Federal Register January 18, 2017 (Volume 82)

Agencies Publishing on January 18, 2017

Agriculture Department (15)
Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (1)
Commerce Department (13)
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (1)
Defense Department (3)
Education Department (4)
Energy Department (32)
Environmental Protection Agency (2)
Executive Office of the President (6)
Farm Credit Administration (1)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (0)
Federal Reserve System (2)
General Services Administration (0)
Government Accountability Office (1)
Health and Human Services Department (19)
Homeland Security Department (3)
Housing and Urban Development Department (2)
Interior Department (9)
Labor Department (2)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (0)
National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities (2)
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National Mediation Board (1)
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Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation (1)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (2)
Personnel Management Office (2)
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Railroad Retirement Board (1)
Securities and Exchange Commission (5)
Small Business Administration (2)
Social Security Administration (1)
State Department (3)
Transportation Department (17)
Treasury Department (8)
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U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission (1)

Agriculture Department

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > APHIS Updates to the Biotechnology Regulatory Services BQMS Program We are advising the public that Biotechnology Regulatory Services of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is updating its Biotechnology Quality Management System Program and renaming it the Biotechnology Quality Management Support P...	Notice	Jan 18, 2017
Agriculture Department > AMS Organic Research, Promotion, and Information Order This rulemaking proposes the establishment of an industry- funded promotion, research, and information program for certified organic products. The purpose of the program would be to strengthen the position of certified organic products in the marketp...	Proposed Rule	Jan 18, 2017
Agriculture Department > AMS Organic Research, Promotion, and Information Order; Referendum Procedures This proposed rule invites comments on procedures for conducting a referendum to determine whether the issuance of a proposed Organic Research, Promotion, and Information Order (proposed Order) is favored by certified organic producers, certified org...	Proposed Rule	Jan 18, 2017

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

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > APHIS Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's intention to request an extension of approval of an information collection associated with the Cooperative Agricultural Pes...	Notice	Jan 18, 2017
Agriculture Department > APHIS Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Federally Recognized State Managed Phytosanitary Program In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's intention to request an extension of approval of an information collection associated with Federal recognition of a State's...	Notice	Jan 18, 2017
Agriculture Department > APHIS Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Importation of Avocados From Continental Spain In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's intention to request an extension of approval of an information collection associated with regulations for the importation...	Notice	Jan 18, 2017
Agriculture Department > APHIS Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Importation of Emerald Ash Borer Host Material From Canada In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's intention to request an extension of approval of an information collection associated with the regulations for the importat...	Notice	Jan 18, 2017
Agriculture Department > APHIS Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Importation of Fresh Apricots From Continental Spain In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's intention to request an extension of approval of an information collection associated with regulations for the importation...	Notice	Jan 18, 2017
Agriculture Department > APHIS Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Importation of Fresh Beans, Shelled or in Pods, From Jordan Into the Continental United States In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's intention to request an extension of approval of an information collection associated with the regulations for the importat...	Notice	Jan 18, 2017
Agriculture Department > APHIS Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Interstate Movement of Fruit From Hawaii In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's intention to request an extension of approval of an information collection associated with the regulations for the intersta...	Notice	Jan 18, 2017

Determinations of Nonregulated Status:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > APHIS The Scotts Co. and Monsanto Co.; Determination of Nonregulated Status of Creeping Bentgrass Genetically Engineered for Resistance to Glyphosate We are advising the public of our determination that creeping bentgrass designated as event ASR368, which has been genetically engineered for resistance to the herbicide glyphosate by the Scotts Company and Monsanto Company is no longer considered a...	Notice	Jan 18, 2017

Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > APHIS Availability of an Environmental Assessment for Field Testing a Vaccine for Use Against Infectious Bursal Disease, Marek's Disease, and Newcastle Disease We are advising the public that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has prepared an environmental assessment concerning authorization to ship for the purpose of field testing, and then to field test, an unlicensed Bursal Disease-Marek's Di...	Notice	Jan 18, 2017
Agriculture Department > APHIS Availability of a Final Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for a Biological Control Agent for Giant Reed We are advising the public that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has prepared a final environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact relative to the release of Lasioptera donacis for the biological control of giant reed,...	Notice	Jan 18, 2017

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > RHS Section 538 Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing Program 2017 Industry Forums-Open Teleconference and/or Web Conference Meetings This Notice announces a series of teleconference and/or web conference meetings regarding the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Section 538 Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing (GRRH) program, which are scheduled to occur during 2017 and 2018. This No...	Notice	Jan 18, 2017

National Organic Program:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > AMS National Organic Program (NOP); Sunset 2017 Amendments to the National List This proposed rule would address recommendations submitted to the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary) by the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) following their October 2015 meeting. These recommendations pertain to the 2017 Sunset Review of sub...	Proposed Rule	Jan 18, 2017

Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board

Title	Type	Published
Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Standards and Guidelines We, the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board or Board), are revising and updating, in a single rulemaking, our standards for electronic and information technology developed, procured, maintained, or used by Federal...	Rule	Jan 18, 2017

Commerce Department

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NIST Request for Nominations for Members To Serve on National Institute of Standards and Technology Federal Advisory Committees	Notice	Jan 18, 2017

Applications:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Marine Mammals; File No. 20294 Notice is hereby given that Robert DiGiovanni, Jr., 6 Wakefield Rd. Hampton Bays, New York 11946, has applied in due form for a permit to conduct research on North Atlantic right whales (Eubalaena glacialis) and 44 other protected marine mammal and s...	Notice	Jan 18, 2017

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

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region; Amendment 36 NMFS proposes regulations to implement Amendment 36 to the Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region as prepared and submitted by the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council). If implemented...	Proposed Rule	Jan 18, 2017

Fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zones Off Alaska:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Application for an Exempted Fishing Permit This notice announces receipt of an application from the Alaska Seafood Cooperative and co-applicants to renew exempted fishing permit (EFP) 2016-01 as modified on January 10, 2017. NMFS announced receipt of the application for EFP 2016-01 on January...	Notice	Jan 18, 2017
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska; Central Gulf of Alaska Rockfish Program NMFS publishes the standard ex-vessel prices and fee percentage for cost recovery under the Central Gulf of Alaska Rockfish Program. This action is intended to provide participants in a rockfish cooperative with the standard prices and fee percentage...	Notice	Jan 18, 2017

International Fisheries:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA International Fisheries; Pacific Tuna Fisheries; 2017 and 2018 Commercial Fishing Restrictions for Pacific Bluefin Tuna in the Eastern Pacific Ocean The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is proposing regulations under the Tuna Conventions Act to implement Resolution C- 16-08 (Measures for the Conservation and Management of Bluefin Tuna in the Eastern Pacific Ocean). This Inter-American Tro...	Proposed Rule	Jan 18, 2017

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program Notice is hereby given of a public meeting of the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force (USCRTF). The meeting will be held Thursday, February 23, 2017, at 9:00 a.m. in Washington, DC, at the U.S. Department of Interior, 1925 Constitution Avenue NW., 20006. The...	Notice	Jan 18, 2017
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico and the South Atlantic; Southeast Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR); Pre-Workshop Webinar for Southeastern U.S. Black Grouper; Public Meeting The SEDAR 48 assessment process of Southeastern U.S. black grouper will consist of a Data Workshop, an Assessment Workshop and a series of assessment webinars, and a Review Workshop. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.	Notice	Jan 18, 2017
Commerce Department > EDA Notice of National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship Meeting The National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (NACIE) will hold a public meeting on Thursday, February 2, 2017, from 1:00-3:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) and Friday, February 3, 2017, from 8:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m. ET. During this time, mem...	Notice	Jan 18, 2017

Pacific Island Fisheries:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Pacific Island Fisheries; 2016 Annual Catch Limits and Accountability Measures NMFS proposes annual catch limits (ACLs) for Pacific Island bottomfish, crustacean, precious coral, and coral reef ecosystem fisheries, and accountability measures (AMs) to correct or mitigate any overages of catch limits. The proposed ACLs and AMs w...	Proposed Rule	Jan 18, 2017
Commerce Department > NOAA Pacific Island Fisheries; 2016-17 Annual Catch Limit and Accountability Measures; Main Hawaiian Islands Deep 7 Bottomfish In this final rule, NMFS specifies an annual catch limit (ACL) of 318,000 lb of Deep 7 bottomfish in the main Hawaiian Islands (MHI) for the 2016-17 fishing year. As an accountability measure (AM), if the ACL is projected to be reached, NMFS would cl...	Rule	Jan 18, 2017

Permits:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Endangered Species; File Nos. 19641, 17861, 20314, 20340, 20347, 20351, 20528, 20548, and 20651 Notice is hereby given that nine applicants have applied in due form for permits to take Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus) and shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum) for purposes of scientific research.	Notice	Jan 18, 2017

Requests for Nominations:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > USBC Census Bureau 2020 Advisory Committee; Extension of Nominations Submission Period The Bureau of the Census (Census Bureau) is issuing this document to extend the nominations submission period for the Census Bureau 2020 Advisory Committee; Notice of Request for Nominations, which was published in the Federal Register on December 20...	Notice	Jan 18, 2017

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Compliance Bulletins:

Title	Type	Published
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Compliance Bulletin 2016-03: Detecting and Preventing Consumer Harm From Production Incentives The Bureau recognizes that many supervised entities may choose to implement incentive programs to achieve business objectives. When properly implemented and monitored, reasonable incentives can benefit consumers and the financial marketplace as a who...	Notice	Jan 18, 2017

Defense Department

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > USA Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement in Connection With Dakota Access, LLC's Request for an Easement To Cross Lake Oahe, North Dakota This notice advises the public that the Department of the Army (Army), as lead agency, is gathering information necessary to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) in connection with Dakota Access, LLC's request to grant an easement to cross...	Notice	Jan 18, 2017

Federal Acquisition Regulations:

Title	Type	Published
DOD, GSA, NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation: Sustainable Acquisition DoD, GSA, and NASA are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement Executive Order, Planning for Federal Sustainability in the Next Decade, and the biobased product acquisition provisions of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (...	Proposed Rule	Jan 18, 2017

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department Defense Science Board; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meetings The 2017 Defense Science Board (DSB) Summer Study Task Force on Nuclear Deterrence in the 21st Century's Multi-Polar, Multi-Threat Strategic Environment ("the Nuclear Deterrence Summer Study Task Force") will meet in closed session on Tuesday, Januar...	Notice	Jan 18, 2017

Education Department

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

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Evaluation of the Comprehensive Technical Assistance Centers In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing a new information collection.	Notice	Jan 18, 2017
Education Department Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; GEPA Section 427 Guidance for All Grant Applications In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing an extension of an existing information collection.	Notice	Jan 18, 2017
Education Department Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2017-18 Through 2019-20 In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing a revision of an existing information collection.	Notice	Jan 18, 2017
Education Department Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Principal Follow-Up Survey (PFS 2016-17) to the National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS 2015-16) In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing a new information collection.	Notice	Jan 18, 2017

Energy Department

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Combined Notice of Filings #1 Combined Filings	Notice	Jan 18, 2017
Energy Department > FERC Combined Notice of Filings #1 Combined Filings	Notice	Jan 18, 2017
Energy Department > FERC Combined Notice of Filings #2 Combined Filings	Notice	Jan 18, 2017
Energy Department > FERC Combined Notice of Filings Combined Filings	Notice	Jan 18, 2017
Energy Department > FERC Combined Notice of Filings Combined Filings	Notice	Jan 18, 2017
Energy Department > FERC Combined Notice of Filings #1 Combined Filings	Notice	Jan 18, 2017
Energy Department > FERC Sunshine Act Meeting Notice Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Jan 18, 2017
Energy Department > FERC Records Governing Off-the-Record Communications; Public Notice Records Governing Off-the-Record Communications	Notice	Jan 18, 2017
Energy Department > FERC Notice of Commission Staff Attendance Staff Attendances	Notice	Jan 18, 2017

Applications:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Sabine River Authority of Texas, Sabine River Authority, State of Louisiana; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests Sabine River Authority of Texas; Sabine River Authority, State of Louisiana	Notice	Jan 18, 2017

Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company; Notice of Application for Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity Eastern Shore Natural Gas Co.	Notice	Jan 18, 2017

Complaints:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Notice of Complaint American Municipal Power, Inc. v. PJM Interconnection, LLC	Notice	Jan 18, 2017
Energy Department > FERC Notice of Amended Complaint Calpine Corp., Dynegy Inc.; Eastern Generation, LLC; Homer City Generation, LP; et al. v. PJM Interconnection, LLC	Notice	Jan 18, 2017

Declaratory Orders; Petitions:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Stakeholder Midstream Crude Oil Pipeline, LLC; Notice of Petition for Declaratory Order Stakeholder Midstream Crude Oil Pipeline, LLC	Notice	Jan 18, 2017

Energy Conservation Programs:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Dedicated-Purpose Pool Pumps The Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 (EPCA), as amended, sets forth a variety of provisions designed to improve energy efficiency. Part C of Title III establishes the "Energy Conservation Program for Certain Industrial Equipment." The cover...	Rule	Jan 18, 2017
Energy Department Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Dedicated-Purpose Pool Pumps The Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 (EPCA), as amended, sets forth a variety of provisions designed to improve energy efficiency. Part C of Title III establishes the "Energy Conservation Program for Certain Industrial Equipment." The cover...	Proposed Rule	Jan 18, 2017

Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Columbia Gas Transmission L.L.C.; Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review of the Central Virginia Connector Project Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC	Notice	Jan 18, 2017
Energy Department > FERC National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation; Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review of the Proposed Line QP, Line Q, and Queen Storage Project National Fuel Gas Supply Corp.	Notice	Jan 18, 2017

Export Electric Energy; Applications:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department Application To Export Electric Energy; BP Energy Company BP Energy Company (BP Energy or Applicant) has applied to renew its authority to transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada pursuant to section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act.	Notice	Jan 18, 2017
Energy Department Application To Export Electric Energy; BP Energy Company BP Energy Company (BP Energy or Applicant) has applied to renew its authority to transmit electric energy from the United States to Mexico pursuant to section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act.	Notice	Jan 18, 2017

Filings:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Western Area Power Administration; Notice of Filing Western Area Power Administration	Notice	Jan 18, 2017
Energy Department > FERC Wheatridge Wind Energy, LLC; Notice of Filing Wheatridge Wind Energy, LLC	Notice	Jan 18, 2017

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

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Appleton Coated LLC; Supplemental Notice That Initial Market-Based Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section 204 Authorization Appleton Coated, LLC	Notice	Jan 18, 2017
Energy Department > FERC Stream Energy Connecticut LLC; Supplemental Notice That Initial Market-Based Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section 204 Authorization Stream Energy Connecticut, LLC	Notice	Jan 18, 2017
Energy Department > FERC Stream Energy Delaware LLC; Supplemental Notice That Initial Market-Based Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section 204 Authorization Stream Energy Delaware, LLC	Notice	Jan 18, 2017
Energy Department > FERC Stream Energy Illinois LLC; Supplemental Notice That Initial Market-Based Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section 204 Authorization Stream Energy Illinois, LLC	Notice	Jan 18, 2017
Energy Department > FERC Stream Energy Indiana LLC; Supplemental Notice That Initial Market-Based Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section 204 Authorization Stream Energy Indiana, LLC	Notice	Jan 18, 2017
Energy Department > FERC Stream Energy Massachusetts LLC; Supplemental Notice That Initial Market-Based Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section 204 Authorization Stream Energy Massachusetts, LLC	Notice	Jan 18, 2017
Energy Department > FERC Stream Ohio Gas & Electric LLC; Supplemental Notice That Initial Market-Based Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section 204 Authorization Stream Ohio Gas and Electric, LLC	Notice	Jan 18, 2017

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Dominion Cove Point LNG, LP; Notice of Technical Conference Dominion Cove Point LNG, LP; Technical Conference	Notice	Jan 18, 2017

Requests for Information:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > DOE Request for Information-Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainable Development of Hydropower in Undeveloped Stream Reaches of the United States; Notice of Reopening of Comment Period On November 9, 2016, the Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO) within the Department of Energy (DOE) issued a request for information (RFI) in the Federal Register to invite input from the public regarding challenges and opportunities associated wit...	Notice	Jan 18, 2017

Revocations of Market-Based Rate Tariffs:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Notice of Revocation of Market-Based Rate Tariff Bargain Energy, LLC; CES Placerita, Inc.; DES Wholesale, LLC; et al.	Notice	Jan 18, 2017

Environmental Protection Agency

National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Ferroalloys Production This action sets forth the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) final decision on the issues for which it announced reconsideration on July 12, 2016, that pertain to certain aspects of the June 30, 2015, final amendments for the Ferroalloys Prod...	Rule	Jan 18, 2017

Pesticide Tolerances:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Acequinocyl; Pesticide Tolerances This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of acequinocyl in or on multiple commodities which are identified and discussed later in this document. Interregional Project Number 4 (IR-4) requested these tolerances under the Federal Food, Drug,...	Rule	Jan 18, 2017

Executive Office of the President

Title	Type	Published
Executive Office of the President Establishment of the Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument; Establishment (Proc. 9565)	Presidential Document	Jan 18, 2017
Executive Office of the President Boundary Enlargement of the California Coastal National Monument California Coastal National Monument; Boundary Enlargement (Proc. 9563)	Presidential Document	Jan 18, 2017
Executive Office of the President Boundary Enlargement of the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument; Boundary Enlargement (Proc. 9564)	Presidential Document	Jan 18, 2017
Executive Office of the President Establishment of the Freedom Riders National Monument Freedom Riders National Monument; Establishment (Proc. 9566)	Presidential Document	Jan 18, 2017
Executive Office of the President Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Terrorists Who Threaten To Disrupt the Middle East Peace Process Middle East Peace Process, Terrorists Who Threaten To Disrupt; Continuation of National Emergency (Notice of January 13, 2017)	Presidential Document	Jan 18, 2017
Executive Office of the President Recognizing Positive Actions by the Government of Sudan and Providing for the Revocation of Certain Sudan-Related Sanctions Sudan: Recognizing Positive Government Actions and Revoking Certain Sanctions (EO 13761)	Presidential Document	Jan 18, 2017

Farm Credit Administration

Title	Type	Published
Farm Credit Administration Market Access Agreement The Farm Credit Administration (FCA) announces that it has approved the Draft Third Amended and Restated Market Access Agreement (Draft Third Restated MAA) proposed to be entered into by all of the banks of the Farm Credit System (System or FCS) and...	Notice	Jan 18, 2017

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

No documents available.

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	Jan 18, 2017

Changes in Bank Control:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Reserve System Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company	Notice	Jan 18, 2017

General Services Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulations:

No documents available.

Government Accountability Office

Request for Nominations:

Title	Type	Published
Government Accountability Office Request for Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Nominations The Balanced Budget Act of 1997 established the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) and gave the Comptroller General responsibility for appointing its members. GAO is now accepting nominations for MedPAC appointments that will be effective...	Notice	Jan 18, 2017

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	Jan 18, 2017
Health and Human Services Department > SAMHSA Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals	Notice	Jan 18, 2017
Health and Human Services Department Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records On Feb. 9, 2016, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that proposed policy changes to update and modernize the Confidentiality of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Patient Record...	Proposed Rule	Jan 18, 2017
Health and Human Services Department Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is issuing this final rule to update and modernize the Confidentiality of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Patient Records regulations and facilitate information exchange within new health care models while add...	Rule	Jan 18, 2017
Health and Human Services Department > IHS Reimbursement Rates for Calendar Year 2017 Notice.	Notice	Jan 18, 2017

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

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > HRSA Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: Public Comment Request; NURSE Corps Loan Repayment Program In compliance with the requirement for opportunity for public comment on proposed data collection projects of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, HRSA announces plans to submit an Information Collection Request (ICR), described below, to the Office...	Notice	Jan 18, 2017

Charter Renewals:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Office of the Director; Notice of Charter Renewal National Toxicology Program Special Emphasis Panel	Notice	Jan 18, 2017

Determinations That Products Were Not Withdrawn From Sale for Reasons of Safety or Effectiveness:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Determination That SYMMETREL (Amantadine Hydrochloride), Syrup, 50 Milligrams/5 Milliliters, Was Not Withdrawn From Sale for Reasons of Safety or Effectiveness The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) has determined that SYMMETREL (amantadine hydrochloride), Syrup, 50 milligrams/5 milliliters (50 mg/5 mL), was not withdrawn from sale for reasons of safety or effectiveness. This determination means t...	Notice	Jan 18, 2017

Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Notice of Availability of the Draft Programmatic Environmental Assessment (Draft PEA) for Mosquito Control Activities Funded by HHS/CDC To Combat Zika Virus Transmission in the United States The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is issuing this notice to request public comment on a draft Programmatic Environmental Assessment (Draft PEA) for mosquito control activit...	Notice	Jan 18, 2017

Guidance:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Assessment of Abuse Potential of Drugs; Guidance for Industry; Availability The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of a guidance for industry entitled "Assessment of Abuse Potential of Drugs." This guidance is intended to assist sponsors of investigational new drugs and applicants for...	Notice	Jan 18, 2017
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Considerations in Demonstrating Interchangeability With a Reference Product; Draft Guidance for Industry; Availability The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled "Considerations in Demonstrating Interchangeability With a Reference Product." This guidance is intended to assist sponsors in d...	Notice	Jan 18, 2017
Health and Human Services Department > FDA The Prohibition of Distributing Free Samples of Tobacco Products; Draft Guidance for Industry; Availability The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled "The Prohibition of Distributing Free Samples of Tobacco Products; Draft Guidance for Industry." The draft guidance, when finali...	Notice	Jan 18, 2017

Medicaid Program:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > CMS Medicaid Program; The Use of New or Increased Pass-Through Payments in Medicaid Managed Care Delivery Systems This rule finalizes changes to the pass-through payment transition periods and the maximum amount of pass-through payments permitted annually during the transition periods under Medicaid managed care contract(s) and rate certification(s). This final...	Rule	Jan 18, 2017

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Dental & Craniofacial Research; Notice of Closed Meetings National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research	Notice	Jan 18, 2017
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Notice of Closed Meetings National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases	Notice	Jan 18, 2017
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; Notice of Closed Meetings National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases	Notice	Jan 18, 2017
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Notice of Closed Meetings National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases	Notice	Jan 18, 2017
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Mental Health; Notice of Closed Meetings National Institute of Mental Health	Notice	Jan 18, 2017
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Mental Health; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute of Mental Health	Notice	Jan 18, 2017

Homeland Security Department

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

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCIS Agency Information Collection Activities: Refugee/Asylee Relative Petition, Form I-730; Extension, Without Change, of a Currently Approved Collection The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration (USCIS) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment upon this proposed extension of a currently approved collection of information. In accordance with th...	Notice	Jan 18, 2017

Safety Zones:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG Safety Zones; San Francisco, CA The Coast Guard proposes to amend, add, and delete several permanent safety zones located in the Captain of the Port San Francisco zone that are established to protect public safety during annual firework displays. These amendments will update listed...	Proposed Rule	Jan 18, 2017

Special Local Regulations:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG Special Local Regulation; Pago Pago Harbor, American Samoa The Coast Guard proposes to establish a permanent special local regulation for the Annual Fautasi Ocean Challenge canoe race in Pago Pago Harbor, American Samoa. This annual event historically occurs during the weeks of Veteran's Day and Thanksgiving...	Proposed Rule	Jan 18, 2017

Housing and Urban Development Department

Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Grantees:

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Allocations, Common Application, Waivers, and Alternative Requirements for Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Grantees This notice allocates $1,805,976,000 in Community Development Block Grant disaster recovery (CDBG-DR) funds appropriated by the Further Continuing and Security Assistance Appropriations Act, 2017 for the purpose of assisting long-term recovery in Flo...	Notice	Jan 18, 2017

Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act:

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016: Implementation of Various Section 8 Voucher Provisions On July 29, 2016, President Obama signed into law the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 (HOTMA). Several of the statutory amendments made by HOTMA affect the Project-Based Voucher (PBV) program or the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV)...	Proposed Rule	Jan 18, 2017

Interior Department

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BOR Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review; Proposed New Collection The Bureau of Reclamation has forwarded the following Information Collection Request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval: Collection and Compilation of Water Pipeline Field Performance Data (OMB Control Number 1006-XX...	Notice	Jan 18, 2017
Interior Department > NPS Withdrawal of the Proposed Rule To Revise General Provisions; Electronic Cigarettes The National Park Service withdraws the proposed rule that would revise the regulation that defines smoking to include the use of electronic cigarettes and other electronic nicotine delivery systems; and would allow a superintendent to close an area,...	Proposed Rule	Jan 18, 2017
Interior Department > BIA Proposed Membership of the Bureau of Indian Education Accountability Negotiated Rulemaking Committee The Secretary of the Interior has selected proposed members to form the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) Accountability Negotiated Rulemaking Committee (Committee) which will recommend revisions to the existing regulations to implement the Secretary'...	Proposed Rule	Jan 18, 2017

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

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Interior Department > FWS Information Collection Request Sent to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Approval; Import of Sport-Hunted African Elephant Trophies We (the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) have sent an Information Collection Request (ICR) to OMB for review and approval. We summarize the ICR below and describe the nature of the collection and the estimated burden and cost. This information collect...	Notice	Jan 18, 2017

Atlantic Wind Lease Sales:

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Interior Department > BOEM Atlantic Wind Lease Sale 7 (ATLW-7) for Commercial Leasing for Wind Power on the Outer Continental Shelf Offshore Kitty Hawk, North Carolina-Final Sale Notice; MMAA104000 This document is the Final Sale Notice (FSN) for the sale of one commercial wind energy lease on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) offshore Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, pursuant to 30 CFR 585.216. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will offe...	Notice	Jan 18, 2017

Charter Renewals:

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Interior Department Renewal of the Trinity River Adaptive Management Working Group The Secretary of the Interior (Secretary), after consultation with the General Services Administration, has renewed the Trinity River Adaptive Management Working Group (Working Group) for 2 years. The Working Group provides recommendations on all asp...	Notice	Jan 18, 2017

Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.:

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Interior Department > FWS Notice of Intent To Prepare a Comprehensive Conservation Plan for the National Bison Range, Moiese, Montana We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), intend to gather information necessary to prepare a draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan (CCP) for the National Bison Range (NBR), a unit of the National Wildlife Refuge System. We are furnishing thi...	Notice	Jan 18, 2017

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

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Interior Department > BLM Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision for the Proposed Vantage to Pomona Heights 230 kV Transmission Line Project in Grant, Kittitas, and Yakima Counties, Washington The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces the availability of the Record of Decision (ROD) authorizing the issuance of a right-of- way grant (ROW) to Pacific Power to construct, operate, and maintain an electric transmission line on land administ...	Notice	Jan 18, 2017

Plats of Surveys:

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Interior Department > BLM Notice of Filing of Plats of Survey; Arizona The plats of survey of the described lands were officially filed in the Arizona State Office, Bureau of Land Management, Phoenix, Arizona, on dates indicated.	Notice	Jan 18, 2017

Labor Department

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Labor Department > ETA, OWCP, WHD, OSHA, EBSA, MSHA Department of Labor Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Annual Adjustments for 2017 The U.S. Department of Labor (Department) is publishing this final rule to adjust for inflation the civil monetary penalties assessed or enforced in its regulations, pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990 as amended...	Rule	Jan 18, 2017

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

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Labor Department Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Claim for Reimbursement of Benefit Payments and Claims Expense Under the War Hazards Compensation Act The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) sponsored information collection request (ICR) revision titled, "Claim for Reimbursement of Benefit Payments and Claims Expense Under the War Hazards Comp...	Notice	Jan 18, 2017

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities

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

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National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities > Institute of Museum and Library Services Submission for OMB Review, Comment Request, Proposed Collection: “Museums Empowered: Professional Development and Capacity Building Opportunities for Museums”-A Museums for America Special Initiative The Institute of Museum and Library Service ("IMLS") 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 opportunity to c...	Notice	Jan 18, 2017
National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities > Institute of Museum and Library Services Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests: Museums for All Program Evaluation The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), 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 opportunity to c...	Notice	Jan 18, 2017

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National Mediation Board

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National Mediation Board Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests The Assistant Chief of Staff, Administration invites comments on the proposed information collection requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.	Notice	Jan 18, 2017

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Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation

Title	Type	Published
Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation Audit Committee Meeting: Sunshine Act Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Jan 18, 2017

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Regulatory Issue Summary Regarding Certificate of Compliance Corrections and Revisions The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is seeking public comment on draft regulatory issue summary (RIS) 2016-xx, "Administration of 10 CFR part 72 Certificate of Compliance Corrections and Revisions." The NRC is issuing this RIS to inform addr...	Proposed Rule	Jan 18, 2017

Combined License Applications:

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Nuclear Regulatory Commission Duke Energy Progress; Combined License Application for Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant Units 2 and 3 The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing an exemption in response to an October 13, 2016, letter from Duke Energy Progress (DEP), which requested an exemption from certain regulatory requirements that requires DEP to submit an update t...	Notice	Jan 18, 2017

Personnel Management Office

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Personnel Management Office Medical Qualification Determinations The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing a final rule to revise its regulations for medical qualification determinations. The revised regulations update references and language; add and modify definitions; clarify coverage and applica...	Rule	Jan 18, 2017
Personnel Management Office Recruitment and Selection Through Competitive Examination The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing an interim rule to implement the Competitive Service Act of 2015 to allow an appointing authority (i.e., the head of a Federal agency or department) to share a competitive certificate with one...	Rule	Jan 18, 2017

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Railroad Retirement Board

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Railroad Retirement Board Proposed Collection; Comment Request In accordance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 which provides opportunity for public comment on new or revised data collections, the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) will publish periodic summaries o...	Notice	Jan 18, 2017

Securities and Exchange Commission

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Adjustments to Civil Monetary Penalty Amounts The Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") is adopting a final rule to implement the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 (the "2015 Act"), which amended the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjust...	Rule	Jan 18, 2017
Securities and Exchange Commission Sunshine Act Meeting Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Jan 18, 2017

Applications:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Owl Rock Capital Corporation, et al.; Notice of Application Notice of application for an order under sections 17(d) and 57(i) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "Act") and rule 17d- 1 under the Act permitting certain joint transactions otherwise prohibited by sections 17(d) and 57(a)(4) of the Act and under rule 17d-1 under the Act.	Notice	Jan 18, 2017

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes:

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Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Bats EDGA Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To Modify Fees for Connectivity and Its Communication and Routing Service Known as Bats Connect Bats EDGA Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Jan 18, 2017
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Bats EDGX Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To Modify Fees for Connectivity and Its Communication and Routing Service Known as Bats Connect Bats EDGX Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Jan 18, 2017

Small Business Administration

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Small Business Administration Interest Rates Interest Rates	Notice	Jan 18, 2017

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Small Business Administration Meeting of the Interagency Task Force on Veterans Small Business Development The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is issuing this notice to announce the location, date, time and agenda for the next meeting of the Interagency Task Force on Veterans Small Business Development. The meeting is open to the public.	Notice	Jan 18, 2017

Social Security Administration

Title	Type	Published
Social Security Administration Revisions to Rules Regarding the Evaluation of Medical Evidence We are revising our medical evidence rules. The revisions include redefining several key terms related to evidence, revising our rules about acceptable medical sources (AMS), revising how we consider and articulate our consideration of medical opinio...	Rule	Jan 18, 2017

State Department

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State Department Determination Pursuant to the Foreign Missions Act Designations and Determinations Pursuant to Foreign Missions Act	Notice	Jan 18, 2017
State Department Determination Pursuant to the Foreign Missions Act Designations and Determinations Pursuant to Foreign Missions Act	Notice	Jan 18, 2017

Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition:

Title	Type	Published
State Department Notice of Determinations; Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: “The Medici's Painter: Carlo Dolci and 17th-Century Florence” Exhibition Medici's Painter: Carlo Dolci and 17th-Century Florence	Notice	Jan 18, 2017

Transportation Department

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Transportation Department Contracting Initiative The DOT is extending the contracting initiative pilot program for a period of 5 years.	Notice	Jan 18, 2017
Transportation Department > FTA National Public Transportation Safety Plan The Federal Transit Administration has placed in the docket and on its Web site, the final National Public Transportation Safety Plan that establishes performance measures to improve the safety of public transportation systems that receive FTA Federa...	Notice	Jan 18, 2017
Transportation Department > FTA Notice of Availability of Programmatic Assessment of Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Transit Projects The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the availability of a final Programmatic Assessment of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Transit Projects (Programmatic Assessment) and an accompanying Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHG) Estimator Tool (Esti...	Notice	Jan 18, 2017

Airworthiness Directives:

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Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Airplanes We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Airbus Model A318 and A319 series airplanes, Model A320-211, -212, - 214, -231, -232, and -233 airplanes, and Model A321 series airplanes. This AD was prompted by a report of a rupture of a m...	Rule	Jan 18, 2017
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Defense and Space S.A. (Formerly Known as Construcciones Aeronauticas, S.A.) Airplanes We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Airbus Defense and Space S.A. Model C-212 airplanes. This AD was prompted by multiple reports of damaged and cracked rudder torque tube shafts. This AD requires various repetitive inspections...	Rule	Jan 18, 2017
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Diamond Aircraft Industries GmbH Airplanes We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Diamond Aircraft Industries GmbH Model DA 42 airplanes. This AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) issued by an aviation authority of another country to id...	Rule	Jan 18, 2017
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Fokker Services B.V. Airplanes We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Fokker Services B.V. Model F28 Mark 0100 airplanes. This AD was prompted by an analysis which determined that, for certain areas of the fuselage, the current threshold of an Airworthiness...	Rule	Jan 18, 2017
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; GROB Aircraft AG Gliders We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for GROB Aircraft AG Models GROB G 109 and GROB G 109B gliders. This proposed AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) originated by an aviation authority of another...	Proposed Rule	Jan 18, 2017
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce plc Turbofan Engines We propose to supersede airworthiness directive (AD) 2012-04- 01 that applies to all Rolls-Royce plc (RR) RB211-Trent 800 model turbofan engines. AD 2012-04-01 requires removal from service of certain critical engine rotating parts based on reduced l...	Proposed Rule	Jan 18, 2017

Federal Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard; Exemption Approvals:

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Transportation Department > NHTSA Petition for Exemption From the Federal Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard; General Motors LLC This document grants in full the General Motors LLC's (GM) petition for an exemption of the Chevrolet Volt vehicle line in accordance with 49 CFR part 543, Exemption from Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard. This petition is granted because the agency...	Notice	Jan 18, 2017

Hazardous Materials:

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Transportation Department > PHMSA Hazardous Materials: Volatility of Unrefined Petroleum Products and Class 3 Materials PHMSA is considering revising the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) to establish vapor pressure limits for unrefined petroleum-based products and potentially all Class 3 flammable liquid hazardous materials that would apply during the transportat...	Proposed Rule	Jan 18, 2017

National Performance Management Measures:

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Transportation Department > FHWA National Performance Management Measures; Assessing Pavement Condition for the National Highway Performance Program and Bridge Condition for the National Highway Performance Program The purpose of this final rule is to establish measures for State departments of transportation (State DOT) to use to carry out the National Highway Performance Program (NHPP) and to assess the condition of the following: Pavements on the National Hi...	Rule	Jan 18, 2017
Transportation Department > FHWA National Performance Management Measures; Assessing Performance of the National Highway System, Freight Movement on the Interstate System, and Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program This final rule is the third and last in a series of three related rulemakings that together establishes a set of performance measures for State departments of transportation (State DOT) and Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPO) to use as require...	Rule	Jan 18, 2017

Petitions for Inconsequential Noncompliance; Approvals:

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Transportation Department > NHTSA General Motors, LLC, Grant of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance General Motors, LLC, (GM) has determined that certain model year (MY) 2012-2015 Chevrolet Sonic passenger cars do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 108, Lamps, Reflective Devices and Associated Equipment. GM has...	Notice	Jan 18, 2017
Transportation Department > NHTSA Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC, Grant of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA), has determined that certain model year (MY) 2016 Mercedes GL-Class multipurpose passenger vehicles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 110, Tire Selection and Rims and Motor Home/...	Notice	Jan 18, 2017

Petitions for Inconsequential Noncompliance; Denials:

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Transportation Department > NHTSA BMW Group of America, LLC, Incorporated, Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance BMW of North America, LLC (BMW), has determined that certain model year (MY) 2016-2017 BMW, Mini, and Rolls-Royce vehicles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 209, Seat Belt Assemblies. BMW filed a report dated...	Notice	Jan 18, 2017
Transportation Department > NHTSA PACCAR, Inc., Grant of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance PACCAR, Inc. (PACCAR), has determined that certain Peterbilt and Kenworth trucks do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 108, Lamps, Reflective devices, and Associated Equipment. PACCAR filed a noncompliance report...	Notice	Jan 18, 2017

Treasury Department

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Treasury Department > OFAC Unblocking of Specially Designated National and Blocked Person Pursuant to Executive Order 13469 The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the name of one entity whose property and interests in property have been unblocked pursuant to Executive Order 13469 of July 25, 2008, "Blocking Property of...	Notice	Jan 18, 2017
Treasury Department > OFAC Sanctions Actions Pursuant to Executive Orders (E.O.s) 13722 and 13687. The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of two entities identified as blocked pursuant to E.O. 13722, "Blocking Property of the Government of North Korea and the Workers' Party of Korea, and Prohibiti...	Notice	Jan 18, 2017
Treasury Department > IRS Certain Transfers of Property to Regulated Investment Companies [RICs] and Real Estate Investment Trusts [REITs] This document contains final regulations effecting the repeal of the General Utilities doctrine by the Tax Reform Act of 1986. The final regulations address the length of time during which a RIC or a REIT may be subject to corporate level tax on cert...	Rule	Jan 18, 2017
Treasury Department > OCC, Federal Reserve System, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Community Reinvestment Act Regulations The OCC, the Board, and the FDIC (collectively, the Agencies) are amending their Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) regulations to adjust the asset-size thresholds used to define "small bank" or "small savings association" and "intermediate small bank"...	Rule	Jan 18, 2017
Treasury Department > IRS Definitions of Qualified Matching Contributions and Qualified Nonelective Contributions This document contains proposed amendments to the definitions of qualified matching contributions (QMACs) and qualified nonelective contributions (QNECs) under regulations relating to certain qualified retirement plans that contain cash or deferred a...	Proposed Rule	Jan 18, 2017
Treasury Department > IRS Rules Regarding Inversions and Related Transactions; Notice of Proposed Rulemaking by Cross-Reference to Temporary Regulations In the Rules and Regulations section of this issue of the Federal Register, the Department of the Treasury (Treasury Department) and the IRS are amending portions of temporary regulations that address certain transactions that are structured to avoid...	Proposed Rule	Jan 18, 2017
Treasury Department > IRS Rules Regarding Inversions and Related Transactions; Partial Withdrawal of Notice of Proposed Rulemaking This document withdraws portions of a notice of proposed rulemaking (REG-135734-14) published on April 8, 2016, in the Federal Register (81 FR 20588). The withdrawn portions relate to exceptions to general rules addressing certain transactions that a...	Proposed Rule	Jan 18, 2017

Inversions and Related Transactions:

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Treasury Department > IRS Guidance for Determining Stock Ownership; Rules Regarding Inversions and Related Transactions This document contains final regulations that identify certain stock of a foreign corporation that is disregarded in calculating ownership of the foreign corporation for purposes of determining whether it is a surrogate foreign corporation. These reg...	Rule	Jan 18, 2017

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U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission

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U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission Notice of Open Public Hearing Notice is hereby given of the following hearing of the U.S.- China Economic and Security Review Commission.	Notice	Jan 18, 2017

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