December 4, 2013 (Volume 78)

Federal Register December 4, 2013

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Agencies Publishing on December 4, 2013

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

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We are advising the public of our preliminary concurrence with the World Organization for Animal Health's (OIE) bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) risk designations for 14 regions. The OIE recognizes these regions as being of either negligible ri...
Notice Dec 04, 2013
We are amending the regulations that govern the importation of animals and animal products to revise the conditions for the importation of live bovines and products derived from bovines with regard to bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). We are ba...
Rule Dec 04, 2013

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

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Arapahoe Basin Ski Area (A-Basin) has submitted a proposal to the White River National Forest (WRNF) to pursue approval of proposed projects included in its 2012 Master Development Plan (MDP). The WRNF has accepted this proposal, and is preparing an...
Notice Dec 04, 2013

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

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

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The Department of Commerce (the ``Department'') has determined that a request for a new shipper review of the antidumping duty order on drawn stainless steel sinks (``drawn sinks'') from the People's Republic of China (``PRC''), received on October 2...
Notice Dec 04, 2013

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

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On November 14, 2013, the United States Court of International Trade (``CIT'') issued its final judgment in Home Meridian Int'l, Inc. v. United States Consol. Court No. 11-00325 \1\ and sustained the Department of Commerce's (``the Department'') fina...
Notice Dec 04, 2013

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

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As a result of the determinations by the Department of Commerce (the ``Department'') and the International Trade Commission (the ``ITC'') that revocation of the antidumping duty order on circular welded carbon-quality steel pipe (``circular welded pi...
Notice Dec 04, 2013
As a result of the determinations by the Department of Commerce (the Department) and the International Trade Commission (the ITC) that revocation of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on circular welded carbon quality steel pipe (circular welded pip...
Notice Dec 04, 2013

Export Trade Certificates of Review:

Title Type Published
The Office of Trade and Economic Analysis (``OTEA'') of the International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce, has received an application to amend an Export Trade Certificate of Review (``Certificate''). This notice summarizes the proposed...
Notice Dec 04, 2013

Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic:

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NMFS, Southeast Region, in collaboration with the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council), intends to prepare a DEIS to describe and analyze a range of alternatives for management actions to be included in Regulatory Amendment 16 to the F...
Notice Dec 04, 2013
NMFS, Southeast Region, in collaboration with the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council), intends to prepare a DEIS to describe and analyze a range of alternatives for management actions to be included in Regulatory Amendment 17 to the F...
Notice Dec 04, 2013

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska:

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NMFS publishes individual fishing quota (IFQ) standard prices and fee percentage for the IFQ cost recovery program in the halibut and sablefish fisheries of the North Pacific. The fee percentage for 2013 is 2.8%. This action is intended to provide ho...
Notice Dec 04, 2013

Proposed Production Activities:

Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities:

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Upon application from the U.S. Navy (Navy), we (the National Marine Fisheries Service) are issuing regulations under the Marine Mammal Protection Act to govern the unintentional taking of marine mammals incidental to training and testing activities c...
Rule Dec 04, 2013

Defense Department logo Defense Department

Partially Exclusive Patent Licenses:

Title Type Published
The Department of the Navy hereby gives notice of its intent to grant to ICAP Patent Brokerage, LLC, a revocable, nonassignable, partially exclusive license in the United States to practice the Government-Owned inventions described in U.S. Patent No....
Notice Dec 04, 2013

Education Department logo Education Department

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

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, ED is proposing a new information collection.
Notice Dec 04, 2013

Priorities, Requirements, Definitions, and Selection Criteria:

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On October 25, 2013, the Secretary of Education (Secretary) published in the Federal Register (78 FR 63913) a notice of proposed priority regarding the expansion of Department of Education (Department) programs and projects that support activities in...
Proposed Rule Dec 04, 2013

Energy Department logo Energy Department

Title Type Published
The Department of Energy (DOE) invites the public to comment on the draft DOE 2014-2018 Strategic Plan. The Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) Modernization Act of 2010 requires that federal agencies revise and update their strategic plan...
Notice Dec 04, 2013
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) is issuing this Final Rule to amend its regulations to clarify that auxiliary installations added to existing or proposed interstate transmission facilities under the Commission's regulations must...
Rule Dec 04, 2013
Combined Filings
Notice Dec 04, 2013
Combined Filings
Notice Dec 04, 2013
Combined Filings
Notice Dec 04, 2013
Combined Filings
Notice Dec 04, 2013
Electronic Tariff Filing Codes; Changes
Notice Dec 04, 2013

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

Title Type Published
A 60-day notice and request for comments was published in the Federal Register on July 6, 2013 (78 FR 34089). No comments were received in response to this Notice. A 30-day notice and request for comments was published in the Federal Register on Augu...
Notice Dec 04, 2013

Complaints:

Title Type Published
Arkansas Electric Corp. v. Oklahoma Gas and Electric Co.
Notice Dec 04, 2013

Compliance Filings:

Preliminary Permit Applications:

Title Type Published
Western Minnesota Municipal Power Agency; Lockplus Hydro Friends Fund III, LLC
Notice Dec 04, 2013

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

Title Type Published
EPA is amending certain reporting requirements that were promulgated under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to require the use electronic reporting. EPA is requiring the use of electronic reporting in order to minimize the paperwork burden ass...
Rule Dec 04, 2013
In accordance with section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), EPA is issuing a notice of receipt of requests by registrants to voluntarily cancel certain pesticide registrations. EPA intends to grant these req...
Notice Dec 04, 2013

Pesticide Registrations:

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EPA issued a notice in the Federal Register of September 20, 2013, concerning the product cancellation of several pesticide products, which were previously published in the Federal Register of September 18, 2013 and are subject to the provisions set...
Notice Dec 04, 2013

Redesignation Requests and Maintenance Plans:

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In this notice, EPA is notifying the public that EPA has made insignificance findings through the transportation conformity adequacy process, under the Clean Air Act (CAA), for directly emitted fine particulate matter (PM<INF>2.5</INF>) and nitrogen...
Notice Dec 04, 2013
In this notice, EPA is notifying the public that we have made insignificance findings through the transportation conformity adequacy process, under the Clean Air Act (CAA), for directly emitted fine particulate matter (PM<INF>2.5</INF>) and nitrogen...
Notice Dec 04, 2013
In this notice, EPA is notifying the public that we have made insignificance findings through the transportation conformity adequacy process, under the Clean Air Act (CAA), for directly emitted fine particulate matter (PM<INF>2.5</INF>) and nitrogen...
Notice Dec 04, 2013

Executive Office of the President logo Executive Office of the President

Title Type Published
Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008; Delegation of Authority (Memorandum of August 2, 2013)
Presidential Document Dec 04, 2013

Special Observances:

Title Type Published
World AIDS Day (Proc. 9064)
Presidential Document Dec 04, 2013

Export-Import Bank logo Export-Import Bank

Title Type Published
Notice of an Open Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States.
Notice Dec 04, 2013

Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

Title Type Published
As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take...
Notice Dec 04, 2013
As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take...
Notice Dec 04, 2013
As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take...
Notice Dec 04, 2013
As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), the Federal Communications Commission invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this...
Notice Dec 04, 2013
As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) invites the general public and other Federal a...
Notice Dec 04, 2013
In this notice of proposed rulemaking, the Commission seeks comment on some specific variations of the licensing and technical proposals for the 3550-3650 MHz band (3.5 GHz Band) originally set forth in Amendment of the Commission's rules with Regard...
Proposed Rule Dec 04, 2013

Federal Maritime Commission logo Federal Maritime Commission

Title Type Published
Agreements Filed
Notice Dec 04, 2013

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Title Type Published
In compliance with section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS), Department of Health and Human Services, has submitted an Information Collection Request (ICR), described below, to the Office of Manag...
Notice Dec 04, 2013
Notice is hereby given that the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) has taken final action in the following case: Timothy Sheehy, B.A., BSc., SAIC-Frederick, Inc.
Notice Dec 04, 2013
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is withdrawing the proposed rule to list bulk drug substances used in pharmacy compounding and preparing to develop a list of bulk drug substances (bulk drugs) that may be used to compound drug product...
Proposed Rule Dec 04, 2013

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

Title Type Published
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 Dec 04, 2013
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 Dec 04, 2013
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 Dec 04, 2013

Bulk Drug Substances that May be Used to Compound Drug Products, etc., Concerning Outsourcing Facilities:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is preparing to develop a list of bulk drug substances (bulk drugs) that may be used to compound drug products in accordance with section 503B of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the FD&C Act)...
Proposed Rule Dec 04, 2013

Draft Guidance for Industry and Staff:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of the guidance entitled ``Civil Money Penalties for Tobacco Retailers: Responses to Frequently Asked Questions.'' This guidance provides information in response to questions that...
Notice Dec 04, 2013
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled ``Interim Product Reporting for Human Drug Compounding Outsourcing Facilities Under Section 503B of the Federal Food, Drug,...
Notice Dec 04, 2013
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance entitled ``Pharmacy Compounding of Human Drug Products Under Section 503A of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act''. The draft guidance announ...
Notice Dec 04, 2013
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled ``Registration for Human Drug Compounding Outsourcing Facilities Under Section 503B of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic...
Notice Dec 04, 2013

Drug Products that Present Demonstrable Difficulties for Compounding:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is preparing to develop a list of drug products that present demonstrable difficulties for compounding (difficult-to-compound list). To identify candidates for this list, FDA is encouraging interested...
Proposed Rule Dec 04, 2013

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Center for Scientific Review
Notice Dec 04, 2013
National Institute of General Medical Sciences
Notice Dec 04, 2013

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

Title Type Published
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 the U.S. Coast Guard is forwarding Information Collection Requests (ICRs), abstracted below, to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), req...
Notice Dec 04, 2013
This notice lists communities where the addition or modification of Base Flood Elevations (BFEs), base flood depths, Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) boundaries or zone designations, or the regulatory floodway (hereinafter referred to as flood hazard...
Notice Dec 04, 2013
This notice lists communities where the addition or modification of Base Flood Elevations (BFEs), base flood depths, Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) boundaries or zone designations, or the regulatory floodway (hereinafter referred to as flood hazard...
Notice Dec 04, 2013
This notice lists communities where the addition or modification of Base Flood Elevations (BFEs), base flood depths, Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) boundaries or zone designations, or the regulatory floodway (hereinafter referred to as flood hazard...
Notice Dec 04, 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 Dec 04, 2013
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announces the establishment of a fee for applicants of the TSA Pre[check]<SUP>TM</SUP> Application Program. Members of the public may apply to this TSA program by voluntarily providing biometric and bi...
Notice Dec 04, 2013

Drawbridge Operations:

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard has issued a temporary deviation from the regulation that governs the U.S. Highway 90 bridge across Chef Menteur Pass, mile 2.8, at New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana. The deviation is necessary to affect repairs and maintenance t...
Rule Dec 04, 2013
The Coast Guard has issued a temporary deviation from the operating schedule that governs the Black Bayou pontoon bridge across the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, mile 237.5, near Moss Lake, Louisiana. The deviation is necessary in order to drive piles...
Rule Dec 04, 2013

Major Disaster Declarations:

Title Type Published
This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of New Mexico (FEMA-4152-DR), dated October 29, 2013, and related determinations.
Notice Dec 04, 2013

Major Disaster and Related Determinations:

Title Type Published
This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Illinois (FEMA-4157-DR), dated November 26, 2013, and related determinations.
Notice Dec 04, 2013
This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Nebraska (FEMA-4156-DR), dated November 26, 2013, and related determinations.
Notice Dec 04, 2013

Interior Department logo Interior Department

Bald and Golden Eagles; Migratory Birds:

Title Type Published
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce our intent to prepare a draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Phase I of the Chokecherry-Sierra Madre Wind Energy Project. Our draft EIS will analyze the environmental impacts associ...
Notice Dec 04, 2013

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
This notice advises the public that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) as lead agency intends to gather information necessary for preparing an environmental impact statement (EIS) in connection with the Wilton Rancheria's (Tribe) application requesti...
Notice Dec 04, 2013

Migratory Bird Permits:

Title Type Published
The States of Alabama, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Nevada, New York, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wisconsin have requested that we delegate permitting for...
Rule Dec 04, 2013

Oil and Gas Lease Sales:

Title Type Published
BOEM announces the availability of the Proposed NOS for proposed EPA Sale 225. This Notice is published pursuant to 30 CFR 556.29(c) as a matter of information to the public. With regard to oil and gas leasing on the OCS, the Secretary of the Interio...
Notice Dec 04, 2013

Justice Department logo Justice Department

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Dec 04, 2013
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Dec 04, 2013

Labor Department logo Labor Department

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given of a meeting of the Labor Advisory Committee for Trade Negotiation and Trade Policy. Date, Time, Place: December 16, 2013; 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.; U.S. Department of Labor, Secretary's Conference Room, 200 Constitution Ave. NW...
Notice Dec 04, 2013

M
Management and Budget Office

Title Type Published
The Office of Management and Budget is publishing the attached memorandum to the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies announcing that $952,308 is the ``benchmark compensation amount'' for certain executives and employees in terms of costs allo...
Notice Dec 04, 2013

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Dec 04, 2013

O
Overseas Private Investment Corporation

Title Type Published
This rule proposes revisions to the Overseas Private Investment Corporation's (``OPIC'') Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) regulations by making substantive and administrative changes. These revisions are intended to supersede OPIC's current FOIA reg...
Proposed Rule Dec 04, 2013
This rule proposes revisions to the Overseas Private Investment Corporation's (``OPIC'') regulations governing the production of nonpublic testimony or records for court proceedings, commonly known as Touhy regulations after Touhy v. Ragen, 340 U.S....
Proposed Rule Dec 04, 2013

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Title Type Published
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Dec 04, 2013

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes:

Title Type Published
BATS Exchange, Inc.
Notice Dec 04, 2013
BATS Y-Exchange, Inc.
Notice Dec 04, 2013
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.
Notice Dec 04, 2013
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.
Notice Dec 04, 2013
NYSE Arca, Inc.
Notice Dec 04, 2013
NYSE MKT, LLC
Notice Dec 04, 2013
New York Stock Exchange, LLC
Notice Dec 04, 2013

State Department logo State Department

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The Department of State and the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) are providing notice that the United States and Colombia intend to hold the first meeting of the Environmental Affairs Council (the ``Council'') and the first mee...
Notice Dec 04, 2013

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, PHMSA invites comments on an information collection pertaining to Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness (HMEP) Grants. PHMSA will request approval from the Office of Management and Budget (...
Notice Dec 04, 2013

Airworthiness Directives:

Title Type Published
We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for SOCATA Model TBM 700 airplanes. This proposed AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) originated by an aviation authority of another country to identify and corr...
Proposed Rule Dec 04, 2013
We are superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2007-11-08 for all The Boeing Company Model 727 airplanes. AD 2007-11-08 required repetitive inspections of the in-tank fuel boost pump wiring, installation of sleeving over the in-tank fuel boost pump...
Rule Dec 04, 2013
We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all The Boeing Company Model 717-200 airplanes. This proposed AD was prompted by multiple reports of cracking in the overwing frames. This proposed AD would require repetitive inspections for...
Proposed Rule Dec 04, 2013

Commuter Air Carrier Authority Applications:

Title Type Published
The Department of Transportation is directing all interested persons to show cause why it should not issue an order finding Ultimate JETCHARTERS, LLC, fit, willing, and able, and awarding it commuter air carrier authority to conduct scheduled commute...
Notice Dec 04, 2013

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

Title Type Published
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, a bureau of the Department of the Treasury, and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System are issuing this Final Rule amending the regulatory definitions of ``funds transfer'' and ``transmittal of...
Rule Dec 04, 2013

United States African Development Foundation logo United States African Development Foundation

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The U.S. African Development Foundation (USDAF) will hold its quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors to discuss the agency's programs and administration.
Notice Dec 04, 2013

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