September 24, 2015 (Volume 80)

Federal Register September 24, 2015

View all documents issued on September 24, 2015. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

101 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on September 24, 2015

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

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In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13) and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations at 5 CFR part 1320 (60 FR 44978, August 29, 1995), this notice announces the National Agricultural Library's intent to reque...
Notice Sep 24, 2015
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended), the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Utilities Service (RUS) invites comments on this information collection for which approval from the Of...
Notice Sep 24, 2015
Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, intends to grant to Oregon State University of Corvallis, Oregon, an exclusive license to the variety of blueberry described in U.S. Plant Patent Applicati...
Notice Sep 24, 2015

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

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The Salmon-Challis National Forest will prepare an environmental impact statement to analyze the potential effects of geothermal development on approximately 5,600 acres. The decision will be whether to proceed with geothermal leasing and, if so, und...
Notice Sep 24, 2015

Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board logo Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board

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Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Sep 24, 2015

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

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Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Sep 24, 2015
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Sep 24, 2015
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Sep 24, 2015
This notice announces a modification to existing provisions of the National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) Alternative Personnel Management System (APMS), changing the classification structure for the Administrative (ZA) career path,...
Notice Sep 24, 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...
Notice Sep 24, 2015

Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Investigations, Orders, or Reviews:

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On May 5, 2015, ArcelorMittal USA, Inc., Nucor Corporation, and SSAB North America Division (collectively, "domestic interested parties"), filed with the U.S. Department of Commerce ("Department") a request to terminate the 2003 Agreement Suspending...
Notice Sep 24, 2015
On June 30, 2015, the Department of Commerce (Department) published a notice of preliminary results of a changed circumstance review (CCR) of the antidumping duty (AD) order on fresh garlic from the People's Republic of China (PRC) \1\ in response to...
Notice Sep 24, 2015
On March 13, 2015, the Department of Commerce (the "Department") initiated a changed circumstance review ("CCR") of the antidumping duty ("AD") order on multilayered wood flooring from the People's Republic of China ("PRC") in response to a request f...
Notice Sep 24, 2015

Meetings:

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The Economic and Statistics Administration (ESA) is giving notice of the third meeting of the Commerce Data Advisory Council (CDAC). The CDAC will discuss environmental data, workforce capabilities to improve data operations, data protection, and oth...
Notice Sep 24, 2015
The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public meeting of its Scientific & Statistical Committee to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Recommendations from this group wi...
Notice Sep 24, 2015
The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold meetings of its 121st Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC), American Samoa Regional Ecosystem Advisory Committee (REAC), Fishing Industry Advisory Committee (FIAC), American Sam...
Notice Sep 24, 2015
The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a meeting of its Guam Mariana Archipelago Fishery Ecosystem Plan (FEP) Advisory Panel (AP) to discuss and make recommendations on fishery management issues in the Western Pacific Regi...
Notice Sep 24, 2015

Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities:

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In accordance with the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) regulations, notification is hereby given that NMFS has issued an Incidental Harassment Authorization (IHA) to the California Department of Transportation (CALTRANS) to take, by harassment, s...
Notice Sep 24, 2015

Consumer Product Safety Commission logo Consumer Product Safety Commission

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On September 8, 2015, the federal departments and agencies that are subject to the Federal Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects (referred to as the "Common Rule") published a notice of proposed rulemaking ("NPR") amending the Common Rule. Thro...
Proposed Rule Sep 24, 2015

Defense Department logo Defense Department

Meetings:

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Pursuant to the provisions of The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, as amended), notice is hereby given that the following meeting of the Board of Advisors to the Presidents of the Naval Postgraduate School and the Naval War College and...
Notice Sep 24, 2015

Energy Department logo Energy Department

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Combined Filings
Notice Sep 24, 2015
Combined Filings
Notice Sep 24, 2015
Pursuant to the Federal Power Act, the Commission approves a revised Reliability Standard, PRC-005-4 (Protection System, Automatic Reclosing and Sudden Pressure Relaying Maintenance), developed and submitted by the North American Electric Reliability...
Rule Sep 24, 2015
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission proposes to approve Reliability Standard PRC-026-1 (Relay Performance During Stable Power Swings), submitted by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation. The proposed Reliability Standard is designe...
Proposed Rule Sep 24, 2015
This rule finalizes the Department of Energy (DOE)'s part of the Federal Awarding Agency Regulatory Implementation of Office of Management and Budget's Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards jo...
Rule Sep 24, 2015

Filings:

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Southeastern Power Administration
Notice Sep 24, 2015

Meetings:

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This notice announces a teleconference call of the Commission to Review the Effectiveness of the National Energy Laboratories (Commission). The Commission was created pursuant to section 319 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014, Public Law 11...
Notice Sep 24, 2015
This notice announces a meeting of the DOE/NSF Nuclear Science Advisory Committee (NSAC). Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92- 463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of these meetings be announced in the Federal Register.
Notice Sep 24, 2015
This notice announces a combined meeting of the Environmental Monitoring and Remediation Committee and Waste Management Committee of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Northern New Mexico (known locally as the Northe...
Notice Sep 24, 2015

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

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On June 24, 2015, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sent the State of West Virginia (West Virginia) a letter acknowledging that West Virginia's delegation of authority to implement and enforce National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Po...
Notice Sep 24, 2015
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is extending the comment period for the Agency's draft recommended aquatic life water quality chronic criterion for selenium in freshwater. The draft criterion was announced in a July 27, 2015 notice entitled...
Notice Sep 24, 2015

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

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an information collection request (ICR), "Safe Drinking Water Act State Revolving Fund Program" (EPA ICR No. 1803.07, OMB Control No. 2040-0185) to the Office of Management and Budg...
Notice Sep 24, 2015

Air Quality State Implementation Plans; Approvals and Promulgations:

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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking final action to approve portions of the October 14, 2011, State Implementation Plan (SIP) submission, provided by the State of Florida, through the Department of Environmental Protection (FL DEP) fo...
Rule Sep 24, 2015
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving changes to the Georgia State Implementation Plan (SIP) that were submitted by the State of Georgia, through the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (GA EPD), on January 22, 2015, for the pu...
Rule Sep 24, 2015
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking final action to approve the September 20, 2011, State Implementation Plan (SIP) submission, provided by the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (SC DHEC) for inclusion into...
Rule Sep 24, 2015

Meetings:

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Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92- 463, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency hereby provides notice that the Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC) Homeland Security Subcommittee will host a public teleconference meetin...
Notice Sep 24, 2015
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of the Science Advisor announces two separate public meetings of the Human Studies Review Board to advise the Agency on the ethical and scientific reviews of EPA research with human subjects.
Notice Sep 24, 2015

Executive Office of the President logo Executive Office of the President

Special Observances:

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National Voter Registration Day (Proc. 9327)
Presidential Document Sep 24, 2015

Federal Communications Commission logo 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...
Notice Sep 24, 2015
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 Sep 24, 2015

Meetings:

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The Commission will consider a Memorandum Opinion and Order concerning an Application for Review filed by several joint petitioners seeking review of a Media Bureau Order granting Radio Training Network a New Noncommercial FM Station.
Notice Sep 24, 2015

Federal Election Commission logo Federal Election Commission

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Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Sep 24, 2015
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Sep 24, 2015

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

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Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies
Notice Sep 24, 2015

Changes in Bank Control:

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Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company
Notice Sep 24, 2015

Federal Trade Commission logo Federal Trade Commission

Proposed Consent Agreements:

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The consent agreement in this matter settles alleged violations of federal law prohibiting unfair or deceptive acts or practices. The attached Analysis to Aid Public Comment describes both the allegations in the draft complaint and the terms of the c...
Notice Sep 24, 2015

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

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Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Sep 24, 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 (the PRA), federal agencies are required to...
Notice Sep 24, 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 Sep 24, 2015
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the interim results of a study of the workload volume and full costs associated with the process for the review of biosimilar biological product appli...
Notice Sep 24, 2015
In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) and the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Regulations Implementing NEPA (CEQ regulations), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) is issuing a final rule to re...
Rule Sep 24, 2015

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

Title Type Published
Child Care and Development Fund Plan for States and Territories Fiscal Year 20162018
Notice Sep 24, 2015
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 Sep 24, 2015

Guidance:

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry and investigators entitled "Use of Investigational Tobacco Products." The draft guidance, when finalized, will describe FDA's current thinking rega...
Notice Sep 24, 2015

Meetings:

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This notice announces a meeting of the Advisory Panel on Outreach and Education (APOE) (the Panel) in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The Panel advises and makes recommendations to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health an...
Notice Sep 24, 2015
Pursuant to Section 10(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App 2, notice is hereby given that the Secretary's Advisory Committee on Human Research Protections (SACHRP) will hold a meeting that will be open to the public. Information ab...
Notice Sep 24, 2015

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

Commercial Gaugers and Laboratories; Accreditations and Approvals:

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Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that AmSpec Services, LLC, has been approved to gauge petroleum and certain petroleum products and accredited to test petroleum and certain petroleum products for customs purposes for the next thre...
Notice Sep 24, 2015
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that Saybolt LP has been approved to gauge petroleum and certain petroleum products and accredited to test petroleum and certain petroleum products for customs purposes for the next three years as...
Notice Sep 24, 2015

Drawbridge Operations:

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The Coast Guard has issued a temporary deviation from the operating schedule that governs the Montlake Bridge across the Lake Washington Ship Canal, mile 5.2, at Seattle, WA. The Montlake Bridge is a double leaf bascule bridge. The deviation is neces...
Rule Sep 24, 2015

Final Determination of Country of Origin:

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This document provides notice that U.S. Customs and Border Protection ("CBP") has issued a final determination concerning the country of origin of certain analytical-grade acetonitrile. Based upon the facts presented, CBP has concluded that the count...
Notice Sep 24, 2015

Interior Department logo Interior Department

Title Type Published
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has submitted an information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to continue the collection of information from owners of surface estates who apply for title to underlying Federally-owne...
Notice Sep 24, 2015

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

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The Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Land and Minerals Management has approved an application to withdraw approximately 10 million acres of public and National Forest System lands identified as Sagebrush Focal Areas in Idaho, Montana, Nevada,...
Notice Sep 24, 2015

Migratory Bird Hunting:

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The Fish and Wildlife Service (Service or we) prescribes final late-season frameworks from which States may select season dates, limits, and other options for the 2015-16 migratory bird hunting seasons. These late seasons include most waterfowl seaso...
Rule Sep 24, 2015

Public Land Withdrawals:

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The United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service (USFS) has filed an application with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) requesting the Secretary of the Interior to withdraw approximately 17,486.90 acres of National Forest System lands fr...
Notice Sep 24, 2015

Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendments:

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The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces the availability of the Record of Decision (ROD); and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendments (ARMPAs) for the Rocky Mountain Region Greater Sage-Grouse (GRSG) sub-regions of Lewistown, North Dakota,...
Notice Sep 24, 2015

Records of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendments:

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The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces the availability of the Record of Decision (ROD) and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendments (ARMPAs) for the Great Basin Region Greater Sage-Grouse (GRSG) sub-regions of Idaho and Southwestern Monta...
Notice Sep 24, 2015

International Trade Commission logo International Trade Commission

Title Type Published
The United States International Trade Commission ("Commission") proposes to amend its Rules of Practice and Procedure concerning rules of general application, adjudication, and enforcement. The amendments are necessary to make certain technical corre...
Proposed Rule Sep 24, 2015

Investigations; Determinations, Modifications, and Rulings, etc.:

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Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on August 20, 2015, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of Pathway Innovations & Technologies, Inc. of San D...
Notice Sep 24, 2015
Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on August 19, 2015, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of Silicon Genesis Corp. ("Complainant" or "SiGen")....
Notice Sep 24, 2015

Justice Department logo Justice Department

Title Type Published
The Department of Justice (DOJ), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division, will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and...
Notice Sep 24, 2015
Proposed Consent Decrees under the Clean Water Act
Notice Sep 24, 2015

National Credit Union Administration logo National Credit Union Administration

Title Type Published
The NCUA Board (Board) is issuing a final rule to amend Interpretive Ruling and Policy Statement (IRPS) 87-2, as amended by IRPS 03-2 and 13-1. The amended IRPS increases the asset threshold used to define the term "small entity" under the Regulatory...
Rule Sep 24, 2015

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National Science Foundation

Meetings:

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Astronomy and Astrophysics Advisory Committee
Notice Sep 24, 2015

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Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation

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Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Sep 24, 2015
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Sep 24, 2015

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Postal Regulatory Commission

Title Type Published
The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing concerning an amendment to Parcel Return Service Contract 5 negotiated service agreement. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other administrative s...
Notice Sep 24, 2015

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

State Department logo State Department

Title Type Published
Determinations under Section 610 of the Foreign Assistance Act
Notice Sep 24, 2015
Determinations under Section 610 of the Foreign Assistance Act
Notice Sep 24, 2015
A determination has been made that North Korean entities have engaged in activities that require the imposition of measures pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act, as amended, and the Export Administration Act of 1979, as amended (as carried out und...
Notice Sep 24, 2015
The U.S. Government has determined that two North Korean entities have engaged in proliferation activities that warrant the imposition of measures pursuant to Executive Order 12938 of November 14, 1994, as amended by Executive Order 13094 of July 28,...
Notice Sep 24, 2015

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

Title Type Published
The Department of State has submitted the information collection described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 we are requesting comments on this collection from all...
Notice Sep 24, 2015

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Title Type Published
Consistent with Executive Order 13563, Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review, and in particular its emphasis on burden- reduction and on retrospective analysis of existing rules, a Request for Comments was published on November 28, 2014, to soli...
Proposed Rule Sep 24, 2015
This action removes jet route J-513 in the north central United States. The FAA is taking this action to reflect and accommodate route changes made in Canadian airspace as part of Canada's Windsor- Toronto-Montreal (WTM) airspace redesign project.
Rule Sep 24, 2015

Airworthiness Directives:

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We propose to supersede Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2014-20- 01, for certain Bombardier, Inc. Model CL-600-2B16 (CL-601-3A, CL-601- 3R, and CL-604 Variants) airplanes. AD 2014-20-01 currently requires repetitive inspections for any fuel leak in the...
Proposed Rule Sep 24, 2015
We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Dassault Aviation Model MYSTERE-FALCON 50, MYSTERE-FALCON 900, FALCON 900EX, FALCON 2000, and FALCON 2000EX airplanes. This proposed AD was prompted by a report of an in-flight lightn...
Proposed Rule Sep 24, 2015

Class C Airspace; Amendments:

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This action amends the name and geographic coordinates of the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport at Burbank, CA. The Burbank-Glendale- Pasadena Airport has been renamed Bob Hope Airport and geographic coordinates are updated to reflect recent surveys...
Rule Sep 24, 2015
This action amends geographic coordinates of Portland International Airport, Portland, OR, under Class C airspace, due to recent surveys of the airport. This action also updates the name and geographic coordinates of satellite airports referenced in...
Rule Sep 24, 2015

Class E Airspace; Establishments

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This action modifies Class E airspace at Converse County Airport, Douglas, WY, to accommodate new Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) at Converse County Airport, and addresses an inaccuracy identified by FAA Airspace Policy and Support th...
Rule Sep 24, 2015

Class E Airspace; Establishments:

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This action establishes Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Blake Field Airport, Delta CO, to accommodate new Area Navigation (RNAV) Global Positioning System (GPS) standard instrument approach procedures developed fo...
Rule Sep 24, 2015
This action establishes Class E airspace at the Iron Mountain VHF Omni-Directional Radio Range/Distance Measuring Equipment (VOR/ DME), Iron Mountain, MI, to facilitate vectoring of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) aircraft under control of Minneapolis...
Rule Sep 24, 2015
This action establishes Class E airspace at the Newberry VHF Omni-Directional Radio Range/Distance Measuring Equipment (VOR/DME), Newberry, MI, to facilitate vectoring of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) aircraft under control of Minneapolis Air Route T...
Rule Sep 24, 2015

Funding Availability:

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The FHWA announces a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for a Pilot On-the-Job-Training Supportive Services (OJT/SS) Program through the Ladders of Opportunity Initiative in the amount of $3 million. The FHWA seeks to award discretionary grants to...
Notice Sep 24, 2015
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the availability of $22.5 million of Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 funds for the deployment of low or no emission transit buses. Of that amount, a minimum of $3.0 million is available for supporting faciliti...
Notice Sep 24, 2015

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

Requests for Nominations:

Title Type Published
Pursuant to United States Code, Title 31, section 5135 (b), the United States Mint is accepting applications for appointment to the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) for a new member specially qualified to serve on the CCAC by virtue of his...
Notice Sep 24, 2015

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