May 21, 2013 (Volume 78)

Federal Register May 21, 2013

View all documents issued on May 21, 2013. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

107 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on May 21, 2013

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

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Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice May 21, 2013
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice May 21, 2013
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is one of the agencies that administers the provisions of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA), and the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981, as amended, that pertain to plants. We are proposing...
Proposed Rule May 21, 2013

Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.:

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We are advising the public that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has prepared an environmental assessment concerning authorization to ship for the purpose of field testing, and then to field test, an unlicensed Canine Lymphoma Vaccine,...
Notice May 21, 2013

Transfers of Administrative Jurisdictions:

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On October 22, 2012, and March 18, 2013, respectively, the Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Navy, Energy, Installations & Environment and the Secretary of Agriculture signed a joint interchange order authorizing the transfer of administ...
Notice May 21, 2013

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

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

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On February 11, 2013, the Department of Commerce (the Department) published the preliminary results and partial rescission of its administrative review of the antidumping duty order on ball bearings and parts thereof from Germany. The period of revie...
Notice May 21, 2013
The Department of Commerce (the Department) is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on narrow woven ribbons with woven selvedge (narrow woven ribbons) from Taiwan. Two of the companies for which this administrative review...
Notice May 21, 2013
On December 7, 2012, the Department of Commerce (the Department) published the preliminary results of administrative review of the antidumping duty order on polyethylene terephthalate film (PET Film) from the United Arab Emirates.\1\ This review cove...
Notice May 21, 2013

Meetings:

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President's Export Council Subcommittee on Export Administration
Notice May 21, 2013
The Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology (VCAT or Committee), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), will meet in open session on Tuesday, June 11, 2013, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time and Wednesday, June 12, 2013, from...
Notice May 21, 2013

Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities:

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NMFS has received an application from the U.S. Navy (Navy) for an Incidental Harassment Authorization (IHA) to take marine mammals, by harassment, incidental to construction activities as part of a wharf construction project. Pursuant to the Marine M...
Notice May 21, 2013

Consumer Product Safety Commission logo Consumer Product Safety Commission

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

Title Type Published
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC or Commission) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), federal agencies are require...
Notice May 21, 2013

Education Department logo Education Department

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This document provides for a further delay until July 1, 2014, of the implementation date for certain State authorization regulations when an institution's State authorization does not meet the requirements of these regulations by the earlier delayed...
Rule May 21, 2013
This document provides notice of the continuation of a computer matching program between the Department of Education and the Department of Justice. The continuation is effective on the date in paragraph 5.
Notice May 21, 2013

Energy Department logo Energy Department

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The Department of Energy has submitted an information collection package to the OMB for extension under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The package requests a three-year extension of its "Annual Alternative Fuel Vehicle Acquisi...
Notice May 21, 2013
Combined Filings
Notice May 21, 2013
This document contains corrections to the proposed rule (RM13- 2-000) which was published in the Federal Register of Friday, February 1, 2013 (78 FR 7524). The regulations revised the pro forma Small Generator Interconnection Procedures (SGIP) and pr...
Proposed Rule May 21, 2013

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

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The Environmental Protection Agency is planning to submit two information collection requests (ICRs), (see the item specific information provided in the text), to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with th...
Notice May 21, 2013

Air Quality State Implementation Plans; Approvals and Promulgations:

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EPA is proposing to approve part of a revision to the Kentucky State Implementation Plan (SIP), submitted by the Commonwealth of Kentucky, through the Kentucky Division for Air Quality (KDAQ), on March 22, 2011. The proposed revision was submitted by...
Proposed Rule May 21, 2013

Control of Air Pollution from Motor Vehicles:

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This action would establish more stringent vehicle emissions standards and reduce the sulfur content of gasoline beginning in 2017, as part of a systems approach to addressing the impacts of motor vehicles and fuels on air quality and public health....
Proposed Rule May 21, 2013

Meetings:

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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announces a public teleconference of the Clean Air Act Advisory Committee (CAAAC). The EPA established the CAAAC on November 19, 1990, to provide independent advice and counsel to EPA on policy issues associa...
Notice May 21, 2013

Ocean Dumping:

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The EPA is proposing to re-designate the existing Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 (MPRSA) Section 103(b) Atchafalaya-West Ocean Disposal Site (ODMDS-West) as a permanent MPRSA Section 102(c) ocean dredged material disposal si...
Proposed Rule May 21, 2013

Executive Office of the President logo Executive Office of the President

Title Type Published
Courts-Martial Manual, United States; Amendments (EO 13643)
Presidential Document May 21, 2013
Iraq; Continuation of National Emergency (Notice of 5/17/2013)
Presidential Document May 21, 2013

Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

Connect America Fund; National Broadband Plan for Our Future:

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The Federal Communications Commission published in the Federal Register of May 24, 2012, a document reconsidering and clarifying certain aspects of the USF/ICC Transformation Order in response to various petitions for reconsideration and/or clarifica...
Rule May 21, 2013

Government Ethics Office logo Government Ethics Office

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

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After this first round notice and public comment period, OGE plans to submit an unmodified OGE Form 450 Executive Branch Confidential Financial Disclosure Report to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval of a three-year ext...
Notice May 21, 2013

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Cardiovascular Devices:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is issuing a proposed administrative order to reclassify external counter-pulsating (ECP) devices for treatment of chronic stable angina that is refractory to optimal anti-anginal medical therapy and without opt...
Proposed Rule May 21, 2013

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Board of Scientific Counselors, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
Notice May 21, 2013
Center for Scientific Review
Notice May 21, 2013
In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2), announcement is made of an Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Special Emphasis Panel (SEP) meeting on "Estimating the Costs of Supporting Prim...
Notice May 21, 2013
The subcommittees listed below are part of AHRQ's Health Services Research Initial Review Group Committee. Grant applications are to be reviewed and discussed at these meetings. These meetings will be closed to the public in accordance with 5 U.S.C....
Notice May 21, 2013
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing a public meeting and an opportunity for public comment on human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) Patient-Focused Drug Development and HIV Cure Research. Patient-Focused Drug Development is part of FDA'...
Notice May 21, 2013
National Cancer Institute
Notice May 21, 2013

Requests for Nominations:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is requesting nominations for voting members on the Food Advisory Committee with expertise in microbiology, nutrition, food science, food technology, pediatric development, or nanotechnology in food. Nominations...
Notice May 21, 2013

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

Title Type Published
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD), Office of Infrastructure Protection (IP), Infrastructure Security Compliance Division (ISCD) is extending the comment period for the CFATS Personnel Suret...
Notice May 21, 2013
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 May 21, 2013
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 May 21, 2013
Flood hazard determinations, which may include additions or modifications of Base Flood Elevations (BFEs), base flood depths, Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) boundaries or zone designations, or regulatory floodways on the Flood Insurance Rate Maps (...
Notice May 21, 2013
Flood hazard determinations, which may include additions or modifications of Base Flood Elevations (BFEs), base flood depths, Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) boundaries or zone designations, or regulatory floodways on the Flood Insurance Rate Maps (...
Notice May 21, 2013
Flood hazard determinations, which may include additions or modifications of Base Flood Elevations (BFEs), base flood depths, Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) boundaries or zone designations, or regulatory floodways on the Flood Insurance Rate Maps (...
Notice May 21, 2013
Flood hazard determinations, which may include additions or modifications of Base Flood Elevations (BFEs), base flood depths, Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) boundaries or zone designations, or regulatory floodways on the Flood Insurance Rate Maps (...
Notice May 21, 2013
New or modified Base (1% annual-chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs), base flood depths, Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) boundaries or zone designations, and/or the regulatory floodway (hereinafter referred to as flood hazard determinations) as shown on...
Notice May 21, 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 May 21, 2013
Comments are requested on proposed flood hazard determinations, which may include additions or modifications of any Base Flood Elevation (BFE), base flood depth, Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) boundary or zone designation, or regulatory floodway on...
Notice May 21, 2013

Drawbridge Operations:

Title Type Published
The Commander, First Coast Guard District, has issued a temporary deviation from the regulation governing the operation of the Rocks Village Bridge, mile 12.6, across the Merrimack River between Haverhill and West Newbury, Massachusetts. The deviatio...
Rule May 21, 2013
The Coast Guard has issued a temporary deviation from the operating schedules that govern the Route 30/Absecon Boulevard Bridge across Beach Thorofare, NJICW mile 67.2 and the US40-322 (Albany Avenue) across Inside Thorofare, NJICW mile 70.0, both at...
Rule May 21, 2013
The Coast Guard has issued a temporary deviation from the operating schedules that govern the Route 30/Absecon Boulevard Bridge across Beach Thorofare, NJICW mile 67.2 and the US40-322 (Albany Avenue) across Inside Thorofare, NJICW mile 70.0, both at...
Rule May 21, 2013

Emergency Declarations:

Title Type Published
This notice amends the notice of an emergency declaration for the State of North Dakota (FEMA-3364-EM), dated April 26, 2013, and related determinations.
Notice May 21, 2013
This notice amends the notice of an emergency declaration for the State of Texas (FEMA-3363-EM), dated April 19, 2013, and related determinations.
Notice May 21, 2013

Flood Elevation Determinations:

Title Type Published
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is withdrawing its proposed rule concerning proposed flood elevation determinations for Lake County, Illinois, and Incorporated Areas
Proposed Rule May 21, 2013

Regulated Navigation Areas:

Title Type Published
The United States Coast Guard is establishing a regulated navigation area (RNA) on the navigable waters of the Penobscot River between Prospect and Verona, ME, under and surrounding the Waldo- Hancock Bridge in order to facilitate the removal of the...
Rule May 21, 2013

Safety Zones:

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard proposes to amend the Safety Zone for Chicago Harbor, Navy Pier Southeast, Chicago, IL. This Zone is intended to restrict vessels from a portion of Chicago Harbor during fireworks displays, races, and other marine events that occur th...
Proposed Rule May 21, 2013
The Coast Guard will enforce safety zones in the Captain of the Port New York Zone on the specified dates and times. This action is necessary to ensure the safety of vessels and spectators from hazards associated with fireworks displays. During the e...
Rule May 21, 2013

Special Local Regulations and Safety Zones:

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard is issuing a final rule that revises 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 Di...
Rule May 21, 2013

Housing and Urban Development Department logo Housing and Urban Development Department

Funding Availabilities:

Title Type Published
On May 4, 2009, HUD posted its Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 NSP2 NOFA. This document makes changes to the NSP2 NOFA to allow NSP2 grantees to use an updated foreclosure needs map and associated needs index score in selecting geographic target areas.
Notice May 21, 2013

Neighborhood Stabilization Programs:

Title Type Published
On October 19, 2010, HUD published a notice regarding formulation allocations made under two NSP grant (formula grant) programs--NSP1 and NSP3. This document makes changes to the notice to allow NSP1 and require NSP3 grantees to use an updated forecl...
Notice May 21, 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), Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) is inviting comments on a collection of information that we will submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approv...
Notice May 21, 2013
We (National Park 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 is schedu...
Notice May 21, 2013

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants:

Title Type Published
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are extending the public comment period for a Draft Revised Supplement to the Grizzly Bear Recovery Plan in the greater Yellowstone area. If you have previously submitted comments, please do not resub...
Notice May 21, 2013

Filings of Plats of Surveys:

Title Type Published
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Colorado State Office is publishing this notice to inform the public of the official filing of the survey plat listed below. The plat will be available for viewing at http://www.glorecords.blm.gov.
Notice May 21, 2013

International Trade Commission logo International Trade Commission

Title Type Published
The United States International Trade Commission ("Commission") amends its Rules of Practice and Procedure concerning adjudication and enforcement. The amendments address concerns that have arisen about the scope of discovery in Commission proceeding...
Rule May 21, 2013

Investigations:

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined not to review an initial determination ("ID") (Order No. 20) of the presiding administrative law judge ("ALJ") denying respondent's motion for sanctions and granting c...
Notice May 21, 2013

Justice Department logo Justice Department

Labor Department logo Labor Department

Title Type Published
The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) sponsored information collection request (ICR) titled, "Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption 88-59, Residential Mortgage Financing Arrangements Involvi...
Notice May 21, 2013
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is using new authority to collect fees for services performed under 30 CFR parts 6 through 36. Section 1503 of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act of 2013 (Pub. L. 113-6) contain...
Notice May 21, 2013

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

Title Type Published
The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS) sponsored information collection request (ICR) titled, "Notification of Employee Rights under Federal Labor Laws," to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB...
Notice May 21, 2013

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Pursuant to Article 17.5 of the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement (TPA), the International Labor Affairs Bureau (ILAB) of the U.S. Department of Labor gives notice of the public session of the meeting of the Labor Affairs Council ("Council" or...
Notice May 21, 2013

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Management and Budget Office

Title Type Published
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) requests comments on its Draft 2013 Report to Congress on the Benefits and Costs of Federal Regulations, available at: http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/inforeg_ regpol_reports_congress/. The Draft Report is divi...
Notice May 21, 2013

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Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice May 21, 2013

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National Science Foundation

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Proposal Review Panel Physics
Notice May 21, 2013

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National Transportation Safety Board

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice May 21, 2013

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice May 21, 2013

Facility Operating Licenses:

Title Type Published
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has granted the request of the Pacific Gas and Electric Company (the licensee) to withdraw its application dated December 29, 2009, as supplemented by letter dated November 22, 2011 (ADAMS Accession Nos. M...
Notice May 21, 2013

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards, Subcommittee on Plant License Renewal; Cancellation
Notice May 21, 2013

Personnel Management Office logo Personnel Management Office

Prevailing Rate Systems:

Title Type Published
The U.S. Office of Personnel Management is issuing a proposed rule that would define Broward County, Florida, as an area of application county to the Miami-Dade, FL, nonappropriated fund (NAF) Federal Wage System (FWS) wage area. This change is neces...
Proposed Rule May 21, 2013
The U.S. Office of Personnel Management is issuing a proposed rule that would define Vanderburgh County, Indiana, as an area of application county to the St. Clair, IL, nonappropriated fund (NAF) Federal Wage System (FWS) wage area. This change is ne...
Proposed Rule May 21, 2013
The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing an interim rule to redefine the Clayton-Cobb-Fulton, GA, nonappropriated fund (NAF) Federal Wage System (FWS) wage area by removing Clarke, Clayton, and Fulton Counties, GA, from the wage area...
Rule May 21, 2013
The U.S. Office of Personnel Management is issuing a final rule to redefine the geographic boundaries of the Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN, and Southwestern Wisconsin appropriated fund Federal Wage System (FWS) wage areas. The final rule redefines Wabasha...
Rule May 21, 2013

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Postal Regulatory Commission

Title Type Published
The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing concerning the addition of Global Expedited Package Services 3 Contract to the competitive product list. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other a...
Notice May 21, 2013
The Commission is noticing a recently-filed Postal Service notice announcing a proposal to include, for no additional charge, insurance up to $100 on most Priority Mail pieces. This notice addresses procedural steps associated with this filing.
Notice May 21, 2013

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Railroad Retirement Board

Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act; Report of Matching Program:

Title Type Published
As required by the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, the RRB is issuing a public notice in the Federal Register of its intent to renew an ongoing computer matching program. In this match, we provide certain Medicare and benefit rate information to sta...
Notice May 21, 2013

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Applications:

Title Type Published
Summary of Application: Applicants request an order that permits: (a) actively-managed series of certain open-end management investment companies to issue shares ("Shares") redeemable in large aggregations only ("Creation Units"); (b) secondary marke...
Notice May 21, 2013

Social Security Administration logo Social Security Administration

Title Type Published
This final rule is another step in our continual efforts to handle workloads more effectively and efficiently. We are publishing final rules for portions of the rules we proposed in October 2007 that relate to persons, other than the claimant or any...
Rule May 21, 2013

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Title Type Published
Rule May 21, 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 the FAA's regulatory activities. Neither publi...
Notice May 21, 2013
This notice contains a summary of a petition seeking relief from specified requirements of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR). The purpose of this notice is to improve the public's awareness of, and participation in, this aspect of the FA...
Notice May 21, 2013

Air Traffic Service Routes; Modifications and Revocations:

Title Type Published
This action modifies two jet routes and seven VOR Federal airways; and removes two VOR Federal airways in the vicinity of Jackson, MS. The FAA is taking this action due to the scheduled decommissioning of the Jackson, MS, VORTAC, and the commissionin...
Rule May 21, 2013

Airworthiness Directives:

Title Type Published
We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Airbus Model A330-200 and -300 series airplanes; Model A340-200 and -300 series airplanes; and Model A340-541 and -642 airplanes. This proposed AD was prompted by reports of wing tip...
Proposed Rule May 21, 2013
We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all DASSAULT AVIATION Model FAN JET FALCON, FAN JET FALCON SERIES C, D, E, F, and G airplanes; Model MYSTERE-FALCON 200 airplanes; and Model MYSTERE-FALCON 20-C5, 20-D5, 20-E5, and 20-F5 airp...
Proposed Rule May 21, 2013

Area Navigation Route Establishment:

Title Type Published
This action establishes five new RNAV routes in support of the Washington, DC, Optimization of Airspace and Procedures in a Metroplex project. The routes increase National Airspace System (NAS) efficiency and allow easier transition into the high alt...
Rule May 21, 2013

Petitions for Decision 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 2002 BMW R1100S Motorcycles that were not originally manufactured to comply with all applicable Federal Motor Vehicle Safe...
Notice May 21, 2013
This document announces receipt by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) of a petition for a decision that 2003 BMW K 1200 GT Motorcycles that were not originally manufactured to comply with all applicable Federal Motor Vehicle S...
Notice May 21, 2013
This document announces receipt by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) of a petition for a decision that 2012 Lita GLE-6 low-speed vehicles (LSV) that were not originally manufactured to comply with all applicable Federal Motor...
Notice May 21, 2013

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

Title Type Published
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice May 21, 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 name of one individual whose property and interests in property has been blocked pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act ("Kingpin Ac...
Notice May 21, 2013
The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") is publishing the names of eight vessels identified as property in which the Government of Iran has an interest that are blocked pursuant to the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Re...
Notice May 21, 2013

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act:

Title Type Published
This document contains corrections to a notice of proposed rulemaking that was published in the Federal Register on Friday, April 5, 2013. The proposed regulations provide guidance to charitable hospital organizations on the community health needs as...
Rule May 21, 2013

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