December 17, 2014 (Volume 79)

Federal Register December 17, 2014

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

118 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on December 17, 2014

Administrative Conference of the United States logo Administrative Conference of the United States

Title Type Published
The Administrative Conference of the United States adopted three recommendations at its Sixty-First Plenary Session. The appended recommendations address: Retrospective Review of Agency Rules; Petitions for Rulemaking; and Best Practices for Using Vi...
Notice Dec 17, 2014

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

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The Rural Utilities Service, a Rural Development agency of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), herein referred to as RUS or the Agency, announces its Community Connect Grant Program application window for Fiscal Year (FY) 2015. This n...
Notice Dec 17, 2014

Eligibility to Export Meat and Meat Products to the United States:

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USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is proposing to add the Republic of Lithuania (Lithuania) to the list of countries eligible to export meat and meat products to the United States. FSIS's review of Lithuania's laws, regulations, and in...
Proposed Rule Dec 17, 2014

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

Title Type Published
The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is amending the microprocessor military end-use and end-user control in the Export Administration Regulations by expanding the scope of microprocessors subject to the restriction to harmonize with technologic...
Rule Dec 17, 2014
The Office of Trade and Economic Analysis ("OTEA") of the International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce, has received an application for an Export Trade Certificate of Review ("Certificate"). This notice summarizes the application and re...
Notice Dec 17, 2014

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

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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 Dec 17, 2014
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 Dec 17, 2014
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 Dec 17, 2014
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 Dec 17, 2014

Applications for Expansion:

Title Type Published
DNP Imagingcomm America Corporation, Foreign-Trade Zone 57, Concord, NC
Notice Dec 17, 2014

Atlantic Highly Migratory Species:

Title Type Published
NMFS is closing fishing for the commercial porbeagle shark quota until further notice. This action is necessary because, as of December 10, 2014, the commercial landings of porbeagle sharks during the 2014 fishing season exceeded the available 2014 a...
Rule Dec 17, 2014

First Requests for Panel Reviews:

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On December 1, 2014, Deacero S.A.P.I. de C.V. (formerly Deacero S.A. de C.V.), and Deacero USA, Inc. filed a First Request for Panel Review with the United States Section of the NAFTA Secretariat pursuant to Article 1904 of the North American Free Tr...
Notice Dec 17, 2014

Fisheries off West Coast States:

Title Type Published
This action revises regulations for the Pacific coast groundfish fishery with an implementation date of January 1, 2015. Final implementation of the 2015-2016 biennial harvest specifications and management measures will be delayed beyond January 1, 2...
Rule Dec 17, 2014

Reorganizations under Alternative Site Frameworks; Expansion of Service Areas:

Defense Department logo Defense Department

Title Type Published
The NATO STANAG 4702 CST is seeking a point of contact (POC) from all US Rotorcraft Industries who are interested in participating in a formal review of STANAG 4702 Edition 1 and who will provide, in writing, comments and/or concerns for review by th...
Notice Dec 17, 2014

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The Department of Defense is publishing this notice to announce the following Federal advisory committee meeting of the Defense Advisory Committee on Military Personnel Testing. This meeting will be open to the public.
Notice Dec 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 Dec 17, 2014

Energy Department logo Energy Department

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Combined Filings
Notice Dec 17, 2014
Combined Filings
Notice Dec 17, 2014
Combined Filings
Notice Dec 17, 2014
Combined Filings
Notice Dec 17, 2014
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE or the Department) proposes to issue regulations under section 934 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. These regulations will establish a retrospective risk pooling program by which nuclear supplier...
Proposed Rule Dec 17, 2014
In this Final Rule, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission revises its regulations governing interstate natural gas pipeline system maps. First, the Commission eliminates the requirements that pipelines include maps in their tariffs and file update...
Rule Dec 17, 2014

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announces the availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Plains & Eastern Clean Line Transmission Project (DOE/EIS-0486; Draft EIS) for a 90-day public comment period. DOE also announces 15 pu...
Notice Dec 17, 2014
West Side Expansion and Modernization Project, National Fuel Gas Supply Corp.
Notice Dec 17, 2014

Facilities Surcharge Settlements:

Title Type Published
Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership
Notice Dec 17, 2014

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

Petitions for Declaratory Orders:

Qualifying Conduit Hydropower Facilities:

Title Type Published
Imperial Irrigation District
Notice Dec 17, 2014
Imperial Irrigation District
Notice Dec 17, 2014
Imperial Irrigation District; Preliminary Determination
Notice Dec 17, 2014
Imperial Irrigation District; Preliminary Determination
Notice Dec 17, 2014
Imperial Irrigation District; Preliminary Determination
Notice Dec 17, 2014
Imperial Irrigation District; Preliminary Determination
Notice Dec 17, 2014
Imperial Irrigation District; Preliminary Determination
Notice Dec 17, 2014
Imperial Irrigation District; Preliminary Determination
Notice Dec 17, 2014

Technical Conferences:

Title Type Published
PJM Interconnection, LLC
Notice Dec 17, 2014

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

Title Type Published
Based on its review of the air quality criteria for ozone (O<INF>3</INF>) and related photochemical oxidants and national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for O<INF>3</INF>, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposes to make revisions to...
Proposed Rule Dec 17, 2014
This document announces the Agency's receipt of several initial filings of pesticide petitions requesting the establishment or modification of regulations for residues of pesticide chemicals in or on various commodities.
Proposed Rule Dec 17, 2014
This notice announces EPA's order for the cancellations, voluntarily requested by the registrants and accepted by the Agency, of the products listed in Table 1 of Unit II., pursuant to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)....
Notice Dec 17, 2014
EPA is proposing to revoke the significant new use rule (SNUR) promulgated under section 5(a)(2) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for two chemical substances which were identified generically as metal salts of complex inorganic oxyacids whi...
Proposed Rule Dec 17, 2014

Air Quality State Implementation Plans; Approvals and Promulgations:

Title Type Published
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to grant full approval for the revisions to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania State Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted on June 25, 2012 by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection...
Proposed Rule Dec 17, 2014

Pesticide Tolerances:

Title Type Published
This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of fluopyram in or on multiple commodities that are identified and discussed later in this document. Bayer CropScience requested these tolerances under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDC...
Rule Dec 17, 2014

Tolerance Requirements; Exemptions:

Title Type Published
This regulation establishes an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of the biochemical pesticide natamycin in or on pineapples. DSM Food Specialties B.V. submitted a petition to EPA under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act...
Rule Dec 17, 2014

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission logo Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission gives notice of its intent to submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for renewal of the information collection described below.
Notice Dec 17, 2014

Executive Office of the President logo Executive Office of the President

Special Observances:

Title Type Published
Bill of Rights Day (Proc. 9220)
Presidential Document Dec 17, 2014

Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

Radio Broadcasting Services:

Title Type Published
The Audio Division denies the Petition for Rule Making filed by Alatron Corporation, Inc., proposing the allotment of FM Channel 228A at Pike Road, Alabama. The petition was denied because a counterproposal, consisting of three minor change applicati...
Proposed Rule Dec 17, 2014

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation logo Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Title Type Published
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC") invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on a revision of a continuing information collection, titled, "Company-Run Annual Stress Test Reporting Templ...
Notice Dec 17, 2014

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

Title Type Published
Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies
Notice Dec 17, 2014

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Title Type Published
In compliance with Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has submitted an Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and...
Notice Dec 17, 2014
In compliance with Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has submitted an Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and...
Notice Dec 17, 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 Dec 17, 2014
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Dec 17, 2014
Statement of Organization, Functions and Delegations of Authority
Notice Dec 17, 2014

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

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the Agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the PRA), Federal Agencies are required to publish noti...
Notice Dec 17, 2014

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Advisory Committee to the Director; Teleconference
Notice Dec 17, 2014
Disease, Disability, and Injury Prevention and Control Special Emphasis Panel
Notice Dec 17, 2014
Office for State, Tribal, Local and Territorial Support
Notice Dec 17, 2014

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

Title Type Published
New or modified Base (1-percent annual chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs), base flood depths, Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) boundaries or zone designations, and/or regulatory floodways (hereinafter referred to as flood hazard determinations) as shown...
Notice Dec 17, 2014
Flood hazard determinations, which may include additions or modifications of Base Flood Elevations (BFEs), base flood depths, Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) boundaries or zone designations, or regulatory floodways on the Flood Insurance Rate Maps (...
Notice Dec 17, 2014
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 Dec 17, 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 extension of a currently approved collection of information. In accordanc...
Notice Dec 17, 2014

Major Disaster and Related Determinations:

Title Type Published
This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Arizona (FEMA-4203-DR), dated November 5, 2014, and related determinations.
Notice Dec 17, 2014

Regulated Navigation Areas:

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard is establishing a Regulated Navigation Area (RNA) on the navigable waters of Oregon Inlet, NC surrounding the Herbert C. Bonner Bridge. This RNA will allow the Coast Guard to enforce vessel traffic restrictions within the RNA when nec...
Rule Dec 17, 2014

Safety/Security Zones:

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard is consolidating three security zone regulations into one regulation. In addition, the Coast Guard is disestablishing two safety zone regulations and converting those safety zones into security zones for all navigable waterways of Big...
Rule Dec 17, 2014

Interior Department logo Interior Department

Title Type Published
This notice announces that the Department of the Interior will extend the comment period on the proposed amending regulations governing Secretarial elections and petitioning procedures to January 16, 2015.
Proposed Rule Dec 17, 2014

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

Title Type Published
To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is notifying the public that we have submitted an information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and...
Notice Dec 17, 2014

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants:

Title Type Published
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite the public to comment on the following applications to conduct certain activities with endangered or threatened species. With some exceptions, the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act), prohib...
Notice Dec 17, 2014

Meetings:

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act and the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Albuquerque District Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet as indicated below.
Notice Dec 17, 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 Dec 17, 2014
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 Dec 17, 2014

Labor Department logo Labor Department

Title Type Published
The Secretary of Labor (Secretary) is considering issuing on his own motion a declaratory order confirming that he has exclusive authority to make legal and policy determinations based on his statutory and regulatory authority to administer and enfor...
Notice Dec 17, 2014
Worker Adjustment Assistance; Investigations
Notice Dec 17, 2014
Worker and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance; Determinations
Notice Dec 17, 2014

Millennium Challenge Corporation logo Millennium Challenge Corporation

Title Type Published
This report is provided in accordance with section 608(d)(1) of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003, Public Law 108-199, Division D, (the "Act"), 22 U.S.C. 7708(d)(1).
Notice Dec 17, 2014

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National Science Foundation

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Alan T. Waterman Award Committee
Notice Dec 17, 2014

Personnel Management Office logo Personnel Management Office

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program:

Title Type Published
The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing a direct final rule to discontinue the annual determination of the Medically Underserved Areas (MUAs) for the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program.
Rule Dec 17, 2014

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) published a notice in the Federal Register on December 8, 2014, (79 FR 72714) announcing the 2015 meeting dates of the Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee. The notice incorrectly listed the year of...
Notice Dec 17, 2014
The President's Commission on White House Fellowships (PCWHF) was established by an Executive Order in 1964. The PCWHF is an advisory committee composed of Special Government Employees appointed by the President. The Advisory Committee will meet in J...
Notice Dec 17, 2014

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Postal Regulatory Commission

Title Type Published
The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing concerning the addition of Priority Mail Express Contract 22 negotiated service agreement to the competitive product list. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment,...
Notice Dec 17, 2014

Postal Service logo Postal Service

Title Type Published
The Postal Service<SUP>TM</SUP> will revise Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM[supreg]) to require the use of an Intelligent Mail[supreg] package barcode (IMpb) on Business Reply Mail[supreg] (BRM) labels...
Rule Dec 17, 2014

Product Changes:

Title Type Published
The Postal Service gives notice of filing a request with the Postal Regulatory Commission to add a domestic shipping services contract to the list of Negotiated Service Agreements in the Mail Classification Schedule's Competitive Products List.
Notice Dec 17, 2014

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

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

Applications:

Title Type Published
Applicants request an order to permit certain registered closed-end management investment companies to issue multiple classes of shares and to impose asset-based distribution fees and early withdrawal charges ("EWCs"). Applicants: ACAP Strategic Fund...
Notice Dec 17, 2014
Applicants request an order to permit certain registered closed-end management investment companies to issue multiple classes of shares ("Classes") with varying sales loads and to impose asset-based service and/or distribution fees and contingent def...
Notice Dec 17, 2014

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes:

Title Type Published
BATS Exchange, Inc.
Notice Dec 17, 2014
BATS Y-Exchange, Inc.
Notice Dec 17, 2014
BOX Options Exchange, LLC
Notice Dec 17, 2014
Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc.
Notice Dec 17, 2014
NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
Notice Dec 17, 2014
NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
Notice Dec 17, 2014
NASDAQ Stock Market, LLC
Notice Dec 17, 2014
NYSE Arca, Inc.
Notice Dec 17, 2014
NYSE MKT LLC
Notice Dec 17, 2014
New York Stock Exchange LLC
Notice Dec 17, 2014
New York Stock Exchange LLC
Notice Dec 17, 2014

Small Business Administration logo Small Business Administration

Title Type Published
The Small Business Administration (SBA) is publishing this notice to comply with requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), which requires agencies to submit proposed reporting and recordkeeping requirements to OMB for...
Notice Dec 17, 2014
The Small Business Administration (SBA) is publishing this notice to comply with requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), which requires agencies to submit proposed reporting and recordkeeping requirements to OMB for...
Notice Dec 17, 2014

Small Business Investment Company License Surrenders:

Title Type Published
Jefferson Capital Partners I, LP
Notice Dec 17, 2014

State Department logo State Department

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Advisory Committee on Private International Law
Notice Dec 17, 2014
Overseas Schools Advisory Council
Notice Dec 17, 2014

Surface Transportation Board logo Surface Transportation Board

Control Exemptions:

Title Type Published
DOT, STB
Watco Holdings, Inc.; Bogalusa Bayou Railroad, LLC
Notice Dec 17, 2014

Trackage Rights Exemptions:

Title Type Published
DOT, STB
Bogalusa Bayou Railroad, LLC; Illinois Central Railroad Co.
Notice Dec 17, 2014

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Trade Representative, Office of United States

Title Type Published
On January 15, 2013, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) notified Congress of the Administration's intention to enter into negotiations for a Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) with an initial group of 20 trading partners. The...
Notice Dec 17, 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 is being forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comme...
Notice Dec 17, 2014

Airworthiness Directives:

Title Type Published
We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain The Boeing Company Model 747-8 and 747-8F airplanes. This proposed AD was prompted by an analysis, which determined that in a limited flight envelope with specific conditions, diverge...
Proposed Rule Dec 17, 2014

Commercial Driver's License Standards; Exemption Applications:

Title Type Published
FMCSA announces that Daimler Trucks North America (Daimler) has requested an exemption for one commercial motor vehicle (CMV) driver, Martin Zeilinger, from the Federal requirement to hold a commercial driver's license (CDL) issued by one of the Stat...
Notice Dec 17, 2014

Control Exemptions:

No documents available.

Trackage Rights Exemptions:

No documents available.

Waivers for Aeronautical Land-Use Assurance:

Title Type Published
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is considering a proposal to change a portion of the airport from aeronautical use to nonaeronautical use and to authorize the conversion of the airport property. The proposal consists of one parcel of land c...
Notice Dec 17, 2014

Veterans Affairs Department logo Veterans Affairs Department

Committee Establishments:

Title Type Published
MyVa Advisory Committee
Notice Dec 17, 2014

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