Federal Register December 26, 2012 (Volume 77)

Agencies Publishing on December 26, 2012

Agriculture Department (4)
Commerce Department (21)
Consumer Product Safety Commission (6)
Defense Department (1)
Education Department (2)
Energy Department (18)
Environmental Protection Agency (12)
Executive Office of the President (1)
Export-Import Bank (1)
Federal Communications Commission (2)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (3)
Federal Housing Finance Agency (1)
Federal Reserve System (5)
General Services Administration (1)
Health and Human Services Department (31)
Homeland Security Department (13)
Housing and Urban Development Department (1)
Interior Department (9)
International Trade Commission (1)
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Judicial Conference of the United States (2)
Justice Department (1)
Labor Department (4)
National Archives and Records Administration (1)
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National Science Foundation (1)
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Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation (1)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (2)
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (1)
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Postal Regulatory Commission (5)
Postal Service (4)
Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board (1)
Securities and Exchange Commission (26)
Social Security Administration (1)
State Department (2)
Surface Transportation Board (1)
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Susquehanna River Basin Commission (1)
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Trade Representative, Office of United States (1)
Transportation Department (13)
Treasury Department (2)
Veterans Affairs Department (4)

Agriculture Department

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals	Notice	Dec 26, 2012
Agriculture Department > RUS Information Collection Activity; Comment Request In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended), the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) invites comments on this information collection for which approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) will be req...	Notice	Dec 26, 2012
Agriculture Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals	Notice	Dec 26, 2012
Agriculture Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals	Notice	Dec 26, 2012

Commerce Department

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals	Notice	Dec 26, 2012
Commerce Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals	Notice	Dec 26, 2012
Commerce Department > ITA Ball Bearings and Parts Thereof From France, Germany, and Italy: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Reviews; 2010-2011	Notice	Dec 26, 2012
Commerce Department > NOAA Control Date for Qualifying Landings History in the Central Gulf of Alaska Trawl Groundfish Fisheries At the request of the North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council), this notice announces a control date of December 31, 2012, that may be used as a reference for future management actions applicable to, but not limited to, qualifying landings...	Proposed Rule	Dec 26, 2012

2013 Annual Determinations:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA 2013 Annual Determination for Sea Turtle Observer Requirement The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is providing notification that the agency will not identify additional fisheries to observe on the Annual Determination (AD) for 2013, pursuant to its authority under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Thro...	Notice	Dec 26, 2012

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

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > USBC Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; The American Community Survey 2014 Content Change 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 26, 2012

Atlantic Highly Migratory Species:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; 2013 Atlantic Shark Commercial Fishing Season This final rule establishes the opening dates and quotas for the 2013 fishing season for the Atlantic commercial shark fisheries (sandbar sharks, non-sandbar large coastal sharks, blue sharks, porbeagle sharks, and pelagic sharks (other than porbeagl...	Rule	Dec 26, 2012

Countervailing Duty Determinations and Critical Circumstances Determinations:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Certain Steel Wire Garment Hangers From the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination and Final Affirmative Critical Circumstances Determination The Department of Commerce (the Department) determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of steel wire garment hangers (garment hangers) from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. For information on the estimat...	Notice	Dec 26, 2012

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

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Large Residential Washers From the Republic of Korea: Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination The Department of Commerce (the Department) determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of large residential washers (washing machines) from the Republic of Korea (Korea). For information on the estimated s...	Notice	Dec 26, 2012
Commerce Department > ITA Utility Scale Wind Towers From the People's Republic of China: Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination The Department of Commerce (the Department) determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of utility scale wind towers (wind towers) from the People's Republic of China (the PRC). For information on the estim...	Notice	Dec 26, 2012

Draft Reports; Availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Notice of Availability of Draft Report of the NOAA Research and Development Portfolio Review Task Force and Request for Comments NOAA's Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) publishes this notice on behalf of the NOAA Science Advisory Board (SAB) to announce the availability of the draft report of the SAB Research and Development Portfolio Review Task Force (PRTF) f...	Notice	Dec 26, 2012

Endangered and Threatened Species:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish Notice is hereby given that NMFS has received a scientific research permit application request relating to salmonids listed under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The proposed research program is intended to increase knowledge of the species and to...	Notice	Dec 26, 2012

Extensions of Comment Periods on New Evidence:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > FTZB Foreign-Trade Zone 148-Knoxville, Tennessee, Toho Tenax America, Inc., Subzone 148C (Carbon Fiber Manufacturing Authority); Extension of Comment Period on New Evidence Foreign Trade Zone 148, Toho Tenax America, Inc., Subzone 148C (Carbon Fiber Manufacturing Authority), Knoxville, TN	Notice	Dec 26, 2012

Final Determinations of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Final Affirmative Determinations of Critical Circumstances:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Steel Wire Garment Hangers From the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Final Affirmative Determination of Critical Circumstances On August 2, 2012, the Department of Commerce ("the Department") published its notice of preliminary determination of sales at less than fair value ("LTFV") in the antidumping investigation of steel wire garment hangers from the Socialist Republic of...	Notice	Dec 26, 2012

Final Determinations of Sales at Less Than Fair Value:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Notice of Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Large Residential Washers From the Republic of Korea We determine that imports of large residential washers (washers) from the Republic of Korea (Korea) are being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV), as provided in section 735 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as ame...	Notice	Dec 26, 2012
Commerce Department > ITA Utility Scale Wind Towers From the People's Republic of China: Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value On August 2, 2012, the Department of Commerce (the "Department") published its preliminary determination of sales at less than fair value ("LTFV") and postponement of final determination in the antidumping investigation of utility scale wind towers (...	Notice	Dec 26, 2012
Commerce Department > ITA Utility Scale Wind Towers From the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value On August 2, 2012, the Department of Commerce ("Department") published its preliminary determination of sales at less than fair value ("LTFV") and postponement of final determination in the antidumping investigation of utility scale wind towers ("win...	Notice	Dec 26, 2012

Membership Solicitations:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Hydrographic Services Review Panel This notice responds to the Hydrographic Service Improvements Act Amendments of 2002, Public Law 107-372, which requires the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), to solicit nominations (on a yearly basis) for m...	Notice	Dec 26, 2012

Proposed Production Activities:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > FTZB Foreign-Trade Zone 26 - Atlanta, Georgia Notification of Proposed Production Activity Suzuki Mfg. of America Corp. (All-Terrain Vehicles) Rome, Jonesboro and Cartersville, Georgia Foreign-Trade Zone 26, Atlanta, GA; Suzuki Mfg. of America Corp. (All-Terrain Vehicles), Rome, Jonesboro and Cartersville, GA	Notice	Dec 26, 2012

Requests for Nominations:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Environmental Technologies Trade Advisory Committee (ETTAC), Request for Nominations from U.S. State Officials This notice sets forth a request for nominations from U.S. state officials, or representatives from associations that represent U.S. states, to serve on the Environmental Technologies Trade Advisory Committee (ETTAC). One person will be appointed und...	Notice	Dec 26, 2012

Sunset Reviews; Results, Extensions, Amendments, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Lemon Juice from Mexico: Preliminary Results of Full Sunset Review of the Suspended Antidumping Duty Investigation On August 1, 2012, the Department of Commerce ("Department") published in the Federal Register the notice of initiation of the sunset review of the suspended antidumping duty investigation on lemon juice from Mexico. On September 19, 2012, based on t...	Notice	Dec 26, 2012

Consumer Product Safety Commission

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

Title	Type	Published
Consumer Product Safety Commission Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request-Flammability Standards for Children's Sleepwear Pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Consumer Product Safety Commission (Commission or CPSC) announces that it has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for extension of approval of a...	Notice	Dec 26, 2012
Consumer Product Safety Commission Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request-Requirements for Electrically Operated Toys and Children's Articles Pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Consumer Product Safety Commission (Commission or CPSC) announces that it has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for extension of approval of a...	Notice	Dec 26, 2012
Consumer Product Safety Commission Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request- Safety Standard for Automatic Residential Garage Door Operators Pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Consumer Product Safety Commission (Commission or CPSC) announces that it has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for extension of approval of a...	Notice	Dec 26, 2012
Consumer Product Safety Commission Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request-Safety Standard for Omnidirectional Citizens Band Base Station Antennas Pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Consumer Product Safety Commission (Commission or CPSC) announces that it has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for extension of approval of a...	Notice	Dec 26, 2012
Consumer Product Safety Commission Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request-Safety Standard for Walk-Behind Power Lawn Mowers Pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Consumer Product Safety Commission (Commission or CPSC) announces that it has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for extension of approval of a...	Notice	Dec 26, 2012

Complaints:

Title	Type	Published
Consumer Product Safety Commission Star Networks USA, LLC; Complaint 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 Star Ne...	Notice	Dec 26, 2012

Defense Department

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department Defense Legal Policy Board; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting 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 the following feder...	Notice	Dec 26, 2012

Education Department

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (Privacy Act), the Department of Education (Department) deletes eight systems of records from its existing inventory of systems of records subject to the Privacy Act.	Notice	Dec 26, 2012

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

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Study of Implementation and Outcomes in Upward Bound and Other TRIO Programs 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 26, 2012

Energy Department

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-606); Comment Request; Extension In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) is soliciting public comment on the currently approved information collection, FERC-606...	Notice	Dec 26, 2012
Energy Department > FERC Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-607); Comment Request; Extension In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) is soliciting public comment on the currently approved information collection, FERC-607...	Notice	Dec 26, 2012
Energy Department > FERC Combined Notice of Filings Combined Filings	Notice	Dec 26, 2012
Energy Department > FERC Combined Notice of Filings #1 Combined Filings	Notice	Dec 26, 2012
Energy Department > FERC Combined Notice of Filings Combined Filings	Notice	Dec 26, 2012
Energy Department > FERC Combined Notice of Filings #1 Combined Filings	Notice	Dec 26, 2012
Energy Department > FERC Combined Notice of Filings #1 Combined Filings	Notice	Dec 26, 2012
Energy Department > FERC Combined Notice of Filings #2 Combined Filings	Notice	Dec 26, 2012
Energy Department > FERC Combined Notice of Filings #1 Combined Filings	Notice	Dec 26, 2012
Energy Department > FERC Free Flow Power Corporation; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Soliciting Additional Study Requests	Notice	Dec 26, 2012

Activities under Blanket Certificates:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Prior Notice of Activity Under Blanket Certificate; Dominion Transmission, Inc. Dominion Transmission, Inc.	Notice	Dec 26, 2012

Applications to Export Previously Imported Liquefied Natural Gas:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department Sempra LNG Marketing, LLC; Application for Blanket Authorization To Export Previously Imported Liquefied Natural Gas on a Short-Term Basis The Office of Fossil Energy (FE) of the Department of Energy (DOE) gives notice of receipt of an application (Application), filed on October 26, 2012, by Sempra LNG Marketing, LLC (Sempra LNG Marketing), requesting blanket authorization to export liq...	Notice	Dec 26, 2012

Applications:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC City of Avenal, California; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, Protests, Recommendations, and Terms and Conditions City of Avenal, CA	Notice	Dec 26, 2012

Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Carbon Zero, LLC; Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment Carbon Zero, LLC	Notice	Dec 26, 2012
Energy Department > FERC Perryville Gas Storage LLC ; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Crowville Salt Dome Storage Project Limited Amendment and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues Perryville Gas Storage LLC Crowville Salt Dome Storage Project	Notice	Dec 26, 2012

Preliminary Permit Applications:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Tlingit-Haida Regional Electric Authority; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments and Motions To Intervene Tlingit-Haida Regional Electric Authority	Notice	Dec 26, 2012

Regional Reliability Standards:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department Regional Reliability Standard PRC-006-SERC-01; Automatic Underfrequency Load Shedding Requirements Under section 215 of the Federal Power Act, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) approves regional Reliability Standard PRC-006-SERC-01 (Automatic Underfrequency Load Shedding Requirements), submitted to the Commission for approval b...	Rule	Dec 26, 2012

Termination of Exemptions:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC PowerWheel Associates; Notice of Termination of Exemption by Implied Surrender and Soliciting Comments and Motions To Intervene PowerWheel Associates	Notice	Dec 26, 2012

Environmental Protection Agency

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 26, 2012
Environmental Protection Agency Office of Environmental Information; Announcement of Availability and Comment Period for the Draft Quality Standard for Environmental Data Collection, Production, and Use by Non-EPA (External) Organizations and two associated QA Handbooks Notice of availability for a 30 day review and comment period is hereby given for the draft Quality Standard for Environmental Data Collection, Production, and Use by Non-EPA (External) Organizations and two associated draft QA Handbooks; 1) draft Ha...	Notice	Dec 26, 2012

Access to Confidential Business Information:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Access to Confidential Business Information by Science Applications International Corporation and Its Identified Subcontractor, Impact Innovations Systems, Inc. EPA has authorized its contractor, Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) of McLean, VA and its identified subcontractor, Impact Innovations Systems, Inc. (IIS), to access information which has been submitted to EPA under all sections...	Notice	Dec 26, 2012

Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans and Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; South Carolina; Redesignation of the Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, North Carolina-South Carolina 1997 8-Hour Ozone Moderate Nonattainment Area to Attainment EPA is taking final action to approve a request submitted on June 1, 2011, from the State of South Carolina, through the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (SC DHEC), to redesignate the portion of York County, South Carolin...	Rule	Dec 26, 2012

Approvals and Promulgations of Air Quality Implementation Plans:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; West Virginia; The 2002 Base Year Emissions Inventory for the West Virginia Portion of the Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV Nonattainment Area for 1997 Annual Fine Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standard EPA is proposing to approve the 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 Environmental Protection (WVDEP)...	Proposed Rule	Dec 26, 2012

Approvals and Promulgations of Implementation Plans:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans and Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; Kentucky; Redesignation of the Kentucky Portion of the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 1997 Annual Fine Particulate Matter Nonattainment Area to Attainment EPA is taking final action to approve a request submitted on February 12, 2012, by the Commonwealth of Kentucky, through the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet, Division for Air Quality (DAQ), to redesignate the Kentucky portion of the tri-state...	Rule	Dec 26, 2012
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; State of Washington; Regional Haze State Implementation Plan; Federal Implementation Plan for Best Available Retrofit Technology for Alcoa Intalco Operations and Tesoro Refining and Marketing EPA is proposing to partially approve and partially disapprove a Washington Regional Haze Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted by the State of Washington on December 22, 2010, that addresses regional haze for the first implementation period. This plan...	Proposed Rule	Dec 26, 2012

National Water Program 2012 Strategy:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency National Water Program 2012 Strategy: Response to Climate Change The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is publishing the final "National Water Program 2012 Strategy: Response to Climate Change" (2012 Strategy). The Strategy describes a set of long-term visions and goals for the management of water resources in...	Notice	Dec 26, 2012

Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Spirotetramat; Pesticide Tolerance for Emergency Exemption This regulation establishes a time-limited tolerance for residues of spirotetramat in or on watercress. This action is in response to EPA's granting of an emergency exemption under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) autho...	Rule	Dec 26, 2012

Pesticide Tolerances:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Pyraflufen-Ethyl; Extension of Time-Limited Pesticide Tolerances This regulation extends already established time-limited tolerances for residues of pyraflufen-ethyl in or on cattle, meat byproducts; goat, meat byproducts; horse, meat byproducts; sheep, meat byproducts; and milk. Nichino America, Inc. requested th...	Rule	Dec 26, 2012

Public Water System Supervision Program Approvals:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Public Water System Supervision Program Approval for the State of Ohio Notice is hereby given that the EPA has tentatively approved revisions to the State of Ohio's public water system supervision program. Ohio EPA has revised three of its rules to comply with the National Primary Drinking Water Regulations, including t...	Notice	Dec 26, 2012

Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Modifications to the Transmix Provisions Under the Diesel Sulfur Program EPA is amending the requirements under EPA's diesel sulfur program related to the sulfur content of locomotive and marine (LM) diesel fuel produced by transmix processors and pipeline facilities. These amendments will reinstate the ability of locomot...	Rule	Dec 26, 2012

Executive Office of the President

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Presidential Determination):

Title	Type	Published
Executive Office of the President Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 1245(d)(4)(B) and (C) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 No. 20133 of December 7, 2012	Presidential Document	Dec 26, 2012

Export-Import Bank

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 26, 2012

Federal Communications Commission

Radio Broadcasting Services:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Radio Broadcasting Services; Dove Creek, CO This document sets forth a proposal to amend the FM Table of Allotments, Section 73.202(b) of the Commission's rules. The Commission requests comment on a petition filed by Cochise Media Licenses, LLC, proposing to amend the Table of Allotments by al...	Proposed Rule	Dec 26, 2012

Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals With Hearing and Speech Disabilities; E911 Requirements for IP-Enabled Service Providers In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) reconsiders and clarifies certain aspects of the iTRS Toll Free Order in response to a petition for reconsideration and clarification filed by Sorenson Communications, Inc. (Sorenso...	Rule	Dec 26, 2012

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Title	Type	Published
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Update to Notice of Financial Institutions for Which the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Has Been Appointed Either Receiver, Liquidator, or Manager Notice is hereby given that the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (Corporation) has been appointed the sole receiver for the following financial institutions effective as of the Date Closed as indicated in the listing. This list (as updated from...	Notice	Dec 26, 2012

Charter Renewals:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation FDIC Advisory Committee on Economic Inclusion (ComE-IN); Notice of Charter Renewal Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act ("FACA"), 5 U.S.C. App., and after consultation with the General Services Administration, the Chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has determined that renewal of the FD...	Notice	Dec 26, 2012

Determinations of Insufficient Assets to Satisfy Claims Against Financial Institutions in Receiverships:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Determination of Insufficient Assets To Satisfy Claims Against Financial Institution in Receivership The FDIC has determined that insufficient assets exist in the receivership of Darby Bank and Trust Co., Vidalia, Georgia, to make any distribution on general unsecured claims, and therefore such claims will recover nothing and have no value.	Notice	Dec 26, 2012

Federal Housing Finance Agency

Title	Type	Published
Federal Housing Finance Agency Proposed Collection; Comment Request In accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is seeking public comments concerning a currently approved information collection known as "Affordable Housing Program (AHP)," which...	Notice	Dec 26, 2012

Federal Reserve System

Title	Type	Published
Federal Reserve System Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies	Notice	Dec 26, 2012
Federal Reserve System Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies	Notice	Dec 26, 2012
Federal Reserve System Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Savings and Loan Holding Companies Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Savings and Loan Holding Companies	Notice	Dec 26, 2012
Federal Reserve System Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Savings and Loan Holding Companies Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Savings and Loan Holding Companies	Notice	Dec 26, 2012

Changes in Bank Control:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Reserve System Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company Acquisitions of Shares of Bank or Bank Holding Company	Notice	Dec 26, 2012

General Services Administration

Establishments of Federal Advisory Committees and Nominations for Membership:

Title	Type	Published
General Services Administration Government-wide Travel Advisory Committee (GTAC) The Administrator of U.S. General Services Administration has determined that the establishment of the Government-wide Travel Advisory Committee (GTAC) is necessary and in the public's interest. A charter for the GTAC has been prepared and will be fi...	Notice	Dec 26, 2012

Health and Human Services Department

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > AHRQ Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request This notice announces the intention of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to request that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approve the proposed changes to the currently approved information collection project: "Medical Exp...	Notice	Dec 26, 2012
Health and Human Services Department Health Resources and Services Administration In compliance with the requirement for opportunity for public comment on proposed data collection projects (section 3506(c)(2)(A) of Title 44, United States Code, as amended by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13), the Health Resou...	Notice	Dec 26, 2012
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals	Notice	Dec 26, 2012
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals	Notice	Dec 26, 2012
Health and Human Services Department > SAMHSA Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals	Notice	Dec 26, 2012
Health and Human Services Department Findings of Research Misconduct Notice is hereby given that the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) has taken final action in the following case: Terry S. Elton, Ph.D., The Ohio State University: Based on the reports of two investigations conducted by The Ohio State University (OSU)...	Notice	Dec 26, 2012

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

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request; Experimental Study: Examination of Corrective Direct-to-Consumer Television Advertising 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 26, 2012
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Pediatric Palliative Care Campaign Pilot Survey In compliance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, for opportunity for public comment on proposed data collection projects, the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), the National Institutes of...	Notice	Dec 26, 2012

Control of Communicable Diseases:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department Control of Communicable Diseases: Foreign; Scope and Definitions Through this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), located within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is proposing to update and reorganize the Scope and Definitions for foreign quar...	Proposed Rule	Dec 26, 2012
Health and Human Services Department Control of Communicable Diseases: Foreign; Scope and Definitions Through this Direct Final Rule, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), located within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is updating and reorganizing the Scope and Definitions for foreign quarantine regulations and add a...	Rule	Dec 26, 2012
Health and Human Services Department Control of Communicable Diseases: Interstate; Scope and Definitions In this Direct Final Rule, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), located within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is proposing to update the definitions for interstate quarantine regulations to reflect modern terminolo...	Rule	Dec 26, 2012
Health and Human Services Department Control of Communicable Diseases: Interstate; Scope and Definitions In this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), located within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is proposing to update the definitions for interstate quarantine regulations to refle...	Proposed Rule	Dec 26, 2012

Draft Guidances for Industry; Availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Draft Guidance for Industry on Electronic Source Data in Clinical Investigations; Correction The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is correcting a notice that appeared in the Federal Register of Tuesday, November 20, 2012 (77 FR 69632). The document announced the availability of a draft guidance entitled "Electronic Source Data in Clinical...	Notice	Dec 26, 2012

Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Draft Environmental Assessment and Preliminary Finding of No Significant Impact Concerning a Genetically Engineered Atlantic Salmon; Availability The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, the Agency) is announcing the availability for public comment of the Agency's draft environmental assessment (EA) of the proposed conditions of use specified in materials submitted by AquaBounty Technologies, In...	Notice	Dec 26, 2012

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Advisory Committee to the Director (ACD), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)-Health Disparities Subcommittee (HDS) Advisory Committee to the Director; Health Disparities Subcommittee	Notice	Dec 26, 2012
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings Center for Scientific Review	Notice	Dec 26, 2012
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD); Notice of Meeting Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development	Notice	Dec 26, 2012
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Cancer Institute; Notice of Closed Meeting National Cancer Institute	Notice	Dec 26, 2012
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; Notice of Closed Meetings National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute	Notice	Dec 26, 2012
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; Notice of Closed Meetings National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute	Notice	Dec 26, 2012
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; Notice of Closed Meetings National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases	Notice	Dec 26, 2012
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; Notice of Meeting National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases	Notice	Dec 26, 2012
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; Notice of Closed Meetings National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases	Notice	Dec 26, 2012
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of General Medical Sciences; Notice of Meeting National Institute of General Medical Sciences	Notice	Dec 26, 2012
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke	Notice	Dec 26, 2012
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Nursing Research; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute of Nursing Research	Notice	Dec 26, 2012
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute on Aging; Notice of Meeting National Institute on Aging	Notice	Dec 26, 2012
Health and Human Services Department Public Meeting of the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues The Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues (the Commission) will conduct its twelfth meeting in January. At this meeting, the Commission will continue discussing topics related to the ethical issues associated with the development...	Notice	Dec 26, 2012
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health; Notice of Meeting Scientific Management Review Board	Notice	Dec 26, 2012

Public Workshops:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Public Workshop on Minimal Residual Disease; Public Workshop The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), in cosponsorship with the American Society of Clinical Oncology, is announcing a public workshop that will provide a forum for discussion of extending the qualification of minimal residual disease (MRD) detecti...	Notice	Dec 26, 2012
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Public Workshop on Minimal Residual Disease; Public Workshop The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), in cosponsorship with the American Society of Clinical Oncology, is announcing a public workshop that will provide a forum for discussion of extending the qualification of minimal residual disease (MRD) detecti...	Notice	Dec 26, 2012

Homeland Security Department

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCBP Closing of the Port of Whitetail, MT This document amends the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regulations pertaining to the field organization of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to reflect the closure of the port of entry of Whitetail, Montana. The change is part of CBP's...	Rule	Dec 26, 2012
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Suspension of Community Eligibility This rule identifies communities where the sale of flood insurance has been authorized under the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) that are scheduled for suspension on the effective dates listed within this rule because of noncompliance with th...	Rule	Dec 26, 2012

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

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCBP Agency Information Collection Activities: Declaration for Free Entry of Unaccompanied Articles As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, CBP invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on an information collection requirement concerning the Declaration for Free Entry of Unaccompanied Artic...	Notice	Dec 26, 2012
Homeland Security Department > USCIS Agency Information Collection Activities: E-Verify Program Data Collections. New Information Collection; Comment Request. 60-Day notice.	Notice	Dec 26, 2012

Drawbridge Operations:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG Drawbridge Operation Regulation; New Haven Harbor, Quinnipiac and Mill Rivers, CT The Coast Guard is reopening the comment period to solicit comments on its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking published January 13, 2010, regarding the Ferry Street Bridge, mile 0.7, across the Quinnipiac River, the Grand Avenue Bridge, mile 1.3, across t...	Proposed Rule	Dec 26, 2012

Major Disaster Declarations:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Maryland; Amendment No. 2 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of Maryland (FEMA-4091-DR), dated November 20, 2012, and related determinations.	Notice	Dec 26, 2012

Major Disasters and Related Determinations:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Alaska; Major Disaster and Related Determinations This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Alaska (FEMA-4094-DR), dated November 27, 2012, and related determinations.	Notice	Dec 26, 2012
Homeland Security Department > FEMA New Hampshire; Major Disaster and Related Determinations This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of New Hampshire (FEMA-4095-DR), dated November 28, 2012, and related determinations.	Notice	Dec 26, 2012
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Virginia; Major Disaster and Related Determinations This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the Commonwealth of Virginia (FEMA-4092-DR), dated November 26, 2012, and related determinations.	Notice	Dec 26, 2012
Homeland Security Department > FEMA West Virginia; Major Disaster and Related Determinations This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of West Virginia (FEMA-4093-DR), dated November 27, 2012, and related determinations.	Notice	Dec 26, 2012

Regulated Navigation Areas:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG Regulated Navigation Area; Upper Mississippi River MM 0.0 to MM 185.0; Cairo, IL to St. Louis, MO The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary regulated navigation area (RNA) for all waters of the Upper Mississippi River between miles 0.0 and 185.0. This RNA is needed to protect persons, property, and infrastructure from potential damage and safet...	Rule	Dec 26, 2012

Reopenings of Application Periods:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCBP Reopening of Application Period for Participation in the Air Cargo Advance Screening (ACAS) Pilot Program On October 24, 2012, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) published a notice in the Federal Register that announced the formalization and expansion of the Air Cargo Advance Screening (ACAS) pilot program and a 30 day application period (until Nov...	Notice	Dec 26, 2012

Safety Zones:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG Safety Zone; Bone Island Triathlon, Atlantic Ocean; Key West, FL The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone on the waters of the Atlantic Ocean in Key West, Florida, during the Bone Island Triathlon on Saturday, January 12, 2013. The safety zone is necessary to provide for the safety of life on naviga...	Rule	Dec 26, 2012

Housing and Urban Development Department

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

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment; Public Housing Reform Act: Changes to Admission and Occupancy Requirements for the Public Housing and Section 8 Assistance Programs The proposed information collection requirement described below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject proposa...	Notice	Dec 26, 2012

Interior Department

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Draft Recovery Plan for the Gulf Coast Jaguarundi We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, announce the availability of our draft recovery plan for the Gulf Coast jaguarundi (Puma yagouaroundi cacomitli) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). This species historically occurred in...	Notice	Dec 26, 2012
Interior Department > FWS Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Draft Revised Recovery Plan for Kendall Warm Springs Dace The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) announces the availability of a draft revised recovery plan for the Kendall Warm Springs dace (Rhinichthys osculus thermalis). This species is federally listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Ac...	Notice	Dec 26, 2012
Interior Department > FWS Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Reclassification of the Continental U.S. Breeding Population of the Wood Stork From Endangered to Threatened We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service or USFWS), propose to reclassify the continental United States (U.S.) breeding population of wood stork from endangered to threatened under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). We find...	Proposed Rule	Dec 26, 2012

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Availability of a Proposed Land Use Plan Amendment and Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed McCoy Solar Energy Project, CA 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 (FLPMA), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has prepared a proposed California Desert Conservatio...	Notice	Dec 26, 2012

Filings of Plats of Surveys:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Filing of Plats of Survey; Arizona The plats of survey of the described lands were officially filed in the Arizona State Office, Bureau of Land Management, Phoenix, Arizona, on dates indicated.	Notice	Dec 26, 2012

Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Leases:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Proposed Class II Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease, Utah In accordance with Title IV of the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act, Quinex Energy Corporation timely filed a petition for reinstatement of oil and gas lease UTU88055 for lands in Uintah County, Utah, and paid all required rentals and royal...	Notice	Dec 26, 2012

Proposed Reinstatements of Terminated Oil and Gas Leases:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease LAES 056461, LA In accordance with Title IV of the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982, Chesapeake Louisiana, LP, filed a petition for reinstatement of oil and gas lease numbered LAES 056461 for lands in Bossier Parish, Louisiana. Petitioner has paid...	Notice	Dec 26, 2012
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease NMNM 126063, NM Under the provisions of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) received a petition for reinstatement of oil and gas lease NMNM 126063 from the lessee Nadel & Gussman Permian LLC, for lands in Eddy County, New...	Notice	Dec 26, 2012
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease OKNM 110359, OK Under the provisions of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) received a petition for reinstatement of oil and gas lease OKNM 110359 from the lessee Chesapeake Exploration LLC, for lands in Canadian County,...	Notice	Dec 26, 2012

International Trade Commission

Economic Effects of Significant U.S. Import Restraints; Eighth Update:

Title	Type	Published
International Trade Commission The Economic Effects of Significant U.S. Import Restraints: Eighth Update Special Topic: Services' Contribution to Manufacturing Following receipt of a letter dated November 2, 2012 from the United States Trade Representative (USTR), the U.S. International Trade Commission (Commission) has announced its schedule for preparing the eighth update report in investigation No. 332-3...	Notice	Dec 26, 2012

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Judicial Conference of the United States

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Judicial Conference of the United States Hearings of the Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Rules of Appellate Procedure; Federal Register Citation of Previous Announcement: 77FR 49828 The following public hearing on proposed amendments to the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure has been canceled: Appellate Rules Hearing, January 18, 2013, Chicago, IL.	Notice	Dec 26, 2012
Judicial Conference of the United States Hearings of the Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure; Federal Register; Citation of Previous Announcement: 77FR 49828 The following public hearing on proposed amendments to the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure has been canceled: Bankruptcy Rules Hearing, January 18, 2013, Chicago, IL.	Notice	Dec 26, 2012

Justice Department

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department Notice of Extension to Public Comment Period for Remedial Design/Remedial Action Consent Decree under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act Remedial Design/Remedial Action Consent Decree under CERCLA	Notice	Dec 26, 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; Notice of Pre-Existing Condition Exclusion Under Group Health Plans The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) sponsored information collection request (ICR) titled, "Notice of Pre-Existing Condition Exclusion Under Group Health Plans," to the Office of Management...	Notice	Dec 26, 2012
Labor Department Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Notice of Special Enrollment Rights under Group Health Plans The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Employee Benefits Security Administration sponsored information collection request (ICR) titled, "Notice of Special Enrollment Rights under Group Health Plans," to the Office of Management and Budget (O...	Notice	Dec 26, 2012

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department Advisory Committee on Veterans' Employment, Training and Employer Outreach (ACVETEO): Meeting This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of a forthcoming meeting of the Advisory Committee on Veterans' Employment, Training and Employer Outreach (ACVETEO). The ACVETEO will discuss Department of Labor's Veterans' Employment and Trai...	Notice	Dec 26, 2012
Labor Department > OSHA Whistleblower Protection Advisory Committee (WPAC) WPAC will meet January 29, 2013, in Washington, DC.	Notice	Dec 26, 2012

National Archives and Records Administration

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
National Archives and Records Administration Information Security Oversight Office; State, Local, Tribal, and Private Sector Policy Advisory Committee (SLTPS-PAC) In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. app 2) and implementing regulation 41 CFR 101-6, announcement is made for the committee meeting of the State, Local, Tribal, and Private Sector Policy Advisory Committee. To discuss the...	Notice	Dec 26, 2012

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National Science Foundation

Title	Type	Published
National Science Foundation Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request 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 26, 2012

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Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation

Title	Type	Published
Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation Regular Board of Directors Sunshine Act Meeting Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Dec 26, 2012

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Facility Operating and Combined Licenses:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Biweekly Notice; Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses and Combined Licenses Involving No Significant Hazards Considerations Applications and Amendments Involving No Significant Hazards Considerations	Notice	Dec 26, 2012

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS); Meeting of the ACRS Subcommittee on Advanced Boiling Water Reactor; Notice of Meeting Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards Subcommittee on Advanced Boiling Water Reactor	Notice	Dec 26, 2012

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

Pendency of Request for Approval of Special Withdrawal Liability Rules:

Title	Type	Published
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Pendency of Request for Approval of Special Withdrawal Liability Rules; the I.A.M. National Pension Fund National Pension Plan This notice advises interested persons that the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation ("PBGC") has received a request from The I.A.M. National Pension Fund National Pension Plan for approval of a plan amendment providing for special withdrawal liabili...	Notice	Dec 26, 2012

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Postal Regulatory Commission

Title	Type	Published
Postal Regulatory Commission International Mail Contract The Commission is noticing a recently-filed Postal Service request concerning a contingent pricing arrangement related to an international mail contract. This document invites public comments on the request and addresses several related procedural st...	Notice	Dec 26, 2012
Postal Regulatory Commission New Postal Product The Commission is noticing a recently-filed Postal Service request to add First-Class Package Service Contract 32 to the competitive product list, along with a related contract. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, an...	Notice	Dec 26, 2012
Postal Regulatory Commission New Postal Product The Commission is noticing a recently-filed Postal Service request to add First-Class Package Service Contract 33 to the competitive product list, along with a related contract. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, an...	Notice	Dec 26, 2012
Postal Regulatory Commission New Postal Product The Commission is noticing a recently-filed Postal Service request to add First-Class Package Service Contract 34 to the competitive product list, along with a related contract. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, an...	Notice	Dec 26, 2012
Postal Regulatory Commission New Postal Product The Commission is noticing a recently-filed Postal Service request to add First-Class Package Service Contract 31 to the competitive product list, along with a related contract. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, an...	Notice	Dec 26, 2012

Postal Service

Title	Type	Published
Postal Service Board of Governors; Sunshine Act Meeting Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Dec 26, 2012

Product Changes:

Title	Type	Published
Postal Service Product Change-First-Class Package Service Negotiated Service Agreement The Postal Service gives notice of filing a request with the Postal Regulatory Commission to add a domestic shipping services contract to the list of Negotiated Service Agreements in the Mail Classification Schedule's Competitive Products List.	Notice	Dec 26, 2012
Postal Service Product Change-First-Class Package Service Negotiated Service Agreement The Postal Service gives notice of filing a request with the Postal Regulatory Commission to add a domestic shipping services contract to the list of Negotiated Service Agreements in the Mail Classification Schedule's Competitive Products List.	Notice	Dec 26, 2012
Postal Service Product Change-First-Class Package Service Negotiated Service Agreement The Postal Service gives notice of filing a request with the Postal Regulatory Commission to add a domestic shipping services contract to the list of Negotiated Service Agreements in the Mail Classification Schedule's Competitive Products List.	Notice	Dec 26, 2012

Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board

Title	Type	Published
Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board Agency Information Collection Activities: Renewal of Currently Approved Collection; Comment Request The Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board (Board) invites comments on the proposed renewal of a currently approved information collection request (ICR) as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA).	Notice	Dec 26, 2012

Securities and Exchange Commission

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals	Notice	Dec 26, 2012
Securities and Exchange Commission Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals	Notice	Dec 26, 2012
Securities and Exchange Commission Sunshine Act Meeting Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Dec 26, 2012

Applications:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Yorkville ETF Trust and Yorkville ETF Advisors, LLC; Notice of Application 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 transaction...	Notice	Dec 26, 2012

Orders Granting Limited Exemptions from Exchange Act Rules:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Order Granting Limited Exemptions From Exchange Act Rule 10b-17 and Rules 101 and 102 of Regulation M to ALPS ETF Trust, ALPS/GS Momentum Builder Growth Markets Equities and U.S. Treasuries Index ETF, ALPS/GS Momentum Builder Multi-Asset Index ETF, and ALPS/GS Momentum Builder Asia ex-Japan Equities and U.S. Treasuries Index ETF Pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 10b-17(b)(2) and Rules 101(d) and 102(e) of Regulation M ALPS ETF Trust; ALPS/GS Momentum Builder Growth Markets Equities and U.S. Treasuries Index ETF, et al.	Notice	Dec 26, 2012

Orders Suspending Trading:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission IAS Energy, Inc., IB3 Networks, Inc., IBroadband, Inc., ICP Solar Technologies, Inc., IdentiPHI, Inc., iDNA, Inc., Immune Network Ltd., Inca Designs, Inc., Indico Technologies, Inc. (n/k/a Indico Resources Ltd.), Infopage, Inc. (a/k/a Tamija Gold & Diamond Exploration, Inc.), Innofone.com, Inc. (n/k/a Goldstar Global Minerals Corp.), Instachem Systems, Inc. (n/k/a CH Lighting International Corp.), Interlink-US-Network, Ltd., and International Aerospace Enterprises, Inc.,; Order of Suspension of Trading IAS Energy, Inc., et al.	Notice	Dec 26, 2012

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; BOX Options Exchange LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Increase the Position and Exercise Limits for Options on the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund to 500,000 Contracts BOX Options Exchange LLC	Notice	Dec 26, 2012
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; C2 Options Exchange, Incorporated; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change Relating to the Options Regulatory Fee C2 Options Exchange, Incorporated	Notice	Dec 26, 2012
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change Relating to the Options Regulatory Fee Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Dec 26, 2012
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated; Notice of Filing of a Proposed Rule Change, as Modified by Amendment No. 2, To Allow the Listing and Trading of a P.M.-Settled S&P 500 Index Option Product Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Dec 26, 2012
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change Relating to Telemarketing Rules Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Dec 26, 2012
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Extend the Expiration Date of FINRA Rule 0180 (Application of Rules to Security-Based Swaps) Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.	Notice	Dec 26, 2012
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Add the Term Chief Legal Officer to the Definition of General Counsel Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.	Notice	Dec 26, 2012
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Extend the Date by Which Eligible Registrants Must Complete a Firm-Element Continuing Education Program To Qualify To Engage in a Security Futures Business Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.	Notice	Dec 26, 2012
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; ICE Clear Credit LLC; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change To Add Rules Related to the Clearing of European Corporate Single-Name CDS ICE Clear Credit LLC	Notice	Dec 26, 2012
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; ICE Clear Credit LLC; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change to Add Rules Related to the Clearing of iTraxx Europe Index CDS ICE Clear Credit LLC	Notice	Dec 26, 2012
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board; Order Approving a Proposed Rule Change Consisting of Amendments To Streamline New Issue Information Submission Requirements Under MSRB Rules G-32 and G-34 Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board	Notice	Dec 26, 2012
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; NASDAQ OMX PHLX LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Relating to the Permit and Order Entry Port Fee NASDAQ OMX PHLX LLC	Notice	Dec 26, 2012
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Amending NYSE Arca Rule 6.65-Trading Halts and Suspensions NYSE Arca, Inc.	Notice	Dec 26, 2012
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Order Granting Approval of Proposed Rule Change To Amend Commentary .06 to NYSE Arca Options Rule 6.4 To Permit the Exchange To List Additional Strike Prices Until the Close of Trading on the Second Business Day Prior to Monthly Expiration NYSE Arca, Inc.	Notice	Dec 26, 2012
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change To List and Trade PIMCO Foreign Currency Strategy Exchange-Traded Fund Under NYSE Arca Equities Rule 8.600 NYSE Arca, Inc.	Notice	Dec 26, 2012
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change To List and Trade First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF Under NYSE Arca Equities Rule 8.600 NYSE Arca, Inc.	Notice	Dec 26, 2012
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE MKT LLC.; Order Granting Approval of Proposed Rule Change To Amend Commentary .04 to NYSE Amex Options Rule 903 To Permit the Exchange to List Additional Strike Prices Until the Close of Trading on the Second Business Day Prior to Monthly Expiration NYSE MKT LLC	Notice	Dec 26, 2012
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE MKT LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Amend Section 140 of the NYSE MKT LLC Company Guide To Introduce an Initial Application Fee NYSE MKT LLC	Notice	Dec 26, 2012
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; New York Stock Exchange LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Amend Sections 902.02 and 902.03 of the New York Stock Exchange LLC Listed Company Manual To Introduce an Initial Application Fee New York Stock Exchange LLC	Notice	Dec 26, 2012

Trading Suspension Orders:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission New Generation Biofuels Holdings, Inc.; Order of Suspension of Trading New Generation Biofuels Holdings, Inc.	Notice	Dec 26, 2012

Social Security Administration

Title	Type	Published
Social Security Administration Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Request and Comment Request Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals	Notice	Dec 26, 2012

State Department

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

Title	Type	Published
State Department 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Application for Consular Report of Birth Abroad of a Citizen of the United States of America 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 26, 2012

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
State Department Shipping Coordinating Committee; Notice of Committee Meeting Shipping Coordinating Committee	Notice	Dec 26, 2012

Surface Transportation Board

Title	Type	Published
DOT, STB Quarterly Rail Cost Adjustment Factor The Board has approved the AAR's proposed rebasing calculations and the rebased first quarter 2013 rail cost adjustment factor (RCAF) and cost index filed by the Association of American Railroads. A new base level for the index is calculated in the B...	Notice	Dec 26, 2012

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Susquehanna River Basin Commission

Title	Type	Published
Susquehanna River Basin Commission Review and Approval of Projects This document contains proposed rules that would amend the project review regulations of the Susquehanna River Basin Commission (Commission) to include special requirements for withdrawals from surface water and groundwater sources which, from the po...	Proposed Rule	Dec 26, 2012

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Trade Representative, Office of United States

WTO Dispute Settlement Proceedings:

Title	Type	Published
Trade Representative, Office of United States WTO Dispute Settlement Proceeding Regarding Argentina-Measures Affecting the Importation of Goods The Office of the United States Trade Representative ("USTR") is providing notice that the United States has requested the establishment of a dispute settlement panel under the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization ("WTO Agree...	Notice	Dec 26, 2012

Transportation Department

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FMCSA Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Vision FMCSA announces its decision to renew the exemptions from the vision requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations for 8 individuals. FMCSA has statutory authority to exempt individuals from the vision requirement if the exemptions gran...	Notice	Dec 26, 2012
Transportation Department > FMCSA Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Vision FMCSA announces its decision to renew the exemptions from the vision requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations for 8 individuals. FMCSA has statutory authority to exempt individuals from the vision requirement if the exemptions gran...	Notice	Dec 26, 2012

Airworthiness Directives:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Airplanes We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Airbus Model A330-200 and -300 series airplanes. This AD was prompted by a report of a prematurely fractured main landing gear (MLG) bogie beam. This AD requires replacing certain MLG bogie b...	Rule	Dec 26, 2012
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Airplanes We are superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Airbus Model A300 B4-2C, B4-103, and B4-203 airplanes; and Model A300 B4-601, B4-603, B4-620, B4-622, B4-605R, and B4-622R airplanes. That AD currently requires performing a one-...	Rule	Dec 26, 2012
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier, Inc. Airplanes We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Bombardier, Inc. Model DHC-8-102, -103, and -106 airplanes, and Model DHC-8-200, -300, and -400 series airplanes. This proposed AD was prompted by reports of excessive wear found in t...	Proposed Rule	Dec 26, 2012
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Embraer S.A. Airplanes We propose to supersede an existing airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to certain Embraer S.A. Model ERJ 170 and ERJ 190 airplanes. The existing AD currently requires, for certain airplanes, repetitively replacing the low-stage check valve and...	Proposed Rule	Dec 26, 2012
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation Model GV and GV-SP airplanes. This proposed AD was prompted by reports of two failures of the fuel boost pump and over-heat damage found on the internal c...	Proposed Rule	Dec 26, 2012
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce plc Turbofan Engines We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain serial numbers (S/Ns) of Rolls-Royce plc (RR) RB211-Trent 768-60, 772- 60, and 772B-60 turbofan engines. This AD requires initial and repetitive on-wing or in-shop inspections of the high...	Rule	Dec 26, 2012
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes We are superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD) for certain The Boeing Company Model 757-200, -200CB, and -300 series airplanes. That AD currently requires initial and repetitive inspections of the fuselage skin and bear strap at the forw...	Rule	Dec 26, 2012

Alcohol and Drug Testing:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FRA Alcohol and Drug Testing: Determination of Minimum Random Testing Rates for 2013 Notice of determination.	Rule	Dec 26, 2012

Amendments of Time of Designations:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Amendment of Time of Designation for Restricted Area R-6501B; Underhill, VT This action amends the time of designation for restricted area R-6501B, Underhill, VT by adding a requirement for issuance of a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) 24 hours in advance of any activation of the restricted area. This action does not affect the bou...	Rule	Dec 26, 2012

Establishments of Class E Airspace:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Establishment of Class E Airspace; Walsenburg, CO This action establishes Class E airspace at Spanish Peaks Airfield, Walsenburg, CO, to accommodate aircraft using new Area Navigation (RNAV) Global Positioning System (GPS) standard instrument approach procedures at the airport. This improves the saf...	Rule	Dec 26, 2012

Requested Administrative Waivers of Coastwise Trade Laws:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > MARAD Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel AQUADISIAC; 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 26, 2012

Treasury Department

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > OFAC Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") is amending the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations (the "ITSR") to implement section 218 and portions of sections 602 and 603 of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syri...	Rule	Dec 26, 2012
Treasury Department > IRS Use of Controlled Corporations To Avoid the Application of Section 304 This document contains final regulations addressing sales of stock between related corporations. The regulations finalize proposed regulations and remove temporary regulations that apply to certain sales of stock that are recharacterized as contribut...	Rule	Dec 26, 2012

Veterans Affairs Department

Title	Type	Published
Veterans Affairs Department Increase in Maximum Tuition and Fee Amounts Payable under the Post-9/11 GI Bill The purpose of this notice is to inform the public of the increase in the Post-9/11 GI Bill maximum tuition and fee amounts payable and the increase in the amount used to determine an individual's entitlement charge for reimbursement of a licensing,...	Notice	Dec 26, 2012
Veterans Affairs Department Presumption of Exposure to Herbicides for Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Not Supported On May 20, 2011, at the request of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academy of Sciences issued a report titled, "Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans and Agent Orange Exposure." The IOM reviewed a w...	Notice	Dec 26, 2012
Veterans Affairs Department VA Health Professional Scholarship and Visual Impairment and Orientation and Mobility Professional Scholarship Programs The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) proposes to amend its VA Health Professional Scholarship Program (HPSP) regulations. VA also proposes to establish regulations for a new program, the Visual Impairment and Orientation and Mobility Professional...	Proposed Rule	Dec 26, 2012

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Veterans Affairs Department National Academic Affiliations Council, Notice of Meeting National Academic Affiliations Council	Notice	Dec 26, 2012