January 9, 2017 (Volume 82)

Federal Register January 9, 2017

View all documents issued on January 9, 2017. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

112 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on January 9, 2017

Agency for International Development logo Agency for International Development

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This regulation prescribes the procedures and standard terms and conditions applicable to loan guarantees to be issued for the benefit of the Republic of Iraq pursuant to the Further Continuing and Security Assistance Appropriations Act, 2017.
Rule Jan 09, 2017

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Agricultural Marketing Service

No documents available.

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

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The final rule titled Local School Wellness Policy Implementation Under the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 was published on July 29, 2016. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) cleared the associated information collection requirements (IC...
Rule Jan 09, 2017
Rule Jan 09, 2017

Requests for Applications:

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The Rural Utilities Service (RUS), an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), announces that it is accepting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2017 for the Rural Broadband Access Loan and Loan Guarantee program (the Broadband Pr...
Notice Jan 09, 2017

Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board logo Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board

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The Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board or Board) is issuing accessibility standards for medical diagnostic equipment. The standards for medical diagnostic equipment (MDE Standards) contain minimum technical crite...
Rule Jan 09, 2017

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) proposes to designate approximately 52 square miles of waters encompassing and surrounding Maryland's Mallows Bay as the Mallows Bay--Potomac River National Marine Sanctuary (MPNMS or sanctua...
Proposed Rule Jan 09, 2017
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is proposing to designate an area of 1,075 square miles of Wisconsin state waters as the Wisconsin--Lake Michigan National Marine Sanctuary (WLMNMS or sanctuary). NOAA also proposes regulatio...
Proposed Rule Jan 09, 2017

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

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The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwo...
Notice Jan 09, 2017
The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, a...
Notice Jan 09, 2017
The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, a...
Notice Jan 09, 2017

Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Investigations, Orders, or Reviews:

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The Department of Commerce (the Department) preliminarily determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled into modules (solar cells), from the...
Notice Jan 09, 2017
The Department of Commerce (Department) preliminarily determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of multilayered wood flooring (wood flooring) from the People's Republic of China (PRC). The period of revie...
Notice Jan 09, 2017
As a result of the determinations by the Department of Commerce (Department) and the International Trade Commission (ITC) that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) orders on stainless steel plate in coils (SSPC) from Belgium, South Africa, and Tai...
Notice Jan 09, 2017

Authorizations of Production Activity:

Denials of Export Privileges:

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Mahan Airways, et al.
Notice Jan 09, 2017

Meetings:

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The SEDAR 53 assessment of the South Atlantic stock of red grouper will consist of a series webinars. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
Notice Jan 09, 2017
The Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Pacific Council) Highly Migratory Species Advisory Subpanel (HMSAS) will hold a webinar, which is open to the public.
Notice Jan 09, 2017

Consumer Product Safety Commission logo Consumer Product Safety Commission

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Hazardous Substances and Articles; Administration and Enforcement Regulations; CFR Correction
Rule Jan 09, 2017
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Jan 09, 2017

Defense Department logo Defense Department

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In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Director Army Safety announces a proposed public information collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments are invited on: whether the proposed collec...
Notice Jan 09, 2017

Education Department logo Education Department

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The Secretary proposes to waive the requirements in 34 CFR 75.250(a) and 75.261(c)(2) of the Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR). Respectively, these provisions generally prohibit project periods exceeding five years and p...
Notice Jan 09, 2017
The Secretary is publishing the following list of correspondence from the U.S. Department of Education (Department) received by individuals during the first and second quarters of 2015. The correspondence describes the Department's interpretations of...
Notice Jan 09, 2017

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

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In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is proposing a revision of an existing information collection.
Notice Jan 09, 2017
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is proposing a revision of an existing information collection.
Notice Jan 09, 2017

Applications for New Awards:

Energy Department logo Energy Department

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Combined Filings
Notice Jan 09, 2017
Combined Filings
Notice Jan 09, 2017
Records Governing Off-the-Record Communications
Notice Jan 09, 2017

Complaints:

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American Municipal Power, Inc. v. Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.
Notice Jan 09, 2017
Northern Illinois Municipal Power Agency v. PJM Interconnection, LLC
Notice Jan 09, 2017
Old Dominion Electric Cooperative and Direct Energy Business, LLC, et al. v. PJM Interconnection, LLC
Notice Jan 09, 2017

Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.:

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Filings:

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Great River Energy
Notice Jan 09, 2017

Petitions for Declaratory Orders:

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Nogales Transmission, LLC.; Nogales Frontier Operations, LLC
Notice Jan 09, 2017

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is adding a subsurface intrusion (SsI) component to the Hazard Ranking System (HRS), which is the principal mechanism that EPA uses to evaluate sites for placement on the National Priorities List (NPL)....
Rule Jan 09, 2017
This final rule revises the Environmental Protection Agency's ("EPA") Consolidated Rules of Practice governing the administrative assessment of civil penalties and various other administrative adjudicatory hearings. These revisions simplify the admin...
Rule Jan 09, 2017
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is withdrawing a proposed rule for which the EPA no longer intends to issue a final rule. This document identifies the proposed rule and explains the EPA's decision to withdraw the proposal. The withdrawal of...
Proposed Rule Jan 09, 2017

Air Quality State Implementation Plans; Approvals and Promulgations:

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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve revisions to the Arizona State Implementation Plan (SIP). These revisions include a state statute and certain state rules that govern air pollution sources under the Arizona Department...
Proposed Rule Jan 09, 2017
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve the second ten-year maintenance plans for the Ajo and Morenci areas in Arizona for the 1971 National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for sulfur dioxide (SO<INF>2</INF>), and to c...
Proposed Rule Jan 09, 2017
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving the second 10-year maintenance plans for the Ajo and Morenci areas in Arizona for the 1971 National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS or "standards") for sulfur dioxide (SO<INF>2</INF>), and c...
Rule Jan 09, 2017
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is removing several obsolete Federal Implementation Plans (FIPs) for the State of Rhode Island. These FIPs address Clean Air Act (CAA) infrastructure State Implementation Plan (SIP) requirements that have sin...
Rule Jan 09, 2017
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve the State Implementation Plan (SIP) submission, submitted by the State of Tennessee, through the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC), on December 16, 2015, for...
Proposed Rule Jan 09, 2017

Petitions:

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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is publishing a draft notice of the rationale for granting petitions to add n-propyl bromide (nPB), also known as 1-bromopropane (1-BP), (Chemical Abstract Service No. 106-94-5) to the list of hazardous air p...
Notice Jan 09, 2017

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation logo Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

No documents available.

Federal Election Commission logo Federal Election Commission

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Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Jan 09, 2017

Federal Maritime Commission logo Federal Maritime Commission

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The Federal Maritime Commission amends its regulations for processing requests for information and records under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The regulations are being revised to incorporate changes brought by amendments to the FOIA under t...
Rule Jan 09, 2017

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

No documents available.

General Services Administration logo General Services Administration

General Services Administration Acquisition Regulations:

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The General Services Administration (GSA) is issuing a final rule amending the General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) to clarify that the ordering-agency task and delivery order Ombudsman has jurisdiction and responsibility to...
Rule Jan 09, 2017

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Title Type Published
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announces the withdrawal of the notice published under the same title on December 30, 2016 for public comment.
Notice Jan 09, 2017
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is issuing this final rule to describe the circumstances in which a product made or derived from tobacco that is intended for human consumption will be subject to regulation as a drug, device, or a combination p...
Rule Jan 09, 2017
Rule Jan 09, 2017
This Request for Information (RFI) seeks recommendations for future work with and on behalf of American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) leadership, tribes, tribal organizations, and populations in accord with ACF's vision of "children, youth, famili...
Notice Jan 09, 2017

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

Title Type Published
In compliance with the requirement for opportunity for public comment on proposed data collection projects of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, HRSA has submitted an Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)...
Notice Jan 09, 2017

Determinations of Regulatory Review Periods for Purposes of Patent Extensions:

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has determined the regulatory review period for ADYNOVATE and is publishing this notice of that determination as required by law. FDA has made the determination because of the submission of an application to the...
Notice Jan 09, 2017
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has determined the regulatory review period for EMPLICITI and is publishing this notice of that determination as required by law. FDA has made the determination because of the submission of an application to the...
Notice Jan 09, 2017

Emergency Use; Authorizations:

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the issuance of an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) (the Authorization) for an in vitro diagnostic device for detection of the Zika virus in response to the Zika virus outbreak in the Americas. FD...
Notice Jan 09, 2017

Generic Drug User Fee Amendments II Program Fee:

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is seeking information and public comment, in anticipation of the passage of Generic Drug User Fee Amendments reauthorization (GDUFA II), relevant to FDA's planned approach for administering generic drug program...
Notice Jan 09, 2017

Guidance:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is extending the comment period for the notice of revised draft guidance availability that appeared in the Federal Register of November 25, 2016. The Agency is taking this action in response to requests for an e...
Notice Jan 09, 2017

Medicare, Medicaid, and Children's Health Insurance Programs:

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This document announces the extension of statewide temporary moratoria on the enrollment of new Medicare Part B non-emergency ground ambulance providers and suppliers and Medicare home health agencies, subunits, and branch locations in Florida, Illin...
Notice Jan 09, 2017

Meetings:

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Center for Scientific Review
Notice Jan 09, 2017
Center for Scientific Review
Notice Jan 09, 2017
Center for Scientific Review
Notice Jan 09, 2017
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announces a forthcoming public advisory committee meeting of the Circulatory System Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee. The general function of the committee is to provide advice and recomme...
Notice Jan 09, 2017

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

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

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This notice announces that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has forwarded the Information Collection Request (ICR), Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number 1652-0027, abstracted below to OMB for review and approval of a r...
Notice Jan 09, 2017

National Customs Automation Program Tests:

Title Type Published
On December 12, 2016, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) published in the Federal Register a document announcing CBP's plans to modify and clarify the National Customs Automation Program (NCAP) test regarding Post-Summary Correction (PSC) claim...
Notice Jan 09, 2017

Special Local Regulations:

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The Coast Guard proposes to establish a special local regulation for certain waters of the Manatee River during the Bradenton Area River Regatta. This action is necessary to protect the safety of race participants, participant vessels, spectators, an...
Proposed Rule Jan 09, 2017

Housing and Urban Development Department logo Housing and Urban Development Department

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

Title Type Published
HUD is seeking approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the information collection described below. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is requesting comments from all interested parties on the proposed collection o...
Notice Jan 09, 2017

Interior Department logo Interior Department

Endangered and Threatened Species:

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We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, announce the availability of our Polar Bear Conservation Management Plan (Polar Bear Plan). The polar bear is listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA), and is also conside...
Notice Jan 09, 2017

International Trade Commission logo International Trade Commission

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Jan 09, 2017

Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Investigations, Orders, or Reviews:

Title Type Published
Hardwood Plywood from China
Notice Jan 09, 2017

Justice Department logo Justice Department

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

Title Type Published
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 Jan 09, 2017

Schedules of Controlled Substances:

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The Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration is issuing this notice of intent to temporarily schedule six synthetic cannabinoids: Methyl 2-(1-(5-fluoropentyl)-1H-indazole-3-carboxamido)- 3,3-dimethylbutanoate [5F-ADB; 5F-MDMB-PINACA]; met...
Proposed Rule Jan 09, 2017

Labor Department logo Labor Department

Title Type Published
In this final rule, the Department of Labor (DOL or Department) revises regulations issued pursuant to the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA), the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts (DBRA), the Service Contract Act (SCA), Contract Work Hours and Safet...
Rule Jan 09, 2017

Exposure of Underground Miners to Diesel Exhaust:

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In response to requests from the public, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is reopening the proposed rulemaking record for public comment on the Agency's request for information on Exposure of Underground Miners to Diesel Exhaust.
Proposed Rule Jan 09, 2017

Occupational Exposure:

Title Type Published
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is amending its existing standards for occupational exposure to beryllium and beryllium compounds. OSHA has determined that employees exposed to beryllium at the previous permissible exposure l...
Rule Jan 09, 2017

Proximity Detection Systems for Mobile Machines in Underground Mines:

Title Type Published
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is reopening the rulemaking record and requesting additional comments on the Agency's proposed rule on Proximity Detection Systems for Mobile Machines in Underground Mines which was published in the Fe...
Proposed Rule Jan 09, 2017

National Archives and Records Administration logo National Archives and Records Administration

Title Type Published
NARA is issuing a new set of General Records Schedules (GRS) via GRS Transmittal 27. The GRS provides mandatory disposition instructions for administrative records common to several or all Federal agencies. Transmittal 27 announces changes we have ma...
Notice Jan 09, 2017

Meetings:

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App) and the second United States Open Government National Action Plan (NAP) released on December 5, 2013, NARA announces an upcoming Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Advisory Committee...
Notice Jan 09, 2017

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title Type Published
On October 18, 2016, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued a Staff Requirements Memorandum (SRM) for COMJMB-16-0001 and directed NRC staff to take specific actions to evaluate whether it is necessary to revise NRC regulations or process...
Notice Jan 09, 2017
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Jan 09, 2017
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing this Statement of Policy to set forth principles to be followed by the NRC staff to promote effective government-to-government interactions with American Indian and Alaska Native Tribes, and to...
Notice Jan 09, 2017

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

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The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) (NUREG-1910, Supplement 6) for the Reno Creek In Situ Uranium Recovery (ISR) Project. By letter dated October 3, 2012, AUC LLC submit...
Notice Jan 09, 2017

Postal Service logo Postal Service

Title Type Published
The Postal Service proposes to revise Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM[supreg]) to add an option to streamline the processing of drop shipments and expedited plant load mailings.
Proposed Rule Jan 09, 2017

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes:

Title Type Published
Bats BZX Exchange, Inc.
Notice Jan 09, 2017
Bats EDGX Exchange, Inc.
Notice Jan 09, 2017
International Securities Exchange, LLC
Notice Jan 09, 2017
NASDAQ PHLX, LLC
Notice Jan 09, 2017
NYSE Arca, Inc.
Notice Jan 09, 2017
NYSE Arca, Inc.
Notice Jan 09, 2017
NYSE MKT, LLC
Notice Jan 09, 2017

Social Security Administration logo Social Security Administration

Title Type Published
We are announcing that the assessment percentage rate under sections 206(d) and 1631(d)(2)(C) of the Social Security Act (Act), 42 U.S.C. 406(d) and 1383(d)(2)(C), is 6.3 percent for 2017.
Notice Jan 09, 2017

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Title Type Published
Rule Jan 09, 2017
Section 5334(h) of the Federal Transit Laws, as codified, 49 U.S.C. 5301, et seq., permits the Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to authorize a recipient of FTA funds to transfer land or a facility to a public body for any pub...
Notice Jan 09, 2017

Meetings:

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The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of a meeting of Ninth RTCA SC-233 Addressing Human Factors/Pilot Interface Issues for Avionics Plenary.
Notice Jan 09, 2017
The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of a meeting of Tenth RTCA SC-229 406 MHz ELT Plenary Joint with WG-98.
Notice Jan 09, 2017

Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications:

Title Type Published
FMCSA announces its decision to renew exemptions of four individuals from the requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) that interstate commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers have "no established medical history or clinical...
Notice Jan 09, 2017
FMCSA announces its decision to renew exemptions of 11 individuals from the requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) that interstate commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers have "no established medical history or clinical d...
Notice Jan 09, 2017
FMCSA announces its decision to renew exemptions for 38 individuals from the vision requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) for interstate commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers. The exemptions enable these individuals to...
Notice Jan 09, 2017

Requests for Nominations:

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The FHWA announces the establishment of the Motorcyclist Advisory Council (MAC) for a 2-year period. The MAC will coordinate with and advise the FHWA Administrator on infrastructure issues of concern to motorcyclists, including: (1) Barrier design; (...
Notice Jan 09, 2017

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

Title Type Published
The U.S. 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 colle...
Notice Jan 09, 2017
In accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the OCC, the Board, and the FDIC (the "agencies") may not conduct or sponsor, and the respondent is not required to respond to, an information collection unless it disp...
Notice Jan 09, 2017
The Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund), Department of the Treasury, requests comments from the public regarding the current policies and procedures to certify an organization as a Community Development Financial Institution...
Proposed Rule Jan 09, 2017
The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) is cancelling a pilot program in which importers, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and TTB tested, as part of the International Trade Data System (ITDS) project, the electronic collection of...
Notice Jan 09, 2017

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