September 8, 2014 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: Public Comment Request
Document Number: 2014-21283
Type: Notice
Date: 2014-09-08
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration
In compliance with the requirement for opportunity for public comment on proposed data collection projects (Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995), the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announces plans to submit an Information Collection Request (ICR), described below, to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Prior to submitting the ICR to OMB, HRSA seeks comments from the public regarding the burden estimate, below, or any other aspect of the ICR.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Department of Justice Equitable Sharing Agreement and Certification
Document Number: 2014-21281
Type: Notice
Date: 2014-09-08
Agency: Department of Justice
The Department of Justice (DOJ), Criminal Division, Asset Forfeiture and Money Laundering Section, will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal Register Volume 79, Number 128, page 38070 on July 3, 2014, allowing for a 60 day comment period.
Established Aggregate Production Quotas for Schedule I and II Controlled Substances and Assessment of Annual Needs for the List I Chemicals Ephedrine, Pseudoephedrine, and Phenylpropanolamine for 2015
Document Number: 2014-21280
Type: Notice
Date: 2014-09-08
Agency: Drug Enforcement Administration, Department of Justice
This notice establishes the initial 2015 aggregate production quotas for controlled substances in schedules I and II of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) and the assessment of annual needs for the list I chemicals ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, and phenylpropanolamine.
Advisory Committee on Interdisciplinary, Community-Based Linkages; Notice of Meeting
Document Number: 2014-21279
Type: Notice
Date: 2014-09-08
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Service Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Relief of Disabilities and Application for Restoration of Explosives Privileges
Document Number: 2014-21276
Type: Notice
Date: 2014-09-08
Agency: Department of Justice
The Department of Justice (DOJ), Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) will submit the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal Register Volume 79, Number 126, page 37352 on July 1, 2014, allowing for a 60 day comment period.
Certain Consumer Electronics With Display and Processing Capabilities; Notice of Request for Statements on the Public Interest
Document Number: 2014-21275
Type: Notice
Date: 2014-09-08
Agency: International Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Notice is hereby given that the presiding administrative law judge has issued a Final Initial Determination and Recommended Determination on Remedy and Bonding in the above-captioned investigation. The Commission is soliciting comments on public interest issues raised by the recommended relief, specifically a limited exclusion order against certain consumer electronics with display and processing capabilities imported by respondents Toshiba Corporation of Tokyo, Japan and Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc. of Irvine, California and a cease and desist order against Toshiba. This notice is soliciting public interest comments from the public only. Parties are to file public interest submissions pursuant to 19 CFR 210.50(a)(4).
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 2014-21274
Type: Notice
Date: 2014-09-08
Agency: Department of Commerce, United States Patent and Trademark Office
Senior Executive Service Performance Review Board
Document Number: 2014-21273
Type: Notice
Date: 2014-09-08
Agency: Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, Agencies and Commissions
This notice announces the membership of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB) Senior Executive Service (SES) Performance Review Board (PRB).
Revision of Agency Information Collection for Indian Child Welfare Quarterly and Annual Report
Document Number: 2014-21269
Type: Notice
Date: 2014-09-08
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is seeking comments on the renewal of Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the collection of information for the Indian Child Welfare Quarterly and Annual Report, 25 CFR part 23. The information collection is currently authorized by OMB Control Number 1076-0131. This information collection expires November 30, 2014.
Plan for Periodic Review of Regulations
Document Number: 2014-21268
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2014-09-08
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) requires that NMFS periodically review existing regulations that have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities, such as small businesses, small organizations, and small governmental jurisdictions. This plan describes how NMFS will perform this review and describes the regulations that are being proposed for review during the current review cycle.
Postmarketing Safety Reports for Human Drug and Biological Products; Electronic Submission Requirements; Corrections
Document Number: 2014-21267
Type: Rule
Date: 2014-09-08
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is correcting a document entitled ``Postmarketing Safety Reports for Human Drug and Biological Products; Electronic Submission Requirements; Correction'' that appeared in the Federal Register of August 14, 2014 (79 FR 47655). The document published without the required RIN number and in the Notice category. This document corrects those errors.
Postmarketing Safety Reports for Human Drug and Biological Products; Electronic Submission Requirements; Correction
Document Number: 2014-21266
Type: Rule
Date: 2014-09-08
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is correcting a final rule entitled ``Postmarketing Safety Reports for Human Drug and Biological Products; Electronic Submission Requirements'' that appeared in the Federal Register of June 10, 2014 (79 FR 33072). The document amended FDA's postmarketing safety reporting regulations for human drug and biological products to require that persons subject to mandatory reporting requirements submit safety reports in an electronic format that FDA can process, review, and archive. The document was published with an incorrect RIN number. This document corrects the error.
Ketchikan Resource Advisory Committee
Document Number: 2014-21265
Type: Notice
Date: 2014-09-08
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
The Ketchikan Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) will meet in Ketchikan, Alaska. The RAC is authorized under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (the Act) (Pub. L. 110-343) and operates in compliance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C. App. 2). The purpose of the RAC 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. Additional information concerning the RAC, including the agenda, can be found by visiting the RAC's Web site at: https://fsplaces.fs.fed.us/fsfiles/ unit/wo/secureruralschools.nsf/RAC/ Ketchikan?OpenDocument.
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
Document Number: 2014-21257
Type: Notice
Date: 2014-09-08
Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services
Notice of Applications for Deregistration Under Section 8(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
Document Number: 2014-21252
Type: Notice
Date: 2014-09-08
Agency: Securities and Exchange Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Applicant, a unit investment trust, seeks an order declaring that it has ceased to be an investment company. Applicant has never made a public offering of its securities and does not propose to make a public offering or engage in business of any kind. Filing Dates: The application was filed on April 14, 2014, and amended on August 21, 2014. Applicant's Address: 50 Main St., White Plains, NY 10606.
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
Document Number: 2014-21246
Type: Notice
Date: 2014-09-08
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a meeting of its Coral Workshop Group via conference call.
Special Conditions: Airbus Model A350-900 Airplane; Lightning Protection of Fuel-Tank Structure To Prevent Fuel-Tank Vapor Ignition
Document Number: 2014-21245
Type: Rule
Date: 2014-09-08
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
These special conditions are issued for Airbus Model A350-900 airplanes. These airplanes will have a novel or unusual design feature that will incorporate a nitrogen generation system (NGS) for all fuel tanks, to actively reduce flammability exposure within the fuel tanks significantly below that required by the fuel-tank flammability regulations. Among other benefits, the NGS significantly reduces the potential for fuel-vapor ignition caused by lightning strikes. 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.
Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Advisory Committee
Document Number: 2014-21244
Type: Notice
Date: 2014-09-08
Agency: Department of Agriculture
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), the Office of Advocacy and Outreach (OAO) is announcing a meeting of the Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Advisory Committee (Committee). The Committee is being convened to consider issues involving communications, service, and advocacy in identifying barriers for beginning farmers and ranchers. They will also consider issues around lending and credit in parsing statistics generated by USDA. Finally, the members will be drafting agency program-specific recommendations.
Special Conditions: Airbus Model A350-900 Airplane; Electronic System-Security Protection From Unauthorized External Access
Document Number: 2014-21243
Type: Rule
Date: 2014-09-08
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
These special conditions are issued for Airbus Model A350-900 airplanes. These airplanes will have a novel or unusual design feature associated with electronic system-security protection from unauthorized external access. 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.
Privacy Act of 1974
Document Number: 2014-21240
Type: Notice
Date: 2014-09-08
Agency: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services
In accordance with the requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended; the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act of 2012, Public Law (Pub. L.) 112-248, 126 Stat. 2390 (31 U.S.C. 3321 (note)); and OMB Memorandum M-13-20 (Protecting Privacy while Reducing Improper Payments with the Do Not Pay Initiative), this notice announces the establishment of a CMP that CMS plans to conduct with the Bureau of the Fiscal Service (Fiscal Service), Department of Treasury.
Endangered and Threatened Species; Initiation of 5-Year Review
Document Number: 2014-21239
Type: Notice
Date: 2014-09-08
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS announces a 5-year review of the southern right whale (Eubalaena australis) and sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA). A 5-year review is a periodic process conducted to ensure that the listing classification of a species is accurate. A 5-year review is based on the best scientific and commercial data available at the time of the review; therefore, we are requesting submission of any information on southern right whales and sperm whales that has become available since their last 5-year review in 2007 and 2009, respectively.
Application for Final Commitment for a Long-Term Loan or Financial Guarantee in Excess of $100 Million: AP088514XX
Document Number: 2014-21238
Type: Notice
Date: 2014-09-08
Agency: Export-Import Bank, Agencies and Commissions
This Notice is to inform the public, in accordance with Section 3(c)(10) of the Charter of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (``Ex-Im Bank''), that Ex-Im Bank has received an application for final commitment for a long-term loan or financial guarantee in excess of $100 million (as calculated in accordance with Section 3(c)(10) of the Charter). Comments received within the comment period specified below will be presented to the Ex-Im Bank Board of Directors prior to final action on this Transaction. Comments received will be made available to the public.
Reports, Forms and Record Keeping Requirements; Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review
Document Number: 2014-21236
Type: Notice
Date: 2014-09-08
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
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 12, 2014 [NHTSA-2014-0049 Volume 79, Number 91, pages 27047 and 27048].
National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions
Document Number: 2014-21233
Type: Notice
Date: 2014-09-08
Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service
State Advisory Committees
Document Number: 2014-21229
Type: Notice
Date: 2014-09-08
Agency: Commission on Civil Rights
Because the terms of the members of the Arkansas Advisory Committee are expiring on January 3, 2015, the United States Commission on Civil Rights hereby invites any individual who is eligible to be appointed to apply. The memberships are exclusively for the Arkansas Advisory Committee, and applicants must be residents of Arkansas to be considered. Letters of interest must be received by the Central Regional Office of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights no later than October 1, 2014. Letters of interest must be sent to the address listed below. Because the terms of the members of the Florida Advisory Committee are expiring on January 3, 2015, the United States Commission on Civil Rights hereby invites any individual who is eligible to be appointed to apply. The memberships are exclusively for the Florida Advisory Committee, and applicants must be residents of Florida to be considered. Letters of interest must be received by the Southern Regional Office of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights no later than October 1, 2014. Letters of interest must be sent to the address listed below. Because the terms of the members of the Massachusetts Advisory Committee are expiring on January 3, 2015, the United States Commission on Civil Rights hereby invites any individual who is eligible to be appointed to apply. The memberships are exclusively for the Massachusetts Advisory Committee, and applicants must be residents of Massachusetts to be considered. Letters of interest must be received by the Eastern Regional Office of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights no later than October 1, 2014. Letters of interest must be sent to the address listed below. Because the terms of the members of the Michigan Advisory Committee are expiring on January 3, 2015, the United States Commission on Civil Rights hereby invites any individual who is eligible to be appointed to apply. The memberships are exclusively for the Michigan Advisory Committee, and applicants must be residents of Michigan to be considered. Letters of interest must be received by the Midwestern Regional Office of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights no later than October 1, 2014. Letters of interest must be sent to the address listed below. Because the terms of the members of the Texas Advisory Committee are expiring on January 3, 2015, the United States Commission on Civil Rights hereby invites any individual who is eligible to be appointed to apply. The memberships are exclusively for the Texas Advisory Committee, and applicants must be residents of Texas to be considered. Letters of interest must be received by the Western Regional Office of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights no later than October 1, 2014. Letters of interest must be sent to the address listed below. Because the terms of the members of the Wisconsin Advisory Committee are expired, the United States Commission on Civil Rights hereby invites any individual who is eligible to be appointed to apply. The memberships are exclusively for the Wisconsin Advisory Committee, and applicants must be residents of Wisconsin to be considered. Letters of interest must be received by the Midwestern Regional Office of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights no later than October 1, 2014. Letters of interest must be sent to the address listed below.
Update to Product Lists
Document Number: 2014-21228
Type: Rule
Date: 2014-09-08
Agency: Postal Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Commission is updating the product lists. This action reflects a publication policy adopted in a recent Commission order. The referenced policy assumes periodic updates. The updates are identified in the body of this document. The product lists, which are republished in their entirety, include these updates.
Petition for Exemption; Summary of Petition Received
Document Number: 2014-21223
Type: Notice
Date: 2014-09-08
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
This notice contains a summary of a petition seeking relief from specified requirements of 14 CFR. The purpose of this notice is to improve the public's awareness of, and participation in, this aspect of FAA's regulatory activities. Neither publication of this notice nor the inclusion or omission of information in the summary is intended to affect the legal status of the petition or its final disposition.
Petition for Exemption; Summary of Petition Received
Document Number: 2014-21222
Type: Notice
Date: 2014-09-08
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
This notice contains a summary of a petition seeking relief from specified requirements of 14 CFR. The purpose of this notice is to improve the public's awareness of, and participation in, this aspect of FAA's regulatory activities. Neither publication of this notice nor the inclusion or omission of information in the summary is intended to affect the legal status of the petition or its final disposition.
Petition for Exemption; Summary of Petition Received
Document Number: 2014-21221
Type: Notice
Date: 2014-09-08
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
This notice contains a summary of a petition seeking relief from specified requirements of 14 CFR. The purpose of this notice is to improve the public's awareness of, and participation in, this aspect of FAA's regulatory activities. Neither publication of this notice nor the inclusion or omission of information in the summary is intended to affect the legal status of the petition or its final disposition.
Actions Taken Pursuant to Executive Orders 13608 and 13645
Document Number: 2014-21216
Type: Notice
Date: 2014-09-08
Agency: Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control
The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (``OFAC'') is providing notice of actions taken by OFAC with respect to VITALY SOKOLENKO to impose sanctions pursuant to Executive Order 13608 of May 1, 2012 and Executive Order 13645 of June 3, 2013.
Notice of Foreign Availability Assessment: Anisotropic Plasma Dry Etching Equipment
Document Number: 2014-21211
Type: Notice
Date: 2014-09-08
Agency: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security
This notice is to announce that the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is initiating a foreign availability assessment pursuant to section 5(f) of the Export Administration Act of 1979, as amended (EAA). BIS's Office of Technology Evaluation (OTE) will oversee the assessment of the foreign availability in China of anisotropic plasma dry etching equipment. BIS is also seeking public comments on the foreign availability of this equipment in China.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection Renewal; Comment Request (3064-0084)
Document Number: 2014-21208
Type: Notice
Date: 2014-09-08
Agency: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Agencies and Commissions
The FDIC, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the renewal of an existing information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35). Currently, the FDIC is soliciting comment on renewal of the information collection described below.
Commission Information Collection Activities (Ferc-725y); Comment Request
Document Number: 2014-21207
Type: Notice
Date: 2014-09-08
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) is submitting the information collection FERC-725Y, Mandatory Reliability Standard PER-005-2 (Operations Personnel Training), to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review of the information collection requirements. Any interested person may file comments directly with OMB and should address a copy of those comments to the Commission as explained below. The Commission solicited comments on the information collection associated with PER-005-2 in an order published in the Federal Register (79 FR 36305, 6/26/2014). FERC received no comments on the information collection and is making this notation in its submission to OMB.
Southwest Power Pool, Inc.; Supplemental Notice of Technical Conference
Document Number: 2014-21203
Type: Notice
Date: 2014-09-08
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Nanoscale Science, Engineering, and Technology Subcommittee; Committee on Technology, National Science and Technology Council; Meeting
Document Number: 2014-21201
Type: Notice
Date: 2014-09-08
Agency: National Nanotechnology Coordination Office, Agencies and Commissions, Office of Science and Technology Policy
The National Nanotechnology Coordination Office (NNCO), on behalf of the Nanoscale Science, Engineering, and Technology (NSET) Subcommittee of the Committee on Technology, National Science and Technology Council (NSTC), will hold a technical interchange meeting entitled ``Realizing the Promise of Carbon NanotubesChallenges, Opportunities and the Pathway to Commercialization'' on September 15, 2014. The meeting will be sponsored by the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) and co-sponsored by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The objectives of this meeting are to identify, discuss, and report the technical barriers preventing the production of carbon nanotube-based materials with electrical and mechanical properties approaching theoretical values, and to explore ways to overcome these barriers. Obstacles preventing the full exploitation of the multifunctional nature of carbon nanotube materials will also be discussed. This one-day meeting will assemble some of the Nation's leading experts in carbon nanotube research and development, as well as executives and experts from the Federal government, academia, and private sector.
New Postal Product
Document Number: 2014-21200
Type: Notice
Date: 2014-09-08
Agency: Postal Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing concerning an addition of Priority Mail Express Contract 19 to the competitive product list. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other administrative steps.
Proposed Requirements-School Improvement Grants-Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
Document Number: 2014-21185
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2014-09-08
Agency: Department of Education
The U.S. Secretary of Education (Secretary) proposes revising the final requirements for the School Improvement Grants (SIG) program, published in the Federal Register on October 28, 2010, authorized under section 1003(g) of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended (ESEA), to implement language in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014, that allows local educational agencies (LEAs) to implement additional interventions, provides flexibility for rural LEAs, and extends the grant period from three to five years. Additionally, the proposed requirements make changes that reflect lessons learned from four years of SIG implementation.
Notice of Public Meeting; Wyoming Resource Advisory Council
Document Number: 2014-21182
Type: Notice
Date: 2014-09-08
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Wyoming Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet as indicated below.
Loan Guaranty-Specially Adapted Housing Assistive Technology Grant Program
Document Number: 2014-21138
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2014-09-08
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is proposing to implement through regulation statutory authority to provide grants for the development of new assistive technologies for use in specially adapted housing for eligible veterans or servicemembers, as authorized by the Veterans' Benefits Act of 2010 (the Act), enacted on October 13, 2010. The Act authorizes VA to provide grants of up to $200,000 per fiscal year to persons or entities to encourage the development of specially adapted housing assistive technologies. VA is amending its regulations to outline the process, the criteria, and the priorities relating to the award of these research and development grants.
New Animal Drugs; Buprenorphine; Carprofen; Danofloxacin; Follicle Stimulating Hormone; Ractopamine; Salinomycin; Tylosin
Document Number: 2014-20325
Type: Rule
Date: 2014-09-08
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the animal drug regulations to reflect approval actions for new animal drug applications (NADAs) and abbreviated new animal drug applications (ANADAs) during July 2014. FDA is also informing the public of the availability of summaries of the basis of approval and of environmental review documents, where applicable. The animal drug regulations are also being amended to add a cross reference to a tolerance.
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