August 29, 2017 (Volume 82)

Federal Register August 29, 2017

View all documents issued on August 29, 2017. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

112 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on August 29, 2017

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

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Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Aug 29, 2017
This Notice announces that the Rural Business-Cooperative Service (Agency) is accepting applications for the Value-Added Producer Grant (VAPG) program. Approximately $18 million is currently available. The Agency may also utilize any funding that bec...
Notice Aug 29, 2017

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

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In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Farm Service Agency (FSA) is requesting comments from all interested individuals and entities on an extension of a currently approved information collection associated with the FSA county co...
Notice Aug 29, 2017
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's intention to request a revision to and extension of approval of an information collection associated with the plants for pl...
Notice Aug 29, 2017

Meetings:

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The Butte County Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) will meet in Oroville, California. The committee is authorized under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (the Act) and operates in compliance with the Federal Advisory Commi...
Notice Aug 29, 2017
The Butte County Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) will meet in Oroville, California. The committee is authorized under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (the Act) and operates in compliance with the Federal Advisory Commi...
Notice Aug 29, 2017

New Fee Sites:

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The Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests are proposing several new fees to recreation areas on the three ranger districts located within the Forests. Fees are assessed based on the level of amenities and services provided, cost of operati...
Notice Aug 29, 2017

Requests for Nominations:

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In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announces the re-opening of the solicitation for nominations to fill vacancies on the National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics...
Notice Aug 29, 2017

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

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Congress authorized the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet), an independent authority within the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), to assess and collect, among other funds, three specific types of fees. By la...
Rule Aug 29, 2017

Meetings:

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The SEDAR 52 assessment process of Gulf of Mexico red snapper will consist of an In-person Workshop, and a series of assessment webinars. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Notice Aug 29, 2017
The SEDAR 51 assessment process of Gulf of Mexico gray snapper will consist of a Data Workshop, a series of assessment webinars, and a Review Workshop. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
Notice Aug 29, 2017
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will hold a 3- day meeting of its Standing, Reef Fish, and Socioeconomics Scientific and Statistical Committees (SSC).
Notice Aug 29, 2017
The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public meeting of its Scallop Committee to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Recommendations from this group will be brought to...
Notice Aug 29, 2017
The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public meeting of its Scallop Advisory Panel to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Recommendations from this group will be brough...
Notice Aug 29, 2017
The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) and its advisory entities will hold public meetings.
Notice Aug 29, 2017
Regulations and Procedures Technical Advisory Committee
Notice Aug 29, 2017

Permits:

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Notice is hereby given that Kara Dodge, Ph.D., Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, MS #33, Redfield 256, Woods Hole, MA 02543, has applied in due form for a permit to take leatherback sea turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) for purposes of scientific re...
Notice Aug 29, 2017

Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities:

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In accordance with the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) and implementing regulations, notice is hereby given that a Letter of Authorization (LOA) has been issued to the U.S. Air Force (USAF) 86 Fighter Weapon Squadron (86 FWS) to take marine mamma...
Notice Aug 29, 2017

Consumer Product Safety Commission logo Consumer Product Safety Commission

Settlement Agreements and Orders:

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It is the policy of the Commission to publish settlements which it provisionally accepts under the Consumer Product Safety Act in the Federal Register in accordance with the terms of the Consumer Product Safety Commission's regulations. Published bel...
Notice Aug 29, 2017

Corporation for National and Community Service logo Corporation for National and Community Service

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Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Aug 29, 2017

Defense Department logo Defense Department

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

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In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, DoD announces the proposed extension of a public information collection requirement and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. DoD invites comments on: Whether the proposed collection o...
Notice Aug 29, 2017

Meetings:

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The Department of Defense (DoD) is publishing this notice to announce that the following Federal Advisory Committee meeting of the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services will take place.
Notice Aug 29, 2017
The Department of Defense (DoD) is publishing this notice to announce that the following Federal Advisory Committee meeting of the National Security Education Board will take place.
Notice Aug 29, 2017

Education Department logo Education Department

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

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In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing an extension of an existing information collection.
Notice Aug 29, 2017

Energy Department logo Energy Department

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Combined Filings
Notice Aug 29, 2017
Errata
Notice Aug 29, 2017
Records Governing Off-the-Record Communications
Notice Aug 29, 2017
This Notice announces the Department of Energy's (DOE) acceptance of claims in FY 2017 from eligible uranium and thorium processing site licensees for reimbursement under Title X of the Energy Policy Act of 1992. The Consolidated Appropriations Act o...
Notice Aug 29, 2017

Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.:

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California Department of Water Resources
Notice Aug 29, 2017

Filings:

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Bonneville Power Administration
Notice Aug 29, 2017

Hydroelectric Applications:

Meetings:

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This notice announces a meeting of the Electricity Advisory Committee. The Federal Advisory Committee Act requires that public notice of these meetings be announced in the Federal Register.
Notice Aug 29, 2017
This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Oak Ridge Reservation. The Federal Advisory Committee Act requires that public notice of this meeting be announced in the Federal Register.
Notice Aug 29, 2017

Petitions for Declaratory Orders:

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Grieve Pipeline, LLC
Notice Aug 29, 2017

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

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This action announces that the Automated Export System (AES) filing compliance date for export shipments of hazardous waste and certain other materials is December 31, 2017. Under the "Hazardous Waste Export-Import Revisions" final rule published on...
Notice Aug 29, 2017

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

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The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Engine Emission Defect Information Reports and Voluntary Emission Recall Reports (EPA ICR Number 0282.17, OMB Control Number 2060-0048) to the Office of Manage...
Notice Aug 29, 2017
The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Gasoline Volatility (EPA ICR No. 1367.12, OMB Control No. 2060-0178) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for r...
Notice Aug 29, 2017

Air Quality State Implementation Plans; Approvals and Promulgations:

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Pursuant to the Federal Clean Air Act (CAA or the Act), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving revisions submitted by the State of Louisiana controlling emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and changes to the Stage II gasoli...
Rule Aug 29, 2017
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to conditionally approve a revision to the New York State Implementation Plan (SIP) addressing requirements of the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR). Under the CSAPR, large electricity gener...
Proposed Rule Aug 29, 2017
On December 20, 2016, Tennessee, through the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC), submitted a request for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to redesignate the Knoxville, Tennessee fine particulate matter (PM<INF>2.5</I...
Rule Aug 29, 2017

Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program:

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This document announces that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator has responded to a citizen petition asking the EPA to object to the proposed issuance of an Authority to Construct/Certificate of Conformity (Permit) issued by the S...
Notice Aug 29, 2017

National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants:

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In this action, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing amendments to previous proposals to the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for the Wool Fiberglass Manufacturing source category. In the July 29, 20...
Proposed Rule Aug 29, 2017

Pesticide Product Registrations:

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This notice announces EPA's order for the cancellations and amendments to terminate uses, voluntarily requested by the registrants and accepted by the Agency, of the products listed in Table 1 and Table 2 of Unit II, pursuant to the Federal Insectici...
Notice Aug 29, 2017

Executive Office of the President logo Executive Office of the President

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Venezuela; Additional U.S. Sanctions (EO 13808)
Presidential Document Aug 29, 2017

Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

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The Federal Communications Commission (Commission) adopted a comprehensive reorganization of and update to the rules governing the Personal Radio Services (PRS). PRS provides for a wide variety of wireless devices that are used by the general public...
Rule Aug 29, 2017

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

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Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies
Notice Aug 29, 2017
Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies
Notice Aug 29, 2017
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Aug 29, 2017

Changes in Bank Control:

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Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company
Notice Aug 29, 2017

General Services Administration logo General Services Administration

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In accordance with the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990, as amended by the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996 and further amended by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvement Act of 2015, this final...
Rule Aug 29, 2017

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Title Type Published
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Aug 29, 2017
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Aug 29, 2017
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the fiscal year (FY) 2018 annual fee rate for recognized accreditation bodies and accredited certification bodies, and the fee rate for accreditation bodies applying to be recognized in the third-p...
Notice Aug 29, 2017
The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the FD&C Act), as amended by the Generic Drug User Fee Amendments of 2017 (GDUFA II), authorizes FDA to assess and collect fees for abbreviated new drug applications (ANDAs), drug master files (DMFs), generic...
Notice Aug 29, 2017
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the fee rates and payment procedures for medical device user fees for fiscal year (FY) 2018. The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the FD&C Act), as amended by the Medical Device User Fee Amend...
Notice Aug 29, 2017

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

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

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The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Ac...
Notice Aug 29, 2017
The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Ac...
Notice Aug 29, 2017
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD), Office of Compliance and Security (OCS), will submit the following Information Collection Request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review...
Notice Aug 29, 2017
The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Ac...
Notice Aug 29, 2017
The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Ac...
Notice Aug 29, 2017

Cooperative Research and Development Agreements:

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The Coast Guard is announcing its intent to enter into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with American Underwater Contractors, Inc. (AUC) to develop, demonstrate, evaluate and document the use of environmentally friendly buoy m...
Notice Aug 29, 2017

Housing and Urban Development Department logo Housing and Urban Development Department

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ONAP-LOS will automate and expedite the processes required to originate a loan guarantee under the Section 184 Indian Home Loan Guarantee Program. ONAP-LOS will enable lender institutions to register new Section 184 loans, request reservations of fun...
Notice Aug 29, 2017

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...
Notice Aug 29, 2017

Interior Department logo Interior Department

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To meet the requirements of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act of 1992 (CVPIA) and subsequent Department of the Interior administrative review process, the Bureau of Reclamation developed and published the Criteria for Developing Refuge Water...
Notice Aug 29, 2017

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

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement is proposing to renew an information collection with revisions.
Notice Aug 29, 2017

Endangered and Threatened Species:

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The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) is amending its Forested Trust Lands Habitat Conservation Plan (2010 HCP) to incorporate the terms of a settlement agreement and add lands that it acquired since the U.S. Fish and Wi...
Notice Aug 29, 2017

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

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The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) is reopening the public comment period on the scope of the draft environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Shasta Dam Fish Passage Evaluation.
Notice Aug 29, 2017

Meetings:

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In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) is publishing this notice to announce that a Federal Advisory Committee meeting of the Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Work Group (AMWG) will t...
Notice Aug 29, 2017

International Trade Commission logo International Trade Commission

Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Investigations, Orders, or Reviews:

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The Commission hereby gives notice that it will proceed with a full review pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 to determine whether revocation of the antidumping duty order on foundry coke from China would be likely to lead to continuation or recurren...
Notice Aug 29, 2017

Justice Department logo Justice Department

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

Title Type Published
The Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance, will be submitting the following information collection request for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Notice Aug 29, 2017
The Department of Justice (DOJ), Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Red...
Notice Aug 29, 2017

Bulk Manufacturers of Controlled Substances; Applications:

Importers of Controlled Substances; Applications:

Labor Department logo Labor Department

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

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The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) sponsored information collection request (ICR) titled, "Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act Pre-Hearing Statement," to the Office of Management...
Notice Aug 29, 2017

National Credit Union Administration logo National Credit Union Administration

Title Type Published
The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) will be submitting the following information collection requests to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law...
Notice Aug 29, 2017

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Facility Operating and Combined Licenses:

Title Type Published
Pursuant to Section 189a. (2) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is publishing this regular biweekly notice. The Act requires the Commission to publish notice of any amendments issued,...
Notice Aug 29, 2017

License Amendments:

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The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering issuance of an amendment to Renewed Facility Operating License Nos. NPF-2 and NPF-8, held by Southern Nuclear Company, Inc. (SNC, the licensee), for the operation of Joseph M. Farley Nuclear...
Notice Aug 29, 2017

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards Subcommittee on Planning and Procedures
Notice Aug 29, 2017

P
Postal Regulatory Commission

Title Type Published
The Commission is noticing a recently-filed Postal Service Motion for Clarification of Order No. 3319, or, in the Alternative, for Extension of Market Test Time Period. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes o...
Notice Aug 29, 2017
The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing for the Commission's consideration concerning negotiated service agreements. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other administrative steps.
Notice Aug 29, 2017

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Title Type Published
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Aug 29, 2017
The Securities and Exchange Commission is publishing this interpretive release to update previously issued guidance with respect to accounting for sales of vaccines and bioterror countermeasures to the Federal Government for placement into stockpiles...
Rule Aug 29, 2017
The Commission is publishing this interpretive release in order to bring existing guidance into conformity with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. Upon adoption of...
Rule Aug 29, 2017
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Aug 29, 2017
This staff accounting bulletin modifies portions of the interpretive guidance included in the Staff Accounting Bulletin Series in order to make the relevant interpretive guidance consistent with authoritative accounting guidance and Securities and Ex...
Rule Aug 29, 2017

Orders:

Title Type Published
Fiscal Year 2018 Annual Adjustments to Registration Fee Rates
Notice Aug 29, 2017

Social Security Administration logo Social Security Administration

Title Type Published
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Aug 29, 2017

State Department logo State Department

Title Type Published
Certifications Pursuant to Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act
Notice Aug 29, 2017
Certifications Pursuant to Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act
Notice Aug 29, 2017
Certifications Pursuant to Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act
Notice Aug 29, 2017
On May 31, 2017, in Kabul, Afghanistan, ten local guard contractors funded by the Department of State were killed in a vehicle- borne improvised explosive device attack while performing their security duties. The Department of State's Accountability...
Notice Aug 29, 2017
Proposal of an extension of the Memorandum of Understanding Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Kingdom of Cambodia Concerning the Imposition of Import Restrictions on Archaeological Material from Cambodia...
Notice Aug 29, 2017

Surface Transportation Board logo Surface Transportation Board

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given of a meeting of the National Grain Car Council (NGCC), pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act.
Notice Aug 29, 2017

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Title Type Published
Before a Federal agency can collect certain information from the public, it must receive approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Under procedures established by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, before seeking OMB approval, Federa...
Notice Aug 29, 2017
This notice contains a summary of a petition seeking relief from specified requirements of Federal Aviation Regulations. The purpose of this notice is to improve the public's awareness of, and participation in, this aspect of the FAA's regulatory act...
Notice Aug 29, 2017
This action reissues a prohibition of certain flight operations in the Damascus (OSTT) Flight Information Region (FIR) by all U.S. air carriers; U.S. commercial operators; persons exercising the privileges of an airman certificate issued by the FAA,...
Rule Aug 29, 2017
The Federal Highway Administration is issuing this notice to advise the public that the Record of Decision for the proposed State Route 704 Cross Base Highway in Pierce County, Washington is being rescinded.
Notice Aug 29, 2017

Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.:

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The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public that the FAA has prepared and approved (June 22, 2017) a FONSI/ROD based on the Final EA for the CMH Midfield Development Project. The Final EA was prepared in accordance with the National Environme...
Notice Aug 29, 2017

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

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The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that a new Limited Scope Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (LS SEIS) will be prepared for proposed transportation improvements on Wisconsin State Highway 23 (WIS 23) from U.S. Highway 151...
Notice Aug 29, 2017

Special Conditions:

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These special conditions are issued for the Game Composites Ltd. GB1 airplane. This airplane will have a novel or unusual design feature(s) associated with static stability. This airplane can perform at the highest level of aerobatic competition. To...
Rule Aug 29, 2017

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of persons whose property and interests in property have been unblocked pursuant to Executive Order 13581 of July 24, 2011, "Blocking Property of Tr...
Notice Aug 29, 2017
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of persons whose property and interests in property have been unblocked pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (Kingpin Act) and...
Notice Aug 29, 2017

Veterans Affairs Department logo Veterans Affairs Department

Title Type Published
This document updates the Cost-Based and Inter-Agency billing rates for medical care or services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) that apply in certain circumstances.
Notice Aug 29, 2017

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