August 27, 2015 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Reader Aids
Document Number: FR-2015-08-27-ReaderAids
Type: Reader Aids
Date: 2015-08-27
Women's Equality Day, 2015
Document Number: 2015-21449
Type: Proclamation
Date: 2015-08-27
Agency: Census Bureau
Safety Zones; Cleveland Dragon Boat Festival and Head of the Cuyahoga, Cuyahoga River, Cleveland, OH
Document Number: 2015-21301
Type: Rule
Date: 2015-08-27
Agency: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Agricultural Marketing Service
The Coast Guard is establishing regulations for annual, combined marine events that require the establishment of a temporary safety zone within the Captain of the Port Zone Buffalo on the Cuyahoga River, Cleveland, OH. This safety zone regulation is necessary to protect the surrounding public, spectators, participants, and vessels from the hazards associated with the rowing regatta in the narrow waterway of the Cuyahoga River. This rule is intended to restrict vessels annually from a portion of the Cuyahoga River for up to 9 hours during the combined Dragon Boat Festival and the Head of the Cuyahoga Regatta.
Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Sacramento River, Freeport, CA
Document Number: 2015-21300
Type: Rule
Date: 2015-08-27
Agency: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Agricultural Marketing Service
The Coast Guard has issued a temporary deviation from the operating schedule that governs the Sacramento County highway bridge across Sacramento River, mile 46.0, at Freeport, CA. The deviation is necessary to allow the bridge owner to replace bridge counterweight bolts. This deviation allows single leaf operation of the double bascule highway bridge during the deviation period.
Notice of Public Meeting, Pecos District Resource Advisory Council Meeting, New Mexico
Document Number: 2015-21284
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-08-27
Agency: Farm Service Agency, Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act and the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Pecos District Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet as indicated below.
Notice of Public Meeting; Central Montana Resource Advisory Council
Document Number: 2015-21280
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-08-27
Agency: Farm Service Agency, Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Central Montana Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet as indicated below.
Information Collection Activities: Oil and Gas Production Requirements; Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Document Number: 2015-21278
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-08-27
Agency: Farm Service Agency, Federal Trade Commission
To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), BSEE is inviting comments on a collection of information that we will submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. The information collection request (ICR) concerns a renewal to the paperwork requirements in the regulations under Subpart K, Oil and Gas Production Requirements.
Filing of Plats of Survey: Oregon/Washington
Document Number: 2015-21276
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-08-27
Agency: Farm Service Agency, Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
The plats of survey of the following described lands are scheduled to be officially filed in the Bureau of Land Management, Oregon State Office, Portland, Oregon, 30 days from the date of this publication.
Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings
Document Number: 2015-21270
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-08-27
Agency: Energy Policy and New Uses Office, Agriculture Department, Antitrust Division
Center for Scientific Review; Amended Notice of Meeting
Document Number: 2015-21269
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-08-27
Agency: Energy Policy and New Uses Office, Agriculture Department, Antitrust Division
Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review
Document Number: 2015-21268
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-08-27
Agency: Federal Register Office
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (``PRA''), 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 collection and its expected costs and burden.
Notice Inviting Publishers To Submit Tests for a Determination of Suitability for Use in the National Reporting System for Adult Education
Document Number: 2015-21267
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-08-27
Agency: Rural Business-Cooperative Service
The Secretary of Education invites publishers to submit tests for review and approval for use in the National Reporting System for Adult Education (NRS) and announces the date by which publishers must submit these tests.
Modification of National Customs Automation Program (NCAP) Test Concerning the Submission of Certain Data Required by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Using the Partner Government Agency (PGA) Message Set Through the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE)
Document Number: 2015-21266
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-08-27
Agency: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Disability Employment Policy Office
This document announces U.S. Customs and Border Protection's (CBP's) plan to conduct a National Customs Automation Program (NCAP) test concerning the electronic transmission of certain import data for all Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-regulated commodities. Under the pilot, this data will be transmitted electronically through the Automated Broker Interface (ABI) for processing in CBP's Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) system utilizing the Partnering Government Agency (PGA) Message Set.
Proposed Information Collections; Comment Request (No. 55)
Document Number: 2015-21260
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-08-27
Agency: National Nuclear Security Administration, Secret Service
As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we invite comments on the proposed or continuing information collections listed below in this notice.
Residence Rules Involving U.S. Possessions
Document Number: 2015-21258
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2015-08-27
Agency: National Nuclear Security Administration, Western Area Power Administration
This document contains proposed amendments to the regulations for determining whether an individual is a bona fide resident of a U.S. territory. These proposed amendments affect individuals establishing bona fide residency in a U.S. territory by allowing additional days of constructive presence in a U.S. territory.
Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Notice 2006-25
Document Number: 2015-21257
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-08-27
Agency: National Nuclear Security Administration, Western Area Power Administration
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)). Currently, the IRS is soliciting comments concerning Notice 2006-25, Qualifying Gasification Project Program.
Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Revenue Procedure
Document Number: 2015-21256
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-08-27
Agency: National Nuclear Security Administration, Western Area Power Administration
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)). Currently, the IRS is soliciting comments concerning Revenue Procedure 97-27, Changes in Methods of Accounting.
Source Determination for Certain Emission Units in the Oil and Natural Gas Sector; Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New and Modified Sources; and Review of New Sources and Modifications in Indian Country: Federal Implementation Plan for Managing Air Emissions From True Minor Sources Engaged in Oil and Natural Gas Production in Indian Country
Document Number: 2015-21255
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2015-08-27
Agency: Department of Agriculture
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing three public hearings to be held for three proposed rules titled, ``Source Determination for Certain Emission Units in the Oil and Natural Gas Sector,'' ``Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New and Modified Sources,'' and ``Review of New Sources and Modifications in Indian Country: Federal Implementation Plan for Managing Air Emissions from True Minor Sources Engaged in Oil and Natural Gas Production in Indian Country.'' Two hearings will be held on September 23, 2015, simultaneouslyone in Denver, CO, and one in Dallas, TX. One hearing will be on September 29, 2015, in Pittsburgh, PA.
Information Collection Request Sent to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Approval; Policy for Evaluation of Conservation Efforts When Making Listing Decisions (PECE)
Document Number: 2015-21253
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-08-27
Agency: Farm Service Agency, Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board
We (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) have sent an Information Collection Request (ICR) to OMB for review and approval. We summarize the ICR below and describe the nature of the collection and the estimated burden and cost. This information collection is scheduled to expire on August 31, 2015. We may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. However, under OMB regulations, we may continue to conduct or sponsor this information collection while it is pending at OMB.
Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review
Document Number: 2015-21252
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-08-27
Agency: Federal Register Office
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (``PRA''), 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 collection and its expected costs and burden.
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Fisheries
Document Number: 2015-21251
Type: Rule
Date: 2015-08-27
Agency: Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, Economic Research Service
NMFS is adjusting the Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) General category daily retention limit from the default limit of one large medium or giant BFT to four large medium or giant BFT for the September, October through November, and December subquota time periods of the 2015 fishing year. This action is based on consideration of the regulatory determination criteria regarding inseason adjustments, and applies to Atlantic tunas General category (commercial) permitted vessels and Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Charter/Headboat category permitted vessels when fishing commercially for BFT.
Xanthan Gum From the People's Republic of China: Initiation of Antidumping Duty New Shipper Review
Document Number: 2015-21250
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-08-27
Agency: Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, Defense Intelligence Agency
The Department of Commerce (``Department'') is initiating a new shipper review of the antidumping duty order on xanthan gum from the People's Republic of China (``PRC'') with respect to Inner Mongolia Jianlong Biochemical Co., Ltd. (``Inner Mongolia Jianlong''). The period of review (``POR'') for the new shipper review is July 1, 2014, through June 30, 2015.
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
Document Number: 2015-21248
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-08-27
Agency: Energy Policy and New Uses Office, Agriculture Department, Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
Filing of Plats of Survey; NV
Document Number: 2015-21245
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-08-27
Agency: Farm Service Agency, Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
The purpose of this notice is to inform the public and interested State and local government officials of the filing of Plats of Survey in Nevada.
Electric Grid Resilience Self-Assessment Tool for Distribution System
Document Number: 2015-21244
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-08-27
Agency: Rural Housing Service
On July 1, 2015, the Department of Energy (DOE) published in the Federal Register a Request for Information (RFI) regarding the electric grid resilience self-assessment tool for distribution system and requested public comment by August 17, 2015. DOE is re-opening the original public comment period of 45 days for this RFI.
Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Representative Average Unit Costs of Energy
Document Number: 2015-21243
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-08-27
Agency: Rural Housing Service, Executive Office for Immigration Review
In this notice, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is forecasting the representative average unit costs of five residential energy sources for the year 2015 pursuant to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act. The five sources are electricity, natural gas, No. 2 heating oil, propane, and kerosene.
FTA Supplemental Fiscal Year 2015 Apportionments, Allocations, and Program Information
Document Number: 2015-21242
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-08-27
Agency: Historic Preservation, Advisory Council, Federal Labor Relations Authority
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) annually publishes one or more notices to apportion funds appropriated by law. This notice is the third notice which announces the remaining apportionment for programs funded with fiscal year (FY) 2015 contract authority.
National Institute on Aging; Notice of Closed Meetings
Document Number: 2015-21241
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-08-27
Agency: Energy Policy and New Uses Office, Agriculture Department, Antitrust Division
National Institute on Aging; Notice of Closed Meeting
Document Number: 2015-21240
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-08-27
Agency: Energy Policy and New Uses Office, Agriculture Department, Antitrust Division
Deschutes Provinicial Advisory Committee Meeting
Document Number: 2015-21239
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-08-27
Agency: Aging Administration, Food Safety and Inspection Service
The Deschutes Provincial Advisory Committee (RAC) will meet in Bend, Oregon. The committee is authorized under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (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. Additional PAC information, including the meeting agenda and the meeting summary/ minutes can be found at the following Web site: https://www.fs.usda.gov/ detail/deschutes/workingtogether/advisorycommittees.
Pipeline Safety: Request for Revision of a Previously Approved Information Collection: National Pipeline Mapping System Program (OMB Control No. 2137-0596)
Document Number: 2015-21238
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-08-27
Agency: Historic Preservation, Advisory Council, Indian Health Service
PHMSA invites public comments on our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval to revise this information collection. On July 30, 2014, (79 FR 44246) PHMSA published a notice and request for comments in the Federal Register titled: ``Pipeline Safety: Request for Revision of a Previously Approved Information Collection: National Pipeline Mapping System (NPMS) Program (OMB Control No. 2137-0596)'' seeking comments on proposed changes to the NPMS data collection. During the comment period, PHMSA received several comments and suggestions on ways to improve this data collection. We are publishing this notice to address the many comments received and to request additional comments on PHMSA's proposed path forward. We are required to publish this notice in the Federal Register by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13.
Medical Devices; Immunology and Microbiology Devices; Classification of Clostridium Difficile Toxin Gene Amplification Assay
Document Number: 2015-21237
Type: Rule
Date: 2015-08-27
Agency: Energy Policy and New Uses Office, Agriculture Department, Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Bureau
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is classifying Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) toxin gene amplification assay into class II (special controls). The Agency is classifying the device into class II (special controls) in order to provide a reasonable assurance of safety and effectiveness of the device.
Determination That BIAXIN XL Oral Tablets Were Not Withdrawn From Sale for Reasons of Safety or Effectiveness
Document Number: 2015-21236
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-08-27
Agency: Energy Policy and New Uses Office, Agriculture Department, Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Bureau
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has determined that the drug products listed in this document were not withdrawn from sale for reasons of safety or effectiveness. This determination means that FDA will not begin procedures to withdraw approval of abbreviated new drug applications (ANDAs) that refer to these drug products, and it will allow FDA to continue to approve ANDAs that refer to the products as long as they meet relevant legal and regulatory requirements.
Design and Analysis of Shedding Studies for Virus or Bacteria-Based Gene Therapy and Oncolytic Products; Guidance for Industry; Availability
Document Number: 2015-21235
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-08-27
Agency: Energy Policy and New Uses Office, Agriculture Department, Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Bureau
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of a document entitled ``Design and Analysis of Shedding Studies for Virus or Bacteria-Based Gene Therapy and Oncolytic Products; Guidance for Industry.'' The guidance document provides sponsors of virus or bacteria-based gene therapy products (VBGT products) and oncolytic viruses or bacteria (oncolytic products) with recommendations on how to conduct shedding studies during preclinical and clinical development. The guidance announced in this notice finalizes the draft guidance of the same title dated July 2014.
Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge, Adams County, CO; Environmental Impact Statement
Document Number: 2015-21234
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-08-27
Agency: Farm Service Agency, Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, announce the availability of a final environmental impact statement (EIS) for the comprehensive conservation plan (CCP) for the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge (refuge) in Adams County, Colorado. In the final environmental impact Statement we describe alternatives, including our preferred alternative, to manage the refuge for the 15 years following approval of the final CCP.
Arts Advisory Panel Meetings
Document Number: 2015-21232
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-08-27
Agency: Immigration and Customs Enforcement Bureau, National Communications System
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, notice is hereby given that one meeting of the Arts Advisory Panel to the National Council on the Arts will be held by teleconference.
Combined Notice of Filings
Document Number: 2015-21231
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-08-27
Agency: Rural Housing Service, Rural Telephone Bank
Combined Notice of Filings #2
Document Number: 2015-21230
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-08-27
Agency: Rural Housing Service, Rural Telephone Bank
Combined Notice of Filings #1
Document Number: 2015-21229
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-08-27
Agency: Rural Housing Service, Rural Telephone Bank
Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act Provisions; American Eel Fishery
Document Number: 2015-21228
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-08-27
Agency: Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, Economic Research Service
NMFS announces that on August 6, 2015, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (Commission) found the State of Delaware out of compliance with the Commission's Interstate Fishery Management Plan (ISFMP) for American Eel. Subsequently, on August 19, 2015, the Commission referred the matter to NMFS, under delegation of authority from the Secretary of Commerce, for federal non-compliance review under the provisions of the Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act (Atlantic Coastal Act). The Atlantic Coastal Act mandates that NMFS must review the Commission's non-compliance referral and make specific findings by September 18, 2015, 30 days after receiving the referral. If NMFS determines that Delaware failed to carry out its responsibilities under the Coastal American Eel ISFMP, and if the measures it failed to implement are necessary for conservation, then, according to the Atlantic Coastal Act, NMFS must declare a moratorium on fishing for American eel in Delaware waters.
Privacy Act of 1974: Computer Matching Program
Document Number: 2015-21226
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-08-27
Agency: Southwestern Power Administration
Notice is hereby given that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) intends to conduct a recurring computer matching program. This will match personnel records of the Department of Defense (DoD) with VA records of benefit recipients under the Montgomery GI BillActive Duty, Montgomery GI BillSelected Reserve, Post-9/11 GI Bill, and Reserve Educational Assistance Program. The goal of these matches is to identify the eligibility status of veterans, servicemembers, and reservists who have applied for or who are receiving education benefit payments under the Montgomery GI Bill Active Duty, Montgomery GI BillSelected Reserve, Post-9/11 GI Bill, and Reserve Educational Assistance Program. The purpose of the match is to enable VA to verify that individuals meet the conditions of military service and eligibility criteria for payment of benefits determined by VA under the Montgomery GI BillActive Duty, Montgomery GI Bill Selected Reserve, Post-9/11 GI Bill, and Reserve Educational Assistance Program. The authority to conduct this match is found in 38 U.S.C. 3684A(a)(1). The records covered include eligibility records extracted from DoD personnel files and benefit records that VA establishes for all individuals who have applied for and/or are receiving, or have received education benefit payments under the Montgomery GI Bill Active Duty, Montgomery GI BillSelected Reserve, Post-9/11 GI Bill, and Reserve Educational Assistance Program. These benefit records are contained in a VA system of records identified as 58VA21/22/28 entitled: Compensation, Pension, Education, and Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment RecordsVA, first published in the Federal Register at 74 FR 9294 (March 3, 1976), and last amended at 77 FR 42593 (July 19, 2012), with other amendments as cited therein.
National Cancer Institute Amended; Notice of Meeting
Document Number: 2015-21225
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-08-27
Agency: Energy Policy and New Uses Office, Agriculture Department, Antitrust Division
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health; Notice of Closed Meeting
Document Number: 2015-21224
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-08-27
Agency: Energy Policy and New Uses Office, Agriculture Department, Antitrust Division
National Center for Complementary & Integrative Health Notice of Closed Meeting
Document Number: 2015-21223
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-08-27
Agency: Energy Policy and New Uses Office, Agriculture Department, Antitrust Division
Clinical Center; Notice of Meeting
Document Number: 2015-21222
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-08-27
Agency: Energy Policy and New Uses Office, Agriculture Department, Antitrust Division
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