February 16, 2016 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

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Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
Document Number: 2016-03046
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-02-16
Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services
Information Collection; Extraordinary Contractual Action Requests
Document Number: 2016-03045
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-02-16
Agency: Department of Defense, General Services Administration, Agencies and Commissions, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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 an extension of a previously approved information collection requirement concerning extraordinary contractual action requests.
Intent To Grant an Exclusive License for U.S. Army Owned Invention to Faraday Technology
Document Number: 2016-03043
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-02-16
Agency: Department of Defense, Department of the Army
The Department of the Army announces that, unless there is an objection, after 15 days it contemplates granting an exclusive license to Faraday Technology Inc., 315 Huls Dr., Clayton, Ohio 45315, for co- developed invention(s) covering an apparatus and method for recovery of material generated during electrochemical material removal in acidic electrolytes, under SBIR Contract No W15QKN-12-C-0116, and referencing U.S. patent applications 62/114,278 filed February 10, 2015, 62/120,621 filed February 25, 2015, and 14/845,759 filed September 4, 2015. Any license granted shall comply with 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR part 404.
Eastern Washington Cascades Provincial Advisory Committee
Document Number: 2016-03042
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-02-16
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
The Eastern Washington Cascades Provincial Advisory Committee (PAC) will meet in Wenatchee, Washington. The committee is authorized pursuant to the implementation of E-19 of the Record of Decision and operates in compliance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The purpose of the committee is to provide advice and make recommendations to promote a better integration of forest management activities between Federal and non-Federal entities to ensure that such activities are complementary. PAC information can be found at the following Web site: https://www.fs.usda.gov/main/okawen/workingtogether/advisoryco mmittees.
Sanctions Actions Pursuant to Executive Order 13224
Document Number: 2016-03041
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-02-16
Agency: Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control
The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the name of 1 individual whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to Executive Order 13224 of September 23, 2001, ``Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten To Commit, or Support Terrorism.''
Driving Behavioral Change in Traffic Safety
Document Number: 2016-03040
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-02-16
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is announcing a meeting that will be held in Washington, DC on March 10- 11, 2016 to explore ways to promote evidence-based behavior change in a traffic safety setting. The Driving Behavioral Change in Traffic Safety workshop will include presentations and discussions on a number of topics including analysis and feasibility of using different approaches to changing behavior; exploring promising untested strategies; identifying long-term pathways to eliminate fatalities; and considering how evidence-based behavior change strategies can be used in the broader policy discussion. Attendance at the meeting is limited to invited participants because of space limitations of the DOT Conference Center. However, the meeting will be available for live public viewing on the NHTSA Web site (www.nhtsa.gov).
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Enhancing the Effectiveness of Independent Research and Development (DFARS Case 2016-D002)
Document Number: 2016-03039
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2016-02-16
Agency: Defense Acquisition Regulations System, Department of Defense
DoD is proposing to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to improve the effectiveness of independent research and development investments by the defense industrial base that are reimbursed as allowable costs.
Endangered Species Recovery Permit Applications
Document Number: 2016-03037
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-02-16
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 (Act) prohibits activities with endangered and threatened species unless a Federal permit allows such activity. The Act also requires that we invite public comment before issuing recovery permits to conduct certain activities with endangered species.
Granting of Request for Early Termination of the Waiting Period Under the Premerger Notification Rules
Document Number: 2016-03036
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-02-16
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Granting of Request for Early Termination of the Waiting Period Under the Premerger Notification Rules
Document Number: 2016-03035
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-02-16
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Patient Safety Organizations: Voluntary Relinquishment From Verge Patient Safety Organization
Document Number: 2016-03034
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-02-16
Agency: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Department of Health and Human Services
The Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005, 42 U.S.C. 299b-21 to b-26, (Patient Safety Act) and the related Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Final Rule, 42 CFR part 3 (Patient Safety Rule), published in the Federal Register on November 21, 2008, (73 FR 70732-70814), provide for the formation of Patient Safety Organizations (PSOs), which collect, aggregate, and analyze confidential information regarding the quality and safety of health care delivery. The Patient Safety Rule authorizes AHRQ, on behalf of the Secretary of HHS, to list as a PSO an entity that attests that it meets the statutory and regulatory requirements for listing. A PSO can be ``delisted'' by the Secretary if it is found to no longer meet the requirements of the Patient Safety Act and Patient Safety Rule, when a PSO chooses to voluntarily relinquish its status as a PSO for any reason, or when a PSO's listing expires. AHRQ has accepted a notification of voluntary relinquishment from Verge Patient Safety Organization of its status as a PSO, and has delisted the PSO accordingly.
Suspension of Community Eligibility
Document Number: 2016-03032
Type: Rule
Date: 2016-02-16
Agency: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security
This rule identifies communities where the sale of flood insurance has been authorized under the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) that are scheduled for suspension on the effective dates listed within this rule because of noncompliance with the floodplain management requirements of the program. If the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) receives documentation that the community has adopted the required floodplain management measures prior to the effective suspension date given in this rule, the suspension will not occur and a notice of this will be provided by publication in the Federal Register on a subsequent date. Also, information identifying the current participation status of a community can be obtained from FEMA's Community Status Book (CSB). The CSB is available at https:// www.fema.gov/fema/csb.shtm.
Expansion of Global Entry Eligibility to All Citizens of the Federal Republic of Germany
Document Number: 2016-03030
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-02-16
Agency: Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has established the Global Entry international trusted traveler program at most major U.S. airports. Global Entry allows pre-approved participants dedicated CBP processing into the United States using Global Entry kiosks located at designated airports. In 2013, CBP announced a limited pilot program through which certain citizens of the Federal Republic of Germany (Germany) were eligible to apply for participation in the Global Entry program. This document announces that CBP is concluding the pilot and expanding eligibility in the Global Entry program to include all German citizens. Additionally, this document announces that certain U.S. citizens may apply for membership in EasyPASS, Germany's registered traveler program.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request
Document Number: 2016-03029
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-02-16
Agency: National Science Foundation, Agencies and Commissions
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is announcing plans to request renewal of the Generic Clearance of the National Center for Science & Engineering Statistics Survey Improvement Projects (3145- 0174). In accordance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13), we are providing opportunity for public comment on this action. After obtaining and considering public comment, NSF will prepare the submission requesting that OMB approve clearance of this collection for three years. Comments: Comments are invited on (a) whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the NSF, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the NSF's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, use, and clarity of the information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Certain Surgical Stapler Devices and Components Thereof Institution of Investigation
Document Number: 2016-03028
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-02-16
Agency: International Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on January 8, 2016, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of Covidien LP of Mansfield, Massachusetts. The complaint alleges violations of section 337 based upon the importation into the United States, the sale for importation, and the sale within the United States after importation of certain surgical stapler devices and components thereof by reason of infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 6,669,073 (``the '073 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 8,342,377 (``the '377 patent''); and U.S. Patent No. 6,079,606 (``the '606 patent''). The complaint further alleges that an industry in the United States exists as required by subsection (a)(2) of section 337. The complainant requests that the Commission institute an investigation and, after the investigation, issue a limited exclusion order and a cease and desist order.
Endangered Species; File No.17364-01
Document Number: 2016-03027
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-02-16
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), Northeast Fishery Center, PO Box 75, Lamar, PA 16848 [Michael Millard: Responsible Party], has been issued a modification to scientific research Permit No. 17364 to take captive Atlantic sturgeon.
Endangered Species; File No. 19255
Document Number: 2016-03026
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-02-16
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Notice is hereby given that the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) [Responsible Party: Michael Stangl], 3002 Bayside Dr., Dover, Delaware 19977, has been issued a permit to take shortnose (Acipenser brevirostrum) and Atlantic (Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus) sturgeon in the Delaware River for purposes of scientific research. Additionally, Permit No. 16431, issued to the same Permit Holder for study of Atlantic sturgeon, is hereby terminated.
Sabine Pipe Line, LLC; Notice of Informal Settlement Conference
Document Number: 2016-03025
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-02-16
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Records Governing Off-the-Record Communications; Public Notice
Document Number: 2016-03024
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-02-16
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Enterprise Texas Pipeline LLC; Notice of Informal Settlement Conference
Document Number: 2016-03023
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-02-16
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
South Carolina Electric & Gas Company; Notice of Revised Restricted Service List for a Programmatic Agreement
Document Number: 2016-03020
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-02-16
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Colonial Pipeline Company; Notice of Technical Conference
Document Number: 2016-03019
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-02-16
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Notice Establishing Post-Technical Conference Comments
Document Number: 2016-03018
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-02-16
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Combined Notice of Filings #1
Document Number: 2016-03017
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-02-16
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Implementation Issues Under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978; Notice of Technical Conference
Document Number: 2016-03016
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-02-16
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Advisory Commission on Childhood Vaccines; Notice of Meeting
Document Number: 2016-03015
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-02-16
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Public Comment Request
Document Number: 2016-03014
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-02-16
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration
In compliance with Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has submitted an Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. Comments submitted during the first public review of this ICR will be provided to OMB. OMB will accept further comments from the public during the review and approval period.
Request for Information Regarding Crib Bumpers
Document Number: 2016-03013
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-02-16
Agency: Consumer Product Safety Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (``CPSC'' or ``Commission'') is seeking information regarding the safety benefits of crib bumpers, whether safety hazards are associated with crib bumpers, existing safety standards that apply to crib bumpers, and potential performance requirements, testing, and other standards that may reduce the risk of injury, if any, associated with crib bumpers.
Information Collection; Schedules for Construction Contracts
Document Number: 2016-03012
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-02-16
Agency: Department of Defense, General Services Administration, Agencies and Commissions, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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 an extension of a previously approved information collection requirement concerning schedules for construction contracts.
Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting
Document Number: 2016-03011
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-02-16
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
Request for Nominations for Individuals and Consumer Organizations for Advisory Committees
Document Number: 2016-03010
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-02-16
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is requesting that any consumer organizations interested in participating in the selection of voting and/or nonvoting consumer representatives to serve on its advisory committees or panels notify FDA in writing. FDA is also requesting nominations for voting and/or nonvoting consumer representatives to serve on advisory committees and/or panels for which vacancies currently exist or are expected to occur in the near future. Nominees recommended to serve as a voting or nonvoting consumer representative may be self-nominated or may be nominated by a consumer organization. FDA seeks to include the views of women and men, members of all racial and ethnic groups, and individuals with and without disabilities on its advisory committees and, therefore, encourages nominations of appropriately qualified candidates from these groups.
Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel MISTY; Invitation for Public Comments
Document Number: 2016-03009
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-02-16
Agency: Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation
As authorized by 46 U.S.C. 12121, the Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.-build requirement of the coastwise laws under certain circumstances. A request for such a waiver has been received by MARAD. The vessel, and a brief description of the proposed service, is listed below.
Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel LIMERICK; Invitation for Public Comments
Document Number: 2016-03008
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-02-16
Agency: Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation
As authorized by 46 U.S.C. 12121, the Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.-build requirement of the coastwise laws under certain circumstances. A request for such a waiver has been received by MARAD. The vessel, and a brief description of the proposed service, is listed below.
Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel ABBEY ROAD; Invitation for Public Comments
Document Number: 2016-03007
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-02-16
Agency: Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation
As authorized by 46 U.S.C. 12121, the Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.-build requirement of the coastwise laws under certain circumstances. A request for such a waiver has been received by MARAD. The vessel, and a brief description of the proposed service, is listed below.
Notice Seeking Exemption Under Section 312 of the Small Business Investment Act, Conflicts of Interest
Document Number: 2016-03005
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-02-16
Agency: Small Business Administration, Agencies and Commissions
Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel TIME MACHINE; Invitation for Public Comments
Document Number: 2016-03004
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-02-16
Agency: Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation
As authorized by 46 U.S.C. 12121, the Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.-build requirement of the coastwise laws under certain circumstances. A request for such a waiver has been received by MARAD. The vessel, and a brief description of the proposed service, is listed below.
Petition for Authorization To Exceed Mach 1; Summary of Petition Received; The Boeing Company
Document Number: 2016-03003
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-02-16
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
This notice summarizes a petition received by the FAA requesting a special flight authorization as described in FAA regulations. The FAA is not requesting comments because a special flight authorization petition to exceed Mach 1 follows a separate regulatory process.
Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel LONE STAR; Invitation for Public Comments
Document Number: 2016-03002
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-02-16
Agency: Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation
As authorized by 46 U.S.C. 12121, the Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.-build requirement of the coastwise laws under certain circumstances. A request for such a waiver has been received by MARAD. The vessel, and a brief description of the proposed service, is listed below.
Harmonization of Airworthiness Standards-Fire Extinguishers and Class B and F Cargo Compartments
Document Number: 2016-03000
Type: Rule
Date: 2016-02-16
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
The FAA is amending certain airworthiness regulations for transport category airplanes by upgrading fire safety standards for Class B cargo compartments; establishing fire safety standards for a new type of cargo compartment, Class F; and updating related standards for fire extinguishers. This amendment is based on recommendations from the Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee (ARAC) and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), and the changes address designs for which airworthiness directives (ADs) have been issued by both the FAA and the French civil aviation authority, Direction G[eacute]n[eacute]rale de l'Aviation Civile (DGAC). This amendment eliminates certain regulatory differences between the airworthiness standards of the FAA and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), without affecting current industry design practices. These changes ensure an acceptable level of safety for these types of cargo compartments by standardizing certain requirements and procedures.
Aluminum Extrusions From the People's Republic of China: Notice of Court Decision Not in Harmony With Final Scope Ruling and Notice of Amended Final Scope Ruling Pursuant to Court Decision
Document Number: 2016-02998
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-02-16
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
On January 20, 2016, the United States Court of International Trade (CIT or Court) sustained the Department of Commerce's (Department) third and final results of redetermination,\1\ in which the Department determined, under protest, that certain refrigerator/ freezer trim kits meet the description of excluded finished goods kits and are therefore not covered by the scope of the Orders,\2\ pursuant to the CIT's remand order in Meridian LLC v. United States, Court No. 13-00018, Slip Op. 15-67 (CIT June 23, 2015) (Meridian IV).
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