November 30, 2017 (Volume 82)

Federal Register November 30, 2017

View all documents issued on November 30, 2017. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

68 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on November 30, 2017

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

Boundary Modifications:

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The Forest Service proposes to modify the Wightman Fork to Lookout Roadless Area boundary on the Rio Grande National Forest to include parcels of non-federal land and remove federal land for the Summitville Interchange land exchange. The Chief of the...
Notice Nov 30, 2017

Child Nutrition Programs:

Title Type Published
This interim final rule extends through school year 2018-2019 three menu planning flexibilities currently available to many Child Nutrition Program operators, giving them near-term certainty about Program requirements and more local control to serve...
Rule Nov 30, 2017

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska:

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NMFS publishes standard prices and fee percentages for cost recovery for the Amendment 80 Program, the American Fisheries Act (AFA) Program, the Aleutian Islands Pollock (AIP) Program, and the Western Alaska Community Development Quota (CDQ) groundfi...
Notice Nov 30, 2017

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Regulations and Procedures Technical Advisory Committee
Notice Nov 30, 2017

Pacific Island Pelagic Fisheries:

Title Type Published
NMFS is closing the U.S. pelagic longline fishery for bigeye tuna in the western and central Pacific Ocean because the fishery will reach the 2017 allocation limit for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). This action is necessary...
Rule Nov 30, 2017

Permits:

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Notice is hereby given that NMFS Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center [Responsible Party: Michael Seki, Ph.D.], 1845 Wasp Boulevard, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96818, has applied in due form for a permit to take green (Chelonia mydas), hawksbill (Eretmoch...
Notice Nov 30, 2017

Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities:

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NMFS has received a request from the U.S. Department of the Navy (Navy) for authorization to take marine mammals incidental to continued construction activities as part of waterfront improvement projects at several Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (the Ship...
Notice Nov 30, 2017

Consumer Product Safety Commission logo Consumer Product Safety Commission

Clothing Storage Unit Tip Overs:

Title Type Published
The Consumer Product Safety Commission is contemplating developing a rule to address the risk of injury and death associated with clothing storage unit furniture tipping over. This advance notice of proposed rulemaking initiates a rulemaking proceedi...
Proposed Rule Nov 30, 2017

Defense Department logo Defense Department

Title Type Published
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.
Notice Nov 30, 2017
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.
Notice Nov 30, 2017
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.
Notice Nov 30, 2017

Education Department logo Education Department

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

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing a revision of an existing information collection.
Notice Nov 30, 2017
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing a new information collection.
Notice Nov 30, 2017

Energy Department logo Energy Department

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

Pesticide Emergency Exemptions:

Title Type Published
EPA has granted or denied emergency exemptions under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) for use of pesticides as listed in this notice. The exemptions or denials were granted during the period April 1, 2017 to June 30, 20...
Notice Nov 30, 2017

Pesticide Tolerances:

Title Type Published
This regulation establishes a tolerance for residues of boscalid in or on vegetable, legume, edible-podded subgroup 6A. BASF Corporation requested these tolerances under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).
Rule Nov 30, 2017
This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of nitrapyrin in or on almond hulls and the tree nut group 14-12. Dow AgroSciences requested these tolerances under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).
Rule Nov 30, 2017

Petitions for Rulemaking; Denials:

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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is providing notice of its denial of several petitions requesting that EPA initiate a rulemaking process to reconsider or change 40 CFR 80.1406, which identifies refiners and importers of gasoline and diesel...
Proposed Rule Nov 30, 2017

Toxic Substances Control Act Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements:

Title Type Published
On December 15, 2016, EPA issued a notice in the Federal Register requesting public comment on whether revision to the current size standards for small manufacturers and processors, which are used in connection with reporting regulations under the To...
Notice Nov 30, 2017

Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board logo Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board

Federal Election Commission logo Federal Election Commission

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Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Nov 30, 2017

Federal Maritime Commission logo Federal Maritime Commission

Title Type Published
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC or Commission) proposes to amend its rules governing Non-Vessel-Operating Common Carrier (NVOCC) Negotiated Rate Arrangements and NVOCC Service Arrangements. The proposed rule is intended to modernize, update, and...
Proposed Rule Nov 30, 2017

Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission logo Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission

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Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Nov 30, 2017

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

Title Type Published
Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies
Notice Nov 30, 2017

Changes in Bank Control:

Title Type Published
Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company
Notice Nov 30, 2017

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Title Type Published
HRSA is publishing this notice of petitions received under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (the program), as required by the Public Health Service (PHS) Act, as amended. While the Secretary of Health and Human Services is named as th...
Notice Nov 30, 2017

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

Title Type Published
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Indian Health Service (IHS) is submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for an extension of a previously approved collection of information titled, "Generic Clearanc...
Notice Nov 30, 2017
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, which requires 60 days for public comment on proposed information collection projects, the Indian Health Service (IHS) invites the general public to take this opportunity to comment on the infor...
Notice Nov 30, 2017
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) requested publication of a document in the Federal Register. Document 2017-25496, Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations--National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Car...
Notice Nov 30, 2017

Approach to Evaluating Nicotine Replacement Therapies:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) is announcing a public hearing on FDA's approach to evaluating the safety and efficacy of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) products, including how they should be used and labeled.
Proposed Rule Nov 30, 2017

Determinations of Regulatory Review Periods for Purposes of Patent Extensions:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) has determined the regulatory review period for ADVANTAME and is publishing this notice of that determination as required by law. FDA has made the determination because of the submission of applica...
Notice Nov 30, 2017

Medical Devices:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing its intention to exempt certain subtypes of surgical apparel from premarket notification requirements, subject to conditions and limitations. FDA intends to limit the proposed exemption t...
Proposed Rule Nov 30, 2017

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Center for Scientific Review
Notice Nov 30, 2017
National Cancer Institute
Notice Nov 30, 2017
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Notice Nov 30, 2017
National Institute on Drug Abuse
Notice Nov 30, 2017

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

Title Type Published
This notice lists communities where the addition or modification of Base Flood Elevations (BFEs), base flood depths, Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) boundaries or zone designations, or the regulatory floodway (hereinafter referred to as flood hazard...
Notice Nov 30, 2017

Certificates of Alternative Compliance:

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard has issued a Certificate of Alternative Compliance (COAC) to the TUG BENSON GEORGE MORAN because it is a vessel of special construction or purpose, that, with respect to the position of its navigation and towing lights, is not able to...
Notice Nov 30, 2017

Flood Elevation Determinations:

Title Type Published
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is withdrawing its proposed rule concerning proposed flood elevation determinations for Snohomish County, Washington and Incorporated Areas.
Proposed Rule Nov 30, 2017

Housing and Urban Development Department logo Housing and Urban Development Department

Performance Review Board:

Title Type Published
The Department of Housing and Urban Development published a notice on November 21, 2017, listing individuals appointed to serve on two Performance Review Boards. Today's notice corrects the November 21, 2017, notice by substituting Jereon M. Brown fo...
Notice Nov 30, 2017

Interior Department logo Interior Department

Fee Collections:

Title Type Published
Pursuant to applicable provisions of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (FLREA), the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Royal Gorge Field Office is proposing to begin collecting fees for a Standard Amenity Day-Use Site in the Guffey Gorge Da...
Notice Nov 30, 2017

Meetings:

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act, the Federal Advisory Committee Act, and the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act, the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Utah Resource Advisory Council...
Notice Nov 30, 2017

Permit Applications:

Title Type Published
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite the public to comment on the following applications to conduct certain activities with endangered species, marine mammals, or both. With some exceptions, the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and Marine Mamma...
Notice Nov 30, 2017

Justice Department logo Justice Department

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

Title Type Published
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 Nov 30, 2017

Labor Department logo Labor Department

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

Title Type Published
The Department of Labor (DOL), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a preclearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/...
Notice Nov 30, 2017

Library of Congress logo Library of Congress

Title Type Published
The Copyright Royalty Judges publish their ruling on regulatory interpretation that was referred to them by the United States District Court for the District Of Columbia. The regulation at issue is about gross revenue exclusions that a satellite digi...
Rule Nov 30, 2017

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National Science Foundation

Title Type Published
In compliance with the requirement of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for opportunity for public comment on proposed data collection projects, the National Science Foundation (NSF) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects.
Notice Nov 30, 2017

Small Business Administration logo Small Business Administration

Disaster Declarations:

Title Type Published
This is a notice of an Administrative declaration of a disaster for the State of North Carolina dated 11/21/2017. Incident: Flooding and Heavy Winds. Incident Period: 10/23/2017.
Notice Nov 30, 2017

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The SBA is issuing this notice to announce the location, date, time and agenda for December meeting of the Federal Advisory Committee for the Small Business Development Centers Program. The meeting will be open to the public; however, advance notice...
Notice Nov 30, 2017

State Department logo State Department

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) announces the availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) on the master plan for the long-term development of a Foreign Missions Center, under authorities of the Foreign Missions Act of 1982, on...
Notice Nov 30, 2017

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Trade Representative, Office of United States

Requests for Comments:

Title Type Published
The United States International Trade Commission (ITC) has determined that large residential washers are being imported into the United States in such increased quantities as to be a substantial cause of serious injury to the domestic industry produc...
Notice Nov 30, 2017

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Title Type Published
On August 12, 2016, FRA published a final rule requiring commuter and intercity passenger railroads to develop and implement a system safety program (SSP) to improve the safety of their operations. On February 10, 2017, FRA stayed the SSP final rule'...
Rule Nov 30, 2017

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

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval to reinstate a previously approved information collection. The Federal Register Noti...
Notice Nov 30, 2017
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval to renew an information collection. The purpose of this research is to conduct a nat...
Notice Nov 30, 2017
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval to extend an information collection. Pilots who have been involved in a drug or alco...
Notice Nov 30, 2017
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR describes the...
Notice Nov 30, 2017

Airworthiness Directives:

Title Type Published
We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Airbus Model A318, A319, A320, and A321 series airplanes; all Model A330-200 Freighter, -200, and -300 series airplanes; and all Model A340-200, -300, -500, and -600 series airplanes....
Proposed Rule Nov 30, 2017
We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain CFM International S.A. (CFM) LEAP-1A turbofan engines. This AD requires removal, inspection, rework, and re-identification of the high-pressure turbine (HPT) stage 2 disk, part number (P/...
Rule Nov 30, 2017

Land Use Changes from Aeronautical to Non-Aeronautical Uses:

Title Type Published
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is requesting public comment on a request by the Laurinburg-Maxton Airport Commission, on behalf of the airport Sponsor (the City of Laurinburg and the Town of Maxton), to change a portion of airport property...
Notice Nov 30, 2017

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

Title Type Published
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of one or more persons that have been placed on OFAC's Specially Designated National and Blocked Persons List based on OFAC's determination that one...
Notice Nov 30, 2017
Publication of the tier 2 tax rates for calendar year 2018 as required by section 3241(d) of the Internal Revenue Code. Tier 2 taxes on railroad employees, employers, and employee representatives are one source of funding for benefits under the Railr...
Notice Nov 30, 2017

Centralized Partnership Audit Regime:

Title Type Published
This document contains proposed regulations implementing section 1101 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (BBA), which was enacted into law on November 2, 2015. Section 1101 of the BBA repeals the current rules governing partnership audits and repla...
Proposed Rule Nov 30, 2017

Meetings:

Title Type Published
This notice announces that the Department of the Treasury's Federal Advisory Committee on Insurance ("Committee") will convene a meeting on Wednesday, December 6, 2017, in the Cash Room, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20220, from 1:00-5...
Notice Nov 30, 2017

Veterans Affairs Department logo Veterans Affairs Department

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

Title Type Published
Loan Guaranty Service, 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 agencies are require...
Notice Nov 30, 2017
Veterans Benefits Administration, 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 agencies...
Notice Nov 30, 2017
Veterans Benefits Administration, 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 agencies...
Notice Nov 30, 2017
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, this notice announces that the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs, will submit the collection of information abstracted below to the Office of Managemen...
Notice Nov 30, 2017
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, this notice announces that the Loan Guaranty Service, Department of Veterans Affairs, will submit the collection of information abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB...
Notice Nov 30, 2017

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