December 15, 2014 (Volume 79)

Federal Register December 15, 2014

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99 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on December 15, 2014

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

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The Rural Housing Service (RHS) is amending its regulation by changing the definition of "rural" or "rural area." This change is a direct result of legislation passed under the Agricultural Act of 2014 (2014 Farm Bill) P.L. 113-79 in which the defini...
Rule Dec 15, 2014
This rule implements changes to the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) as required by the Agricultural Act of 2014 (the 2014 Farm Bill), including changes to eligible crops, provisions governing eligibility of native sod acreage, addit...
Rule Dec 15, 2014

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Investigations, Orders, or Reviews:

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The Department of Commerce ("Department") determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of calcium hypochlorite from the People's Republic of China ("PRC"). For information on the estimated subsidy rates, see...
Notice Dec 15, 2014

Determinations of Sales at Less Than Fair Value:

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The Department of Commerce (the "Department") determines that calcium hypochlorite from the People's Republic of China ("PRC") is being, or is likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value ("LTFV"), as provided in section 735 of the...
Notice Dec 15, 2014

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska:

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The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) submitted Amendment 31 to the Fishery Management Plan for Bering Sea/ Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs (FMP) to NMFS for review. If approved, Amendment 31 would amend the Bering Sea and Ale...
Proposed Rule Dec 15, 2014

Fisheries of the Northeastern United States:

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NMFS announces that the Mid-Atlantic and New England Fishery Management Councils have submitted an Omnibus Amendment to the Fishery Management Plans of the Northeastern U.S. to establish a Standardized Bycatch Reporting Methodology, incorporating a d...
Proposed Rule Dec 15, 2014

Limitations of Duty-free Imports:

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HOPE provides for duty-free treatment for certain apparel articles imported directly from Haiti. One of the preferences under HOPE is known as the "value-added" program, which requires that apparel meet a minimum threshold percentage of value added i...
Notice Dec 15, 2014

Meetings:

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The protection of U.S. trade secrets from misappropriation is an Administration priority. As noted in the Administration Strategy on Mitigating the Theft of U.S. Trade Secrets (February 2013), "trade secret theft threatens American businesses, underm...
Notice Dec 15, 2014

Production Activity Authorizations:

Production Authority Approvals:

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Mitsubishi Rayon Carbon Fiber and Composites, Inc., Foreign-Trade Zone 143, Sacramento, CA
Notice Dec 15, 2014
Toray Carbon Fibers America, Inc., Foreign-Trade Zone 83, Decatur, AL
Notice Dec 15, 2014

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau logo Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

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The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (Bureau) is proposing amendments to certain mortgage servicing rules issued in 2013. These proposed amendments focus primarily on clarifying, revising, or amending provisions regarding force-placed insuranc...
Proposed Rule Dec 15, 2014
The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (Bureau) announces that the ceiling on allowable charges under section 612(f) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) will increase from $11.50 to $12.00, effective for 2015. The Bureau is required to incre...
Notice Dec 15, 2014

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

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The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance consultation program to provide the general public and federal agencies with an opportunit...
Notice Dec 15, 2014

Defense Department logo Defense Department

Federal Acquisition Regulations:

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DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing an interim rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement the Executive Order, Establishing a Minimum Wage for Contractors, and a final rule issued by the Department of Labor.
Rule Dec 15, 2014
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 15, 2014
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) 2005-79. A companion do...
Rule Dec 15, 2014
DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing an interim rule amending the provisions of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) that address the continuing Governmentwide statutory prohibition on the use of appropriated (or otherwise made available) funds for con...
Rule Dec 15, 2014
DoD, GSA, and NASA are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to require additional actions by contractors to assist contracting officers in ensuring compliance with the Governmentwide statutory prohibition on the use of appropri...
Proposed Rule Dec 15, 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 Dec 15, 2014

Applications for New Awards:

Energy Department logo Energy Department

Title Type Published
Combined Filings
Notice Dec 15, 2014
Combined Filings
Notice Dec 15, 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 commercial clothes washers (CCWs). EPCA also requires...
Rule Dec 15, 2014

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

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Notice is hereby given of the membership of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Performance Review Board for 2014.
Notice Dec 15, 2014

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

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The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an information collection request (ICR), "Technical Assistance Needs Assessments (TANAs) at Superfund Remedial or Removal Sites (NEW)" (EPA ICR No. 2470.01, OMB Control No. 2050-NEW) to the Office of...
Notice Dec 15, 2014

Air Quality State Implementation Plans; Approvals and Promulgations:

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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve certain elements of New York's State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted to demonstrate that the State meets the requirements of section 110(a)(1) and (2) of the Clean Air Act...
Proposed Rule Dec 15, 2014

Meetings:

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EPA's Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) Program is committed to proactive stakeholder engagement, transparency, and using the best available science in IRIS assessments. In accordance with the increased stakeholder engagement enhancements ado...
Notice Dec 15, 2014

Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

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As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or the Commission) invites the general public and other Feder...
Notice Dec 15, 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 Dec 15, 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 Dec 15, 2014
In this document, the Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) released an order extending the deadline for responding to the data collection in the Commission's special access proceeding. The extension provides more time for respondents to navigate the...
Notice Dec 15, 2014

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

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Notice is hereby given of the final approval of proposed information collections by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) under OMB delegated authority, as per 5 CFR 1320.16 (OMB Regulations on Controlling Paperwork Burdens on...
Notice Dec 15, 2014
Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies
Notice Dec 15, 2014

General Services Administration logo General Services Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulations:

No documents available.

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Title Type Published
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Dec 15, 2014
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Dec 15, 2014
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Dec 15, 2014
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Dec 15, 2014
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Dec 15, 2014
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Dec 15, 2014
This notice announces the availability of Set 26 Toxicological Profiles for review and comment. Comments can include additional information or reports on studies about the health effects of Set 26 substances. Although ATSDR considered key studies for...
Notice Dec 15, 2014
Notice is hereby given that the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) has taken final action in the following case: H. Rosie Xing, Ph.D., University of Chicago: Based on the report of an investigation conducted by the University of Chicago (UC) and addi...
Notice Dec 15, 2014
Notice is hereby given that the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) has taken final action in the following case: James P. Warne, Ph.D., University of California San Francisco: Based on an assessment conducted by the University of California San Franc...
Notice Dec 15, 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 (NIH), has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for review and approval of the information collection...
Notice Dec 15, 2014

New Animal Drugs:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the animal drug regulations to reflect approval actions for new animal drug applications (NADAs) and abbreviated new animal drug applications (ANADAs) during September and October 2014. FDA is also i...
Rule Dec 15, 2014
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is withdrawing approval of an abbreviated new animal drug application (ANADA) for an oxytetracycline soluble powder used to make medicated drinking water for livestock and poultry. This action is being taken at...
Rule Dec 15, 2014

Requests for Nominations:

Title Type Published
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)(Department) has created the Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee and is seeking nominations for this committee.
Notice Dec 15, 2014

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

Drawbridge Operations:

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard has issued a temporary deviation from the operating schedule that governs the operation of the New Jersey Transit Rail Operations (NJTRO) railroad bridge across Cheesequake Creek, mile 0.2, at Morgan, New Jersey. This deviation is nec...
Rule Dec 15, 2014

Safety Zones:

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard proposes to establish a permanent safety zone on the navigable waters of Port Valdez, Valdez, Alaska, in the vicinity of the Valdez Spit. The proposed safety zone is necessary to protect persons and vessels from the hazards associated...
Proposed Rule Dec 15, 2014
The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone in the Captain of the Port (COTP) New York Zone on the specified date and time. This action is necessary to ensure the safety of vessels and spectators from hazards associated with fireworks displays. During...
Rule Dec 15, 2014
The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone encompassing certain waters of Kent Island Narrows in Queen Anne's County, MD. This action is necessary to provide for the safety of mariners and their vessels on navigable waters during bridge...
Rule Dec 15, 2014
The Coast Guard is establishing temporary safety zones for all of Tampa Bay during periods of reduced visibility. The safety zones will be enforced when visibility falls below one nautical mile. Tampa Bay will be categorized into seven zones in order...
Rule Dec 15, 2014

Housing and Urban Development Department logo Housing and Urban Development Department

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 Dec 15, 2014
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 Dec 15, 2014
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 Dec 15, 2014
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 Dec 15, 2014

Funding Availability:

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 in a competition for funding under the FY 2014 Notice of...
Notice Dec 15, 2014

Interior Department logo Interior Department

Closures:

Title Type Published
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), pursuant to its regulations, is maintaining an existing closure of approximately 900 acres of public land on the Lake Mountains in Utah County, Utah, to the discharge or use of firearms or dangerous weapons for th...
Notice Dec 15, 2014

Eligible and Ineligible Lands for Consideration as Wilderness Areas; Assessments:

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Pursuant to the Wilderness Act of 1964, and in accordance with National Park Service (NPS) Management Policies (2006), Section 6.2.1, the NPS intends to assess lands within the original 1974 legislated boundary of Big Cypress National Preserve for wi...
Notice Dec 15, 2014

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
Under the National Environmental Policy Act, we, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, intend to prepare a draft environmental impact statement (EIS) for the proposed habitat conservation plan/natural community conservation plan for the Counties of Yub...
Notice Dec 15, 2014

International Trade Commission logo International Trade Commission

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

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined not to review an initial determination ("ID") (Order No. 16) granting a joint motion to terminate the investigation based on a settlement agreement.
Notice Dec 15, 2014

Labor Department logo Labor Department

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

Title Type Published
OSHA solicits public comments concerning its proposal to extend OMB approval of the information collection requirements specified in the Standard on Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals in Laboratories.
Notice Dec 15, 2014

National Aeronautics and Space Administration logo National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulations:

No documents available.

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National Council on Disability

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Dec 15, 2014

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

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The National Endowment for the Humanities will hold three meetings of the Humanities Panel, a federal advisory committee, during January, 2015. The purpose of the meetings is for panel review, discussion, evaluation, and recommendation of application...
Notice Dec 15, 2014

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National Labor Relations Board

Title Type Published
The National Labor Relations Board is issuing this notice that the individuals whose names and position titles appear below have been appointed to serve as members of performance review boards in the National Labor Relations Board for the rating year beginning October 1, 2013 and ending September 30, 2014.
Notice Dec 15, 2014
The National Labor Relations Board (the Board) has decided to issue this final rule for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of the National Labor Relations Act which "protect[ ] the exercise by workers of full freedom of association, self-orga...
Rule Dec 15, 2014

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation logo Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans:

Title Type Published
This final rule amends the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation's regulations on Benefits Payable in Terminated Single- Employer Plans and Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans to prescribe interest assumptions under the benefit payments regu...
Rule Dec 15, 2014

Personnel Management Office logo Personnel Management Office

Excepted Service:

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This provides the consolidated notice of all agency specific excepted authorities, approved by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), under Schedule A, B, and C, as of June 30, 2014, as required by Civil Service Rule VI, Exceptions from the Compet...
Notice Dec 15, 2014

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program:

Title Type Published
The United States Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing a proposed rule to amend the system for assessing the annual performance of health plans contracted under the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program. The purpose of this rule...
Proposed Rule Dec 15, 2014

Requests for Nominations:

Title Type Published
This notice announces that OPM is soliciting applications for membership for individuals to serve on the Multi-State Plan Program Advisory Board.
Notice Dec 15, 2014

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Small Business Administration logo Small Business Administration

Exemptions:

Social Security Administration logo Social Security Administration

Title Type Published
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Dec 15, 2014

State Department logo State Department

Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition:

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Act of October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C. 2459), Executive Order 12047 of March 27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of...
Notice Dec 15, 2014
Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Act of October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C. 2459), E.O. 12047 of March 27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (112...
Notice Dec 15, 2014
Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Act of October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C. 2459), E.O. 12047 of March 27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (112...
Notice Dec 15, 2014
Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Act of October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C. 2459), E.O. 12047 of March 27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (112...
Notice Dec 15, 2014
Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Act of October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C. 2459), E.O. 12047 of March 27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (112...
Notice Dec 15, 2014

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Trade Representative, Office of United States

Title Type Published
The United States Trade Representative (USTR) has determined that Guinea and Madagascar have each adopted effective visa systems and related procedures to prevent unlawful transshipment of textile and apparel articles and the use of counterfeit docum...
Notice Dec 15, 2014

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Title Type Published
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comme...
Notice Dec 15, 2014

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

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FMCSA announces its plan to submit the Information Collection Request (ICR) described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for its review and approval and invites public comment. E...
Notice Dec 15, 2014

Airworthiness Directives:

Title Type Published
We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Airbus Model A319 and A320 series airplanes. This proposed AD was prompted by a report that fatigue cracking could appear at certain fastener locations in the longeron area below the...
Proposed Rule Dec 15, 2014
We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (type certificate previously held by Schweizer Aircraft) (Sikorsky) Model 269D and Model 269D Configuration A helicopters. This proposed AD would require reducin...
Proposed Rule Dec 15, 2014
We propose to supersede Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2013-14- 05, which applies to certain The Boeing Company Model 747-400 and 747- 400F series airplanes. AD 2013-14-05 currently requires repetitive inspections of the longeron extension fittings for...
Proposed Rule Dec 15, 2014
We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain the Boeing Company Model 737-700, -800, and -900ER series airplanes. This proposed AD was prompted by reports of troughs in the skin along the chem-mill pocket edges of certain fusela...
Proposed Rule Dec 15, 2014

Establishment of Class E Airspace:

Title Type Published
This action proposes to establish Class E airspace at the Hazen VHF Omni-Directional Radio Range Tactical Air Navigation Aid (VORTAC), Hazen, NV, to facilitate vectoring of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) aircraft under control of Oakland Air Route Tra...
Proposed Rule Dec 15, 2014

Federal Agency Actions:

Title Type Published
The FHWA, on behalf of Caltrans, is issuing this notice to announce actions taken by Caltrans that are final within the meaning of 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1). The actions relate to a proposed highway project, widen and seismically retrofit the existing Rive...
Notice Dec 15, 2014

Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications:

Title Type Published
FMCSA announces receipt of applications from 66 individuals for exemption from the prohibition against persons with insulin-treated diabetes mellitus (ITDM) operating commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) in interstate commerce. If granted, the exemptions...
Notice Dec 15, 2014
FMCSA announces its decision to grant requests from 9 individuals for exemptions from the regulatory requirement that interstate commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers have "no established medical history or clinical diagnosis of epilepsy or any othe...
Notice Dec 15, 2014
FMCSA announces its decision to renew the exemptions from the vision requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations for 10 individuals. FMCSA has statutory authority to exempt individuals from the vision requirement if the exemptions gra...
Notice Dec 15, 2014
FMCSA announces its decision to renew the exemptions from the vision requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations for 7 individuals. FMCSA has statutory authority to exempt individuals from the vision requirement if the exemptions gran...
Notice Dec 15, 2014

Restricted Area Boundary Descriptions; Amendments:

Title Type Published
This action makes minor adjustments to the boundary descriptions of restricted areas R-2932, R-2933, R-2934 and R-2935 at Cape Canaveral, FL. The changes are required based on more accurate digital plotting of points that revealed minor mismatches be...
Rule Dec 15, 2014

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

Title Type Published
The United States Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service, offers a new nonmarketable, electronic retirement savings bond for Treasury's new retirement savings program. The bonds will be issued to a designated custodian for Roth indi...
Rule Dec 15, 2014
This document withdraws FinCEN's August 24, 2004 proposed rule proposing imposition of the fifth special measure against PJSC Trustbank, formerly known as Infobank ("Trustbank"), as a financial institution of primary money laundering concern, pursuan...
Proposed Rule Dec 15, 2014

Veterans Affairs Department logo Veterans Affairs Department

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Advisory Committee on Disability Compensation
Notice Dec 15, 2014

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