2016 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The invention listed below is owned by an agency of the U.S. Government and is available for licensing and/or co-development in the U.S. in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR part 404 to achieve expeditious commercialization of results of federally-funded research and development. Foreign patent applications are filed on selected inventions to extend market coverage for companies and may also be available for licensing and/or co-development.

This action serves as a notice that NMFS, on behalf of the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary), has found that the following stocks are subject to overfishingHood Canal coho salmon and Pribilof Islands blue king crab; the following salmon stocks are approaching an overfished conditionQuillayute Fall coho and Snohomish coho; and the following stocks are still both overfished and subject to overfishing Western and Central North Pacific striped marlin and Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico dusky shark. NMFS, on behalf of the Secretary, notifies the appropriate fishery management council (Council) whenever it determines that overfishing is occurring, a stock is in an overfished condition, a stock is approaching an overfished condition, or when a rebuilding plan has not resulted in adequate progress toward ending overfishing and rebuilding affected fish stocks.

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is proposing an extension of an existing information collection.

The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) sponsored information collection request (ICR) titled, ``Derricks Standard,'' to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval for continued use, without change, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. Public comments on the ICR are invited.

The Federal Communications Commission addresses the remaining petitions for reconsideration of the First Space Station Licensing Reform Order, and amends, clarifies, or eliminates certain provisions to streamline its procedures and ease administrative burdens on applicants and licensees.

The Secretary of the Treasury (the ``Secretary''), as Chairperson of the Financial Stability Oversight Council (the ``Council''), is adopting final rules (the ``Final Rules'') in consultation with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the ``FDIC'') to implement the qualified financial contract (``QFC'') recordkeeping requirements of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the ``Dodd-Frank Act'' or the ``Act''). The Final Rules require recordkeeping with respect to positions, counterparties, legal documentation, and collateral. This information is necessary and appropriate to assist the FDIC as receiver to: Fulfill its obligations under the Dodd-Frank Act in deciding whether to transfer QFCs; assess the consequences of decisions to transfer, disaffirm or repudiate, or allow the termination of, QFCs with one or more counterparties; determine if any risks to financial stability are posed by the transfer, disaffirmance or repudiation, or termination of such QFCs; and otherwise exercise its rights under the Act and fulfill its obligations under sections 210(c)(8), (9), or (10) of the Act.

The Incentive Auction Task Force and Wireless Telecommunications Bureau announce the spectrum clearing target of 108 megahertz and band plan for Stage 3 of the incentive auction, and that bidding in Stage 3 of the reverse auction is scheduled to begin on November 1, 2016. This document also announces details and dates regarding bidding and the availability of educational and informational materials for reverse and forward auction bidders eligible to participate in Stage 3; the availability of Stage 3 bidding and timing information in the Incentive Auction Public Reporting System; and the importance of bidder contingency plans. Finally, this document reminds each reverse and forward auction applicant of its continuing obligations under the FCC's rules.

The Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology (SOST) is requesting input on the overall framing and content of a plan for Ocean Research in the Coming Decade (``the Plan''). The SOST is chartered under the National Science and Technology Council to advise and assist on national issues related to ocean science and technology. The SOST contributes to the goals for Federal ocean science and technology, including identifying priorities and developing coordinated interagency strategies. The Plan will describe the most pressing research questions and most promising areas of opportunity within the ocean science and technology enterprise for the coming decade. It will set the stage for agency-specific and interagency coordinated actions across Federal agencies and with non-Federal sectors to address societal needs and issues of national importance. This notice solicits relevant public input, particularly suggestions directed toward how the Plan should be structured and specific topic areas that should be considered for inclusion.

The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration (ASA) within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is deleting eighteen (18) systems of records established pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (5 U.S.C. 552a), because HHS has determined that they duplicate other systems of records or are obsolete.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (the Department) determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to exporters and producers of circular welded carbon-quality steel pipe (circular welded pipe) from Pakistan. For information on the estimated subsidy rates, see the ``Suspension of Liquidation'' section of this notice.

The Department of Commerce (the Department) determines that imports of circular welded carbon-quality steel pipe (CWP) from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam) are being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV). The period of investigation (POI) is April 1, 2015, through September 30, 2015. The final dumping margins of sales at LTFV are listed below in the ``Final Determination'' section of this notice.

The following applicants filed AM or FM proposals to change the community of License: Caldwell County CBC, Inc., Station WAVJ, Facility ID 15527, BPH-20160916ABG, From Princeton, KY, To Providence, KY; Four R Broadcasting, Inc., Station NEW, Facility ID 191560, BMPH-20160926AAF, From Christoval, TX, To Stanton, TX; Genesee Media Corporation, Station WOKR, Facility ID 15767, BP-20140124AME, From Brockport, NY, To Brighton, NY; Genesis Communications I, Inc., Station WHOO, Facility ID 54573, BP- 20140721AAY, From Kissimmee, FL, To Winter Park, FL; Hopkins-Webster CBC, Inc., Station WWKY, Facility ID 67479, BPH-20160916ABC, From Providence, KY, To Sebree, KY; Radio 7 Media, LLC, Station WLXA, Facility ID 53875, BPH-20161012AAD, From Loretto, TN, To Florence, AL; Rich Broadcasting Idaho LS, LLC, Station KLLP, Facility ID 8413, BPH- 20161011AEJ, From Chubbuck, ID, To Blackfoot, ID; Rich Broadcasting Idaho LS, LLC, Station KID-FM, Facility ID 22195, BPH-20161011AFL, From Idaho Falls, ID, To Aberdeen, ID; Shamrock Communications, Inc., Station KNEZ, Facility ID 166018, BPH-20160922ABD, From Fernley, NV, To Hazen, NV; The Montana Radio Company, LLC, Station KZMO, Facility ID 183371, BPH-20161011ABH, From Roundup, MT, To Klein, MT; University Of Wyoming, Station KAIW, Facility ID 93001, BPED-20160825ABH, From Laramie, WY, To Saratoga, WY.

The Department of Commerce (the Department) determines that circular welded carbon-quality steel pipe (CWP) from the Sultanate of Oman (Oman) is being, or is likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV). The period of investigation (POI) is October 1, 2014, through September 30, 2015. The final weighted-average dumping margins of sales at LTFV are listed below in the ``Final Determination'' section of this notice.

The Department of Commerce (the ``Department'') determines that certain iron mechanical transfer drive components (``IMTDCs'') from Canada are being, or likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (``LTFV''). Baldor Electric Company Canada (``Baldor'') is the sole mandatory respondent in this investigation. The period of investigation (``POI'') is October 1, 2014, through September 30, 2015. The final estimated dumping margins of sales at LTFV are shown in the ``Final Determination'' section of this notice.

The Department of Commerce (the ``Department'') determines that certain iron mechanical transfer drive components (``IMTDC'') from the People's Republic of China (``PRC'') are being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (``LTFV''). The period of investigation (``POI'') is April 1, 2015 through September 30, 2015. The final weighted-average dumping margins of sales at LTFV are listed in the ``Final Determination Dumping Margins'' section of this notice.

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will file the plat of survey of the lands described below in the BLM Montana State Office, Billings, Montana, on November 28, 2016.

The inventions listed below are assigned to the United States Government as represented by the Secretary of the Navy and are available for domestic and foreign licensing by the Department of the Navy. The following patents are available for licensing: U.S. Patent No. 8,552,282: Propulsion Defeating System//U.S. Patent No. 8,575,929: Magnetic Anomaly Surveillance System Using Spherical Trilateration// U.S. Patent No. 8,577,648: Simulating Fluid Flow at a Moving Boundary// U.S. Patent No. 8,583,573: Nonparametric Mine Line Detection Using Spatial Analysis//U.S. Patent No. 8,594,457: Correlation Image Detection//U.S. Patent No. 8,616,721: Solar Awning and Method//U.S. Patent No. 8,620,082: Sonar Image Texture Segmentation//U.S. Patent No. 8,639,475: System and Method for Spatially Invariant Signal Detection// U.S. Patent No. 8,714,069: Mine Clearance System and Method//U.S. Patent No. 8,743,654: Reflectivity Maps//U.S. Patent No. 8,777,285: Underwater Cable Capture and Pass Through Device//U.S. Patent No. 8,783,202: Subsurface Oscillating Blade Propellor//U.S. Patent No. 8,794,892: Torque Nut Assembly//U.S. Patent No. 8,823,316: Thermal Effluent to Electric Energy Harvesting System//

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), E.O. 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 ``Archaic Bronze Globular Jug with Figured Handle,'' 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 or about December 1, 2016, until on or about November 30, 2025, 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.

This rule will allow the U.S. Department of Labor (Department) to garnish the disposable wages of non-federal workers who are indebted to the Department without first obtaining a court order. It implements the administrative wage garnishment provisions contained in the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996 (DCIA) in accordance with the regulations issued by the Secretary of the Treasury.

The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a preclearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. 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. Currently, the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs is soliciting comments concerning the proposed collection: Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act Forms (Forms EE-1, EE-2, EE-3, EE-4, EE-7, EE-8, EE-9, EE-10, EE-11A, EE-11B, EE-12, EE-13, EE- 16, EE-20). A copy of the proposed information collection request can be obtained by contacting the office listed below in the addresses section of this Notice.