October 18, 2011 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Reader Aids
Document Number: FR-2011-10-18-ReaderAids
Type: Reader Aids
Date: 2011-10-18
Curian Series Trust and Curian Capital, LLC; Notice of Application
Document Number: C1-2011-24590
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-10-18
Agency: Securities and Exchange Commission, Agencies and Commissions
NASA Advisory Council; Science Committee; Planetary Science Subcommittee; Meeting
Document Number: 2011-27060
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-10-18
Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Agencies and Commissions
In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, as amended, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announces a meeting of the Planetary Science Subcommittee of the NASA Advisory Council (NAC). This Subcommittee reports to the Science Committee of the NAC. The meeting will be held for the purpose of soliciting, from the scientific community and other persons scientific, and technical information relevant to program planning.
Oil Pollution Prevention; Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Rule-Compliance Date Amendment for Farms
Document Number: 2011-27047
Type: Rule
Date: 2011-10-18
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
EPA is taking direct final action to amend the date by which farms must prepare or amend, and implement their Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Plans to May 10, 2013.
Oil Pollution Prevention; Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Rule-Compliance Date Amendment for Farms
Document Number: 2011-27045
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2011-10-18
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
EPA is proposing to amend the date by which farms must prepare or amend, and implement their Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Plans, to May 10, 2013. In the ``Rules and Regulations'' section of this Federal Register, EPA is amending the date by which farms must prepare or amend, and implement their Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Plans to May 10, 2013, as a direct final rule without a prior proposed rule. If we receive no adverse comment, we will not take further action on this proposed rule.
Sunshine Federal Register Notice
Document Number: 2011-27034
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-10-18
Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Sunshine Act Meeting Notice
Document Number: 2011-26983
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-10-18
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Republication
Document Number: 2011-26979
Type: Rule
Date: 2011-10-18
Agency: Wage and Hour Division, Employment Standards Administration, Department of Labor
NASA Advisory Council; Information Technology Infrastructure Committee; Meeting
Document Number: 2011-26961
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-10-18
Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Agencies and Commissions
In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, as amended, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration announce a meeting for the Information Technology Infrastructure Committee of the NASA Advisory Council.
National Construction Safety Team Advisory Committee Meeting
Document Number: 2011-26960
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-10-18
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology
The National Construction Safety Team (NCST) Advisory Committee (Committee) will meet on Monday, November 7, 2011. The primary purpose of this meeting is to update the Committee on the status of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Disaster and Failure Studies Program, the NCST activities within the Program, and NIST studies following recent tornados, wildland-urban interface fires, and earthquakes. The agenda may change to accommodate Committee business. The final agenda will be posted on the NIST Web site at https://www.nist.gov/el/disasterstudies/ncst.
Function and Reliability Flight Testing for Turbine-Powered Airplanes Weighing 6,000 Pounds or Less
Document Number: 2011-26955
Type: Rule
Date: 2011-10-18
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
The FAA is revising the applicability of the function and reliability flight testing requirements to include all part 23 turbine- powered airplanes weighing 6,000 pounds or less. Revising the applicability is necessary because advancements in aviation technology have invalidated the reasons for excluding these airplanes. This revision is intended to improve aviation safety for these airplanes.
Appointments of Individuals to Serve as Members of Performance Review Boards
Document Number: 2011-26951
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-10-18
Agency: National Labor Relations Board, Agencies and Commissions
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; The Hispanic Community Health Study (HCHS)/Study of Latinos (SOL)
Document Number: 2011-26949
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-10-18
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
Under the provisions of Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for review and approval the information collection listed below. This proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal Register on August 9, 2011, pages 48872-48873, and allowed 60 days for public comment. Two public comments were received. One comment questioned why government resources are being devoted to studying the health of Hispanic groups. The comment was acknowledged by NHLBI. The second comment, from an advocacy group, inquired about exploring the availability of paid sick leave and its relationship to Hispanic health. NHLBI acknowledged and followed-up on this comment. The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comment. The National Institutes of Health may not conduct or sponsor, and the respondent is not required to respond to, an information collection that has been extended, revised, or implemented on or after October 1, 1995, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. Proposed Collection: Title: Hispanic Community Health Study (HCHS)/ Study of Latinos (SOL). Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of currently approved collection (OMB 0925-0584). Need and Use of Information Collection: The Hispanic Community Health Study (HCHS)/Study of Latinos (SOL) will identify risk factors for cardiovascular and lung disease in Hispanic populations and determine the role of acculturation in the prevalence and development of these diseases. Hispanics, now the largest minority population in the U.S., are influenced by factors associated with immigration from different cultural settings and environments, including changes in diet, activity, community support, working conditions, and health care access. This project is a multicenter, six-and-a-half-year epidemiologic study and will recruit 16,000 Hispanic men and women aged 18-74 in four community-based cohorts in Chicago, Miami, San Diego, and the Bronx. The study will examine measures of obesity, physical activity, nutritional habits, diabetes, lung and sleep function, cognitive function, hearing, and dental conditions. Closely integrated with the research component will be a community and professional education component, with the goals of bringing the research results back to the community, improving recognition and control of risk factors, and attracting and training Hispanic researchers in epidemiology and population-based research. Frequency of Response: The participants will be contacted annually. Affected Public: Individuals or households; Businesses or other for profit; Small businesses or organizations. Type of Respondents: Individuals or households; physicians. The annual reporting burden is as follows: Estimated Number of Respondents: 17,284; Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1; Average Burden Hours Per Response: 0.3072; and Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 5,309. The annualized cost to respondents is estimated at $104,718, assuming respondents time at the rate of $15 per hour and physician time at the rate of $55 per hour. There are no Capital Costs to report. There are no Operating or Maintenance Costs to report.
Notice of Intent to Request Revision and Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection
Document Number: 2011-26948
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-10-18
Agency: Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the intention of the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) to request revision and extension of a currently approved information collection, the Field Crops Objective Yield Surveys. Revision to burden hours may be needed due to changes in the size of the target population, sampling design, and/or questionnaire length.
Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards; Notice of Meeting
Document Number: 2011-26946
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-10-18
Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Ocean Energy Safety Advisory Committee (OESC); Notice of Meeting
Document Number: 2011-26945
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-10-18
Agency: Department of the Interior
OESC will meet at the Department of the Interior's South Interior Building in Washington, DC.
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Contracting With the Canadian Commercial Corporation (DFARS Case 2011-D049)
Document Number: 2011-26944
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2011-10-18
Agency: Defense Acquisition Regulations System, Department of Defense
This document corrects the preamble to a proposed rule published in the Federal Register on October 4, 2011, regarding the requirement for the Canadian Commercial Corporation to submit data other than certified cost or pricing data. This correction clarifies background information concerning the origination of the proposed rule.
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collections: DDTC Information Collections.
Document Number: 2011-26943
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-10-18
Agency: Department of State
The Department of State has submitted the following information collection requests to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; National Flood Insurance Program Claims Appeals Process
Document Number: 2011-26942
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-10-18
Agency: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security
The Federal Emergency Management Agency, 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 a proposed revision of a currently approved information collection. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks comments concerning revision of the National Flood Insurance Claims Appeals Process. The appeal process establishes a formal mechanism to allow policyholders to appeal the decisions of any insurance agent, adjuster, insurance company, or any FEMA employee or contractor, in cases or unsatisfactory decisions on claims, proof of loss, and loss estimates. Under this process, FEMA sends the NFIP Flood Insurance Claims Handbook to the policyholder (upon completion of signed policy), which explains to them the appeals process. If the policyholder wishes to appeal a claims decision, that policyholder may appeal it to FEMA. FEMA will acknowledge receipt of a policyholder's appeal in writing and advise such policyholder if additional information is required in order to fully consider the appeal. FEMA will review the documentation submitted by the policyholder, conduct any necessary additional investigation, and advise, both the policyholder and the appropriate flood insurance carrier, of its decision regarding the appeal.
Center for Scientific Review Notice of Closed Meetings
Document Number: 2011-26941
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-10-18
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: “Projects 96: Haris Epaminonda”
Document Number: 2011-26938
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-10-18
Agency: Department of State
Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Act of October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C. 2459), Executive Order 12047 of March 27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 2681, et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6501 note, et seq.), Delegation of Authority No. 234 of October 1, 1999, Delegation of Authority No. 236-3 of August 28, 2000 (and, as appropriate, Delegation of Authority No. 257 of April 15, 2003), I hereby determine that the objects to be included in the exhibition ``Projects 96: Haris Epaminonda'' imported from abroad for temporary exhibition within the United States, are of cultural significance. The objects are imported pursuant to a loan agreement with the foreign owner or custodian. I also determine that the exhibition or display of the exhibit objects at The Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY, from on or about November 17, 2011, until on or about February 20, 2012, and at possible additional exhibitions or venues yet to be determined, is in the national interest. I have ordered that Public Notice of these Determinations be published in the Federal Register.
Light-Walled Welded Rectangular Carbon Steel Tubing From Taiwan: Final Results of the Expedited Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order
Document Number: 2011-26937
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-10-18
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
On July 1, 2011, the Department of Commerce (the Department) initiated the third sunset review of the antidumping duty order on light-walled welded rectangular carbon steel tubing from Taiwan pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). The Department has conducted an expedited (120-day) sunset review of this order. As a result of this sunset review, the Department finds that revocation of the antidumping duty order would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping as indicated in the ``Final Results of Review'' section of this notice.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Emergency Approval of a New Information Collection: Motorcoach Passenger and Driver Survey: Motorcoach Safety and Pre-Trip Safety Awareness and Emergency Preparedness Information
Document Number: 2011-26936
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-10-18
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FMCSA announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR) described below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for emergency approval. FMCSA requests approval of this ICR by 30 days from the publication of this notice. The purpose of this information collection is to assess the current levels of voluntary compliance by motorcoach operators to provide pre-trip safety awareness and emergency preparedness information to passengers and to obtain passenger opinions of the implementation of the pre-trip program and any recommended improvements. The Department of Transportation (DOT) and FMCSA will use this data to further inform future policy and regulatory decisions, as well as other initiatives to improve motorcoach safety in the United States.
Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp From the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Amended Final Results and Final Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review
Document Number: 2011-26935
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-10-18
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
On September 12, 2011, the Department of Commerce (``Department'') published in the Federal Register the final results of the fifth administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain frozen warmwater shrimp (``shrimp'') from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (``Vietnam'').\1\ The period of review (``POR'') is February 1, 2009, through January 31, 2010. We are amending the Final Results to correct certain ministerial errors.
Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge, Genesee County and Orleans County, NY; Final Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Finding of No Significant Impact for Environmental Assessment
Document Number: 2011-26934
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-10-18
Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the availability of our final comprehensive conservation plan (CCP) and finding of no significant impact (FONSI) for the environmental assessment (EA) for Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge (NWR, refuge), Genesee County and Orleans County, New York. In this final CCP, we describe how we will manage this refuge for the next 15 years.
Notice of Performance Review Board Members
Document Number: 2011-26933
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-10-18
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
Under the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 4314(c)(4), agencies are required to publish a notice in the Federal Register of the appointment of Performance Review Board (PRB) members. This notice announces the appointment of persons to serve on the Performance Review Board of the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2011.
Multilayered Wood Flooring From the People's Republic of China: Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value
Document Number: 2011-26932
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-10-18
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
On May 26, 2011, the Department of Commerce (``Department'') published its preliminary determination of sales at less than fair value (``LTFV'') in the antidumping investigation of multilayered wood flooring from the People's Republic of China (``PRC'').\1\ On June 27, 2011, the Department published its amended preliminary determination of sales at LTFV in the antidumping investigation of multilayered wood flooring from the PRC.\2\ The Department invited interested parties to comment on the Preliminary Determination. Based on the Department's analysis of the comments received, the Department has made changes from the Preliminary Determination. The Department determines that multilayered wood flooring from the PRC is being, or is likely to be, sold in the United States at LTFV, as provided in section 735 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the ``Act''). The final dumping margins for this investigation are listed in the ``Final Determination'' section below.
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Gulf of Mexico Reef Fish Fishery; South Atlantic Snapper-Grouper Fishery
Document Number: 2011-26931
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-10-18
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (GMFMC) has proposed to remove Nassau grouper from the fishery management unit in the Fishery Management Plan for Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf of Mexico (Reef Fish FMP). Subsequently, in a September 16, 2011, letter to NMFS, the GMFMC has requested that the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) designate the SAFMC as the responsible council to manage Nassau grouper throughout the South Atlantic region and the Gulf of Mexico under the FMP for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region (Snapper-Grouper FMP). The intent of this notice is to solicit public comments concerning this proposed designation.
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Notice of Closed Meetings
Document Number: 2011-26930
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-10-18
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
Document Number: 2011-26929
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-10-18
Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; Notice of Closed Meetings
Document Number: 2011-26928
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-10-18
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
Notice of Submission for OMB Review
Document Number: 2011-26926
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-10-18
Agency: Department of Education
The Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management, invites comments on the submission for OMB review as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13).
High Pressure Steel Cylinders From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination and Alignment of Final Countervailing Duty Determination With Final Antidumping Duty Determination
Document Number: 2011-26925
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-10-18
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
The Department of Commerce preliminarily determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of high pressure steel cylinders from the People's Republic of China. For information on the estimated subsidy rates, see the ``Suspension of Liquidation'' section of this notice.
Gulf of Mexico Reef Fish Fishery; Closure of the 2011 Gulf of Mexico Commercial Sector for Greater Amberjack
Document Number: 2011-26923
Type: Rule
Date: 2011-10-18
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS closes the commercial sector for greater amberjack in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf). These actions are necessary to reduce overfishing of the Gulf greater amberjack resource.
Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB Homelessness Prevention Study
Document Number: 2011-26922
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-10-18
Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development
The Department of Housing and Urban Development requests review and approval of the Paperwork Reduction Act requirements for site visits that are part of HUD's Homelessness Prevention Study. The proposed information collection was approved under emergency review (OMB Control 2528-0270). As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act, the proposed information collection will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for full review and extension of approval. The Department is soliciting public comments on the proposed collection of information to: (1) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (2) minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond; including through the use of appropriate automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology that will reduce burden (e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses).
Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment: Pre-Purchase Homeownership Counseling Demonstration and Impact Evaluation
Document Number: 2011-26919
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-10-18
Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development
The proposed information collection requirement described below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject proposal.
Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment: Additional On-Site Data Collection for the Housing Choice Voucher Program Administrative Fee Study
Document Number: 2011-26918
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-10-18
Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development
The proposed information collection requirement described below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject proposal.
Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB Annual Progress Reports for Empowerment Zones
Document Number: 2011-26917
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-10-18
Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development
The proposed information collection requirement described below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject proposal. The primary purpose of this collection is to continue current data reporting for Rounds, I, II, and III Empowerment Zones (EZs). HUD previously designated 30 EZs, which required to submit annual reports to HUD based on the progress reported in implementing the EZs' strategic plans. Businesses located in the EZs are eligible for Federal tax incentives to hire local residents and to expand or improve their operations. This is an extension of a currently approved collection.
Long Range Transportation Plan for Fish and Wildlife Service Lands in Hawai`i, Idaho, Northern Nevada, Oregon, Washington, and the Pacific Island Territories
Document Number: 2011-26916
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-10-18
Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the availability of the final draft Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) for Fish and Wildlife Service Lands in Hawai`i, Idaho, Northern Nevada, Oregon, Washington, and the Pacific Island Territories (the Service's Region 1) for public review and comment. The Draft LRTP outlines a strategy for improving and maintaining transportation assets that provide access to Service-managed lands in Region 1 over the next 20 years.
Meeting of the Ocean Research and Resources Advisory Panel
Document Number: 2011-26915
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-10-18
Agency: Department of Defense, Department of the Navy, Navy Department
The Ocean Research and Resources Advisory Panel (ORRAP) will hold a regularly scheduled meeting. The meeting will be open to the public.
Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings
Document Number: 2011-26914
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-10-18
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
Redelegation of Authority for the Deputy Assistant Secretaries in the Office of Community Planning and Development
Document Number: 2011-26912
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-10-18
Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development
In this notice, the Assistant Secretary of Community Planning and Development redelegates to the Deputy Assistant Secretaries and other specified HUD officials all powers and authorities necessary to carry out Office of Community Planning and Development programs, except those powers and authorities specifically excluded.
Redelegations of Authority to Directors and Deputy Directors of Community Planning and Development in Field Offices
Document Number: 2011-26911
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-10-18
Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development
In this notice, the Assistant Secretary of Community Planning and Development redelegates to the Directors and Deputy Directors of Community Planning and Development in HUD Field Offices all powers and authorities necessary to carry out Office of Community Planning and Development programs, except those powers and authorities specifically excluded.
Order of Succession for the Office of Community Planning and Development
Document Number: 2011-26910
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-10-18
Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development
In this notice, the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development designates the Order of Succession for the Office of Community Planning and Development. This Order of Succession supersedes all prior Orders of Succession for the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development, including the notice published on October 18, 2006.
Consolidated Delegation of Authority for the Office of Community Planning and Development
Document Number: 2011-26909
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-10-18
Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development
This notice updates, clarifies, and consolidates delegations of authority from the Secretary to the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development, the General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development, and the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Grant Programs.
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; Notice of Closed Meeting
Document Number: 2011-26908
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-10-18
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
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