January 17, 2018 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Reader Aids
Document Number: FR-2018-01-17-ReaderAids
Type: Reader Aids
Date: 2018-01-17
Sunshine Act Meeting
Document Number: 2018-00787
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-01-17
Agency: Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, Department of Justice
Sunshine Act Meeting Notice
Document Number: 2018-00740
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-01-17
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Sunshine Act Meetings
Document Number: 2018-00739
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-01-17
Agency: Securities and Exchange Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Sunshine Act Meetings
Document Number: 2018-00738
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-01-17
Agency: Securities and Exchange Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Slings; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
Document Number: 2018-00705
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-01-17
Agency: Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OSHA solicits public comments concerning its proposal to extend OMB approval of the information collection requirements contained in the Slings Standard. The collection of information (paperwork) provisions of the Standard specify affixing identification tags or markings to slings, developing and maintaining inspection records, and retaining proof-testing certificates.
Coke Oven Emissions Standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
Document Number: 2018-00704
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-01-17
Agency: Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OSHA solicits public comments concerning its proposal to extend OMB approval of the information collection requirements specified by the Coke Oven Emissions Standard.
Electrical Standards for Construction and General Industry; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of the Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
Document Number: 2018-00703
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-01-17
Agency: Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OSHA solicits public comments concerning its request for an extension of the information collection requirements contained in the Electrical Standards for Construction and for General Industry. The Standards address safety procedures for installation and maintenance of electric utilization equipment that prevent death and serious injuries among construction and general industry workers in the workplace caused by electrical hazards.
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Document Number: 2018-00702
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-01-17
Agency: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Defense Security Service (DSS) announces the proposed public information collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments are invited on: Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; the accuracy of the agency's 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 through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Simplifying Deposit Requirements for Certain Literary Works and Musical Compositions
Document Number: 2018-00701
Type: Rule
Date: 2018-01-17
Agency: Library of Congress, Agencies and Commissions, Copyright Office
The United States Copyright Office is issuing a final rule, amending regulations that govern the deposit requirements for certain types of literary works and musical compositions. The final rule is adopted as proposed in the notice of proposed rulemaking, though the Office provides some clarification regarding the rule's application.
Biennial Review Under the United States-Singapore Memorandum of Intent on Environmental Cooperation
Document Number: 2018-00700
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-01-17
Agency: Department of State
The U.S. Department of State is providing notice that the United States and Singapore intend to hold a biennial review under the Memorandum of Intent between the United States of America and the Republic of Singapore on Cooperation in Environmental Matters (MOI) on January 19, 2018. The purpose of the meeting is to review the results of environmental cooperation under the MOI guided by the 2016-2017 Plan of Action (POA). The United States and Singapore also expect to approve a new 2018-2019 POA. The meeting's public session will be held on January 19, 2018, at 5:00 p.m., at the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources, 40 Scotts Road, #24-00, Level 23, Environment Building, Singapore 228231, Tel: (65) 6731 9000. The U.S. Department of State invites interested organizations and members of the public to attend the public session, and to submit in advance written comments or suggestions regarding implementation of the POA, and any issues that should be discussed at the meeting. If you would like to attend the public session, please notify Tiffany Prather at the email address listed below under the heading ADDRESSES. Please include your full name and any organization or group you represent. In preparing comments, submitters are encouraged to refer to: 2016-2017 POA, https://www.state.gov/e/oes/eqt/trade/ singapore/246192.htm Other useful documents are available at: https://www.state.gov/e/ oes/eqt/trade/singapore/index.htm.
Proposed Information Collection-2018 Election Administration and Voting Survey; Comment Request
Document Number: 2018-00697
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-01-17
Agency: Election Assistance Commission, Agencies and Commissions
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the EAC announces an information collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. The EAC intends to submit this proposed information collection (2018 Election Administration and Voting Survey) to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget for approval. The 2018 Election Administration and Voting Survey (Survey) asks election officials questions concerning voting and election administration. These questions request information concerning ballots cast; voter registration; overseas and military voting; Election Day activities; voting technology; and other important issues. The EAC issues the survey to meet its obligations under the Help America Vote Act to serve as national clearinghouse and resource for the compilation of information with respect to the administration of Federal elections; to fulfill both the EAC's and the Department of Defense Federal Voting Assistance Programs' (FVAP) quantitative State data collection requirements under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA); and meet its National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) mandate to collect information from states concerning the impact of that statute on the administration of Federal Elections.
Addition of the Philippines to the List of Regions Affected by Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza
Document Number: 2018-00696
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-01-17
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
We are advising the public that we are adding the Philippines to the list of regions that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service considers to be affected by highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). This action follows our imposition of HPAI-related restrictions on avian commodities originating from or transiting the Philippines as a result of the confirmation of HPAI in the Philippines.
Delcor Asset Corp. et al.; Withdrawal of Approval of 22 Abbreviated New Drug Applications
Document Number: 2018-00695
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-01-17
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is withdrawing approval of 22 abbreviated new drug applications (ANDAs) from multiple applicants. The holders of the applications notified the Agency in writing that the drug products were no longer marketed and requested that the approval of the applications be withdrawn.
Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Specimen Submission
Document Number: 2018-00694
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-01-17
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's intention to request a revision to and extension of approval of an information collection associated with livestock disease surveillance programs.
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 2018-00692
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-01-17
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 2018-00691
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-01-17
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 2018-00690
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-01-17
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Tennessee Broadband Summit Conference
Document Number: 2018-00689
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-01-17
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Telecommunications and Information Administration
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration's BroadbandUSA Program, in partnership with the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development, will host a Broadband Summit about ``Creating Partnerships to Ensure Access for All'' on March 20, 2018. Speakers and attendees from Tennessee, federal agencies, and across the country will come together to explore ways to increase broadband deployment and improve broadband adoption to advance their overarching business, social, economic, and community goals. This Summit will highlight the initiatives and outreach driven through the newly enacted Tennessee Broadband Accessibility Act, which promotes broadband deployment thorough grants to providers, tax credits, deregulation, and education.
Civil Monetary Penalties Inflation Adjustments for Ethics in Government Act Violations
Document Number: 2018-00688
Type: Rule
Date: 2018-01-17
Agency: Office of Government Ethics
In accordance with the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015, the U.S. Office of Government Ethics (OGE) is issuing this final rule to make the 2018 annual adjustments to the Ethics in Government Act civil monetary penalties.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request; Use of Public Human Genetic Variant Databases To Support Clinical Validity for Genetic and Genomic-Based In Vitro Diagnostics
Document Number: 2018-00685
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-01-17
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a proposed collection of information has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Determination of Regulatory Review Period for Purposes of Patent Extension; AXUMIN
Document Number: 2018-00684
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-01-17
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) has determined the regulatory review period for AXUMIN and is publishing this notice of that determination as required by law. FDA has made the determination because of the submission of an application to the Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Department of Commerce, for the extension of a patent which claims that human drug product.
Food Labeling: Health Claims; Soy Protein and Coronary Heart Disease; Extension of Comment Period
Document Number: 2018-00683
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2018-01-17
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is extending the comment period for the proposed rule that appeared in the Federal Register of October 31, 2017. We are taking this action in response to requests for an extension to allow interested persons additional time to submit comments.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Application Package for the AmeriCorps Alumni Outcome Survey
Document Number: 2018-00682
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-01-17
Agency: Corporation for National and Community Service, Agencies and Commissions
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, CNCS is proposing to renew an information collection.
Arms Sales Notification
Document Number: 2018-00681
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-01-17
Agency: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary
The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales notification.
Determination of Regulatory Review Period for Purposes of Patent Extension; SYNERGY EVEROLIMUS-ELUTING PLATINUM CHROMIUM CORONARY STENT SYSTEM
Document Number: 2018-00679
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-01-17
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) has determined the regulatory review period for SYNERGY EVEROLIMUS-ELUTING PLATINUM CHROMIUM CORONARY STENT SYSTEM and is publishing this notice of that determination as required by law. FDA has made the determination because of the submission of an application to the Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Department of Commerce, for the extension of a patent which claims that medical device.
Determination of Regulatory Review Period for Purposes of Patent Extension; AVYCAZ
Document Number: 2018-00678
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-01-17
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) has determined the regulatory review period for AVYCAZ and is publishing this notice of that determination as required by law. FDA has made the determination because of the submission of an application to the Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Department of Commerce, for the extension of a patent which claims that human drug product.
Whaling Provisions; Aboriginal Subsistence Whaling Quotas
Document Number: 2018-00677
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-01-17
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS notifies the public of the aboriginal subsistence whaling quota for bowhead whales that it has assigned to the Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission (AEWC), and of limitations on the use of the quota deriving from regulations of the International Whaling Commission (IWC). For 2018, the quota is 75 bowhead whales struck. This quota and other applicable limitations govern the harvest of bowhead whales by members of the AEWC.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Veterinary Feed Directive
Document Number: 2018-00676
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-01-17
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, Agency or we) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the Agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), Federal Agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension of an existing collection of information, and to allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice. This notice solicits comments on the information collection provisions of our veterinary feed directive (VFD) regulation.
Determination of Regulatory Review Period for Purposes of Patent Extension; DAKLINZA
Document Number: 2018-00675
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-01-17
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) has determined the regulatory review period for DAKLINZA and is publishing this notice of that determination as required by law. FDA has made the determination because of the submission of an application to the Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Department of Commerce, for the extension of a patent which claims that human drug product.
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Document Number: 2018-00674
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-01-17
Agency: Department of the Treasury
The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on the revision of an information collection that is to be proposed for approval by the Office of Management and Budget. The Office of International Affairs of the Department of the Treasury is soliciting comments concerning Treasury International Capital Form SLT, Aggregate Holdings of Long-Term Securities by U.S. and Foreign Residents.
Agency Request for Renewal of a Previously Approved Information Collection: Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) Mentor Protégé Program
Document Number: 2018-00673
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-01-17
Agency: Department of Transportation, Office of the Secretary
The Department of Transportation (DOT) invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for an information collection. The collection involves two reports in which DOT will use the data to measure program achievement to determine whether the intention of the program to assist small businesses getting the developmental tools required to compete and perform in DOT and federal procurement programs is achieved. In addition, DOT is seeking comments on form OST F 5020.1 (2-12), which we have updated with two additional questions about number of employees and amount of federal contracts.
Marine Mammal Protection Act; Stock Assessment Report for the Northern Sea Otter in Washington
Document Number: 2018-00672
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-01-17
Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
In accordance with the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended, and its implementing regulations, we, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, have developed a draft revised marine mammal stock assessment report for the northern sea otter stock in the State of Washington. We now make the draft stock assessment report available for public review and comment.
Arms Sales Notification
Document Number: 2018-00670
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-01-17
Agency: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary
The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales notification.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Documenting, Managing and Preserving Department of the Interior Museum Collections Housed in Non-Federal Repositories
Document Number: 2018-00669
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-01-17
Agency: Department of the Interior, Office of the Secretary
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, the Office of Acquisition and Property Management, Office of the Secretary, Department of the Interior are proposing to renew an information collection.
Surplus Properties; Notice
Document Number: 2018-00668
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-01-17
Agency: Department of Defense, Department of the Army
This amended notice provides information regarding the properties that have been determined surplus to the requirements of the United States in accordance with the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990, Public Law 101-510, as amended, and following screening with Federal agencies and Department of Defense components. This Notice amends the Notice published in the Federal Register on June 25, 1996.
Arms Sales Notification
Document Number: 2018-00667
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-01-17
Agency: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary
The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales notification.
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Gulf of Mexico State Management Program Amendment for Recreational Red Snapper
Document Number: 2018-00666
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-01-17
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS, Southeast Region, in collaboration with the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council), intends to prepare a DEIS to describe and analyze management alternatives to be included in the State Management Program for Recreational Red Snapper Amendment to the Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for the Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf of Mexico (State Management Program Amendment). The State Management Program Amendment will consider alternatives that would allocate the total recreational red snapper annual catch limit (ACL) for the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf) among the individual Gulf states of Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas, and designate the components of the recreational sector that would be included under a state's management program (private angling and/or charter vessel/headboat (for-hire) components). These decisions would form the basis for individual state amendments to the FMP to allow each of the Gulf states to establish management measures for the recreational harvest of red snapper in adjacent Gulf Federal waters. State management would enable each state to specify the management measures that best meet the needs of its constituents, thereby addressing regional socio-economic concerns. The purpose of this NOI is to inform the public of upcoming opportunities to provide additional comments on the scope of issues to be addressed in the DEIS, as specified in this notice.
Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier, Inc., Airplanes
Document Number: 2018-00664
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2018-01-17
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Bombardier, Inc., Model BD-100-1A10 airplanes. This proposed AD was prompted by a report indicating that certain lanyards for the passenger oxygen masks located in the airplane's entry area are too long. This proposed AD would require replacement of certain oxygen mask lanyards with shorter lanyards. We are proposing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.
Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes
Document Number: 2018-00662
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2018-01-17
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all The Boeing Company Model 737-100, -200, -200C, -300, -400, and -500 series airplanes. This proposed AD was prompted by reports of cracks found in the main landing gear (MLG) beam forward support fitting. This proposed AD would require repetitive inspections for cracking of the MLG beam forward support fitting, and applicable on-condition actions. We are proposing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.
Notice of Intent To Grant Partially Exclusive Term License
Document Number: 2018-00661
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-01-17
Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Agencies and Commissions
This is an amended version of NASA's earlier Federal Register Notice which was published on January 3, 2018, Document 2017-28388, and Notice Number 17-091. There was an error in the third line in which ``Take Out This Space'' was added after ``Notice of Intent to Grant Partially Exclusive Term License'' and needed to be deleted. NASA hereby gives notice of its intent to grant a partially- exclusive term license in the United States to practice the invention described and claimed in U.S. Patent 6,760,487 entitled, ``Estimated Spectrum Adaptive Postfilter And The Iterative Prepost Filtering Algorithms'', and in U.S. Patent 9,414,072 entitled ``Improved Performance of the JPEG Estimated Spectrum Adaptive Postfilter (JPEG- ESAP) for Low Bit Rates'' to Human Health Organization (``H2O''), having its principal place of business in Studio City, CA.
Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron Helicopters
Document Number: 2018-00660
Type: Rule
Date: 2018-01-17
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Bell Helicopter Textron (Bell) Model 204B, 205A, and 205A-1 helicopters with a Helicopter Technology Company (HTC) main rotor (M/R) blade installed. This AD requires cleaning and visually inspecting the M/R blades, and depending on the outcome of the inspection, repairing or replacing the M/R blades. This AD is prompted by a report of an M/R blade with a fatigue crack in the grip plate and doublers at the blade retention bolt hole. The actions of this AD are intended to correct an unsafe condition on these products.
Airworthiness Directives; The Enstrom Helicopter Corporation Helicopters
Document Number: 2018-00659
Type: Rule
Date: 2018-01-17
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
We are superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2015-08-51 for the Enstrom Helicopter Corporation (Enstrom) Model F-28A, 280, F-28C, F-28C-2, F-28C-2R, 280C, F-28F, F-28F-R, 280F, 280FX, and 480 helicopters. AD 2015-08-51 required an inspection of the main rotor spindle (spindle) and reporting the inspection results to the FAA. This new AD was prompted by additional reports of cracked spindles and requires establishing a life limit and a recurring inspection. The actions of this AD are intended to prevent the unsafe condition on these products.
Airworthiness Directives; Various Restricted Category Helicopters
Document Number: 2018-00658
Type: Rule
Date: 2018-01-17
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Model TH-1F, UH-1B, UH-1F, UH-1H, and UH-1P helicopters with a Helicopter Technology Company (HTC) main rotor (M/R) blade installed. This AD requires cleaning and visually inspecting the M/R blades and, depending on the outcome of the inspection, repairing or replacing the M/R blades. This AD is prompted by a report of an M/R blade with a fatigue crack in the grip plate and doublers at the blade retention bolt hole. The actions of this AD are intended to correct an unsafe condition on these products.
Airworthiness Directives; Fokker Services B.V. Airplanes
Document Number: 2018-00656
Type: Rule
Date: 2018-01-17
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Fokker Services B.V. Model F28 Mark 0070 and Mark 0100 series airplanes. This AD requires contacting the FAA to obtain instructions for addressing the unsafe condition on these products, and doing the actions specified in those instructions. This AD was prompted by an erroneous radio altimeter reading, which caused certain systems to respond in a way that led to loss of speed. We are issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Impact Study of Federally-Funded Magnet Schools
Document Number: 2018-00655
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-01-17
Agency: Department of Education
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing a new information collection.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; New Collection; Form CSO-005, Preliminary Background Check Form
Document Number: 2018-00654
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-01-17
Agency: Department of Justice
The Department of Justice, U.S. Marshals Service (USMS), is 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 of 1995.
Commerce Trusted Trader Program
Document Number: 2018-00653
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2018-01-17
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The National Marine Fisheries Service is proposing this Commerce Trusted Trader Program (CTTP) as part of an effective seafood traceability process to combat Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) fishing and seafood fraud. The voluntary CTTP supplements the Seafood Import Monitoring Program (SIMP), recently implemented under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. Qualified importers who choose to participate in the CTTP would benefit from reduced reporting and recordkeeping requirements, and streamlined entry into U.S. commerce for seafood imports subject to the SIMP.
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