March 1, 2018 (Volume 83)

Federal Register March 1, 2018

View all documents issued on March 1, 2018. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

91 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on March 1, 2018

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

Title Type Published
This proposed rule invites comments on a proposed amendment to Marketing Order No. 959, which regulates the handling of onions grown in south Texas. The proposed amendment would reduce the size of the South Texas Onion Committee (Committee) and make...
Proposed Rule Mar 01, 2018

Grapes Grown in a Designated Area of Southeastern California:

Title Type Published
This proposed rule would implement a recommendation from the California Desert Grape Administrative Committee (Committee) to decrease the assessment rate established for the 2018 fiscal period and subsequent fiscal periods. This proposed rule also ma...
Proposed Rule Mar 01, 2018

Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board logo Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board) plans to hold its regular committee and Board meetings in Washington, DC, Monday and Wednesday, March 12 and 14, 2018 at the times and location listed below.
Notice Mar 01, 2018

Civil Rights Commission logo Civil Rights Commission

Meetings:

Title Type Published
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 (FACA) that a meeting of the Alaska Advisory Committee (Committee) to the Commi...
Notice Mar 01, 2018
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 (FACA) that a meeting of the Montana Advisory Committee (Committee) to the Comm...
Notice Mar 01, 2018
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 (FACA) that meetings of the Texas Advisory Committee (Committee) to the Commiss...
Notice Mar 01, 2018
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 (FACA) that a meeting of the Texas Advisory Committee (Committee) to the Commis...
Notice Mar 01, 2018

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

Title Type Published
Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) section 610 requires that NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS) periodically review existing regulations that have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities, such as small bus...
Proposed Rule Mar 01, 2018

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

Title Type Published
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 Mar 01, 2018

Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Investigations, Orders, or Reviews:

Title Type Published
The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily finds that the sole exporter subject to this administrative review has not made sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value. We invite interested parties to comment on these preliminary r...
Notice Mar 01, 2018

Determinations of Sales at Less Than Fair Value:

Title Type Published
The Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that imports of biodiesel from Argentina are being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV), as provided in section 735 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the...
Notice Mar 01, 2018
The Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that imports of biodiesel from Indonesia are being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV), as provided in section 735 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the...
Notice Mar 01, 2018

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone off Alaska:

Title Type Published
NMFS announces final 2018 and 2019 harvest specifications, apportionments, and Pacific halibut prohibited species catch limits for the groundfish fishery of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary to establish harvest limits for groundfish...
Rule Mar 01, 2018

Fisheries of the Northeastern United States:

Title Type Published
NMFS implements longfin squid, Illex squid, and butterfish specifications for the 2018 fishing year and projected specifications for fishing years 2019 and 2020. This action is necessary to specify catch levels for the squid and butterfish fisheries...
Rule Mar 01, 2018

Subzone Expansions; Applications:

Title Type Published
Medline Industries, Inc.; Foreign-Trade Zone 231; Stockton, CA
Notice Mar 01, 2018

Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities:

Title Type Published
NMFS has received a request from the St. George Reef Lighthouse Preservation Society (Society) for authorization to take marine mammals incidental to conducting aircraft operations, lighthouse renovation, light maintenance activities, and tour operat...
Notice Mar 01, 2018

Consumer Product Safety Commission logo Consumer Product Safety Commission

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (Commission) will conduct a public hearing to receive views from all interested parties about the Commission's agenda and priorities for fiscal year 2019, which begins on October 1, 2018, and for fiscal yea...
Notice Mar 01, 2018

Defense Department logo Defense Department

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act and the Government in the Sunshine Act, the Department of Defense announces the Air University Board of Visitors' fall meeting. The purpose of this meeting is to provide independent advice an...
Notice Mar 01, 2018

Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board logo Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Mar 01, 2018

Education Department logo Education Department

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (Privacy Act), the U.S. Department of Education (Department) modifies the system of records entitled "Student Aid internet Gateway (SAIG), Participation Management System" (18-11-10). The SAIG, P...
Notice Mar 01, 2018

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 Mar 01, 2018

Energy Department logo Energy Department

Title Type Published
Combined Filings
Notice Mar 01, 2018
Combined Filings
Notice Mar 01, 2018

Applications to Export Liquefied Natural Gas:

Title Type Published
The Office of Fossil Energy (FE) of the Department of Energy (DOE) gives notice of receipt of an application (Application), filed on February 1, 2018, by Southern LNG Company, L.L.C. (Southern LNG). The Application requests blanket authorization to e...
Notice Mar 01, 2018

Changes in Control:

Title Type Published
The Office of Fossil Energy (FE) of the Department of Energy (DOE) gives notice of receipt of two related Notices of Change in Control (Notice or, collectively, Notices) filed by Pieridae Energy (USA), Ltd. (Pieridae US) in the above-referenced docke...
Notice Mar 01, 2018

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

Title Type Published
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Office of General Counsel is giving notice that it proposes to create a new system of records pursuant to the provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974. The Employment Law Practice Group Case Management Sy...
Notice Mar 01, 2018

Air Quality State Implementation Plans; Approvals and Promulgations:

Title Type Published
The EPA is making an interim final determination to defer imposition of sanctions based on a proposed determination, published elsewhere in this Federal Register, that the California Air Resources Board (CARB) has submitted rules on behalf of the Bay...
Rule Mar 01, 2018
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve revisions to the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD or District) portion of the California State Implementation Plan (SIP). These revisions concern permit program rules g...
Proposed Rule Mar 01, 2018
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking final action to find that the St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, Missouri- Illinois (MO-IL) area, "the St. Louis area," is attaining the 2008 ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS or sta...
Rule Mar 01, 2018
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving the 2011 base year inventory for the Maryland portion of the Philadelphia- Wilmington-Atlantic City marginal nonattainment area for the 2008 8- hour ozone national ambient air quality standard (N...
Rule Mar 01, 2018
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve elements of New Jersey's State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted regarding the infrastructure requirements of section 110(a)(1) and (2) of the Clean Air Act (CAA) for the 20...
Proposed Rule Mar 01, 2018
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a state implementation plan (SIP) revision submitted by the Commonwealth of Virginia (the Commonwealth or Virginia) that changes reliance on the Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) to rel...
Proposed Rule Mar 01, 2018

CERCLA Administrative Settlement Agreements and Orders on Consent:

Title Type Published
In accordance with the requirements of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended ("CERCLA"), notice is hereby given of the proposed settlement under CERCLA, between the U.S. Environmental Protection...
Notice Mar 01, 2018

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a document in the Federal Register of February 8, 2018, concerning the National Environmental Justice Advisory Council public teleconference and public comment period. The document contained an inco...
Notice Mar 01, 2018

Pesticide Petitions:

Title Type Published
This document announces the Agency's receipt of an initial filing of a pesticide petition requesting the establishment or modification of regulations for residues of pesticide chemicals in or on various commodities.
Proposed Rule Mar 01, 2018

Pesticide Tolerances; Emergency Exemptions:

Title Type Published
This regulation establishes time-limited tolerances for residues of the fumigant methyl bromide, including its metabolites and degradates in or on post-harvest imported/domestic agricultural commodities. This action is in response to EPA's granting q...
Rule Mar 01, 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 Mar 01, 2018

Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

Radio Broadcasting Services:

Title Type Published
This document requests comments on a petition for rulemaking filed by L. Topaz Enterprises, Inc. (Petitioner), proposing to amend the FM Table of Allotments by allotting Channel 292A at Desert Hills, Arizona, as a second local service. Petitioner sta...
Proposed Rule Mar 01, 2018

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation logo Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Title Type Published
The FDIC, 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 the three-year extension, with revisions, of existing information colle...
Notice Mar 01, 2018

Federal Election Commission logo Federal Election Commission

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Mar 01, 2018

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

Title Type Published
Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies
Notice Mar 01, 2018
Proposals to Engage in or to Acquire Companies Engaged in Permissible Nonbanking Activities
Notice Mar 01, 2018

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Title Type Published
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Mar 01, 2018
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), as part of its continuing effort to reduce public burden and maximize the utility of government information, invites the general public and other Federal agencies the opportunity to commen...
Notice Mar 01, 2018
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Mar 01, 2018
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of its continuing effort to reduce public burden and maximize the utility of government information, invites the general public and other Federal agencies the opportunity to comment on a p...
Notice Mar 01, 2018
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) is reopening a docket for public comment on the susceptibility test interpretive criteria for antibacterial and antifungal drugs provided by FDA on its Susceptibility Test Interpretive Criteria web...
Notice Mar 01, 2018

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

Title Type Published
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 Mar 01, 2018

Charter Renewals:

Title Type Published
This gives notice under the Federal Advisory Committee Act of October 6, 1972, that the Advisory Committee to the Director (ACD), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of Health and Human Services, has been renewed for a 2-year...
Notice Mar 01, 2018
This gives notice under the Federal Advisory Committee Act of October 6, 1972, that the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Advisory Committee (CLIAC), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services, has been renewed...
Notice Mar 01, 2018

Debarment Orders:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) is denying a request for a hearing submitted by Meunerie Sawyerville, Inc. (Meunerie Sawyerville) and is issuing an order under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) debarring Meuneri...
Notice Mar 01, 2018

Guidance:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of a guidance entitled "E6(R2) Good Clinical Practice: Integrated Addendum to E6(R1)." The guidance was prepared under the auspices of the International Council for Harmo...
Notice Mar 01, 2018

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Board of Scientific Counselors, Office of Public Health and Preparedness and Response; Correction
Notice Mar 01, 2018
Center for Scientific Review
Notice Mar 01, 2018
Center for Scientific Review
Notice Mar 01, 2018
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announces a forthcoming public advisory committee meeting of the Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Toxicology Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee. The general function of the committee is to pr...
Notice Mar 01, 2018
Disease, Disability, and Injury Prevention and Control Special Emphasis Panel
Notice Mar 01, 2018
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
Notice Mar 01, 2018
Office for State, Tribal, Local and Territorial Support, Tribal Advisory Committee; Cancellation
Notice Mar 01, 2018

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

Drawbridge Operations:

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard has issued a temporary deviation from the operating schedule that governs the Bridge Avenue Bridge (Route 13) across Point Pleasant Canal, mile 3.9, Point Pleasant, NJ. The temporary deviation is necessary to facilitate electrical tra...
Rule Mar 01, 2018
The Coast Guard has issued a temporary deviation from the operating schedule that governs the Tower Drawbridge across the Sacramento River, mile 59.0 at Sacramento, CA. The deviation is necessary to allow the local community to participate in footrac...
Rule Mar 01, 2018

Safety Zones:

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard is establishing a safety zone for all navigable waters of the Tennessee River, beginning at mile marker 446.0 and ending at mile marker 454.5 during periods of high water flow. This safety zone is necessary to provide safety for marin...
Rule Mar 01, 2018

International Trade Commission logo International Trade Commission

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

Title Type Published
The Commission hereby gives notice that it has instituted reviews pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 ("the Act"), as amended, to determine whether revocation of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on drawn stainless steel sinks from China...
Notice Mar 01, 2018

Justice Department logo Justice Department

Title Type Published
The Department of Justice, Civil Division, published a document in the Federal Register of February 23, 2018, concerning request for comments on an information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in...
Notice Mar 01, 2018

Labor Department logo Labor Department

Title Type Published
Trade Adjustment Assistance; Eligibility Determinations
Notice Mar 01, 2018
Worker Adjustment Assistance; Investigations
Notice Mar 01, 2018

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

Title Type Published
The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) sponsored information collection request (ICR) titled, "Powered Industrial Trucks Standard," to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review...
Notice Mar 01, 2018
The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) sponsored information collection request (ICR) revision titled, "Representative Payee Report, Representative Payee Report Short Form, and Physician's/Medi...
Notice Mar 01, 2018
The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) sponsored information collection request (ICR) titled, "Requirements of a Bona Fide Thrift or Savings Plan and Requirements of a Bona Fide Profit-Sharing Plan or Trust," to...
Notice Mar 01, 2018
The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) sponsored information collection request (ICR) proposal titled, "Survey of Employer Policies on the Employment of People with Disabilities," to the Office o...
Notice Mar 01, 2018
The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) sponsored information collection request (ICR) titled, "Telephone Point of Purchase Survey," to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval for con...
Notice Mar 01, 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 Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance consultation program to provide the general public and federal agencies with an opportunity to c...
Notice Mar 01, 2018
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), 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 p...
Notice Mar 01, 2018

N
National Science Foundation

Title Type Published
The National Science Foundation (NSF) published a document in the Federal Register of February 15, 2018, concerning revisions to an existing system, NSF-52, "Office of the Inspector General-- Investigative Files."
Notice Mar 01, 2018

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

License Applications; Amendments:

Title Type Published
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering issuance of amendments to Renewed Facility Operating License Nos. DPR- 70 and DPR-75, issued to PSEG Nuclear, LLC, for operation of the Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2, r...
Notice Mar 01, 2018

P
Postal Regulatory Commission

Title Type Published
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 Mar 01, 2018

Postal Service logo Postal Service

Product Changes:

Title Type Published
The Postal Service gives notice of filing a request with the Postal Regulatory Commission to add a domestic shipping services contract to the list of Negotiated Service Agreements in the Mail Classification Schedule's Competitive Products List.
Notice Mar 01, 2018

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

State Department logo State Department

Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition:

Title Type Published
On February 23, 2018, notice was published on page 8146 of the Federal Register (volume 83, number 37) of determinations pertaining to certain objects to be included in an exhibition entitled "Dead Sea Scrolls: The Exhibition." The referenced notice...
Notice Mar 01, 2018

T
Trade Representative, Office of United States

Requests for Nominations:

Title Type Published
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) is establishing a new four-year charter term and accepting applications from qualified individuals interested in serving as a member of the Intergovernmental Policy Advisory Committee on Tra...
Notice Mar 01, 2018

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Airworthiness Directives:

Title Type Published
We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Agusta S.p.A. Model AB139 and Model AW139 helicopters. This AD requires inspecting the thickness of the tail gearbox (TGB) central housing (housing). This AD was prompted by reports that the hous...
Rule Mar 01, 2018
We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Airbus Helicopters Model AS332C, AS332C1, AS332L, AS332L1, AS332L2, and EC225LP helicopters. This AD requires inspecting the sliding cabin plug door (sliding door). This AD was prompted by the fa...
Rule Mar 01, 2018
We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Bombardier, Inc., Model DHC-8-400 series airplanes. This proposed AD was prompted by reports of arcing and smoke emanating from the windshields. This proposed AD would require a revis...
Proposed Rule Mar 01, 2018
We propose to supersede Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2017-01- 07, which applies to all Dassault Aviation Model FAN JET FALCON airplanes, FAN JET FALCON SERIES C, D, E, F, and G airplanes; Model MYSTERE-FALCON 200 airplanes; Model MYSTERE-FALCON 20-C5...
Proposed Rule Mar 01, 2018

Meetings:

Title Type Published
NHTSA is announcing a public meeting as part of the Agency's initiative to combat drug-impaired driving on U.S. roads. NHTSA is holding this public meeting to facilitate a national dialogue on best practices, lessons learned, and to develop a call-to...
Notice Mar 01, 2018
NHTSA is announcing a public meeting where the agency's Vehicle Safety Research and Behavioral Safety Research offices will present information on activities related to priority research programs in vehicle and behavioral safety, including a focused...
Notice Mar 01, 2018

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

Title Type Published
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 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 information collections, as required by the P...
Notice Mar 01, 2018

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