March 19, 2015 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Reader Aids
Document Number: FR-2015-03-19-ReaderAids
Type: Reader Aids
Date: 2015-03-19
Sunshine Act Meetings
Document Number: 2015-06481
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-03-19
Agency: National Council on Disability, Agencies and Commissions
Drawbridge Operation Regulation; York River, Yorktown and Gloucester Point, VA
Document Number: 2015-06465
Type: Rule
Date: 2015-03-19
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard has issued a temporary deviation from the operating schedule that governs the draw of the Coleman Memorial Bridge (US 17/George P. Coleman Memorial Swing Bridge) across the York River, mile 7.0, between Gloucester Point and Yorktown, VA. This deviation is necessary to facilitate maintenance work on the moveable spans on the Coleman Memorial Bridge. This temporary deviation allows the drawbridge to remain in the closed to navigation position.
Sunshine Act Meeting
Document Number: 2015-06440
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-03-19
Agency: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Sunshine Act Meeting
Document Number: 2015-06430
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-03-19
Agency: International Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Sodium L-Lactate and Sodium DL-Lactate; Exemption From the Requirement of a Tolerance
Document Number: 2015-06373
Type: Rule
Date: 2015-03-19
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
This regulation establishes an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of sodium L- lactate and sodium DL-lactate when used as inert ingredients (surfactants) in pesticide formulations applied to growing crops or to raw agricultural commodities after harvest. Exponent, on behalf of Archer Daniels Midland Company, submitted a petition to EPA under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), requesting establishment of an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance. This regulation eliminates the need to establish a maximum permissible level for residues of sodium L-lactate and sodium DL-lactate.
Temporary Emergency Committee of the Board of Governors; Sunshine Act Meeting
Document Number: 2015-06372
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-03-19
Agency: Postal Service, Agencies and Commissions
List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: Holtec HI-STORM Flood/Wind System; Certificate of Compliance No. 1032, Amendment No. 1, Revision 1
Document Number: 2015-06367
Type: Rule
Date: 2015-03-19
Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending its spent fuel storage regulations by revising the Holtec International, Inc. (Holtec), HI-STORM Flood/Wind (FW) System listing within the ``List of approved spent fuel storage casks'' to add Amendment No. 1, Revision 1, to Certificate of Compliance (CoC) No. 1032. Amendment No. 1, Revision 1, allows these casks to accept 14X14B fuel assemblies with minor changes in the internal diameter of the fuel cladding, diameter of the fuel pellet, and spacing between the fuel pins. The amendment also updates testing requirements for the fabrication of Metamic HT neutron-absorbing structural material.
List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: Holtec HI-STORM Flood/Wind System; Certificate of Compliance No. 1032, Amendment No. 1, Revision 1
Document Number: 2015-06366
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2015-03-19
Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is proposing to amend its spent fuel storage regulations by revising the Holtec International, Inc. (Holtec), HI-STORM Flood/Wind (FW) System listing within the ``List of approved spent fuel storage casks'' to add Amendment No. 1, Revision 1, to Certificate of Compliance (CoC) No. 1032. Amendment No. 1, Revision 1, allows these casks to accept 14X14B fuel assemblies with minor changes in the internal diameter of the fuel cladding, diameter of the fuel pellet, and spacing between the fuel pins. The amendment also updates testing requirements for the fabrication of Metamic HT neutron-absorbing structural material.
Sole Source Aquifer Designation of the Mahomet Aquifer System in East-Central Illinois
Document Number: 2015-06365
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-03-19
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Notice is hereby given that pursuant to the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) Section 1424(e) and in response to a petition by a coalition of cities, a town, villages, and a public university in east- central Illinois, the Regional Administrator for Region 5 of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has determined that a portion of the Mahomet Aquifer System in east-central Illinois is a sole or principal source of drinking water and if contaminated, would create a significant hazard to public health. As a result of this action, all projects receiving Federal financial assistance are subject to review by EPA regarding whether such projects may contaminate the designated aquifer system through a recharge zone so as to create a significant hazard to public health.
Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, St. Petersburg Beach, FL
Document Number: 2015-06357
Type: Rule
Date: 2015-03-19
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is modifying the operating schedule that governs the Pinellas Bayway Structure ``E'' (SR 679) Bridge, Gulf Intracoastal Waterway mile 113.0, St. Petersburg Beach, FL. This will extend the time period when the bridge is subject to periodic closings. During this extended time period the bridge will not open on demand.
Office of Direct Service and Contracting Tribes; Tribal Management Grant Program
Document Number: 2015-06353
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-03-19
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 2015-06352
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-03-19
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the FTC is seeking public comments on its request to OMB to extend for three years the current PRA clearances for information collection requirements contained in three product labeling rules enforced by the Commission. Those clearances expire on March 31, 2015.
Request for Information Regarding Credit Card Market
Document Number: 2015-06351
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-03-19
Agency: Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection
Section 502(a) of the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009 (CARD Act or Act) requires the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (Bureau or CFPB) to conduct a review (Review) of the consumer credit card market, within the limits of its existing resources available for reporting purposes. In connection with conducting that Review, and in accordance with Section 502(b) of the CARD Act, the Bureau is soliciting information from the public about a number of aspects of the consumer credit card market, described further below.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 2015-06345
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-03-19
Agency: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Agencies and Commissions
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC or Commission) gives notice that it is submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for a three-year renewal of the information collection described below.
Stakeholder Engagement on Cybersecurity in the Digital Ecosystem
Document Number: 2015-06344
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-03-19
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Telecommunications and Information Administration
The Department of Commerce Internet Policy Task Force (IPTF) is requesting comment to identify substantive cybersecurity issues that affect the digital ecosystem and digital economic growth where broad consensus, coordinated action, and the development of best practices could substantially improve security for organizations and consumers. The IPTF invites public comment on these issues from all stakeholders with an interest in cybersecurity, including the commercial, academic and civil society sectors, and from relevant federal, state, local, and tribal entities.
Thirty-Second Meeting: RTCA Special Committee 224, Airport Security Access Control Systems
Document Number: 2015-06343
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-03-19
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of the thirty-second meeting of the RTCA Special Committee 224, Airport Security Access Control Systems.
Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Seismic Surveys in Cook Inlet, Alaska
Document Number: 2015-06342
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2015-03-19
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
On February 23, 2015, the NMFS published its proposed rulemaking to govern the take of marine mammals, by harassment, incidental to conducting a marine geophysical (seismic) survey in Cook Inlet, Alaska from March 1, 2015 to February 29, 2020. The Federal Register document indicated that written comments are due by March 25, 2015. However, in response to a request to extend the public comment period, NMFS has decided to extend the public comment period by an additional 15 calendar days.
2015 Annual Determination To Implement the Sea Turtle Observer Requirement
Document Number: 2015-06341
Type: Rule
Date: 2015-03-19
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) publishes its final Annual Determination (AD) for 2015, pursuant to its authority under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Through the AD, NMFS identifies U.S. fisheries operating in the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, and Pacific Ocean that will be required to take observers upon NMFS' request. The purpose of observing identified fisheries is to learn more about sea turtle interactions in a given fishery, evaluate measures to prevent or reduce sea turtle takes, and implement the prohibition against sea turtle takes. Fisheries identified on the 2015 AD (see Table 1) will be eligible to carry observers as of January 1, 2015 and will remain on the AD for a five-year period. The fisheries listed on the final determination will be required to carry observers upon NMFS' request until December 31, 2019.
Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations
Document Number: 2015-06339
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-03-19
Agency: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security
On April 4, 2013, FEMA published in the Federal Register a proposed flood hazard determination notice at 78 FR 20340 that contained a table which included a Web page address through which the Preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM), and where applicable, the Flood Insurance Study (FIS) report for the communities listed in the table could be accessed. The information available through the Web page address has subsequently been updated. The table provided here represents the proposed flood hazard determinations and communities affected for New Orleans/Orleans Parish, Louisiana.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Organization Designation Authorization
Document Number: 2015-06338
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-03-19
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval to renew an information collection. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following collection of information was published on December 22, 2014. This collection involves organizations applying to perform certification functions on behalf of the FAA, including approving data and issuing various aircraft and organization certificates.
Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations for Lee County, Illinois, and Incorporated Areas and Ogle County, Illinois, and Incorporated Areas
Document Number: 2015-06337
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-03-19
Agency: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is withdrawing its proposed notices concerning proposed flood hazard determinations, which may include the addition or modification of any Base Flood Elevation, base flood depth, Special Flood Hazard Area boundary or zone designation, or regulatory floodway (herein after referred to as proposed flood hazard determinations) on the Flood Insurance Rate Maps and, where applicable, in the supporting Flood Insurance Study reports for Lee County, Illinois, and Incorporated Areas and Ogle County, Illinois, and Incorporated Areas.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 2015-06336
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-03-19
Agency: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will submit the information collection abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget for review and clearance in accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The submission will describe the nature of the information collection, the categories of respondents, the estimated burden (i.e., the time, effort and resources used by respondents to respond) and cost, and the actual data collection instruments FEMA will use.
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
Document Number: 2015-06335
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-03-19
Agency: Department of Justice
Pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a, and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular No. A-130, notice is hereby given that the Department of Justice (Department or DOJ) proposes to amend an existing Department-wide system of records notice titled, ``Debt Collection Enforcement System,'' JUSTICE/DOJ-016, last published at 77 FR 9965, on February 21, 2012. The Department is adding one new routine use to the Debt Collection Enforcement System.
URENCO USA, Uranium Enrichment Facility
Document Number: 2015-06334
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-03-19
Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering approval of the URENCO USA (UUSA) license amendment request 12-10 (LAR- 12-10) that would authorize capacity expansion of the UUSA enrichment facility near Eunice, New Mexico. In addition the NRC is considering approval of related UUSA license amendment requests that would authorize increases in the mass possession limits for natural, depleted, and enriched uranium; and would authorize use of a modified enrichment process to utilize depleted uranium as the feed material.
Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards; Notice of Meeting
Document Number: 2015-06333
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-03-19
Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Maine Disaster #ME-00043
Document Number: 2015-06332
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-03-19
Agency: Small Business Administration, Agencies and Commissions
This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Maine (FEMA 4208DR), dated 03/12/2015. Incident: Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, and Flooding Incident Period: 01/26/2015 through 01/28/2015 Effective Date: 03/12/2015 Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: 05/11/2015 Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Application Deadline Date: 12/14/2015
Hawaii Disaster #HI-00035
Document Number: 2015-06331
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-03-19
Agency: Small Business Administration, Agencies and Commissions
This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Hawaii (FEMA-4201- DR), dated 03/04/2015. Incident: Pu u O o Volcanic Eruption and Lava Flow. Incident Period: 09/04/2014 and continuing. Effective Date: 03/04/2015. Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: 05/04/2015. Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Application Deadline Date: 12/04/2015.
California Disaster #CA-00233
Document Number: 2015-06330
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-03-19
Agency: Small Business Administration, Agencies and Commissions
This is a notice of an Administrative declaration of a disaster for the State of California dated 03/11/2015. Incident: Round Fire. Incident Period: 02/06/2015 through 02/12/2015. Dates: Effective Date: 03/11/2015. Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: 05/11/2015. Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Application Deadline Date: 12/11/2015.
Data Collection Available for Public Comments
Document Number: 2015-06329
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-03-19
Agency: Small Business Administration, Agencies and Commissions
The Small Business Administration (SBA) intends to request approval, from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the collection of information described below. The Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35 requires federal agencies to publish a notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information before submission to OMB, and to allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice. This notice complies with that requirement.
Data Collection Available for Public Comments
Document Number: 2015-06328
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-03-19
Agency: Small Business Administration, Agencies and Commissions
The Small Business Administration (SBA) intends to request approval, from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the collection of information described below. The Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35 requires federal agencies to publish a notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information before submission to OMB, and to allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice. This notice complies with that requirement.
Data Collection Available for Public Comments
Document Number: 2015-06327
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-03-19
Agency: Small Business Administration, Agencies and Commissions
The Small Business Administration (SBA) intends to request approval, from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the collection of information described below. The Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35 requires federal agencies to publish a notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information before submission to OMB, and to allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice. This notice complies with that requirement.
Data Collection Available for Public Comments
Document Number: 2015-06326
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-03-19
Agency: Small Business Administration, Agencies and Commissions
The Small Business Administration (SBA) intends to request approval, from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the collection of information described below. The Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35 requires federal agencies to publish a notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information before submission to OMB, and to allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice. This notice complies with that requirement.
Notice of Intent To Reinstate an Information Collection
Document Number: 2015-06324
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-03-19
Agency: Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the intention of the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) to seek reinstatement of an information collection, the Census of Agriculture Content Test. Response to this survey will be voluntary.
Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive License
Document Number: 2015-06323
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-03-19
Agency: Agricultural Research Service, Department of Agriculture
Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, intends to grant to RENEWABLE NUTRIENTS, LLC. of PINEHURST, NORTH CAROLINA, an exclusive license to U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 13/164,363, ``SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING AMMONIA EMISSIONS FROM LIQUID EFFLUENTS AND FOR RECOVERING THE AMMONIA,'' filed on JUNE 20, 2011.
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Document Number: 2015-06322
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-03-19
Agency: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Defense Finance and Accounting Service 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.
Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies
Document Number: 2015-06321
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-03-19
Agency: Federal Reserve System, Agencies and Commissions
Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company
Document Number: 2015-06320
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-03-19
Agency: Federal Reserve System, Agencies and Commissions
Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Savings and Loan Holding Companies
Document Number: 2015-06319
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-03-19
Agency: Federal Reserve System, Agencies and Commissions
Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive License
Document Number: 2015-06318
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-03-19
Agency: Agricultural Research Service, Department of Agriculture
Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, intends to grant to RENEWABLE NUTRIENTS, LLC. of PINEHURST, NORTH CAROLINA, an exclusive license to U.S. Patent No. 8,574,885, ``ANAMMOX BACTERIUM ISOLATE,'' issued on NOVEMBER 5, 2013.
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meetings
Document Number: 2015-06317
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-03-19
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's (Council) Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Advisory Panel will hold a public meeting.
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 2015-06316
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-03-19
Agency: Securities and Exchange Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 2015-06315
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-03-19
Agency: Securities and Exchange Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 2015-06314
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-03-19
Agency: Securities and Exchange Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 2015-06313
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-03-19
Agency: Securities and Exchange Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive License
Document Number: 2015-06312
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-03-19
Agency: Agricultural Research Service, Department of Agriculture
Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, intends to grant to RENEWABLE NUTRIENTS, LLC. of PINEHURST, NORTH CAROLINA, an exclusive license to U.S. Patent No. 8,906,332, ``GASEOUS AMMONIA REMOVAL SYSTEM,'' issued on DECEMBER 9, 2014 and U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 14/528,614, ``GASEOUS AMMONIA REMOVAL SYSTEM,'' filed on OCTOBER 30, 2014.
Announcement of the Award of an Emergency Single-Source Grant to the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants in Arlington, VA
Document Number: 2015-06311
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-03-19
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) announces the award of an emergency single- source grant in the amount of $804,075 to the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) in Arlington, VA, to support resettlement services to Iranian refugee parolees.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Cotton Dust Standard
Document Number: 2015-06310
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-03-19
Agency: Department of Labor, Office of the Secretary
The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) sponsored information collection request (ICR) titled, ``Cotton Dust Standard,'' to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval for continued use, without change, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. Public comments on the ICR are invited.
North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
Document Number: 2015-06308
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-03-19
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and its advisory committees will hold public meetings.
New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
Document Number: 2015-06307
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-03-19
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a joint public meeting of its Monkfish Committee to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Recommendations from this group will be brought to the full Council for formal consideration and action, if appropriate.
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