December 8, 2016 (Volume 81)

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

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

Title Type Published
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...
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...
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...
Notice Dec 08, 2016

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

Title Type Published
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Dec 08, 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 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...
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...
Proposed Rule Dec 08, 2016

Production Activities:

Title Type Published
Wacker Polysilicon North America LLC, Foreign-Trade Zone 134, Chattanooga, TN
Notice Dec 08, 2016

Takes of Marine Mammals:

Title Type Published
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...
Notice Dec 08, 2016

Defense Department logo Defense Department

Title Type Published
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.
Notice Dec 08, 2016
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.
Notice Dec 08, 2016
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...
Notice Dec 08, 2016

Education Department logo Education Department

Title Type Published
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...
Rule Dec 08, 2016

Every Student Succeeds:

Title Type Published
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...
Rule Dec 08, 2016

Election Assistance Commission logo Election Assistance Commission

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Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Dec 08, 2016

Energy Department logo Energy Department

Title Type Published
Combined Filings
Notice Dec 08, 2016
Combined Filings
Notice Dec 08, 2016
Combined Filings
Notice Dec 08, 2016
Combined Filings
Notice Dec 08, 2016
Combined Filings
Notice Dec 08, 2016
Combined Filings
Notice Dec 08, 2016

Applications:

Title Type Published
Valley Crossing Pipeline, LLC
Notice Dec 08, 2016

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

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

Title Type Published
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...
Notice Dec 08, 2016

Air Quality State Implementation Plans; Approvals and Promulgations:

Title Type Published
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...
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...
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...
Rule Dec 08, 2016

Executive Office of the President logo Executive Office of the President

Title Type Published
Invasive Species; Efforts to Safeguard the Nation From Their Impacts (EO 13751)
Presidential Document Dec 08, 2016

Farm Credit Administration logo Farm Credit Administration

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the Government in the Sunshine Act, of the regular meeting of the Farm Credit Administration Board (Board).
Notice Dec 08, 2016

Federal Maritime Commission logo Federal Maritime Commission

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given of the names of the members of the Performance Review Board.
Notice Dec 08, 2016

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 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...
Notice Dec 08, 2016
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Dec 08, 2016
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Dec 08, 2016
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,...
Proposed Rule Dec 08, 2016
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...
Notice Dec 08, 2016

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

Title Type Published
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...
Notice Dec 08, 2016
RPG National Cross-Site Evaluation and Evaluation Technical Assistance
Notice Dec 08, 2016

Requests for Scientific Information:

Title Type Published
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...
Notice Dec 08, 2016

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

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

Title Type Published
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...
Notice Dec 08, 2016

Commercial Gaugers and Laboratories; Accreditations and Approvals:

Title Type Published
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.
Notice Dec 08, 2016

Major Disaster Declarations:

Title Type Published
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.
Notice Dec 08, 2016
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.
Notice Dec 08, 2016
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.
Notice Dec 08, 2016
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.
Notice Dec 08, 2016

Privacy Act; Systems of Records:

Title Type Published
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...
Proposed Rule Dec 08, 2016
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...
Notice Dec 08, 2016

Housing and Urban Development Department logo Housing and Urban Development Department

Title Type Published
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...
Rule Dec 08, 2016

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

Title Type Published
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...
Notice Dec 08, 2016

Interior Department logo Interior Department

Title Type Published
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...
Rule Dec 08, 2016

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
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.
Notice Dec 08, 2016

Plats of Surveys:

Title Type Published
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.
Notice Dec 08, 2016

International Trade Commission logo International Trade Commission

Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Investigations, Orders, or Reviews:

Title Type Published
Seamless Refined Copper Pipe and Tube from China and Mexico
Notice Dec 08, 2016

Complaints:

Title Type Published
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...
Notice Dec 08, 2016
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...
Notice Dec 08, 2016

Justice Department logo Justice Department

Consent Decrees:

Title Type Published
Proposed Consent Decrees under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
Notice Dec 08, 2016

Labor Department logo Labor Department

Expansion of Recognition; Applications:

Title Type Published
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).
Notice Dec 08, 2016

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Management and Budget Office

Title Type Published
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...
Notice Dec 08, 2016

Guidance:

Title Type Published
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...
Notice Dec 08, 2016

National Archives and Records Administration logo National Archives and Records Administration

Meetings:

Title Type Published
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.
Notice Dec 08, 2016

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title Type Published
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...
Notice Dec 08, 2016
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...
Rule Dec 08, 2016
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...
Notice Dec 08, 2016

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Postal Regulatory Commission

Title Type Published
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.
Notice Dec 08, 2016

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Small Business Administration logo Small Business Administration

Disaster Declarations:

Title Type Published
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...
Notice Dec 08, 2016

Surrender of License of Small Business Investment Companies:

Title Type Published
White Oak SBIC Fund, LP
Notice Dec 08, 2016

State Department logo State Department

Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition:

Title Type Published
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...
Notice Dec 08, 2016

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Airworthiness Directives:

Title Type Published
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...
Rule Dec 08, 2016
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...
Rule Dec 08, 2016
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...
Rule Dec 08, 2016

Commercial Driver's License Requirements:

Title Type Published
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)...
Rule Dec 08, 2016

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
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.
Notice Dec 08, 2016

Final Special Conditions:

Title Type Published
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...
Rule Dec 08, 2016

Petitions for Decisions of Inconsequential Noncompliance:

Title Type Published
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...
Notice Dec 08, 2016

Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications:

Title Type Published
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 (...
Notice Dec 08, 2016
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...
Notice Dec 08, 2016

Type Certificates:

Title Type Published
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...
Notice Dec 08, 2016

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

Title Type Published
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...
Rule Dec 08, 2016
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...
Rule Dec 08, 2016
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...
Proposed Rule Dec 08, 2016

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