Federal Register February 23, 2017
View all documents issued on February 23, 2017. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.
70 documents were published on this date.
Agencies Publishing on February 23, 2017
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Agriculture Department
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Commerce Department
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
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Defense Department
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Education Department
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Energy Department
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Environmental Protection Agency
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Federal Communications Commission
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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Federal Reserve System
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Health and Human Services Department
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Homeland Security Department
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Housing and Urban Development Department
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Inter-American Foundation
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Interior Department
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Labor Department
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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National Archives and Records Administration
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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Postal Service
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Securities and Exchange Commission
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Small Business Administration
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Social Security Administration
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State Department
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Transportation Department
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Treasury Department
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Veterans Affairs Department
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Agriculture Department
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Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
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Notice | Feb 23, 2017 |
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
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In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Forest Service is seeking comments from all interested individuals and organizations on the revised information collection, Federal Excess Personal Property (FEPP) and Firefighter Property (...
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Notice | Feb 23, 2017 |
Regulations Issued under Authority of Export Apple Act and Export Grapes and Plums:
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Notice is hereby given that the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is reopening the comment period on the proposed rule to change the reporting of export certificate information under regulations issued pursuant to the Export Apple Act (7 CFR part...
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Proposed Rule | Feb 23, 2017 |
Commerce Department
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The Bureau of the Census (U.S. Census Bureau) is announcing the following event, "Strengthening Transparency through Open Data and Access to Information," in recognition of National Sunshine Week. In recognizing open government, the Census Bureau wil...
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Notice | Feb 23, 2017 |
Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Investigations, Orders, or Reviews:
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On November 9, 2016, the Department of Commerce (Department) published in the Federal Register the preliminary results of the eleventh administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain warmwater shrimp from the Socialist Republic of Viet...
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Notice | Feb 23, 2017 |
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The Department of Commerce ("the Department") has conducted an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on xanthan gum from the People's Republic of China ("PRC"). For these final results, we have treated Neimenggu Fufeng Biotechnologies C...
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Notice | Feb 23, 2017 |
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The Department of Commerce ("the Department") is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on xanthan gum from the People's Republic of China ("PRC"). For these final results, we have treated Neimenggu Fufeng Biotechnologies C...
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Notice | Feb 23, 2017 |
Meetings:
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The Western Pacific Stock Assessment Review (WPSAR) Steering Committee will convene a public meeting to discuss and approve the 5- year calendar for stock assessments, and to address any other concerns related to the WPSAR process: https://www.pifsc....
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Notice | Feb 23, 2017 |
Pacific Halibut Fisheries:
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NMFS proposes to approve changes to the Pacific Halibut Catch Sharing Plan (Plan) and codified regulations for the International Pacific Halibut Commission's (IPHC or Commission) regulatory Area 2A off Washington, Oregon, and California (Area 2A). In...
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Proposed Rule | Feb 23, 2017 |
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
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In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (Bureau) is requesting to renew the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for an existing information collection titled, "Fair Credit R...
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Notice | Feb 23, 2017 |
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In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (Bureau) is requesting approval for a new information collection, titled, "Student Loan Servicing Market Monitoring."
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Notice | Feb 23, 2017 |
Charter Renewals:
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ("Bureau"), after consultation with the Committee Management Secretariat of the General Services Administration, will establish the Academic Research Council ("the Council") no less than 15 days from the effec...
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Notice | Feb 23, 2017 |
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ("Bureau"), after consultation with the Committee Management Secretariat of the General Services Administration, will establish the Community Banker Advisory Council ("the Advisory Council") no less than 15 da...
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Notice | Feb 23, 2017 |
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ("Bureau"), after consultation with the Committee Management Secretariat of the General Services Administration, has established the Consumer Advisory Board ("the Board") as required by statute. The Board will...
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Notice | Feb 23, 2017 |
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ("Bureau"), after consultation with the Committee Management Secretariat of the General Services Administration, will establish the Credit Union Advisory Council ("the Advisory Council") no less than 15 days f...
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Notice | Feb 23, 2017 |
Defense Department
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The Department of Defense has submitted to OMB for clearance, the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act.
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Notice | Feb 23, 2017 |
Education Department
Applications for New Awards:
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Notice.
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Notice | Feb 23, 2017 |
Energy Department
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Combined Filings
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Notice | Feb 23, 2017 |
Environmental Protection Agency
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
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The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an information collection request (ICR), "Confidentiality Rules (Renewal)" (EPA ICR No. 1665.13, OMB Control No. 2020-0003) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in acco...
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Notice | Feb 23, 2017 |
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The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an information collection request (ICR), "Environmental Impact Assessment of Nongovernmental Activities in Antarctica (Renewal)" (EPA ICR No. 1808.08, OMB Control No. 2020-0007) to the Office of Manag...
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Notice | Feb 23, 2017 |
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The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an information collection request (ICR), "State Review Framework (Renewal)" (EPA ICR No. 2185.06, OMB Control No. 2020-0031) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in acc...
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Notice | Feb 23, 2017 |
Applications:
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This notice announces EPA's receipt of an application 279-EUP- U from FMC Corporation requesting an experimental use permit (EUP) for the use of malathion. The Agency has determined that the permit may be of regional and national significance. Theref...
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Notice | Feb 23, 2017 |
Meetings:
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The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public meeting of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) Sulfur Oxides Panel to peer review EPA's Integrated Science Assessment (ISA) for Sulfur Oxides--Health Criteria (Secon...
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Notice | Feb 23, 2017 |
Federal Communications Commission
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As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or the Commission) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take th...
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Notice | Feb 23, 2017 |
Meetings:
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In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, this notice advises interested persons that the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC or Commission) Communications Security, Reliability, and Interoperability Council (CSRIC) V will hold its...
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Notice | Feb 23, 2017 |
Public Inspection File Requirements:
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In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) eliminates two public inspection file requirements: The requirement that commercial broadcast stations retain in their public inspection file copies of letters and emails from the p...
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Rule | Feb 23, 2017 |
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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Meetings; Sunshine Act
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Notice | Feb 23, 2017 |
Federal Reserve System
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Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies
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Notice | Feb 23, 2017 |
Health and Human Services Department
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Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
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Notice | Feb 23, 2017 |
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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...
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Notice | Feb 23, 2017 |
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The invention listed below is owned by an agency of the U.S. Government and is available for licensing to achieve expeditious commercialization of results of federally-funded research and development. Foreign patent applications are filed on selected...
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Notice | Feb 23, 2017 |
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
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The Administration for Community Living (ACL) is announcing an opportunity for the public to comment on ACL's intention to collect information necessary to determining grantee compliance with Title VII of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, As Amended by...
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Notice | Feb 23, 2017 |
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The Administration for Community Living (ACL) is announcing an opportunity for the public to comment on the proposed collection of information the agency proposes to collect related to an evaluation of the American Indian, Alaska Natives and Native H...
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Notice | Feb 23, 2017 |
Medicare and Medicaid Programs:
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Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Quarterly Listing of Program Issuances-October Through December 2016
This quarterly notice lists CMS manual instructions, substantive and interpretive regulations, and other Federal Register notices that were published from October through December 2016, relating to the Medicare and Medicaid programs and other program...
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Notice | Feb 23, 2017 |
Meetings:
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Center for Scientific Review
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Notice | Feb 23, 2017 |
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Center for Substance Abuse Prevention
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Notice | Feb 23, 2017 |
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National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
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Notice | Feb 23, 2017 |
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National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
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Notice | Feb 23, 2017 |
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National Institute of Mental Health
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Notice | Feb 23, 2017 |
Homeland Security Department
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
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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...
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Notice | Feb 23, 2017 |
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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 new collection of information. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA...
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Notice | Feb 23, 2017 |
Safety Zones:
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The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone on Long Creek in Hempstead, NY around the Loop Parkway Bridge. The safety zone is needed to protect personnel, vessels, and the marine environment from potential hazards created by the Weeks Mar...
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Rule | Feb 23, 2017 |
Special Local Regulations:
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The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary special local regulation on the Black Warrior River extending the entire width of the river from mile marker 339.0 to mile marker 341.5 in Tuscaloosa, AL. The special local regulation is needed to protect t...
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Rule | Feb 23, 2017 |
Housing and Urban Development Department
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
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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 comment from all interested parties on the proposed collection of...
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Notice | Feb 23, 2017 |
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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 comment from all interested parties on the proposed collection of...
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Notice | Feb 23, 2017 |
Inter-American Foundation
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Meetings; Sunshine Act
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Notice | Feb 23, 2017 |
Interior Department
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In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) is announcing that the information collection request for Revision; Renewal; and Transfer, Assignment, or Sale of Permit Rights,...
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Notice | Feb 23, 2017 |
Labor Department
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
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The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) sponsored information collection request (ICR) revision titled, "Report on Occupational Employment and Wages," to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review an...
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Notice | Feb 23, 2017 |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Requests for Nominations:
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NASA announces its annual invitation for public nominations for service on four new Federal advisory committees of NASA that advise NASA on science. The four new committees, formerly subcommittees of the NASA Advisory Council (NAC) Science Committee...
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Notice | Feb 23, 2017 |
National Archives and Records Administration
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NARA is amending our Location of NARA Facilities and Hours of Use regulation to add the address and contact information for the Barack Obama Presidential Library. These changes will affect all people who wish to access records from the Barack Obama P...
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Rule | Feb 23, 2017 |
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Guidance:
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The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is soliciting public comment on its draft Interim Staff Guidance (ISG), Clarification of Licensee Actions in Receipt of Enforcement Discretion per Enforcement Guidance Memorandum (EGM) 15-002, "Enforcement...
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Notice | Feb 23, 2017 |
License Applications; Amendments:
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The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has docketed a license amendment application from the Department of Energy (DOE or the licensee) for amendment of Materials License No. SNM-2504, for the Fort St. Vrain independent spent fuel storage insta...
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Notice | Feb 23, 2017 |
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The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has docketed a license amendment application from the Department of Energy (DOE or the licensee) for amendment of Materials License No. SNM-2512, for the Idaho Spent Fuel Facility independent spent fuel st...
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Notice | Feb 23, 2017 |
Meetings:
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Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards Subcommittee on Planning and Procedures
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Notice | Feb 23, 2017 |
Prohibition Orders:
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The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing an Order prohibiting Mr. Casey Pooler from involvement in NRC-licensed activities for a period of 3 years. The Order also requires Mr. Pooler to notify the NRC of any current involvement in NRC-...
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Notice | Feb 23, 2017 |
Postal Service
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The United States Postal Service[supreg] (Postal Service) is proposing to modify a General Privacy Act Systems of Records to support administrative retention and data element collection, as well as a new benefit offered to employees for third-party t...
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Notice | Feb 23, 2017 |
Securities and Exchange Commission
Applications:
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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.
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Notice | Feb 23, 2017 |
Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes:
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Bats BZX Exchange, Inc.
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Notice | Feb 23, 2017 |
Small Business Administration
Conflict of Interest Exemptions:
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LFE Growth Fund III, LP
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Notice | Feb 23, 2017 |
Major Disaster Declarations:
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This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of California (FEMA- 4301-DR), dated 02/14/2017. Incident: Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides. Incident Period: 01/03/2017 throug...
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Notice | Feb 23, 2017 |
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This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the Hoopa Valley Tribe (FEMA- 4302-DR), dated 02/14/2017. Incident: Severe Winter Storm. Incident Period: 01/03/2017 through 01/05/2017. Effective Dat...
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Notice | Feb 23, 2017 |
Social Security Administration
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Our Office of the General Counsel (OGC) is responsible for processing and handling summonses and complaints in lawsuits involving judicial review of our final decisions on individual claims for benefits under titles II, VIII, and XVI of the Social Se...
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Notice | Feb 23, 2017 |
State Department
Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition:
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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...
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Notice | Feb 23, 2017 |
Transportation Department
Establishment of Temporary Restricted Areas:
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This action proposes to establish temporary restricted areas R-2509E, R-2509W, and R-2509N, Twentynine Palms, CA, to support a Marine Expeditionary Brigade level Large Scale Exercise (LSE) planned for existing and newly acquired training lands at Mar...
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Proposed Rule | Feb 23, 2017 |
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This action proposes to establish two temporary restricted areas, designated R-2920A and R-2920B, south of the Eglin Air Force Base (AFB), FL, Range Complex and within the 14 CFR part 93 "Valparaiso, Florida, Terminal Area" Special Air Traffic Rules...
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Proposed Rule | Feb 23, 2017 |
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This action proposes to establish temporary restricted area R- 5602, over the Fort Sill, OK, R-5601 restricted area complex, to support the U.S. Army Maneuver & Fires Integration Experiment (MFIX) 2018 scheduled for December 2017. MFIX 2018 is planne...
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Proposed Rule | Feb 23, 2017 |
Treasury Department
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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...
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Notice | Feb 23, 2017 |
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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...
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Notice | Feb 23, 2017 |
Veterans Affairs Department
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The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal...
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Notice | Feb 23, 2017 |
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The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal...
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Notice | Feb 23, 2017 |
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