January 4, 2013 (Volume 78)

Federal Register January 4, 2013

View all documents issued on January 4, 2013. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

92 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on January 4, 2013

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

Title Type Published
The Rural Housing Service (RHS or Agency) proposes to implement two civil monetary penalty provisions. First, RHS proposes to amend its regulations to create a new section, for imposing civil monetary penalties under the authority of 42 U.S.C. 1490s...
Proposed Rule Jan 04, 2013
We are advising the public that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service intends to use the 2010 guidelines issued by the United States Animal Health Association to assess compliance with the animal welfare regulations as related to elephant tu...
Notice Jan 04, 2013
Section 4279.119(a)(1) of 7 CFR allows the Rural Business- Cooperative Service Administrator, at the Administrator's discretion, to grant an exception to the $10 million limit for Business and Industry (B&I) guaranteed loans of $25 million or less un...
Notice Jan 04, 2013

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

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's intention to request a revision to and extension of approval of an information collection associated with the Animal and Pl...
Notice Jan 04, 2013

Guarantee Fee Rates for Guaranteed Loans for Fiscal Year 2013:

Title Type Published
As set forth in 7 CFR 4279.107, the Agency has the authority to charge an initial guarantee fee and an annual renewal fee for loans made under the Business and Industry (B&I) Guaranteed Loan Program. Pursuant to that authority, the Agency is establis...
Notice Jan 04, 2013

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

Title Type Published
Notice and Opportunity for Public Comment.
Notice Jan 04, 2013

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

Title Type Published
On September 4, 2012, the Department of Commerce ("Department") initiated the third Sunset Review of the countervailing duty order on certain pasta from Italy. The Department finds that revocation of this countervailing duty order would be likely to...
Notice Jan 04, 2013
On September 4, 2012, the Department of Commerce ("Department") initiated the third Sunset Review of the countervailing duty order on certain pasta from Turkey. The Department finds that revocation of this countervailing duty order would be likely to...
Notice Jan 04, 2013

Consumer Product Safety Commission logo Consumer Product Safety Commission

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

Title Type Published
As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35), the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC or Commission) requests comments on a proposed 3-year extension of approval of information collection requirements in the Standard...
Notice Jan 04, 2013

Defense Department logo Defense Department

Title Type Published
The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of a section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification. This is published to fulfill the requirements of section 155 of Public Law 104-164 dated July 21, 1996.
Notice Jan 04, 2013
The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of a section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification. This is published to fulfill the requirements of section 155 of Public Law 104-164 dated July 21, 1996.
Notice Jan 04, 2013
The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of a section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification. This is published to fulfill the requirements of section 155 of Public Law 104-164 dated July 21, 1996.
Notice Jan 04, 2013
The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of a section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification. This is published to fulfill the requirements of section 155 of Public Law 104-164 dated July 21, 1996.
Notice Jan 04, 2013
The Per Diem, Travel and Transportation Allowance Committee is publishing Civilian Personnel Per Diem Bulletin Number 287. This bulletin lists revisions in the per diem rates prescribed for U.S. Government employees for official travel in Alaska, Haw...
Notice Jan 04, 2013

Energy Department logo Energy Department

Title Type Published
The Natural Gas Act (NGA) requires that prior to the construction or extension of any natural gas facilities, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) must issue a certificate that authorizes a natural gas company to undertake the propos...
Proposed Rule Jan 04, 2013
Combined Filings
Notice Jan 04, 2013
Records Governing Off-the-Record Communications
Notice Jan 04, 2013
In this Final Rule, pursuant to section 215 of the Federal Power Act, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) approves modifications to the currently-effective definition of "bulk electric system" developed by the North American Electri...
Rule Jan 04, 2013

Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products:

Title Type Published
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is initiating a rulemaking and data collection process to consider amendments to DOE's test procedure for residential furnaces and boilers. Because DOE has recently completed a test procedure rulemaking for the sta...
Proposed Rule Jan 04, 2013

Meetings:

Title Type Published
This notice announces a meeting of the DOE/NSF Nuclear Science Advisory Committee (NSAC).
Notice Jan 04, 2013
This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Savannah River Site. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of this meeting be announced in...
Notice Jan 04, 2013

Settlement Conferences:

Title Type Published
Enterprise TE Products Pipeline Co. LLC
Notice Jan 04, 2013

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

Title Type Published
Environmental Impact Statements; Availability
Notice Jan 04, 2013

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

Title Type Published
The Environmental Protection Agency is planning to submit an information collection request (ICR), Recordkeeping and Reporting-- Solid Waste Disposal Facilities and Practices; "(EPA ICR No. 1381.10, OMB Control No. 2050-0122) to the Office of Managem...
Notice Jan 04, 2013

California State Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Standards:

Title Type Published
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has notified EPA that it has adopted amendments to its emission standards for urban bus engines in a series of rulemakings. The rulemakings at issue took place between 2000 and 2005. Principally, these rulema...
Notice Jan 04, 2013

California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards:

Title Type Published
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has notified EPA that it has adopted regulations to amend its Off-Highway Recreational Vehicle and Engines ("OHRV") Regulations. By letter dated March 24, 2010, CARB submitted a request that EPA authorize the...
Notice Jan 04, 2013
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has notified EPA that it has adopted amendments to California's "Airborne Toxic Control Measure for In-Use Diesel-Fueled Transport Refrigeration Units (TRU) and TRU Generator Sets and Facilities Where TRUs Op...
Notice Jan 04, 2013

Proposed Reissuance of the NPDES General Permits:

Title Type Published
Region 8 of the EPA is hereby giving notice of its tentative determination to reissue National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) general permits for facilities or operations that generate, treat, and/or use/dispose of sewage sludge by me...
Notice Jan 04, 2013

Settlements:

Title Type Published
Under 122(h)(1) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), the United States Environmental Protection Agency has entered into an Ability To Pay settlement to recover outstanding cost from two parties concern...
Notice Jan 04, 2013
Under 122(h)(1) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), the United States Environmental Protection Agency has entered into a settlement to recover outstanding cost from three parties who did not participa...
Notice Jan 04, 2013

State Program Requirements:

Title Type Published
On December 20, 2012, the Regional Administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency, Region 6 (EPA) approved the request of the State of Oklahoma for authorization of the Agriculture Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (AgPDES) program pursua...
Notice Jan 04, 2013

Executive Office of the President logo Executive Office of the President

Title Type Published
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009; Waiver From Rescission of Unobligated Funds (Notice of December 28, 2012)
Presidential Document Jan 04, 2013

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Notice Jan 04, 2013
Notice.
Notice Jan 04, 2013
Center for Scientific Review
Notice Jan 04, 2013
Center for Scientific Review
Notice Jan 04, 2013
Center for Scientific Review
Notice Jan 04, 2013
Clinical Center
Notice Jan 04, 2013
Disease, Disability, and Injury Prevention and Control Special Emphasis Panel
Notice Jan 04, 2013
Notice.
Notice Jan 04, 2013
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Notice Jan 04, 2013
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Notice Jan 04, 2013
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Notice Jan 04, 2013
Subcommittee for Dose Reconstruction Reviews, Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Notice Jan 04, 2013
Subcommittee on Procedures Review, Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Notice Jan 04, 2013

Prospective Grants of Exclusive Licenses:

Title Type Published
This is notice, in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(c)(1) and 37 CFR 404.7(a)(1)(i), that the National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, is contemplating the grant to Empire Genomics LLC of an exclusive patent license to pra...
Notice Jan 04, 2013

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

Title Type Published
This notice lists communities where the addition or modification of Base Flood Elevations (BFEs), base flood depths, Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) boundaries or zone designations, or the regulatory floodway (hereinafter referred to as flood hazard...
Notice Jan 04, 2013
This notice lists communities where the addition or modification of Base Flood Elevations (BFEs), base flood depths, Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) boundaries or zone designations, or the regulatory floodway (hereinafter referred to as flood hazard...
Notice Jan 04, 2013
This notice lists communities where the addition or modification of Base Flood Elevations (BFEs), base flood depths, Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) boundaries or zone designations, or the regulatory floodway (hereinafter referred to as flood hazard...
Notice Jan 04, 2013

Drawbridge Operations:

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard has issued a temporary deviation from the regulation governing the operation schedule of the S.R. 74 Bridge, across the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (AIWW) mile 283.1, at Wrightsville Beach, NC. This deviation is necessary to accomm...
Rule Jan 04, 2013

Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard announces the availability of a Draft Environmental Assessment (Draft EA) and the dates and locations of two public meetings on the Draft EA, which considered the reasonably foreseeable environmental impacts and socio-economic impacts...
Notice Jan 04, 2013

Safety Zones:

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone on the navigable waters of Hampton Harbor in the vicinity of Hampton Harbor Bridge due to a partially submerged dredge excavator obstructing the channel. This temporary final rule is necessary t...
Rule Jan 04, 2013

Housing and Urban Development Department logo Housing and Urban Development Department

Title Type Published
This Notice identifies unutilized, underutilized, excess, and surplus Federal property reviewed by HUD for suitability for possible use to assist the homeless.
Notice Jan 04, 2013

Interior Department logo Interior Department

Title Type Published
The purpose of this public notice is to: (1) Describe the proposal submitted to BOEM by the New York Power Authority (NYPA) to acquire an OCS wind lease; (2) solicit public input regarding the proposal, its potential environmental consequences, and t...
Notice Jan 04, 2013

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

Title Type Published
We (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) have sent an Information Collection Request (ICR) to OMB for review and approval. We summarize the ICR below and describe the nature of the collection and the estimated burden and cost. This information collection...
Notice Jan 04, 2013

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The National Park Service (NPS) announces the availability of the Final General Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement (GMP/ EIS) for the Ice Age Complex at Cross Plains in Cross Plains, Wisconsin.
Notice Jan 04, 2013
In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has prepared a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Vantage- Pomona Heights 230kV Transmission Line Project and by...
Notice Jan 04, 2013

Meetings:

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Northwest Colorado Resource Advisory Council (RAC), Southwest R...
Notice Jan 04, 2013

Proposed Reinstatements of Terminated Oil and Gas Leases:

Title Type Published
Under the provisions of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) received a petition for reinstatement from Meagher O&G Properties, Inc., for competitive oil and gas lease WYW145615 for land in Johnson County,...
Notice Jan 04, 2013
Under the provisions of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) received a petition for reinstatement from Carpenter & Sons, Inc., for competitive oil and gas lease WYW161782 for land in Carbon County, Wyoming...
Notice Jan 04, 2013
Under the provisions of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) received a petition for reinstatement from Linc Energy (Wyoming), Inc., for competitive oil and gas lease WYW164393 for land in Converse County,...
Notice Jan 04, 2013
Under the provisions of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) received a petition for reinstatement from Hunt Oil Company for competitive oil and gas lease WYW164452 for land in Natrona County, Wyoming. The...
Notice Jan 04, 2013
Under the provisions of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) received a petition for reinstatement from Nautilus Oil & Gas Company, LLC, for competitive oil and gas lease WYW172559 for land in Uinta County,...
Notice Jan 04, 2013
Under the provisions of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) received a petition for reinstatement from Tyler Rockies Exploration, Ltd., for competitive oil and gas lease WYW172987 for lands in Converse and...
Notice Jan 04, 2013

International Trade Commission logo International Trade Commission

Countervailing Duty Administrative Investigations; Results, Extensions, Amendments, etc.:

Title Type Published
The Commission hereby gives notice of the institution of investigations and commencement of preliminary phase countervailing duty investigations Nos. 701-TA-491-497 (Preliminary) under sections 703(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671b(a)) (t...
Notice Jan 04, 2013

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Judicial Conference of the United States

Hearings:

Title Type Published
Federal Register Citation of Previous Announcement: 77 FR 49828. The following public hearing on proposed amendments to the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure has been canceled: Criminal Rules Hearing, January 28, 2013, Washington, DC.
Notice Jan 04, 2013

Justice Department logo Justice Department

Title Type Published
On July 9, 2012, the President signed into law the Synthetic Drug Abuse Prevention Act of 2012 (SDAPA). SDAPA amends the Controlled Substances Act by placing 26 substances in Schedule I. DEA is publishing this rule to establish drug codes for these 2...
Rule Jan 04, 2013

Labor Department logo Labor Department

Title Type Published
Determinations Regarding Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
Notice Jan 04, 2013
Determinations Regarding Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
Notice Jan 04, 2013
Determinations Regarding Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
Notice Jan 04, 2013
Investigations Regarding Certifications of Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
Notice Jan 04, 2013
Investigations Regarding Certifications of Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
Notice Jan 04, 2013
Investigations Regarding Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
Notice Jan 04, 2013

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Exemptions:

Title Type Published
Energy Northwest, Columbia Generating Station
Notice Jan 04, 2013
Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc., Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station
Notice Jan 04, 2013

Regulatory Guides:

Title Type Published
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing a new regulatory guide (RG) 4.22, "Decommissioning Planning During Operations." The guide describes a method that the NRC staff considers acceptable for use by holders of licenses in complying w...
Rule Jan 04, 2013

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Surface Transportation Board logo Surface Transportation Board

Acquisition and Operation Exemptions:

Title Type Published
DOT, STB
Heart of Texas Railroad, LP from Gulf Colorado and San Saba Railway Co.
Notice Jan 04, 2013

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Title Type Published
FMCSA announces its decision to renew the exemptions from the vision requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations for 3 individuals. FMCSA has statutory authority to exempt individuals from the vision requirement if the exemptions gran...
Notice Jan 04, 2013
FMCSA announces its decision to renew the exemptions from the vision requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations for 22 individuals. FMCSA has statutory authority to exempt individuals from the vision requirement if the exemptions gra...
Notice Jan 04, 2013
FMCSA announces its decision to renew the exemptions from the vision requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations for 12 individuals. FMCSA has statutory authority to exempt individuals from the vision requirement if the exemptions gra...
Notice Jan 04, 2013

Acquisition and Operation Exemptions:

No documents available.

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The NHTSA announces a meeting of NEMSAC to be held in the Metropolitan Washington, DC, area. This notice announces the date, time, and location of the meeting, which will be open to the public. The purpose of NEMSAC, a nationally recognized council o...
Notice Jan 04, 2013

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

Title Type Published
In the Rules and Regulations section of this issue of the Federal Register, the IRS is issuing temporary regulations that provide guidance on the tax treatment of a debt instrument with a bond premium carryforward in the holder's final accrual period...
Proposed Rule Jan 04, 2013
This document contains final regulations that provide guidance on the tax treatment of Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities issued with more than a de minimis amount of premium. This document also contains temporary regulations that provide guidan...
Rule Jan 04, 2013

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