Federal Register October 23, 2013 (Volume 78)

Agencies Publishing on October 23, 2013

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Agriculture Department (9)
Commerce Department (10)
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (1)
Consumer Product Safety Commission (1)
Defense Department (3)
Education Department (1)
Energy Department (14)
Environmental Protection Agency (13)
Executive Office of the President (3)
Farm Credit Administration (1)
Federal Communications Commission (4)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (1)
Federal Election Commission (2)
Federal Housing Finance Agency (3)
Government Accountability Office (1)
Health and Human Services Department (27)
Homeland Security Department (9)
Housing and Urban Development Department (3)
Interior Department (4)
International Trade Commission (1)
Justice Department (4)
Labor Department (1)
National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities (1)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (1)
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Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board (2)
Securities and Exchange Commission (11)
Surface Transportation Board (1)
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Trade Representative, Office of United States (2)
Transportation Department (25)
Treasury Department (3)
Veterans Affairs Department (3)

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Agricultural Marketing Service

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Agriculture Department

Title	Type	Published
Agricultural Marketing Service > GIPSA, Agriculture Department Amendment to Certification of Nebraska's Central Filing System In response to a request from Nebraska's Secretary of State we are approving amendments to the debtor identification and signature requirements of the certified central filing system for Nebraska to permit the conversion of all debtor social security...	Notice	Oct 23, 2013
Agricultural Marketing Service > GIPSA, Agriculture Department United States Standards for Feed Peas, Split Peas, and Lentils The Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Grain Inspection, Packers, and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) is reviewing the United States Standards for Feed Peas, Split Peas, and Lentils under the Agriculture Marketing Act (AMA) of 1946. To ensure that...	Notice	Oct 23, 2013

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

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FSA Information Collection; Guaranteed Farm Loan Program The Farm Service Agency (FSA) is reopening and extending the comment period for 60 days to allow interested individuals and organizations to comment on the extension and revision of a currently approved information collection associated with the Guar...	Notice	Oct 23, 2013

Decreased Assessment Rates:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > AMS Kiwifruit Grown in California; Decreased Assessment Rate This rule decreases the assessment rate established for the Kiwifruit Administrative Committee (Committee) for the 2013-14 and subsequent fiscal periods from $0.035 to $0.025 per 9-kilo volume-fill container or equivalent of kiwifruit. The Committee...	Rule	Oct 23, 2013

Grade Standards:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > AMS United States Standards for Grades of Okra The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) is revising the voluntary United States Standards for Grades of Okra by removing the "Unclassified" category from the standards.	Notice	Oct 23, 2013

Handling Regulations:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > AMS Apricots Grown in Designated Counties in Washington; Suspension of Handling Regulations This rule suspends the minimum grade, size, quality, maturity, and inspection requirements prescribed under the Washington apricot marketing order (order) for the remainder of the 2013-2014 fiscal period and subsequent fiscal periods. The order regul...	Rule	Oct 23, 2013

Handling and Reporting Requirements:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > AMS Irish Potatoes Grown in Washington; Temporary Change to the Handling Regulations and Reporting Requirements for Yellow Fleshed and White Types of Potatoes This rule temporarily exempts yellow fleshed and white skin (white types) potatoes from minimum quality, maturity, pack, marking, and inspection requirements under the Washington potato marketing order through June 30, 2014. The marketing order regul...	Rule	Oct 23, 2013

Increased Assessment Rates:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > AMS Apricots Grown in Designated Counties in Washington; Increased Assessment Rate This rule increases the assessment rate established for the Washington Apricot Marketing Committee (Committee) for the 2013-2014 and subsequent fiscal periods from $0.50 to $1.50 per ton of Washington apricots handled. The Committee locally administe...	Rule	Oct 23, 2013
Agriculture Department > AMS Dried Prunes Produced in California; Increased Assessment Rate This proposed rule would increase the assessment rate established for the Prune Marketing Committee (Committee) for the 2013- 14 and subsequent crop years from $0.22 to $0.28 per ton of salable dried prunes handled. The Committee locally administers...	Proposed Rule	Oct 23, 2013

Commerce Department

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > EDA Notice of Petitions by Firms for Determination of Eligibility To Apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance Notice and opportunity for public comment.	Notice	Oct 23, 2013

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

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Certain Lined Paper Products From India: Notice of Partial Rescission and Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2011-2012 In response to requests from Petitioners \1\ and two Indian companies, Navneet Publications (India) Ltd. (Navneet) and AR Printing & Packaging (India) Pvt. Ltd. (AR Printing), the Department of Commerce (the Department) is conducting an administrativ...	Notice	Oct 23, 2013
Commerce Department > ITA Certain Small Diameter Carbon and Alloy Seamless Standard, Line and Pressure Pipe From Romania: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2011-2012 On July 10, 2013, the Department of Commerce (the Department) published the preliminary results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain small diameter carbon and alloy seamless standard, line and pressure pipe from Roman...	Notice	Oct 23, 2013

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

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Certain Kitchen Appliance Shelving and Racks From the People's Republic of China: Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2011 The Department of Commerce (the Department) is conducting an administrative review of the countervailing duty order on certain kitchen appliance shelving and racks (kitchen racks) from the People's Republic of China (PRC). The period of review (POR)...	Notice	Oct 23, 2013

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NTIA First Responder Network Authority Board Special Meeting The Board of the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) will hold a Special Meeting via telephone conference (teleconference) on October 25, 2013.	Notice	Oct 23, 2013
Commerce Department > BIS Information Systems Technical Advisory Committee; Notice of Partially Closed Meeting Information Systems Technical Advisory Committee	Notice	Oct 23, 2013
Commerce Department > NIST Judges Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award The Judges Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (Judges Panel) will meet in closed session Monday through Friday, November 4-8, 2013, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Eastern time each day. The purpose of this meeting is to review recommendatio...	Notice	Oct 23, 2013
Commerce Department > BIS Materials Processing Equipment Technical Advisory Committee; Notice of Partially Closed Meeting Materials Processing Equipment Technical Advisory Committee	Notice	Oct 23, 2013
Commerce Department > BIS Sensors and Instrumentation Technical Advisory Committee; Notice of Partially Closed Meeting “Rescheduled” Sensors and Instrumentation Technical Advisory Committee	Notice	Oct 23, 2013
Commerce Department > BIS Transportation and Related Equipment Technical Advisory Committee; Notice of Open Meeting Transportation and Related Equipment Technical Advisory Committee	Notice	Oct 23, 2013

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Mortgage Rules:

Title	Type	Published
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Amendments to the 2013 Mortgage Rules Under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (Regulation X) and the Truth in Lending Act (Regulation Z) This rule amends provisions in Regulation Z and final rules issued by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (Bureau) in 2013, which, among other things, required that consumers receive counseling before obtaining high-cost mortgages and that se...	Rule	Oct 23, 2013

Consumer Product Safety Commission

Title	Type	Published
Consumer Product Safety Commission Safety Standard for Bassinets and Cradles The Danny Keysar Child Product Safety Notification Act, Section 104 of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA), requires the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (Commission or CPSC) to promulgate consumer product safe...	Rule	Oct 23, 2013

Defense Department

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > COE Intent To Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Navy Base Intermodal Facility at the former Charleston Naval Complex (CNC) in North Charleston, South Carolina The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), Charleston District intends to prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) to assess the potential social, economic, and environmental effects of the proposed construction and operation of an interm...	Notice	Oct 23, 2013

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department Defense Business Board; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting; Cancellation On Monday, September 23, 2013 (78 FR 58290-58291), the Department of Defense published a notice announcing a meeting of the Defense Business Board (DBB), which was scheduled for Thursday, October 17, 2013. This notice announces the cancellation of th...	Notice	Oct 23, 2013
Defense Department Meetings of the National Commission on the Structure of the Air Force; Cancellation of October 1, 2013, October 4, 2013 and October 9, 2013 Meetings On Thursday, September 12, 2013 (78 FR 56219-56220), the Department of Defense published a notice announcing an October 1, 2013 meeting of the National Commission on the Structure of the Air Force in Bossier City, Louisiana. On Thursday, September 26...	Notice	Oct 23, 2013

Education Department

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

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2013-2016; Extension of Public Comment Period; Correction On October 2, 2013, the U.S. Department of Education published a 30-day comment period notice in the Federal Register (Page 60864, Column 2) seeking public comment for an information collection entitled, "Integrated Postsecondary Education Data Syste...	Notice	Oct 23, 2013

Energy Department

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-733); Comment Request In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) is soliciting public comment on the proposed information collection FERC-733, Demand Re...	Notice	Oct 23, 2013
Energy Department > FERC Combined Notice of Filings #1 Combined Filings	Notice	Oct 23, 2013
Energy Department > FERC Combined Notice of Filings #2 Combined Filings	Notice	Oct 23, 2013
Energy Department > FERC Transmission Planning Reliability Standards Under section 215 of the Federal Power Act, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approves Transmission Planning (TPL) Reliability Standard TPL-001-4, submitted by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation, the Commission-certified Elect...	Rule	Oct 23, 2013

Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products, Certain Commercial and Industrial Equipment:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products and Certain Commercial and Industrial Equipment: Test Procedures for Showerheads, Faucets, Water Closets, Urinals, and Commercial Prerinse Spray Valves On May 30, 2012, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) to amend the test procedures for showerheads, faucets, water closets, urinals, and prerinse spray valves. Following consideration of comments received...	Rule	Oct 23, 2013

Energy Conservation Program:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Certain Consumer Products and Commercial and Industrial Equipment The recently enacted American Energy Manufacturing Technical Corrections Act amended the Energy Policy and Conservation Act as to certain consumer products and commercial and industrial equipment. The amendments include new and revised energy conserv...	Rule	Oct 23, 2013

Meetings:

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Energy Department Biological and Environmental Research Advisory Committee This notice announces a meeting of the Biological and Environmental Research Advisory Committee (BERAC). The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of these meetings be announced in the Federal Regis...	Notice	Oct 23, 2013
Energy Department Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Northern New Mexico; Meeting This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Northern New Mexico. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of this meeting be announced in...	Notice	Oct 23, 2013
Energy Department Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Oak Ridge Reservation; Meeting 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...	Notice	Oct 23, 2013
Energy Department Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Paducah; Meeting This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Paducah. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of this meeting be announced in the Federal...	Notice	Oct 23, 2013
Energy Department > FERC Notice Announcing Workshop; Zero Rate Reactive Power Rate Schedules Zero Rate Reactive Power Rate Schedules; Workshop	Notice	Oct 23, 2013

Qualifying Conduit Hydropower Facilities:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Notice of Preliminary Determination of a Qualifying Conduit Hydropower Facility and Soliciting Comments and Motions To Intervene; Orchard City, Colorado Orchard City, CO	Notice	Oct 23, 2013

Reactive Power Service Rate Schedules; Orders:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Order on Voluntary Remand and Clarifying Policy on Filing of Reactive Power Service Rate Schedules; Chehalis Power Generating, L.P. Chehalis Power Generating, LP	Notice	Oct 23, 2013

Requests under Blanket Authorizations:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization; Petal Gas Storage, LLC. Petal Gas Storage, LLC	Notice	Oct 23, 2013

Environmental Protection Agency

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Agency Information Collection Activities OMB Responses 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...	Notice	Oct 23, 2013

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

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Information Requirements for Boilers and Industrial Furnaces (Renewal) The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an information collection request (ICR), "Information Requirements for Boilers and Industrial Furnaces (Renewal)" (EPA ICR No. ICR No. 1361.16, OMB Control No. 2050-0073) to the Office of Management a...	Notice	Oct 23, 2013
Environmental Protection Agency Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Mobile Air Conditioner Retrofitting Program (Renewal) The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Mobile Air Conditioner Retrofitting Program (EPA ICR No. 1774.06, OMB Control No. 2060-0450), to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and appro...	Notice	Oct 23, 2013
Environmental Protection Agency Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Stationary Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines (Renewal) The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an information collection request (ICR), "NESHAP for Stationary Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines (Renewal)" (EPA ICR No. 1975.09, OMB Control No. 2060-0548) to the Office of Management and Bu...	Notice	Oct 23, 2013
Environmental Protection Agency Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; National Volatile Organic Compound Emission Standards for Automobile Refinish Coatings (Renewal) The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an information collection request (ICR), National Volatile Organic Compound Emission Standards for Automobile Refinish Coatings (EPA ICR No. 1765.07, OMB Control No. 2060-0353), to the Office of Manag...	Notice	Oct 23, 2013

Air Quality State Implementation Plans; Approvals and Promulgations:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plans; Hawaii; Infrastructure Requirements for the 2008 Lead National Ambient Air Quality Standard EPA is proposing to approve elements of a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of Hawaii on February 13, 2013, pursuant to the requirements of of the Clean Air Act (CAA or the Act) for the 2008 Lead (Pb) national ambient ai...	Proposed Rule	Oct 23, 2013
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Indiana On September 19, 2011, Indiana submitted changes to its monitoring rules to EPA as a revision to its state implementation plan (SIP). The monitoring rules will be used to determine whether various source categories are in compliance with the applicab...	Rule	Oct 23, 2013
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Indiana EPA is proposing to approve additions and revisions to the monitoring and sulfur dioxide rules in the Indiana state implementation plan submitted on September 19, 2011. The monitoring rules will be used to determine whether various source categories...	Proposed Rule	Oct 23, 2013
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Tennessee; Bristol; 2010 Lead Base Year Emissions Inventory and Conversion of Conditional Approvals for Prevention of Significant Deterioration EPA is proposing to approve the Lead 2010 base year emissions inventory State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of Tennessee, through the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) on April 11, 2013. The emiss...	Proposed Rule	Oct 23, 2013

Delegations of Authority:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Delegation of Authority to the Commonwealth of Virginia To Implement and Enforce Additional or Revised National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants and New Source Performance Standards On March 13, 2013, EPA sent the Commonwealth of Virginia (Virginia) a letter acknowledging that Virginia's delegation of authority to implement and enforce National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) and New Source Performance...	Notice	Oct 23, 2013

Hearings:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Public Hearing and Request for Comments on Proposed Revisions to Michigan's Clean Water Act (CWA) Program EPA requests comments on proposed revisions to Michigan's CWA Section 404 permitting program resulting from the recent enactment of Michigan Public Act 98 (PA 98). EPA will hold a public hearing in Lansing, Michigan, on December 11, 2013, to take com...	Notice	Oct 23, 2013

National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan; National Priorities List: Deletion of the Hooker (Hyde Park) Superfund Site The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2 announces the deletion of the Hooker (Hyde Park) Superfund Site (Site) located in Niagara Falls, New York, from the National Priorities List (NPL). The NPL, promulgated pursuant to section 105 of the...	Rule	Oct 23, 2013

Waste Management Systems:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Waste Management System; Testing and Monitoring Activities; Update V of SW-846 The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) is providing notice of the availability of "Update V" to the Third Edition of EPA publication SW-846, "Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods." Update V contains 23 n...	Notice	Oct 23, 2013

Executive Office of the President

Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008; Waiver (Presidential Determination)

Title	Type	Published
Executive Office of the President Determination With Respect to the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008 No. 201317 of September 30, 2013	Presidential Document	Oct 23, 2013

Special Observances:

Title	Type	Published
Executive Office of the President National Character Counts Week, 2013 National Character Counts Week (Proc. 9043)	Presidential Document	Oct 23, 2013
Executive Office of the President National Forest Products Week, 2013 National Forest Products Week (Proc. 9044)	Presidential Document	Oct 23, 2013

Farm Credit Administration

Title	Type	Published
Farm Credit Administration Farm Credit Administration Board; Sunshine Act; Regular Meeting Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the Government in the Sunshine Act, of the regular meeting of the Farm Credit Administration Board (Board).	Notice	Oct 23, 2013

Federal Communications Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Information Collections Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission 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	Oct 23, 2013
Federal Communications Commission Sunshine Act Meeting; Open Commission Meeting; Monday, October, 28, 2013 The Commission will consider a Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to address problems associated with completion of long distance calls to rural areas. 2..................... WIRELESS TITLE: Promoting TELECOMMUNICATIONS. Inter...	Notice	Oct 23, 2013
Federal Communications Commission Privacy Act System of Records Under subsection (e)(4) of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended ("Privacy Act"), 5 U.S.C. 552a, the FCC proposes to change the name and alter one system of records, FCC/OMD-3, "Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) Membership Files" (formerly FCC/OMD-...	Notice	Oct 23, 2013

Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals With Hearing and Speech Disabilities-Waivers of iTRS Mandatory Minimum Standards In this document, the Commission proposes to amend its rules setting minimum standards for telecommunications relay services (TRS) by eliminating standards for Internet-based relay services (iTRS) and public switched telephone network-based captioned...	Proposed Rule	Oct 23, 2013

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Title	Type	Published
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Privacy Act of 1974, as Amended; System of Records Pursuant to the provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, 5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(4) and OMB Circular A-130, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC") has conducted required reviews of its systems of records and is publishing this notice r...	Notice	Oct 23, 2013

Federal Election Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Election Commission Sunshine Act Meeting Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Oct 23, 2013

Policy Statements:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Election Commission Policy Statement Regarding a Program for Requesting Consideration of Legal Questions by the Commission The Federal Election Commission ("Commission") adopted a program on August 1, 2011, providing for a means by which persons and entities may have a legal question considered by the Commission earlier in both the report review process and the audit pro...	Notice	Oct 23, 2013

Federal Housing Finance Agency

Title	Type	Published
Federal Housing Finance Agency Proposed Collection; Comment Request In accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is seeking public comments concerning the information collection known as "Members of the Banks," which has been assigned control nu...	Notice	Oct 23, 2013
Federal Housing Finance Agency Proposed Collection; Comment Request In accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is seeking public comments concerning the information collection known as "Capital Requirements for the Federal Home Loan Banks," wh...	Notice	Oct 23, 2013
Federal Housing Finance Agency Suspended Counterparty Program The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is issuing an interim final rule with request for comments that generally codifies the procedures FHFA follows under its existing Suspended Counterparty Program, established in June, 2012. The interim final r...	Rule	Oct 23, 2013

Government Accountability Office

Requests for Nominations:

Title	Type	Published
Government Accountability Office Vacancy on Board of Governors of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act gave the Comptroller General of the United States responsibility for appointing 19 members to the Board of Governors of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute and for filling vacancies that may...	Notice	Oct 23, 2013

Health and Human Services Department

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > CMS Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing an opportunity for the public to comment on CMS' intention to collect information from the public. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the PRA), federal agencies are required to...	Notice	Oct 23, 2013
Health and Human Services Department > CMS Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing an opportunity for the public to comment on CMS' intention to collect information from the public. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), federal agencies are required to publ...	Notice	Oct 23, 2013
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals	Notice	Oct 23, 2013
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Government-Owned Inventions; Availability for Licensing The inventions listed below are owned by an agency of the U.S. Government and are available for licensing in the U.S. in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR Part 404 to achieve expeditious commercialization of results of federally-funded researc...	Notice	Oct 23, 2013
Health and Human Services Department > CMS Privacy Act of 1974; Report of an Altered CMS System of Records Notice In accordance with the requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), CMS proposes several alterations to the existing system of records titled, "Health Insurance Exchanges (HIX) Program" (No. 09-70-0560), published at 78 FR 8538 (February...	Notice	Oct 23, 2013

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

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request; Threshold of Regulation for Substances Used in Food-Contact Articles The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a proposed collection of information has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.	Notice	Oct 23, 2013

Guidance for Industry; Availability:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Guidance for Industry on Acute Bacterial Skin and Skin Structure Infections: Developing Drugs for Treatment; Availability The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a guidance for industry entitled "Acute Bacterial Skin and Skin Structure Infections: Developing Drugs for Treatment." The purpose of this guidance is to assist sponsors in the...	Notice	Oct 23, 2013
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Draft Guidance for Industry on Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection: Developing Direct-Acting Antiviral Drugs for Treatment; Availability The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled "Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection: Developing Direct-Acting Antiviral Drugs for Treatment." The purpose of this guidance is to assist s...	Notice	Oct 23, 2013
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Guidance for Industry on Data Elements for Submission of Veterinary Adverse Event Reports to the Center for Veterinary Medicine; Availability The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a guidance for industry <greek-i>188 entitled "Data Elements for Submission of Veterinary Adverse Event Reports to the Center for Veterinary Medicine." The purpose of this guida...	Notice	Oct 23, 2013
Health and Human Services Department > FDA International Conference on Harmonisation; Draft Guidance on Elemental Impurities; Availability The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance entitled "Elemental Impurities." Prepared under the auspices of the International Conference on Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Registration of Phar...	Notice	Oct 23, 2013
Health and Human Services Department > FDA International Conference on Harmonisation; Guidance on Q4B Evaluation and Recommendation of Pharmacopoeial Texts for Use in the International Conference on Harmonisation Regions; Annex 14 on Bacterial Endotoxins Test General Chapter; Availability The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a guidance entitled "Q4B Evaluation and Recommendation of Pharmacopoeial Texts for Use in the International Conference on Harmonisation Regions; Annex 14: Bacterial Endotoxins T...	Notice	Oct 23, 2013

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > CDC UPDATE-Meeting of the Community Preventive Services Task Force (Task Force) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces an update to the meeting of the Community Preventive Services Task Force (Task Force). The in-person Task Force meeting is being replaced by an abbreviated conference call as a result of...	Notice	Oct 23, 2013
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Ear, Nose and Throat Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting Notice.	Notice	Oct 23, 2013
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Endocrinologic and Metabolic Drugs Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting Notice.	Notice	Oct 23, 2013
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Fibromyalgia Public Meeting on Patient-Focused Drug Development; Correction The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is correcting a document that appeared in the Federal Register of September 23, 2013 (78 FR 58313). The document announced a public meeting entitled "Fibromyalgia Public Meeting on Patient-Focused Drug Developme...	Notice	Oct 23, 2013
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of General Medical Sciences; Notice of Closed Meetings National Institute of General Medical Sciences	Notice	Oct 23, 2013
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute on Aging; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute on Aging	Notice	Oct 23, 2013
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health; Notice of Meeting Office of the Director	Notice	Oct 23, 2013
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health; Notice of Meeting Office of the Director	Notice	Oct 23, 2013
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Pediatric Oncology Subcommittee of the Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting Notice.	Notice	Oct 23, 2013
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Pediatric Oncology Subcommittee of the Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting Notice.	Notice	Oct 23, 2013
Health and Human Services Department > AHRQ Special Emphasis Panel; Meeting 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 "AHRQ RFA-HS-13-010, Closing the Gap in...	Notice	Oct 23, 2013

New Drug Applications:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA GlaxoSmithKline LLC; Withdrawal of Approval of the Indication for Treatment of Patients With Relapsed or Refractory, Low Grade, Follicular, or Transformed CD20 Positive Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Who Have Not Received Prior Rituximab; BEXXAR The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is withdrawing approval of the indication for treatment of patients with relapsed or refractory, low grade, follicular, or transformed CD20 positive non- Hodgkin's lymphoma who have not received prior rituximab,...	Notice	Oct 23, 2013

Products Not Withdrawn from Sale for Reasons of Safety or Effectiveness:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Determination That INTAL (cromolyn sodium) Inhalation Capsule, 20 Milligrams, Was Not Withdrawn From Sale for Reasons of Safety or Effectiveness The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has determined that INTAL (cromolyn sodium) Inhalation Capsule, 20 milligrams (mg), was not withdrawn from sale for reasons of safety or effectiveness. This determination will allow FDA to approve abbreviated ne...	Notice	Oct 23, 2013
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Determination That PARAFLEX (Chlorzoxazone) Tablets, 250 Milligrams, Was Not Withdrawn From Sale for Reasons of Safety or Effectiveness The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has determined that PARAFLEX (Chlorzoxazone) Tablets, 250 milligrams (mg), was not withdrawn from sale for reasons of safety or effectiveness. This determination will allow FDA to approve abbreviated new drug ap...	Notice	Oct 23, 2013
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Determination That Potassium Citrate, 10 Milliequivalents/Packet and 20 Milliequivalents/Packet, Was Not Withdrawn From Sale for Reasons of Safety or Effectiveness The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has determined that Potassium Citrate, 10 milliequivalents/packet (mEq/packet) and 20 mEq/ packet, was not withdrawn from sale for reasons of safety or effectiveness. This determination will allow FDA to approve...	Notice	Oct 23, 2013

Single-Source Expansion Supplement Grants:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > ACF Announcing the Award of Four Single-Source Expansion Supplement Grants Under the Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV), Tribal Early Learning Initiative Program This announces the award of single-source program expansion supplement grants to the following Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) grantees to support their ongoing participation in the Tribal Early Learning Initiative...	Notice	Oct 23, 2013

Homeland Security Department

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Homeland Security Department > USCBP Extension of the Air Cargo Advance Screening (ACAS) Pilot Program and Reopening of Application Period for Participation On October 24, 2012, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) published a notice in the Federal Register that announced the formalization and expansion of the Air Cargo Advance Screening (ACAS) pilot program that would run for six months. On April 23...	Notice	Oct 23, 2013
Homeland Security Department > USCBP Quarterly IRS Interest Rates Used in Calculating Interest on Overdue Accounts and Refunds on Customs Duties This notice advises the public of the quarterly Internal Revenue Service interest rates used to calculate interest on overdue accounts (underpayments) and refunds (overpayments) of customs duties. For the calendar quarter beginning October 1, 2013, t...	Notice	Oct 23, 2013
Homeland Security Department > USCG Tank Vessel Oil Transfers The Coast Guard announces that it is considering new measures to reduce the risks of oil spills in oil transfer operations from or to a tank vessel, and requests public input on measures that can be implemented to reduce these risks. The Coast Guard...	Notice	Oct 23, 2013
Homeland Security Department > USCBP, Treasury Department United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement This rule amends the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regulations on an interim basis to implement the preferential tariff treatment and other customs-related provisions of the United States- Panama Trade Promotion Agreement entered into by t...	Rule	Oct 23, 2013

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

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCIS Agency Information Collection Activities: Application To Replace Permanent Resident Card, Form Number I-90; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the...	Notice	Oct 23, 2013

Drawbridge Operations:

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Homeland Security Department > USCG Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Inner Harbor Navigational Canal, New Orleans, LA The Coast Guard proposes to modify the operating schedules that govern the US 90 (Danzinger) Bridge across the Inner Harbor Navigational Canal (IHNC), mile 3.1 and the Senator Ted Hickey (Leon C. Simon Blvd./Seabrook) bridge across the IHNC, mile 4.6...	Proposed Rule	Oct 23, 2013

Meetings:

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Homeland Security Department > USCG Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee The Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee (MERPAC) will meet on November 14, 2013 via teleconference, to discuss Task Statement 85, Review of Draft Update to Marine Safety Manual (Volume III), Chapters 20 through 26. This meeting will be open...	Notice	Oct 23, 2013
Homeland Security Department > USCG National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee; Meeting The National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee (NOSAC) will meet on November 13 and 14, 2013, in Houston, TX, to discuss various issues related to safety of operations and other matters affecting the oil and gas offshore industry. These meetings are...	Notice	Oct 23, 2013
Homeland Security Department President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee The President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC) will meet on Wednesday, November 20, 2013. The meeting will be open to the public.	Notice	Oct 23, 2013

Housing and Urban Development Department

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

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department 60 Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment: Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian Institutions Assisting Communities (AN/NHIAC) Program The proposed information collection requirement described below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject proposa...	Notice	Oct 23, 2013
Housing and Urban Development Department 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment: Doctoral Dissertation Research Grant Program The proposed information collection requirement described below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject proposa...	Notice	Oct 23, 2013
Housing and Urban Development Department 60 Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment: Historically Black Colleges and Universities Program The proposed information collection requirement described below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject proposa...	Notice	Oct 23, 2013

Interior Department

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants:

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Interior Department > FWS Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Revised Critical Habitat for the Comal Springs Dryopid Beetle, Comal Springs Riffle Beetle, and Peck's Cave Amphipod We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), revise the critical habitat for the Comal Springs dryopid beetle (Stygoparnus comalensis), Comal Springs riffle beetle (Heterelmis comalensis), and Peck's cave amphipod (Stygobromus pecki), under the...	Rule	Oct 23, 2013

Meetings:

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Interior Department > BLM Notice of Public Meeting; Wyoming Resource Advisory Council 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) Wyoming Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet as indicated...	Notice	Oct 23, 2013

Proposed Template Safe Harbor Agreements:

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Interior Department > FWS Proposed Template Safe Harbor Agreement for the Solano County Water Agency in Yolo and Solano Counties, California This notice advises the public that the Solano County Water Agency and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) have developed a Template Safe Harbor Agreement (Agreement) for the federally threatened valley elderberry longhorn beetle (Desmocerus...	Notice	Oct 23, 2013

Special Regulations:

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Interior Department > NPS Special Regulations; Areas of the National Park System; Yellowstone National Park; Winter Use The National Park Service is promulgating this rule to establish a management framework that allows the public to experience the unique winter resources and values at Yellowstone National Park. This rule includes provisions that allow greater flexibi...	Rule	Oct 23, 2013

International Trade Commission

Determinations:

Title	Type	Published
International Trade Commission Certain Audiovisual Components and Products Containing the Same; Commission Determination To Review a Final Initial Determination Finding a Violation of Section 337 In Its Entirety; Schedule for Filing Written Submissions on Certain Issues Under Review and on Remedy, Bonding, and the Public Interest Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined to review the final initial determination ("ID") issued by the presiding administrative law judge ("ALJ") on July 18, 2013 in its entirety. The Commission requests cer...	Notice	Oct 23, 2013

Justice Department

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

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department > DEA Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comments Requested: Application for Permit To Import Controlled Substances for Domestic and/or Scientific Purposes Pursuant to 21 U.S.C. 952 (DEA Form 357) 30-Day Notice.	Notice	Oct 23, 2013
Justice Department Certification of Compliance With the Statutory Eligibility Requirements of the Violence Against Women Act as Amended for Applicants to the STOP (Services* Training* Officers* Prosecutors) Violence Against Women Formula Grant Program; Agency Information Collection Activities: Revision of a Currently Approved Collection 30-Day Notice.	Notice	Oct 23, 2013
Justice Department > FBI Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection, Comments Requested; Extension of a Currently Approved Collection; Monthly Return of Arson Offenses Known to Law Enforcement 30-day Notice.	Notice	Oct 23, 2013
Justice Department > FBI Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection, Comments Requested; Extension of a Currently Approved Collection; Number of Full-time Law Enforcement Employees as of October 31 30-day Notice.	Notice	Oct 23, 2013

Labor Department

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Labor Department > ETA Labor Surplus Area Classification under Executive Orders 12073 and 10582 The purpose of this notice is to announce the annual list of labor surplus areas for Fiscal Year (FY) 2014.	Notice	Oct 23, 2013

National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities National Council on the Arts 180th Meeting Pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), as amended, notice is hereby given that the National Endowment for the Arts will hold a virtual meeting of the National Council on the Arts. Agenda times are approxi...	Notice	Oct 23, 2013

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission OMB Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for the Office of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has recently submitted to OMB for review the following proposal for the collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). The NRC hereby informs...	Notice	Oct 23, 2013

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Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board

Meetings:

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Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board Board Meeting; November 20, 2013 in Washington, DC DOE SNF and HLW Management Research and Development Activities	Notice	Oct 23, 2013
Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board Workshop; November 18-19, 2013 in Washington, DC Impacts of SNF Canister Design on the SNF Waste-management System; Workshop	Notice	Oct 23, 2013

Securities and Exchange Commission

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals	Notice	Oct 23, 2013
Securities and Exchange Commission Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals	Notice	Oct 23, 2013
Securities and Exchange Commission Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals	Notice	Oct 23, 2013
Securities and Exchange Commission Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals	Notice	Oct 23, 2013

Applications:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Arden Investment Series Trust, et al.; Notice of Application Notice of application pursuant to Section 6(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act" or "Act"), seeking exemptions from Sections 9(a), 13(a), 15(a) and 15(b) of the 1940 Act and Rules 6e-2(b)(15) and 6e-3(T)(b)(15) thereunder.	Notice	Oct 23, 2013
Securities and Exchange Commission Davidson Kempner Capital Management LLC; Notice of Application Notice of application for an exemptive order under Section 206A of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the "Advisers Act") and Rule 206(4)-5(e) thereunder.	Notice	Oct 23, 2013

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change Relating to The Customized Option Pricing Service Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Oct 23, 2013
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To Allow FINRA Members To Use the FINRA/NYSE Trade Reporting Facility To Transfer Transaction Fees Charged by One Member to Another Member Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.	Notice	Oct 23, 2013
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Amending the NYSE Arca Options Fee Schedule Relating to Market Maker and Lead Market Maker Transaction Credits NYSE Arca, Inc.	Notice	Oct 23, 2013
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Options Clearing Corporation; Notice of No Objection to Advance Notice Filing To Reflect Enhancements in OCC's System for Theoretical Analysis and Numerical Simulations as Applied to Longer-Tenor Options Options Clearing Corp.	Notice	Oct 23, 2013
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Options Clearing Corporation; Order Approving Proposed Rule Change To Amend Policy Statement Adopted Under Rule 205 Entitled “Back-Up Communication Channel to Internet Access” Options Clearing Corp.	Notice	Oct 23, 2013

Surface Transportation Board

Title	Type	Published
DOT, STB New Filing Deadlines for Material Due To Be Submitted During the Federal Government Shutdown The Board provides notice that any material due to be submitted to the Board during the Federal government shutdown will now be due no later than October 24, 2013. Further, submissions that arrived by mail during the shutdown will be considered recei...	Notice	Oct 23, 2013

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Trade Representative, Office of United States

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Trade Representative, Office of United States Request for Public Comments To Compile the Report on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Pursuant to section 181 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (19 U.S.C. 2241), the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) will be publishing in 2014 the Report on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures. With this notice, the Trade Polic...	Notice	Oct 23, 2013
Trade Representative, Office of United States Request for Public Comments to Compile the Report on Technical Barriers to Trade Pursuant to section 181 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (19 U.S.C. 2241), the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) will be publishing in 2014 a Report on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT Report) identifying and analyzing signi...	Notice	Oct 23, 2013

Transportation Department

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Transportation Department Notice of Applications for Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity and Foreign Air Carrier Permits Filed Under Subpart B (Formerly Subpart Q) Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity and Foreign Air Carrier Permits; Applications	Notice	Oct 23, 2013
Transportation Department Applications for Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity and Foreign Air Carrier Permits Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity and Foreign Air Carrier Permits; Applications	Notice	Oct 23, 2013
Transportation Department Notice of Applications for Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity and Foreign Air Carrier Permits Filed Under Subpart B (Formerly Subpart Q) During the Week Ending October 5, 2013 Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity and Foreign Air Carrier Permits; Applications	Notice	Oct 23, 2013
Transportation Department > FAA Exhaust Emissions Standards for New Aircraft Gas Turbine Engines and Identification Plate for Aircraft Engines On December 31, 2012, the FAA published a final rule with a request for comments amending the emission standards for turbine engine powered airplanes to incorporate the standards that were promulgated by the United States Environmental Protection Age...	Rule	Oct 23, 2013
Transportation Department > FAA Exhaust Emissions Standards for New Aircraft Gas Turbine Engines and Identification Plate for Aircraft Engines The FAA is making technical changes to a final rule published in the Federal Register on December 31, 2012. That final rule amended the emission standards for certain turbine engine powered airplanes to incorporate the standards promulgated by the Un...	Rule	Oct 23, 2013
Transportation Department > FAA Interim Policy, FAA Review of Solar Energy System Projects on Federally Obligated Airports This notice establishes interim FAA policy for proposals by sponsors of federally obligated airports to construct solar energy systems on airport property. FAA is adopting an interim policy because it is in the public interest to enhance safety by cl...	Notice	Oct 23, 2013
Transportation Department Notice of Rights and Protections Available Under the Federal Antidiscrimination and Whistleblower Protection Laws This Notice implements Title II of the Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 (No FEAR Act of 2002). It is the annual obligation for Federal agencies to notify all employees, former employees, and applicants...	Notice	Oct 23, 2013
Transportation Department Senior Executive Service Performance Review Boards Membership DOT publishes the names of the persons selected to serve on the various Departmental PRBs as required by 5 U.S.C. 4314(c)(4).	Notice	Oct 23, 2013
Transportation Department > FMCSA Unified Registration System; Correction FMCSA makes corrections to its August 23, 2013, final rule regarding the Unified Registration System. This document makes four minor revisions to the URS final rule to be consistent with the Agency's "General Technical, Organizational and Conforming...	Rule	Oct 23, 2013

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

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FMCSA Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension of an Approved Information Collection Request: Transportation of Hazardous Materials, Highway Routing In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FMCSA announces its plan to submit the Information Collection Request (ICR) described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for its review and approval and invites public comment. T...	Notice	Oct 23, 2013

Airworthiness Directives:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Fokker Services B.V. Airplanes We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Fokker Services B.V. Model F.28 Mark 0070 and 0100 airplanes. This proposed AD was prompted by an evaluation by the design approval holder (DAH) indicating that the butt-joints on the...	Proposed Rule	Oct 23, 2013
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain The Boeing Company Model 777F series airplanes. This proposed AD was prompted by a report of a fire that originated near the first officer's seat and caused extensive damage to the fl...	Proposed Rule	Oct 23, 2013
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes The FAA withdraws a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that proposed a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain The Boeing Company Model 767 airplanes equipped with General Electric Model CF6- 80C2 engines. The NPRM proposed to require modifyin...	Proposed Rule	Oct 23, 2013

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Third Meeting: RTCA Tactical Operations Committee (TOC) The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of the third meeting of the RTCA Tactical Operations Committee.	Notice	Oct 23, 2013

Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FMCSA Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Diabetes Mellitus FMCSA announces receipt of applications from 16 individuals for exemptions from the prohibition against persons with insulin- treated diabetes mellitus (ITDM) operating commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) in interstate commerce. If granted, the exemptio...	Notice	Oct 23, 2013
Transportation Department > FMCSA Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Diabetes Mellitus FMCSA announces receipt of applications from 15 individuals for exemptions from the prohibition against persons with insulin- treated diabetes mellitus (ITDM) operating commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) in interstate commerce. If granted, the exemptio...	Notice	Oct 23, 2013
Transportation Department > FMCSA Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Diabetes Mellitus FMCSA announces receipt of applications from 29 individuals for exemptions from the prohibition against persons with insulin- treated diabetes mellitus (ITDM) operating commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) in interstate commerce. If granted, the exemptio...	Notice	Oct 23, 2013
Transportation Department > FMCSA Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Diabetes Mellitus FMCSA announces receipt of applications from 37 individuals for exemptions from the prohibition against persons with insulin- treated diabetes mellitus (ITDM) operating commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) in interstate commerce. If granted, the exemptio...	Notice	Oct 23, 2013
Transportation Department > FMCSA Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Diabetes Mellitus FMCSA announces its decision to exempt 24 individuals from its rule prohibiting persons with insulin-treated diabetes mellitus (ITDM) from operating commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) in interstate commerce. The exemptions will enable these individuals...	Notice	Oct 23, 2013
Transportation Department > FMCSA Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Vision FMCSA announces receipt of applications from 38 individuals for exemption from the vision requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations. They are unable to meet the vision requirement in one eye for various reasons. The exemptions will...	Notice	Oct 23, 2013
Transportation Department > FMCSA Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Vision FMCSA announces its decision to renew the exemptions from the vision requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations for 15 individuals. FMCSA has statutory authority to exempt individuals from the vision requirement if the exemptions gra...	Notice	Oct 23, 2013
Transportation Department > FMCSA Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Vision FMCSA announces its decision to exempt 25 individuals from the vision requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs). They are unable to meet the vision requirement in one eye for various reasons. The exemptions will enable thes...	Notice	Oct 23, 2013
Transportation Department > FMCSA Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Vision FMCSA announces its decision to renew the exemptions from the vision requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations for 14 individuals. FMCSA has statutory authority to exempt individuals from the vision requirement if the exemptions gra...	Notice	Oct 23, 2013
Transportation Department > FMCSA Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Vision FMCSA announces its decision to renew the exemptions from the vision requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations for 5 individuals. FMCSA has statutory authority to exempt individuals from the vision requirement if the exemptions gran...	Notice	Oct 23, 2013

Waivers of Aeronautical Land-Use Assurance:

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Transportation Department > FAA Public Notice for Waiver of Aeronautical Land-Use Assurance The FAA is considering a proposal to change a portion of airport land from aeronautical use to non-aeronautical use and to authorize the sale of airport property located at French Lick Airport, French Lick, Indiana. The aforementioned land is not nee...	Notice	Oct 23, 2013

Treasury Department

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Treasury Department > Bureau of the Fiscal Service Senior Executive Service; Fiscal Service Performance Review Board This notice announces the appointment of the members of the Fiscal Service Performance Review Board (PRB) for the Bureau of the Fiscal Service (Fiscal Service). The PRB reviews the performance appraisals of career senior executives who are below the...	Notice	Oct 23, 2013

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

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Treasury Department > Bureau of the Fiscal Service Proposed Collection: Information Collected Through Investigative Inquiry Forms The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collection...	Notice	Oct 23, 2013
Treasury Department > OCC Agency Information Collection Activities: Information Collection Renewal; Comment Request; Securities Offering Disclosure Rules The OCC, 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, as required by the Paperwork Reduct...	Notice	Oct 23, 2013

Veterans Affairs Department

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Veterans Affairs Department Designee for Patient Personal Property The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) proposes to amend its regulation that governs a competent veteran's designation of a person to receive the veteran's funds and personal effects in the event that such veteran was to die while in a VA field faci...	Proposed Rule	Oct 23, 2013
Veterans Affairs Department Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records The Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552(3)(4)) requires that all agencies publish in the Federal Register a notice of the existence and character of their systems of records. Notice is hereby given that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is establ...	Notice	Oct 23, 2013
Veterans Affairs Department VA Dental Insurance Program-Federalism The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) proposes to amend its regulations related to the VA Dental Insurance Program (VADIP), a pilot program to offer premium-based dental insurance to enrolled veterans and certain survivors and dependents of veteran...	Proposed Rule	Oct 23, 2013

Federal Register October 23, 2013

Agencies Publishing on October 23, 2013

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Agriculture Department

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

Decreased Assessment Rates:

Grade Standards:

Handling Regulations:

Handling and Reporting Requirements:

Increased Assessment Rates:

Commerce Department

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

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

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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Mortgage Rules:

Consumer Product Safety Commission

Defense Department

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

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Education Department

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

Energy Department

Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products, Certain Commercial and Industrial Equipment:

Energy Conservation Program:

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Qualifying Conduit Hydropower Facilities:

Reactive Power Service Rate Schedules; Orders:

Requests under Blanket Authorizations:

Environmental Protection Agency

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

Air Quality State Implementation Plans; Approvals and Promulgations:

Delegations of Authority:

Hearings:

National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan:

Waste Management Systems:

Executive Office of the President

Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008; Waiver (Presidential Determination)

Special Observances:

Farm Credit Administration

Federal Communications Commission

Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities:

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Federal Election Commission

Policy Statements:

Federal Housing Finance Agency

Government Accountability Office

Requests for Nominations:

Health and Human Services Department

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

Guidance for Industry; Availability:

Meetings:

New Drug Applications:

Products Not Withdrawn from Sale for Reasons of Safety or Effectiveness:

Single-Source Expansion Supplement Grants:

Homeland Security Department

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

Drawbridge Operations:

Meetings:

Housing and Urban Development Department

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

Interior Department

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants:

Meetings:

Proposed Template Safe Harbor Agreements:

Special Regulations:

International Trade Commission

Determinations:

Justice Department

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

Labor Department

National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities

Meetings:

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

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Securities and Exchange Commission

Applications:

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes:

Surface Transportation Board

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Agricultural Marketing Service

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Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board

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Trade Representative, Office of United States