January 9, 2012 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Export and Reexport License Requirements for Certain Microwave and Millimeter Wave Electronic Components
Document Number: 2012-135
Type: Rule
Date: 2012-01-09
Agency: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security
This rule imposes a license requirement on exports and reexports to all destinations other than Canada of two types of microwave and millimeter wave electronic components. The two components are packaged high electron mobility transistors and packaged microwave ``monolithic integrated circuits'' power amplifiers that meet certain criteria with respect to frequency range, size and output power. BIS takes this step to control exports and reexports of these components, which have uses in military radar systems as well as in civilian radar and telecommunications systems. The U.S. Government also plans to propose adding these components to the Dual List of the Wassenaar Arrangement on Export Controls for Conventional Arms and Dual-Use Goods and Technologies (Wassenaar Arrangement Dual Use List) in 2012.
Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce plc (RR) RB211-524 Series Turbofan Engines
Document Number: 2012-134
Type: Rule
Date: 2012-01-09
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
We are superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above. That AD currently requires initial and repetitive borescope inspections of the head section and meterpanel assembly of the combustion liner, and replacement if necessary. This new AD requires those same inspections, and replacement. This AD also expands the applicability to include part numbers (P/N) of additional combustion liners. This AD was prompted by an inquiry submitted by an operator, which resulted in RR performing a complete review of the affected front combustion liner part numbers. We are issuing this AD to prevent deterioration of the engine combustion liner, which can result in combustion liner breakup, case burn-through, engine fire, and damage to the airplane.
Connecticut Southern Railroad, Inc.-Abandonment Exemption-in Hartford County, CT
Document Number: 2012-133
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-01-09
Agency: Surface Transportation Board, Department of Transportation
Open Meeting of the President's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness (PCJC)
Document Number: 2012-131
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-01-09
Agency: Department of the Treasury
The President's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness will meet on January 17, 2012, at the White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC, beginning at 2 p.m. Eastern Time. The meeting will be open to the public via live webcast at http:[sol][sol]www.whitehouse.gov/live.
San Pablo Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Sonoma, Napa, and Solano Counties, CA; Final Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Finding of No Significant Impact
Document Number: 2012-130
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-01-09
Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the availability of our final Comprehensive Conservation Plan (CCP) and finding of no significant impact (FONSI) for the San Pablo Bay National Wildlife Refuge (Refuge). In the CCP, we describe how we will manage the Refuge for the next 15 years.
Notice of Realty Action: Classification for Lease and/or Subsequent Conveyance for Recreation and Public Purposes of Public Land in Clark County, NV
Document Number: 2012-129
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-01-09
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
In accordance with Section 7 of the Taylor Grazing Act and Executive Order Number 6910, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has examined and found suitable for classification for lease and/or subsequent conveyance under the provisions of the Recreation and Public Purposes (R&PP) Act, as amended, approximately 7.5 acres of public land in the City of Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada. The State of Nevada proposes to use the land for a State office building.
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Copper Flat Mine Plan of Operations, Sierra County, NM
Document Number: 2012-128
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-01-09
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended, and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, as amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Las Cruces District Office, Las Cruces, New Mexico, intends to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and by this notice is announcing the beginning of the scoping process to solicit public comments and identify issues.
Call for Nominations for the Carrizo Plain National Monument Advisory Council, California
Document Number: 2012-126
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-01-09
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is soliciting nominations from the public to fill four positions on the Carrizo Plain National Monument Advisory Committee (MAC). MAC members provide advice and recommendations to the BLM on the management of public lands in the Carrizo Plain National Monument.
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement To Address Grazing Permit Renewals in the Jump Creek, Succor Creek, and Cow Creek Watersheds in the Owyhee Field Office of the Boise District, ID
Document Number: 2012-125
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-01-09
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended, and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (NEPA), as amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Owyhee Field Office in Marsing, Idaho intends to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS), and by this notice, is announcing the beginning of the scoping process to solicit public comments and identify issues.
Certain Portable Electronic Devices and Related Software; Determination Not To Review Initial Determination Granting Motion To Amend the Complaint and Notice of Investigation
Document Number: 2012-121
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-01-09
Agency: International Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined not to review the presiding administrative law judge's (``ALJ'') initial determination (``ID'') (Order No. 19) granting Complainant's unopposed motion to amend the Complaint and Notice of Investigation.
Large Residential Washers From Korea and Mexico; Institution of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Investigations and Scheduling of Preliminary Phase Investigations
Document Number: 2012-120
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-01-09
Agency: International Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Commission hereby gives notice of the institution of investigations and commencement of preliminary phase antidumping and countervailing duty investigation Nos. 701-TA-488 and 731-TA-1199-1200 (Preliminary) under sections 703(a) and 733(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671b(a) and 1673b(a)) (the Act) to determine whether there is a reasonable indication that an industry in the United States is materially injured or threatened with material injury, or the establishment of an industry in the United States is materially retarded, by reason of imports from Korea and Mexico of large residential washers that are alleged to be sold in the United States at less than fair value and alleged to be subsidized by the Government of Korea. The products subject to the petitions are classifiable in subheading 8450.20.00 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, and imported under statistical reporting number 8450.20.0090. Products subject to these petitions may also be imported under HTS subheadings 8450.11.00, 8450.90.20 or 8450.90.60. Unless the Department of Commerce extends the time for initiation pursuant to sections 702(c)(1)(B) or 732(c)(1)(B) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1671a(c)(1)(B) or 1673a(c)(1)(B)), the Commission must reach a preliminary determination in antidumping and countervailing duty investigations in 45 days, or in this case by February 13, 2012. The Commission's views are due at Commerce within five business days thereafter, or by February 21, 2012. For further information concerning the conduct of these investigations and rules of general application, consult the Commission,s Rules of Practice and Procedure, part 201, subparts A through E (19 CFR part 201), and part 207, subparts A and B (19 CFR part 207).
Notice of Public Meetings of the Committee on Adjudication of the Administrative Conference of the United States
Document Number: 2012-119
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-01-09
Agency: Administrative Conference of the United States
Notice is hereby given of two public meetings of the Committee on Adjudication of the Assembly of the Administrative Conference of the United States. At these meetings, the committee will consider a draft report and a draft recommendation examining ways to improve procedures for immigration adjudication. Complete details regarding the committee meeting, the contours of the Immigration Adjudication Project, how to attend (including information about remote access and obtaining special accommodations for persons with disabilities), and how to submit comments to the committee can be found in the ``About'' section of the Conference's Web site, at https://www.acus.gov. Click on ``About,'' then on ``The Committees,'' and then on ``Committee on Adjudication.'' Comments may be submitted by email to Comments@acus.gov, with ``Committee on Adjudication'' in the subject line, or by postal mail to ``Committee on Adjudication Comments'' at the address given below.
Combined Notice of Filings #1
Document Number: 2012-117
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-01-09
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Combined Notice of Filings
Document Number: 2012-116
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-01-09
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Survey of the Need for the Improvement of Infrared Reflectance Measurements and Standards
Document Number: 2012-115
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-01-09
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology
The Department of Commerce, 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.
Privacy Act of 1974; Report of an Altered System of Records, Including Addition of Routine Uses to an Existing System of Records; Bioresearch Monitoring Information System
Document Number: 2012-114
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-01-09
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing an alteration to an existing System of Records (System) titled ``Bioresearch Monitoring Information System, HHS/FDA'' (System No. 09- 10-0010). Among other updates, this alteration adds new routine uses for disclosures of certain relevant information to Agencies, authorities, and organizations with responsibilities related to clinical investigations and/or clinical investigators; persons who require access to records to perform services for FDA; and individual research subjects.
Security Zones; Cruise Ships, San Pedro Bay, CA
Document Number: 2012-109
Type: Rule
Date: 2012-01-09
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is amending a security zone regulation for cruise ships visiting San Pedro Bay, California by providing a common description of all security zones to encompass only navigable waters within a 100-yard radius around any cruise ship that is located within the San Pedro Bay port area landward of the sea buoys bounding the Port of Los Angeles or Port of Long Beach or at designated anchorages within 3 nautical miles of the Federal breakwater. This rule is necessary to provide for the safety of the cruise ship, vessels, and users of the waterway. Entry into these security zones will be prohibited unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port (COTP) Los Angeles Long Beach, or his designated representative.
Regulated Navigation Area; Arthur Kill, NY and NJ
Document Number: 2012-108
Type: Rule
Date: 2012-01-09
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is amending the Regulated Navigation Area (RNA) in the navigable waters of the Arthur Kill in New York and New Jersey. The amendment allows the Coast Guard to suspend enforcement of some RNA requirements when they are found to be impracticable and unnecessary for the maintenance of safety.
Houston/Galveston Navigation Safety Advisory Committee; Vacancies
Document Number: 2012-107
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-01-09
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard seeks applications for membership on the Houston/Galveston Navigation Safety Advisory Committee (HOGANSAC). This Committee provides advice and makes recommendations to the Coast Guard on matters relating to the safe transit of vessels and products through Galveston Bay, and to and from the Ports of Galveston, Houston, Texas City, and Galveston Bay.
National Maritime Security Advisory Committee; Meeting
Document Number: 2012-105
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-01-09
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The National Maritime Security Advisory Committee (NMSAC) will meet on January 18-19, 2012 in Washington, DC to discuss various issues relating to national maritime security. This meeting will be open to the public.
Regulated Navigation Area; S99 Alford Street Bridge Rehabilitation Project, Mystic River, MA
Document Number: 2012-104
Type: Rule
Date: 2012-01-09
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The United States Coast Guard is establishing a regulated navigation area (RNA) on the navigable waters of the Mystic River under and surrounding the S99 Alford Street Bridge which crosses the Mystic River between Boston and Chelsea, Massachusetts. This temporary interim rule is intended to protect both vessels and construction workers by restricting vessel traffic during periods where the bridge is being repaired.
Privacy Act of 1974, as Amended
Document Number: 2012-103
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-01-09
Agency: Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection
In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, hereinto referred to as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (``CFPB'' or the ``Bureau''), gives notice of the establishment of a Privacy Act System of Records.
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Application Forms for Membership on a National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council
Document Number: 2012-102
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-01-09
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The Department of Commerce, 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.
Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: 2012 Renewable Fuel Standards
Document Number: 2011-33451
Type: Rule
Date: 2012-01-09
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Under the Clean Air Act Section 211(o), the Environmental Protection Agency is required to set the renewable fuel standards each November for the following year. In general the standards are designed to ensure that the applicable volumes of renewable fuel specified in the statue are used. However, the statute specifies that EPA is to project the volume of cellulosic biofuel production for the upcoming year and must base the cellulosic biofuel standard on that projected volume if it is less than the applicable volume set forth in the Act. EPA is today finalizing a projected cellulosic biofuel volume for 2012 and annual percentage standards for cellulosic biofuel, biomass-based diesel, advanced biofuel, and renewable fuels that will apply to all gasoline and diesel produced or imported for domestic use in year 2012. In the NPRM we also proposed an applicable volume of 1.28 billion gallons for biomass-based diesel for 2013. The statute specifies that the minimum volume of biomass-based diesel for years 2013 and beyond must be at least 1.0 billion gallons. We are continuing to evaluate the many comments on the NPRM from stakeholders, and will issue a final rule setting the applicable biomass-based diesel volume for calendar year 2013 as expeditiously as practicable. This action also presents a number of changes to the RFS2 regulations that are designed to clarify existing provisions and to address several unique circumstances that have come to light since the RFS2 program became effective on July 1, 2010. Finally, today's rule also makes a minor amendment to the gasoline benzene regulations regarding inclusion of transferred blendstocks in a refinery's early benzene credit generation calculations.
Real-Time Public Reporting of Swap Transaction Data
Document Number: 2011-33173
Type: Rule
Date: 2012-01-09
Agency: Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (``CFTC'' or ``Commission'') is adopting regulations to implement certain statutory provisions enacted by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (``Dodd-Frank Act''). Specifically, in accordance with the Dodd-Frank Act, the Commission is adopting rules to implement a framework for the real-time public reporting of swap transaction and pricing data for all swap transactions.
Specifications for Medical Examinations of Underground Coal Miners
Document Number: 2011-33164
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2012-01-09
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
With this notice of proposed rulemaking, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposes to modify its regulations on Specifications for Medical Examinations of Underground Coal Miners. Existing regulations establish specifications for providing, interpreting, classifying, and submitting film-based roentgenograms (now commonly called chest radiographs or X-rays) of underground coal miners for the surveillance of coal workers' pneumoconiosis (black lung) under the Coal Workers' Health Surveillance Program, administered by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). The current standards specify requirements that permit the use of film- based radiography systems only; proposed amendments would retain those standards (with minor modifications that reflect more commonly-used terms) and add a parallel set of standards to specify requirements that would permit the use of digital radiography systems. An additional proposed amendment would require coal mine operators to provide NIOSH with employee rosters to assist the Program in improving participation by miners.
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutant Emissions: Group IV Polymers and Resins; Pesticide Active Ingredient Production; and Polyether Polyols Production
Document Number: 2011-32934
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2012-01-09
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The EPA is proposing amendments to three national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP): National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutant Emissions: Group IV Polymers and Resins; NESHAP for Pesticide Active Ingredient Production; and NESHAP for Polyether Polyols Production. For all three of these NESHAP rules, the EPA is proposing decisions concerning the following: residual risk reviews; technology reviews; emissions during periods of startup, shutdown and malfunction; standards for previously unregulated hazardous air pollutant emissions; and electronic reporting of performance test results.
Revisions to Test Methods and Testing Regulations
Document Number: 2011-31234
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2012-01-09
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
This action proposes editorial and technical corrections necessary for source testing of emissions and operations. The revisions include the addition of alternative equipment and methods as well as corrections to technical and typographical errors. We also solicit public comment on potential changes to the current procedures for determining emission stratification.
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