September 14, 2016 (Volume 81)

Federal Register September 14, 2016

View all documents issued on September 14, 2016. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

115 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on September 14, 2016

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The Fremont and Winema Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) will meet in Lakeview, Oregon. The committee is authorized under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (the Act) and operates in compliance with the Federal Advisory Com...
Notice Sep 14, 2016

Rural Development:

Title Type Published
The Rural Utilities Service (RUS), an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), is correcting a final rule that appeared in the Federal Register of June 9, 2016 (81 FR 37121). The document confirmed the interim rule which amends t...
Rule Sep 14, 2016

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

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

Title Type Published
The Department of Commerce, 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 proposed and/or continuing information collections, a...
Notice Sep 14, 2016

Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Investigations, Orders, or Reviews:

Title Type Published
The Department of Commerce (the Department) preliminarily determines that countervailable subsidies are not being provided to producers/exporters of certain carbon and alloy steel cut-to-length plate (CTL plate) from the Republic of Korea (Korea). Th...
Notice Sep 14, 2016

Applications for Duty-Free Entry of Electron Microscopes:

Meetings:

Title Type Published
This notice announces an open meeting of the Digital Economy Board of Advisors. The Board advises and provides recommendations to the Secretary of Commerce, through the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information and the Nation...
Notice Sep 14, 2016

Pacific Island Fisheries:

Title Type Published
In this final rule, NMFS specifies a 2016 limit of 2,000 mt of longline-caught bigeye tuna for each U.S. participating territory (American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands). NMFS will allow each territory to allocate up to 1,000 mt each...
Rule Sep 14, 2016

Requests for Information:

Title Type Published
The Evidence-Based Policymaking Commission Act of 2016 (Pub. L. 114-140), enacted March 30, 2016, established a 15-member Commission on Evidence-Based Policymaking. The Commission is charged with examining strategies to increase the availability and...
Notice Sep 14, 2016

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau logo Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Meetings:

Title Type Published
This notice sets forth the announcement of a public meeting of the Community Bank Advisory Council (CBAC or Council) of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau). The notice also describes the functions of the Council. Notice of the m...
Notice Sep 14, 2016

Defense Department logo Defense Department

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The Department of the Navy (Navy), after carefully weighing the operational and environmental consequences of the proposed action, announces its decision to construct and operate a Land-Water Interface (LWI) in Hood Canal on the waterfront of Naval B...
Notice Sep 14, 2016

Federal Acquisition Regulations:

Title Type Published
DoD, GSA, and NASA are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to raise the dollar threshold requirement for the audit of prime contract settlement proposals and subcontract settlements from $100,000 to $750,000.
Proposed Rule Sep 14, 2016

Education Department logo Education Department

Final Priorities:

Title Type Published
To further support a comprehensive education agenda and to address concentrated poverty and related segregation in our Nation's schools, the Secretary of Education establishes an additional priority primarily for use in any discretionary grant progra...
Rule Sep 14, 2016

Energy Department logo Energy Department

Title Type Published
Changes to ETariff Part 284 Type of Filing Codes
Notice Sep 14, 2016
Combined Filings
Notice Sep 14, 2016
Combined Filings
Notice Sep 14, 2016
Combined Filings
Notice Sep 14, 2016
Combined Filings
Notice Sep 14, 2016
The Department of Energy (DOE) publishes this interim final rule to amend the Department of Energy Property Management Regulations to conform to the Federal Property Management Regulation/Federal Management Regulation (FPMR/FMR), to remove out of dat...
Rule Sep 14, 2016

Authorizations for Continued Operations:

Title Type Published
Ray F. Ward, Ward Mill Hydroelectric Project
Notice Sep 14, 2016

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

Petitions for Declaratory Orders:

Title Type Published
Medallion Pipeline Co., LLC
Notice Sep 14, 2016

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

Title Type Published
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is providing notice of the availability of preliminary lists of units eligible for allocations of emission allowances under the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR). Under the CSAPR federal implementation p...
Proposed Rule Sep 14, 2016

Air Quality State Implementation Plans; Approvals and Promulgations:

Title Type Published
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving State Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions submitted by the State of Colorado. On May 13, 2013, the Governor of Colorado's designee submitted to the EPA a revised maintenance plan for the Lamar ar...
Rule Sep 14, 2016
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking final action to approve portions of the State Implementation Plan (SIP) submission, submitted by the State of Georgia, through the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Environmental Protection D...
Rule Sep 14, 2016
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving, in part, and disapproving, in part, changes to the North Carolina State Implementation Plan (SIP), provided by the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NC DEQ) through the Divisio...
Rule Sep 14, 2016
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of Vermont. The revision sets the amount of PM<INF>2.5</INF> increment sources are permitted to consume when obtaining...
Proposed Rule Sep 14, 2016
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of Vermont. The revision sets the amount of PM<INF>2.5</INF> increment sources are permitted to consume when obtaining a preventi...
Rule Sep 14, 2016

Exemptions from the Requirements of a Tolerance:

Title Type Published
This regulation amends an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of acrylic polymers when used as an inert ingredient in a pesticide chemical formulation under 40 CFR 180.960 to include the monomers lauryl acrylate and acrylamidop...
Rule Sep 14, 2016

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public teleconference of the SAB Economy-Wide Modeling Panel.
Notice Sep 14, 2016

National Emission Standards:

Title Type Published
This action sets forth the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) final decision on the issues for which it announced reconsideration on January 21, 2015, that pertain to certain aspects of the February 1, 2013, final amendments to the "National E...
Rule Sep 14, 2016

Water Quality Standards:

Title Type Published
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is extending the comment period for the proposed rule, "Water Quality Standards; Establishment of Revised Numeric Criteria for Selenium for the San Francisco Bay and Delta, State of California." In response t...
Proposed Rule Sep 14, 2016

Executive Office of the President logo Executive Office of the President

Special Observances:

Title Type Published
National Days of Prayer and Remembrance (Proc. 9488)
Presidential Document Sep 14, 2016
National Grandparents Day (Proc. 9490)
Presidential Document Sep 14, 2016
National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week (Proc. 9487)
Presidential Document Sep 14, 2016
Patriot Day and National Day of Service and Remembrance (Proc. 9491)
Presidential Document Sep 14, 2016
World Suicide Prevention Day (Proc. 9489)
Presidential Document Sep 14, 2016

Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board logo Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board

Federal Trade Commission logo Federal Trade Commission

Title Type Published
The FTC plans to conduct a qualitative survey of consumers who recently purchased an automobile and financed that purchase through a dealer. Through a survey research firm, the FTC seeks to interview consumers about the consumers' experience in selec...
Notice Sep 14, 2016

General Services Administration logo General Services Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulations:

No documents available.

Federal Management Regulations:

Title Type Published
GSA published a document in the Federal Register on August 18, 2016 at 81 FR 55148, regarding Nondiscrimination Clarification in the Federal Workplace. GSA is making an editorial change to correct the incorrect CFR part listed in the header.
Rule Sep 14, 2016

Federal Travel Regulations:

Title Type Published
GSA is amending the Federal Travel Regulation (FTR) by clarifying the regulations regarding reimbursement for Automatic Teller Machine (ATM) fees and laundry, cleaning, and pressing of clothing expenses.
Rule Sep 14, 2016
GSA is amending the Federal Travel Regulation (FTR) by updating the exemptions from mandatory use of the Government contractor-issued travel charge card to ensure the card is used as often as practicable.
Rule Sep 14, 2016

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Title Type Published
In compliance with section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS), Department of Health and Human Services, announces plans to submit an Information Collection Request (ICR), described below, to the Off...
Notice Sep 14, 2016

Guidance:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, the Agency, we) is soliciting comments regarding the establishment of appropriately targeted durations of use of antimicrobial drugs of importance to human medicine (i.e., medically important antimicrobial drugs...
Notice Sep 14, 2016

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Notice Sep 14, 2016
Center for Scientific Review
Notice Sep 14, 2016
National Human Genome Research Institute
Notice Sep 14, 2016
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Notice Sep 14, 2016
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Notice Sep 14, 2016
National Institute of Nursing Research
Notice Sep 14, 2016
National Institute on Aging
Notice Sep 14, 2016
National Institute on Drug Abuse
Notice Sep 14, 2016
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
Notice Sep 14, 2016
Safety and Occupational Health Study Section, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Notice Sep 14, 2016
The meeting of the Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee scheduled for November 16, 2016, is cancelled. This meeting was announced in the Federal Register of August 30, 2016 (81 FR 59634).
Notice Sep 14, 2016

New Animal Drugs for Use in Animal Feeds:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the animal drug regulations to reflect the withdrawal of approval of those parts of a new animal drug application (NADA) for a 3-way, fixed-ratio, combination drug Type A medicated article that perta...
Rule Sep 14, 2016

New Animal Drugs:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is withdrawing approval of those parts of a new animal drug application (NADA) for a 3-way, fixed-ratio, combination drug Type A medicated article that pertain to use of the procaine penicillin component for pro...
Notice Sep 14, 2016

Select Agents and Toxins:

Title Type Published
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is adding Bacillus cereus Biovar anthracis to the list of HHS select agents and toxins as a Tier 1 select agent. We are taking this action to re...
Rule Sep 14, 2016

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

Title Type Published
This document proposes to update the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regulations concerning the customs broker's examination provisions. Specifically, this document proposes to transition to a computer automated customs broker examination, i...
Proposed Rule Sep 14, 2016

Security Zones:

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard will enforce regulations for the Sitcum Waterway security zone in Commencement Bay, Tacoma, Washington, from 6 a.m. on September 15, 2016, through 11:59 p.m. on September 20, 2016, unless cancelled sooner by the Captain of the Port. T...
Rule Sep 14, 2016

Special Local Regulations:

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard is issuing a final rule that revises the list of special local regulations and safety zones established for recurring marine events and fireworks displays that take place within the Fifth Coast Guard District area of responsibility. T...
Rule Sep 14, 2016

Housing and Urban Development Department logo Housing and Urban Development Department

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended by the Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988, and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Guidelines on the Conduct of Matching Programs (54 FR 25818 (June 19, 1989); and OMB Bul...
Notice Sep 14, 2016
This final rule amends HUD's fair housing regulations to formalize standards for use in investigations and adjudications involving allegations of harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, familial status, or disability....
Rule Sep 14, 2016

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

Title Type Published
HUD is seeking approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the information collection described below. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is requesting comment from all interested parties on the proposed collection of...
Notice Sep 14, 2016

Orders of Succession:

Title Type Published
In this notice, the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs designates the Order of Succession for the Office of Public Affairs. This Order of Succession supersedes all prior orders of succession for the Office of Public Affairs, including the Order o...
Notice Sep 14, 2016
In this notice, the Chief Human Capital Officer for the Department of Housing and Urban Development designates the Order of Succession for the Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer. This Order of Succession supersedes all prior orders of successi...
Notice Sep 14, 2016
In this notice, the Chief Information Officer (CIO) for the Department of Housing and Urban Development designates the Order of Succession for the Office of the Chief Information Officer. This Order of Succession supersedes all prior Orders of Succes...
Notice Sep 14, 2016

Interior Department logo Interior Department

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

Title Type Published
We (National Park Service, NPS) will ask the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve the information collection (IC) described below. As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and as part of our continuing efforts to reduce paperwor...
Notice Sep 14, 2016

Endangered and Threatened Species:

Title Type Published
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce 90- day findings on 10 petitions to list, reclassify, or delist fish, wildlife, or plants under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). Based on our review, we find that six pet...
Proposed Rule Sep 14, 2016

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) is terminating preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the San Carlos Irrigation Project. The proposed project scope has been modified, and Reclamation has determined that an Environmental As...
Notice Sep 14, 2016

Meetings:

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act, the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Utah Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will host a meeting.
Notice Sep 14, 2016
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, announce a public meeting of the Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council (Council). The Council provides advice about wildlife and habitat conservation endeavors that benefit wildlife resources; enco...
Notice Sep 14, 2016

International Trade Commission logo International Trade Commission

Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Investigations, Orders, or Reviews:

Title Type Published
The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of the final phase of antidumping and countervailing duty investigation Nos. 701-TA-555 and 731-TA-1310 (Final) pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 ("the Act") to determine whether an industry in th...
Notice Sep 14, 2016

Justice Department logo Justice Department

Title Type Published
The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) announces that it is discontinuing the metallic handcuffs Compliance Testing Program (CTP). The program is closed to new submissions effective upon publication of this notice. The metallic handcuffs Compliant P...
Notice Sep 14, 2016
On August 15, 2016, the Department of Justice (Department) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register proposing to revise regulations implementing section 274B of the Immigration and Nationality Act, concerning unfair im...
Proposed Rule Sep 14, 2016

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

Title Type Published
The Department of Justice (DOJ), Drug Enforcement Administration, will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1...
Notice Sep 14, 2016

Importers of Controlled Substances; Applications:

Importers of Controlled Substances; Registrations:

Title Type Published
Registrants listed below have applied for and been granted registration by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) as importers of various classes of schedule I or II controlled substances.
Notice Sep 14, 2016

Manufacturers of Controlled Substances; Registrations:

Title Type Published
Registrants listed below have applied for and been granted registration by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) as bulk manufacturers of various classes of controlled substances.
Notice Sep 14, 2016

Proposed Consent Decrees:

Title Type Published
United States v. Bridlewood Development, LLC
Notice Sep 14, 2016

Proposed Final Judgments and Competitive Impact Statements:

Title Type Published
United States v. Nexstar Broadcasting Group Inc., et al.
Notice Sep 14, 2016

Labor Department logo Labor Department

Expansion of Recognition Applications:

Title Type Published
In this notice, OSHA announces the application of Intertek Testing Services NA, Inc. for expansion of its recognition as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) and presents the Agency's preliminary finding to grant the application. Additio...
Notice Sep 14, 2016
In this notice, OSHA announces the application of Underwriters Laboratories, Inc., for expansion of its recognition as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) and presents the Agency's preliminary finding to grant the application.
Notice Sep 14, 2016

National Aeronautics and Space Administration logo National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplements:

Title Type Published
NASA is issuing an interim rule amending the NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (NFS) to implement revisions to the voucher submittal and payment process. These revisions are necessary due to section 893 of the National Defense Authorizat...
Rule Sep 14, 2016

Federal Acquisition Regulations:

No documents available.

National Archives and Records Administration logo National Archives and Records Administration

Title Type Published
As the Federal Government's Executive Agent (EA) for Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), through its Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO), oversees the Federal Government-wide CU...
Rule Sep 14, 2016

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation logo Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

Title Type Published
Pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974 the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) is proposing to add an additional general routine use, add an additional routine use to PBGC-3, Employee Payroll, Leave, and Attendance Records, add an additional rou...
Notice Sep 14, 2016

Presidio Trust logo Presidio Trust

Meetings:

Title Type Published
In accordance with Sec. 103(c)(6) of the Presidio Trust Act, 16 U.S.C. 460bb appendix, and in accordance with the Presidio Trust's bylaws, notice is hereby given that a public meeting of the Presidio Trust Board of Directors will be held commencing 6...
Notice Sep 14, 2016

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Title Type Published
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Sep 14, 2016
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Sep 14, 2016
Notice Sep 14, 2016

Orders:

Title Type Published
At the request of Advisors Series Trust ("AST") and Orinda Asset Management, LLC ("Orinda," and together, the "Applicants"), the Commission intends to rescind an order previously issued to Applicants under section 6(c) of the Act that granted an exem...
Notice Sep 14, 2016

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes:

Title Type Published
Bats BZX Exchange, Inc.
Notice Sep 14, 2016
Bats BZX Exchange, Inc.
Notice Sep 14, 2016
Bats EDGX Exchange, Inc.
Notice Sep 14, 2016
C2 Options Exchange
Notice Sep 14, 2016
Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc.
Notice Sep 14, 2016
ISE Gemini, LLC
Notice Sep 14, 2016
ISE Mercury, LLC
Notice Sep 14, 2016
International Securities Exchange, LLC
Notice Sep 14, 2016
NASDAQ PHLX, LLC
Notice Sep 14, 2016

State Department logo State Department

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

Title Type Published
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...
Notice Sep 14, 2016

Presidential Permit Applications:

Title Type Published
On November 25, 2013, the Otay Water District applied for a Presidential Permit from the Department of State ("State Department") authorizing the construction, connection, operation, and maintenance of a cross-border liquid pipeline for the importati...
Notice Sep 14, 2016

Surface Transportation Board logo Surface Transportation Board

Continuance in Control Exemptions:

Title Type Published
Ozinga Bros., Inc.; Chicago Port Railroad Co.
Notice Sep 14, 2016

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Special Conditions:

Title Type Published
These special conditions are issued for Boeing Model 737-700 airplanes. This airplane, as modified by Lufthansa Technik, AG (Lufthansa), will have a novel or unusual design feature when compared to the state of technology envisioned in the airworthin...
Rule Sep 14, 2016

Tribal Transportation Self-Governance Program:

Title Type Published
This document announces the second meeting of the Tribal Transportation Self-Governance Program (TTSGP) Negotiated Rulemaking Committee. This notice also announces additional alternate committee members.
Proposed Rule Sep 14, 2016

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

Title Type Published
This document contains corrections to a notice of proposed rulemaking (REG-109086-15) published in the Federal Register on Friday, July 8, 2015 (81 FR 44557). The proposed regulations related to the health insurance premium tax credit (premium tax cr...
Proposed Rule Sep 14, 2016

Veterans Affairs Department logo Veterans Affairs Department

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

Title Type Published
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3521), this notice announces that the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Department of Veterans Affairs, will submit the collection of information abstracted below to the...
Notice Sep 14, 2016

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Genomic Medicine Program Advisory Committee
Notice Sep 14, 2016

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