March 9, 2018 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Reader Aids
Document Number: FR-2018-03-09-ReaderAids
Type: Reader Aids
Date: 2018-03-09
Government in the Sunshine Act Meeting Notice
Document Number: 2018-04917
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-03-09
Agency: Broadcasting Board of Governors, Agencies and Commissions
The Broadcasting Board of Governors (Board) will be meeting at the time and location listed above. The Board will vote on a consent agenda consisting of the minutes of its November 15, 2017 meeting, a resolution honoring the 75th anniversary of Voice of America's (VOA) Serbian Service, a resolution honoring the 60th anniversary of VOA's Bangla Service, a resolution honoring the fifth anniversary of VOA's Bambara Service, a resolution honoring the 65th anniversary of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty's (RFE/RL) Azerbaijani ServiceAzadliq Radiosu, a resolution honoring the 65th anniversary of RFE/RL's Russian Service, and a resolution honoring the 65th anniversary of RFE/RL's Turkmen Service. The Board will receive a report from the Chief Executive Officer and Director of BBG. This meeting will be available for public observation via streamed webcast, both live and on-demand, on the agency's public website at www.bbg.gov. Information regarding this meeting, including any updates or adjustments to its starting time, can also be found on the agency's public website. The public may also attend this meeting in person at the address listed above as seating capacity permits. Members of the public seeking to attend the meeting in person must register at https:// bbgboardmeetingnmarch2018.eventbrite.com by 12:00 p.m. (ET) on March 13. For more information, please contact BBG Public Affairs at (202) 203-4400 or by email at pubaff@bbg.gov.
Sunshine Act; Notice of Agency Meeting
Document Number: 2018-04916
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-03-09
Agency: National Credit Union Administration, Agencies and Commissions
Sunshine Act Meeting Notice
Document Number: 2018-04915
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-03-09
Agency: Civil Rights Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Sunshine Act; Notice of Agency Meeting
Document Number: 2018-04913
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-03-09
Agency: National Credit Union Administration, Agencies and Commissions
Government in the Sunshine Act Meeting Notice
Document Number: 2018-04892
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-03-09
Agency: International Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability
Document Number: 2018-04884
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-03-09
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Sunshine Act Meeting
Document Number: 2018-04847
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-03-09
Agency: Federal Election Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by Hook-and-Line Catcher/Processors in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska
Document Number: 2018-04826
Type: Rule
Date: 2018-03-09
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific cod by hook- and-line catcher/processors in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the A season allowance of the 2018 Pacific cod total allowable catch apportioned to hook-and-line catcher/processors in the Central Regulatory Area of the GOA.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Document Number: 2018-04825
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-03-09
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The information collection requirements described below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). The FTC seeks public comments on its proposal to extend for three years the current PRA clearances for information collection requirements contained in the rules and regulations under the Fur Products Labeling Act (Fur Rules or Rules). The clearance expires on May 31, 2018.
Request for Information Regarding Bureau Rulemaking Processes
Document Number: 2018-04824
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-03-09
Agency: Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection
The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (Bureau) is seeking comments and information from interested parties to assist the Bureau in assessing the overall efficiency and effectiveness of its rulemaking processes and, consistent with law, considering whether any changes to its rulemaking processes would be appropriate.
Arms Sales Notification
Document Number: 2018-04822
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-03-09
Agency: Department of Defense
The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales notification.
Applications for New Awards; Expanding Opportunity Through Quality Charter Schools Program (CSP)-Grants to State Entities
Document Number: 2018-04821
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-03-09
Agency: Department of Education
The Department of Education is issuing a notice inviting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2018 for CSPGrants to State Entities, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number 84.282A.
Procurement List; Deletions
Document Number: 2018-04820
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-03-09
Agency: Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, Agencies and Commissions
This action deletes products from the Procurement List previously furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities.
Procurement List; Proposed Addition and Deletions
Document Number: 2018-04819
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-03-09
Agency: Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, Agencies and Commissions
The Committee is proposing to add a service to the Procurement List that will be provided by a nonprofit agency employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities, and deletes products and services previously furnished by such agencies.
Pacific Halibut Fisheries; Catch Sharing Plan
Document Number: 2018-04818
Type: Rule
Date: 2018-03-09
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), on behalf of the International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC), publishes as regulations the 2018 annual management measures governing the Pacific halibut fishery that have been recommended by the IPHC and accepted by the Secretary of State. This action is intended to enhance the conservation of Pacific halibut and further the goals and objectives of the Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC) and the North Pacific Fishery Management Council (NPFMC or Council).
Arms Sales Notification
Document Number: 2018-04817
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-03-09
Agency: Department of Defense
The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales notification.
Advisory Committee on Interdisciplinary, Community-Based Linkages
Document Number: 2018-04815
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-03-09
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Service Administration
In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, notice is hereby given that two orientation meetings are scheduled for the Advisory Committee on Interdisciplinary, Community-Based Linkages (ACICBL). These meetings will be open to the public. Information about the ACICBL and the agenda for these meetings can be obtained by accessing the ACICBL website at: https://www.hrsa.gov/advisory- committees/interdisciplinary-community-linkages/meetings/inde x.html.
Meeting of the Board of Visitors of Marine Corps University
Document Number: 2018-04814
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-03-09
Agency: Department of Defense, Department of the Navy
The Board of Visitors of the Marine Corps University (BOV MCU) will meet to review, develop and provide recommendations on all aspects of the academic and administrative policies of the University; examine all aspects of professional military education operations; and provide such oversight and advice, as is necessary, to facilitate high educational standards and cost effective operations. The Board will be focusing primarily on the internal procedures of Marine Corps University. All sessions of the meeting will be open to the public.
Notice of Intent To Grant Partially Exclusive Patent License; NXTANT Inc.
Document Number: 2018-04811
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-03-09
Agency: Department of Defense, Department of the Navy
The Department of the Navy hereby gives notice of its intent to grant to NXTANT Inc. a partially exclusive license to practice the Government-owned inventions described in the following U.S. Patents: U.S. Patent No. 8427249 titled ``Resonator with reduced acceleration sensitivity and phase noise using time domain switch''; U.S. Patent No. 8490462 titled ``Auto-ranging for time domain inertial sensor''; U.S. Patent No. 8650955 titled ``Time domain switched gyroscope''; U.S. Patent No. 8875576 titled ``Apparatus and method for providing an in- plane inertial device with integrated clock''; U.S. Patent No. 8991250 titled ``Tuning fork gyroscope time domain inertial sensor''; U.S. Patent No. 9103673 titled ``Inertial sensor using sliding plane proximity switches''; U.S. Patent No. 9128496 titled ``Auto-ranging for time domain extraction of perturbations to sinusoidal oscillation''; U.S. Patent No. 9157814 titled ``Apparatus and methods for time domain measurement using phase shifted virtual intervals''; U.S. Patent No. 9705450 titled ``Apparatus and methods for time domain measurement of oscillation perturbations''; U.S. Patent No. 9715480 titled ``Method for analytical reconstruction of digital signals via stitched polynomial fitting''; as well as any corresponding foreign patent applications and any foreign patent issuing thereon, and any re-issue.
Implementation of the 2015 National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone: Nonattainment Area Classifications Approach
Document Number: 2018-04810
Type: Rule
Date: 2018-03-09
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
In this final rule, the EPA is establishing the air quality thresholds that define the classifications assigned to all nonattainment areas for the 2015 ozone national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) (the ``2015 ozone NAAQS'') promulgated on October 1, 2015. This final rule also establishes the timing of attainment dates for each nonattainment area classification.
Notice of Availability of Government-Owned Inventions; Available for Licensing
Document Number: 2018-04809
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-03-09
Agency: Department of Defense, Department of the Navy
The Department of the Navy (DoN) announces the availability of the inventions listed below, assigned to the United States Government, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, for domestic and foreign licensing by the Department of the Navy.
Environmental Impact Statement: Little Cottonwood Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah
Document Number: 2018-04808
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-03-09
Agency: Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation
FHWA, on behalf of the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT), is issuing this notice to advise the public that an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will be prepared for proposed transportation improvements in and near Little Cottonwood Canyon in Salt Lake County, Utah.
Arms Sales Notification
Document Number: 2018-04807
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-03-09
Agency: Department of Defense
The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales notification.
Request for Comments on the Renewal of a Previously Approved Information Collection: Procedures for Determining Vessel Services Categories for Purposes of the Cargo Preference Act
Document Number: 2018-04806
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-03-09
Agency: Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below is being forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comments. The Maritime Administration will use the data submitted by vessel operators to create a list of Vessel Self-Designations and determine whether the Agency agrees or disagrees with a vessel owner's designation of a vessel. A Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following information collection was published on December 5, 2017.
National Institute of Mental Health; Notice of Closed Meeting
Document Number: 2018-04805
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-03-09
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
National Institute on Drug Abuse; Notice of Closed Meetings
Document Number: 2018-04804
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-03-09
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering; Notice of Closed Meeting
Document Number: 2018-04803
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-03-09
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
National Cancer Institute; Notice of Closed Meetings
Document Number: 2018-04802
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-03-09
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health; Notice of Meeting
Document Number: 2018-04801
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-03-09
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health; Notice of Meeting
Document Number: 2018-04800
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-03-09
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings
Document Number: 2018-04799
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-03-09
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
Center for Scientific Review Notice of Closed Meetings
Document Number: 2018-04798
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-03-09
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
Pacific Northwest-Pacific Southwest Intertie Project-Rate Order No. WAPA-181
Document Number: 2018-04797
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-03-09
Agency: Department of Energy, Western Area Power Administration
The Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) proposes to extend the existing Pacific Northwest-Pacific Southwest Intertie Project transmission service rates through September 30, 2020. The existing Rate Schedules INT-FT5 and INT-NFT4 expire April 30, 2018.
Arms Sales Notification
Document Number: 2018-04796
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-03-09
Agency: Department of Defense
The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales notification.
Notice of Public Meeting of the Arizona Advisory Committee
Document Number: 2018-04795
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-03-09
Agency: Commission on Civil Rights
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the rules and regulations of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (Commission) and the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) that meetings of the Arizona Advisory Committee (Committee) to the Commission will be held at 12:00 p.m. (Mountain Time) Monday, March 19, 2018; 12:00 p.m. (Mountain Time) Monday, April 9, 2018; 12:00 p.m. (Mountain Time) Monday, April 30, 2018; 12:00 p.m. (Mountain Time) Wednesday, May 23, 2018; and 1:00 p.m. (Mountain Time) Wednesday, May 30, 2018. The purpose of these meetings is for the Committee to discuss findings and recommendations regarding voting rights in the state to include in an advisory memorandum issued to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.
Certain Wi-Fi Enabled Electronic Devices and Components Thereof; Commission Determination Not To Review an Initial Determination Terminating the Investigation Based on Withdrawal of the Allegations in the Complaint; Termination of the Investigation
Document Number: 2018-04794
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-03-09
Agency: International Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined not to review an initial determination (``ID'') (Order No. 6) of the presiding administrative law judge (``ALJ''), terminating the above-captioned investigation based on withdrawal of the allegations in the complaint. The Commission has also determined to terminate the investigation.
Meeting of the California Desert District Advisory Council
Document Number: 2018-04786
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-03-09
Agency: Department of the Interior
In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) California Desert District Advisory Council (DAC) will meet as indicated below.
Update to Product Lists
Document Number: 2018-04785
Type: Rule
Date: 2018-03-09
Agency: Postal Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Commission is updating the competitive product list. This action reflects a publication policy adopted by Commission order. The referenced policy assumes periodic updates. The updates are identified in the body of this document. The competitive product list, which is re-published in its entirety, includes these updates.
Arms Sales Notification
Document Number: 2018-04784
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-03-09
Agency: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary
The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of a section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification.
Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations
Document Number: 2018-04782
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-03-09
Agency: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security
Comments are requested on proposed flood hazard determinations, which may include additions or modifications of any Base Flood Elevation (BFE), base flood depth, Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) boundary or zone designation, or regulatory floodway on the Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), and where applicable, in the supporting Flood Insurance Study (FIS) reports for the communities listed in the table below. The purpose of this notice is to seek general information and comment regarding the preliminary FIRM, and where applicable, the FIS report that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has provided to the affected communities. The FIRM and FIS report are the basis of the floodplain management measures that the 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 National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). In addition, the FIRM and FIS report, once effective, will be used by insurance agents and others to calculate appropriate flood insurance premium rates for new buildings and the contents of those buildings.
Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations
Document Number: 2018-04781
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-03-09
Agency: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security
Comments are requested on proposed flood hazard determinations, which may include additions or modifications of any Base Flood Elevation (BFE), base flood depth, Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) boundary or zone designation, or regulatory floodway on the Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), and where applicable, in the supporting Flood Insurance Study (FIS) reports for the communities listed in the table below. The purpose of this notice is to seek general information and comment regarding the preliminary FIRM, and where applicable, the FIS report that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has provided to the affected communities. The FIRM and FIS report are the basis of the floodplain management measures that the 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 National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). In addition, the FIRM and FIS report, once effective, will be used by insurance agents and others to calculate appropriate flood insurance premium rates for new buildings and the contents of those buildings.
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