January 22, 2016 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

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Type: Reader Aids
Date: 2016-01-22
Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: “Cave Temples of Dunhuang: Buddhist Art on China's Silk Road” Exhibition
Document Number: 2016-01348
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-01-22
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. 257-1 of December 11, 2015), I hereby determine that the objects to be included in the exhibition ``Cave Temples of Dunhuang: Buddhist Art on China's Silk Road,'' imported from abroad for temporary exhibition within the United States, are of cultural significance. The objects are imported pursuant to loan agreements with the foreign owners or custodians. I also determine that the exhibition or display of the exhibit objects at The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, California, from on about May 7, 2016, until on or about September 4, 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.
Sunshine Act; Notice of a Matter To Be Added to the Agenda for Consideration at an Agency Meeting
Document Number: 2016-01347
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-01-22
Agency: National Credit Union Administration, Agencies and Commissions
Sunshine Act Meeting; Notice of a Matter To Be Added to the Agenda for Consideration at an Agency Meeting
Document Number: 2016-01345
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-01-22
Agency: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Agencies and Commissions
Sunshine Act Meeting
Document Number: 2016-01334
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-01-22
Agency: Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, Agencies and Commissions
Sunshine Act Meetings
Document Number: 2016-01333
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-01-22
Agency: Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation
Sunshine Act Meetings Notice
Document Number: 2016-01327
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-01-22
Agency: Consumer Product Safety Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Product Cancellation Order for Certain Pesticide Registrations
Document Number: 2016-01310
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-01-22
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
This notice announces EPA's order for the cancellations, voluntarily requested by the registrants and accepted by the Agency, of the products listed in Table 1 of Unit II., pursuant to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). This cancellation order follows a June 16, 2015 Federal Register Notice of Receipt of Requests from the registrants listed in Table 2 of Unit II. to voluntarily cancel these product registrations. In the June 16, 2015 notice, EPA indicated that it would issue an order implementing the cancellations, unless the Agency received substantive comments within the 180-day comment period that would merit its further review of these requests, or unless the registrants withdrew their requests. The Agency received one comment on this notice from a registrant to withdraw one cancellation request. Also the following registration numbers were listed in the June 16, 2015 notice and already have been canceled by another Federal Register notice so are not listed in this notice: 4787- 43, 4787-46, 5382-46, 5481-350, 5481-418, 5481-420, 5481-446, 21164-3, 21164-5, 71995-3, CA090010 and HI840004. Accordingly, EPA hereby issues in this notice a cancellation order granting the requested cancellations. Any distribution, sale, or use of the products subject to this cancellation order is permitted only in accordance with the terms of this order, including any existing stocks provisions.
Medicare Program; Explanation of FY 2004 Outlier Fixed-Loss Threshold as Required by Court Rulings
Document Number: 2016-01309
Type: Rule
Date: 2016-01-22
Agency: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services
In accordance with court rulings in cases that challenge the federal fiscal year (FY) 2004 outlier fixed-loss threshold rulemaking, this document provides further explanation of certain methodological choices made in the FY 2004 fixed-loss threshold determination.
Notice of Intent To Audit
Document Number: 2016-01306
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-01-22
Agency: Copyright Royalty Board, Library of Congress, Library of Congress, Agencies and Commissions
The Copyright Royalty Judges announce receipt of four notices of intent to audit the 2012, 2013, and 2014 statements of account submitted by commercial webcasters Batanga, DMX, Muzak Inc., and the 2013 and 2014 statements of account submitted by commercial webcaster Pandora Media Inc., concerning the royalty payments each made pursuant to two statutory licenses.
Notice of Intent To Audit
Document Number: 2016-01305
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-01-22
Agency: Copyright Royalty Board, Library of Congress, Library of Congress, Agencies and Commissions
The Copyright Royalty Judges announce receipt of a notice of intent to audit the 2012, 2013, and 2014 statements of account of DMX concerning the royalty payments its New Subscription Service made pursuant to two statutory licenses.
Notice of Intent To Audit
Document Number: 2016-01301
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-01-22
Agency: Copyright Royalty Board, Library of Congress, Library of Congress, Agencies and Commissions
The Copyright Royalty Judges announce receipt of a notice of intent to audit the 2012, 2013, and 2014 statements of account of Muzak LLC concerning the royalty payments its Preexisting Subscription Service made pursuant to two statutory licenses.
Notice of Intent To Audit
Document Number: 2016-01300
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-01-22
Agency: Copyright Royalty Board, Library of Congress, Library of Congress, Agencies and Commissions
The Copyright Royalty Judges announce receipt of five notices of intent to audit the 2012, 2013, and 2014 statements of account submitted by broadcasters Beasley Broadcast Group Inc., Greater Media Inc., Saga Communications Inc., and Univision Communications Inc. and the 2013 and 2014 statements of account submitted by broadcaster Townsquare Media Broadcasting concerning royalty payments each made pursuant to two statutory licenses.
Notice of Intent To Audit
Document Number: 2016-01299
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-01-22
Agency: Copyright Royalty Board, Library of Congress, Library of Congress, Agencies and Commissions
The Copyright Royalty Judges announce receipt of two notices of intent to audit the 2012, 2013, and 2014 statements of account submitted by DMX and Muzak LLC concerning the royalty payments their Business Establishment Services made pursuant to two statutory licenses.
Public Land Order No. 7848; Extension of Public Land Order No. 7179, California
Document Number: 2016-01295
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-01-22
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
This order extends the duration of the withdrawal created by Public Land Order No. 7179 for an additional 20-year period. The extension is necessary to continue protection of the seismic integrity of the University of California-Berkeley Seismic Observatory located in the Klamath National Forest, Siskiyou County which will expire on January 24, 2016, unless extended.
Notice of Public Workshop To Provide Comments on Field Testing and Verification for Project DE-EE0006789, “Assimilation of Wave Imaging Radar Observations for Real-Time Wave-by-Wave Forecasting”
Document Number: 2016-01293
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-01-22
Agency: Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
The Department of Energy (DOE) is announcing the following web-based public workshop entitled, ``Field Testing and Verification for Project DE-EE0006789, [Assimilation of Wave Imaging Radar Observations for Real-time Wave-by-Wave Forecasting]''. The purpose of the meeting is for DOE to obtain industry feedback regarding field testing and verification of the wave-by-wave forecasting system under development.
Receipt of Test Data Under the Toxic Substances Control Act
Document Number: 2016-01292
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-01-22
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
EPA is announcing its receipt of test data submitted pursuant to a test rule issued by EPA under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). As required by TSCA, this document identifies each chemical substance and/or mixture for which test data have been received; the uses or intended uses of such chemical substance and/or mixture; and describes the nature of the test data received. Each chemical substance and/or mixture related to this announcement is identified in Unit I. under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
Current Good Manufacturing Practice, Hazard Analysis, and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Food for Animals; Technical Amendment
Document Number: 2016-01290
Type: Rule
Date: 2016-01-22
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is amending a final rule that published in the Federal Register of September 17, 2015. That final rule established requirements for domestic and foreign facilities required to register under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act for current good manufacturing practice, hazard analysis, and risk-based preventive controls for food for animals. The final rule published with some editorial and inadvertent errors. This document corrects those errors.
MET Laboratories, Inc.: Application for Expansion of Recognition and Modification to the List of Appropriate NRTL Program Test Standards
Document Number: 2016-01289
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-01-22
Agency: Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration
In this notice, OSHA announces the application of MET Laboratories, Inc. for expansion of its recognition as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) and presents the Agency's preliminary finding to grant the application. Additionally, OSHA proposes to add three new test standards to the NRTL Program's list of appropriate test standards.
TUV SUD America, Inc.: Application for Expansion of Recognition
Document Number: 2016-01288
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-01-22
Agency: Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration
In this notice, OSHA announces the application of TUV SUD America, Inc. for expansion of its recognition as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) and presents the Agency's preliminary finding to grant the application.
Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability
Document Number: 2016-01287
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-01-22
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
New Jersey State Plan for State and Local Government Employees; Approval of Plan Supplements and Certification of Completion of Developmental Steps
Document Number: 2016-01286
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-01-22
Agency: Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration
The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (LWD) submitted timely documentation attesting to the completion of all structural and developmental aspects of its State Plan for State and Local Government Employees as approved by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). After extensive review of the submissions and opportunity for correction, Plan supplements constituting an updated and revised State Plan were submitted. OSHA is approving the revised State Plan, which documents the satisfactory completion of all structural and developmental aspects of New Jersey's approved State Plan, and certifying this completion. This certification attests to the fact that New Jersey now has in place those structural components necessary for an effective State Plan for State and Local Government Employees. (Enforcement of occupational safety and health standards with regard to private sector employers and employees in the State of New Jersey remains the responsibility of the U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA).
SGS North America, Inc.: Grant of Expansion of Recognition and Modification to the List of Appropriate NRTL Program Test Standards
Document Number: 2016-01285
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-01-22
Agency: Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration
In this notice, OSHA announces its final decision expanding the scope of recognition for SGS North America, Inc., as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL). Additionally, OSHA announces its final decision to add a new test standard to the NRTL list of appropriate test standards.
QPS Evaluation Services Inc.: Application for Expansion of Recognition
Document Number: 2016-01284
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-01-22
Agency: Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration
In this notice, OSHA announces the application of QPS Evaluation Services Inc. for expansion of its recognition as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) and presents the Agency's preliminary finding to grant the application.
Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority
Document Number: 2016-01283
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-01-22
Agency: Federal Communications Commission, Agencies and Commissions
As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or the Commission) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection. Comments are requested concerning: whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission, including whether the information shall have practical utility; the accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on the respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology; and ways to further reduce the information collection burden on small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees. The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid control number. No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information subject to the PRA that does not display a valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number.
National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health (NACOSH); Request for Nominations
Document Number: 2016-01281
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-01-22
Agency: Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration
The Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health requests nominations for membership on NACOSH.
New Postal Product
Document Number: 2016-01280
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-01-22
Agency: Postal Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing concerning an additional Global Reseller Expedited Package Services 2 negotiated service agreement. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other administrative steps.
Procurement List; Addition and Deletions
Document Number: 2016-01278
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-01-22
Agency: Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, Agencies and Commissions
This action adds a service to the Procurement List that will be provided by the nonprofit agency employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities, and deletes products and a service from the Procurement List previously furnished by such agencies.
Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: “Picasso: The Great War, Experimentation and Change” Exhibition
Document Number: 2016-01277
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-01-22
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. 257-1 of December 11, 2015), I hereby determine that the objects to be included in the exhibition ``Picasso: The Great War, Experimentation and Change,'' imported from abroad for temporary exhibition within the United States, are of cultural significance. The objects are imported pursuant to loan agreements with the foreign owners or custodians. I also determine that the exhibition or display of the exhibit objects at The Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from on or about February 21, 2016, until on or about May 9, 2016, at the Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, Ohio, from on or about June 10, 2016, until on or about September 11, 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.
Mississippi; Amendment No. 1 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration
Document Number: 2016-01276
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-01-22
Agency: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security
This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of Mississippi (FEMA-4248-DR), dated January 4, 2016, and related determinations.
Notice of Public Meeting
Document Number: 2016-01275
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-01-22
Agency: Department of State
Notice of Public Meeting
Document Number: 2016-01273
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-01-22
Agency: Department of State
Notice of a Public Meeting
Document Number: 2016-01272
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-01-22
Agency: Department of State
Proposal Review Panel for Ocean Sciences; Notice of Meeting
Document Number: 2016-01271
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-01-22
Agency: National Science Foundation, Agencies and Commissions
Notice of Receipt of Petition for Decision That Nonconforming Model Year 2008-2010 Alfa Romeo 8C Spider Passenger Cars Are Eligible for Importation
Document Number: 2016-01270
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-01-22
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
This document announces receipt by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) of a petition for a decision that model year (MY) 2008-2010 Alfa Romeo 8C Spider passenger cars (PC) that were not originally manufactured to comply with all applicable Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) are eligible for importation into the United States because they have safety features that comply with, or are capable of being altered to comply with, all such standards.
Records Schedules; Availability and Request for Comments
Document Number: 2016-01269
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-01-22
Agency: National Archives and Records Administration, Agencies and Commissions
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) publishes notice at least once monthly of certain Federal agency requests for records disposition authority (records schedules). Once approved by NARA, records schedules provide agencies with mandatory instructions for what to do with records when agencies no longer need them for current Government business. The instructions authorize agencies to preserve records of continuing value in the National Archives of the United States and to destroy, after a specified period, records lacking administrative, legal, research, or other value. NARA publishes notice in the Federal Register for records schedules in which agencies propose to destroy records not previously authorized for disposal or to reduce the retention period of records already authorized for disposal. NARA invites public comments on such records schedules, as required by 44 U.S.C. 3303a(a).
Generalized System of Preferences: Possible Modifications, 2015 Review
Document Number: 2016-01267
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-01-22
Agency: International Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Following receipt of an amended request on January 12, 2016, from the United States Trade Representative (USTR), the U.S. International Trade Commission (Commission) has expanded the scope of investigation No. 332-556, Generalized System of Preferences: Possible Modifications, 2015 Review, to include five additional HTS statistical reporting numbers relating to certain handbags and travel goods products: 4202.92.30.20; 4202.92.30.31; 4202.92.30.91; 4202.92.90.26; and 4202.92.90.60. The USTR asked that the Commission provide its advice as to the probable economic effect on total U.S. imports, U.S. industries producing like or directly competitive articles, and on U.S. consumers of the elimination of U.S. import duties on these five articles for all beneficiary developing countries under the GSP program, least-developed beneficiary developing countries (LDBDCs), beneficiary developing countries of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), and both LDBDCs and AGOA beneficiary developing countries combined under the GSP program. In his January 12, 2016 letter, the USTR also requested that the Commission provide its advice with respect to whether like or directly competitive products were being produced in the United States on January 1, 1995 for these additional 5 articles as well as for all of the products being considered for addition to and removal from the list of GSP-eligible products listed in Tables A and B of the Annex to the December 30, 2015 request letter.
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 2016-01262
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-01-22
Agency: Department of Agriculture, National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Missouri; Amendment No. 2 to Notice of an Emergency Declaration
Document Number: 2016-01260
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-01-22
Agency: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security
This notice amends the notice of an emergency declaration for the State of Missouri (FEMA-3374-EM), dated January 2, 2016, and related determinations.
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Snapper-Grouper Fishery and Golden Crab Fishery of the South Atlantic, and Dolphin and Wahoo Fishery of the Atlantic
Document Number: 2016-01258
Type: Rule
Date: 2016-01-22
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS issues this final rule to implement management measures described in Amendment 34 to the Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region, Amendment 9 to the FMP for the Golden Crab Fishery of the South Atlantic Region, and Amendment 8 to the FMP for the Dolphin and Wahoo Fishery of the Atlantic; collectively referred to as the Generic Accountability Measures (AM) and Dolphin Allocation Amendment (Generic AM Amendment), as prepared and submitted by the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council). This final rule revises the commercial and recreational AMs for numerous snapper-grouper species and golden crab. This final rule also revises commercial and recreational sector allocations for dolphin in the Atlantic. The actions are intended to make the AMs consistent for snapper-grouper species addressed in the final rule and for golden crab, and revise the allocations between the commercial and recreational sectors for dolphin.
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 2016-01256
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-01-22
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service
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