December 2, 2015 (Volume 80)

Federal Register December 2, 2015

View all documents issued on December 2, 2015. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

38 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on December 2, 2015

Agriculture Department (1)
Commerce Department (5)
Education Department (1)
Environmental Protection Agency (7)
Federal Communications Commission (1)
Federal Maritime Commission (1)
Federal Reserve System (2)
Health and Human Services Department (8)
Homeland Security Department (1)
Interior Department (1)
Justice Department (3)
Labor Department (3)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (1)
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Postal Regulatory Commission (2)
Social Security Administration (1)

Agriculture Department

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FSIS Mandatory Inspection of Fish of the Order Siluriformes and Products Derived From Such Fish The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is amending its regulations to establish a mandatory inspection program for fish of the order Siluriformes and products derived from these fish. These final regulations implement the provisions of the 200...	Rule	Dec 02, 2015

Commerce Department

Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Investigations, Orders, or Reviews:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip (PET Film) From Taiwan: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Final Determination of No Shipments; 2013-2014 On July 29, 2015, the Department of Commerce (the Department) published the preliminary results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty (AD) order on polyethylene terephthalate film, sheet, and strip (PET Film) from Taiwan in accordance...	Notice	Dec 02, 2015

Atlantic Highly Migratory Species:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Commercial Non-Blacknose Small Coastal Sharks in the Gulf of Mexico Region NMFS is closing the fishery for commercial non-blacknose small coastal sharks (SCS) in the Gulf of Mexico region. This action is necessary because the commercial landings of Gulf of Mexico non- blacknose SCS for the 2015 fishing season are projected...	Rule	Dec 02, 2015

Export Controls:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > BIS Export Control Reform: Conforming Change to Defense Sales Offset Reporting Requirements This proposed rule would require reporting of offsets agreements in connection with sales of items controlled in "600 series" Export Control Classification Numbers (ECCNs) on the Commerce Control List (CCL) except for certain submersible and semi-sub...	Proposed Rule	Dec 02, 2015

Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Greater Amberjack Management Measures NMFS issues regulations to implement management measures described in a framework action to the Fishery Management Plan for the Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf of Mexico (FMP), as prepared by the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council). T...	Rule	Dec 02, 2015

Fisheries of the Western Pacific:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Pacific Island Pelagic Fisheries; 2015 U.S. Territorial Longline Bigeye Tuna Catch Limits for Guam NMFS announces a valid specified fishing agreement that allocates 1,000 mt of the 2015 Guam bigeye tuna limit to U.S. longline fishing vessels. The agreement supports the long-term sustainability of fishery resources of the U.S. Pacific Islands.	Rule	Dec 02, 2015

Education Department

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records-Impact Evaluation of Data-Driven Instruction Professional Development for Teachers In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (Privacy Act), the Department of Education (Department) publishes this notice of a new system of records entitled "Impact Evaluation of Data- Driven Instruction Professional Development for Teach...	Notice	Dec 02, 2015

Environmental Protection Agency

Air Quality State Implementation Plans; Approvals and Promulgations:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Revisions to the California State Implementation Plan, San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a revision to the San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District (SJVUAPCD) portion of the California State Implementation Plan (SIP). This revision concerns volatile organi...	Proposed Rule	Dec 02, 2015
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; State of New Mexico/Albuquerque-Bernalillo County; Infrastructure and Interstate Transport SIP 2010 Nitrogen Dioxide National Ambient Air Quality Standards Under the Federal Clean Air Act (CAA or the Act), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a State Implementation Plan (SIP) submission from the State of New Mexico on behalf of the City of Albuquerque-Bernalillo County for t...	Proposed Rule	Dec 02, 2015

Pesticide Petitions:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Receipt of Several Pesticide Petitions Filed for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities This document announces the Agency's receipt of several initial filings of pesticide petitions requesting the establishment or modification of regulations for residues of pesticide chemicals in or on various commodities.	Proposed Rule	Dec 02, 2015

Pesticide Tolerances:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Etoxazole; Pesticide Tolerances This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of etoxazole in or on orange and orange oil. Sumitomo Chemical Latin America through Valent USA Corporation requested these tolerances under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).	Rule	Dec 02, 2015
Environmental Protection Agency Hexythiazox; Pesticide Tolerances; Technical Correction EPA issued a final rule in the Federal Register of August 14, 2015, concerning the establishment of tolerances with regional registrations for residues of hexythiazox in or on wheat. This document corrects a technical error, specifically, the omissio...	Rule	Dec 02, 2015

Protection of Stratospheric Ozone:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Notice of Pending Suspension and Revocation of 15 Programs From EPA's List of Section 608 Technician Certifying Programs and Voluntary Withdrawals for 3 Programs The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is updating its list of Section 608 Technician Certification Programs approved to provide the technician certification exam. EPA's list is found here: http:// www.epa.gov/ozone/title6/608/technicians/608certs...	Notice	Dec 02, 2015
Environmental Protection Agency Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Notice of Revocation of Certification for Refrigerant Reclaimers In accordance with 40 CFR 82.164, no person may sell or offer for sale or use as a refrigerant, any class I or class II ozone- depleting substance consisting wholly or in part of used refrigerant unless the substance has been reclaimed by an Environm...	Notice	Dec 02, 2015

Federal Communications Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Expanding the Economic and Innovation Opportunities of Spectrum Through Incentive Auctions In this document, the Commission announces that, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved, on an emergency basis, for a period for six months, an information collection for FCC Form 177, Application to Participate in a Reverse Incentive Auc...	Rule	Dec 02, 2015

Federal Maritime Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Maritime Commission Notice of Agreements Filed Agreements Filed	Notice	Dec 02, 2015

Federal Reserve System

Title	Type	Published
Federal Reserve System Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request On June 15, 1984, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) delegated to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) its approval authority under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) to approve of and assign OMB control numbers to colle...	Notice	Dec 02, 2015
Federal Reserve System Amendments to the Capital Plan and Stress Test Rules The Board is adopting a final rule that makes targeted amendments to its capital plan and stress test rules. For bank holding companies with more than $10 billion but less than $50 billion in total consolidated assets and savings and loan holding com...	Rule	Dec 02, 2015

Health and Human Services Department

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > CMS Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request 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	Dec 02, 2015
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meeting	Notice	Dec 02, 2015
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meeting	Notice	Dec 02, 2015

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

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Proposed Collection; 60-Day Comment Request; The Sister Study: A Prospective Study of the Genetic and Environmental Risk Factors for Breast Cancer (NIEHS) In compliance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, for opportunity for public comment on proposed data collection projects, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), the National...	Notice	Dec 02, 2015

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meeting Center for Scientific Review	Notice	Dec 02, 2015
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders; Notice of Meeting National Deafness and Other Communication Disorders	Notice	Dec 02, 2015
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Human Genome Research Institute; Notice of Closed Meeting National Human Genome Research Institute	Notice	Dec 02, 2015

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2017 This proposed rule sets forth payment parameters and provisions related to the risk adjustment, reinsurance, and risk corridors programs; cost sharing parameters and cost-sharing reductions; and user fees for Federally-facilitated Exchanges. It also...	Proposed Rule	Dec 02, 2015

Homeland Security Department

Requests for Nominations:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department DHS Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee The Department of Homeland Security Privacy Office seeks applicants for appointment to the DHS Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee.	Notice	Dec 02, 2015

Interior Department

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Recovery Permit Applications We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite the public to comment on the following applications to conduct activities intended to enhance the survival of target endangered or threatened species.	Notice	Dec 02, 2015

Justice Department

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department > FCSC Sunshine Act Meeting Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Dec 02, 2015

Changes under National Cooperative Research and Production Act:

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department > ANTITRUST Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-Cooperative Research Group on Advanced Engine Fluids Cooperative Research Group on Advanced Engine Fluids	Notice	Dec 02, 2015

Membership Changes under National Cooperative Research and Production Act:

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department > ANTITRUST Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-Cooperative Research Group on Automotive Consortium for Embedded SecurityTM Cooperative Research Group on Automotive Consortium for Embedded Security TM	Notice	Dec 02, 2015

Labor Department

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

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management; Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension Without Change; Comment Request; DOL Generic Solution for Solicitation for Funding Opportunity Announcement Responses The Department of Labor (DOL), as part of continuing Departmental efforts to reduce paperwork and respondent burden in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), is soliciting comments concerning a proposed ex...	Notice	Dec 02, 2015
Labor Department Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management; Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision; Comment Request; DOL Generic Solution for “Touch-Base” Activities The Department of Labor (DOL) is soliciting comments concerning the proposed extension of the DOL Generic Solution for "Touch-Base" Activities information collection request (ICR), as part of continuing Departmental efforts to reduce paperwork and re...	Notice	Dec 02, 2015

Permanent Variance Applications:

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > OSHA Nucor Steel Connecticut Incorporated; Application for Permanent Variance and Interim Order; Grant of Interim Order; Request for Comments In this notice, OSHA announces the application of Nucor Steel Connecticut Incorporated for a permanent variance and interim order from the provisions of OSHA standards that regulate the control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) and presents the Ag...	Notice	Dec 02, 2015

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Exemptions:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Dominion Virginia Power Combined License Application for North Anna, Unit 3 The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing an exemption in a response to a September 23, 2015, letter from Dominion Virginia Power (Dominion or applicant), which requested an exemption from the requirement to submit an annual update of t...	Notice	Dec 02, 2015

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Postal Regulatory Commission

Title	Type	Published
Postal Regulatory Commission New Postal Product The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing concerning the addition of Priority Mail Contract 155 to the competitive product list. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other administrative step...	Notice	Dec 02, 2015
Postal Regulatory Commission New Postal Product The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing concerning the addition of Priority Mail Express & Priority Mail Contract 22 to the competitive product list. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes ot...	Notice	Dec 02, 2015

Social Security Administration

Title	Type	Published
Social Security Administration Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Request and Comment Request Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals	Notice	Dec 02, 2015

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