Federal Register January 17, 2013
View all documents issued on January 17, 2013. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.
91 documents were published on this date.
Agencies Publishing on January 17, 2013
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Agency for International Development
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Agriculture Department
(6)
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Commerce Department
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Consumer Product Safety Commission
(3)
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Education Department
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Energy Department
(7)
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Environmental Protection Agency
(2)
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Federal Communications Commission
(2)
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
(1)
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Federal Reserve System
(2)
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Federal Trade Commission
(2)
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Health and Human Services Department
(15)
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Homeland Security Department
(4)
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Interior Department
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International Trade Commission
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Labor Department
(1)
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NNational Science Foundation (1)
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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OOffice of National Drug Control Policy (1)
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PPostal Regulatory Commission (1)
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Securities and Exchange Commission
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Surface Transportation Board
(1)
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Transportation Department
(8)
Agency for International Development
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Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Administrator of USAID has determined that renewal of the Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid for a two-year period beginning January 10, 2013 is necessary and in the public interest.
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Notice | Jan 17, 2013 |
Agriculture Department
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Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
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Notice | Jan 17, 2013 |
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Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
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Notice | Jan 17, 2013 |
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The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is proposing to increase the fees for voluntary Federal dairy grading and inspection services. The fee increases proposed are 15 percent during fiscal year (FY) 2013 and 5 percent during FY 2014. These fees we...
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Proposed Rule | Jan 17, 2013 |
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The Farm Service Agency (FSA) is modifying Operating Loan (OL) application, eligibility, and security requirements for Microloans (ML) to better serve the unique operating needs of small family farm operations. The intended effect of this rule is to...
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Rule | Jan 17, 2013 |
Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:
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The Ochoco National Forest is preparing an environmental impact statement (EIS) to analyze the effects of changing grazing management in four allotments on the Paulina Ranger District. The Fox Canyon Cluster project area is located approximately 35 m...
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Notice | Jan 17, 2013 |
Commerce Department
Fisheries off West Coast States:
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NMFS is extending the temporary rule that delayed or revised several portions of the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Trawl Rationalization Program (program) regulations. This emergency rule extension is necessary to enable the National Marine Fisher...
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Rule | Jan 17, 2013 |
Meetings:
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Notice is hereby given of a meeting of the U. S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS[supreg]) Advisory Committee (Committee) in Denver, CO. Dates and Times: The meeting will be held on Wednesday February 6, 2013, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. These...
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Notice | Jan 17, 2013 |
Permits:
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Notice is hereby given that South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, 217 Ft. Johnson Rd., Charleston, SC 29412, has requested a modification to scientific research Permit No. 13543.
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Notice | Jan 17, 2013 |
Consumer Product Safety Commission
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Meetings; Sunshine Act
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Notice | Jan 17, 2013 |
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Meetings; Sunshine Act
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Notice | Jan 17, 2013 |
Settlement Agreements and Orders:
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It is the policy of the Commission to publish settlements which it provisionally accepts under the Consumer Product Safety Act in the Federal Register in accordance with the terms of 16 CFR 1118.20(e). Published below is a provisionally-accepted Sett...
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Notice | Jan 17, 2013 |
Education Department
Applications for New Awards:
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Notice.
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Notice | Jan 17, 2013 |
Proposed Priorities:
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The Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services proposes a priority for the Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program administered by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research...
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Proposed Rule | Jan 17, 2013 |
Energy Department
Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.:
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Dominion Transmission, Inc., Natrium to Market Project
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Notice | Jan 17, 2013 |
Meetings:
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This document announces the first meeting of the Appliance Standards and Rulemaking Federal Advisory Committee (ASRAC). The Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, 86 Stat. 770, requires that public notice of this meeting be announced in t...
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Proposed Rule | Jan 17, 2013 |
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This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Oak Ridge Reservation. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of this meeting be announced...
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Notice | Jan 17, 2013 |
Party Status Clarifications:
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Turlock Irrigation District and Modesto Irrigation District
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Notice | Jan 17, 2013 |
Preliminary Permit Applications:
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Archon Energy 1, Inc.
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Notice | Jan 17, 2013 |
Requests under Blanket Authorization:
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Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC
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Notice | Jan 17, 2013 |
Technical Conferences:
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Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership
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Notice | Jan 17, 2013 |
Environmental Protection Agency
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This document announces the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) responses to Agency Clearance requests, in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to r...
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Notice | Jan 17, 2013 |
Approvals and Promulgations of Implementation Plans:
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EPA is proposing to approve in part, conditionally approve in part, and disapprove in part, the July 17, 2012, State Implementation Plan (SIP) submission provided by the Commonwealth of Kentucky, through the Division of Air Quality (DAQ) of the Kentu...
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Proposed Rule | Jan 17, 2013 |
Federal Communications Commission
Connect America Fund; A National Broadband Plan for Our Future:
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In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) reconsiders and clarifies certain aspects of the USF/ICC Transformation Order, in response to various petitions for reconsideration and/or clarification. We grant in part petitions...
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Rule | Jan 17, 2013 |
Radio Broadcasting Services:
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This document sets forth a proposal to amend the FM Table of Allotments, Sec. 73.202(b) of the Commission's rules. The Commission requests comment on a petition filed by the Hualapai Tribe, proposing to amend the Table of Allotments by allotting Chan...
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Proposed Rule | Jan 17, 2013 |
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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Meetings; Sunshine Act
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Notice | Jan 17, 2013 |
Federal Reserve System
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Background. 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 Paperwor...
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Notice | Jan 17, 2013 |
Changes in Bank Control:
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Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company
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Notice | Jan 17, 2013 |
Federal Trade Commission
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The Commission amends the Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule ("COPPA Rule" or "Rule"), consistent with the requirements of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, to clarify the scope of the Rule and strengthen its protections for childr...
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Rule | Jan 17, 2013 |
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The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC" or "Commission") has completed its regulatory review of the Trade Regulation Rule Concerning Cooling-Off Period for Sales Made at Homes or at Certain Other Locations ("Cooling-Off Rule" or "Rule") as part of the Co...
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Proposed Rule | Jan 17, 2013 |
Health and Human Services Department
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Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
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Notice | Jan 17, 2013 |
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Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
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Notice | Jan 17, 2013 |
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HHS gives notice concerning the final effect of the HHS decision to designate a class of employees from Oak Ridge National Laboratory (X-10), in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, as an addition to the Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) under the Energy Employees Occu...
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Notice | Jan 17, 2013 |
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HHS gives notice concerning the final effect of the HHS 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 Employe...
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Notice | Jan 17, 2013 |
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HHS gives notice concerning the final effect of the HHS decision to designate a class of employees from the Nuclear Metals, Inc. facility in West Concord, Massachusetts, as an addition to the Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) under the Energy Employees O...
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Notice | Jan 17, 2013 |
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HHS gives notice concerning the final effect of the HHS 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 Compensa...
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Notice | Jan 17, 2013 |
Generic Drug User Fees:
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the rate for the generic drug active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) and finished dosage form (FDF) facilities user fees for fiscal year (FY) 2013. The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the FD&...
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Notice | Jan 17, 2013 |
Meetings:
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Center for Scientific Review
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Notice | Jan 17, 2013 |
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Center for Scientific Review
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Notice | Jan 17, 2013 |
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Center for Scientific Review
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Notice | Jan 17, 2013 |
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Center for Scientific Review
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Notice | Jan 17, 2013 |
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National Cancer Institute
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Notice | Jan 17, 2013 |
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National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering
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Notice | Jan 17, 2013 |
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National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
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Notice | Jan 17, 2013 |
Prospective Grants of Co-Exclusive Licenses:
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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 (NIH), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is contemplating the grant of a worldwide co-exclusive license, to practice...
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Notice | Jan 17, 2013 |
Homeland Security Department
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In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the U.S. Coast Guard intends to submit an Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), requesting an ap...
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Notice | Jan 17, 2013 |
Drawbridge Operations:
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The Coast Guard has issued a temporary deviation from the operating schedule that governs the draws of two bridges which operate as one unit, specifically, the S71 bridge, mile 0.8 and the railroad bridge, mile 0.9 both of which are across the Shark...
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Rule | Jan 17, 2013 |
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The Coast Guard has issued a temporary deviation from the operating schedules that govern the SR 529 Bridges across the Snohomish River, mile 3.6 near Everett, WA. This deviation is necessary to facilitate heavy maintenance and equipment upgrades on...
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Rule | Jan 17, 2013 |
Meetings:
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The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will hold a meeting of the Aviation Security Advisory Committee (ASAC) on February 6, 2013, to discuss reports from its sub-committees. This meeting will be open to the public.
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Notice | Jan 17, 2013 |
Interior Department
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In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) is announcing that the information collection request for the State Regulatory Authority: Inspection and Enforcement, has been forw...
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Notice | Jan 17, 2013 |
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The Department of the Interior is submitting a nomination to the World Heritage List for the Monumental Earthworks of Poverty Point in West Carroll Parish, Louisiana. This is the third notice required by the National Park Service's World Heritage Pro...
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Notice | Jan 17, 2013 |
Comprehensive Conservation Plans:
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We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce our intent to prepare comprehensive conservation plans (CCP) and associated environmental documents for the Big Oaks, Glacial Ridge, Northern Tallgrass Prairie, and Whittlesey Creek National...
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Notice | Jan 17, 2013 |
Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.:
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We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the availability of a final comprehensive conservation plan (CCP) and finding of no significant impact (FONSI) for the environmental assessment (EA) for Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge (Re...
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Notice | Jan 17, 2013 |
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We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the availability of a final comprehensive conservation plan (CCP) and finding of no significant impact (FONSI) for the environmental assessment (EA) for the Hamden Slough National Wildlife Re...
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Notice | Jan 17, 2013 |
Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:
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In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), as amended, and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA), as amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Lander Field Office, Rawlins Field Office, and Casper...
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Notice | Jan 17, 2013 |
Meetings:
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This notice sets the date of February 1, 2013, meeting of the Kalaupapa Federal Advisory Commission.
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Notice | Jan 17, 2013 |
Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Leases:
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Pursuant to the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, and existing BLM regulations, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) received a petition for reinstatement from Lonewolf Exploration & Production Company, for competitive oil and gas leases NVN-81212 and NVN-...
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Notice | Jan 17, 2013 |
Public Land Orders:
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This order withdraws 3,385.89 acres, more or less, of public lands from settlement, sale, location, and entry under the general land laws, including the United States mining laws, for a period of 20 years for use by the Department of the Navy for the...
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Notice | Jan 17, 2013 |
International Trade Commission
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Meetings; Sunshine Act
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Notice | Jan 17, 2013 |
Investigations; Terminations, Modifications and Rulings:
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Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined not to review the presiding administrative law judge's ("ALJ") initial determinations ("IDs") (Order Nos. 42- 43) terminating the above-captioned investigation as to f...
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Notice | Jan 17, 2013 |
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Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined not to review an initial determination ("ID") (Order No. 21) of the presiding administrative law judge granting in part complainant's motion for leave to file an amend...
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Notice | Jan 17, 2013 |
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The Commission hereby gives notice that it will proceed with a full review pursuant to section 751(c)(5) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1675(c)(5)) to determine whether revocation of the antidumping duty order on certain welded large diameter l...
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Notice | Jan 17, 2013 |
Labor Department
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
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OSHA solicits public comments concerning its proposal to revise the information collection requirements currently approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for handling of retaliation complaints filed with OSHA under various whistleblower...
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Notice | Jan 17, 2013 |
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National Science Foundation
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The National Science Foundation (NSF) is required to publish a notice of permit applications received to conduct activities regulated under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. NSF has published regulations under the Antarctic Conservation Act at...
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Notice | Jan 17, 2013 |
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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The regulations for packaging and transport of spent nuclear fuel are separate from requirements for storage of spent nuclear fuel. Because these regulatory schemes are separate, there is no requirement that loaded storage casks also meet transportat...
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Proposed Rule | Jan 17, 2013 |
Proposed Models for Plant-Specific Adoption of Technical Specifications:
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The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is requesting public comment on the proposed model safety evaluation (SE) for plant- specific adoption of Technical Specifications (TS) Task Force (TSTF) Traveler TSTF-426, Revision 5, "Revise or Add Actio...
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Notice | Jan 17, 2013 |
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Office of National Drug Control Policy
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60-Day Notice of Information Collection; Public Comment.
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Notice | Jan 17, 2013 |
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Postal Regulatory Commission
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The Commission is noticing a recently-filed Postal Service request concerning an additional Global Plus 1C contract. This document invites public comments on the request and addresses several related procedural steps.
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Notice | Jan 17, 2013 |
Securities and Exchange Commission
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Meetings; Sunshine Act
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Notice | Jan 17, 2013 |
Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes:
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CBOE Futures Exchange, LLC
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Notice | Jan 17, 2013 |
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Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc
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Notice | Jan 17, 2013 |
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International Securities Exchange, LLC
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Notice | Jan 17, 2013 |
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International Securities Exchange, LLC
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Notice | Jan 17, 2013 |
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NASDAQ OMX BX, Inc.
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Notice | Jan 17, 2013 |
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NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
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Notice | Jan 17, 2013 |
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NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
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Notice | Jan 17, 2013 |
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NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
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Notice | Jan 17, 2013 |
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NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
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Notice | Jan 17, 2013 |
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NYSE MKT LLC
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Notice | Jan 17, 2013 |
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National Securities Clearing Corp.
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Notice | Jan 17, 2013 |
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New York Stock Exchange LLC
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Notice | Jan 17, 2013 |
Surface Transportation Board
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The Surface Transportation Board (Board), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501-3519 (PRA), gives notice that the Board will seek from the Office of Manage...
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Notice | Jan 17, 2013 |
Transportation Department
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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...
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Notice | Jan 17, 2013 |
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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...
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Notice | Jan 17, 2013 |
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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...
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Notice | Jan 17, 2013 |
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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...
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Notice | Jan 17, 2013 |
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This Notice announces the establishment of FRA's emergency relief docket (ERD) for calendar year 2013. The designated ERD for calendar year 2013 is docket number FRA-2013-0001.
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Notice | Jan 17, 2013 |
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Petitions for Waivers of Compliance
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Notice | Jan 17, 2013 |
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards:
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This final rule amends Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 109, New pneumatic and certain specialty tires, to change the test pressure for the physical dimensions test for T-type tires (temporary use spare tires) from 52 pounds per squa...
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Rule | Jan 17, 2013 |
Land Releases:
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The Federal Aviation Administration is requesting public comment on the proposed release of 154.0957 acres of land currently owned by the Raleigh County Commission, Sponsor for the Raleigh County Memorial Airport, Beckley, West Virginia. The parcel i...
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Notice | Jan 17, 2013 |
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