December 21, 2018 (Volume 83)

Federal Register December 21, 2018

View all documents issued on December 21, 2018. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

194 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on December 21, 2018

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

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Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Dec 21, 2018
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Dec 21, 2018
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Dec 21, 2018
This rule establishes the new national mandatory bioengineered (BE) food disclosure standard (NBFDS or Standard). The new Standard requires food manufacturers, importers, and other entities that label foods for retail sale to disclose information abo...
Rule Dec 21, 2018

Funds Availability:

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MFP provides payments to producers with commodities that have been significantly impacted by actions of foreign governments resulting in the loss of traditional exports. This NOFA announces the new payment rates for selected commodities. On behalf of...
Notice Dec 21, 2018

Civil Rights Commission logo Civil Rights Commission

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Notice of accepting written and oral public comments on family separation.
Notice Dec 21, 2018

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 Missouri Advisory Committee (Committee) will hold a meeting on Friday,...
Notice Dec 21, 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 New York Advisory Committee to the Commission wi...
Notice Dec 21, 2018

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

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Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Dec 21, 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 Dec 21, 2018

Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Investigations, Orders, or Reviews:

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The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that Muyun Wood Co., Ltd., (Muyun) has not made sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results of review.
Notice Dec 21, 2018
The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that certain exporters subject to this administrative review made sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value (NV). Interested parties are invited to comment on these prelimina...
Notice Dec 21, 2018
The Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that certain imports of uncovered innerspring units (innersprings) exported from Macau, using materials and/or components sourced from the People's Republic of China (China), are circumventing the anti...
Notice Dec 21, 2018

Applicants for Appointment:

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On October 12, 2018, the Department of Commerce ("the Department") published a Federal Register notice, Request for Applicants for Appointment to the United States-Brazil CEO Forum, requesting applications for appointment to the United States-Brazil...
Notice Dec 21, 2018

Atlantic Highly Migratory Species:

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NMFS is adjusting the Swordfish General Commercial permit retention limits for the Northwest Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and U.S. Caribbean regions for January through June of the 2019 fishing year, unless otherwise later noticed. The Swordfish General...
Rule Dec 21, 2018

Fisheries of the Northeastern United States:

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NMFS announces that the commercial per-trip possession limit for southern red hake has been reduced for the remainder of the 2018 fishing year. Regulations governing the small-mesh multispecies fishery require this action to prevent the southern red...
Rule Dec 21, 2018

Meetings:

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The Interim Meeting of the National Conference on Weights and Measures (NCWM) will be held in Charleston, South Carolina, from Sunday, January 13, 2019, through Wednesday, January 16, 2019. This notice contains information about significant items on...
Notice Dec 21, 2018
NMFS is holding a meeting to present and solicit public input on preliminary results of the North Pacific albacore Management Strategy Evaluation (MSE) conducted by the International Scientific Committee for Tuna and Tuna-like Species in the North Pa...
Notice Dec 21, 2018
NMFS is holding a meeting to discuss the future of the U.S. West Coast Pacific bluefin tuna fishery, including objectives and a management framework.
Notice Dec 21, 2018

Requests for Comments:

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On behalf of the U.S. Secretary of Commerce, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) requests comments from interested parties with regard to development of a comprehensive, long-term national spectrum strategy. NTIA see...
Notice Dec 21, 2018

Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled logo Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled

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This action deletes products and services from the Procurement List that were previously furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities.
Notice Dec 21, 2018
The Committee is proposing to add products to the Procurement List that will be furnished by a nonprofit agency employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities, and deletes a service previously furnished by such agency.
Notice Dec 21, 2018

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau logo Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

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In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (Bureau) is proposing to renew the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for an existing information collection titled, "Gramm-Leach-Bl...
Notice Dec 21, 2018

Defense Department logo Defense Department

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The Department of the Navy (DoN) announces the availability of the inventions listed below, assigned to the United States Government, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, for domestic and foreign licensing by the Department of the Navy.
Notice Dec 21, 2018

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

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The Defense Acquisition Regulations System has submitted to OMB for clearance, the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act.
Notice Dec 21, 2018

Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement:

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DoD is proposing to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement a section of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 to require that inflation adjustments of statutory acquisition-related thres...
Proposed Rule Dec 21, 2018
DoD is issuing a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to clarify policies and procedures for submission of payment requests and receiving reports in electronic form.
Rule Dec 21, 2018
DoD is amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement sections of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2017 and 2018. One section imposes additional prohibitions with regard to acquisition of ce...
Rule Dec 21, 2018
DoD is issuing a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement a section of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 that modifies the limitations on awarding single-source task or d...
Rule Dec 21, 2018
DoD is issuing a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement sections of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 to apply domestic source requirements to acquisitions at or below...
Rule Dec 21, 2018
DoD is issuing a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to change the entity to which contractors submit Summary Subcontract Reports in the Electronic Subcontracting Reporting System (eSRS) and to change the...
Rule Dec 21, 2018

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Rock Island and Chicago Districts, are extending the comment period for the report "The Great Lakes and Mississippi River Interbasin Study (GLMRIS)-- Brandon Road Integrated Feasibility Study and Environmenta...
Notice Dec 21, 2018

Education Department logo Education Department

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

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In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing an extension of an existing information collection.
Notice Dec 21, 2018

Energy Department logo Energy Department

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Combined Filings
Notice Dec 21, 2018
Combined Filings
Notice Dec 21, 2018
Combined Filings
Notice Dec 21, 2018
Combined Filings
Notice Dec 21, 2018
In this final rule, the Department of Energy (DOE) revises its regulations concerning the requirements for classification and declassification of Restricted Data (RD) and Formerly Restricted Data (FRD). Since 1997, when DOE issued the regulation, cha...
Rule Dec 21, 2018

Effectiveness of Exempt Wholesale Generator Status:

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Birdsboro Power, LLC; MC Project Co., LLC; LMBE Project Co., LLC; et. al.
Notice Dec 21, 2018

Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.:

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Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America, LLC, Sabine Pass Compression Project
Notice Dec 21, 2018
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC; Southeastern Trail Project
Notice Dec 21, 2018

Refund Effective Date:

Requests under Blanket Authorizations:

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Kern River Gas Transmission Co.
Notice Dec 21, 2018

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the availability of Aquatic Life Ambient Water Quality Criteria for Aluminum in Freshwater. The EPA first released freshwater criteria for aluminum in 1988 to protect aquatic life from harmful e...
Notice Dec 21, 2018

Access to Confidential Business Information:

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EPA has authorized its contractor, Syracuse Research Corporation (SRC) of North Syracuse, New York, to access information which has been submitted to EPA under all sections of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Some of the information may be cl...
Notice Dec 21, 2018

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

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The Environmental Protection Agency is planning to submit an information collection request (ICR), "CEQ-EPA Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators Application (Renewal)" (EPA ICR No. 2524.02, OMB Control No. 2090-0031) to the Offic...
Notice Dec 21, 2018
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Emergency Planning and Release Notification Requirements under Emergency Planning and Community Right- to-Know Act Sections 302, 303, and 304 (EPA ICR Nu...
Notice Dec 21, 2018
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Emission Guidelines for Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incineration (CISWI) Units (EPA ICR No. 2385.07, OMB Control No. 2060-0664), to the Office...
Notice Dec 21, 2018
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted the following information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA): "Labeling Requiremen...
Notice Dec 21, 2018
The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an information collection request (ICR), NESHAP for Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units (EPA ICR No. 2137.08, OMB Control No. 2060-0567), to the Office of Management and Budget...
Notice Dec 21, 2018
The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an information collection request (ICR), NESHAP for Paint Stripping and Miscellaneous Surface Coating at Area Sources (EPA ICR No. 2268.05, OMB Control No. 2060-0607), to the Office of Management and...
Notice Dec 21, 2018
The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an information collection request (ICR), NESHAP for Source Categories: Gasoline Distribution Bulk Terminals, Bulk Plants, Pipeline Facilities, and Gasoline Dispensing Facilities (EPA ICR No. 2237.05,...
Notice Dec 21, 2018
The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an information collection request (ICR), NESHAP for Leather Finishing Operations (EPA ICR No. 1985.08, OMB Control No. 2060-0478), to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval...
Notice Dec 21, 2018
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), NSPS for Municipal Waste Combustors (EPA ICR No. 1506.14, OMB Control No. 2060-0210), to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approva...
Notice Dec 21, 2018
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Underground Injection Control Program (EPA ICR No. 0370.26, OMB Control No. 2040-0042) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approv...
Notice Dec 21, 2018

Air Quality State Implementation Plans; Approvals and Promulgations:

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This action finalizes the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) determination that the existing Cross-State Air Pollution Rule Update for the 2008 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) (CSAPR Update) fully addresses certain states' o...
Rule Dec 21, 2018
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing a determination that the West Silver Valley, Idaho nonattainment area has clean data for the 2012 annual fine particulate matter (PM<INF>2.5</INF>) National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS)....
Rule Dec 21, 2018
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve revised rules submitted by the State of Illinois as State Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions. The submitted rules update Illinois ambient air quality rules to update definitions and r...
Proposed Rule Dec 21, 2018
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving revised rules submitted by the State of Illinois as State Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions. The submitted rules update Illinois definitions and requirements for handling monitoring data influe...
Rule Dec 21, 2018

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

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Weekly Receipts
Notice Dec 21, 2018

Pesticide Petitions:

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This document announces the Agency's receipt of several initial filings of pesticide petitions requesting the establishment or modification of regulations for residues of pesticide chemicals in or on various commodities.
Notice Dec 21, 2018
EPA is seeking public comment on a petition from the Center for Food Safety (CFS) requesting that the Agency revise testing requirements for pesticides prior to registration. The petitioner, CFS, requests that the Agency require testing for whole pes...
Notice Dec 21, 2018

Pesticide Product Registrations:

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EPA has received applications to register pesticide products containing active ingredients not included in any currently registered pesticide products. Pursuant to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), EPA is hereby providi...
Notice Dec 21, 2018

Pesticide Tolerances:

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This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of mefenoxam in or on cacao bean; the fruit, small, vine climbing, except grape, subgroup 13-07E; and wasabi. Interregional Research Project Number 4 (IR-4) requested these tolerances under the Fede...
Rule Dec 21, 2018
This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of tolfenpyrad in or on multiple commodities which are identified and discussed later in this document. Interregional Research Project No. 4 (IR-4) requested these tolerances under the Federal Food,...
Rule Dec 21, 2018

Requests for Nominations:

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) invites nominations from a diverse range of qualified candidates to be considered for appointment to its Clean Air Act Advisory Committee (CAAAC). Vacancies are anticipated to be filled by May 2019. Sour...
Notice Dec 21, 2018

Review of Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From New, Modified, and Reconstructed Stationary Sources:

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On December 6, 2018, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Acting Administrator signed a proposed rule titled "Review of Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New, Modified, and Reconstructed Stationary Sources: Electric Util...
Proposed Rule Dec 21, 2018

Executive Office of the President logo Executive Office of the President

Armed Forces, U.S.:

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U.S. Space Command; Establishment as a Unified Combatant Command (Memorandum of December 18, 2018)
Presidential Document Dec 21, 2018

Government Agencies and Employees:

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Closure of Executive Departments and Agencies on December 24, 2018 (EO 13854)
Presidential Document Dec 21, 2018

Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

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In this document, the Federal Communications Commission eliminates a paper filing requirement for broadcast station contracts and documents and instead requires that these same documents are either uploaded or listed in the online public file within...
Rule Dec 21, 2018

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation logo Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

No documents available.

Federal Housing Finance Agency logo Federal Housing Finance Agency

Title Type Published
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is proposing a rule on the process for validation and approval of credit score models by the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) (to...
Proposed Rule Dec 21, 2018

Federal Maritime Commission logo Federal Maritime Commission

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Agreements Filed
Notice Dec 21, 2018

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

No documents available.

Changes in Bank Control:

Title Type Published
Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company
Notice Dec 21, 2018

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

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Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Dec 21, 2018
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Dec 21, 2018
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Dec 21, 2018
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Dec 21, 2018
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Dec 21, 2018
Announcement of Requirements and Registration for Shape of Health; An Obesity Prevention Game
Notice Dec 21, 2018

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

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the Agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), Federal Agencies are required to publis...
Notice Dec 21, 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 Dec 21, 2018
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the Agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), Federal Agencies are required to publis...
Notice Dec 21, 2018

Charter Renewals:

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This gives notice under the Federal Advisory Committee Act of October 6, 1972, that the CDC/HRSA Advisory Committee on HIV, Viral Hepatitis and STD Prevention and Treatment (CHACHSPT), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health...
Notice Dec 21, 2018
This gives notice that under the Federal Advisory Committee Act of October 6, 1972, that the Mine Safety and Health Research Advisory Committee (MSHRAC), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services, has been re...
Notice Dec 21, 2018

Determinations of Regulatory Review Periods for Purposes of Patent Extensions:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) has determined the regulatory review period for ABSORB GT1 Bioresorbable Scaffold and is publishing this notice of that determination as required by law. FDA has made the determination because of t...
Notice Dec 21, 2018

Food Labeling:

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is amending the regulations pertaining to the Nutrition Facts and Supplement Facts labels. The amendments correct errors that were made in labeling examples, restore incorrect deletions, correct the editio...
Rule Dec 21, 2018

Guidance:

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled "Developing and Submitting Proposed Draft Guidance Relating to Patient Experience Data." This draft guidance is being developed...
Notice Dec 21, 2018
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of a final guidance entitled "Labeling of Red Blood Cell Units with Historical Antigen Typing Results; Guidance for Industry." The guidance document provides establishmen...
Notice Dec 21, 2018

Medicare and Medicaid Programs:

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This final notice announces our decision to approve the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, Inc. for continued recognition as a national accrediting organization for ambulatory surgical centers that wish to participate in the Medica...
Notice Dec 21, 2018

Meetings:

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In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), announces the following meeting for the Board of Scientific Counselors, National Center for Health Statistics (BSC, NCHS). This meeting is op...
Notice Dec 21, 2018
Board of Scientific Counselors, National Center for Health Statistics; Correction
Notice Dec 21, 2018
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
Notice Dec 21, 2018
Disease, Disability, and Injury Prevention and Control Special Emphasis Panel
Notice Dec 21, 2018
Safety and Occupational Health Study Section, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Notice Dec 21, 2018

Prospective Grant of Co-Exclusive Patent Licenses:

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The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, an institute of the National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, is contemplating the grant of a Co-Exclusive Commercialization Patent License to practice the inven...
Notice Dec 21, 2018

Prospective Grant of Exclusive Patent Licenses:

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The National Cancer Institute, an institute of the National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, is contemplating the grant of an Exclusive Patent License to practice the inventions embodied in the Patent Applications listed...
Notice Dec 21, 2018
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, an institute of the National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, is contemplating the grant of an Exclusive Commercialization Patent License to practice the inventi...
Notice Dec 21, 2018
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, an institute of the National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, is contemplating the grant of an Exclusive Commercialization Patent License to practice the inventi...
Notice Dec 21, 2018

Requests for Nominations:

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The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) (Department) has created the Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee (IPRCC) and is seeking nominations for this committee.
Notice Dec 21, 2018

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

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In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposes to modify a current DHS system of records titled "DHS/ALL-007 Accounts Payable System of Records." This system of records allows DHS to collect and maintai...
Notice Dec 21, 2018

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

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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 Dec 21, 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 Dec 21, 2018

Anchorage Ground:

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The Coast Guard proposes to amend the anchorage regulations for the Sabine Pass Channel, Sabine Pass, TX anchorage ground for the navigational safety of vessels entering and exiting a new liquefied natural gas terminal mooring basin being constructed...
Proposed Rule Dec 21, 2018

Meetings:

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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is cognizant of the need to stay modern in order to meet the challenges of an evolving trade landscape. New actors, industries, and modes of conducting business have emerged, disrupting the traditional global...
Notice Dec 21, 2018

Port Access Route Study:

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In order to provide safe access routes for the movement of vessel traffic along the Arctic Coast of the United States for vessels proceeding to or from ports or places of the United States and transiting within the United States Exclusive Economic Zo...
Notice Dec 21, 2018

Regulated Navigation Area and Safety Zone:

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The Coast Guard is extending the effective period of the temporary regulated navigation areas and safety zone for the navigable waters of the Hudson River, NY, surrounding the Tappan Zee Bridge. This rule will extend the effective period of the exist...
Rule Dec 21, 2018

Safety Zones:

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The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for certain waters of the Wolf River in Winneconne, WI, for blasting operations. This action is necessary to protect mariners, vessels, and property from potential hazards associated with blasti...
Rule Dec 21, 2018

Security Zones:

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The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary security zone for the navigable waters within 500 yards of the M/V CAPE HUDSON, Official Number 901127, during its departure from Terminal 7 in Tacoma, WA. This security zone is necessary to protect the ves...
Rule Dec 21, 2018

Housing and Urban Development Department logo Housing and Urban Development Department

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

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HUD submitted the proposed information collection requirement described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. The purpose of this notice is to allow for 30 days of public commen...
Notice Dec 21, 2018
The proposed information collection requirement described below is being submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, HUD is soliciting public comments from al...
Notice Dec 21, 2018
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 publ...
Notice Dec 21, 2018

Interior Department logo Interior Department

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In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) are proposing to renew an information collection.
Notice Dec 21, 2018
The National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC) amends its minimum internal control standards for Class II gaming under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act to correct an erroneous deletion of the key control standards and to make other minor edits and addi...
Rule Dec 21, 2018
The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) owns or has an interest in irrigation projects located on or associated with various Indian reservations throughout the United States. We are required to establish irrigation assessment rates to recover the costs to...
Notice Dec 21, 2018

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

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is proposing to renew an information collection with revisions.
Notice Dec 21, 2018

Inventory Completions:

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The Beneski Museum of Natural History, Amherst College (formerly the Pratt Museum of Natural History) has corrected an inventory of human remains, published in a Notice of Inventory Completion in the Federal Register on May 15, 2014. This notice corr...
Notice Dec 21, 2018
The Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites Corporation, State of Indiana (ISMHS) has completed an inventory of human remains, in consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, and has determined that there is no cu...
Notice Dec 21, 2018
The Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology has completed an inventory of human remains in consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, and has determined that there is no cultural affiliation between the huma...
Notice Dec 21, 2018
The Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology has completed an inventory of human remains in consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, and has determined that there is no cultural affiliation between the huma...
Notice Dec 21, 2018
The Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology has completed an inventory of human remains in consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, and has determined that there is no cultural affiliation between the huma...
Notice Dec 21, 2018
The Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology has completed an inventory of human remains in consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, and has determined that there is no cultural affiliation between the huma...
Notice Dec 21, 2018
The Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology has completed an inventory of human remains in consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, and has determined that there is no cultural affiliation between the huma...
Notice Dec 21, 2018
The Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology has completed an inventory of human remains in consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, and has determined that there is no cultural affiliation between the huma...
Notice Dec 21, 2018
The Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology (formerly the Robert S. Peabody Museum of Archaeology) has corrected an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects, published in a Notice of Inventory Completion in the Federal Register o...
Notice Dec 21, 2018
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects in consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, and has determined that there is no cultural affilia...
Notice Dec 21, 2018
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects in consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, and has determined that there is no cultural affilia...
Notice Dec 21, 2018
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects in consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations, and has determined that there is no cultural affili...
Notice Dec 21, 2018
The State Center Community College District--Fresno City College has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects, in consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, and has determined that...
Notice Dec 21, 2018
The University of Tennessee, Department of Anthropology (UTK) has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects, in consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, and has determined that th...
Notice Dec 21, 2018
The University of Tennessee, Department of Anthropology (UTK), has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects, in consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, and has determined that t...
Notice Dec 21, 2018
The University of Tennessee, Department of Anthropology (UTK), has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects, in consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, and has determined that t...
Notice Dec 21, 2018

Meetings:

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The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) is publishing this notice to announce that a Federal Advisory Committee meeting of the Yakima River Basin Conservation Advisory Group (CAG) will take place.
Notice Dec 21, 2018

Realty Actions:

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The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has examined certain public lands in Mesa County, Colorado totaling 188.04 acres, and found them suitable for conveyance to the Grand Junction Regional Airport Authority (Airport Sponsor) under the provisions of Se...
Notice Dec 21, 2018

International Trade Commission logo International Trade Commission

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

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Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined that there is a violation of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, in the above-captioned investigation. The Commission has issued a general exclusion ord...
Notice Dec 21, 2018

Justice Department logo Justice Department

Title Type Published
Proceedings To Determine Removability of Aliens in the United States; CFR Correction
Rule Dec 21, 2018

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

Title Type Published
The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) intends to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for a generic information collection clearance that will allow BJS to con...
Notice Dec 21, 2018

Labor Department logo Labor Department

Title Type Published
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) announces a revised hourly rate for the fees charged to applicants and approval holders for testing, evaluating, and approving products for use in mines. MSHA charges a fee to cover the full cost (dire...
Notice Dec 21, 2018

Library of Congress logo Library of Congress

Title Type Published
The U.S. Copyright Office is proposing to create a new group registration option for certain types of literary works. To qualify for this option, each work must contain at least 100 but no more than 17,500 words. The works must be created by the same...
Proposed Rule Dec 21, 2018

Requests for Information:

Title Type Published
The U.S. Copyright Office is issuing a notice of inquiry regarding the Musical Works Modernization Act, title I of the Orrin G. Hatch-Bob Goodlatte Music Modernization Act ("MMA"), enacted on October 11, 2018. The MMA made significant modifications t...
Notice Dec 21, 2018

National Aeronautics and Space Administration logo National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Title Type Published
The Office of Chief Health and Medical Officer (OCHMO), within the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as part of its continuing effort to reduce public burden and maximize the utility of government information, provides the general...
Notice Dec 21, 2018
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 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 inf...
Notice Dec 21, 2018

National Credit Union Administration logo National Credit Union Administration

Title Type Published
The NCUA has established a Regulatory Reform Task Force (Task Force) to oversee the implementation of the agency's regulatory reform agenda. This is consistent with the spirit of the president's regulatory reform agenda and Executive Order 13777. Alt...
Proposed Rule Dec 21, 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 announces the following information collection has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This program helps to...
Notice Dec 21, 2018

N
National Science Foundation

Title Type Published
In accordance with the requirement of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the National Science Foundation (NSF) is providing opportunity for public comment on the NSF Major Facilities Guide (MFG) and the accompanying NSF Financial Data Collection To...
Notice Dec 21, 2018
The National Science Foundation (NSF or Foundation) is providing notice of its adjusted maximum civil monetary penalties, effective January 15, 2019. These adjustments are required by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements...
Notice Dec 21, 2018

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Guidance:

Title Type Published
On October 30, 2018, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) solicited comments on its draft guidance document, NUREG/BR-0204, Rev. 3, "Instructions for Completing NRC's Uniform Low-Level Radioactive Waste Manifest," in the Federal Register. The...
Notice Dec 21, 2018

Meetings:

Title Type Published
On November 16, 2018, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) received the Post-Shutdown Decommissioning Activities Report (PSDAR) for the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station (Pilgrim). The PSDAR, which includes the Site-Specific Decommissioning Cost...
Notice Dec 21, 2018

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Postal Regulatory Commission

Title Type Published
The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing for the Commission's consideration concerning a negotiated service agreement. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other administrative steps.
Notice Dec 21, 2018
The Commission is updating the competitive product list. This action reflects a publication policy adopted by Commission order. The referenced policy assumes periodic updates. The updates are identified in the body of this document. The competitive p...
Rule Dec 21, 2018

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Dec 21, 2018

Applications:

Title Type Published
Notice.
Notice Dec 21, 2018

Request for Comments:

Title Type Published
The Commission is requesting public comment on how we can enhance, or at a minimum maintain, the investor protection attributes of periodic disclosures while reducing administrative and other burdens on reporting companies associated with quarterly r...
Proposed Rule Dec 21, 2018

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes:

Title Type Published
Cboe BYX Exchange, Inc.
Notice Dec 21, 2018
Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc.
Notice Dec 21, 2018
Cboe EDGX Exchange, Inc.
Notice Dec 21, 2018
ICE Clear Europe Ltd.
Notice Dec 21, 2018
Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board
Notice Dec 21, 2018
Nasdaq BX, Inc.
Notice Dec 21, 2018
Nasdaq PHLX LLC
Notice Dec 21, 2018
The Options Clearing Corp.
Notice Dec 21, 2018

Social Security Administration logo Social Security Administration

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, we are issuing public notice of our intent to establish a new system of records entitled the Disability Analysis File (DAF) and the National Beneficiary Survey (NBS) Data System, (60-0382). This notice publ...
Notice Dec 21, 2018

State Department logo State Department

Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition:

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: I hereby determine that certain objects to be included in the exhibition "Caravans of Gold, Fragments in Time: Art, Culture, and Exchange across Medieval Saharan Africa," imported from abroad fo...
Notice Dec 21, 2018
Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: I hereby determine that certain objects to be included in the exhibition "Tintoretto: Artist of Renaissance Venice," imported from abroad for temporary exhibition within the United States, are o...
Notice Dec 21, 2018

Determinations:

Title Type Published
International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 and Frank R. Wolf International Religious Freedom Act of 2016
Notice Dec 21, 2018

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Sixth Session of the International Maritime Organization's Sub-Committee on Pollution Prevention and Response
Notice Dec 21, 2018

Surface Transportation Board logo Surface Transportation Board

Title Type Published
The Board has approved the first quarter 2019 Rail Cost Adjustment Factor (RCAF) and cost index filed by the Association of American Railroads. The first quarter 2019 RCAF (Unadjusted) is 1.058. The first quarter 2019 RCAF (Adjusted) is 0.448. The fi...
Notice Dec 21, 2018

Acquisitions and Operation Exemptions:

Title Type Published
Florida Gulf and Atlantic Railroad, LLC; CSX Transportation, Inc.
Notice Dec 21, 2018

Continuance in Control Exemption:

Title Type Published
RailUSA, LLC and American Rail Partners, LLC; Florida Gulf and Atlantic Railroad, LLC
Notice Dec 21, 2018

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Title Type Published
Airworthiness Standards: Transportation Category Airplanes; CFR Correction
Rule Dec 21, 2018
FMCSA amends the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) to allow States the option of issuing a commercial learner's permit (CLP) with an expiration date of up to one year from the date of initial issuance. The CLP must be valid for no mor...
Rule Dec 21, 2018
This action revises the FAA's requirements for application to operate in RVSM airspace. The amendment eliminates the requirement for operators to apply for an RVSM authorization when their aircraft are equipped with qualified ADS-B Out systems and me...
Rule Dec 21, 2018

Airworthiness Directives:

Title Type Published
We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Piper Aircraft, Inc. (Piper) Model PA-28-140, PA-28-150, PA-28- 151, PA-28-160, PA-28-161, PA-28-180, PA-28-181, PA-28-235, PA-28R-180, PA-28R-200, PA-28R-201, PA-28R-201T, PA-28RT-20...
Proposed Rule Dec 21, 2018

Establishment of Class E Airspace:

Title Type Published
This action establishes Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Sioux County Regional Airport, Maurice, IA. Controlled airspace is necessary to accommodate new standard instrument approach procedures developed at Sioux Co...
Rule Dec 21, 2018

Federal Agency Actions:

Title Type Published
This notice announces actions taken by FHWA and other Federal agencies that are final. The actions relate to the Environmental Assessment (EA) and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the State Route (SR) 303 Loop (L), SR 30 to Interstate 10...
Notice Dec 21, 2018

Funding Availability:

Title Type Published
The Nationally Significant Freight and Highway Projects (INFRA) program provides Federal financial assistance to highway and freight projects of national or regional significance. This notice solicits applications for awards under the program's fisca...
Notice Dec 21, 2018

Primary Category Airworthiness Design Standards:

Title Type Published
These airworthiness design standards are issued to Vertical Aviation Technologies (VAT) for certification of the Model S-52L rotorcraft under the regulations for primary category aircraft.
Rule Dec 21, 2018

Requested Administrative Waivers of the Coastwise Trade Laws:

Title Type Published
The Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.-build requirements of the coastwise trade laws to allow the carriage of no more than twelve passengers for hire on vess...
Notice Dec 21, 2018
The Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.-build requirements of the coastwise trade laws to allow the carriage of no more than twelve passengers for hire on vess...
Notice Dec 21, 2018
The Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.-build requirements of the coastwise trade laws to allow the carriage of no more than twelve passengers for hire on vess...
Notice Dec 21, 2018
The Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.-build requirements of the coastwise trade laws to allow the carriage of no more than twelve passengers for hire on vess...
Notice Dec 21, 2018

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

Title Type Published
The Internal Revenue Service, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as requ...
Notice Dec 21, 2018
The Internal Revenue Service, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as requ...
Notice Dec 21, 2018
The Internal Revenue Service, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as requ...
Notice Dec 21, 2018
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (collectively, the agencies) are inviting comment on a proposal that would establish risk-based categor...
Proposed Rule Dec 21, 2018
This document contains proposed regulations that provide guidance regarding the tax on base erosion payments of taxpayers with substantial gross receipts and reporting requirements thereunder. The proposed regulations would affect corporations with s...
Proposed Rule Dec 21, 2018
The Secretary of the Treasury (the "Secretary"), as Chairperson of the Financial Stability Oversight Council ("FSOC"), after consultation with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the "FDIC"), is issuing a determination regarding requests for e...
Rule Dec 21, 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 comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Pap...
Notice Dec 21, 2018
The Department of the Treasury will submit the following information collection requests to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, on or after the date of publication...
Notice Dec 21, 2018
The Department of the Treasury will submit the following information collection requests to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, on or after the date of publication...
Notice Dec 21, 2018
The Department of the Treasury will submit the following information collection requests to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, on or after the date of publication...
Notice Dec 21, 2018

Veterans Affairs Department logo Veterans Affairs Department

Title Type Published
Current statutory provisions provide Veterans' Group Life Insurance (VGLI) insureds under the age of 60 with the opportunity to increase their VGLI coverage by $25,000 not more than once in each five-year period beginning on the one-year anniversary...
Rule Dec 21, 2018

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