July 28, 2011 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Reader Aids
Document Number: FR-2011-07-28-ReaderAids
Type: Reader Aids
Date: 2011-07-28
Sunshine Act Notice
Document Number: 2011-19297
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-07-28
Agency: Federal Election Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act, 2011
Document Number: 2011-19285
Type: Proclamation
Date: 2011-07-28
Agency: Executive Office of the President
Sunshine Act Meeting Notice
Document Number: 2011-19233
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-07-28
Agency: Consumer Product Safety Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Sunshine Act Meetings
Document Number: 2011-19232
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-07-28
Agency: Consumer Product Safety Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Sunshine Act Meeting
Document Number: 2011-19181
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-07-28
Agency: Securities and Exchange Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Office of Advocacy and Outreach; Advisory Committee on Minority Farmers; Notice of Meeting
Document Number: 2011-19172
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-07-28
Agency: Department of Agriculture
This notice announces a forthcoming meeting of a public advisory committee of the Office of Advocacy and Outreach (OAO). Notice of the meetings are provided in accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2). This meeting will be open to the public. As required by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, the OAO announces a public meeting of the Advisory Committee on Minority Farmers (Committee) to advise the Secretary of Agriculture on: (1) The implementation of section 2501 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990, as amended, 7 U.S.C. 2279; (2) methods of maximizing the participation of minority farmers and ranchers in Department of Agriculture programs; and (3) civil rights activities within the Department as such activities relate to participants in such programs.
Tennessee Disaster #TN-00058
Document Number: 2011-19161
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-07-28
Agency: Small Business Administration, Agencies and Commissions
This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Tennessee (FEMA- 4005-DR), dated 07/20/2011. Incident: Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding. Incident Period: 06/18/2011 through 06/24/2011. Effective Date: 07/20/2011. Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: 09/19/2011. Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Application Deadline Date: 04/20/2012.
Office of Direct Service and Contracting Tribes Funding Opportunity
Document Number: 2011-19144
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-07-28
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service
Notice of Funding Availability: Inviting Applications for the Food for Progress Program
Document Number: 2011-19141
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-07-28
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service
The Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) announces it is inviting proposals for the Food for Progress (FFPr) program. The total resources available are estimated at about $160 million. The FFPr Program is administered by FAS.
Review and Qualification of Clinical Outcome Assessments; Public Workshop
Document Number: 2011-19140
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-07-28
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing a public workshop to discuss measurement principles for clinical outcome assessments (COAs) for use in clinical trials for new drugs. COAs include patient-reported outcome (PRO) measures, clinician-reported outcome (ClinRO) measures, and observer-reported outcome (ObsRO) measures. This public workshop is intended to provide information for and gain perspectives from patient advocates, health care providers, researchers, regulators, individuals from academia, industry, and other interested persons on various aspects of the development and implementation of COAs in the evaluation of treatment benefit. Regulatory review issues regarding context of use and documentation of the measurement properties of a COA will be covered during panel discussions. The input from this public workshop will be published in the form of a white paper or a series of manuscripts.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Substances Prohibited From Use in Animal Food or Feed
Document Number: 2011-19139
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-07-28
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 substances prohibited for use in animal food or feed.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request; Guidance for Industry: Fast Track Drug Development Programs: Designation, Development, and Application Review
Document Number: 2011-19138
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-07-28
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a proposed collection of information has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Meeting of the Mid-Atlantic/Northeast Visibility Union Executive Board
Document Number: 2011-19137
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-07-28
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
EPA is announcing the Meeting of the Mid-Atlantic/Northeast Visibility Union (MANE-VU) Executive Board. This meeting will deal with matters relative to Regional Haze, visibility improvement, and criteria pollutants within the MANE-VU region.
Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, Requests for Revocations in Part and Deferral of Administrative Reviews
Document Number: 2011-19136
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-07-28
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
The Department of Commerce (``the Department'') has received requests to conduct administrative reviews of various antidumping and countervailing duty orders and findings with June anniversary dates. In accordance with the Department's regulations, we are initiating those administrative reviews. The Department received requests to revoke two antidumping duty orders in part and to defer the initiation of an administrative review for two antidumping duty orders.
Notice of Funding Availability: Inviting Applications for McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program
Document Number: 2011-19135
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-07-28
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service
The Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) announces it is inviting applications for the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition program (McGovern-Dole). Total resources are expected to be about $190 million, but are contingent on final FY 2012 appropriations action. Eligible applicants may submit applications through October 26, 2011. The McGovern-Dole program is administered by FAS.
Advisory Commission on Accessible Instructional Materials in Postsecondary Education for Students with Disabilities
Document Number: 2011-19133
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-07-28
Agency: Department of Education
The notice sets forth the schedule and agenda of the meeting of the Advisory Commission on Accessible Instructional Materials in Postsecondary Education for Students with Disabilities. The notice also describes the functions of the Commission. Notice of the meeting is required by section 10 (a) (2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act and is intended to notify the public of its opportunity to attend.
Implementation of Office of Management and Budget Guidance on Drug-Free Workplace Requirements
Document Number: 2011-19129
Type: Rule
Date: 2011-07-28
Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD is moving its regulation implementing the governmentwide common rule on drug-free workplace requirements for financial assistance from one title in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) to another title. This relocation of the requirements from one CFR title to another responds to directions from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to all federal agencies to consolidate into one CFR title all federal regulations on drug-free workplace requirements for financial assistance. These changes constitute an administrative simplification and make no substantive change in HUD policy or procedures for drug-free workplace.
Notice of Submission for OMB Review
Document Number: 2011-19128
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-07-28
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).
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area; Limited Access Privilege Program
Document Number: 2011-19126
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2011-07-28
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Amendment 93 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area (FMP) would amend the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Amendment 80 Program to modify the criteria for forming and participating in a harvesting cooperative. This action is necessary to encourage greater participation in harvesting cooperatives, which enable members to more efficiently target species, avoid areas with undesirable bycatch, and improve the quality of products produced. This action is intended to promote the goals and objectives of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, the Fishery Management Plan, and other applicable law.
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Central Gulf of Alaska Rockfish Program; Amendment 88
Document Number: 2011-19125
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2011-07-28
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) announces that the North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) has submitted Amendment 88 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska (FMP) for review by the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary). If approved, Amendment 88 would establish the Central Gulf of Alaska Rockfish Program (Rockfish Program). This proposed program would allocate exclusive harvest privileges to a select group of License Limitation Program (LLP) license holders who used trawl gear to target Pacific ocean perch, pelagic shelf rockfish, and northern rockfish during specific qualifying years. Amendment 88 would modify the FMP to retain the conservation, management, safety, and economic gains realized under the Rockfish Pilot Program and viability of the Gulf of Alaska fisheries. This action is necessary to replace particular Rockfish Pilot Program regulations that are scheduled to expire at the end of 2011. This action is intended to promote the goals and objectives of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, the FMP, and other applicable law.
Marine Mammals; File No. 16443
Document Number: 2011-19124
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-07-28
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Notice is hereby given that David Honig, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University Marine Laboratory, 135 Marine Lab Road, Beaufort, NC 28516, has applied in due form for a permit to collect, receive, import, export, possess, and conduct analyses marine mammal specimens for scientific research.
Public Water Supply Supervision Program; Program Revision for the State of Alaska
Document Number: 2011-19123
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-07-28
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Notice is hereby given that the State of Alaska has revised its approved State Public Water Supply Supervision Primacy Program. Alaska has adopted regulations analogous to the EPA's Ground Water Rule. The EPA has determined that these revisions are no less stringent than the corresponding federal regulations. Therefore, the EPA intends to approve these State program revisions. By approving these rules, the EPA does not intend to affect the rights of federally recognized Indian tribes within ``Indian country'' as defined by 18 U.S.C. 1151, nor does it intend to limit existing rights of the State of Alaska.
Endangered Species; File No. 15802
Document Number: 2011-19122
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-07-28
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Notice is hereby given that Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, 100 Eighth Avenue, SE, St. Petersburg, FL 33701 [Gregg Poulakis, Responsible Party], has applied in due form for a permit to take smalltooth sawfish and listed sea turtle species for purposes of scientific research.
Departmental Offices; Privacy Act of 1974, as Amended; Systems of Records
Document Number: 2011-19121
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-07-28
Agency: Department of the Treasury
In accordance with the requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, 5 U.S.C. 552a, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) gives notice of alterations to its Privacy Act systems of records entitled ``Treasury/DO .191Human Resources and Administrative Records System.''
Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Document Number: 2011-19120
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-07-28
Agency: Management and Budget Office
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) invites the general public and Federal agencies to comment on the renewal without change of the Standard Form 425, Federal Financial Report and the SF-425A, Federal Financial Report Attachment. Both forms are used in reporting financial information under grants and cooperative agreements.
Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB; Public Housing Admissions/Occupancy Policies
Document Number: 2011-19119
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-07-28
Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development
The proposed information collection requirement described below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject proposal. Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) are responsible for contract administration to ensure that the work for project development is done in accordance with State laws and HUD requirements. The forms are prepared by a general contractor constructing a public housing development under the conventional bid method in order to establish the amount due from a PHA for work completed during the current month. The contractor/subcontractor reports provide details, and summaries of payments, change orders, and schedule of materials stored for the development. PHAs that have entered into an Annual Contributions Contract (ACC) with HUD must develop and keep on file the admissions and occupancy policies approved by HUD.
Announcement of Funding Awards for the HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) Program for Fiscal Years (FY) 2010
Document Number: 2011-19117
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-07-28
Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development
In accordance with Section 102(a)(4)(C) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989, this announcement notifies the public of funding decisions made by the Department for funding under the FY 2010 HUD-VASH program. This announcement contains the consolidated names and addresses of those award recipients selected for funding under the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2010.
International Traffic in Arms Regulations: Electronic Payment of Registration Fees
Document Number: 2011-19115
Type: Rule
Date: 2011-07-28
Agency: Department of State
The Department of State is amending the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) to change the method of payment to electronic submission of registration fees. The institution of the electronic submission of registration fees will simplify the collection and verification of payments, eliminate the need to manually process and collect returned payments, and eliminate the possibility of lost payments. Definitions for ``Foreign Ownership'' and ``Foreign Control'' are also added.
Fisheries of the Caribbean; Southeastern Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR); Assessment Webinars for SEDAR 26 Caribbean Silk Snapper, Queen Snapper, and Redtail Parrotfish
Document Number: 2011-19112
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-07-28
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The SEDAR 26 assessments of the Caribbean stocks of silk snapper, queen snapper, and redtail parrotfish will consist of a series of workshops and webinars: a Data Workshop, an Assessment workshop, a series of Assessment webinars, and a Review Workshop. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority
Document Number: 2011-19111
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-07-28
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has conducted a reorganization to modify its structure, to align similar functions under common executive leadership, and to reduce and change the reporting relationships to the Agency head. The reorganization creates four ``directorates'' within which most of FDA's activities will resideAdministrative operations, food and veterinary medicine, medical products and tobacco, and foreign and domestic regulatory operations. However, this restructuring will not change the basic form of FDA's programs, which will continue to reside in the Agency's seven operating Centers and the Office of Regulatory Affairs. It is intended to provide a more efficient span of control for executive leadership and to organize like activities together, not to change the essential programmatic activities under which FDA implements the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
Determination That INVERSINE (Mecamylamine Hydrochloride) Tablet and Six Other Drug Products Were Not Withdrawn From Sale for Reasons of Safety or Effectiveness
Document Number: 2011-19110
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-07-28
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has determined that the seven drug products listed in this document were not withdrawn from sale for reasons of safety or effectiveness. This determination means that FDA will not begin procedures to withdraw approval of abbreviated new drug applications (ANDAs) that refer to these drug products, and it will allow FDA to continue to approve ANDAs that refer to the products as long as they meet relevant legal and regulatory requirements.
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
Document Number: 2011-19109
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-07-28
Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 2011-19108
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-07-28
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
Document Number: 2011-19107
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-07-28
Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services
Post Office Closing
Document Number: 2011-19106
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-07-28
Agency: Postal Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
This document informs the public that an appeal of the closing of the Unionville, Iowa post office has been filed. It identifies preliminary steps and provides a procedural schedule. Publication of this document will allow the Postal Service, petitioners, and others to take appropriate action.
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 2011-19104
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-07-28
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families
Social Security Ruling 11-1p; Titles II and XVI: Procedures for Handling Requests To File Subsequent Applications for Disability Benefits
Document Number: 2011-19103
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-07-28
Agency: Social Security Administration, Agencies and Commissions
We are giving notice of SSR 11-1p, in which we explain our new procedures for handling your request to file a disability claim when you have a pending claim of the same title and benefit type in our administrative review process. This change will allow us to more efficiently use our limited resources to handle the increase in the number of initial disability claims that we have seen in light of the economic downturn.
Notice of Receipt of Complaint; Solicitation of Comments Relating to the Public Interest
Document Number: 2011-19100
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-07-28
Agency: International Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has received a complaint entitled In Re Certain Computer Forensic Devices and Products Containing the Same, DN 2834; the Commission is soliciting comments on any public interest issues raised by the complaint.
Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies; Correction
Document Number: 2011-19099
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-07-28
Agency: Federal Reserve System, Agencies and Commissions
Reprocessing of Reusable Medical Devices
Document Number: 2011-19098
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-07-28
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is considering factors affecting the reprocessing of reusable medical devices, including reprocessing quality, device design as it relates to the reprocessing of reusable medical devices, reprocessing methodologies, validation methodologies, and health care facility best practices. This is part of an ongoing effort to address patient exposure to inadequately reprocessed reusable medical devices. FDA would like to provide another opportunity for public comment by establishing a docket to receive information and comments from the public on factors affecting the reprocessing of reusable medical devices.
Allegheny Resource Advisory Committee
Document Number: 2011-19095
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-07-28
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
The Allegheny Resource Advisory Committee will meet in Clarendon, Pennsylvania. The committee is authorized under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (Pub. L. 110-343) (the Act) and operates in compliance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The purpose of the committee is to improve collaborative relationships and to provide advice and recommendations to the Forest Service concerning projects and funding consistent with the title II of the Act. The meeting is open to the public. The purpose of the meeting is to review projects proposals submitted for funding consideration for completeness in preparation for the upcoming decision-making process.
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records; Correction
Document Number: 2011-19091
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-07-28
Agency: Department of Defense, Department of the Army
On November 22, 2010 (75 FR 71081-71083), DoD published a notice announcing its intent to add a new Privacy Act System of Records. The incorrect system identification number was cited. This notice corrects that error.
Innovative Techniques for Delivering ITS Learning; Request for Information
Document Number: 2011-19090
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-07-28
Agency: Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Department of Transportation
This notice is a Request for Information (RFI) and comments that will be used to help identify focus areas for innovative techniques for delivering Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) learning. Feedback and comments on any aspect of the RFI are welcomed from all interested public, private, and academic entities. While all feedback is welcomed, USDOT is particularly interested in feedback on the questions provided in the last section of this RFI. RFI Guidelines: Responses to this RFI should be submitted by August 29, 2011. Responses to this RFI should be delivered electronically as an e-mail or as an attachment to an e-mail sent to pcbits@dot.gov. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract or issue a grant. Information obtained as a result of this RFI may be used by the government for program planning on a non-attribution basis. If you wish to submit any information under a claim of confidentiality, you should submit via e- mail to the address given below under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, your complete submission, including the information you claim to be confidential commercial information. When you submit information containing information identified as confidential commercial information, you should include a cover letter setting forth the reasons you believe the information qualifies as ``confidential commercial information.'' (49 CFR 7.13(c)(4) and 7.17) If we receive a request to examine or copy this information, we treat it as any other request under the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552), but we will process the request in accordance with the procedures found in 49 CFR 7.17.
Combined Notice of Filings
Document Number: 2011-19089
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-07-28
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
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