May 31, 2012 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Reader Aids
Document Number: FR-2012-05-31-ReaderAids
Type: Reader Aids
Date: 2012-05-31
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Document Number: C1-2012-12042
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-05-31
Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Sunshine Act Meeting; Board of Governors
Document Number: 2012-13377
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-05-31
Agency: Postal Service, Agencies and Commissions
Sunshine Act Meeting
Document Number: 2012-13284
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-05-31
Agency: Commission on Civil Rights
Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli in Certain Raw Beef Products
Document Number: 2012-13283
Type: Rule
Date: 2012-05-31
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service
The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is confirming that it will implement routine verification testing for six Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC), in addition to E. coli O157:H7, in raw beef manufacturing trimmings beginning June 4, 2012. FSIS is also responding to comments on the final determination published September 20, 2011, in the Federal Register regarding the June 4, 2012, implementation of STEC sampling and related issues.
Applications (Classification, Advisory, and License) and Documentation
Document Number: 2012-13246
Type: Rule
Date: 2012-05-31
Agency: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security
Notice of Renewal of Advisory Committee on International Law Charter
Document Number: 2012-13226
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-05-31
Agency: Department of State
The Department of State has renewed the Charter of the Advisory Committee on International Law. Through this Committee, the Department of State will continue to obtain the views and advice of a cross section of the country's outstanding members of the legal profession on significant issues of international law. The Committee's consideration of these legal issues in the conduct of our foreign affairs provides a unique contribution to the creation and promotion of U.S. foreign policy. The Under Secretary for Management has determined the Committee is necessary and in the public interest. The Committee is comprised of all former Legal Advisers of the Department of State and up to 25 individuals appointed by the current Legal Adviser. The Committee follows the procedures prescribed by the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA). Meetings will be open to the public unless a determination is made in accordance with section 1 O(d) of the FACA and 5 U.S.C. 552b(c) that a meeting or portion of the meeting should be closed to the public. Notice of each meeting will be published in the Federal Register at least 15 days prior to the meeting, unless there are extraordinary circumstances that require shorter notice. For further information, please contact Theodore P. Kill, Executive Director, Advisory Committee on International Law, Department of State, at 202-776-8344 or killtp@state.gov.
Mobility Fund Phase I Auction Scheduled for September 27, 2012; Notice and Filing Requirements and Other Procedures for Auction 901
Document Number: 2012-13223
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-05-31
Agency: Federal Communications Commission, Agencies and Commissions
In this document, the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (WTB) and the Wireline Competition Bureau (WCB) (collectively, the Bureaus) announce the procedures and filing requirements for a reverse auction to award $300 million in one-time Mobility Fund Phase I support scheduled to commence on September 27, 2012. The Bureaus also announce the availability of eligible area data in various formats.
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Northern Rockfish in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
Document Number: 2012-13221
Type: Rule
Date: 2012-05-31
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS is opening directed fishing for northern rockfish in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area (BSAI). This action is necessary to fully use the 2012 total allowable catch (TAC) of northern rockfish in the BSAI.
Innovative Transit Workforce Development Program
Document Number: 2012-13220
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-05-31
Agency: Federal Transit Administration, Department of Transportation
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is publishing a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for the Innovative Workforce Development Program. This NOFA seeks proposals that promote diverse and innovative successful workforce development models and programs. FTA has budgeted approximately $5,000,000 for providing support of these efforts.
Overseas Schools Advisory Council Notice of Meeting
Document Number: 2012-13219
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-05-31
Agency: Department of State
Culturally Significant Object Imported for Exhibition Determinations: “Elegance and Refinement: The Still-Life Paintings of Willem van Aelst”
Document Number: 2012-13217
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-05-31
Agency: Department of State
On February 22, 2012, notice was published on page 10599 of the Federal Register (volume 77, number 35) of determinations made by the Department of State pertaining to the exhibition ``Elegance and Refinement: The Still-Life Paintings of Willem van Aelst.'' The referenced notice is corrected here to include one additional object as part of the exhibition. Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Act of October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C. 2459), Executive Order 12047 of March 27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 2681, et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6501 note, et seq.), Delegation of Authority No. 234 of October 1, 1999, and Delegation of Authority No. 236-3 of August 28, 2000 (and, as appropriate, Delegation of Authority No. 257 of April 15, 2003), I hereby determine that the additional object to be included in the exhibition ``Elegance and Refinement: The Still-Life Paintings of Willem van Aelst,'' imported from abroad for temporary exhibition within the United States, is of cultural significance. The additional object is imported pursuant to a loan agreement with the foreign owner or custodian. I also determine that the exhibition or display of the exhibit object at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, from on or about June 24, 2012, until on or about October 14, 2012, and at possible additional exhibitions or venues yet to be determined, is in the national interest. I have ordered that Public Notice of these Determinations be published in the Federal Register.
Ocean Transportation Intermediary License Applicants
Document Number: 2012-13216
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-05-31
Agency: Federal Maritime Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Ocean Transportation Intermediary License Revocation
Document Number: 2012-13215
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-05-31
Agency: Federal Maritime Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Loan Workouts and Nonaccrual Policy, and Regulatory Reporting of Troubled Debt Restructured Loans
Document Number: 2012-13214
Type: Rule
Date: 2012-05-31
Agency: National Credit Union Administration, Agencies and Commissions
NCUA is amending its regulations to require federally insured credit unions (FICUs) to maintain written policies that address the management of loan workout arrangements and nonaccrual policies for loans, consistent with industry practice or Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) requirements. The final rule includes guidelines, set forth as an interpretive ruling and policy statement (IRPS) and incorporated as an appendix to the rule, that will assist FICUs in complying with the rule, including the regulatory reporting of troubled debt restructured loans (TDR loans or TDRs) in FICU Call Reports.
Special Conditions: Gulfstream Model GVI Airplane; High Incidence Protection
Document Number: 2012-13213
Type: Rule
Date: 2012-05-31
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
This document corrects an error that appeared in Docket No. NM438, Special Conditions No. 25-423-SC, which were published in the Federal Register on March 28, 2011. The error resulted in the omission of two paragraphs of text in The Special Conditions section.
Eligible Obligations, Charitable Contributions, Nonmember Deposits, Fixed Assets, Investments, Fidelity Bonds, Incidental Powers, Member Business Loans, and Regulatory Flexibility Program
Document Number: 2012-13212
Type: Rule
Date: 2012-05-31
Agency: National Credit Union Administration, Agencies and Commissions
NCUA is removing certain regulations and eliminating the Regulatory Flexibility Program (RegFlex) to provide regulatory relief to federal credit unions. NCUA is also removing or amending related rules to ease compliance burden while retaining certain safety and soundness standards. Those rules pertain to eligible obligations, charitable contributions, nonmember deposits, fixed assets, investments, incidental powers, and member business loans. In addition, NCUA is issuing an interim final rule with a request for comment to amend a provision in the fidelity bond rule to remove references to RegFlex.
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
Document Number: 2012-13211
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-05-31
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will convene public meetings.
Guidelines for the Supervisory Review Committee
Document Number: 2012-13210
Type: Rule
Date: 2012-05-31
Agency: National Credit Union Administration, Agencies and Commissions
This direct final policy statement amends IRPS 11-1, which addresses appeals to NCUA's Supervisory Review Committee. NCUA adopts IRPS 12-1 to remove Regulatory Flexibility designation determinations from the list of material supervisory determinations credit unions may appeal to the Committee because NCUA is eliminating the RegFlex program contemporaneously with the issuance of this IRPS.
Information Collection; Submission for OMB Review, Comment Request
Document Number: 2012-13209
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-05-31
Agency: Corporation for National and Community Service, Agencies and Commissions
The Corporation for National and Community Service (the Corporation), has submitted a public information collection request (ICR) entitled Segal AmeriCorps Education Award Matching Program Commitment Form for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13, (44 U.S.C. chapter 35). Copies of this ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by calling the Corporation for National and Community Service, Calvin Dawson, at (202) 606-6897 or email to cdawson@cns.gov. Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TTY-TDD) may call 1-800-833-3722 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday.
Notice of Request for Renewal of Previously Approved Collection; Short Term Lending Program-Application for Loan Guarantee
Document Number: 2012-13208
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-05-31
Agency: Department of Transportation, Office of the Secretary
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13, (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) this notice announces that the Information Collection Request, abstracted below, will be forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget for the renewal of the Short Term Lending ProgramApplication for Loan Guarantee. A 60 day Federal Register Notice (77 FR 14459) was published March 9, 2012 (DOT-OST 2008-0244). The agency did not receive any comments.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Document Number: 2012-13207
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-05-31
Agency: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 2012-13206
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-05-31
Agency: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services
Direct Final Negative Declaration and Withdrawal of Large Municipal Waste Combustors State Plan for Designated Facilities and Pollutants: Illinois
Document Number: 2012-13205
Type: Rule
Date: 2012-05-31
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
EPA is taking direct final action to approve Illinois' negative declaration and request for EPA withdrawal of its 111(d)/129 State Plan to control air pollutants from ``Large Municipal Waste Combustors'' (LMWC).
Approval of Negative Declaration and Withdrawal of Large Municipal Waste Combustors State Plan for Designated Facilities and Pollutants: Illinois
Document Number: 2012-13204
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2012-05-31
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
EPA is proposing to approve Illinois' negative declaration and request for EPA withdrawal of its 111(d)/129 State Plan to control air pollutants from ``Large Municipal Waste Combustors'' (LMWC). On February 1, 2012, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency submitted a letter of certification to EPA that the only designated facility in the State Plan ceased operation and is completely shut down and requested that EPA withdraw the State Plan implementing the emission guidelines for LMWCs.
Combined Notice of Filings
Document Number: 2012-13202
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-05-31
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Privacy Act of 1974, as Amended; System of Records Notices
Document Number: 2012-13201
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-05-31
Agency: National Archives and Records Administration, Agencies and Commissions
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) proposes to add a system of records to its existing inventory of systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (5 U.S.C. 552(a)) (``Privacy Act''). In this notice, NARA publishes NARA 42, the Contestant Applications, which includes persons who entered contests conducted by NARA.
Privacy Act of 1974, as Amended; System of Records Notices
Document Number: 2012-13200
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-05-31
Agency: National Archives and Records Administration, Agencies and Commissions
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) proposes to add a system of records to its existing inventory of systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (5 U.S.C. 552(a)) (``Privacy Act''). In this notice, NARA publishes NARA 43, the Internal Collaboration Network, which contains files with information on National Archives employees, volunteers, and contractors.
Agency Requests for Renewal of a Previously Approved Information Collection: Small Business Transportation Resource Center (SBTRC) Regional Field Offices Intake Form (DOT F 4500) and SBTRC Regional Field Offices Quarterly Report Form (DOT F 4502)
Document Number: 2012-13199
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-05-31
Agency: Department of Transportation, Office of the Secretary
The OSDBU invites the public to comment about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval to renew an information collection. The collection involves the use of the SBTRC Regional Field Offices Intake Form (DOT F 4500) and the SBTRC Regional Field Offices Quarterly Report Form (DOT F 4502). On January 31, 2012, OSDBU published a 60-day notice in the Federal Register (Vol. 77, No. 20) (Formerly Docket Number DOT-OST-2008-0182), informing the public of OSDBU's intention to extend an approved information collection. The collection involves the use of the Regional Field Offices Intake Form (DOT F 4500), which documents the type of assistance provided to each small business that is enrolled in the program database. The use of the Regional Field Office Quarterly Report Form (DOT F 4502) highlights activities such as counseling, marketing, meetings/conferences, and services to businesses as completed during the quarter. The Quarterly Report Form provides a more composite and comprehensive review of the Field Offices over a longer time frame. The information will be used to ascertain whether the program is providing services to its constituency, the small business community, and is done so in a fair and equitable manner. The information collected is necessary to determine whether small businesses are participating in DOT funded and DOT assisted opportunities. We are required to publish this notice in the Federal Register by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13.
Revision to the Section 8 Management Assessment Program Lease-Up Indicator
Document Number: 2012-13198
Type: Rule
Date: 2012-05-31
Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development
This final rule amends HUD's regulations for the Section 8 Management Assessment program (SEMAP), by revising the process by which HUD measures and verifies performance under the SEMAP lease-up indicator. Specifically, HUD amends the existing regulation to reflect that assessment of a public housing agency's (PHA) leasing indicator will be based on a calendar year cycle, rather than a fiscal year cycle, which would increase administrative efficiencies for PHAs. This rule also clarifies that units assisted under the voucher homeownership option or occupied under a project-based housing assistance payments (HAP) contract are included in the assessment of PHA units leased.
Notice of Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request: Multifamily Contractor's/Mortgagor's Cost Breakdowns and Certifications
Document Number: 2012-13197
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-05-31
Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development
The proposed information collection requirement described below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject proposal.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request; Generic Survey Clearance for the Directorate of Education and Human Resources (EHR)
Document Number: 2012-13196
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-05-31
Agency: National Science Foundation, Agencies and Commissions
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is announcing plans to request renewed clearance of this collection. In accordance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we are providing opportunity for public comment on this action. After obtaining and considering public comment, NSF will prepare the submission requesting Office of Management and Budget (OMB) clearance of this collection for no longer than 3 years. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection Renewal; Comment Request
Document Number: 2012-13195
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-05-31
Agency: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Agencies and Commissions
The FDIC, 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 the renewal of an existing information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35). Currently, the FDIC is soliciting comment on renewal of the information collection described below.
Airworthiness Directives; Gulfstream Aerospace LP (Type Certificate Previously Held by Israel Aircraft Industries, Ltd.) Airplanes
Document Number: 2012-13194
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2012-05-31
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Gulfstream Aerospace LP (Type Certificate previously held by Israel Aircraft Industries, Ltd.) Model Galaxy and Gulfstream 200 airplanes. This proposed AD was prompted by reports of degraded brake performance during landing due to improperly-sized wear indicating pins. This proposed AD would require determining the lengths of the wear indicating pins of all brake assemblies, shortening the pin if the wear indicating pin is too long, inspecting for normal brake wear, and replacing brakes with new brakes if necessary. We are proposing this AD to detect and correct improperly-sized wear indicating pins, which, if not corrected, could result in worn-out brake pads and subsequent loss of braking power, which could result in runway overruns.
Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Airplanes
Document Number: 2012-13191
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2012-05-31
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
We propose to supersede an existing airworthiness directive (AD) for all Airbus Model A318-111 and -112 airplanes; and all Model A319, A320, and A321 series airplanes. The existing AD currently requires revising the Airworthiness Limitations Section (ALS) of the Instructions for Continued Airworthiness to incorporate new limitations for fuel tank systems. Since we issued that AD, Airbus has issued more restrictive maintenance requirements and/or airworthiness limitations. This proposed AD would revise the maintenance program to incorporate revised fuel maintenance and inspection tasks, and add airplanes to the applicability. We are proposing this AD to prevent the potential of ignition sources inside fuel tanks, which, in combination with flammable fuel vapors, could result in a fuel tank explosion and consequent loss of the airplane.
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Commercial Porbeagle Shark Fishery Closure
Document Number: 2012-13190
Type: Rule
Date: 2012-05-31
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS is closing the commercial fishery for porbeagle sharks. This action is necessary because landings for the 2012 fishing season have reached at least 80 percent of the available quota.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Participation by Disadvantaged Business Enterprises in Procurement Under Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Financial Assistance Agreements (Renewal); EPA ICR No. 2047.04
Document Number: 2012-13188
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-05-31
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that EPA is planning to submit a request to reinstate an Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This ICR expired on January 31, 2011. Before submitting the ICR to OMB for review and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects of the proposed information collection as described below.
Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Model 747 Airplanes
Document Number: 2012-13187
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2012-05-31
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
We propose to supersede an existing airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to certain The Boeing Company Model 747 airplanes. The existing AD currently requires repetitive visual inspections around the bushings of the wing landing gear (WLG) beam outboard end fittings for corrosion, and rework if necessary; and ultrasonic inspections for cracks of the outboard end fittings of the WLG support beams, and rework if necessary. Since we issued that AD, there have been new reports of corrosion damage to the end fittings of the WLG support beams, and one report of subsequent cracking in the end fittings. This proposed AD would add airplanes and repetitive inspections of the outboard end fitting of the left and right WLG support beams for cracks and corrosion, and corrective actions if necessary. We are proposing this AD to detect and correct corrosion and subsequent cracking in the outboard end fittings, which could result in separation of the fitting and damage to adjacent flight control cables and hydraulic systems and consequent reduced controllability of the airplane.
Establishment of the Great Lakes Advisory Board (GLAB)
Document Number: 2012-13186
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-05-31
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
As required by section 9(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, we are giving notice that EPA is establishing the Great Lakes Advisory Board (GLAB). The purpose of the GLAB is to provide advice to the Administrator in her capacity as Chair of the Inter- Agency Task Force established per Executive Order 13340 (May 18, 2004), on matters related to Great Lakes restoration and protection. The major objectives will be to provide advice and recommendations on: Great Lakes protection and restoration policy; long term goals and objectives for Great Lakes protection and restoration; and annual priorities to protect and restore the Great Lakes that may be used to help inform budget decisions. EPA has determined that this federal advisory committee is in the public interest and will assist the EPA in performing its duties and responsibilities. Copies of the GLAB's charter will be filed with the appropriate congressional committees and the Library of Congress.
Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; State of Arizona; Pinal County; PM10
Document Number: 2012-13185
Type: Rule
Date: 2012-05-31
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Pursuant to section 107(d)(3) of the Clean Air Act, the EPA is redesignating from ``unclassifiable'' to ``nonattainment'' an area in western Pinal County, Arizona, for the 1987 national ambient air quality standard for particles with an aerodynamic diameter less than or equal to a nominal 10 micrometers (PM10), and therefore also revising the boundaries of the existing ``rest of state'' unclassifiable area. The EPA's establishment of this new PM10 nonattainment area, referred to as ``West Pinal,'' is based on numerous recorded violations of the PM10 standard at various monitoring sites within the county. With the exception of Indian country and certain Federal lands, the EPA's nonattainment area boundaries generally encompass the land geographically located within Pinal County north of the east-west line defined by the southern line of Township 9 South, Gila and Salt River Baseline and Meridian, and west of the north-south line defined by the eastern line of Range 8 East, except where the boundary extends farther east in the Florence and Picacho Peak areas. The effect of this action is to establish and delineate a new PM10 nonattainment area within Pinal County and thereby to impose certain planning requirements on the State of Arizona to reduce PM10 concentrations within this area, including, but not limited to, the requirement to submit, within 18 months of redesignation, a revision to the Arizona state implementation plan that provides for attainment of the PM10 standard as expeditiously as practicable but no later than the end of the sixth calendar year after redesignation.
Safety Evaluation Report, International Isotopes Fluorine Products, Inc., Fluorine Extraction Process and Depleted Uranium Deconversion Plan, Lea County, NM
Document Number: 2012-13183
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-05-31
Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the Commission) is considering the issuance of a license to International Isotopes Fluorine Products, Inc., (IIFP or the applicant) to authorize construction and operations of a depleted uranium deconversion facility and possession and use of source material. This proposed facility is known as the Fluorine Extraction Process and Depleted Uranium Deconversion Plant (FEP/DUP) and will be located in Lea County, New Mexico. The NRC has prepared a Safety Evaluation Report (SER) in support of this license application review (NUREG-2116).
Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests; Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development; EDFacts Collection of Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) Flexibility Data
Document Number: 2012-13182
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-05-31
Agency: Department of Education
On September 23, 2011, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) invited State educational agencies (SEAs) to request flexibility pursuant to the authority in section 9401 of ESEA, which allows the Secretary of Education to waive, with certain exceptions, any statutory or regulatory requirement of the ESEA for an SEA that receives funds under a program authorized by the ESEA and requests a waiver. In order to ensure that SEAs receiving ESEA flexibility are continuing to meet the intent and purpose of Title I of ESEA, including meeting the educational needs of low-achieving students, closing achievement gaps, and holding schools, local educational agencies, and SEAs accountable for improving the academic achievement of all students, ED will continue to collect all data related to student proficiency rates as well as performance against the annual measurable objectives. This collection will be applicable to SEAs with approved flexibility requests.
Cancellation of Bond Subject to Enhanced Bonding Requirements Upon CBP's Acceptance of Qualified Superseding Bond Application
Document Number: 2012-13179
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-05-31
Agency: Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
This notice announces that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will cancel a continuous bond where the liability amount was calculated pursuant to enhanced bonding requirements (EBR bond) upon the agency's acceptance of a qualified superseding bond application. CBP will accept a qualified superseding bond application pursuant to this notice only if posted by an importer who was not a litigant in any of the National Fisheries Institute, Inc. v. United States Bureau of Customs & Border Protection (NFI v. CBP) court cases and who establishes, to CBP's satisfaction, that no contingent liability remains secured by the predecessor EBR bond and that the EBR bond does not cover entries that are subject to a pending protest. The superseding bond must also feature a limit of liability that is calculated using CBP's current bond formula and must be for the same time period covered by the EBR bond. Nothing in this Notice should be construed as applying to importers represented by the plaintiffs in the NFI litigation noted above, as their relief was granted by the Court.
New England Fishery Management Council (NEFMC); Public Meeting
Document Number: 2012-13178
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-05-31
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a three-day meeting on June 19-21, 2012 to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
Notification of Trails Act Agreement/Substitute Sponsorship
Document Number: 2012-13177
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-05-31
Agency: Surface Transportation Board, Department of Transportation
Pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501-3519 (PRA), and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations at 5 CFR 1320.11, the Surface Transportation Board has obtained OMB approval for the collection of information adopted by the Board in National Trails System Act and Railroad Rights-of-Way, STB Ex Parte No. 702 (STB served Apr. 30, 2012) (77 FR 25910 (5/2/2012)). This collection, which is codified at 49 CFR 1152.29, has been assigned OMB Control No. 2140-0017. Unless renewed, OMB approval expires on May 31, 2015. The display of a currently valid OMB control number for this collection is required by law. Under the PRA and 5 CFR 1320.8, an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless the collection displays a currently valid OMB control number.
Proposed Collection: Comment Request
Document Number: 2012-13176
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-05-31
Agency: Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Public Debt
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 Bureau of the Public Debt within the Department of the Treasury is soliciting comments concerning the Affidavit By Individual Surety.
Proposed Collection: Comment Request
Document Number: 2012-13175
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-05-31
Agency: Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Public Debt
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 Bureau of the Public Debt within the Department of the Treasury is soliciting comments concerning the Description of United States Savings Bonds/Notes and Description of United States Savings Bonds Series HH/H.
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