February 15, 2013 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Reader Aids
Document Number: FR-2013-02-15-ReaderAids
Type: Reader Aids
Date: 2013-02-15
Safety and Health Regulations for Construction
Document Number: 2013-3755
Type: Rule
Date: 2013-02-15
Agency: Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Libya
Document Number: 2013-03809
Type: Administrative Order
Date: 2013-02-15
Agency: Executive Office of the President
Sunshine Act Notice
Document Number: 2013-03774
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-02-15
Agency: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Utility Scale Wind Towers from the People's Republic of China: Countervailing Duty Order
Document Number: 2013-03728
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-02-15
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
Based on affirmative final determinations by the Department of Commerce (the ``Department'') and the International Trade Commission (``ITC''), the Department is issuing a countervailing duty order on utility scale wind towers (``wind towers'') from the People's Republic of China (``PRC'').
Utility Scale Wind Towers From the People's Republic of China: Antidumping Duty Order
Document Number: 2013-03727
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-02-15
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
Based on affirmative final determinations by the Department of Commerce (the ``Department'') and the International Trade Commission (``ITC''), the Department is issuing an antidumping duty order on utility scale wind towers (``wind towers'') from the People's Republic of China (``PRC'').
Utility Scale Wind Towers From the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Antidumping Duty Order
Document Number: 2013-03725
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-02-15
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
Based on affirmative final determinations by the Department of Commerce (the ``Department'') and the International Trade Commission (``ITC''), the Department is issuing an antidumping duty order on utility scale wind towers (``wind towers'') from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (``Vietnam''). In addition, the Department is amending its final determination to correct certain ministerial errors.
Sunshine Act Meetings; Unified Carrier Registration Plan Board of Directors
Document Number: 2013-03671
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-02-15
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
Large Residential Washers From Mexico and the Republic of Korea: Antidumping Duty Orders
Document Number: 2013-03630
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-02-15
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
Based on affirmative final determinations by the Department of Commerce (the Department) and the International Trade Commission (the ITC), the Department is issuing antidumping duty orders on large residential washers (washers) from Mexico and the Republic of Korea (Korea).
Large Residential Washers From the Republic of Korea: Countervailing Duty Order
Document Number: 2013-03626
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-02-15
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
Based on affirmative final determinations by the Department of Commerce (the Department) and the International Trade Commission (the ITC), the Department is issuing a countervailing duty order on large residential washers (washers) from the Republic of Korea (Korea).
Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness: Notice of Public Meeting
Document Number: 2013-03623
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-02-15
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed topics of discussion for a public meeting of the Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness (Committee).
Steel Import Monitoring and Analysis System
Document Number: 2013-03619
Type: Rule
Date: 2013-02-15
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
The Department of Commerce (the Department) publishes this action to make final a rule to extend the Steel Import Monitoring and Analysis (SIMA) system until March 21, 2017. The purpose of the SIMA system is to provide the public statistical data on steel imports entering the United States seven weeks earlier than it would otherwise be available to the public. Aggregate data collected from the licenses are made available to the public on a weekly basis following review by the Department.
Determination under the Textile and Apparel Commercial Availability Provision of the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (“CAFTA-DR Agreement”)
Document Number: 2013-03618
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-02-15
Agency: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements, Agencies and Commissions
The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (``CITA'') has determined that certain three-layered composite fabric, as specified below, is not available in commercial quantities in a timely manner in the CAFTA-DR countries. The product will be added to the list in Annex 3.25 of the CAFTA-DR Agreement in unrestricted quantities.
Transportation and Related Equipment Technical Advisory Committee; Notice of Partially Closed Meeting
Document Number: 2013-03617
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-02-15
Agency: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security
Notice of Establishment of Emergency Relief Docket for Calendar Year 2013
Document Number: 2013-03616
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-02-15
Agency: Federal Transit Administration, Department of Transportation
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is establishing an Emergency Relief Docket for calendar year 2013 so grantees and subgrantees affected by national or regional emergencies may request relief from FTA administrative and statutory requirements. By this notice, FTA is establishing an Emergency Relief Docket for calendar year 2013.
Indian Gaming
Document Number: 2013-03614
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-02-15
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs
This notice publishes an extension of the gaming compact between the Oglala Sioux Tribe and the State of South Dakota.
BE-605: Quarterly Survey of Foreign Direct Investment in the United States-Transactions of U.S. Affiliate With Foreign Parent
Document Number: 2013-03611
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-02-15
Agency: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis
By this Notice, the Bureau of Economic Analysis is informing the public that it is conducting the mandatory survey titled BE-605, Quarterly Survey of Foreign Direct Investment in the United States Transactions of U.S. Affiliate with Foreign Parent. This survey is authorized by the International Investment and Trade in Services Survey Act.
Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: “The Cyrus Cylinder in Ancient Persia: A New Beginning”
Document Number: 2013-03609
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-02-15
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 ``The Cyrus Cylinder in Ancient Persia: A New Beginning,'' 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 owner or custodian. I also determine that the exhibition or display of the exhibit objects at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, from, on or about March 9, 2013, until on or about April 28, 2013; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX, from on or about May 3, 2013, until on or about June 14, 2013; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, from on or about June 20, 2013, until on or about August 4, 2013; The Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, CA, from on or about August 9, 2013, until on or about September 22, 2013; the Getty Villa, The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA, from on or about October 2, 2013, until or about December 2, 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.
BE-577: Quarterly Survey of U.S. Direct Investment Abroad- Direct Transactions of U.S. Reporter With Foreign Affiliate
Document Number: 2013-03607
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-02-15
Agency: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis
By this Notice, the Bureau of Economic Analysis, Department of Commerce, is informing the public that it is conducting the mandatory surveys titled BE-577, Quarterly Survey of U.S. Direct Investment AbroadDirect Transactions of U.S. Reporter with Foreign Affiliate. This survey is authorized by the International Investment and Trade in Services Survey Act.
Public Hearing
Document Number: 2013-03605
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-02-15
Agency: National Transportation Safety Board, Agencies and Commissions
Positive Train Control Public Forum
Document Number: 2013-03604
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-02-15
Agency: National Transportation Safety Board, Agencies and Commissions
Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Under OMB Review
Document Number: 2013-03603
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-02-15
Agency: Small Business Administration, Agencies and Commissions
Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), agencies are required to submit proposed reporting and recordkeeping requirements to OMB for review and approval, and to publish a notice in the Federal Register notifying the public that the agency has made such a submission.
Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; RadNet (Renewal)
Document Number: 2013-03601
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-02-15
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency is planning to submit an information collection request (ICR), ``RadNet (Renewal)'' (EPA ICR No. 0877.11, OMB Control No. 2060-0015) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Before doing so, EPA is soliciting public comments on specific aspects of the proposed information collection as described below. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through July 31, 2013. An Agency may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
Receipt of Several Pesticide Petitions Filed for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities
Document Number: 2013-03600
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2013-02-15
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
This document announces the Agency's receipt of several initial filings of pesticide petitions requesting the establishment or modification of regulations for residues of pesticide chemicals in or on various commodities.
Recent Postings of Broadly Applicable Alternative Test Methods
Document Number: 2013-03598
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-02-15
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
This notice announces the broadly applicable alternative test method approval decisions the EPA has made under and in support of New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) and the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) under the Clean Air Act (CAA) in 2012.
Notice to All Interested Parties of the Termination of the Receiverships of 10016 Main Street Bank, Northville, MI
Document Number: 2013-03597
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-02-15
Agency: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Agencies and Commissions
Environmental Impacts Statements; Notice of Availability
Document Number: 2013-03596
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-02-15
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Pennsylvania; Motor Vehicle Emissions Budgets for the Pennsylvania Counties in the Philadelphia-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE 1997 Fine Particulate Matter Nonattainment Area
Document Number: 2013-03594
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2013-02-15
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
EPA is proposing to approve a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania). This proposed revision consists of an update to the SIP-approved Motor Vehicle Emissions Budgets (MVEBs) for the Pennsylvania counties in the Philadelphia-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE 1997 fine particulate matter (PM2.5) Nonattainment Area (hereafter referred to as the Philadelphia Area) to reflect the use of the most recent version of the Motor Vehicle Emission Simulator model (MOVES). Those counties are: Philadelphia, Montgomery, Delaware, Chester, and Bucks Counties. This rulemaking proposes to approve the MVEBs and thereby make them available for transportation conformity purposes. EPA determined on May 16, 2012 that the Philadelphia Area attained the 1997 PM2.5 National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) by the applicable attainment date. Approval of this SIP revision will not interfere with the Philadelphia Area's ability to continue to attain the 1997 PM2.5 NAAQS. This action is being taken under section 110 of the Clean Air Act (CAA).
EPA Responses to State and Tribal 2010 Sulfur Dioxide Designation Recommendations: Notice of Availability and Public Comment Period
Document Number: 2013-03593
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2013-02-15
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Notice is hereby given that the EPA has posted its responses to certain state and tribal designation recommendations for the 2010 Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) on its Internet Web site. The EPA invites the public to review and provide input on its responses during the comment period specified in the DATES section. The EPA sent its responses directly to the states and tribes on or about February 7, 2013. These responses focus on designating as ``nonattainment'' certain areas of the country where air monitoring data from 2009-2011 indicate violations of the 2010 SO2 NAAQS. The EPA intends to make final the designation determinations for the areas of the country addressed by these responses in June 2013.
Kasugamycin; Receipt of Application for Emergency Exemption for Use on Apples in Michigan, Solicitation of Public Comment
Document Number: 2013-03592
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-02-15
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
EPA has received a specific exemption request from the Michigan Department of Agriculture to use the pesticide kasugamycin (CAS No. 6980-18-3) to treat up to 10,000 acres of apples to control fire blight. The applicant proposes the use of a new chemical which has not been registered by EPA. EPA is soliciting public comment before making the decision whether or not to grant the exemption.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Extension, Without Change, of an Existing Information Collection; Comment Request
Document Number: 2013-03591
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-02-15
Agency: Department of Homeland Security, United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Special Conditions: Bombardier Aerospace, Model BD-500-1A10 and BD-500-1A11 Airplanes; Sidestick Controllers
Document Number: 2013-03590
Type: Rule
Date: 2013-02-15
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
These special conditions are issued for the Bombardier Aerospace Model BD-500-1A10 and BD-500-1A11 airplanes. These airplanes will have a novel or unusual design feature, specifically sidestick controllers designed to be operated with only one hand. The applicable airworthiness regulations do not contain adequate or appropriate safety standards for this design feature. 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.
Procurement List, Proposed Additions and Deletions
Document Number: 2013-03589
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-02-15
Agency: Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, Agencies and Commissions
The Committee is proposing to add a product and services to the Procurement List that will be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities, and deletes products previously furnished by such agencies. Comments Must Be Received On or Before: 3/18/2013.
Enforcement Actions Summary
Document Number: 2013-03587
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-02-15
Agency: Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security Administration
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is providing notice that it has issued an annual summary of all enforcement actions taken by TSA under the authority granted in the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007.
Renewal of Department of Defense Federal Advisory Committees
Document Number: 2013-03586
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-02-15
Agency: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary
Under the provisions of 10 U.S.C. 2113a, as amended, the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C. Appendix, as amended), the Government in the Sunshine Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b) (``the Sunshine Act''), and 41 CFR 102-3.50(a), the Department of Defense (DoD) gives notice that it is renewing the charter for the Board of Regents, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (``the Board''). The Board is a non-discretionary Federal advisory committee that shall assist the Secretary of Defense in an advisory capacity in carrying out the Secretary's responsibility to conduct the business of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (``the University'').
Production of FHFA Records, Information, and Employee Testimony in Legal Proceedings; Correction
Document Number: 2013-03585
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2013-02-15
Agency: Federal Housing Finance Agency
This document corrects the preamble to a proposed rule published in the Federal Register of February 8, 2013, regarding Production of FHFA Records, Information, and Employee Testimony in Legal Proceedings.
Agency Information Collection Activities; OMB Approval Received
Document Number: 2013-03584
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-02-15
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, this notice announces the Office of Management and Budget's approval of a collection of information contained in the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's final rule regarding the possession, use, and transfer of select agents and toxins.
Petitions for Modification of Application of Existing Mandatory Safety Standards
Document Number: 2013-03583
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-02-15
Agency: Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration
Section 101(c) of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 and 30 CFR Part 44 govern the application, processing, and disposition of petitions for modification. This notice is a summary of petitions for modification submitted to the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) by the parties listed below to modify the application of existing mandatory safety standards codified in Title 30 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
Notification of a Public Meeting on the Use of Cost Comparisons in Federal Procurement
Document Number: 2013-03581
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-02-15
Agency: Management and Budget Office, Executive Office of the President
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) in the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) seeks input from the public on the practice of comparing the relative cost of performance by Federal employees versus contract performance in order to identify the most cost-effective source. OFPP intends to consider feedback received in response to this notice as it evaluates existing policies addressing cost comparisons and considers new ones to help agencies save money and drive better results. Feedback will also be considered in connection with the development of guidance required by section 1655 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2013, Public Law 112-239. Section 1655 requires OMB to publish guidance addressing the conversion of a function being performed by a small business concern to performance by a Federal employee. Interested parties may offer oral and/or written comments at a public meeting to be held on March 5, 2013. Parties are also encouraged to provide all written comments directly to www.regulations.gov.
Meetings of Humanities Panel
Document Number: 2013-03580
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-02-15
Agency: National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities, Agencies and Commissions
Pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is hereby given that 16 meetings of the Humanities Panel will be held during March, 2013 as follows. The purpose of the meetings is for panel review, discussion, evaluation, and recommendation of applications for financial assistance under the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 951-960, as amended).
Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting
Document Number: 2013-03577
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-02-15
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
Policy on Contractor Profits
Document Number: 2013-03575
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-02-15
Agency: Defense Acquisition Regulations System, Department of Defense
DoD is hosting a public meeting to obtain the views of experts and interested parties in Government and the private sector regarding the profit guidelines in the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement.
Notice of NIH Consensus Development Conference: Diagnosing Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
Document Number: 2013-03574
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-02-15
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is holding a conference, titled ``Consensus Development Conference: Diagnosing Gestational Diabetes Mellitus.'' The conference will be open to the public.
Submission of OMB Review; Comment Request (30-Day FRN):
Document Number: 2013-03571
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-02-15
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
In compliance with the requirement of Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, for opportunity for public comment on proposed data collection projects, the National Cancer Institute (NIH) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for review and approval of the information collected below. This proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal Register on September 20, 2012 (77 FR 58401) and allowed 60- days for public comment. No public comments were received. The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comment. The National Institutes of Health may not conduct or sponsor, and the respondent is not required to respond to, an information collection that has been extended, revised, or implemented on or after March 1, 2011, unless it displays a valid OMB control number. Written comments or suggestions regarding the item(s) contained in this notice, especially regarding the estimated public burden and associated response times, should be directed to the Attention: NIH Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, at OIRA_ submission@omb.eop.gov or by fax to 202-395-6974. To request more information on the proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and instruments, contact Charles L. Hall, Jr., Chief, Pharmaceutical Management Branch, Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program, Division of the Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis, and Centers, National Cancer Institute, Executive Plaza North, Room 7148, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892 or call non-toll-free number 301-496-5725 or Email your request, including your address to: Hallch@mail.nih.gov. Comments regarding this information collection are best assured of having their full effect if received within 30 days following the date of this publication. Proposed Collection: Drug Accountability Report Form and Investigator Registration Procedure in the Conduct of Investigational Trials for the Treatment of Cancer (NCI), OMB No.0925-0613, Expiration Date: 2/28/2013, Revision, National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health (NIH). Need and Use of Information Collection: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) holds the National Cancer Institute (NCI) responsible, as a sponsor of investigational drug trials, for the collection of information about the clinical investigators who participate in these trials and to assure the FDA that systems for accountability are being maintained by investigators in its clinical trials program. The information collected is used to identify qualified investigators and to facilitate the submission and distribution of important information relative to the investigational drug and the response of the patient to that drug. Investigators are physicians who specialize in the treatment of patients with cancer. Data obtained from the Drug Accountability Record is used to track the dispensing of investigational anticancer agents from receipt from the NCI to dispensing or administration to patients. NCI and/or its auditors use this information for compliance purposes. OMB approval is requested for 3 years. There are no costs to the respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized burden hours are 14,328.
Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; La Pryor Chaparrosa Ranch Airport, TX
Document Number: 2013-03568
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2013-02-15
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
This action proposes to amend Class E airspace at La Pryor, TX. Additional controlled airspace is necessary to accommodate new Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAP) at Chaparrosa Ranch Airport. The FAA is taking this action to enhance the safety and management of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations for SIAPs at the airport. Geographic coordinates of the airport would also be updated.
Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies
Document Number: 2013-03566
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-02-15
Agency: Federal Reserve System, Agencies and Commissions
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