February 28, 2013 (Volume 78)

Federal Register February 28, 2013

View all documents issued on February 28, 2013. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

150 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on February 28, 2013

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

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Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Feb 28, 2013

Child Nutrition Programs:

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This final rule implements several nondiscretionary provisions of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, including those related to categorical eligibility for foster children, removal of limits on private nonprofit sponsors, outreach to eligible...
Rule Feb 28, 2013

Common Crop Insurance Regulations:

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The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) finalizes the Common Crop Insurance Regulations, Pecan Revenue Crop Insurance Provisions. The intended effect of this action is to provide policy changes and clarify existing policy provisions to better m...
Rule Feb 28, 2013

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 Elk Late-Successional Reserve Enhancement project, which would treat natural stands and plantations on approximately 2,930 a...
Notice Feb 28, 2013

Omya Sentinel and Butterfield Quarry Expansion Project:

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Omya California (Omya), a division of Omya Inc., has submitted the following applications: <bullet> An Amended Plan of Operations and Reclamation Plan to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, San Bernardino National Forest (SBNF); and <...
Notice Feb 28, 2013

Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children:

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This proposed rule would revise regulations governing the WIC Program, incorporating the provisions set forth in the Healthy, Hunger- Free Kids Act of 2010 (HHFKA) related to Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) for the WIC Program. The HHFKA was signed...
Proposed Rule Feb 28, 2013

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

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The Department of Commerce ("the Department") has received requests to conduct administrative reviews of various antidumping and countervailing duty orders and findings with January anniversary dates. In accordance with the Department's regulations,...
Notice Feb 28, 2013
This final rule corrects reference and typographical errors in the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). The corrections are editorial in nature and do not affect license requirements.
Rule Feb 28, 2013

Administrative Reviews:

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The Department of Commerce ("Department") has received requests to conduct an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on wooden bedroom furniture from the People's Republic of China ("PRC"). The anniversary month of this order is January....
Notice Feb 28, 2013

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

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The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, a...
Notice Feb 28, 2013

Approval of Subzone Status:

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Sea World, Inc., Guaynabo, PR
Notice Feb 28, 2013

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife:

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We (NMFS) announce a 90-day finding on a petition to list the humphead wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus) as threatened or endangered and designate critical habitat under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). We find that the petition presents substantial scie...
Proposed Rule Feb 28, 2013

Meetings:

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Materials Processing Equipment Technical Advisory Committee
Notice Feb 28, 2013
The Pacific Council and its advisory entities will hold public meetings.
Notice Feb 28, 2013
President's Export Council Subcommittee On Export Administration
Notice Feb 28, 2013

Permits:

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Notice is hereby given that Karen G. Holloway-Adkins, East Coast Biologists, Inc. P.O. Box 33715, Indialantic, FL 32903, has applied in due form for a permit to take green (Chelonia mydas), loggerhead (Caretta caretta), hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbric...
Notice Feb 28, 2013

Corporation for National and Community Service logo Corporation for National and Community Service

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The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance consultation program to provide the general public and federal agencies with an opportunit...
Notice Feb 28, 2013

Defense Department logo Defense Department

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

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Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Regulatory Secretariat will be submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve an extension of a previously approved information collection requirement c...
Notice Feb 28, 2013

Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplements:

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DoD has adopted as final, with changes, an interim rule amending the DFARS to implement sections of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 that address the acquisition of tents and other temporary structures.
Rule Feb 28, 2013
DoD is issuing a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement a section of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 and expand coverage on contractor requirements and re...
Rule Feb 28, 2013
DoD has adopted as final, with changes, an interim rule, amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to conform to the FAR regarding policy and procedures related to the Electronic Subcontracting Reporting System.
Rule Feb 28, 2013
DoD is proposing to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement a section of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012, which requires DoD to take steps to encourage contractors to develop scienc...
Proposed Rule Feb 28, 2013
DoD is making technical amendments to the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to provide needed editorial changes.
Rule Feb 28, 2013
DoD is proposing to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to explicitly state that fringe benefit costs incurred or estimated that are contrary to law, employer-employee agreement, or an established policy of the contrac...
Proposed Rule Feb 28, 2013

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

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Delta Wetland Properties (Applicant) has applied for a Department of Army permit under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (CWA) and Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 (R & H A) to develop two Reservoir Islands (Bacon Island and Webb Tra...
Notice Feb 28, 2013
Pursuant to section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and regulations implemented by the Council on Environmental Quality (40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) parts 1500- 1508), the Department of the Navy (DoN) has prepared...
Notice Feb 28, 2013

Federal Acquisition Regulation:

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DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to provide additional guidance when raising the ceiling price or otherwise changing the scope of work for a time-and-materials (T&M) or labor-hour (LH) cont...
Rule Feb 28, 2013
DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing an interim rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to revise the definition of "contingency operation" to address the statutory change to the definition made by the National Defense Authorization Act for...
Rule Feb 28, 2013
DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement section 822 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2013. Section 822 extends the authority of the Commercial Ite...
Rule Feb 28, 2013
This document summarizes the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) rules agreed to by the Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) in this Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-66. A companion do...
Rule Feb 28, 2013
This document is issued under the joint authority of DOD, GSA, and NASA. This Small Entity Compliance Guide has been prepared in accordance with section 212 of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996. It consists of a summary o...
Rule Feb 28, 2013
This document makes amendments to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) in order to make editorial changes.
Rule Feb 28, 2013

Education Department logo Education Department

Applications for New Awards:

Applications, Reports, and Other Records for the 20122013 Award Year:

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The Secretary announces deadline dates for the receipt of documents and other information from institutions and applicants for the Federal student aid programs authorized under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, for the 2012-20...
Notice Feb 28, 2013

Proposed Priorities:

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The Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services proposes a priority for the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC) Program administered by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR)....
Proposed Rule Feb 28, 2013
The Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services proposes a priority under the Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program administered by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Resear...
Proposed Rule Feb 28, 2013

Energy Department logo Energy Department

Title Type Published
EIA has submitted, under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, an information collection request to the OMB for a three-year extension, with changes, of its Oil and Gas Reserves System Surveys (OGRS) forms (OMB 1905-0057): <bullet> F...
Notice Feb 28, 2013
In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) is soliciting public comment on the currently approved information collection, FERC-577, Natural Gas Facilities:...
Notice Feb 28, 2013

Activities under Blanket Certificates:

Title Type Published
Southwest Gas Storage Co.
Notice Feb 28, 2013

Applications:

Title Type Published
Sierrita Gas Pipeline LLC
Notice Feb 28, 2013
Sierrita Gas Pipeline LLC
Notice Feb 28, 2013

Energy Conservation Program for High-Intensity Discharge Lamps:

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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will hold a public meeting to discuss and receive comments on the interim analysis it has conducted for purposes of establishing energy conservation standards for high-intensity discharge (HID) lamps. The meeting w...
Proposed Rule Feb 28, 2013

Energy Conservation Program:

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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will hold a public meeting to discuss and receive comments on: the product classes that DOE plans to analyze for purposes of amending energy conservation standards for general service fluorescent lamps (GSFLs) and...
Proposed Rule Feb 28, 2013

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Trafalgar Power Inc.; Request to Reopen License to Require Fish Passage and Protection Measures
Notice Feb 28, 2013

Petitions for Rate Approval:

Title Type Published
Energy Transfer Fuel, LP
Notice Feb 28, 2013
National Fuel Gas Distribution Corp.
Notice Feb 28, 2013
The East Ohio Gas Co.
Notice Feb 28, 2013

Petitions:

Title Type Published
Cobra Pipeline Ltd.
Notice Feb 28, 2013
Kansas Gas Service, a division of ONEOK, Inc.
Notice Feb 28, 2013

Requests under Blanket Authorization:

Title Type Published
Equitrans, LP
Notice Feb 28, 2013
Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc.
Notice Feb 28, 2013

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

Approvals and Promulgations of Air Quality Implementation Plans:

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EPA is approving a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC). This revision pertains to EPA's greenhouse gas (GHG) permitting provisions as promulgated on June...
Rule Feb 28, 2013
EPA is approving a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the Maryland Department of the Environmental (MDE) on April 4, 2012. This revision defers until July 21, 2014 the application of the Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD...
Rule Feb 28, 2013
EPA is approving a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. This revision pertains to the Air Pollution Control portion of the Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) Rules and Regulations, relating to...
Rule Feb 28, 2013

Declaration of Prion as Pest under Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act:

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With this final rule EPA declares a prion (i.e., proteinaceous infectious particle) to be a "pest" under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and amends the regulations to expressly include prion within the regulatory defin...
Rule Feb 28, 2013

Implementation Plans; Approvals and Promulgations:

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EPA is proposing to approve revisions to the Knox County portion of the Tennessee State Implementation Plan (SIP), submitted by the State of Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) on August 19, 2009, August 22, 2012, and October...
Proposed Rule Feb 28, 2013
EPA is taking direct final action to approve revisions to the Knox County portion of the Tennessee State Implementation Plan (SIP), submitted by the State of Tennessee, through the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) on August...
Rule Feb 28, 2013

Export-Import Bank logo Export-Import Bank

Applications:

Title Type Published
This Notice is to inform the public, in accordance with Section 3(c)(10) of the Charter of the Export-Import Bank of the United States ("Ex-Im Bank"), that Ex-Im Bank has received an application for final commitment for a long-term loan or financial...
Notice Feb 28, 2013

Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection, as required...
Notice Feb 28, 2013
The Enforcement Bureau (the "Bureau") debars Denisa Babcock from the schools and libraries universal service support mechanism (or "E-Rate Program") for a period of three years. The Bureau takes this action to protect the E-Rate Program from waste, f...
Notice Feb 28, 2013
The Federal Communications Commission is publishing this notice to advise the public of the availability of the FY 2012 Service Contract Inventory as required by Section 743 of Division C of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-11...
Notice Feb 28, 2013

Radio Broadcasting Services:

Title Type Published
The following applicants filed AM or FM proposals to change the community of license: DAIJ MEDIA, LLC, Station KJOZ, Facility ID 20625, BP-20120731AAA, From CONROE, TX, To BAYTOWN, TX; GREAT SOUTH WIRELESS, LLC, Station WZZN, Facility ID 5885, BPH-20...
Notice Feb 28, 2013

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation logo Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Determinations:

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The FDIC has determined that insufficient assets exist in the receivership of Franklin Bank, S.S.B., Houston, Texas, to make any distribution on general unsecured claims, and therefore such claims will recover nothing and have no value.
Notice Feb 28, 2013

Federal Housing Finance Agency logo Federal Housing Finance Agency

Title Type Published
In accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is seeking public comments concerning a currently approved information collection known as "Affordable Housing Program (AHP)," which...
Notice Feb 28, 2013

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

Federal Open Market Committee:

Title Type Published
Domestic Policy Directive of January 2930, 2013
Notice Feb 28, 2013

Federal Trade Commission logo Federal Trade Commission

Title Type Published
The Federal Trade Commission proposes to amend its Rules of Practice to update its fee schedule for provision of services in disseminating information and records to the public to reflect changes in the types of services that are provided, changes in...
Proposed Rule Feb 28, 2013
The Federal Trade Commission is revising its Rules of Practice governing access to agency records. The Commission is adding one new category of public record materials; inserting additional contact information for the filing of initial Freedom of Inf...
Rule Feb 28, 2013

Proposed Consent Orders:

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The consent agreement in this matter settles alleged violations of federal law prohibiting unfair or deceptive acts or practices or unfair methods of competition. The attached Analysis To Aid Public Comment describes both the allegations in the draft...
Notice Feb 28, 2013

General Services Administration logo General Services Administration

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

No documents available.

Federal Acquisition Regulation:

No documents available.

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Title Type Published
In compliance with the requirement for opportunity for public comment on proposed data collection projects (section 3506(c)(2)(A) of Title 44, United States Code, as amended by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Pub. L. 104-13), the Health Resource...
Notice Feb 28, 2013
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Feb 28, 2013
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Feb 28, 2013
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Feb 28, 2013
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Feb 28, 2013
In accordance with Section 743 of Division C of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-117), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is publishing this notice to advise the public of the availability of its FY 2011 Service Con...
Notice Feb 28, 2013

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

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the Agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the PRA), Federal Agencies are required to publish noti...
Notice Feb 28, 2013
In compliance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, for opportunity for public comment on proposed data collection projects, the Office of Extramural Research (OER), the National Institutes of Health (N...
Notice Feb 28, 2013

Determinations; Regulatory Review Period of Patent Extensions:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has determined the regulatory review period for LAVIV and is publishing this notice of that determination as required by law. FDA has made the determination because of the submission of an application to the Dir...
Notice Feb 28, 2013
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has determined the regulatory review period for ZYTIGA and is publishing this notice of that determination as required by law. FDA has made the determination because of the submission of an application to the Di...
Notice Feb 28, 2013

Draft Guidances for Industry and Review Staff:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry and review staff entitled "Pediatric Information Incorporated into Human Prescription Drug and Biological Products Labeling." This draft guidance i...
Notice Feb 28, 2013

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Board of Scientific Counselors, Office of Infectious Diseases; Cancellation
Notice Feb 28, 2013
Center for Scientific Review
Notice Feb 28, 2013
Center for Scientific Review
Notice Feb 28, 2013
Disease, Disability, and Injury Prevention and Control Special Emphasis Panel
Notice Feb 28, 2013
Disease, Disability, and Injury Prevention and Control Special Emphasis Panels
Notice Feb 28, 2013
National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
Notice Feb 28, 2013
National Institute of General Medical Sciences
Notice Feb 28, 2013
National Institute of Mental Health
Notice Feb 28, 2013
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
Notice Feb 28, 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 of an exclusive license to practice the inventions embodied...
Notice Feb 28, 2013

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard is adjusting the rates for pilotage services on the Great Lakes, which were last amended in February 2012. The adjustments establish new base rates and are made in accordance with a full ratemaking procedure. This rulemaking promotes...
Rule Feb 28, 2013
The Coast Guard is publishing an interim rule with request for comments to conform regulations to the adopted MARPOL Annex V amendments which entered into force on January 1, 2013. The International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Shi...
Rule Feb 28, 2013
The Coast Guard announces the availability of Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular (NVIC) 01-13, "Inspection and Certification of Vessels Under the Maritime Security Program (MSP)." The MSP serves as a means for establishing a fleet of commercia...
Notice Feb 28, 2013
This document amends the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regulations pertaining to CBP's field organization by expanding and revising the geographical limits of the port of Green Bay, Wisconsin. The port limits will be revised to refer to id...
Rule Feb 28, 2013

Drawbridge Operations:

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The Coast Guard has changed the drawbridge operation regulations that govern the operation of three bridges across the Quinnipiac and Mill Rivers at New Haven, Connecticut, to relieve the bridge owner from the burden of crewing the bridges during tim...
Rule Feb 28, 2013

Special Local Regulations and Safety Zones:

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard proposes to revise the list of special local regulations and safety zones established for recurring marine events and fireworks displays at various locations within the geographic boundary of the Fifth Coast Guard District. This rulem...
Proposed Rule Feb 28, 2013

Interior Department logo Interior Department

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

Title Type Published
To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is notifying the public that we have submitted an information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and...
Notice Feb 28, 2013

Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.:

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We, the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the availability of the final comprehensive conservation plan (CCP)/land protection plan (LPP), and finding of no significant impact for the environmental assessment for Clarks River National Wild...
Notice Feb 28, 2013

Meetings:

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We, the United States, as a Party to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), will attend the sixteenth regular meeting of the Conference of the Parties to CITES (CoP16) in Bangkok, Thailand, during...
Notice Feb 28, 2013
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) Eastern Washington Resource Advisory Council (EWRAC) will meet...
Notice Feb 28, 2013

International Trade Commission logo International Trade Commission

Title Type Published
The Chairman of the U.S. International Trade Commission has appointed the following individuals to serve on the Commission's Performance Review Board (PRB):
Notice Feb 28, 2013

Service Contract Inventories; Availability:

Title Type Published
In accordance with Section 743 of Division C of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-117), the United States International Trade Commission is publishing this notice to advise the public of the availability of the FY 2011 Service...
Notice Feb 28, 2013

Justice Department logo Justice Department

Title Type Published
Consent Decrees under Clean Water Act
Notice Feb 28, 2013
Proposed Consent Decrees
Notice Feb 28, 2013

Compassionate Release:

Title Type Published
In this interim rule, the Bureau of Prisons (Bureau) makes a minor change to remove an administrative level of review from the processing of a Compassionate Release request packet.
Rule Feb 28, 2013

Labor Department logo Labor Department

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

Title Type Published
OSHA solicits public comments concerning its proposal to extend the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval of the information collection requirements specified in the Benzene Standard (29 CFR 1910.1028).
Notice Feb 28, 2013

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The ACCSH will hold a special meeting March 18, 2013, in Washington, DC, to consider a proposed rule to update OSHA's standard on Accident Prevention Signs and Tags in construction and proposed technical amendments and corrections to the Cranes and D...
Notice Feb 28, 2013

Rescission of Two Guidance Documents:

Title Type Published
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) is publishing a final notice rescinding two guidance documents: The Interpreting Nondiscrimination Requirements of Executive Order 11246 with respect to Systemic Compensation Discrimination a...
Rule Feb 28, 2013

M
Marine Mammal Commission

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Feb 28, 2013

National Aeronautics and Space Administration logo National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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

No documents available.

Federal Acquisition Regulation:

No documents available.

National Credit Union Administration logo National Credit Union Administration

Title Type Published
The NCUA Board (Board) is amending the definition of "rural district" in NCUA's Chartering and Field of Membership Manual. The amendment permits a geographic area to qualify as a rural district if, among other criteria, it has a total population that...
Rule Feb 28, 2013

N
National Labor Relations Board

Service Contract Inventories; Availability:

Title Type Published
It has been determined that none of the service contractors within the special interest contracts have been considered to have performed poorly. The costs of the contracts analyzed were not excessively priced and did not present excessive risks to th...
Notice Feb 28, 2013

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Planned Monitoring Activities:

Title Type Published
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is announcing the availability of "U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Plan for Monitoring Disposal Actions Taken by the U.S. Department of Energy at the Savannah River Site F-Area Tank Farm Facility in Acc...
Notice Feb 28, 2013

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation logo Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

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

Title Type Published
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) is requesting that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) extend approval, under the Paperwork Reduction Act, of a collection of information under Part 4003 of its regulations relating to Administrat...
Notice Feb 28, 2013

P
Postal Regulatory Commission

Title Type Published
The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing concerning the addition of Priority Mail Contract 55 to the competitive product list. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other administrative steps...
Notice Feb 28, 2013
The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing concerning the addition of Express Mail Contract 14 to the competitive product list. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other administrative steps.
Notice Feb 28, 2013

Postal Service logo Postal Service

Product Changes:

Title Type Published
The Postal Service gives notice of filing a request with the Postal Regulatory Commission to add a domestic shipping services contract to the list of Negotiated Service Agreements in the Mail Classification Schedule's Competitive Products List.
Notice Feb 28, 2013
The Postal Service gives notice of filing a request with the Postal Regulatory Commission to add a domestic shipping services contract to the list of Negotiated Service Agreements in the Mail Classification Schedule's Competitive Products List.
Notice Feb 28, 2013

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Small Business Administration logo Small Business Administration

Disaster Declarations:

Title Type Published
This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of ARKANSAS (FEMA-4100-DR), dated 01/29/2013. Incident: Severe Winter Storm. Incident Period: 12/25/2012 through 12/26/2012. Effective D...
Notice Feb 28, 2013

Exemption under Section 312 of the Small Business Investment Act; Conflicts of Interest:

State Department logo State Department

Title Type Published
The Department of State has publically released its Service Contract Inventory for FY12 and its analysis of the FY11 inventory. They are available here: http://csm.state.gov/content.asp?content-- id=135&menu--id=71. Section 743 of Division C of the F...
Notice Feb 28, 2013

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

Title Type Published
The Department of State is seeking Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the information collection described below. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we are requesting comments on this collection from all intereste...
Notice Feb 28, 2013

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Title Type Published
This NPRM provides interested parties with the opportunity to comment on proposed changes to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) joint procedures that implement the National Environmental Policy Ac...
Proposed Rule Feb 28, 2013
The FHWA, on behalf of Caltrans, is issuing this notice to announce actions taken by Caltrans that are final within the meaning of 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1). The actions relate to a proposed highway project, Palo Comado Canyon Road Interchange, along U.S....
Notice Feb 28, 2013
FMCSA announces that it will hold a public listening session to solicit ideas and information on the issue of entry-level training for drivers of commercial motor vehicles (CMVs). Specifically, the Agency solicits input on factors, issues, and data i...
Proposed Rule Feb 28, 2013
This notice contains a summary of a petition seeking relief from specified requirements of 14 CFR. The purpose of this notice is to improve the public's awareness of, and participation in, this aspect of FAA's regulatory activities. Neither publicati...
Notice Feb 28, 2013
This notice contains a summary of a petition seeking relief from specified requirements of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 25. The purpose of this notice is to improve the public's awareness of, and participation in, this aspect of F...
Notice Feb 28, 2013
Pursuant to a recommendation by the Future of Aviation Advisory Committee, the Secretary of Transportation, through the Assistant Secretary for Aviation & International Affairs, is announcing the second-annual competition to recognize students with t...
Notice Feb 28, 2013

Airworthiness Directives:

Title Type Published
The FAA is correcting an airworthiness directive (AD) that published in the Federal Register. That AD applies to certain The Boeing Company Model 757 airplanes. That AD incorrectly identified certain actions that are terminated in another AD. This do...
Rule Feb 28, 2013

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) are issuing this Notice of Intent (NOI) to advise other agencies and the public that they will jointly prepare an Environmental Impact...
Notice Feb 28, 2013

Petitions for Decisions of Eligibility for Importation:

Title Type Published
This document announces receipt by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) of a petition for a decision that 2003 Jeep Wrangler multi-purpose passenger vehicles manufactured for sale in the Mexican market that were not originally m...
Notice Feb 28, 2013
This document announces receipt by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) of a petition for a decision that 2004 Ford F-150 Crew Cab trucks manufactured for sale in the Mexican market that were not originally manufactured to compl...
Notice Feb 28, 2013

Railroad Safety:

Title Type Published
In response to Safety Recommendation R-12-04 issued by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), FRA is issuing this Advisory Notice to inform railroads of the circumstances surrounding the June 19, 2009, derailment of eastbound Canadian Natio...
Notice Feb 28, 2013

Requests for Administrative Waivers of the Coastwise Trade Laws:

Title Type Published
As authorized by 46 U.S.C. 12121, the Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.-build requirement of the coastwise laws under certain circumstances. A request for su...
Notice Feb 28, 2013
As authorized by 46 U.S.C. 12121, the Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.-build requirement of the coastwise laws under certain circumstances. A request for su...
Notice Feb 28, 2013
As authorized by 46 U.S.C. 12121, the Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.-build requirement of the coastwise laws under certain circumstances. A request for su...
Notice Feb 28, 2013
As authorized by 46 U.S.C. 12121, the Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.-build requirement of the coastwise laws under certain circumstances. A request for su...
Notice Feb 28, 2013
As authorized by 46 U.S.C. 12121, the Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.-build requirement of the coastwise laws under certain circumstances. A request for su...
Notice Feb 28, 2013

Safety Advisories:

Title Type Published
FRA is issuing Safety Advisory 2013-01 to remind track owners, railroads, and their employees of the importance of ensuring that rails are properly aligned and movable spans are secured before permitting a train to pass a signal that is displaying a...
Notice Feb 28, 2013

Technical Report:

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This notice announces NHTSA's publication of a Technical Report reviewing and evaluating LED Stop Lamps. The report's title is: Effectiveness of LED Stop Lamps for Reducing Rear-End Crashes: Analyses of State Crash Data.
Notice Feb 28, 2013

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury 's Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") is publishing the name of one individual whose property and interests in property have been blocked pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act ("Kingpin A...
Notice Feb 28, 2013
The Financial Management Service, 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 a continuing information collection requirement...
Notice Feb 28, 2013
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Feb 28, 2013
This document contains a correction to proposed rules (REG- 120391-10) that was published in the Federal Register on Wednesday, February 6, 2013 (77 FR 8456). The proposed rules propose amendments to rules regarding coverage for certain preventive se...
Proposed Rule Feb 28, 2013
The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") is publishing the name of one entity whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to Executive Order 13448 of October 18, 2007 ("Blocking Property and Prohibiting Ce...
Notice Feb 28, 2013

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