October 15, 2010 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Reader Aids
Document Number: FR-2010-10-15-ReaderAids
Type: Reader Aids
Date: 2010-10-15
Columbus Day, 2010
Document Number: 2010-26219
Type: Proclamation
Date: 2010-10-15
Agency: Executive Office of the President, Presidential Documents
National School Lunch Week, 2010
Document Number: 2010-26218
Type: Proclamation
Date: 2010-10-15
Agency: Executive Office of the President, Presidential Documents
Flightcrew Member Duty and Rest Requirements
Document Number: 2010-26142
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2010-10-15
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
The FAA published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on September 14, 2010, to amend its existing flight, duty and rest regulations applicable to certificate holders and their flightcrew members. The FAA has received several requests from stakeholders to extend the comment period for filing comments to the proposed rule. This notice provides the FAA's response to those requests.
Glycine From the People's Republic of China: Notice of Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review
Document Number: 2010-26087
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-10-15
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
On April 27, 2010, the U.S. Department of Commerce (the Department) published a notice of initiation of an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on glycine from the People's Republic of China (PRC). The review covers 32 producers/exporters of glycine from the PRC. We are now rescinding this administrative review in full.
Excepted Service Appointments
Document Number: 2010-26084
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-10-15
Agency: Office of Personnel Management, Personnel Management Office, Agencies and Commissions
This gives notice of OPM decisions granting authority to make appointments under Schedules A, B, and C in the excepted service as required by 5 CFR 213.103.
Benefits Payable in Terminated Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for Paying Benefits
Document Number: 2010-26081
Type: Rule
Date: 2010-10-15
Agency: Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, Agencies and Commissions
This final rule amends Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation's regulation on Benefits Payable in Terminated Single-Employer Plans to prescribe interest assumptions under the regulation for valuation dates in November 2010. Interest assumptions are also published on PBGC's Web site (https://www.pbgc.gov).
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Document Number: 2010-26077
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-10-15
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
National Institute on Aging; Notice of Closed Meeting
Document Number: 2010-26076
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-10-15
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
National Institute of General Medical Sciences; Notice of Closed Meeting
Document Number: 2010-26075
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-10-15
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision for Environmental Impact Statement for the Federated Indians of the Graton Rancheria Casino and Hotel, Sonoma County, CA
Document Number: 2010-26074
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-10-15
Agency: National Indian Gaming Commission, Department of the Interior
In accordance with Section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq., the NIGC, in cooperation with the Federated Indians of the Graton Rancheria (the ``Graton Rancheria''), announces the availability of the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Federated Indians of the Graton Rancheria Casino and Hotel, Sonoma County, CA.
Environmental Impacts Statements; Notice of Availability
Document Number: 2010-26073
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-10-15
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Prospective Grant of Exclusive Patent License
Document Number: 2010-26072
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-10-15
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology
This is a notice in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(c)(1) and 37 CFR 404.7(a)(1)(i) that the National Institute of Standards and Technology (``NIST''), U.S. Department of Commerce, is contemplating the grant of an exclusive license in the United States of America, its territories, possessions and commonwealths, to NIST's interest in the invention embodied in U.S. Patent Application No. 12/820,218, titled ``Magnetic Connectors For Microfluidic Applications,'' NIST Docket No. 09-020 to SFC Fluidics, LLC, having a place of business at 534 W. Research Center Blvd. Suite 260, Fayetteville, AR 72701. The grant of the license would be for the field of use: Magnetic Connectors For Microfluidic Applications.
Vessel Monitoring Systems; Approved Mobile Transmitting Units and Communications Service Providers for Use in the Fisheries of the Western and Central Pacific
Document Number: 2010-26071
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-10-15
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
This document provides notice of vessel monitoring systems (VMS) approved by NOAA for use by vessels participating in the Western and Central Pacific Fishery, and sets forth relevant features of the VMS.
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases; Notice of Closed Meetings
Document Number: 2010-26070
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-10-15
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases; Notice of Closed Meeting
Document Number: 2010-26068
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-10-15
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public Teleconference of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC)
Document Number: 2010-26066
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-10-15
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public teleconference of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) to conduct a quality review and approve two draft reports from the CASAC Ambient Air Monitoring and Methods Subcommittee (AAMMS) and a draft report from the CASAC Oxides of Nitrogen (NOX) and Sulfur Oxides (SOX) Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) Review Panel.
National and Governmental Advisory Committees to the U.S. Representative to the Commission for Environmental Cooperation
Document Number: 2010-26065
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-10-15
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, EPA gives notice of a meeting of the National Advisory Committee (NAC) and Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) to the U.S. Representative to the North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC). The National and Governmental Advisory Committees advise the EPA Administrator in her capacity as the U.S. Representative to the CEC Council. The Committees are authorized under Articles 17 and 18 of the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation (NAAEC), North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, Public Law 103-182, and as directed by Executive Order 12915, entitled ``Federal Implementation of the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation.'' The NAC is composed of 12 members representing academia, environmental non-governmental organizations, and private industry. The GAC consists of 12 members representing state, local, and Tribal governments. The Committees are responsible for providing advice to the U.S. Representative on a wide range of strategic, scientific, technological, regulatory, and economic issues related to implementation and further elaboration of the NAAEC. The purpose of the meeting is to provide advice on the CEC's 2011 Draft Operational Plan, the CEC's 2010-2015 Strategic Plan, and learn about regional environmental issues. The meeting will also include a public comment session. A copy of the agenda will be posted at https:// www.epa.gov/ocem/nacgac-page.htm.
Foreign-Trade Zone 86-Tacoma, WA; Site Renumbering Notice
Document Number: 2010-26064
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-10-15
Agency: Department of Commerce, Foreign-Trade Zones Board
Radio Broadcasting Services; Willow Creek, CA
Document Number: 2010-26061
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2010-10-15
Agency: Federal Communications Commission, Agencies and Commissions
This document sets forth a proposal to amend the FM Table of Allotments. The Commission requests comment on a petition filed by Miriam Media, Inc., proposing the allotment of FM Channel 258A at Willow Creek, California. Petitioner, the auction winner and permittee of Channel 253A, Willow Creek, has submitted an application to specify operation of the station on Channel 254C1 at Loleta, California. Petitioner proposes the allotment of Channel 258A at Willow Creek in order to maintain a first local service at that community. Petitioner concedes that the signal contour of proposed Channel 258A at Willow Creek would not provide 70 dBu city-grade coverage to the entire Census Designated Place of Willow Creek, but argues that it has demonstrated substantial compliance with section 73.315(a) of the Commission's rules, and that the proposed allotment would serve the public interest. Channel 258A can be allotted at Willow Creek in compliance with the Commission's minimum distance separation requirements at 40-57-29 North Latitude and 123-42-23 West Longitude. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION infra.
Petitions for Reconsideration of Action in Rulemaking Proceeding
Document Number: 2010-26059
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-10-15
Agency: Federal Communications Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission to OMB for Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 2010-26058
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-10-15
Agency: National Credit Union Administration, Agencies and Commissions
The NCUA submitted the following information collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35) (PRA). The original submission was made in connection with proposed amendments to the agency's rule governing corporate credit unions (12 CFR part 704), as approved by the NCUA Board in November, 2009 and published in the Federal Register on December 9, 2009 (74 FR 65210). In view of changes made in the final rule that affect (by reducing) the original burden estimates, as described below, OMB has requested that the agency provide another opportunity for public comment.
Iowa; Amendment No. 10 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration
Document Number: 2010-26057
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-10-15
Agency: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security
This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of Iowa (FEMA-1930-DR), dated July 29, 2010, and related determinations.
Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Diabetes Mellitus
Document Number: 2010-26056
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-10-15
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
FMCSA announces receipt of applications from 27 individuals for exemption from the prohibition against persons with insulin-treated diabetes mellitus (ITDM) operating commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) in interstate commerce. If granted, the exemptions would enable these individuals with ITDM to operate CMVs in interstate commerce.
Buy American Exceptions Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
Document Number: 2010-26055
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-10-15
Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development
In accordance with the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Pub. L. 111-05, approved February 17, 2009) (Recovery Act), and implementing guidance of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), this notice advises that certain exceptions to the Buy American requirement of the Recovery Act have been determined applicable for work using Capital Fund Recovery Formula and Competition (CFRFC) grant funds. Specifically, exceptions were granted to the Cambridge Housing Authority for the purchase and installation of energy efficient bathroom exhaust fans and linoleum flooring for the Fairmont Street, Valentine Street and Jackson Street projects, and for the purchase and installation of energy efficient, hot water baseboards for its Harry S. Truman Apartments heating conversion project.
Virgin Islands; Major Disaster and Related Determinations
Document Number: 2010-26054
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-10-15
Agency: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security
This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the Territory of the U.S. Virgin Islands (FEMA-1939-DR), dated September 28, 2010, and related determinations.
Illinois; Amendment No. 3 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration
Document Number: 2010-26053
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-10-15
Agency: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security
This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of Illinois (FEMA-1935-DR), dated August 19, 2010, and related determinations.
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 2010-26052
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-10-15
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Children and Families Administration
Suspension of Community Eligibility
Document Number: 2010-26051
Type: Rule
Date: 2010-10-15
Agency: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security
This rule identifies communities, where the sale of flood insurance has been authorized under the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), that are scheduled for suspension on the effective dates listed within this rule because of noncompliance with the floodplain management requirements of the program. If the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) receives documentation that the community has adopted the required floodplain management measures prior to the effective suspension date given in this rule, the suspension will not occur and a notice of this will be provided by publication in the Federal Register on a subsequent date.
5th Annual PHEMCE Stakeholders Workshop and BARDA Industry Day
Document Number: 2010-26047
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-10-15
Agency: Office of the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is pleased to announce the upcoming 5th Annual Public Health Emergency Medical Countermeasures Enterprise (PHEMCE) Stakeholders Workshop and BARDA Industry Day to be held January 10-12, 2011 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC. This annual PHEMCE event will bring together private- and public-sector stakeholders including: Federal Officials, International Governments, Industry, Healthcare Providers, First Responders, Community-Based Organizations, and other interested audiences. Attendees will have opportunities to participate in Medical Countermeasure focused forums on: Pre-Event Positioning of Medical Countermeasures. Emergency Planning for Vulnerable Populations. Industry Feedback on Contracting Issue. Medical Countermeasures Development: Expanding the Pipeline and Exploring Multi-Use Potential. BARDA Industry Day Presentations. This free Workshop will also address current state of public health emergency medical countermeasure preparedness plans and opportunities to enhance national response capabilities. BARDA Industry Day provides a unique opportunity for biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry representatives to showcase their latest advances in vaccines, therapeutics, diagnostics, and platform technologies targeting chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and naturally emerging threats, including pandemic influenza.
Procurement List Proposed Additions And Deletions
Document Number: 2010-26046
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-10-15
Agency: Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, Agencies and Commissions
The Committee is proposing to add a product and services to the Procurement List that will be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities and to delete products previously furnished by such agencies.
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by Vessels Catching Pacific Cod for Processing by the Inshore Component in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska
Document Number: 2010-26045
Type: Rule
Date: 2010-10-15
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific cod by vessels catching Pacific cod for processing by the inshore component in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the 2010 Pacific total allowable catch (TAC) apportioned to vessels catching Pacific cod for processing by the inshore component of the Western Regulatory Area of the GOA.
Combined Notice of Filings No. 2
Document Number: 2010-26044
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-10-15
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Combined Notice of Filings No. 1
Document Number: 2010-26043
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-10-15
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Combined Notice of Filings #1
Document Number: 2010-26042
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-10-15
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Combined Notice Of Filings #1
Document Number: 2010-26041
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-10-15
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Combined Notice of Filings #1
Document Number: 2010-26040
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-10-15
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Records Governing Off-the-Record Communications; Public Notice
Document Number: 2010-26039
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-10-15
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Bank Secrecy Act Suspicious Activity Report Database Proposed Data Fields
Document Number: 2010-26038
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-10-15
Agency: Department of the Treasury, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
FinCEN has begun the design of a new Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) database (the Database) and invites comment on the list of proposed data fields within the Database that will support Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) filings by financial institutions required to file such reports under the BSA. This notice does not propose any new regulatory requirements nor changes to the requirements related to suspicious activity reporting, but rather seeks input on technical matters as we transition from a system originally designed for collecting paper forms to a modernized IT environment for electronic reporting. The list of proposed data fields for the ``BSA Suspicious Activity Report (BSA- SAR)'' appears at the end of this notice. The proposed data fields reflect the filing requirement for all filers of SARs under the BSA. The SAR will be an e-filed dynamic and interactive report used by all BSA filing institutions to report suspicious activity to the Department of the Treasury. This request for comments covers 31 CFR 103.15, 31 CFR 103.16, 31 CFR 103.17, 31 CFR 103.18, 31 CFR 103.19, 31 CFR 103.20, and 31 CFR 103.21. This request for comments is being made pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13, 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A).
National Institute of General Medical Sciences; Notice of Closed Meeting
Document Number: 2010-26037
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-10-15
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health; Notice of Meeting
Document Number: 2010-26036
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-10-15
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
National Cancer Institute; Notice of Closed Meetings
Document Number: 2010-26035
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-10-15
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism; Notice of Closed Meeting
Document Number: 2010-26034
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-10-15
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings
Document Number: 2010-26033
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-10-15
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
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