July 1, 2011 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Reader Aids
Document Number: FR-2011-07-01-ReaderAids
Type: Reader Aids
Date: 2011-07-01
Notice of Order Soliciting Community Proposals
Document Number: 2011-16727
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-07-01
Agency: Office of the Secretary, Department of Transportation
The Department of Transportation is soliciting proposals from communities or consortia of communities interested in receiving a grant under the Small Community Air Service Development Program. The full text of the Department's order is attached to this document. There are two mandatory requirements for filing of applications, both of which must be completed for a community's application to be deemed timely and considered by the Department. The first requirement is the submission of the community's proposal, as described below; the second requirement is the filing of SF424 through https://www.grants.gov.
Sunshine Act Meetings
Document Number: 2011-16702
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-07-01
Agency: Mississippi River Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Sunshine Act Meetings
Document Number: 2011-16697
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-07-01
Agency: Postal Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Bond Guarantee Program
Document Number: 2011-16682
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2011-07-01
Agency: Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
This notice invites comments from the public on issues regarding the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Bond Guarantee Program created by the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010. All materials submitted will be available for public inspection and copying.
Reorganization of Title 30, Code of Federal Regulations
Document Number: 2011-16681
Type: Rule
Date: 2011-07-01
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement, Office of Natural Resources Revenue
The Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR) published a rule in the Federal Register on October 4, 2010, announcing that the Minerals Revenue Management Program (MRM) of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement (BOEMRE) (formerly known as the Minerals Management Service (MMS)) was renamed the Office of Natural Resources Revenue by the Secretary of the Interior and was separated from BOEMRE and transferred to the supervision of the Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget. In the rule, ONRR also announced the reorganization of title 30 of the Code of Federal Regulations (30 CFR) resulting from the division of BOEMRE into two separate agencies. The rule removed certain regulations from chapter II in 30 CFR, which pertains to BOEMRE and recodified them in new chapter XII, which pertains to ONRR. This document corrects the rule published on October 4, 2010.
Sensors and Instrumentation Technical Advisory Committee;
Document Number: 2011-16665
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-07-01
Agency: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security, Industry and Security Bureau
Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Wilkes-Barre, PA
Document Number: 2011-16664
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2011-07-01
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
This action proposes to establish Class E Airspace at Wilkes- Barre, PA, to accommodate new Standard Instrument Approach Procedures at Wilkes-Barre Wyoming Valley Airport. This action would enhance the safety and airspace management of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at the airport.
Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Burlington, VT
Document Number: 2011-16663
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2011-07-01
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
This action proposes to amend Class E Airspace at Burlington, VT, to accommodate the additional airspace needed for the Standard Instrument Approach Procedures developed for Burlington International Airport. This action shall enhance the safety and airspace management of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at the airport. This action also shall make a minor adjustment to the geographic coordinates of the airport.
Proposed Amendment of Class D and E Airspace and Revocation of Class E Airspace; Manassas, VA
Document Number: 2011-16657
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2011-07-01
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
This action proposes to amend Class D and Class E airspace areas and remove Class E airspace at Manassas Municipal/Harry P. Davis Airport, Manassas, VA. A Standard Instrument Approach Procedure has been cancelled; therefore modification to the airspace areas is required for the safety and airspace management of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at the airport.
Prompt Payment Interest Rate; Contract Disputes Act
Document Number: 2011-16656
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-07-01
Agency: Fiscal Service, Public Debt Bureau, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
For the period beginning July 1, 2011, and ending on December 31, 2011, the prompt payment interest rate is 2\1/2\ per centum per annum.
Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Clemson, SC
Document Number: 2011-16655
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2011-07-01
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
This action proposes to amend Class E Airspace at Clemson, SC, as a runway extension requires amended Standard Instrument Approach Procedures at Oconee County Regional Airport. This action would enhance the safety and airspace management of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at the airport. This action also would recognize the airport name change to Oconee County Regional Airport.
Alaska Native Claims Selection
Document Number: 2011-16653
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-07-01
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
As required by 43 CFR 2650.7(d), notice is hereby given that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will issue an appealable decision to Bristol Bay Native Corporation. The decision approves conveyance of the surface and subsurface estates in the lands described below pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. The lands are in the vicinity of Port Heiden, Alaska, and are located in:
Information Collection; Foreign Travel Proposal
Document Number: 2011-16652
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-07-01
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Forest Service is seeking comments from all interested individuals and organizations on the extension, with revision, of a currently approved information collection, Foreign Travel Proposal.
Certain Polyester Staple Fiber From the Republic of Korea and Taiwan: Final Results of the Expedited Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Orders
Document Number: 2011-16651
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-07-01
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
On March 1, 2011, the Department of Commerce (the Department) initiated the second sunset reviews of the antidumping duty orders on polyester staple fiber (PSF) from the Republic of Korea (Korea) and Taiwan, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). See Initiation of Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review, 76 FR 11202 (March 1, 2011) (Notice of Initiation). The Department has conducted expedited (120-day) sunset reviews of these orders. As a result of these sunset reviews, the Department finds that revocation of the antidumping duty orders would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping as indicated in the ``Final Results of Reviews'' section of this notice.
Redelegation of Authority to the Office of Strategic Planning and Management
Document Number: 2011-16649
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-07-01
Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development
Through this notice, the Chief Operating Officer of HUD (COO) redelegates to the Director, Office of Strategic Planning and Management, authority and responsibility for the development and execution of the department's strategic plan.
Minor Boundary Revision at Virgin Islands National Park
Document Number: 2011-16644
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-07-01
Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service
Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 4601- 9(c)(1), the boundary of the Virgin Islands National Park is modified to include an additional 215.03 acres of land identified as Tract 04-116. The land is located at Estate Beverhourdtsberg on the Island of St. John, immediately adjacent to the current boundary of the Virgin Islands National Park. The boundary revision is depicted on Map No. 161/92,009A dated October 2010. The map is available for inspection at the following locations: National Park Service, Southeast Region Land Resources Program Center, 1924 Building, 100 Alabama Street, SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30301 and National Park Service, Department of the Interior, Washington, DC 20240.
Draft General Management Plan Amendment/Environmental Impact Statement, Tumacacori National Historical Park, Arizona
Document Number: 2011-16643
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-07-01
Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service
The National Park Service (NPS) is terminating preparation of an environmental impact statement (EIS) for the General Management Plan, Tumacacori National Historical Park, Arizona. A notice of intent to prepare the EIS for the Tumacacori National Historical Park General Management Plan was published in the January 9, 2009, Federal Register (Volume 74, Number 6). The National Park Service has since determined that an environmental assessment (EA) rather than an EIS is the appropriate level of environmental documentation for the plan.
Technical Updating Amendments to Executive Branch Financial Disclosure and Standards of Ethical Conduct Regulations
Document Number: 2011-16642
Type: Rule
Date: 2011-07-01
Agency: Office of Government Ethics, Government Ethics Office, Agencies and Commissions
The Office of Government Ethics is updating its executive branch regulation on financial disclosure to reflect the retroactive statutory increase of the reporting thresholds for gifts and travel reimbursements. As a matter of regulatory policy, OGE is also raising the widely attended gatherings nonsponsor gifts exception dollar ceiling under the executive branchwide standards of ethical conduct regulation, but this change is not retroactive.
Order of Succession for the Office of Strategic Planning and Management
Document Number: 2011-16639
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-07-01
Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development
In this notice, the Director, Office of Strategic Planning and Management, designates the Order of Succession for the Office of Strategic Planning and Management. This is the first order of succession established for this office.
United States, et al.
Document Number: 2011-16638
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-07-01
Agency: Antitrust Division, Department of Justice
Sikes Oil Service; Arcade, Jackson County, GA; Notice of Settlement
Document Number: 2011-16631
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-07-01
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Under Section 122(h)(1) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), the United States Environmental Protection Agency has entered into a settlement for reimbursement of past response costs concerning the Sikes Oil Service Superfund Site located in Arcade, Jackson County, Georgia for publication.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Experimental Study of Comparative Direct-to-Consumer Advertising
Document Number: 2011-16628
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-07-01
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 and to allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice. This notice solicits comments on the Experimental Study of Comparative Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) Advertising. This study is designed to explore how consumers understand and interpret DTC ads that explicitly compare the efficacy, dosing, and risks, among other items, of two similar drugs whether comparisons are named or unnamed.
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Marine Environmental Sciences Consortium/Dauphin Island Sea Lab Collaboration (U19)
Document Number: 2011-16627
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-07-01
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of grant funds for the support of a cooperative agreement between the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) and the Marine Environmental Sciences Consortium/Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL). The goal of the DISL is marine science education, basic and applied marine science research, coastal zone management policy, and educating the general public.
Draft Integrated Science Assessment for Lead
Document Number: 2011-16624
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-07-01
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
EPA is announcing a two week extension of the public comment period for the first external review draft of a document titled, ``First External Review Draft Integrated Science Assessment for Lead'' (EPA/600/R-10/075A). The original Federal Register notice announcing the public comment period was published on May 6, 2011 (76 FR 26284). This assessment document was prepared by the National Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA) within EPA's Office of Research and Development as part of the review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for Lead.
Initiation of Five-Year (“Sunset”) Review
Document Number: 2011-16623
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-07-01
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
In accordance with section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act''), the Department of Commerce (``the Department'') is automatically initiating a five-year review (``Sunset Review'') of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders and suspended investigation listed below. The International Trade Commission (``the Commission'') is publishing concurrently with this notice its notice of Institution of Five-Year Review which covers the same orders.
Libyan Sanctions Regulations
Document Number: 2011-16621
Type: Rule
Date: 2011-07-01
Agency: Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control, Foreign Assets Control Office, Department of Treasury
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (``OFAC'') is issuing regulations with respect to Libya to implement Executive Order 13566 of February 25, 2011. OFAC intends to supplement this part 570 with a more comprehensive set of regulations, which may include additional interpretive and definitional guidance and additional general licenses and statements of licensing policy.
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Vessel Monitoring Systems
Document Number: 2011-16620
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2011-07-01
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) published a proposed rule on June 21, 2011, concerning modifications to vessel monitoring system (VMS) requirements in Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) fisheries. The proposed rule contained information on public hearings being held in Saint Petersburg, FL, New Orleans/Kenner, LA, and Atlantic City, NJ. In this notice, NMFS includes information for additional public hearings being held in Manteo, NC, and Peabody, MA.
International Fisheries; Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Bluefin Tuna Import, Export, Re-Export
Document Number: 2011-16619
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-07-01
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Through the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), it has come to the attention of NMFS that Libyan vessels may not be meeting ICCAT requirements for Atlantic bluefin tuna fishing in the Mediterranean. NMFS advises importers to take great care with respect to any import of Atlantic bluefin tuna harvested by Libyan vessels in 2011, as these shipments may have been illegally harvested and could be subject to increased scrutiny and potential liability.
Safety Zone; Fourth of July Fireworks Event, Pagan River, Smithfield, VA
Document Number: 2011-16618
Type: Rule
Date: 2011-07-01
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is establishing a 420-foot radius safety zone on the navigable waters of the Pagan River in Smithfield, VA in support of the Fourth of July Fireworks event. This action is intended to restrict vessel traffic movement to protect mariners and spectators from the hazards associated with aerial fireworks displays.
Phosphorus Water Quality Standards for Florida Everglades
Document Number: 2011-16616
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2011-07-01
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
EPA is proposing a rule that would identify provisions of Florida's Water Quality Standards for Phosphorus in the Everglades Protection Area (Phosphorus Rule) and Florida's Amended Everglades Forever Act (EFA) that EPA has disapproved and that therefore are not applicable water quality standards for purposes of the Clean Water Act. EPA is proposing today's rule following EPA's disapproval of these provisions and EPA's specific directions to the State of Florida to correct these deficiencies in the Phosphorus Rule and EFA. EPA's disapproval, specific directions to the State, and today's proposed rule implement two orders by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. The intended effect of today's proposed rule is to identify only those provisions of Florida law that EPA has disapproved and that therefore are not applicable water quality standards for purposes of the Clean Water Act.
Center for Scientific Review Amended; Notice of Meeting
Document Number: 2011-16615
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-07-01
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests
Document Number: 2011-16614
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-07-01
Agency: Department of Education
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, Privacy, Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management, invites comments on the proposed information collection requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Food Reporting Comparison Study (FORCS) and Food and Eating Assessment Study (FEAST) (NCI)
Document Number: 2011-16613
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-07-01
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
Under the provisions of Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve the information collection listed below. This proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal Register on April 15, 2011 (76 FR 21383). One public comment was received on April 15 requesting a copy of the data collection package. The submission was sent to the requestor on April 21. The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comment. The National Institutes of Health 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. Proposed Collection: Title: Food Reporting Comparison Study (FORCS) and Food and Eating Assessment Study (FEAST) (NCI). Type of Information Collection Request: Extension. Need and Use of Information Collection: The title of this collection was previously, ``24-Hour Dietary Recall Method Comparison and the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Observational Feeding Studies.'' The objective of the two studies is to compare the performance of the newly developed computerized Automated Self- Administered 24-Hour Recall (ASA24) approach to collecting 24-hour recall (24HR) data with the current standard, the interviewer- administered Automated Multiple Pass Method (AMPM). The ultimate goal is to determine to what extent the new automated instrument can be used instead of the more expensive interviewer-administered instrument in the collection of dietary intake data. Frequency of Response: Twice. Affected Public: Individuals. Type of Respondents: For the FORCS study, approximately 1,200 adult members from three health maintenance organization plans (in Minnesota, California, and Michigan) between ages 20 and 70 years. For the FEAST study, approximately 90 adult residents from the Washington, DC metropolitan area between ages 20 and 70 years. The annual reporting burden is estimated at 866 hours (see table below). This amounts to an estimated 2598 burden hours over the 3-year data collection period with a total cost to the respondents $54,293. There are no Capital costs, Operating costs, and/or Maintenance costs to report.
New Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Neuropsychosocial Measures Formative Research Methodology Studies for the National Children's Study
Document Number: 2011-16612
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-07-01
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
In compliance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, for opportunity for public comment on proposed data collection projects, the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects to be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal Register on May 2, 2011, pages 24497-24498, and allowed 60 days for public comment. No comments were received. The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comment.
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 2011-16611
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-07-01
Agency: Department of Agriculture
Notice of Submission for OMB Review
Document Number: 2011-16610
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-07-01
Agency: Department of Education
The Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management, invites comments on the submission for OMB review as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13).
Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests
Document Number: 2011-16609
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-07-01
Agency: Department of Education
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, Privacy, Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management, invites comments on the proposed information collection requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Tenth Meeting: RTCA Special Committee 221: Aircraft Secondary Barriers and Alternative Flight Deck Security Procedures
Document Number: 2011-16607
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-07-01
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of a meeting of RTCA Special Committee 221: Aircraft Secondary Barriers and Alternative Flight Deck Security Procedures.
Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Marine Geophysical Survey in the Western Gulf of Alaska, June to August, 2011
Document Number: 2011-16606
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-07-01
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
In accordance with the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) regulation, notification is hereby given that NMFS has issued an Incidental Harassment Authorization (IHA) to the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University (L-DEO) to take marine mammals, by Level B harassment, incidental to conducting a marine geophysical survey in the western Gulf of Alaska (GOA), June to August, 2011.
Trademark Board Manual of Procedure, Third Edition
Document Number: 2011-16605
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-07-01
Agency: Department of Commerce, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent and Trademark Office
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (``USPTO'') issued the third edition of the Trademark Board Manual of Procedure (``TBMP'') on May 6, 2011.
President's Committee for People With Intellectual Disabilities; Notice of Committee Meeting via Conference Call
Document Number: 2011-16604
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-07-01
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Children and Families Administration
Meeting of the Defense Business Board
Document Number: 2011-16603
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-07-01
Agency: Office of the Secretary, Department of Defense
Under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C., Appendix, as amended), the Government in the Sunshine Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and 41 CFR 102-3.150, the Department of Defense announces the following Federal advisory committee meeting of the Defense Business Board (DBB).
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
Document Number: 2011-16602
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-07-01
Agency: Department of Defense, Department of the Navy, Navy Department
The Department of the Navy proposes to alter a system of records in its inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.
Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company
Document Number: 2011-16601
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-07-01
Agency: Federal Reserve System, Agencies and Commissions
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Document Number: 2011-16600
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-07-01
Agency: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 2011-16599
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-07-01
Agency: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services
Bovine Tuberculosis and Brucellosis; Program Framework
Document Number: 2011-16598
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-07-01
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
We are extending the comment period on a new framework being developed for the bovine tuberculosis and brucellosis programs in the United States. This action will allow interested persons additional time to prepare and submit comments.
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