January 2, 2013 (Volume 78)

Federal Register January 2, 2013

View all documents issued on January 2, 2013. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

89 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on January 2, 2013

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

Title Type Published
This proposed rule invites comments on a proposed Paper and Paper-Based Packaging Promotion, Research and Information Order (Order). The purpose of the program would be to maintain and expand markets for paper and paper-based packaging. A referendum...
Proposed Rule Jan 02, 2013

Irish Potatoes Grown in Colorado:

Title Type Published
This rule modifies the grade requirements for potatoes handled under the Colorado potato marketing order, Area No. 2 (order). The order regulates the handling of Irish potatoes grown in Colorado and is administered locally by the Colorado Potato Admi...
Rule Jan 02, 2013

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), is sponsoring a public meeting on January 24, 2013. The objective of the public meeting is to provide information and...
Notice Jan 02, 2013

Pears Grown in Oregon and Washington:

Title Type Published
This rule would increase the assessment rate established for the Fresh Pear Committee (Committee) for the 2012-2013 and subsequent fiscal periods from $0.366 to $0.449 per standard box or equivalent of summer/fall pears handled, and would decrease th...
Proposed Rule Jan 02, 2013

Referendum Procedures:

Title Type Published
This proposed rule invites comments on procedures for conducting a referendum to determine whether issuance of a proposed Paper and Paper-Based Packaging Promotion, Research and Information Order (Order) is favored by manufacturers (domestic producer...
Proposed Rule Jan 02, 2013

Soybean Promotion and Research:

Title Type Published
This final rule adjusts the number of members on the United Soybean Board (Board) to reflect changes in production levels that have occurred since the Board was reapportioned in 2009. As required by the Soybean Promotion, Research, and Consumer Infor...
Rule Jan 02, 2013

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

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

Title Type Published
The Department of Commerce (the Department) is rescinding its administrative review of the antidumping duty order on polyethylene retail carrier bags (PRCBs) from the People's Republic of China (PRC) for the period August 1, 2011, through July 31, 20...
Notice Jan 02, 2013

Antidumping Duty New Shipper Reviews; Results, Extensions, Amendments, etc.:

Title Type Published
The Department of Commerce (Department) has determined that a request for a new shipper review (NSR) under the antidumping duty order on fresh garlic from the People's Republic of China (PRC) meets the statutory and regulatory requirements for initia...
Notice Jan 02, 2013

Calls for Nominations:

Title Type Published
The Department of Commerce (United States Patent and Trademark Office) is accepting nominations for the National Medal of Technology and Innovation (NMTI). Since establishment by Congress in the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980, the...
Notice Jan 02, 2013

Fisheries of the Northeastern United States:

Title Type Published
NMFS announces that the State of North Carolina is transferring a portion of its 2012 commercial summer flounder quota to the Commonwealth of Virginia, the State of North Carolina is transferring a portion of its 2012 commercial summer flounder quota...
Rule Jan 02, 2013

Fisheries off West Coast States:

Title Type Published
This action proposes revisions to several portions of the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Trawl Rationalization Program regulations and requests comments on NMFS' preliminary conclusion that the Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council's) selec...
Proposed Rule Jan 02, 2013

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board (ISPAB) will meet Wednesday, February 13, 2013, from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Thursday, February 14, 2013, from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, and Friday, February 15, 2013,...
Notice Jan 02, 2013

Commodity Futures Trading Commission logo Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Business Conduct and Documentation Requirements:

Title Type Published
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("Commission") is changing the compliance dates for certain rules in the Commission's regulations governing business conduct standards for swap dealers ("SDs") and major swap participants ("MSPs"), and certain...
Rule Jan 02, 2013

Defense Department logo Defense Department

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Pursuant to the provisions of Subsection (d) of Section 10 of Public Law 92-463, as amended by section 5 of Public Law 94-409, notice is hereby given that a closed meeting of the National Intelligence University Board of Visitors has been scheduled a...
Notice Jan 02, 2013

Energy Department logo Energy Department

Title Type Published
Combined Filings
Notice Jan 02, 2013
Combined Filings
Notice Jan 02, 2013

Energy Conservation Program:

Title Type Published
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) proposes to revise its test procedures for residential clothes dryers established under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act. The proposed amendments to appendix D1 would include testing methods for more accurate...
Proposed Rule Jan 02, 2013

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), EPA is issuing a notice of receipt of request for amendments by registrants to delete uses in certain pesticide registrations. FIFRA provides that a registrant of a p...
Notice Jan 02, 2013

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

Title Type Published
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This is a request t...
Notice Jan 02, 2013
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This is a request t...
Notice Jan 02, 2013

Approvals and Promulgations of Air Quality Implementation Plans:

Title Type Published
EPA is proposing to partially approve and partially disapprove State Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions submitted by the Governor of Utah on March 22, 2007. The SIP revision is the State of Utah's maintenance plan for the 1997 8-hour ozone standard...
Proposed Rule Jan 02, 2013

Approvals and Promulgations of Implementation Plans:

Title Type Published
EPA is proposing to approve portions of a revision to the Georgia State Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted by the State of Georgia, through the Georgia Department of Natural Resources' Environmental Protection Division (EPD), on July 26, 2012. The S...
Proposed Rule Jan 02, 2013

Designations of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes:

Title Type Published
EPA is proposing to correct an error in a previous rulemaking that revised the boundaries between nonattainment areas in Southern California established under the Clean Air Act for the purposes of addressing the revoked national ambient air quality s...
Proposed Rule Jan 02, 2013

Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

Meetings:

Title Type Published
This document announces the date of the Emergency Access Advisory Committee's (Committee or EAAC) next meeting. At the January 2013 meeting, the agenda will include discussion of final reports from the subcommittees and other activities needed to ens...
Notice Jan 02, 2013

Radio Broadcasting Services:

Title Type Published
This document grants the Petitions for Reconsideration filed separately by Modesto Peace/Life Center ("MPLC") and Calvary Chapel of Turlock, Inc. ("CCT"), reinstates the applications, File Nos. BNPED-20100224ABX and BNPED-20100226AGO, respectively, n...
Rule Jan 02, 2013

Federal Election Commission logo Federal Election Commission

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Jan 02, 2013

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

Title Type Published
Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company
Notice Jan 02, 2013

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

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

Title Type Published
Under the provisions 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 Institutes of Health (NIH) will publish periodic summaries of proposed project...
Notice Jan 02, 2013

Calls for Committee Membership Nominations:

Title Type Published
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee
Notice Jan 02, 2013

Determinations Concerning Petitions:

Title Type Published
HHS gives notice of a determination concerning a petition to add a class of employees from the United Nuclear Corporation in Hematite, Missouri, to the Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program...
Notice Jan 02, 2013

Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Availability:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of the guidance entitled "Acceptance and Filing Reviews for Premarket Approval Applications (PMAs)." The purpose of the acceptance and filing reviews is to make a threshold determi...
Notice Jan 02, 2013
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of the guidance entitled "Refuse to Accept Policy for 510(k)s." The purpose of this document is to explain the procedures and criteria FDA intends to use in determining whether a 5...
Notice Jan 02, 2013
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of the guidance entitled "eCopy Program for Medical Device Submissions." The purpose of the guidance is to explain the new electronic copy (eCopy) Program for medical device submis...
Notice Jan 02, 2013

Medicare and Medicaid Programs:

Title Type Published
A hospital has requested a waiver of statutory requirements that would otherwise require the hospital to enter into an agreement with its designated Organ Procurement Organization (OPO). The request was made in accordance with section 1138(a)(2) of t...
Notice Jan 02, 2013

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing a tentative schedule of forthcoming meetings of its public advisory committees for 2013. During 1991, at the request of the Commissioner of Food and Drugs (the Commissioner), the Institute of Medic...
Notice Jan 02, 2013
Center for Scientific Review
Notice Jan 02, 2013
Center for Scientific Review
Notice Jan 02, 2013
Center for Scientific Review
Notice Jan 02, 2013
Center for Scientific Review
Notice Jan 02, 2013
Center for Scientific Review
Notice Jan 02, 2013
National Human Genome Research Institute
Notice Jan 02, 2013
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Notice Jan 02, 2013
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering
Notice Jan 02, 2013

New Animal Drugs:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the animal drug regulations to reflect approval actions for new animal drug applications (NADAs) and abbreviated new animal drug applications (ANADAs) during October 2012. FDA is also informing the p...
Rule Jan 02, 2013

Supplemental Records of Decisions:

Title Type Published
The Department of Health and Human Services, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has decided, after completion of a Final Supplementary Risk Assessment and a thorough consideration of public comments on the Draft and Final Supplementary Risk Ass...
Notice Jan 02, 2013

Test Tools and Test Procedures Approved by National Coordinator; Availability:

Title Type Published
This notice announces the availability of test tools and test procedures approved by the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (the National Coordinator) for the testing of EHR technology to the 2014 Edition EHR certification criteri...
Notice Jan 02, 2013

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

Title Type Published
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 Jan 02, 2013

Navigation Areas:

Title Type Published
The Commander, Eighth Coast Guard District is extending the previously published stay (suspension) of reporting requirements under the Regulated Navigation Area (RNA) established by 33 CFR 165.830 for barges loaded with certain dangerous cargoes (CDC...
Rule Jan 02, 2013

Interior Department logo Interior Department

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants:

Title Type Published
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), propose to list as endangered the Honduran emerald hummingbird (Amazilia luciae) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). This species is endemic to a small area in Honduras, and th...
Proposed Rule Jan 02, 2013

Land Acquisitions:

Title Type Published
This document contains a correction to the land description contained in the notice regarding the final agency determination to acquire approximately 40 acres of land into trust for gaming purposes for the Enterprise Rancheria of Maidu Indians of Cal...
Notice Jan 02, 2013

Meetings:

Title Type Published
This notice sets forth the date of the first meeting of the Fort Hancock 21st Century Advisory Committee.
Notice Jan 02, 2013

Permits:

Title Type Published
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite the public to comment on the following applications to conduct certain activities with endangered species. With some exceptions, the Endangered Species Act (ESA) prohibit activities with listed species u...
Notice Jan 02, 2013
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), have issued the following permits to conduct certain activities with endangered species, marine mammals, or both. We issue these permits under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and Marine Mammal Protec...
Notice Jan 02, 2013

International Trade Commission logo International Trade Commission

Complaints:

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has received a complaint entitled Certain Cases For Portable Electronic Devices, DN 2927; the Commission is soliciting comments on any public interest issues raised by the complaint...
Notice Jan 02, 2013
Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has received a complaint entitled Certain Wireless Communications Equipment and Articles Therein, DN 2926; the Commission is soliciting comments on any public interest issues raised...
Notice Jan 02, 2013

Determinations:

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined not to review an ID (Order No. 4) of the administrative law judge ("ALJ") granting Complainants' unopposed motion for leave to amend the complaint and notice of invest...
Notice Jan 02, 2013

Justice Department logo Justice Department

Disclosures of Changes in Membership Pursuant to National Cooperative Research and Production Act:

National Archives and Records Administration logo National Archives and Records Administration

Title Type Published
NARA is giving public notice that the agency has submitted to OMB for approval the information collection described in this notice. The public is invited to comment on the proposed information collection pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 199...
Notice Jan 02, 2013

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Jan 02, 2013

Applications Containing Sensitive Unclassified Non-Safeguards Information:

Title Type Published
Request for indirect license transfer; opportunity for hearing, to petition for leave to intervene, and to comment; order.
Notice Jan 02, 2013

Personnel Management Office logo Personnel Management Office

Prevailing Rate Systems:

Title Type Published
The U.S. Office of Personnel Management published a final rule in the Federal Register on December 14, 2012, abolishing the Washington, DC, Federal Wage System special wage schedule for printing and lithographic positions. The final rule incorrectly...
Rule Jan 02, 2013

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Title Type Published
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Jan 02, 2013

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes:

Title Type Published
Boston Stock Exchange Clearing Corp.; NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.
Notice Jan 02, 2013
Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc.
Notice Jan 02, 2013
NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
Notice Jan 02, 2013
Options Clearing Corp.
Notice Jan 02, 2013
Stock Clearing Corp. of Philadelphia
Notice Jan 02, 2013

Social Security Administration logo Social Security Administration

World Health Organization International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health Standards:

Title Type Published
We are seeking information and comments from other Federal agencies' regarding their intention to use the WHO ICF \1\ as a standard for coding functional capacity with broad potential for application to the business processes of other Federal agencie...
Notice Jan 02, 2013

State Department logo State Department

Title Type Published
The Department invites the public, including NGOs, educational institutions, private sector enterprises and other interested persons, to submit written comments or suggestions regarding items for inclusion in the first Work Program implementing the U...
Notice Jan 02, 2013

Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition; Determinations:

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Act of October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C. 2459), Executive Order 12047 of March 27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of...
Notice Jan 02, 2013

Presidential Permits To Operate and Maintain Pipeline Facilities on U.S. and Canada Border:

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given that the Department of State (DOS) has received from Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership ("Enbridge"), a Presidential Permit application to amend the August 3, 2009 Presidential Permit issued to Enbridge by the DOS authorizing...
Notice Jan 02, 2013

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Trade Representative, Office of United States

Determination of Trade Surplus in Certain Sugar and Syrup Goods and Sugar-Containing Products:

Title Type Published
The Office of the United States Trade Representative published a document in the Federal Register of December 17, 2012 concerning the determination of the trade surplus in certain sugar and syrup goods and sugar containing products of Determination o...
Notice Jan 02, 2013

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Airworthiness Directives:

Title Type Published
We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Airbus Model A330-202, -203, -223, -243, -302, -323, -342, and -343 airplanes; and Model A340-313 airplanes. This AD was prompted by reports that a specific batch of cargo doors might hav...
Rule Jan 02, 2013
We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Airbus Model A330-200 Freighter series airplanes, Model A330-200 series airplanes, Model A330-300 series airplanes, Model A340-200 series airplanes, and Model A340-300 series airplanes. This...
Rule Jan 02, 2013
We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Rolls-Royce plc (RR) RB211-524G2-19; RB211-524G2-T-19; RB211-524G3-19; RB211-524G3-T-19; RB211-524H2-19; RB211-524H2-T-19; RB211-524H-36; RB211-524H-T-36; RB211-535E4-37; RB211-535E4-B-37; RB...
Rule Jan 02, 2013
We are superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD) for certain The Boeing Company Model 737-300, -400, and -500 series airplanes. That AD currently requires repetitive inspections for cracking of the crown area of the fuselage skin, and corr...
Rule Jan 02, 2013

Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. 4321-4347, and the Council on Environmental Quality NEPA implementing regulations, 40 CFR parts 1500-1508, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) i...
Notice Jan 02, 2013

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

Title Type Published
The Department of the Treasury, 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 collection...
Notice Jan 02, 2013
The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on revisions of an information collection that are proposed for approval by the Office of M...
Notice Jan 02, 2013
This document contains proposed regulations providing guidance under section 4980H of the Internal Revenue Code (Code) with respect to the shared responsibility for employers regarding employee health coverage. These proposed regulations would affect...
Proposed Rule Jan 02, 2013

Blocking or Unblocking of Persons and Property:

Title Type Published
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") is publishing the names of three individuals whose property and interests in property have been blocked pursuant to Executive Order 13581 of July 24, 2011, "Blocking Prop...
Notice Jan 02, 2013

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