November 24, 2015 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Reader Aids
Document Number: FR-2015-11-24-ReaderAids
Type: Reader Aids
Date: 2015-11-24
Sunshine Act Meeting Notice
Document Number: 2015-30004
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-24
Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Statutorily Mandated Designation of Difficult Development Areas and Qualified Census Tracts for 2016
Document Number: 2015-29953
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-24
Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development
This document designates ``Difficult Development Areas'' (DDAs) and ``Qualified Census Tracts'' (QCTs) for purposes of the Low- Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) under Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 42 (26 U.S.C. 42). The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) makes new DDA and QCT designations annually. As previously announced, the 2016 metropolitan DDA designations use for the first time Small Area Fair Market Rents (SAFMRs), rather than metropolitan-area Fair Market Rents (FMRs), for designating metropolitan DDAs. Compared to previous designations, this notice: (1) Describes a strengthening of the data quality standard HUD uses in designating the 2016 QCTs, (2) extends from 365 days to 730 days the period for which the 2016 lists of QCTs and DDAs are effective for projects located in areas not on a subsequent list of DDAs or QCTs but having submitted applications while the area was a 2016 QCT or DDA, and (3) establishes the effective date of the new QCTs and DDAs as July 1, 2016 rather than January 1.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: B4UFLY Smartphone App
Document Number: 2015-29924
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-24
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 FAA's B4UFLY smartphone app will provide situational awareness of flight restrictionsincluding locations of airports, restricted airspace, special use airspaces, and temporary flight restrictionsbased on a user's current or planned flight location.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Pilot Schools-FAR 141
Document Number: 2015-29923
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-24
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. 49 U.S.C. 44707 empowers the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to provide for the examination and rating of civilian schools giving instruction in flying. This CFR prescribes the requirements for issuing pilot school certificates, provisional pilot school certificates and associated ratings to qualified applicants.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Operating Requirements: Commuter and On-Demand Operation
Document Number: 2015-29922
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-24
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. Title 49 U.S.C., section 44702 authorizes issuance of air carrier operating certificates. 14 CFR part 135 prescribes requirement for Air Carrier/Commercial Operators. The info collected shows compliance and applicant eligibility.
Notice of the 2016 Presidential Transition Directory
Document Number: 2015-29920
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-24
Agency: General Services Administration, Agencies and Commissions
The Presidential Transition Directory Web site is designed to help candidates in the 2016 Presidential election get quick and easy access to key resources about the federal government structure and key policies related to Presidential Transition. The creation of the Presidential Transition Directory is mandated by the Presidential Transition Act of 1963, as amended.
Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: “Titanosaur” Exhibition
Document Number: 2015-29919
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-24
Agency: Department of State
Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Act of October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C. 2459), Executive Order 12047 of March 27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 2681, et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6501 note, et seq.), Delegation of Authority No. 234 of October 1, 1999, Delegation of Authority No. 236-3 of August 28, 2000 (and, as appropriate, Delegation of Authority No. 257 of April 15, 2003), I hereby determine that the objects to be included in the exhibition ``Titanosaur,'' imported from abroad for temporary exhibition within the United States, are of cultural significance. The objects are imported pursuant to a loan agreement with the foreign owner or custodian. I also determine that the exhibition or display of the exhibit objects at the American Museum of Natural History, New York, New York, from on or about January 15, 2016, until on or about December 1, 2016, and at possible additional exhibitions or venues yet to be determined, is in the national interest. I have ordered that Public Notice of these Determinations be published in the Federal Register.
Approval of Noise Compatibility Program, Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport and Lake Hood Seaplane Base, Anchorage, AK
Document Number: 2015-29916
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-24
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces its findings on the Noise Compatibility Program submitted by the Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (ADOT&PF) under the provisions of 49 U.S.C. (the Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement Act, hereinafter referred to as ``the Act'') and 14 CFR Part 150. These findings are made in recognition of the description of Federal and nonfederal responsibilities in Senate Report No. 96-52 (1980). On July 27, 2015, the FAA determined that the noise exposure maps (NEM) submitted by the ADOT&PF under Part 150 were in compliance with applicable requirements. On November 17, 2015, the FAA approved the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) and Lake Hood Seaplane Base (LHD) noise compatibility program (NCP). Most of the recommendations of the program were approved.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Dealer's Aircraft Registration Certificate Application
Document Number: 2015-29913
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-24
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 reinstate a previously discontinued information collection. AC Form 8050-5 is an application for a dealer's Aircraft Registration Certificate which, under 49 United States Code 1404, may be issued to a person engaged in manufacturing, distributing, or selling aircraft.
Indian Gaming; Extension of Tribal-State Class III Gaming Compact (Yankton Sioux Tribe and the State of South Dakota)
Document Number: 2015-29911
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-24
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs
This notice announces the extension of the Class III gaming compact between the Yankton Sioux Tribe and the State of South Dakota.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Employment Eligibility Verification, Form I-9; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection
Document Number: 2015-29909
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-24
Agency: Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment upon this proposed revision of a currently approved collection of information. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the information collection notice is published in the Federal Register to obtain comments regarding the nature of the information collection, the categories of respondents, the estimated burden (i.e., the time, effort, and resources used by the respondents to respond), the estimated cost to the respondent, and the actual information collection instruments.
Wireline Competition Bureau Extends Comment and Reply Comment Deadlines in Business Data Services (Also Referred to as Special Access Services) Rulemaking Proceeding
Document Number: 2015-29906
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2015-11-24
Agency: Federal Communications Commission, Agencies and Commissions
In this document, the Wireline Competition Bureau grants in part a request seeking an extension to the comment and reply comment deadlines in the business data services (also referred to as special access services) rulemaking proceeding, Special Access FNPRM.
Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health (FACOSH)
Document Number: 2015-29905
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-24
Agency: Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration
The Secretary of Labor has renewed the FACOSH charter and appointed six individuals to serve on FACOSH.
Voluntary Labeling Indicating Whether Food Has or Has Not Been Derived From Genetically Engineered Atlantic Salmon; Draft Guidance for Industry; Availability
Document Number: 2015-29904
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-24
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled ``Voluntary Labeling Indicating Whether Food Has or Has Not Been Derived From Genetically Engineered Atlantic Salmon: Guidance for Industry.'' We developed the draft guidance to assist food manufacturers that wish to voluntarily label their food product or ingredients (for humans or animals) derived from Atlantic salmon as either containing or not containing products from genetically engineered (GE) Atlantic salmon.
Voluntary Labeling Indicating Whether Foods Have or Have Not Been Derived From Genetically Engineered Plants; Guidance for Industry; Availability
Document Number: 2015-29903
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-24
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is announcing the availability of a guidance for industry entitled ``Voluntary Labeling Indicating Whether Foods Have or Have Not Been Derived from Genetically Engineered Plants.'' The guidance is intended to help food manufacturers that wish to voluntarily label their plant-derived food products or ingredients (for humans or for animals) as having been made with or without bioengineering.
New Animal Drugs in Genetically Engineered Animals; opAFP-GHc2 Recombinant Deoxyribonucleic Acid Construct
Document Number: 2015-29902
Type: Rule
Date: 2015-11-24
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, the Agency) is amending the animal drug regulations to reflect the approval of a new animal drug application (NADA) filed by AquaBounty Technologies, Inc. The NADA provides for use of a recombinant deoxyribonucleic acid (rDNA) gene construct in a lineage of genetically engineered Atlantic salmon.
Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: “Keir Collection of Art of the Islamic World” Exhibitions
Document Number: 2015-29900
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-24
Agency: Department of State
Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Act of October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C. 2459), Executive Order 12047 of March 27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 2681, et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6501 note, et seq.), Delegation of Authority No. 234 of October 1, 1999, Delegation of Authority No. 236-3 of August 28, 2000 (and, as appropriate, Delegation of Authority No. 257 of April 15, 2003), I hereby determine that objects to be included in multiple exhibitions of the Keir Collection of Art of the Islamic World, imported from abroad for temporary exhibition within the United States, are of cultural significance. The objects are imported pursuant to a loan agreement with the foreign owner or custodian. I also determine that the exhibition or display of the exhibit objects at the Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, Texas, and at possible additional exhibitions or venues yet to be determined, from on about December 17, 2016, until on or about November 23, 2020, is in the national interest. I have ordered that Public Notice of these Determinations be published in the Federal Register.
Additional Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: “Power and Pathos: Bronze Sculpture of the Hellenistic World” Exhibition
Document Number: 2015-29899
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-24
Agency: Department of State
On May 21, 2015, notice was published on pages 29379 and 29380 of the Federal Register (volume 80, number 98) of determinations made by the Department of State pertaining to certain objects imported for temporary display in the exhibition ``Power and Pathos: Bronze Sculpture of the Hellenistic World.'' The referenced notice is corrected here to include additional objects as part of the exhibition. Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Act of October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C. 2459), Executive Order 12047 of March 27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 2681, et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6501 note, et seq.), Delegation of Authority No. 234 of October 1, 1999, Delegation of Authority No. 236-3 of August 28, 2000 (and, as appropriate, Delegation of Authority No. 257 of April 15, 2003), I hereby determine that the additional objects to be included in the exhibition ``Power and Pathos: Bronze Sculpture of the Hellenistic World,'' imported from abroad for temporary exhibition within the United States, are of cultural significance. The additional objects are imported pursuant to loan agreements with the foreign owner or custodian. I also determine that the exhibition or display of the additional exhibit objects at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, District of Columbia, from on or about December 13, 2015, until on or about March 20, 2016, and at possible additional exhibitions or venues yet to be determined, is in the national interest. I have ordered that Public Notice of these Determinations be published in the Federal Register.
Culturally Significant Object Imported for Exhibition Determinations: “Jan Van Eyck's Crucifixion and Last Judgment: New Discoveries” Exhibition
Document Number: 2015-29898
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-24
Agency: Department of State
Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Act of October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C. 2459), Executive Order 12047 of March 27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 2681, et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6501 note, et seq.), Delegation of Authority No. 234 of October 1, 1999, Delegation of Authority No. 236-3 of August 28, 2000 (and, as appropriate, Delegation of Authority No. 257 of April 15, 2003), I hereby determine that the object to be included in the exhibition ``Jan Van Eyck's Crucifixion and Last Judgment: New Discoveries,'' imported from abroad for temporary exhibition within the United States, is of cultural significance. The object is imported pursuant to a loan agreement with the foreign owner or custodian. I also determine that the exhibition or display of the exhibit object at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York, from on about January 25, 2016, until on or about April 24, 2016, and at possible additional exhibitions or venues yet to be determined, is in the national interest. I have ordered that Public Notice of these Determinations be published in the Federal Register.
Information Collection; Simplifying Federal Award Reporting
Document Number: 2015-29896
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-24
Agency: General Services Administration, Agencies and Commissions
Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Regulatory Secretariat Division will be submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve a new information collection requirement regarding OMB Control No: 3090-00XX; Simplifying Federal Award Reporting.
Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request
Document Number: 2015-29892
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-24
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces that the Information Collection Requests (ICRs) abstracted below are being forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICRs describes the nature of the information collections and their expected burdens. The Federal Register notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following collections of information was published on March 3, 2015 (80 FR 11518).
Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
Document Number: 2015-29891
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-24
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and the NMFS Northwest and Southwest Fisheries Science Centers (NWFSC and SWFSC, respectively) will hold a public workshop to review and critique its groundfish stock assessment process in 2015. The Groundfish Stock Assessment Process Review Workshop is open to the public.
Grant of Interim Extension of the Term of U.S. Patent No. 5,808,146; fluciclovine (18
Document Number: 2015-29887
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-24
Agency: Department of Commerce, United States Patent and Trademark Office
The United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued an order granting interim extension under 35 U.S.C. 156(d)(5) for a one- year interim extension of the term of U.S. Patent No. 5,808,146.
Application To Export Electric Energy; MAG Energy Solutions, Inc.
Document Number: 2015-29885
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-24
Agency: Department of Energy
MAG Energy Solutions, Inc. (Applicant or MAG E.S.) has applied to renew its authority to transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada pursuant to section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act.
Request for Nominations of Candidates To Serve as Members of the Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF); Reopening of Nomination Period
Document Number: 2015-29882
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-24
Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announces the reopening of the nomination period for individuals qualified to serve as members of the Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF). The nomination period originally closed on November 9, 2015.
ZionSolutions, LLC, Zion Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2; Partial Site Release
Document Number: 2015-29881
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-24
Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
On August 27, 2015, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) received from ZionSolutions, LLC, (ZS), a request for approval to remove a portion of the site from the operating licenses for Zion Nuclear Power Station (ZNPS), Units 1 and 2. Specifically, ZS intends to remove and release the radiologically non-impacted portions of the site from its license. The NRC is requesting public comments on ZS's partial site release and will hold a public meeting to discuss the request.
Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards; Notice of Meeting
Document Number: 2015-29880
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-24
Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Proposed Information Collections; Comment Request (No. 56)
Document Number: 2015-29879
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-24
Agency: Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
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.
Shasta-Trinity National Forest; California; Trinity Post Fire Hazard Reduction and Salvage
Document Number: 2015-29878
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-24
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
The proposed action would treat approximately 8,100 acres to reduce hazardous conditions within a buffer along open roads that burned in the 2015 wildfires. Standing dead and downed trees would be utilized to the extent practicable.
Francis Marion-Sumter Resource Advisory Committee
Document Number: 2015-29877
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-24
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
The Francis Marion-Sumter Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) will meet in Columbia, South Carolina. 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 RAC information, including the meeting agenda and the meeting summary/minutes can be found at the following Web site: https:// www.fs.usda.gov/main/scnfs/workingtogether/advisorycommittees .
Revised Non-Foreign Overseas Per Diem Rates
Document Number: 2015-29875
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-24
Agency: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary
The Defense Travel Management Office is publishing Civilian Personnel Per Diem Bulletin Number 300. This bulletin lists revisions in the per diem rates prescribed for U.S. Government employees for official travel in Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands and Possessions of the United States when applicable. AEA changes announced in Bulletin Number 194 remain in effect. Bulletin Number 300 is being published in the Federal Register to assure that travelers are paid per diem at the most current rates.
Notice of Public Meeting of Presidio Institute Advisory Council
Document Number: 2015-29873
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-24
Agency: Presidio Trust, Agencies and Commissions
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice is hereby given that a public meeting of the Presidio Institute Advisory Council (Council) will be held from 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Monday, December 14, 2015. The meeting is open to the public, and oral public comment will be received at the meeting. The Council was formed to advise the Executive Director of the Presidio Trust (Trust) on matters pertaining to the rehabilitation and reuse of Fort Winfield Scott as a new national center focused on service and leadership development.
Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review; Renewal of a Currently Approved Information Collection
Document Number: 2015-29872
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-24
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation
The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) has forwarded the following Information Collection Request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval: Recreation Use Data Reports, OMB Control Number: 1006-0002. As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burdens, Reclamation invites State, local, or tribal governments that manage recreation sites at Reclamation projects; concessionaires, and not-for-profit organizations who operate concessions on Reclamation lands; and the public, to comment on this information collection.
Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company
Document Number: 2015-29869
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-24
Agency: Federal Reserve System, Agencies and Commissions
ETF Series Solutions and U.S. Global Investors, Inc.; Notice of Application November 18, 2015
Document Number: 2015-29868
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-24
Agency: Securities and Exchange Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations
Document Number: 2015-29867
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-24
Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of its continuing efforts to reduce public burden and maximize the utility of government information, 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. This notice invites comment on a proposed revision of the information collection entitled Improving the Impact of Laboratory Practice Guidelines: A New Paradigm for MetricsCollege of American Pathologists, which will allow for a fuller exploration of the factors that underlie the reasons why laboratorians adhere to the College of American Pathologists' laboratory practice guideline for immunohistochemistry test validation.
Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations
Document Number: 2015-29866
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-24
Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of its continuing efforts to reduce public burden and maximize the utility of government information, 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. This notice invites comment on a proposed information collection entitled ``Monitoring and Reporting System for DELTA FOCUS Awardees''. CDC will use the information collected to monitor cooperative agreement awardees and to identify challenges to program implementation and achievement of outcomes.
Endangered Species; Receipt of Applications for Permit
Document Number: 2015-29864
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-24
Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite the public to comment on the following applications to conduct certain activities with endangered species. With some exceptions, the Endangered Species Act (ESA) prohibits activities with listed species unless Federal authorization is acquired that allows such activities.
Cost of Living Adjustment to Satellite Carrier Compulsory License Royalty Rates
Document Number: 2015-29863
Type: Rule
Date: 2015-11-24
Agency: Copyright Royalty Board, Library of Congress, Library of Congress, Agencies and Commissions
The Copyright Royalty Judges announce a cost of living adjustment (COLA) of 0% in the royalty rates satellite carriers pay for a compulsory license under the Copyright Act. The COLA is based on the change in the Consumer Price Index from October 2014 to October 2015.
Cost of Living Adjustment for Performance of Musical Compositions by Colleges and Universities
Document Number: 2015-29862
Type: Rule
Date: 2015-11-24
Agency: Copyright Royalty Board, Library of Congress, Library of Congress, Agencies and Commissions
The Copyright Royalty Judges announce a cost of living adjustment (COLA) of 2% in the royalty rates that colleges, universities, and other educational institutions not affiliated with National Public Radio pay for the use of published nondramatic musical compositions in the SESAC repertory for the statutory license under the Copyright Act for noncommercial broadcasting.
Stress Testing of Regulated Entities
Document Number: 2015-29861
Type: Rule
Date: 2015-11-24
Agency: Federal Housing Finance Agency
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is adopting a final rule amending its stress testing rule adopted in 2013 to implement section 165(i) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. FHFA received no comments to its proposed amendments, published for comment in an August 21, 2015 Notice of Proposed Rule. These amendments adopt the proposed amendments without change to modify: The start date of the stress test cycles from October 1 of a calendar year to January 1 of the following calendar year; the dates for FHFA to issue scenarios for the upcoming cycle; the dates for the regulated entities to report the results of their stress tests to FHFA; and the dates for the regulated entities to publicly disclose a summary of their stress test results for the severely adverse scenario. These amendments align FHFA's rule with rules adopted by other financial institution regulators that implement the Dodd-Frank stress testing requirements.
California Disaster #CA-00241
Document Number: 2015-29860
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-24
Agency: Small Business Administration, Agencies and Commissions
This is a notice of an Administrative declaration of a disaster for the State of California dated 11/17/2015. Incident: Severe Rain, Flooding and Debris Flows. Incident Period: 10/15/2015. Effective Date: 11/17/2015. Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: 01/19/2016. Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Application Deadline Date: 08/17/2016.
Call for Applications for the International Buyer Program Calendar Year 2017
Document Number: 2015-29859
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-24
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
In this notice, the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) International Trade Administration (ITA) announces that it will begin accepting applications for the International Buyer Program (IBP) for calendar year 2017 (January 1, 2017, through December 31, 2017). The announcement also sets out the objectives, procedures and application review criteria for the IBP. The purpose of the IBP is to bring international buyers together with U.S. firms in industries with high export potential at leading U.S. trade shows. Specifically, through the IBP, the ITA selects domestic trade shows which will receive ITA assistance in the form of global promotion in foreign markets, provision of export counseling to exhibitors, and provision of matchmaking services at the trade show. This notice covers selection for IBP participation during calendar year 2017.
Call for Applications for the International Buyer Program Select Service for Calendar Year 2017
Document Number: 2015-29858
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-24
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), International Trade Administration (ITA) announces that it will begin accepting applications for the International Buyer Program (IBP) Select service for calendar year 2017 (January 1, 2017, through December 31, 2017). This announcement sets out the objectives, procedures and application review criteria for IBP Select. Under IBP Select, ITA recruits international buyers to U.S. trade shows to meet with U.S. suppliers exhibiting at those shows. The main difference between IBP and IBP Select is that IBP offers worldwide promotion, whereas IBP Select focuses on promotion and recruitment in up to five international markets. Specifically, through the IBP Select, the DOC selects domestic trade shows that will receive DOC assistance in the form of targeted promotion and recruitment in up to five foreign markets, export counseling to exhibitors, and export counseling and matchmaking services at the trade show. This notice covers selection for IBP Select participation during calendar year 2017.
Certain Marine Sonar Imaging Systems, Products Containing the Same, and Components Thereof; Commission's Final Determination Finding a Violation of Section 337; Issuance of Limited Exclusion Order and Cease and Desist Orders; Termination of the Investigation
Document Number: 2015-29857
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-24
Agency: International Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has found a violation of section 337 in this investigation and has (1) issued a limited exclusion order prohibiting importation of infringing marine sonar imaging systems, products containing the same, and components thereof and (2) issued cease and desist orders directed to the domestic respondents. The investigation is terminated.
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; Notice of Closed Meeting
Document Number: 2015-29854
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-24
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meeting
Document Number: 2015-29853
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-24
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
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