March 13, 2018 (Volume 83)

Federal Register March 13, 2018

View all documents issued on March 13, 2018. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

99 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on March 13, 2018

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

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Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Mar 13, 2018
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Mar 13, 2018
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Mar 13, 2018
Consistent with Executive Order 13781, "Comprehensive Plan for Reorganizing the Executive Branch," and using the authority of the Secretary to reorganize the Department under section 4(a) of Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1953 the U.S. Department of Ag...
Notice Mar 13, 2018

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

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In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Forest Service is seeking comments from all interested individuals and organizations on a new generic information collection request, Social Science and Economics Data Collections on Goods,...
Notice Mar 13, 2018
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Forest Service is seeking comments from all interested individuals and organizations on a new generic information collection request, Social Science and Economics Data Collections on Natural...
Notice Mar 13, 2018
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Forest Service is seeking comments from all interested individuals and organizations on a new generic information collection request, Social Science and Economics Data Collections on Natural...
Notice Mar 13, 2018

National Organic Program:

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This final rule withdraws the Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices final rule published in the Federal Register on January 19, 2017, by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service. The existing organic livestock and poultry...
Rule Mar 13, 2018

Requests for Applications:

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The Rural Business-Cooperative Service (the Agency) Notice of Solicitation of Applications (NOSA) is being issued prior to passage of a final appropriations act to allow potential applicants time to submit applications for financial assistance under...
Notice Mar 13, 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 Alabama Advisory Committee (Committee) will hold a meeting on Friday,...
Notice Mar 13, 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 13, 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 community forum of the Montana Advisory Committee to the Commis...
Notice Mar 13, 2018

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Investigations, Orders, or Reviews:

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The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that sales of subject merchandise by Filmag Italia Spa (Filmag) were not made at less than normal value during the period of review (POR) February 1, 2016, through January 31, 2017. Inter...
Notice Mar 13, 2018

Atlantic Highly Migratory Species:

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NMFS is closing the commercial fishery for blacktip sharks, aggregated large coastal sharks (LCS), and hammerhead shark management groups in the western Gulf of Mexico sub-region. This action is necessary because the commercial landings of sharks in...
Rule Mar 13, 2018

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone off Alaska:

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NMFS is opening directed fishing for sablefish with fixed gear managed under the Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Program and the Community Development Quota (CDQ) Program. The season will open 1200 hours, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), March 24, 2018, an...
Rule Mar 13, 2018

Fisheries of the Northeastern United States:

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This final rule implements the management measures contained in Framework Adjustment 2 to the Tilefish Fishery Management Plan and adjusts the 2018 specifications for this fishery. The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council developed Framework Adjus...
Rule Mar 13, 2018

Permits:

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This notice advises the public that a direct take permit has been issued pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) for a program rearing and releasing summer steelhead in the Wenatchee River basin of Washington state...
Notice Mar 13, 2018

Production Activities:

Subzone Applications:

Title Type Published
International Converter, Inc.; Foreign-Trade Zone 138; Franklin County, OH
Notice Mar 13, 2018

Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities:

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NMFS has received a request from the U.S. Navy (Navy) for authorization to take marine mammals incidental to the training and testing activities conducted in the Atlantic Fleet Training and Testing (AFTT) Study Area. Pursuant to the Marine Mammal Pro...
Proposed Rule Mar 13, 2018

Defense Department logo Defense Department

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In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the U.S. Army Public Health Center (APHC) announces a proposed public information collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments are invited on: Whether the proposed col...
Notice Mar 13, 2018
The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales notification.
Notice Mar 13, 2018

Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.:

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On August 17, 2016, DLA published a NOA in the Federal Register announcing the publication of the Environmental Assessment (EA) Addressing Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services Relocation and Expansion at Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virgi...
Notice Mar 13, 2018

Education Department logo Education Department

Applications for New Awards:

Title Type Published
On March 2, 2018, we published in the Federal Register a notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2018 for CSP--Grants to Charter School Developers for the Opening of New Charter Schools and for the Replication and Expansion o...
Notice Mar 13, 2018

Energy Department logo Energy Department

Title Type Published
Combined Filings
Notice Mar 13, 2018
Combined Filings
Notice Mar 13, 2018
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Mar 13, 2018
Records Governing Off-the-Record Communications
Notice Mar 13, 2018

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

Air Quality State Implementation Plans; Approvals and Promulgations:

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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving the State of Ohio's request to redesignate the portion of Fulton County, Ohio known as the Delta nonattainment area (Delta area) to attainment of the 2008 National Ambient Air Quality Standards (...
Rule Mar 13, 2018
On January 22, 2018, the State of South Carolina, through the Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC), submitted a request for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to redesignate the Greenville-Spartanburg, South Carolina fine part...
Proposed Rule Mar 13, 2018
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a portion of a revision to the Hamilton County portion of the Tennessee State Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted by the State of Tennessee through the Tennessee Department of Environm...
Proposed Rule Mar 13, 2018
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving a state implementation plan (SIP) revision submitted by the Commonwealth of Virginia (Virginia). The revision requests EPA remove from the Virginia SIP regulations from the Virginia Administrativ...
Rule Mar 13, 2018
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving two state implementation plan (SIP) revisions (Revision C16 and Revision I16) formally submitted by the Commonwealth of Virginia (Virginia). The revisions pertain to amendments made to the defini...
Rule Mar 13, 2018

Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

Title Type Published
In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) seeks comment on its proposal to adopt recommendations from the Federal-State Joint Board on Jurisdictional Separations and to amend the Part 36 jurisdictional separations rules acc...
Proposed Rule Mar 13, 2018
In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) announces that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved, for a period of three years, an information collection associated with the rules for the Connect America Fund...
Rule Mar 13, 2018

Wireless Emergency Alerts:

Title Type Published
The Federal Communications Commission (Commission) published a document in the Federal Register of February 28, 2018, concerning revisions to Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) rules to improve utility of WEA as a life-saving tool. The document contained...
Rule Mar 13, 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 renewal of the existing information collection, as required by the...
Notice Mar 13, 2018

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

Title Type Published
Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies
Notice Mar 13, 2018
Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Savings and Loan Holding Companies
Notice Mar 13, 2018

Changes in Bank Control:

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Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company
Notice Mar 13, 2018
Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company
Notice Mar 13, 2018

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Title Type Published
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 13, 2018
NIOSH announces the availability of the final National Occupational Research Agenda for Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities
Notice Mar 13, 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 13, 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 Mar 13, 2018

Meeings:

Title Type Published
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
Notice Mar 13, 2018

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Notice Mar 13, 2018
Office of the Director
Notice Mar 13, 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 extension of a currently approved collection of information. In accordance with th...
Notice Mar 13, 2018
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the...
Notice Mar 13, 2018
The DHS Office of the Chief Procurement Officer, will submit the following Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The informat...
Notice Mar 13, 2018
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public to take this opportunity to comment on a revision of a currently approved information collection. I...
Notice Mar 13, 2018

Drawbridge Operations:

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard has issued a temporary deviation from the operating schedule that governs the South Park highway bridge, across the Duwamish Waterway mile 3.8, at Seattle, WA. This deviation will test a change to the drawbridge operation schedule, to...
Rule Mar 13, 2018

Safety Zones:

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for all navigable waters of the Tennessee River from mile marker (MM) 322.0 to MM 325.0. The safety zone is necessary to provide for the safety of life and vessels during cargo transfer operatio...
Rule Mar 13, 2018

Interior Department logo Interior Department

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

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), are proposing to renew an information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), to renew control number 1004-0179, "Helium Contrac...
Notice Mar 13, 2018

Endangered and Threatened Species:

Title Type Published
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite the public to comment on applications to conduct certain activities with endangered species. With some exceptions, the Endangered Species Act (Act) prohibits activities with endangered and threatened spe...
Notice Mar 13, 2018

Meetings:

Title Type Published
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) Eastern Washington Resource Advisory Council (EWRAC) will meet...
Notice Mar 13, 2018
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's (BLM) Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board (Advisory Board) will mee...
Notice Mar 13, 2018

International Trade Commission logo International Trade Commission

Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Investigations, Orders, or Reviews:

Title Type Published
The Commission hereby gives notice of the institution of investigations and commencement of preliminary phase antidumping and countervailing duty investigation Nos. 701-TA-601 and 731-TA-1411 (Preliminary) pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 ("the Act...
Notice Mar 13, 2018

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

Title Type Published
Fine Denier Polyester Staple Fiber from China and India
Notice Mar 13, 2018

Justice Department logo Justice Department

Decisions and Orders:

Title Type Published
Pharmacy Doctors Enterprises d/b/a Zion Clinic Pharmacy
Notice Mar 13, 2018

Labor Department logo Labor Department

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, "Voluntary Protection Program Information," to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for r...
Notice Mar 13, 2018

Petitions for Modifications:

Title Type Published
This notice is a summary of petitions for modification submitted to the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) by the parties listed below.
Notice Mar 13, 2018
The Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 and the Code of Federal Regulations govern the application, processing, and disposition of petitions for modification. This Federal Register notice notifies the public that MSHA has investigated and issu...
Notice Mar 13, 2018

National Aeronautics and Space Administration logo National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Title Type Published
NASA hereby gives notice of its intent to grant a partially exclusive patent license in the United States to practice the inventions described and claimed in U.S. Patent No. 7,285,306 entitled, "Process For Self-Repair Of Insulation Material," KSC-12...
Notice Mar 13, 2018

Meetings:

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announces a meeting of the NASA Advisory Council (NAC).
Notice Mar 13, 2018

National Credit Union Administration logo National Credit Union Administration

Requirements for Insurance:

Title Type Published
On February 23, 2018, the NCUA Board (Board) issued a final rule adopting amendments to its share insurance requirements rule to provide stakeholders with greater transparency regarding the calculation of each eligible financial institution's pro rat...
Rule Mar 13, 2018

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

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The National Endowment for the Humanities will hold twenty-six meetings of the Humanities Panel, a federal advisory committee, during April, 2018. The purpose of the meetings is for panel review, discussion, evaluation, and recommendation of applicat...
Notice Mar 13, 2018
Pursuant to section 10 (a) (2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, notice is hereby given that a meeting of the National Council on the Arts will be held. Open to the public on a space available basis.
Notice Mar 13, 2018

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title Type Published
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is withdrawing Regulatory Issue Summary 2012-10, "NRC Staff Position on Applying Surveillance Requirements 3.0.2 and 3.0.3 to Administrative Controls Program Tests." This document is being withdrawn becaus...
Notice Mar 13, 2018

Exemption and Combined Licenses; Amendments:

Title Type Published
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is granting an exemption to allow a departure from elements of the certification information of Tier 1 of the generic AP1000 design control document (DCD) and is issuing License Amendment Nos. 107 and 106...
Notice Mar 13, 2018

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 Mar 13, 2018

Personnel Management Office logo Personnel Management Office

Title Type Published
This notice identifies Schedule A, B, and C appointing authorities applicable to a single agency that were established or revoked from November 1, 2017 to November 30, 2017.
Notice Mar 13, 2018

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

Title Type Published
Retirement Services, Office of Personnel Management (OPM) offers the general public and other Federal agencies the opportunity to comment on the reinstatement with change of an expired information collection, Evidence to Prove Dependency of a Child,...
Notice Mar 13, 2018

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes:

Title Type Published
Miami International Securities Exchange, LLC
Notice Mar 13, 2018
NYSE Arca, Inc.
Notice Mar 13, 2018
NYSE National, Inc.
Notice Mar 13, 2018
Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC
Notice Mar 13, 2018
The Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC
Notice Mar 13, 2018

State Department logo State Department

Title Type Published
Assistance for Iraq
Notice Mar 13, 2018

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

Title Type Published
The Department of State is seeking Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the information collection described below. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we are requesting comments on this collection from all intereste...
Notice Mar 13, 2018

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Title Type Published
Notice of Unified Carrier Registration Plan Board of Directors Meeting.
Notice Mar 13, 2018

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

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FMCSA announces its plan to submit the Information Collection Request (ICR) described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. The purpose of this ICR titled "...
Notice Mar 13, 2018

Airworthiness Directives:

Title Type Published
We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Viking Air Limited Model DHC-3 airplanes. This proposed AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) originated by an aviation authority of another country to identif...
Proposed Rule Mar 13, 2018

Categorical Exclusions and Records of Decisions:

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The FAA, Western Service Area is issuing this notice to advise the public of the availability of the Categorical Exclusion/Record of Decision (CATEX/ROD) for the Area Navigation (RNAV) standard instrument arrival (STAR) procedure for the Ontario Inte...
Notice Mar 13, 2018

Hours of Service of Drivers; Exemption Applications:

Title Type Published
FMCSA announces that the Truck Renting and Leasing Association Inc. (TRALA) has requested an exemption until December 31, 2018, from the electronic logging device (ELD) requirements for all drivers of property-carrying commercial motor vehicles rente...
Notice Mar 13, 2018

Restricted Areas; Amendments:

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This action updates the controlling agency information for restricted areas R-2907C, R-2910B, R-2910C, and R-2910E; Pinecastle, FL. This is an administrative change to reflect the current organizations tasked with controlling agency responsibilities...
Rule Mar 13, 2018

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

Title Type Published
As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) invites comments on the proposed or continuing information collecti...
Notice Mar 13, 2018
This document contains corrections to final regulations (TD 9588) that were published in the Federal Register on Monday, May 7, 2012. The final regulations are related to allocate prepaid qualified mortgage insurance premiums to determine the amount...
Rule Mar 13, 2018
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing an update to the identifying information of a person currently included in OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List.
Notice Mar 13, 2018
This document contains proposed regulations under section 6103(n) of the Internal Revenue Code (Code) to authorize the Department of State to disclose returns and return information to its contractors who assist the Department of State in carrying ou...
Proposed Rule Mar 13, 2018
The United States Mint has modified its Numismatic Customer Return Policy to address the issue of excessive returns. Effective immediately, the United States Mint reserves the right to limit or refuse a return or to charge a fee for excessive returns...
Notice Mar 13, 2018

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

Title Type Published
The Department of the Treasury, 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 collection...
Notice Mar 13, 2018

Veterans Affairs Department logo Veterans Affairs Department

Title Type Published
On February 21, 2018, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) published a final rule prescribing five new Economic Price Adjustment clauses for firm-fixed-price contracts, identifying VA's task-order and delivery-order ombudsman, clarifying the natur...
Rule Mar 13, 2018

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Special Medical Advisory Group
Notice Mar 13, 2018

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