Federal Register December 31, 2015 (Volume 80)

Agencies Publishing on December 31, 2015

Agriculture Department (12)
Commerce Department (9)
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled (2)
Defense Department (11)
Education Department (1)
Election Assistance Commission (1)
Energy Department (7)
Environmental Protection Agency (1)
Federal Communications Commission (1)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (1)
Federal Reserve System (1)
General Services Administration (0)
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Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council (1)
Health and Human Services Department (17)
Homeland Security Department (1)
Housing and Urban Development Department (2)
Interior Department (1)
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Judicial Conference of the United States (1)
Justice Department (1)
Library of Congress (1)
Millennium Challenge Corporation (1)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (1)
National Credit Union Administration (1)
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National Labor Relations Board (1)
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National Science Foundation (1)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (1)
Securities and Exchange Commission (1)
State Department (1)
Surface Transportation Board (4)
Transportation Department (6)
Treasury Department (4)
Veterans Affairs Department (2)

Agriculture Department

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FSIS 2016 Rate Changes for the Basetime, Overtime, Holiday, and Laboratory Services Rates The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing the 2016 rates that it will charge meat and poultry establishments, egg products plants, and importers and exporters for providing voluntary, overtime, and holiday inspection and identificat...	Notice	Dec 31, 2015
Agriculture Department > NIFA Biotechnology Risk Assessment Research Grants Program Biotechnology Risk Assessment Research Grants Program; CFR Correction	Rule	Dec 31, 2015
Agriculture Department > FCIC Common Crop Insurance Regulations Common Crop Insurance Regulations; CFR Correction	Rule	Dec 31, 2015
Agriculture Department > RHS, RBS, RUS, FSA Construction and Repair Construction and Repair; CFR Correction	Rule	Dec 31, 2015
Agriculture Department > RHS, RBS, RUS, FSA Construction and Repair Construction and Repair; CFR Correction	Rule	Dec 31, 2015
Agriculture Department > CCC Dairy Products Dairy Products; CFR Correction	Rule	Dec 31, 2015
Agriculture Department > AMS Dairy Promotion Program Dairy Promotion Program; CFR Correction	Rule	Dec 31, 2015
Agriculture Department > RHS Direct Single Family Housing Loans and Grants Direct Single Family Housing Loans and Grants; CFR Correction	Rule	Dec 31, 2015
Agriculture Department > RUS Electric System Construction Policies and Procedures Electric System Construction Policies and Procedures; CFR Correction	Rule	Dec 31, 2015
Agriculture Department > AMS Exemption of Organic Products From Assessment Under a Commodity Promotion Law This rule implements the provisions of section 10004 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 and modifies the organic assessment exemption regulations under 23 Federal marketing orders and 22 research and promotion programs (commodity promotion programs). Th...	Rule	Dec 31, 2015
Agriculture Department > NIFA Special Research Grants Program Special Research Grants Program; CFR Correction	Rule	Dec 31, 2015
Agriculture Department > AMS Walnuts Grown in California Walnuts Grown in California; CFR Correction	Rule	Dec 31, 2015

Commerce Department

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals	Notice	Dec 31, 2015
Commerce Department > NOAA Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; North Atlantic Swordfish Fishery NMFS is adjusting the Swordfish (SWO) General Commercial permit retention limits for the Northwest Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and U.S. Caribbean regions for January through June of the 2016 fishing year, unless otherwise noticed. The SWO General Comme...	Rule	Dec 31, 2015
Commerce Department > BIS The Commerce Control List Commerce Control List; CFR Correction	Rule	Dec 31, 2015
Commerce Department > BIS Control Policy: End-User and End-Use Base Control Policy: End-User and End-Use Base; CFR Correction	Rule	Dec 31, 2015
Commerce Department > NOAA National Estuarine Research Reserve System Under 15 CFR 921.33(d), notice is hereby given that the Stewardship Division, Office for Coastal Management, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce approves the Mission-Aransas, Texas Nati...	Notice	Dec 31, 2015

Fisheries Off West Coast States:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries Off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Trawl Rationalization Program; 2016 Cost Recovery This action provides participants in the Pacific coast groundfish trawl rationalization program with the 2016 fee percentages and "MS pricing" needed to calculate the required payments for trawl rationalization program cost recovery fees due in 2016....	Notice	Dec 31, 2015

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone off Alaska:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone off Alaska; Fixed-Gear Commercial Halibut and Sablefish Fisheries; Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Crab Rationalization Program; Cost Recovery Authorized Payment Methods NMFS issues a proposed rule to revise the authorized methods for payment of cost recovery fees for the Halibut and Sablefish Individual Fishing Quota Program and the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Crab Rationalization Program. This proposed rule is...	Proposed Rule	Dec 31, 2015

Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries Off West Coast States:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries Off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; 2015-2016 Biennial Specifications and Management Measures; Inseason Adjustments This final rule announces inseason changes to management measures in the Pacific Coast groundfish fisheries. This action, which is authorized by the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan (PCGFMP), is intended to allow fisheries to access m...	Rule	Dec 31, 2015

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings and Hearings The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) has begun its annual preseason management process for the 2016 ocean salmon fisheries. This document announces the availability of Pacific Council documents as well as the dates and locations o...	Notice	Dec 31, 2015

Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled

Title	Type	Published
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled Procurement List; Addition This action adds a product to the Procurement List that will be furnished by nonprofit agency employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities.	Notice	Dec 31, 2015
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled Procurement List; Proposed Deletions The Committee is proposing to delete products from the Procurement List that was previously furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities. Comments Must Be Received on or Before: 1/30/2016.	Notice	Dec 31, 2015

Defense Department

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > USA Proposed Collection: Comment Request In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of Warrior Transition Command announces a proposed public information collection and seeks public comment on the provision thereof. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed c...	Notice	Dec 31, 2015
Defense Department > DARS Negotiation of a Reciprocal Defense Procurement Memorandum of Understanding With the Ministry of Defense of Japan On behalf of the U.S. Government, DoD is contemplating negotiating and concluding a Reciprocal Defense Procurement Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Defense of Japan. DoD is requesting industry feedback regarding its experience in publ...	Notice	Dec 31, 2015
Defense Department Service Academies This rule establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and prescribes procedures for DoD oversight of the Service academies (referred to in this rule as "the academies"). It implements the United States Code for the establishment and operation of th...	Rule	Dec 31, 2015

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

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Fast Track Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery As part of a Federal Government-wide effort to streamline the process to seek feedback from the public on service delivery, we are seeking comment on the development of the following proposed Generic Information Collection Request (Generic ICR): "Fas...	Notice	Dec 31, 2015

Federal Acquisition Regulations:

Title	Type	Published
DOD, GSA, NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation; Definition of “Multiple-Award Contract” DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing a final rule to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to define "multiple-award contract."	Rule	Dec 31, 2015
DOD, GSA, NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-86; Small Entity Compliance Guide 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...	Rule	Dec 31, 2015
DOD, GSA, NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-86; Introduction 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) 2005-86. A companion do...	Rule	Dec 31, 2015
DOD, GSA, NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation; New Designated Countries-Montenegro and New Zealand DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to add Montenegro and New Zealand as new designated countries under the World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement (WTO GPA) and update the l...	Rule	Dec 31, 2015
DOD, GSA, NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation; Sole Source Contracts for Women-Owned Small Businesses DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing an interim rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement regulatory changes made by the Small Business Administration (SBA) that provide for authority to award sole source contracts to economically...	Rule	Dec 31, 2015
DOD, GSA, NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation; Trade Agreements Thresholds DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to incorporate revised thresholds for application of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) and the Free Trade Agreements...	Rule	Dec 31, 2015

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department Judicial Proceedings Since Fiscal Year 2012 Amendments Panel (Judicial Proceedings Panel); Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting The Department of Defense is publishing this notice to announce the following Federal Advisory Committee meeting of the Judicial Proceedings since Fiscal Year 2012 Amendments Panel ("the Judicial Proceedings Panel" or "the Panel"). The meeting is ope...	Notice	Dec 31, 2015

Education Department

Title	Type	Published
Education Department National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity This notice lists the members of the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity (NACIQI). This notice is required under Section 114(e) (1) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA).	Notice	Dec 31, 2015

Election Assistance Commission

Title	Type	Published
Election Assistance Commission Sunshine Act Meetings Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Dec 31, 2015

Energy Department

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Combined Notice of Filings Combined Filings	Notice	Dec 31, 2015
Energy Department > FERC Combined Notice of Filings #1 Combined Filings	Notice	Dec 31, 2015
Energy Department > FERC Five-Year Review of the Oil Pipeline Index The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) issues this Final Order concluding its five-year review of the index level used to determine annual changes to oil pipeline rate ceilings. The Commission establishes an index level of Producer Pri...	Rule	Dec 31, 2015

Energy Conservation Standards:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department Appliance Standards and Rulemaking Federal Advisory Committee: Notice of Open Meetings for the Central Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps Working Group To Negotiate a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) for Energy Conservation Standards The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announces public meetings and webinars for the Central Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps Working Group. The Federal Advisory Committee Act requires that agencies publish notice of an advisory committee meeting in the...	Proposed Rule	Dec 31, 2015

Filing of Supplement to Facilities Surcharge Settlement:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership; Notice of Filing of Supplement to Facilities Surcharge Settlement Enbridge Energy, LP	Notice	Dec 31, 2015

Filings:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Arkansas River Power Authority; Notice of Filing Arkansas River Power Authority	Notice	Dec 31, 2015
Energy Department > FERC Martha Coakley, Massachusetts Attorney General; Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority; Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities; New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission; Connecticut Office of Consumer Counsel; Maine Office of the Public Advocate; George Jepsen, Connecticut Attorney General; New Hampshire Office of Consumer Advocate; Rhode Island Division of Public Utilities and Carriers; Vermont Department of Public Service; Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company; Associated Industries of Massachusetts; The Energy Consortium; Power Options, Inc.; and the Industrial Energy Consumer Group, v. Bangor Hydro-Electric Company; Central Maine Power Company; New England Power Company d/b/a National Grid; New Hampshire Transmission LLC d/b/a NextEra; NSTAR Electric and Gas Corporation; Northeast Utilities Service Company; The United Illuminating Company; Unitil Energy Systems, Inc. and Fitchburg Gas and Electric Light Company; Vermont Transco, LLC; Martha Coakley, Massachusetts Attorney General; et al., v. Bangor Hydro-Electric Co., et al.	Notice	Dec 31, 2015

Environmental Protection Agency

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability Environmental Impact Statements; Weekly Receipt; Availability	Notice	Dec 31, 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, a revision to an approved information collection to implement new collection requirements contained in the Broadcast Incentive...	Rule	Dec 31, 2015

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Title	Type	Published
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Capital Maintenance Capital Maintenance; CFR Correction	Rule	Dec 31, 2015

Federal Reserve System

Changes in Bank Control:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Reserve System Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company	Notice	Dec 31, 2015

General Services Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulations:

No documents available.

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Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council

Funded Priorities List; Requests for Applications:

Title	Type	Published
Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council Request for Applications for Funding for the 12/09/2015 Funded Priorities List This announcement provides guidance to members of the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council (Council) to apply for funding under the Council-Selected Restoration Component of the Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and...	Notice	Dec 31, 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 31, 2015
Health and Human Services Department Notice To Announce Commission of a Surgeon General's Report on Substance Use, Addiction, and Health On behalf of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and the Office of the Surgeon General announce the commission of the first-ever Surgeon General's Report presenting...	Notice	Dec 31, 2015

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

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > CMS Request for Information: Certification Frequency and Requirements for the Reporting of Quality Measures Under CMS Programs This request for information seeks public comment regarding several items related to the certification of health information technology (IT), including electronic health records (EHR) products used for reporting to certain CMS quality reporting progr...	Notice	Dec 31, 2015
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Proposed Collection; 60 Day Comment Request; The Framingham Heart Study (NHLBI) 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 Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), the National Institute...	Notice	Dec 31, 2015

Guidance:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Public Notification of Emerging Postmarket Medical Device Signals (“Emerging Signals”); Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Availability The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of the draft guidance entitled "Public Notification of Emerging Postmarket Medical Device Signals (`Emerging Signals')." This guidance describes the Agency's policy for n...	Notice	Dec 31, 2015

Medicare Program:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > CMS Medicare Program; End-Stage Renal Disease Prospective Payment System, and Quality Incentive Program; Correction This document corrects technical and typographical errors that appeared in the final rule published in the Federal Register on November 6, 2015, entitled "Medicare Program; End-Stage Renal Disease Prospective Payment System, and Quality Incentive Pro...	Rule	Dec 31, 2015

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > SAMHSA Center for Mental Health Services; Notice of Meeting Center for Mental Health Services National Advisory Council	Notice	Dec 31, 2015
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism; Notice of Meeting National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism	Notice	Dec 31, 2015
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Cancer Institute; Notice of Closed Meetings National Cancer Institute	Notice	Dec 31, 2015
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Cancer Institute; Amended Notice of Meeting National Cancer Institute	Notice	Dec 31, 2015
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Center for Complementary & Integrative Health; Notice of Closed Meeting National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health	Notice	Dec 31, 2015
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; Closed Meeting National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases	Notice	Dec 31, 2015
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; Notice of Closed Meetings National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases	Notice	Dec 31, 2015
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute on Drug Abuse; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute on Drug Abuse	Notice	Dec 31, 2015
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute on Drug Abuse; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute on Drug Abuse	Notice	Dec 31, 2015
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute on Drug Abuse; Notice of Meeting National Institute on Drug Abuse	Notice	Dec 31, 2015

Patient Safety Organizations:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > AHRQ Patient Safety Organizations: Voluntary Relinquishment from the Texas Patient Safety Organization, Inc. The Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005, 42 U.S.C. 299b-21 to b-26, (Patient Safety Act) and the related Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Final Rule, 42 CFR part 3 (Patient Safety Rule), published in the Federal Register on Novem...	Notice	Dec 31, 2015

Homeland Security Department

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department Retention of EB-1, EB-2, and EB-3 Immigrant Workers and Program Improvements Affecting High-Skilled Nonimmigrant Workers The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is proposing to amend its regulations related to certain employment-based immigrant and nonimmigrant visa programs. The proposed amendments would provide various benefits to participants in those programs, in...	Proposed Rule	Dec 31, 2015

Housing and Urban Development Department

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Assessment Tool: Announcement of Final Approved Document This notice announces the Assessment Tool developed by HUD for use by local governments that receive Community Development Block Grants (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME), Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG), or Housing for Persons with...	Notice	Dec 31, 2015
Housing and Urban Development Department Privacy Act of 1974; Systems of Records-Republication of HUD's Routine Use Inventory Notice Pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), notice is hereby given that the Department of Housing and Urban Development proposes to update and combine into one notice its Routine Use Inventory notice published in the Federal Register on July...	Notice	Dec 31, 2015

Interior Department

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > NPS Notice of Availability of the Final White-Tailed Deer Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement, Fire Island National Seashore, New York The National Park Service (NPS) announces the availability of the Final White-tailed Deer Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement (Final Plan/EIS) for Fire Island National Seashore, New York. The Final Plan/EIS identifies Alternative D as...	Notice	Dec 31, 2015

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Judicial Conference of the United States

Hearings:

Title	Type	Published
Judicial Conference of the United States Hearings of the Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure The following public hearing on proposed amendments to the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure has been canceled: Bankruptcy Rules Hearing on January 22, 2016 in Washington, DC. Announcements for this meeting were previously published in 80 FR 4812...	Notice	Dec 31, 2015

Justice Department

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decrees Under the Clean Water Act Proposed Consent Decrees under the Clean Water Act	Notice	Dec 31, 2015

Library of Congress

Requests for Public Comments:

Title	Type	Published
Library of Congress > COLC Section 512 Study: Notice and Request for Public Comment The United States Copyright Office is undertaking a public study to evaluate the impact and effectiveness of the DMCA safe harbor provisions contained in 17 U.S.C. 512. Among other issues, the Office will consider the costs and burdens of the notice-...	Notice	Dec 31, 2015

Millennium Challenge Corporation

Title	Type	Published
Millennium Challenge Corporation Report on the Selection of Eligible Countries for Fiscal Year 2016 This report is provided in accordance with section 608(d)(1) of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003, Pub. L. 108-199, Division D, (the "Act"), 22 U.S.C. 7708(d)(1).	Notice	Dec 31, 2015

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Title	Type	Published
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Notice of Intent To Grant an Exclusive License This notice is issued in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(e) and 37 CFR 404.7(a)(1)(i). NASA hereby gives notice of its intent to grant an exclusive license in the United States to practice the inventions described and claimed in U.S. Patent No. 7,341,8...	Notice	Dec 31, 2015

Federal Acquisition Regulations:

No documents available.

National Credit Union Administration

Title	Type	Published
National Credit Union Administration Share Insurance and Appendix Share Insurance and Appendix; CFR Correction	Rule	Dec 31, 2015

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National Labor Relations Board

Title	Type	Published
National Labor Relations Board Sunshine Act Meetings: January 2016 Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Dec 31, 2015

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National Science Foundation

Title	Type	Published
National Science Foundation Notice of Permits Issued Under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978 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 31, 2015

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Exemptions:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Entergy Operations, Inc.; Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing exemptions in response to a February 13, 2015, request from Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (ENO or the licensee). The licensee requested that Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station (Vermont Yank...	Notice	Dec 31, 2015

Securities and Exchange Commission

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Transfer Agent Regulations The Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") is publishing this Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Concept Release, and Request for Comment on Transfer Agent Regulations ("release") to seek public comment regarding the Commission's trans...	Proposed Rule	Dec 31, 2015

State Department

Requests for Information:

Title	Type	Published
State Department Request for Information for the 2016 Trafficking in Persons Report The Department of State ("the Department") requests written information to assist in reporting on the degree to which the United States and foreign governments comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking in persons ("minimum...	Notice	Dec 31, 2015

Surface Transportation Board

Title	Type	Published
DOT, STB Release of Waybill Data Release of Waybill Data	Notice	Dec 31, 2015

Acquisition and Operation Exemptions:

Title	Type	Published
DOT, STB Roanoke Southern, LLC-Acquisition and Operation Exemption-Norfolk Southern Railway Company Roanoke Southern, LLC from Norfolk Southern Railway Co.	Notice	Dec 31, 2015

Acquisitions and Operation Exemptions:

Title	Type	Published
DOT, STB Ohio River Partners LLC-Acquisition and Operation Exemption-Hannibal Development, LLC Ohio River Partners, LLC from Hannibal Development, LLC	Notice	Dec 31, 2015

Continuance in Control Exemptions:

Title	Type	Published
DOT, STB Fortress Investment Group LLC-Continuance in Control Exemption-Ohio River Partners LLC Fortress Investment Group, LLC; Ohio River Partners, LLC	Notice	Dec 31, 2015

Transportation Department

No documents available.

Acquisition and Operation Exemptions:

No documents available.

Acquisitions and Operation Exemptions:

No documents available.

Airworthiness Directives:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Airplanes We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Airbus Model A300 series airplanes; and Airbus Model A300 B4-600, B4- 600R, and F4-600R series airplanes; and Model A300 C4-605R Variant F airplanes (collectively called Model A300-600 se...	Proposed Rule	Dec 31, 2015
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Airplanes We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Airbus Model A318, A319, A320, and A321 series airplanes. This proposed AD was prompted by a report of cracks found during maintenance inspections on certain lugs of the 10VU rack sid...	Proposed Rule	Dec 31, 2015
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Helicopters (Previously Eurocopter France) We are superseding airworthiness directive (AD) 2002-13-11 for Eurocopter France (now Airbus Helicopters) Model EC120B helicopters. AD 2002-13-11 required installing front and side covers on the cabin floor to protect the yaw control at both the pilo...	Rule	Dec 31, 2015
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain The Boeing Company Model 777-200 and -300 series airplanes equipped with Pratt and Whitney engines. This proposed AD was prompted by reports of blocked drain lines at the engine forwa...	Proposed Rule	Dec 31, 2015
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain The Boeing Company Model 737-600, -700, -700C, -800, -900, and -900ER series airplanes. This proposed AD was prompted by reports of heavy corrosion and chrome damage on the forward an...	Proposed Rule	Dec 31, 2015
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all The Boeing Company Model 767-200, -300, and -300F series airplanes. This AD was prompted by a finding that certain barrel nuts installed at the vertical fin may be subject to stress corrosion...	Rule	Dec 31, 2015

Continuance in Control Exemptions:

No documents available.

Treasury Department

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Notice.	Notice	Dec 31, 2015
Treasury Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Notice.	Notice	Dec 31, 2015
Treasury Department > OFAC Cyber-Related Sanctions Regulations The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing regulations to implement Executive Order 13694 of April 1, 2015 ("Blocking the Property of Certain Persons Engaging in Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities"...	Rule	Dec 31, 2015
Treasury Department > FS Prompt Payment Interest Rate; Contract Disputes Act For the period beginning January 1, 2016, and ending on June 30, 2016, the prompt payment interest rate is 2\1/2\ per centum per annum.	Notice	Dec 31, 2015

Veterans Affairs Department

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

Title	Type	Published
Veterans Affairs Department Agency Information Collection: Collection (Requirement To Present Certain Health Information for a Service Dog The Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal a...	Notice	Dec 31, 2015
Veterans Affairs Department Proposed Information Collection (Transfer of Scholastic Credit (Schools) (FL-315)) Activity: Comment Request The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal...	Notice	Dec 31, 2015

Federal Register December 31, 2015

Agencies Publishing on December 31, 2015

Agriculture Department

Commerce Department

Fisheries Off West Coast States:

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone off Alaska:

Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries Off West Coast States:

Meetings:

Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled

Defense Department

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

Federal Acquisition Regulations:

Meetings:

Education Department

Election Assistance Commission

Energy Department

Energy Conservation Standards:

Filing of Supplement to Facilities Surcharge Settlement:

Filings:

Environmental Protection Agency

Federal Communications Commission

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Federal Reserve System

Changes in Bank Control:

General Services Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulations:

G Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council

Funded Priorities List; Requests for Applications:

Health and Human Services Department

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

Guidance:

Medicare Program:

Meetings:

Patient Safety Organizations:

Homeland Security Department

Housing and Urban Development Department

Interior Department

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

J Judicial Conference of the United States

Hearings:

Justice Department

Library of Congress

Requests for Public Comments:

Millennium Challenge Corporation

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulations:

National Credit Union Administration

N National Labor Relations Board

N National Science Foundation

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Exemptions:

Securities and Exchange Commission

State Department

Requests for Information:

Surface Transportation Board

Acquisition and Operation Exemptions:

Acquisitions and Operation Exemptions:

Continuance in Control Exemptions:

Transportation Department

Acquisition and Operation Exemptions:

Acquisitions and Operation Exemptions:

Airworthiness Directives:

Continuance in Control Exemptions:

Treasury Department

Veterans Affairs Department

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

Volume Information

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Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council

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Judicial Conference of the United States

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National Labor Relations Board

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National Science Foundation