January 20, 2011 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the Commission) proposes to amend its regulations to certify an amendment to the U.S. Advanced Boiling Water Reactor (ABWR) standard plant design to comply with the NRC's aircraft impact assessment (AIA) regulations. This action would allow applicants or licensees intending to construct and operate a U.S. ABWR to comply with the NRC's AIA regulations by referencing the amended design certification rule (DCR). The applicant for certification of the amendment to the U.S. ABWR design is STP Nuclear Operating Company (STPNOC). The public is invited to submit comments on this proposed DCR, the STPNOC design control document (DCD) that would be incorporated by reference into the DCR, and the environmental assessment (EA) for the amendment to the U.S. ABWR design. The public is also invited to submit comments on the NRC's proposed approach for treating multiple suppliers of a single certified design.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is establishing a voluntary labeling program for biobased products under section 9002 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, as amended by the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008. Under the voluntary labeling program, a biobased product, after being certified by USDA, can be marketed using the ``USDA Certified Biobased Product'' label. The presence of the label will mean that the product meets USDA standards for the amount of biobased content and that the manufacturer or vendor has provided relevant information on the product for the USDA BioPreferred Program Web site. This final rule applies to manufacturers and vendors who wish to participate in the voluntary labeling component of the BioPreferred Program. The final rule also applies to other entities (e.g., trade associations) that wish to use the label to promote biobased products.

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission) is proposing regulations to implement Title VII and Title VIII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act). Proposed regulations would establish the regulatory standards for compliance with derivatives clearing organization (DCO) Core Principles C (Participant and Product Eligibility), D (Risk Management), E (Settlement Procedures), F (Treatment of Funds), G (Default Rules and Procedures), and I (System Safeguards). For DCOs that are designated by the Financial Stability Oversight Council as systemically important DCOs (SIDCOs), the Commission is proposing heightened standards in the area of system safeguards supporting business continuity and disaster recovery and a provision that would implement the Commission's special enforcement authority over SIDCOs. The Commission also is proposing certain additional amendments including replacement of the current part 39 appendix A, Application Guidance and Compliance With Core Principles, with an application form for entities seeking to register as DCOs, technical amendments to reorganize part 39 of the Commission's regulations, and amendments to supplement reporting and public information requirements proposed in a previous rulemaking.

The Secretary of Agriculture intends to renew the Advisory Committee on Biotechnology and 21st Century Agriculture (AC21) for a 2- year period.

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has submitted an information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to continue the collection of information from individuals, State and local governments, and the private sector in applications to use, occupy, or develop public lands administered by the BLM. This information collection activity was previously approved by the OMB, and was assigned control number 1004-0009.

The Commander, First Coast Guard District, has issued a temporary deviation from the regulation governing the operation of the Newburyport US1 Bridge across the Merrimack River, at mile 3.4, between Newburyport and Salisbury, Massachusetts. The deviation is necessary to paint the bridge. This deviation allows the bridge to remain in the closed position.

Pursuant to Section 904 of the 2010 Coast Guard Authorization Act, the Coast Guard announces the availability of a draft policy regarding distant water tuna fleet vessels manning exemption eligibility and safety requirements. We request your comments on the Safety Requirements and Manning Exemption Eligibility on Distant Water Tuna Fleet Vessels.

The Department of State is seeking Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the information collection described below. The purpose of this notice is to allow 60 days for public comment in the Federal Register preceding submission to OMB. We are conducting this process in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Title of Information Collection: Birth Affidavit. OMB Control Number: 1405-0132. Type of Request: Extension of a Currently Approved Collection. Originating Office: Bureau of Consular Affairs, CA/PPT/FO/ FC. Form Number: DS-10. Respondents: Individuals or Households. Estimated Number of Respondents: 154,850 per year. Estimated Number of Responses: 154,850 per year. Average Hours per Response: 15 minutes. Total Estimated Burden: 38,713 hours. Frequency: On Occasion. Obligation to Respond: Required to Obtain or Retain a Benefit.

This proposed rule would implement measures to address overfishing of Caribbean queen conch in the U.S. Caribbean. If promulgated, this rule would extend the queen conch seasonal closure from 3 months to 5 months, and prohibit fishing for and possession of queen conch in or from the Caribbean exclusive economic zone (EEZ) east of 64[deg]34' W. longitude, which includes Lang Bank east of St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI), when harvest and possession of queen conch is prohibited in St. Croix territorial waters as a result of a territorial quota closure. The intended effects of this proposed rule are to prevent additional fishing pressure on queen conch in the U.S. Caribbean, and to improve enforcement of regulations affecting the queen conch resource by improving compatibility among Federal and territorial regulations.

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) seeks nominations of public and private sector organizations to receive the 2011 Healthy Living Innovation Awards. The Awards are a part of Secretary Sebelius' Healthy Weight Initiative and HHS' continuing focus on highlighting preventive health and recognizing organizations that implement innovative approaches to address chronic diseases and promote healthier lifestyles. The statutory authority for this health promotion activity is Section 1703[42 U.S.C. 300u-2] from Title XVII of the Public Health Service Act. The Healthy Living Innovation Awards will identify and acknowledge innovative health promotion projects that demonstrated a significant impact on the health status of a community. Eligible organizations must have an innovative project in at least one of three health promotion areas: (1) Healthy weight; (2) Physical activity; and (3) Nutrition. The Department intends that these awards will provide an opportunity to increase public awareness of creative approaches to develop and expand innovative health programs and encourage duplication of successful strategies. Awards will be given in the following categories: Faith-Based and/or Community Initiatives Health Care Delivery Healthy Workplace [cir] Large Employer> 500 employees [cir] Small Employer< 500 employees Non-Profit Public Sector Schools (K-12) Let's Move! Cities and Towns The following criteria will be taken into consideration upon review: Creativity and Innovation Leadership Sustainability Replicability Results/Outcomes

The Department of Education (the Department), in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and continuing collections of information. This helps the Department assess the impact of its information collection requirements and minimize the reporting burden on the public and helps the public understand the Department's information collection requirements and provide the requested data in the desired format. 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.

On November 1, 2010, the Department of Commerce (``the Department'') initiated the sunset review of the antidumping duty order on granular polytetrafluoroethylene resin (``PTFE resin'') from Japan. See Initiation of Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review, 75 FR 67082 (November 1, 2010) (``Initiation Notice''). Because the domestic parties did not participate in this review, the Department is revoking this antidumping duty order.

On September 14, 2010, the U.S. Department of Commerce (the Department) published in the Federal Register its preliminary results of the administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on corrosion-resistant carbon steel flat products (CORE) from the Republic of Korea (Korea) for the period of review (POR) January 1, 2008, through December 31, 2008. See Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Flat Products from the Republic of Korea: Preliminary Results and Partial Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review, 75 FR 55745 (September 14, 2010) (Preliminary Results). We rescinded the administrative review, in part, with respect to Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd. (Dongbu) and Pohang Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. (POSCO) and preliminarily found that Hyundai HYSCO Ltd. (HYSCO) received de minimis countervailable subsidies during the POR. We did not receive any comments on our Preliminary Results, however, we have made revisions regarding two programs as discussed below.

The information collection associated with the Section 3 Business Self-Certification Pilot Program is being submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) as a new collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity will be implementing a six-month Section 3 Business Self- Certification pilot program in five metropolitan areas: (1) Washington, DC; (2) Los Angeles, CA; (3) New Orleans, LA; (4) Detroit, MI; and (5) Miami, FL. The findings from this pilot program will allow HUD to determine the feasibility of implementing the Section 3 Business Self- Certification program nationally. The proposed Section 3 Business Self- Certification Application Form has been developed to allow eligible businesses to self-certify that they meet the regulatory definition of a Section 3 Business Concern set forth at 24 CFR part 135. Eligible firms will complete and submit the form electronically to HUD, and will be placed into a registry of Section 3 Businesses maintained on HUD's Web site. Agencies that receive Section 3 covered HUD funding will be encouraged to contact the firms listed in HUD's registry of Section 3 Businesses to facilitate the award of contracts and subcontracts to these entities.

In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, as amended, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration announces a meeting of the Commercial Space Committee to the NASA Advisory Council.

The Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN), are sponsoring a public meeting on February 9, 2011. The objective of the public meeting is to provide information and receive public comments on agenda items and draft United States (U.S.) positions that will be discussed at the 32nd session of the Codex Committee on Methods of Analysis and Sampling (CCMAS) of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex), which will be held in Budapest, Hungary March 7-11, 2011. The Under Secretary for Food Safety and the FDA recognize the importance of providing interested parties the opportunity to obtain background information on the 32nd session of the CCMAS and to address items on the agenda.