December 17, 2013 (Volume 78)

Federal Register December 17, 2013

View all documents issued on December 17, 2013. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

133 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on December 17, 2013

Administrative Conference of the United States logo Administrative Conference of the United States

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The Administrative Conference of the United States adopted three recommendations at its Fifty-Ninth Plenary Session. The appended recommendations address the use of social media to support agency rulemaking activities, provide guidance to courts and...
Notice Dec 17, 2013

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

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

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In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's intention to request an extension of approval of an information collection associated with the regulations for the importat...
Notice Dec 17, 2013

Meetings:

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The National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council (Council) will meet in Washington, DC The Council is established consistent with Section 9 of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act, as amended by Title XII, Section 1219 of Public Law No....
Notice Dec 17, 2013

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

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Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Dec 17, 2013

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

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The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, a...
Notice Dec 17, 2013

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

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On July 24, 2013, the Department of Commerce (the "Department") published the Preliminary Results of the 2011-2012 administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain cut-to- length carbon steel plate ("CTL plate") from the People's Republ...
Notice Dec 17, 2013

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

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The Department of Commerce (the Department) preliminarily determines that imports of unfinished polyethylene retail carrier bags (PRCBs) from the People's Republic of China (PRC) are circumventing the antidumping duty order on PRCBs from the PRC.\1\...
Notice Dec 17, 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), is publishing this supplemental NOI to announce that scoping meetings for Regulatory Amendment 17 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper-Gr...
Notice Dec 17, 2013

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska:

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NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Greenland turbot in the Bering Sea subarea of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the 2013 Greenland turbot initial total allowable catch (...
Rule Dec 17, 2013
NMFS apportions amounts of the non-specified reserve to the initial total allowable catch of Bering Sea Greenland turbot and Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) Alaska plaice and the total allowable catch of BSAI sculpins and BSAI skates in the BS...
Rule Dec 17, 2013

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau logo Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

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In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, hereinto referred to as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau), gives notice of the establishment of a revised Privacy Act System...
Notice Dec 17, 2013

Defense Department logo Defense Department

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

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Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District (Corps) intends to prepare a draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the federal action to remediate dam safety concerns at...
Notice Dec 17, 2013

Education Department logo Education Department

Requests for Information:

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To assist the Department of Education (Department) in its efforts to develop a Postsecondary Institution Ratings System (PIRS), the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) invites the submission of information about data elements, metrics, me...
Notice Dec 17, 2013

Energy Department logo Energy Department

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Combined Filings
Notice Dec 17, 2013
Combined Filings
Notice Dec 17, 2013
Combined Filings
Notice Dec 17, 2013

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

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

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The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an information collection request (ICR), "Performance Evaluation Studies on Wastewater Laboratories (Renewal)" to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with t...
Notice Dec 17, 2013

Air Quality State Implementation Plans; Approvals and Promulgations:

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EPA is approving a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of Delaware. The SIP revision (also referred to herein as "the attainment plan") demonstrates Delaware's attainment of the 1997 annual fine particulate matter (PM<INF>...
Rule Dec 17, 2013

Waste Injection Restrictions; Exemptions:

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Notice is hereby given that an exemption to the land disposal Restrictions, under the 1984 Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, has been granted to Mosaic Fertilizer, LLC for two Class I injection wells...
Notice Dec 17, 2013

Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

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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 the Commission) invites the general public and other Feder...
Notice Dec 17, 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 invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this o...
Notice Dec 17, 2013
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has received Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the following public information collections pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520). An agency may not conduct...
Notice Dec 17, 2013
In this document the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) improves its ability to monitor problems with completing calls to rural areas, and enforce restrictions against blocking, choking, reducing, or restricting calls. The Report and Orde...
Rule Dec 17, 2013
In this document the FCC seeks comments on additional measures that may help the Commission ensure a reasonable and nondiscriminatory level of service for completing long-distance calls to rural areas. This document also; seeks to improve the Commiss...
Proposed Rule Dec 17, 2013

Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council logo Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council

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The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC), on behalf of its members, is issuing this final supervisory guidance entitled "Social Media: Consumer Compliance Risk Management Guidance" (Guidance). The Guidance is being published aft...
Notice Dec 17, 2013

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

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Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies
Notice Dec 17, 2013

Changes in Bank Control:

Title Type Published
Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company
Notice Dec 17, 2013

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

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In compliance with the requirement for opportunity for public comment on proposed data collection projects (Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995), the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announces plans to subm...
Notice Dec 17, 2013
In compliance with Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has submitted an Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and...
Notice Dec 17, 2013
The President's Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition (PCFSN) announces the opportunity for non-federal public and private sector entities to co-sponsor and administer a series of financially self-sustaining activities related to the President's...
Notice Dec 17, 2013

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

Title Type Published
Under the provisions of Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve the information collection liste...
Notice Dec 17, 2013

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act:

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This interim final rule amends the date by which a qualified individual must select a qualified health plan (QHP) through any Exchange for an effective coverage date of January 1, 2014. This rule generally allows consumers to select a QHP until Decem...
Rule Dec 17, 2013

Requests for Nominations:

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National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee
Notice Dec 17, 2013

Safety and Effectiveness of Consumer Antiseptics:

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is issuing this proposed rule to amend the 1994 tentative final monograph or proposed rule (the 1994 TFM) for over-the-counter (OTC) antiseptic drug products. In this proposed rule, we are proposing to establish...
Proposed Rule Dec 17, 2013

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

Drawbridge Operations:

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The Commander, First Coast Guard District, has issued a temporary deviation from the regulations governing the operation of the Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corporation (PATH), National Railroad Passenger Corporation (AMTRAK) and New Jersey Transit Ra...
Rule Dec 17, 2013
The Coast Guard proposes to temporarily change the operating schedule that governs the S37 Bridge, at NJICW mile 14.1 over Barnegat Bay, at Seaside Heights, NJ. Over the span of two and half years, the bridge will be closed to navigation for three fo...
Proposed Rule Dec 17, 2013
The Commander, First Coast Guard District, has issued a temporary deviation from the regulation governing the operation of the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (AMTRAK) Dock Railroad Bridge across Passaic River, mile 5.0, between Newark and Ha...
Rule Dec 17, 2013

Interior Department logo Interior Department

Title Type Published
As required by 43 CFR 2650.7(d), notice is hereby given that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will issue an appealable decision to Koniag, Inc. The decision will approve conveyance of only the surface estate in certain lands pursuant to the Alaska...
Notice Dec 17, 2013

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

Title Type Published
We (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) will ask the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve the information collection (IC) described below. As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and as part of our continuing efforts to reduce pape...
Notice Dec 17, 2013
We (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) have sent an Information Collection Request (ICR) to OMB for review and approval. We summarize the ICR below and describe the nature of the collection and the estimated burden and cost. This information collection...
Notice Dec 17, 2013
We (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) will ask the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve the information collection (IC) described below. As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and as part of our continuing efforts to reduce pape...
Notice Dec 17, 2013
We (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) will ask the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve the information collection (IC) described below. As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and as part of our continuing efforts to reduce pape...
Notice Dec 17, 2013

Invitations:

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Members of the public are hereby invited to participate with Signal Peak Energy, LLC on a pro rata cost sharing basis in a program for the exploration of coal deposits owned by the United States of America in lands located in Yellowstone and Musselsh...
Notice Dec 17, 2013

Plats of Surveys:

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The plats of survey of lands described below are scheduled to be officially filed in the Bureau of Land Management California State Office, Sacramento, California, thirty (30) calendar days from the date of this publication.
Notice Dec 17, 2013

Public Scoping Periods; Extensions:

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In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), as amended, and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) of 1976, as amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is extending the scoping period for the Oklahoma, Kan...
Notice Dec 17, 2013

Records of Decisions:

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We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), announce that the record of decision (ROD) for the Llano Seco Riparian Sanctuary Unit Restoration and Princeton, Codora, Glenn & Provident Irr...
Notice Dec 17, 2013

International Trade Commission logo International Trade Commission

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Dec 17, 2013

Investigations; Terminations, Modifications, Rulings, etc.:

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined to institute an advisory opinion proceeding in the above-captioned investigation.
Notice Dec 17, 2013
Monosodium Glutamate from China and Indonesia
Notice Dec 17, 2013

Justice Department logo Justice Department

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

Decisions and Orders:

Title Type Published
Thomas Neuschatz, M.D.
Notice Dec 17, 2013

Labor Department logo Labor Department

Avoidance of Credit Reductions:

Title Type Published
Sections 3302(c)(2) and 3302(d)(3) of the Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA) provide that employers in a state that has an outstanding balance of advances under Title XII of the Social Security Act at the beginning of January 1 of two or more consec...
Notice Dec 17, 2013

Credit Reduction Caps:

Title Type Published
Sections 3302(c)(2) and 3302(d)(3) of the Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA) provide that employers in a state that has an outstanding balance of advances under Title XII of the Social Security Act at the beginning of January 1 of two or more consec...
Notice Dec 17, 2013

Tax Credit Reductions; Waivers:

Title Type Published
Sections 3302(c)(2) and 3302(d)(3) of the Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA) provide that employers in a state that has an outstanding balance of advances under Title XII of the Social Security Act at the beginning of January 1 of two or more consec...
Notice Dec 17, 2013
Sections 3302(c)(2) and 3302(d)(3) of the Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA) provide that employers in a state that has an outstanding balance of advances under Title XII of the Social Security Act at the beginning of January 1 of two or more consec...
Notice Dec 17, 2013

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Dec 17, 2013

Licenses Renewal Applications:

Title Type Published
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering the renewal of Special Nuclear Material (SNM) License SNM-2014, issued in June 2011 and held by Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), to authorize the continued receipt, possession, inspection,...
Notice Dec 17, 2013

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation logo Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

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

Title Type Published
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) intends to request that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) extend approval, under the Paperwork Reduction Act, of a collection of information contained in its regulation on Liability for Terminat...
Notice Dec 17, 2013

P
Postal Regulatory Commission

Title Type Published
The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing requesting an amendment to Priority Mail Contract 29. This notice informs the public of the filings, invites public comment, and takes other administrative steps.
Notice Dec 17, 2013
The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing requesting an amendment to Parcel Select Contract 6. This notice informs the public of filings, invites public comment, and takes other administrative steps.
Notice Dec 17, 2013
The Commission is noticing recent Postal Service filings requesting the addition of Priority Mail Contract 72 to the competitive product list. This notice informs the public of the filings, invites public comment, and takes other administrative steps...
Notice Dec 17, 2013
The Commission is noticing recent Postal Service filings requesting the addition of Priority Mail Contract 71 to the competitive product list. This notice informs the public of the filings, invites public comment, and takes other administrative steps...
Notice Dec 17, 2013

Postal Service logo Postal Service

Product Changes:

Title Type Published
The Postal Service gives notice of filing a request with the Postal Regulatory Commission to add a domestic shipping services contract to the list of Negotiated Service Agreements in the Mail Classification Schedule's Competitive Products List.
Notice Dec 17, 2013
The Postal Service gives notice of filing a request with the Postal Regulatory Commission to add a domestic shipping services contract to the list of Negotiated Service Agreements in the Mail Classification Schedule's Competitive Products List.
Notice Dec 17, 2013

R
Railroad Retirement Board

Title Type Published
In accordance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 which provides opportunity for public comment on new or revised data collections, the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) will publish periodic summaries o...
Notice Dec 17, 2013

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Dec 17, 2013
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Dec 17, 2013

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes:

Title Type Published
BATS Exchange, Inc.
Notice Dec 17, 2013
EDGA Exchange, Inc.
Notice Dec 17, 2013
EDGA Exchange, Inc.
Notice Dec 17, 2013
EDGX Exchange, Inc.
Notice Dec 17, 2013
EDGX Exchange, Inc.
Notice Dec 17, 2013
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.
Notice Dec 17, 2013
ICE Clear Credit LLC
Notice Dec 17, 2013
International Securities Exchange, LLC
Notice Dec 17, 2013
International Securities Exchange, LLC
Notice Dec 17, 2013
International Securities Exchange, LLC
Notice Dec 17, 2013
NASDAQ OMX BX, Inc.
Notice Dec 17, 2013
NASDAQ OMX BX, Inc.
Notice Dec 17, 2013
NASDAQ OMX PHLX LLC
Notice Dec 17, 2013
NASDAQ OMX PHLX LLC
Notice Dec 17, 2013
NYSE Arca, Inc.
Notice Dec 17, 2013
The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
Notice Dec 17, 2013
Topaz Exchange LLC
Notice Dec 17, 2013

Trading Suspension Orders:

Title Type Published
Makism3D Corp.
Notice Dec 17, 2013

Small Business Administration logo Small Business Administration

Title Type Published
Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), agencies are required to submit proposed reporting and recordkeeping requirements to OMB for review and approval, and to publish a notice in the Federal Register notifying th...
Notice Dec 17, 2013

Social Security Administration logo Social Security Administration

Title Type Published
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Dec 17, 2013
We propose to revise the criteria in parts A and B of the Listing of Impairments (listings) that we use to evaluate cases involving cancer (malignant neoplastic diseases) in adults and children under titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act (Act)...
Proposed Rule Dec 17, 2013

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Title Type Published
The FHWA invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval for renewal of an existing information collection that is summarized below under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. The Federal Register noti...
Notice Dec 17, 2013
FMCSA extends the comment period for its November 5, 2013, notice requesting public comments on proposed enhancements to the display of information on the Agency's Safety Measurement System (SMS) public Web site. On December 6, 2013, Advocates for Hi...
Notice Dec 17, 2013
The FAA publishes a monthly notice, as appropriate, of PFC approvals and disapprovals under the provisions of the Aviation Safety and Capacity Expansion Act of 1990 (Title IX of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990) (Pub. L. 101-508) and Par...
Notice Dec 17, 2013
The FAA publishes a monthly notice, as appropriate, of PFC approvals and disapprovals under the provisions of the Aviation Safety and Capacity Expansion Act of 1990 (Title IX of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990) (Pub. L. 101-508) and Par...
Notice Dec 17, 2013
The FAA publishes a monthly notice, as appropriate, of PFC approvals and disapprovals under the provisions of the Aviation Safety and Capacity Expansion Act of 1990 (Title IX of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990) (Pub. L. 101-508) and Par...
Notice Dec 17, 2013
The FAA publishes a monthly notice, as appropriate, of PFC approvals and disapprovals under the provisions of the Aviation Safety and Capacity Expansion Act of 1990 (Title IX of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990) (Pub. L. 101-508) and Par...
Notice Dec 17, 2013
FMCSA eliminates the quarterly financial reporting requirements for certain for-hire motor carriers of property (Form QFR) and for-hire motor carriers of passengers (Form MP-1). This paperwork burden is removed without an adverse impact on safety or...
Rule Dec 17, 2013

Administrative Waivers of Coastwise Trade Laws:

Title Type Published
As authorized by 46 U.S.C. 12121, the Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.-build requirement of the coastwise laws under certain circumstances. A request for su...
Notice Dec 17, 2013
As authorized by 46 U.S.C. 12121, the Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.-build requirement of the coastwise laws under certain circumstances. A request for su...
Notice Dec 17, 2013
As authorized by 46 U.S.C. 12121, the Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.-build requirement of the coastwise laws under certain circumstances. A request for su...
Notice Dec 17, 2013
As authorized by 46 U.S.C. 12121, the Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.-build requirement of the coastwise laws under certain circumstances. A request for su...
Notice Dec 17, 2013
As authorized by 46 U.S.C. 12121, the Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.-build requirement of the coastwise laws under certain circumstances. A request for su...
Notice Dec 17, 2013
As authorized by 46 U.S.C. 12121, the Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.-build requirement of the coastwise laws under certain circumstances. A request for su...
Notice Dec 17, 2013
As authorized by 46 U.S.C. 12121, the Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.-build requirement of the coastwise laws under certain circumstances. A request for su...
Notice Dec 17, 2013
As authorized by 46 U.S.C. 12121, the Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.-build requirement of the coastwise laws under certain circumstances. A request for su...
Notice Dec 17, 2013
As authorized by 46 U.S.C. 12121, the Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.-build requirement of the coastwise laws under certain circumstances. A request for su...
Notice Dec 17, 2013
As authorized by 46 U.S.C. 12121, the Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.-build requirement of the coastwise laws under certain circumstances. A request for su...
Notice Dec 17, 2013

Buy America Waivers:

Title Type Published
The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), New York City Transit (NYCT), MTA Capital Construction Company, has requested a Buy America waiver for the pad and rubber boot of a concrete block for its Low Vibration Track (LVT) system on t...
Notice Dec 17, 2013

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces that it has discontinued preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed construction of new Runway 5R/23L and associated development at Norfolk International Airport, Norfol...
Notice Dec 17, 2013

Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards:

Title Type Published
NHTSA seeks comments on the economic impact of its regulations on small entities. As required by the Regulatory Flexibility Act, we are attempting to identify rules that may have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities...
Proposed Rule Dec 17, 2013

Hours of Service of Drivers; Exemption Applications:

Title Type Published
FMCSA announces that David Muresan has applied for an exemption from the Agency's hours of service (HOS) rules. Mr. Muresan is a long-haul truck driver who teams with a second driver in operating a sleeper berth-equipped vehicle. Mr. Muresan believes...
Notice Dec 17, 2013

Inconsequential Noncompliance; Approvals:

Title Type Published
BMW North America, LLC,\1\ a subsidiary of BMW AG (collectively referred to as BMW),\2\ has determined that certain model year (MY) 2012 BMW X3 SAV multipurpose passenger vehicles (MPV) manufactured between April 1, 2011 and March 14, 2012, do not fu...
Notice Dec 17, 2013

Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications:

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FMCSA announces its decision to exempt 16 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 Dec 17, 2013
FMCSA announces its decision to exempt 37 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 Dec 17, 2013
FMCSA announces its decision to exempt 29 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 Dec 17, 2013
FMCSA announces its decision to exempt 15 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 Dec 17, 2013
FMCSA announces its denial of 59 applications from individuals who requested an exemption from the Federal vision standard applicable to interstate truck and bus drivers and the reasons for the denials. FMCSA has statutory authority to exempt individ...
Notice Dec 17, 2013
FMCSA announces its decision to exempt 26 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 Dec 17, 2013

Special Conditions:

Title Type Published
This action proposes special conditions for the Airbus Model A350-900 series airplanes. These airplanes will have a novel or unusual design feature(s) associated with control surface awareness and mode annunciation provided by the electronic flight c...
Proposed Rule Dec 17, 2013
This action proposes special conditions for Airbus Model A350- 900 series airplanes. These airplanes will have a novel or unusual design feature associated with electronic system security protection from unauthorized external access. The applicable a...
Proposed Rule Dec 17, 2013
This action proposes special conditions for Airbus Model A350- 900 series airplanes. These airplanes will have a novel or unusual design feature(s) associated with a flight control system that prevents the pilot from inadvertently or intentionally ex...
Proposed Rule Dec 17, 2013
This action proposes special conditions for the Airbus Model A350-900 series airplanes. These airplanes will have a novel or unusual design feature associated with side stick controllers which require limited pilot force because they are operated by...
Proposed Rule Dec 17, 2013
This action proposes special conditions for Airbus Model A350- 900 series airplanes. These airplanes will have a novel or unusual design feature associated with aircraft electronic system security protection or isolation from unauthorized internal ac...
Proposed Rule Dec 17, 2013

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

Requests for Information:

Title Type Published
The Department of the Treasury is reopening the comment period on its request for information on Strategies to Accelerate the Testing and Adoption of Pay for Success (PFS) Financing Models. The President's FY 2014 budget included a request for a $300...
Notice Dec 17, 2013

Veterans Affairs Department logo Veterans Affairs Department

Title Type Published
The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal...
Notice Dec 17, 2013
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) amends its adjudication regulations concerning service connection. This final rule acts upon a report of the National Academy of Sciences, Institute of Medicine (IOM), Gulf War and Health, Volume 7: Long-Term C...
Rule Dec 17, 2013

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

Title Type Published
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3521), this notice announces that the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs, will submit the collection of information abstracted below to t...
Notice Dec 17, 2013
The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal...
Notice Dec 17, 2013
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3521), this notice announces that the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs, will submit the collection of information abstracted below to t...
Notice Dec 17, 2013
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-21), this notice announces that the Office of National Programs and Special Events, Department of Veterans Affairs, will submit the collection of information abstracted belo...
Notice Dec 17, 2013

Reasonable Charges for Medical Care or Services:

Title Type Published
This Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) notice informs the public of the updated data for calculating the "Reasonable Charges" collected or recovered by VA for medical care or services and the updated "National Average Administrative Costs" for purp...
Notice Dec 17, 2013

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