December 8, 2015 (Volume 80)

Federal Register December 8, 2015

View all documents issued on December 8, 2015. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

95 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on December 8, 2015

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Rural Business-Cooperative Service's (RBS) intention to request an extension of a currently approved information collection in support of the Intermediary Relending Pro...
Notice Dec 08, 2015
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Dec 08, 2015
This proposed regulation would allow Community Forest and Open Space Program (Community Forest Program) grant recipients to issue conservation easements to funding entities and, in some circumstances consistent with the program's purposes, convey com...
Proposed Rule Dec 08, 2015

Determinations of Nonregulated Status:

Title Type Published
We are advising the public of our determination that maize designated as event MON 87403, which has been genetically engineered for increased ear biomass, is no longer considered a regulated article under our regulations governing the introduction of...
Notice Dec 08, 2015

Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
We are advising the public that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has reached a preliminary decision to extend our determination of nonregulated status of Innate\TM\ potato to Snowden potato variety event SPS-00V11-6 (hereinafter V11 pot...
Notice Dec 08, 2015

Civil Rights Commission logo Civil Rights Commission

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the rules and regulations of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (Commission) and the Federal Advisory Committee Act that the Kansas Advisory Committee (Committee) will hold a meeting on Thursday,...
Notice Dec 08, 2015

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

Title Type Published
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Dec 08, 2015
The Department of Commerce publishes this notice to announce the effective date of a Privacy Act System of Records notice entitled Notice of Proposed Amendment to COMMERCE/ITA-1, Individuals Identified in Export Transactions.
Notice Dec 08, 2015

Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Investigations, Orders, or Reviews:

Title Type Published
The Department of Commerce (the Department) is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on circular welded non-alloy steel pipe (CWP) from the Republic of Korea (Korea).\1\ The period of review (POR) is November 1, 2013, thro...
Notice Dec 08, 2015
Heavy Walled Rectangular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes from the Republic of Korea, Mexico, and the Republic of Turkey
Notice Dec 08, 2015
As a result of these sunset reviews, the Department of Commerce ("the Department") finds that revocation of the antidumping duty orders on narrow woven ribbons with woven selvedge ("NWRs") from the People's Republic of China ("PRC") and Taiwan would...
Notice Dec 08, 2015
The Department of Commerce (the Department) is partially rescinding its administrative review of the antidumping duty order on silicomanganese from India for the period of review (POR) May 1, 2014 through April 30, 2015.
Notice Dec 08, 2015
Welded Stainless Pressure Pipe from India
Notice Dec 08, 2015

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska:

Title Type Published
NMFS apportions amounts of the non-specified reserve to the initial total allowable catch (ITAC) and total allowable catch (TAC) of Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) northern rockfish, BSAI octopus, BSAI sculpins, and BSAI skates in the BSAI man...
Rule Dec 08, 2015

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone off Alaska:

Title Type Published
NMFS is reallocating the projected unused amounts of Pacific cod from catcher vessels greater than 60 feet (18.3 meters (m)) length overall (LOA) using pot gear, American Fisheries Act (AFA) trawl catcher processors (C/Ps), and catcher vessels using...
Rule Dec 08, 2015

Permits:

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given that Jennifer Burns, Ph.D., University of Alaska Anchorage, Biology Department, 3101 Science Circle, Anchorage, AK, has applied for an amendment to Scientific Research Permit No. 15510.
Notice Dec 08, 2015
Notice is hereby given that Todd Robeck, D.V.M, Ph.D., Sea World Parks and Entertainment Corp, 500 Sea World Drive, San Diego, CA 92109, has applied for an amendment to Scientific Research Permit No. 16193.
Notice Dec 08, 2015
Notice is hereby given that Stephen John Trumble, Ph.D., Baylor University, 101 Bagby Ave., Waco, TX 76706, has applied for an amendment to Scientific Research Permit No. 17157-01.
Notice Dec 08, 2015
Notice is hereby given that a permit has been issued to Daniel P. Costa, Ph.D., University of California at Santa Cruz, Long Marine Laboratory, 100 Shaffer Road, Santa Cruz, CA 95064 to conduct research on pinnipeds in Antarctica.
Notice Dec 08, 2015

Requests for Nominations:

Title Type Published
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) invites and requests nomination of individuals for appointment to eight existing Federal Advisory Committees: Board of Overseers of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, Judges Panel of...
Notice Dec 08, 2015

Corporation for National and Community Service logo Corporation for National and Community Service

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Dec 08, 2015

Defense Department logo Defense Department

Title Type Published
On Monday, November 30, 2015 (80 FR 74678-74694), the Department of Defense published an interim final rule titled Transition Assistance Program (TAP) for Military Personnel. Subsequent to the publication of the interim final rule, the Department of...
Rule Dec 08, 2015

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The Department of Defense is publishing this notice to announce a Federal Advisory Committee meeting of the Uniform Formulary Beneficiary Advisory Panel (hereafter referred to as the Panel).
Notice Dec 08, 2015

Energy Department logo Energy Department

Title Type Published
Combined Filings
Notice Dec 08, 2015
Combined Filings
Notice Dec 08, 2015

Environmental Reviews:

Title Type Published
Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America, LLC; Chicago Market Expansion Project
Notice Dec 08, 2015

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

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

Air Quality State Implementation Plans; Approvals and Promulgations:

Title Type Published
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking direct final action to approve revisions to the Antelope Valley Air Quality Management District (AVAQMD), Feather River Air Quality Management District (FRAQMD), and Santa Barbara County Air Polluti...
Rule Dec 08, 2015
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve revisions to the Antelope Valley Air Quality Management District (AVAQMD), Feather River Air Quality Management District (FRAQMD), and Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control Distri...
Proposed Rule Dec 08, 2015
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking direct final action to approve a revision to the Placer County Air Pollution Control District (PCAPCD) portion of the California SIP. We are approving a local emergency episode plan that describes a...
Rule Dec 08, 2015
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a revision to the Placer County Air Pollution Control District (PCAPCD) portion of the California State Implementation Plan (SIP) under the Clean Air Act (CAA or the Act). This revisio...
Proposed Rule Dec 08, 2015
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking direct final action to approve revisions to the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) and Yolo-Solano Air Quality Management District (YSAQMD) portions of the California State Impleme...
Rule Dec 08, 2015
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve revisions to the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) and Yolo-Solano Air Quality Management District (YSAQMD) portions of the California State Implementation Plan (SIP...
Proposed Rule Dec 08, 2015
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. This revision removes from the SIP the design aspect of the Red Line/Blue Line Connector transportation...
Rule Dec 08, 2015
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is updating the materials that are incorporated by reference (IBR) into the North Dakota State Implementation Plan (SIP). The regulations affected by this update have been previously submitted by the North Da...
Rule Dec 08, 2015
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking final action to approve two revisions to the Nevada state implementation plan. The first revision provides a demonstration of implementation of best available control measures (BACM) for control of...
Rule Dec 08, 2015

Executive Office of the President logo Executive Office of the President

Special Observances:

Title Type Published
Honoring the Victims of the Attack in San Bernardino, California (Proc. 9377)
Presidential Document Dec 08, 2015

Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

Title Type Published
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 the Commission) invites the general public and other Feder...
Notice Dec 08, 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 Dec 08, 2015

Radio Broadcasting Services:

Title Type Published
The following applicants filed AM or FM proposals to change the community of license: Actualidad 1040AM Licensee, LLC, Station WLVJ, Facility ID 4341, BP-20150706ACT, From Boynton Beach, FL, To Miami, FL; Actualidad 990AM Licensee, LLC, Station WMYM,...
Notice Dec 08, 2015

Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service logo Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service

Title Type Published
Section 743 of Division C of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2010, Public Law 111-117, requires civilian agencies to prepare an annual inventory of their service contracts and to analyze the inventory to determine if the mix of Federal employe...
Notice Dec 08, 2015

Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission logo Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Dec 08, 2015
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Dec 08, 2015

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given of the final approval of proposed information collections by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) under OMB delegated authority. Board-approved collections of information are incorporated into the offici...
Notice Dec 08, 2015
Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies
Notice Dec 08, 2015
Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies
Notice Dec 08, 2015

Changes in Bank Control:

Title Type Published
Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company
Notice Dec 08, 2015
Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies; Correction
Notice Dec 08, 2015

Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board logo Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Dec 08, 2015

Federal Trade Commission logo Federal Trade Commission

Proposed Consent Agreements:

Title Type Published
The consent agreement in this matter settles alleged violations of federal law prohibiting unfair methods of competition. The attached Analysis to Aid Public Comment describes both the allegations in the draft complaint and the terms of the consent o...
Notice Dec 08, 2015

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Title Type Published
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 Dec 08, 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 Dec 08, 2015
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Dec 08, 2015

Native Americans Program Policies and Procedures:

Title Type Published
Pursuant to Section 814 of the Native American Programs Act of 1974 (NAPA), as amended, the Administration for Native Americans (ANA) is required to provide members of the public an opportunity to comment on proposed changes in interpretive rules and...
Notice Dec 08, 2015

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

Title Type Published
In 1999, the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century made $5 million per year available for the payment of Coast Guard expenses for personnel and activities directly related to coordinating and carrying out the national recreational boating sa...
Notice Dec 08, 2015

Safety Zones:

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard is establishing a safety zone on the navigable waters of Mill Basin surrounding the Shore (Belt) Parkway Bridge. This rule allows the Coast Guard to prohibit all vessel traffic through the safety zone during bridge replacement operati...
Rule Dec 08, 2015
The Coast Guard is establishing a safety zone on the navigable waters of the Hackensack River surrounding the Witt-Penn Bridge between Jersey City and Kearny, NJ. In response to a planned Witt-Penn Bridge construction project, this rule allows the Co...
Rule Dec 08, 2015

Special Local Regulations:

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard will enforce the regulation pertaining to the Charleston Parade of Boats from 4:00 p.m. through 8:00 p.m. on December 12, 2015. This action is necessary to ensure safety of life on navigable waters of the United States during the Char...
Rule Dec 08, 2015

Interior Department logo Interior Department

Title Type Published
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite the public to comment on the following applications to conduct certain activities with endangered species. With some exceptions, the Endangered Species Act (Act) prohibits activities with endangered and...
Notice Dec 08, 2015
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the availability of a draft long range transportation plan for public review and comment. The Draft Long Range Transportation Plan outlines a strategy for improving and maintaining transporta...
Notice Dec 08, 2015

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

Title Type Published
To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) is notifying the public that we have submitted to OMB an information collection request (ICR) to renew approval of the paperwork requi...
Notice Dec 08, 2015

Endangered and Threatened Species:

Title Type Published
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are removing the Modoc sucker (Catostomus microps) from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife. This determination is based on a thorough review of the best available scientific and co...
Rule Dec 08, 2015

Inventory Completions:

Title Type Published
The American Museum of Natural History has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects in consultation with the appropriate Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, and has determined that there is a cultural affili...
Notice Dec 08, 2015
The Minnesota Indian Affairs Council has completed an inventory of human remains and an associated funerary object, in consultation with the appropriate Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, and has determined that there is a cultural affil...
Notice Dec 08, 2015
The Ohio History Connection has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects, in consultation with the appropriate Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation betw...
Notice Dec 08, 2015

Withdrawal of Public Lands and Reserved Federal Minerals to Protect Highly Significant Caves:

Title Type Published
This order withdraws approximately 2,924.65 acres of public lands and 440 acres of reserved Federal minerals underlying non-Federal lands from location and entry under the United States mining laws, subject to valid existing rights, for 20 years to p...
Notice Dec 08, 2015

Withdrawal of Public Lands for the Protection of the Split Rock and Devil's Gate Interpretive Sites:

Title Type Published
This order withdraws 343.23 acres of public lands from location and entry under the United States mining laws, but not from leasing under the mineral or geothermal leasing laws, or disposal under the Materials Act of 1947, for a period of 20 years to...
Notice Dec 08, 2015

Justice Department logo Justice Department

Title Type Published
Proposed Consent Decrees under CERCLA
Notice Dec 08, 2015

Importers of Controlled Substances; Registrations:

Title Type Published
Cambrex Charles City applied to be registered as an importer of certain basic classes of controlled substances. The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) grants Cambrex Charles City registration as an importer of those controlled substances.
Notice Dec 08, 2015
Cody Laboratories, Inc. applied to be registered as an importer of certain basic classes of controlled substances. The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) grants Cody Laboratories, Inc. registration as an importer of those controlled substances.
Notice Dec 08, 2015

Manufacturers of Controlled Substances; Applications:

National Aeronautics and Space Administration logo National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Title Type Published
Pursuant to the provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration is issuing public notice of its proposal to modify a previously noticed system of records as set forth below under the caption SU...
Notice Dec 08, 2015

N
National Science Foundation

Title Type Published
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is required to publish notice of permits issued under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. This is the required notice.
Notice Dec 08, 2015
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is required to publish notice of permits issued under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. This is the required notice.
Notice Dec 08, 2015

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Astronomy and Astrophysics Advisory Committee
Notice Dec 08, 2015

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title Type Published
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) received and is considering approval of one amendment request. The amendment request is for Duane Arnold Energy Center. The NRC proposes to determine that the amendment request involves no significant haza...
Notice Dec 08, 2015

Exemptions:

Title Type Published
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is granting an exemption to allow a departure from the certification information of Tier 1 of the generic design control document (DCD) and issuing License Amendment No. 35 to Combined Licenses (COL), NPF-...
Notice Dec 08, 2015

Facility Operating and Combined Licenses:

Title Type Published
Pursuant to Section 189a. (2) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is publishing this regular biweekly notice. The Act requires the Commission to publish notice of any amendments issued,...
Notice Dec 08, 2015

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Florida Power and Light Co.; Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Units 3 and 4; Hearing
Notice Dec 08, 2015

Personnel Management Office logo Personnel Management Office

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The Hispanic Council on Federal Employment (Council) meeting will be held on Thursday, December 10, 2015 at the location shown below from 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. The Council is an advisory committee composed of representatives from Hispanic organizati...
Notice Dec 08, 2015

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Dec 08, 2015
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Dec 08, 2015

Applications:

Title Type Published
Notice of an application for an order pursuant to sections 6(c) and 17(b) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "Act") for an exemption from section 17(a) of the Act permitting certain transactions.
Notice Dec 08, 2015

Small Business Administration logo Small Business Administration

Disaster Declarations:

Title Type Published
This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Texas (FEMA-4245-DR), dated 11/25/2015. Incident: Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding. Incident Period: 10/22/2015 through 10/31/2015. Effec...
Notice Dec 08, 2015

State Department logo State Department

Charter Renewals:

Title Type Published
This notice announces the renewal of the charter or the Advisory Committee on International Postal and Delivery Services (IPoDS). In accordance with the provisions of the 2006 Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act (Pub. L. 109-435) and the Federa...
Notice Dec 08, 2015

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Airworthiness Directives:

Title Type Published
We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Piper Aircraft, Inc. Models PA-23-250, PA-24-250, PA-24-260, PA-24-400, PA-30, PA-31, PA-31-300, PA-31P, PA-39, and PA-E23-250 airplanes. This AD was prompted by an accident caused by fue...
Rule Dec 08, 2015

Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications:

Title Type Published
FMCSA announces receipt of applications from 30 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 Dec 08, 2015

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

Title Type Published
This document contains corrections to final regulations (TD 9739) that provide guidance regarding the qualification of a transaction as a corporate reorganization under section 368(a)(1)(F), and which were published in the Federal Register on Monday,...
Rule Dec 08, 2015

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