2016 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Section 3136 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (NDAA) mandates that the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) also be consulted with respect to each authorization under section 57b.(2) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (AEA), to a covered foreign country as defined in section 3136(i)(2) of the NDAA. This amendment to the Procedures Established Pursuant to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978 implements this consultation requirement.

Pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974 and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular No. A-130, notice is hereby given that the Department of the Army proposes to alter a system of records, A0037- 104-3 USMA, entitled ``USMA Cadet Account System,'' last published at 65 FR 3219, January 20, 2000. This system of records exists to enable Cadets to receive income (salary, scholarship, individual deposits, etc.) and pay for expenses (uniforms, books, a computer, activity fees, etc.) while attending the United States Military Academy (USMA) at West Point. The program is managed by the USMA Treasurer who is charged with ensuring all cadets meet their USMA financial obligations. This revision reflects considerable administrative changes that in sum warrant an alteration to the system of records notice. There are two significant changes: The categories of records has been updated to provide additional details on the information collected; and the applicable DoD Routine Uses have been incorporated in the notice to provide clarity for the public. There are also modifications to the system name, authorities, purpose, storage, retrievability, safeguards, notification and record access procedures, contesting record procedures, and records source categories to improve readability and update the notice to meet current departmental standards.

FMCSA announces its decision to renew the exemptions from the vision requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations for 38 individuals. FMCSA has statutory authority to exempt individuals from the vision requirement if the exemptions granted will not compromise safety. The Agency has concluded that granting these exemption renewals will provide a level of safety that is equivalent to or greater than the level of safety maintained without the exemptions for these commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers.

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 project entitled ``Reframing How We Talk About Alcohol: Public Perceptions of Excessive Alcohol Use Among Multiple Audiences.'' CDC will seek a one-year approval for a new information collection request to assess the public's perceptions and frames regarding alcohol use and its related harms, gain insights on the language the public uses when talking about excessive alcohol use, examine patient-provider communication about alcohol use, and evaluate the influence of other sources of information on the public's understanding of excessive alcohol use.

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing a new information collection.

The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of a meeting of Second RTCA SC-236 Joint Plenary with EUROCAE WG-96.

This notice announces the inpatient hospital deductible and the hospital and extended care services coinsurance amounts for services furnished in calendar year (CY) 2017 under Medicare's Hospital Insurance Program (Medicare Part A). The Medicare statute specifies the formulae used to determine these amounts. For CY 2017, the inpatient hospital deductible will be $1,316. The daily coinsurance amounts for CY 2017 will be: (1) $329 for the 61st through 90th day of hospitalization in a benefit period; (2) $658 for lifetime reserve days; and (3) $164.50 for the 21st through 100th day of extended care services in a skilled nursing facility in a benefit period.

The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) announces the publication of Baseline Specifications for Law Enforcement Service Pistols with Security Technology, which defines baseline specifications for law enforcement service pistols with additional technology to enhance the security of the firearms, found here: https://nij.gov/ topics/technology/firearms/pages/welcome.aspx.

This final rule amends the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation's regulation on Benefits Payable in Terminated Single- Employer Plans to prescribe interest assumptions under the regulation for valuation dates in December 2016. The interest assumptions are used for paying benefits under terminating single-employer plans covered by the pension insurance system administered by PBGC.

On November 2, 2016, the Department of Energy (DOE) published a notice of open meeting scheduled for December 13, 2016, of the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board. This notice announces the cancellation of this meeting. The meeting is being cancelled because the board will not have a quorum due to scheduling conflicts by members. The next regular meeting will be held at a date to be determined.

The Department of Energy (DOE) announces public meetings and webinars for the Circulator Pumps Working Group. The Federal Advisory Committee Act requires that agencies publish notice of an advisory committee meeting in the Federal Register.

The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This program helps to assure 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 Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is soliciting comments on the information collection for Radiation Sampling and Exposure Records (pertains to underground metal and nonmetal mines).