December 19, 2012 (Volume 77)

Federal Register December 19, 2012

View all documents issued on December 19, 2012. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

144 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on December 19, 2012

Agency for International Development logo Agency for International Development

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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 19, 2012

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

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In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the intention of the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) to request revision and extension of a currently approved information collection, the Generic Clearance...
Notice Dec 19, 2012
We are amending the fruits and vegetables regulations to allow the importation of sand pears (Pyrus pyrifolia) from China into the United States. As a condition of entry, sand pears from areas in China in which the Oriental fruit fly (Bactrocera dors...
Rule Dec 19, 2012

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

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In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment on this existing information collection. This collection is a renewal of a currently approved collection for reporting...
Notice Dec 19, 2012
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this Notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment on proposed information collections. This Notice of Proposed Information Collection announces the intent of the Food a...
Notice Dec 19, 2012
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice invites the general public and other interested parties to comment on a proposed information collection. This collection is an extension, without change, of a currently approved coll...
Notice Dec 19, 2012
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment on the Agency's proposed information collection for the Summer Food Service Program. This collection is a revision of...
Notice Dec 19, 2012

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

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In June of 2003, the Dakota Prairie Grasslands Record of Decision for Oil and Gas Leasing on the Little Missouri and Cedar River National Grasslands was signed. This decision spelled out leasing stipulations, consistent with the Revised Dakota Prairi...
Notice Dec 19, 2012

Funding Availabilities:

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USDA Rural Development, which administers the programs of the Rural Housing Service (RHS or Agency), announces the availability of up to $19.9 million in program dollars, and the timeframe to submit applications to participate in a demonstration prog...
Notice Dec 19, 2012

Meetings:

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The Black Hills National Forest Advisory Board will meet in Rapid City, South Dakota. The Board is established consistent with the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C. App. II) (FACA); and the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Plan...
Notice Dec 19, 2012
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing a meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection (NACMPI). The Committee is being convened to review two topics for...
Notice Dec 19, 2012

Renewals and Requests for Nominations:

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We are giving notice that the Secretary of Agriculture intends to renew the charter of the Advisory Committee on Beginning Farmers and Ranchers (the "Committee") for an additional term of 2 years through December 14, 2014. We are also giving notice t...
Notice Dec 19, 2012

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

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Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Dec 19, 2012
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Dec 19, 2012
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Dec 19, 2012
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office) is revising the rules of practice in patent cases to implement the micro entity provision of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA). Certain patent fees set or adjusted under the fee setting a...
Rule Dec 19, 2012
The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is seeking public comments on the impact that implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), through the Chemical Weapons Convention Implementation Act (CWCIA) and the Chemical Weapons Convention Re...
Notice Dec 19, 2012
In this final rule, NESDIS establishes a new schedule of fees for the sale of its data, information, and related products and services to users. NESDIS is revising the fee schedule that has been in effect since 2011 to ensure that the fees accurately...
Rule Dec 19, 2012

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

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The Department of Commerce, 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 collections, a...
Notice Dec 19, 2012

Applications for Expansion under Alternative Site Framework:

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Foreign-Trade Zone 277, (New Magnet Site) Western Maricopa County, AZ
Notice Dec 19, 2012

Applications for Subzones:

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Sea World Inc., Foreign-Trade Zone 61, Guaynabo, PR
Notice Dec 19, 2012

Fisheries Off West Coast States:

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NMFS proposes regulations to implement Amendment 17 to the Pacific Coast Salmon Fishery Management Plan for Commercial and Recreational Salmon Fisheries off the Coasts of Washington, Oregon, and California (Salmon FMP). Amendment 17, which was transm...
Proposed Rule Dec 19, 2012

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

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NMFS proposes regulations to implement Amendment 18B to the Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region (Amendment 18B), as prepared and submitted by the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Counci...
Proposed Rule Dec 19, 2012

Fisheries of the Northeastern United States:

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This interim final rule reopens a portion of the Georges Bank Closed Area to the harvest of Atlantic surfclams and ocean quahogs. The area has been closed since 1990 due to the presence of toxins known to cause paralytic shellfish poisoning. The reop...
Rule Dec 19, 2012

Limitations of Duty-Free Imports:

Requests for Applications:

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The Department of Commerce is currently seeking applications for four memberships on the United States Travel and Tourism Advisory Board (Board). The purpose of the Board is to advise the Secretary of Commerce on matters relating to the travel and to...
Notice Dec 19, 2012

Revisions to Authorization Validated End-User Provisions:

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In this rule, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by adding a requirement for persons shipping under Authorization Validated End-User (VEU) to send written notice of such shipments to the recip...
Rule Dec 19, 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) has announced the following appointments to the Committee Performance Review Board. The following individuals are appointed as members of the Committee Performance...
Notice Dec 19, 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, 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 19, 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 19, 2012

Federal Acquisition Regulation:

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DoD, GSA, and NASA are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement the temporary policy provided by Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Policy Memorandum M-12-16, dated July 11, 2012, by adding a new clause to provide f...
Proposed Rule Dec 19, 2012

Meetings:

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Under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C., Appendix, as amended), the Government in the Sunshine Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and 41 CFR 102-3.150, the Department of Defense announces that the following...
Notice Dec 19, 2012

Education Department logo Education Department

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On October 18, 2012, the U.S. Department of Education published a 60-day comment period notice in the Federal Register (include Vol. <greek-i>, 77, Page 64111, Column 2) seeking public comment for an information collection entitled, "Annual Performan...
Notice Dec 19, 2012

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

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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 19, 2012

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

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This order requires the submission of various data to support the continuation of the tolerances for the pesticide, difenzoquat. Pesticide tolerances are established under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA). Following publication of thi...
Rule Dec 19, 2012
This document announces the Agency's receipt of several initial filings of pesticide petitions requesting the establishment or modification of regulations for residues of pesticide chemicals in or on various commodities.
Proposed Rule Dec 19, 2012
This notice announces EPA's order for the cancellations, voluntarily requested by the registrants and accepted by the Agency, of the products listed in Table 1a and 1b of Unit II., pursuant to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (...
Notice Dec 19, 2012
In accordance with section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended, EPA is issuing a notice of receipt of request by registrants to voluntarily cancel certain pesticide registrations. EPA intends to gran...
Notice Dec 19, 2012

Approvals and Promulgations of Implementation Plans:

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EPA published in the Federal Register of August 1, 2012, a final rule approving the State Implementation Plan (SIP) submissions submitted by the State of South Carolina, through the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (SC DH...
Rule Dec 19, 2012

Meetings:

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Under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, EPA gives notice of a teleconference meeting of the Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Committee (FRRCC). The FRRCC is a policy-oriented committee that provides policy advice, information,...
Notice Dec 19, 2012

Pesticide Products:

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EPA has received applications to register pesticide products containing an active ingredient not included in any currently registered pesticide products. Pursuant to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), EPA is hereby provi...
Notice Dec 19, 2012
This notice announces receipt of applications to register new uses for pesticide products containing currently registered active ingredients pursuant to the provisions of section 3(c) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)...
Notice Dec 19, 2012

Pesticide Tolerances:

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This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of propiconazole in or on sugarcane, cane. Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC requested these tolerances under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).
Rule Dec 19, 2012

Reports; Availability, etc.:

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The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Interagency Testing Committee (ITC) transmitted its 71st ITC Report to the EPA Administrator on November 14, 2012. In the 71st ITC Report, which is included with this notice, the ITC is revising the TSCA sectio...
Notice Dec 19, 2012

Significant New Use Rule:

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EPA is proposing a significant new use rule (SNUR) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for the chemical substance identified generically as ethoxylated, propoxylated diamine diaryl substituted phenylmethane ester with alkenylsuccinate, dial...
Proposed Rule Dec 19, 2012

Executive Office of the President logo Executive Office of the President

Special Observances:

Title Type Published
Bill of Rights Day (Proc. 8916)
Presidential Document Dec 19, 2012
Honoring the Victims of the Tragedy in Newtown, CT (Proc. 8917)
Presidential Document Dec 19, 2012

Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

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As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3502-3520), the Federal Communications Commission invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this o...
Notice Dec 19, 2012

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation logo Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

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

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In accordance with requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the FDIC may not conduct or sponsor, and the respondent is not required to respond to, an information collection unless it displays a currently valid Off...
Notice Dec 19, 2012

Joint Report:

No documents available.

Federal Election Commission logo Federal Election Commission

Filing Dates:

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Illinois has scheduled elections on February 26, 2013, and April 9, 2013, to fill the U.S. House seat in the 2nd Congressional District vacated by Representative Jesse Jackson, Jr. Committees required to file reports in connection with the Special Pr...
Notice Dec 19, 2012

Federal Maritime Commission logo Federal Maritime Commission

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Agreements Filed
Notice Dec 19, 2012
Ocean Transportation Intermediary License Applicants
Notice Dec 19, 2012

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

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Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Savings and Loan Holding Companies
Notice Dec 19, 2012

Changes in Bank Control:

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Acquisitions of Shares of Bank or Bank Holding Company
Notice Dec 19, 2012

Joint Report:

No documents available.

General Services Administration logo General Services Administration

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

No documents available.

Federal Acquisition Regulation:

No documents available.

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Title Type Published
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Dec 19, 2012
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Dec 19, 2012
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Dec 19, 2012
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Dec 19, 2012
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Dec 19, 2012
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the statement of work for an assessment of the process for the review of medical device submissions. The assessment is part of the FDA performance commitments r...
Notice Dec 19, 2012

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

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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 19, 2012

Data Collections:

Title Type Published
Mother and Infant Home Visiting Program EvaluationStrong Start
Notice Dec 19, 2012

Draft Guidances for Industry; Availability:

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled "Providing Submissions in Electronic Format--Summary Level Clinical Site Data for CDER's Inspection Planning." The draft guidance is inten...
Notice Dec 19, 2012

Information and Comment Requests:

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The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of its mission to investigate new and emerging hazards, has initiated an evaluation of the scientific data on silver na...
Notice Dec 19, 2012

Public Hearings:

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing a public hearing to obtain information, particularly scientific evidence, such as study data or peer-reviewed analyses, on issues pertaining to the use of opioid drugs in the treatment of chronic p...
Notice Dec 19, 2012

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

Title Type Published
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposes to issue regulations setting standards to prevent, detect, and respond to sexual abuse and assault in DHS confinement facilities.
Proposed Rule Dec 19, 2012

Accreditations and Approvals as Commercial Gaugers and Laboratories:

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to 19 CFR 151.12 and 19 CFR 151.13, Intertek USA, Inc., 2632 Ruby Ave., Gonzales, LA 70737, has been approved to gauge and accredited to test petroleum and petroleum products, organic chemicals and vegetable oils...
Notice Dec 19, 2012
Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to 19 CFR 151.13, Intertek USA, Inc., 139 Castle Coakley, Suite <greek-i>8, St. Croix, VI 00820, has been approved to gauge petroleum, petroleum products, organic chemicals and vegetable oils for customs purposes...
Notice Dec 19, 2012
Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to 19 CFR 151.12 and 19 CFR 151.13, Intertek USA, Inc., 101 20th Street South, Texas City, TX 77590, has been approved to gauge and accredited to test petroleum and petroleum products, organic chemicals and veget...
Notice Dec 19, 2012
Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to 19 CFR 151.12 and 19 CFR 151.13, NMC Global Corporation, 326 23rd St., Kenner, LA 70062, has been approved to gauge and accredited to test petroleum and petroleum products, organic chemicals and vegetable oils...
Notice Dec 19, 2012
Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to 19 CFR 151.12 and 19 CFR 151.13, NMC Global Corporation, 1107 Center St., Pasadena, TX 77506, has been approved to gauge and accredited to test petroleum and petroleum products, organic chemicals and vegetable...
Notice Dec 19, 2012

Meetings:

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The President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC) will meet on Friday, January 11, 2013, via conference call. The meeting will be open to the public.
Notice Dec 19, 2012

Safety Zones:

Title Type Published
On December 11, 2012, the Coast Guard published in the Federal Register an interim temporary final rule establishing a safety zone around the Gilmerton Bridge center span barge. Inadvertently, this rule included an error in the inclement weather date...
Rule Dec 19, 2012
The Captain of the Port New Orleans, under the authority of the Ports and Waterways Safety Act, intends to establish a temporary safety zone on the Mississippi River in the vicinity of Woldenburg Park, mile marker 94 to mile marker 96, extending out...
Proposed Rule Dec 19, 2012

Security Zones:

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The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary security zone on the waters south of Kapoho Point and a nearby channel in Kailua Bay within the Honolulu Captain of the Port (COTP) Zone. This security zone is necessary to ensure the safety of the Presiden...
Rule Dec 19, 2012

Housing and Urban Development Department logo Housing and Urban Development Department

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

Title Type Published
The proposed information collection requirement concerning a survey of selected Healthy Homes Demonstration grantees funded by HUD will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act....
Notice Dec 19, 2012

Interior Department logo Interior Department

No documents available.

Closures:

Title Type Published
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), pursuant to their regulations, has closed approximately 900 acres of public land on the Lake Mountains in Utah County, Utah, to recreational target shooting to protect public safety. This closure does not restrict...
Notice Dec 19, 2012

Determinations of No Competitive Interest:

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This notice provides BOEM's determination that there is no competitive interest in the area requested by Statoil North America (Statoil NA) for a commercial wind lease as described in the Notice of Potential Commercial Leasing for Wind Power on the O...
Notice Dec 19, 2012

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants:

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We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce a 90-day finding on a petition to delist the southern Selkirk Mountains population of woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife...
Proposed Rule Dec 19, 2012
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, have received an application from the Black-footed Ferret Recovery Implementation Coordinator for an enhancement of survival permit under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA). The application in...
Notice Dec 19, 2012
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are removing the regulations that govern the southern sea otter (Enhydra lutris nereis) translocation program, including the establishment of an experimental population of southern sea otters, and all...
Rule Dec 19, 2012

International Trade Commission logo International Trade Commission

Investigations:

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined not to review the presiding administrative law judge's ("ALJ") initial determination ("ID") (Order No. 11) granting a joint motion to terminate the above-captioned inv...
Notice Dec 19, 2012
Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined not to review an initial determination ("ID") (Order No. 39) of the presiding administrative law judge ("ALJ") terminating the investigation based on a license agreeme...
Notice Dec 19, 2012

Terminations of Investigations:

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Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined not to review the presiding administrative law judge's ("ALJ") initial determination ("ID") (Order No. 36) terminating the investigation as to the last remaining respo...
Notice Dec 19, 2012
Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined not to review an ID (Order No. 30) of the administrative law judge ("ALJ") granting a joint motion to terminate the investigation. The investigation is hereby terminat...
Notice Dec 19, 2012
Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined not to review an initial determination ("ID") (Order No. 39) of the presiding administrative law judge ("ALJ") terminating the above-captioned investigation as to all...
Notice Dec 19, 2012

Justice Department logo Justice Department

Membership Changes under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act:

Schedules of Controlled Substances:

Title Type Published
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) proposes placing the substance lorcaserin, including its salts, isomers, and salts of isomers whenever the existence of such salts, isomers, and salts of isomers is possible, into Schedule IV of the Controlle...
Proposed Rule Dec 19, 2012

Labor Department logo Labor Department

Title Type Published
The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or co...
Notice Dec 19, 2012
Sections 3302(c)(2) and 3302(d)(3) of the Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA) provide that employers in a state that has an outstanding balance of advances under Title XII of the Social Security Act at the beginning of January 1 of two or more consec...
Notice Dec 19, 2012

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

Title Type Published
The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) sponsored information collection request (ICR) titled, "Applications, Grants, and Administration of Short Time Compensation Provisions," to the Office of Man...
Notice Dec 19, 2012
The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) sponsored information collection request (ICR) titled, "Solicitation of Nominations for the Iqbal Masih Award for the Elimination of Child Labor," to the Off...
Notice Dec 19, 2012
The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) sponsored information collection request (ICR) titled, "Pell Grants and the Payment of Unemployment Benefits to Individuals in Approved Training," to the Off...
Notice Dec 19, 2012
The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) sponsored information collection request (ICR) titled, "Pharmacy Billing Requirements," to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approv...
Notice Dec 19, 2012
The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) sponsored information collection request (ICR) titled, "Records of Preshift and Onshift Inspections of Slope and Shaft Areas of Slope and Shaft Sinking Opera...
Notice Dec 19, 2012

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Pursuant to Section 10 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. App. 2 Sec. 10), notice is hereby given to announce an open virtual meeting of the Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship (ACA) on January 17, 2013, which can be accessed fro...
Notice Dec 19, 2012

Millennium Challenge Corporation logo Millennium Challenge Corporation

National Aeronautics and Space Administration logo National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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

No documents available.

Federal Acquisition Regulation:

No documents available.

National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities logo National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is hereby given that 4 meetings of the Humanities Panel will be held during January, 2013 as follows. The purpose of the meetings is for panel review, discussi...
Notice Dec 19, 2012

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title Type Published
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has received a petition for rulemaking from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (Commonwealth or petitioner) requesting that the NRC rescind its regulations excluding consideration of spent fuel pool storage...
Proposed Rule Dec 19, 2012
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing for public comment draft regulatory guide (DG), DG-1272, "Standard Format and Content for Post-shutdown Decommissioning Activities Report." This guide describes a method that the NRC staff consi...
Notice Dec 19, 2012

P
Postal Regulatory Commission

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Dec 19, 2012
The Commission is noticing a recently-filed Postal Service request to enter into an additional international mail contract. This document invites public comments on the request and addresses several related procedural steps.
Notice Dec 19, 2012

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Applications:

Title Type Published
Summary of Application: Applicants request an order to permit certain registered closed-end investment companies to make periodic distributions of long-term capital gains with respect to their outstanding common shares as frequently as monthly in any...
Notice Dec 19, 2012
Summary of Application: Applicants request an order that would permit: (a) series of certain open-end management investment companies to issue shares ("Shares") redeemable in large aggregations only ("Creation Units"); (b) secondary market transactio...
Notice Dec 19, 2012

Orders Granting Conditional Exemptions under Securities Exchange Act of 1934:

Title Type Published
The Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC" or "Commission") is issuing an order granting conditional exemptive relief from compliance with certain provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Exchange Act") in connection with a program to c...
Notice Dec 19, 2012

Orders Suspending Trading:

Title Type Published
Spencer Pharmaceutical Inc.
Notice Dec 19, 2012

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes:

Title Type Published
BOX Options Exchange LLC
Notice Dec 19, 2012
C2 Options Exchange, Inc.
Notice Dec 19, 2012
C2 Options Exchange, Inc.
Notice Dec 19, 2012
C2 Options Exchange, Inc.
Notice Dec 19, 2012
Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc.
Notice Dec 19, 2012
International Securities Exchange, LLC
Notice Dec 19, 2012
NYSE Arca, Inc.
Notice Dec 19, 2012
NYSE Arca, Inc.
Notice Dec 19, 2012
NYSE MKT LLC
Notice Dec 19, 2012
NYSE MKT LLC
Notice Dec 19, 2012
Options Clearing Corp.
Notice Dec 19, 2012
The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
Notice Dec 19, 2012
The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
Notice Dec 19, 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 19, 2012
The Department of State is seeking Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the information collection described below. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we are requesting comments on this collection from all intereste...
Notice Dec 19, 2012
The Department of State is seeking Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the information collection described below. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we are requesting comments on this collection from all intereste...
Notice Dec 19, 2012

Applications for Presidential Permits to Operate and Maintain Pipeline Facilities on the U.S.Canadian Border:

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given that the Department of State (DOS) has received from Kinder Morgan Cochin, LLC ("KM Cochin") notice that by way of corporate succession, KM Cochin now owns, operates, and maintains pipeline facilities ("Cochin Pipeline") previo...
Notice Dec 19, 2012

Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations:

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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 19, 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 19, 2012
This notice announces actions taken by the FHWA and other Federal agencies that are final within the meaning of 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1). The actions relate to a proposed highway and transit project within the Tier 2 Elgin O'Hare--West Bypass project corr...
Notice Dec 19, 2012
The National Parks Air Tour Management Act (NPATMA) requires the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and National Park Service (NPS) to develop an air tour management plan for units of the national park system where an operator has requested author...
Notice Dec 19, 2012
This document responds to eight petitions for reconsideration received in relation to FRA's final rule, published on April 9, 2012, which revised the existing regulations containing safety standards for locomotives. In response to the petitions, this...
Rule Dec 19, 2012

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

Title Type Published
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), on behalf of the Department of Transportation (DOT), invites public comment on our intent to request Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval to conduct an information collection. This...
Notice Dec 19, 2012

Airworthiness Directives:

Title Type Published
We are revising an earlier proposed airworthiness directive (AD) for Eurocopter Deutschland GmbH (Eurocopter) Model BO-105A, BO- 105C, BO-105LS A-1, BO-105LS A-3, and BO-105S helicopters, which proposed inspecting for debonding of the erosion protect...
Proposed Rule Dec 19, 2012

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation Advisory Board
Notice Dec 19, 2012

Special Conditions:

Title Type Published
This action proposes special conditions for Airbus A350-900 series airplanes. These airplanes will have novel or unusual design features associated with flight envelope protection in icing and non- icing conditions that use low speed incidence protec...
Proposed Rule Dec 19, 2012
This action proposes special conditions for the Embraer S.A. Model EMB-550 airplane. This airplane will have novel or unusual design features, specifically distributed electrical and electronic equipment bays in pressurized areas of the airplane. Old...
Proposed Rule Dec 19, 2012

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

Title Type Published
This document contains correcting amendments to the temporary regulations (TD 9564), which were published in the Federal Register on Tuesday, December 27, 2011, relating to guidance regarding deduction and capitalization of expenditures related to ta...
Rule Dec 19, 2012

Joint Report:

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The OCC, the Board, and the FDIC (collectively, the agencies) have prepared this report pursuant to section 37(c) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act. Section 37(c) requires the agencies to jointly submit an annual report to the Committee on Financi...
Notice Dec 19, 2012

Surety Companies Acceptable on Federal Bonds; Terminations:

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This is Supplement No. 3 to the Treasury Department Circular 570; 2012 Revision, published July 2, 2012, at 77 FR 39322.
Notice Dec 19, 2012
This is Supplement No. 2 to the Treasury Department Circular 570; 2012 Revision, published July 2, 2012, at 77 FR 39322.
Notice Dec 19, 2012

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