December 29, 2010 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

X10-91229
Document Number: X10-91229
Type: Unknown
Date: 2010-12-29
Agency: Executive Office of the President
X10-81229
Document Number: X10-81229
Type: Unknown
Date: 2010-12-29
Agency: Executive Office of the President
X10-71229
Document Number: X10-71229
Type: Unknown
Date: 2010-12-29
Agency: Executive Office of the President
X10-61229
Document Number: X10-61229
Type: Unknown
Date: 2010-12-29
Agency: Executive Office of the President
X10-51229
Document Number: X10-51229
Type: Unknown
Date: 2010-12-29
Agency: Executive Office of the President
X10-41229
Document Number: X10-41229
Type: Unknown
Date: 2010-12-29
Agency: Executive Office of the President
X10-31229
Document Number: X10-31229
Type: Unknown
Date: 2010-12-29
Agency: Executive Office of the President
X10-21229
Document Number: X10-21229
Type: Unknown
Date: 2010-12-29
Agency: Executive Office of the President
Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay
Document Number: X10-11229
Type: Executive Order
Date: 2010-12-29
Agency: Executive Office of the President
X10-101229
Document Number: X10-101229
Type: Unknown
Date: 2010-12-29
Agency: Executive Office of the President
Reader Aids
Document Number: FR-2010-12-29-ReaderAids
Type: Reader Aids
Date: 2010-12-29
Sunshine Act Notice
Document Number: 2010-32962
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-12-29
Agency: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies
Document Number: 2010-32961
Type: Administrative Order
Date: 2010-12-29
Agency: Executive Office of the President
Delegations of Authority
Document Number: 2010-32952
Type: Rule
Date: 2010-12-29
Agency: Department of Agriculture
Technical Service Provider Assistance
Document Number: 2010-32945
Type: Rule
Date: 2010-12-29
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Sunshine Federal Register Notice
Document Number: 2010-32921
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-12-29
Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: “Muhammad Juki's Shahnamah of Firdausi”
Document Number: 2010-32898
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-12-29
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, and Delegation of Authority No. 236-3 of August 28, 2000, I hereby determine that the objects to be included in the exhibition ``Muhammad Juki's Shahnamah of Firdausi,'' imported from abroad for temporary exhibition within the United States, are of cultural significance. The objects are imported pursuant to a loan agreement with a foreign owner or custodian. I also determine that the exhibition or display of the exhibit objects at the Asia Society, New York, NY, from on or about February 9, 2011, until on or about May 1, 2011, 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.
Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: “Gauguin: Maker of Myth”
Document Number: 2010-32897
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-12-29
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, and Delegation of Authority No. 236-3 of August 28, 2000, I hereby determine that the objects to be included in the exhibition ``Gauguin: Maker of Myth'' imported from abroad for temporary exhibition within the United States, are of cultural significance. The objects are imported pursuant to loan agreements with the foreign owners or custodians. I also determine that the exhibition or display of the exhibit objects at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, from on or about February 27, 2011, until on or about June 5, 2011, 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.
Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: “Guitar Heroes: Legendary Craftsmen From Italy to New York”
Document Number: 2010-32896
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-12-29
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, and Delegation of Authority No. 236-3 of August 28, 2000, I hereby determine that the objects to be included in the exhibition ``Guitar Heroes: Legendary Craftsmen from Italy to New York,'' imported from abroad for temporary exhibition within the United States, are of cultural significance. The objects are imported pursuant to loan agreements with the foreign owners or custodians. I also determine that the exhibition or display of the exhibit objects at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York, from on or about February 9, 2011, until on or about July 4, 2011, 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.
Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: “Gifts of the Sultan: The Arts of Giving at the Islamic Courts”
Document Number: 2010-32894
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-12-29
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, and Delegation of Authority No. 236-3 of August 28, 2000, I hereby determine that the objects to be included in the exhibition ``Gifts of the Sultan: The Arts of Giving at the Islamic Courts'' imported from abroad for temporary exhibition within the United States, are of cultural significance. The objects are imported pursuant to loan agreements with the foreign owners or custodians. I also determine that the exhibition or display of the exhibit objects at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA, from on or about June 5, 2011, until on or about September 5, 2011; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX, from on or about October 23, 2011, until on or about January 15, 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.
Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: “Vishnu: Hinduism's Blue-Skinned Savior”
Document Number: 2010-32890
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-12-29
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, and Delegation of Authority No. 236-3 of August 28, 2000, I hereby determine that the objects to be included in the exhibition ``Vishnu: Hinduism's Blue-Skinned Savior,'' imported from abroad for temporary exhibition within the United States, are of cultural significance. The objects are imported pursuant to loan agreements with the foreign owners or custodians. I also determine that the exhibition or display of the exhibit objects at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville, TN, from on or about February 20, 2011, until on or about May 29, 2011; at the Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY, from on or about June 24, 2011, until on or about October 2, 2011, and at possible additional exhibitions or venues yet to be determined, is in the national interest. Public Notice of these Determinations is ordered to be published in the Federal Register.
Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: “Francis Alÿs: A Story of Deception”
Document Number: 2010-32889
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-12-29
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, and Delegation of Authority No. 236-3 of August 28, 2000, I hereby determine that the objects to be included in the exhibition ``Francis Al[yuml]s,'' imported from abroad for temporary exhibition within the United States, are of cultural significance. The objects are imported pursuant to loan agreements with the foreign owners or custodians. 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 May 8, 2011, until on or about August 1, 2011, and at possible additional exhibitions or venues yet to be determined, is in the national interest. Public Notice of these Determinations is ordered to be published in the Federal Register.
Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: “The Orient Expressed: Japan's Influence on Western Art, 1854-1918”
Document Number: 2010-32882
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-12-29
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, and Delegation of Authority No. 236-3 of August 28, 2000, I hereby determine that the objects to be included in the exhibition ``The Orient Expressed: Japan's Influence on Western Art, 1854-1918,'' imported from abroad for temporary exhibition within the United States, are of cultural significance. The objects are imported pursuant to loan agreements with the foreign owners or custodians. I also determine that the exhibition or display of the exhibit objects at the Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson, Mississippi, from on or about February 19, 2011, until on or about July 17, 2011, the McNay Art Museum, San Antonio, Texas, from on or about October 5, 2011, until on or about January 15, 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.
Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: “Central Nigeria Unmasked: Arts of the Benue River Valley”
Document Number: 2010-32880
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-12-29
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, and Delegation of Authority No. 236-3 of August 28, 2000, I hereby determine that the objects to be included in the exhibition ``Central Nigeria Unmasked: Arts of the Benue River Valley,'' imported from abroad for temporary exhibition within the United States, are of cultural significance. The objects are imported pursuant to loan agreements with the foreign owners or custodians. I also determine that the exhibition or display of the exhibit objects at the Fowler Museum at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, from on or about February 13, 2011, until on or about July 24, 2011, the National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, from on or about September 14, 2011, until on or about March 4, 2012, the Cantor Center for the Visual Arts, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, from on or about May 16, 2012, until on or about September 2, 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.
Notice To Amend an Existing System of Records; Privacy Act of 1974; as Amended
Document Number: 2010-32878
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-12-29
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
Pursuant to the provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, the Department of the Interior (DOI) is issuing public notice of its intent to amend the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Range Management SystemInterior, LLM-2 notice. The amendment includes changes to ``System location,'' ``Disclosures outside the Department of the Interior,'' ``Storage,'' ``Retrievability,'' ``Safeguards,'' ``Retention and Disposal,'' ``System Manager(s) and Address,'' ``Notification Procedures,'' ``Record Access Procedures,'' and ``Contesting Record Procedures.'' The category ``Security Classification'' has been added. The amended system of records is captioned ``Interior-LLM-2'' and is titled ``Range Management System.''
Disclosure of Cochineal Extract and Carmine in the Labeling of Wines, Distilled Spirits, and Malt Beverages; Comment Period Extension
Document Number: 2010-32877
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2010-12-29
Agency: Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
In response to a request from a national trade association, TTB is extending for an additional 60 days the comment period prescribed in Notice No. 111, Disclosure of Cochineal Extract and Carmine in the Labeling of Wines, Distilled Spirits, and Malt Beverages, a notice of proposed rulemaking published in the Federal Register on November 3, 2010.
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records; Statement of General Routine Uses; Notice of Establishment of Two New General Routine Uses and Republication of All General Routine Uses
Document Number: 2010-32876
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-12-29
Agency: Department of Transportation, Office of the Secretary
In accordance with the requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, 5 U.S.C. 552a, the Department of Transportation's Office of the Secretary of Transportation (DOT/OST) is publishing two new general routine uses for all DOT systems of records and republishing all of its general routine uses. Comment is invited on the two new routine uses. The two new routine uses are consistent with the following recommendations: (1) A recommendation in a memorandum issued by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on May 22, 2007 (Memorandum M-07-16 ``Safeguarding Against and Responding to the Breach of Personally Identifiable Information'') that all Federal agencies publish a routine use for their systems allowing for the disclosure of personally identifiable information to appropriate parties in the course of responding to a breach of data maintained in a system of records; and (2) A recommendation by the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS) within the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) that all Federal agencies publish a routine use for their systems to authorize disclosure of personally identifiable information to OGIS for Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) dispute resolution and compliance review purposes.
ITS Joint Program Office; Human Factors for IntelliDrive SM
Document Number: 2010-32875
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-12-29
Agency: Department of Transportation
Use of Various Winemaking Terms on Wine Labels and in Advertisements; Comment Period Extension
Document Number: 2010-32874
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2010-12-29
Agency: Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
In response to a request made on behalf of a wine industry association, TTB is extending for an additional 60 days the comment period prescribed in Notice No. 109, Use of Various Winemaking Terms on Wine Labels and in Advertisements; Request for Public Comment, an advance notice of proposed rulemaking published in the Federal Register on November 3, 2010.
Expansion of the Santa Maria Valley Viticultural Area
Document Number: 2010-32873
Type: Rule
Date: 2010-12-29
Agency: Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
This Treasury decision expands the Santa Maria Valley viticultural area in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties, California, by 18,790 acres. We designate viticultural areas to allow vintners to better describe the origin of their wines and to allow consumers to better identify wines they may purchase.
Submission for Review: Information Collection 3206-NEW; Questionnaire for Public Trust Positions (SF 85P) and Supplemental Questionnaire for Selected Positions (SF 85P-S)
Document Number: 2010-32871
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-12-29
Agency: Office of Personnel Management
Federal Investigative Services (FIS), U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) offers the general public and other federal agencies the opportunity to comment on an information collection request (ICR), Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Control No. 3206-NEW, for Questionnaire for Public Trust Positions, Standard Form 85P (SF 85P) and Supplemental Questionnaire for Selected Positions, Standard Form SF 85P-S (SF 85P-S). As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35) as amended by the Clinger-Cohen Act (Pub. L. 104-106), OPM is soliciting comments for this collection. The Office of Management and Budget is particularly interested in comments that: 1. Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility; 2. Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; 3. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and 4. Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submissions of responses.
Notice of Realty Action: Recreation and Public Purposes Act Classification, Clark County, NV
Document Number: 2010-32870
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-12-29
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has examined and found suitable for classification for lease and/or conveyance under the provisions of the Recreation and Public Purposes (R&PP) Act, as amended, approximately 303.66 acres of public land in Clark County, Nevada. Clark County proposes to use the land for a regional park.
Top of the Stove Stainless Steel Cooking Ware From the Republic of Korea: Final Results of Sunset Reviews and Revocation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders
Document Number: 2010-32869
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-12-29
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
The Department of Commerce (the Department) initiated the third sunset reviews of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on top of the stove stainless steel cooking ware (cookware) from the Republic of Korea (Korea) pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.218(c). See Initiation of Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review, 75 FR 60731 (October 1, 2010) (Initiation Notice). Because no domestic interested party responded to the sunset review notice of initiation by the applicable deadline, the Department is revoking the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on cookware from Korea.
WTO Dispute Settlement Proceeding Regarding China-Subsidies on Wind Power Equipment
Document Number: 2010-32868
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-12-29
Agency: Office of the United States Trade Representative
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (``USTR'') is providing notice that on December 22, 2010, in accordance with the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization (``WTO Agreement''), the United States requested consultations regarding certain subsidies provided by the People's Republic of China (China) on wind power equipment. The consultation request addresses a measure of China entitled the ``Provisional Measures on Administration of Special Fund for Industrialization of Wind Power Equipment'' (``Wind Power Equipment Fund''). The Wind Power Equipment Fund provides grants that appear to be contingent on the use of domestic over imported wind power equipment, and thus appears to be a prohibited subsidy that is inconsistent with China's obligations under Article 3 of the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures (``SCM Agreement''). In addition, as it appears that China has neither made available a translation of the measure into a WTO official language nor notified it to the WTO, China appears to have failed to comply with its transparency obligations under the WTO Agreement. USTR invites written comments from the public concerning the issues raised in this dispute.
Certain Non-Frozen Apple Juice Concentrate From the Peoples' Republic of China: Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review
Document Number: 2010-32865
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-12-29
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
The Department of Commerce (``Department'') is rescinding the administrative review of non-frozen apple juice concentrate from the People's Republic of China (``PRC'') for the period of review (``POR'') June 1, 2009, through May 31, 2010. This rescission is based on the timely withdrawal of request for review by the two interested parties that requested the review, Sanmenxia Luck Fruit Co., Ltd. (``SLFI'') and Qin'an Great Wall Fruit Juice and Beverage Co., Ltd. (``Qin'an'').
Gap in Termination Provisions
Document Number: 2010-32864
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2010-12-29
Agency: Library of Congress, Agencies and Commissions, Copyright Office
The Copyright Office of the Library of Congress is extending the time in which comments can be filed in response to its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to amend its regulations governing notices of termination of certain grants of transfers and licenses of copyright under section 203 of the Copyright Act of 1976.
Circular Welded Carbon Quality Steel Pipe From the People's Republic of China: Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review
Document Number: 2010-32862
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-12-29
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
On August 31, 2010, the U.S. Department of Commerce (the ``Department'') published a notice of initiation of an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on circular welded carbon quality steel pipe (``CWP'') from the People's Republic of China (``PRC''). This administrative review was initiated on 18 exporters of CWP from the PRC. We are now rescinding this administrative review in full.
Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Electronic Health Record Incentive Program; Correcting Amendment
Document Number: 2010-32861
Type: Rule
Date: 2010-12-29
Agency: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services
This document corrects typographical and technical errors identified in the final rule entitled ``Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Electronic Health Record Incentive Program'' that appeared in the July 28, 2010 Federal Register.
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 2010-32860
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-12-29
Agency: Department of the Treasury
Generalized System of Preferences (GSP): Notice Regarding the Acceptance of Petitions To Grant a Competitive Need Limitation (CNL) Waiver
Document Number: 2010-32859
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-12-29
Agency: Office of the United States Trade Representative
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR), in connection with the 2010 GSP Annual Review, has received petitions to waive the competitive need limitations (CNLs) on imports of certain products that are eligible for duty-free treatment under the GSP program. This notice announces those petitions that have been accepted for further review. All other petitions have been rejected. Authorization of the GSP program expires on December 31, 2010. If and when the program is reauthorized, a schedule for submission of public comments and for a public hearing on the petitions will be announced in the Federal Register.
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 2010-32857
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-12-29
Agency: Department of the Treasury
Prompt Payment Interest Rate; Contract Disputes Act
Document Number: 2010-32856
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-12-29
Agency: Fiscal Service, Public Debt Bureau, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
For the period beginning January 1, 2011, and ending on June 30, 2011, the prompt payment interest rate is 2\5/8\ per centum per annum.
Manufacturer of Controlled Substances; Notice of Application
Document Number: 2010-32855
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-12-29
Agency: Drug Enforcement Administration, Department of Justice
Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection(s): Mitsubishi MU-2B Series Airplane Special Training, Experience, and Operating Procedures
Document Number: 2010-32854
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-12-29
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for to renew an information collection. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following collection of information was published on September 23, 2010, vol. 75, no. 184, page 58015. This collection of information request is for Mitsubishi MU-2B Series Airplane Special Training, Experience, and Operating Requirements Special Federal Aviation Regulation. The pilot training requires a logbook endorsement and documentation of a training-course completion record.
Commercial Leasing for Wind Power on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Offshore Massachusetts-Request for Interest (RFI)
Document Number: 2010-32853
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-12-29
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) invites submissions describing interest in obtaining one or more commercial leases for the construction of a wind energy project(s) on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) offshore Massachusetts. BOEMRE will use the responses to this RFI to gauge specific interest in commercial development of OCS wind resources in the area described, as required by 43 U.S.C. 1337(p)(3). Parties wishing to obtain a commercial lease for a wind energy project should submit detailed and specific information as described below in the section entitled, ``Required Indication of Interest Information.'' Also, with this announcement, BOEMRE invites all interested and affected parties to comment and provide informationincluding information on environmental issues and datathat will be useful in the consideration of the RFI area for commercial wind energy leases. This RFI is published pursuant to subsection 8(p) of the OCS Lands Act, as amended by section 388 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct) (43 U.S.C. 1337(p)(3)) and the implementing regulations at 30 CFR part 285. The area of interest for commercial development is off the coast of Massachusetts beginning approximately 12 nautical miles (nm) south of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket and extending approximately 31 nm seaward, south to the 60 meter depth contour, then east approximately 65 nm, then north approximately 31 nm. The area is approximately 2,224 square nm and contains 321 whole OCS lease blocks as well as 163 partial blocks. This area was delineated in consultation with the BOEMRE Massachusetts Renewable Energy Task Force. A detailed description of the RFI area is found later in this notice. This RFI is being published as a first step under the Secretary of the Interior's Smart from the Start OCS renewable energy initiative, which was announced by Secretary Ken Salazar on November 23, 2010. Some of the area delineated for the Massachusetts RFI may be identified as a Wind Energy Area (WEA) as referenced and described in the Secretary's announcement. A WEA is an OCS location that appears to be most suitable for commercial wind energy development and is identified by BOEMRE for further study and consultation to foster responsible and efficient leasing and development. The Massachusetts RFI was delineated based on deliberation and consultation with the Massachusetts Renewable Energy Task Force and the subsequent selection of a WEA will be based on further scrutiny resulting from input received on this RFI. The comments and information responding to this RFI will enable BOEMRE to identify focused WEA's for both competitive and noncompetitive leasing processes and accompanying environmental review under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Hazardous Waste Generator Standards, EPA ICR Number 0820.11, OMB Control Number 2050-0035
Document Number: 2010-32851
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-12-29
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that EPA is planning to submit a request to renew an existing approved Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This ICR is scheduled to expire on May 31, 2011. Before submitting the ICR to OMB for review and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects of the proposed information collection as described below.
Notice of Application for Approval of Discontinuance or Modification of a Railroad Signal System
Document Number: 2010-32850
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-12-29
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; PCBs, Consolidated Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements; EPA ICR No. 1446.10, OMB Control No. 2070-0112
Document Number: 2010-32849
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-12-29
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that EPA is planning to submit a request to renew an existing approved Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This ICR, entitled: ``PCBs, Consolidated Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements'' and identified by EPA ICR No. 1446.10 and OMB Control No. 2070-0112, is scheduled to expire on October 31, 2011. Before submitting the ICR to OMB for review and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects of the proposed information collection.
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