November 16, 2016 (Volume 81)

Federal Register November 16, 2016

View all documents issued on November 16, 2016. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

111 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on November 16, 2016

Advisory Council on Historic Preservation logo Advisory Council on Historic Preservation

Policy Statements:

Title Type Published
The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) adopted a Policy Statement on Historic Preservation and Community Revitalization.
Notice Nov 16, 2016

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

Title Type Published
The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing that while FSIS is in the process of rulemaking to update the Nutrition Facts label format for meat and poultry products, establishments may voluntarily choose to use the Nutrition Facts lab...
Notice Nov 16, 2016

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

Title Type Published
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Nov 16, 2016
The U.S. Department of Commerce issued an amended Export Trade Certificate of Review to CPEC on November 1, 2016.
Notice Nov 16, 2016
We, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), are reopening the public comment period on the proposed rule under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) to prohibit swimming with and approaching a Hawaiian spinner dolphin within 50 yards (45.7 m)...
Proposed Rule Nov 16, 2016

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 Nov 16, 2016

Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Investigations, Orders, or Reviews:

Title Type Published
The Department of Commerce (the Department) is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod (wire rod) from Mexico. The period of review (POR) is October 1, 2014 through September 30, 20...
Notice Nov 16, 2016
On July 12, 2016, the Department of Commerce (the Department) published the preliminary results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain large diameter carbon and alloy seamless standard, line, and pressure pipe (over 4\1...
Notice Nov 16, 2016
On July 12, 2016, the Department of Commerce (the Department) published the preliminary results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain small diameter carbon and alloy seamless standard, line, and pressure pipe (under 4\...
Notice Nov 16, 2016
Sunset Reviews
Notice Nov 16, 2016

Atlantic Highly Migratory Species:

Title Type Published
NMFS announces its intent to issue exempted fishing permits (EFPs), scientific research permits (SRPs), display permits, letters of acknowledgment (LOAs), shark research fishery permits, and chartering permits for Atlantic highly migratory species (H...
Notice Nov 16, 2016

Charter Renewals:

Title Type Published
The Secretary of Commerce has determined that renewal of the charter of the Federal Economic Statistics Advisory Committee (FESAC) is necessary and in the public interest in connection with the performance of duties imposed by law on the U.S. Departm...
Notice Nov 16, 2016

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska:

Title Type Published
NMFS is opening directed fishing for Pacific cod by catcher/ processors using pot gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area (BSAI). This action is necessary to fully use the 2016 total allowable catch of Pacific cod allocated to cat...
Rule Nov 16, 2016

Meetings:

Title Type Published
NMFS will hold a 2-day Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Advisory Panel (AP) meeting in December 2016. The intent of the meeting is to consider options for the conservation and management of Atlantic HMS, specifically Amendment 5b to the 2006 C...
Notice Nov 16, 2016
The Bureau of the Census (U.S. Census Bureau) is giving notice of a meeting of the Federal Economic Statistics Advisory Committee (FESAC). The Committee will advise the Directors of the Economics and Statistics Administration's (ESA) two statistical...
Notice Nov 16, 2016
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and its advisory committees will meet December 6 through December 14, 2016 in Anchorage, AK.
Notice Nov 16, 2016

Proposed Production Activities:

Subzone Applications:

Title Type Published
Aceros de America, Inc., Foreign-Trade Zone 61, San Juan, PR
Notice Nov 16, 2016

Subzone Approvals:

Title Type Published
ASICS America Corp., Byhalia, MS
Notice Nov 16, 2016

Subzone Expansion; Applications:

Title Type Published
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Subzone 92B, Pascagoula, MS
Notice Nov 16, 2016

Taking and Importing Marine Mammals:

Title Type Published
In accordance with regulations implementing the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), as amended, notification is hereby given that a Letter of Authorization (LOA) has been issued to the City of Seattle's Department of Transportation (SDOT) for the ta...
Notice Nov 16, 2016

Trade Missions:

Title Type Published
The United States Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration (ITA), is organizing a Trade Mission to Taiwan and Hong Kong, with an optional stop in Guangzhou (China), focused on Smart Technologies in the Information and Communication...
Notice Nov 16, 2016

Commodity Futures Trading Commission logo Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Chief Compliance Officer Annual Report Requirements for Futures Commission Merchants, Swap Dealers, and Major Swap Participants:

Title Type Published
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("Commission" or "CFTC") is amending its regulations regarding the timing for furnishing to the Commission the chief compliance officer ("CCO") annual reports of futures commission merchants ("FCMs"), swap dea...
Rule Nov 16, 2016

Defense Department logo Defense Department

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The Department of Defense is publishing this notice to announce the following Federal Advisory Committee meeting of the Judicial Proceedings Since Fiscal Year 2012 Amendments Panel ("the Judicial Proceedings Panel" or "the Panel"). The meeting is ope...
Notice Nov 16, 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 (44 U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is proposing a new information collection.
Notice Nov 16, 2016

Energy Department logo Energy Department

Title Type Published
Combined Filings
Notice Nov 16, 2016
Combined Filings
Notice Nov 16, 2016
Combined Filings
Notice Nov 16, 2016
Combined Filings
Notice Nov 16, 2016
Combined Filings
Notice Nov 16, 2016
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Nov 16, 2016
This document is being issued under the authority of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended. The Department is providing notice of a proposed subsequent arrangement under the Agreement for Cooperation Between the United States of America and the R...
Notice Nov 16, 2016
This document is being issued under the authority of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended. The Department is providing notice of a proposed subsequent arrangement under Article 6 paragraph 2 of the Agreement for Cooperation Between the Governmen...
Notice Nov 16, 2016
The Department of Energy (DOE or Department) proposes to revise its regulations governing the standards for safeguarding Restricted Data by access permittees. The existing version of this regulation was promulgated in 1983, which transferred the regu...
Proposed Rule Nov 16, 2016

Authorizations to Export and Import Liquefied Natural Gas:

Title Type Published
The Office of Fossil Energy (FE) of the Department of Energy gives notice that during September 2016, it issued orders granting authority to import and export natural gas, to import and export liquefied natural gas (LNG), and vacating prior authority...
Notice Nov 16, 2016

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

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

License Transfer Applications:

Meetings:

Title Type Published
This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Hanford. The Federal Advisory Committee Act requires that public notice of this meeting be announced in the Federal Register.
Notice Nov 16, 2016
Kinetica Energy Express, LLC; Technical Conference
Notice Nov 16, 2016

Refund Effective Dates:

Title Type Published
Central Hudson Gas and Electric Corp., Tucson Electric Power Co., UNS Electric, Inc., UniSource Energy Development Co.
Notice Nov 16, 2016

Requests for Waivers:

Title Type Published
Tesoro Great Plains Gathering and Marketing LLC
Notice Nov 16, 2016

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

Title Type Published
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is providing notice of emission allowance allocations to certain units under the new unit set-aside (NUSA) provisions of the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR) federal implementation plans (FIPs). EPA has...
Rule Nov 16, 2016
Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.; Weekly Receipts
Notice Nov 16, 2016
In this action, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to update both its renewable fuels and other fuels regulations to reflect changes in the marketplace and to promote the growing use of both ethanol fuels (conventional and advance...
Proposed Rule Nov 16, 2016

Addition of Nonylphenol Ethoxylates Category:

Title Type Published
EPA is proposing to add a nonylphenol ethoxylates (NPEs) category to the list of toxic chemicals subject to reporting under section 313 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) and section 6607 of the Pollution Prevention Act...
Proposed Rule Nov 16, 2016

Certain New Chemicals:

Title Type Published
Section 5(g) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) requires EPA to publish in the Federal Register a statement of its findings after its review of TSCA section 5(a) notices when EPA makes a finding that a new chemical substance or significant ne...
Notice Nov 16, 2016

Executive Office of the President logo Executive Office of the President

Special Observances:

Title Type Published
American Education Week (Proc. 9540)
Presidential Document Nov 16, 2016
Get Smart About Antibiotics Week (Proc. 9541)
Presidential Document Nov 16, 2016
National Apprenticeship Week (Proc. 9542)
Presidential Document Nov 16, 2016

Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

Title Type Published
In this document, the Commission modifies its rules under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) to implement a provision of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 that excepts from the TCPA's prior- express-consent requirement autodialed and prerec...
Rule Nov 16, 2016

Federal Election Commission logo Federal Election Commission

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Nov 16, 2016

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Title Type Published
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 (PRA), federal agencies are required to publ...
Notice Nov 16, 2016
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published in the Federal Register of August 8, 2016, a direct final rule regarding procedures for refusing to accept premarket tobacco product submissions. The comment period closed October 24, 2016. FDA is with...
Rule Nov 16, 2016
The Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) in the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the 2017 CDER Office of Pharmaceutical Quality (OPQ) Staff Experiential Learning Site Visit Program. The purpose of this document is to invite...
Notice Nov 16, 2016

Medicare and Medicaid Programs:

Title Type Published
This document corrects typographical errors that appeared in the final rule published in the Federal Register on September 16, 2016 entitled "Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Emergency Preparedness Requirements for Medicare and Medicaid Participating...
Rule Nov 16, 2016

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

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

Title Type Published
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will submit the information collection abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget for review and clearance in accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The sub...
Notice Nov 16, 2016
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will submit the information collection abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget for review and clearance in accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The sub...
Notice Nov 16, 2016

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The Homeland Security Advisory Council ("Council") will meet in person on Thursday, December 1, 2016. Members of the public may participate in person. The meeting will be partially closed to the public.
Notice Nov 16, 2016
The President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC) will meet on Wednesday, December 7, 2016, in Washington, DC The meeting will be partially closed to the public.
Notice Nov 16, 2016

Safety Zones:

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard proposes to establish a safety zone in the West Duwamish Waterway in Seattle, Washington for scheduled drydock movements at Vigor Industrial. The safety zone is necessary to ensure the safety of the maritime public and workers involve...
Proposed Rule Nov 16, 2016

Housing and Urban Development Department logo Housing and Urban Development Department

Title Type Published
This final rule applies the use of Small Area Fair Market Rents (Small Area FMRs) in the administration of the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program for certain metropolitan areas. This final rule provides for the use of Small Area FMRs, in place of t...
Rule Nov 16, 2016
On June 16, 2016, HUD sought comment on applying Small Area Fair Market Rents (Small Area FMRs) to certain metropolitan areas for administration of the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program based on certain selection criteria and selection values. Fou...
Notice Nov 16, 2016

Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013:

Title Type Published
This final rule implements in HUD's regulations the requirements of the 2013 reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), which applies for all victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, regardless of se...
Rule Nov 16, 2016

Interior Department logo Interior Department

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

Title Type Published
To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) is notifying the public that we have submitted to OMB an information collection request (ICR) to renew approval of the paperwork requi...
Notice Nov 16, 2016

Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations on the Outer Continental Shelf:

Title Type Published
This rule amends Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) regulations requiring lessees and owners of operating rights to submit summaries of actual decommissioning expenditures incurred for certain decommissioning activities related to...
Rule Nov 16, 2016

Stream Protection Rule:

Title Type Published
We, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE), announce the availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Stream Protection Rule developed pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
Rule Nov 16, 2016

International Trade Commission logo International Trade Commission

Title Type Published
The Commission has prepared and published annual reports in this series under investigation No. 332-345, Recent Trends in U.S. Services Trade, since 1996. The 2017 report, which the Commission plans to publish in May 2017, will provide aggregate data...
Notice Nov 16, 2016

Investigations; Determinations, Modifications, and Rulings, etc.:

Title Type Published
Welded Stainless Steel Pressure Pipe from India
Notice Nov 16, 2016

Justice Department logo Justice Department

Commerce in Explosives:

Title Type Published
Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 841(d) and 27 CFR 555.23, the Department must publish and revise at least annually in the Federal Register a list of explosives determined to be within the coverage of 18 U.S.C. 841 et seq. The list covers not only explosives, b...
Notice Nov 16, 2016

Legal Services Corporation logo Legal Services Corporation

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Nov 16, 2016

N
National Science Foundation

Title Type Published
Effective with the publication of this Notice in the Federal Register, agencies will be able to utilize the updated standardized Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR) format for both interim and final progress reporting.
Notice Nov 16, 2016

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Advisory Committee for Computer and Information Science and Engineering
Notice Nov 16, 2016

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Test Plans:

Title Type Published
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is requesting public comment on the draft test plan entitled, "Response of Nuclear Power Plant Instrumentation Cables When Exposed to Fire Conditions-- Test Plan," in order to receive feedback from the wid...
Notice Nov 16, 2016

P
Postal Regulatory Commission

Title Type Published
The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing for the Commission's consideration concerning a negotiated service agreement. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other administrative steps.
Notice Nov 16, 2016

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Nov 16, 2016
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Nov 16, 2016

SelfRegulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes:

Title Type Published
Bats EDGX Exchange, Inc.
Notice Nov 16, 2016
Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc.
Notice Nov 16, 2016
Miami International Securities Exchange LLC
Notice Nov 16, 2016
NASDAQ PHLX LLC
Notice Nov 16, 2016
NYSE Arca, Inc.
Notice Nov 16, 2016
The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
Notice Nov 16, 2016

State Department logo State Department

T
Trade Representative, Office of United States

Generalized System of Preferences:

Title Type Published
This notice is to inform the public of the availability of import statistics for the first nine months of 2016 relating to competitive need limitations (CNLs) under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program. These import statistics identify...
Notice Nov 16, 2016

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Title Type Published
Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) and its implementing regulations, FRA seeks approval of proposed information collection activities listed below. Before submitting this information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management a...
Notice Nov 16, 2016

Establishment of Class E Airspace:

Title Type Published
This action proposes to establish Class E en route airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface to accommodate Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) aircraft under control of the Denver Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC), Denver, CO. Est...
Proposed Rule Nov 16, 2016
This action proposes to establish Class E airspace at Wessington Springs, SD. Controlled airspace is necessary to accommodate new Standard Instrument Approach Procedures developed at Wessington Springs Airport, for the safety and management of Instru...
Proposed Rule Nov 16, 2016

Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act:

Title Type Published
Section 1422 of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act directs the Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to commission the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a study on th...
Notice Nov 16, 2016

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Advisory Board
Notice Nov 16, 2016

Positive Train Control Safety Plan Approval and System Certification:

Title Type Published
This document provides the public with notice that Amtrak submitted via FRA's Secure Information Repository a letter dated September 14, 2016, requesting FRA approval of its PTCSP Revision 4.0, dated August 2016, for Amtrak's Advanced Civil Speed Enf...
Notice Nov 16, 2016

Surface Transportation Project Delivery Program:

Title Type Published
This notice announces that FHWA has received and reviewed a renewal package from the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) requesting renewed participation in the Surface Transportation Project Delivery Program (Program). This Program al...
Notice Nov 16, 2016
This notice announces that FHWA has received and reviewed an application from the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) requesting participation in the Surface Transportation Project Delivery Program (Program). This Program allows for FHWA to assi...
Notice Nov 16, 2016

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

Title Type Published
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Nov 16, 2016
This document contains corrections to final regulations (TD 9787) that were published in the Federal Register on Wednesday, October 5, 2016 (81 FR 69291). The final regulations are under sections 707 and 752 of the Internal Revenue Code.
Rule Nov 16, 2016

Acquisition Regulations:

Title Type Published
This final rule amends the Department of Treasury Acquisition Regulation (DTAR) for the purposes of providing acquisition policy for incremental funding of Fixed-Price, Time-and-Material or Labor-Hour contracts during a continuing resolution.
Rule Nov 16, 2016

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 comment on a revision to this information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PR...
Notice Nov 16, 2016

Conversion Applications; Approvals:

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Pursuant to United States Code, Title 31, section 5135(b)(8)(C), the United States Mint announces the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) public meeting scheduled for November 17, 2016. Date: November 17, 2016. Time: 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. ES...
Notice Nov 16, 2016

Veterans Affairs Department logo Veterans Affairs Department

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

Title Type Published
The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal...
Notice Nov 16, 2016

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Veterans' Advisory Committee on Rehabilitation
Notice Nov 16, 2016

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