October 25, 2017 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Reader Aids
Document Number: FR-2017-10-25-ReaderAids
Type: Reader Aids
Date: 2017-10-25
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Document Number: 2017-23324
Type: Administrative Order
Date: 2017-10-25
Agency: Executive Office of the President
Sunshine Act Meeting
Document Number: 2017-23274
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-10-25
Agency: National Transportation Safety Board, Agencies and Commissions
Removing Barriers for Religious and Faith-Based Organizations To Participate in HHS Programs and Receive Public Funding
Document Number: 2017-23257
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2017-10-25
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Secretary
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is committed to delivering services to the public as efficiently and effectively as possible. Religious and faith-based organizations (hereafter ``faith-based organizations'') are important partners with unique expertise that is crucial to advancing HHS's mission of protecting and enhancing the health and well-being of Americans. HHS seeks comment from faith-based organizations and other interested parties to inform HHS on how it may best identify and remove regulatory or other barriers in order for these institutions to participate in HHS-funded or regulated programs, strengthen partnerships with faith- based organizations to improve service delivery to the American people, and ensure faith-based organizations are affirmatively accommodated and not excluded from publicly funded or conducted programs or activities because of HHS requirements that burden or interfere with their religious character or exercise.
Information Systems Technical Advisory Committee: Notice of Partially Closed Meeting-Revised
Document Number: 2017-23220
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-10-25
Agency: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security
Agency Information Collection Activities; 30 CFR 550, Subpart C, Pollution Prevention and Control
Document Number: 2017-23210
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-10-25
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, the Bureau of Ocean Energy (BOEM) are proposing to renew an information collection with revisions.
Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Inc., Grant of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance
Document Number: 2017-23209
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-10-25
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Inc. (Harley-Davidson), has determined that certain model year (MY) 2016-2017 Harley-Davidson XL 1200CX Roadster motorcycles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 120, Tire selection and rims and motor home/recreation vehicle trailer load carrying capacity information for motor vehicles with a GVWR of more than 4,536 kilograms (10,000 pounds). Harley-Davidson filed a noncompliance information report dated November 4, 2016. Harley-Davidson also petitioned NHTSA on November 28, 2016, for a decision that the subject noncompliance is inconsequential as it relates to motor vehicle safety.
Porsche Cars North America, Inc., Grant of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance
Document Number: 2017-23208
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-10-25
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (PCNA), on behalf of Dr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche AG (PAG), has determined that certain model year (MY) 2017 Porsche 911 Turbo and Porsche 911 Turbo Cabriolet motor vehicles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 101, Controls and Displays, and FMVSS No. 135, Light Vehicle Brake Systems. PCNA filed a noncompliance report dated March 16, 2017. PCNA also petitioned NHTSA on March 17, 2017, for a decision that the subject noncompliance is inconsequential as it relates to motor vehicle safety.
Agency Information Collection Activity: State Application for Interment Allowance Under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 23
Document Number: 2017-23207
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-10-25
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
Veteran's Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension of a currently approved collection, and allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice.
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
Document Number: 2017-23205
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-10-25
Agency: Department of Homeland Security
In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) proposes to establish a new DHS system of records titled ``DHS/FEMA-014 Hazard Mitigation Planning and Flood Mapping Products and Services Records System of Records.'' This system of records notice replaces the current DHS system of records titled, ``Letter of Map Amendment (LOMA), DHS/FEMA/NFIP/LOMA-1'' system of records, 71 FR 7990 (Feb. 15, 2006). This new system of records notice describes FEMA's collection and maintenance of records on individuals who are involved in the creation and updating of flood maps, individuals requesting information on or purchasing flood map products or services, and individuals involved with hazard mitigation planning. This newly established system will be included in the Department of Homeland Security's inventory of record systems.
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
Document Number: 2017-23204
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-10-25
Agency: Department of Homeland Security
In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, the Department of Homeland Security is giving notice that it proposes to rescind the Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency's Privacy Act system of records notice, ``Letter of Map Amendment System (LOMA), DHS/FEMA/NFIP/LOMA-1'', 71 FR 7990 (Feb. 15, 2006), which covered applicants who were seeking a Letter of Map Amendment as part of FEMA's National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Letter of Map Amendment (LOMA) system.
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
Document Number: 2017-23203
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-10-25
Agency: Department of Homeland Security
In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, the Department of Homeland Security proposes to establish a new Department of Homeland Security system of records titled, ``DHS/ALL-040 DHS Personnel Recovery Information System of Records.'' This newly established system will be included in the Department of Homeland Security's inventory of record systems.
Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions of Proposed Highway/Interchange Improvement in Ohio; Statute of Limitations on Claims
Document Number: 2017-23202
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-10-25
Agency: Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation
The FHWA, on behalf of ODOT, is issuing this notice to announce actions taken by ODOT that are final. The actions relate to the proposed modification of the existing interchange at Interstate Route 71 (I-71), United States Route 36 (US-36), and State Route 37 (SR-37) in the County of Delaware, State of Ohio. Those actions grant licenses, permits, and approvals for the project.
Automated Driving Systems 2.0: A Vision for Safety; Listening Session
Document Number: 2017-23198
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-10-25
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
NHTSA is announcing a public meeting to seek input regarding the recently released Automated Driving Systems 2.0: A Vision for Safety. In this document, NHTSA provides Voluntary Guidance to support the automotive industry and other key stakeholders as they consider and design best practices for the testing and deployment of Automated Driving Systems (ADSs), Best Practices for Legislatures, as well as a framework for States to develop procedures and considerations for the safe operation of ADSs on public roadways. The objective of the public meeting is to identify if further clarification is necessary to support voluntary implementation of the new Voluntary Guidance. The public meeting will be an open listening session style to provide as great an opportunity for comment as possible. All comments will be oral and any presentations should be submitted to the docket for consideration.
Deciding When To Submit a 510(k) for a Change to an Existing Device; Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Availability
Document Number: 2017-23197
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-10-25
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of the guidance entitled ``Deciding When to Submit a 510(k) for a Change to an Existing Device.'' FDA is issuing this final guidance document to clarify when a change in a legally marketed medical device would require that a manufacturer submit a premarket notification (510(k)) to FDA. This guidance document supersedes ``Deciding When to Submit a 510(k) for a Change to an Existing Device,'' issued January 10, 1997. FDA is correcting an error in the docket number assigned to the ``Deciding When to Submit a 510(k) for a Change to an Existing Device'' notice of availability when it published in the Federal Register (81 FR 52443, August 8, 2016). The docket number currently is FDA-2016-D-2021. FDA is changing the docket number to FDA-2011-D-0453. This action is administrative in nature and is being taken to avoid any potential confusion in the docket.
Deciding When To Submit a 510(k) for a Software Change to an Existing Device; Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Availability
Document Number: 2017-23196
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-10-25
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of the guidance entitled ``Deciding When to Submit a 510(k) for a Software Change to an Existing Device.'' FDA is issuing this final guidance document to clarify when a software change in a legally marketed medical device would require that a manufacturer submit a premarket notification (510(k)) to FDA. FDA is correcting an error in the docket number assigned to the ``Deciding When to Submit a 510(k) for a Software Change to an Existing Device'' notice of availability when it published in the Federal Register (81 FR 52441, August 8, 2016). The docket number currently is FDA-2011-D-0453. FDA is changing the docket number to FDA-2016-D-2021. This action is administrative in nature and is being taken to avoid any potential confusion in the docket.
Breakthrough Devices Program; Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Availability
Document Number: 2017-23195
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-10-25
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of the draft guidance entitled ``Breakthrough Devices Program; Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff.'' This guidance document describes policies that FDA intends to use to implement the new Breakthrough Devices Program, established by the 21st Century Cures Act (Cures Act). The Breakthrough Devices Program supersedes and combines elements from FDA's Expedited Access Pathway (EAP), which was intended to facilitate the development and expedite review of breakthrough technologies, as well as the Priority Review Program, which implemented statutory criteria for granting priority review to premarket approval applications (PMAs) and applied those criteria to other types of premarket submissions for medical devices. This draft guidance clarifies certain principles and features of the new program, the designation criteria for Breakthrough Devices, the designation request review process, the process for withdrawing from the program, as well as the recommended information device manufacturers should provide in their designation request for entrance into the program. This draft guidance is not final nor is it in effect at this time.
Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies
Document Number: 2017-23194
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-10-25
Agency: Federal Reserve System, Agencies and Commissions
Call for Nominations and Applications, North Slope Science Initiative, Science Technical Advisory Panel, Alaska
Document Number: 2017-23192
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-10-25
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
The purpose of this notice is to request public nominations on the North Slope Science Initiative (NSSI) 15-member Science Technical Advisory Panel (Panel). The Panel advises the NSSI Oversight Group on technical issues such as identifying and prioritizing inventory, monitoring, and research needs across the North Slope of Alaska and the adjacent marine environment.
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Meeting
Document Number: 2017-23191
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-10-25
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a public webinar meeting.
North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
Document Number: 2017-23190
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-10-25
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) Groundfish Plan Team will meet November 13 through November 17, 2017.
Government-Industry Advisory Panel; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting
Document Number: 2017-23189
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-10-25
Agency: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary
The DoD is publishing this notice to announce the following Federal advisory committee meeting of the Government-Industry Advisory Panel. This meeting is open to the public.
30 Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment on the: Resident Opportunity and Self-Sufficiency Service Coordinator (ROSS-SC) Program Evaluation
Document Number: 2017-23188
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-10-25
Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD is seeking approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the information collection described below. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is requesting comment from all interested parties on the proposed collection of information. The purpose of this notice is to allow for 30 days of public comment.
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: HUD Supportive Services Demonstration/Integrated Wellness in Supportive Housing-IWISH
Document Number: 2017-23187
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-10-25
Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD submitted the proposed information collection requirement described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. The purpose of this notice is to allow for an additional 30 days of public comment.
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Form 50900: Elements for the Annual Moving to Work Plan and Annual Moving to Work Report
Document Number: 2017-23186
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-10-25
Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD submitted the proposed information collection requirement described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. The purpose of this notice is to allow for 30 days of public comment.
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Congressional Earmarks
Document Number: 2017-23185
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-10-25
Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD is seeking approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the information collection described below. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is requesting comment from all interested parties on the proposed collection of information. The purpose of this notice is to allow for 30 days of public comment.
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Record of Employee Interview
Document Number: 2017-23184
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-10-25
Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD is seeking approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the information collection described below. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is requesting comment from all interested parties on the proposed collection of information. The purpose of this notice is to allow for 30 days of public comment.
Presidential Declaration Amendment of a Major Disaster for the State of Texas
Document Number: 2017-23183
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-10-25
Agency: Small Business Administration, Agencies and Commissions
This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Texas (FEMA-4332-DR), dated 08/25/2017. Incident: Hurricane Harvey. Incident Period: 08/23/2017 through 09/15/2017.
Petition for Exemption; Summary of Petition Received
Document Number: 2017-23182
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-10-25
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
This notice contains a summary of a petition seeking relief from specified requirements of Federal Aviation Regulations. The purpose of this notice is to improve the public's awareness of, and participation in, this aspect of the FAA's regulatory activities. Neither publication of this notice nor the inclusion or omission of information in the summary is intended to affect the legal status of the petition or its final disposition.
Presidential Declaration Amendment of a Major Disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Georgia
Document Number: 2017-23181
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-10-25
Agency: Small Business Administration, Agencies and Commissions
This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Georgia (FEMA-4338-DR), dated 09/28/2017. Incident: Hurricane Irma. Incident Period: 09/07/2017 through 09/20/2017.
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences; Notice of Closed Meeting
Document Number: 2017-23180
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-10-25
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences; Notice of Closed Meetings
Document Number: 2017-23179
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-10-25
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
Government-Owned Inventions; Availability for Licensing
Document Number: 2017-23178
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-10-25
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
The inventions listed below are owned by an agency of the U.S. Government and are available for licensing in the U.S.
Government-Owned Inventions; Availability for Licensing
Document Number: 2017-23177
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-10-25
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
The invention listed below is owned by an agency of the U.S. Government and is available for licensing 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.
Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings
Document Number: 2017-23176
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-10-25
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
Prospective Grant of an Exclusive Patent License: Computer-Aided Diagnosis of Prostate Cancer in Multi-Parametric MRI
Document Number: 2017-23175
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-10-25
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
The National Cancer Institute and Clinical Center, institutes of the National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, are contemplating the grant of an Exclusive Patent License to practice the inventions embodied in the U.S. Patents and Patent Applications listed in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice to ScanMed, LLC located in Omaha, NE.
Information Collection: Licensing Requirements for the Independent Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel, High-Level Radioactive Waste and Reactor-Related Greater Than Class C Waste; Correction
Document Number: 2017-23174
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-10-25
Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is correcting a notice that was published in the Federal Register (FR) on October 13, 2017 regarding submission of the renewal of an existing collection of information to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review. The information collection is entitled, ``Licensing Requirements for the Independent Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel, High-Level Radioactive Waste and Reactor-Related Greater than Class C Waste.'' This action is necessary to correct the burden hours.
Animal Generic Drug User Fee Act; Recommendations; Request for Comments; Extension of Comment Period
Document Number: 2017-23173
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-10-25
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) is announcing the availability of the Animal Generic Drug User Fee Act (AGDUFA) reauthorization draft recommendations and extending the comment period to allow interested persons 30 days to submit comments on these draft recommendations.
Animal Drug User Fee Act; Recommendations; Request for Comments; Extension of Comment Period
Document Number: 2017-23172
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-10-25
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) is announcing the availability of the Animal Drug User Fee Act (ADUFA) reauthorization draft recommendations and extending the comment period to allow interested persons 30 days to submit comments on these draft recommendations.
Notification of Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee October 25, 2017, Public Meeting
Document Number: 2017-23171
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-10-25
Agency: United States Mint, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
Notice of Orders Issued Under Section 3 of the Natural Gas Act During July 2017
Document Number: 2017-23170
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-10-25
Agency: Department of Energy
The Office of Fossil Energy (FE) of the Department of Energy gives notice that during July 2017, it issued orders under section 3 of the Natural Gas Act, 15 U.S.C. 717b, as summarized in the attached appendix. These orders may be found on the FE Web site at https:// energy.gov/fe/listing-doefe-authorizationsorders-issued-2017. 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.
Cancellation of the October 12, 2017, Meeting of the Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park Advisory Commission
Document Number: 2017-23169
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-10-25
Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service
In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, notice is hereby given that the October 12, 2017, meeting of the Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park Advisory Commission previously announced in the Federal Register, Vol. 81, December 9, 2016, pp. 89145-89146, is cancelled.
Florida; Emergency and Related Determinations
Document Number: 2017-23167
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-10-25
Agency: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security
This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of an emergency for the State of Florida (FEMA-3395-EM), dated October 8, 2017, and related determinations.
Senior Executive Service Performance Review Board
Document Number: 2017-23166
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-10-25
Agency: Department of Energy
This notice provides the Performance Review Board Chair designee for the Department of Energy. This listing supersedes all previously published lists of Performance Review Board Chair.
Senior Executive Service Performance Review Board
Document Number: 2017-23165
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-10-25
Agency: Department of Energy
This notice provides the Performance Review Board Standing Register for the Department of Energy. This listing supersedes all previously published lists of PRB members.
Changes in Flood Hazard Determinations
Document Number: 2017-23164
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-10-25
Agency: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security
New or modified Base (1-percent annual chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs), base flood depths, Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) boundaries or zone designations, and/or regulatory floodways (hereinafter referred to as flood hazard determinations) as shown on the indicated Letter of Map Revision (LOMR) for each of the communities listed in the table below are finalized. Each LOMR revises the Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), and in some cases the Flood Insurance Study (FIS) reports, currently in effect for the listed communities. The flood hazard determinations modified by each LOMR will be used to calculate flood insurance premium rates for new buildings and their contents.
Final Flood Hazard Determinations
Document Number: 2017-23163
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-10-25
Agency: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security
Flood hazard determinations, which may include additions or modifications of Base Flood Elevations (BFEs), base flood depths, Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) boundaries or zone designations, or regulatory floodways on the Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) and where applicable, in the supporting Flood Insurance Study (FIS) reports have been made final for the communities listed in the table below. The FIRM and FIS report are the basis of the floodplain management measures that a community is required either to adopt or to show evidence of having in effect in order to qualify or remain qualified for participation in the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA's) National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). In addition, the FIRM and FIS report are used by insurance agents and others to calculate appropriate flood insurance premium rates for buildings and the contents of those buildings.
Meeting of the Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee
Document Number: 2017-23162
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-10-25
Agency: Department of Energy
This notice announces a meeting (teleconference) of the Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee. The Federal Advisory Committee Act requires that public notice of these meetings be announced in the Federal Register.
Meeting of Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Savannah River Site
Document Number: 2017-23161
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-10-25
Agency: Department of Energy
This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Savannah River Site. The Federal Advisory Committee Act requires that public notice of this meeting be announced in the Federal Register.
Meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Paducah
Document Number: 2017-23160
Type: Notice
Date: 2017-10-25
Agency: Department of Energy
This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Paducah. The Federal Advisory Committee Act requires that public notice of this meeting be announced in the Federal Register.
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