Federal Register December 8, 2016
View all documents issued on December 8, 2016. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.
84 documents were published on this date.
Agencies Publishing on December 8, 2016
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Agriculture Department
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Commerce Department
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Defense Department
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Education Department
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Election Assistance Commission
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Energy Department
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Environmental Protection Agency
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Executive Office of the President
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Farm Credit Administration
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Federal Maritime Commission
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Health and Human Services Department
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Homeland Security Department
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Housing and Urban Development Department
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Interior Department
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International Trade Commission
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Justice Department
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Labor Department
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MManagement and Budget Office (2)
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National Archives and Records Administration
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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PPostal Regulatory Commission (1)
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Securities and Exchange Commission
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Small Business Administration
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State Department
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Transportation Department
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Treasury Department
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Agriculture Department
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M. Earl Stewart, the Forest Supervisor for the Tongass National Forest, Alaska Region, signed the final Record of Decision (ROD) for the Tongass National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan Amendment (Forest Plan Amendment). The Final ROD docume...
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Notice | Dec 08, 2016 |
Meetings:
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Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), the Office of Advocacy and Outreach (OAO) is announcing a meeting of the Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Advisory Committee (BFRAC). The committee is being convened to consider issues involving ba...
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Notice | Dec 08, 2016 |
Requests for Nominations:
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The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is soliciting nominations of veterinary service shortage situations for the Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program (VMLRP) for fiscal year (FY) 2017, as authorized under the National Veterinar...
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Notice | Dec 08, 2016 |
Commerce Department
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Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
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Notice | Dec 08, 2016 |
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
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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...
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Notice | Dec 08, 2016 |
Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Investigations, Orders, or Reviews:
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As a result of this sunset review, the Department of Commerce (the Department) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty order on glycine from the People's Republic of China (PRC) would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping a...
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Notice | Dec 08, 2016 |
Endangered and Threatened Species:
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We, NMFS, announce a 12-month finding and listing determination on a petition to list the Gulf of Mexico Bryde's whale (Balaenoptera edeni) as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). We have completed a Status Review report o...
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Proposed Rule | Dec 08, 2016 |
Production Activities:
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Wacker Polysilicon North America LLC, Foreign-Trade Zone 134, Chattanooga, TN
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Notice | Dec 08, 2016 |
Takes of Marine Mammals:
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NMFS has received a revised application for ITRs from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), on behalf of oil and gas industry operators. The specified activity considered in the application is geophysical survey activity conducted in the Gulf...
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Notice | Dec 08, 2016 |
Defense Department
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The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of a section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification. This is published to fulfill the requirements of section 155 of Public Law 104-164 dated July 21, 1996.
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Notice | Dec 08, 2016 |
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The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of a section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification. This is published to fulfill the requirements of section 155 of Public Law 104-164 dated July 21, 1996.
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Notice | Dec 08, 2016 |
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The JSC hereby publishes Supplementary Materials accompanying the MCM as amended by Executive Orders 13643, 13669, 13696, 13730, and 13740. These changes have not been coordinated within the Department of Defense under DoD Directive 5500.1, "Preparat...
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Notice | Dec 08, 2016 |
Education Department
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The Secretary amends the regulations implementing academic assessment requirements under title I, part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to implement changes to the ESEA by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) enacted on...
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Rule | Dec 08, 2016 |
Every Student Succeeds:
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The Secretary issues final regulations under title I, part B of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to implement changes made to the ESEA by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) enacted on December 10, 2015, including the abili...
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Rule | Dec 08, 2016 |
Election Assistance Commission
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Meetings; Sunshine Act
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Notice | Dec 08, 2016 |
Energy Department
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Combined Filings
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Notice | Dec 08, 2016 |
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Combined Filings
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Notice | Dec 08, 2016 |
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Combined Filings
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Notice | Dec 08, 2016 |
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Combined Filings
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Notice | Dec 08, 2016 |
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Combined Filings
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Notice | Dec 08, 2016 |
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Combined Filings
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Notice | Dec 08, 2016 |
Applications:
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Valley Crossing Pipeline, LLC
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Notice | Dec 08, 2016 |
Initial Market-Based Rate Filings Including Requests for Blanket Section 204 Authorizations:
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Footprint Power Salem Harbor Development LP
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Notice | Dec 08, 2016 |
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Rubicon NYP Corp
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Notice | Dec 08, 2016 |
Environmental Protection Agency
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This notice announces the availability of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) final report on the National Lakes Assessment 2012. The NLA describes the results of the nationwide probabilistic survey that was conducted in the summer of 2012 by...
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Notice | Dec 08, 2016 |
Air Quality State Implementation Plans; Approvals and Promulgations:
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is extending the public comment period for the proposed rule titled "Interstate Transport of Fine Particulate Matter: Revision of Federal Implementation Plan Requirements for Texas" published in the Federal R...
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Proposed Rule | Dec 08, 2016 |
Guidance:
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As part of its mission to protect human health and the environment, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) publishes protective action guides to help federal, state, local and tribal emergency response officials make radiation protection deci...
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Notice | Dec 08, 2016 |
Pesticide Tolerances:
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This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of dicamba in or on cotton, gin byproducts; cotton, undelinted seed; soybean, forage; and soybean, hay. Monsanto Company requested these tolerances under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FF...
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Rule | Dec 08, 2016 |
Executive Office of the President
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Invasive Species; Efforts to Safeguard the Nation From Their Impacts (EO 13751)
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Presidential Document | Dec 08, 2016 |
Farm Credit Administration
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Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the Government in the Sunshine Act, of the regular meeting of the Farm Credit Administration Board (Board).
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Notice | Dec 08, 2016 |
Federal Maritime Commission
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Notice is hereby given of the names of the members of the Performance Review Board.
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Notice | Dec 08, 2016 |
Health and Human Services Department
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of its continuing effort to reduce public burden and maximize the utility of government information, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comme...
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Notice | Dec 08, 2016 |
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Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
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Notice | Dec 08, 2016 |
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Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
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Notice | Dec 08, 2016 |
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The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS or Department), through the National Institutes of Health (NIH), proposes to exempt, from certain requirements of the Privacy Act, a subset of records in a new system of records, System No. 09-25-0225,...
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Proposed Rule | Dec 08, 2016 |
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In accordance with the requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) proposes to establish a new system of records, to be numbered and titled: SORN 09- 25-0225 "NIH Electronic Research Administration (eR...
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Notice | Dec 08, 2016 |
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
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On September 15, 2016 the Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), published a notice in the Federal Register [81 FR 63482] announcing a public meeting and...
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Notice | Dec 08, 2016 |
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RPG National Cross-Site Evaluation and Evaluation Technical Assistance
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Notice | Dec 08, 2016 |
Requests for Scientific Information:
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The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is seeking scientific information submissions to inform our review of Short and Long Term Outcomes after Bariatric Therapies in the Medicare Population, which is currently being conducted by the A...
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Notice | Dec 08, 2016 |
Homeland Security Department
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on a revision of a currently approved infor...
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Notice | Dec 08, 2016 |
Commercial Gaugers and Laboratories; Accreditations and Approvals:
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Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that Petrospect, Inc. has been approved to gauge petroleum and certain petroleum products for customs purposes for the next three years as of June 10, 2016.
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Notice | Dec 08, 2016 |
Major Disaster Declarations:
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This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of Kansas (FEMA-4287-DR), dated October 20, 2016, and related determinations.
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Notice | Dec 08, 2016 |
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This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of Minnesota (FEMA-4290-DR), dated November 2, 2016, and related determinations.
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Notice | Dec 08, 2016 |
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This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of North Carolina (FEMA-4285-DR), dated October 10, 2016, and related determinations.
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Notice | Dec 08, 2016 |
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This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the Commonwealth of Virginia (FEMA-4291-DR), dated November 2, 2016, and related determinations.
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Notice | Dec 08, 2016 |
Privacy Act; Systems of Records:
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The Department of Homeland Security is giving concurrent notice of a newly established system of records pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974 for the "Department of Homeland Security/United States Coast Guard-031 USCG Law Enforcement (ULE) System of R...
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Proposed Rule | Dec 08, 2016 |
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In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, the Department of Homeland Security proposes to establish a new Department of Homeland Security system of records titled, "Department of Homeland Security/ United States Coast Guard--031 USCG Law Enforcemen...
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Notice | Dec 08, 2016 |
Housing and Urban Development Department
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On October 5, 2016, HUD published a document in response to a court remand, which was miscategorized and placed in the "proposed rules" section of the Federal Register. See 81 FR 69012 (Oct. 5, 2016). The October 5, 2016, document is neither a propos...
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Rule | Dec 08, 2016 |
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
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The proposed information collection requirement concerning an American Healthy Homes Survey II in homes across the country will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Depa...
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Notice | Dec 08, 2016 |
Interior Department
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The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is correcting a final rule that appeared in the Federal Register on November 18, 2016. The document promulgated new regulations to reduce waste of natural gas from venting, flaring, and leaks during oil and natural...
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Rule | Dec 08, 2016 |
Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:
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The National Park Service (NPS) announces the availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Off-Road Vehicle (ORV) Management Plan (Plan), Cape Lookout National Seashore (Seashore), North Carolina.
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Notice | Dec 08, 2016 |
Plats of Surveys:
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The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will file the plat of survey of the lands described below in the BLM-Eastern States office in Washington, District of Columbia, 30 calendar days from the date of publication in the Federal Register.
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Notice | Dec 08, 2016 |
International Trade Commission
Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Investigations, Orders, or Reviews:
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Seamless Refined Copper Pipe and Tube from China and Mexico
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Notice | Dec 08, 2016 |
Complaints:
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Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has received a complaint entitled Certain Arrowheads with Arcuate Blades and Components Thereof, DN 3185. The Commission is soliciting comments on any public interest issues raised b...
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Notice | Dec 08, 2016 |
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Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on November 2, 2016, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. of Menlo Park, Californi...
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Notice | Dec 08, 2016 |
Justice Department
Consent Decrees:
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Proposed Consent Decrees under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
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Notice | Dec 08, 2016 |
Labor Department
Expansion of Recognition; Applications:
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In this notice, OSHA announces its final decision to expand the scope of recognition for Underwriters Laboratories, Inc., as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL).
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Notice | Dec 08, 2016 |
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Management and Budget Office
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The Federal Activities Inventory Reform (FAIR) Act, Public Law 105-270, requires agencies to develop inventories each year of activities performed by their employees that are not inherently governmental functions. The FAIR Act further requires OMB to...
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Notice | Dec 08, 2016 |
Guidance:
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The Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) in the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is seeking comment on a draft memorandum that it has developed in coordination with the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons in the Department...
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Notice | Dec 08, 2016 |
National Archives and Records Administration
Meetings:
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In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. app 2) and implementing regulation 41 CFR 101-6, NARA announces the following committee meeting.
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Notice | Dec 08, 2016 |
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing Revision 3 to Regulatory Guide (RG) 8.7, "Instructions for Recording and Reporting Occupational Radiation Dose Data." Regulatory Guide 8.7 describes methods that the staff of NRC considers accep...
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Notice | Dec 08, 2016 |
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The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is announcing the discontinuation of further regulatory action on Draft Regulatory Guide (DG) DG-1216, "Plant-Specific Applicability of Transition Break Size Specified in 10 CFR 50.46a," and its withdrawal...
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Rule | Dec 08, 2016 |
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The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is withdrawing three regulatory guides (RGs): RG 1.3, Revision 2, "Assumptions Used for Evaluating the Potential Radiological Consequences of a Loss of Coolant Accident for Boiling Water Reactors," dated J...
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Notice | Dec 08, 2016 |
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Postal Regulatory Commission
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The Commission is noticing recent Postal Service filings for the Commission's consideration concerning negotiated service agreements. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other administrative steps.
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Notice | Dec 08, 2016 |
Securities and Exchange Commission
Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes:
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Bats BZX Exchange, Inc.
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Notice | Dec 08, 2016 |
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Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.
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Notice | Dec 08, 2016 |
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New York Stock Exchange LLC
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Notice | Dec 08, 2016 |
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The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
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Notice | Dec 08, 2016 |
Small Business Administration
Disaster Declarations:
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This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Minnesota (FEMA-4290-DR), dated 11/29/2016. Incident: Severe Storms and Flooding. Incident Period: 09/21/2016 through 09/24/2016. Effective Date: 11/29/2016. Physic...
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Notice | Dec 08, 2016 |
Surrender of License of Small Business Investment Companies:
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White Oak SBIC Fund, LP
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Notice | Dec 08, 2016 |
State Department
Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition:
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Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Act of October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C. 2459), E.O. 12047 of March 27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (112...
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Notice | Dec 08, 2016 |
Transportation Department
Airworthiness Directives:
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We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Bombardier, Inc. Model DHC-8-102, -103, and -106 airplanes, Model DHC- 8-200 series airplanes, and Model DHC-8-300 series airplanes. This AD was prompted by several occurrences of loss of...
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Rule | Dec 08, 2016 |
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We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Bombardier, Inc. Model DHC-8-400 series airplanes. This AD was prompted by reports of cracked and corroded barrel nuts found at the mid-spar location of the horizontal-stabilizer-to-verti...
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Rule | Dec 08, 2016 |
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We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all M7 Aerospace LLC Models SA226-AT, SA226-T, SA226-T(B), SA226-TC, SA227-AC (C-26A), SA227-AT, SA227-BC (C-26A), SA227-CC, SA227-DC (C-26B), and SA227-TT airplanes. This AD was prompted by corr...
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Rule | Dec 08, 2016 |
Commercial Driver's License Requirements:
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FMCSA establishes new minimum training standards for certain individuals applying for their commercial driver's license (CDL) for the first time; an upgrade of their CDL (e.g., a Class B CDL holder seeking a Class A CDL); or a hazardous materials (H)...
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Rule | Dec 08, 2016 |
Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:
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The FHWA is issuing this revised notice to advise the public that a Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) will be prepared for a proposed highway project in the Towns of Derry and Londonderry, in Rockingham County, New Hampshire.
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Notice | Dec 08, 2016 |
Final Special Conditions:
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These special conditions are issued for the BHTI Model 525 helicopter. This helicopter will have a novel or unusual design feature associated with fly-by-wire flight control system (FBW FCS) functions that affect the structural integrity of the rotor...
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Rule | Dec 08, 2016 |
Petitions for Decisions of Inconsequential Noncompliance:
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Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen), has determined that certain model year (MY) 2016 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible passenger cars do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 110, Tire Selection and Rims and...
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Notice | Dec 08, 2016 |
Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications:
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FMCSA announces its decision to renew exemptions of 107 individuals from its prohibition in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) against persons with insulin-treated diabetes mellitus (ITDM) from operating commercial motor vehicles (...
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Notice | Dec 08, 2016 |
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FMCSA announces its decision to renew exemptions of 99 individuals from its prohibition in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) against persons with insulin-treated diabetes mellitus (ITDM) from operating commercial motor vehicles (C...
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Notice | Dec 08, 2016 |
Type Certificates:
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This notice requests that the current holder(s) (or their heirs) of TCs 3A2 and A-772 come forward and identify themselves; otherwise, the FAA will declare the TCs as abandoned. This notice is issued in accordance with Sec. 302 of the FAA Modernizati...
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Notice | Dec 08, 2016 |
Treasury Department
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This document contains final regulations that provide guidance under section 987 of the Internal Revenue Code (Code) regarding the determination of the taxable income or loss of a taxpayer with respect to a qualified business unit (QBU) subject to se...
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Rule | Dec 08, 2016 |
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This document contains temporary regulations under section 987 of the Internal Revenue Code (Code) relating to the recognition and deferral of foreign currency gain or loss under section 987 with respect to a qualified business unit (QBU) in connecti...
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Rule | Dec 08, 2016 |
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Published elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register, the Treasury Department and the IRS are issuing temporary regulations under section 987 of the Code relating to the recognition and deferral of foreign currency gain or loss under section 987...
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Proposed Rule | Dec 08, 2016 |
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