September 19, 2014 (Volume 79)

Federal Register September 19, 2014

View all documents issued on September 19, 2014. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

115 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on September 19, 2014

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

Title Type Published
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Sep 19, 2014
The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is amending its regulations to change the fees it charges for the accreditation and the maintenance of accreditation of non-Federal laboratories for the FSIS Accredited Lab Program (ALP). The fees in this...
Rule Sep 19, 2014
The Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBS) is publishing this final rule for allocating program funds to its State Offices. This final rule adds two programs--the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) and the Intermediary Relending Program (IRP)....
Rule Sep 19, 2014

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 Food Safety and Inspection Service's intention to renew an information collection related to the Salmonella Initiative Program (SIP). FSIS is requesting the renewal bec...
Notice Sep 19, 2014

Electronic Import Inspection Application and Certification of Imported Products and Foreign Establishments:

Title Type Published
The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is amending the meat, poultry, and egg products import regulations to provide for the Agency's Public Health Information System (PHIS) Import Component. The PHIS Import Component, launched on May 29, 2012...
Rule Sep 19, 2014

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

Title Type Published
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Sep 19, 2014
Notice and opportunity for public comment.
Notice Sep 19, 2014

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

Title Type Published
Weather Modification Activities Reports
Notice Sep 19, 2014

Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Investigations, Orders, or Reviews:

Title Type Published
On March 25, 2014, the Department of Commerce ("the Department") published its Preliminary Results of the 2012-2013 administrative review of the antidumping duty order on 1- Hydroxyethylidene-1, 1-Diphosphonic Acid ("HEDP") from the People's Republic...
Notice Sep 19, 2014
On May 16, 2014, the Department of Commerce ("Department") published the preliminary results of the changed circumstances review of the antidumping duty order on certain pasta from Italy and preliminarily determined that Delverde Industrie Ailimentar...
Notice Sep 19, 2014
On March 17, 2014, the Department of Commerce ("the Department") published in the Federal Register the preliminary results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on uncovered innerspring units ("innersprings") from the People's Re...
Notice Sep 19, 2014

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska:

Title Type Published
NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for pollock in Statistical Area 620 in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the C season allowance of the 2014 total allowable catch of pollock for Statistical Area 620 in the GO...
Rule Sep 19, 2014

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The SEDAR Steering Committee will meet to discuss the SEDAR process and assessment schedule. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
Notice Sep 19, 2014
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold public meetings.
Notice Sep 19, 2014
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and its advisory committees will hold public meetings, October 6-14, 2014.
Notice Sep 19, 2014

Subzone Status Approvals:

Title Type Published
LEEVAC Shipyards, LLC, Jennings, LA
Notice Sep 19, 2014

Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled logo Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled

Title Type Published
The Committee is proposing to add products and a service to the Procurement List that will be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities and delete products previously furnished by such agency.
Notice Sep 19, 2014

Consumer Product Safety Commission logo Consumer Product Safety Commission

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Sep 19, 2014

Settlement Agreements and Orders:

Title Type Published
It is the policy of the Commission to publish settlements which it provisionally accepts under the Consumer Product Safety Act in the Federal Register in accordance with the terms of 16 CFR 1118.20(e). Published below is a provisionally-accepted Sett...
Notice Sep 19, 2014

Defense Department logo Defense Department

Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services and TRICARE:

Title Type Published
This proposed rule would implement new authority authorizing an over-the-counter (OTC) drug program, make several administrative changes to the TRICARE Pharmacy Benefits Program regulation in order to conform it more closely to the statute, and clari...
Proposed Rule Sep 19, 2014

Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplements:

Title Type Published
DoD is proposing to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement the statutory domestic source restrictions on acquisition of certain naval vessel components.
Proposed Rule Sep 19, 2014
DoD is proposing to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement to update the cancellation ceiling threshold for multiyear contracts and to correct statutory references.
Proposed Rule Sep 19, 2014
DoD is making technical amendments to the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to provide needed editorial changes.
Rule Sep 19, 2014

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The Department of Defense is publishing this notice to announce the following meeting of the Board of Regents, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences ("the Board").
Notice Sep 19, 2014
The Department of Defense is publishing this notice to announce the following Federal Advisory Committee meeting of the U.S. Strategic Command Strategic Advisory Group. This meeting will be closed to the public.
Notice Sep 19, 2014

Energy Department logo Energy Department

Title Type Published
Combined Filings
Notice Sep 19, 2014
Combined Filings
Notice Sep 19, 2014
Combined Filings
Notice Sep 19, 2014
Combined Filings
Notice Sep 19, 2014
Combined Filings
Notice Sep 19, 2014

Acquisition Regulation:

Title Type Published
The Department of Energy (DOE) is publishing a final rule amending the Department of Energy Acquisition Regulation (DEAR) to ensure the access to and ownership of records generated during contract performance for its contractors and subcontractors pe...
Rule Sep 19, 2014

Petitions for Declaratory Orders:

Title Type Published
Duke Energy Ohio, Inc.
Notice Sep 19, 2014

Suspension of Prize Rules:

Title Type Published
The Department of Energy (DOE) gives notice of its decision to suspend, effective September 18th, 2014, competition rules for the SunShot Prize: Race to the Rooftop in order to broaden the scope of participation and better align competition rules wit...
Notice Sep 19, 2014

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

Title Type Published
EPA is required under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to publish in the Federal Register a notice of receipt of a premanufacture notice (PMN); an application for a test marketing exemption (TME), both pending and/or expired; and a periodic st...
Notice Sep 19, 2014
Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.
Notice Sep 19, 2014

Air Quality State Implementation Plans; Approvals and Promulgations:

Title Type Published
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking final action to approve revisions to the Alaska State Implementation Plan (SIP). The State of Alaska (State) submitted these revisions on February 13, 2008, December 11, 2009, April 14, 2010, Novemb...
Rule Sep 19, 2014
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a source-specific revision to the Arizona State Implementation Plan (SIP) that establishes an alternative to best available retrofit technology (BART) for Steam Units 2 and 3 (ST2 and...
Proposed Rule Sep 19, 2014

National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System:

Title Type Published
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is correcting a final rule that appeared in the Federal Register of August 19, 2014 (79 FR 49001). The rule finalized minor amendments to its Clean Water Act (CWA) regulations to codify that under the Nationa...
Rule Sep 19, 2014

Proposed Determinations under the Clean Water Act:

Title Type Published
On July 21, 2014, EPA published in the Federal Register (79 FR 42314) a Notice of Proposed Determination, under Section 404(c) of the Clean Water Act, to restrict the use of certain waters in the South Fork Koktuli River, North Fork Koktuli River, an...
Notice Sep 19, 2014

Protection of Stratospheric Ozone:

Title Type Published
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing that the period for providing public comments on the August 6, 2014, proposed "Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Change of Listing Status for Certain Substitutes Under the Significant New Alter...
Proposed Rule Sep 19, 2014

Tolerance Exemptions:

Title Type Published
This regulation establishes an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of 2-propenoic acid, butyl ester, polymer with 1,6-diisocyanatohexane, N-(hydroxymethyl)-2-methyl-2-propenamide and 2-propenenitrile (CAS Reg. No. 1469998-09-1)...
Rule Sep 19, 2014

Executive Office of the President logo Executive Office of the President

Title Type Published
Terrorism; Continuation of National Emergency with Respect to Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support (Notice of September 17, 2014)
Presidential Document Sep 19, 2014

Special Observances:

Title Type Published
Constitution Day and Citizenship Day, Constitution Week (Proc. 9168)
Presidential Document Sep 19, 2014

Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

Meetings:

Title Type Published
In this document, the Commission released a notice announcing panelist names and other information for a series of roundtables. The intended effect of this document is to make the public aware of the event and the agenda for the roundtables.
Notice Sep 19, 2014

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation logo Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Terminations of Receivership:

Federal Maritime Commission logo Federal Maritime Commission

Title Type Published
Ocean Transportation Intermediary License Applicants
Notice Sep 19, 2014
Ocean Transportation Intermediary License Reissuances
Notice Sep 19, 2014
Ocean Transportation Intermediary License Revocations and Terminations
Notice Sep 19, 2014
Ocean Transportation Intermediary License Revocations and Terminations
Notice Sep 19, 2014

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

Title Type Published
On June 15, 1984, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) delegated to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) its approval authority under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.16, to approve of and assign...
Notice Sep 19, 2014

Federal Trade Commission logo Federal Trade Commission

Title Type Published
The FTC plans to conduct a study to examine consumer perception of environmental marketing claims. This is the second of two notices required under the Paperwork Reduction Act ("PRA") in which the FTC seeks public comments on its proposed consumer re...
Notice Sep 19, 2014

Proposed Consent Agreements:

Title Type Published
The consent agreement in this matter settles alleged violations of federal law prohibiting unfair or deceptive acts or practices. The attached Analysis to Aid Public Comment describes both the allegations in the draft complaint and the terms of the c...
Notice Sep 19, 2014
The consent agreement in this matter settles alleged violations of federal law prohibiting unfair or deceptive acts or practices. The attached Analysis to Aid Public Comment describes both the allegations in the draft complaint and the terms of the c...
Notice Sep 19, 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 (PRA), federal agencies are required to publ...
Notice Sep 19, 2014
The National Library of Medicine (NLM) invites pharmaceutical manufacturers, re-packagers, wholesalers, and retail and institutional pharmacies to submit prescription drug products for imaging as part of its Computational Photography Project for Pill...
Notice Sep 19, 2014

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, has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for review and approval of the information collection listed...
Notice Sep 19, 2014

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Center for Scientific Review
Notice Sep 19, 2014
Center for Scientific Review; Amendments
Notice Sep 19, 2014

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

Title Type Published
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the U.S. Coast Guard is forwarding Information Collection Requests (ICRs), abstracted below, to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), re...
Notice Sep 19, 2014

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

Title Type Published
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment upon this proposed revision of a currently approved collection of information or new collect...
Notice Sep 19, 2014

Drawbridge Operations:

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard has issued a temporary deviation from the operating schedule that governs the State Route 223 Bridge (Gwynn's Island) across the Milford Haven Inlet, mile 0.1, at Hudgins, VA. This deviation allows the bridge to remain in the closed-t...
Rule Sep 19, 2014

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations of Customs and Border Protection (COAC) will meet on October 7, 2014, in Washington, DC. The meeting will be open to the public.
Notice Sep 19, 2014

Regulated Navigation Areas and Limited Access Areas:

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard proposes to revise and consolidate existing regulated navigation areas, security zones and safety zones currently in place in Apra Harbor, Guam. This action is intended to replace a number of redundant, potentially confusing and outda...
Proposed Rule Sep 19, 2014

Special Local Regulations for Marine Events:

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard proposes to temporarily change the enforcement periods of special local regulations for a recurring marine event in the Fifth Coast Guard District. These regulations apply to the MRE Tug of War, a recurring marine event, and would be...
Proposed Rule Sep 19, 2014

Housing and Urban Development Department logo Housing and Urban Development Department

Title Type Published
This Notice identifies unutilized, underutilized, excess, and surplus Federal property reviewed by HUD for suitability for use to assist the homeless.
Notice Sep 19, 2014

Interior Department logo Interior Department

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

Title Type Published
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs is submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for renewal for the collection of information for the BIA Housing Improvement Program...
Notice Sep 19, 2014
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Acting Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs is seeking comments on the renewal of Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the collection of information for Class III Tribal-State G...
Notice Sep 19, 2014

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) has prepared a Final Resource Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement (RMP/EIS) for the Contra Loma Reservoir and Recreation Area to establish uniform policy and land management guidelines that promo...
Notice Sep 19, 2014
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Idaho State Office announces its intention to prepare a supplemental environmental impact statement (EIS) analyzing the potential impacts of approving a right- of-way (ROW) application for Segments 8 and 9 of the G...
Notice Sep 19, 2014
BOEM has prepared a Final Supplemental EIS for proposed OCS oil and gas Lease Sales 235, 241, and 247, which are tentatively scheduled to be held in March 2015, 2016, and 2017, respectively, in the Gulf of Mexico CPA offshore the States of Louisiana,...
Notice Sep 19, 2014

Meetings:

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Southwest Colorado Resource Advisory Council (RAC) is scheduled to meet...
Notice Sep 19, 2014

International Trade Commission logo International Trade Commission

Investigations; Terminations, Modifications and Rulings, etc.:

Title Type Published
On April 7, 2014, the Department of Commerce published notice in the Federal Register of termination of the countervailing duty investigations in connection with monosodium glutamate from China and Indonesia (79 FR 19056). Accordingly, pursuant to se...
Notice Sep 19, 2014

Justice Department logo Justice Department

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

Title Type Published
The Department of Justice (DOJ), Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) will submit the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork...
Notice Sep 19, 2014
The Department of Justice (DOJ), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), 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 Reduction Ac...
Notice Sep 19, 2014

Changes under National Cooperative Research and Production Act:

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention announces its next meeting.
Notice Sep 19, 2014
National Institute of Corrections Advisory Board
Notice Sep 19, 2014

National Aeronautics and Space Administration logo National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Title Type Published
This notice is issued in accordance with 51 U.S.C. 20144(c). The Mars Ascent Vehicle (MAV) Challenge is scheduled and teams that wish to compete may now register. Centennial Challenges is a program of prize competitions to stimulate innovation in tec...
Notice Sep 19, 2014
This notice is issued in accordance with 51 U.S.C. 20144(c). The Sample Return Robot (SRR) Challenge is scheduled and teams that wish to compete may now register. Centennial Challenges is a program of prize competitions to stimulate innovation in tec...
Notice Sep 19, 2014

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title Type Published
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is revising its generic determination regarding the environmental impacts of the continued storage of spent nuclear fuel beyond a reactor's licensed life for operation and prior to ultimate disposal. The N...
Rule Sep 19, 2014

Continued Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel:

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has published the final generic environmental impact statement (GEIS), NUREG-2157, "Generic Environmental Impact Statement for Continued Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel." NUREG-21...
Rule Sep 19, 2014

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Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board

P
Postal Regulatory Commission

Title Type Published
The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing concerning an addition of Global Expedited Package Services 3 to the competitive product list. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other administrat...
Notice Sep 19, 2014
The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing concerning an addition of Global Expedited Package Services 3 negotiated service agreement to the competitive product list. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment...
Notice Sep 19, 2014
The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing concerning an amendment to Priority Mail Contract 89 negotiated service agreement to the competitive product list. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and tak...
Notice Sep 19, 2014

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Applications:

Title Type Published
Notice of an application under Section 6(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "Act") for an exemption from Sections 18(c) and 18(i) of the Act, and for an order pursuant to Section 17(d) of the Act and Rule 17d-1 under the Act.
Notice Sep 19, 2014

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes:

Title Type Published
BATS Exchange, Inc.
Notice Sep 19, 2014
BATS Exchange, Inc.
Notice Sep 19, 2014
BATS Y-Exchange, Inc.
Notice Sep 19, 2014
BATS Y-Exchange, Inc.
Notice Sep 19, 2014
Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc.
Notice Sep 19, 2014
EDGA Exchange, Inc.
Notice Sep 19, 2014
EDGX Exchange, Inc.
Notice Sep 19, 2014
NYSE MKT LLC
Notice Sep 19, 2014
New York Stock Exchange LLC
Notice Sep 19, 2014

Small Business Administration logo Small Business Administration

Disaster Declarations:

Title Type Published
This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the Territory of American Samoa (FEMA-4192-DR), dated 09/10/2014. Incident: Severe Storms, Flooding, and Landslides. Incident Period: 07/29/2014 throu...
Notice Sep 19, 2014
This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of California (FEMA- 4193-DR), dated 09/11/2014. Incident: Earthquake. Incident Period: 08/24/2014 through 09/07/2014. Effective Date: 09/11...
Notice Sep 19, 2014
This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the Territory of Guam (FEMA- 4191-DR), dated 09/10/2014. Incident: Tropical Storm Halong. Incident Period: 07/28/2014 through 07/31/2014. Effective Da...
Notice Sep 19, 2014

Social Security Administration logo Social Security Administration

Title Type Published
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Sep 19, 2014

Surface Transportation Board logo Surface Transportation Board

Discontinuance of Service Exemptions:

Title Type Published
DOT, STB
Dakota, Missouri Valley and Western Railroad, Inc., Burke County, ND
Notice Sep 19, 2014

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Title Type Published
This rulemaking would replace Special Federal Aviation Regulation No. 106 with acceptance criteria for portable oxygen concentrators to be used by passengers in air carrier operations, commercial operations and certain other operations using large ai...
Proposed Rule Sep 19, 2014

Airworthiness Directives:

Title Type Published
We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Bombardier, Inc. Model DHC-8-400, -401, and -402 airplanes. This AD was prompted by reports of rudder bearings falling out of the fore rudder hinge bracket during assembly. This AD requir...
Rule Sep 19, 2014

Discontinuance of Service Exemptions:

No documents available.

Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA; 42 United States Code 4321 et seq.), Council on Environmental Quality NEPA implementing regulations (40 Code of Federal Regulations parts 1500 to 1508), and FAA Order...
Notice Sep 19, 2014

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Notice of Meeting.
Notice Sep 19, 2014

Requests for Nominations:

Title Type Published
NHTSA and its partners at the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Homeland Security (DHS) are soliciting applications for appointment or reappointment to DOT's NEMSAC. The purpose of NEMSAC, a nationally recognized council of emergency...
Notice Sep 19, 2014

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

Title Type Published
This document contains final regulations providing guidance relating to applicable defined benefit plans. Applicable defined benefit plans are defined benefit plans that use a lump sum-based benefit formula, including cash balance plans and pension e...
Rule Sep 19, 2014
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 Sep 19, 2014
This document contains proposed regulations that would provide guidance regarding certain amendments to applicable defined benefit plans. Applicable defined benefit plans are defined benefit plans that use a lump sum-based benefit formula, including...
Proposed Rule Sep 19, 2014
In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, 5 U.S.C. 552a, the Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service (Fiscal Service) proposes to establish a new Privacy Act system of records entitled, "Department of the Treasury/Burea...
Notice Sep 19, 2014
This document contains proposed amendments to the regulations that address the tax treatment of distributions from designated Roth accounts under tax-favored retirement plans. The proposed regulations would limit the applicability of the rule regardi...
Proposed Rule Sep 19, 2014

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