May 7, 2014 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

This document contains corrections to the preamble to final regulations published on December 24, 2013, governing the take of marine mammals incidental to U.S. Navy (Navy) training and testing activities in the Hawaii-Southern California Training and Testing (HSTT) Study Area. This action is necessary to correct an error in the description of total Level B harassment of Eastern North Pacific gray whales.

The Deschutes and Ochoco Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) will meet in Bend, OR. 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 select projects.

The Performance Improvement Council (PIC) located in the General Services Administration (GSA) announces the ``Public Sector Program ManagementA Vision for the Future'' ideation challenge. GSA is interested in initiating a public dialog on the future of program management in the government context. The contest challenges the public to look ahead 25 years and imagine how advances in technology and the skill set of a new generation will drive the development of public sector program management.

The Olympic Peninsula Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) will meet in Olympia, Washington. 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 Title II of the Act. The meeting is open to the public. The purpose of the meeting is to review project proposals and make recommendations for 2014 Title II funds.

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), in cooperation with the State of Alaska, will reestablish the wood bison, a federally threatened species, in historical habitat in central Alaska. We will reestablish the wood bison under section 10(j) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA), and will classify any populations reestablished in the nonessential experimental population (NEP) area as part of the NEP identified in this rule. This final rule also establishes provisions under which wood bison in Alaska will be managed, and provides a plan for establishing the NEP and allowing for legal incidental taking of wood bison within the defined NEP area.

This document contains proposed regulations under section 381 of the Internal Revenue Code (Code). The proposed regulations modify the definition of an acquiring corporation for purposes of section 381 with regard to certain acquisitions of assets. The proposed regulations affect corporations that acquire the assets of other corporations in corporate reorganizations.

This meeting notice is an update to the previous notices published in the Federal Register on February 25, 2014 (79 FR 10508) and on March 31, 2014 (79 FR 18021). This notice identifies a revision to the agenda and invites written third party comment on the question ``What issues are critical to consider in advancing quality assurance in higher education?''

On April 8, 2014, notice was published on page 19409 of the Federal Register (volume 79, number 67) of determinations made by the Department of State pertaining to the exhibition ``Spanish Drawings From the Kunsthalle of Hamburg, Germany.'' The referenced notice is corrected here to include an 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, I hereby determine that the additional object to be included in the exhibition ``Spanish Drawings From the Kunsthalle, Germany,'' 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 additional object at the Meadows Museum, Dallas, Texas, from on or about May 25, 2014, until on or about August 31, 2014, 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.

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and its implementing regulations, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) hereby announces that it is seeking renewal of the following currently approved information collection activities. Before submitting these information collection requirements for clearance by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), FRA is soliciting public comment on specific aspects of the activities identified below.

In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness) announces a proposed public information collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. 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 information collection; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the information collection on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology.

The Adminstration for Community Living (ACL) is announcing that the proposed collection of information listed below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

The Shasta County Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) will meet in Redding, California on two occasions. 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 meetings are open to the public. The purpose of the meetings is to review and vote on proposals for project funding.