November 4, 2015 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Reader Aids
Document Number: FR-2015-11-04-ReaderAids
Type: Reader Aids
Date: 2015-11-04
National Apprenticeship Week, 2015
Document Number: 2015-28308
Type: Proclamation
Date: 2015-11-04
Agency: Executive Office of the President
National Native American Heritage Month, 2015
Document Number: 2015-28307
Type: Proclamation
Date: 2015-11-04
Agency: Executive Office of the President
National Family Caregivers Month, 2015
Document Number: 2015-28306
Type: Proclamation
Date: 2015-11-04
Agency: Executive Office of the President
National Diabetes Month, 2015
Document Number: 2015-28305
Type: Proclamation
Date: 2015-11-04
Agency: Executive Office of the President
Farm Credit Administration Board; Sunshine Act; Regular Meeting
Document Number: 2015-28241
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-04
Agency: Farm Credit Administration, Agencies and Commissions
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the Government in the Sunshine Act, of the regular meeting of the Farm Credit Administration Board (Board).
Sunshine Act Meetings
Document Number: 2015-28237
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-04
Agency: Inter-American Foundation, Agencies and Commissions
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Form HUD-92266 Application for Transfer of Physical Assets (TPA)
Document Number: 2015-28126
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-04
Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD is seeking approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the information collection described below. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is requesting comment from all interested parties on the proposed collection of information. The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment.
Special Conditions: Kestrel Aircraft Company, Model K-350 Turboprop, Lithium Batteries
Document Number: 2015-28125
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2015-11-04
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
This action proposes special conditions for the Kestrel Aircraft Company, Model K-350 Turboprop airplane. This airplane will have a novel or unusual design feature associated with the installation of a rechargeable lithium battery. The applicable airworthiness regulations do not contain adequate or appropriate safety standards for this design feature. These proposed 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.
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Builder's Certification of Plans, Specifications and Site
Document Number: 2015-28120
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-04
Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD has submitted the proposed information collection requirement described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. The purpose of this notice is to allow for an additional 30 days of public comment.
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: FHA Insured Title I Property Improvement and Manufactured Home Loan Programs
Document Number: 2015-28116
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-04
Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD has submitted the proposed information collection requirement described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. The purpose of this notice is to allow for an additional 30 days of public comment.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Guam-CNMI Visa Waiver Information
Document Number: 2015-28114
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-04
Agency: Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) of the Department of Homeland Security 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: Guam-CNMI Visa Waiver Information (CBP Form I-736). This is a proposed extension of an information collection that was previously approved. CBP is proposing that this information collection be extended with no change to the burden hours or to the information collected. This document is published to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies.
President's Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa: Meeting of the President's Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa
Document Number: 2015-28113
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-04
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
The President's Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa (Council) will hold an open call to deliberate a recommendation related to infrastructure development in Sub-Saharan Africa and to conduct Council business. The final agenda will be posted at least one week in advance of the meeting on the Council's Web site at https://trade.gov/ pac-dbia.
United States Travel and Tourism Advisory Board: Meeting of the United States Travel and Tourism Advisory Board
Document Number: 2015-28111
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-04
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
The United States Travel and Tourism Advisory Board (Board) will hold an open meeting at the Department of Commerce on Friday, November 20, 2015. The Board was re-chartered in August 2015, to advise the Secretary of Commerce on matters relating to the U.S. travel and tourism industry. The purpose of the meeting is for Board members to review and deliberate on recommendations developed by the BrandUSA subcommittee looking at a new vetting process for matching fund requests submitted by Brand USA as well as two recommendations by the Cultural and Natural Heritage subcommittee looking at recommendations of promoting domestic travel and arts funding. The final agenda will be posted on the Department of Commerce Web site for the Board at https://trade.gov/ttab, at least one week in advance of the meeting.
Variable Annual Fee Structure for Small Modular Reactors
Document Number: 2015-28110
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2015-11-04
Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is proposing to amend its licensing, inspection, and annual fee regulations to establish a variable annual fee structure for light-water small modular reactors (SMR). Under the proposed variable annual fee structure, an SMR's annual fee would be calculated as a function of its licensed thermal power rating. This proposed fee methodology complies with the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990, as amended (OBRA-90). The NRC will hold a public meeting to promote full understanding of the proposed rule and to facilitate public comments.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request; Interstate Shellfish Dealers Certificate
Document Number: 2015-28109
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-04
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a proposed collection of information has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Pesticide Product Registration; Receipt of Applications for New Uses
Document Number: 2015-28104
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-04
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
EPA has received applications to register new uses for pesticide products containing currently registered active ingredients. Pursuant to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), EPA is hereby providing notice of receipt and opportunity to comment on these applications.
Pesticide Product Registration; Receipt of Applications for New Active Ingredients
Document Number: 2015-28103
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-04
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
EPA has received an application to register a pesticide product containing active ingredients not included in any currently registered pesticide products. Pursuant to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), EPA is hereby providing notice of receipt and opportunity to comment on this application.
Receipt of Several Pesticide Petitions Filed for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities
Document Number: 2015-28102
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2015-11-04
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
This document announces the Agency's receipt of several initial filings of pesticide petitions requesting the establishment or modification of regulations for residues of pesticide chemicals in or on various commodities.
National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program; List of Petitions Received
Document Number: 2015-28101
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-04
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is publishing this notice of petitions received under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (the Program), as required by Section 2112(b)(2) of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act, as amended. While the Secretary of Health and Human Services is named as the respondent in all proceedings brought by the filing of petitions for compensation under the Program, the United States Court of Federal Claims is charged by statute with responsibility for considering and acting upon the petitions.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for Review; Information Collection Extension Request for the Support Anti-Terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies (SAFETY) Act Program
Document Number: 2015-28096
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-04
Agency: Department of Homeland Security
The DHS S&T is soliciting public comment on the following forms: (1) Registration as a Seller of an Anti-Terrorism Technology (DHS Form 10010); (2) Request for a Pre-Application Consultation (DHS Form 10009); (3) Notice of License of Qualified Anti-Terrorism Technology (DHS Form 10003); (4) Notice of Modification of Qualified Anti-Terrorism Technology (DHS Form 10002); (5) Application for Transfer of SAFETY Act Designation and Certification (DHS Form 10001); (6) Application for Renewal Of SAFETY Act Protections of a Qualified Anti-Terrorism Technology (DHS Form 10057); (7) Application for SAFETY Act Developmental Testing and Evaluation Designation (DHS Form 10006); (8) Application for SAFETY Act Designation (DHS Form 10008); (9) Application for SAFETY Act Certification (DHS Form 10007); (10) SAFETY Act Block Designation Application (DHS Form 10005); and (11) SAFETY Act Block Certification Application (DHS Form 10004).
Vaughn Thermal Corporation; Notice of Termination of Proceeding
Document Number: 2015-28093
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-04
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-912); Comment Request; Extension
Document Number: 2015-28092
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-04
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) is soliciting public comment on the currently approved information collection, FERC-912, Cogeneration and Small Power Production, PURPA Section 210(m) Regulations for Termination or Reinstatement of Obligation to Purchase or Sell. The Commission previously issued a Notice in the Federal Register (80 FR 51252, 8/24/2015) requesting public comments. The Commission received no comments on the FERC-912 and is making this notation in its submittal to OMB.
Revised Critical Infrastructure Protection; Reliability Standards; Notice of Techinical Conference
Document Number: 2015-28091
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-04
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Alaska Village Electric Cooperative, Inc.; Notice of Availability of Final Environmental Assessment
Document Number: 2015-28089
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-04
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Notice of Application for Transfer of Licenses and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests
Document Number: 2015-28088
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-04
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Notice of Commission Staff Attendance
Document Number: 2015-28087
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-04
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-538, FERC-740, FERC-729, FERC-715, FERC-592, FERC-60, FERC-61, and FERC-555A); Consolidated Comment Request; Extension
Document Number: 2015-28086
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-04
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) is soliciting public comment on the requirements and burden \1\ of the information collections described below.
Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies
Document Number: 2015-28082
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-04
Agency: Federal Reserve System, Agencies and Commissions
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
Document Number: 2015-28081
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-04
Agency: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary
The Office of the Secretary of Defense proposes to alter a system of records, DHRA 06, entitled ``Defense Sexual Assault Incident Database'' to centralize case-level sexual assault data involving a member of the Armed Forces, in a manner consistent with statute and DoD regulations for Unrestricted and Restricted reporting. Records may also be used as a management tool for statistical analysis, tracking, reporting, evaluating program effectiveness, conducting research, and case and business management. De-identified data may also be used to respond to mandated reporting requirements.
Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce plc Turbofan Engines
Document Number: 2015-28080
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2015-11-04
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Rolls-Royce plc (RR) RB211-535E4-37, RB211-535E4-B-37, and RB211-535E4- C-37 turbofan engines. This proposed AD was prompted by a review of operational data that determined certain RR RB211-535E4-37 engines have been operated to a more severe flight profile than is consistent with the flight profile used to establish the cyclic life limits for the rotating parts. This proposed AD would require recalculating the cyclic life for certain engine life-limited rotating parts and removing those parts that have exceeded their cyclic life limit within specified compliance times. We are proposing this AD to prevent failure of life- limited rotating parts, which could result in uncontained parts release, damage to the engine, and damage to the airplane.
Environmental Impact Statement for the Washington Union Station Expansion Project
Document Number: 2015-28079
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-04
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
FRA is issuing this notice to advise the public that FRA will prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to evaluate the potential impacts to the human and natural environment of the Washington Union Station Expansion Project (Project) proposed by the Union Station Redevelopment Corporation (USRC) in coordination with the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak). The Project includes expanding and modernizing the multimodal transportation facilities at Washington Union Station, while preserving the historically significant station building. FRA is preparing this EIS in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). FRA will evaluate reasonable alternatives for the proposed Project, including a No Action (No Build) Alternative. FRA is issuing this notice to solicit public and agency input into the scope of the EIS and to advise the public that outreach activities conducted by FRA, USRC, and its representatives will be considered in the preparation of the EIS. To ensure all significant issues are identified and considered, the public is invited to comment on the scope of the EIS, including the purpose and need, alternatives to be considered, impacts to be evaluated, and methodologies to be used in the evaluation.
Energy Conservation Program: Clarification of Test Procedures for Fluorescent Lamp Ballasts
Document Number: 2015-28077
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2015-11-04
Agency: Department of Energy
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) proposes to clarify its test procedures for fluorescent lamp ballasts established under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act. DOE is proposing to replace all instances of ballast efficacy factor (BEF) with ballast luminous efficiency (BLE) in our regulations and to add rounding instructions to the same section for BLE and power factor. DOE also proposes to clarify the represented value instructions for power factor. Finally, DOE is proposing to revise Appendix Q to clarify the lamp-ballast pairings for testing.
Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee
Document Number: 2015-28076
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-04
Agency: Department of Energy
This notice announces an open meeting of the Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee under Section 9008(d) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 amended by the Agricultural Act of 2014. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that agencies publish these notices in the Federal Register to allow for public participation.
DOE/NSF High Energy Physics Advisory Panel
Document Number: 2015-28075
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-04
Agency: Department of Energy
This notice announces a meeting of the DOE/NSF High Energy Physics Advisory Panel (HEPAP). The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of these meetings be announced in the Federal Register.
Senior Executive Service; Fiscal Service Performance Review Board
Document Number: 2015-28074
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-04
Agency: Department of the Treasury
This notice announces the appointment of the members of the Fiscal Service Performance Review Board (PRB) for the Bureau of the Fiscal Service (Fiscal Service). The PRB reviews the performance appraisals of career senior executives who are below the level of Assistant Commissioner/Executive Director and who are not assigned to the Office of the Commissioner in the Fiscal Service. The PRB makes recommendations regarding proposed performance appraisals, ratings, bonuses, pay adjustments, and other appropriate personnel actions.
Surety Companies Acceptable on Federal Bonds: Amendment Insurance Company of the State of Pennsylvania (The) New Hampshire Insurance Company
Document Number: 2015-28073
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-04
Agency: Fiscal Service, Public Debt Bureau, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
This is Supplement No. 3 to the Treasury Department Circular 570, 2015 Revision, published July 1, 2015, at 80 FR 37735.
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Document Number: 2015-28072
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-04
Agency: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs 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.
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Sablefish in the West Yakutat District of the Gulf of Alaska
Document Number: 2015-28071
Type: Rule
Date: 2015-11-04
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS is prohibiting retention of sablefish by vessels using trawl gear in the West Yakutat District of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary because the 2015 total allowable catch of sablefish allocated to vessels using trawl gear in the West Yakutat District of the GOA will be reached.
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Fisheries
Document Number: 2015-28070
Type: Rule
Date: 2015-11-04
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS is transferring 35 metric tons (mt) of Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) quota from the Harpoon category and 65 mt from the Reserve category to the General category for the remainder of the 2015 fishing year. This transfer results in adjusted quotas of 566.7 mt, 43.6 mt and 82.1 mt for the General, Harpoon, and Reserve categories, respectively. 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.
U.S. Bank National Association; Notice of Application
Document Number: 2015-28069
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-04
Agency: Securities and Exchange Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
Document Number: 2015-28064
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-04
Agency: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary
The Office of the Secretary of Defense proposes to alter a system of records, DMDC 02 DoD, entitled ``Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting Systems (DEERS)'' to record the issuance of DoD badges and identification cards, i.e., Common Access Cards (CAC) or beneficiary identification cards; to authenticate and identify DoD affiliated personnel (e.g., contractors); to grant physical and logical access to DoD facilities; to provide a database for determining eligibility for DoD entitlements and privileges; to detect fraud and abuse of the benefit programs by claimants and providers to include appropriate collection actions arising out of any debts incurred as a consequence of such programs; to identify current DoD civilian and military personnel for purposes of detecting fraud and abuse of benefit programs; to ensure benefit eligibility is retained after separation from the military; to maintain the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (SGLI) and Family SGLI (FSGLI) coverage elections and beneficiaries' information; to support DoD health care management programs, to include research and analytical projects, through Defense Health Agency (previously the TRICARE Management Activity); to support benefit administration for those beneficiaries that have granted permission for use of their personal email address for notification purposes relating to their benefits; to register current DoD civilian and military personnel and their authorized dependents for purposes of obtaining medical examination, treatment or other benefits to which they are entitled; to provide identification of deceased members; to assess manpower, support personnel and readiness functions, to include Continuous Evaluation programs; to perform statistical analyses; to determine Servicemember Civil Relief Act (SCRA) duty status as it pertains to SCRA legislation; to determine Military Lending Act (MLA) eligibility as it pertains to MLA legislation; information will be used by agency officials and employees, or authorized contractors, and other DoD Components in the preparation of studies and policy as related to manpower and the health and well-being of current and past Armed Forces and DoD-affiliated personnel; to assist in recruiting prior-service personnel; and to notify military members eligible to vote about information for registration and voting procedures; to provide rosters of DoD affiliated persons at the time of an official declared natural or man-made disaster; and to provide appropriate contact information of DoD personnel and beneficiaries for the purpose of conducting surveys authorized by the Department of Defense. Authorized surveys are used as a management tool for statistical analysis, policy planning, reporting, evaluation of program effectiveness, conducting research, to provide direct feedback on key strategic indicators, and for other policy planning purposes.
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