October 23, 2014 (Volume 79)

Federal Register October 23, 2014

View all documents issued on October 23, 2014. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

112 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on October 23, 2014

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

Title Type Published
This Notice revises the U.S. Standards for Grades of Creole Onions, which are issued under the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946. The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is amending the similar varietal characteristic requirement to allow mixed col...
Notice Oct 23, 2014

Guidance:

Title Type Published
The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is announcing the availability of a guidance document intended for use by State departments of agriculture in the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the...
Notice Oct 23, 2014

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The Black Hills National Forest Advisory Board (Board) will meet in Rapid City, South Dakota. The Board is established consistent with the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C. App. II), the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Plannin...
Notice Oct 23, 2014

U.S. Standards for Grades of Onions:

Title Type Published
This rule revises the U.S. Standards for Grades of Onions (Other Than Bermuda-Granex-Grano (BGG) and Creole Type) and the U.S. Standards for Grades of BGG Type Onions which were issued under the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946. The Agricultural Ma...
Rule Oct 23, 2014

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

Administrative Proceedings:

Title Type Published
Borna Faizy aka Brad Faizy, Touraj Ghavidel aka Brent Dell, and Signal Micro Systems, Inc.,. dba Techonweb
Notice Oct 23, 2014

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

Title Type Published
The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, a...
Notice Oct 23, 2014

Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Investigations, Orders, or Reviews:

Title Type Published
The Department of Commerce (the Department) received information sufficient to warrant initiation of a changed circumstances review of the antidumping duty order on fresh garlic from the People's Republic of China (PRC). Based upon a request filed by...
Notice Oct 23, 2014

Applications for Duty-Free Entry of Electron Microscope; Decisions:

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Materials Technical Advisory Committee
Notice Oct 23, 2014
The Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Pacific Council) Ecosystem Advisory Subpanel (EAS) will hold a webinar, which is open to the public.
Notice Oct 23, 2014
The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) will convene a webinar meeting of its Coastal Pelagic Species Management Team (CPSMT). Information on how to participate will be posted to the Pacific Council's Web site (www.pcouncil.org) in a...
Notice Oct 23, 2014
Transportation and Related Equipment Technical Advisory Committee
Notice Oct 23, 2014

Commodity Futures Trading Commission logo Commodity Futures Trading Commission

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

Title Type Published
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("Commission" or "CFTC") is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act ("PRA"), Federal agencies are require...
Notice Oct 23, 2014

Proceedings:

Title Type Published
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("Commission") is proposing to amend part 14 of its regulations, under which the Commission may deny, temporarily or permanently, the privilege of certain persons to appear or practice before it. The amendment...
Proposed Rule Oct 23, 2014

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau logo Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Guidance:

Title Type Published
The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (CFPB) is issuing a compliance bulletin and policy guidance entitled "Compliance Bulletin and Policy Guidance--Mortgage Servicing Transfers" in light of potential risks to consumers that may arise in connec...
Rule Oct 23, 2014

Corporation for National and Community Service logo Corporation for National and Community Service

Title Type Published
The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) has submitted a public information collection request (ICR) entitled Commission Support Grant Grantee Progress Report (GPR) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction A...
Notice Oct 23, 2014

Defense Department logo Defense Department

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District (Corps) in coordination with the non-Federal sponsor, Los Angeles County Department of Public Works (LACDPW), intends to pre...
Notice Oct 23, 2014
In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District (USACE) and the non-Federal sponsor, the Maryland Port Administration (MPA), are intending to prepare a decision document and suppor...
Notice Oct 23, 2014

Education Department logo Education Department

Federal Direct Loan Programs:

Title Type Published
The Secretary amends the regulations governing the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program. These regulations strengthen and improve administration of the Federal Direct PLUS Loan Program authorized under title IV of the Higher Educ...
Rule Oct 23, 2014

Funding Availability:

Title Type Published
ED, HHS
On August 18, 2014, the Departments of Education and Health and Human Services published in the Federal Register (79 FR 48854 and 79 FR 48874) notices inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year 2014 for the Preschool Development Grants--Dev...
Notice Oct 23, 2014

Energy Department logo Energy Department

Title Type Published
The Department of Energy (DOE) today gives notice of a request for public comment, pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, on the continued collection of information entitled: Budget Justification, which DOE has developed for submission to a...
Notice Oct 23, 2014
Combined Filings
Notice Oct 23, 2014
Combined Filings
Notice Oct 23, 2014

Appliance Standards and Rulemaking Federal Advisory Committee:

Title Type Published
This notice announces an open meeting for the Central Air Conditioner Regional Enforcement Standards Working Group (RES Working Group). The purpose of the working group will be to discuss and, if possible, reach consensus on a proposed rule for the e...
Proposed Rule Oct 23, 2014

Energy Conservation Program:

Title Type Published
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will hold a public meeting to facilitate a discussion among interested parties with regards to potential changes to the DOE clothes dryer test procedure to produce test results that measure energy use during a repr...
Proposed Rule Oct 23, 2014

Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.:

Initial Market-Based Rate Filings Including Requests for Blanket Section 204 Authorizations:

Trespassing on DOE Property:

Title Type Published
DOE hereby amends and deletes specific facilities from previously published site descriptions of various DOE and contractor occupied facilities as off-limit areas. The facilities to be deleted are described in this notice. In accordance with 10 CFR p...
Notice Oct 23, 2014

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

Air Quality State Implementation Plans; Approvals and Promulgations:

Title Type Published
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving revisions to California's State Implementation Plan (SIP) for Imperial County that address Clean Air Act (CAA) requirements concerning ozone precursor emissions inventories of volatile organic co...
Rule Oct 23, 2014
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a revision to the Imperial County portion of the California State Implementation Plan (SIP). This revision concerns Clean Air Act (CAA) requirements for volatile organic compounds and...
Proposed Rule Oct 23, 2014
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to partially approve and partially disapprove several State Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions submitted by the State of California pursuant to the requirements of the Clean Air Act (CAA or the...
Proposed Rule Oct 23, 2014

Executive Office of the President logo Executive Office of the President

Title Type Published
Armed Forces, U.S.; Ordering Selected Reserve and Inactive Ready Reserve Members to Active Duty (EO 13680)
Presidential Document Oct 23, 2014
Congo, Democratic Republic of the; Continuation of National Emergency (Notice of October 21, 2014)
Presidential Document Oct 23, 2014
Consumer Financial Transactions; Security Improvement Efforts (EO 13681)
Presidential Document Oct 23, 2014

Special Observances:

Title Type Published
National Character Counts Week (Proc. 9196)
Presidential Document Oct 23, 2014
National Forest Products Week (Proc. 9197)
Presidential Document Oct 23, 2014

Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board logo Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board

Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

Title Type Published
As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) invites the general public and other Federal a...
Notice Oct 23, 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 Oct 23, 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 Oct 23, 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 Commission) invites the general public and other Federal a...
Notice Oct 23, 2014

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation logo Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Oct 23, 2014
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Oct 23, 2014

Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission logo Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Oct 23, 2014

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Title Type Published
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Oct 23, 2014
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Oct 23, 2014
In compliance with the requirement for opportunity for public comment on proposed data collection projects (Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995), the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announces plans to subm...
Notice Oct 23, 2014
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Oct 23, 2014
As stipulated by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App), the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is hereby announcing that the charters have been renewed for the following federal advisory committees for which th...
Notice Oct 23, 2014
Statements of Organization, Functions and Delegations of Authority
Notice Oct 23, 2014

Basic Health Programs:

Title Type Published
This document provides the methodology and data sources necessary to determine federal payment amounts made in program year 2016 to states that elect to establish a Basic Health Program under the Affordable Care Act to offer health benefits coverage...
Proposed Rule Oct 23, 2014

Food and Drug Administration Food Safety Modernization Act:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing a public meeting to discuss proposed revisions to four rules originally proposed in 2013 to implement the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). In response to the comments received on these fou...
Proposed Rule Oct 23, 2014

Funding Availability:

Title Type Published
This notice provides public announcement of CDC's intent to award Ebola appropriations to AFENET for response to the Ebola outbreak funding. This award was proposed in Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 under funding opportunity announcement GH10-1006 Strengtheni...
Notice Oct 23, 2014

Guidance:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of a draft document entitled "Same Surgical Procedure Exception Questions and Answers Regarding the Scope of the Exception" dated October 2014. The draft guidance documen...
Proposed Rule Oct 23, 2014

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Advisory Committee on HIV, Viral Hepatitis and STD Prevention and Treatment
Notice Oct 23, 2014
Advisory Committee to the Director; Cancellations
Notice Oct 23, 2014
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Notice Oct 23, 2014
Board of Scientific Counselors, Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response, Board of Scientific Counselors
Notice Oct 23, 2014
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Notice Oct 23, 2014
National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice
Notice Oct 23, 2014
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Notice Oct 23, 2014
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Notice Oct 23, 2014
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Notice Oct 23, 2014
This notice announces the second Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals (OMHA) Medicare Appellant Forum. The purpose of this event is to provide updates to OMHA appellants on the status of OMHA operations and to relay information on a number of OMHA...
Notice Oct 23, 2014

Petitions:

Title Type Published
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 Oct 23, 2014

Reports:

Title Type Published
The Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Child Support Enforcement requests public comments to inform its upcoming Report to Congress. The Report to Congress ("Report") is required to be submitt...
Notice Oct 23, 2014

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

Title Type Published
This document announces the decision of the Commissioner of CBP to direct all flights to the U.S. carrying persons who have recently traveled to, from, or through Ebola-stricken countries to arrive at one of the U.S. airports where CBP is implementin...
Rule Oct 23, 2014

Country of Origin Final Determinations:

Title Type Published
This document provides notice that U.S. Customs and Border Protection ("CBP") has issued a final determination concerning the country of origin of various elliptical exercise machines manufactured and distributed by Octane Fitness, and their option p...
Notice Oct 23, 2014

Drawbridge Operations:

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard has issued a temporary deviation from the operating schedule that governs the Evergreen Point Floating Bridge (State Route 520) across Lake Washington at Seattle, WA. The deviation is necessary to accommodate vehicular traffic attendi...
Rule Oct 23, 2014

Safety Zones:

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard is establishing a safety zone in support of World War II ordinance disposal found southeast of Buoy 3 in Saipan Harbor. This safety zone will encompass a 140 yard radius centered around a blue and white buoy, located at approximately...
Rule Oct 23, 2014

Housing and Urban Development Department logo Housing and Urban Development Department

Funding Awards:

Title Type Published
In accordance with Section 102(a)(4)(C) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989, this announcement notifies the public of funding decisions made by the Department for the FY 2012 and 2013 HUD-VASH program. This announcem...
Notice Oct 23, 2014

Interior Department logo Interior Department

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
Consistent with the regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is announcing its intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for proposed Lease Sale 244 in the Coo...
Notice Oct 23, 2014

Indian Gaming:

Title Type Published
This notice publishes the approval of the Compact between the Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone (Tribe) and the State of Nevada (State) Governing Class III Gaming.
Notice Oct 23, 2014
This notice publishes the approval of the Compact between the Yerington Paiute Tribe (Tribe) and the State of Nevada (State) Governing Class III Gaming.
Notice Oct 23, 2014

International Trade Commission logo International Trade Commission

Investigations; Determinations, Modifications, and Rulings, etc.:

Title Type Published
The Commission hereby gives notice of the institution of investigations and commencement of preliminary phase antidumping and countervailing duty investigation Nos. 701-TA-524-525 and 731-TA-1260- 1261 (Preliminary) under sections 703(a) and 733(a) o...
Notice Oct 23, 2014

Justice Department logo Justice Department

Title Type Published
This notice announces the commencement by the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission ("Commission") of a program for adjudication of certain categories of claims of United States nationals against the Republic of Iraq, as defined below, within the scop...
Notice Oct 23, 2014
Proposed Consent Decrees under CERCLA
Notice Oct 23, 2014

N
National Science Foundation

Title Type Published
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is required to publish a notice of permit applications received to conduct activities regulated under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. NSF has published regulations under the Antarctic Conservation Act at...
Notice Oct 23, 2014

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Advisory Committee for International Science and Engineering
Notice Oct 23, 2014

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title Type Published
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has recently submitted to OMB for review the following proposal for the collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). The NRC hereby informs...
Notice Oct 23, 2014

Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is re-issuing an Environmental Assessment (EA) and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the proposed renewal of NRC License SNM-2505 for the continued operation of the Independent Spent Fuel Storag...
Notice Oct 23, 2014
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering extending the expiration date for Construction Authorization (CA) CAMOX-001 issued to Shaw AREVA MOX Services for the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility on the Savannah River Site in Aike...
Notice Oct 23, 2014

Guidance:

Title Type Published
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is seeking public comment on draft regulatory issue summary (RIS) 2014-XX. This draft RIS is addressed to all holders of an operating license or construction permit for a pressurized water nuclear power re...
Notice Oct 23, 2014

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards; Subcommittee on Reliability and PRA
Notice Oct 23, 2014

Personnel Management Office logo Personnel Management Office

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The National Council on Federal Labor-Management Relations plans to meet on Wednesday, November 19, 2014. The meeting will start at 10:00 a.m. EST and will be held in the Main Conference Room (3102), U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Prog...
Notice Oct 23, 2014

S
Science and Technology Policy Office

Reports:

Title Type Published
The National Science and Technology Council's Committee on Science requests public comment on the draft report Achieving Interoperability for Latent Fingerprint Identification in the United States. The draft report will be posted at www.whitehouse.go...
Notice Oct 23, 2014

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes:

Title Type Published
CBOE Futures Exchange, LLC
Notice Oct 23, 2014
Fixed Income Clearing Corp.
Notice Oct 23, 2014
Fixed Income Clearing Corp.
Notice Oct 23, 2014
ICE Clear Credit, LLC
Notice Oct 23, 2014

State Department logo State Department

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

Title Type Published
The Department of State has submitted the information collection described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 we are requesting comments on this collection from all...
Notice Oct 23, 2014

Charter Renewals:

Title Type Published
Overseas Security Advisory Council
Notice Oct 23, 2014

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Advisory Committee on Private International Law
Notice Oct 23, 2014

S
State Justice Institute

Title Type Published
This Guideline sets forth the administrative, programmatic, and financial requirements attendant to Fiscal Year 2015 State Justice Institute grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts.
Notice Oct 23, 2014

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Title Type Published
In accordance with the procedures governing the application for, and the processing of, special permits from the Department of Transportation's Hazardous Material Regulations (49 CFR part 107, Subpart B), notice is hereby given that the Office of Haz...
Notice Oct 23, 2014
In accordance with the procedures governing the application for, and the processing of, special permits from the Department of Transportation's Hazardous Material Regulations (49 CFR part 107, Subpart B), notice is hereby given that the Office of Haz...
Notice Oct 23, 2014

Airworthiness Directives:

Title Type Published
We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Beechcraft Corporation (Type Certificate Previously Held by Hawker Beechcraft Corporation; Raytheon Aircraft Company; Beech Aircraft Corporation) Model 400, 400A, 400T, and MU-300 airplan...
Rule Oct 23, 2014
We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Bombardier, Inc. Model DHC-8-400 series airplanes. This proposed AD was prompted by reports of hydraulic fluid loss from the reservoir of the main landing gear's (MLG's) alternate ext...
Proposed Rule Oct 23, 2014
We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Grob-Werke Models G115EG and G120A airplanes. This proposed AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) originated by an aviation authority of another countr...
Proposed Rule Oct 23, 2014
We are superseding airworthiness directives (ADs) 90-26-01, 91-20-02, and 2009-05-02 for all General Electric Company (GE) CF6-80C2 and CF6-80E1 series turbofan engines. This AD retains the requirements of those ADs and requires removal of additional...
Rule Oct 23, 2014
We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Pacific Aerospace Limited Model FU24-954 and FU24A-954 airplanes. This AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) issued by an aviation authority of another country to...
Rule Oct 23, 2014

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
FRA is issuing this notice to advise the public that the FRA and the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT) will be preparing a Tier II Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a 123-mile portion of the Southeast High Speed Rail...
Notice Oct 23, 2014

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of the twenty-eighth meeting of the RTCA Special Committee 224, Airport Security Access Control Systems.
Notice Oct 23, 2014
The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of the third meeting of the 406 MHz Emergency Locator Transmitters (ELTs) Joint with EUROCAE WG-98 Committee.
Notice Oct 23, 2014

Opportunity to Participate:

Title Type Published
This document announces the criteria, application procedures, and schedule to be applied by the Secretary of Transportation in designating or redesignating, and funding capital development for up to 15 current joint-use or former military airports se...
Notice Oct 23, 2014

Special Conditions:

Title Type Published
These special conditions are issued for the Boeing Model 767- 2C airplane. This airplane will have novel or unusual design features when compared to the state of technology envisioned in the airworthiness standards for transport category airplanes. T...
Rule Oct 23, 2014
This document corrects two errors that appeared in Docket No. FAA-2014-0698, Special Conditions No. 25-567-SC, which was published in the Federal Register on September 12, 2014 (79 FR 54574). There is an error in the header information and in one ins...
Rule Oct 23, 2014
This document corrects two errors that appeared in Docket No. FAA-2014-0666, Special Conditions No. 25-566-SC, which was published in the Federal Register on September 12, 2014 (79 FR 54572). There is an error in the header information and in one ins...
Rule Oct 23, 2014
These special conditions are issued for the Bombardier Aerospace, Models BD-500-1A10 and BD-500-1A11 series airplanes. These airplanes will have novel or unusual design features when compared to the state of technology envisioned in the airworthiness...
Rule Oct 23, 2014

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The Internal Revenue Service Advisory Council (IRSAC) will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, November 19, 2014.
Notice Oct 23, 2014

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