July 2, 2012 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Farm Credit Administration Board; Sunshine Act; Regular Meeting
Document Number: 2012-16286
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-07-02
Agency: Farm Credit Administration, Agencies and Commissions
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the Government in the Sunshine Act (5 U.S.C. 552b(e)(3)), of the regular meeting of the Farm Credit Administration Board (Board).
Sunshine Act Meetings: July 2012
Document Number: 2012-16275
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-07-02
Agency: National Labor Relations Board, Agencies and Commissions
National Science Board; Sunshine Act Meetings; Notice
Document Number: 2012-16273
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-07-02
Agency: National Science Foundation, Agencies and Commissions
Safety Zone, Temporary Change for Recurring Fifth Coast Guard District Fireworks Displays, Cavalier Golf & Yacht Club Independence Day Fireworks Display, Broad Bay; Virginia Beach, VA
Document Number: 2012-16232
Type: Rule
Date: 2012-07-02
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone regulation for one recurring fireworks display within the Fifth Coast Guard District. This regulation refers to the fireworks display event that takes place on the navigable waters of Broad Bay in Virginia Beach, VA. This action is necessary to provide for the safety of life on navigable waters during the Cavalier Golf & Yacht Club Independence Day Fireworks Display. This action is intended to restrict vessel traffic movement to protect mariners from the hazards associated with fireworks displays.
Notice of Extension of Public Comment Period for Draft Environmental Impact Statement: North Fork Eagle Creek Wells Special Use Authorization
Document Number: 2012-16199
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-07-02
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
The USDA Forest Service, Lincoln National Forest, is extending the public comment period for a draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) that discloses the potential impacts of a proposed action to authorize, under a new special use permit, the operation of four municipal supply water wells located on National Forest System (NFS) land in the North Fork Eagle Creek drainage. The new permit would be authorized for up to 20 years, with stipulations for frequent review and verification of the permit terms and conditions. These could occur as often as every year but would occur at least every 5 to 10 years. The new authorization would add terms and conditions to the permit reflecting current adaptive management strategies which both respond to the purpose and need for action, and mitigate potential adverse impacts to surface water and groundwater resources from well operations. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a notice of availability (NOA) of the DEIS in the Federal Register on May 25, 2012 [77-31355; ER-FRL-9003-2]. The NOA provided for a public comment period ending on July 9, 2012.
Advisory Committee on Commercial Remote Sensing (ACCRES); Charter Renewal
Document Number: 2012-16198
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-07-02
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The Advisory Committee on Commercial Remote Sensing (ACCRES) was renewed on March 14, 2012.
Emerging Technology and Research Advisory Committee; Notice of Open Meeting
Document Number: 2012-16197
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-07-02
Agency: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection, DS-5520, Supplemental Questionnaire to Determine Identity for a U.S. Passport, 1405-XXXX
Document Number: 2012-16190
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-07-02
Agency: Department of State
The Department of State has submitted the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Title of Information Collection: Supplemental Questionnaire to Determine Identity for a U.S. Passport. OMB Control Number: None. Type of Request: Existing Collection in Use Without an OMB Control Number. Originating Office: Bureau of Consular Affairs, Passport Services, Office of Project Management and Operational Support, Program Coordination (CA/PPT/PMO/PC). Form Number: DS-5520. Respondents: Individuals applying for a U.S. passport. Estimated Number of Respondents: 69,011. Estimated Number of Responses: 69,011. Average Hours per Response: 45 Minutes. Total Estimated Burden: 51,758 hours. Frequency: On occasion. Obligation to Respond: Required to Obtain a Benefit.
Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests; Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services; Grantee Reporting Form-Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) Annual Payback Report
Document Number: 2012-16186
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-07-02
Agency: Department of Education
The Annual Payback Report collects data on the status of ``current'' and ``exited'' RSA scholars who are/were the recipients of scholarships. The information collected will provide performance data relevant to the rehabilitation fields and degrees pursued by RSA scholars, as well as the fund owed and the rehabilitation work completed by them.
Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; Opinion by Counsel to the Mortgagor (FHA)
Document Number: 2012-16185
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-07-02
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.
Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests; Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services; Case Service Report (Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA)-911)
Document Number: 2012-16184
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-07-02
Agency: Department of Education
The Case Service Report (RSA-911) is an annual report of demographic and caseload information, including financial information, related to all individuals who have exited the State Vocational Rehabilitation Service Program (VR program).
Xanthan Gum From Austria and the People's Republic of China: Initiation of Antidumping Duty Investigations
Document Number: 2012-16183
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-07-02
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
Initiation of Five-Year (“Sunset”) Review
Document Number: 2012-16182
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-07-02
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
In accordance with section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act''), the Department of Commerce (``the Department'') is automatically initiating a five-year review (``Sunset Review'') of the antidumping duty orders listed below. The International Trade Commission (``the Commission'') is publishing concurrently with this notice its notice of Institution of Five-Year Review which covers the same orders.
Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment: Home Equity Conversion Mortgage Counseling Client Survey
Document Number: 2012-16181
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-07-02
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. The HECM Counseling Session Evaluation is sent to counseling recipients as part of HUD's performance review of a HECM counseling agency. It is used by HUD as a performance tool to obtain information directly from counseling recipients on their experience with the counseling agency under review by HUD.
Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests; Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services; Annual Vocational Rehabilitation Program/Cost Report (Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA)-2)
Document Number: 2012-16179
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-07-02
Agency: Department of Education
The Annual Vocational Rehabilitation Program/Cost Report, Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA)-2 collects data on the vocational rehabilitation (VR) and supported employment (SE) program activities for agencies funded under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (Rehabilitation Act).
Public Hearing on Proposed Rule for Heavy Vehicle Electronic Stability Control Systems
Document Number: 2012-16174
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2012-07-02
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
On May 23, 2012, NHTSA published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to require the installation of electronic stability control (ESC) systems on truck tractors and large buses. NHTSA is announcing a public hearing to provide an opportunity for the public to present oral testimony regarding the proposal. The oral testimony provided at the public hearing will be transcribed and placed in the docket for this rulemaking.
In the Matter of Mr. Timothy Goold; Order Prohibiting Involvement in NRC-Licensed Activities
Document Number: 2012-16172
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-07-02
Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Nevada
Document Number: 2012-16170
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-07-02
Agency: Department of Energy
This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Nevada. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of this meeting be announced in the Federal Register.
Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Northern New Mexico
Document Number: 2012-16169
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-07-02
Agency: Department of Energy
This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Northern New Mexico. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of this meeting be announced in the Federal Register.
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
Document Number: 2012-16167
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-07-02
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
As required by the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(4) notice is hereby given that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) proposes to amend a system of records entitled ``Personnel and Accounting Integrated Data System''VA (27VA047). This amendment will update our Routine Uses of Records Maintained in the System. VA has changed the title of this System of Record from ``Personnel and Accounting Pay System''VA (27VA047) to ``Personnel and Accounting Integrated Data System''VA (27VA047). VA is republishing this system of records in its entirety.
Submission for OMB Review, Comment Request, Proposed Collection: IMLS Museum Web Database: MuseumsCount.gov
Document Number: 2012-16164
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-07-02
Agency: National Foundation for the Arts and the Humanities
The Institute of Museum and Library Services announces that the following information collection has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). This program helps to ensure that requested data can be provided in the desired format, reporting burden (time and financial resources) is minimized, collection instruments are clearly understood, and the impact of collection requirements on respondents can be properly assessed. A copy of the proposed information collection request can be obtained by contacting the individual listed below in the ADDRESSES section of this notice.
Meeting of the Attorney General's National Task Force on Children Exposed to Violence
Document Number: 2012-16163
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-07-02
Agency: Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs
This is an announcement of a meeting of the Attorney General's National Task Force on Children Exposed to Violence (the ``task force''). The task force is chartered to provide OJP, a component of the Department of Justice, with valuable advice in the areas of children exposed to violence for the purpose of addressing the epidemic levels of exposure to violence faced by our nation's children. Based on the testimony at four public hearings; comprehensive research; and extensive input from experts, advocates, and impacted families and communities nationwide, the task force will issue a final report to the Attorney General presenting its findings and comprehensive policy recommendations in the fall of 2012.
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request
Document Number: 2012-16158
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-07-02
Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, Agencies and Commissions
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), on April 4, 2012 (77 FR 20442), the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC) published a 60-day notice in the Federal Register soliciting public comment on the proposed information collection described below. In further compliance with the PRA, OSHRC now publishes this second notice announcing the submission of its proposed collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and notifying the public about how to submit comments on the proposed collection to OMB during the 30-day comment period.
Sami Arshak Yanikian: Debarment Order
Document Number: 2012-16156
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-07-02
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 Sami Arshak Yanikian for 10 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. Yanikian was convicted of two counts of introducing unapproved new drugs into interstate commerce, which relates to the development or approval, including the process for development or approval, of drug products and to the regulation of drug products under the FD&C Act. In addition, the type of conduct that served as the basis for Mr. Yanikian's convictions undermine the process for the regulation of drugs. Mr. Yanikian was given notice of the proposed debarment and an opportunity to request a hearing within the timeframe prescribed by regulation. Mr. Yanikian failed to respond. Mr. Yanikian's failure to respond constitutes a waiver of his right to a hearing concerning this action.
Caribbean Fishery Management Council; Public Hearings and Scoping Meeting
Document Number: 2012-16153
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-07-02
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The Caribbean Fishery Management Council will hold two public hearings to obtain input from fishers, the general public, and the local agencies representatives on the Draft Amendment 4 to the Fishery Management Plan for Corals and Reef Associated Plants and Invertebrates of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands (dealing with seagrasses) and Draft Amendment 4 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Reef Fish Fishery of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands (dealing with size limits for parrotfish); and one Scoping Meeting on Options for Island- Specific Fishery Management Plans (FMPs) in the U.S. Caribbean.
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by Vessels Using Jig Gear in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska
Document Number: 2012-16151
Type: Rule
Date: 2012-07-02
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific cod by vessels using jig gear in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the 2012 Pacific cod total allowable catch specified for vessels using jig gear in the Central Regulatory Area of the GOA.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Existing Collection; Emergency Extension
Document Number: 2012-16147
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-07-02
Agency: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Agencies and Commissions
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC or Commission) announces that it submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for an emergency extension of the Elementary-Secondary Staff Information Report (EEO-5) to be effective after the current June 30, 2012 expiration date. EEOC is requesting approval to revise the race and ethnicity categories on the EEO-5 report to conform to OMB's Standards for Maintaining, Collecting, and Presenting Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity.
Endangered Species; File No. 17183
Document Number: 2012-16144
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-07-02
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Notice is hereby given that Raymond Carthy, University of Florida, Florida Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, 117 Newins-Ziegler Hall, P.O. Box 110450, Gainesville, FL 32611, has applied in due form for a permit to take green (Chelonia mydas), loggerhead (Caretta caretta), hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata), and Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) sea turtles for the purposes of scientific research.
National Infrastructure Advisory Council
Document Number: 2012-16143
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-07-02
Agency: Department of Homeland Security
The National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC) will meet on Tuesday, July 17, 2012, at the Department of Transportation's National Highway Institute, 1310 North Courthouse Road, Suite 300, Virginia Room, Arlington, VA 22201. The meeting will be open to the public.
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: DS-5513, Supplemental Questionnaire To Determine Entitlement for a U.S. Passport, 1405-XXXX
Document Number: 2012-16142
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-07-02
Agency: Department of State
The Department of State has submitted the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Title of Information Collection: Supplemental Questionnaire to Determine Entitlement for a U.S. Passport OMB Control Number: None Type of Request: Existing Collection in Use Without an OMB Control Number Originating Office: Bureau of Consular Affairs, Passport Services, Office of Project Management and Operational Support, Program Coordination (CA/PPT/PMO/PC) Form Number: DS-5513 Respondents: Individuals applying for a U.S. passport Estimated Number of Respondents: 5,010 Estimated Number of Responses: 5,010 Average Hours per Response: 85 Minutes Total Estimated Burden: 7,098 hours Frequency: On occasion Obligation to Respond: Required to Obtain a Benefit
Suggestions for Environmental Cooperation Pursuant to the United States-Korea Environmental Cooperation Agreement
Document Number: 2012-16141
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-07-02
Agency: Department of State
The Department invites the public, including NGOs, educational institutions, private sector enterprises and other interested persons, to submit written comments or suggestions regarding items for inclusion in the first Work Program for implementing the United StatesKorea Environmental Cooperation Agreement, which entered into force on March 15, 2012. We encourage submitters to refer to: (1) The U.S.Korea Environmental Cooperation Agreement; (2) Chapter 20 (Environment) of the U.S.Korea Free Trade Agreement; and (3) the Environmental Review of the U.S.Korea Free Trade Agreement. These documents are available at: https:// www.state.gov/e/oes/env/trade/c49687.htm.
North American Agreement on Labor Cooperation; Notice of Extension of the Period of Review for Submission #2011-02
Document Number: 2012-16140
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-07-02
Agency: Department of Labor, Office of the Secretary
The Office of Trade and Labor Affairs (OTLA) in the Bureau of International Labor Affairs of the U.S. Department of Labor has determined that an extension of time is required for its review of a public submission concerning Mexico filed under Article 16.3 of the North American Agreement on Labor Cooperation (NAALC). OTLA received the submission on November 14, 2011, from the Sindicato Mexicano de Electricistas (SME) and 93 other organizations. The submission is available at https://www.dol.gov/ilab/programs/otla/ freetradeagreement.htm. OTLA accepted the submission for review on January 13, 2012 (77 FR 4366 (Jan. 27, 2012)), in accordance with its Procedural Guidelines, which are available at https://www.dol.gov/ilab/programs/otla/ proceduralguidelines.htm. Acceptance triggers a 180-day review period within which OTLA must issue a public report, including a summary of the proceedings and any findings and recommendations, unless circumstances as determined by OTLA require an extension of time. On May 25, 2012, OTLA received a supplemental submission from the submitters containing new allegations. In accordance with Section H.7 of its Guidelines, OTLA has determined that the circumstances require an extension of time to permit a thorough consideration of the supplemental submission and of information obtained after an OTLA fact- finding visit to Mexico in March.
Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: “Bodies and Shadows: Caravaggio and His Legacy”
Document Number: 2012-16139
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-07-02
Agency: Department of State
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, 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 objects to be included in the exhibition ``Bodies and Shadows: Caravaggio and His Legacy'' imported from abroad for temporary exhibition within the United States, are of cultural significance. The objects are imported pursuant to loan agreements with the foreign owners or custodians. I also determine that the exhibition or display of the exhibit objects at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA, from on or about November 11, 2012, until on or about February 10, 2013; the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, CT, from on or about March 8, 2013, until on or about June 16, 2013, 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.
Suggestions for Environmental Cooperation Pursuant to the United States-Singapore Memorandum of Intent on Environmental Cooperation
Document Number: 2012-16138
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-07-02
Agency: Department of State
The Department invites the public, including NGOs, educational institutions, private sector enterprises and other interested persons, to submit written comments or suggestions regarding items for inclusion in the next Plan of Action for implementing the U.S.-Singapore Memorandum of Intent on Cooperation in Environmental Matters (MOI), signed on June 13, 2003. In preparing such comments or suggestions, we encourage submitters to refer to: (1) The U.S.-Singapore MOI, (2) the U.S.-Singapore 2011-2012 Plan of Action on Environmental Cooperation, (3) the U.S.-Singapore FTA Environment Chapter, and (4) the Environmental Review of the FTA. These documents are available at: https://www.state.gov/e/oes/env/trade/singapore/index.htm.
Nanomaterial Case Study: A Comparison of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes and Decabromodiphenyl Ether Flame-Retardant Coatings Applied to Upholstery Textiles
Document Number: 2012-16137
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-07-02
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
EPA is announcing a 60-day public comment period for the external review draft document titled, ``Nanomaterial Case Study: A Comparison of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes and Decabromodiphenyl Ether Flame-Retardant Coatings Applied to Upholstery Textiles'' (EPA/600/R- 12/043A). The draft document is being issued by the National Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA) within EPA's Office of Research and Development (ORD). It does not draw conclusions regarding potential environmental risks or hazards of multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT); rather, it aims to identify what is known and unknown about MWCNT to support future assessment efforts. EPA is releasing this draft document for the purposes of public comment and peer review. This draft document is not final as described in EPA's information quality guidelines, and it does not represent and should not be construed to represent Agency policy or views. EPA will consider public comments it receives in accordance with this notice when finalizing the draft document. EPA is also announcing a Public Information Exchange Meeting to: (1) Receive comments and questions on the draft ``Nanomaterial Case Study: A Comparison of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes and Decabromodiphenyl Ether Flame-Retardant Coatings Applied to Upholstery Textiles;'' and (2) to provide information on the draft EPA nanomaterial case study and the workshop process that the draft document will be used in for identifying and prioritizing research gaps that could support future assessment and risk management efforts for MWCNT. This workshop process will be conducted independently by RTI International, a contractor to EPA.
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