Federal Register May 17, 2016
View all documents issued on May 17, 2016. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.
86 documents were published on this date.
Agencies Publishing on May 17, 2016
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Agriculture Department
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Commerce Department
(5)
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CCommittee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (1)
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
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Defense Department
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Education Department
(5)
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Energy Department
(6)
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Environmental Protection Agency
(3)
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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
(2)
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FFarm Credit System Insurance Corporation (1)
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Federal Communications Commission
(3)
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Health and Human Services Department
(8)
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Homeland Security Department
(1)
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Housing and Urban Development Department
(2)
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Interior Department
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International Trade Commission
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Justice Department
(1)
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Labor Department
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Library of Congress
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National Archives and Records Administration
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NNational Science Foundation (2)
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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Securities and Exchange Commission
(10)
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Small Business Administration
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Social Security Administration
(1)
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State Department
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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
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
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In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment on the Agency's proposed information collection for the Child and Adult Care Food Program. This collection is a revisi...
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Notice | May 17, 2016 |
Commerce Department
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The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) seeks input from stakeholders and interested parties to help develop its proposals and positions regarding matters that will be addressed at the upcoming 2016 World Telecommunicati...
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Notice | May 17, 2016 |
Applications for Reorganization under Alternative Site Framework:
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Foreign-Trade Zone 110; Albuquerque, NM
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Notice | May 17, 2016 |
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic:
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The NMFS Southeast Region in collaboration with the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) intends to prepare a DEIS to describe and analyze a range of alternatives for management actions to be included in Amendment 41 to the Fishery Man...
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Notice | May 17, 2016 |
Proposed Production Activities:
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Alpha Marketing Network, Inc. d/b/a AMN Distributors; Foreign-Trade Zone 281; Miami, FL
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Notice | May 17, 2016 |
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Townsend Leather Co., Inc.; Foreign-Trade Zone 121, Albany, NY
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Notice | May 17, 2016 |
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Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
Investigations; Determinations, Modifications, and Rulings, etc.:
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The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements ("CITA") has determined that certain warp stretch woven rayon blend fabrics, as specified below, are not available in commercial quantities in a timely manner in the CAFTA-DR countries. The p...
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Notice | May 17, 2016 |
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Meetings:
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This notice sets forth the announcement of a public meeting of the Academic Research Council (ARC or Council) of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau). The notice also describes the functions of the Council. Notice of the meeting is permi...
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Notice | May 17, 2016 |
Defense Department
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In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower and Reserve Affairs announces a proposed public information collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments...
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Notice | May 17, 2016 |
Meetings:
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In accordance with 10 U.S.C. Section 9355, the U.S. Air Force Academy (USAFA) Board of Visitors (BoV) will hold a meeting at the Rayburn House Office Building, Gold Room 2168, Washington, DC, on June 9, 2016. On Thursday, the meeting will begin at 8:...
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Notice | May 17, 2016 |
Education Department
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On February 5, 2016, we published in the Federal Register (81 FR 6251) a notice inviting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2016 awards under the Small, Rural School Achievement (SRSA) program. The notice established a deadline of May 2, 2016, for sub...
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Notice | May 17, 2016 |
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
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In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is proposing an extension of an existing information collection.
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Notice | May 17, 2016 |
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In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is proposing an extension of an existing information collection.
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Notice | May 17, 2016 |
Applications for New Awards:
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On May 10, 2016, we published in the Federal Register (81 FR 28837) a notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2016 for the CSP Grants for Replication and Expansion of High-Quality Charter Schools program. This correction noti...
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Notice | May 17, 2016 |
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Notice.
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Notice | May 17, 2016 |
Energy Department
Application to Export Electric Energy:
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Termoelectrica U.S., LLC (Applicant) has applied for authority to transmit electric energy from the United States to Mexico pursuant to section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act.
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Notice | May 17, 2016 |
Declaration of Intention Applications:
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Nicatous Lake Lodge and Cabins, LLC
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Notice | May 17, 2016 |
Meetings:
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Competitive Transmission Development; Technical Conference
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Notice | May 17, 2016 |
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This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Hanford. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of this meeting be announced in the Federal...
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Notice | May 17, 2016 |
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This notice announces a combined meeting of the Environmental Monitoring and Remediation Committee and Waste Management Committee of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Northern New Mexico (known locally as the Northe...
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Notice | May 17, 2016 |
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This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Oak Ridge Reservation. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of this meeting be announced...
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Notice | May 17, 2016 |
Environmental Protection Agency
Air Quality State Implementation Plans; Approvals and Promulgations:
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking direct final action to approve revisions to the Eastern Kern Air Pollution Control District (EKAPCD) portion of the California State Implementation Plan (SIP). These revisions concern administrative...
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Rule | May 17, 2016 |
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve revisions to the Eastern Kern Air Pollution Control District (EKAPCD) portion of the California State Implementation Plan (SIP). These revisions concern administrative changes of a pre...
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Proposed Rule | May 17, 2016 |
Meetings:
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces two public teleconferences of the Environmental Economics Advisory Committee (EEAC) to review its draft report regarding the EPA's proposed methodology for...
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Notice | May 17, 2016 |
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC or Commission) is issuing a final rule to amend the regulations implementing Title II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 as they relate to employer-sponsored wellness programs. T...
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Rule | May 17, 2016 |
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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC or Commission) is issuing its final rule to amend the regulations and interpretive guidance implementing Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to provide guidance on the extent to which...
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Rule | May 17, 2016 |
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Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation
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This rule implements inflation adjustments to civil money penalties (CMPs) that the Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation (FCSIC) may impose under the Farm Credit Act of 1971, as amended. These adjustments are required by 2015 amendments to the Fe...
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Rule | May 17, 2016 |
Federal Communications Commission
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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...
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Notice | May 17, 2016 |
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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...
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Notice | May 17, 2016 |
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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...
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Notice | May 17, 2016 |
Health and Human Services Department
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Under the provisions of Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Division of Loan Repayment (DLR), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and ap...
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Notice | May 17, 2016 |
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Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
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Notice | May 17, 2016 |
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The invention listed below is owned by an agency of the U.S. Government and is available for licensing and/or co-development in the U.S. in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR part 404 to achieve expeditious commercialization of results of feder...
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Notice | May 17, 2016 |
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The invention listed below is owned by an agency of the U.S. Government and is available for licensing and/or co-development in the U.S. in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR part 404 to achieve expeditious commercialization of results of feder...
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Notice | May 17, 2016 |
Guidance:
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled "Use of Electronic Health Record Data in Clinical Investigations." The draft guidance is intended to assist sponsors, clinical i...
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Notice | May 17, 2016 |
Medicare Program:
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This final rule specifies the process and timeline for expanding CMS' existing Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) Web portal to conform to section 201 of the Medicare IVIG and Strengthening Medicare and Repaying Taxpayers Act of 2012 (the SMART Act). The...
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Rule | May 17, 2016 |
Meetings:
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National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
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Notice | May 17, 2016 |
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National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
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Notice | May 17, 2016 |
Homeland Security Department
Safety Zones:
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The Coast Guard proposes to establish a safety zone on the Columbia River in Hood River, OR. This action is necessary to help ensure the safety of the maritime public during a cross-channel swimming event and would do so by prohibiting unauthorized p...
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Proposed Rule | May 17, 2016 |
Housing and Urban Development Department
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This notice announces HUD's intention to competitively sell certain unsubsidized single family mortgage loans, in a sealed bid sale offering called ADPLS, without Federal Housing Administration (FHA) mortgage insurance. This notice also generally des...
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Notice | May 17, 2016 |
Retrospective Review:
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On August 10, 2015, HUD published in the Federal Register, a proposed rule that would revise HUD's regulations for reviewing the previous participation of Federal programs of certain participants seeking to take part in multifamily housing and health...
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Proposed Rule | May 17, 2016 |
Interior Department
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Pursuant to the joint bidding provisions of 30 CFR 556.511, the Director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is publishing a List of Restricted Joint Bidders. Each entity within one of the following groups is restricted from bidding with any ent...
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Notice | May 17, 2016 |
Meetings:
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In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Sierra Front-Northwestern Great Basin Resource Advisory...
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Notice | May 17, 2016 |
International Trade Commission
Investigations; Determinations, Modifications, and Rulings, etc.:
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Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined to review in part the final initial determination ("ID") issued by the presiding administrative law judge ("ALJ") on February 29, 2016, finding a violation of section...
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Notice | May 17, 2016 |
Justice Department
Proposed Final Judgments and Competitive Impact Statements:
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United States v. Charter Communications, Inc., et al.
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Notice | May 17, 2016 |
Labor Department
Applications for Expansion of Recognition:
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In this notice, OSHA announces the applications of Nemko-CCL, Inc. for expansion of its scope of recognition as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) and presents the Agency's preliminary finding to grant the applications.
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Notice | May 17, 2016 |
Availability of Funds, Funding Opportunites:
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This notice announces availability of approximately $4.5 million for Susan Harwood Training Program grants. Two separate funding opportunity announcements are available for Targeted Topic Training grants and Capacity Building grants. Two types of gra...
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Notice | May 17, 2016 |
Meetings:
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Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans
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Notice | May 17, 2016 |
Library of Congress
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The Copyright Royalty Judges solicit comments on a motion for partial distribution in connection with 2012 and 2013 DART Musical Works Fund royalties.
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Notice | May 17, 2016 |
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In 2010, the U.S. Copyright Office, acting pursuant to section 407 of title 17 and following a public rulemaking process, adopted an interim rule governing mandatory deposit of electronic works that are not available in a physical format. The interim...
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Proposed Rule | May 17, 2016 |
National Archives and Records Administration
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The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) publishes notice at least once monthly of certain Federal agency requests for records disposition authority (records schedules). Once approved by NARA, records schedules provide agencies with ma...
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Notice | May 17, 2016 |
Meetings:
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In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, NARA announces a meeting of the Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress. The meeting is open to the public.
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Notice | May 17, 2016 |
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National Science Foundation
Meetings:
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Advisory Committee for Mathematical and Physical Sciences
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Notice | May 17, 2016 |
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Proposal Review Panel for Physics
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Notice | May 17, 2016 |
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is seeking public comment on a draft regulatory issue summary (RIS) to inform nuclear power reactor licensees of existing requirements related to dispositioning information pertaining to the capability of...
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Notice | May 17, 2016 |
Board Establishments:
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Atomic Safety And Licensing Board
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Notice | May 17, 2016 |
Securities and Exchange Commission
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Meetings; Sunshine Act
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Notice | May 17, 2016 |
Applications:
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Notice of an application for an order pursuant to: (a) Section 6(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 ("Act") granting an exemption from sections 18(f) and 21(b) of the Act; (b) section 12(d)(1)(J) of the Act granting an exemption from section 12(d)(1) of the Act; (c) sections 6(c) and 17(b) of the Act granting an exemption from sections 17(a)(1), 17(a)(2) and 17(a)(3) of the Act; and (d) section 17(d) of the Act and rule 17d-1 under the Act to permit certain joint arrangements and transactions.
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Notice | May 17, 2016 |
Joint Industry Plan:
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National Market System Plan Governing the Consolidated Audit Trail
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Notice | May 17, 2016 |
Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes:
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Bats EDGA Exchange, Inc.
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Notice | May 17, 2016 |
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Bats EDGX Exchange, Inc.
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Notice | May 17, 2016 |
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ICE Clear Europe Ltd.
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Notice | May 17, 2016 |
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NASDAQ PHLX LLC
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Notice | May 17, 2016 |
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NYSE MKT LLC
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Notice | May 17, 2016 |
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NYSE MKT LLC
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Notice | May 17, 2016 |
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New York Stock Exchange LLC
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Notice | May 17, 2016 |
Small Business Administration
Disaster Declarations:
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This is a notice of an Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) declaration for the State of IDAHO, dated 05/09/2016. Incident: Landslide and State Highway 14 Closure. Incident Period: 02/18/2016 and continuing.
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Notice | May 17, 2016 |
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This is a notice of an Administrative declaration of a disaster for the State of New York dated 05/10/2016. Incident: Multiple Apartment Buildings Fire. Incident Period: 03/29/2016. Effective Date: 05/10/2016. Physical Loan Application Deadline Date:...
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Notice | May 17, 2016 |
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This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Texas (FEMA-4269-DR), dated 04/25/2016. Incident: Severe Storms and Flooding. Incident Period: 04/17/2016 through 04/24/2016. Effective Date: 05/09/2016. Physic...
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Notice | May 17, 2016 |
Social Security Administration
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In accordance with section 743 of Division C of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-117), we are publishing this notice to advise the public of the availability of the FY 2015 Service Contract inventory. This inventory provides i...
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Notice | May 17, 2016 |
State Department
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Pursuant to section 7058(c) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Appropriations Act, 2015 (Div. J, Pub. L. 113-235) and the authority delegated to her by the Secretary of State under Delegation of Authority 245-1, notice is her...
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Notice | May 17, 2016 |
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
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The Department of State has submitted the information collection described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 we are requesting comments on this collection from all...
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Notice | May 17, 2016 |
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The Department of State is seeking Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the information collection described below. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we are requesting comments on this collection from all intereste...
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Notice | May 17, 2016 |
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The Department of State is seeking Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the information collection described below. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we are requesting comments on this collection from all intereste...
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Notice | May 17, 2016 |
Surface Transportation Board
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Through this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, the Surface Transportation Board (Board or STB) is proposing rules for investigations conducted on the Board's own initiative pursuant to the Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act of 2015.
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Proposed Rule | May 17, 2016 |
Transportation Department
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In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comme...
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Notice | May 17, 2016 |
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This notice provides information regarding FHWA's finding that a Buy America waiver is appropriate for the use of non-domestic motor and machinery brakes (maximum torque 100 ft-lb, wheel size 8 inches) for the rehabilitation of a bascule bridge in Po...
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Notice | May 17, 2016 |
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This notice provides information regarding FHWA's finding that a Buy America waiver is appropriate for the obligation of Federal-aid funds for 34 State projects involving the acquisition of vehicles and equipment on the condition that they be assembl...
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Notice | May 17, 2016 |
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The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) received a formal request from the Pace Suburban Bus Division of the Regional Transportation Authority (Pace) for a Buy America non-availability waiver to purchase 188 Dodge Caravan minivans for its vanpool pr...
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Notice | May 17, 2016 |
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FTA is inviting the public to evaluate and provide comments on its Compendium of transit safety standards and protocols. The Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) requires the Secretary of Transportation to conduct a review of public...
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Notice | May 17, 2016 |
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The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) issued Safety Advisory 16-2 regarding contact rail system hazards on rail fixed guideway public transportation systems (RFGPTSs). A letter to the Managers of State Safety Oversight (SSO) programs with RFGPTSs...
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Notice | May 17, 2016 |
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
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This action withdraws the Notice to collect information to process and report Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) airborne and ground based observations by the public of drone behavior that they consider suspicious or illegal. The document contained erro...
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Notice | May 17, 2016 |
Petitions for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance:
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Chrysler Group, LLC (Chrysler), a wholly owned subsidiary of Fiat S.p.A., has determined that certain model year (MY) 2014 RAM 2500 and RAM 3500 trucks do not fully comply with paragraph S4.3 of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 110,...
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Notice | May 17, 2016 |
Treasury Department
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Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
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Notice | May 17, 2016 |
Meetings:
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This notice announces that the Department of the Treasury's Advisory Committee on Risk-Sharing Mechanisms ("Committee") will convene a meeting on Wednesday, June 1, 2016, in Room 4121, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20220, from 10:00 a....
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Notice | May 17, 2016 |
Veterans Affairs Department
Meetings:
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Advisory Committee on Cemeteries and Memorials
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Notice | May 17, 2016 |
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