Federal Register December 31, 2013 (Volume 78)

Agencies Publishing on December 31, 2013

Agriculture Department (15)
Commerce Department (13)
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (1)
Defense Department (8)
Education Department (1)
Energy Department (11)
Environmental Protection Agency (6)
Executive Office of the President (3)
Federal Communications Commission (1)
General Services Administration (1)
Health and Human Services Department (13)
Interior Department (4)
International Trade Commission (1)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (0)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (1)
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Postal Regulatory Commission (1)
Securities and Exchange Commission (11)
Social Security Administration (1)
Surface Transportation Board (1)
Transportation Department (1)
Treasury Department (7)

Agriculture Department

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > APHIS Importation of Avocados From Continental Spain We are amending the fruits and vegetables regulations to allow the importation of avocados from continental Spain (excluding the Balearic Islands and Canary Islands) into the United States. As a condition of entry, avocados from Spain will have to be...	Rule	Dec 31, 2013
Agriculture Department > APHIS Importation of Fresh Apricots From Continental Spain We are amending the fruits and vegetables regulations to allow the importation into the United States of fresh apricots from continental Spain (excluding the Balearic Islands and Canary Islands). As a condition of entry, fresh apricots from continent...	Rule	Dec 31, 2013
Agriculture Department > APHIS Importation of Fresh Blueberry Fruit From Morocco Into the Continental United States We are proposing to amend the regulations concerning the importation of fruits and vegetables to allow the importation of fresh blueberry fruit from Morocco into the continental United States. As a condition of entry, the blueberries would have to be...	Proposed Rule	Dec 31, 2013
Agriculture Department > APHIS Restructuring of Regulations on the Importation of Plants for Planting We are reopening the comment period for our proposed rule that would restructure the regulations governing the importation of plants for planting. We are requesting comments on our proposed framework for integrated pest risk management measures for p...	Proposed Rule	Dec 31, 2013

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

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > APHIS Notice of Request for Approval of an Information Collection; Approval of Laboratories for Conducting Aquatic Animal Tests for Export Health Certificates In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's intention to request approval of a new information collection for the approval of laboratories for conducting aquatic anima...	Notice	Dec 31, 2013
Agriculture Department > FNS Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request-Child Nutrition Database In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment on this proposed information collection. This is an extension, without change, of a currently approved collection. Thi...	Notice	Dec 31, 2013

Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > APHIS Availability of an Environmental Assessment for Issuance of a Permit for Distribution and Sale of an Infectious Hematopoietic Necrosis Virus Vaccine, DNA We are advising the public that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has prepared an environmental assessment concerning authorization to import under permit, for distribution and sale, an Infectious Hematopoietic Necrosis Virus Vaccine, DN...	Notice	Dec 31, 2013

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > APHIS Environmental Impact Statement; Animal Carcass Management We are reopening the comment period for our notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement to examine the potential environmental effects of animal carcass management options used throughout the United States. This action will allow in...	Notice	Dec 31, 2013

Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FNS Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations: Income Deductions and Resource Eligibility; Approval of Information Collection Request The final rule entitled Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations: Income Deductions and Resource Eligibility was published on August 27, 2013. The Office of Management and Budget cleared the associated information collection requirements (ICR...	Rule	Dec 31, 2013

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FS Gallatin County Resource Advisory Committee The Gallatin County Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) will meet in Bozeman, Montana. The RAC is authorized under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (the Act) (Pub. L. 110- 343) and operates in compliance with the Federal Ad...	Notice	Dec 31, 2013

National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FNS National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program: Nutrition Standards for All Foods Sold in Schools as Required by the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010; Approval of Information Collection Request The interim rule entitled National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program: Nutrition Standards for All Foods Sold in Schools as required by the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 was published on June 28, 2013. The ICR for this rule app...	Rule	Dec 31, 2013

Pest Risk and Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > APHIS Okanagan Specialty Fruits, Inc.; Availability of Plant Pest Risk Assessment and Environmental Assessment for Determination of Nonregulated Status of Apples Genetically Engineered To Resist Browning We are reopening the comment period for our plant pest risk assessment and draft environmental assessment regarding a request from Okanagan Specialty Fruits, Inc., seeking a determination of nonregulated status of apple events designated as events GD...	Notice	Dec 31, 2013

Program Standards:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > APHIS Chronic Wasting Disease Herd Certification Program and Interstate Movement of Farmed or Captive Deer, Elk, and Moose; Program Standards We are giving notice of changes to the Program Standards for the chronic wasting disease (CWD) herd certification program. The CWD herd certification program is a voluntary, cooperative program that establishes minimum requirements for the interstate...	Notice	Dec 31, 2013

Requests for Information:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > APHIS Enhancing Agricultural Coexistence; Extension of Comment Period We are extending the comment period for a request for information soliciting comments on ways to foster communication and collaboration among those involved in diverse agricultural production systems in order to further agricultural coexistence. This...	Notice	Dec 31, 2013

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FNS Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Trafficking Controls and Fraud Investigations The rule entitled Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Trafficking Controls and Fraud Investigations was published on August 21, 2013. The ICR for this rule approved the creation of a new information collection, which has been assigned the OMB...	Rule	Dec 31, 2013

Commerce Department

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > BIS Removal of Person From the Entity List Based on a Removal Request This rule amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by removing one person from the Entity List. This rule removes one person in Russia from the Entity List, along with entries for this person under Germany and Taiwan. This person is being r...	Rule	Dec 31, 2013

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

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Certain Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe From Mexico: Final Results of the 2011-2012 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review On August 9, 2013, the Department of Commerce (the Department) published the preliminary results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain circular welded non-alloy steel pipe from Mexico for the period November 1, 2011 th...	Notice	Dec 31, 2013
Commerce Department > ITA Stainless Steel Plate in Coils From Belgium: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2011-2012 On June 10, 2013, the Department of Commerce (the Department) published the preliminary results of the antidumping duty administrative review on stainless steel plate in coils (steel plate) from Belgium.\1\ This review covers one manufacturer/exporte...	Notice	Dec 31, 2013
Commerce Department > ITA Welded Carbon Steel Standard Pipe and Tube Products From Turkey: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2011-2012 On June 7, 2013, the Department of Commerce (the Department) published the preliminary results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on welded carbon steel standard pipe and tube products (welded pipe and tube) from Turkey.\1\ Th...	Notice	Dec 31, 2013

Changed Circumstances Reviews:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip in Coils From Japan: Initiation of Expedited Changed Circumstances Review, and Preliminary Results of Changed Circumstances Review In response to a request from Hitachi Metals, Ltd. (Hitachi Metals), a producer/exporter of stainless steel sheet and strip in coils (SSSSC) from Japan, and pursuant to section 751(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), 19 CFR 351.216 an...	Notice	Dec 31, 2013

Determinations:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Steel Threaded Rod From Thailand: Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Affirmative Preliminary Determination of Critical Circumstances The Department of Commerce (the "Department") preliminarily determines that steel threaded rod from Thailand is being, or is likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value ("LTFV"), as provided in section 733(b) of the Tariff Act of...	Notice	Dec 31, 2013

Endangered and Threatened Species:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Endangered and Threatened Species: Designation of a Nonessential Experimental Population of Central Valley Spring-Run Chinook Salmon Below Friant Dam in the San Joaquin River, CA We, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), designate a nonessential experimental population of Central Valley spring-run Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) in portions of the San Joaquin River, Cal...	Rule	Dec 31, 2013

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a meeting of the ABC Control Rule Working Group (Working Group) and Standing and Special Reef Fish Scientific and Statistical Committees (SSC).	Notice	Dec 31, 2013
Commerce Department > NOAA New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public meeting of its Herring Advisory Panel to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Recommendations from this group will be brough...	Notice	Dec 31, 2013
Commerce Department > NOAA South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a series of public hearings and scoping meetings in January. Public hearings will be held on Amendment 29 to the Snapper Grouper Fishery Management Plan (FMP) and South Atlantic Coasta...	Notice	Dec 31, 2013

Permits:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish Notice is hereby given that NMFS has received an application for a scientific research and enhancement permit (permit 17781) relating to salmon listed under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). This document serves to notify the public of the availabili...	Notice	Dec 31, 2013

Subzone Status; Approvals:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > FTZB Approval of Subzone Status; VF Jeanswear; Hackleburg, Alabama VF Jeanswear, Hackleburg, AL	Notice	Dec 31, 2013

Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Seismic Survey in Cook Inlet, Alaska NMFS received an application from Apache Alaska Corporation (Apache) for an Incidental Harassment Authorization (IHA) to take marine mammals, by harassment, incidental to a proposed 3D seismic survey in Cook Inlet, Alaska, between March 1, 2014, and...	Notice	Dec 31, 2013

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Integrated Mortgage Disclosures:

Title	Type	Published
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Integrated Mortgage Disclosures Under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (Regulation X) and the Truth In Lending Act(Regulation Z) Sections 1098 and 1100A of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act) direct the Bureau to publish rules and forms that combine certain disclosures that consumers receive in connection with applying for and closing...	Rule	Dec 31, 2013

Defense Department

Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplements:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > DARS Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Trade Agreements Thresholds (DFARS Case 2013-D032) DoD is issuing a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to incorporate increased thresholds for application of the World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement and the Free Trade Agreements, as...	Rule	Dec 31, 2013

Federal Acquisition Regulations:

Title	Type	Published
DOD, GSA, NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-72; Introduction This document summarizes the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) rules agreed to by the Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) in this Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-72. A companion do...	Rule	Dec 31, 2013
DOD, GSA, NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-72; Small Entity Compliance Guide This document is issued under the joint authority of DOD, GSA, and NASA. This Small Entity Compliance Guide has been prepared in accordance with section 212 of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996. It consists of a summary o...	Rule	Dec 31, 2013
DOD, GSA, NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation; Prioritizing Sources of Supplies and Services for Use by the Government DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to update and clarify the priority of sources of supplies and services for use by the Government.	Rule	Dec 31, 2013
DOD, GSA, NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation; Service Contracts Reporting Requirements DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement a section of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010. This final rule amends the FAR to require service contractors for executive agencies, e...	Rule	Dec 31, 2013
DOD, GSA, NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation; Terms of Service and Open-Ended Indemnification and Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations DoD, GSA, and NASA have adopted as final, without change, an interim rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to address concerns raised in an opinion from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) involving the...	Rule	Dec 31, 2013
DOD, GSA, NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation; Trade Agreements Thresholds DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to incorporate revised thresholds for application of the World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement and the Free Trade Agreements, as determi...	Rule	Dec 31, 2013

Guidance to Federal Financial Assistance Recipients:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department Guidance to Federal Financial Assistance Recipients Regarding Title VI Prohibition Against National Origin Discrimination Affecting Limited English Proficient Persons The Department of Defense (DoD) publishes this Final Guidance to Federal Financial Assistance Recipients Regarding Title VI Prohibition Against National Origin Discrimination Affecting Limited English Proficient Persons (DoD Recipient LEP Guidance)....	Notice	Dec 31, 2013

Education Department

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Final Requirement-Migrant Education Program Consortium Incentive Grant Program The Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education announces a final requirement under the Migrant Education Program (MEP) Consortium Incentive Grant (CIG) Program. This final requirement changes the maximum project period of grants award...	Rule	Dec 31, 2013

Energy Department

Applications:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Texas Eastern Transmission, LP; Notice of Application Texas Eastern Transmission, LP	Notice	Dec 31, 2013

Commercial Refrigerator, Freezer and Refrigerator-Freezer Test Procedure Waivers:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > DOE Decision and Order Granting a Waiver to Hussmann From the Department of Energy Commercial Refrigerator, Freezer and Refrigerator-Freezer Test Procedure The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) gives notice of the decision and order (Case No. CR-002) that grants to Hussmann Corporation (Hussmann) a waiver from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) test procedure for determining the energy consumption of its...	Notice	Dec 31, 2013

Complaints:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Newmont Nevada Energy Investment LLC v. Sierra Pacific Power Company; Notice of Complaints Newmont Nevada Energy Investment LLC v. Sierra Pacific Power Co.	Notice	Dec 31, 2013

Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Landmark Legal Foundation; Petition for Reconsideration This document announces the Department of Energy's (DOE) denial of a petition from the Landmark Legal Foundation (LLF) requesting reconsideration of DOE's final rule of energy conservation standards for standby mode and off mode for microwave ovens....	Proposed Rule	Dec 31, 2013
Energy Department Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Proposed Determination of Hearth Products as a Covered Consumer Product The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE or the "Department") has tentatively determined that hearth products qualify as a covered product under Part A of Title III of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA), as amended. More specifically, DOE has te...	Proposed Rule	Dec 31, 2013

Energy Conservation Program:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department Energy Conservation Program: Alternative Efficiency Determination Methods, Basic Model Definition, and Compliance for Commercial HVAC, Refrigeration, and WH Equipment The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is revising its existing regulations governing the use of particular methods as alternatives to testing for the purposes of certifying compliance with the applicable energy conservation standards and the reporting...	Rule	Dec 31, 2013
Energy Department Energy Conservation Program: Proposed Determination of Set-Top Boxes and Network Equipment as a Covered Consumer Product The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) withdraws a proposed determination published June 15, 2011 that set-top boxes (STBs) and network equipment qualify as a covered product under Part A of Title III of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA), as...	Proposed Rule	Dec 31, 2013
Energy Department Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedure for Set-Top Boxes The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) withdraws a proposed rule published January 23, 2013 to establish a test procedure to measure the energy consumption of set-top boxes (STBs). DOE is taking this action in light of a consensus agreement entered by a...	Proposed Rule	Dec 31, 2013

Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Paiute Pipeline Company; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Planned 2015 Elko Area Expansion Project, Request for Comments on Environmental Issues, and Notice of Public Scoping Meeting Paiute Pipeline Co.; Planned 2015 Elko Area Expansion Project	Notice	Dec 31, 2013

Filings:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC California Independent System Operator Corporation; Notice of Filing California Independent System Operator Corp.	Notice	Dec 31, 2013

Requests under Blanket Authorizations:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Trunkline Gas Company, LLC; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization Trunkline Gas Co., LLC	Notice	Dec 31, 2013

Environmental Protection Agency

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

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; The SunWise Program The Environmental Protection Agency is planning to submit an information collection request (ICR) for "The SunWise Program" (EPA ICR No. 1904.08, OMB Control No. 2060- 0439) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in acco...	Notice	Dec 31, 2013

Air Quality State Implementation Plans; Approvals and Promulgations:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Washington: State Implementation Plan Miscellaneous Revisions The EPA is proposing to approve changes to the Washington State Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted by the Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) dated November 20, 2013. This SIP revision updates ambient air quality standards for carbon monoxide...	Proposed Rule	Dec 31, 2013

Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program Revisions:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Vermont: Proposed Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program Revisions EPA proposes to grant final authorization to the State of Vermont for changes to its hazardous waste program. In the "Rules and Regulations" section of this Federal Register we are authorizing the changes to the Vermont hazardous waste program under...	Proposed Rule	Dec 31, 2013

Clean Water Act:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Clean Water Act; Contractor Access to Confidential Business Information The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA's) has authorized Abt Associates, Inc. (Abt), its subcontractors, and its consultants to access confidential business information (CBI) collected from numerous industries. Transfer of this information is neces...	Notice	Dec 31, 2013

Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program Revisions:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Vermont: Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program Revisions The State of Vermont has applied to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for Final authorization of changes to its hazardous waste program under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). EPA has determined that these changes satisfy all...	Rule	Dec 31, 2013

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency National Environmental Justice Advisory Council; Notification of Public Teleconference Meeting and Public Comment Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), Public Law 92-463, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) hereby provides notice that the National Environmental Justice Advisory Council (NEJAC) will host a public teleconference meeting...	Notice	Dec 31, 2013

Executive Office of the President

Government Agencies and Employees:

Title	Type	Published
Executive Office of the President Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay Rates of Pay; Adjustments (EO 13655)	Presidential Document	Dec 31, 2013

Taiwan; Proposed Agreement for Cooperation With U.S. on Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy (Presidential Determination)

Title	Type	Published
Executive Office of the President Proposed Agreement for Cooperation Between the American Institute in Taiwan and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy No. 201406 of December 20, 2013	Presidential Document	Dec 31, 2013

Trade:

Title	Type	Published
Executive Office of the President To Take Certain Actions Under the African Growth and Opportunity Act and for Other Purposes African Growth and Opportunity Act; Beneficiary Country Designations and Modifications (Proc. 9072)	Presidential Document	Dec 31, 2013

Federal Communications Commission

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Fifth Meeting of the Advisory Committee for the 2015 World Radiocommunication Conference In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, this notice advises interested persons that the fifth meeting of the WRC-15 Advisory Committee will be held on January 27, 2014, at the Federal Communications Commission. The Advisory Committee w...	Notice	Dec 31, 2013

General Services Administration

Title	Type	Published
General Services Administration Privacy Act of 1974; Notice of an Updated System of Records GSA reviewed its Privacy Act systems to ensure that they are relevant, necessary, accurate, up-to-date, and covered by the appropriate legal or regulatory authority.	Notice	Dec 31, 2013

Federal Acquisition Regulations:

No documents available.

Health and Human Services Department

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > ATSDR Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals	Notice	Dec 31, 2013
Health and Human Services Department > HRSA National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program; List of Petitions Received The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is publishing this notice of petitions received under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (the Program), as required by Section 2112(b)(2) of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act, as...	Notice	Dec 31, 2013
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority Statements of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority	Notice	Dec 31, 2013

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

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Submission for OMB Review; 30-Day Comment Request: Application Process for Clinical Research Training and Medical Education at the Clinical Center and Its Impact on Course and Training Program Enrollment and Effectiveness 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 for review and approval of the information collection l...	Notice	Dec 31, 2013

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Cellular, Tissue, and Gene Therapies Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting Notice.	Notice	Dec 31, 2013
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings Center for Scientific Review	Notice	Dec 31, 2013
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; Notice of Meetings National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases	Notice	Dec 31, 2013
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases	Notice	Dec 31, 2013
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; Notice of Closed Meetings National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases	Notice	Dec 31, 2013
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute on Aging; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute on Aging	Notice	Dec 31, 2013

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Program Integrity:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Program Integrity: Exchange, Premium Stabilization Programs, and Market Standards; Amendments to the HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2014 Correction This document corrects an error that appeared in the final rule published in the Federal Register on October 30, 2013 entitled, "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Program Integrity: Exchange, Premium Stabilization Programs, and Market Stand...	Rule	Dec 31, 2013

Requests for Nominations:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Request for Notification From Industry Organizations Interested in Participating in Selection Process for a Nonvoting Industry Representative on the Food Advisory Committee and Request for Nominations for a Nonvoting Industry Representative on the Food Advisory Committee The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is requesting that any industry organizations interested in participating in the selection of a nonvoting industry representative to serve on the Food Advisory Committee for the Center for Food Safety and Applie...	Notice	Dec 31, 2013

Requests for Scientific Data and Information:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Tentative Determination Regarding Partially Hydrogenated Oils; Request for Comments and for Scientific Data and Information; Extension of Comment Period The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is extending the comment period for the notice that appeared in the Federal Register of November 8, 2013 (78 FR 67169). In the notice, we requested comments on our tentative determination that partially hy...	Notice	Dec 31, 2013

Interior Department

Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department Office of the Assistant Secretary-Water and Science; Environmental Assessment of the Olmsted Hydroelectric Power Plant Replacement Project The Department of the Interior and the Central Utah Water Conservancy District (District), as joint leads, are preparing an Environmental Assessment (EA) to evaluate the impacts of a proposed project to replace the Olmsted Hydroelectric Power Plant.	Notice	Dec 31, 2013
Interior Department Office of the Assistant Secretary-Water and Science; Draft Environmental Assessment of the Proposed Increase in Operation, Maintenance and Replacement Activities Associated With the Wasatch County Water Efficiency Project The Department of the Interior (Department), the Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Commission (Mitigation Commission), and the Central Utah Water Conservancy District (CUWCD), as joint leads, are evaluating the impacts of a proposed increa...	Notice	Dec 31, 2013

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Public Meeting, Boise District Resource Advisory Council In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Boise District Resource Advisory Council (RAC), will hol...	Notice	Dec 31, 2013
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Public Meeting, Gateway West Project Subcommittee of the Boise District Resource Advisory Council In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Gateway West Project Subcommittee of the Boise District...	Notice	Dec 31, 2013

International Trade Commission

Complaints:

Title	Type	Published
International Trade Commission Notice of Receipt of Complaint; Solicitation of Comments Relating to the Public Interest Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has received a complaint entitled Certain Soft-Edged Trampolines and Components Thereof, DN 2995; the Commission is soliciting comments on any public interest issues raised by the co...	Notice	Dec 31, 2013

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulations:

No documents available.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Post-Shutdown Decommissioning Activities:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Duke Energy Florida, Inc., Crystal River Unit 3 Nuclear Generating Plant Post-Shutdown Decommissioning Activities Report On December 5, 2013, the NRC received the Post-Shutdown Decommissioning Activities Report (PSDAR), dated December 2, 2013 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML13340A009), for the Crystal River Unit 3 Nuclear Gene...	Notice	Dec 31, 2013

P
Postal Regulatory Commission

Title	Type	Published
Postal Regulatory Commission New Postal Product The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing concerning an additional Global Expedited Package Services (GEPS) 3 negotiated service agreement. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other administ...	Notice	Dec 31, 2013

Securities and Exchange Commission

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Proposed Collection; Comment Request Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals	Notice	Dec 31, 2013
Securities and Exchange Commission Proposed Collection; Comment Request Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals	Notice	Dec 31, 2013
Securities and Exchange Commission Proposed Collection; Comment Request Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals	Notice	Dec 31, 2013
Securities and Exchange Commission Proposed Collection; Comment Request Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals	Notice	Dec 31, 2013
Securities and Exchange Commission Proposed Collection; Comment Request Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals	Notice	Dec 31, 2013
Securities and Exchange Commission Proposed Collection; Comment Request Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals	Notice	Dec 31, 2013

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc; Order Instituting Proceedings To Determine Whether To Disapprove Proposed Rule Change To Clarify the Classification and Reporting of Certain Securities to FINRA Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.	Notice	Dec 31, 2013
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; International Securities Exchange, LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To More Specifically Address the Number and Size of Contra-Parties to a Qualified Contingent Cross Order International Securities Exchange, LLC	Notice	Dec 31, 2013
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Notice of Designation of a Longer Period for Commission Action on Proposed Rule Change, as Modified by Amendment No. 1 Thereto, To Adopt Commentary .03 to Rule 6.91 To Limit the Volume of Complex Orders by a Single OTP Holder or OTP Firm During the Trading Day NYSE Arca, Inc.	Notice	Dec 31, 2013
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE MKT LLC; Notice of Designation of a Longer Period for Commission Action on Proposed Rule Change, as Modified by Amendment No. 1 Thereto, To Adopt Commentary .03 to Rule 980NY To Limit the Volume of Complex Orders by a Single ATP Holder During the Trading Day NYSE MKT LLC	Notice	Dec 31, 2013
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Topaz Exchange, LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change to More Specifically Address the Number and Size of Contra-parties to a Qualified Contingent Cross Order Topaz Exchange, LLC	Notice	Dec 31, 2013

Social Security Administration

Title	Type	Published
Social Security Administration Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Request and Comment Request Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals	Notice	Dec 31, 2013

Surface Transportation Board

Abandonment Exemptions:

Title	Type	Published
DOT, STB Norfolk Southern Railway Company-Abandonment Exemption-in Gaston County, NC Norfolk Southern Railway Co., Gaston County, NC	Notice	Dec 31, 2013

Transportation Department

Abandonment Exemptions:

No documents available.

Airworthiness Directives:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Various Aircraft Equipped With Wing Lift Struts The FAA is correcting an airworthiness directive (AD) that published in the Federal Register. That AD applies to certain aircraft equipped with wing lift struts. The list of affected airplanes in the Applicability section is incorrect. Several Piper...	Rule	Dec 31, 2013

Treasury Department

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > IRS Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Regulation Project 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	Dec 31, 2013
Treasury Department > IRS Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Form 8453-EX 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	Dec 31, 2013
Treasury Department > IRS Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Revenue Procedure 2004-47 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	Dec 31, 2013
Treasury Department > OFAC Designation of Four Individuals Pursuant to Executive Order 13581, “Blocking Property of Transnational Criminal Organizations” The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") is publishing the names of four individuals whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to Executive Order 13581 of July 24, 2011, "Blocking Property of Transnation...	Notice	Dec 31, 2013
Treasury Department > IRS Definitions and Reporting Requirements for Shareholders of Passive Foreign Investment Companies In the Rules and Regulations section of this issue of the Federal Register, the IRS and the Department of the Treasury (Treasury Department) are issuing temporary regulations that provide guidance on determining the ownership of a passive foreign inv...	Proposed Rule	Dec 31, 2013
Treasury Department > IRS Taxation of U.S. Persons That Are Shareholders of Section 1291 Funds This document withdraws a portion of a proposed rulemaking (INTL-656-87, REG-209054-87) published in the Federal Register on April 1, 1992. The withdrawn portion relates to the definitions of the terms pedigreed QEF, section 1291 fund, shareholder, a...	Proposed Rule	Dec 31, 2013

Definitions and Reporting Requirements for Shareholders of Passive Foreign Investment Companies:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > IRS Definitions and Reporting Requirements for Shareholders of Passive Foreign Investment Companies; Insurance Income of a Controlled Foreign Corporation for Taxable Years Beginning After December 31, 1986 This document contains temporary regulations that provide guidance on determining ownership of a passive foreign investment company ("PFIC") and on the annual filing requirements for shareholders of PFICs. These temporary regulations primarily affect...	Rule	Dec 31, 2013

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