Federal Register December 20, 2018
View all documents issued on December 20, 2018. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.
81 documents were published on this date.
Agencies Publishing on December 20, 2018
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Agriculture Department
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Commerce Department
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Defense Department
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Education Department
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Environmental Protection Agency
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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
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Executive Office of the President
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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Federal Housing Finance Agency
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Federal Reserve System
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General Services Administration
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Health and Human Services Department
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Homeland Security Department
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Housing and Urban Development Department
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Interior Department
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International Trade Commission
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JJudicial Conference of the United States (1)
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Justice Department
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Millennium Challenge Corporation
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
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Postal Service
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Securities and Exchange Commission
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Small Business Administration
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Surface Transportation Board
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Transportation Department
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Treasury Department
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UUnited States Sentencing Commission (1)
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Veterans Affairs Department
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Agriculture Department
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The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing the 2019 rates it will charge meat and poultry establishments, egg products plants, and importers and exporters for providing voluntary, overtime, and holiday inspection and identification,...
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Notice | Dec 20, 2018 |
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 interested parties to comment on a proposed information collection. This collection is an extension of a currently approved collection. This info...
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Notice | Dec 20, 2018 |
Charter Renewals:
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We are giving notice that the Secretary of Agriculture has renewed the charter of the General Conference Committee of the National Poultry Improvement Plan (Committee) for a 2-year period. The Secretary of Agriculture has determined that the Committe...
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Notice | Dec 20, 2018 |
Commerce Department
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The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is amending the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by correcting two entries on the Commerce Control List (CCL) that control Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) receiving equipment. It was brought...
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Rule | Dec 20, 2018 |
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CBERA, as amended, provides duty-free treatment for certain apparel articles imported directly from Haiti. One of the preferences is known as the "value-added" provision, which requires that apparel meet a minimum threshold percentage of value added...
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Notice | Dec 20, 2018 |
Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Investigations, Orders, or Reviews:
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The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that producers and/or exporters subject to this administrative review made sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preli...
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Notice | Dec 20, 2018 |
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The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is revoking, in part, the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled into modules, from the People's Republic of China (China) (...
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Notice | Dec 20, 2018 |
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The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that the respondents selected for individual examination, Ingenio El Higo S.A. de C.V., Ingenio Melchor Ocampo S.A. de C.V., and Zucarmex S.A. de C.V. (and its affiliates) (collectively,...
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Notice | Dec 20, 2018 |
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The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that the Government of Mexico (GOM) and selected respondents Ingenio El Higo S.A. de C.V., Central El Potrero S.A. de C.V., Ingenio Melchor Ocampo S.A. de C.V., and Zucarmex S.A. de C.V....
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Notice | Dec 20, 2018 |
Fisheries of the Northeastern United States:
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NMFS approves and implements Framework Adjustment 12 to the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery Management Plan. This rule allows the possession of Atlantic mackerel after of the domestic annual harvest is projected to be caught instead...
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Rule | Dec 20, 2018 |
Orders:
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Eric Baird
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Notice | Dec 20, 2018 |
Defense Department
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In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences announces a proposed public information collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments are invited on: Whether t...
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Notice | Dec 20, 2018 |
Federal Acquisition Regulation:
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DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to provide a definition of "recruitment fees" to further implement the FAR policy on combating trafficking in persons. One element in combating trafficking...
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Rule | Dec 20, 2018 |
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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) 2019-01. A companion doc...
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Rule | Dec 20, 2018 |
TRICARE:
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The Department of Defense is publishing this proposed rule to add certified or licensed physical therapy assistants (PTAs) and occupational therapy assistants (OTAs) as TRICARE-authorized providers to engage in physical therapy or occupational therap...
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Proposed Rule | Dec 20, 2018 |
Education Department
Applications for New Awards:
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On November 30, 2018, we published in the Federal Register a notice inviting applications (NIA) for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2019 for CSP--Grants to Charter Management Organizations for the Replication and Expansion of High-Quality Charter Sch...
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Notice | Dec 20, 2018 |
Environmental Protection Agency
Acquisition Regulation:
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is revising its Submission of Invoices clause to add electronic invoicing requirements. In 2019 the EPA will begin using the Invoice Processing Platform (IPP), which is a secure web-based service provided by...
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Proposed Rule | Dec 20, 2018 |
Air Quality State Implementation Plans; Approvals and Promulgations:
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking final action approving a state implementation plan (SIP) revision submitted by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) submitted a SIP revis...
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Rule | Dec 20, 2018 |
Meetings:
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The Local Government Advisory Committee (LGAC) will meet in Washington, DC, on Thursday, January 10, 2019, 9:30 a.m.-5:35 p.m. (EDT), and Friday, January 11, 2019, 10:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (EDT). The focus of the Committee meeting will be on issues pert...
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Notice | Dec 20, 2018 |
Review of Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From New, Modified, and Reconstructed Stationary Sources:
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing amendments to the rulemaking titled "Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New, Modified, and Reconstructed Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units (EGUs)," whi...
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Proposed Rule | Dec 20, 2018 |
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
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This final rule removes from the Code of Federal Regulations a section of the final rule published on May 17, 2016, entitled "Regulations Under the Americans With Disabilities Act." This action responds to a decision of the U.S. District Court for th...
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Rule | Dec 20, 2018 |
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This final rule removes from the Code of Federal Regulations a section of the final rule published on May 17, 2016, entitled, "Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act." This action responds to a decision of the U.S. District Court for the District...
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Rule | Dec 20, 2018 |
Executive Office of the President
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Foreign Assistance Act of 1961; Delegation of Authority (Memorandum of November 29, 2018)
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Presidential Document | Dec 20, 2018 |
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Trafficking in Persons; Foreign Governments' Efforts To Address (Presidential Determination No. 201905 of November 29, 2018)
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Presidential Document | Dec 20, 2018 |
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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Meetings; Sunshine Act
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Notice | Dec 20, 2018 |
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Meetings; Sunshine Act
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Notice | Dec 20, 2018 |
Federal Housing Finance Agency
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The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is amending its golden parachute payments regulation to better align it with areas of FHFA's supervisory concern and reduce administrative and compliance burdens. This final rule amends a requirement that FHF...
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Rule | Dec 20, 2018 |
Federal Reserve System
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Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Savings and Loan Holding Companies
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Notice | Dec 20, 2018 |
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Proposals To Engage in or To Acquire Companies Engaged in Permissible Nonbanking Activities
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Notice | Dec 20, 2018 |
Changes in Bank Control:
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Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company
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Notice | Dec 20, 2018 |
General Services Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation:
No documents available.
Health and Human Services Department
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) is extending the comment period for the proposed rule that appeared in the Federal Register of November 15, 2018. The Agency is taking this action in response to a request for an extension to allow...
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Proposed Rule | Dec 20, 2018 |
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is establishing January 1, 2022, as the uniform compliance date for food labeling regulations that are published on or after January 1, 2019, and on or before December 31, 2020. We periodically announce un...
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Rule | Dec 20, 2018 |
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
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The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) is proposing an extension of a currently approved generic clearance (OMB no. 0970-0477) for Grant Reviewer Recruitment (GRR) forms. The GRR forms...
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Notice | Dec 20, 2018 |
Medicare Programs:
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This request for information (RFI) seeks public comment regarding the appropriateness of the practices of some Medicare- approved Accrediting Organizations (AOs) to provide fee-based consultative services for Medicare-participating providers and supp...
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Proposed Rule | Dec 20, 2018 |
Requests for Nominations:
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HRSA is seeking nominations from organizations to send a representative to be a liaison to the Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children (Committee). Selections will be based on a review of the organization's subject area of...
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Notice | Dec 20, 2018 |
Homeland Security Department
Drawbridge Operations:
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The Coast Guard is modifying the operating schedule that governs the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad (BNSF) Bridge 38.3 across Ebey Slough, mile 1.5, at Marysville, WA. The modified schedule removes the bridge operator at the subject drawbridge...
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Rule | Dec 20, 2018 |
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The Coast Guard proposes to amend the operating schedule that governs three bridges in Astoria, OR: The US101 New Youngs Bay highway bridge (New Youngs Bay Bridge), mile 0.7 crossing Youngs Bay; the Oregon State Old Youngs Bay highway bridge (Old You...
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Proposed Rule | Dec 20, 2018 |
Housing and Urban Development Department
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
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The proposed reinstatement, without change, of a previously approved information collection for Housing Discrimination Information Form HUD-903.1, HUD-903.1A, HUD-903.1B, HUD-903.1C, HUD-903.1F, HUD- 903.1CAM, HUD-903.1KOR, HUD-903.1RUS, and HUD-903-...
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Notice | Dec 20, 2018 |
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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...
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Notice | Dec 20, 2018 |
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HUD is seeking approval for the proposed information collection requirement described below and will be submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting publi...
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Notice | Dec 20, 2018 |
Interior Department
Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.:
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In accordance with the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, the National Environmental Policy Act, the Final Programmatic Damage Assessment Restoration Plan and Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (Final PDARP/PEIS), and the Consent Decree, the F...
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Notice | Dec 20, 2018 |
International Trade Commission
Investigations; Determinations, Modifications, and Rulings, etc.:
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The Commission hereby gives notice that it will proceed with a full review pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 to determine whether revocation of the antidumping duty order on certain welded large diameter line pipe from Japan would be likely to lead...
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Notice | Dec 20, 2018 |
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Judicial Conference of the United States
Hearings:
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The January 10, 2019 public hearing in Washington, DC, on proposed amendments to the Bankruptcy Rules has been canceled.
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Notice | Dec 20, 2018 |
Justice Department
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
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The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Office of Communications (OCOM) will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with...
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Notice | Dec 20, 2018 |
Changes Under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act:
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Integrated Photonics Institute for Manufacturing Innovation
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Notice | Dec 20, 2018 |
Proposed Consent Decrees:
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Clean Air Act
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Notice | Dec 20, 2018 |
Millennium Challenge Corporation
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In accordance with Section 610(b)(3) of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003, as amended, and the heading "Millennium Challenge Corporation" of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2018, as carried for...
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Notice | Dec 20, 2018 |
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This report is provided in accordance with section 608(d)(2) of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003.
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Notice | Dec 20, 2018 |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation:
No documents available.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS) 2018-06, "Clarification of the Requirements for Reactor Pressure Vessel Upper Head Bare Metal Visual Examinations." This RIS is intended to clarify the requirement...
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Rule | Dec 20, 2018 |
Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:
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The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission will conduct a scoping process to gather information necessary to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) to evaluate the environmental impacts for the subsequent license renewal of the operating license...
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Notice | Dec 20, 2018 |
Establishment of Atomic Safety and Licensing Board:
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Andres Paez
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Notice | Dec 20, 2018 |
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
Approval of Special Withdrawal Liability Rules:
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The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) received a request from the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union--Industry Pension Fund for approval of a plan amendment providing for special withdrawal liability rules. PBGC publishe...
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Notice | Dec 20, 2018 |
Postal Service
Product Changes:
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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.
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Notice | Dec 20, 2018 |
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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.
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Notice | Dec 20, 2018 |
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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.
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Notice | Dec 20, 2018 |
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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.
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Notice | Dec 20, 2018 |
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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.
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Notice | Dec 20, 2018 |
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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.
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Notice | Dec 20, 2018 |
Securities and Exchange Commission
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Meetings; Sunshine Act
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Notice | Dec 20, 2018 |
Applications:
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Notice | Dec 20, 2018 |
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Notice | Dec 20, 2018 |
Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes:
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BOX Exchange LLC
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Notice | Dec 20, 2018 |
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NYSE Arca, Inc.
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Notice | Dec 20, 2018 |
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New York Stock Exchange LLC
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Notice | Dec 20, 2018 |
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The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
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Notice | Dec 20, 2018 |
Small Business Administration
Major Disaster Declarations:
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This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of California (FEMA- 4407-DR), dated 12/11/2018. Incident: Wildfires. Incident Period: 11/08/2018 through 11/25/2018.
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Notice | Dec 20, 2018 |
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This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of North Carolina (FEMA-4393-DR), dated 09/14/2018. Incident: Hurricane Florence. Incident Period: 09/07/2018 through 09/29/2018.
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Notice | Dec 20, 2018 |
Surface Transportation Board
Lease with Interchange Commitment and Trackage Rights Exemption:
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Dover and Delaware River Railroad, LLC; Norfolk Southern Railway Company and New Jersey Transit Corp.
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Notice | Dec 20, 2018 |
Transportation Department
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Notice of Unified Carrier Registration Plan Board of Directors and Subcommittee Meetings.
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Notice | Dec 20, 2018 |
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Petition for Waiver of Compliance
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Notice | Dec 20, 2018 |
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This notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) would remove an unnecessary multiengine training requirement for pilots seeking to obtain an initial airline transport pilot (ATP) certificate concurrently with a single-engine airplane type rating. This acti...
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Proposed Rule | Dec 20, 2018 |
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
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In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval to renew an information collection. This information collection requires air carrier...
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Notice | Dec 20, 2018 |
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In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Department of Transportation's intention to renew an Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number for information collection request (ICR) OMB No. 2105-0551, "R...
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Notice | Dec 20, 2018 |
Requests for Nominations:
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The FAA is issuing this notice to solicit nominations for qualified candidates to serve on the DAC. This notice seeks to fill vacancies on the DAC and does not affect the status of current DAC members. The DAC is an advisory committee established und...
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Notice | Dec 20, 2018 |
Treasury Department
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The United States Department of the Treasury (Treasury), Bureau of the Fiscal Service, is streamlining its regulations by removing regulations that are no longer necessary because they are duplicative of other existing regulations, and do not add any...
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Rule | Dec 20, 2018 |
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The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of one or more persons that have been placed on OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List based on OFAC's determination that one or...
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Notice | Dec 20, 2018 |
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The United States Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service, is streamlining its securities regulations by removing regulations that are no longer necessary because they do not have any current or future applicability.
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Rule | Dec 20, 2018 |
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
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FinCEN invites comment on a renewal, without change, of existing information collection requirements concerning reports of foreign financial accounts and FinCEN Form 114, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts ("FBAR"). This request for commen...
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Notice | Dec 20, 2018 |
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United States Sentencing Commission
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Pursuant to section 994(a), (o), and (p) of title 28, United States Code, the United States Sentencing Commission is considering promulgating amendments to the sentencing guidelines, policy statements, and commentary. This notice sets forth the propo...
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Notice | Dec 20, 2018 |
Veterans Affairs Department
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
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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...
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Notice | Dec 20, 2018 |
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