December 28, 2012 (Volume 77)

Federal Register December 28, 2012

View all documents issued on December 28, 2012. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

152 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on December 28, 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 28, 2012

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Agricultural Marketing Service

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Request for Comments on Official Agencies:

No documents available.

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

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GIPSA is announcing the designation of California Agri Inspection Company, Ltd. (Cal-Agri); Frankfort Grain Inspection, Inc. (Frankfort); and Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (Virginia) to provide official services under the U...
Notice Dec 28, 2012
Notice is hereby given that the Secretary of Agriculture has reestablished the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) Grain Inspection Advisory Committee (Advisory Committee). The Secretary of Agriculture has determined that...
Notice Dec 28, 2012

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

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The Forest Service will prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) to evaluate and disclose the predicted effects of the proposed Strategic Community Fuelbreak Improvement Project, designed to enhance community protection from wildfire within th...
Notice Dec 28, 2012

Marketing Orders:

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This rule revises the quantity of Class 1 (Scotch) and Class 3 (Native) spearmint oil that handlers may purchase from, or handle on behalf of, producers during the 2012-2013 marketing year under the Far West spearmint oil marketing order. This rule i...
Rule Dec 28, 2012

Request for Comments on Official Agencies:

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Champaign-Danville Grain Inspection Department, Inc.'s (Champaign) geographical territory is amended to include the area previously designated to Springfield Grain Inspection, Inc. (Springfield). Champaign purchased Springfield effective October 4, 2...
Notice Dec 28, 2012
The designations of the official agencies listed below will end on September 30, 2013. We are asking persons or governmental agencies interested in providing official services in the areas presently served by these agencies to submit an application f...
Notice Dec 28, 2012
The designations of the official agencies listed below will end on June 30, 2013. We are asking persons or governmental agencies interested in providing official services in the areas presently served by these agencies to submit an application for de...
Notice Dec 28, 2012

Civil Rights Commission logo Civil Rights Commission

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Notice of Business Meeting.
Notice Dec 28, 2012

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

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Applications for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instruments
Notice Dec 28, 2012

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

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Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet and Strip From Taiwan
Notice Dec 28, 2012

Applications for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instruments:

Endangered and Threatened Species:

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We, NMFS, issue a final determination to list the Arctic (Phoca hispida hispida), Okhotsk (Phoca hispida ochotensis), and Baltic (Phoca hispida botnica) subspecies of the ringed seal (Phoca hispida) as threatened and the Ladoga (Phoca hispida ladogen...
Rule Dec 28, 2012
We, NMFS, issue a final determination to list the Beringia and Okhotsk distinct populations segments (DPSs) of the Erignathus barbatus nauticus subspecies of the bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus) as threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA)....
Rule Dec 28, 2012

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

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NMFS announces the receipt of an application for an exempted fishing permit (EFP) from Dr. David Olsen (St. Thomas Fisherman's Association). If granted, the EFP would authorize contracted commercial fishermen to temporarily possess undersized and ber...
Notice Dec 28, 2012

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska:

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NMFS publishes standard ex-vessel prices for groundfish and halibut for the calculation of the observer fee under the North Pacific Groundfish and Halibut Observer Program (Observer Program). This notice is intended to provide information to vessel o...
Notice Dec 28, 2012
NMFS is reallocating the projected unused amount of Pacific cod from catcher vessels using trawl gear to vessels using pot gear and catcher vessels less than 50 feet length overall using hook-and-line gear in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf o...
Rule Dec 28, 2012

Fisheries of the Northeastern United States:

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NMFS announces that the State of Florida is transferring a portion of its 2012 commercial bluefish quota to the State of New York. By this action, NMFS adjusts the quotas and announces the revised commercial quota for each state involved.
Rule Dec 28, 2012

Meetings:

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The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will convene a meeting of the Socioeconomic Scientific and Statistical Committee.
Notice Dec 28, 2012
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will convene scoping meetings on addressing issues on regional management of recreational red snapper, including locally optimal management measures, allocation, and regional boundaries.
Notice Dec 28, 2012
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold public hearings on January 15, 16, and 17, 2013 to allow for public input on the potential designation of the State of Delaware's five artificial reef sites located in the Exclusive Econ...
Notice Dec 28, 2012

Commodity Futures Trading Commission logo Commodity Futures Trading Commission

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Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Dec 28, 2012
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Dec 28, 2012
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Dec 28, 2012
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Dec 28, 2012
Privacy of Consumer Financial Information Under Title V of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act; CFR Correction
Rule Dec 28, 2012

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau logo Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

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The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (Bureau) is adopting a procedural rule (Final Rule) that specifies how the Bureau issues rules and when rules are considered issued.
Rule Dec 28, 2012

Education Department logo Education Department

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On October 23, 2008, the Department of Education amended the regulations for the Federal Perkins Loan (Perkins Loan) Program; the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program; and the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program, includi...
Rule Dec 28, 2012

Energy Department logo Energy Department

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In this Final Rule, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (the Commission) is amending its regulations, pursuant to sections 222 and 307(a) of the Federal Power Act (FPA), to grant Commission access, on a non-public and ongoing basis, to the compl...
Rule Dec 28, 2012
Combined Filings
Notice Dec 28, 2012

Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.:

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On December 12, 2012, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) published in the Federal Register, a notice of availability for the Draft Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA) for the Recycling of Scrap Metals Originating from Radiological Areas (DOE...
Notice Dec 28, 2012

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

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Quartzsite Solar Energy (QSE) has requested to interconnect the Quartzsite Solar Energy Project (Project), a proposed 100-megawatt (MW) concentrating solar power plant, to Western Area Power Administration's (Western) Bouse-Kofa 161-kilovolt (kV) tra...
Notice Dec 28, 2012

Meetings:

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This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Idaho National Laboratory. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of this meeting be announ...
Notice Dec 28, 2012
This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Northern New Mexico. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of this meeting be announced in...
Notice Dec 28, 2012

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

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EPA is withdrawing the final Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) section 8(d) Health and Safety Data Reporting Rule that it issued on December 3, 2012. The health and safety data reporting rule would have required manufacturers (including importers)...
Rule Dec 28, 2012

Approvals and Promulgations of Air Quality Implementation Plans:

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EPA is updating the materials submitted by Idaho that are incorporated by reference (IBR) into the Idaho State Implementation Plan (SIP). The regulations affected by this update have been previously submitted by the Idaho Department of Environmental...
Rule Dec 28, 2012
EPA is approving a redesignation request and State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of West Virginia. The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) requested that the West Virginia portion of the Huntington...
Rule Dec 28, 2012
On April 24, 2012, EPA proposed to determine that the Milwaukee-Racine, Wisconsin area had attained the 2006 24-hour fine particle (2006 PM<INF>2.5</INF>) National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS). EPA received several comments on the original pr...
Proposed Rule Dec 28, 2012
EPA is proposing to approve revisions to the Wisconsin State Implementation Plan (SIP), submitted by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) to EPA on May 4, 2011, June 20, 2012, and September 28, 2012. The proposed revisions modify Wisc...
Proposed Rule Dec 28, 2012

Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program:

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This document announces that the EPA Administrator has partially granted and partially denied a petition from the Interdisciplinary Environmental Clinic at the Washington University School of Law, submitted to EPA on behalf of the American Bottom Con...
Notice Dec 28, 2012

Meetings:

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There will be a 3-day meeting of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act Scientific Advisory Panel (FIFRA SAP) to consider and review Scientific Issues Concerning the Draft Product Performance Data Needs Assessment for Products Claimi...
Notice Dec 28, 2012
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), Public Law 92-463, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) hereby provides notice that the National Environmental Justice Advisory Council (NEJAC) will host a public teleconference meeting...
Notice Dec 28, 2012

Executive Office of the President logo Executive Office of the President

Government Agencies and Employees:

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Closing of Government Departments and Agencies on December 24, 2012 (EO 13633)
Presidential Document Dec 28, 2012

Trade:

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African Growth and Opportunity Act; Beneficiary Country Designation (Proc. 8921)
Presidential Document Dec 28, 2012
Russia and Moldova; Normal Trade Relations (Proc. 8920)
Presidential Document Dec 28, 2012

Farm Credit Administration logo Farm Credit Administration

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The Farm Credit Administration (FCA or Agency), through the FCA Board (Board), issued a final rule under part 630 on September 26, 2012 (77 FR 59050) amending our regulations relating to the Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corporation System Audit...
Rule Dec 28, 2012

Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

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In this document, the Federal Communications Commission seeks comment in this Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on potential modifications to the rules governing Connect America Phase I incremental support to further accelerate the deployment of...
Proposed Rule Dec 28, 2012

Federal Maritime Commission logo Federal Maritime Commission

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

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Notice is hereby given of the final approval of a proposed information collection by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) under OMB delegated authority, as per 5 CFR 1320.16 (OMB Regulations on Controlling Paperwork Burdens on...
Notice Dec 28, 2012

Enhanced Prudential Standards and Early Remediation Requirements:

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The Board is requesting comment on proposed rules that would implement the enhanced prudential standards required to be established under section 165 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act or Act) and the ear...
Proposed Rule Dec 28, 2012

General Services Administration logo General Services Administration

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The General Services Administration's annual privately owned vehicle (POV) mileage reimbursement rate reviews have resulted in new CY 2013 rates for the use of privately owned automobiles (POA), POAs when Government owned automobiles (GOA) are author...
Notice Dec 28, 2012

General Services Administration Acquisition Regulations:

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The General Services Administration has agreed to withdraw GSAR Case 2006-G507; Rewrite of General Services Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) Part 538, Federal Supply Schedule Contracting. Due to the variety of issues addressed in the GSAR Part 538 Rewri...
Proposed Rule Dec 28, 2012
The General Services Administration (GSA) is proposing to amend the General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) to revise the GSAR clause and to address the use of the Industrial Funding Fee (IFF) under the Multiple Award Schedules...
Proposed Rule Dec 28, 2012

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

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Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Dec 28, 2012
In compliance with section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, has submitted an Information Collection Request (ICR), described below, to the Office of Management...
Notice Dec 28, 2012
HHS gives notice of a decision to designate a class of employees from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (X-10) in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, as an addition to the Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation P...
Notice Dec 28, 2012
HHS gives notice of a decision to designate a class of employees from Nuclear Metals, Inc. (or a subsequent owner) in West Concord, Massachusetts, as an addition to the Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Com...
Notice Dec 28, 2012
HHS gives notice of a decision to designate a class of employees from the Mound Plant in Miamisburg, Ohio, as an addition to the Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000. On Decemb...
Notice Dec 28, 2012
HHS gives notice of a decision to designate a class of employees from the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) in Los Alamos, New Mexico, as an addition to the Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensatio...
Notice Dec 28, 2012
HHS gives notice of a determination concerning a petition to add a class of employees from the Weldon Spring Plant in Weldon Spring, Missouri, to the Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program A...
Notice Dec 28, 2012
HHS gives notice of a determination concerning a petition to add a class of employees from the Mound Plant in Miamisburg, Ohio, to the Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 (EEO...
Notice Dec 28, 2012
Notice is hereby given that the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) has taken final action in the following case: Shuang-Qing Zhang, Ph.D., Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center: Based on the report of an investigation conducted by the Texas Te...
Notice Dec 28, 2012
Notice is hereby given that the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) has taken final action in the following case: Martin Biosse-Duplan, D.D.S., Ph.D., Harvard School of Dental Medicine: Based on the report of an investigation conducted by the Harvard...
Notice Dec 28, 2012
Interest Rate on Overdue Debts
Notice Dec 28, 2012
In accordance with section 205 of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), this annual notice solicits proposals and recommendations for developing new and modifying existing safe harbor provisions under the Federal an...
Proposed Rule Dec 28, 2012

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

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Adjustment of Status of Refugees and Aliens Granted Asylum; CFR Correction
Rule Dec 28, 2012
New or modified Base (1% annual-chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs), base flood depths, Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) boundaries or zone designations, and/or the regulatory floodway (hereinafter referred to as flood hazard determinations) as shown on...
Notice Dec 28, 2012
New or modified Base (1% annual-chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs), base flood depths, Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) boundaries or zone designations, and/or the regulatory floodway (hereinafter referred to as flood hazard determinations) as shown on...
Notice Dec 28, 2012
New or modified Base (1% annual-chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs), base flood depths, Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) boundaries or zone designations, and/or the regulatory floodway (hereinafter referred to as flood hazard determinations) as shown on...
Notice Dec 28, 2012
On October 1, 2012, the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary) extended the designation of Haiti for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for a period of 18 months by notice in the Federal Register. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) establish...
Notice Dec 28, 2012
Base (1% annual-chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) and modified BFEs are made final for the communities listed below. The BFEs and modified BFEs are the basis for the floodplain management measures that each community is required either to adopt or to s...
Rule Dec 28, 2012
Nonimmigrant Classes; CFR Correction
Rule Dec 28, 2012
This rule establishes a border crossing in Big Bend National Park called Boquillas and designates it as a Customs station for customs purposes and a Class B port of entry (POE) for immigration purposes. The Boquillas crossing will be situated between...
Rule Dec 28, 2012
Procedures for Asylum and Withholding of Removal; CFR Correction
Rule Dec 28, 2012
Comments are requested on proposed flood hazard determinations, which may include additions or modifications of any Base Flood Elevation (BFE), base flood depth, Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) boundary or zone designation, or regulatory floodway on...
Notice Dec 28, 2012

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

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The Federal Emergency Management Agency, 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 an extension of a currently approved col...
Notice Dec 28, 2012

Meetings:

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The Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (COAC) will meet Tuesday, January 15, 2013 from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. EST via teleconference. The meeting will be open to the public.
Notice Dec 28, 2012

Safety Zones:

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The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for all waters of the Upper Mississippi River, extending the entire width between miles 35.0 to 55.0, and miles 75.0 to 85.0 from December 15, 2012 until March 31, 2013. This safety zone is need...
Rule Dec 28, 2012

Security Zones:

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The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary security zone on the Detroit River, Detroit, Michigan. This security zone is intended to restrict vessels from a portion of the Detroit River in order to ensure the safety and security of participants, visi...
Rule Dec 28, 2012

Housing and Urban Development Department logo Housing and Urban Development Department

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This Notice identifies unutilized, underutilized, excess, and surplus Federal property reviewed by HUD for suitability for use to assist the homeless.
Notice Dec 28, 2012

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

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The proposed information collection requirement established under the Housing for Older Persons Act of 1995 (HOPA) will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. HUD is s...
Notice Dec 28, 2012
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 28, 2012
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 28, 2012
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 28, 2012
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 28, 2012

Interior Department logo Interior Department

Title Type Published
This notice publishes the Approval of the Amended Tribal-State Compact between the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse Reservation and State of South Dakota
Notice Dec 28, 2012
This notice publishes the Deemed Approved Amendment to the Tribal-State Compact between the State of California and the Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians.
Notice Dec 28, 2012
This notice publishes the Approval of the Tribal-State Compact between the State of Montana and the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation.
Notice Dec 28, 2012
This notice publishes the Approval of the Amendment to the Amended and Restated Tribal-State Compact for Regulation of Class III Gaming between the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon and the State of Oregon, Amendment I.
Notice Dec 28, 2012

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

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In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Acting Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs is submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for renewal of the collection of information for Electrical Service Applicatio...
Notice Dec 28, 2012
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Acting Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs is submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for renewal of the collection of information for Water Request, 25 CFR 171, au...
Notice Dec 28, 2012

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

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The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Alaska State Office, is issuing the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A) Final Integrated Activity Plan/Environmental Impact Statement (IAP/EIS).
Notice Dec 28, 2012
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the availability for review of our final comprehensive conservation plan (CCP) and environmental impact statement (EIS) for Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge (NWR). The CCP/EIS describes ho...
Notice Dec 28, 2012

Meetings:

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In accordance with the requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. Appendix 2, the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Osage Negotiated Rulemaking Committee will meet as indicated below.
Notice Dec 28, 2012

Records of Decision; Availability, etc.:

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In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces the availability of the Record of Decision (ROD) for the West Elk Mine lease modifications underlying National Forest System (NFS) lands i...
Notice Dec 28, 2012

Records of Decisions; Availability, etc.:

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The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces the availability of the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Clark, Lincoln, and White Pine Counties Groundwater Development Project Right-of-Way (ROW). The Deputy Secretary of the Department of the Interior...
Notice Dec 28, 2012

International Trade Commission logo International Trade Commission

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Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has received a complaint entitled Certain Mobile Handset Devices and Related Touch Keyboard Software Technology, DN 2923; the Commission is soliciting comments on any public interest...
Notice Dec 28, 2012
Since February 1991, the U.S. International Trade Commission (``Commission'') has issued an annual report on the status of its practice with respect to violations of its administrative protective orders (``APOs'') under title VII of the Tariff Act of...
Notice Dec 28, 2012

Complaints:

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Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has received a complaint entitled Certain Paper Shredders, Certain Processes for Manufacturing or Relating to Same and Certain Products Containing Same and Certain Parts Thereof, DN...
Notice Dec 28, 2012

Labor Department logo Labor Department

Title Type Published
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is revising its civil penalty assessment amounts to adjust for inflation. The Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990, (Inflation Adjustment Act) as amended by the Debt Collection Impr...
Rule Dec 28, 2012
This document contains notices of pendency before the Department of Labor (the Department) of proposed exemptions from certain of the prohibited transaction restrictions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA or the Act) and/or...
Notice Dec 28, 2012

Millennium Challenge Corporation logo Millennium Challenge Corporation

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The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) is reporting for the quarter July 1, 2012, through September 30, 2012, on assistance provided under section 605 of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), as amended (the Act), and on...
Notice Dec 28, 2012
This report is provided in accordance with section 608(d)(1) of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003,Public Law. 108-199, Division D, (the ``Act''), 22 U.S.C. 7708(d)(1).
Notice Dec 28, 2012

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National Science Foundation

Title Type Published
National Coordination Office (NCO) for Networking Information Technology Research and Development (NITRD) has extended the public comment period for its Request for Comments (RFC)--Federal Cybersecurity Research and Development Strategic Plan [Federa...
Notice Dec 28, 2012

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Dec 28, 2012

Combined License Applications; Exemptions:

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Ameren Missouri, Callaway Plant, Unit 2
Notice Dec 28, 2012

Environmental Assessments:

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Environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact.
Notice Dec 28, 2012

Exemptions:

Title Type Published
This document corrects an exemption to 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix R appearing in the Federal Register on July 24, 2012 (77 FR 43382), which inadvertently omitted: (1) Operator Manual Action (OMA) 1 from Fire Area R-9, (2) OMA 9, OMA 11 and OMA 1 from F...
Notice Dec 28, 2012

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Postal Regulatory Commission

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The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing concerning the addition of Priority Mail Contract 49 to the competitive product list. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other administrative steps...
Notice Dec 28, 2012
The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing concerning the addition of Priority Mail Contract 50 to the competitive product list. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other administrative steps...
Notice Dec 28, 2012

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

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The staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission will host a one day roundtable to discuss the impact of tick sizes on small and mid-sized companies, market professionals, investors, and U.S. securities markets. The roundtable discussion will be h...
Notice Dec 28, 2012

Small Business Administration logo Small Business Administration

Title Type Published
Interest Rates
Notice Dec 28, 2012
The Small Business Administration (SBA) is announcing a pilot where federal agencies will test a new request for proposal (RFP) platform (RFP-EZ) to streamline the process through which the government buys web design and related technology services f...
Notice Dec 28, 2012

Disaster Declarations:

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This is a notice of an Administrative declaration of a disaster for the State of Alaska dated 12/18/2012. Incident: High Winds and Flooding. Incident Period: 09/15/2012 through 09/30/2012. Effective Date: 12/18/2012. Physical Loan Application Deadlin...
Notice Dec 28, 2012
This is a notice of an Administrative declaration of a disaster for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts dated 12/11/2012. Incident: Natural Gas Explosion. Incident Period: 11/23/2012. Effective Date: 12/11/2012. Physical Loan Application Deadline Date:...
Notice Dec 28, 2012
This is a notice of an Administrative declaration of a disaster for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts dated 12/12/2012. Incident: Leominster Commercial and Residential Complex Fire. Incident Period: 11/24/2012. Effective Date: 12/12/2012. Physical Lo...
Notice Dec 28, 2012

Economic Injury Declarations:

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This is a notice of an Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) declaration for the State of Oregon, dated 12/12/2012. Incident: Pole Creek Wildfire. Incident Period: 09/04/2012 through 10/20/2012. Effective Date: 12/12/2012. EIDL Loan Application Deadli...
Notice Dec 28, 2012

Major Disaster Declarations:

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This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Connecticut (FEMA-4087-DR), dated 10/ 30/2012. Incident: Hurricane Sandy. Incident Period: 10/27/2012 through 11/08/2012. Effective Date: 12/17/2012. Physical L...
Notice Dec 28, 2012
This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Maryland (FEMA-4091-DR), dated 12/14/2012. Incident: Hurricane Sandy. Incident Period: 10/26/2012 through 11/04/2012. Effective Date: 12/14/2012. Physical Loan Appl...
Notice Dec 28, 2012
This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Maryland (FEMA-4091-DR), dated 11/20/2012. Incident: Hurricane Sandy. Incident Period: 10/26/2012 through 11/04/2012. Effective Date:...
Notice Dec 28, 2012
This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of New Jersey (FEMA-4086-DR), dated 10/30/ 2012. Incident: Hurricane Sandy. Incident Period: 10/26/2012 through 11/08/2012. Effective Date: 12/18/2012. Physical Lo...
Notice Dec 28, 2012
This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of New York (FEMA--4085--DR), dated 11/03/2012. Incident: Hurricane Sandy. Incident Period: 10/27/2012 through 11/08/2012, Effective Dat...
Notice Dec 28, 2012

Social Security Administration logo Social Security Administration

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Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Dec 28, 2012

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Trade Representative, Office of United States

Generalized System of Preferences:

Title Type Published
This notice announces (1) the disposition of a petition on certain pinch-seal plastic bags, accepted in the 2011 GSP Annual Product Review, and (2) those petitions submitted in connection with the 2012 GSP Annual Product Review which have been accept...
Notice Dec 28, 2012

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

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This notice announces final environmental actions taken by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for the Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project, Phase 2 Preliminary Engineering Design Refinements, Fairfax and Loudoun Counties, VA. The purpose of this n...
Notice Dec 28, 2012
Petitions for Waivers of Compliance
Notice Dec 28, 2012
Petitions for Waivers of Compliance
Notice Dec 28, 2012

Petitions for Decisions of Eligibility for Importation:

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This document announces receipt by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) of a petition for a decision that nonconforming 2005 Ferrari 612 Scaglietti passenger cars that were not originally manufactured to comply with all applicab...
Notice Dec 28, 2012
This document announces receipt by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) of a petition for a decision that nonconforming 2006-2010 BMW M3 passenger cars that were not originally manufactured to comply with all applicable Federal...
Notice Dec 28, 2012

Special Permit Applications:

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In accordance with the procedures governing the application for, and the processing of, special permits from the Department of Transportation's Hazardous Material Regulations (49 CFR part 107, subpart B), notice is hereby given that the Office of Haz...
Notice Dec 28, 2012

Special Permit Applications; Actions:

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In accordance with the procedures governing the application for, and the processing of, special permits from the Department of Transportation's Hazardous Material Regulations (49 CFR part 107, subpart B), notice is hereby given of the actions on spec...
Notice Dec 28, 2012

Special Permit Applications; Delays:

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In accordance with the requirements of 49 U.S.C. 5117(c), PHMSA is publishing the following list of special permit applications that have been in process for 180 days or more. The reason(s) for delay and the expected completion date for action on eac...
Notice Dec 28, 2012

Special Permit Applications; Modifications:

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In accordance with the procedures governing the application for, and the processing of, special permits from the Department of Transportation's Hazardous Material Regulations (49 CFR Part 107, Subpart B), notice is hereby given that the Office of Haz...
Notice Dec 28, 2012

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Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Dec 28, 2012
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Dec 28, 2012
Subject to funding availability, this NOFA is issued in connection with the FY 2013 Funding Round of the CDFI Program, administered by the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund.
Notice Dec 28, 2012
Subject to funding availability, this NOFA is issued in connection with the FY 2013 Funding Round of the NACA Program, administered by the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund.
Notice Dec 28, 2012
This document contains final regulations that provide rules relating to the disclosure or use of tax return information by tax return preparers. These regulations provide updated guidance affecting tax return preparers regarding the use of informatio...
Rule Dec 28, 2012
This document contains final regulations regarding the application of the substantiality de minimis rule. In the interest of sound tax administration, this rule is being made inapplicable. These final regulations affect partnerships and their partner...
Rule Dec 28, 2012
This document contains both final regulations and temporary regulations regarding the requirements to qualify as a Type III supporting organization that is operated in connection with one or more supported organizations. The regulations reflect chang...
Rule Dec 28, 2012
This document withdraws portions of the notice of proposed rulemaking published on September 24, 2009, relating to the payout requirements for Type III supporting organizations that are not functionally integrated. The withdrawal affects Type III sup...
Proposed Rule Dec 28, 2012
For the period beginning January 1, 2013, and ending on June 30, 2013, the prompt payment interest rate is 1-3/8 per centum per annum.
Notice Dec 28, 2012
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (``OFAC'') is publishing the names of five individuals and two entities whose property and interests in property have been unblocked pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designati...
Notice Dec 28, 2012
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (``OFAC'') is publishing the names of six individuals whose property and interests in property have been unblocked pursuant to Executive Order 12978 of October 21, 1995, ``Blocking Ass...
Notice Dec 28, 2012

Rules of Practice and Procedure:

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The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is clarifying the effective dates of the adjustments to the maximum amount of CMPs the OCC administers that were published on November 6, 2012.
Rule Dec 28, 2012

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