April 6, 2012 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Reader Aids
Document Number: FR-2012-04-06-ReaderAids
Type: Reader Aids
Date: 2012-04-06
Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Airplanes
Document Number: C1-2012-7008
Type: Rule
Date: 2012-04-06
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations
Document Number: C1-2011-33772
Type: Rule
Date: 2012-04-06
Agency: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security
Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations
Document Number: C1-2011-25157
Type: Rule
Date: 2012-04-06
Agency: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security
Notice of Sunshine Act Meeting Cancellation
Document Number: 2012-8491
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-04-06
Agency: National Transportation Safety Board, Agencies and Commissions
Government in the Sunshine Act Meeting Notice
Document Number: 2012-8408
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-04-06
Agency: International Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Government in the Sunshine Act Meeting Notice
Document Number: 2012-8407
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-04-06
Agency: International Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) Inviting Applications for the 2012 Farmers' Market Promotion Program (FMPP)
Document Number: 2012-8395
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-04-06
Agency: Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture
The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) announces the availability of approximately $10 million in competitive grant funds for fiscal year (FY) 2012 to increase domestic consumption of agricultural commodities by expanding direct producer-to-consumer market opportunities. Examples of direct producer-to-consumer market opportunities include new farmers markets, roadside stands, community- supported agriculture (CSA) programs, agri-tourism activities, and other direct producer-to-consumer infrastructures. AMS hereby requests proposals from eligible entities within the following categories: Agricultural cooperatives, producer networks, producer associations, local governments, nonprofit corporations, public benefit corporations, economic development corporations, regional farmers market authorities, and Tribal governments. Based on the available funding, AMS will award the most competitive applications that demonstrate measurable, outcome- based strategies that help increase farmers' or agricultural producers' revenue through direct producer to consumer marketing opportunities. The minimum award per grant is $5,000 and the maximum award per grant is $100,000. No matching funds are required.
Methyl Bromide; Proposed Pesticide Tolerance
Document Number: 2012-8390
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2012-04-06
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
This document proposes to establish a tolerance for residues of methyl bromide in or on cotton, undelinted seed under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) because there is a need for imported undelinted cottonseed for use as feed for dairy cattle in the United States. This imported cottonseed has become necessary because cottonseed is a critical part of the dairy cattle diet and the 2011 U.S. cotton crop was significantly below average due to severe drought conditions in Texas.
Applications for New Awards; Education Research and Special Education Research Grant Programs; Correction
Document Number: 2012-8388
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-04-06
Agency: Department of Education
On March 6, 2012, the Institute of Education Sciences in the U.S. Department of Education published in the Federal Register (77 FR 13297) a notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year 2013 for the Education Research and Special Education Research Grant Programs. This notice makes several corrections to the March 6, 2012, notice inviting applications (March 6 NIA).
Unified Carrier Registration Plan Board of Directors; Request for Nominations
Document Number: 2012-8387
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-04-06
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
FMCSA solicits nominations and applications for appointment to the Board of Directors of the Unified Carrier Registration Plan (UCR Plan) of interested persons to serve as representatives of the motor carrier industry. The Agency will appoint five members from the motor carrier industry. The UCR Plan is responsible for the administration of the UCR Agreement. The UCR Agreement governs the registration and the collection and distribution of fees paid by for-hire and private motor carriers, brokers, freight forwarders, and leasing companies. The UCR Plan and Agreement replaced the Single State Registration System (SSRS), which was repealed as of January 1, 2008.
Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery; Framework Adjustment 23
Document Number: 2012-8386
Type: Rule
Date: 2012-04-06
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
This action approves Framework Adjustment 23 to the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Management Plan (Framework 23) and implements its measures. Framework 23 was developed and adopted by the New England Fishery Management Council and includes measures to: Minimize impacts on sea turtles through the requirement of a turtle deflector dredge; improve the effectiveness of the scallop fishery's accountability measures related to the yellowtail flounder annual catch limits; adjust the limited access general category Northern Gulf of Maine management program; and modify the scallop vessel monitoring system trip notification procedures to improve flexibility for the scallop fleet.
Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Diabetes Mellitus
Document Number: 2012-8385
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-04-06
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
FMCSA announces receipt of applications from 22 individuals for exemption from the prohibition against persons with insulin-treated diabetes mellitus (ITDM) operating commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) in interstate commerce. If granted, the exemptions would enable these individuals with ITDM to operate CMVs in interstate commerce.
Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Vision
Document Number: 2012-8384
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-04-06
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
FMCSA announces receipt of applications from 13 individuals for exemption from the vision requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations. If granted, the exemptions would enable these individuals to qualify as drivers of commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) in interstate commerce without meeting the Federal vision requirement.
Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes From Thailand: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review
Document Number: 2012-8383
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-04-06
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
The Department of Commerce (the Department) is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on circular welded carbon steel pipes and tubes from Thailand. This review covers the respondents, Pacific Pipe Public Company Limited (Pacific Pipe) and Saha Thai Steel Pipe (Public) Company, Ltd. (Saha Thai). The Department preliminarily determines that sales of circular welded carbon steel pipes and tubes have been made below normal value (NV) during the March 1, 2010, through February 28, 2011 period of review (POR). The preliminary results are listed below in the section titled ``Preliminary Results of Review.'' Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.
National Climate Assessment and Development Advisory Committee (NCADAC)
Document Number: 2012-8382
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-04-06
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
This notice announces the selection of the authors for the report of the next National Climate Assessment by the National Climate Assessment and Development Advisory Committee (NCADAC). The next National Climate Assessment will consist of 28 chapters, each drafted by a set of Convening Lead Authors and Lead Authors. The list of these by chapter can be found on the Web page https://www.globalchange.gov/ what-we-do/assessment/people/nca-author-teams.
New England Fishery Management Council (NEFMC); Public Meeting
Document Number: 2012-8378
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-04-06
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a 3-day meeting from Tuesday through Thursday, April 24-April 26, 2012, to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
Marine Mammals; File No. 16599
Document Number: 2012-8377
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-04-06
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Notice is hereby given that that a permit has been issued to Dorian Houser, Ph.D., National Marine Mammal Foundation, 2240 Shelter Island Drive, 200, San Diego, CA 92106, to conduct scientific research on cetaceans stranded or in rehabilitation facilities in the U.S.
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Amendment 32 Supplement
Document Number: 2012-8376
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2012-04-06
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS proposes to supplement the regulations that implemented management measures described in Amendment 32 to the Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for the Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf of Mexico (Amendment 32) prepared by the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council). After publication of the final rule for Amendment 32, published on February 10, 2012, NMFS identified inconsistencies in the regulatory text regarding the quotas and annual catch limits (ACLs) for ``other shallow water grouper'' (Other SWG) that need correction. This rule would revise the regulatory text regarding the quotas and ACLs for Other SWG. Additionally, NMFS proposes revisions to improve clarity of the regulations.
Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Diabetes Mellitus
Document Number: 2012-8375
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-04-06
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
FMCSA announces its decision to exempt seventeen individuals from its rule prohibiting persons with insulin-treated diabetes mellitus (ITDM) from operating commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) in interstate commerce. The exemptions will enable these individuals to operate CMVs in interstate commerce.
Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; General Provisions for Domestic Fisheries; Application for Exempted Fishing Permit
Document Number: 2012-8374
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-04-06
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The Assistant Regional Administrator for Sustainable Fisheries, Northeast Region, NMFS (Assistant Regional Administrator), has made a preliminary determination that an Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP) application submitted by the Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) contains all of the required information and warrants further consideration. The EFP would exempt participating vessels from the following types of fishery regulations: Minimum fish size restrictions; fish possession limits; prohibited fish species, not including species protected under the Endangered Species Act; and gear-specific fish possession restrictions for the purpose of collecting fishery dependent catch data and biological samples. Regulations under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act require publication of this notification to provide interested parties the opportunity to comment on EFP applications.
Endangered and Threatened Species; Proposed Threatened Status for Distinct Population Segments of the Bearded Seal
Document Number: 2012-8373
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2012-04-06
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS has conducted special independent peer review of the December 2010 status review report of the bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus) under the Endangered Species Act, as amended (ESA). This notice announces availability of a peer review report that consolidates the comments received from the reviewers and the opening of a 30-day public comment period on that report. Please note that comments previously submitted need not be resubmitted since they are already part of the record and will be considered when NMFS makes its final determination.
Qualification of Drivers; Application for Exemptions; Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators
Document Number: 2012-8372
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-04-06
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
FMCSA announces receipt of applications from four individuals for an exemption from the prohibition against persons with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs), due to syncope or likelihood of causing any loss of ability to operate a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) safely. FMCSA requests public comments on these applications for an exemption. If granted, the exemption would enable these individuals with ICDs to operate CMVs in interstate commerce.
Endangered and Threatened Species; Proposed Threatened Status for Subspecies of the Ringed Seal
Document Number: 2012-8371
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2012-04-06
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS has conducted special independent peer review of the December 2010 status review report of the ringed seal (Phoca hispida) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA). This notice announces availability of a peer review report that consolidates the comments received from the reviewers and the opening of a 30-day public comment period on that report. Please note that comments previously submitted need not be resubmitted since they are already part of the record and will be considered when NMFS makes its final determination.
Committee on Administration and Management
Document Number: 2012-8369
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-04-06
Agency: Administrative Conference of the United States
Notice is hereby given of a public meeting of the Committee on Administration and Management of the Assembly of the Administrative Conference of the United States. The meeting will provide an opportunity for the committee to continue its consideration of a draft recommendation regarding the Paperwork Reduction Act. Complete details regarding the committee meeting, the contours of the 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 Administration and Management.'' Comments may be submitted by email to Comments@acus.gov, with ``Committee on Administration and Management'' in the subject line, or by postal mail to ``Committee on Administration and Management Comments'' at the address given below.
Foundry Coke Products From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Expedited Second Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order
Document Number: 2012-8368
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-04-06
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
On December 1, 2011, the Department of Commerce (``Department'') initiated the second five-year (``sunset'') review of the antidumping duty order on foundry coke products (``foundry coke'') from the People's Republic of China (``PRC'') pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``Act''). On the basis of a notice of intent to participate, and an adequate substantive response filed on behalf of the domestic interested parties,\1\ as well as a lack of response from respondent interested parties, the Department conducted an expedited sunset review of the antidumping duty order, pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1). As a result of the sunset review, the Department finds that revocation of the antidumping duty order on foundry coke from the PRC would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping at the levels indicated in the ``Final Results of Review'' section of this notice.
Manufacturing Extension Partnership Advisory Board
Document Number: 2012-8366
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-04-06
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology
NIST announces that the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Advisory Board, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will hold an open meeting on Sunday, May 6, 2012, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Work Group on Measuring Systems for Taxis
Document Number: 2012-8365
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-04-06
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is forming a Work Group (WG) to develop proposals to revise the current Taximeters Code in NIST Handbook 44 (HB 44), Specifications, Tolerances, and Other Technical Requirements for Weighing and Measuring Devices, to adequately address emerging technologies used to assess charges based on time and/or distance measurements in taxi applications and to ensure that the prescribed methodologies and standards facilitate measurements that are traceable to the International System of Units (SI).
Record of Decision for the Nabesna Off-Road Vehicle Management Plan and Final Environmental Impact Statement, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve
Document Number: 2012-8364
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-04-06
Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service
Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, 42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C), the National Park Service (NPS) announces the availability of a Record of Decision (ROD) that documents decisions regarding off-road vehicle management in the Nabesna District of Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve. The ROD describes the management actions, trail improvements, regulations, and mitigation (including monitoring) that will implement Alternative 6, identified in the FEIS as the preferred alternative. The ROD also describes the rationale used in making the decision and identifies the environmentally preferable alternative. The ROD includes a recommendation for the reclassification of eligible wilderness, which was approved by the NPS Director on January 18, 2012. The reclassification resulted in a net gain of 16,929 acres of eligible wilderness in the analysis area.
Buy American Exceptions Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
Document Number: 2012-8363
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-04-06
Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development
In accordance with the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Pub. L. 111-05, approved February 17, 2009) (Recovery Act), and implementing guidance of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), this notice advises that certain exceptions to the Buy American requirement of the Recovery Act have been determined applicable for work using Capital Fund Recovery Formula and Competition (CFRFC) grant funds. Specifically, an exception was granted to the Philadelphia Housing Authority for the purchase and installation of Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards (UFAS)-compliant combination washer/dryer units for the Paschall Village Phase I and II project.
Buy American Exceptions Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
Document Number: 2012-8362
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-04-06
Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development
In accordance with the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Pub. L. 111-05, approved February 17, 2009) (Recovery Act), and implementing guidance of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), this notice advises that certain exceptions to the Buy American requirement of the Recovery Act have been determined applicable for work using Capital Fund Recovery Formula and Competition (CFRFC) grant funds. Specifically, an exception was granted to the Wilmington Housing Authority for the purchase and installation of condensing tankless water heaters for the Southbridge project.
Manning Grain Company; Acquisition and Operation Exemption; Fillmore Western Railway Company
Document Number: 2012-8358
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-04-06
Agency: Surface Transportation Board, Department of Transportation
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments Requested
Document Number: 2012-8357
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-04-06
Agency: Department of Justice, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
Determination of Regulatory Review Period for Purposes of Patent Extension; LATUDA
Document Number: 2012-8354
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-04-06
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has determined the regulatory review period for LATUDA and is publishing this notice of that determination as required by law. FDA has made the determination because of the submission of an application to the Director of Patents and Trademarks, Department of Commerce, for the extension of a patent which claims that human drug product.
National Cancer Institute; Notice of Closed Meeting
Document Number: 2012-8353
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-04-06
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings
Document Number: 2012-8352
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-04-06
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
Environmental Impacts Statements; Notice of Availability
Document Number: 2012-8351
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-04-06
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Investment Company Advertising: Target Date Retirement Fund Names and Marketing
Document Number: 2012-8348
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2012-04-06
Agency: Securities and Exchange Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Securities and Exchange Commission is reopening the period for public comment on amendments it originally proposed in Securities Act Release No. 9126 to allow interested persons to submit comments on the results of investor testing regarding target date retirement funds. The rule proposal would, if adopted, require a target date retirement fund that includes the target date in its name to disclose the fund's asset allocation at the target date immediately adjacent to the first use of the fund's name in marketing materials; require marketing materials for target date retirement funds to include a table, chart, or graph depicting the fund's asset allocation over time, together with a statement that would highlight the fund's final asset allocation; require a statement in marketing materials to the effect that a target date retirement fund should not be selected based solely on age or retirement date, is not a guaranteed investment, and the stated asset allocations may be subject to change; and provide additional guidance regarding statements in marketing materials for target date retirement funds and other investment companies that could be misleading.
NASA Advisory Council; Commercial Space Committee; Meeting
Document Number: 2012-8347
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-04-06
Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Agencies and Commissions
In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, as amended, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration announces a meeting of the Commercial Space Committee of the NASA Advisory Council.
NASA Advisory Council; Science Committee; Planetary Protection Subcommittee; Meeting
Document Number: 2012-8346
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-04-06
Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Agencies and Commissions
In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, as amended, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announces a meeting of the Planetary Protection Subcommittee of the NASA Advisory Council (NAC). This Subcommittee reports to the Science Committee of the NAC. The meeting will be held for the purpose of soliciting, from the scientific community and other persons, scientific and technical information relevant to program planning.
Jyotin Parikh: Debarment Order
Document Number: 2012-8342
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-04-06
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is issuing an order under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the FD&C Act) debarring Jyotin Parikh for 5 years from providing services in any capacity to a person that has an approved or pending drug product application. FDA bases this order on a finding that Mr. Parikh was convicted of one count of conspiracy to commit an offense against the United States for conduct relating to the development and approval, including the process for development and approval, of a drug product and to the regulation of drug products under the FD&C Act. In addition, the type of conduct underlying the conviction undermined the process for the regulation of drugs. Mr. Parikh was given notice of the proposed debarment and an opportunity to request a hearing within the time frame prescribed by regulation. Mr. Parikh failed to request a hearing, which constitutes a waiver of his right to a hearing concerning this action.
Determination of Regulatory Review Period for Purposes of Patent Extension; VIIBRYD
Document Number: 2012-8341
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-04-06
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has determined the regulatory review period for VIIBRYD and is publishing this notice of that determination as required by law. FDA has made the determination because of the submission of applications to the Director of Patents and Trademarks, Department of Commerce, for the extension of patents which claim that human drug product.
Determination of Regulatory Review Period for Purposes of Patent Extension; DATSCAN
Document Number: 2012-8340
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-04-06
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has determined the regulatory review period for DATSCAN and is publishing this notice of that determination as required by law. FDA has made the determination because of the submission of an application to the Director of Patents and Trademarks, Department of Commerce, for the extension of a patent which claims that human drug product.
Determination of Regulatory Review Period for Purposes of Patent Extension; TEFLARO
Document Number: 2012-8339
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-04-06
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has determined the regulatory review period for TEFLARO and is publishing this notice of that determination as required by law. FDA has made the determination because of the submission of applications to the Director of Patents and Trademarks, Department of Commerce, for the extension of patents which claim that human drug product.
Endangered Species; Receipt of Applications for Permits
Document Number: 2012-8338
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-04-06
Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite the public to comment on the following applications to conduct certain activities with endangered species. With some exceptions, the Endangered Species Act (ESA) prohibits activities with listed species unless Federal authorization is acquired that allows such activities.
Determination of Regulatory Review Period for Purposes of Patent Extension; NATROBA
Document Number: 2012-8337
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-04-06
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has determined the regulatory review period for NATROBA and is publishing this notice of that determination as required by law. FDA has made the determination because of the submission of applications to the Director of Patents and Trademarks, Department of Commerce, for the extension of patents which claim that human drug product.
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