November 15, 2016 (Volume 81)

Federal Register November 15, 2016

View all documents issued on November 15, 2016. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

83 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on November 15, 2016

Advisory Council on Historic Preservation logo Advisory Council on Historic Preservation

Meetings:

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Notice is hereby given that the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) will hold its next quarterly meeting on Thursday, December 1, 2016. The meeting will be held in Room SR325 at the Russell Senate Office Building at Constitution and Dela...
Notice Nov 15, 2016

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

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Section 3136 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (NDAA) mandates that the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) also be consulted with respect to each authorization under section 57b.(2) of the Atomic Energ...
Notice Nov 15, 2016

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska:

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NMFS is reallocating the projected unused amount of Pacific cod from catcher vessels using trawl gear and catcher vessels greater than or equal to 60 feet (18.3 meters (m)) length overall (LOA) using pot gear to catcher processors (C/Ps) using hook-a...
Rule Nov 15, 2016

Fisheries of the Northeastern United States:

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NMFS proposes revised summer flounder specifications for the 2017 and 2018 fishing years. Updated scientific information regarding the status of the summer flounder stock indicates that these proposed catch limits are necessary to constrain summer fl...
Notice Nov 15, 2016

Meetings:

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The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC) will hold a public meeting of its Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish (MSB) Committee and its MSB Advisory Panel.
Notice Nov 15, 2016
The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold meetings of the: Advisory Panel Selection Committee (Partially Closed Session); Law Enforcement Committee; Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) Selection Committee; Protected Res...
Notice Nov 15, 2016

Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico:

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NMFS implements accountability measures (AMs) for the gray triggerfish recreational sector in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf) for the 2017 fishing year through this temporary rule. NMFS has determined that the 2016 recr...
Rule Nov 15, 2016

Requests for Nominations:

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The Secretary of Commerce, as Chair of the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee (TPCC), announces the establishment of the State and Federal Export Promotion Coordination Working Group as a subcommittee of the TPCC. The Trade Facilitation and Trade...
Notice Nov 15, 2016

Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities:

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NMFS has received a request from Excelerate Energy, L.P. (Excelerate) and Tetra Tech, Inc. (Tetra Tech), on behalf of the Northeast Gateway[supreg] Energy Bridge<SUP>TM</SUP>, L.P. (Northeast Gateway or NEG) and Algonquin Gas Transmission, L.L.C. (Al...
Notice Nov 15, 2016

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau logo Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

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In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (Bureau) is proposing a new information collection titled, "Application Forms for Financial Empowerment Partnerships."
Notice Nov 15, 2016

Defense Department logo Defense Department

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The Department of Defense has submitted to OMB for clearance, the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act.
Notice Nov 15, 2016
Pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974 and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular No. A-130, notice is hereby given that the Department of the Army proposes to alter a system of records, A0037- 104-3 USMA, entitled "USMA Cadet Account System," l...
Notice Nov 15, 2016

Federal Acquisition Regulations:

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DoD, GSA, and NASA are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to clarify the guidance for sole-source 8(a) contract awards exceeding $22 million.
Proposed Rule Nov 15, 2016

Meetings:

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The Department of Defense (DoD) is publishing this notice to announce that the following Federal Advisory Committee meeting of the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services (DACOWITS) will take place. This meeting is open to the public.
Notice Nov 15, 2016

Education Department logo Education Department

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

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing a revision of an existing information collection.
Notice Nov 15, 2016
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing a new information collection.
Notice Nov 15, 2016
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing a revision of an existing information collection.
Notice Nov 15, 2016

Energy Department logo Energy Department

No documents available.

Complaints:

Title Type Published
Big Rivers Electric Corp. v. Midcontinent Independent System Operator Inc.
Notice Nov 15, 2016

Energy Conservation Programs:

Title Type Published
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is classifying certain varieties of compressors as covered equipment under Part A-1 of Title III of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA), as amended. Accordingly, this document establishes the definition o...
Rule Nov 15, 2016

Energy Conservation Standards and Test Procedures:

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The Department of Energy (DOE) announces public meetings and webinars for the Circulator Pumps Working Group. The Federal Advisory Committee Act requires that agencies publish notice of an advisory committee meeting in the Federal Register.
Proposed Rule Nov 15, 2016

License Transfer Applications:

Meetings:

Title Type Published
This notice announces an open meeting of the Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technical Advisory Committee (HTAC). The Federal Advisory Committee Act requires notice of the meeting be announced in the Federal Register.
Notice Nov 15, 2016
On November 2, 2016, the Department of Energy (DOE) published a notice of open meeting scheduled for December 13, 2016, of the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board. This notice announces the cancellation of this meeting. The meeting is being cancelled...
Notice Nov 15, 2016

Petitions for Enforcement:

Title Type Published
Western Water and Power Production Limited LLC
Notice Nov 15, 2016

Requests under Blanket Authorizations:

Title Type Published
Columbia Gas Transmission LLC
Notice Nov 15, 2016

Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

Title Type Published
As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) invites the general public and other Federal a...
Notice Nov 15, 2016
As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or the Commission) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take th...
Notice Nov 15, 2016

Federal Maritime Commission logo Federal Maritime Commission

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Nov 15, 2016

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

Changes in Bank Control:

Title Type Published
Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company
Notice Nov 15, 2016

Federal Trade Commission logo Federal Trade Commission

Title Type Published
The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC" or "Commission") is extending the deadline for filing public comments on its recent Request for Public Comment on the Standards for Safeguarding Customer Information ("Safeguards Rule" or "Rule").
Proposed Rule Nov 15, 2016

Proposed Consent Agreements:

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The consent agreement in this matter settles alleged violations of federal law prohibiting unfair methods of competition. The attached Analysis to Aid Public Comment describes both the allegations in the complaint and the terms of the consent order--...
Notice Nov 15, 2016

General Services Administration logo General Services Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulations:

No documents available.

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Title Type Published
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of its continuing efforts to reduce public burden and maximize the utility of government information, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comm...
Notice Nov 15, 2016
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Nov 15, 2016
The inventions listed below are owned by an agency of the U.S. Government and are available for licensing in the U.S. in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR part 404 to achieve expeditious commercialization of federally-funded research and devel...
Notice Nov 15, 2016

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the Agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the PRA), Federal Agencies are required to publish a no...
Notice Nov 15, 2016

Debarment Orders:

Title Type Published
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is issuing an order under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the FD&C Act) permanently debarring Louis Daniel Smith from providing services in any capacity to a person that has an approved...
Notice Nov 15, 2016
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is issuing an order under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the FD&C Act) permanently debarring Paul S. Singh from providing services in any capacity to a person that has an approved or pe...
Notice Nov 15, 2016

Federal Financial Participation in State Assistance Expenditures:

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The Federal Medical Assistance Percentages (FMAP), Enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentages (eFMAP), and disaster-recovery FMAP adjustments for Fiscal Year 2018 have been calculated pursuant to the Social Security Act (the Act). These percenta...
Notice Nov 15, 2016

Medicaid Program:

Title Type Published
The Covered Outpatient Drug final rule with comment period was published in the February 1, 2016 Federal Register. As part of that final rule with comment, we amended the regulatory definitions of "States" and "United States" to include the U.S. terr...
Rule Nov 15, 2016

Medicare Program:

Title Type Published
This notice announces the inpatient hospital deductible and the hospital and extended care services coinsurance amounts for services furnished in calendar year (CY) 2017 under Medicare's Hospital Insurance Program (Medicare Part A). The Medicare stat...
Notice Nov 15, 2016
This annual notice announces Medicare's Hospital Insurance (Part A) premium for uninsured enrollees in calendar year (CY) 2017. This premium is paid by enrollees age 65 and over who are not otherwise eligible for benefits under Medicare Part A (herea...
Notice Nov 15, 2016
This notice announces the monthly actuarial rates for aged (age 65 and over) and disabled (under age 65) beneficiaries enrolled in Part B of the Medicare Supplementary Medical Insurance (SMI) program beginning January 1, 2017. In addition, this notic...
Notice Nov 15, 2016
This major final rule addresses changes to the physician fee schedule and other Medicare Part B payment policies, such as changes to the Value Modifier, to ensure that our payment systems are updated to reflect changes in medical practice and the rel...
Rule Nov 15, 2016

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Center for Scientific Review
Notice Nov 15, 2016
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Notice Nov 15, 2016
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Notice Nov 15, 2016
National Institute of Mental Health
Notice Nov 15, 2016
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Notice Nov 15, 2016

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

Title Type Published
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 the U.S. Coast Guard is forwarding an Information Collection Request (ICR), abstracted below, to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), re...
Notice Nov 15, 2016

Interior Department logo Interior Department

Title Type Published
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the availability of the final long range transportation plan (LRTP). The Final LRTP outlines a strategy for improving and maintaining transportation assets that provide access to Service-mana...
Notice Nov 15, 2016

Plats of Surveys:

Title Type Published
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is scheduled to file plats of survey thirty (30) calendar days from the date of this publication in the BLM Wyoming State Office, Cheyenne, Wyoming. The surveys were executed at the request of the Bureau of Land Ma...
Notice Nov 15, 2016

Justice Department logo Justice Department

Title Type Published
The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) announces the publication of Baseline Specifications for Law Enforcement Service Pistols with Security Technology, which defines baseline specifications for law enforcement service pistols with additional techn...
Notice Nov 15, 2016

Changes under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act:

Labor Department logo Labor Department

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

Title Type Published
The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed collectio...
Notice Nov 15, 2016

Expansion of Recognition; Applications:

Title Type Published
In this notice, OSHA announces the application of MET 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. Additionally, OSHA...
Notice Nov 15, 2016

National Aeronautics and Space Administration logo National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulations:

No documents available.

National Credit Union Administration logo National Credit Union Administration

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Nov 15, 2016

National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities logo National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The National Endowment for the Humanities will hold fourteen meetings of the Humanities Panel, a federal advisory committee, during December, 2016. The purpose of the meetings is for panel review, discussion, evaluation, and recommendation of applica...
Notice Nov 15, 2016

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National Transportation Safety Board

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Nov 15, 2016

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation logo Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

Benefits Payable in Terminated Single-Employer Plans:

Title Type Published
This final rule amends the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation's regulation on Benefits Payable in Terminated Single- Employer Plans to prescribe interest assumptions under the regulation for valuation dates in December 2016. The interest assumption...
Rule Nov 15, 2016

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Title Type Published
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Nov 15, 2016

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes:

Title Type Published
BOX Options Exchange LLC
Notice Nov 15, 2016
Bats BYX Exchange Inc.
Notice Nov 15, 2016
Bats BZX Exchange Inc.
Notice Nov 15, 2016
Bats EDGA Exchange Inc.
Notice Nov 15, 2016
Bats EDGX Exchange Inc.
Notice Nov 15, 2016
C2 Options Exchange, Inc.
Notice Nov 15, 2016
Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc.
Notice Nov 15, 2016
NASDAQ BX Inc.
Notice Nov 15, 2016
NASDAQ BX Inc.
Notice Nov 15, 2016
NASDAQ PHLX LLC
Notice Nov 15, 2016
NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
Notice Nov 15, 2016
NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
Notice Nov 15, 2016
NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
Notice Nov 15, 2016

Social Security Administration logo Social Security Administration

Title Type Published
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Nov 15, 2016

State Department logo State Department

No documents available.

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Airworthiness Directives:

Title Type Published
We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation Model GVI airplanes. This proposed AD was prompted by a report indicating that there are design deficiencies in the software used for monitoring the d...
Proposed Rule Nov 15, 2016

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of a meeting of Nineteenth RTCA SC-227 Standards of Navigation Performance Navigation Information on Electronic Maps.
Notice Nov 15, 2016
The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of a meeting of Second RTCA SC-236 Joint Plenary with EUROCAE WG-96.
Notice Nov 15, 2016

Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications:

Title Type Published
FMCSA announces its decision to renew the exemptions of 117 individuals from its rule prohibiting persons with insulin-treated diabetes mellitus (ITDM) from operating commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) in interstate commerce. FMCSA has statutory author...
Notice Nov 15, 2016
FMCSA announces its decision to renew the exemptions from the vision requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations for 38 individuals. FMCSA has statutory authority to exempt individuals from the vision requirement if the exemptions gra...
Notice Nov 15, 2016

Restricted Areas:

Title Type Published
This action establishes 2 new restricted areas (R-5601G and R- 5601H) to the special use airspace (SUA) complex located at Fort Sill, OK, to provide additional maneuvering airspace for current and planned hazardous training activities. Specifically,...
Rule Nov 15, 2016

Veterans Affairs Department logo Veterans Affairs Department

Tribal Consultations:

Title Type Published
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA) will facilitate a Tribal Consultation on VHA's effort to improve continuity of care and health care access for Veterans by consolidating multiple community care programs, p...
Notice Nov 15, 2016

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