Federal Register December 4, 2015
View all documents issued on December 4, 2015. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.
72 documents were published on this date.
Agencies Publishing on December 4, 2015
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Agriculture Department
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Commerce Department
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Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled
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Corporation for National and Community Service
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Defense Department
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Energy Department
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Environmental Protection Agency
(6)
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FFarm Credit System Insurance Corporation (1)
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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Federal Reserve System
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General Services Administration
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Health and Human Services Department
(7)
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Homeland Security Department
(4)
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Housing and Urban Development Department
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Interior Department
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Justice Department
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Labor Department
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Legal Services Corporation
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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NNational Science Foundation (2)
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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Personnel Management Office
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Securities and Exchange Commission
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State Department
(1)
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Surface Transportation Board
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Transportation Department
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Treasury Department
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Veterans Affairs Department
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Agriculture Department
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We are advising the public of our preliminary concurrence with the World Organization for Animal Health's (OIE) bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) risk designations for 16 regions. The OIE recognizes these regions as being of negligible risk for...
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Notice | Dec 04, 2015 |
Decreased Assessment Rates:
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The Department of Agriculture (USDA) is adopting, as a final rule, without change, an interim rule that implemented a recommendation from the Idaho-Eastern Oregon Onion Committee (Committee) to decrease the assessment rate established for the 2015-20...
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Rule | Dec 04, 2015 |
Meetings:
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The Siskiyou County Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) will meet in Yreka, California. The committee is authorized under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (the Act) and operates in compliance with the Federal Advisory Commi...
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Notice | Dec 04, 2015 |
Commerce Department
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Notice and opportunity for public comment.
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Notice | Dec 04, 2015 |
Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Investigations, Orders, or Reviews:
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The Department of Commerce (the Department) is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on diamond sawblades and parts thereof (diamond sawblades) from the People's Republic of China (the PRC). The period of review (POR) is N...
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Notice | Dec 04, 2015 |
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On October 9, 2015, the Department of Commerce (the "Department") published its Preliminary Results of a changed circumstances review (CCR) and intent to revoke, in part, the antidumping duty ("AD") order on wooden bedroom furniture from the People's...
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Notice | Dec 04, 2015 |
Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.:
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NMFS announces the availability of the "Draft Programmatic Environmental Assessment (DPEA) for Fisheries and Ecosystem Research Conducted and Funded by the Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC)." Publication of this notice begins the offic...
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Notice | Dec 04, 2015 |
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska:
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NMFS is prohibiting retention of sculpins in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary because the 2015 initial total allowable catch of sculpins in the BSAI has been reached.
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Rule | Dec 04, 2015 |
Production Activities:
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Festo Corp., Foreign-Trade Zone 46, Mason, OH
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Notice | Dec 04, 2015 |
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Mercedes-Benz U.S. International, Inc., Subzone 98A, Vance, AL
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Notice | Dec 04, 2015 |
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled
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The Committee is proposing to add a service to the Procurement List that will be furnished by a nonprofit agency employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities, and deletes products previously furnished by such agencies.
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Notice | Dec 04, 2015 |
Corporation for National and Community Service
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The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance consultation program to provide the general public and federal agencies with an opportunit...
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Notice | Dec 04, 2015 |
Defense Department
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The Department of Defense has submitted to OMB for clearance, the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act.
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Notice | Dec 04, 2015 |
Federal Acquisition Regulations:
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DoD, GSA, and NASA have adopted as final, with changes, an interim rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement the Executive Order (E.O.) Establishing a Minimum Wage for Contractors, and a final rule issued by the Department o...
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Rule | Dec 04, 2015 |
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This document is issued under the joint authority of DOD, GSA, and NASA. This Small Entity Compliance Guide has been prepared in accordance with section 212 of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996. It consists of a summary o...
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Rule | Dec 04, 2015 |
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This document summarizes the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) rules agreed to by the Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) in this Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-85. A companion do...
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Rule | Dec 04, 2015 |
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DoD, GSA, and NASA have adopted as final, without change, an interim rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement Executive Order (E.O.) 13672, entitled, "Further Amendments to Executive Order 11478, Equal Employment Opportunit...
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Rule | Dec 04, 2015 |
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DoD, GSA, and NASA have adopted as final, with changes, an interim rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement a statutory pilot program enhancing whistleblower protections for contractor employees.
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Rule | Dec 04, 2015 |
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DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing an interim rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement sections of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, to prohibit the Federal Government from entering into a contra...
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Rule | Dec 04, 2015 |
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DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to update the Government contract file retention periods to conform with the retention periods in the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Ge...
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Rule | Dec 04, 2015 |
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This document makes an amendment to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) in order to make an editorial change.
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Rule | Dec 04, 2015 |
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DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing an interim rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement a final rule issued by the Department of Labor's (DOL) Veterans' Employment and Training Service (VETS), which replaced the VETS-100 and VET...
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Rule | Dec 04, 2015 |
Energy Department
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EIA has submitted an information collection request to OMB for extension under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The information collection requests a three-year extension of its Standard Contract for Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fu...
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Notice | Dec 04, 2015 |
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As part of a Federal Government-wide effort to streamline the process to seek feedback from the public on service delivery, EIA invites the general public to comment on the following proposed Generic Information Collection Request (Generic ICR): "Gen...
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Notice | Dec 04, 2015 |
Environmental Protection Agency
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EPA has authorized its contractor, Avanti Corporation of Alexandria, VA, to access information which has been submitted to EPA under all sections of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Some of the information may be claimed or determined to be C...
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Notice | Dec 04, 2015 |
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Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:
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Notice | Dec 04, 2015 |
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a final rule in the Federal Register on October 26, 2015, titled NESHAP for Brick and Structural Clay Products Manufacturing; and NESHAP for Clay Ceramics Manufacturing. These amendments make two te...
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Rule | Dec 04, 2015 |
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EPA is finalizing significant new use rules (SNURs) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for 29 chemical substances that were the subject of premanufacture notices (PMNs). This action requires persons who intend to manufacture (including imp...
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Rule | Dec 04, 2015 |
Air Quality State Implementation Plans; Approvals and Promulgations:
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the District of Columbia (the District). This revision pertains to the infrastructure requirement for interstate transport pollu...
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Proposed Rule | Dec 04, 2015 |
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The EPA is withdrawing its proposed rule to disapprove Maryland's June 4, 2007 ozone attainment demonstration for the Baltimore Area. This withdrawal action is being taken under section 110 of the CAA.
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Proposed Rule | Dec 04, 2015 |
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Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation
Meetings:
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Notice is hereby given of the regular meeting of the Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation Board (Board).
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Notice | Dec 04, 2015 |
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
No documents available.
Terminations of Receiverships:
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Waukegan Savings Bank, Waukegan, IL
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Notice | Dec 04, 2015 |
Federal Reserve System
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Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies
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Notice | Dec 04, 2015 |
Changes in Bank Control:
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Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company
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Notice | Dec 04, 2015 |
General Services Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
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Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Regulatory Secretariat Division will be submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve a previously approved information collection requirement, with ch...
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Notice | Dec 04, 2015 |
Federal Acquisition Regulations:
No documents available.
Health and Human Services Department
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Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
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Notice | Dec 04, 2015 |
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Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
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Notice | Dec 04, 2015 |
Determinations that Products Were Not Withdrawn from Sale for Reasons of Safety or Effectiveness:
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) has determined that the drug products listed in this document were not withdrawn from sale for reasons of safety or effectiveness. This determination means that FDA will not begin procedures to withdra...
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Notice | Dec 04, 2015 |
Medicaid Program:
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This final rule will extend enhanced funding for Medicaid eligibility systems as part of a state's mechanized claims processing system, and will update conditions and standards for such systems, including adding to and updating current Medicaid Manag...
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Rule | Dec 04, 2015 |
Medicare and Medicaid Programs:
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This proposed notice acknowledges the receipt of an application from the Institute for Medical Quality (IMQ) for recognition as a national accrediting organization (NAO) for Ambulatory Surgical Centers (ASCs) that wish to participate in the Medicare...
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Notice | Dec 04, 2015 |
Meetings:
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National Institute on Drug Abuse
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Notice | Dec 04, 2015 |
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National Institute on Drug Abuse
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Notice | Dec 04, 2015 |
Homeland Security Department
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency, 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 a revision of a currently approved infor...
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Notice | Dec 04, 2015 |
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency, 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 a revision of a currently approved infor...
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Notice | Dec 04, 2015 |
Drawbridge Operations:
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The Coast Guard has issued a temporary deviation from the operating schedule that governs the Clinton Railroad Drawbridge across the Mississippi River, mile 518.0, at Clinton, Iowa. The deviation is necessary to allow the bridge owner time to perform...
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Rule | Dec 04, 2015 |
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The Coast Guard has issued a temporary deviation from the operating schedule that governs the Illinois Central Railroad Drawbridge across the Mississippi River, mile 579.9, at Dubuque, Iowa. The deviation is necessary to allow the bridge owner time t...
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Rule | Dec 04, 2015 |
Housing and Urban Development Department
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This Notice identifies unutilized, underutilized, excess, and surplus Federal property reviewed by HUD for suitability for use to assist the homeless.
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Notice | Dec 04, 2015 |
Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing:
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This final rule establishes the definition of "chronically homeless" that will be used in HUD's Continuum of Care Program, and in the Consolidated Submissions for Community Planning and Development Programs. This definition has been the subject of si...
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Rule | Dec 04, 2015 |
Interior Department
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This rule amends the regulations to require lessees and owners of operating rights to submit summaries of actual decommissioning expenditures incurred after completion of certain decommissioning activities for oil and gas and sulphur operations on th...
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Rule | Dec 04, 2015 |
Meetings:
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The United States, as a Party to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), may submit proposed resolutions, decisions, and agenda items for consideration at meetings of the Conference of the Parties...
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Notice | Dec 04, 2015 |
Plats of Survey:
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The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will file the plat of survey of the lands described below in the BLM Montana State Office, Billings, Montana, on January 4, 2016.
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Notice | Dec 04, 2015 |
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The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will file the plat of survey of the lands described below in the BLM Montana State Office, Billings, Montana, on January 4, 2016.
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Notice | Dec 04, 2015 |
Justice Department
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Proposed Consent Decrees Under the Clean Water Act
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Notice | Dec 04, 2015 |
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
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The Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Criminal Justice Information Services Division (CJIS) will be submitting the following Information Collection Request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in...
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Notice | Dec 04, 2015 |
Labor Department
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The Employment and Training Administration (ETA), U.S. Department of Labor, announces the availability of approximately $100,000,000 in grant funds for the TechHire partnership grant program. ETA expects to fund approximately 30-40 grants, with indiv...
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Notice | Dec 04, 2015 |
Legal Services Corporation
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The Legal Services Corporation ("LSC") Office of Inspector General ("OIG") intends to revise the Compliance Supplement for Audits of LSC Recipients for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015, and thereafter and is soliciting public comment on the p...
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Proposed Rule | Dec 04, 2015 |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplements:
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NASA is making technical amendments to the NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) to provide needed editorial changes.
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Rule | Dec 04, 2015 |
Federal Acquisition Regulations:
No documents available.
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National Science Foundation
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
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The National Science Foundation (NSF) is announcing plans to request establishment and clearance of this collection. In accordance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13), we are providing...
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Notice | Dec 04, 2015 |
Meetings:
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Alan T. Waterman Award Committee
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Notice | Dec 04, 2015 |
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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Meetings; Sunshine Act
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Notice | Dec 04, 2015 |
Personnel Management Office
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The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing final regulations that would remove regulatory requirements for Federal agencies to submit reports to OPM relating to their implementation of certain human resources management programs and authorit...
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Rule | Dec 04, 2015 |
Securities and Exchange Commission
Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes:
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NASDAQ OMX BX, Inc
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Notice | Dec 04, 2015 |
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NYSE Arca, Inc.
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Notice | Dec 04, 2015 |
State Department
Charter Renewals:
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Advisory Committee on Private International Law
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Notice | Dec 04, 2015 |
Surface Transportation Board
Leases and Operation Exemptions:
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Central Maine and Quebec Railway US Inc. from State of Maine
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Notice | Dec 04, 2015 |
Transportation Department
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The Department of Transportation (DOT) invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval to renew an information collection. Before a Federal agency can collect certain information from the publ...
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Notice | Dec 04, 2015 |
Airworthiness Directives:
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We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation Model GVI airplanes. This AD requires repetitive breakaway torque checks and torqueing of the brake inlet self-sealing couplings. This AD also requires re...
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Rule | Dec 04, 2015 |
Applications for Certificate Authority:
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The Department of Transportation is directing all interested persons to show cause why it should not issue an order finding Aerodynamics Incorporated fit, willing, and able, and awarding it a certificate of public convenience and necessity authorizin...
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Notice | Dec 04, 2015 |
Leases and Operation Exemptions:
No documents available.
Treasury Department
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The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is removing the names of sixteen individuals and thirty entities whose property and interests in property have been blocked pursuant to Executive Order 13348 (EO 13348) of July 22, 200...
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Notice | Dec 04, 2015 |
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The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of two individuals whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to Executive Order 13224 of September 23, 2001, "Blocking Property and Prohibit...
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Notice | Dec 04, 2015 |
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
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The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) (the Agencies) as part of their continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invite the general public and other Federal agencies...
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Notice | Dec 04, 2015 |
Veterans Affairs Department
Loan Guarantees:
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This notice provides information to participants in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) home loan guaranty program concerning the state foreclosure timeframes allowable in the calculation of the maximum interest payable on a foreclosure of a...
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Notice | Dec 04, 2015 |
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