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TRICARE, Formerly Known as the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS); Fiscal Year 2012 Continued Health Care Benefit Program Premium Update
Document Number: 2011-20236
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-10
Agency: Office of the Secretary, Department of Defense
This notice provides the updated Continued Health Care Benefit Program premiums for Fiscal Year 2012. CHCBP is a premium-based health care program that offers transitional health coverage after TRICARE eligibility ends. CHCBP benefits are comparable to TRICARE Standard with similar benefits, providers, and program rules.
TRICARE; Hospital Outpatient Radiology Discretionary Appeal Adjustments
Document Number: 2011-20235
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-10
Agency: Office of the Secretary, Department of Defense
This notice is to advise hospitals of an opportunity for net adjusted payments for radiology services for which TRICARE payments were not comparable to the pre-Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Medicare fair rates for the period August 1, 2003, to May 1, 2009 (or other appropriate end date for OPPS- exempt hospitals.)
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Electronic Stability Control; Technical Report on the Effectiveness of Electronic Stability Control Systems for Cars and LTVs
Document Number: 2011-20234
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-10
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
This notice announces NHTSA's publication of a Technical Report on its existing Safety Standard 126, Electronic Stability Control Systems. The report's title is: Crash Prevention Effectiveness in Light-Vehicle Electronic Stability Control: An Update of the 2007 NHTSA Evaluation.
Privacy Act of 1974; Department of Homeland Security United States Coast Guard-020 Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Program System of Records
Document Number: 2011-20229
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-10
Agency: Office of the Secretary, Department of Homeland Security
In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, the Department of Homeland Security proposes to update and reissue an existing Department of Homeland Security system of records titled, ``Department of Homeland Security/United States Coast Guard020 Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Program System of Records.'' This system of records notice allows the Department of Homeland Security/United States Coast Guard to collect and maintain the United States Coast Guard's Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Program records. As a result of a biennial review of this system, categories of individuals, categories of records, and the purpose of the system have been updated. This updated system will replace the previously published system of records in the Department of Homeland Security's inventory of record systems.
Update to Notice of Financial Institutions for Which the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Has Been Appointed Either Receiver, Liquidator, or Manager
Document Number: 2011-20227
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-10
Agency: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Agencies and Commissions
Notice is hereby given that the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (Corporation) has been appointed the sole receiver for the following financial institutions effective as of the Date Closed as indicated in the listing. This list (as updated from time to time in the Federal Register) may be relied upon as ``of record'' notice that the Corporation has been appointed receiver for purposes of the statement of policy published in the July 2, 1992 issue of the Federal Register (57 FR 29491). For further information concerning the identification of any institutions which have been placed in liquidation, please visit the Corporation Web site at https:// www.fdic.gov/bank/individual/failed/banklist.html or contact the Manager of Receivership Oversight in the appropriate service center.
Privacy Act of 1974; Department of Homeland Security/United States Secret Service-001 Criminal Investigation Information System of Records
Document Number: 2011-20226
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-10
Agency: Office of the Secretary, Department of Homeland Security
In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974 and as part of the Department of Homeland Security's biennial review of system of record notices, the Department of Homeland Security proposes to update and reissue a current Department of Homeland Security system of records titled, ``Department of Homeland Security/United States Secret Service001 Criminal Investigation Information System of Records.'' As a result of biennial review of this system, records have been updated within the categories of records, routine uses, and notification procedures of this system of records notice. Additionally, the Department of Homeland Security previously published a Final Rule in the Federal Register to exempt this system of records from certain provisions of the Privacy Act; the current updates to this system of records do not impact the nature of the exemptions claimed. This updated system will be included in the Department of Homeland Security's inventory of record systems.
Privacy Act of 1974; Department of Homeland Security United States Coast Guard DHS/USCG-027 Recruiting Files System of Records
Document Number: 2011-20225
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-10
Agency: Office of the Secretary, Department of Homeland Security
In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974 the Department of Homeland Security proposes to update and reissue an existing Department of Homeland Security system of records titled, ``Department of Homeland Security/United States Coast Guard-027 Recruiting Files System of Records.'' This system of records allows the Department of Homeland Security/United States Coast Guard to collect and maintain records regarding its enlistee recruiting program. As a result of the required biennial review of this system, category of records and retention and disposal have been updated and one routine use has been added to allow for sharing with Department of Defense. This updated system will replace the existing system of records.
Corporate Reorganizations; Distributions Under Sections 368(a)(1)(D) and 354(b)(1)(B); Correction
Document Number: 2011-20224
Type: Rule
Date: 2011-08-10
Agency: Internal Revenue Service, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
This document describes a correction to final regulations (TD 9475) that were published on Friday, December 18, 2009 (74 FR 67053). The regulations provide guidance regarding the qualification of certain transactions as reorganizations described in section 368(a)(1)(D) where no stock and/or securities of the acquiring corporation is issued and distributed in the transaction. This document also contains final regulations under section 358 that provide guidance regarding the determination of the basis of stock or securities in a reorganization described in section 368(a)(1)(D) where no stock and/or securities of the acquiring corporation is issued and distributed in the transaction. This document also contains final regulations under section 1502 that govern reorganizations described in section 368(a)(1)(D) involving members of a consolidated group.
Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Forms 3921 and 3922
Document Number: 2011-20223
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-10
Agency: Internal Revenue Service, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the IRS is soliciting comments concerning Form 3921, Exercise of an Incentive Stock Option Under Section 422(b), and Form 3922, Transfer of Stock Acquired Through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan Under Section 423(c).
Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Regulation Project
Document Number: 2011-20222
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-10
Agency: Internal Revenue Service, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the IRS is soliciting comments concerning certain elections under the omnibus budget reconciliation act of 1993.
Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Form 637
Document Number: 2011-20221
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-10
Agency: Internal Revenue Service, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the IRS is soliciting comments concerning Form 637, Application for Registration (For Certain Excise Tax Activities).
Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Regulation Project
Document Number: 2011-20220
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-10
Agency: Internal Revenue Service, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13(44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the IRS is soliciting comments concerning election to expense certain refineries.
Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Form 8718
Document Number: 2011-20218
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-10
Agency: Internal Revenue Service, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the IRS is soliciting comments concerning Form 8718, User Fee for Exempt Organization Determination Letter Request.
Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Regulation Project
Document Number: 2011-20217
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-10
Agency: Internal Revenue Service, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the IRS is soliciting comments concerning application of the grantor trust rules to nonexempt employees' trusts.
CVS Pharmacy, Inc., Provisional Acceptance of a Settlement Agreement and Order
Document Number: 2011-20216
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-10
Agency: Consumer Product Safety Commission, Agencies and Commissions
It is the policy of the Commission to publish settlements which it provisionally accepts under the Consumer Product Safety Act in the Federal Register in accordance with the terms of 16 CFR 1118.20(e). Published below is a provisionally-accepted Settlement Agreement with CVS Pharmacy, Inc., containing a civil penalty of $45,000.00.
Notice To Request an Extension and Revision of Currently Approved Information Collection and Request for Comments.
Document Number: 2011-20215
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-10
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) published in the Federal Register of October 22, 2008, a ``Notice to Reinstate a Previously Approved Information Collection'' for volunteer workers (73 FR 62949). In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35), this notice announces the intention of NRCS to request an extension for currently approved information collection, Volunteer Program-Earth Team. This information collection is set to expire on July 31, 2012. NRCS is seeking that it be extended to July 31, 2015, for the Volunteer Interest and Placement Summary form and the Time Sheet form. The collected information will help NRCS to match the skills of individuals who are applying for volunteer work that will further the agency's mission. Information will be collected from potential volunteers who are 14 years of age or older.
Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Forms 8027 and 8027-T
Document Number: 2011-20214
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-10
Agency: Internal Revenue Service, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the IRS is soliciting comments concerning Form 8027, Employer's Annual Information Return of Tip Income and Allocated Tips, and Form 8027-T, Transmittal of Employer's Annual Information Return of Tip Income and Allocated Tips.
Cost Accounting Standards: Elimination of the Exemption From Cost Accounting Standards for Contracts and Subcontracts Executed and Performed Entirely Outside the United States, Its Territories, and Possessions
Document Number: 2011-20212
Type: Rule
Date: 2011-08-10
Agency: Management and Budget Office, Office of Federal Procurement Policy, Federal Procurement Policy Office, Executive Office of the President
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP), Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) Board, is publishing a final rule to eliminate the exemption from regulations regarding Cost Accounting Standards for contracts executed and performed entirely outside the United States, its territories, and possessions.
``Add Us In'' Initiative
Document Number: 2011-20211
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-10
Agency: Department of Labor, Disability Employment Policy Office
The Office of Disability Employment Policy, Department of Labor is correcting the New Notice of Availability of Funds and Solicitation for Grant Applications (SGA) for Cooperative Agreements published in the Federal Register on August 4, 2011 at 76 FR 150. Specifically, we are correcting the Funding Opportunity Number to SGA 11-05 and the Closing Date for receipt of applications to September 2, 2011. The full Solicitation for Grant Applications is posted on https:// www.grants.gov under U.S. Department of Labor/ODEP. If you need to speak to a person concerning these grants, you may telephone Cassandra Mitchell at 202-693-4570 (not a toll-free number).
Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Minnesota; Rules Update
Document Number: 2011-20210
Type: Rule
Date: 2011-08-10
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
EPA is taking several actions on a revision to the Minnesota State Implementation Plan (SIP) which updates Minnesota's rules in the SIP. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) submitted the SIP revision to EPA on May 5, 2008. The revisions to Minnesota's air quality rules reflect changes that have occurred to the state rules since 1998. EPA is approving the majority of MPCA's submittal, which will result in consistent enforceability of rules at the state and Federal levels. EPA is deferring action on two sections of Minnesota's rules related to the state's operating permit program. Finally, EPA is disapproving the state's request to remove the Minneapolis/St. Paul vehicle inspection and maintenance program from the Minnesota SIP. These actions are consistent with the Clean Air Act (CAA) and EPA regulations.
Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Minnesota; Rules Update
Document Number: 2011-20208
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2011-08-10
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
EPA is proposing to take several actions on a revision to the Minnesota State Implementation Plan (SIP) which updates Minnesota's rules in the SIP. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) submitted the SIP revision to EPA on May 5, 2008. EPA is proposing to approve the majority of MPCA's submittal, which will result in consistent enforceability of rules at the state and Federal levels. EPA is proposing to defer action on two sections of Minnesota's rules related to the state's operating permit program. Finally, EPA is proposing to disapprove the state's request to remove the Minneapolis/ St. Paul vehicle inspection and maintenance program from the Minnesota SIP. These actions are approvable because they are consistent with the Clean Air Act (CAA) and EPA regulations.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Document Number: 2011-20202
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-10
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: ``TSCA Section 8(a) Preliminary Assessment Information Rule (PAIR)'' and identified by EPA ICR No. 0586.12 and OMB Control No. 2070-0054, is scheduled to expire on January 31, 2012. Before submitting the ICR to OMB for review and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects of the proposed information collection.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Document Number: 2011-20201
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-10
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: ``TSCA Section 4 Test Rules, Consent Orders, Test Rule Exemptions, and Voluntary Data Submission'' and identified by EPA ICR No. 1139.09 and OMB Control No. 2070-0033, is scheduled to expire on January 31, 2012. Before submitting the ICR to OMB for review and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects of the proposed information collection.
Import Tolerances; Order Denying ABC's Petition to Revoke Import Tolerances for Various Pesticides
Document Number: 2011-20200
Type: Rule
Date: 2011-08-10
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
In this Order, EPA denies a petition requesting that EPA revoke all pesticide ``import'' tolerances for cadusafos, cyproconazole, diazinon, dithianon, diquat, dimethoate, fenamiphos, mevinphos, methomyl, naled, phorate, terbufos, and dichlorvos (DDVP) under section 408(d) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA). The petition was filed on July 23, 2009, by the American Bird Conservancy (ABC).
Postal Service Initiative on Retail Postal Locations
Document Number: 2011-20196
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-10
Agency: Postal Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Postal Regulatory Commission published a notice in the Federal Register of August 4, 2011 concerning a Postal Service request for an advisory opinion on an initiative involving examination of the continuation of service at postal retail locations. The procedural schedule included an incorrect date for the close of discovery on the Postal Service's direct case.
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area; Limited Access Privilege Program
Document Number: 2011-20191
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2011-08-10
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS proposes regulations that would implement Amendment 93 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area (FMP). This proposed rule 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; Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Crab Rationalization Program
Document Number: 2011-20187
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2011-08-10
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS proposes regulations implementing Amendment 30 to the Fishery Management Plan for Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs (FMP). This proposed rule would amend the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands Crab Rationalization Program (CR Program) to modify procedures for producing and submitting documents that are required under the Arbitration System to resolve price, delivery, and other disputes between harvesters and processors. This action is necessary to improve the quality and timeliness of market information used to conduct arbitration proceedings. 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.
Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans North Carolina: Prevention of Significant Deterioration and Nonattainment New Source Review Rules
Document Number: 2011-20167
Type: Rule
Date: 2011-08-10
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
EPA is taking final action to approve revisions to the North Carolina State Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted by the State of North Carolina in three submittals dated November 30, 2005, March 16, 2007, and June 20, 2008. The revisions modify North Carolina's Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) and Nonattainment New Source Review (NNSR) permitting regulations in the SIP to address changes to the federal New Source Review (NSR) regulations, which were promulgated by EPA on December 31, 2002, and reconsidered with minor changes on November 7, 2003 (collectively, these two final actions are referred to as the ``2002 NSR Reform Rules''). In addition, the revisions address an update to the NSR regulations promulgated by EPA on November 29, 2005 (hereafter referred to as the Ozone Implementation NSR Update) relating to the implementation of the 1997 8-hour ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). EPA proposed to approve these revisions on September 9, 2008, and received adverse comments. In this final action, EPA is also responding to the adverse comments.
Oranges and Grapefruit Grown in Lower Rio Grande Valley in Texas; Increased Assessment Rate
Document Number: 2011-20120
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2011-08-10
Agency: Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture
This rule would increase the assessment rate established for the Texas Valley Citrus Committee (Committee) for the 2011-12 and subsequent fiscal periods from $0.12 to $0.14 per 7/10-bushel carton or equivalent of oranges and grapefruit handled. The Committee locally administers the marketing order which regulates the handling of oranges and grapefruit grown in the Lower Rio Grande Valley in Texas. Assessments upon orange and grapefruit handlers are used by the Committee to fund reasonable and necessary expenses of the program. The fiscal period begins August 1 and ends July 31. The assessment rate would remain in effect indefinitely unless modified, suspended, or terminated.
Franchise Rule Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Document Number: 2011-20111
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-10
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The information collection requirements described below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (``OMB'') for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (``PRA''). The FTC is seeking public comments on its proposal to extend through December 31, 2014, the current PRA clearance for information collection requirements contained in its Trade Regulation Rule on Disclosure Requirements and Prohibitions Concerning Franchising (``Franchise Rule''). That clearance expires on December 31, 2011.
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Document Number: 2011-20069
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-10
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Children and Families Administration
Energy Efficiency Design Standards for New Federal Commercial and Multi-Family High-Rise Residential Buildings and New Federal Low-Rise Residential Buildings
Document Number: 2011-20024
Type: Rule
Date: 2011-08-10
Agency: Department of Energy
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is publishing this final rule to implement provisions in the Energy Conservation and Production Act (ECPA) that require DOE to update the baseline Federal energy efficiency performance standards for the construction of new Federal buildings, including commercial and multi-family high-rise residential buildings and low-rise residential buildings. This rule updates the baseline Federal commercial standard to the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Standard 90.1-2007. This rule also updates the baseline Federal residential standard to the 2009 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC).
Granting of Request for Early Termination of the Waiting Period Under the Premerger Notification Rules
Document Number: 2011-20023
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-10
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Receipt of a Pesticide Petition Filed for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities
Document Number: 2011-19907
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2011-08-10
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
This document announces the Agency's receipt of an initial filing of a pesticide petition requesting the establishment or modification of regulations for residues of pesticide chemicals in or on various commodities.
Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 2011
Document Number: 2011-19836
Type: Rule
Date: 2011-08-10
Agency: Federal Communications Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Commission revises its Schedule of Regulatory Fees to recover an amount of $335,794,000 that Congress has required the Commission to collect for fiscal year 2011. The Communications Act of 1934, as amended, provides for the annual assessment and collection of regulatory fees for annual ``Mandatory Adjustments'' and ``Permitted Amendments'' to the Schedule of Regulatory Fees.
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Listing of the Miami Blue Butterfly as Endangered, and Proposed Listing of the Cassius Blue, Ceraunus Blue, and Nickerbean Blue Butterflies as Threatened Due to Similarity of Appearance to the Miami Blue Butterfly
Document Number: 2011-19818
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2011-08-10
Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), propose to list the Miami blue butterfly (Cyclargus thomasi bethunebakeri) as endangered under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). An emergency rule listing this subspecies as endangered for 240 days is published concurrently in this issue of the Federal Register. We also propose to list the cassius blue butterfly (Leptotes cassius theonus), ceraunus blue butterfly (Hemiargus ceraunus antibubastus), and nickerbean blue butterfly (Cyclargus ammon) as threatened due to similarity of appearance to the Miami blue, with a special rule pursuant to section 4(d) of the Act. We solicit additional data, information, and comments that may assist us in making a final decision on this proposed action.
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Emergency Listing of the Miami Blue Butterfly as Endangered, and Emergency Listing of the Cassius Blue, Ceraunus Blue, and Nickerbean Blue Butterflies as Threatened Due to Similarity of Appearance to the Miami Blue Butterfly
Document Number: 2011-19812
Type: Rule
Date: 2011-08-10
Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
We, the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), exercise our authority pursuant to section 4(b)(7) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act), to emergency list the Miami blue butterfly (Cyclargus thomasi bethunebakeri) as endangered. This subspecies is currently known to occur at only a few small remote islands within the Florida Keys. Current population numbers are not known, but are estimated in the hundreds of butterflies. We are also emergency listing the cassius blue butterfly (Leptotes cassius theonus), ceraunus blue butterfly (Hemiargus ceraunus antibubastus), and nickerbean blue butterfly (Cyclargus ammon) as threatened due to similarity of appearance to the Miami blue, with a special rule pursuant to section 4(d) of the Act. Due to the subspecies' severe reduction in geographic range, small population sizes, and imminent threats, we need to make protective measures afforded by the Act available to the Miami blue immediately. This emergency rule provides Federal protection pursuant to the Act for a period of 240 days. A proposed rule to list the Miami blue butterfly as endangered and to list the cassius blue butterfly, ceraunus blue butterfly, and nickerbean blue butterfly as threatened due to similarity of appearance to the Miami blue is published concurrently with this emergency rule, and it can be found in this issue of the Federal Register in the Proposed Rules section.
Third Party Testing for Certain Children's Products; Notice of Requirements for Accreditation of Third Party Conformity Assessment Bodies To Assess Conformity With the Limits on Phthalates in Children's Toys and Child Care Articles
Document Number: 2011-19678
Type: Rule
Date: 2011-08-10
Agency: Consumer Product Safety Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC, Commission, or we) is issuing a notice of requirements that provides the criteria and process for Commission acceptance of accreditation of third party conformity assessment bodies for testing pursuant to the phthalates limits in section 108 of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA). The Commission is issuing this notice of requirements pursuant to section 14(a)(3)(B)(vi) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA).
Use of Actuarial Tables in Valuing Annuities, Interests for Life or Terms of Years, and Remainder or Reversionary Interests
Document Number: 2011-19675
Type: Rule
Date: 2011-08-10
Agency: Internal Revenue Service, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
This document contains final regulations relating to the use of actuarial tables in valuing annuities, interests for life or terms of years, and remainder or reversionary interests. These regulations will affect the valuation of inter vivos and testamentary transfers of interests dependent on one or more measuring lives. These regulations are necessary because section 7520(c)(3) directs the Secretary to update the actuarial tables to reflect the most recent mortality experience available.
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