Federal Register December 23, 2016 (Volume 81)

Agencies Publishing on December 23, 2016

Administrative Conference of the United States (1)
Agriculture Department (4)
Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (1)
Commerce Department (7)
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled (2)
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (1)
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (1)
Consumer Product Safety Commission (1)
Corporation for National and Community Service (1)
Defense Department (12)
Education Department (2)
Energy Department (18)
Environmental Protection Agency (10)
Executive Office of the President (2)
Federal Communications Commission (4)
Federal Election Commission (1)
Federal Reserve System (3)
General Services Administration (1)
Government Ethics Office (1)
Health and Human Services Department (17)
Homeland Security Department (3)
Housing and Urban Development Department (10)
Interior Department (10)
International Trade Commission (3)
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Joint Board for Enrollment of Actuaries (1)
Justice Department (5)
Labor Department (4)
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Management and Budget Office (1)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (3)
National Archives and Records Administration (2)
National Credit Union Administration (1)
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National Science Foundation (1)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (6)
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Regulatory Information Service Center (1)
Securities and Exchange Commission (17)
Small Business Administration (2)
State Department (1)
Surface Transportation Board (2)
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Susquehanna River Basin Commission (1)
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Trade Representative, Office of United States (1)
Transportation Department (7)
Treasury Department (8)
Veterans Affairs Department (4)

Administrative Conference of the United States

Title	Type	Published
Administrative Conference of the United States Adoption of Recommendations The Administrative Conference of the United States adopted four recommendations at its Sixty-sixth Plenary Session. The appended recommendations address: Special Procedural Rules for Social Security Litigation; Evidentiary Hearings Not Required by th...	Notice	Dec 23, 2016

Agriculture Department

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals	Notice	Dec 23, 2016
Agriculture Department Availability of Information to the Public The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Office of Inspector General (OIG) amends its regulation relating to the availability of its information to the public. The amendments are necessary to update its regulation in order to reflect reorganization...	Rule	Dec 23, 2016

Imports:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > APHIS Importation of Lemons From Northwest Argentina We are amending the fruits and vegetables regulations to allow the importation of lemons from northwest Argentina into the continental United States. As a condition of entry, lemons from northwest Argentina would have to be produced in accordance wit...	Rule	Dec 23, 2016

Regulatory Agenda:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department Semiannual Regulatory Agenda, Fall 2016 This agenda provides summary descriptions of significant and not significant regulations being developed in agencies of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in conformance with Executive Orders (E.O.) 12866 "Regulatory Planning and Review," and...	Proposed Rule	Dec 23, 2016

Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board

Regulatory Agenda:

Title	Type	Published
Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions The Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board submits the following agenda of proposed regulatory activities which may be conducted by the agency during the next 12 months. This regulatory agenda may be revised by the agency during t...	Proposed Rule	Dec 23, 2016

Commerce Department

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

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > USBC Agency Information Collection Activities; Request for Comments; Revision of the Confidentiality Pledge Under Title 13 United States Code, Section 9 Under 44 U.S.C. 3506(e) and 13 U.S.C. Section 9, the U.S. Census Bureau is seeking comments on revisions to the confidentiality pledge it provides to its respondents under Title 13, United States Code, Section 9. These revisions are required by the p...	Notice	Dec 23, 2016

Atlantic Herring Fishery Management Plan:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public meeting of its Herring Advisory Panel on Tuesday, January 10, 2017, to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Recommendations...	Proposed Rule	Dec 23, 2016

Endangered and Threatened Species:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish Notice is hereby given that NMFS has received ten scientific research permit application requests relating to Pacific salmon, steelhead, eulachon, and green sturgeon. The proposed research is intended to increase knowledge of species listed under the...	Notice	Dec 23, 2016

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) Groundfish Plan Team will hold a two day meeting.	Notice	Dec 23, 2016

Regulatory Agenda:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department Fall 2016 Semiannual Agenda of Regulations In compliance with Executive Order 12866, entitled "Regulatory Planning and Review," and the Regulatory Flexibility Act, as amended, the Department of Commerce (Commerce), in the spring and fall of each year, publishes in the Federal Register an agen...	Proposed Rule	Dec 23, 2016

Requests for Nominations:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Nominations to the Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee Nominations are being sought for appointment by the Secretary of Commerce to fill vacancy openings on the Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee (MAFAC or Committee) that will be pending late April 2017. MAFAC is the only Federal advisory committee with...	Notice	Dec 23, 2016

Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; St. George Reef Lighthouse Restoration, Maintenance, and Tour Operations at Northwest Seal Rock, Del Norte County, California NMFS has received an application from the St. George Reef Lighthouse Preservation Society (Society), for an Incidental Harassment Authorization (IHA) to take marine mammals, by harassment incidental to conducting aircraft operations, lighthouse renov...	Notice	Dec 23, 2016

Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled

Title	Type	Published
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled Procurement List; Proposed Additions and Deletions The Committee is proposing to add services to the Procurement List that will be provided by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities, and deletes products previously furnished by such agencies.	Notice	Dec 23, 2016
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled Procurement List; Additions and Deletions This action adds services to the Procurement List that will be provided by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities, and deletes products and services from the Procurement List previously furnished by such...	Notice	Dec 23, 2016

Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Regulatory Agenda:

Title	Type	Published
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Regulatory Flexibility Agenda The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission), in accordance with the requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, is publishing a semiannual agenda of rulemakings that the Commission expects to propose or promulgate over the next year. Th...	Proposed Rule	Dec 23, 2016

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Regulatory Agenda:

Title	Type	Published
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Semiannual Regulatory Agenda The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (CFPB or Bureau) is publishing this agenda as part of the Fall 2016 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions. The CFPB reasonably anticipates having the regulatory matters identified be...	Proposed Rule	Dec 23, 2016

Consumer Product Safety Commission

Regulatory Agenda:

Title	Type	Published
Consumer Product Safety Commission Semiannual Regulatory Agenda In this document, the Commission publishes its semiannual regulatory flexibility agenda. In addition, this document includes an agenda of regulatory actions that the Commission expects to be under development or review by the agency during the next y...	Proposed Rule	Dec 23, 2016

Corporation for National and Community Service

Title	Type	Published
Corporation for National and Community Service Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance consultation program to provide the general public and federal agencies with an opportunit...	Notice	Dec 23, 2016

Defense Department

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records Pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974, and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular No. A-130, notice is hereby given that the Department of Defense proposes to change a system of records, WUSU 07, "USUHS Grievance Records," last published at 79...	Notice	Dec 23, 2016

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

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > DARS Information Collection Requirement; Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Describing Agency Needs DoD announces the proposed extension of a public information collection requirement and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved this information collection requirement for use through Mar...	Notice	Dec 23, 2016

Charter Renewals:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department Charter Renewal of Department of Defense Federal Advisory Committee The Department of Defense (DoD) is publishing this notice to announce that it is renewing the charter for the Department of Defense Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care Board of Actuaries ("the Board").	Notice	Dec 23, 2016

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > COE Intent To Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Matagorda Ship Channel, TX, Feasibility Study The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) intends to prepare a Draft Integrated Feasibility Report and Environmental Impact Statement (DIFR-EIS) to assess the social, economic and environmental effects of widening and deepening the Matagorda Ship Chan...	Notice	Dec 23, 2016
Defense Department > COE Public Scoping Meeting and Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for Proposed Pascagoula River Drought Resiliency Project, George County and Jackson County, Mississippi The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District (USACE) has received an application (File Number SAM-2014-00653-MBM) for a Department of Army Permit from the Pat Harrison Waterway District and George County Board of Supervisors to construct two wat...	Notice	Dec 23, 2016
Defense Department > COE Intent To Prepare an Integrated Feasibility Study/Environmental Impact Statement for the San Francisquito Creek Flood Risk Management Study, San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties, CA The Department of the Army and the San Francisquito Creek Joint Powers Authority (SFCJPA) hereby give notice of intent to prepare an integrated Feasibility Study/Environmental Impact Statement (FS/EIS) for the San Francisquito Creek Flood Risk Manage...	Notice	Dec 23, 2016

Exclusive Patent Licenses:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > USAF Notice of Intent To Grant an Exclusive Patent License Pursuant to the Bayh-Dole Act and implementing regulations, the Department of the Air Force hereby gives notice of its intent to grant an exclusive patent license agreement to The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, a public university duly or...	Notice	Dec 23, 2016

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > USA Advisory Committee on Arlington National Cemetery Meeting Notice The Department of the Army is publishing this notice to announce the following Federal advisory committee meeting of the Advisory Committee on Arlington National Cemetery (ACANC). The meeting is open to the public. For more information about the Comm...	Notice	Dec 23, 2016
Defense Department > USA Advisory Committee on Arlington National Cemetery, Honor Subcommittee and the Remember and Explore Subcommittee Meeting Notice The Department of the Army is publishing this notice to announce the following Federal advisory subcommittee meetings of the Honor Subcommittee and the Remember and Explore Subcommittee of the Advisory Committee on Arlington National Cemetery (ACANC)...	Notice	Dec 23, 2016
Defense Department Defense Advisory Committee on Investigation, Prosecution, and Defense of Sexual Assault in the Armed Forces (DAC-IPAD); Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting The Department of Defense is publishing this notice to announce the following Federal Advisory Committee meeting of the Defense Advisory Committee on Investigation, Prosecution, and Defense of Sexual Assault in the Armed Forces ("the DAC-IPAD" or "th...	Notice	Dec 23, 2016

Regulatory Agenda:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department Improving Government Regulations; Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions The Department of Defense (DoD) is publishing this semiannual agenda of regulatory documents, including those that are procurement- related, for public information and comments under Executive Order 12866 "Regulatory Planning and Review." This agenda...	Proposed Rule	Dec 23, 2016
DOD, GSA, NASA Semiannual Regulatory Agenda This agenda provides summary descriptions of regulations being developed by the Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council in compliance with Executive Order 12866 "Regulatory Planning and Review." This agenda...	Proposed Rule	Dec 23, 2016

Education Department

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (Privacy Act), the Department of Education (the Department or ED) publishes this notice of an altered system of records entitled "Student Loan Repayment Benefits Case Files" (18-05-15). The syste...	Notice	Dec 23, 2016

Regulatory Agenda:

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions The Secretary of Education publishes a semiannual agenda of Federal regulatory and deregulatory actions. The agenda is issued under the authority of section 4(b) of Executive Order 12866, "Regulatory Planning and Review." The purpose of the agenda is...	Proposed Rule	Dec 23, 2016

Energy Department

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Combined Notice of Filings #1 Combined Filings	Notice	Dec 23, 2016
Energy Department > FERC Combined Notice of Filings #2 Combined Filings	Notice	Dec 23, 2016
Energy Department > FERC Combined Notice of Filings #1 Combined Filings	Notice	Dec 23, 2016
Energy Department > FERC Combined Notice of Filings #2 Combined Filings	Notice	Dec 23, 2016
Energy Department > FERC Inquiry Regarding the Commission's Policy for Recovery of Income Tax Costs Following the decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in United Airlines, Inc., et al. v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 827 F.3d 122 (D.C. Cir. 2016), the Commission seeks comment regarding how to address an...	Notice	Dec 23, 2016
Energy Department Proposed Subsequent Arrangement This document is being issued under the authority of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended. The Department is providing notice of a subsequent arrangement under the Agreement for Cooperation Between the Government of the United States of America...	Notice	Dec 23, 2016

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

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection for the State Energy Program The Department of Energy (DOE) invites public comment on a revision of a currently approved collection of information that DOE is developing for submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995....	Notice	Dec 23, 2016

Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Water Heating Equipment:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Water Heating Equipment: Availability of Updated Analysis Results In this NODA, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) presents its updated analysis used to convert the potential energy conservation standard levels the Department has considered for residential-duty commercial gas-fired storage water heaters from therm...	Rule	Dec 23, 2016

Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Florida Gas Transmission Company, LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed East-West Project and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues Florida Gas Transmission Company, LLC; East-West Project	Notice	Dec 23, 2016

Filings:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC City of Anaheim, California; Notice of Filing Anaheim, CA	Notice	Dec 23, 2016
Energy Department > FERC City of Banning, California; Notice of Filing Banning, CA	Notice	Dec 23, 2016
Energy Department > FERC City of Riverside, California; Notice of Filing Riverside, CA	Notice	Dec 23, 2016

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

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Beacon Solar 1, LLC; Supplemental Notice That Initial Market-Based Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section 204 Authorization Beacon Solar 1, LLC	Notice	Dec 23, 2016
Energy Department > FERC National Choice Energy LLC; Supplemental Notice That Initial Market-Based Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section 204 Authorization National Choice Energy LLC	Notice	Dec 23, 2016
Energy Department > FERC Wildwood Solar I, LLC; Supplemental Notice That Initial Market-Based Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section 204 Authorization Wildwood Solar I, LLC	Notice	Dec 23, 2016

Qualifying Conduit Hydropower Facilities:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Greybull Valley Irrigation District; Notice of Preliminary Determination of a Qualifying Conduit Hydropower Facility and Soliciting Comments and Motions To Intervene Greybull Valley Irrigation District	Notice	Dec 23, 2016

Regulatory Agenda:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department Semiannual Regulatory Agenda The Department of Energy (DOE) has prepared and is making available its portion of the semiannual Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions (Agenda), including its Regulatory Plan (Plan), pursuant to Executive Order 12866, "Regula...	Proposed Rule	Dec 23, 2016

Staff Protests to Petitions for Rate Approvals:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Eagle Ford Midstream, LP; Notice of Staff Protest to Petition for Rate Approval Eagle Ford Midstream, LP	Notice	Dec 23, 2016

Environmental Protection Agency

Air Quality State Implementation Plans; Approvals and Promulgations:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Air Plan Approval; Air Plan Approval and Air Quality Designation; GA; Redesignation of the Atlanta, Georgia 2008 8-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area to Attainment On July 18, 2016, the State of Georgia, through the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (GA EPD) of the Department of Natural Resources, submitted a request for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to redesignate the Atlanta, Georgia 2008...	Proposed Rule	Dec 23, 2016
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Maryland; Control of Volatile Organic Compounds Emissions From Fiberglass Boat Manufacturing Materials The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving a state implementation plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of Maryland. This revision pertains to Maryland's adoption of the requirements in EPA's control technique guidelines (CTG) for fi...	Rule	Dec 23, 2016
Environmental Protection Agency Air Plan Approval; WV; Infrastructure Requirements for the 2012 Fine Particulate Standard The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a state implementation plan (SIP) revision submittal from the State of West Virginia pursuant to the Clean Air Act (CAA). Whenever new or revised national ambient air quality standards...	Proposed Rule	Dec 23, 2016

Draft Field-Based Methods:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Draft Field-Based Methods for Developing Aquatic Life Criteria for Specific Conductivity The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the availability of Draft Field-Based Methods for Developing Aquatic Life Criteria for Specific Conductivity for public comment. Elevated ionic concentration measured as specific conductivity ha...	Notice	Dec 23, 2016

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability Weekly Receipts	Notice	Dec 23, 2016

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Meetings of the Local Government Advisory Committee and the Small Communities Advisory Subcommittee (SCAS) The Small Communities Advisory Subcommittee (SCAS) will meet via teleconference on Friday, January 13, 2017, at 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (ET). The Subcommittee will discuss the LGAC Biannual Report, and other environmental and public health issues affec...	Notice	Dec 23, 2016

National Priorities List:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan; National Priorities List: Partial Deletion of the North Penn Area 6 Superfund Site The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region III is publishing a direct final notice of partial deletion of a portion of the North Penn Area 6 Superfund Site (Site) located in Lansdale Borough, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, from the National P...	Rule	Dec 23, 2016
Environmental Protection Agency National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan; National Priorities List: Partial Deletion of the North Penn Area 6 Superfund Site The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region III is issuing a Notice of Intent to Delete a portion of the North Penn Area 6 Superfund Site (Site) located in Lansdale Borough, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, from the National Priorities List (NPL...	Proposed Rule	Dec 23, 2016

Regulatory Agenda:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Fall 2016 Regulatory Agenda The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) publishes the semiannual regulatory agenda online (the e-Agenda) at http:// www.reginfo.gov and at www.regulations.gov to update the public. This document contains information about: <bullet> Regulations in t...	Proposed Rule	Dec 23, 2016

Significant New Use:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Significant New Use Rules on Certain Chemical Substances; Technical Correction EPA issued a final rule in the Federal Register of November 17, 2016 for 57 chemical substances that were the subject of premanufacture notices (PMNs). For the chemical substance that was the subject of PMN P-15-614, EPA inadvertently listed an incor...	Rule	Dec 23, 2016

Executive Office of the President

Title	Type	Published
Executive Office of the President Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 570(a) of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1997 Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1997; Determination (Presidential Determination No. 201704 of December 2, 2016)	Presidential Document	Dec 23, 2016

Defense and National Security:

Title	Type	Published
Executive Office of the President Steps for Increased Legal and Policy Transparency Concerning the United States Use of Military Force and Related National Security Operations U.S. Military Force and National Security Operations; Increased Legal and Policy Transparency Efforts (Memorandum of December 5, 2016)	Presidential Document	Dec 23, 2016

Federal Communications Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Information Collections Being Submitted for Review and Approval to the Office of Management and Budget As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal Communication Commission (FCC or Commission) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this op...	Notice	Dec 23, 2016
Federal Communications Commission Petition for Reconsideration of Action in Rulemaking Proceeding A Petition for Reconsideration (Petition) has been filed in the Commission's rulemaking proceeding by Russell M. Blau, on behalf of Smart City Telecommunications LLP.	Proposed Rule	Dec 23, 2016

License Renewal Applications:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Entercom License, LLC, Applications for Renewal of License for Station KDND(FM), Sacramento, California This document commences a hearing to determine whether the applications (FCC File Nos. BRH-20050728AUU and BRH-20130730ANM) (Applications) of Entercom License, LLC (Entercom), for renewal of FM Station KDND, Sacramento, California (Station) should be...	Notice	Dec 23, 2016

Regulatory Agenda:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions-Fall 2016 Twice a year, in spring and fall, the Commission publishes in the Federal Register a list in the Unified Agenda of those major items and other significant proceedings under development or review that pertain to the Regulatory Flexibility Act (U.S.C....	Proposed Rule	Dec 23, 2016

Federal Election Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Election Commission Technical Amendments and Corrections The Commission is making technical corrections to various sections of its regulations. These are non-substantive amendments to correct typographical errors, update references, and remove provisions that no longer apply.	Rule	Dec 23, 2016

Federal Reserve System

Title	Type	Published
Federal Reserve System Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies	Notice	Dec 23, 2016
Federal Reserve System Risk-Based Capital and Other Regulatory Requirements for Activities of Financial Holding Companies Related to Physical Commodities and Risk-Based Capital Requirements for Merchant Banking Investments, Regulations Q and Y On September 30, 2016, the Board published in the Federal Register a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) to adopt additional limitations on physical commodity trading activities conducted by financial holding companies under complementary authority g...	Proposed Rule	Dec 23, 2016

Regulatory Agenda:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Reserve System Semiannual Regulatory Flexibility Agenda The Board is issuing this agenda under the Regulatory Flexibility Act and the Board's Statement of Policy Regarding Expanded Rulemaking Procedures. The Board anticipates having under consideration regulatory matters as indicated below during the peri...	Proposed Rule	Dec 23, 2016

General Services Administration

Regulatory Agenda:

Title	Type	Published
General Services Administration Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions This agenda announces the proposed regulatory actions that GSA plans for the next 12 months and those that were completed since the spring 2016 edition. This agenda was developed under the guidelines of Executive Order 12866 "Regulatory Planning and...	Proposed Rule	Dec 23, 2016

Government Ethics Office

Title	Type	Published
Government Ethics Office Freedom of Information Act Regulation The U.S. Office of Government Ethics (OGE) is updating its Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) regulation to implement changes in accordance with the FOIA Improvement Act of 2016.	Rule	Dec 23, 2016

Health and Human Services Department

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > CMS Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; 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 (PRA), federal agencies are required to publ...	Notice	Dec 23, 2016
Health and Human Services Department > ACF Privacy Act of 1974; Computer Matching Agreement In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 522a), as amended, OCSE is publishing a notice of a computer matching program between OCSE and state agencies administering the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).	Notice	Dec 23, 2016

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

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Application for Participation in the Food and Drug Administration Regulatory Science Student Internship Program The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the Agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the PRA), Federal Agencies are required to publish noti...	Notice	Dec 23, 2016
Health and Human Services Department > ACF Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request CCDF Grantee Consumer Education Database Linkages with Childcare.gov	Notice	Dec 23, 2016
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request; Unique Device Identification System The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a proposed collection of information has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.	Notice	Dec 23, 2016

Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act of 1997: Modifications to the List of Recognized Standards, Recognition List Number: 046 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing a publication containing modifications the Agency is making to the list of standards FDA recognizes for use in premarket reviews (FDA Recognized Consensus Standards). This publication, en...	Notice	Dec 23, 2016

Guidance for Industry:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Product-Specific Bioequivalence Recommendations; Draft and Revised Draft Guidances for Industry; Availability The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of additional draft and revised draft product-specific bioequivalence (BE) recommendations. The recommendations provide product-specific guidance on the design of BE stud...	Notice	Dec 23, 2016

Medical Devices:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Medical Devices; Neurological Devices; Classification of the Neurovascular Mechanical Thrombectomy Device for Acute Ischemic Stroke Treatment The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is classifying the neurovascular mechanical thrombectomy device for acute ischemic stroke treatment into class II (special controls). The special controls that will apply to the device are identified in this ord...	Rule	Dec 23, 2016
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act; Notice to Public of Web Site Location of Fiscal Year 2017 Proposed Guidance Development The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) is announcing the Web site location where the Agency will post two lists of guidance documents that the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH or the Center) intends to publish in fiscal...	Notice	Dec 23, 2016

Medicare Program:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > CMS Medicare Program; End-Stage Renal Disease Quality Incentive Program; Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies Competitive Bidding Program Bid Surety Bonds, State Licensure, and Appeals Process for Breach of Contract Actions; Correction This document corrects technical and typographical errors that appeared in the final rule published in the Federal Register on November 4, 2016, entitled "Medicare Program; End-Stage Renal Disease Prospective Payment System, Coverage and Payment for...	Rule	Dec 23, 2016

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings Center for Scientific Review	Notice	Dec 23, 2016
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases; Notice of Meeting National Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Advisory Council	Notice	Dec 23, 2016
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders; Notice of Closed Meetings National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders	Notice	Dec 23, 2016
Health and Human Services Department Meeting of the Presidential Advisory Council on Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria As stipulated by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is hereby giving notice that a meeting is scheduled to be held for the Presidential Advisory Council on Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria (Ad...	Notice	Dec 23, 2016

Regulatory Agenda:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department Regulatory Agenda The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 and Executive Order (E.O.) 12866 require the semiannual issuance of an inventory of rulemaking actions under development throughout the Department, offering for public review summarized information about forthco...	Proposed Rule	Dec 23, 2016

Requests for Nominations:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > CMS Medicare Program; Renewal of the Advisory Panel on Hospital Outpatient Payment and Solicitation of Nominations to the Advisory Panel on Hospital Outpatient Payment This notice announces the renewal of the Advisory Panel (the Panel) on Hospital Outpatient Payment (HOP) panel charter. The charter was approved on November 21, 2016 for a 2-year period effective through November 21, 2018. This notice also solicits n...	Notice	Dec 23, 2016

Single-Source Grants:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > ACF Announcement of an Award for a Single-Source Urgent and Compelling Grant Under the Unaccompanied Children's Services Program to BCFS Health and Human Services Emergency Management Division (BCFS EMD) The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), announces the award of a single-source urgent and compelling grant for $160,459,524 under the Unaccompanied Children's (UC) Program in response to Unsolicited P...	Notice	Dec 23, 2016

Homeland Security Department

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department Removal of Regulations Relating to Special Registration Process for Certain Nonimmigrants The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is removing outdated regulations relating to an obsolete special registration program for certain nonimmigrants. DHS ceased use of the National Security Entry- Exit Registration System (NSEERS) program in 201...	Rule	Dec 23, 2016

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG Towing Safety Advisory Committee; January 2017 Teleconference The Towing Safety Advisory Committee will meet, via teleconference, to discuss the five current tasks of the Committee. The Committee is expected to receive the final report from the subcommittee on Electronic Charting Systems and an interim final re...	Notice	Dec 23, 2016

Regulatory Agenda:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions This regulatory agenda is a semiannual summary of current and projected rulemakings, existing regulations, and completed actions of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and its components. This agenda provides the public with information about D...	Proposed Rule	Dec 23, 2016

Housing and Urban Development Department

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Federal Property Suitable as Facilities To Assist the Homeless This Notice identifies unutilized, underutilized, excess, and surplus Federal property reviewed by HUD for suitability for use to assist the homeless.	Notice	Dec 23, 2016
Housing and Urban Development Department Privacy Act of 1974; Notice of a Computer Matching Program Between the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Department of Treasury HUD is issuing a public notice of its intent to conduct a recurring computer matching program with the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury), Bureau of the Fiscal Service (Fiscal Service), Do Not Pay Business Center (DNP), for the purpose of pro...	Notice	Dec 23, 2016

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

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Assessing Public Housing Authorities (PHAs) Compliance With Insurance Requirements Under the Consolidated Annual Contributions Contract and Regulations HUD has submitted the proposed information collection requirement described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. The purpose of this notice is to allow for an additional 30 day...	Notice	Dec 23, 2016
Housing and Urban Development Department 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: 24 CFR Part 58, Environmental Review Procedures for Entities Assuming HUD Environmental Responsibilities HUD has submitted the proposed information collection requirement described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. The purpose of this notice is to allow for an additional 30 day...	Notice	Dec 23, 2016
Housing and Urban Development Department 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: FHA-Application for Insurance of Advance of Mortgage Proceeds HUD has submitted the proposed information collection requirement described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. The purpose of this notice is to allow for an additional 30 day...	Notice	Dec 23, 2016
Housing and Urban Development Department 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Floodplain Management and Protection of Wetlands HUD has submitted the proposed information collection requirement described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. The purpose of this notice is to allow for an additional 30 day...	Notice	Dec 23, 2016
Housing and Urban Development Department 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Recordkeeping for HUD's Continuum of Care Program HUD has submitted the proposed information collection requirement described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. The purpose of this notice is to allow for an additional 30 day...	Notice	Dec 23, 2016
Housing and Urban Development Department 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Section 202 Housing for the Elderly and Section 811 Housing for the Disabled HUD has submitted the proposed information collection requirement described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. The purpose of this notice is to allow for an additional 30 day...	Notice	Dec 23, 2016
Housing and Urban Development Department 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP) HUD is seeking approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for renewal of the information collection described below. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is requesting comment from all interested parties on the proposed co...	Notice	Dec 23, 2016

Regulatory Agenda:

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Semiannual Regulatory Agenda In accordance with section 4(b) of Executive Order 12866, "Regulatory Planning and Review," as amended, HUD is publishing its agenda of regulations already issued or that are expected to be issued during the next several months. The agenda also inclu...	Proposed Rule	Dec 23, 2016

Interior Department

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > ONRR States' Decisions on Participating in Accounting and Auditing Relief for Federal Oil and Gas Marginal Properties Final regulations that ONRR published on September 13, 2004 (69 FR 55076) provide two types of accounting and auditing relief for Federal onshore or Outer Continental Shelf lease production from marginal properties. As the regulations require, for ea...	Notice	Dec 23, 2016

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

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > NPS Information Collection Request Sent to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Approval; Application for Designation as National Recreation Trail or National Water Trail We (National Park Service, NPS) will ask the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve the information collection (IC) described below. To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and as a part of our continuing efforts to reduce paperw...	Notice	Dec 23, 2016

Civil Penalties:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Civil Penalties; Inflation Adjustments for Civil Monetary Penalties The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service or we) is adopting, as a final rule, without change, an interim rule that revised our civil procedure regulations and increased civil monetary penalties for inflation.	Rule	Dec 23, 2016

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Establishment of a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Oregon Silverspot Butterfly in Northwestern Oregon We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service or USFWS), with the support of the State of Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD), propose to establish a nonessential experimental population (NEP) of the Oregon silverspot butterfly (Speyeria...	Proposed Rule	Dec 23, 2016

Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for Federal Coal Lease Application NDM-107039, McLean County, ND, Notice of Public Hearing and Request for Comment on Environmental Assessment, Maximum Economic Recovery, and Fair Market Value In accordance with applicable regulations, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), North Dakota Field Office (NDFO) is publishing this notice announcing the availability of an Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Falkirk Mining Company (Falkirk) Federa...	Notice	Dec 23, 2016

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS City of San Diego Vernal Pool Habitat Conservation Plan and Draft Environmental Impact Report/Statement; San Diego County, California We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, announce the availability of a draft environmental impact report/statement (EIS/ EIR), which evaluates the impacts of, and alternatives to, the proposed City of San Diego Vernal Pool Habitat Conservation Plan (...	Notice	Dec 23, 2016
Interior Department > BOEM Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Cook Inlet Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Lease Sale 244; MMAA104000 BOEM is announcing the availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (Final EIS) for the Cook Inlet Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Lease Sale 244 (Cook Inlet Lease Sale 244). The Final EIS offers a discussion of potential impacts of t...	Notice	Dec 23, 2016

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Public Meeting for the Eastern Washington Resource Advisory Council In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, and the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the Eastern Washington Resource Advisory Council (EWRAC) will meet...	Notice	Dec 23, 2016
Interior Department > FWS Announcement of Public Meetings via Teleconference: North American Wetlands Conservation Council The North American Wetlands Conservation Council will meet via teleconference to select North American Wetlands Conservation Act U.S. small grant proposals for reporting to the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission. This teleconference is open to th...	Notice	Dec 23, 2016

Regulatory Agenda:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department Semiannual Regulatory Agenda This notice provides the unified agenda of rules scheduled for review or development between fall 2016 and fall 2017. The Regulatory Flexibility Act and Executive Order 12866 require publication of the agenda.	Proposed Rule	Dec 23, 2016

International Trade Commission

Title	Type	Published
International Trade Commission Government in the Sunshine Act Meeting Notice Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Dec 23, 2016

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

Title	Type	Published
International Trade Commission Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Products; Commission Determination To Review an Initial Determination Granting Respondents' Motion To Terminate Complainant's Antitrust Claim; Request for Written Submissions and Setting of Date for Possible Oral Argument Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined to review an initial determination ("ID") (Order No. 38) of the presiding administrative law judge ("ALJ") granting Respondents' motion to terminate Complainant's anti...	Notice	Dec 23, 2016
International Trade Commission Certain Foam Footwear; Commission Determination To Adopt a Report Issued by the Office of Unfair Import Investigations as Its Advisory Opinion Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined to adopt the report prepared by the Office of Unfair Import Investigations ("OUII") as the Commission's advisory opinion in the above-captioned proceeding.	Notice	Dec 23, 2016

J
Joint Board for Enrollment of Actuaries

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Joint Board for Enrollment of Actuaries Meeting of the Advisory Committee; Meeting The Executive Director of the Joint Board for the Enrollment of Actuaries gives notice of a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Actuarial Examinations (portions of which will be open to the public) in Arlington, VA, on January 9-10, 2017.	Notice	Dec 23, 2016

Justice Department

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department > BOP Contraband and Inmate Personal Property: Technical Change In this document, the Bureau of Prisons makes a minor technical change to its regulations on contraband and inmate personal property to maintain consistency in language which describes the purpose of the regulations as ensuring the safety, security,...	Rule	Dec 23, 2016

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

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; New Collection: State and Local Justice Agencies Serving Tribal Lands (SLJASTL): Census of Prosecutor Offices Serving Tribal Lands (CSLPOSTL) The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics, will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Pap...	Notice	Dec 23, 2016
Justice Department Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Reinstatement to a Previously Approved Collection: State and Local Justice Agencies Serving Tribal Lands (SLJASTL): Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies Serving Tribal Lands (CSLLEASTL) The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics, will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Pap...	Notice	Dec 23, 2016

Consent Decrees:

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act CERCLA	Notice	Dec 23, 2016

Regulatory Agenda:

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department Regulatory Agenda The Department of Justice is publishing its fall 2016 regulatory agenda pursuant to Executive Order 12866, "Regulatory Planning and Review," 58 FR 51735, and the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601 to 612 (1988).	Proposed Rule	Dec 23, 2016

Labor Department

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

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > ETA Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Workforce Innovation Fund Grants Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements The Department of Labor (DOL), Employment and Training Administration (ETA) is soliciting comments concerning a proposed extension for the authority to conduct the information collection request (ICR) titled, "Workforce Innovation Fund Grants Reporti...	Notice	Dec 23, 2016

Labor Certification Process for the Temporary Employment of Aliens in Agriculture in the United States:

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > ETA Labor Certification Process for the Temporary Employment of Aliens in Agriculture in the United States: 2017 Adverse Effect Wage Rates The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) of the Department of Labor (Department) is issuing this notice to announce the 2017 Adverse Effect Wage Rates (AEWRs) for the employment of temporary or seasonal nonimmigrant foreign workers (H-2A work...	Notice	Dec 23, 2016
Labor Department > ETA Labor Certification Process for the Temporary Employment of Aliens in Agriculture in the United States: Adverse Effect Wage Rate for Range Occupations in 2017 The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) of the Department of Labor (Department) is issuing this notice to announce the 2017 Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR) for the employment of temporary or seasonal nonimmigrant foreign workers (H-2A worker...	Notice	Dec 23, 2016

Regulatory Agenda:

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department Semiannual Agenda of Regulations The Internet has become the means for disseminating the entirety of the Department of Labor's semiannual regulatory agenda. However, the Regulatory Flexibility Act requires publication of a regulatory flexibility agenda in the Federal Register. This...	Proposed Rule	Dec 23, 2016

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Management and Budget Office

Title	Type	Published
Management and Budget Office Reissuance of OMB Circular No. A-108, “Federal Agency Responsibilities for Review, Reporting, and Publication Under the Privacy Act” The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has reissued OMB Circular A-108, "Federal Agency Responsibilities for Review, Reporting, and Publication under the Privacy Act." The reissued Circular revises and relocates the guidance that previously had be...	Notice	Dec 23, 2016

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Environmental Policy Act: Kennedy Space Center-Center Master Plan NASA has prepared and issued a Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (FPEIS) for implementation of the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Center Master Plan (CMP). The purpose of the CMP is to provide overall management guidance for KSC from 2016...	Notice	Dec 23, 2016

Exclusive Term Licenses:

Title	Type	Published
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive Term License NASA hereby gives notice of its intent to grant an exclusive patent license in the United States to practice the invention described and claimed in U.S. Patent Application entitled, "System, Apparatus, and Method for Liquid Purification," LEW-18732-1...	Notice	Dec 23, 2016

Regulatory Agenda:

Title	Type	Published
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Regulatory Agenda NASA's regulatory agenda describes those regulations being considered for development or amendment by NASA, the need and legal basis for the actions being considered, the name and telephone number of the knowledgeable official, whether a regulatory a...	Proposed Rule	Dec 23, 2016

National Archives and Records Administration

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
National Archives and Records Administration Advisory Committee on the Presidential Library-Foundation Partnerships Meeting In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, the National Archives and Records Administration announces an upcoming Advisory Committee on Presidential Library-Foundation Partnerships meeting.	Notice	Dec 23, 2016
National Archives and Records Administration > ISOO State, Local, Tribal, and Private Sector Policy Advisory Committee Meeting In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, NARA announces an upcoming State, Local, Tribal, and Private Sector Policy Advisory Committee (SLTPS-PAC) meeting.	Notice	Dec 23, 2016

National Credit Union Administration

Title	Type	Published
National Credit Union Administration Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) will be submitting the following information collection requests to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law...	Notice	Dec 23, 2016

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National Science Foundation

Title	Type	Published
National Science Foundation Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request The National Science Foundation (NSF) has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This is the second notice for public comment; the first was published in t...	Notice	Dec 23, 2016

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

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

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Information Collection: NRC Form 314, Certificate of Disposition of Materials The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has recently submitted a request for renewal of an existing collection of information to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review. The information collection is entitled, NRC Form 314, "Certifi...	Notice	Dec 23, 2016

Draft Regulatory Guides:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Guidance for Implementation of 10 CFR 50.59, `Changes, Tests, and Experiments’ The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing for public comment draft regulatory guide (DG), DG-1334, "Guidance for Implementation of 10 CFR 50.59, `Changes, Tests, and Experiments.' " This draft regulatory guide provides licensees and app...	Proposed Rule	Dec 23, 2016

Guidance:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Restart of a Nuclear Power Plant Shut Down by a Seismic Event On November 3, 2016, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued for public comment draft regulatory guide (DG) DG-1337, "Restart of a Nuclear Power Plant Shut Down by a Seismic Event," in the Federal Register for a 60-day public comment peri...	Notice	Dec 23, 2016
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Spent Fuel Heat Generation in an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing for public comment draft regulatory guide (DG), DG-3050, "Spent Fuel Heat Generation in an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation." This proposed revision (Revision 2) to RG 3.54 provides m...	Notice	Dec 23, 2016

Regulatory Agenda:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions We are publishing our semiannual regulatory agenda (the Agenda) in accordance with Public Law 96-354, "The Regulatory Flexibility Act," and Executive Order 12866, "Regulatory Planning and Review." The Agenda is a compilation of all rulemaking activit...	Proposed Rule	Dec 23, 2016

Standard Review Plans:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Design of Structures, Components, Equipment, and Systems, and Reactor Coolant System and Connected Systems Guidance The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing a final revision to several sections in Chapter 3, "Design of Structures, Components, Equipment, and Systems Reactor Coolant System and Connected Systems," and Chapter 5, "Reactor Coolant System...	Notice	Dec 23, 2016

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Regulatory Information Service Center

Regulatory Agenda:

Title	Type	Published
Regulatory Information Service Center Introduction to the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions-Fall 2016 Publication of the Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions and the Regulatory Plan represent key components of the regulatory planning mechanism prescribed in Executive Order 12866, "Regulatory Planning and Review" (58 FR 51735) and inc...	Proposed Rule	Dec 23, 2016

Securities and Exchange Commission

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals	Notice	Dec 23, 2016
Securities and Exchange Commission Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals	Notice	Dec 23, 2016
Securities and Exchange Commission Consolidated Audit Trail The Commission is providing notice regarding temporary Rule 608T under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The Commission designated 12:01 a.m. on November 16, 2016, as the expiration time for Rule 608T, because after that time the rule would no lon...	Rule	Dec 23, 2016

Applications:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Delaware Management Business Trust, et al.; Notice of Application Notice of an application under section 6(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 ("Act") for an exemption from section 15(a) of the Act and rule 18f-2 under the Act, as well as from certain disclosure requirements in rule 20a-1 under the Act, Item 19(a)(3) of Form N-1A, Items 22(c)(1)(ii), 22(c)(1)(iii), 22(c)(8) and 22(c)(9) of Schedule 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and Sections 6- 07(2)(a), (b), and (c) of Regulation S-X ("Disclosure Requirements"). The requested exemption would permit an investment adviser to hire and replace certain sub-advisers without shareholder approval and grant relief from the Disclosure Requirements as they relate to fees paid to the sub-advisers.\1\	Notice	Dec 23, 2016

Regulatory Agenda:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Regulatory Flexibility Agenda The Securities and Exchange Commission is publishing the Chair's agenda of rulemaking actions pursuant to the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) (Pub. L. 96-354, 94 Stat. 1164) (Sep. 19, 1980). The items listed in the Regulatory Flexibility Agenda for...	Proposed Rule	Dec 23, 2016

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Bats BYX Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To Amend Rule 11.9, Orders and Modifiers, and Rule 11.13, Order Execution and Routing, To Enhance the Exchange's Midpoint Routing Functionality Bats BYX Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Dec 23, 2016
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Bats BZX Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To Adopt a Participant Fee Applicable to Options Members of Its Equity Options Platform Bats BZX Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Dec 23, 2016
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Bats EDGA Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To Amend Rule 11.8, Order Types, and Rule 11.11, Routing to Away Trading Centers, To Enhance the Exchange's Midpoint Routing Functionality Bats EDGA Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Dec 23, 2016
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Bats EDGX Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To Amend the Market Data Section of Its Fee Schedule To Adopt Fees for EDGX Summary Depth and Amend Fees for EDGX Depth Bats EDGX Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Dec 23, 2016
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; C2 Options Exchange, Incorporated; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change Relating to the Debit/Credit Price Reasonability Check for Complex Orders C2 Options Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Dec 23, 2016
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change Relating to the Debit/Credit Price Reasonability Checks for Complex Orders Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Dec 23, 2016
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated; C2 Options Exchange, Incorporated; Order Approving a Proposed Rule Change in Connection With a Proposed Corporate Transaction Involving CBOE Holdings, Inc. and Bats Global Markets, Inc. Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc.; C2 Options Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Dec 23, 2016
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Amending the NYSE Arca Equities Schedule of Fees and Charges for Exchange Services NYSE Arca, Inc.	Notice	Dec 23, 2016
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Amending NYSE Arca Rule 3.2 and NYSE Arca Equities Rules 1.1, 3.2, 10.3, 10.8, 10.13, and 14 NYSE Arca, Inc.	Notice	Dec 23, 2016
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE MKT LLC; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change Amending Rule 971.1NY and To Make Permanent the Aspects of Customer Best Execution Auction That Are Subject to a Pilot NYSE MKT LLC	Notice	Dec 23, 2016
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; National Securities Clearing Corporation; Order Granting Approval of Proposed Rule Change To Accelerate Its Trade Guaranty, Add New Clearing Fund Components, Enhance Its Intraday Risk Management, Provide for Loss Allocation of “Off-the-Market Transactions,” and Make Other Changes National Securities Clearing Corp.	Notice	Dec 23, 2016
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; National Securities Clearing Corporation; Notice of No Objection to Advance Notice Filing To Accelerate Its Trade Guaranty, Add New Clearing Fund Components, Enhance Its Intraday Risk Management, Provide for Loss Allocation of “Off-the-Market Transactions,” and Make Other Changes National Securities Clearing Corp.	Notice	Dec 23, 2016

Small Business Administration

Title	Type	Published
Small Business Administration Credit for Lower Tier Small Business Subcontracting The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is amending its regulations to implement section 1614 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (NDAA 2014). Section 1614 amended the Small Business Act to provide that where a prime c...	Rule	Dec 23, 2016

Regulatory Agenda:

Title	Type	Published
Small Business Administration Semiannual Regulatory Agenda This Regulatory Agenda is a semiannual summary of all current and projected rulemakings and completed actions of the Small Business Administration (SBA). SBA expects that this summary information will enable the public to be more aware of, and effect...	Proposed Rule	Dec 23, 2016

State Department

Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition:

Title	Type	Published
State Department Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: “The Mysterious Landscapes of Hercules Segers” Exhibition 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 23, 2016

Surface Transportation Board

Discontinuance of Service Exemptions:

Title	Type	Published
Surface Transportation Board Norfolk Southern Railway Company-Discontinuance of Service Exemption-in Rockingham and Shenandoah Counties, VA Norfolk Southern Railway Co. in Rockingham and Shenandoah Counties, VA	Notice	Dec 23, 2016

Regulatory Agenda:

Title	Type	Published
Surface Transportation Board Semiannual Regulatory Agenda The Surface Transportation Board (the Board), in accordance with the requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA), is publishing a semiannual agenda of: (1) Current and projected rulemakings; and (2) existing regulations being reviewed to det...	Proposed Rule	Dec 23, 2016

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Susquehanna River Basin Commission

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Susquehanna River Basin Commission Actions Taken at December 8, 2016, Meeting As part of its regular business meeting held on December 8, 2016, in Annapolis, Maryland, the Commission took the following actions: (1) Approved the applications of certain water resources projects; (2) accepted settlements in lieu of penalties from...	Notice	Dec 23, 2016

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Trade Representative, Office of United States

Determination of Trade Surplus:

Title	Type	Published
Trade Representative, Office of United States Determination of Trade Surplus in Certain Sugar and Syrup Goods and Sugar-Containing Products of Chile, Morocco, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Peru, Colombia, and Panama In accordance with relevant provisions of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) is providing notice of its determination of the trade surplus in certain sugar and syrup...	Notice	Dec 23, 2016

Transportation Department

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FMCSA Controlled Substances and Alcohol Testing Responsibilities of Commercial Driver Staffing Agencies and Motor Carriers That Use Them This notice addresses commercial driver staffing agencies that employ commercial drivers who are supplied to motor carriers to operate commercial motor vehicles (CMV). If these CMVs require a commercial driver's license (CDL), the drivers are subject...	Notice	Dec 23, 2016
Transportation Department > FRA Monetary Threshold for Reporting Rail Equipment Accidents/Incidents for Calendar Year 2017 This rule increases the rail equipment accident/incident monetary reporting threshold (reporting threshold) from $10,500 to $10,700 for railroad accidents/incidents involving property damage that occur during calendar year (CY) 2017 that FRA's accide...	Rule	Dec 23, 2016
Transportation Department > FAA Transponder Requirement for Gliders; Withdrawal The FAA is withdrawing a previously published advance notice of proposed rulemaking that sought public comment from interested persons involving glider operations in the National Airspace System. The action responded to recommendations from members o...	Proposed Rule	Dec 23, 2016

Drug and Alcohol Testing:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FRA Drug and Alcohol Testing: Determination of Minimum Random Testing Rates for 2017 This notice of determination provides the FRA Administrator's minimum annual random drug and alcohol testing rates for calendar year 2017.	Rule	Dec 23, 2016

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FMCSA Announcement of Household Goods Consumer Protection Working Group Members and First Public Meeting FMCSA announces the appointment of 15 members to the Household Goods (HHG) Consumer Protection Working Group (HHG Working Group). This group will meet for the first time on January 4-5, 2017. Congress mandated the establishment of the HHG Working Gro...	Notice	Dec 23, 2016
Transportation Department > FAA Twenty Fifth RTCA SC-222 AMS(R)S Systems New Air-Ground Data Link Technologies Related to SATCOM The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of a meeting of Twenty Fifth RTCA SC-222 AMS(R)S Systems New Air-Ground Data Link Technologies related to SATCOM.	Notice	Dec 23, 2016

Regulatory Agenda:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department Department Regulatory Agenda; Semiannual Summary The Regulatory Agenda is a semiannual summary of all current and projected rulemakings, reviews of existing regulations, and completed actions of the Department. The intent of the Agenda is to provide the public with information about the Department...	Proposed Rule	Dec 23, 2016

Treasury Department

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals	Notice	Dec 23, 2016
Treasury Department > IRS Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Form 706 The Department of the Treasury, 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 collection...	Notice	Dec 23, 2016
Treasury Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals	Notice	Dec 23, 2016
Treasury Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals	Notice	Dec 23, 2016
Treasury Department > OCC Availability of Information Under the Freedom of Information Act The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is amending its regulations governing the disclosure of information pursuant to requests made under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to reflect changes to the FOIA made by the FOIA Improvement...	Rule	Dec 23, 2016
Treasury Department > OFAC Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is adopting a final rule amending the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations (ITSR) to reflect OFAC's licensing policies and address inquiries from the regulated public....	Rule	Dec 23, 2016
Treasury Department > USMINT Pricing for the 2017 Lions Clubs International Centennial Silver Dollars The United States Mint is announcing pricing for the 2017 Lions Clubs International Centennial Silver Dollars as follows:	Notice	Dec 23, 2016

Regulatory Agenda:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department Semiannual Agenda and Fiscal Year 2016 Regulatory Plan This notice is given pursuant to the requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act and Executive Order (E.O.) 12866 ("Regulatory Planning and Review"), which require the publication by the Department of a semiannual agenda of regulations. E.O. 12866...	Proposed Rule	Dec 23, 2016

Veterans Affairs Department

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

Title	Type	Published
Veterans Affairs Department Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: (Agent Orange Registry Code Sheet; VA Form 10-9009) 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 23, 2016
Veterans Affairs Department Revision to a Previously Approved Information Collection (Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) Voice of the Veteran (VOV) Customer Satisfaction Continuous Measurement Survey) 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 23, 2016

Funding Availability:

Title	Type	Published
Veterans Affairs Department Funding Availability: Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem Program VA is announcing the availability of per diem funds to currently operational GPD grantees which have their current transitional housing grants under VA's Homeless Providers GPD Program whose grants are scheduled to be terminated as discussed in an ac...	Notice	Dec 23, 2016
Veterans Affairs Department Notice that Certain VA Homeless Providers Grants Will Be Terminated VA is announcing that all per diem funding for grants awarded during fiscal year (FY) 1994 through FY 2016 under VA's Homeless Providers GPD will be terminated, in accordance with the grant award agreements. This does not apply to special need grants...	Notice	Dec 23, 2016