Agencies and Commissions March 16, 2016 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Savings and Loan Holding Companies
Document Number: 2016-05969
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-03-16
Agency: Federal Reserve System, Agencies and Commissions
Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies
Document Number: 2016-05968
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-03-16
Agency: Federal Reserve System, Agencies and Commissions
Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Dresden Nuclear Power Station, Units 1, 2, and 3; Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation
Document Number: 2016-05955
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-03-16
Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing an exemption from certain requirements regarding the storage of a thoria rod canister in response to a request submitted by Exelon Generation Company, LLC (EGC) on January 29, 2015, for its general license to operate an independent spent fuel storage installation (ISFSI) at the Dresden Nuclear Power Station (DNPS). This exemption would permit EGC to load and store the DNPS Unit 1 thoria rod canister containing 18 DNPS Unit 1 thoria rods in a Holtec International, Inc., HI-STORM 100 multi-purpose canister (MPC)-68M using Certificate of Compliance (CoC) No. 1014, Amendment No. 8, Rev. 1.\1\
Notice of Agreements Filed
Document Number: 2016-05951
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-03-16
Agency: Federal Maritime Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Advisory Committee on the Medical Uses of Isotopes; Renewal
Document Number: 2016-05944
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-03-16
Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has determined that the renewal of the Charter for the Advisory Committee on the Medical Uses of Isotopes for the 2 year period commencing on March 10, 2016, is in the public interest, in connection with duties imposed on the Commission by law. This action is being taken in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, after consultation with the Committee Management Secretariat, General Services Administration.
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Technical Amendment; Corrections
Document Number: 2016-05920
Type: Rule
Date: 2016-03-16
Agency: Department of Defense, General Services Administration, Agencies and Commissions, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing a correction to FAC 2005-87; Technical Amendment; (Item II), which was published in the Federal Register at 81 FR 11988, March 7, 2016.
Submission for OMB Review, Comment Request, Proposed Collection; Museum Assessment Program Evaluation
Document Number: 2016-05919
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-03-16
Agency: National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities, Agencies and Commissions, Institute of Museum and Library Services
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 (44 U.S.C. 35). This program helps to ensure that requested data can be provided in the desired format, reporting burden (time and financial resources) is minimized, collection instruments are clearly understood, and the impact of collection requirements on respondents can be properly assessed. A copy of the proposed information collection request can be obtained by contacting the individual listed below in the ADDRESSES section of this notice.
Records Schedules; Availability and Request for Comments
Document Number: 2016-05918
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-03-16
Agency: National Archives and Records Administration, Agencies and Commissions
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) publishes notice at least once monthly of certain Federal agency requests for records disposition authority (records schedules). Once approved by NARA, records schedules provide agencies with mandatory instructions for what to do with records when agencies no longer need them for current Government business. The instructions authorize agencies to preserve records of continuing value in the National Archives of the United States and to destroy, after a specified period, records lacking administrative, legal, research, or other value. NARA publishes notice in the Federal Register for records schedules in which agencies propose to destroy records not previously authorized for disposal or to reduce the retention period of records already authorized for disposal. NARA invites public comments on such records schedules, as required by 44 U.S.C. 3303a(a).
Social Security Ruling 16-3p; Titles II and XVI: Evaluation of Symptoms in Disability Claims
Document Number: 2016-05916
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-03-16
Agency: Social Security Administration, Agencies and Commissions
We are providing notice of SSR 16-3p. This Ruling supersedes SSR 96-7p. This Ruling provides guidance about how we evaluate statements regarding the intensity, persistence, and limiting effects of symptoms in disability claims under Titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act (Act) and blindness claims under Title XVI of the Act.
Criteria and Design Features for Inspection of Water-Control Structures Associated With Nuclear Power Plants; Correction
Document Number: 2016-05909
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-03-16
Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is correcting a notice that was published in the Federal Register (FR) on February 18, 2016, regarding the issuance of Revision 2 of Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.127, ``Criteria and Design Features for Inspection of Water-Control Structures Associated with Nuclear Power Plants.'' This action is necessary to correct an ADAMS accession number.
Agency Forms Submitted for OMB Review, Request for Comments
Document Number: 2016-05892
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-03-16
Agency: Railroad Retirement Board, Agencies and Commissions
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) is forwarding an Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Our ICR describes the information we seek to collect from the public. Review and approval by OIRA ensures that we impose appropriate paperwork burdens. The RRB invites comments on the proposed collections of information to determine (1) the practical utility of the collections; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden of the collections; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information that is the subject of collection; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of collections on respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Comments to the RRB or OIRA must contain the OMB control number of the ICR. For proper consideration of your comments, it is best if the RRB and OIRA receive them within 30 days of the publication date. 1. Title and purpose of information collection: Employer Reporting; 3220-0005. Under Section 9 of the Railroad Retirement Act (RRA), and Section 6 of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act (RUIA), railroad employers are required to submit reports of employee service and compensation to the RRB as needed for administering the RRA and RUIA. To pay benefits due on a deceased employee's earnings records or determine entitlement to, and amount of annuity applied for, it is necessary at times to obtain from railroad employers current (lag) service and compensation not yet reported to the RRB through the annual reporting process. The reporting requirements are specified in 20 CFR 209.6 and 209.7. The RRB currently utilizes Form G-88A.1, Notice of Retirement and Verification of Date Last Worked, Form G-88A.2, Notice of Retirement and Request for Service Needed for Eligibility, and Form AA-12, Notice of Death and Compensation, to obtain the required lag service and related information from railroad employers. Form G-88A.1 is sent by the RRB via a computer-generated listing or transmitted electronically via the RRB's Employer Reporting System (ERS) to employers. ERS consists of a series of screens with completion instructions and collects essentially the same information as the approved manual version. Form G-88A.1 is used for the specific purpose of verifying information previously provided to the RRB regarding the date last worked by an employee. If the information is correct, the employer need not reply. If the information is incorrect, the employer is asked to provide corrected information. Form G-88A.2 is used by the RRB to secure lag service and compensation information when it is needed to determine benefit eligibility. Form AA-12 obtains a report of lag service and compensation from the last railroad employer of a deceased employee. This report covers the lag period between the date of the latest record of employment processed by the RRB and the date an employee last worked, the date of death or the date the employee may have been entitled to benefits under the Social Security Act. The information is used by the RRB to determine benefits due on the deceased employee's earnings record. In addition, 20 CFR 209.12(b) requires all railroad employers to furnish the RRB with the home addresses of all employees hired within the last year (new-hires). Form BA-6a, Form BA-6 Address Report, is used by the RRB to obtain home address information of employees from railroad employers who do not have the home address information computerized and who submit the information in a paper format. The form also serves as an instruction sheet to railroad employers who submit the information electronically by magnetic tape, cartridge, or CD-ROM. Completion of the forms is mandatory. Multiple responses may be filed by respondent. Previous Requests for Comments: The RRB has already published the initial 60-day notice (80 FR 81381 on December 29, 2015) required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That request elicited no comments.
Certain Amorphous Silica Fabric From China; Determinations
Document Number: 2016-05888
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-03-16
Agency: International Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Certain Personal Transporters, Components Thereof, and Manuals Therefor; Issuance of a General Exclusion Order, a Limited Exclusion Order, and a Cease and Desist Order, Termination of Investigation
Document Number: 2016-05887
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-03-16
Agency: International Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined to issue: (1) A general exclusion order (``GEO'') barring the unlicensed entry of certain personal transporters that infringe one patent asserted in this investigation; (2) a limited exclusion order (``LEO'') prohibiting the unlicensed entry of infringing personal transporters, components thereof, and manuals therefor manufactured abroad by or on behalf of certain respondents that are covered by one or more asserted U.S. patents and copyright; and (2) a cease and desist order (``CDO'') directed against one domestic defaulting respondent. The Commission has terminated this investigation.
Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive License
Document Number: 2016-05884
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-03-16
Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Agencies and Commissions
This notice is issued in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(e) and 37 CFR 404.7(a)(1)(i). NASA hereby gives notice of its intent to grant an exclusive license in the United States to practice the inventions described and claimed in USPN 8,577,120, Methods and Systems for Characterization of an Anomaly Using Infrared Flash Thermography, NASA Case No. MSC-24444-1; USPN 9,066,028 Methods and Systems for Measurement and Estimation of Normalized Contrast in Infrared Thermography, NASA Case No. MSC-24506-1 and USSN 14/727,383 Methods and Systems for Measurement and Estimation of Normalized Contrast in Infrared Thermography, MSC-24506-2 to Quatro Composites, LLC, having its principal place of business in Orange City, IA. The patent rights in these inventions have been assigned to the United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The prospective exclusive license will comply with the terms and conditions of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7.
Radio Broadcasting Services; AM or FM Proposals To Change the Community of License
Document Number: 2016-05882
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-03-16
Agency: Federal Communications Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The following applicants filed AM or FM proposals to change the community of License: American Family Association, Station KAFR, Facility ID 81300, BPED-20151229AAQ, From Conroe, TX, To Willis, TX; Brett E. Miller, Station NEW, Facility ID 197870, BNPH-20140121NGP, From Dayton, WA, To Island City, OR; CTC Media Group, Inc., Station WNOS, Facility ID 54363, BP-20160121ADA, From New Bern, NC, To Winterville, NC; Edgar Eaton, Station KHKF, Facility ID 198769, BMPH- 20151231ABB, From Manzanita, OR, To Lincoln Beach, OR; Georgia-Carolina Radiocasting Company, LLC., Station WSNW-FM, Facility ID 84470, BPH- 20151123ABO, From Tignall, GA, To Westminster, SC; Hi-Line Radio Fellowship, Station KGCM, Facility ID 122022, BPED-20151208ADK, From Belgrade, MT, To Three Forks, MT; Isleta Radio Company, Station KRKE, Facility ID 22391, BP-20151123BZF, From Milan, NM, To Eldorado, NM; JLD Media, LLC, Station KMTZ, Facility ID 166087, BPH-20151208ADJ, From Three Forks, MT, To Walkerville, MT; Mediactive, LLC., Station KZDR, Facility ID 10066, BPH-20160126AAK, From Kindred, ND, To Breckenridge, MN; New Wavo Communication Group, Inc., Station KVST, Facility ID 26858, BMPH-20151229ADK, From Willis, TX, To Huntsville, TX; Northwest Indy Radio, Station KBSG, Facility ID 174954, BPED-20160112ABE, From Westport, WA, To Raymond, WA; Radio Fargo-Moorhead, Inc., Station KPFX, Facility ID 47310, BPH-20160126AAL, From Fargo, ND, To Kindred, ND.
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 2016-05878
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-03-16
Agency: Securities and Exchange Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Document Number: 2016-05858
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-03-16
Agency: Securities and Exchange Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Document Number: 2016-05857
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-03-16
Agency: Securities and Exchange Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Expanding Consumers' Video Navigation Choices; Commercial Availability of Navigation Devices
Document Number: 2016-05763
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2016-03-16
Agency: Federal Communications Commission, Agencies and Commissions
In this document, we propose new rules to empower consumers to choose how they wish to access the multichannel video programming to which they subscribe, and promote innovation in the display, selection, and use of this programming and of other video programming available to consumers. We take steps to fulfill our obligation under section 629 of the Communications Act to assure a commercial market for devices that can access multichannel video programming and other services offered over multichannel video programming systems. We propose rules intended to allow consumer electronics manufacturers, innovators, and other developers to build devices or software solutions that can navigate the universe of multichannel video programming with a competitive user interface. We also seek comment on outstanding issues related to our CableCARD rules.
Commercial Availability of Navigation Devices
Document Number: 2016-05762
Type: Rule
Date: 2016-03-16
Agency: Federal Communications Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Commission amends a set-top box rule to eliminate a requirement that multichannel video programming distributors rely on separated security in devices that they sell, lease, or otherwise provide to subscribers.
Single-Counterparty Credit Limits for Large Banking Organizations
Document Number: 2016-05386
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2016-03-16
Agency: Federal Reserve System, Agencies and Commissions
The Board is inviting comment on proposed rules that would establish single-counterparty credit limits for domestic and foreign bank holding companies with $50 billion or more in total consolidated assets. The proposed rules would implement section 165(e) of the Dodd- Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, which requires the Board to impose limits on the amount of credit exposure that such a domestic or foreign bank holding company can have to an unaffiliated company in order to reduce the risks arising from the company's failure. The proposed rules, which build on earlier proposed rules by the Board to establish single-counterparty credit limits for large domestic and foreign banking organizations, would increase in stringency based on the systemic importance of the firms to which they apply.
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