September 8, 2014 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; 2014 Commercial Accountability Measure and Closure for South Atlantic Vermilion Snapper
Document Number: 2014-21346
Type: Rule
Date: 2014-09-08
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS implements accountability measures (AMs) for the commercial sector for vermilion snapper in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the South Atlantic. Commercial landings for vermilion snapper, as estimated by the Science Research Director (SRD), are projected to reach the commercial annual catch limit (ACL) for the July 1 through December 31, 2014, fishing period on September 12, 2014. Therefore, NMFS closes the commercial sector for vermilion snapper in the South Atlantic EEZ on September 12, 2014, and it will remain closed until the start of the January 1 through June 30, 2015, fishing period. This closure is necessary to protect the vermilion snapper resource.
Radio Broadcasting Services; Custer, Michigan
Document Number: 2014-21327
Type: Rule
Date: 2014-09-08
Agency: Federal Communications Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Audio Division, at the request of Roy E. Henderson, substitutes FM Channel 260A for FM Channel 263A as the vacant allotment at Custer, Michigan. Channel 260A can be allotted at Custer, consistent with the minimum distance separation requirements of the Commission's rules, at coordinates 43-58-16 NL and 86-19-42 WL. The Government of Canada has concurred in the allotment of Channel 260A at Custer, Michigan, which is required because Custer is located within 320 kilometers (199 miles) of the U.S.-Canadian border. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION infra.
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation Funding and Fiscal Affairs; Farmer Mac Liquidity Management; Correction
Document Number: 2014-21319
Type: Rule
Date: 2014-09-08
Agency: Farm Credit Administration, Agencies and Commissions
The Farm Credit Administration (FCA) published a final rule in the Federal Register on November 1, 2013 to strengthen liquidity risk management at the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation, improve the quality of assets in its liquidity reserves, and bolster its ability to fund its obligations and continue operations during times of economic, financial, or market adversity. This document corrects and clarifies the section amended by final rule.
Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations-Movie Theaters; Movie Captioning and Audio Description
Document Number: 2014-21285
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2014-09-08
Agency: Department of Justice
On August 1, 2014, the Department of Justice published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register in order to propose amendments to its Americans with Disabilities Act title III regulation to require the provision of closed movie captioning and audio description to give persons with hearing and vision disabilities access to movies. The comment period is scheduled to close on September 30, 2014. The Department of Justice is extending the comment period until December 1, 2014 in order to provide additional time for the public to prepare comments.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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