August 17, 2010 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Reader Aids
Document Number: FR-2010-08-17-ReaderAids
Type: Reader Aids
Date: 2010-08-17
Sunshine Act Meeting Notice
Document Number: 2010-20488
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-08-17
Agency: Legal Services Corporation, Agencies and Commissions
Sunshine Act; Notice of Meeting
Document Number: 2010-20465
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-08-17
Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Invocation of Sunken Military Craft Act
Document Number: 2010-20388
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-08-17
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is announcing that a C-130 aircraft which crashed off the coast of California is a sunken military craft. It is therefore prohibited for any person to engage or attempt to engage the aircraft or its contents in any way that disturbs, removes, or injures the aircraft or its contents.
Streamlined Procedure for Appeal Brief Review in Inter Partes
Document Number: 2010-20340
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-08-17
Agency: Department of Commerce, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent and Trademark Office
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is streamlining the procedure for the review of appeal briefs filed in inter partes reexamination proceeding appeals to increase the efficiency of the appellate process and to reduce the pendency of appeals. The Chief Judge of the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (BPAI) or his designee (collectively, ``Chief Judge''), will have the sole responsibility for determining whether appeal briefs filed in inter partes reexamination proceedings (i.e., appellant's briefs, respondent's briefs, and rebuttal briefs) comply with the applicable regulations, and will complete the determination before the appeal brief is forwarded to the examiner for consideration. The examiner will no longer review appeal briefs for compliance with the applicable regulations. The USPTO expects to achieve a reduction in inter partes reexamination proceeding appeal pendency as measured from the filing of a notice of appeal to the BPAI's docketing of the appeal by eliminating duplicate reviews by the examiner and the BPAI. The USPTO expects further reduction in pendency because the streamlined procedure will increase consistency in the determination, and thereby reduce the number of notices of noncompliant appeal briefs and non- substantive returns from the BPAI that require parties to file corrected appeal briefs in inter partes reexamination proceeding appeals.
Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests
Document Number: 2010-20326
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-08-17
Agency: Department of Education
The Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management, invites comments on the proposed information collection requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Crab Rationalization Program; Emergency Rule Extension
Document Number: 2010-20325
Type: Rule
Date: 2010-08-17
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS is extending the emergency action, implemented on February 18, 2010, to exempt individual fishing quota (IFQ) and individual processing quota (IPQ) issued for the Western Aleutian Islands golden king crab fishery from the West regional designation. Under the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands Crab Rationalization Program, Federal regulations require that golden king crab harvested with IFQ with a West regional designation be delivered to a processor with West designated IPQ in the West region of the Aleutian Islands. An emergency exists because, due to a recent unforeseen event, no crab processing facility is open in the West region. This emergency rule extension is necessary to ensure that the exemption remains in effect to prevent disruption to the Aleutian Islands golden king crab fishery by allowing fishermen to deliver crab harvested with West designated IFQ to processors outside the West region and allow processors with West designated IPQ to process that crab outside the West region for the 2010/2011 fishing season. This action is intended to promote the goals and objectives of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, the Fishery Management Plan for Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs, and other applicable law.
Marine Mammals; File No. 14610
Document Number: 2010-20324
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-08-17
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Notice is hereby given that the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADFG), Division of Wildlife Conservation, Juneau, AK (Principal Investigator: Robert Small, Ph.D.) has been issued an amendment to Permit No. 14610 to conduct research on marine mammals.
Marine Mammals; File No. 14514
Document Number: 2010-20323
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-08-17
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Notice is hereby given that the University of Florida, Aquatic Animal Program, College of Veterinary Medicine, Gainesville, FL 32610 (Ruth Francis-Floyd, Responsible Party) has been issued a permit to receive, import and export marine mammal parts under NMFS jurisdiction for scientific research.
Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish
Document Number: 2010-20319
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-08-17
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Notice is hereby given that NMFS has received three scientific research permit application requests relating to Pacific salmon. The proposed research is intended to increase knowledge of species listed under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and to help guide management and conservation efforts. The applications may be viewed online at: https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov/preview/previewopenfor comment.cfm
Bureau of Political-Military Affairs: Directorate of Defense Trade Controls; Notifications to the Congress of Proposed Commercial Export Licenses
Document Number: 2010-20317
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-08-17
Agency: Department of State
Notice is hereby given that the Department of State has forwarded the attached Notifications of Proposed Export Licenses to the Congress on the dates indicated on the attachments pursuant to sections 36(c) and 36(d) and in compliance with section 36(f) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2776).
Preliminary Theft Data; Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard
Document Number: 2010-20316
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2010-08-17
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
This document requests comments on data about passenger motor vehicle thefts that occurred in calendar year (CY) 2008 including theft rates for existing passenger motor vehicle lines manufactured in model year (MY) 2008. The preliminary theft data indicate that the vehicle theft rate for CY/MY 2008 vehicles (1.69 thefts per thousand vehicles) decreased by 8.65 percent from the theft rate for CY/MY 2007 vehicles (1.85 thefts per thousand vehicles).
Agency Information Collection Activities: Importation Bond Structure
Document Number: 2010-20314
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-08-17
Agency: Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, CBP invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on an information collection requirement concerning the: Importation Bond Structure. This request for comment is being made pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13; 44 U.S.C. 3505(c)(2)).
Bureau of Political-Military Affairs: Directorate of Defense Trade Controls; Notifications to the Congress of Proposed Commercial Export Licenses
Document Number: 2010-20313
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-08-17
Agency: Department of State
Notice is hereby given that the Department of State has forwarded the attached Notifications of Proposed Export Licenses to the Congress on the dates indicated on the attachments pursuant to sections 36(c) and 36(d) and in compliance with section 36(f) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2776).
Manufacturing Extension Partnership Advisory Board
Document Number: 2010-20312
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-08-17
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology
NIST announces that the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Advisory Board, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will hold an open meeting on Monday, September 13, 2010 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Acknowledgment Letters for Customer Funds and Secured Amount Funds; Correction
Document Number: 2010-20311
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2010-08-17
Agency: Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Agencies and Commissions
This document corrects a heading in the notice of proposed rulemaking published in the Federal Register of August 9, 2010, regarding Acknowledgment Letters for Customer Funds and Secured Amount Funds.
Advisory Committee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction Meeting
Document Number: 2010-20310
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-08-17
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology
The Advisory Committee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction (ACEHR or Committee), will meet Tuesday, November 9, 2010 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Wednesday, November 10, 2010, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The primary purpose of this meeting is to receive information on NEHRP earthquake related activities and to gather information for the 2011 Annual Report of the Effectiveness of the NEHRP Advisory Committee on Earthquake Hazard Reduction. The agenda may change to accommodate Committee business. The final agenda will be posted on the NEHRP Web site at https://nehrp.gov/.
Data Collection Available for Public Comments and Recommendations
Document Number: 2010-20309
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-08-17
Agency: Small Business Administration, Agencies and Commissions
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Small Business Administration's intentions to request approval on a new and/or currently approved information collection.
Draft Toxicological Review of Dichloromethane: In Support of Summary Information on the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)
Document Number: 2010-20308
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-08-17
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
EPA is announcing that ERG, an EPA contractor for external scientific peer review, will convene an independent panel of experts and organize and conduct an external peer review workshop to review the draft human health assessment titled, ``Toxicological Review of Dichloromethane: In Support of Summary Information on the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)'' (EPA/635/R-10/003A). The draft assessment was prepared by the National Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA) within the EPA Office of Research and Development.
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Recording, Reporting, and Data Collection Requirements Under 22 CFR Part 62, the Exchange Visitor Program-Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS); Forms DS-3036, DS-3037, and DS-7000, OMB No. 1405-0147
Document Number: 2010-20307
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-08-17
Agency: Department of State
The Department of State has submitted the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Final Comprehensive Conservation Plan; John Hay National Wildlife Refuge, Merrimack County, NH
Document Number: 2010-20305
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-08-17
Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the availability of the final comprehensive conservation plan (CCP) and finding of no significant impact (FONSI) for the environmental assessment (EA) for John Hay National Wildlife Refuge (NWR). In this final CCP, we describe how we will manage this refuge for the next 15 years.
Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting of the Nebraska Advisory Committee
Document Number: 2010-20304
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-08-17
Agency: Commission on Civil Rights, Civil Rights Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Public Meeting of the Central California Resource Advisory Council
Document Number: 2010-20303
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-08-17
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Central California Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet as indicated below.
Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC)
Document Number: 2010-20302
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-08-17
Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services
Renewal of Agency Information Collection for Leases and Permits on Trust or Restricted Land; Request for Comments
Document Number: 2010-20294
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-08-17
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Indian Affairs Bureau
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is submitting the collection of information for leases and permits on trust and restricted land pursuant to 25 CFR part 162 to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for renewal. The information collection is currently authorized by OMB Control Number 1076-0155, which expires August 31, 2010.
Advisory Board for Exceptional Children
Document Number: 2010-20293
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-08-17
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Indian Affairs Bureau
The Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) is announcing that the Advisory Board for Exceptional Children (Advisory Board) will hold its next meeting in Washington, DC. The purpose of the meeting is to meet the mandates of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004 (IDEA) for Indian children with disabilities.
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; Notice of Closed Meetings
Document Number: 2010-20291
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-08-17
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 2010-20290
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-08-17
Agency: Office of the Secretary, Department of Labor
Agency Information Collection Activities: Final Collection; Comment Request
Document Number: 2010-20289
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-08-17
Agency: Export-Import Bank of the U.s.
The Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank), as a part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal Agencies to comment on the proposed information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meeting
Document Number: 2010-20287
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-08-17
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
Reverse Mortgage Products: Guidance for Managing Compliance and Reputation Risks
Document Number: 2010-20286
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-08-17
Agency: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Agencies and Commissions, Federal Reserve System, National Credit Union Administration, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury, Office of Thrift Supervision, Comptroller of the Currency
The OCC, FRB, FDIC, OTS, and NCUA (the Agencies) are issuing this final guidance entitled, ``Reverse Mortgage Products: Guidance for Managing Compliance and Reputation Risks'' (guidance). The Agencies developed this guidance, in conjunction with the State Liaison Committee of the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council
Minidoka Dam Spillway Replacement, Minidoka County, ID
Document Number: 2010-20284
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-08-17
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Reclamation Bureau
Pursuant to section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended, the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) is notifying the public that it has prepared a FEIS on the proposed Minidoka Dam Spillway Replacement. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Department of Interior) and Rural Development (Department of Agriculture) are cooperating agencies under NEPA. Alternatives considered in the FEIS are the No Action, as required under NEPA; total replacement of the spillway and headgate structures; and replacement of just the spillway. Total replacement of the spillway and headgate structures is the preferred alternative. Proposed changes in operations following construction are also evaluated, as is designation of special use areas. Reclamation published a Draft EIS in the Federal Register on December 11, 2009 (74 FR 65783) with a public comment period ending on February 5, 2010. The Final EIS includes written responses to all public comments on the Draft EIS. Revisions were made in the FEIS to incorporate responses to comments. In response to comments an adaptive management approach, which includes monitoring of effects resulting from changes in operations, has been added and proposed changes to operations will be made over a 4-year period. These revisions do not significantly change the analysis or results presented in the Draft EIS. However, if monitoring under the adaptive management approach shows different impacts than are documented in this FEIS, and changes to proposed operations (as discussed in this FEIS) are made as a result of monitoring, additional NEPA compliance will be conducted to document those changes and/or impacts.
Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request
Document Number: 2010-20283
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-08-17
Agency: Federal Reserve System, Agencies and Commissions
Background. On June 15, 1984, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) delegated to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) its approval authority under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), as per 5 CFR 1320.16, to approve of and assign OMB control numbers to collection of information requests and requirements conducted or sponsored by the Board under conditions set forth in 5 CFR 1320 Appendix A.1. Board-approved collections of information are incorporated into the official OMB inventory of currently approved collections of information. Copies of the Paperwork Reduction Act Submission, supporting statements and approved collection of information instruments are placed into OMB's public docket files. The Federal Reserve 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.
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Unique Procurement Instrument Identifiers (PIID)
Document Number: 2010-20282
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2010-08-17
Agency: General Services Administration, Agencies and Commissions, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Defense
The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to standardize use of Unique Procurement Instrument Identifiers (PIID) throughout the Government. This case defines the requirement for agency unique procurement instrument identifiers and extends the requirement for using PIIDs to all solicitations, contracts, and related procurement instruments across the Federal Government.
Procedural Changes to the Fire Management Assistance Declaration Process
Document Number: 2010-20281
Type: Rule
Date: 2010-08-17
Agency: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security
By this final rule, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is updating its Fire Management Assistance Grant Program regulations to reflect a change in the internal delegation of authority for fire management assistance declarations, and resulting internal procedural changes that are impacted by the change in authority. FEMA is also making nomenclature changes to update names and titles to reflect recent changes to FEMA's organizational structure.
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 2010-20280
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-08-17
Agency: Department of Agriculture
Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisition of Shares of Bank or Bank Holding Companies
Document Number: 2010-20279
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-08-17
Agency: Federal Reserve System, Agencies and Commissions
Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies
Document Number: 2010-20278
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-08-17
Agency: Federal Reserve System, Agencies and Commissions
Government-Owned Inventions; Availability for Licensing
Document Number: 2010-20277
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-08-17
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
The inventions listed below are owned by an agency of the U.S. Government and are available for licensing in the U.S. in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 207 to achieve expeditious commercialization of results of federally-funded research and development. Foreign patent applications are filed on selected inventions to extend market coverage for companies and may also be available for licensing.
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 2010-20276
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-08-17
Agency: Office of the Secretary, Department of Labor
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 2010-20275
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-08-17
Agency: Office of the Secretary, Department of Labor
Government-Owned Inventions; Availability for Licensing
Document Number: 2010-20274
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-08-17
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
The inventions listed below are owned by an agency of the U.S. Government and are available for licensing in the U.S. in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 207 to achieve expeditious commercialization of results of federally-funded research and development. Foreign patent applications are filed on selected inventions to extend market coverage for companies and may also be available for licensing.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Institutional Review Boards
Document Number: 2010-20273
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-08-17
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the PRA), Federal agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension of an existing collection of information, and to allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice. This notice solicits comments on the recordkeeping requirements for institutional review boards (IRBs).
Agency Information Collection Activities: Final Collection; Comment Request
Document Number: 2010-20272
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-08-17
Agency: Export-Import Bank of the U.s.
The Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank), as a part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal Agencies to comment on the proposed information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Combined Notice of Filings No. 2
Document Number: 2010-20271
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-08-17
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Combined Notice of Filings No. 1
Document Number: 2010-20270
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-08-17
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Combined Notice of Filings
Document Number: 2010-20269
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-08-17
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Combined Notice of Filings No. 2
Document Number: 2010-20268
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-08-17
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
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