January 4, 2016 (Volume 81)

Federal Register January 4, 2016

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Agencies Publishing on January 4, 2016

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

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

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment on this existing information collection. This collection is a renewal of a currently approved collection for reporting...
Notice Jan 04, 2016

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The Klamath National Forest is preparing an environmental impact statement (EIS) to improve fire resiliency on National Forest System lands by reducing fuels and stand density. The project area includes about 6,270 acres of private land and 29,500 ac...
Notice Jan 04, 2016

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Investigations, Orders, or Reviews:

Application for Expansion of Subzones:

Title Type Published
Foreign-Trade Zone 78Nashville, TN; Nissan North America, Inc.
Notice Jan 04, 2016

Atlantic Highly Migratory Species:

Title Type Published
NMFS is adjusting the Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) Purse Seine and Reserve category quotas for 2016, based on regulations implementing Amendment 7 to the 2006 Consolidated Highly Migratory Species Fishery Management Plan. NMFS also is transferring ins...
Rule Jan 04, 2016

Determination of Sales at Less than Fair Value:

Title Type Published
The Department of Commerce (the "Department") preliminarily determines that certain corrosion-resistant steel products ("corrosion-resistant steel") from India are being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value ("LTFV")...
Notice Jan 04, 2016
The Department of Commerce (the "Department") preliminarily determines that certain corrosion-resistant steel products ("corrosion-resistant steel") from Italy are being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at less-than-fair-value ("LTFV")...
Notice Jan 04, 2016
The Department of Commerce (the "Department") preliminarily determines that certain corrosion-resistant steel products ("corrosion-resistant steel") from Taiwan are not being, or are not likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value...
Notice Jan 04, 2016
The Department of Commerce (the Department) preliminarily determines that certain corrosion-resistant steel products (corrosion- resistant steel) from the People's Republic of China (PRC) are being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at l...
Notice Jan 04, 2016
The Department of Commerce (the "Department") preliminarily determines that certain corrosion-resistant steel products ("corrosion-resistant steel") from the Republic of Korea (Korea) are being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at less...
Notice Jan 04, 2016

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's (MAFMC) Ecosystem and Ocean Planning Committee will hold a public meeting.
Notice Jan 04, 2016
The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) will convene a joint webinar meeting of its Ad Hoc Trawl Groundfish Electronic Monitoring Policy Advisory Committee (GEMPAC) and Groundfish Electronic Monitoring Technical Advisory Committee (G...
Notice Jan 04, 2016
This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of a forthcoming meeting of the NOAA Science Advisory Board. The members will discuss and provide advice on issues outlined in the section on Matters to be considered.
Notice Jan 04, 2016

Consumer Product Safety Commission logo Consumer Product Safety Commission

When Component Part Testing Can Be Used and Which Textile Products Have Been Determined Not to Exceed the Allowable Lead Content Limits:

Title Type Published
The Consumer Product Safety Commission ("Commission" or "CPSC") published a direct final rule ("DFR") and notice of proposed rulemaking ("NPR") in the same issue of the Federal Register on October 14, 2015, clarifying when component part testing can...
Rule Jan 04, 2016

Defense Department logo Defense Department

Title Type Published
The Department of the Navy (DoN) is amending its certifications and exemptions under the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972, as amended (72 COLREGS), to reflect that the Deputy Assistant Judge Advocate General (DAJAG)(Ad...
Rule Jan 04, 2016

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The comment period for the Notice of Intent to prepare a joint EIS/EIR and conduct a scoping meeting for the Corte Madera Creek Flood Control Project published in the Federal Register on Friday, December 18, 2015 (80 FR 79034) and required comments b...
Notice Jan 04, 2016
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) propose to jointly prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) that analyzes and discloses effects associated with actions to provide fish passage at the In...
Notice Jan 04, 2016

Education Department logo Education Department

Title Type Published
The Secretary intends to use the existing slate of applicants developed for the Credit Enhancement for Charter School Facilities Program in Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 to make new grant awards in FY 2016. The Secretary takes this action because a number of...
Notice Jan 04, 2016
The Secretary publishes a list of persons who may be named to serve on the Performance Review Board that oversees the evaluation of performance appraisals for Senior Executive Service members of the Department.
Notice Jan 04, 2016

Energy Department logo Energy Department

Title Type Published
Combined Filings
Notice Jan 04, 2016

Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
East Tennessee Natural Gas, LLC, Proposed Loudon Expansion Project
Notice Jan 04, 2016
UGI Sunbury, LLC, Proposed Sunbury Pipeline Project
Notice Jan 04, 2016

Investigations and Refund Effective Dates:

Title Type Published
ISO New England Inc. Participating Transmission Owners Administrative Committee
Notice Jan 04, 2016

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Revised Critical Infrastructure Protection Reliability Standards; Supplemental Agenda and Discussion Topics for Staff Technical Conference
Notice Jan 04, 2016

Requests under Blanket Authorizations:

Title Type Published
National Fuel Gas Supply Corp.
Notice Jan 04, 2016

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

Final Regulatory Determinations:

Title Type Published
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing final regulatory determinations not to issue national primary drinking water regulations for four of the 116 contaminants listed on the Third Contaminant Candidate List. The Safe Drinking W...
Rule Jan 04, 2016

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

Title Type Published
Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies
Notice Jan 04, 2016

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Title Type Published
Notice.
Notice Jan 04, 2016
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Jan 04, 2016
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 Jan 04, 2016

Draft Guidance for Industry and Staff:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of the draft guidance entitled "Unique Device Identification: Convenience Kits; Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff." This proposed guidance document...
Notice Jan 04, 2016

Filings of Food Additive Petitions:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is announcing that we have filed a petition, submitted by the Center for Science in the Public Interest, Natural Resources Defense Council, Center for Food Safety, Consumers Union, Improving Kids' Environm...
Proposed Rule Jan 04, 2016

Indirect Food Additives:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is amending the food additive regulations to no longer provide for the use of three specific perfluoroalkyl ethyl containing food-contact substances (FCSs) as oil and water repellants for paper and paperbo...
Rule Jan 04, 2016

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Center for Scientific Review
Notice Jan 04, 2016

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

Drawbridge Operations:

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard has issued a temporary deviation from the operating schedule that governs the Highway 160 drawbridge across Three Mile Slough, mile 0.1, at Rio Vista, CA. The deviation is necessary to allow the bridge owner to make necessary bridge m...
Rule Jan 04, 2016

Safety Zones:

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for all waters of the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) extending 100-yards east and west of ICW Mile Marker 244.5 located at position 30[deg]03'38" N. 093[deg]22'19" W. (NAD 83) in Lake Charles, Loui...
Rule Jan 04, 2016

Interior Department logo Interior Department

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

No documents available.

National Register of Historic Places:

Title Type Published
The National Park Service is soliciting comments on the significance of properties nominated before December 5, 2015, for listing or related actions in the National Register of Historic Places.
Notice Jan 04, 2016

International Trade Commission logo International Trade Commission

Complaints:

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has received a complaint entitled Certain Computing or Graphics Systems, Components Thereof, and Vehicles Containing Same, DN 3109; the Commission is soliciting comments on any publi...
Notice Jan 04, 2016

Justice Department logo Justice Department

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Jan 04, 2016

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Jan 04, 2016

Construction Permit Applications:

Title Type Published
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has determined that the second and final part of the application for a construction permit, submitted by Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC (NWMI) is acceptable for docketing. NWMI proposes to build a medical...
Notice Jan 04, 2016

Direct Transfers of Licenses; Applications:

Title Type Published
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) received and is considering approval of an application filed by Duke Energy Florida, Inc. (DEF) on July 28, 2015, as supplemented on September 22, 2015. The application seeks NRC approval of the direct tra...
Notice Jan 04, 2016

P
Postal Regulatory Commission

Title Type Published
The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing concerning the addition of Priority Mail Contract 186 to the competitive product list. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other administrative step...
Notice Jan 04, 2016
The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing concerning the addition of Priority Mail & First-Class Package Service Contract 12 to the competitive product list. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and ta...
Notice Jan 04, 2016
The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing concerning the addition of Priority Mail Contract 185 to the competitive product list. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other administrative step...
Notice Jan 04, 2016
The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing concerning the addition of Priority Mail Contract 182 to the competitive product list. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other administrative step...
Notice Jan 04, 2016
The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing concerning the addition of Priority Mail Contract 180 to the competitive product list. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other administrative step...
Notice Jan 04, 2016
The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing concerning the addition of Priority Mail Contract 179 to the competitive product list. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other administrative step...
Notice Jan 04, 2016
The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing concerning the addition of Priority Mail & First-Class Package Service Contract 11 to the competitive product list. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and ta...
Notice Jan 04, 2016
The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing concerning the addition of Priority Mail Contract 177 to the competitive product list. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other administrative step...
Notice Jan 04, 2016
The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing concerning the addition of Priority Mail Contract 175 to the competitive product list. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other administrative step...
Notice Jan 04, 2016
The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing concerning the addition of Priority Mail Contract 176 to the competitive product list. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other administrative step...
Notice Jan 04, 2016
The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing concerning the addition of First-Class Package Service Contract 41 to the competitive product list. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other admini...
Notice Jan 04, 2016
The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing concerning the addition of Priority Mail Express, Priority Mail & First-Class Package Service Contract 8 to the competitive product list. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites...
Notice Jan 04, 2016
The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing concerning the addition of Priority Mail Express & Priority Mail Contract 26 to the competitive product list. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes ot...
Notice Jan 04, 2016
The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing concerning the addition of Priority Mail & First-Class Package Service Contract 10 to the competitive product list. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and ta...
Notice Jan 04, 2016
The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing concerning the addition of Priority Mail Express & Priority Mail Contract 27 to the competitive product list. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes ot...
Notice Jan 04, 2016
The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing concerning the addition of Priority Mail Contract 184 to the competitive product list. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other administrative step...
Notice Jan 04, 2016
The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing concerning the addition of Priority Mail Express, Priority Mail & First-Class Package Service Contract 7 to the competitive product list. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites...
Notice Jan 04, 2016
The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing concerning the addition of Priority Mail Contract 183 to the competitive product list. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other administrative step...
Notice Jan 04, 2016
The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing concerning the addition of Mail Contract 174 to the competitive product list. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other administrative steps.
Notice Jan 04, 2016
The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing concerning the addition of Priority Mail Contract 181 to the competitive product list. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other administrative step...
Notice Jan 04, 2016
The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing concerning the addition of Priority Mail Contract 178 to the competitive product list. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other administrative step...
Notice Jan 04, 2016
The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing concerning the addition of Priority Mail Express Contract 31 to the competitive product list. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other administrati...
Notice Jan 04, 2016

Postal Service logo Postal Service

Product Changes:

Title Type Published
The Postal Service gives notice of filing a request with the Postal Regulatory Commission to add a domestic shipping services contract to the list of Negotiated Service Agreements in the Mail Classification Schedule's Competitive Products List.
Notice Jan 04, 2016
The Postal Service gives notice of filing a request with the Postal Regulatory Commission to add a domestic shipping services contract to the list of Negotiated Service Agreements in the Mail Classification Schedule's Competitive Products List.
Notice Jan 04, 2016
The Postal Service gives notice of filing a request with the Postal Regulatory Commission to add a domestic shipping services contract to the list of Negotiated Service Agreements in the Mail Classification Schedule's Competitive Products List.
Notice Jan 04, 2016
The Postal Service gives notice of filing a request with the Postal Regulatory Commission to add a domestic shipping services contract to the list of Negotiated Service Agreements in the Mail Classification Schedule's Competitive Products List.
Notice Jan 04, 2016
The Postal Service gives notice of filing a request with the Postal Regulatory Commission to add a domestic shipping services contract to the list of Negotiated Service Agreements in the Mail Classification Schedule's Competitive Products List.
Notice Jan 04, 2016
The Postal Service gives notice of filing a request with the Postal Regulatory Commission to add a domestic shipping services contract to the list of Negotiated Service Agreements in the Mail Classification Schedule's Competitive Products List.
Notice Jan 04, 2016
The Postal Service gives notice of filing a request with the Postal Regulatory Commission to add a domestic shipping services contract to the list of Negotiated Service Agreements in the Mail Classification Schedule's Competitive Products List.
Notice Jan 04, 2016
The Postal Service gives notice of filing a request with the Postal Regulatory Commission to add a domestic shipping services contract to the list of Negotiated Service Agreements in the Mail Classification Schedule's Competitive Products List.
Notice Jan 04, 2016
The Postal Service gives notice of filing a request with the Postal Regulatory Commission to add a domestic shipping services contract to the list of Negotiated Service Agreements in the Mail Classification Schedule's Competitive Products List.
Notice Jan 04, 2016
The Postal Service gives notice of filing a request with the Postal Regulatory Commission to add a domestic shipping services contract to the list of Negotiated Service Agreements in the Mail Classification Schedule's Competitive Products List.
Notice Jan 04, 2016

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Title Type Published
The Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) is adopting revisions to the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval System (EDGAR) Filer Manual and related rules to reflect updates to the EDGAR system. The updates are being made t...
Rule Jan 04, 2016

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes:

Title Type Published
BATS Exchange, Inc.
Notice Jan 04, 2016
EDGA Exchange, Inc.
Notice Jan 04, 2016
EDGX Exchange, Inc.
Notice Jan 04, 2016
NASDAQ OMX PHLX, LLC
Notice Jan 04, 2016
NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
Notice Jan 04, 2016
Options Clearing Corp.
Notice Jan 04, 2016

Suspension of Trading Orders:

Title Type Published
Zhong Wen International Holding Co., Ltd.
Notice Jan 04, 2016

Social Security Administration logo Social Security Administration

Achieving a Better Life Experience Act:

Title Type Published
We propose to amend our regulations to incorporate changes made by the ABLE Act to section 224(a) of the Social Security Act. The ABLE Act amends section 224(a) by changing the age at which disability insurance benefits (DIB) are no longer subject to...
Proposed Rule Jan 04, 2016

State Department logo State Department

Title Type Published
This proposed rule implements Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act (Section 508) for the Department of State. Section 508 requires that Federal departments and agencies shall ensure accessibility by individuals with disabilities who are Federal empl...
Proposed Rule Jan 04, 2016

Surface Transportation Board logo Surface Transportation Board

Abandonment Exemptions:

Title Type Published
DOT, STB
Union Pacific Railroad Co., McLennan County, TX
Notice Jan 04, 2016

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Title Type Published
This notice proposes to modify the existing procedures for the submission and processing of requests for confidential treatment. NHTSA is proposing that it will defer acting on requests for confidential treatment until it receives a FOIA request for...
Proposed Rule Jan 04, 2016
The FAA is correcting a final rule published on July 15, 2013. In that rule, the FAA amended its regulations to create new certification and qualification requirements for pilots in air carrier operations. The FAA unintentionally required without not...
Rule Jan 04, 2016

Abandonment Exemptions:

No documents available.

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

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval to revise a currently approved information collection. The FAA is developing an info...
Notice Jan 04, 2016
The Department of Transportation (DOT) invites public comments about our intention to request Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for a new information collection. The information collection involves eligibility, demographic, and debriefin...
Notice Jan 04, 2016
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval to renew an information collection. The information garnered from a Specific Release...
Notice Jan 04, 2016
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval to renew an information collection. The information collected on the FAA Form 8120-1...
Notice Jan 04, 2016

Airworthiness Directives:

Title Type Published
We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Airbus Model A330-223F and -243F airplanes. This proposed AD was prompted by a report of missing fasteners in certain locations of the fuselage during production. This proposed AD wou...
Proposed Rule Jan 04, 2016
We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Bombardier, Inc. Model CL-600-2B16 (CL-604 Variant) airplanes. This proposed AD was prompted by a determination that certain maintenance tasks for the horizontal stabilizer trim actua...
Proposed Rule Jan 04, 2016
We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Dassault Aviation Model FALCON 7X airplanes. This proposed AD was prompted by reports of multiple cases of ram air turbine (RAT) blade damage. This proposed AD would require deployment of...
Proposed Rule Jan 04, 2016
We propose to supersede Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2011-17- 10 for all Fokker Services B.V. Model F.28 Mark 1000, 2000, 3000, and 4000 airplanes. AD 2011-17-10 currently requires inspecting for a by- pass wire between the housing of each in-tank fu...
Proposed Rule Jan 04, 2016
We propose to supersede Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2008-05- 18 R1 for certain Fokker Services B.V. Model F.27 Mark 050, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, and 700 airplanes. AD 2008-05-18 R1 currently requires revising the Airworthiness Limitations Section (...
Proposed Rule Jan 04, 2016
We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Technify Motors GmbH (type certificate previously held by Thielert Aircraft Engines GmbH) TAE 125-02-99 and TAE 125-02-114 reciprocating engines. This proposed AD was prompted by repo...
Proposed Rule Jan 04, 2016
We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain The Boeing Company Model 767-200, -300, and -400ER series airplanes. This proposed AD was prompted by multiple reports of un- commanded escape slide inflation. This proposed AD would...
Proposed Rule Jan 04, 2016
We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Turbomeca S.A. Arriel 2E turboshaft engines. This proposed AD was prompted by reports of fuel flow non-conformities found during acceptance tests of Arriel 2E hydro-mechanical metering un...
Proposed Rule Jan 04, 2016

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of the Fifteenth RTCA Special Committee 209 meeting.
Notice Jan 04, 2016
The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of the Twenty-Fifth RTCA Special Committee 214 meeting.
Notice Jan 04, 2016
The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of the Thirty-Eighth RTCA Special Committee 224 meeting.
Notice Jan 04, 2016

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

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

Title Type Published
The OCC, 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 continuing information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduct...
Notice Jan 04, 2016

Veterans Affairs Department logo Veterans Affairs Department

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Notice of meeting.
Notice Jan 04, 2016
MyVA Federal Advisory Committee
Notice Jan 04, 2016

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