regional haze. EPA is also approving specific sections of a State of Utah SIP revision subm...	Rule	Dec 14, 2012

Certain New Chemicals:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Certain New Chemicals; Receipt and Status Information The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) requires any person who intends to manufacture (defined by statute to include import) a new chemical (i.e., a chemical not on the TSCA Chemical Substances Inventory (TSCA Inventory)) to notify EPA and comply wi...	Notice	Dec 14, 2012

Environmental Impact Statements:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Impacts Statements; Notice of Availability Weekly Receipt	Notice	Dec 14, 2012

Protection of Stratospheric Ozone:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Listing of Substitutes for Ozone Depleting Substances-Fire Suppression and Explosion Protection On September 19, 2012, the Federal Register published a direct final rule and a companion proposed rule issuing listings for three fire suppressants under EPA's Significant New Alternatives Policy program. Because EPA received adverse comment concern...	Rule	Dec 14, 2012
Environmental Protection Agency Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: The 2013 Critical Use Exemption From the Phaseout of Methyl Bromide EPA is proposing uses that qualify for the 2013 critical use exemption. EPA is also proposing to amend the regulatory framework to determine the amount of methyl bromide that may be produced, imported, or supplied from existing pre-phaseout inventory...	Proposed Rule	Dec 14, 2012

Registration Reviews:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Registration Review; Pesticide Dockets Opened for Review and Comment With this document, EPA is opening the public comment period for several registration reviews. Registration review is EPA's periodic review of pesticide registrations to ensure that each pesticide continues to satisfy the statutory standard for regis...	Notice	Dec 14, 2012

Revisions to the California State Implementation Plan:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Revisions to the California State Implementation Plan, South Coast Air Quality Management District In this action, EPA is finalizing approval of South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) Rule 317, "Clean Air Act Non- Attainment Fee," as a revision to SCAQMD's portion of the California State Implementation Plan (SIP). This action was pro...	Rule	Dec 14, 2012

Water Quality Standards:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Water Quality Standards for the State of Florida's Lakes and Flowing Waters; Proposed Rule; Stay The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposes to temporarily stay our regulation the "Water Quality Standards for the State of Florida's Lakes and Flowing Waters; Final Rule" (inland waters rule) to November 15, 2013. EPA's inland waters rule cu...	Proposed Rule	Dec 14, 2012

Executive Office of the President

Committees; Establishment, Renewal, Termination, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Executive Office of the President Establishing the Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force; Establishment (EO 13632)	Presidential Document	Dec 14, 2012

Jerusalem Embassy Act; Suspension of Limitations (Presidential Determination)

Title	Type	Published
Executive Office of the President Suspension of Limitations Under the Jerusalem Embassy Act No. 20132 of December 4, 2012	Presidential Document	Dec 14, 2012

Special Observances:

Title	Type	Published
Executive Office of the President Human Rights Day and Human Rights Week, 2012 Human Rights Day and Human Rights Week (Proc. 8915)	Presidential Document	Dec 14, 2012

Export-Import Bank

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

Title	Type	Published
Export-Import Bank Agency Information Collection Activities: Final Collection; Comment Request The Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank), as a part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal Agencies to comment on the proposed information collection, as requir...	Notice	Dec 14, 2012

Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission Sunshine Act Notice Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Dec 14, 2012
Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission Sunshine Act Notice Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Dec 14, 2012

Federal Reserve System

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 Bank or Bank Holding Company	Notice	Dec 14, 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 14, 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 14, 2012

Establishments of Dockets:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Request for Comments and Information on Initiating a Risk Assessment for Establishing Food Allergen Thresholds; Establishment of Docket The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is establishing a docket to obtain comments relevant to conducting a risk assessment to establish regulatory thresholds for major food allergens as defined in the Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protec...	Notice	Dec 14, 2012

Medicaid Program:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > CMS Medicaid Program; Payments for Services Furnished by Certain Primary Care Physicians and Charges for Vaccine Administration Under the Vaccines for Children Program; Correction This document corrects technical errors that appeared in the final rule published in the November 6, 2012 Federal Register entitled "Medicaid Program; Payments for Services Furnished by Certain Primary Care Physicians and Charges for Vaccine Administ...	Rule	Dec 14, 2012

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Pulmonary-Allergy Drugs Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting Notice.	Notice	Dec 14, 2012

Homeland Security Department

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCIS Implementation of Immigrant Visa DHS Domestic Processing Fee U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announces that as of February 1, 2013, USCIS will begin to collect a $165 Immigrant Visa DHS Domestic Processing Fee (USCIS Immigrant Fee) from individuals who have been issued immigrant visas by the...	Notice	Dec 14, 2012

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

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCIS Agency Information Collection Activities: Application To Adjust Status From Temporary to Permanent Resident, Form Number I-698; Extension, Without Change, of a Currently Approved Collection The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the...	Notice	Dec 14, 2012
Homeland Security Department > USCIS Agency Information Collection Activities: Consideration of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, Form I-821D, Revision of a Currently Approved Collection In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. 35), on August 15, 2012, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), submitted an information collection request, util...	Notice	Dec 14, 2012
Homeland Security Department > USCIS Agency Information Collection Activities: Petition for Alien Fiance(e), Form Number I-129F; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the...	Notice	Dec 14, 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	Dec 14, 2012

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

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request Community Development Block Grant Recovery (CDBG-R) Program 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 proposal...	Notice	Dec 14, 2012

Federally Mandated Exclusions from Income:

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Federally Mandated Exclusions from Income: Republication of Corrected Listing HUD's regulations provide that HUD will periodically publish a Federal Register notice listing the amounts specifically excluded by any Federal statute from consideration as income for purposes of determining eligibility or benefits. On July 24, 2012...	Notice	Dec 14, 2012

Interior Department

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

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Information Collection Request Sent to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Approval; Depredation Orders for Double-Crested Cormorants We (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) have sent an Information Collection Request (ICR) to OMB for review and approval. We summarize the ICR below and describe the nature of the collection and the estimated burden and cost. This information collection...	Notice	Dec 14, 2012
Interior Department > FWS Information Collection Request Sent to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Approval; Federal Subsistence Regulations and Associated Forms We (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) have sent an Information Collection Request (ICR) to OMB for review and approval. We summarize the ICR below and describe the nature of the collection and the estimated burden and cost. This information collection...	Notice	Dec 14, 2012

Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BOEM Interim Policy Leasing for Renewable Energy Data Collection Facility on the Outer Continental Shelf off the Coast of Georgia This Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an Environmental Assessment (EA) is being published as an initial step for the purpose of involving Federal agencies, states, tribes, local governments, and the public in the preparation of an EA. The EA will co...	Notice	Dec 14, 2012

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Proposed Habitat Conservation Plan/Natural Community Conservation Plan for Western Butte County, CA: Environmental Impact Statement We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), intend to prepare a draft environmental impact statement (EIS) under the National Environmental Policy Act for the proposed Habitat Conservation Plan/ Natural Community Conservation Plan for Western B...	Notice	Dec 14, 2012
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Availability of the Draft Resource Management Plan Amendment, Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Ring of Fire Resource Management Plan-Haines Planning Area, Alaska In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA), and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, as amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has prepared a Draft Resource Management Plan (RMP) Amendment...	Notice	Dec 14, 2012

Low-Effect Habitat Conservation Plans:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Proposed Low-Effect Habitat Conservation Plan for the State-Route 99/Cartmill Avenue Interchange Improvements Project, City of Tulare, Tulare County, CA We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), have received an application from the City of Tulare, Tulare County, California (applicant), for a 5-year incidental take permit for two species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (A...	Notice	Dec 14, 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 14, 2012
Interior Department > NPS National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions Pending Nominations and Related Actions	Notice	Dec 14, 2012

Permit Applications:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Endangered Species; Receipt of Applications for Permit 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 (ESA) prohibits activities with listed species...	Notice	Dec 14, 2012

Permits:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Endangered Species; Marine Mammals; Issuance of Permits We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), have issued the following permits to conduct certain activities with endangered species, marine mammals, or both. We issue these permits under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and Marine Mammal Protec...	Notice	Dec 14, 2012

International Trade Commission

Antidumping Duty Order Investigations; Results, Extensions, Amendments, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
International Trade Commission Folding Gift Boxes From China Folding Gift Boxes from China	Notice	Dec 14, 2012

Investigations, Terminations, Modifications and Rulings:

Title	Type	Published
International Trade Commission Certain CMOS Image Sensors and Products Containing Same; Investigations: Terminations, Modifications and Rulings Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined not to review an initial determination ("ID") (Order No. 9) granting unopposed motions to terminate the above-captioned investigation based on a settlement agreement....	Notice	Dec 14, 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; Petitions for Mine Safety Standard Modification The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) sponsored information collection request (ICR) titled, "Petitions for Mine Safety Standard Modification," to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for re...	Notice	Dec 14, 2012
Labor Department Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Representative Fee Request The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) sponsored information collection request (ICR) revision titled, "Representative Fee Request," to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and...	Notice	Dec 14, 2012

Charter Renewals:

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > EBSA Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans; Notice of Charter Renewal Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans	Notice	Dec 14, 2012

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National Science Foundation

Title	Type	Published
National Science Foundation Notice of Intent To Seek Approval To Establish an Information Collection The National Science Foundation (NSF) is announcing plans to request approval of this collection. In accordance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we are providing opportunity for public comment on t...	Notice	Dec 14, 2012

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

Title	Type	Published
National Science Foundation Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request; Education and Human Resources Project Monitoring Clearance Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 USC U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), and as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, the National Science Foundation invites the general public and other Federal a...	Notice	Dec 14, 2012

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
National Science Foundation Alan T. Waterman Award Committee; Notice of Meeting Alan T. Waterman Award Committee	Notice	Dec 14, 2012

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National Women's Business Council

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
SBA, NWBC Federal Advisory Committee Meeting The SBA is issuing this notice to announce the location, date, time, and agenda for the next meeting of the National Women's Business Council (NWBC). The meeting will be open to the public.	Notice	Dec 14, 2012

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

Benefits Payable in Terminated Single-Employer Plans:

Title	Type	Published
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Benefits Payable in Terminated Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for Paying Benefits This final rule amends the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation's regulation on Benefits Payable in Terminated Single- Employer Plans to prescribe interest assumptions under the regulation for valuation dates in January 2013. The interest assumptions...	Rule	Dec 14, 2012

Personnel Management Office

Title	Type	Published
Personnel Management Office Privacy Act of 1974; Computer Matching Program In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended by the Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988 (Pub. L. 100-503), Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Guidelines on the Conduct of Matching Programs (54 FR 25818 pu...	Notice	Dec 14, 2012

Prevailing Rate Systems:

Title	Type	Published
Personnel Management Office Prevailing Rate Systems; Abolishment of the Washington, DC, Special Wage Schedule for Printing Positions The U.S. Office of Personnel Management is issuing a final rule to abolish the Washington, DC, Federal Wage System (FWS) special wage schedule for printing and lithographic positions. Printing and lithographic employees in the Washington, DC, wage ar...	Rule	Dec 14, 2012

Securities and Exchange Commission

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Sunshine Act Meeting Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Dec 14, 2012

Orders Suspending Trading:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission In the Matter of the Hartcourt Companies, Inc., Hawksdale Financial Visions, Inc. (n/k/a Advanced Medical Institute, Inc.), Healthcare Providers Direct, Inc., Heartland Oil & Gas Corp., Hellenic Solutions Corp., and HIV-VAC, Inc. (n/k/a Grupo International, Inc.); Order of Suspension of Trading The Hartcourt Companies, Inc., et al.	Notice	Dec 14, 2012

Orders Withdrawing Trading Suspensions:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Encore Clean Energy, Inc., Energy & Engine Technology Corp., Equity Media Holdings Corporation, eTotalSource, Inc., Extensions, Inc., Firepond, Inc., and GNC Energy Corporation; Order Withdrawing Trading Suspension as to Extensions, Inc. Encore Clean Energy, Inc., et al.	Notice	Dec 14, 2012

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; BATS Exchange, Inc.; Order Granting Approval of Proposed Rule Change To List and Trade Shares of the iShares Sovereign Screened Global Bond Fund BATS Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Dec 14, 2012
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; NASDAQ OMX BX, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change With Respect to the Authority of the Exchange or Nasdaq Options Services LLC (“NOS”) To Cancel Options Orders When a Technical or System Issue Occurs and To Describe the Operation of an Error Account for NOS NASDAQ OMX BX, Inc.	Notice	Dec 14, 2012
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; NASDAQ OMX PHLX LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposal with Respect to the Authority of the Exchange or Nasdaq Options Services LLC (“NOS”) To Cancel Options Orders when a Technical or System Issue Occurs and To Describe the Operation of an Error Account for NOS NASDAQ OMX PHLX LLC	Notice	Dec 14, 2012
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Amend and Adopt Several NASDAQ Rules To Reflect Changes to Rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) NASDAQ Stock Market LLC	Notice	Dec 14, 2012
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change for the NASDAQ Options Market (“NOM”) With Respect to the Authority of the Exchange or Nasdaq Options Services LLC (“NOS”) To Cancel Options Orders When a Technical or System Issue Occurs and To Describe the Operation of an Error Account for NOS NASDAQ Stock Market LLC	Notice	Dec 14, 2012
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change Amending NYSE Arca Equities Rule 7.31(h)(7) To Permit PL Select Orders To Interact With Incoming Orders Larger Than the Size of the PL Select Order NYSE Arca, Inc.	Notice	Dec 14, 2012
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; National Stock Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Amend Its Fee and Rebate Schedule National Stock Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Dec 14, 2012
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; National Stock Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Amend Its Fee and Rebate Schedule National Stock Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Dec 14, 2012

Small Business Administration

Title	Type	Published
Small Business Administration Data Collection Available for Public Comments and Recommendations In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Small Business Administration's intentions to request approval on a new and/or currently approved information collection.	Notice	Dec 14, 2012
Small Business Administration Eagle Fund III-A, L.P.; License No. 07/07-0117: Notice Seeking Exemption Under Section 312 of the Small Business Investment Act, Conflicts of Interest Seeking Exemption Under Section 312 of the Small Business Investment Act, Conflicts of Interest	Notice	Dec 14, 2012

Disaster Declarations:

Title	Type	Published
Small Business Administration Nevada; Disaster #NV-00018 Declaration of Economic Injury This is a notice of an Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) declaration for the State of Nevada, dated 12/04/2012. Incident: Severe Thunderstorm and Flash Flooding. Incident Period: 09/11/2012. Effective Date: 12/04/2012. EIDL Loan Application Deadli...	Notice	Dec 14, 2012

Meetings:

No documents available.

Seeking Exemption Under Section 312 of the Small Business Investment Act, Conflicts of Interest:

Title	Type	Published
Small Business Administration Eagle Fund III, L.P., License No. 07/07-0116; Notice Seeking Exemption Under Section 312 of the Small Business Investment Act, Conflicts of Interest Eagle Fund III, L.P.; License No. 07/070116	Notice	Dec 14, 2012

State Department

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

Title	Type	Published
State Department 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Directorate of Defense Trade Controls Information Collection: “Request for Commodity Jurisdiction (CJ) Determination” 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 14, 2012

Determinations:

Title	Type	Published
State Department Determination Concerning the Bolivian Military and Police Bolivian Military and Police	Notice	Dec 14, 2012

Postings of Pamphlets:

Title	Type	Published
State Department Posting of Pamphlet Provided for in the International Marriage Broker Regulation Act Section 833(a) of the International Marriage Broker Regulation Act, Title D of Public Law 109-162, provided that the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Attorney General and the Secretary of State, develop an information pamphlet...	Notice	Dec 14, 2012

Surface Transportation Board

Acquisitions and Operation Exemptions:

Title	Type	Published
DOT, STB Michigan Southern Railroad Company-Acquisition and Operation Exemption-RMW Ventures, LLC and Maumee & Western Railroad Corporation Michigan Southern Railroad Co. from RMW Ventures, LLC, and Maumee and Western Railroad Corp.	Notice	Dec 14, 2012
DOT, STB North Shore Railroad Company-Acquisition and Operation Exemption-PPL Susquehanna, LLC North Shore Railroad Co. from PPL Susquehanna, LLC	Notice	Dec 14, 2012

Transportation Department

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information Collection Requirements (ICRs) abstracted below have been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review an...	Notice	Dec 14, 2012

Acquisitions and Operation Exemptions:

No documents available.

Bus Testing:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FTA Bus Testing: Calculation of Average Passenger Weight and Test Vehicle Weight This action withdraws a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that would have amended the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA's) bus testing regulation to increase the assumed average passenger weight value used for ballasting test buses from the cu...	Proposed Rule	Dec 14, 2012

Requests for Administrative Waivers of Coastwise Trade Laws:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > MARAD Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel PEGASUS; 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	Dec 14, 2012

Treasury Department

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals	Notice	Dec 14, 2012

Federal Register December 14, 2012

Agencies Publishing on December 14, 2012

Agriculture Department

Commerce Department

Applications for Expansions under Alternative Site Framework:

Countervailing Duty Determinations; Results, Extensions, Amendments, etc.:

Decisions and Orders:

Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic:

Fisheries of the Northeastern United States:

International Affairs:

Meetings:

Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled

Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Fees for Reviews of Rule Enforcement Programs:

Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency

Defense Department

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Education Department

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

Investing in Innovation Fund:

Energy Department

Acquisition Regulations:

Applications to Export Electric Energy:

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Filings:

Environmental Protection Agency

Approvals and Promulgations of Air Quality Implementation Plans for PM2.5:

Approvals of Air Quality Implementation Plans:

Approvals, Disapprovals, and Promulgations of State Implementation Plans:

Certain New Chemicals:

Environmental Impact Statements:

Protection of Stratospheric Ozone:

Registration Reviews:

Revisions to the California State Implementation Plan:

Water Quality Standards:

Executive Office of the President

Committees; Establishment, Renewal, Termination, etc.:

Jerusalem Embassy Act; Suspension of Limitations (Presidential Determination)

Special Observances:

Export-Import Bank

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

Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission

Federal Reserve System

Changes in Bank Control:

Health and Human Services Department

Establishments of Dockets:

Medicaid Program:

Meetings:

Homeland Security Department

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

Housing and Urban Development Department

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

Federally Mandated Exclusions from Income:

Interior Department

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

Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.:

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Low-Effect Habitat Conservation Plans:

National Register of Historic Places:

Permit Applications:

Permits:

International Trade Commission

Antidumping Duty Order Investigations; Results, Extensions, Amendments, etc.:

Investigations, Terminations, Modifications and Rulings:

Labor Department

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

Charter Renewals:

N National Science Foundation

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

Meetings:

N National Women's Business Council

Meetings:

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

Benefits Payable in Terminated Single-Employer Plans:

Personnel Management Office

Prevailing Rate Systems:

Securities and Exchange Commission

Orders Suspending Trading:

Orders Withdrawing Trading Suspensions:

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes:

N
National Science Foundation

N
National Women's Business Council