Federal Register January 6, 2015
View all documents issued on January 6, 2015. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.
92 documents were published on this date.
Agencies Publishing on January 6, 2015
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Agency for International Development
(1)
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Agriculture Department
(5)
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Commerce Department
(8)
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Commodity Futures Trading Commission
(1)
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Defense Department
(5)
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Energy Department
(8)
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Environmental Protection Agency
(3)
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Executive Office of the President
(1)
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Export-Import Bank
(2)
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Federal Communications Commission
(2)
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Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council
(1)
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Federal Maritime Commission
(1)
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Federal Reserve System
(1)
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Health and Human Services Department
(15)
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Homeland Security Department
(2)
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Housing and Urban Development Department
(1)
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Interior Department
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International Trade Commission
(1)
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Justice Department
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NNational Science Foundation (1)
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission
(2)
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PPostal Regulatory Commission (1)
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Securities and Exchange Commission
(15)
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Social Security Administration
(1)
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State Department
(3)
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Surface Transportation Board
(1)
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Transportation Department
(5)
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Treasury Department
(1)
Agency for International Development
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Pursuant to the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is issuing public notice for an altered system of records entitled, "AID-16 Employee Time, Attendance, and Payroll Records" last published at 4...
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Notice | Jan 06, 2015 |
Agriculture Department
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This final rule removes regulations for the Forest Land Enhancement Program (FLEP) from the Code of Federal Regulations in conformity with Sec. 8001 of the Agriculture Act of 2014 (2014 Farm Bill), in which Congress repealed FLEP. The Program's fundi...
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Rule | Jan 06, 2015 |
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As set forth in 7 CFR 4279.107, the Agency has the authority to charge an initial guarantee fee and an annual renewal fee for loans made under the Business and Industry (B&I) Guaranteed Loan Program. Pursuant to that authority, the Agency is establis...
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Notice | Jan 06, 2015 |
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
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In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's intention to request a revision to and extension of approval of an information collection associated with the Animal Welfar...
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Notice | Jan 06, 2015 |
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In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's intention to request an extension of approval of an information collection associated with training related to animal disea...
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Notice | Jan 06, 2015 |
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In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's intention to request a revision to and extension of approval of an information collection associated with the regulations f...
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Notice | Jan 06, 2015 |
Commerce Department
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Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
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Notice | Jan 06, 2015 |
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...
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Notice | Jan 06, 2015 |
Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Investigations, Orders, or Reviews:
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On November 26, 2014, the Department of Commerce ("the Department") published the First Amended Final Determination in the Federal Register. We are amending our First Amended Final Determination to correct a ministerial error and amending the order t...
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Notice | Jan 06, 2015 |
Fisheries Off West Coast States:
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This proposed rule would establish the 2015-2016 harvest specifications and management measures for groundfish taken in the U.S. exclusive economic zone off the coasts of Washington, Oregon, and California, consistent with the Magnuson-Stevens Fisher...
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Proposed Rule | Jan 06, 2015 |
Meetings:
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This notice announces a public meeting of the Commerce Spectrum Management Advisory Committee (Committee). The Committee provides advice to the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information and the National Telecommunications and...
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Notice | Jan 06, 2015 |
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The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public meeting of its Groundfish Recreational Advisory Panel to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Recommendations from this grou...
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Notice | Jan 06, 2015 |
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The New England Fishery Management Council's (Council) Observer Policy Committee will meet to review scientific information affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
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Notice | Jan 06, 2015 |
Patent Term Extensions:
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The United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued an order granting a second interim extension under 35 U.S.C. 156(d)(5) for a one-year interim extension of the term of U.S. Patent No. 5,593,823.
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Notice | Jan 06, 2015 |
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
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In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), 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 comment. The ICR describ...
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Notice | Jan 06, 2015 |
Defense Department
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In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Department of the Army (DOA) announces a proposed public information collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collecti...
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Notice | Jan 06, 2015 |
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The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of a section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification. This is published to fulfill the requirements of section 155 of Public Law 104-164 dated July 21, 1996.
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Notice | Jan 06, 2015 |
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The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of a section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification. This is published to fulfill the requirements of section 155 of Public Law 104-164 dated July 21, 1996.
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Notice | Jan 06, 2015 |
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The Defense Commissary Agency proposes to alter a system of records, Z0035-01, entitled "Commissary Retail Sales Transaction Data" in its inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended. The Commissary Retail Sales Transact...
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Notice | Jan 06, 2015 |
Meetings:
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The Department of Defense is publishing this notice to announce the following meeting of the Board of Regents, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences ("the Board").
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Notice | Jan 06, 2015 |
Energy Department
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Combined Filings
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Notice | Jan 06, 2015 |
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Combined Filings
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Notice | Jan 06, 2015 |
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Combined Filings
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Notice | Jan 06, 2015 |
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE or the Department) seeks to develop a common definition for Zero Energy Buildings (ZEBs). A broadly accepted market definition of ZEB boundaries and metrics is foundational to efforts by governments, utilities, or p...
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Notice | Jan 06, 2015 |
Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products:
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is amending its test procedures for vented home heating equipment and pool heaters established under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act. This rulemaking fulfills DOE's statutory obligation to review its test pr...
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Rule | Jan 06, 2015 |
Energy Conservation Program:
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) proposes to clarify its energy conservation standards and test procedures for fluorescent lamp ballasts established under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act. DOE proposes to reorganize, reformat, correct, and c...
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Proposed Rule | Jan 06, 2015 |
Meetings:
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Transfer Capability Standards for Wholesale Electric Transmission Services; Workshop
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Notice | Jan 06, 2015 |
Requests for Temporary Waivers:
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Tapstone Midstream, LLC
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Notice | Jan 06, 2015 |
Environmental Protection Agency
Clean Data Determination for 1997 PM2.5 Standards:
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is extending the existing public comment period for a proposal published in the Federal Register on December 9, 2014. In that action, pursuant to the Clean Air Act, EPA proposed to determine that the Los Ange...
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Proposed Rule | Jan 06, 2015 |
Purchaser Agreements:
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In accordance with the Prospective Purchaser Agreement, notice is hereby given of a proposed administrative settlement concerning a portion of the Willow Run Powertrain Site in Ypsilanti, Michigan with the following settling party: Yankee Air Force I...
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Notice | Jan 06, 2015 |
Tribal Implementation Plans and Designations of Air Quality Planning Areas:
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to revise the boundaries of the Southern California air quality planning areas to designate the reservation of the Pechanga Band of Luise[ntilde]o Mission Indians of the Pechanga Reservation, Cal...
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Proposed Rule | Jan 06, 2015 |
Executive Office of the President
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North Korea; Imposing Additional Sanctions (EO 13687)
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Presidential Document | Jan 06, 2015 |
Export-Import Bank
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This Notice is to inform the public of the withdrawal of an invalid notice published on December 30, 2014 at 79 FR 78433.
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Notice | Jan 06, 2015 |
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This Notice is to inform the public of the withdrawal of an invalid notice published on December 30, 2014 at 79 FR 78433.
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Notice | Jan 06, 2015 |
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 Communication Commission (FCC or Commission) invites the general public and other Federal ag...
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Notice | Jan 06, 2015 |
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In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) initiates a rulemaking seeking public comment on: Ensuring reliable back-up power for consumers of IP-based voice and data services across networks that provide residential fixed se...
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Proposed Rule | Jan 06, 2015 |
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council
Meetings:
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Notice of Meeting.
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Notice | Jan 06, 2015 |
Federal Maritime Commission
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Agreements Filed
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Notice | Jan 06, 2015 |
Federal Reserve System
Changes in Bank Control:
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Acquitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company
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Notice | Jan 06, 2015 |
Health and Human Services Department
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Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
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Notice | Jan 06, 2015 |
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
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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 (the PRA).
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Notice | Jan 06, 2015 |
Determinations that Products were Not Withdrawn from Sale for Reasons of Safety or Effectiveness:
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) has determined that REYATAZ (atazanavir sulfate) capsules, 100 milligrams (mg), were not withdrawn from sale for reasons of safety or effectiveness. This determination will allow FDA to approve abbrevi...
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Notice | Jan 06, 2015 |
Exclusive Licenses:
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This is notice, in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR part 404, that the National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, is contemplating the grant of an exclusive patent license to HUIYU Pharmaceuticals Co, Ltd located...
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Notice | Jan 06, 2015 |
Food Additive Petition (Animal Use):
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that the Humic Products Trade Assn. has filed a petition proposing that the food additive regulations be amended to provide for the safe use of humate, fulvic acid and humic substances as a source...
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Proposed Rule | Jan 06, 2015 |
Guidance for Industry and Staff:
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On December 3, 2014, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) published a request for public comments in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts on a draft policy to promote the use of a single Institutional Review Board of record for domestic sites of...
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Notice | Jan 06, 2015 |
Meetings:
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National Cancer Institute
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Notice | Jan 06, 2015 |
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National Cancer Institute
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Notice | Jan 06, 2015 |
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National Cancer Institute; Amendment
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Notice | Jan 06, 2015 |
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National Cancer Institute; Amendment
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Notice | Jan 06, 2015 |
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National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
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Notice | Jan 06, 2015 |
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National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
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Notice | Jan 06, 2015 |
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National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
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Notice | Jan 06, 2015 |
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National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
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Notice | Jan 06, 2015 |
Single-Source Grants:
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The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) announces the award of an urgent single- source grant in the amount of $250,000 to the Center for Survivors of Torture (CST) in Dallas, TX, to ensure incoming re...
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Notice | Jan 06, 2015 |
Homeland Security Department
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) of the Department of Homeland Security will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Redu...
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Notice | Jan 06, 2015 |
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The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) invites public comment on one currently approved Information Collection Request (ICR), Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number 1652-0059, abstracted below, that we will submit to OMB for r...
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Notice | Jan 06, 2015 |
Housing and Urban Development Department
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Section 243 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2014 (2014 Appropriations Act), authorized HUD to implement certain statutory changes to the United States Housing Act of 1937 (1937 Act) made by the 2014 Appropriatio...
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Proposed Rule | Jan 06, 2015 |
Interior Department
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The Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR) proposes to change the regulations governing valuation for royalty purposes of oil and gas produced from Federal onshore and offshore leases and coal produced from Federal and Indian leases. The proposed...
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Proposed Rule | Jan 06, 2015 |
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National Register of Historic Places; Pending Nominations and Related Actions
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Notice | Jan 06, 2015 |
Meetings:
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The Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Work Group (AMWG) makes recommendations to the Secretary of the Interior concerning Glen Canyon Dam operations and other management actions to protect resources downstream of Glen Canyon Dam, consistent with th...
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Notice | Jan 06, 2015 |
International Trade Commission
Investigations; Determinations, Modifications, and Rulings, etc.:
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Melamine from China, Trinidad and Tobago
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Notice | Jan 06, 2015 |
Justice Department
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Consent Decrees under the Clean Water Act
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Notice | Jan 06, 2015 |
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National Science Foundation
Permit Applications:
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The National Science Foundation (NSF) is required to publish notice of permits issued under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. This is the required notice.
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Notice | Jan 06, 2015 |
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Facility Operating and Combined Licenses:
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Pursuant to Section 189a. (2) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is publishing this regular biweekly notice. The Act requires the Commission to publish notice of any amendments issued,...
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Notice | Jan 06, 2015 |
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The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) received and is considering approval of four amendment requests. The amendment requests are for Turkey Point Nuclear Generating, Units 3 and 4; Duane Arnold Energy Center; Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Units...
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Notice | Jan 06, 2015 |
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Postal Regulatory Commission
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The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing concerning the addition of Global Expedited Package Services-Non- Published Rates Contract 5 to the competitive product list. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comme...
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Notice | Jan 06, 2015 |
Securities and Exchange Commission
Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes:
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BATS Exchange, Inc.
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Notice | Jan 06, 2015 |
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C2 Options Exchange, Inc.
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Notice | Jan 06, 2015 |
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Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc.
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Notice | Jan 06, 2015 |
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Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.
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Notice | Jan 06, 2015 |
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Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.
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Notice | Jan 06, 2015 |
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International Securities Exchange, LLC
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Notice | Jan 06, 2015 |
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Miami International Securities Exchange LLC
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Notice | Jan 06, 2015 |
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NYSE Arca, Inc.
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Notice | Jan 06, 2015 |
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NYSE Arca, Inc.
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Notice | Jan 06, 2015 |
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NYSE MKT LLC
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Notice | Jan 06, 2015 |
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New York Stock Exchange LLC
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Notice | Jan 06, 2015 |
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The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
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Notice | Jan 06, 2015 |
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The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
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Notice | Jan 06, 2015 |
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The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
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Notice | Jan 06, 2015 |
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The Options Clearing Corp.
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Notice | Jan 06, 2015 |
Social Security Administration
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We are adopting, with two revisions, our interim final rules that implemented amendments to the Social Security Act (Act) made by the Social Security Disability Applicants' Access to Professional Representation Act of 2010 (PRA). The interim final ru...
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Rule | Jan 06, 2015 |
State Department
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Assistance to Somalia
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Notice | Jan 06, 2015 |
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Assistance to Zimbabwe
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Notice | Jan 06, 2015 |
Designations as Terrorist Organizations:
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Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine General Command
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Notice | Jan 06, 2015 |
Surface Transportation Board
United States Rail Service Issues:
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Through this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, the Board is proposing to establish new regulations requiring all Class I railroads and the Chicago Transportation Coordination Office (CTCO), through its Class I members, to report certain service performa...
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Proposed Rule | Jan 06, 2015 |
Transportation Department
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This final rule requires railroads that operate one or more trains through highway-rail or pathway crossings to submit information to the U.S. DOT National Highway-Rail Crossing Inventory about the crossings through which they operate. These amendmen...
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Rule | Jan 06, 2015 |
Airworthiness Directives:
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We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for GA 8 Airvan (Pty) Ltd Model GA8-TC320 airplanes. This proposed AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) originated by an aviation authority of another country to...
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Proposed Rule | Jan 06, 2015 |
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The FAA withdraws a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that proposed to revise Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2012-12-15, which applies to all The Boeing Company Model 757 airplanes. The NPRM would have corrected errors in certain paragraph reference...
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Proposed Rule | Jan 06, 2015 |
Environmental Assessment Statements; Availability, etc.:
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This notice announces final environmental actions taken by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for a project in Douglas County, CO. The purpose of this notice is to announce publicly the environmental decisions by FTA on the subject project and...
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Notice | Jan 06, 2015 |
Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications:
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FMCSA announces its decision to renew the exemptions from the vision requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations for 21 individuals. FMCSA has statutory authority to exempt individuals from the vision requirement if the exemptions gra...
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Notice | Jan 06, 2015 |
United States Rail Service Issues:
No documents available.
Treasury Department
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The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) is expanding the approximately 33-square mile "Fair Play" viticultural area in El Dorado County, California, by 1,200 acres (approximately 2 square miles). The established viticultural area and the e...
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Rule | Jan 06, 2015 |
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