January 24, 2018 (Volume 83)

Federal Register January 24, 2018

View all documents issued on January 24, 2018. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

101 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on January 24, 2018

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

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

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In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment on this proposed information collection. This is a revision of a currently approved collection. The purpose of Section...
Notice Jan 24, 2018

Civil Rights Commission logo Civil Rights Commission

Meetings:

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Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the rules and regulations of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (Commission) and the Federal Advisory Committee Act that the Georgia Advisory Committee will hold a meeting on Tuesday, February 13...
Notice Jan 24, 2018

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

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Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Jan 24, 2018
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Jan 24, 2018
Based on affirmative final determinations by the Department of Commerce (Commerce) and the International Trade Commission (ITC), Commerce is issuing the countervailing duty order on certain tool chests and cabinets (tool chests) from the People's Rep...
Notice Jan 24, 2018
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office for Coastal Management is reopening the public comment period for the performance evaluation of the U.S. Virgin Islands Coastal Management Program that covers the time period of Decem...
Notice Jan 24, 2018
The Economic Development Administration (EDA) has received petitions for certification of eligibility to apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance from the firms listed below. Accordingly, EDA has initiated investigations to determine whether increased i...
Notice Jan 24, 2018

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

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The Department of Commerce, 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 collections, a...
Notice Jan 24, 2018
The Department of Commerce, 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 collections, a...
Notice Jan 24, 2018

Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Investigations, Orders, or Reviews:

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Based on affirmative final determinations by the Department of Commerce (Commerce) and the International Trade Commission (the ITC), Commerce is issuing antidumping duty (AD) orders on carbon and alloy steel wire rod (wire rod) from Belarus, the Russ...
Notice Jan 24, 2018

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone off Alaska:

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NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific cod by catcher vessels greater than or equal to 60 feet (18.3 meters (m)) length overall (LOA) using pot gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to...
Rule Jan 24, 2018
NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific cod by catcher vessels using trawl gear in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the A season allowance of the 2018 Pacific cod total al...
Rule Jan 24, 2018
NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific cod by catcher/processors using pot gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the A season apportionment of the 2018 Pacific cod...
Rule Jan 24, 2018

Fisheries off West Coast States:

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NMFS issues this proposed rule for the 2018 Pacific whiting fishery under the authority of the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan (FMP), the Magnuson Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), and the Pacifi...
Proposed Rule Jan 24, 2018

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 Jan 24, 2018
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold two training workshops for the purpose of providing instruction to for-hire operators on electronic reporting of vessel trip reports (VTRs).
Notice Jan 24, 2018
The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) is sponsoring a series of four webinars presenting information relevant to the Fishery Ecosystem Plan Initiative on Climate and Communities. The webinars are open to the public.
Notice Jan 24, 2018
The Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Pacific Council) Ad Hoc Ecosystem Workgroup (EWG) will hold a webinar, which is open to the public.
Notice Jan 24, 2018
The Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Pacific Council) Coastal Pelagic Species Management Team (CPSMT) and Coastal Pelagic Species Advisory Subpanel (CPSAS) will hold a joint meeting via webinar that is open to the public.
Notice Jan 24, 2018
The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a meeting of its Hawaii Archipelago Fishery Ecosystem Plan (FEP) Advisory Panel (AP) to discuss and make recommendations on fishery management issues in the Western Pacific Region.
Notice Jan 24, 2018

Requests for Nominations:

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Notice is hereby given that ONMS will solicit applications to fill seats on its 13 national marine sanctuary advisory councils and the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve Advisory Council (advisory councils), under the National...
Notice Jan 24, 2018

Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities:

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NMFS has received a request from Partnership for Interdisciplinary Study of Coastal Oceans (PISCO) at the University of California Santa Cruz (UCSC) for authorization to take marine mammals incidental to rocky intertidal monitoring surveys at locatio...
Notice Jan 24, 2018
In accordance with the regulations implementing the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) as amended, notification is hereby given that NMFS has issued an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to U.S. Department of the Navy (Navy) to incidentally h...
Notice Jan 24, 2018

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

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

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The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) has submitted a public information collection request (ICR) entitled Concept Paper, Application and Budget Instructions, Project Progress Report and Progress Report Supplement (OMB Control Num...
Notice Jan 24, 2018

Defense Department logo Defense Department

Federal Acquisition Regulation:

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This document summarizes the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) rule agreed to by the Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) in this Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-97. A companion doc...
Rule Jan 24, 2018
This document is issued under the joint authority of DOD, GSA, and NASA. This Small Entity Compliance Guide has been prepared in accordance with section 212 of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996. It consists of a summary o...
Rule Jan 24, 2018
DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to incorporate revised thresholds for application of the World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement and the Free Trade Agreements, as determi...
Rule Jan 24, 2018

Education Department logo Education Department

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For projects funded under the DC Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP), the Secretary proposes to waive the requirements of the Education Department General Administrative Regulations that generally prohibit project period extensions involving the ob...
Notice Jan 24, 2018
This notice provides information to members of the public on submitting written comments for accrediting agencies currently undergoing review for purposes of recognition by the U.S. Secretary of Education.
Notice Jan 24, 2018

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

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing an extension of an existing information collection.
Notice Jan 24, 2018

Energy Department logo Energy Department

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Combined Filings
Notice Jan 24, 2018
Combined Filings
Notice Jan 24, 2018
Combined Filings
Notice Jan 24, 2018
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approves Emergency Preparedness and Operations (EOP) Reliability Standards EOP-004-4 (Event Reporting), EOP-005-3 (System Restoration from Blackstart Resources), EOP-006-3 (System Restoration Coordination), an...
Rule Jan 24, 2018

Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.:

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Deschutes Valley Water District
Notice Jan 24, 2018

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

Institution of Section 206 Proceedings:

License Transfer; Applications:

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Northern Indiana Public Service Co.; Northern Indiana Public Service Co. LLC
Notice Jan 24, 2018
PVM Commercial Center, LLC; Pine Valley Hydroelectric Power Company, LLC
Notice Jan 24, 2018

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 Jan 24, 2018
PacifiCorp; Klamath River Renewal Corp.; Tribal Consultation; Teleconference
Notice Jan 24, 2018

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

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

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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), "Pesticide Data Call-in Program" (EPA ICR No. 2288.03, OMB Control No. 2070-0174) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in...
Notice Jan 24, 2018

Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

Title Type Published
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...
Notice Jan 24, 2018
The Federal Communications Commission (Commission) is announcing that three final rules that appeared in the Federal Register as part of the Commission's rulemaking Expanding the Economic and Innovation Opportunities of Spectrum do not need informati...
Rule Jan 24, 2018
In this document, the Commission extends the deadlines for comment on applications for state certification for the provision of state telecommunications relay service (TRS) that were included in a Public Notice DA 17-1074.
Notice Jan 24, 2018

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

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

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The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) is adopting a proposal to extend for three years, without revision, the Recordkeeping Requirements Associated with the Real Estate Lending Standards Regulation for State Member Banks (Reg H...
Notice Jan 24, 2018

General Services Administration logo General Services Administration

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

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GSA intends to prepare an EIS to analyze the potential impacts from the proposed modernization and expansion of the existing Otay Mesa LPOE. As the lead agency in this undertaking, GSA is acting on behalf of its major tenant at this facility, the Dep...
Notice Jan 24, 2018

Federal Acquisition Regulation:

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The General Services Administration (GSA) is amending the General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) to clarify the authority to acquire order-level materials (OLMs) when placing an individual task or delivery order against a Feder...
Rule Jan 24, 2018

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

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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 (the PRA), federal agencies are required to...
Notice Jan 24, 2018

Charter Renewals:

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National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
Notice Jan 24, 2018

Meetings:

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Center for Scientific Review
Notice Jan 24, 2018
Center for Scientific Review
Notice Jan 24, 2018
National Cancer Institute
Notice Jan 24, 2018
National Cancer Institute
Notice Jan 24, 2018
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Notice Jan 24, 2018
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Notice Jan 24, 2018
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Notice Jan 24, 2018
National Institute of Mental Health
Notice Jan 24, 2018
Office of the Director
Notice Jan 24, 2018

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

Title Type Published
New or modified Base (1-percent annual chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs), base flood depths, Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) boundaries or zone designations, and/or regulatory floodways (hereinafter referred to as flood hazard determinations) as shown...
Notice Jan 24, 2018
Comments are requested on proposed flood hazard determinations, which may include additions or modifications of any Base Flood Elevation (BFE), base flood depth, Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) boundary or zone designation, or regulatory floodway on...
Notice Jan 24, 2018
This rule makes technical, non-substantive amendments to remove the word "danger" from the Coast Guard's Inland Navigation Rule regarding Maneuvering and Warning Signals, to align this regulation with the International Maritime Organization's Interna...
Rule Jan 24, 2018

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

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The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) invites public comment on one currently approved Information Collection Request (ICR), Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number 1652-0034, abstracted below that we will submit to OMB for an...
Notice Jan 24, 2018

Major Disaster Declarations:

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This notice amends the notice of a major disaster for the State of California (FEMA-4353-DR), dated January 2, 2018, and related determinations.
Notice Jan 24, 2018
This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of Mississippi (FEMA-4350-DR), dated November 22, 2017, and related determinations.
Notice Jan 24, 2018

Major Disaster and Related Determinations:

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This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of California (FEMA-4353-DR), dated January 2, 2018, and related determinations.
Notice Jan 24, 2018
This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Vermont (FEMA-4356-DR), dated January 2, 2018, and related determinations.
Notice Jan 24, 2018

Housing and Urban Development Department logo Housing and Urban Development Department

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

Title Type Published
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 Jan 24, 2018

Mortgage and Loan Insurance Programs under the National Housing Act:

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This Notice announces changes in the interest rates to be paid on debentures issued with respect to a loan or mortgage insured by the Federal Housing Administration under the provisions of the National Housing Act (the Act). The interest rate for deb...
Notice Jan 24, 2018

Interior Department logo Interior Department

Meetings:

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In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Boise District Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet as ind...
Notice Jan 24, 2018

International Trade Commission logo International Trade Commission

Investigations; Determinations, Modifications, and Rulings, etc.:

Title Type Published
Certain Circular Welded Pipe and Tube from Brazil, India, Korea, Mexico, Taiwan, Thailand, and Turkey
Notice Jan 24, 2018
Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined not to review an initial determination (Order No. 37) granting a joint unopposed motion to terminate the investigation based on a license agreement.
Notice Jan 24, 2018
Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined not to review the presiding administrative law judge's ("ALJ") initial determination ("ID") (Order No. 7), which terminated the investigation on the basis of withdrawa...
Notice Jan 24, 2018
Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission (the "Commission") has determined not to review a January 2, 2018, initial determination (Order No. 7) (the "ID") granting a joint motion to terminate this investigation based on a s...
Notice Jan 24, 2018

M
Management and Budget Office

Calendar Year 2017 Cost of Outpatient Medical, Dental, and Cosmetic Surgery Services Furnished by the Department of Defense Medical Treatment Facilities:

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By virtue of the authority vested in the President by Section 2(a) of Public Law 87-693 and delegated to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget by the President through Executive Order 11060, as amended by Executive Order 12608 of Septem...
Notice Jan 24, 2018

Fiscal Year 2018 Cost of Inpatient Hospital and Medical Care Treatment Furnished by the Department of Defense Medical Treatment Facilities:

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By virtue of the authority vested in the President by Section 2(a) of Public Law 87-693 and delegated to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget by the President through Executive Order 11060, as amended by Executive Order 12608 of Septem...
Notice Jan 24, 2018

National Aeronautics and Space Administration logo National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation:

No documents available.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is correcting a notice that was published in the Federal Register (FR) on December 26, 2017, regarding issuance of a final environmental assessment (EA) and finding of no significant impact (FONSI). The EA...
Notice Jan 24, 2018

List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks:

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The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) published a direct final rule in the Federal Register on September 27, 2017, which amended its spent fuel storage regulations by revising the Standardized NUHOMS[supreg] Horizontal Modular Storage System (...
Rule Jan 24, 2018

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation logo Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

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

Title Type Published
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) intends to request that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) extend for three years its approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act of the collection of information under PBGC's regulation on Paymen...
Notice Jan 24, 2018

Personnel Management Office logo Personnel Management Office

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

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the National Background Investigations Bureau (NBIB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM) proposes to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to reinstate a previously-approved inform...
Notice Jan 24, 2018

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes:

Title Type Published
Cboe Exchange, Inc.
Notice Jan 24, 2018
NYSE Arca, Inc.
Notice Jan 24, 2018
New York Stock Exchange LLC
Notice Jan 24, 2018
Options Clearing Corp.
Notice Jan 24, 2018
The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
Notice Jan 24, 2018

State Department logo State Department

Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition:

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Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: I hereby determine that certain objects to be included in the exhibition "Fra Angelico: Heaven on Earth," imported from abroad for temporary exhibition within the United States, are of cultural...
Notice Jan 24, 2018
Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: I hereby determine that certain objects to be included in the exhibition "Unknown Tibet: Buddhist Paintings from the Tucci Expeditions," imported from abroad for temporary exhibition within the...
Notice Jan 24, 2018

Designations as Global Terrorists:

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Khalid Batarfi, aka Khaled Batarfi, aka Khaled Saeed Batarfi, aka Abu Miqdad, aka Abu al-Miqdad al-Kindi, aka Khalid bin Umar Batarfi, aka Khalid Saeed Batarfi
Notice Jan 24, 2018
Siddhartha Dhar, aka Abu Rumaysah, aka Abu Dhar, aka Saiful Islam, aka Jihadi Sid, aka Abu Rumaysah al Britani, aka Siddartha Dhar
Notice Jan 24, 2018

Designations as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Title Type Published
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is issuing this notice to inform other Federal agencies that FTA intends to authorize Pierce Transit to convey certain property in Gig Harbor, Washington (Property) to the City of Gig Harbor to use as a commun...
Notice Jan 24, 2018
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is issuing this notice to inform other Federal agencies that FTA intends to authorize the Greater Lynchburg Transit Company to convey certain property in Lynchburg, Virginia (Property), to the City of Lynchbur...
Notice Jan 24, 2018

Airworthiness Directives:

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We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for GE Aviation Czech s.r.o. M601D-11, M601E-11, M601E-11A, M601E-11AS, M601E- 11S, M601F, H80, H80-100, H80-200, H75-100, H75-200, H85-100, and H85- 200 turboprop engines. This proposed AD was p...
Proposed Rule Jan 24, 2018
We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Honeywell International Inc. (Honeywell) TPE331 turboprop and TSE331 turboshaft engines. This AD was prompted by reports that combustion chamber case assemblies have cracked and ruptured....
Rule Jan 24, 2018
We are revising an earlier proposal for Zodiac Aero Evacuation Systems (formerly known as Air Cruisers) fusible plugs installed on emergency evacuation equipment for various transport category airplanes. This action revises the notice of proposed rul...
Proposed Rule Jan 24, 2018

Federal Agency Actions:

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The FHWA, on behalf of Caltrans, is issuing this notice to announce actions taken by Caltrans, and USFWS. The actions relate to a proposed highway project on Interstate 10 (I-10), the I-10/Avenue 50 New Interchange Project, located in the eastern por...
Notice Jan 24, 2018

Land Use Waiver Requests:

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The FAA is considering a proposal to change 2.128 acres of airport land from aeronautical use to non-aeronautical use and to authorize the lease of airport property located at Bolton Field Airport, Columbus, OH. The aforementioned land is not needed...
Notice Jan 24, 2018

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 name of a person whose property and interests in property has been unblocked and removed from the list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Perso...
Notice Jan 24, 2018

Veterans Affairs Department logo Veterans Affairs Department

Meetings:

Title Type Published
National Research Advisory Council
Notice Jan 24, 2018
New Hampshire Vision 2025 Task Force
Notice Jan 24, 2018

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