November 3, 2016 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Reader Aids
Document Number: FR-2016-11-03-ReaderAids
Type: Reader Aids
Date: 2016-11-03
National Native American Heritage Month, 2016
Document Number: 2016-26805
Type: Proclamation
Date: 2016-11-03
Agency: Executive Office of the President
National Family Caregivers Month, 2016
Document Number: 2016-26804
Type: Proclamation
Date: 2016-11-03
Agency: Executive Office of the President
National Entrepreneurship Month, 2016
Document Number: 2016-26802
Type: Proclamation
Date: 2016-11-03
Agency: Executive Office of the President
National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month, 2016
Document Number: 2016-26801
Type: Proclamation
Date: 2016-11-03
Agency: Executive Office of the President
Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Month, 2016
Document Number: 2016-26800
Type: Proclamation
Date: 2016-11-03
Agency: Executive Office of the President
Delegation of Function to the Director of the Office of Personnel Management
Document Number: 2016-26753
Type: Executive Order
Date: 2016-11-03
Agency: Executive Office of the President
Sunshine Act Meetings; National Science Board
Document Number: 2016-26744
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-11-03
Agency: National Science Foundation, Agencies and Commissions
Farm Credit Administration Board; Sunshine Act; Regular Meeting
Document Number: 2016-26700
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-11-03
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).
Submittal of Mid-Atlantic Regional Ocean Action Plan for National Ocean Council Certification
Document Number: 2016-26623
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-11-03
Agency: Office of Science and Technology Policy
The National Ocean Council notifies the public that the Mid- Atlantic Regional Ocean Action Plan was approved for submittal to the National Ocean Council by the Mid-Atlantic Regional Planning Body and submitted to the National Ocean Council for certification, as required by Executive Order 13547. The National Ocean Council will certify, or not certify, the Mid-Atlantic Regional Ocean Action Plan as consistent with the National Ocean Policy, Final Recommendations of the Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force, and the Marine Planning Handbook no sooner than 30 days from the publication of this Notice. The Mid- Atlantic Regional Ocean Action Plan can be found on the National Ocean Council's Web site at: https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/ microsites/ostp/MidARegionalOceanActionPlan_November2016.pdf.
Registration Review; Conventional, Biopesticide and Antimicrobial Pesticides Dockets Opened for Review and Comment
Document Number: 2016-26620
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-11-03
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
With this document, EPA is opening the public comment period for several registration reviews for the list of chemicals identified in the table in Unit III. Registration review is EPA's periodic review of pesticide registrations to ensure that each pesticide continues to satisfy the statutory standard for registration, that is, the pesticide can perform its intended function without unreasonable adverse effects on human health or the environment. Registration review dockets contain information that will assist the public in understanding the types of information and issues that the Agency may consider during the course of registration reviews. Through this program, EPA is ensuring that each pesticide's registration is based on current scientific and other knowledge, including its effects on human health and the environment. This document also announces that the Agency has closed the registration review case for bromine chloride (case 5008) and that it will not be opening registration review dockets for the following cases: Xylene (aromatic solvents, case 3020); butafenacil (case 7261), naptalam (case 0183); spiroxamine (case 7040); polyethoxylated alcohols & polyethoxylated aliphatic alcohols (case 3119); and carbofuran (case 0101).
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Renewal of an Existing Collection (EPA ICR No. 2487.02 and OMB Control No. 2070-0189); Comment Request
Document Number: 2016-26619
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-11-03
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), this document announces that EPA is planning to submit an Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The ICR, entitled: ``Safer Choice Logo Redesign Consultations'' and identified by EPA ICR No. 2487.02 and OMB Control No. 2070-0189, represents the renewal of an existing ICR that is scheduled to expire on February 28, 2017. Before submitting the ICR to OMB for review and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects of the proposed information collection that is summarized in this document. The ICR and accompanying material are available in the docket for public review and comment.
Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit
Document Number: 2016-26617
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-11-03
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
In accordance with section 113(g) of the Clean Air Act, as amended (``CAA'' or the ``Act''), notice is hereby given of a proposed consent decree to address a lawsuit filed by Citizens for Clean Air and Sierra Club (``Plaintiffs'') in the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington: Citizens for Clean Air, et al. v. McCarthy, et al. No. 2:16-cv-00857-JCC (W.D. WA.). On June 14, 2016, Plaintiffs filed a lawsuit alleging that Gina McCarthy, in her official capacity as Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA'') and Dennis McLerran, in his official capacity as Regional Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10 (collectively, ``EPA''), failed to perform duties mandated by CAA to take final action to approve, disapprove, or conditionally approve, in whole or in part, the Fairbanks North Star Borough Moderate Area Attainment Plan for attainment of the 2006 24- hour fine particulate matter (``PM2.5'') NAAQS, which Alaska submitted to EPA in two parts on December 31, 2014 and January 29, 2015. The proposed consent decree would establish deadlines for EPA to take certain specified actions related to the Alaska submissions.
Partial Approval and Partial Disapproval of California Air Plan Revisions; South Coast Air Quality Management District
Document Number: 2016-26613
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2016-11-03
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing a partial approval and partial disapproval of a revision to the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD or District) portion of the California State Implementation Plan (SIP). This revision concerns the District's demonstration regarding Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) requirements for the 2008 8-hour ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) in the South Coast Air Basin and Coachella Valley ozone nonattainment areas. We are proposing action on a local SIP revision under the Clean Air Act (CAA or the Act). We are taking comments on this proposal and plan to follow with a final action.
National and Governmental Advisory Committees to the U.S. Representative to the Commission for Environmental Cooperation
Document Number: 2016-26611
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-11-03
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) gives notice of a meeting of the National Advisory Committee (NAC) and Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) to the U.S. Representative to the North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC). The National and Governmental Advisory Committees advise the EPA Administrator in her capacity as the U.S. Representative to the CEC Council. The committees are authorized under Articles 17 and 18 of the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation (NAAEC), North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, Public Law 103-182, and as directed by Executive Order 12915, entitled ``Federal Implementation of the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation.'' The NAC is composed of 16 members representing academia, environmental non-governmental organizations, and private industry. The GAC consists of 14 members representing state, local, and tribal governments. The committees are responsible for providing advice to the U.S. Representative on a wide range of strategic, scientific, technological, regulatory, and economic issues related to implementation and further elaboration of the NAAEC. The purpose of the meeting is to provide advice on issues related to the CEC's 2016-17 Draft Operational Plan, youth engagement, and other trade and environment issues in North America. The meeting will also include a public comment session. The agenda, meeting materials, and general information about the NAC and GAC will be available at https://www2.epa.gov/faca/nac-gac.
National Toxicology Program Board of Scientific Counselors; Announcement of Meeting; Request for Comments
Document Number: 2016-26609
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-11-03
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
This notice announces the next meeting of the National Toxicology Program (NTP) Board of Scientific Counselors (BSC). The BSC, a federally chartered, external advisory group composed of scientists from the public and private sectors, will review and provide advice on programmatic activities. The meeting is open to the public except for parts that are closed, as indicated on the agenda. Registration is requested for both attendance and oral comment and required to access the webcast. Information about the meeting and registration are available at https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/165.
Judicial Proceedings Since Fiscal Year 2012 Amendments Panel (Judicial Proceedings Panel); Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting
Document Number: 2016-26607
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-11-03
Agency: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary
The Department of Defense is publishing this notice to announce the following Federal Advisory Committee meeting of the Judicial Proceedings Since Fiscal Year 2012 Amendments Panel (``the Judicial Proceedings Panel'' or ``the Panel''). The meeting is open to the public.
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; State and Local Government Finance Collections
Document Number: 2016-26606
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-11-03
Agency: Census Bureau, Department of Commerce
The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).
Request for Data and Information on Zebrafish Embryo Chemical Screening
Document Number: 2016-26605
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-11-03
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
The National Toxicology Program (NTP) Interagency Center for the Evaluation of Alternative Toxicological Methods (NICEATM) requests data and information on zebrafish embryo screening tests and protocol design, including pharmacokinetics measurements. Submitted information will be used to assess the state of the science and determine technical needs for non-animal test methods used to evaluate the potential of chemicals to induce developmental effects in offspring.
Announcement of Availability of the Fourteenth Report on Carcinogens
Document Number: 2016-26604
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-11-03
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
The Department of Health and Human Services released the 14th Report on Carcinogens (RoC) to the public on November 3, 2016. The report is available on the RoC Web site at: https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/ go/roc or from the Office of the RoC (see ADDRESSES).
Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization
Document Number: 2016-26603
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-11-03
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Certain Radiotherapy Systems and Treatment Planning Software, and Components Thereof; Notice of Request for Statements on the Public Interest
Document Number: 2016-26602
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-11-03
Agency: International Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Notice is hereby given that the presiding administrative law judge (``ALJ'') has issued a recommended determination on remedy and bonding in the above-captioned investigation. The Commission is soliciting submissions from the public on any public interest issues raised by the recommended relief. The ALJ recommended that a limited exclusion order issue against certain radiotherapy systems and treatment planning software, and components thereof, imported by respondents Elekta AB of Stockholm, Sweden; Elekta Ltd. of Crawley, United Kingdom; Elekta GmbH of Hamburg, Germany; Elekta Inc. of Atlanta, Georgia; IMPAC Medical Systems, Inc. of Sunnyvale, California; Elekta Instrument (Shanghai) Limited of Shanghai, China; and Elekta Beijing Medical Systems Co. Ltd. of Beijing, China (collectively, ``Elekta''). The ALJ also recommended that cease and desist orders be directed to Elekta. Parties are to file public interest submissions pursuant to 19 CFR 210.50(a)(4).
Initiation and Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstances Review: Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled Into Modules, From the People's Republic of China
Document Number: 2016-26600
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-11-03
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
The Department of Commerce (the ``Department'') is simultaneously initiating, and issuing the preliminary results, of a changed circumstances review of the antidumping duty (``AD'') order on crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled into modules, (``solar cells'') from the People's Republic of China (``PRC'') regarding whether Zhejiang ERA Solar Technology Co., Ltd (``Zhejiang ERA'') is the successor-in-interest to Era Solar Co., Ltd (``Era Solar''). Based on the information on the record, we preliminarily determine that Zhejiang ERA is the successor-in-interest to Era Solar for purposes of the AD order on solar cells from the PRC and, as such, is entitled to Zhejiang ERA's cash deposit rate with respect to entries of subject merchandise. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.
Safety and Security Zones; New York Marine Inspection and Captain of the Port Zone
Document Number: 2016-26599
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2016-11-03
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is requesting public comments from any and all waterway users regarding the permanent security zone that encompasses all waters within 150 yards of the bridge connecting Liberty State Park and Ellis Island. The Coast Guard is considering restoring navigational access to the waterway between Ellis Island and Liberty State Park by modifying the security zone around the Ellis Island Bridge. The purpose removal of the security zone would be to increase navigational safety in New York Harbor by allowing vessels to transit under the Ellis Island Bridge, rather than being required to transit the Anchorage Channel.
Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Pass Manchac, Manchac, LA
Document Number: 2016-26597
Type: Rule
Date: 2016-11-03
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard has issued a temporary deviation from the operating schedule that governs the Canadian National (CN) Railroad automated bascule span drawbridge across Pass Manchac, mile 6.7 at Manchac, between St. John and Tangipahoa Parishes, Louisiana. The deviation is necessary to accommodate bridge repair work essential for the continued operation of the bridge. This deviation allows the bridge to remain closed-to-navigation for eight hours on three consecutive days, allowing vessels to pass with a one-hour advance notice.
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutant Emissions: Petroleum Refinery Sector
Document Number: 2016-26595
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2016-11-03
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
On October 18, 2016, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a document to announce its reconsideration of and request for public comment on five issues in the final National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutant Emissions: Petroleum Refinery Sector that was published on December 1, 2015. Petitioners claim that the public was not afforded an adequate opportunity to comment on these five issues. Additionally, the EPA proposed amendments to the final rule to clarify a compliance issue raised by stakeholders subject to the final rule and to correct a referencing error. The EPA is announcing that a public hearing will be held and extending the public comment period.
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Exchange Programs Alumni Web Site Registration
Document Number: 2016-26594
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-11-03
Agency: Department of State
The Department of State is seeking Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the information collection described below. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we are requesting comments on this collection from all interested individuals and organizations. The purpose of this notice is to allow 60 days for public comment preceding submission of the collection to OMB.
John A. Dodson; Notice of Meeting
Document Number: 2016-26590
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-11-03
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Notice of Commission Staff Attendance
Document Number: 2016-26588
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-11-03
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
New Pneumatic Off-The-Road Tires From the People's Republic of China: Initiation of Antidumping Duty New Shipper Review; 2015-2016
Document Number: 2016-26587
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-11-03
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
On September 20, 2016, the Department of Commerce (``the Department'') received a timely request for a new shipper review (``NSR'') of the antidumping duty (``AD'') order on new pneumatic off- the-road tires (``OTR Tires'') from the People's Republic of China (``PRC''). The Department has determined that the request meets the statutory and regulatory requirements for initiation. The period of review (``POR'') for this NSR is September 1, 2015, through August 31, 2016.
Florida; Amendment No. 1 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration
Document Number: 2016-26582
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-11-03
Agency: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security
This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of Florida (FEMA-4283-DR), dated October 8, 2016, and related determinations.
Florida; Amendment No. 2 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration
Document Number: 2016-26581
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-11-03
Agency: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security
This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of Florida (FEMA-4283-DR), dated October 8, 2016, and related determinations.
Florida; Amendment No. 3 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration
Document Number: 2016-26580
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-11-03
Agency: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security
This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of Florida (FEMA-4283-DR), dated October 8, 2016, and related determinations.
Georgia; Amendment No. 3 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration
Document Number: 2016-26579
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-11-03
Agency: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security
This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of Georgia (FEMA-4284-DR), dated October 8, 2016, and related determinations.
Florida; Amendment No. 4 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration
Document Number: 2016-26578
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-11-03
Agency: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security
This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of Florida (FEMA-4283-DR), dated October 8, 2016, and related determinations.
Georgia; Amendment No. 4 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration
Document Number: 2016-26577
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-11-03
Agency: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security
This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of Georgia (FEMA-4284-DR), dated October 8, 2016, and related determinations.
Florida; Amendment No. 5 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration
Document Number: 2016-26576
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-11-03
Agency: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security
This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of Florida (FEMA-4283-DR), dated October 8, 2016, and related determinations.
Florida; Amendment No. 6 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration
Document Number: 2016-26575
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-11-03
Agency: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security
This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of Florida (FEMA-4283-DR), dated October 8, 2016, and related determinations.
Georgia; Amendment No. 1 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration
Document Number: 2016-26574
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-11-03
Agency: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security
This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of Georgia (FEMA-4284-DR), dated October 8, 2016, and related determinations.
Georgia; Amendment No. 2 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration
Document Number: 2016-26573
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-11-03
Agency: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security
This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of Georgia (FEMA-4284-DR), dated October 8, 2016, and related determinations.
U.S. Department of Commerce Trade Finance Advisory Council
Document Number: 2016-26572
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-11-03
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
The U.S. Department of Commerce Trade Finance Advisory Council (TFAC) will hold its inaugural meeting on Friday, November 18, 2016, at the U.S. Department of Commerce Library, in Washington, DC. The meeting is open to the public with registration instructions provided below. The TFAC was chartered on August 11, 2016, to advise the Secretary in identifying effective ways to help expand access to finance for U.S. exporters, especially small and medium-sized enterprises, and their foreign buyers. At the meeting, members will be sworn-in and will begin a discussion of the work they will undertake during their term. They will also be briefed by officials from the Department of Commerce and other agencies on major issues impacting this area. The final agenda will be posted on the Department of Commerce Web site for the Council at https://trade.gov/tfac/, at least one week in advance of the meeting.
Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH or Advisory Board), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Document Number: 2016-26571
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-11-03
Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services
Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC)
Document Number: 2016-26570
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-11-03
Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services
Advisory Committee on Breast Cancer in Young Women (ACBCYW)
Document Number: 2016-26569
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-11-03
Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services
NCER-NPSAS Grants-Connecting Students 2017: Testing the Effectiveness of FAFSA Interventions on College Outcomes; ED-2016-ICCD-0112; Correction
Document Number: 2016-26568
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-11-03
Agency: Department of Education
On October 21, 2016 the U.S. Department of Education published a 60-day comment period notice in the Federal Register (Page 72582, Column 2 and 3; Page 72583, Column 1) seeking public comment for an information collection entitled, ``NCER-NPSAS GrantsConnecting Students 2017: Testing the Effectiveness of FAFSA Interventions on College Outcomes.'' The title and burden hours were incorrect. The correct title is ``NCER-NPSAS Grant StudyConnecting Students with Financial Aid (CSFA) 2017: Testing the Effectiveness of FAFSA Interventions on College Outcomes'', and the burden hours are 6,808. The Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management, hereby issues a correction notice as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Submission for OMB Review, Comment Request, Proposed Collection: Public Libraries Survey FY 2016-FY 2018
Document Number: 2016-26567
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-11-03
Agency: The National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities, Institute of Museum and Library Services
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) announces the submission of the following information collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This program helps to ensure that requested data can be provided in the desired format, reporting burden (time and financial resources) is minimized, collection instruments are clearly understood, and the impact of collection requirements on respondents can be properly assessed. A copy of the proposed information collection request can be obtained by contacting the individual listed below in the ADDRESSES section of this notice.
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