December 18, 2014 (Volume 79)

Federal Register December 18, 2014

View all documents issued on December 18, 2014. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

89 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on December 18, 2014

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

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In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), as amended; the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, as amended; and the National Forest Management Act of 1976, as amended (NFMA), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM...
Notice Dec 18, 2014

Meetings:

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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 Dec 18, 2014
The National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council (Council) will meet in Washington, DC The Council is authorized under Section 9 of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act, as amended by Title XII, Section 1219 of Public Law 101-624 (the Ac...
Notice Dec 18, 2014

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

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On June 17, 2014, the White House released a Presidential Memorandum entitled "Establishing a Comprehensive Framework to Combat Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing and Seafood Fraud." Among other actions, the Memorandum established a Preside...
Notice Dec 18, 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 Dec 18, 2014

Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Investigations, Orders, or Reviews:

Title Type Published
On October 6, 2014, the Department of Commerce (the Department) published in the Federal Register the preliminary results of the administrative review and new shipper review of the antidumping duty order on freshwater crawfish tail meat from the Peop...
Notice Dec 18, 2014
On September 12, 2014, the Department of Commerce (the "Department") published the Preliminary Results of the 2013-2014 administrative review on certain frozen warmwater shrimp ("shrimp") from the People's Republic of China ("PRC"), covering the peri...
Notice Dec 18, 2014

Fisheries Off West Coast States:

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NMFS issues a final rule under authority of the Magnuson- Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA) to implement Amendment 18 to the Pacific Coast Salmon Fishery Management Plan for Commercial and Recreational Salmon Fisheries off the Coa...
Rule Dec 18, 2014

Defense Department logo Defense Department

Title Type Published
Rule Dec 18, 2014
The Department of the Army proposes to alter a system of records notice, A0195-6 USACIDC, entitled "Criminal Investigation Accreditation and Polygraph Examiner Evaluation Files" in its existing inventory of records systems subject to the Privacy Act...
Notice Dec 18, 2014

Education Department logo Education Department

Applications for New Awards:

Energy Department logo Energy Department

Final Power Allocations:

Title Type Published
The Western Area Power Administration (Western), a Federal power marketing agency of the Department of Energy (DOE), announces the Boulder Canyon Project (BCP) Post-2017 Resource Pool Final Allocation of Power (BCP Final Allocation). The BCP Final Al...
Notice Dec 18, 2014

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

Acquisition Regulations:

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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) amends the EPA Acquisition Regulation (EPAAR) to update policy, procedures, and contract clauses. This final rule updates the EPAAR clause, Work Assignments.
Rule Dec 18, 2014

Air Quality State Implementation Plans; Approvals and Promulgations:

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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a submission by the State of Indiana as a revision to the Indiana State Implementation Plan (SIP). The submitted regulations revise Indiana's ambient air quality standards for ozone an...
Proposed Rule Dec 18, 2014
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking direct final action to approve a submission by the State of Indiana as a revision to the Indiana State Implementation Plan (SIP). The submitted regulations revise Indiana's ambient air quality stand...
Rule Dec 18, 2014

Meetings:

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The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA), Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office is announcing a teleconference of the Chartered SAB to conduct a review of two draft reports of recommendations regarding the agency's 2013 and 2014 Scientific and...
Notice Dec 18, 2014

National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants:

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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP) for brick and structural clay products manufacturing and NESHAP for clay ceramics manufacturing. The EPA is proposing that all ma...
Proposed Rule Dec 18, 2014

Executive Office of the President logo Executive Office of the President

Special Observances:

Title Type Published
70th Anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge (Proc. 9221)
Presidential Document Dec 18, 2014

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 Dec 18, 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 a...
Notice Dec 18, 2014
In this document, the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (PSHSB) seeks comment on whether certain long-pending petitions and requests identified in the Public Notice should be dismissed as dormant. PSHSB seeks to determine whether the long-te...
Notice Dec 18, 2014
The Wireless Telecommunications Bureau extends the deadline for filing comments and reply comments on its Competitive Bidding Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Competitive Bidding NPRM), which sought comment on the revision of certain part 1 competitive...
Proposed Rule Dec 18, 2014

Radio Broadcasting Services:

Title Type Published
The Audio Division amends the FM Table of Allotments to remove certain vacant FM allotments that are reserved for noncommercial educational ("NCE") use. These FM assignments are currently authorized stations and, therefore, are no longer considered v...
Rule Dec 18, 2014

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation logo Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Regulatory Capital Rules:

No documents available.

Federal Election Commission logo Federal Election Commission

Petitions for Rulemaking; Denials:

Title Type Published
The Commission announces its disposition of a Petition for Rulemaking ("Petition") filed on August 28, 2014, by National Convention PBC. The Petition asks the Commission to amend 11 CFR 100.4 to revise the definition of "federal office" to include de...
Proposed Rule Dec 18, 2014

Federal Maritime Commission logo Federal Maritime Commission

Title Type Published
Agreements Filed
Notice Dec 18, 2014

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

Changes in Bank Control:

Title Type Published
Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company
Notice Dec 18, 2014

Regulatory Capital Rules:

No documents available.

Risk-Based Capital Guidelines:

Title Type Published
The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) is inviting public comment on a framework to establish risk-based capital surcharges for the largest, most interconnected U.S.-based bank holding companies pursuant to section 165 of the Do...
Proposed Rule Dec 18, 2014

General Services Administration logo General Services Administration

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 18, 2014
As authorized by the 2014 Omnibus Act, ACF is requesting public comment on a voluntary set of minimum health and safety standards for early care and education settings titled, "Caring for Our Children Basics."
Notice Dec 18, 2014
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) is proposing to amend its prescription drug and biological product labeling regulations to require electronic distribution of the prescribing information intended for health care professionals, whi...
Proposed Rule Dec 18, 2014

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

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a proposed collection of information has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Notice Dec 18, 2014
Permanency Innovations Initiative Evaluation
Notice Dec 18, 2014

Draft Guidance for Industry and Staff:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a proposed collection of information has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Notice Dec 18, 2014

Findings of Insufficient Evidence:

Title Type Published
On October 20, 2014, the Administrator of the World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program received a petition to add primary biliary cirrhosis (Petition 006) to the List of WTC-Related Health Conditions (List). The Administrator has not found sufficient...
Proposed Rule Dec 18, 2014

Guidance for Industry and Staff:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a proposed collection of information has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Notice Dec 18, 2014
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a guidance for industry entitled "Providing Regulatory Submissions in Electronic Format--Standardized Study Data." The guidance announced in this document is being issued in acc...
Notice Dec 18, 2014
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a guidance for industry entitled "Providing Regulatory Submissions in Electronic Format--Submissions Under Section 745A(a) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act." The guid...
Notice Dec 18, 2014

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Advisory Committee to the Deputy Director for Intramural Research
Notice Dec 18, 2014
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Notice Dec 18, 2014
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Notice Dec 18, 2014

Prospective Grants of Exclusive Licenses:

Title Type Published
This is notice, in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404, that the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is contemplating the grant of a an exclusive license to practice the following invention as...
Notice Dec 18, 2014

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

Title Type Published
This notice announces the implementation of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services' (USCIS) Haitian Family Reunification Parole (HFRP) Program. Under this program, USCIS offers certain Haitian beneficiaries of family-based immigrant petitions appr...
Notice Dec 18, 2014
On November 3, 2014, FEMA published in the Federal Register a proposed flood hazard determination notice that contained an erroneous table. This notice provides corrections to that table, to be used in lieu of the information published at 79 FR 65231...
Notice Dec 18, 2014
On September 19, 2013, FEMA published in the Federal Register a proposed flood hazard determination notice at 78 FR 57646 for Harris County, Texas, and Incorporated Areas. The table published in this notice provides corrected or updated information r...
Notice Dec 18, 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. In accordance...
Notice Dec 18, 2014
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 18, 2014
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the...
Notice Dec 18, 2014

Changes to Application Procedures:

Title Type Published
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announces that as of February 17, 2015, USCIS will begin requiring the filing of an Application for Travel Document (Form I-131) and payment of its associated fee or approval of a fee waiver request f...
Notice Dec 18, 2014

Drawbridge Operations:

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard has issued a temporary deviation from the operating schedule that governs the Jackson Street Drawbridge across the Red River, mile 88.6, at Alexandria, Louisiana. The deviation is necessary to allow the bridge owner to install four ne...
Rule Dec 18, 2014

Guidance:

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard is developing policy to help vessel and facility operators identify and address cyber-related vulnerabilities that could contribute to a Transportation Security Incident. Coast Guard regulations require certain vessel and facility ope...
Notice Dec 18, 2014

Interior Department logo Interior Department

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

Title Type Published
We (the U.S. Geological Survey) are notifying the public that we have submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) the information collection request (ICR) described below. To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) and as par...
Notice Dec 18, 2014
To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), we are inviting comments on an information request that we will submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This Information Collection Request (ICR) covers th...
Notice Dec 18, 2014

Applications for Conveyances of Federally Owned Mineral Interests:

Title Type Published
On August 1, 2014, the City of Las Cruces (the City) submitted an application to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for the conveyance of the federally owned mineral interests in the 125-acre parcel of land described in this notice.
Notice Dec 18, 2014

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
Under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended, we, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite the public to comment on an incidental take permit application for take of the federally listed golden-cheeked warbler, including a draft Habitat Con...
Notice Dec 18, 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's (BLM) San Juan Islands National Monument Advisory Committee (MAC) will meet as indicated below.
Notice Dec 18, 2014

Requests for Nominations:

Title Type Published
The purpose of this notice is to request public nominations to serve on the North Slope Science Initiative, Science Technical Advisory Panel (STAP). The STAP provides advice and recommendations to the North Slope Science Initiative Oversight Group on...
Notice Dec 18, 2014

International Trade Commission logo International Trade Commission

Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Investigations, Orders, or Reviews:

Title Type Published
Drill Pipe and Drill Collars from China
Notice Dec 18, 2014
The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of the final phase of antidumping and countervailing duty investigation Nos. 701-TA-513 and 731-TA-1249 (Final) under sections 705(b) and 731(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671d(b) and 16...
Notice Dec 18, 2014

Labor Department logo Labor Department

Availability of Funds and Funding Opportunities:

Title Type Published
The Employment and Training Administration (ETA), U.S. Department of Labor, announces the availability of approximately $12,000,000 in grant funds authorized by Section 171, Pilot and Demonstration Projects, of the Workforce Investment Act, to: (1) T...
Notice Dec 18, 2014

National Aeronautics and Space Administration logo National Aeronautics and Space Administration

No documents available.

Meetings:

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, as amended, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announces a meeting of the Human Exploration and Operations Committee of the NASA Advisory Council.
Notice Dec 18, 2014
In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, as amended, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announces a meeting of the Science Committee of the NASA Advisory Council (NAC). This Committee reports to...
Notice Dec 18, 2014

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Charter Renewals:

Title Type Published
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has determined that renewal of the charter for the ACRS until December 4, 2016, is in the public interest in connection with the statutory responsibilities assigned to the ACRS. This action is being taken in accordan...
Notice Dec 18, 2014

Exemptions:

Title Type Published
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing an exemption in response to a July 17, 2013, request from Duke Energy Florida, Inc. (DEF or the licensee), from certain regulatory requirements. The exemption would remove the requirement that a...
Notice Dec 18, 2014

Guidance:

Title Type Published
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing for public comment a draft NUREG, NUREG-2126, "Standard Review Plan for Conventional Uranium Mills and Heap Leach Facilities." The NRC has developed draft NUREG-2126 to provide guidance for NRC...
Notice Dec 18, 2014

License Renewals:

Title Type Published
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has received an application for the renewal of operating licenses NPF-11 and NPF-18, which authorize Exelon Generation Company, LLC (the applicant) to operate LaSalle County Station (LSCS), Units 1 and 2....
Notice Dec 18, 2014

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes:

Title Type Published
BOX Options Exchange, LLC
Notice Dec 18, 2014
C2 Options Exchange, Inc.
Notice Dec 18, 2014
Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc.
Notice Dec 18, 2014
NYSE Arca, Inc.
Notice Dec 18, 2014
NYSE MKT LLC
Notice Dec 18, 2014

Trading Suspension Orders:

Title Type Published
Geo Finance Corp.
Notice Dec 18, 2014

State Department logo State Department

Title Type Published
Notice of a Certification.
Notice Dec 18, 2014

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Susquehanna River Basin Commission

Title Type Published
This document contains final rules that would amend the regulations of the Susquehanna River Basin Commission (Commission) to clarify the water uses involved in hydrocarbon development that are subject to the consumptive use regulations, as implement...
Rule Dec 18, 2014

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Title Type Published
FMCSA rescinds the requirement that commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers operating in interstate commerce, except drivers of passenger-carrying CMVs, submit, and motor carriers retain, DVIRs when the driver has neither found nor been made aware of...
Rule Dec 18, 2014
This final notice announces the availability of Major Project Financial Plan Guidance. February 2, 2015
Notice Dec 18, 2014
This notice contains a summary of a petition seeking relief from specified requirements of 14 CFR. The purpose of this notice is to improve the public's awareness of, and participation in, this aspect of FAA's regulatory activities. Neither publicati...
Notice Dec 18, 2014
This notice contains a summary of a petition seeking relief from specified requirements of 14 CFR. The purpose of this notice is to improve the public's awareness of, and participation in, this aspect of FAA's regulatory activities. Neither publicati...
Notice Dec 18, 2014
Under this notice, the FAA announces the submission deadline of January 5, 2015, for requests to amend slot records (adjust slot times and arrival/departure designations) at New York LaGuardia Airport (LGA).
Notice Dec 18, 2014
The FAA proposes to amend certain airworthiness regulations for transport category airplanes regarding lightning protection of fuel tanks and systems. This action would establish design requirements for both normal conditions and possible failures of...
Proposed Rule Dec 18, 2014

Special Conditions:

Title Type Published
These special conditions are issued for the Sikorsky Model S- 76D helicopter. This model of helicopter, as modified by Sikorsky, will have novel or unusual design features associated with installing an optional SAR AFCS. The applicable airworthiness...
Rule Dec 18, 2014

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

Title Type Published
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Dec 18, 2014
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is amending its interim final rule making Basel III conforming amendments related to cross-references, subordinated debt and limits based on regulatory capital. The interim final rule, published in...
Rule Dec 18, 2014

Regulatory Capital Rules:

Title Type Published
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board), and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) (collectively, the agencies) are seeking comment on an NPR that would clarify, cor...
Proposed Rule Dec 18, 2014

Veterans Affairs Department logo Veterans Affairs Department

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

Title Type Published
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3521), this notice announces that the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs, will submit the collection of information abstracted below to t...
Notice Dec 18, 2014

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