Federal Register December 14, 2016 (Volume 81)

Agencies Publishing on December 14, 2016

Agriculture Department (3)
Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (1)
Civil Rights Commission (1)
Commerce Department (10)
Defense Department (8)
Education Department (3)
Environmental Protection Agency (4)
Executive Office of the President (4)
Federal Maritime Commission (1)
Federal Trade Commission (1)
Health and Human Services Department (13)
Homeland Security Department (3)
Housing and Urban Development Department (2)
Interior Department (6)
International Trade Commission (1)
Justice Department (4)
Labor Department (1)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (1)
National Archives and Records Administration (1)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (1)
Securities and Exchange Commission (6)
Small Business Administration (2)
State Department (2)
Surface Transportation Board (2)
Transportation Department (9)
Treasury Department (1)
Veterans Affairs Department (8)

Agriculture Department

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FSIS Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on Spices and Culinary Herbs The Office of the Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), are sponsoring a public meeting on January 17, 2017. The objective of the meeting is to provide information...	Notice	Dec 14, 2016

Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > AMS Regulations Under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA): Growers' Trust Protection Eligibility and Clarification of “Written Notification” The U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), is proposing to amend the regulations under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA or Act) to enhance clarity and improve the administration and enforcement...	Proposed Rule	Dec 14, 2016

Promotion, Research, and Information Orders:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > AMS Amendment to the Egg Research and Promotion Rules and Regulations To Update Patents, Copyrights, Trademarks, and Information Provisions This final rule amends the Patents, Copyrights, Trademarks, Publications, and Product Formulations (IP) language of the Egg Research and Promotion Rules and Regulations (Regulations) to conform with commodity research and promotion program orders cre...	Rule	Dec 14, 2016

Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board

Title	Type	Published
Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) Accessibility Guidelines for Transportation Vehicles The Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board or Board) is issuing a final rule that revises its existing accessibility guidelines for non-rail vehicles--namely, buses, over-the-road buses, and vans--acquired or remanuf...	Rule	Dec 14, 2016

Civil Rights Commission

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Civil Rights Commission Notice of Public Meeting of the Virginia Advisory Committee To Discuss Potential Projects of Study Including a Proposal on Hate Crimes Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the rules and regulations of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (Commission), and the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), that a planning meeting of the Virginia State Advisory Committee to th...	Notice	Dec 14, 2016

Commerce Department

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA 2017 Annual Determination to Implement the Sea Turtle Observer Requirement The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is providing notification that the agency will not identify additional fisheries to observe on the Annual Determination (AD) for 2017, pursuant to its authority under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Thro...	Notice	Dec 14, 2016
Commerce Department > USBC Confidentiality Pledge Revision Notice Under 44 U.S.C. 3506(e) and 13 U.S.C. Section 9, the U.S. Census Bureau is announcing revisions to the confidentiality pledge it provides to its respondents under Title 13, United States Code, Section 9. These revisions are required by the passage an...	Notice	Dec 14, 2016

Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Investigations, Orders, or Reviews:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Seamless Refined Copper Pipe and Tube from the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Administrative Review; 2014-2015 The Department of Commerce (the "Department") is conducting the fifth administrative review of the antidumping duty order on seamless refined copper pipe and tube from the People's Republic of China ("PRC"), covering the period November 1, 2014 throu...	Notice	Dec 14, 2016

Atlantic Highly Migratory Species:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Commercial Retention Limit for Blacknose Sharks and Non-Blacknose Small Coastal Sharks in the Atlantic Region This final rule establishes a commercial retention limit of eight blacknose sharks for all Atlantic shark limited access permit holders in the Atlantic region south of 34[deg]00' N. latitude. NMFS manages four small coastal shark (SCS) species in the...	Rule	Dec 14, 2016

Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources in the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Region; Amendment 26 The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (South Atlantic Council) and Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Gulf Council) have jointly submitted Amendment 26 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Coastal Migratory Pelagics Fishery of the G...	Proposed Rule	Dec 14, 2016

Fisheries of the Northeastern United States:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fisheries; Amendment 16 This final rule implements regulations in Amendment 16 to the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery Management Plan. Amendment 16 protects deep-sea corals from the effects of commercial fishing gear in the Mid-Atlantic. The management meas...	Rule	Dec 14, 2016

Funding Availabilities:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Gulf of Mexico Coast Conservation Corps (GulfCorps) Program The principal objective of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Gulf of Mexico Coast Conservation Corps ("GulfCorps") Program solicitation is to develop a Gulf-wide conservation corps that will contribute to meaningful Gulf of Mexico...	Notice	Dec 14, 2016

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness: Notice of Public Meetings This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed topics of discussion for public meetings of the Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness (Committee).	Notice	Dec 14, 2016
Commerce Department > ITA Environmental Technologies Trade Advisory Committee (ETTAC) Public Meeting This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of a meeting of the Environmental Technologies Trade Advisory Committee (ETTAC).	Notice	Dec 14, 2016

Requests for Information:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NIST Request for Information on Identification of New Capabilities Needed by the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) plans to publish a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) in fiscal year 2017 (FY17), subject to the availability of appropriated funding, to competitively fund grants and/or cooperative agreeme...	Notice	Dec 14, 2016

Defense Department

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department Proposed Collection; Comment Request In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Defense Security Service (DSS) announces a proposed public information collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments are invited on: Whether the proposed collection...	Notice	Dec 14, 2016
Defense Department 36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification 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 14, 2016
Defense Department 36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification 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 14, 2016
Defense Department 36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification 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 14, 2016
Defense Department 36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification 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 14, 2016
Defense Department > USA Release of Official Information and Appearance of Witnesses in Litigation The Department of the Army proposes to amend its regulation concerning policies and procedures for release of official information and testimony of Army witnesses in federal and state courts where the Army or Department of Defense (DoD) has an intere...	Proposed Rule	Dec 14, 2016

Danger Zones and Restricted Areas:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > COE East Pearl River, Within the Acoustic Buffer Area of the John C. Stennis Space Center, and Adjacent to Lands, in Hancock County, Mississippi; Danger Zone The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) is proposing to revise the existing regulations for a danger zone at the Naval Special Warfare Center (NSWC) N31 Branch within the acoustic buffer of the John C. Stennis Space Center on the East Pearl River, i...	Proposed Rule	Dec 14, 2016

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department Judicial Proceedings Since Fiscal Year 2012 Amendments Panel (Judicial Proceedings Panel); Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting 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	Dec 14, 2016

Education Department

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

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; International Computer and Information Literacy Study (ICILS 2018) Field Test Questionnaires Change Request In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing a reinstatement of a previously approved information collection.	Notice	Dec 14, 2016
Education Department Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NPEFS 2016-2018: Common Core of Data (CCD) National Public Education Financial Survey In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing a revision of an existing information collection.	Notice	Dec 14, 2016

Applications for New Awards:

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Applications for New Awards; Opening Doors, Expanding Opportunities Notice.	Notice	Dec 14, 2016

Environmental Protection Agency

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Removal of Certain Inert Ingredients From the Approved Chemical Substance List for Pesticide Products EPA is removing certain chemical substances from the current listing of inert ingredients approved for use in pesticide products because these chemical substances are no longer used as an inert ingredient in any registered pesticide product.	Notice	Dec 14, 2016
Environmental Protection Agency Notice of Data Availability Concerning the Renewables Enhancement and Growth Support Rule This Notice provides an opportunity to comment on new information that pertains to the proposed provisions for ethanol flex fuel contained in the Renewables Enhancement and Growth Support (REGS) rule which was published in the Federal Register on Nov...	Proposed Rule	Dec 14, 2016

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

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Under EPA's Natural Gas STAR Methane Challenge Program The Environmental Protection Agency is planning to submit an information collection request (ICR), "Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Under EPA's Natural Gas STAR Methane Challenge Program" (EPA ICR No. 2547.01, OMB Control No. 2060-NEW) to th...	Notice	Dec 14, 2016

Air Quality State Implementation Plans; Approvals and Promulgations:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Determination of Nonattainment and Reclassification of the Houston-Galveston-Brazoria 2008 8-hour Ozone Nonattainment Area; Texas The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is determining that the Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, Texas 2008 8-hour ozone nonattainment area (HGB area) failed to attain the 2008 8-hour ozone national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS) by the applicable...	Rule	Dec 14, 2016

Executive Office of the President

Title	Type	Published
Executive Office of the President Northern Bering Sea Climate Resilience Northern Bering Sea; Climate Resilience (EO 13754)	Presidential Document	Dec 14, 2016

Government Agencies and Employees:

Title	Type	Published
Executive Office of the President Amending the Order of Succession in the Department of Homeland Security Homeland Security, Department of; Order of Succession, Amending (EO 13753)	Presidential Document	Dec 14, 2016

Special Observances:

Title	Type	Published
Executive Office of the President Death of John Glenn Death of John H. Glenn, Jr. (Proc. 9552)	Presidential Document	Dec 14, 2016
Executive Office of the President Human Rights Day and Human Rights Week, 2016 Human Rights Day and Human Rights Week (Proc. 9553)	Presidential Document	Dec 14, 2016

Federal Maritime Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Maritime Commission Notice of Agreements Filed Agreements Filed	Notice	Dec 14, 2016

Federal Trade Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Trade Commission Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Extension The information collection requirements described below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget ("OMB") for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act ("PRA"). The FTC is seeking public comments on its proposal to extend for...	Notice	Dec 14, 2016

Health and Human Services Department

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > ACF Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System The Social Security Act (the Act) requires that ACF regulate a national data collection system that provides comprehensive demographic and case-specific information on children who are in foster care and adopted. This final rule replaces existing Ado...	Rule	Dec 14, 2016
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Agency Information Collection Activities; Announcement of Office of Management and Budget Approvals The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is publishing a list of information collections that have been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.	Notice	Dec 14, 2016
Health and Human Services Department > CMS Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request 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 (the PRA), federal agencies are required to...	Notice	Dec 14, 2016
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Amendments to Accreditation of Third-Party Certification Bodies To Conduct Food Safety Audits and To Issue Certifications To Provide for the User Fee Program The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, the Agency, or we) is amending its regulations on accreditation of third-party certification bodies to conduct food safety audits and to issue certifications to provide for a reimbursement (user fee) program to...	Rule	Dec 14, 2016

Food Safety Modernization Act:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Food Safety Modernization Act Third-Party Certification Program User Fee Rate for Fiscal Year 2017 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the fiscal year (FY) 2017 fee rate for accreditation bodies applying to be recognized in the third-party certification program that is authorized by the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the FD...	Notice	Dec 14, 2016

Guidance:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Fruit Juice and Vegetable Juice as Color Additives in Food; Draft Guidance for Industry; Availability The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled "Fruit Juice and Vegetable Juice as Color Additives in Food." The draft guidance, when finalized, will help manufacturers determine...	Proposed Rule	Dec 14, 2016
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Public Notification of Emerging Postmarket Medical Device Signals (“Emerging Signals”); Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Availability The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of the guidance entitled "Public Notification of Emerging Postmarket Medical Device Signals (`Emerging Signals')." FDA is issuing this guidance to describe the Center for...	Notice	Dec 14, 2016

Medicare Program:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > CMS Medicare Program; Conditions for Coverage for End-Stage Renal Disease Facilities-Third Party Payment This interim final rule with comment period implements new requirements for Medicare-certified dialysis facilities that make payments of premiums for individual market health plans. These requirements apply to dialysis facilities that make such payme...	Rule	Dec 14, 2016

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > SAMHSA Notice of Meeting Center for Mental Health Services Center for Mental Health Services	Notice	Dec 14, 2016
Health and Human Services Department Meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Children and Disasters and the National Preparedness and Response Science Board As stipulated by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is hereby giving notice that the National Advisory Committee on Children and Disasters (NACCD) and the National Preparedness and Response Science B...	Notice	Dec 14, 2016
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Public Meeting on Patient-Focused Drug Development for Sarcopenia; Request for Comments The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing a public meeting and an opportunity for public comment on "Patient- Focused Drug Development for Sarcopenia." Patient-Focused Drug Development is part of FDA's performance commitments mad...	Notice	Dec 14, 2016

Requirements and Registrations:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department Announcement of Requirements and Registration for “Privacy Policy Snapshot Challenge” The Model Privacy Notice (MPN) is a voluntary, openly available resource designed to help health technology developers who collect digital health data clearly convey information about their privacy and security policies to their users. Similar to a n...	Notice	Dec 14, 2016

World Trade Center Health Program:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department World Trade Center Health Program; Petition 012-Atherosclerosis; Finding of Insufficient Evidence On April 11, 2016, the Administrator of the World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program received two petitions (combined into Petition 012) to add atherosclerosis to the List of WTC-Related Health Conditions (List). The Program conducted a literature sea...	Proposed Rule	Dec 14, 2016

Homeland Security Department

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCBP Quarterly IRS Interest Rates Used in Calculating Interest on Overdue Accounts and Refunds on Customs Duties This notice advises the public that the quarterly Internal Revenue Service interest rates used to calculate interest on overdue accounts (underpayments) and refunds (overpayments) of customs duties will remain the same from the previous quarter. For...	Notice	Dec 14, 2016

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

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department Agency Information Collection Activities: DHS Civil Rights Compliance Form The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, will submit the following Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperw...	Notice	Dec 14, 2016

Drawbridge Operations:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Sacramento River, Sacramento, CA The Coast Guard has issued a temporary deviation from the operating schedule that governs the Tower Drawbridge across the Sacramento River, mile 59.0, at Sacramento, CA. The deviation is necessary to allow the community to participate in the New Year...	Rule	Dec 14, 2016

Housing and Urban Development Department

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Federal Housing Administration (FHA): Direct Endorsement Program Timeframe for Conducting Pre-Endorsement Review Through this document FHA advises that it is shifting the timeframe for FHA's review of loans prior to endorsement from pre- closing to post-closing. A lender applying for unconditional Direct Endorsement authority will therefore submit required loan...	Notice	Dec 14, 2016

Housing Counseling:

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Housing Counseling: New Certification Requirements HUD's housing counseling program provides housing counseling to consumers seeking information about financing, maintaining, renting, or owning a home. The housing counseling statute was amended to improve the effectiveness of housing counseling in HU...	Rule	Dec 14, 2016

Interior Department

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Endangered Species Recovery Permit Applications We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite the public to comment on the following applications for a permit to conduct activities intended to enhance the survival of endangered species. With some exceptions, the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as...	Notice	Dec 14, 2016

Endangered and Threatened Species:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Determinations for Five Poecilotheria Tarantula Species From Sri Lanka We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce a proposal to list the following five tarantula species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act): Poecilotheria fasciata, P. ornata, P. smithi, P. subfusca, and P. vittata....	Proposed Rule	Dec 14, 2016

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BIA Final Environmental Impact Statement and a Revised Draft Conformity Determination for the Proposed Wilton Rancheria Fee-to-Trust and Casino Project, Sacramento County, California This notice advises the public that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) as lead agency, with the Wilton Rancheria (Tribe), City of Galt, City of Elk Grove, Sacramento County (County), and the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) serving...	Notice	Dec 14, 2016
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement and Notice of Public Meetings for a Federal Coal Lease by Application (MTM 105485), Application To Modify Federal Coal Lease (MTM 94378), and Applications To Amend Land Use Permit (MTM 96659), and Land Use Lease (MTM 74913), Big Horn County, MT In accordance with Bureau of Land Management (BLM) regulations, the United States Department of the Interior, BLM Miles City Field Office is publishing this notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) to evaluate the potential...	Notice	Dec 14, 2016

John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System; Availability of Final Revised Maps for Louisiana, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands The Coastal Barrier Resources Act (CBRA) requires the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) to review the maps of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System (CBRS) at least once every 5 years and make any minor and technical modifications to...	Notice	Dec 14, 2016

Realty Actions:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Realty Action: Proposed Amendment to Noncompetitive Land Use Lease MTM 74913, Montana The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has received a proposal to amend Spring Creek Coal, LLC's existing Land Use Lease (LUL) MTM-74913, pursuant to Section 302 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) of 1976, as amended, for not less tha...	Notice	Dec 14, 2016

International Trade Commission

Complaints:

Title	Type	Published
International Trade Commission Notice of Receipt of Complaint; Solicitation of Comments Relating to the Public Interest Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has received a complaint entitled Certain Liquid Crystal Ewriters and Components Thereof, DN 3187 the Commission is soliciting comments on any public interest issues raised by the co...	Notice	Dec 14, 2016

Justice Department

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department > DEA Establishment of a New Drug Code for Marihuana Extract The Drug Enforcement Administration is creating a new Administration Controlled Substances Code Number for "Marihuana Extract." This code number will allow DEA and DEA-registered entities to track quantities of this material separately from quantitie...	Rule	Dec 14, 2016

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

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection: Office for Victims of Crime Training and Technical Assistance Center-Trafficking Information Management System (TIMS) The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs, Office for Victims of Crime, will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Pape...	Notice	Dec 14, 2016
Justice Department > ATF Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Records of Acquisition and Disposition, Collectors of Firearms The Department of Justice (DOJ), Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), will submit the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork...	Notice	Dec 14, 2016

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department > OJP Webinar Meeting of the Federal Advisory Committee on Juvenile Justice The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) has scheduled a webinar meeting of the Federal Advisory Committee on Juvenile Justice (FACJJ).	Notice	Dec 14, 2016

Labor Department

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > OSHA Procedures for Handling Retaliation Complaints Under Section 31307 of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) On March 16, 2016, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) of the U.S. Department of Labor (Department) issued an interim final rule (IFR) that provided procedures for the Department's processing of complaints under the employee prot...	Rule	Dec 14, 2016

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplements:

Title	Type	Published
National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Revised Voucher Submission & Payment Process (NFS Case 2016-N025) NASA has adopted as final, without change, an interim rule amending the NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (NFS) to implement revisions to the voucher submittal and payment process.	Rule	Dec 14, 2016

National Archives and Records Administration

Title	Type	Published
National Archives and Records Administration Records Schedules; Availability and Request for Comments The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) publishes notice at least once monthly of certain Federal agency requests for records disposition authority (records schedules). Once approved by NARA, records schedules provide mandatory instru...	Notice	Dec 14, 2016

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Establishment of Atomic Safety and Licensing Board:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission DTE Electric Company; Establishment of Atomic Safety and Licensing Board DTE Electric Co.	Notice	Dec 14, 2016

Securities and Exchange Commission

Applications:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission ALAIA Market Linked Trust and Beech Hill Securities, Inc.; Notice of Application Notice of an application for an order under section 12(d)(1)(J) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "Act") for an exemption from sections 12(d)(1)(A), (B), and (C) of the Act and under sections 6(c) and 17(b) of the Act for an exemption from sections 17(a)(1) and (2) of the Act. The requested order would permit certain registered unit investment trusts ("UITs") to acquire shares of certain registered open-end investment companies, registered closed-end investment companies and registered UITs (collectively, the "Underlying Funds") that are within and outside the same group of investment companies as the acquiring UITs, in excess of the limits in section 12(d)(1) of the Act.	Notice	Dec 14, 2016
Securities and Exchange Commission Hartford Life Insurance Company, et al; Notice of Application Notice of application for an order approving the substitution of certain securities pursuant to section 26(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended ("Act") and an order of exemption pursuant to section 17(b) of the Act from section 17(a) of the Act.	Notice	Dec 14, 2016
Securities and Exchange Commission Hartford Life Insurance Company, et al; Notice of Application Notice of application for an order approving the substitution of certain securities pursuant to section 26(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended ("Act") and an order of exemption pursuant to section 17(b) of the Act from section 17(a) of the Act.	Notice	Dec 14, 2016

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Amending the Exchange's Schedule of Fees and Charges Relating to the Listing and Annual Fees Applicable to Certain Structured Products NYSE Arca, Inc.	Notice	Dec 14, 2016
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE MKT LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Extend the Pilot Period for the Exchange's Retail Liquidity Program NYSE MKT LLC	Notice	Dec 14, 2016
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE MKT LLC; Notice of Designation of a Longer Period for Commission Action on Proceedings To Determine Whether To Approve or Disapprove a Proposed Rule Change, as Modified by Amendments No. 1 and 2 Thereto, Relating to Amendments to NYSE MKT Rules 1600 et seq. and the Listing Rules Applicable to the Shares of the Nuveen Diversified Commodity Fund and the Nuveen Long/Short Commodity Total Return Fund NYSE MKT LLC	Notice	Dec 14, 2016

Small Business Administration

Title	Type	Published
Small Business Administration Data Collection Available for Public Comments The Small Business Administration (SBA) intends to request approval, from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the collection of information described in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.	Notice	Dec 14, 2016

Disaster Declarations:

Title	Type	Published
Small Business Administration Pennsylvania Disaster #PA-00077 This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the Commonwealth of PENNSYLVANIA (FEMA-4292-DR), dated 12/02/2016. Incident: Severe Storms and Flooding. Incident Period: 10/20/2016 through 10/21/201...	Notice	Dec 14, 2016

State Department

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
State Department Notice of Public Meeting International Maritime Organization Sub-Committee on Pollution Prevention and Response	Notice	Dec 14, 2016
State Department Notice of Public Meeting International Maritime Organization Sub-Committee on Ship Design and Construction	Notice	Dec 14, 2016

Surface Transportation Board

Title	Type	Published
Surface Transportation Board Rules Relating to Board-Initiated Investigations The Surface Transportation Board (Board or STB) is adopting final rules for investigations conducted on the Board's own initiative pursuant to Section 12 of the Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act of 2015.	Rule	Dec 14, 2016

Requests for Nominations:

Title	Type	Published
Surface Transportation Board Notice of Railroad-Shipper Transportation Advisory Council Vacancies The Board hereby gives notice of vacancies on RSTAC for (1) a representative of a small shipper; and (2) a representative for a Class I railroad. The Board is soliciting suggestions for candidates to fill these vacancies.	Notice	Dec 14, 2016

Transportation Department

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department Use of Mobile Wireless Devices for Voice Calls on Aircraft The Department of Transportation (DOT or the Department) is proposing to protect airline passengers from being unwillingly exposed to voice calls within the confines of an aircraft. Specifically, the Department proposes to require sellers of air tran...	Proposed Rule	Dec 14, 2016

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

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Aging Aircraft Program (Widespread Fatigue Damage) In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval to renew a previously approved information collection. The "Aging Aircraft Program (...	Notice	Dec 14, 2016
Transportation Department > FAA Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Aircraft Registration In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval to renew a previously approved information collection. The information collected is...	Notice	Dec 14, 2016
Transportation Department > FAA Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B) Out Performance Requirements To Support Air Traffic Control (ATC) Service In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval to renew a previously approved information collection. The final rule titles "Automa...	Notice	Dec 14, 2016
Transportation Department > FAA Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Aviation Research Grants Program In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval to renew a previously approved information collection. The FAA Aviation Research and...	Notice	Dec 14, 2016
Transportation Department > FAA Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Commercial Aviation Safety Team Safety Enhancements In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval to renew a previously approved information collection. The FAA is collecting safety-...	Notice	Dec 14, 2016
Transportation Department > FAA Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Helicopter Air Ambulance, Commercial Helicopter, and Part 91 Helicopter Operations In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval to renew a previously approved information collection. On February 21, 2014, the FAA...	Notice	Dec 14, 2016
Transportation Department > FAA Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Notice of Landing Area Proposal In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval to renew a previously approved information collection. FAA Form 7480-1, Notice of La...	Notice	Dec 14, 2016

Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards:

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Transportation Department > NHTSA Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Minimum Sound Requirements for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles To reduce the risk of pedestrian crashes, especially for the blind and visually-impaired, and to satisfy the mandate in the Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act (PSEA) of 2010 this final rule establishes a new Federal motor vehicle safety standard (FMVS...	Rule	Dec 14, 2016

Treasury Department

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Treasury Department > OFAC Sanctions Actions Pursuant to Executive Order 13224 The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of 2 individuals and 1 entity whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to Executive Order 13224 of September 23, 2001, "Blocking Pro...	Notice	Dec 14, 2016

Veterans Affairs Department

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Veterans Affairs Department Advanced Practice Registered Nurses The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is amending its medical regulations to permit full practice authority of three roles of VA advanced practice registered nurses (APRN) when they are acting within the scope of their VA employment. Certified Regi...	Rule	Dec 14, 2016

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

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Veterans Affairs Department Agency Information Collection Activity (Declaration of Status of Dependents (VA Form 21-686c) 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	Dec 14, 2016
Veterans Affairs Department Agency Information Collection Activity: (Nonprofit Research and Education Corporations (NPCs) Data Collection) In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3521), this notice announces that the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Department of Veterans Affairs, will submit the collection of information abstracted below to the...	Notice	Dec 14, 2016
Veterans Affairs Department Agency Information Collection Activity: (Request for Information To Make Direct Payment to Child Reaching Majority (FL 21-863)) 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	Dec 14, 2016
Veterans Affairs Department Agency Information Collection Activity (Residency Verification Report-Veterans and Survivors (FL 21-914)) 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	Dec 14, 2016
Veterans Affairs Department Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: (Submission of School Catalog to the State Approving Agency) In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3521), this notice announces that the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs, will submit the collection of information abstracted below to t...	Notice	Dec 14, 2016

Meetings:

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Veterans Affairs Department Joint Biomedical Laboratory Research and Development and Clinical Science Research and Development Services Scientific Merit Review Board Amended; Notice of Meeting Joint Biomedical Laboratory Research and Development and Clinical Science Research and Development Services Scientific Merit Review Board	Notice	Dec 14, 2016

Reasonable Charges for Medical Care or Services:

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Veterans Affairs Department Reasonable Charges for Medical Care or Services; v3.21, 2017 Calendar Year Update and National Average Administrative Prescription Drug Charge Update This Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) notice updates the data for calculating the "Reasonable Charges" collected or recovered by VA for medical care or services. This notice also updates the "National Average Administrative Prescription Costs" for...	Notice	Dec 14, 2016

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