October 4, 2017 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Reader Aids
Document Number: FR-2017-10-04-ReaderAids
Type: Reader Aids
Date: 2017-10-04
Revocation of Executive Order Creating Labor- Management Forums
Document Number: 2017-21559
Type: Executive Order
Date: 2017-10-04
Agency: Executive Office of the President
Continuance of Certain Federal Advisory Committees
Document Number: 2017-21555
Type: Executive Order
Date: 2017-10-04
Agency: Executive Office of the President
Child Health Day, 2017
Document Number: 2017-21554
Type: Proclamation
Date: 2017-10-04
Agency: Executive Office of the President
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, 2017
Document Number: 2017-21552
Type: Proclamation
Date: 2017-10-04
Agency: Executive Office of the President
National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, 2017
Document Number: 2017-21551
Type: Proclamation
Date: 2017-10-04
Agency: Executive Office of the President
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, 2017
Document Number: 2017-21550
Type: Proclamation
Date: 2017-10-04
Agency: Executive Office of the President
National Disability Employment Awareness Month, 2017
Document Number: 2017-21549
Type: Proclamation
Date: 2017-10-04
Agency: Executive Office of the President
Sunshine Act Meeting; Farm Credit Administration Board
Document Number: 2017-21487
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-10-04
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).
Report on the Criteria and Methodology for Determining the Eligibility of Candidate Countries for Millennium Challenge Account Assistance in Fiscal Year 2018
Document Number: 2017-21448
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-10-04
Agency: Millennium Challenge Corporation, Agencies and Commissions
This report to Congress is provided in accordance with Section 608(b) of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003, as amended, (the ``Act'').
Medicare Program; Establishment of Special Payment Provisions and Requirements for Qualified Practitioners and Qualified Suppliers of Prosthetics and Custom-Fabricated Orthotics; Withdrawal
Document Number: 2017-21425
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2017-10-04
Agency: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services
This document withdraws a proposed rule that was published in the Federal Register on January 12, 2017. The proposed rule specified the qualifications needed for qualified practitioners to furnish and fabricate, and qualified suppliers to fabricate prosthetics and custom- fabricated orthotics; accreditation requirements that qualified suppliers must meet in order to bill for prosthetics and custom fabricated orthotics; requirements that an organization must meet in order to accredit qualified suppliers to bill for prosthetics and custom-fabricated orthotics; and a timeframe by which qualified practitioners and qualified suppliers must meet the applicable licensure, certification, and accreditation requirements. In addition, the proposed rule removed the current exemption from accreditation and quality standards for certain practitioners and suppliers.
Administrative Simplification: Certification of Compliance for Health Plans; Withdrawal
Document Number: 2017-21424
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2017-10-04
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Secretary
This document withdraws the January 2, 2014, proposed rule that would have required a controlling health plan (CHP) to submit information and documentation demonstrating that it is compliant with certain standards and operating rules adopted by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the Secretary) under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). This proposed rule would have also established penalty fees for a CHP that failed to comply with the certification of compliance requirements.
Medicare Program; Part B Drug Payment Model; Withdrawal
Document Number: 2017-21420
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2017-10-04
Agency: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services
This document withdraws a proposed rule that was published in the Federal Register on March 11, 2016. The proposed rule discussed our proposal to implement a new Medicare payment model under section 1115A of the Social Security Act (the Act).
Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Revisions to Certain Patient's Rights Conditions for Participation and Conditions for Coverage; Withdrawal
Document Number: 2017-21419
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2017-10-04
Agency: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services
This document withdraws a proposed rule that was published in the Federal Register on December 12, 2014. This proposed rule would revise the applicable conditions of participation for certain providers, conditions for coverage for certain suppliers, and requirements for long-term care facilities, to ensure that the requirements are consistent with the Supreme Court decision in United States v. Windsor (570 U.S.12, 133 S. Ct. 2675 (2013)), and HHS policy. Specifically, it proposed to revise certain definitions and patient's rights provisions that currently defer to state law, in order to ensure that same-sex spouses are recognized and afforded equal rights in certain Medicare and Medicaid-participating facilities.
Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Transportation Projects in Florida
Document Number: 2017-21372
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-10-04
Agency: Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation
This notice announces actions taken by FHWA and other Federal Agencies since July 25, 2016, that are final. The actions relate to the proposed SR-87 Connector (from SR 87S to SR 87N) in Santa Rosa County; and the I-4 Beyond the Ultimate (BtU) from south of SR 528 to east of SR 472 in Orange, Seminole and Volusia Counties, in the State of Florida. These actions grant licenses, permits, and approvals for the projects.
Public Meeting of the Yakima River Basin Conservation Advisory Group
Document Number: 2017-21370
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-10-04
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation
The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) is publishing this notice to announce that a Federal Advisory Committee meeting of the Yakima River Basin Conservation Advisory Group (CAG) will take place.
Notice of Intent To Grant an Exclusive Patent License
Document Number: 2017-21368
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-10-04
Agency: Department of Defense, Department of the Air Force
Pursuant to the Bayh-Dole Act and implementing regulations, the Department of the Air Force hereby gives notice of its intent to grant an exclusive patent license agreement to The Regents of the University of California, a corporation of the State of California, having a place of business at 1111 Franklin Street, 5th Floor, Oakland, CA 94607-5200.
Findings of Research Misconduct
Document Number: 2017-21367
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-10-04
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Secretary
Notice is hereby given that the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) has taken final action in the following case: Azza El-Remessy, Ph.D., University of Georgia, College of Pharmacy: Based on the report of an investigation conducted by the University of Georgia, College of Pharmacy (UGCP) and additional analysis conducted by ORI in its oversight review, ORI found that Dr. Azza El-Remessy, former Associate Professor, Department of Clinical and Administrative Pharmacy, UGCP, engaged in research misconduct in research supported by National Eye Institute (NEI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), grants R01 EY011766, R01 EY022408, and R01 EY04618, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), NIH, grant R01 HL056259, and National Cancer Institute (NCI), NIH, grant K01 CA89689. ORI found that false Western blot data were included in: J Cell Sci. 118(Pt. 1):243-52, 2005 (hereafter referred to as ``J Cell Sci. 2005''). Retraction in: J Cell Sci. 129(16):3203, 2016. FASEB J. 21(10):2528-39, 2007 (hereafter referred to as ``FASEB J. 2007''). Retraction in: FASEB J. 31(1):421, 2017. PLoS One 8(8):e71868, 2013 (hereafter referred to as ``PLoS One 2013''). As a result of its investigation, UGCP recommended that PLoS One 2013 be corrected. As a result of the investigation, J Cell Sci. 2005 and FASEB J. 2007 have been retracted. ORI found that Respondent intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly used the same Western blot bands to represent different experimental results. Specifically, Respondent reused and relabeled bands in: 1. Figure 3B, J Cell Sci. 2005, to represent p38 bands from retinal cultured endothelial cells in high glucose in the absence of exogenous VEGF and also cells in peroxynitrite in the presence of exogenous VEGF. 2. Figure 4A, J Cell Sci. 2005, to represent nitrotyrosine immunoprecipitations from retinal endothelial cells cultured in normal glucose in the presence or absence of FeTTP; the Respondent also duplicated controls for p85 immunoprecipitation by using three bands representing 2 normal glucose and 1 high glucose treatments, flipping them horizontally (mirror images) to also represent 2 high glucose and 1 peroxynitrite treatments. 3. Figure 4B, J Cell Sci. 2005, to represent p85 immunoprecipitations from retinal endothelial cells stimulated with VEGF and also cells treated with either high glucose or peroxynitrite. 4. Figure 4A, PLoS One 2013, to represent immunoprecipitations for phosphorylated GSK-3 (p-GSK-3) in cells with normal glucose or high glucose for day 1 and to also represent cells treated with VEGF or VEGF+VEGFI (inhibitor); the Respondent also duplicated GSK-3 controls by using the same bands to represent high glucose treatment for day 1 and day 3 treatments, flipping them horizontally, to also represent for VEGF and VEGFRI treatments. 5. Figure 3, FASEB J. 2007, to represent phosphorylated VEGF2 (P- VEGF2) protein expression in microvascular endothelial cells in: Lanes 1 and 8, lanes 2 and 5, and lanes 6 and 7, where each lane represents different experimental conditions. Dr. El-Remessy entered into a Voluntary Settlement Agreement (Agreement) to resolve this matter without further expenditure of time or other resources. Dr. El-Remessy accepts ORI's findings of research misconduct as set forth above but neither admits nor denies ORI's findings of research misconduct. The settlement is not an admission of liability on the part of the Respondent. Dr. El-Remessy voluntarily agreed, beginning on September 12, 2017: (1) To have her research supervised for a period of three (3) years beginning with the effective date of the Agreement; Respondent agreed that prior to the submission of an application for U.S. Public Health Service (PHS) support for a research project on which the Respondent's participation is proposed and prior to Respondent's participation in any capacity on PHS-supported research, Respondent shall ensure that a plan for supervision of Respondent's duties is submitted to ORI for approval; the supervision plan must be designed to ensure the scientific integrity of Respondent's research contribution; Respondent agreed that she shall not participate in any PHS-supported research until such a supervision plan is submitted to and approved by ORI; Respondent agreed to maintain responsibility for compliance with the agreed upon supervision plan; (2) that for three (3) years beginning with the effective date of the Agreement, any institution employing her shall submit, in conjunction with each application for PHS funds, or report, manuscript, or abstract involving PHS-supported research in which Respondent is involved, a certification to ORI that the data provided by Respondent are based on actual experiments or are otherwise legitimately derived and that the data, procedures, and methodology are accurately reported in the application, report, manuscript, or abstract; (3) to exclude herself voluntarily from serving in any advisory capacity to PHS including, but not limited to, service on any PHS advisory committee, board, and/or peer review committee, or as a consultant for a period of three (3) years, beginning with the effective date of the Agreement; and (4) that as a condition of the Agreement, Respondent will request that PLoS One 8(8):e71868, 2013 be corrected or retracted.
Department of State FY 2016 Service Contract Inventory
Document Number: 2017-21364
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-10-04
Agency: Department of State
Acting in compliance with Section 743 of Division C of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-117), the Department of State is publishing this notice to advise the public of the availability of the FY 2016 Service Contract Inventory. The FY 2016 Service Contract Inventory includes the FY 2016 Planned Analysis, and the FY 2015 Meaningful Analysis. The inventory was developed in accordance with guidance issued by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP). The Department of State has posted its FY 2016 Service Contract Inventory at the following link: https:// csm.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=135&menu_id=71.
Public Notice for Land Release; Skagit Regional Airport, Burlington, WA
Document Number: 2017-21361
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-10-04
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
Notice is being given that the FAA is considering a proposal from the Port of Skagit County to release approximately 125 acres of airport land from Surplus Property restrictions. The property consists of 45 buildable acres and 76.5 acres of protected wetland/buffer as well as road and drainage improvements. Environmental analysis has been completed. Lots range from 1.7 acres to 8.8 acres in size. The property is located within the Bayview Ridge Subarea Plan. The release will allow the expansion of industrial facilities adjacent to the existing Paccar operation.
Notification of a Public Meeting of the President's Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis (Commission)
Document Number: 2017-21360
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-10-04
Agency: Executive Office of the President, National Drug Control Policy Office
ONDCP announces the fourth meeting of the President's Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis to advance the Commission's work on drug issues and the opioid crisis per Executive Order 13784. The meeting will consist of discussion regarding insurance issues related to the opioid epidemic.
Hearings of the Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on the Federal Rules of Evidence
Document Number: 2017-21359
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-10-04
Agency: Judicial Conference of the United States, Agencies and Commissions
The following public hearing on proposed amendments to the Federal Rules of Evidence has been canceled: Evidence Rules Hearing on October 27, 2017, in Boston, Massachusetts.
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Ocean Perch in the Bering Sea Subarea of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
Document Number: 2017-21356
Type: Rule
Date: 2017-10-04
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS is opening directed fishing for Pacific ocean perch in the Bering Sea subarea of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area. This action is necessary to fully use the 2017 total allowable catch of Pacific ocean perch specified for the Bering Sea subarea of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area.
Information Collection Requirement; Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Part 216, Types of Contracts
Document Number: 2017-21355
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-10-04
Agency: Defense Acquisition Regulations System, Department of Defense
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, DoD announces the proposed extension of a public information collection requirement and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. DoD invites comments on: Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of DoD, including whether the information will have practical utility; the accuracy of the estimate of the burden of the proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to minimize the burden of the information collection on respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved this information collection requirement for use through December 31, 2017. DoD proposes that OMB extend its approval for three additional years.
Notice of Receipt of Complaint; Solicitation of Comments Relating to the Public Interest
Document Number: 2017-21354
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-10-04
Agency: International Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has received a complaint entitled Certain Wafer-Level Packaging Semiconductor Devices and Products Containing Same (Including Cellular Phones, Tablets, Laptops, and Notebooks) and Components Thereof, DN 3262; 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.
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Threatened Species Status for the Candy Darter
Document Number: 2017-21351
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2017-10-04
Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce a 12-month finding on a petition to list the candy darter (Etheostoma osburni) as a threatened or endangered species under the Endangered Species Act, as amended (Act), and to designate critical habitat. After review of the best available scientific and commercial information, we find that listing the candy darter is warranted. Accordingly, we propose to list the candy darter (Etheostoma osburni), a freshwater fish species from Virginia and West Virginia, as a threatened species under Act. If we finalize this rule as proposed, it would extend the Act's protections to this species. The effect of this regulation will be to add this species to the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife.
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 12 Month Findings on Petitions To List the Holiday Darter, Trispot Darter, and Bridled Darter; Threatened Species Status for Trispot Darter
Document Number: 2017-21350
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2017-10-04
Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce a 12-month finding on a petition to list three species, the holiday darter (Etheostoma brevirostrum), the trispot darter (Etheostoma trisella), and the bridled darter (Percina kusha), all freshwater fish native to Alabama, Georgia, and Tennessee, as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). After review of the best available scientific and commercial information, we find that listing the trispot darter is warranted. Accordingly, we propose to list the trispot darter as a threatened species under the Act. If we finalize this rule as proposed, it would add the trispot darter to the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and extend the Act's protections to the species. After review of the best available scientific and commercial information, we also find that listing the holiday and bridled darters is not warranted.
Availability of Revised NRC Form 3, “Notice to Employees”
Document Number: 2017-21349
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-10-04
Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is announcing the availability of the latest version of NRC Form 3, ``Notice to Employees.'' The NRC Form 3 describes certain responsibilities and rights of employers and employees who engage in NRC-regulated activities. Licensees are required by law to post the form at prominent locations at the workplace to permit workers to view it easily. Additionally, the NRC is announcing that future revisions of Form 3 will be publicized through an alternative electronic means in addition to the Federal Register.
Railroad Cost Recovery Procedures-Productivity Adjustment
Document Number: 2017-21348
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-10-04
Agency: Surface Transportation Board, Department of Transportation
In a decision served on September 29, 2017, the Surface Transportation Board proposes a second tentative productivity adjustment for the change in the railroad productivity for the 2011- 2015 averaging period, modified to reflect new data, and invites comments on a new ``linking factor'' computed to enable the modified 2015 productivity adjustment to be compared to prior years' productivity adjustments. The Board will also hold a technical workshop with interested parties and Board staff.
Codex Alimentarius Commission: Ad Hoc Codex Intergovernmental Task Force on Antimicrobial Resistance
Document Number: 2017-21347
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-10-04
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service
The Office of the Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), are sponsoring a public meeting on November 7, 2017. The objective of the public meeting is to provide information and receive public comments on agenda items and draft United States (U.S.) positions to be discussed at the 5th Session of the Ad Hoc Codex Intergovernmental Task Force on Antimicrobial Resistance (TFAMR) of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex), taking place in Jeju, Republic of Korea, November 27, 2017 through December 1, 2017. The Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety and the FDA recognize the importance of providing interested parties with the opportunity to obtain background information on the 5th Session of the TFAMR and to address items on the agenda.
DOE/NSF High Energy Physics Advisory Panel
Document Number: 2017-21346
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-10-04
Agency: Department of Energy
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, App. 2, and Code of Federal Regulations, and following consultation with the Committee Management Secretariat, General Services Administration, notice is hereby given that the DOE/NSF High Energy Physics Advisory Panel (HEPAP) has been renewed for a two-year period. The Panel will provide advice and recommendations to the Director, Office of Science (DOE), and the Assistant Director, Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (NSF), on scientific priorities within the field of high energy physics. Additionally, the Secretary of Energy has determined that renewal of the HEPAP is essential to conduct business of the Department of Energy and the National Science Foundation and is in the public interest in connection with the performance duties imposed by law upon the Department of Energy. The Committee will continue to operate in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Department of Energy Organization Act (Pub. L. 95-91), and the rules and regulations in implementation of these acts.
Certain Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires From the People's Republic of China: Notice of Court Decision Not in Harmony With the Amended Final Determination of the Antidumping Duty Investigation and Notice of Second Amended Final Determination
Document Number: 2017-21343
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-10-04
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
On September 25, 2017, the United States Court of International Trade (CIT or the Court) entered a final judgment sustaining the Department of Commerce's (Department) results of remand redetermination concerning the antidumping duty (AD) investigation of certain passenger vehicle and light truck tires (passenger tires) from the People's Republic of China (PRC). The Department is notifying the public that the Court's final judgment in this case is not in harmony with the Department's amended final determination, and is therefore amending that determination with respect to the cash deposit rate for Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, Cooper (Kunshan) Tire Co., Ltd., and Cooper Chengshan (Shandong) Tire Co., Ltd. (collectively, Cooper), exporters and producers of subject merchandise.
Polytetrafluoroethylene (“PTFE”) Resin From China and India; Institution of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Investigations and Scheduling of Preliminary Phase Investigations
Document Number: 2017-21342
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-10-04
Agency: International Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Commission hereby gives notice of the institution of investigations and commencement of preliminary phase antidumping and countervailing duty investigation Nos. 701-TA-588 and 731-TA-1392-1393 (Preliminary) pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (``the Act'') to determine whether there is a reasonable indication that an industry in the United States is materially injured or threatened with material injury, or the establishment of an industry in the United States is materially retarded, by reason of imports of Polytetrafluoroethylene (``PTFE'') Resin from China and India, provided for in statistical reporting numbers 3904.61.0010 and 3904.61.0090 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, that are alleged to be sold in the United States at less than fair value and alleged to be subsidized by the Government of India. Unless the Department of Commerce extends the time for initiation, the Commission must reach a preliminary determination in antidumping and countervailing duty investigations in 45 days, or in this case by November 13, 2017. The Commission's views must be transmitted to Commerce within five business days thereafter, or by November 20, 2017.
Initiation and Preliminary Results of Changed Circumstances Review: Antidumping Duty Order on Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod From Mexico
Document Number: 2017-21341
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-10-04
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
The Department of Commerce (Department) is simultaneously initiating and issuing the preliminary results of a changed circumstances review (CCR) of the antidumping duty order on carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod (wire rod) from Mexico to determine whether ArcelorMittal Mexico, S.A. de C.V. (AMM) is the successor-in- interest to ArcelorMittal Las Truchas, S.A. de C.V. (AMLT). Based on the information on the record, we preliminarily determine that AMM is the successor-in-interest to AMLT. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.
Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews
Document Number: 2017-21340
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-10-04
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
In accordance with the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), the Department of Commerce (the Department) is automatically initiating the five-year reviews (Sunset Reviews) of the antidumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) order(s) listed below. The International Trade Commission (the Commission) is publishing concurrently with this notice its notice of Institution of Five-Year Reviews which covers the same order(s).
Product Change-Priority Mail and First-Class Package Service Negotiated Service Agreement
Document Number: 2017-21336
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-10-04
Agency: Postal Service, Agencies and Commissions
The Postal Service gives notice of filing a request with the Postal Regulatory Commission to add a domestic shipping services contract to the list of Negotiated Service Agreements in the Mail Classification Schedule's Competitive Products List.
Product Change-Priority Mail Negotiated Service Agreement
Document Number: 2017-21335
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-10-04
Agency: Postal Service, Agencies and Commissions
The Postal Service gives notice of filing a request with the Postal Regulatory Commission to add a domestic shipping services contract to the list of Negotiated Service Agreements in the Mail Classification Schedule's Competitive Products List.
Public Availability of Fiscal Year 2016 Service Contract Inventory
Document Number: 2017-21334
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-10-04
Agency: Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (``CFTC'') is publishing this notice to advise the public of the availability of CFTC's Fiscal Year 2016 Service Contract Inventory.
Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee
Document Number: 2017-21332
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-10-04
Agency: Department of Energy
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, App. 2, and the Code of Federal Regulations, and following consultation with the Committee Management Secretariat, General Services Administration, notice is hereby given that the Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee's (BESAC) charter will be renewed for a two-year period. The Committee will provide advice and recommendations to the Office of Science on the Basic Energy Sciences program. Additionally, the renewal of the BESAC has been determined to be essential to conduct business of the Department of Energy and to be in the public interest in connection with the performance of duties imposed upon the Department of Energy, by law and agreement. The Committee will continue to operate in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, and the rules and regulations in implementation of that Act.
Announcement of Funding Awards
Document Number: 2017-21331
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-10-04
Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development
In accordance with the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989, this announcement notifies the public of funding decisions made by the Department in competitions for funding under the Notices of Funding Availability (NOFAs) for the following programs: Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 Resident Opportunity and Self- Sufficiency Program; FY2016 Family Self-Sufficiency Program; FY2016 Jobs Plus Initiative; FY2016 Research and Evaluation, Demonstration, and Data Analysis and Utilization; FY2017 Comprehensive Housing Counseling Grant Program; FY2017 Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control Grant Program; and FY2017 Lead Hazard Reduction Demonstration Grant Program. For Additional Information, Contact: Office of Strategic Planning and Management, Grants Management and Oversight Division at AskGMO@hud.gov or the contact person listed in each appendix.
International Trade Data System Test Concerning the Electronic Submission of Certain Data Required for the Seafood Import Monitoring Program
Document Number: 2017-21330
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-10-04
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS announces, in consultation with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), a test of the International Trade Data System (ITDS) involving the electronic submission of data, related to importation of fish products regulated by NMFS under the Seafood Import Monitoring Program (SIMP), using the import Partner Government Agency (PGA) data set via the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Secure Data Portal. CBP and NMFS have developed a plan to test and assess the electronic transmission of harvest and traceability data for fish imports of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) codes covered by the SIMP. The test will involve using the above referenced methods to transmit the data required for processing imports of products specified in the SIMP. Under this test, data may be submitted for the covered fish products imported in any operational port. SIMP does not require or allow for submission of forms through the Document Imaging System (DIS). All ports are operational for the test.
Authorization of Revised Reporting Requirements Due to Catastrophic Conditions for Federal Seafood Dealers and Individual Fishing Quota Dealers in Portions of Florida
Document Number: 2017-21329
Type: Rule
Date: 2017-10-04
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
In accordance with the regulations implementing the individual fishing quota (IFQ) and Federal dealer reporting programs specific to the commercial reef fish fishery in the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf), the coastal migratory pelagic (CMP) fisheries in the Gulf and the Atlantic, the spiny lobster fishery of the Gulf and Atlantic, and the snapper- grouper and dolphin-wahoo fisheries in the South Atlantic, the Regional Administrator, Southeast Region, NMFS (RA) has determined that Hurricane Irma has caused catastrophic conditions in the following Florida counties: Manatee, Sarasota, DeSoto, Charlotte, Lee, Collier, Monroe, Miami-Dade, and Broward. Consistent with those regulations, the RA has authorized any dealer in the affected area who does not have access to electronic reporting to delay reporting of trip tickets to NOAA Fisheries from September 29, 2017, through October 31, 2017. The RA has also authorized IFQ participants within this affected area to use paper-based forms, if necessary, for basic required administrative functions, e.g., landing transactions, from September 29, 2017, through October 31, 2017. This temporary rule announcing the determination of catastrophic conditions and allowance of alternative methods for completing required IFQ and other dealer reporting administrative functions is intended to facilitate continuation of IFQ and dealer reporting operations during the period of catastrophic conditions. NMFS will continue to monitor and evaluate conditions. A subsequent Federal Register notice will be published, if needed.
Advanced Scientific Computing Advisory Committee
Document Number: 2017-21328
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-10-04
Agency: Department of Energy
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, and in accordance with Title 41 of the Code of Federal Regulations, and following consultation with the Committee Management Secretariat, General Services Administration, notice is hereby given that the Advanced Scientific Computing Advisory Committee will be renewed for a two-year period beginning on June 30, 2017. The Committee will provide advice to the Director, Office of Science (DOE), on the Advanced Scientific Computing Research Program managed by the Office of Advanced Scientific Computing Research. Additionally, the renewal of the Advanced Scientific Computing Advisory Committee has been determined to be essential to the conduct of the Department of Energy business and to be in the public interest in connection with the performance of duties imposed upon the Department of Energy, by law and agreement. The Committee will operate in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, adhering to the rules and regulations in implementation of that Act.
Medicare Program; Prospective Payment System and Consolidated Billing for Skilled Nursing Facilities for FY 2018, SNF Value-Based Purchasing Program, SNF Quality Reporting Program, Survey Team Composition, and Correction of the Performance Period for the NHSN HCP Influenza Vaccination Immunization Reporting Measure in the ESRD QIP for PY 2020; Correction
Document Number: 2017-21327
Type: Rule
Date: 2017-10-04
Agency: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services
This document corrects technical errors in the final rule that appeared in the August 4, 2017 Federal Register, which will update the payment rates used under the prospective payment system (PPS) for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) for fiscal year (FY) 2018.
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