March 17, 2014 (Volume 79)

Federal Register March 17, 2014

View all documents issued on March 17, 2014. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

106 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on March 17, 2014

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

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In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the intention of the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) to seek reinstatement of an information collection, the Census of Horticultural Specialties.
Notice Mar 17, 2014
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the intention of the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) to request revision and extension of a currently approved information collection, the Certified Organic...
Notice Mar 17, 2014
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the intention of the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) to request the renewal, with changes, to a currently approved information collection, the Conservation...
Notice Mar 17, 2014
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Mar 17, 2014

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

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice announces the Agricultural Marketing Service's (AMS) intention to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget for a new information collection: N...
Notice Mar 17, 2014

Meetings:

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The Delta-Bienville Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) will meet in Forest, Mississippi. The committee is authorized under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (Pub. L. 110- 343) (the Act) and operates in compliance with the F...
Notice Mar 17, 2014
The El Dorado County Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) will meet in Placerville, California. The committee is authorized under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (Pub. L. 110- 343) (the Act) and operates in compliance with...
Notice Mar 17, 2014
The Yavapai Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) will meet in Prescott, Arizona. The committee is authorized under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (Pub. L. 110-343) (the Act) and operates in compliance with the Federal Advi...
Notice Mar 17, 2014

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

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Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Mar 17, 2014

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

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The Department of Commerce ("the Department") is rescinding the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on silicon metal from the People's Republic of China ("PRC") for the period of review June 1, 2012, through May 31, 2013.
Notice Mar 17, 2014
The Department of Commerce ("the Department") is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on uncovered innerspring units from the People's Republic of China ("PRC"). The period of review is February 1, 2012, through January 3...
Notice Mar 17, 2014

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

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The Department of Commerce (Department) completed its administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on certain kitchen appliance shelving and racks from the People's Republic of China (PRC) for the period January 1, 2011, through Decem...
Notice Mar 17, 2014

Fisheries of the Northeastern United States:

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This action proposes approval of, and regulations to implement, Framework Adjustment 51 to the Northeast Multispecies (Groundfish) Fishery Management Plan. This rule would set catch limits for groundfish stocks, revise the rebuilding programs for Gul...
Proposed Rule Mar 17, 2014
We propose to approve 19 sector operations plans and contracts for fishing year (FY) 2014, provide Northeast (NE) multispecies annual catch entitlements (ACE) to these sectors, and grant regulatory exemptions. We request comment on the proposed secto...
Proposed Rule Mar 17, 2014
NMFS is proposing two actions in this rulemaking: A requirement for daily Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) catch reporting for vessels declared to fish in the Eastern U.S./Canada Area; and the de minimis amount of unused fishing year (FY) 2013 sector a...
Proposed Rule Mar 17, 2014

Meetings:

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The Caribbean Fishery Management Council (Council) is transitioning from species specific fishery management to island- specific fisheries management for the exclusive economic zones of Puerto Rico, St. Thomas/St. John and St. Croix separately. This...
Notice Mar 17, 2014
The New England Fishery Management Council's (Council) Herring Advisory Panel and Oversight Committee will meet to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
Notice Mar 17, 2014

Production Activity Authorizations:

Proposed Foreign-Trade Zone Under Alternative Site Framework:

Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities:

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NMFS has received an application from the Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory (Observatory) in collaboration with the National Science Foundation (Foundation), for an Incidental Harassment Authorization (Authorization) to take marine mammals, by harassm...
Notice Mar 17, 2014

Consumer Product Safety Commission logo Consumer Product Safety Commission

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

Title Type Published
As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC or Commission) announces that the CPSC has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for extension of appro...
Notice Mar 17, 2014

Defense Department logo Defense Department

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In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Defense Health Agency, Defense Health Clinical Systems, Data Sharing Program Office, announces a proposed public information collection and seeks public comment on t...
Notice Mar 17, 2014
The Department of Defense has submitted to OMB for clearance, the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
Notice Mar 17, 2014
The Department of Defense has submitted to OMB for clearance, the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
Notice Mar 17, 2014
The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of a section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification. This is published to fulfill the requirements of section 155 of Public Law 104-164 dated July 21, 1996.
Notice Mar 17, 2014
The Office of the Secretary of Defense proposes to alter a system of records, DWHS E01 DoD, entitled "DoD Federal Docket Management System (DoD FDMS)", in its inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended. This system wil...
Notice Mar 17, 2014

Exclusive Technology Evaluation Licenses:

Title Type Published
The Department of the Navy hereby gives notice of its intent to grant to EnZinc, Inc. a revocable, nonassignable, exclusive technology evaluation license to practice in the field of use of zinc- air batteries and nickel-zinc (Ni-Zn) batteries in the...
Notice Mar 17, 2014

Meetings:

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The Department of the Army is publishing this notice to announce the following Federal advisory committee meeting of the Command and General Staff College Board of Visitors, a subcommittee of the Army Education Advisory Committee. This meeting is ope...
Notice Mar 17, 2014
The Department of Defense is publishing this notice to announce the following Federal Advisory Committee meeting of the Independent Review Panel on Military Medical Construction Standards ("the Panel"). This meeting is open to the public.
Notice Mar 17, 2014

Education Department logo Education Department

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

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is proposing an extension of an existing information collection.
Notice Mar 17, 2014
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is proposing an extension of an existing information collection.
Notice Mar 17, 2014
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is proposing an extension of an existing information collection.
Notice Mar 17, 2014

Applications for New Awards:

Energy Department logo Energy Department

Title Type Published
Combined Filings
Notice Mar 17, 2014
Combined Filings
Notice Mar 17, 2014
Combined Filings
Notice Mar 17, 2014
Combined Filings
Notice Mar 17, 2014
Combined Filings
Notice Mar 17, 2014

Energy Conservation Program:

Title Type Published
The Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 (EPCA), as amended, prescribes energy conservation standards for various consumer products and certain commercial and industrial equipment, including automatic commercial ice makers (ACIM). EPCA also req...
Proposed Rule Mar 17, 2014

Petitions for Declaratory Orders:

Title Type Published
Sunoco Pipeline, LP; SunVit Pipeline, LLC
Notice Mar 17, 2014

Petitions for Temporary Waivers:

Title Type Published
Valero Terminaling and Distribution Co.
Notice Mar 17, 2014

Petitions for Waivers:

Title Type Published
This notice announces receipt of a petition for waiver from Felix Storch, Inc. (FSI) seeking an exemption from specified portions of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) test procedure for determining the energy consumption of certain electric refrige...
Notice Mar 17, 2014

Requests under Blanket Authorization:

Title Type Published
Carolina Gas Transmission Corp.
Notice Mar 17, 2014

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

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

Title Type Published
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an information collection request (ICR), "Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Federal Implementation Plans Under the Clean Air Act for Indian Reservations in Idaho,...
Notice Mar 17, 2014
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an information collection request (ICR), Recordkeeping Requirements for Producers, Registrants and Applicants of Pesticides and Pesticide Devices under Section 8 of the Federal Insectici...
Notice Mar 17, 2014

Air Quality State Implementation Plans; Approvals and Promulgations:

Title Type Published
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking direct final action to approve revisions to the Missouri State Implementation Plan (SIP), the 40 CFR part 62 state plans (111(d)), and the 40 CFR part 70 operating permits program, which were receiv...
Rule Mar 17, 2014
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve revisions to the Missouri State Implementation Plan (SIP), the 40 CFR part 62 state plans for designated facilities and pollutants (111(d)), and the 40 CFR part 70 operating permits pr...
Proposed Rule Mar 17, 2014
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving revisions to the Texas State Implementation Plan (SIP) that control emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) at gasoline dispensing facilities (GDFs) in Texas. The revisions were submitted...
Rule Mar 17, 2014

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. 3502--3520), the FCC invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the...
Notice Mar 17, 2014
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 Mar 17, 2014
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 Communication Commission (FCC or Commission) invites the general public and other Federal ag...
Notice Mar 17, 2014
The Federal Communications Commission extends the deadline for filing reply comments on the Commission's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), in this proceeding, which was published in the Federal Register on Wednesday, January 15, 2014. Interested...
Proposed Rule Mar 17, 2014

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Title Type Published
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing an opportunity for the public to comment on CMS' intention to collect information from the public. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the PRA), federal agencies are required to...
Notice Mar 17, 2014
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Mar 17, 2014
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing an opportunity for the public to comment on CMS' intention to collect information from the public. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), federal agencies are required to publ...
Notice Mar 17, 2014

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

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a collection of information entitled "Designation of New Animal Drugs for Minor Use or Minor Species (MUMS)--Final Rule" has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under th...
Notice Mar 17, 2014
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a collection of information entitled "Eye Tracking Experimental Studies To Explore Consumer Use of Food Labeling Information and Consumer Response to Online Surveys" has been approved by the O...
Notice Mar 17, 2014
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a collection of information entitled "Procedures for the Safe Processing and Importing of Fish and Fishery Products" has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Pa...
Notice Mar 17, 2014

Meetings:

Title Type Published
National Advisory Council on Migrant Health
Notice Mar 17, 2014

New Animal Drug Applications:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is proposing to amend its regulation regarding the confidentiality of data and information in and about new animal drug application files to change when certain approval-related information would be di...
Proposed Rule Mar 17, 2014
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending its regulation regarding the confidentiality of data and information in and about new animal drug application files to change when certain approval-related information will be disclosed by the Agency...
Rule Mar 17, 2014

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

Title Type Published
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 Mar 17, 2014
New or modified Base (1% annual-chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs), base flood depths, Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) boundaries or zone designations, and/or the regulatory floodway (hereinafter referred to as flood hazard determinations) as shown on...
Notice Mar 17, 2014
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 Mar 17, 2014
On September 23, 2013, FEMA published in the Federal Register a proposed flood hazard determination notice that contained an erroneous table. This notice provides corrections to that table, to be used in lieu of the information published at 78 FR 583...
Notice Mar 17, 2014
This is a supplemental notice to the August 9, 2013 request for comments on the draft changes to the Marine Safety Manual (MSM), Volume III, Marine Industry Personnel. The draft revision will be available in the docket for this notice. The primary re...
Notice Mar 17, 2014

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

Title Type Published
The Federal Emergency Management Agency, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on a revision of a currently approved infor...
Notice Mar 17, 2014

Emergency and Related Determinations:

Title Type Published
This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of an emergency for the State of Georgia (FEMA-3368-EM), dated February 11, 2014, and related determinations.
Notice Mar 17, 2014

Flood Elevation Determinations; Proposals:

Title Type Published
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is withdrawing its proposed rule concerning proposed flood elevation determinations for Bennington County, Vermont (All Jurisdictions).
Proposed Rule Mar 17, 2014
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is withdrawing its proposed rule concerning proposed flood elevation determinations for Washington County, Pennsylvania (All Jurisdictions).
Proposed Rule Mar 17, 2014

Flood Hazard Determinations; Proposals:

Title Type Published
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is withdrawing its proposed notice concerning proposed flood hazard determinations, which may include the addition or modification of any Base Flood Elevation, base flood depth, Special Flood Hazard Area...
Proposed Rule Mar 17, 2014

Recovery Policies:

Title Type Published
This document provides notice of the availability of the final Recovery Policy RP9525.4, Emergency Medical Care and Medical Evacuations. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) published a notice of availability and request for comment for the...
Notice Mar 17, 2014

Housing and Urban Development Department logo Housing and Urban Development Department

Title Type Published
Section 106 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989 (the HUD Reform Act) requires HUD to publish quarterly Federal Register notices of all regulatory waivers that HUD has approved. Each notice covers the quarterly period...
Notice Mar 17, 2014

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

Title Type Published
HUD has submitted the proposed information collection requirement described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. The purpose of this notice is to allow for an additional 30 day...
Notice Mar 17, 2014

Interior Department logo Interior Department

Title Type Published
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) adds 6 national wildlife refuges to the list of areas open for hunting and/or sport fishing, adds new hunts at 6 refuges, increases the hunting activities available at 20 other refuges, and increases fishi...
Rule Mar 17, 2014

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants Incidental Take Permit Applications:

Title Type Published
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), have received an application from Sweetwater Authority (applicant) for a 5- year incidental take permit for one covered species pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, a...
Notice Mar 17, 2014

Solar Energy Developments on Public Lands:

Title Type Published
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Southern Nevada District is seeking expressions of interest in proposing projects for utility- scale solar energy development on approximately 5,717 acres of public land identified as the Dry Lake Solar Energy Zone...
Notice Mar 17, 2014

Justice Department logo Justice Department

Title Type Published
Proposed Consent Decrees
Notice Mar 17, 2014
Proposed Consent Decrees under the Clean Air Act
Notice Mar 17, 2014

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

Title Type Published
The Department of Justice (DOJ), Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Redu...
Notice Mar 17, 2014

Labor Department logo Labor Department

Title Type Published
Worker Adjustment Assistance Eligibility; Determinations
Notice Mar 17, 2014
Worker Adjustment Assistance Eligibility; Investigations
Notice Mar 17, 2014
Worker Adjustment and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance Eligibility; Determinations
Notice Mar 17, 2014

Library of Congress logo Library of Congress

Title Type Published
The United States Copyright Office announces the initiation of a study to evaluate the effectiveness of existing methods of licensing music. To aid this effort, the Office is seeking public input on this topic. The Office will use the information it...
Notice Mar 17, 2014

National Archives and Records Administration logo National Archives and Records Administration

Title Type Published
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) publishes notice at least once monthly of certain Federal agency requests for records disposition authority (records schedules). Once approved by NARA, records schedules provide mandatory instru...
Notice Mar 17, 2014

National Credit Union Administration logo National Credit Union Administration

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Mar 17, 2014

National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities logo National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is hereby given that nineteen meetings of the Humanities Panel will be held during April 2014 as follows. The purpose of the meetings is for panel review, disc...
Notice Mar 17, 2014

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National Mediation Board

Title Type Published
The National Mediation Board (NMB) invites comments on its proposal to revise a previously-approved information collection request as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. In December of 2012, in response to amendments to the Railway Labor...
Notice Mar 17, 2014

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Mar 17, 2014

Orders Prohibiting Involvement in NRC-Licensed Activities:

Requests for Alternate Decommissioning Schedule:

Title Type Published
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has received a request for an alternate decommissioning schedule from the Department of the Navy (Navy) for its Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division China Lake (China Lake) site, located in China Lake...
Notice Mar 17, 2014
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has received a request for an alternate decommissioning schedule from the Department of the Navy (Navy) for its Naval Postgraduate School (PGS) site, located in Monterey, California, permitted under the Na...
Notice Mar 17, 2014

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) is requesting 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 Termination o...
Notice Mar 17, 2014

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Title Type Published
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Mar 17, 2014

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes:

Title Type Published
International Securities Exchange, LLC
Notice Mar 17, 2014
Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board
Notice Mar 17, 2014
NYSE Arca, Inc.
Notice Mar 17, 2014
New York Stock Exchange LLC
Notice Mar 17, 2014
New York Stock Exchange LLC
Notice Mar 17, 2014

Small Business Administration logo Small Business Administration

Title Type Published
This proposed rule would amend certain existing regulations for the Microloan Program. The Microloan Program assists women, low income, veteran, and minority entrepreneurs, and others capable of operating a small business that are in need of small am...
Proposed Rule Mar 17, 2014

State Department logo State Department

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Trade Representative, Office of United States

Government Procurement Agreements:

Title Type Published
For the purpose of U.S. Government procurement that is covered by Title III of the Trade Agreements Act of 1979, the effective date of the Protocol Amending the Agreement on Government Procurement, done at Geneva on 30 March 2012, World Trade Organiz...
Notice Mar 17, 2014

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Title Type Published
The FAA is considering amending its drug and alcohol testing regulations to require drug and alcohol testing of certain maintenance personnel outside the United States. Specifically, the FAA is considering requiring certain air carriers to ensure tha...
Proposed Rule Mar 17, 2014
The FHWA, on behalf of Caltrans, is issuing this notice to announce actions taken by Caltrans, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) that are final within the meaning of 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1). The actions relate to a proposed highway project, Inters...
Notice Mar 17, 2014
This notice contains a summary of a petition seeking relief from specified requirements of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR). The purpose of this notice is to improve the public's awareness of, and participation in, this aspect of the FA...
Notice Mar 17, 2014

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