April 2, 2015 (Volume 80)

Federal Register April 2, 2015

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Agencies Publishing on April 2, 2015

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

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

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment on this proposed information collection. This is an extension, without change, of a currently approved collection. The...
Notice Apr 02, 2015

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA, 5 U.S.C. App.), notice is hereby given of a meeting via teleconference on April 17, 2015. A listen-only conference call line will be available from 3:00 p.m. through 4:00 p.m. EST for all who wish...
Notice Apr 02, 2015

Armed Forces Retirement Home logo Armed Forces Retirement Home

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
Pursuant to the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), AFRH plans to prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for the proposed AFRH Master Development Plan in Washington, DC. The SEIS will provide ne...
Notice Apr 02, 2015

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

Title Type Published
Title I of the Patent Law Treaties Implementation Act of 2012 ("PLTIA") amends the United States patent laws to implement the provisions of the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs, July 2,...
Rule Apr 02, 2015

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 Apr 02, 2015

Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Investigations, Orders, or Reviews:

Title Type Published
The Department of Commerce ("the Department") is rescinding the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on honey from the People's Republic of China ("PRC") for the period December 1, 2013 through November 30, 2014.
Notice Apr 02, 2015
Seamless Refined Copper Pipe and Tube from Mexico
Notice Apr 02, 2015
Based on a request from Pier 1 Imports (U.S.), Inc. ("Pier 1"), the Department of Commerce (the "Department") is initiating a changed circumstances review to consider the possible revocation, in part, of the antidumping duty ("AD") order on wooden be...
Notice Apr 02, 2015

Denials of Export Privileges:

Title Type Published
Brian Keith Bishop
Notice Apr 02, 2015
Erik Antonio Perez-Bazan
Notice Apr 02, 2015
Ivon Castaneda
Notice Apr 02, 2015
Precision Image Corp.
Notice Apr 02, 2015
Ronald Alexander Dobek
Notice Apr 02, 2015
X-TREME Motors, LLC, et al.
Notice Apr 02, 2015

Determinations of Eligibility; Petitions:

Title Type Published
Notice and opportunity for public comment.
Notice Apr 02, 2015

Permit Amendment Applications:

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given that Bruce R. Mate, Ph.D., Hatfield Marine Science Center, Oregon State University, Newport, OR 97365, has applied for an amendment to Scientific Research Permit No. 14856-02.
Notice Apr 02, 2015

Defense Department logo Defense Department

Title Type Published
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.
Notice Apr 02, 2015

Charter Amendments:

Title Type Published
The Department of Defense is publishing this notice to announce that it is amending the charter for the Department of Defense Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care Board of Actuaries ("the Board").
Notice Apr 02, 2015

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District (Corps) with (New York State Department of Environmental Conservation as local sponsor) is preparing an Environmental Impact Statemen...
Notice Apr 02, 2015

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The Headquarters, United States Africa Command (USAFRTCOM), plans to host an Africa Partnership Forum (APF) Day, June 8-12, 2015. For planning purposes, AFRICOM is gathering information on potential number or "head count" of business or commercial en...
Notice Apr 02, 2015
The Department of Defense is publishing this notice to announce that the following Federal advisory committee meeting of the National Security Education Board will take place. This meeting is open to the public.
Notice Apr 02, 2015

Records of Decision:

Title Type Published
The Department of the Navy (DoN) reaffirms its August 15, 2012, Record of Decision to employ up to four Surveillance Towed Array Sensor System Low Frequency Active (SURTASS LFA) sonar systems with certain geographical restrictions and mitigation moni...
Notice Apr 02, 2015

Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board logo Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board

Title Type Published
Pursuant to the provisions of the Government in the Sunshine Act, notice is hereby given of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board's (Board) public meeting and hearing described below. The Board invites any interested persons or groups to presen...
Notice Apr 02, 2015

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 a reinstatement of a previously approved information collection.
Notice Apr 02, 2015

Energy Department logo Energy Department

Title Type Published
Combined Filings
Notice Apr 02, 2015
Combined Filings
Notice Apr 02, 2015
Combined Filings
Notice Apr 02, 2015

Energy Conservation Program:

Title Type Published
The Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 (EPCA), as amended, sets forth a variety of provisions designed to improve energy efficiency. Part C of Title III, which for editorial reasons was re- designated as Part A-1 upon incorporation into the U...
Proposed Rule Apr 02, 2015

Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.:

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

Investigations:

Title Type Published
California Independent System Operator Corp.; Intervention Due Date
Notice Apr 02, 2015

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

Title Type Published
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) is adding language to the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP) to broaden the methods by which the EPA can notify the public about certain Superfund activities.
Rule Apr 02, 2015

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

Title Type Published
The Environmental Protection Agency is planning to submit an information collection request (ICR), "Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Under EPA's Natural Gas STAR Program" (EPA ICR No. 1736.07, OMB Control No. 2060.0328) to the Office of Manag...
Notice Apr 02, 2015

Air Quality State Implementation Plans; Approvals and Promulgations:

Title Type Published
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking final action to approve in part and disapprove in part, the August 20, 2012, State Implementation Plan (SIP) submission, provided by the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) for inc...
Rule Apr 02, 2015
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposes to approve the State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the Commonwealth of Virginia for the purpose of meeting the requirements of Clean Air Act (CAA) section 128. This rulemaking actio...
Proposed Rule Apr 02, 2015
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking direct final action to approve revisions to the Virginia State Implementation Plan (SIP). The revisions consist of adding a new regulation from the Virginia Administrative Code and a revised regulat...
Rule Apr 02, 2015

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the 2015 Annual Meeting of the Ozone Transport Commission (OTC). This OTC meeting will explore options available for reducing ground-level ozone precursors in a multi-pollutant con...
Notice Apr 02, 2015

Pesticide Tolerances:

Title Type Published
This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of difenoconazole in or on multiple commodities which are identified and discussed later in this document. Syngenta Crop Protection requested these tolerances under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosme...
Rule Apr 02, 2015

Requests for Nominations:

Title Type Published
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) invites nominations of scientific experts from a range of disciplines to be considered for appointment to the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC).
Notice Apr 02, 2015

Executive Office of the President logo Executive Office of the President

Title Type Published
South Sudan; Continuation of National Emergency (Notice of March 31, 2015)
Presidential Document Apr 02, 2015

Defense and National Security:

Title Type Published
Cyber-Enabled Activities; Blocking Property of Persons Engaging in Significant Malicious (EO 13694)
Presidential Document Apr 02, 2015

Special Observances:

Title Type Published
Cesar Chavez Day (Proc. 9243)
Presidential Document Apr 02, 2015
Education and Sharing Day, U.S.A. (Proc. 9244)
Presidential Document Apr 02, 2015

Farm Credit Administration logo Farm Credit Administration

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the Government in the Sunshine Act, of the regular meeting of the Farm Credit Administration Board (Board).
Notice Apr 02, 2015

Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

Title Type Published
This document solicits public comments and data for use in preparation of a report required by the STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014. The report must contain an analysis of designated market areas and recommendations for fostering increased localism....
Notice Apr 02, 2015

Radio Broadcasting Services:

Title Type Published
The following applicants filed AM or FM proposals to change the community of license: Always Mountain Time, LLC, Station KIDN-FM, Facility ID 57339, BPH-20140311ACI, From Burns, CO, To Hayden, CO; McNeese State University, Station KBYS, Facility ID 1...
Notice Apr 02, 2015

Federal Maritime Commission logo Federal Maritime Commission

Title Type Published
Agreements Filed
Notice Apr 02, 2015

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

Title Type Published
Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies
Notice Apr 02, 2015

Change in Bank Control Notices:

Title Type Published
Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company
Notice Apr 02, 2015

Federal Trade Commission logo Federal Trade Commission

Title Type Published
The FTC intends to ask the Office of Management and Budget ("OMB") to extend for an additional three years the current Paperwork Reduction Act ("PRA") clearance for the FTC's enforcement of the information collection requirements in four consumer fin...
Notice Apr 02, 2015

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Title Type Published
On February 9, 2015, the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to amend the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) regulations to modify the requirements for title IV-...
Proposed Rule Apr 02, 2015
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 Apr 02, 2015
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing an opportunity for the public to comment on CMS' intention to collect information from the public. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), federal agencies are required to publ...
Notice Apr 02, 2015
The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) Office of Pain Policy is soliciting public comment on the draft National Pain Strategy.
Notice Apr 02, 2015
In accordance with the requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (5 U.S.C. 552a), the Administration for Children and Families is publishing notice of a republication multiple systems of records, including amendments to existing systems, es...
Notice Apr 02, 2015
This notice announces the availability of test tools and test procedures approved by the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (the National Coordinator) for the testing of EHR technology to two 2014 Edition Release 2 EHR certificati...
Notice Apr 02, 2015

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 l...
Notice Apr 02, 2015
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 Apr 02, 2015

Charter Renewals:

Title Type Published
Advisory Council for the Elimination of Tuberculosis
Notice Apr 02, 2015

Guidance:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a guidance for industry entitled "Abuse-Deterrent Opioids--Evaluation and Labeling". This guidance explains FDA's current thinking about the studies that should be conducted to...
Notice Apr 02, 2015

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Advisory Committee to the Director
Notice Apr 02, 2015
Notice of Public Conference
Notice Apr 02, 2015
This document corrects a notice that was published in the Federal Register on March 12, 2015 Volume 80, Number 48, page 13012. The time and date should read as follows: Time and Date: 11:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m., April 1, 2015 (Closed).
Notice Apr 02, 2015
This document corrects a notice that was published in the Federal Register on March 25, 2015 Volume 80, Number 57, page 15798. The time and date should read as follows: Time and Date: 11:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m., April 15, 2015 (Closed).
Notice Apr 02, 2015
National Institute Of Mental Health
Notice Apr 02, 2015
Subcommittee on Procedures Review, Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Notice Apr 02, 2015

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals

Title Type Published
DHS, USCIS invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment upon this proposed revision of a currently approved collection of information. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the information collection notice...
Notice Apr 02, 2015

Safety Zones:

Title Type Published
The U.S. Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone in Marina del Rey around the fireworks launch site located on the south jetty. This temporary safety zone is necessary to provide for the safety of the waterway users during the fireworks d...
Rule Apr 02, 2015
The Coast Guard is establishing a safety zone in Portland, OR. This safety zone is necessary to ensure the safety of the maritime public and construction crews during construction of the Sellwood Bridge by prohibiting unauthorized persons and vessels...
Rule Apr 02, 2015
The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone in the Pacific Ocean to encompass waters within the Port of Long Beach. The safety zone will be established as a result of specific waterside protest at Tesoro Terminals and in support of the sa...
Rule Apr 02, 2015

Housing and Urban Development Department logo Housing and Urban Development Department

Title Type Published
The Department's Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R) is proposing to create a new system of records, the "Housing Search Process for Racial and Ethnic Minorities Evaluation Data Files." The Department's Office of PD&R is responsible for...
Notice Apr 02, 2015
The Department's Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R) is proposing to create a new system of records (SORN), the "Rent Reform Demonstration." The Department's Office of PD&R is responsible for maintaining current information on housing ne...
Notice Apr 02, 2015

Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recover Funds, etc.:

Title Type Published
This Notice provides a waiver and alternative requirement for the State of New Jersey's tenant-based rental assistance program funded through its Community Development Block Grant disaster recovery (CDBG- DR) grant pursuant to the Disaster Relief App...
Notice Apr 02, 2015

Interior Department logo Interior Department

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. The Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act), prohibits activities with en...
Notice Apr 02, 2015

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

Title Type Published
We (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) have sent an Information Collection Request (ICR) to OMB for review and approval. We summarize the ICR below and describe the nature of the collection and the estimated burden and cost. This information collection...
Notice Apr 02, 2015

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants:

Title Type Published
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), determine threatened species status under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (Act), as amended, for the northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis), a bat species that occurs in 37 States, the Di...
Rule Apr 02, 2015

Liquor Control Statutes:

Title Type Published
This notice publishes the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians Liquor Control Statute. The Statute establishes a Liquor and Tobacco Licensing Board to regulate and control the possession, sale, and consumption of liquor and tobacco within the j...
Notice Apr 02, 2015

Meetings:

Title Type Published
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce a public meeting of the Advisory Council on Wildlife Trafficking (Council). The Council's purpose is to provide expertise and support to the Presidential Task Force on Wildlife Trafficking. Y...
Notice Apr 02, 2015

Justice Department logo Justice Department

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

Title Type Published
The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics, will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Pap...
Notice Apr 02, 2015
The Department of Justice (DOJ), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Training Division's Curriculum Management Section (CMS) has submitted the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and app...
Notice Apr 02, 2015

Labor Department logo Labor Department

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

Title Type Published
The Department of Labor (Department), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a preclearance consultation program to provide the public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/o...
Notice Apr 02, 2015

National Archives and Records Administration logo National Archives and Records Administration

Title Type Published
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) publishes notice at least once monthly of certain Federal agency requests for records disposition authority (records schedules). Once approved by NARA, records schedules provide mandatory instru...
Notice Apr 02, 2015

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

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

Title Type Published
The Institute of Museum and Library Services announces the following information collection has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35)....
Notice Apr 02, 2015
The Institute of Museum and Library Services announces the following information collection has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35)....
Notice Apr 02, 2015

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Title Type Published
The Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") is proposing to amend Rule 15b9-1 ("Rule") under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act" or "Exchange Act"), which exempts certain brokers or dealers from membership in a registered national se...
Proposed Rule Apr 02, 2015

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes:

Title Type Published
BATS Exchange, Inc.
Notice Apr 02, 2015
BATS Y-Exchange, Inc.
Notice Apr 02, 2015
EDGA Exchange, Inc.
Notice Apr 02, 2015
EDGX Exchange, Inc.
Notice Apr 02, 2015
NYSE Arca, Inc.
Notice Apr 02, 2015
National Stock Exchange, Inc.
Notice Apr 02, 2015
The Options Clearing Corp.
Notice Apr 02, 2015

Suspension of Trading Orders:

Small Business Administration logo Small Business Administration

Title Type Published
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is seeking comments on this Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) regarding the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Program (the Program). Specifically, the SBA is seeking comments on developm...
Proposed Rule Apr 02, 2015

Disaster Declarations:

Title Type Published
This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of NEW HAMPSHIRE (FEMA-4209-DR), dated 03/25/2015. Incident: Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm. Incident Period: 01/26/2015 through 01/28/20...
Notice Apr 02, 2015

Social Security Administration logo Social Security Administration

Title Type Published
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Apr 02, 2015

Surface Transportation Board logo Surface Transportation Board

Abandonment Exemptions:

Title Type Published
DOT, STB
CSX Transportation, Inc., Raleigh County, WV
Notice Apr 02, 2015

Discontinuance of Service Exemptions:

Title Type Published
DOT, STB
Illinois Central Railroad Co. in Sangamon and Montgomery Counties, Il
Notice Apr 02, 2015

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Title Type Published
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration's (PHMSA), Office of Hazardous Materials Safety (OHMS), is revising its application-approval procedures for previously approved firework designs and clarifying requirements for assigning Expl...
Rule Apr 02, 2015

Abandonment Exemptions:

No documents available.

Certificates of Authority; Applications:

Title Type Published
The Department of Transportation is directing all interested persons to show cause why it should not issue orders finding Jet Aviation Flight Services, Inc., fit, willing, and able, and awarding it certificates of public convenience and necessity to...
Notice Apr 02, 2015

Discontinuance of Service Exemptions:

No documents available.

Hours of Service of Drivers; Exemption Applications:

Title Type Published
FMCSA announces its decision to grant the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA) a limited exemption from the minimum 30- minute rest break provision of the Agency's hours-of-service (HOS) regulations for commercial motor vehicle (CMV) dri...
Notice Apr 02, 2015

Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Exemptions:

Title Type Published
FMCSA renews Greyhound Lines, Inc.'s (Greyhound) exemption which allows the placement of video event recorders at the top of the windshields on its buses, and within the swept area of the windshield wipers. Greyhound may continue to use the video eve...
Notice Apr 02, 2015

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

Title Type Published
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of four individuals and five entities whose property and interests in property have been blocked pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designati...
Notice Apr 02, 2015
This document provides notice of the availability of Application Packages for the 2016 Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) Program.
Notice Apr 02, 2015

Funding Availability:

Title Type Published
This document provides notice of the availability of the application package for the 2016 Community Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Matching Grant Program.
Notice Apr 02, 2015

Veterans Affairs Department logo Veterans Affairs Department

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Veterans' Rural Health Advisory Committee
Notice Apr 02, 2015

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