September 2014 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing that the period for providing public comments on the August 6, 2014, proposed ``Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Change of Listing Status for Certain Substitutes Under the Significant New Alternatives Policy Program'' is being extended by 14 days.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing an opportunity for the public to comment on CMS' intention to collect information from the public. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), federal agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension or reinstatement of an existing collection of information, and to allow a second opportunity for public comment on the notice. Interested persons are invited to send comments regarding the burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including any of the following subjects: (1) The necessity and utility of the proposed information collection for the proper performance of the agency's functions; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology to minimize the information collection burden.

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold public meetings.

DoD is proposing to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement the statutory domestic source restrictions on acquisition of certain naval vessel components.

In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, 5 U.S.C. 552a, the Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service (Fiscal Service) proposes to establish a new Privacy Act system of records entitled, ``Department of the Treasury/Bureau of the Fiscal Service .024OneVoice Customer Relationship Management.'' This system of records allows the Fiscal Service to collect and maintain records that will allow the bureau to manage its customer interactions with its external ``business'' customers and vendors.

NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for pollock in Statistical Area 620 in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the C season allowance of the 2014 total allowable catch of pollock for Statistical Area 620 in the GOA.

NHTSA and its partners at the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Homeland Security (DHS) are soliciting applications for appointment or reappointment to DOT's NEMSAC. The purpose of NEMSAC, a nationally recognized council of emergency medical services representatives and consumers, is to advise and consult with DOT and the Federal Interagency Committee on EMS (FICEMS) on matters relating to emergency medical services (EMS). More information on NEMSAC, including its previous recommendations, its charter, and its current membership is available at www.EMS.gov/NEMSAC.htm.

On June 15, 1984, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) delegated to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) its approval authority under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.16, to approve of and assign OMB control numbers to collection of information requests and requirements conducted or sponsored by the Board under conditions set forth in 5 CFR 1320 Appendix A.1. Board-approved collections of information are incorporated into the official OMB inventory of currently approved collections of information. Copies of the Paperwork Reduction Act Submission, supporting statements and approved collection of information instruments are placed into OMB's public docket files. The Federal Reserve 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 October 1, 1995, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

The Committee is proposing to add products and a service to the Procurement List that will be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities and delete products previously furnished by such agency.

The Department of Justice (DOJ), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), 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 at 79 FR, pages 41705-41706, July 17, 2014, allowing for a 60 day comment period.

The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) has prepared a Final Resource Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement (RMP/EIS) for the Contra Loma Reservoir and Recreation Area to establish uniform policy and land management guidelines that promote an organized use, development, and management of the Contra Loma Reservoir and the surrounding recreational area lands.

This notice is issued in accordance with 51 U.S.C. 20144(c). The Sample Return Robot (SRR) Challenge is scheduled and teams that wish to compete may now register. Centennial Challenges is a program of prize competitions to stimulate innovation in technologies of interest and value to NASA and the nation. The 2015 SRR Challenge is a prize competition designed to encourage development of new technologies or application of existing technologies in unique ways to autonomously collect and retrieve samples using robotics. NASA is providing the prize purse and Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) is conducting the challenge.

It is the policy of the Commission to publish settlements which it provisionally accepts under the Consumer Product Safety Act in the Federal Register in accordance with the terms of 16 CFR 1118.20(e). Published below is a provisionally-accepted Settlement Agreement with Meijer, Inc., containing a civil penalty of two million dollars ($2,000,000.00 U.S. dollars), within twenty (20) days of service of the Commission's final Order accepting the Settlement Agreement.

This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the Territory of Guam (FEMA- 4191-DR), dated 09/10/2014. Incident: Tropical Storm Halong. Incident Period: 07/28/2014 through 07/31/2014. Effective Date: 09/10/2014. Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: 11/10/2014. Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Application Deadline Date: 06/10/2015.

This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of California (FEMA- 4193-DR), dated 09/11/2014. Incident: Earthquake. Incident Period: 08/24/2014 through 09/07/2014. Effective Date: 09/11/2014. Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: 11/10/2014. Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Application Deadline Date: 06/11/2015.

The Department of the Treasury, 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 proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).

On April 7, 2014, the Department of Commerce published notice in the Federal Register of termination of the countervailing duty investigations in connection with monosodium glutamate from China and Indonesia (79 FR 19056). Accordingly, pursuant to section 207.40(a) of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 207.40(a)), the countervailing duty investigations concerning monosodium glutamate from China and Indonesia (Inv. Nos. 701-TA-503-504 (Final)) are terminated.

The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing concerning an addition of Global Expedited Package Services 3 to the competitive product list. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other administrative steps.