February 8, 2017 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Reader Aids
Document Number: FR-2017-02-08-ReaderAids
Type: Reader Aids
Date: 2017-02-08
Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System
Document Number: 2017-02762
Type: Executive Order
Date: 2017-02-08
Agency: Executive Office of the President
Sunshine Act Meeting Notice
Document Number: 2017-02712
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-02-08
Agency: Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Sunshine Act Meeting; National Science Board
Document Number: 2017-02706
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-02-08
Agency: National Science Foundation, Agencies and Commissions
Sunshine Act Meeting
Document Number: 2017-02637
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-02-08
Agency: Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, Department of Justice
Sunshine Act Meeting; Additional Item
Document Number: 2017-02636
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-02-08
Agency: Securities and Exchange Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Finished Carbon Steel Flanges From India: Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Postponement of Final Determination
Document Number: 2017-02607
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-02-08
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
The Department of Commerce (the Department) preliminarily determines that finished carbon steel flanges from India 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 March 31, 2016. The estimated weighted-average dumping margins of sales at LTFV are shown in the ``Preliminary Determination'' section of this notice. Interested parties are invited to comment on this preliminary determination.
Finished Carbon Steel Flanges From Spain: Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value
Document Number: 2017-02606
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-02-08
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
The Department of Commerce (the Department) preliminarily determines that finished carbon steel flanges from Spain 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 March 31, 2016. The estimated weighted-average dumping margins of sales at LTFV are shown in the ``Preliminary Determination'' section of this notice. Interested parties are invited to comment on this preliminary determination.
Finished Carbon Steel Flanges From Italy: Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Postponement of Final Determination
Document Number: 2017-02605
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-02-08
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
The Department of Commerce (the Department) preliminarily determines that finished carbon steel flanges from Italy 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 March 31, 2016. The estimated weighted-average dumping margins of sales at LTFV are shown in the ``Preliminary Determination'' section of this notice. Interested parties are invited to comment on this preliminary determination.
NASA Advisory Council; Science Committee; Ad Hoc Task Force on Big Data; Meeting
Document Number: 2017-02600
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-02-08
Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Agencies and Commissions
In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, as amended, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announces a meeting of the Ad Hoc Big Data Task Force. This task force reports to the NASA Advisory Council's Science Committee. The meeting will be held for the purpose of soliciting and discussing, from the scientific community and other persons, scientific and technical information relevant to big data.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Temporary Scientific or Educational Purposes
Document Number: 2017-02599
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-02-08
Agency: Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) of the Department of Homeland Security will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act: Temporary Scientific or Education Purposes. CBP is proposing that this information collection be extended with no change to the burden hours or to the information collected. This document is published to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Importation Bond Structure
Document Number: 2017-02598
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-02-08
Agency: Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) of the Department of Homeland Security will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act: Importation Bond Structure (CBP Forms 301, and 5297). CBP is proposing that this information collection be extended with no change to the burden hours or to the information collected. This document is published to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies.
Submission of Data by State Educational Agencies; Submission Dates for State Revenue and Expenditure Reports for Fiscal Year (FY) 2016, Revisions to Those Reports, and Revisions to Prior Fiscal Year Reports
Document Number: 2017-02597
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-02-08
Agency: Department of Education
The Secretary announces dates for State educational agencies (SEAs) to submit expenditure and revenue data and average daily attendance statistics on ED Form 2447 (the National Public Education Financial Survey (NPEFS)) for FY 2016, revisions to those reports, and revisions to prior fiscal year reports. The Secretary sets these dates to ensure that data are available to serve as the basis for timely distribution of Federal funds. The U.S. Census Bureau is the data collection agent for this request of the Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). The data will be published by NCES and will be used by the Secretary in the calculation of allocations for FY 2018 appropriated funds.
Certain New Chemicals or Significant New Uses; Statements of Findings for November 2016
Document Number: 2017-02596
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-02-08
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Section 5(g) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) requires EPA to publish in the Federal Register a statement of its findings after its review of TSCA section 5(a) notices when EPA makes a finding that a new chemical substance or significant new use is not likely to present an unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment. Such statements apply to premanufacture notices (PMNs), microbial commercial activity notices (MCANs), and significant new use notices (SNUNs) submitted to EPA under TSCA section 5. This document presents statements of findings made by EPA on TSCA section 5(a) notices during the period from October 25, 2016 to November 30, 2016.
Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; General Administrative Requirements for Assistance Programs
Document Number: 2017-02595
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-02-08
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency is planning to submit an information collection request (ICR), ``General Administrative Requirements for Assistance Programs'' (EPA ICR No. 0938.21, OMB Control No. 2030-0020) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Before doing so, EPA is soliciting public comments on specific aspects of the proposed information collection as described below. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through June 30, 2017. An Agency may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
Uniform National Discharge Standards for Vessels of the Armed Forces-Phase II Batch One: Delay of Effective Date
Document Number: 2017-02594
Type: Rule
Date: 2017-02-08
Agency: Department of Defense, Environmental Protection Agency
In accordance with the Presidential directive as expressed in the memorandum of January 20, 2017, from the Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff, entitled ``Regulatory Freeze Pending Review,'' this action temporarily delays until March 21, 2017, the effective date of the rule entitled Uniform National Discharge Standards for Vessels of the Armed ForcesPhase II Batch One, published in the Federal Register on January 11, 2017.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households (3064-0167); Comment Request
Document Number: 2017-02593
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-02-08
Agency: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Agencies and Commissions
The FDIC, 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 the renewal of existing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35). On May 24, 2016, (81 FR 35752), the FDIC requested comment for 60 days on a proposal to renew the information collections described below. No comments were received. The FDIC hereby gives notice of its plan to submit to OMB a request to approve the renewal of these collections, and again invites comment on this renewal.
Standardized Bycatch Reporting Methodology
Document Number: 2017-02592
Type: Rule
Date: 2017-02-08
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
In accordance with the memorandum of January 20, 2017, from the Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff, entitled ``Regulatory Freeze Pending Review,'' published in the Federal Register on January 24, 2017 (the Memorandum), this action delays the effective date of the final rule NMFS published on January 19, 2017.
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Special Subsistence Permits and Harvest Logs for Pacific Halibut in Waters Off Alaska
Document Number: 2017-02591
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-02-08
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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.
Notice of Agreements Filed
Document Number: 2017-02590
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-02-08
Agency: Federal Maritime Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Approval of Subzone Status; AxisCare Health Logistics, Inc.; Toa Baja, Puerto Rico
Document Number: 2017-02589
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-02-08
Agency: Department of Commerce, Foreign-Trade Zones Board
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Annual Report-J-NONIMMIGRANT Exchange Visitor Program
Document Number: 2017-02588
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-02-08
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.
List of Fisheries for 2017
Document Number: 2017-02587
Type: Rule
Date: 2017-02-08
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
In accordance with the memorandum of January 20, 2017, from the Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff, entitled ``Regulatory Freeze Pending Review,'' published in the Federal Register on January 24, 2017 (the Memorandum), this action delays the effective date of the final rule NMFS published on January 12, 2017.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Extension, Without Change, of an Existing Information Collection; Comment Request; OMB Control No. 1653-0051
Document Number: 2017-02586
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-02-08
Agency: Department of Homeland Security, United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Additional Clarifying Guidance, Waivers, and Alternative Requirements for Grantees in Receipt of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Disaster Recovery Grant Funds Under the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013
Document Number: 2017-02585
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-02-08
Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development
This Notice modifies a waiver and alternative requirement for the State of New Jersey's tenant-based rental assistance program funded through its Community Development Block Grant disaster recovery (CDBG- DR) grant pursuant to the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013 (Pub. L. 113-2) (the Appropriations Act). A waiver and alternative requirement for the tenant-based rental assistance program was initially published in a Federal Register notice on July 11, 2014 (79 FR 40134), and later modified in the Federal Register notice published on April 2, 2015 (80 FR 17772).
Notice of Receipt of Complaint; Solicitation of Comments; Relating to the Public Interest
Document Number: 2017-02584
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-02-08
Agency: International Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has received a complaint entitled Certain Hybrid Electric Vehicles and Components Thereof, DN 3196 the Commission is soliciting comments on any public interest issues raised by the complaint or complainant's filing pursuant to the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Information Collection Renewal; Comment Request; Capital Adequacy Standards
Document Number: 2017-02583
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-02-08
Agency: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
The OCC, 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 a continuing information collection as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). In accordance with the requirements of the PRA, the OCC may not conduct or sponsor, and the respondent is not required to respond to, an information collection unless it displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number. The OCC is soliciting comment concerning renewal of its information collection titled ``Capital Adequacy Standards.''
Revisions to Operational Requirements for the Use of Enhanced Flight Vision Systems (EFVS) and to Pilot Compartment View Requirements for Vision Systems
Document Number: 2017-02582
Type: Rule
Date: 2017-02-08
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
On December 13, 2016, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) published a final rule to permit operators to use an enhanced flight vision system in lieu of natural vision to continue descending from 100 feet above the touchdown zone elevation to the runway and to land on certain straight-in instrument approach procedures under instrument flight rules. The FAA is delaying the effective date of this final rule.
Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies
Document Number: 2017-02581
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-02-08
Agency: Federal Reserve System, Agencies and Commissions
Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company
Document Number: 2017-02580
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-02-08
Agency: Federal Reserve System, Agencies and Commissions
Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies
Document Number: 2017-02579
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-02-08
Agency: Federal Reserve System, Agencies and Commissions
Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company
Document Number: 2017-02578
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-02-08
Agency: Federal Reserve System, Agencies and Commissions
Countervailing Duty Investigation of Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip From the People's Republic of China: Final Affirmative Determination, and Final Affirmative Critical Circumstances Determination, in Part
Document Number: 2017-02577
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-02-08
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
The Department of Commerce (the Department) determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of stainless steel sheet and strip (stainless sheet and strip) from the People's Republic of China (PRC) as provided in section 705 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). For information on the estimated subsidy rates, see the ``Final Determination'' section of this notice. The period of investigation is January 1, 2015, through December 31, 2015.
Antidumping Duty Investigation of Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip From the People's Republic of China: Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Final Affirmative Determination of Critical Circumstances
Document Number: 2017-02576
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-02-08
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
The Department of Commerce (the Department) determines that imports of stainless steel sheet and strip (stainless sheet and strip) from the People's Republic of China (PRC) is being, or is likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV). The period of investigation (POI) is July 1, 2015, through December 31, 2015. The final weighted-average dumping margins for the investigation on stainless sheet and strip from the PRC are listed below in the ``Final Determination'' section of this notice. We continue to find that critical circumstances exist for the PRC-wide entity and the separate rate companies that were not selected for individual examination.
Orders Granting Authority To Import and Export Natural Gas, and To Export Liquefied Natural Gas During December 2016
Document Number: 2017-02575
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-02-08
Agency: Department of Energy
The Office of Fossil Energy (FE) of the Department of Energy gives notice that during December 2016, it issued orders granting authority to import and export natural gas, and to export liquefied natural gas (LNG). These orders are summarized in the attached appendix and may be found on the FE Web site at https:// energy.gov/fe/listing-doefe-authorizationsorders-issued-2016. They are also available for inspection and copying in the U.S. Department of Energy (FE-34), Division of Natural Gas Regulation, Office of Regulation and International Engagement, Office of Fossil Energy, Docket Room 3E-033, Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-9478. The Docket Room is open between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Program-Specific Guidance About Exempt Distribution Licenses
Document Number: 2017-02574
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-02-08
Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is revising its licensing guidance for licenses authorizing initial distribution of byproduct material or source material to persons exempt from the requirements (exempt distribution) for an NRC license. The NRC is requesting public comment on draft NUREG-1556, Volume 8, Revision 1, ``Consolidated Guidance About Materials Licenses: Program-Specific Guidance About Exempt Distribution Licenses.'' The document has been updated from the original version to include information on safety culture, protection of sensitive information, and changes in regulatory policies and practices. This document is intended for use by applicants, licensees, and the NRC staff.
Traders With Indians
Document Number: 2017-02573
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2017-02-08
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs
This document announces details for Tribal consultation sessions to discuss the advance notice of proposed rulemaking on Licensed Indian Traders, which the Department of the Interior (Department) published on December 9, 2016. The Department is interested in whether to address the Indian trader regulations and, if so, how.
Inland Waterways Users Board Meeting Notice
Document Number: 2017-02572
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-02-08
Agency: Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
The Department of the Army is publishing this notice to announce the following Federal advisory committee meeting of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Inland Waterways Users Board (Board). This meeting is open to the public. For additional information about the Board, please visit the committee's Web site at https:// www.iwr.usace.army.mil/Missions/Navigation/ InlandWaterwaysUsersBoard.aspx.
Army Education Advisory Subcommittee Meeting Notice
Document Number: 2017-02571
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-02-08
Agency: Department of Defense, Department of the Army
The Department of the Army is publishing this notice to announce the following Federal advisory committee meeting of the U.S. Army War College Board of Visitors, a subcommittee of the Army Education Advisory Committee. This meeting is open to the public.
Board on Coastal Engineering Research
Document Number: 2017-02570
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-02-08
Agency: Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
The Department of the Army is publishing this notice to announce the following Federal advisory committee meeting of the Board on Coastal Engineering Research. This meeting is open to the public.
Sanctions Actions Pursuant to Executive Order 13224
Document Number: 2017-02569
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-02-08
Agency: Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of 4 individuals and 4 entities 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.''
Sanctions Actions Pursuant to Executive Orders 13382
Document Number: 2017-02568
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-02-08
Agency: Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of nine individuals and eight entities whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13382.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Application for Grants Under the Veterans Upward Bound Program (1894-0006)
Document Number: 2017-02567
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-02-08
Agency: Department of Education
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is proposing a reinstatement of a previously approved information collection.
Tennessee Disaster #TN-00101
Document Number: 2017-02566
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-02-08
Agency: Small Business Administration, Agencies and Commissions
This is a notice of an Administrative declaration of a disaster for the State of Tennessee dated 02/01/2017. Incident: Severe Thunder Storms, Tornadoes, Wind and Hail. Incident Period: 11/29/2016 through 11/30/2016. Effective Date: 02/01/2017. Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: 04/03/2017. Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Application Deadline Date: 11/01/2017.
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
Document Number: 2017-02564
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-02-08
Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services
Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee
Document Number: 2017-02563
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-02-08
Agency: Department of Energy
This notice announces a meeting of the Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee (BESAC). The Federal Advisory Committee Act requires that public notice of these meetings be announced in the Federal Register.
Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Hanford
Document Number: 2017-02562
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-02-08
Agency: Department of Energy
This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Hanford. The Federal Advisory Committee Act requires that public notice of this meeting be announced in the Federal Register.
Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Idaho National Laboratory
Document Number: 2017-02561
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-02-08
Agency: Department of Energy
This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Idaho National Laboratory. The Federal Advisory Committee Act requires that public notice of this meeting be announced in the Federal Register.
Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Northern New Mexico
Document Number: 2017-02560
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-02-08
Agency: Department of Energy
This notice announces a combined meeting of the Environmental Monitoring and Remediation Committee and Waste Management Committee of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Northern New Mexico (known locally as the Northern New Mexico Citizens' Advisory Board [NNMCAB]). The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of this meeting be announced in the Federal Register.
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
Document Number: 2017-02557
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-02-08
Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services
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