August 25, 2011 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Credit Watch Termination Initiative; Termination of Direct Endorsement (DE) Approval
Document Number: 2011-21720
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-25
Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development
This notice advises of the cause and effect of termination of Direct Endorsement (DE) Approval taken by HUD's Federal Housing Administration (FHA) against HUD-approved mortgagees through the FHA Credit Watch Termination Initiative. This notice includes a list of mortgagees which have had their DE Approval terminated.
North American Waterfowl Management Plan
Document Number: 2011-21719
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-25
Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
We, the Fish and Wildlife Service, announce the availability of the draft North American Waterfowl Management Plan Revision (draft Plan Revision) for public review. We request review and comment on the draft Plan Revision from local, State, and Federal agencies; nongovernment conservation organizations; and the public. The draft Plan Revision, which was developed in close consultation with the waterfowl management community, provides a framework for waterfowl management in the 21st century.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for the Office of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 2011-21714
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-25
Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has recently submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review the following proposal for the collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). The NRC hereby informs potential respondents that an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and that a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The NRC published a Federal Register notice with a 60-day comment period on this information collection on May 16, 2011. 1. Type of submission, new, revision, or extension: Revision. 2. The title of the information collection: Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 73``Physical Protection of Plants and Materials.'' 3. Current OMB approval number: 3150-0002. 4. The form number if applicable: N/A. 5. How often the collection is required: On occasion, with the exception of the initial submittal of revised Cyber Security Plans, Security Plans, Safeguards Contingency Plans, and Security Training and Qualification Plans. Required reports are submitted and evaluated as events occur. 6. Who will be required or asked to report: Nuclear power reactor licensees, licensed under 10 CFR part 50 or 52 who possess, use, import, export, transport, or deliver to a carrier for transport, special nuclear material; Category I fuel facilities; Category II and III facilities; nonpower reactors (research and test reactors); and 262 other nuclear materials licensees. 7. An estimate of the number of annual responses: 151,884 (30,178 reporting responses + 121,127 third party responses + 579 recordkeepers). 8. The estimated number of annual respondents: 579. 9. An estimate of the total number of hours needed annually to complete the requirement or request: 555,346 hours (20,510 hours reporting + 500,524 hours recordkeeping + 34,312 hours third party disclosure). 10. Abstract: The NRC regulations in 10 CFR part 73 prescribe requirements to establish and maintain a physical protection system and security organization with capabilities for protection of (1) Special nuclear material (SNM) at fixed sites, (2) SNM in transit, and (3) plants in which SNM is used. The objective is to ensure that activities involving special nuclear material are consistent with interests of common defense and security and that these activities do not constitute an unreasonable risk to public health and safety. The information in the reports and records submitted by licensees is used by the NRC staff to ensure that the health and safety of the public and the environment are protected, and licensee possession and use of special nuclear material is in compliance with license and regulatory requirements. The public may examine and have copied, for a fee, publicly available documents, including the final supporting statement, at the NRC's Public Document Room, Room O-1F21, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. The OMB clearance requests are available on the NRC Web site at https://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/ doc-comment/omb/. The document will be available on the NRC Web site for 60 days after the signature date of this notice. Comments and questions should be directed to the OMB reviewer listed below by September 26, 2011. Comments received after this date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but assurance of consideration cannot be given to comments received after this date. Chad Whiteman, Desk Officer, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (3150-0002), NEOB-10202, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC 20503. Comments can also be e-mailed to CWhiteman@omb.eop.gov or submitted by telephone at 202-395-4718. The NRC Clearance Officer is Tremaine Donnell, telephone: 301-415- 6258.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 2011-21713
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-25
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Maximum Per Diem Rates for the Continental United States (CONUS)
Document Number: 2011-21710
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-25
Agency: General Services Administration, Agencies and Commissions
The General Services Administration's (GSA) annual per diem review has resulted in lodging and meal allowance changes for locations within CONUS to provide for the reimbursement of Federal employees' per diem expenses. This Per Diem Bulletin updates the maximum per diem amounts in existing per diem localities. The CONUS per diem rates prescribed in Bulletin 12-01 may be found at https://www.gsa.gov/ perdiem. GSA bases the lodging per diem rates on the average daily rate that the lodging industry reports to an independent organization. The use of such data in the per diem rate setting process enhances the Government's ability to obtain policy-compliant lodging where it is needed. In conjunction with the annual lodging study, GSA identified one new non-standard area (NSA): Alexandria/Leesville/Natchitoches, Louisiana (Allen, Jefferson Davis, Natchitoches, Rapides, and Vernon Parishes). In addition, GSA reviewed all of the locations that changed from a NSA to the standard CONUS designation in FY 2011. Of those locations, the following areas will once again become NSAs in FY 2012: Montgomery, Alabama (Montgomery and Autauga Counties); Ocala, Florida (Marion County); Michigan City, Indiana (LaPorte County); Benton Harbor, Michigan (Berrien County); Mackinac Island, Michigan (Mackinac County); Mount Pleasant, Michigan (Isabella County); Jefferson City, Missouri (Cole County); and Sheboygan, Wisconsin (Sheboygan County). If a per diem rate is insufficient to meet necessary expenses in any given location, Federal executive agencies can request that GSA review that location. Please review numbers five and six of GSA's per diem Frequently Asked Questions at (https://www.gsa.gov/perdiemfaqs) for more information on the special review process. In addition, the Federal Travel Regulation allows for actual expense reimbursement as directed in Sec. 301-11.300 through 301- 11.306.
Proposed Flood Elevation Determinations
Document Number: 2011-21709
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2011-08-25
Agency: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security
Comments are requested on the proposed Base (1% annual-chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) and proposed BFE modifications for the communities listed in the table below. The purpose of this proposed rule is to seek general information and comment regarding the proposed regulatory flood elevations for the reach described by the downstream and upstream locations in the table below. The BFEs and modified BFEs are a part of the floodplain management measures that the community is required either to adopt or to show evidence of having in effect in order to qualify or remain qualified for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). In addition, these elevations, once finalized, will be used by insurance agents and others to calculate appropriate flood insurance premium rates for new buildings and the contents in those buildings.
Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Initiative: Request for Applications
Document Number: 2011-21707
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-25
Agency: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services
This notice announces a request for applications for organizations to participate in one or more of the initial four models under the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement initiative beginning in 2012.
In the Matter of Certain Electronic Paper Towel Dispensing Devices and Components Thereof; Notice of Commission Determination Not To Review an Initial Determination Granting Complainant's Motion for Summary Determination of Violation of Section 337 by Defaulting Respondents
Document Number: 2011-21705
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-25
Agency: International Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined not to review an initial determination (``ID'') (Order No. 36) of the presiding administrative law judge (``ALJ'') granting complainant's motion for summary determination of violation of Section 337 by defaulting respondents in Inv. No. 337-TA- 718, Certain Electronic Paper Towel Dispensing Devices and Components Thereof.
Air Cargo Screening; Correction
Document Number: 2011-21702
Type: Rule
Date: 2011-08-25
Agency: Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security Administration
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is correcting the Air Cargo Screening final rule published in the Federal Register on August 18, 2011. The final rule amended two provisions of the Air Cargo Screening interim final rule (IFR) issued on September 16, 2009, proposed a new fee range for security threat assessments, and responded to public comments on the IFR.
Safety Zone; TriMet Bridge Project, Willamette River; Portland, OR
Document Number: 2011-21700
Type: Rule
Date: 2011-08-25
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The U.S. Coast Guard will establish a safety zone during the construction of the TriMet Bridge on the Willamette River, in Portland, OR. This action is necessary to ensure the safety of recreational vessels and commercial vessels transiting in close proximity to cranes and overhead work associated with this construction project. During the enforcement period, all vessels will be required to transit through the area at a no wake speed and at a safe distance from the work being conducted.
Safety Zone; ISAF Nations Cup Grand Final Fireworks Display, Sheboygan, WI
Document Number: 2011-21699
Type: Rule
Date: 2011-08-25
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone on the waters of Lake Michigan in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. This zone is intended to restrict vessels from a portion of Sheboygan Harbor during a fireworks display on September 13, 2011. This temporary safety zone is necessary to protect spectators and vessels from the hazards associated with this fireworks display.
National Environmental Policy Act Procedures
Document Number: 2011-21698
Type: Rule
Date: 2011-08-25
Agency: Postal Service, Agencies and Commissions
This rule amends the Postal Service's National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) compliance procedures to update an obsolete statutory reference.
Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Form 1120-H
Document Number: 2011-21697
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-25
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 1120-H, U.S. Income Tax Return for Homeowners Associations.
Art Advisory Panel-Notice of Closed Meeting
Document Number: 2011-21696
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-25
Agency: Internal Revenue Service, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
Closed meeting of the Art Advisory Panel will be held in Washington, DC.
Guidelines for Designating Biobased Products for Federal Procurement
Document Number: 2011-21695
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-25
Agency: Department of Agriculture
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice announces that the Department of Agriculture, Office of Procurement and Property Management, is hereby requesting an extension of a currently approved information collection, Guidelines for Designating Biobased Products for Federal Procurement.
Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Form 990-EZ
Document Number: 2011-21693
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-25
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 990-EZ, Short Form Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax.
Advisory Committee on Disability Compensation; Notice of Meeting
Document Number: 2011-21692
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-25
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
Post Office Closing
Document Number: 2011-21691
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-25
Agency: Postal Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
This document informs the public that an appeal of the closing of the Ida, Arkansas 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.
Postal Service Rate Adjustment
Document Number: 2011-21690
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-25
Agency: Postal Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Commission is noticing a recently-filed Postal Service request concerning a Type 2 rate adjustment. This notice addresses procedural steps associated with this filing.
Combined Notice of Filings #1
Document Number: 2011-21689
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-25
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Combined Notice of Filings #2
Document Number: 2011-21687
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-25
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Combined Notice of Filings #1
Document Number: 2011-21686
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-25
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Public Notice for Waiver of Aeronautical Land-Use Assurance; Lake in the Hills Airport, Lake in the Hills, IL
Document Number: 2011-21674
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-25
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is considering a proposal to change a portion of airport land from aeronautical use to non-aeronautical use and to authorize the sale of the airport property. The proposal consists of portions of Parcels 4, 5 and 6, totaling 10.688 acres, and an easement on a 0.88-acre portion of Parcel 5. Presently the land is vacant and used as open land for control of FAR Part 77 surfaces and compatible land use and is not needed for aeronautical use, as shown on the Airport Layout Plan. The Parcels were acquired with Federal participation. It is the intent of the Village of Lake in the Hills, as owner and operator of the Lake in the Hills Airport (3CK) to sell portions of Parcels 4, 5 & 6 (10.688 Acres) in fee to the City of Crystal Lake, McHenry County Division of Transportation (McHDOT), and McHenry County Conservation District (MCCD), based on local jurisdiction, for the relocation of Pyott Road. 3CK would also grant a permanent easement for utilities to the City of Crystal Lake (0.88 acres). 3CK would, in return, receive the 15.838 acres of land, in fee, from the City of Crystal Lake, McHDOT and MCCD. This notice announces that the FAA is considering the proposal to authorize the disposal of the subject airport property at the Lake in the Hills Airport, Lake in the Hills, IL. Approval does not constitute a commitment by the FAA to financially assist in disposal of the subject airport property nor a determination that all measures covered by the program are eligible for grant-in-aid funding from the FAA. The disposition of proceeds from the disposal of the airport property will be in accordance with FAA's Policy and Procedures Concerning the Use of Airport Revenue, published in the Federal Register on February 16, 1999. In accordance with section 47107(h) of Title 49, United States Code, this notice is required to be published in the Federal Register 30 days before modifying the land-use assurance that requires the property to be used for an aeronautical purpose.
Amendment of Class D and Class E Airspace and Establishment of Class E Airspace; Casper, WY
Document Number: 2011-21663
Type: Rule
Date: 2011-08-25
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
This action amends Class D and Class E airspace at Casper, Natrona County International Airport, Casper, WY, by adjusting the geographic coordinates of the airport. This action also establishes Class E En Route Domestic airspace at the airport to improve the safety and management of IFR operations.
Amendment of Class E Airspace; Shelby, MT
Document Number: 2011-21648
Type: Rule
Date: 2011-08-25
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
This action modifies Class E airspace at Shelby, MT, to accommodate aircraft using Area Navigation (RNAV) Global Positioning System (GPS) standard instrument approach procedures at Shelby Airport. This improves the safety and management of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at the airport.
Acceptance of Public Submissions Regarding the Study of Stable Value Contracts
Document Number: 2011-21645
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-25
Agency: Securities and Exchange Commission, Agencies and Commissions, Commodity Futures Trading Commission
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the ``Dodd-Frank Act'') was enacted on July 21, 2010. Section 719(d) of the Dodd-Frank Act mandates that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the ``CFTC'') and the Securities and Exchange Commission (the ``SEC'' and, together with the CFTC, the ``Commissions'') jointly conduct a study to determine whether stable value contracts (``SVCs'') fall within the definition of a swap. Section 719(d) of the Dodd-Frank Act also requires that the Commissions, in making that determination, jointly consult with the Department of Labor, the Department of the Treasury, and the State entities that regulate the issuers of SVCs. Further, Section 719(d) of the Dodd-Frank Act provides that if the Commissions determine that SVCs fall within the definition of a swap, they jointly shall determine if an exemption for SVCs from the definition of a swap is appropriate and in the public interest. In connection with this study, the Commissions' staffs seek responses of interested parties to the questions set forth below.
Responsibility of Applicants for Promoting Objectivity in Research for which Public Health Service Funding is Sought and Responsible Prospective Contractors
Document Number: 2011-21633
Type: Rule
Date: 2011-08-25
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
This final rule implements changes to the regulations on the Responsibility of Applicants for Promoting Objectivity in Research for which Public Health Service Funding is Sought and Responsible Prospective Contractors. Since the promulgation of the regulations in 1995, biomedical and behavioral research and the resulting interactions among government, research Institutions, and the private sector have become increasingly complex. This complexity, as well as a need to strengthen accountability, led to changes that expand and add transparency to Investigators' disclosure of Significant Financial Interests (SFIs), enhance regulatory compliance and effective institutional oversight and management of Investigators' financial conflicts of interests, as well as increase the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) compliance oversight.
Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier, Inc. Model CL-600-2B19 (Regional Jet Series 100 & 440) Airplanes
Document Number: 2011-21619
Type: Rule
Date: 2011-08-25
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above. This AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) originated by an aviation authority of another country to identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product. The MCAI describes the unsafe condition as:
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Denial of Petition for Rulemaking; School Buses
Document Number: 2011-21596
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2011-08-25
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
This document denies a petition for rulemaking from the Center for Auto Safety (CAS) and 21 others asking that NHTSA mandate the installation of three-point seat belts (lap/shoulder belts) for all seating positions on all school buses. We are denying the petition because we have not found a safety problem supporting a Federal requirement for lap/shoulder belts on large school buses, which are already very safe. The decision to install seat belts on school buses should be left to State and local jurisdictions, which can weigh the need for, benefits and consequences of installing belts on large school buses and best decide whether their particular pupil transportation programs merit installation of the devices.
Certification; Importation of Vehicles and Equipment Subject to Federal Safety, Bumper, and Theft Prevention Standards; Registered Importers of Vehicles Not Originally Manufactured To Conform to the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
Document Number: 2011-21595
Type: Rule
Date: 2011-08-25
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
This document amends NHTSA's regulations pertaining to registered importers (``RIs'') of motor vehicles not originally manufactured to comply with all applicable Federal motor vehicle safety. The agency is amending RI application and renewal requirements to enable the agency to deny applications for registration from entities that have been convicted of a crime related to the importation, purchase, or sale of a motor vehicle or motor vehicle equipment and to revoke existing registrations held by such entities. Another amendment will require an RI to certify that it destroyed or exported nonconforming motor vehicle equipment removed from a vehicle during conformance modifications. The agency is also establishing new requirements for motor vehicles imported under import eligibility petitions, adopting a clearer definition of the term ``model year'' for import eligibility purposes, and requiring that import eligibility petitions include the type classification and gross vehicle weight rating (``GVWR'') of the subject vehicle. This notice also adopts several amendments to the RI regulations that add citations to provisions that can be used as a basis for the non-automatic suspension of an RI registration, deletes redundant text from another provision, and revises several sections to include the agency's current mailing address.
Outbound International Mailings of Lithium Batteries
Document Number: 2011-21443
Type: Rule
Date: 2011-08-25
Agency: Postal Service, Agencies and Commissions
The Postal Service is revising the Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, International Mail Manual (IMM[supreg]) section 135.6, to incorporate new maximum limits for the outbound mailing of lithium batteries. This is consistent with recent amendments to the Universal Postal Union (UPU) Convention.
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for Astragalus lentiginosus var. coachellae
Document Number: 2011-21442
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2011-08-25
Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), propose to revise designated critical habitat for Astragalus lentiginosus var. coachellae (Coachella Valley milk-vetch) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). In total, we are proposing approximately 25,704 acres (10,402 hectares) as critical habitat for this taxon in Riverside County, California.
Whistleblower Incentives and Protection
Document Number: 2011-20423
Type: Rule
Date: 2011-08-25
Agency: Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Commission is adopting Final Rules and new forms to implement Section 23 of the Commodity Exchange Act (``CEA'' or ``Act'') entitled ``Commodity Whistleblower Incentives and Protection.'' The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, enacted on July 21, 2010 (``Dodd-Frank Act''), established a whistleblower program that requires the Commission to pay an award, under regulations prescribed by the Commission and subject to certain limitations, to eligible whistleblowers who voluntarily provide the Commission with original information about a violation of the CEA that leads to the successful enforcement of a covered judicial or administrative action, or a related action. The Dodd-Frank Act also prohibits retaliation by employers against individuals who provide the Commission with information about possible CEA violations.
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