August 7, 2012 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is required to publish notice of permits issued under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. This is the required notice.

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 this notice announces the intention of the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) to request revision and extension of a currently approved information collection, the Agricultural Labor Survey. Revision to burden hours may be needed due to changes in the size of the target population, sampling design, and/or questionnaire length.

The Kenai Peninsula-Anchorage Borough Resource Advisory Committee will meet in Girdwood, Alaska. The committee is authorized under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (Pub. L. 110-343) (the Act) and operates in compliance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The purpose of the committee is to improve collaborative relationships and to provide advice and recommendations to the Forest Service concerning projects and funding consistent with the title II of the Act. The meeting is open to the public. The purpose of the meeting is for the monitoring of current projects. If authorized by the meeting time, RAC members will review new projects and make recommendations to the Forest Service.

This order withdraws 28,727 acres, more or less, of public lands from location and entry under the United States mining laws for a period of 20 years, to minimize impacts to human health, safety, and the environment from hazardous emissions of airborne asbestos fibers within the Clear Creek Serpentine Area of Critical Environmental Concern. In addition, approximately 3,889 acres of non-Federal lands located inside of the boundary of the withdrawal area, if acquired by or returned to the United States, will also be included in the withdrawal. The withdrawal will have no effect on the non-Federal lands until such time as title passes to the United States.

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR describes the nature of the information collections and their expected burden. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period was published on May 22, 2012 [Volume 77, No. 99, Page 30352].

The Health Resources and Services Administration's (HRSA) Maternal and Child Health Bureau, located within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), announces the launch of the ``Stop Bullying Video Challenge.'' Bullying is unwanted, aggressive behavior among school aged children that involves a real or perceived power imbalance. The behavior is repeated, or has the potential to be repeated, over time. Bullying can affect everyonethose who are bullied, those who bully, and those who witness bullying. Bullying is linked to many negative outcomes including impacts on mental health, substance use, and suicide. The Federal Partners for Bullying Prevention is a Federal workgroup which is comprised of 9 departments, with 34 offices within those 9 departments, dedicated to preventing and ending bullying in schools and communities across the nation. HRSA and the Federal Partners are launching a video challenge that will encourage and motivate youth to prevent bullying. The goal of the contest is to create an impact through accepting videos that demonstrate: 1. Peer-to-peer communication, 2. Positive messaging, and 3. Promotion of the www.stopbullying.gov Web site. By using these guidelines, contestants will create relevant, youth-designed videos that stand to increase knowledge about bullying and how to prevent it.

On February 16, 2011, FEMA published in the Federal Register a proposed rule that contained an erroneous table. This notice provides corrections to that table, to be used in lieu of the information published. The table provided here represents the flooding sources, location of referenced elevations, effective and modified elevations, and communities affected for Bolivar County, Mississippi, and Incorporated Areas. Specifically, it addresses the following flooding sources: Jones Bayou, Mississippi River, and Porter Bayou.

This notice lists communities where the addition or modification of Base Flood Elevations (BFEs), base flood depths, Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) boundaries or zone designations, or the regulatory floodway (hereinafter referred to as flood hazard determinations), as shown on the Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), and where applicable, in the supporting Flood Insurance Study (FIS) reports, prepared by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for each community, is appropriate because of new scientific or technical data. The FIRM, and where applicable, portions of the FIS report, have been revised to reflect these flood hazard determinations through issuance of a Letter of Map Revision (LOMR), in accordance with Title 44, Part 65 of the Code of Federal Regulations (44 CFR Part 65). The LOMR will be used by insurance agents and others to calculate appropriate flood insurance premium rates for new buildings and the contents of those buildings. For rating purposes, the currently effective community number is shown in the table below and must be used for all new policies and renewals.

The Assistant SecretaryIndian Affairs made a final agency determination to acquire approximately 2.03 acres of land into trust for the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians of Oklahoma on July 30, 2012.

This final rule amends the provisions concerning the discontinuance of USPS[supreg]-operated retail facilities to incorporate conforming changes in Post Office \TM\ classification and terminology.

An open meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Bankruptcy Compliance Project Committee will be conducted. The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting public comments, ideas, and suggestions on improving customer service at the Internal Revenue Service.