February 17, 2012 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Reader Aids
Document Number: FR-2012-02-17-ReaderAids
Type: Reader Aids
Date: 2012-02-17
Sunshine Act Meeting
Document Number: 2012-3993
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-02-17
Agency: Federal Maritime Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Sunshine Act Meeting
Document Number: 2012-3961
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-02-17
Agency: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Sunshine Act Meeting
Document Number: 2012-3876
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-02-17
Agency: Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Sunshine Act Meeting
Document Number: 2012-3872
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-02-17
Agency: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Agencies and Commissions
Sunshine Act Meeting
Document Number: 2012-3857
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-02-17
Agency: Consumer Product Safety Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Presentation of Final Conventional Conformance Test Criteria and Common Air Interface (CAI) Features/Functionalities Under Test in the Project 25 Compliance Assessment Program and Meeting To Seek Comment on Conventional Conformance Tests for Inclusion in the Program
Document Number: 2012-3839
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-02-17
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology
The U.S. Department of Commerce's (DOC) National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Law Enforcement Standards Office (OLES), in partnership with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office for Interoperability and Compatibility (OIC), will hold a public meeting on Thursday, March 15, 2012 at 1 p.m. Mountain Time, via teleconference. The purpose of the meeting is to present the final criteria for assessing the suitability of P25 Compliance Assessment Program (CAP) conventional conformance tests, as well as the final, prioritized list of features and functionalities that will require conformance testing in the P25 CAP.
Mobility Fund Phase I Auction Updated List of Potentially Eligible Census Blocks
Document Number: 2012-3838
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-02-17
Agency: Federal Communications Commission, Agencies and Commissions
In this document, the Commission's Wireless Telecommunications and Wireline Competition Bureaus provide an updated list of potentially eligible census blocks for Auction 901 scheduled to commence on September 27, 2012, as well as other updated information consistent with the revised list.
Buy American Exception Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
Document Number: 2012-3837
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-02-17
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology
The Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology is providing notice of a determination of an exception to the Buy American Provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA or Recovery Act), for a heat recovery ventilator necessary for a energy residential test facility at NIST.
Comment Sought on Potential Data for Connect America Fund Phase One Incremental Support
Document Number: 2012-3836
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-02-17
Agency: Federal Communications Commission, Agencies and Commissions
In this document, the Wireline Competition Bureau begins the process of implementing CAF Phase I by seeking comment on potential data that can be used as inputs to the equation that will be used to determine distribution of the $300 million, and on a proposed list of wire centers that would be eligible to receive CAF Phase I incremental support.
Recommendations for Establishing an Identity Ecosystem Governance Structure for the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace
Document Number: 2012-3835
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-02-17
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology
The National Institute of Standards and Technology announces the release of a paper entitled Recommendations for Establishing an Identity Ecosystem Governance Structure on Tuesday, February 7, 2012. This paper supports the implementation of the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace and responds to comments received in response to the related Notice of Inquiry published in the Federal Register on June 14, 2011.
Announcement of Funding Awards for the HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) Program for Fiscal Years (FY) 2011
Document Number: 2012-3834
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-02-17
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 2011 HUD-VASH program. This announcement contains the consolidated names and addresses of those award recipients selected for funding under the Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 (``2011 Appropriations Act'').
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences; Notice of Meeting
Document Number: 2012-3831
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-02-17
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
Submission for OMB Emergency Review; Comment Request: A Multi-Center International Hospital-Based Case-Control Study of Lymphoma in Asia (AsiaLymph) (NCI)
Document Number: 2012-3830
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-02-17
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
In accordance with Section 3507(j) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for emergency review and processing this information collection by March 5, 2012. NCI is requesting emergency processing of this information collection, pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.13, because NCI cannot reasonably comply with the normal clearance procedures which would cause a delay and likely prevent or substantially disrupt the collection of information. A delay in starting the information collection would hinder the agency in accomplishing its mission to the detriment of the public good. Public harm could result through the loss of critically needed information to understand and reduce the cancer burden from lymphoid malignancies in the Asian population. The National Institutes of Health may not conduct or sponsor, and the respondent is not required to respond to, an information collection that has been extended, revised, or implemented on or after October 1, 1995, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. Proposed Collection: Title: A Multi-Center International Hospital- Based Case-Control Study of Lymphoma in Asia (AsiaLymph) (NCI). Type of Information Collection Request: Emergency. Need and Use of Information Collection: Incidence rates of certain lymphomas have increased in several centers in Asia thereby increasing the cancer burden in these populations, but the causes remain unknown. AsiaLymph is a multi- disciplinary case-control study that will confirm and extend previous findings and yield novel insights into the causes of lymphoma in both Asia and the West. The major postulated risk factors for evaluation in this study are chemical exposures (i.e., organochlorines, trichloroethylene, and benzene) and genetic susceptibility. Other factors potentially related to lymphoma, such as viral infections, ultraviolet radiation exposure, medical conditions, and other lifestyle factors will also be studied. Patterns of key risk factors, including range of exposures, prevalence of exposures, correlations between exposures, and variation in gene regions are of particular interest. Patients from 19 participating hospitals will be screened and enrolled. There will be a one-time computer-administered interview, and patients will also be asked to provide a one-time blood and buccal cell mouth wash sample and lymphoma cases will be asked to make available a portion of their pathology sample. Frequency of Response: Once. Affected Public: Individuals. Type of Respondents: Newly diagnosed patients with lymphoma or patients undergoing surgery or other treatment for non-cancer related medical issues who live in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Chengdu and Tianjin, China will be enrolled at treating hospitals. The annual reporting burden is estimated at 3,377 hours (see Table below). There are no Capital Costs, Operating Costs, and/or Maintenance Costs to report.
Prospective Grant of Exclusive License: The Development of Human Anti-CD22 Monoclonal Antibodies for the Treatment of Human Cancers and Autoimmune Disease
Document Number: 2012-3829
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-02-17
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
This is notice, in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(c)(1) and 37 CFR 404.7(a)(1)(i), that the National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, is contemplating the grant of an exclusive evaluation option license to practice the inventions embodied in U.S. Patent Application 61/042,239 entitled ``Human Monoclonal Antibodies Specific for CD22'' [HHS Ref. E-080-2008/0-US-01], PCT Application PCT/US2009/124109 entitled ``Human and Improved Murine Monoclonal Antibodies Against CD22'' [HHS Ref. E-080-2008/0-PCT-02], U.S. patent application 12/934,214 entitled ``Human Monoclonal Antibodies Specific for CD22'' [HHS Ref. E-080-2008/0-US-03], and all related continuing and foreign patents/patent applications for the technology family, to Sanomab, Ltd. The patent rights in these inventions have been assigned to and/or exclusively licensed to the Government of the United States of America. The prospective exclusive evaluation option license territory may be worldwide, and the field of use may be limited to:
Prospective Grant of Exclusive License: Photosensitizing Antibody-Fluorophore Conjugates for Photo-Immunotherapy
Document Number: 2012-3828
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-02-17
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
This is notice, in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(c)(1) and 37 CFR 404.7(a)(1)(i), that the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is contemplating the grant of a worldwide exclusive evaluation option license, to practice the inventions embodied in US patent application 13/180,111, filed July 11, 2011 (HHS Reference E-205-2010/0-US-02), originated from provisional application 61/363,079 filed July 09, 2010, and entitled ``Photosensitizing Antibody Fluorophore Conjugates for Photo- Immunotherapy'' to Aspyrian Therapeutics, Inc., a company incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware, having its headquarters in San Diego, California. The United States of America is the assignee of the rights of the above inventions. The field of use may be limited to ``use of photosensitizing antibody-fluorophore conjugate for imaging and photo-immunotherapy of cancer'' and may be further limited to certain types of cancer and/or specific platforms. Upon the expiration or termination of the exclusive evaluation option license, Aspyrian Therapeutics, Inc. will have the right to execute an exclusive worldwide patent commercialization license which will supersede and replace the exclusive evaluation option license with the same field of use.
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; Notice of Closed Meetings
Document Number: 2012-3826
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-02-17
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
Government-Owned Inventions; Availability for Licensing
Document Number: 2012-3824
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-02-17
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
The inventions listed below are owned by an agency of the U.S. Government and are available for licensing in the U.S. in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 207 to achieve expeditious commercialization of results of federally-funded research and development. Foreign patent applications are filed on selected inventions to extend market coverage for companies and may also be available for licensing.
Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meeting
Document Number: 2012-3823
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-02-17
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
National Institute on Aging; Notice of Closed Meetings
Document Number: 2012-3821
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-02-17
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
National Institute of General Medical Sciences; Notice of Closed Meeting
Document Number: 2012-3819
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-02-17
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
Gastroenterology-Urology Devices; Reclassification of Sorbent Hemoperfusion Devices for the Treatment of Poisoning and Drug Overdose; Effective Date of Requirement for Premarket Approval for Sorbent Hemoperfusion Devices To Treat Hepatic Coma and Metabolic Disturbances
Document Number: 2012-3810
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2012-02-17
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing to reclassify the sorbent hemoperfusion system, a preamendments class III device, into class II (special controls) for the treatment of poisoning and drug overdose, and to require the filing of a premarket approval application (PMA) or a notice of completion of a product development protocol (PDP) for the treatment of hepatic coma and metabolic disturbances. FDA is identifying the proposed special controls that the Agency believes will reasonably ensure the safety and effectiveness of the device for the treatment of poisoning and drug overdose. The Agency is also summarizing its proposed findings regarding the degree of risk of illness or injury designed to be eliminated or reduced by requiring the devices to meet the statute's approval requirements and the benefits to the public from the use of the devices. In addition, FDA is announcing the opportunity for interested persons to request that the Agency change the classification of any of the devices mentioned in this document based on new information. This action implements certain statutory requirements.
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; New Proposed Collection; Comment Request Stress and Cortisol Measurement for the National Children's Study
Document Number: 2012-3809
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-02-17
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
In compliance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, for opportunity for public comment on proposed data collection projects, the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects to be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval.
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities Notice of Closed Meeting
Document Number: 2012-3808
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-02-17
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; Notice of Closed Meeting
Document Number: 2012-3807
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-02-17
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities; Notice of Meeting
Document Number: 2012-3806
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-02-17
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; Notice of Closed Meeting
Document Number: 2012-3805
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-02-17
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; Notice of Closed Meeting
Document Number: 2012-3804
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-02-17
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; Notice of Closed Meetings
Document Number: 2012-3803
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-02-17
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; Notice of Closed Meeting
Document Number: 2012-3802
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-02-17
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
Environmental Impacts Statements; Notice of Availability
Document Number: 2012-3801
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-02-17
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Center for Scientific Review Notice of Closed Meetings
Document Number: 2012-3800
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-02-17
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; Notice of Closed Meeting
Document Number: 2012-3799
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-02-17
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by Catcher/Processors Using Trawl Gear in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska
Document Number: 2012-3797
Type: Rule
Date: 2012-02-17
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific cod by catcher/processors (C/Ps) using trawl gear in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the A season allowance of the 2012 Pacific cod total allowable catch apportioned to C/Ps using trawl gear in the Western Regulatory Area of the GOA.
Center for Scientific Review: Notice of Closed Meetings
Document Number: 2012-3796
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-02-17
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pollock in Statistical Area 630 in the Gulf of Alaska
Document Number: 2012-3794
Type: Rule
Date: 2012-02-17
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS is opening directed fishing for pollock in Statistical Area 630 of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary to fully use the A season allowance of the 2012 total allowable catch of pollock in Statistical Area 630 of the GOA.
Funds for Leadership Training in Pediatric Dentistry's Current Grantees; One-Year Extension
Document Number: 2012-3792
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-02-17
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) will be issuing a non-competitive one-year extension with funds for the Leadership Training in Pediatric Dentistry awards to Columbia University, The Regents of the University of California and the University of Washington. Up to $196,506 per grantee will be awarded over a one-year extended project period. The Leadership Training in Pediatric Dentistry program supports a national focus on leadership training in pediatric dentistry through the support of: (1) The postdoctoral training of dentists in the primary care specialty of pediatric dentistry for leadership roles in education, research, public health, advocacy, and public service related to oral health programs for populations of mothers and children (infants through adolescents), particularly children with special health care needs; (2) the development and dissemination of curricula, teaching models, and other educational resources to enhance maternal and child health (MCH) oral health programs; and (3) the continuing education, consultation, and technical assistance in pediatric oral health which address the needs of the MCH community. This extension with funds will allow HRSA's Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) to align its leadership training initiatives in oral health with HRSA's other oral health training investments.
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 90-Day Finding on a Petition To List the Thermophilic Ostracod as Endangered or Threatened
Document Number: 2012-3791
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2012-02-17
Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, announce a 90-day finding on a petition to list the thermophilic ostracod (Potamocypris hunteri) as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). Based on our review, we find that the petition does not present substantial information indicating that listing the thermophilic ostracod may be warranted. Therefore, we are not initiating a status review in response to this petition. We ask the public to submit to us any new information that becomes available concerning the status of, or threats to, the thermophilic ostracod or its habitat at any time.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Document Number: 2012-3790
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-02-17
Agency: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services
Proposed CERCLA Administrative Cost Recovery Settlement; Lake Linden Superfund Site in Lake Linden, Houghton County, MI
Document Number: 2012-3789
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-02-17
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
In accordance with Section 122(i) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, as amended (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9622(i), notice is hereby given of a proposed administrative settlement for recovery of past response costs concerning the Lake Linden Superfund Site in Lake Linden, Houghton County, Michigan with Honeywell Specialty Materials, LLC. The settlement requires the settling party to pay $357,149.47 to the Hazardous Substance Superfund. The settlement includes a covenant not to sue the settling party pursuant to Section 107(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9607(a). For thirty (30) days following the date of publication of this notice, the Agency will receive written comments relating to the settlement. The Agency will consider all comments received and may modify or withdraw its consent to the settlement if comments received disclose facts or considerations which indicate that the settlement is inappropriate, improper, or inadequate. The Agency's response to any comments received will be available for public inspection at the U.S. EPA Records Center, Room 714, 77 W. Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60604.
Department of State Performance Review Board Members
Document Number: 2012-3788
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-02-17
Agency: Department of State
National Institute of Mental Health; Notice of Meeting
Document Number: 2012-3786
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-02-17
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases; Notice of Closed Meetings
Document Number: 2012-3784
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-02-17
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity (NACIQI) Teleconference
Document Number: 2012-3783
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-02-17
Agency: Department of Education
This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda item for the upcoming teleconference meeting of the NACIQI, which is scheduled for Friday, April 13, 2012, and provides information for members of the public wishing to submit written comments, attend the meeting, and/or make oral comments during the meeting. The notice of this teleconference meeting is required under Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) and Section 114(d)(1)(B) of the Higher Education Act (HEA) of 1965, as amended.
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development; Notice of Closed Meeting
Document Number: 2012-3782
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-02-17
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
U.S. Antarctic Program Blue Ribbon Panel Review; Notice of Meeting
Document Number: 2012-3781
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-02-17
Agency: National Science Foundation, Agencies and Commissions
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