January 26, 2015 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Stepan Company applied to be registered as a manufacturer of certain basic classes of controlled substances. The DEA grants Stepan Company registration as a manufacturer of those controlled substances.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public teleconference of the SAB Chemical Assessment Advisory Committee (CAAC) Augmented for the Ethylene Oxide (EtO) Review to discuss its draft report concerning EPA's Evaluation of the Inhalation Carcinogenicity of Ethylene Oxide (Revised External Review DraftAugust 2014).

Under the Endangered Species Act, as amended (Act), we, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite the public to comment on an incidental take permit application for take of the federally listed American burying beetle resulting from activities associated with the geophysical exploration (seismic) and construction, maintenance, operation, repair, and decommissioning of oil and gas well field infrastructure within Oklahoma. If approved, the permit would be issued under the approved Oil and Gas Industry Conservation Plan Associated with Issuance of Endangered Species Act Section 10(a)(1)(B) Permits for the American Burying Beetle in Oklahoma (ICP).

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of the Chief Financial Officer is requesting comments on the development of an E- Enterprise for the Environment portal and announcing three public meetings in the form of internet webinars. E-Enterprise is a transformative 21st- century strategy for rethinking how government agencies deliver environmental protection in the United States. Through joint governance at the federal, state, and tribal levels, EPA, the states, and tribes are collaboratively modernizing business processes and driving and sharing innovations. These changes will improve environmental results and enhance services to the regulated community and the public by making government more efficient and effective. The portal, a Web site that functions as a point of access to information and tools, may provide consolidated entry points for businesses and citizens to efficiently locate, obtain access to, and interact with relevant EPA, state, and tribal environmental programs and resources. EPA and our state and tribal partners ultimately may choose to provide a different name than ``portal'' to better characterize the functionalities provided. The goal is to reduce regulatory burden and optimize information technology resources across government entities. Further detail on the portal is provided in the Background section below and also at www2.epa.gov/e-enterprise/e-enterprise-portal. EPA is seeking comment on the value of establishing a portal and the functions that it should provide. The EPA will host a series of webinars for the public to learn about the portal, ask questions and learn how to provide comments. While open to any participants, the first webinar on 2/19/15 will be oriented towards states and other co- regulators; the second webinar on 2/23/15 will be for theregulated community; and the third on 3/5/15 will be aimed atthe general public . In parallel with this Federal Register notice, EPA will conduct tribal consultation to obtain input from tribes.

The Securities and Exchange Commission Investor Advisory Committee, established pursuant to Section 911 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, is providing notice that it will hold a public meeting. The public is invited to submit written statements to the Committee.

This notice announces that the Department of the Treasury's Federal Advisory Committee on Insurance will convene a meeting on Tuesday, February 10, 2015, in the Cash Room, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20220, from 1-5 p.m. Eastern Time. The meeting is open to the public, and the site is accessible to individuals with disabilities.

The Commission hereby gives notice of the institution of reviews pursuant to sections 704(h) and 734(h) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671c(h) and 1673c(h)) (the Act) of suspension agreements that the United States Department of Commerce has entered in antidumping duty and countervailing duty investigations of sugar from Mexico. The Commission will determine whether the injurious effect of the subject merchandise is eliminated completely by the agreements. Under the statute, the Commission must issue determinations no later than 75 days after the date on which the petition for review was filed. For further information concerning the conduct of these reviews and rules of general application, consult the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, part 201, subparts A through E (19 CFR part 201), and part 207, subparts A and D (19 CFR part 207).

The Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Pacific Council) ad hoc Ecosystem Work Group (EWG) will hold a webinar, which is open to the public.

This document contains corrections to a notice of proposed rulemaking (REG-151416-06) that was published in the Federal Register on Monday, November 3, 2014 (79 FR 65151), that prescribe how a partner should measure its interest in a partnership's unrealized receivables and inventory items, and that provide guidance regarding the tax consequences of a distribution that causes a reduction in that interest.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is confirming the effective date of January 28, 2015, for the direct final rule that was published in the Federal Register on September 30, 2014, which amended the NRC's regulations by removing the Safeguards InformationModified Handling (SGI-M) designation for certain security-related information. The NRC is also announcing the availability of implementation guidance for the direct final rule, and correcting the ``Compatibility Table for Direct Final Rule'' appearing in Section V, ``Compatibility of Agreement State Regulations,'' of the direct final rule.

This proposed rule requests public comment on proposed implementation for Long Term Care Hospitals (LTCHs) the statutory provision at title 10, United States Code (U.S.C.), section 1079(j)(2) that TRICARE payment methods for institutional care be determined, to the extent practicable, in accordance with the same reimbursement rules as those that apply to payments to providers of services of the same type under Medicare. This proposed rule sets forth the proposed regulation modifications necessary to implement a TRICARE reimbursement methodology similar to that applicable to Medicare beneficiaries for inpatient services provided by LTCHs.

In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) announces that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved, for a period of three years, the information collection associated with the Commission's Report and Order implementing provisions of the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010 (CVAA) related to accessible user interfaces and video programming guides and menus. This document is consistent with the Report and Order, which stated that the Commission would publish a document in the Federal Register announcing OMB approval and the effective date of the requirements.

The Commission is noticing a recently-filed Postal Service notice announcing inflation-based rate adjustments affecting market dominant domestic and international products and services, along with four temporary mailing promotions and numerous proposed classification changes. The adjustments and other changes are scheduled to take effect April 26, 2015. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other administrative steps.