January 10, 2018 (Volume 83)

Federal Register January 10, 2018

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79 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on January 10, 2018

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

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The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing the 2018 rates it will charge meat and poultry establishments, egg products plants, and importers and exporters for providing voluntary, overtime, and holiday inspection and identification,...
Notice Jan 10, 2018

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) implemented a pilot program (Extended Missing Parts Pilot Program) in which an applicant, under certain conditions, can request a 12-month time period to pay the search fee, the examination fee, a...
Notice Jan 10, 2018

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

Title Type Published
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, invites comments on a proposed extension of an existing information collection: 0651-0028 (Fastener Quality Act Insignia Recordal Act).
Notice Jan 10, 2018
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, invites comments on a proposed extension of an existing information collection.
Notice Jan 10, 2018

Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Investigations, Orders, or Reviews:

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On September 7, 2017, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) published the preliminary results of the administrative review of antidumping duty order on certain oil country tubular goods (OCTG) from Turkey. Based on our analysis of the comments receiv...
Notice Jan 10, 2018
The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled into modules (solar cells) from the People...
Notice Jan 10, 2018
On June 29, 2017, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) published the preliminary results of the 29th administrative and new shipper reviews of the antidumping duty order on tapered roller bearings and parts thereof, finished and unfinished (TRBs), f...
Notice Jan 10, 2018
The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is conducting an administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on welded line pipe from the Republic of Turkey (Turkey) for the period of review March 20, 2015, through December 31, 2015. Intereste...
Notice Jan 10, 2018

Energy Department logo Energy Department

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EIA has submitted an information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for extension under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The information collection requests a three-year extension of its Form OE-417...
Notice Jan 10, 2018
EIA submitted an information collection request for extension as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The information collection requests a three-year extension of its "Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agenc...
Notice Jan 10, 2018
Combined Filings
Notice Jan 10, 2018
Combined Filings
Notice Jan 10, 2018

Applications:

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Questar Southern Trails Pipeline Co.; Navajo Tribal Utility Authority
Notice Jan 10, 2018
Tallgrass Interstate Gas Transmission, LLC
Notice Jan 10, 2018
Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co., LLC
Notice Jan 10, 2018
Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co., LLC
Notice Jan 10, 2018

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

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Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co., LLC; Northeast Supply Enhancement Project
Notice Jan 10, 2018

Grid Security Emergency Orders:

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The U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE") is issuing a final rule that establishes procedural regulations concerning the Secretary of Energy's issuance of an emergency order under the Federal Power Act. The statute authorizes the Secretary of Energy to o...
Rule Jan 10, 2018

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

Meetings:

Title Type Published
This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Savannah River Site. The Federal Advisory Committee Act requires that public notice of this meeting be announced in the Federal Register.
Notice Jan 10, 2018
This notice announces a meeting of the Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee (FESAC). The Federal Advisory Committee Act requires that public notice of these meetings be announced in the Federal Register.
Notice Jan 10, 2018

Requests Under Blanket Authorizations:

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Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC
Notice Jan 10, 2018

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

Title Type Published
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is promulgating this final rule to adjust the level of statutory civil monetary penalty amounts under the statutes EPA administers. This action is mandated by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment...
Rule Jan 10, 2018

Air Quality State Implementation Plans; Approvals and Promulgations:

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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is making an interim final determination that the State of Arizona has corrected a deficiency in its Clean Air Act (CAA or Act) state implementation plan (SIP) provisions concerning air permitting. Specifical...
Rule Jan 10, 2018
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is supplementing its prior proposed approval of regulatory revisions to the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) portion of the applicable Clean Air Act (CAA or Act) state implementation plan (S...
Proposed Rule Jan 10, 2018
Due to adverse comments received, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is amending the North Carolina State Implementation Plan (SIP) to remove some provisions made effective through the direct final rule that was published on July 18, 2017. EPA...
Rule Jan 10, 2018

Meetings:

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Notice of teleconference and face-to-face meetings.
Notice Jan 10, 2018

Farm Credit Administration logo Farm Credit Administration

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the Government in the Sunshine Act, of the regular meeting of the Farm Credit Administration Board (Board).
Notice Jan 10, 2018

Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

Title Type Published
In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) seeks comment on a draft Program Comment that would exclude from historic preservation review the collocation of wireless communications facilities on towers that either did...
Proposed Rule Jan 10, 2018
This document announces a freeze on the filing of minor change applications by low power television and TV translator stations.
Notice Jan 10, 2018

Federal Maritime Commission logo Federal Maritime Commission

Title Type Published
Agreements Filed
Notice Jan 10, 2018

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

Title Type Published
The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the "Board") is issuing a final rule amending its rules of practice and procedure to adjust the amount of each civil money penalty ("CMP") provided by law within its jurisdiction to account for in...
Rule Jan 10, 2018

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

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

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, we, or Agency) is announcing that a proposed collection of information has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Notice Jan 10, 2018
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is announcing that a proposed collection of information has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Notice Jan 10, 2018
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a proposed collection of information has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Notice Jan 10, 2018
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 10, 2018

Charter Renewals:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the renewal of the Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee by the Commissioner of Food and Drugs (the Commissioner). The Commissioner has determined that it is in the public int...
Notice Jan 10, 2018

Guidance:

Title Type Published
NIOSH announces the availability of the following publication: National Framework for Personal Protective Equipment Conformity Assessment--Infrastructure.
Notice Jan 10, 2018

Meetings:

Title Type Published
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Notice Jan 10, 2018
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Notice Jan 10, 2018
National Institute on Drug Abuse
Notice Jan 10, 2018
National Institute on Drug Abuse
Notice Jan 10, 2018

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

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

Title Type Published
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 revision of a currently approved collection of information. In accordance with the...
Notice Jan 10, 2018

Housing and Urban Development Department logo Housing and Urban Development Department

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

Title Type Published
HUD submitted the proposed information collection requirement described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. The purpose of this notice is to allow for 30 days of public commen...
Notice Jan 10, 2018

Interior Department logo Interior Department

Title Type Published
The Bureau of Reclamation is announcing the interest rate to be used by Federal agencies in the formulation and evaluation of plans for water and related land resources is 2.750 percent for fiscal year 2018.
Notice Jan 10, 2018

Endangered and Threatened Species:

Title Type Published
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), propose to remove the Monito gecko (Sphaerodactylus micropithecus) from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife due to recovery. This determination is based on a thorough review of the...
Proposed Rule Jan 10, 2018

Quarterly Status Reports:

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Notice is hereby given of contractual actions that have been proposed to the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) and are new, discontinued, or completed since the last publication of this notice. This notice is one of a variety of means used to infor...
Notice Jan 10, 2018

Labor Department logo Labor Department

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

Title Type Published
At the request of the Office of Management (OMB) and Budget, the Department of Labor (DOL) is extending the comment period for the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) sponsored information collection request (ICR) revision titled, "Consumer Expenditure...
Notice Jan 10, 2018

Merit Systems Protection Board logo Merit Systems Protection Board

Title Type Published
This final rule adjusts the level of civil monetary penalties (CMPs) in regulations maintained and enforced by the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) with an annual adjustment under the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements...
Rule Jan 10, 2018

National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities logo National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities

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

Title Type Published
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has submitted the following public information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995: "Acknowledg...
Notice Jan 10, 2018

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Exemptions:

Title Type Published
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued an exemption in response to an August 22, 2017, request from the American Centrifuge Operating, LLC (ACO) for a one-time exemption from the requirement to conduct a biennial Emergency Preparedness (...
Notice Jan 10, 2018

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will convene a meeting of the Licensing Support Network Advisory Review Panel (LSNARP) on February 27-28, 2018, at the NRC's Headquarters Offices in Room 01C3, Three White Flint North Building, 11601 Lands...
Notice Jan 10, 2018

Postal Service logo Postal Service

Title Type Published
The Postal Service announces the issuance of Hazardous, Restricted, and Perishable Mail (Publication 52) dated August 2017, and its incorporation by reference in the Code of Federal Regulations.
Rule Jan 10, 2018

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Title Type Published
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Jan 10, 2018

State Department logo State Department

Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition:

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: I hereby determine that certain objects to be included in the exhibition "The Second Buddha: Master of Time," imported from abroad for temporary exhibition within the United States, are of cultu...
Notice Jan 10, 2018

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Title Type Published
The FAA is correcting a final rule published on February 21, 2014. In that rule, the FAA amended its regulations to improve safety in helicopter air ambulance and commercial helicopter operations. This document removes an incorrect cross-reference an...
Rule Jan 10, 2018
This notice announces final environmental actions taken by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for a project in Seattle, Washington. The purpose of this notice is to announce publicly the environmental decisions by FTA on the subject project and...
Notice Jan 10, 2018
Petitions for Waivers of Compliance
Notice Jan 10, 2018

Airworthiness Directives:

Title Type Published
We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all The Boeing Company Model 787 series airplanes. This proposed AD was prompted by reports of hydraulic leakage caused by damage to aileron and elevator actuators from lightning strikes. Thi...
Proposed Rule Jan 10, 2018

Amendment of Class D and E Airspace:

Title Type Published
This action corrects a final rule published in the Federal Register of November 27, 2017, that amends Class D and Class E airspace at Pueblo Memorial Airport, Pueblo, CO. The airspace description for the airport in Class E airspace designated as an e...
Rule Jan 10, 2018

Correcting Amendments:

Title Type Published
The FAA is correcting a final rule published on December 13, 2016. In that rule, the FAA amended its regulations to allow operators to use an enhanced flight vision system (EFVS) in lieu of natural vision to continue descending from 100 feet above th...
Rule Jan 10, 2018

Establishment of Class E Airspace and Amendment of Class D and Class E Airspace:

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This action proposes to establish Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface and modify Class E airspace designated as an extension at Olympia Regional Airport (formerly Olympia Airport). This action would remove the Notice to...
Proposed Rule Jan 10, 2018

Establishment of Class E Airspace:

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This action establishes Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Madras Municipal Airport, Madras, OR, amending the airspace for the safety and management of instrument flight rules (IFR) operations within the National Air...
Rule Jan 10, 2018

Hours of Service of Drivers; Exemption Applications:

Title Type Published
FMCSA announces that the STC, Inc (STC) has requested an exemption from the requirement that motor carriers and their drivers of commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) use an electronic logging device (ELD) to record driver hours-of-service (HOS). STC is a...
Proposed Rule Jan 10, 2018
FMCSA announces that the Towing and Recovery Association of America, Inc. (TRAA) has requested an exemption from the requirement that a motor carrier install and require each of its drivers to use an electronic logging device (ELD) to record the driv...
Proposed Rule Jan 10, 2018

Petitions for Decisions of Inconsequential Noncompliance:

Title Type Published
General Motors, LLC (GM), has determined that the seat belt assemblies in certain model year (MY) 2017-2018 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra heavy duty motor vehicles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 209, S...
Notice Jan 10, 2018

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

Title Type Published
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is removing the name of one individual whose property and interests in property have been blocked pursuant to an executive order issued on January 23, 1995, titled "Prohibiting...
Notice Jan 10, 2018

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United States Institute of Peace

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Board of Directors
Notice Jan 10, 2018

Veterans Affairs Department logo Veterans Affairs Department

Title Type Published
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is proposing to amend its regulations governing VA's Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) Verification Program. The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 ("the NDAA"), Public Law 114-840, place...
Proposed Rule Jan 10, 2018

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals

Title Type Published
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 Jan 10, 2018

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

Title Type Published
The Office of Management (OM), 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...
Notice Jan 10, 2018
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, this notice announces that the Office of Acquisition and Logistics, Department of Veterans Affairs, will submit the collection of information abstracted below to the Office of Management a...
Notice Jan 10, 2018
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 Jan 10, 2018
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 Jan 10, 2018

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