October 5, 2012 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Reader Aids
Document Number: FR-2012-10-05-ReaderAids
Type: Reader Aids
Date: 2012-10-05
Notice of Sunshine Act Meetings; Correction
Document Number: 2012-24795
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-10-05
Agency: National Council on Disability, Agencies and Commissions
The National Council on Disability published a notice in the Federal Register of October 3, 2012, concerning a meeting of the Council. This document contains an amendment to that notice, regarding NCD's request that in-person participants to the meeting refrain from use of scented products in consideration of those with multiple chemical sensitivities.
Sunshine Act Meeting Notice
Document Number: 2012-24746
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-10-05
Agency: Consumer Product Safety Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Sunshine Act Meeting Notice
Document Number: 2012-24745
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-10-05
Agency: Consumer Product Safety Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: “China's Terracotta Warriors: The First Emperor's Legacy”
Document Number: 2012-24708
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-10-05
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, 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 objects to be included in the exhibition ``China's Terracotta Warriors: The First Emperor's 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 Minneapolis Institute of Arts in Minneapolis, Minnesota from on or about October 28, 2012, until on or about January 20, 2013; at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco, California from on or about February 22, 2013 until on or about May 27, 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.
Presidential Determination No. 2012-16; Correction
Document Number: 2012-24704
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-10-05
Agency: Department of State
The Department of State published a document in the Federal Register on September 24, 2012 (77 FR 58921) concerning Presidential Determination No. 2012-16. The final sentence in the published document is incorrect. This notice corrects this error.
Marine Mammals; File No. 17403
Document Number: 2012-24697
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-10-05
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Notice is hereby given that a permit has been issued to Robert Pilley, Leighside, Bridge Road, Leighwoods, Bristol, BS8 3PB, United Kingdom, to conduct commercial/educational photography on bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus).
Marine Mammals; File No. 16239
Document Number: 2012-24690
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-10-05
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Notice is hereby given that Dan Engelhaupt, Ph.D., HDR EOC, 5700 Lake Wright Drive, Norfolk, VA 23502-1859, has applied in due form for a permit to conduct research on cetaceans and pinnipeds in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
Sunshine Act Meeting
Document Number: 2012-24683
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-10-05
Agency: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Agencies and Commissions
Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review
Document Number: 2012-24681
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-10-05
Agency: Federal Transit Administration, Department of Transportation
The Federal Transit Administration invites public comment about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval to renew the following information collection: Transit Research, Development, Demonstration and Deployment Projects The information collected is necessary to determine eligibility of applicants and ensure mass transportation service at a minimum cost. The Federal Register notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments was published on July 9, 2012 (Citation 77 FR 40409). No comments were received from that notice.
Notice of Meeting of the Industry Trade Advisory Committee on Small and Minority Business (ITAC-11)
Document Number: 2012-24680
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-10-05
Agency: Office of the United States Trade Representative
The Industry Trade Advisory Committee on Small and Minority Business (ITAC-11) will hold a meeting on Monday, October 15, 2012, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The meeting will be opened to the public from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Alabama; Major Disaster and Related Determinations
Document Number: 2012-24677
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-10-05
Agency: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security
This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Alabama (FEMA-4082-DR), dated September 21, 2012, and related determinations.
Special Conditions: Eurocopter France (ECF) Model EC225LP Helicopter, Installation of a Search and Rescue (SAR) Automatic Flight Control System (AFCS)
Document Number: 2012-24676
Type: Rule
Date: 2012-10-05
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
These special conditions amend and supersede those final special conditions No. 29-022-SC, for the ECF model EC225LP helicopter, which were published in the Federal Register on November 6, 2008 (73 FR 65968). A notice proposing this amendment was published December 20, 2010 (75 FR 79312). This amendment modifies the original final special conditions to address comments received and to clarify the intent of some of the requirements. This helicopter, as modified by ECF, will have novel or unusual design features associated with installing an optional SAR AFCS. The applicable airworthiness regulations do not contain adequate or appropriate safety standards for these design features. These special conditions contain the additional safety standards that the Administrator considers necessary to establish a level of safety equivalent to that established by the existing airworthiness standards.
Notice of Adjustment of Countywide Per Capita Impact Indicator
Document Number: 2012-24672
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-10-05
Agency: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security
FEMA gives notice that the countywide per capita impact indicator under the Public Assistance program for disasters declared on or after October 1, 2012, will be increased.
Basis of Indebtedness of S Corporations to Their Shareholders; Hearing Cancellation
Document Number: 2012-24670
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2012-10-05
Agency: Internal Revenue Service, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
This document cancels a public hearing on proposed regulations under section 1366 of the Internal Revenue Code; relating to basis of indebtedness of S corporations to their shareholders.
Portability of a Deceased Spousal Unused Exclusion Amount; Hearing Cancellation
Document Number: 2012-24667
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2012-10-05
Agency: Internal Revenue Service, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
This document cancels a public hearing on proposed regulations under sections 2001, 2010, and 2505 of the Internal Revenue Code; that provide guidance on the estate and gift tax applicable exclusion amount.
Open Meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Small Business/Self-Employed Decreasing Non-Filers Project Committee
Document Number: 2012-24666
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-10-05
Agency: Internal Revenue Service, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
An open meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Small Business/ Self-Employed Decreasing Non-Filers 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.
Open Meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Return Processing Delays Project Committee
Document Number: 2012-24665
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-10-05
Agency: Internal Revenue Service, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
An open meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Return Processing Delays 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.
Open Meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Toll-Free Project Committee
Document Number: 2012-24664
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-10-05
Agency: Internal Revenue Service, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
An open meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Toll-Free 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.
Open Meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Refund Processing Communications Project Committee
Document Number: 2012-24661
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-10-05
Agency: Internal Revenue Service, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
An open meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Refund Processing Communications 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.
Open Meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Joint Committee
Document Number: 2012-24660
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-10-05
Agency: Internal Revenue Service, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
An open meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Joint Committee will be conducted. The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting public comments, ideas, and suggestions on improving customer service at the Internal Revenue Service.
Internal Revenue Service
Document Number: 2012-24659
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-10-05
Agency: Department of the Treasury
An open meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Taxpayer Burden Reduction 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.
Public Notice for Waiver of Aeronautical Land-Use Assurance: Bolton Field Airport; Columbus, OH
Document Number: 2012-24657
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-10-05
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is considering a proposal to change a portion of the Bolton Field Airport from aeronautical use to non-aeronautical use and to authorize the sale of the airport property. The proposal consists of the sale of unimproved land owned by the Columbus Regional Airport Authority (CRAA) for use as an office/warehouse/distribution facility. The CRAA has requested from FAA a ``Release from Federal agreement obligated land covenants'' to sell 60.282 acres of property acquired by the CRAA with Federal funding under Grant Number 8-39-0026-01. The above mentioned land is not needed for aeronautical use, as shown on the Airport Layout Plan. There are no impacts to the airport by allowing the CRAA to dispose of the property. Approval does not constitute a commitment by the FAA to financially assist in the disposal of the airport property nor a determination of eligibility for grant-in-aid funding from the FAA. The disposition of proceeds from the disposal of the airport property will be in accordance with FAA's Policy and Procedures Concerning the Use of Airport Revenue, published in the Federal Register on February 16, 1999. In accordance with section 47107(h) of title 49, United States Code, this notice is required to be published in the Federal Register 30 days before modifying the land-use assurance that requires the property to be used for an aeronautical purpose.
Open Meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Face-to-Face Service Methods Project Committee
Document Number: 2012-24656
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-10-05
Agency: Internal Revenue Service, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
An open meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Face-to-Face Service Methods 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.
Open Meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Bankruptcy Compliance Project Committee
Document Number: 2012-24655
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-10-05
Agency: Internal Revenue Service, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
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.
Open Meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Tax Forms and Publications Project Committee
Document Number: 2012-24654
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-10-05
Agency: Internal Revenue Service, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
An open meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Tax Forms and Publications 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.
Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic; 2012-2013 Accountability Measure and Closure for Gulf King Mackerel in Northern Florida West Coast Subzone
Document Number: 2012-24653
Type: Rule
Date: 2012-10-05
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS implements an accountability measure (AM) for commercial king mackerel in the northern Florida west coast subzone of the eastern zone of the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf) exclusive economic zone (EEZ) through this temporary final rule. NMFS has determined that the commercial annual catch limit (ACL) (equal to the commercial quota) for king mackerel in the northern Florida west coast subzone of the Gulf EEZ will have been reached by October 5, 2012. Therefore, NMFS closes the northern Florida west coast subzone to commercial king mackerel fishing in the EEZ. This closure is necessary to protect the Gulf king mackerel resource.
2012-2013 Accountability Measure and Closure for Commercial Black Sea Bass in the South Atlantic
Document Number: 2012-24651
Type: Rule
Date: 2012-10-05
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS implements an accountability measure (AM) for the commercial sector of black sea bass in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the South Atlantic through this temporary final rule. NMFS has determined that the annual catch limit (ACL) (equal to the commercial quota) for black sea bass will have been reached by October 8, 2012. Therefore, NMFS closes the commercial sector for black sea bass in the EEZ of the South Atlantic. This closure is necessary to protect the black sea bass resource.
Proposal Review Panel for Computing Communication Foundations; Notice of Meeting
Document Number: 2012-24650
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-10-05
Agency: National Science Foundation, Agencies and Commissions
Proposal Review Panel for Computing Communication Foundations: Notice of Meeting
Document Number: 2012-24649
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-10-05
Agency: National Science Foundation, Agencies and Commissions
Advisory Committee for Education and Human Resources; Notice of Meeting
Document Number: 2012-24648
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-10-05
Agency: National Science Foundation, Agencies and Commissions
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Document Number: 2012-24647
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-10-05
Agency: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services
Trinexapac-ethyl; Pesticide Tolerances
Document Number: 2012-24646
Type: Rule
Date: 2012-10-05
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of trinexapac-ethyl in or on multiple commodities and modifies existing tolerance levels and commodity definitions for trinexapac-ethyl, which are identified and discussed later in this document. EPA proposed these tolerances and noted amendments under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) in order to correct inadvertent errors in the final rule tolerance table for trinexapac-ethyl that published in the Federal Register on March 2, 2012.
Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force Meeting
Document Number: 2012-24644
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-10-05
Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
This notice announces a meeting of the Aquatic Nuisance Species (ANS) Task Force. The ANS Task Force's purpose is to develop and implement a program for U.S. waters to prevent introduction and dispersal of aquatic nuisance species; to monitor, control, and study such species; and to disseminate related information. The meeting is open to the public.
Termination of Certain Proceedings as Dormant
Document Number: 2012-24643
Type: Rule
Date: 2012-10-05
Agency: Federal Communications Commission, Agencies and Commissions
In this document, the Commission, via the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau (CGB) terminates, as dormant, certain docketed Commission proceedings. Termination of these inactive proceedings furthers the Commission's organizational goals of increasing the efficiency of its decision-making, modernizing the agency's processes in the digital age, and enhancing the openness and transparency of Commission proceedings for practitioners and the public.
Certain Prepregs, Laminates, and Finished Circuit Boards: Notice of Institution of Formal Enforcement Proceeding
Document Number: 2012-24642
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-10-05
Agency: International Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has instituted a formal enforcement proceeding relating to the April 10, 2009, consent order issued in the above-captioned investigation.
State Graduated Driver Licensing Incentive Grant
Document Number: 2012-24640
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2012-10-05
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
This NPRM seeks public comment on the minimum qualification criteria for the State Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL) Incentive Grant program authorized under the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21). MAP-21 authorizes grants for States that implement multi-stage licensing systems that require novice drivers younger than 21 years of age to comply with the requirements and process set forth below before receiving an unrestricted driver's license. NHTSA will consider comments in developing a rule implementing the GDL requirements under MAP-21.
Advisory Bulletin on Collateralization of Advances and Other Credit Products Provided by Federal Home Loan Banks to Insurance Company Members
Document Number: 2012-24639
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-10-05
Agency: Federal Housing Finance Agency
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is requesting comments on a proposed Advisory Bulletin which would set forth standards to guide agency staff in its supervision of secured lending to insurance company members by the Federal Home Loan Banks (Banks).
Ambient Air Monitoring Reference and Equivalent Methods: Designation of Three New Equivalent Methods
Document Number: 2012-24638
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-10-05
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Notice is hereby given that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has designated, three new equivalent methods, one for measuring concentrations of PM2.5, one for measuring concentrations of PM10, and one for measuring concentrations of PM10-2.5 in the ambient air.
Stress Testing of Regulated Entities
Document Number: 2012-24637
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2012-10-05
Agency: Federal Housing Finance Agency
This proposed rule would implement section 165(i)(2) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act) which requires certain financial companies with total consolidated assets of more than $10 billion, and which are regulated by a primary federal financial regulatory agency, to conduct annual stress tests to determine whether the companies have the capital necessary to absorb losses as a result of adverse economic conditions. The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is the primary federal financial regulator of the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac), and the Federal Home Loan Banks (Banks) (Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac collectively, the Enterprises; the Enterprises and the Banks collectively, regulated entities). While each of the regulated entities currently has total consolidated assets of more than $10 billion, FHFA proposes expressly to retain to the Director the discretion to require any regulated entity that falls below the $10 billion threshold to conduct annually the stress test. FHFA's proposal reflects its supervisory judgment and is grounded in its regulatory and supervisory authority and obligation to ensure the safety and soundness of the regulated entities under the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992, as amended (12 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.) (Safety and Soundness Act) and the Federal Home Loan Bank Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1421 through 1449) (Bank Act). In accordance with section 165(i)(2)(C) of the Dodd-Frank Act, FHFA has coordinated with the Federal Reserve Board of Governors (Board), and the Federal Insurance Office.
Iowa Traction Railway Company-Change in Operators Exemption-Rail Line of Backtrack, Inc.
Document Number: 2012-24634
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-10-05
Agency: Surface Transportation Board, Department of Transportation
Rules of General Application, Adjudication, and Enforcement
Document Number: 2012-24633
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2012-10-05
Agency: International Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The United States International Trade Commission (``Commission'') proposes to amend its Rules of Practice and Procedure concerning adjudication and enforcement. The amendments are necessary to address concerns that have arisen about the scope of discovery in Commission proceedings under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1337) (``section 337''). The intended effect of the proposed amendments is to reduce expensive, inefficient, unjustified, or unnecessary discovery practices in agency proceedings while preserving the opportunity for fair and efficient discovery for all parties.
Notice of Realty Action: Direct Sale of Public Land in Shasta County, CA
Document Number: 2012-24632
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-10-05
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Redding Field Office, proposes to sell a parcel of public land totaling approximately 40 acres in Shasta County, California. The public land would be sold to John and Tina Dunlap for the appraised fair market value of $43,000.
Environmental Impacts Statements; Notice of Availability
Document Number: 2012-24630
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-10-05
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Distracted Driving Grant Program
Document Number: 2012-24629
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-10-05
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
Pursuant to the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), the Department of Transportation (DOT) announced the availability of funding authorized for distracted driving grants on August 24, 2012. In this notice, DOT is extending the application submission deadline announced in the notice of availability of funding to February 28, 2013.
Notice of Realty Action: Notice of Receipt of Conveyance of Mineral Interest Application, Santa Clara County, CA
Document Number: 2012-24627
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-10-05
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
An application was filed on January 24, 2012, by the surface owner, Charles Luckhardt, et al., for the conveyance of the federally owned mineral interests underlying a 1,148.68 acre tract of land in Santa Clara County, California. Publication of this notice temporarily segregates the mineral interests in the land covered by the application from all forms of appropriation under the public land laws, including the mining laws, for up to 2 years from the date of filing of the application while the application is being processed.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection: Comment Request
Document Number: 2012-24626
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-10-05
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration
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