July 13, 2015 (Volume 80)

Federal Register July 13, 2015

View all documents issued on July 13, 2015. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

115 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on July 13, 2015

Agency for International Development logo Agency for International Development

Meetings:

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Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, notice is hereby given of a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid (ACVFA). Date: Thursday, July 9, 2015 Time: 2:00-4:00 p.m. Location: Horizon Ballroom, The Ronald Reagan Building,...
Notice Jul 13, 2015

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

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Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Jul 13, 2015

Civil Rights Commission logo Civil Rights Commission

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Notice of Commission Business Meeting.
Notice Jul 13, 2015

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

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Notice and opportunity for public comment.
Notice Jul 13, 2015

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

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Post Patent Public Submissions
Notice Jul 13, 2015

Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Investigations, Orders, or Reviews:

Title Type Published
Based on affirmative final determinations by the Department of Commerce ("the Department") and the International Trade Commission ("ITC"), the Department is issuing antidumping duty orders on certain steel nails ("steel nails") from the Republic of K...
Notice Jul 13, 2015
On February 12, 2015, the Department of Commerce (the "Department") published its initiation and preliminary results of a changed circumstances review \1\ of the antidumping duty ("AD") order on multilayered wood flooring ("MLWF") from the People's R...
Notice Jul 13, 2015
The Department of Commerce (the Department) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty orders on polyethylene retail carrier bags from Indonesia, Malaysia, the People's Republic of China, Taiwan, Thailand, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam wou...
Notice Jul 13, 2015

Export Administration Regulations:

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This final rule makes additional clarifications and corrections to the interim final rule that was published on May 13, 2014. The May 13 rule added controls to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) for spacecraft and related items that the Pres...
Rule Jul 13, 2015

Meetings:

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Pursuant to Executive Order 13175, the Bureau of the Census (Census Bureau) plans to conduct eight tribal consultation meetings and one national webinar with federally recognized tribes across the country between October 2015 and April 2016. These me...
Notice Jul 13, 2015

Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities:

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In accordance with the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), notification is hereby given that NMFS has issued an IHA to the City of San Diego for an IHA to take small numbers of marine mammals, by Level B harassment, incidental to construction activi...
Notice Jul 13, 2015
In accordance with the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) regulations, notification is hereby given that NMFS has issued an Incidental Harassment Authorization (IHA) to SAExploration, Inc. (SAE) to take, by harassment, small numbers of marine mammal...
Notice Jul 13, 2015

Defense Department logo Defense Department

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The National Guard Bureau proposes to add a new system of records INGB 004, entitled "Joint Services Support System (JSS)." JSS will be a centralized, web-based portal that manages, for the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program (YRRP), the entire event...
Notice Jul 13, 2015

Education Department logo Education Department

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

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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 Jul 13, 2015

Applications for New Awards:

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Notice.
Notice Jul 13, 2015

Energy Department logo Energy Department

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Combined Filings
Notice Jul 13, 2015
Combined Filings
Notice Jul 13, 2015
Combined Filings
Notice Jul 13, 2015
Combined Filings
Notice Jul 13, 2015
Combined Filings
Notice Jul 13, 2015
In accordance with Section 743 of Division C of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-117), the Department of Energy (DOE) is publishing this notice to advise the public on the availability of the FY 2014 Service Contract inventory...
Notice Jul 13, 2015

Applications to Export Electric Energy:

Title Type Published
H.Q. Energy Services (U.S.) Inc. (Applicant or HQUS)) has applied to renew its authority to transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada pursuant to section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act.
Notice Jul 13, 2015

Complaints:

Title Type Published
Illinois Industrial Energy Consumers v. Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.
Notice Jul 13, 2015

Filings:

Title Type Published
On June 5, 2015, Panda Stonewall LLC, as owner and operator of a new base load electric powerplant, submitted a coal capability self- certification to the Department of Energy (DOE) pursuant to Sec. 201(d) of the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Ac...
Notice Jul 13, 2015

Guidance:

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

Petitions for Declaratory Orders:

Title Type Published
Bloom Energy Corp.
Notice Jul 13, 2015

Requests under Blanket Authorization:

Title Type Published
Southwest Gas Storage Co.
Notice Jul 13, 2015

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

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EPA issued a notice in the Federal Register of June 10, 2015, concerning amendments to terminate uses in certain pesticide registrations. This document corrects errors in the sections titled "DATES" and "What action is the agency taking?".
Notice Jul 13, 2015
EPA and NHTSA, on behalf of the Department of Transportation, are each proposing rules to establish a comprehensive Phase 2 Heavy- Duty (HD) National Program that will reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and fuel consumption for new on-road heavy-d...
Proposed Rule Jul 13, 2015

Air Quality State Implementation Plans; Approvals and Promulgations:

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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking action to approve a revision to the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) portion of the California State Implementation Plan (SIP). This revision concerns volatile organic compound (...
Rule Jul 13, 2015
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking final action finding that 24 states have failed to submit infrastructure State Implementation Plans (SIPs) to satisfy certain interstate transport requirements of the Clean Air Act (CAA) with respec...
Rule Jul 13, 2015
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted on August 22, 2013 by the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) on behalf of the State of Maryland. This revision pertains to Maryland'...
Rule Jul 13, 2015
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking four separate final actions related to a state implementation plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of Tennessee, through the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC), Divisi...
Rule Jul 13, 2015

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation logo Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Title Type Published
The FDIC is proposing to amend 12 CFR part 327 to refine the deposit insurance assessment system for small insured depository institutions that have been federally insured for at least 5 years (established small banks) by: revising the financial rati...
Proposed Rule Jul 13, 2015

Federal Election Commission logo Federal Election Commission

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Jul 13, 2015

Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board logo Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board

Title Type Published
The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (Agency) proposes to amend its procedures for processing criminal restitution orders to: (1) Require an enforcement letter from the Department of Justice stating that restitution has been ordered under t...
Proposed Rule Jul 13, 2015
The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (Agency) proposes to amend its regulations to change the default investment fund for certain participants in the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP).
Proposed Rule Jul 13, 2015

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Title Type Published
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Jul 13, 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 Jul 13, 2015
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Jul 13, 2015
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Jul 13, 2015
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of its continuing efforts to reduce public burden and maximize the utility of government information, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comm...
Notice Jul 13, 2015
The Indian Health Service published a document in the Federal Register on June 19, 2015, for the FY 2015 National Indian Health Outreach and Education, Health Reform Cooperative Agreement Program. The notice contained two incorrect dates.
Notice Jul 13, 2015

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 Jul 13, 2015

Guidance:

Title Type Published
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is extending the comment period on the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) Public Access Plan for Federally Funded Research: Publications and Data. The document is available to th...
Notice Jul 13, 2015

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

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

Title Type Published
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration (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...
Notice Jul 13, 2015
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration (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...
Notice Jul 13, 2015

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory Committee will meet on August 5, 2015, in Washington, DC to discuss matters relating to Great Lakes pilotage, including review of proposed Great Lakes pilotage regulations and policies. This meeting will be open to t...
Notice Jul 13, 2015

National Customs Automation Program:

Title Type Published
This document announces U.S. Customs and Border Protection's (CBP's) plan to conduct a National Customs Automation Program (NCAP) test concerning entries filed using remote location (RLF) filing procedures. The test expands the entry types eligible f...
Notice Jul 13, 2015

Port Access Route Study:

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard is extending the comment period for the Port Access Route Study (PARS) in the Chukchi Sea, Bering Strait and Bering Sea until August 18, 2015. This extension is necessary to allow all interested parties to submit comments to the docke...
Notice Jul 13, 2015

Safety Zones:

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard will enforce various safety zones for annual marine events in the Captain of the Port Detroit zone from 8 p.m. on July 2, 2015, through 11 p.m. on August 1, 2015. Enforcement of these zones is necessary and intended to ensure safety o...
Rule Jul 13, 2015
The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone on the waters of Sturgeon Bay in Sturgeon Bay, WI for the Evening on the Bay Fireworks. This zone will be enforced from 8:30 p.m. until 10:30 p.m. on August 8, 2015. This action is necessary and intended t...
Rule Jul 13, 2015
The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone in Manchester Bay to be enforced during the Misery Challenge marine event, which will involve swimmers, kayakers, and stand-up paddlers. This safety zone will ensure the protection of the event...
Rule Jul 13, 2015

Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative:

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This notice announces that the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection is designating an approved Native American Tribal Card issued by the Seneca Nation of Indians to U.S. and Canadian citizens as an acceptable travel document for purpose...
Notice Jul 13, 2015
This notice announces that the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection is designating enhanced driver's licenses and identity documents issued by the State of Minnesota as acceptable documents for purposes of the Western Hemisphere Travel...
Notice Jul 13, 2015

Interior Department logo Interior Department

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In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) invites public comments on, and plans to request approval to continue, the collection of information from applicants for Resource Advisory Councils. The Office of Man...
Notice Jul 13, 2015
The Department of the Interior (Department) is extending the comment period for the proposed rule governing land exchanges involving Hawaiian home lands and amendments to the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act proposed by the State of Hawaii until August...
Proposed Rule Jul 13, 2015

Onshore Oil and Gas Operations:

Title Type Published
This proposed rule would replace Onshore Oil and Gas Order No. 3, Site Security (Order 3), with new regulations that would be codified in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). Order 3 establishes minimum standards for oil and gas facility site secur...
Proposed Rule Jul 13, 2015

Realty Actions:

Title Type Published
This notice serves to segregate the identified public lands located in Lyon County and Mineral County, Nevada for up to two years from appropriation pursuant to the public land laws, including location pursuant to the General Mining Act, subject to v...
Notice Jul 13, 2015

Special Regulations:

Title Type Published
The National Park Service proposes to revise the special regulations for Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park to close the core Dyea Historic Townsite to the use of horses except by special use permit issued by the superintendent.
Proposed Rule Jul 13, 2015
The National Park Service proposes to authorize a solid waste transfer station near Stehekin, Washington, within the boundary of Lake Chelan National Recreation Area, that does not meet all regulatory siting criteria and accepts solid waste generated...
Proposed Rule Jul 13, 2015

Legal Services Corporation logo Legal Services Corporation

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Jul 13, 2015

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National Science Foundation

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Jul 13, 2015

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Jul 13, 2015

Guidance:

Title Type Published
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS) 2015-08, "Oversight of Counterfeit, Fraudulent, and Suspect Items in the Nuclear Industry." This RIS is intended to heighten awareness of existing NRC regulations...
Notice Jul 13, 2015
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing Revision 1 to Regulatory Guide (RG) 8.11, "Applications of Bioassay for Uranium." This guide provides methods that the NRC staff considers acceptable for the development and implementation of a...
Notice Jul 13, 2015

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes:

Title Type Published
BOX Options Exchange, LLC
Notice Jul 13, 2015
Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc.
Notice Jul 13, 2015
Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc.
Notice Jul 13, 2015
Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc.
Notice Jul 13, 2015
Depository Trust Co.
Notice Jul 13, 2015
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.
Notice Jul 13, 2015
NASDAQ OMX PHLX LLC
Notice Jul 13, 2015
NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
Notice Jul 13, 2015
NYSE Arca, Inc.
Notice Jul 13, 2015

State Department logo State Department

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Overseas Security Advisory Council
Notice Jul 13, 2015

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Title Type Published
Applications for Approval of Discontinuance or Modification of a Railroad Signal System
Notice Jul 13, 2015
This notice contains a summary of a petition seeking relief from specified requirements of Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations. The purpose of this notice is to improve the public's awareness of, and participation in, the FAA's exemption proc...
Notice Jul 13, 2015
Petitions for Waivers of Compliance
Notice Jul 13, 2015

Airworthiness Directives:

Title Type Published
We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Kaman Model K-1200 helicopters with certain main rotor blades (MRB) installed. This AD requires inspecting each MRB for a crack or damage. This AD was prompted by a report that a crack was found...
Rule Jul 13, 2015
We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for The Boeing Company Model 747 airplanes equipped with a main deck side cargo door (MDSCD). This AD was prompted by recent testing that indicates that intermodal containers, when loaded as cargo, u...
Rule Jul 13, 2015

Federal Agency Actions:

Title Type Published
This notice announces actions taken by FHWA and other Federal agencies that are final within the meaning of 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1). The actions relate to a proposed highway project, State Route (SR) 126 (Memorial Boulevard) Improvements, from East Cente...
Notice Jul 13, 2015

Hours of Service of Drivers; Exemption Applications:

Title Type Published
FMCSA announces that it has received an application from the R&R Transportation Group (R&R) for an exemption from the minimum 30- minute rest break requirement of the Agency's hours-of-service (HOS) regulations for commercial motor vehicle (CMV) driv...
Notice Jul 13, 2015

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces its intent to host Public Workshops for the Draft Written Re-Evaluation of the O'Hare Modernization Environmental Impact Statement (Draft Re- Evaluation) for Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Ch...
Notice Jul 13, 2015

Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications:

Title Type Published
FMCSA announces receipt of applications from 21 individuals for an exemption from the prohibition against persons with a clinical diagnosis of epilepsy or any other condition that is likely to cause a loss of consciousness or any loss of ability to o...
Notice Jul 13, 2015
FMCSA announces that 15 individuals have applied for a medical exemption from the hearing requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs). In accordance with the statutory requirements concerning applications for exemptions, FMCS...
Notice Jul 13, 2015
FMCSA announces receipt of applications from 27 individuals for exemption from the vision requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations. They are unable to meet the vision requirement in one eye for various reasons. The exemptions will...
Notice Jul 13, 2015

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

Title Type Published
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Jul 13, 2015
This proposed regulation provides for the enforcement of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended ("Title VI") to the end that no person in the United States shall on the grounds of race, color, or national origin be denied participation...
Proposed Rule Jul 13, 2015
The United States Mint is announcing the price of the 2015 American Liberty High Relief Gold Coin. This coin will be offered for sale based on the following pricing grid.
Notice Jul 13, 2015

Meetings:

Title Type Published
An open meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Joint Committee will be conducted. The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting public comments, ideas, and suggestions on improving customer service at the Internal Revenue Service.
Notice Jul 13, 2015
An open meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Joint Committee will be conducted. The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting public comments, ideas, and suggestions on improving customer service at the Internal Revenue Service.
Notice Jul 13, 2015
An open meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Notices and Correspondence Project Committee will be conducted. The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting public comments, ideas, and suggestions on improving customer service at the Internal Revenue Ser...
Notice Jul 13, 2015
An open meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Special Projects Committee will be conducted. The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting public comments, ideas, and suggestions on improving customer service at the Internal Revenue Service.
Notice Jul 13, 2015
An open meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Tax Forms and Publications Project Committee will be conducted. The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting public comments, ideas and suggestions on improving customer service at the Internal Revenue Serv...
Notice Jul 13, 2015
An open meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Taxpayer Assistance Center Improvements Project Committee will be conducted. The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting public comments, ideas, and suggestions on improving customer service at the Interna...
Notice Jul 13, 2015
An open meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Toll-Free Phone Line Project Committee will be conducted. The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting public comments, ideas, and suggestions on improving customer service at the Internal Revenue Service.
Notice Jul 13, 2015

Veterans Affairs Department logo Veterans Affairs Department

Title Type Published
The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal...
Notice Jul 13, 2015

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 Jul 13, 2015
On Friday, May 15, 2015, The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), published a notice in the Federal Register announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection Notice of Lapse & Application...
Notice Jul 13, 2015
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 Jul 13, 2015
The Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal a...
Notice Jul 13, 2015
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3521), this notice announces that the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Department of Veterans Affairs, will submit the collection of information abstracted below to the...
Notice Jul 13, 2015

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