April 5, 2018 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Reader Aids
Document Number: FR-2018-04-05-ReaderAids
Type: Reader Aids
Date: 2018-04-05
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Somalia
Document Number: 2018-07177
Type: Administrative Order
Date: 2018-04-05
Agency: Executive Office of the President
World Autism Awareness Day, 2018
Document Number: 2018-07143
Type: Proclamation
Date: 2018-04-05
Agency: Executive Office of the President
Sunshine Act Meeting
Document Number: 2018-07103
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-04-05
Agency: Federal Election Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Sunshine Act: Notice of Public Meeting
Document Number: 2018-07047
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-04-05
Agency: Railroad Retirement Board, Agencies and Commissions
Sunshine Act Meetings
Document Number: 2018-07008
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-04-05
Agency: Securities and Exchange Commission, Agencies and Commissions
American Samoa; Major Disaster and Related Determinations
Document Number: 2018-07002
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-04-05
Agency: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security
This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the territory of American Samoa (FEMA-4357-DR), dated March 2, 2018, and related determinations.
Request for Nominations for Board of Governors of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)
Document Number: 2018-06999
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-04-05
Agency: Government Accountability Office, Agencies and Commissions
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act gave the Comptroller General of the United States responsibility for appointing 19 members to the Board of Governors of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute. In addition, the Directors of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and the National Institutes of Health, or their designees, are members of the Board. As the result of terms ending in September 2018, GAO is accepting nominations in the following categories required in statute: A physician, a nurse, a representative of patients and health care consumers, a representative of private payers, a representative of a state or a federal health program or agency, and a representative of pharmaceutical, device, or diagnostic manufacturers or developers. Nominations should be sent to the email or mailing address listed below. Acknowledgement of submissions will be provided within a week of submission.
Notice of Intent To Rule on Request To Release Airport Property at the South Valley Regional Airport, Salt Lake City, UT
Document Number: 2018-06998
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-04-05
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
The FAA proposes to rule and invite public comment on the release of land at the South Valley Regional Airport, Salt Lake City, UT.
2018 Data Call Under the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program
Document Number: 2018-06996
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-04-05
Agency: Department of the Treasury
Pursuant to the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 (TRIA),\1\ as amended, insurers that participate in the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (TRIP or Program) are directed to submit information for the 2018 TRIP Data Call for the reporting period from January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017. Participating insurers are directed to register and report information in a series of forms available on the TRIP website. All insurers writing commercial property and casualty insurance in lines subject to TRIP are required to respond to this data call no later than May 15, 2018, subject to certain exceptions identified in this notice.
Advisory Committee on Women Veterans, Notice of Meeting
Document Number: 2018-06994
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-04-05
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
Notification of a Public Teleconference of the Chartered Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) and the CASAC Sulfur Oxides Panel
Document Number: 2018-06992
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-04-05
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public teleconference of the Chartered Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) and CASAC Sulfur Oxides Panel to discuss the CASAC draft reviews of the EPA's Risk and Exposure Assessment for the Review of the Primary National Ambient Air Quality Standard for Sulfur Dioxide (External Review Draft) and Policy Assessment for the Review of the Primary National Ambient Air Quality Standard for Sulfur Dioxide (External Review Draft).
Human Studies Review Board; Notification of Public Meetings
Document Number: 2018-06990
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-04-05
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of the Science Advisor announces two separate public meetings of the Human Studies Review Board (HSRB) to advise the Agency on the ethical and scientific review of research involving human subjects.
Noise Exposure Map Notice; Shreveport Regional Airport; Shreveport, Louisiana
Document Number: 2018-06988
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-04-05
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces its determination that the noise exposure maps submitted by the Shreveport Airport Authority for Shreveport Regional Airport are in compliance with applicable requirements.
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by Catcher Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
Document Number: 2018-06987
Type: Rule
Date: 2018-04-05
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific cod by catcher vessels using trawl gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the B season apportionment of the 2018 Pacific cod total allowable catch allocated to catcher vessels using trawl gear in the BSAI.
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
Document Number: 2018-06986
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-04-05
Agency: Department of Homeland Security
In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposes to modify and reissue a current DHS system of records titled, ``Department of Homeland Security/ALL-011 Biographies and Awards.'' This system of records allows DHS to collect and maintain biographical information about current and former DHS employees, contractors, and other non-DHS individuals that attend Departmental meetings or receive awards. Information pertaining to Departmental performance-based award recipients who are DHS employees is covered under ``U.S. Office of Personnel Management/GOVT-2 Employee Performance File System Records''.
Reclassification of Targets for the Production of Tritium and Related Development and Production Technology Initially Classified Under the 0Y521 Series
Document Number: 2018-06985
Type: Rule
Date: 2018-04-05
Agency: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security
In this rule, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to impose a license requirement on exports and reexports of specified target assemblies and components for the production of tritium under new Export Control Classification Number (ECCN) 1A231, and for the related ``production'' technology for 1A231 commodities covered under ECCNs 1E001 and 1E201. The items identified in this rule are controlled for nuclear nonproliferation (NP) Column 1 and anti-terrorism (AT) Column 1 reasons. These new classifications are the result of a U.S. Government proposal submitted and agreed to by members of the relevant multilateral regime, the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), in June 2017. This final rule, as required under the 0Y521 procedure and in fulfillment of multilateral commitments, implements the multilateral control for the items adopted by the NSG.
Notice of Annual Factors for Determining Public Housing Agency Administrative Fees for the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher, Mainstream, and Moderate Rehabilitation Programs
Document Number: 2018-06984
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-04-05
Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development
This Notice announces the monthly per unit fee rates for use in determining the on-going administrative fees for housing agencies administering the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), 5 Year Mainstream, and Moderate Rehabilitation programs, including Single Room Occupancy, during calendar year (CY) 2018.
Defense Acquisition University Board of Visitors; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting
Document Number: 2018-06983
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-04-05
Agency: Department of Defense
The Department of Defense (DoD) is publishing this notice to announce that the following Federal Advisory Committee meeting of the Defense Acquisition University Board of Visitors will take place.
Defense Health Board; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting
Document Number: 2018-06982
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-04-05
Agency: Department of Defense
The Department of Defense (DoD) is publishing this notice to announce that the following Federal Advisory Committee meeting of the Defense Health Board will take place.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Desert Land Entry Application
Document Number: 2018-06981
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-04-05
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is proposing to renew an information collection.
Notice of Filing of Plat Survey; Eastern States
Document Number: 2018-06980
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-04-05
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
The plats of survey described below are scheduled to be officially filed in the Bureau of land Management (BLM), Eastern States Office, Washington, DC, 30 days from the date of this publication. The surveys, executed at the request of the Eastern Regional Office of the BIA and the Southeastern States Field Office of the BLM, are necessary for the management of these lands.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Federal Hotel and Motel Fire Safety Declaration Form
Document Number: 2018-06979
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-04-05
Agency: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will submit the information collection abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget for review and clearance in accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The submission will describe the nature of the information collection, the categories of respondents, the estimated burden (i.e., the time, effort and resources used by respondents to respond) and cost, and the actual data collection instruments FEMA will use.
Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations
Document Number: 2018-06978
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-04-05
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.
Changes in Flood Hazard Determinations
Document Number: 2018-06977
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-04-05
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.
Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule Safe Harbor Proposed Self-Regulatory Guidelines; the Entertainment Software Rating Board's COPPA Safe Harbor Program Application To Modify Program Requirements
Document Number: 2018-06976
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2018-04-05
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Federal Trade Commission publishes this notification and request for public comment concerning proposed modifications to Entertainment Software Rating Board's (``ESRB'') Commission-approved self-regulatory guidelines, under the ``safe harbor'' provision of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule.
BE-45: Quarterly Survey of Insurance Transactions by U.S. Insurance Companies With Foreign Persons
Document Number: 2018-06975
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-04-05
Agency: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis
By this Notice, the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), Department of Commerce, is informing the public that it is conducting the mandatory survey titled Quarterly Survey of Insurance Transactions by U.S. Insurance Companies with Foreign Persons (BE-45). The data collected on the BE-45 survey are needed to measure U.S. trade in insurance services and to analyze the impact of U.S. trade on the U.S. and foreign economies. This survey is authorized by the International Investment and Trade in Services Survey Act.
Notice of Open Public Hearing
Document Number: 2018-06974
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-04-05
Agency: U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Notice is hereby given of the following hearing of the U.S.- China Economic and Security Review Commission. The Commission is mandated by Congress to investigate, assess, and report to Congress annually on ``the national security implications of the economic relationship between the United States and the People's Republic of China.'' Pursuant to this mandate, the Commission will hold a public hearing in Washington, DC on April 26, 2018 on ``China's Agricultural Policies: Trade, Investment, Safety, and Innovation.''
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; IRS Taxpayer Burden Surveys
Document Number: 2018-06972
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-04-05
Agency: Department of the Treasury
The Department of the Treasury will submit the following information collection requests to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, on or after the date of publication of this notice. The public is invited to submit comments on these requests.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection Report of Firearms Transactions-Demand 2 (ATF Form 5300.5)
Document Number: 2018-06970
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-04-05
Agency: Department of Justice, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
The Department of Justice (DOJ), Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), will submit 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. The proposed information collection OMB 1140-0024 (Report of Firearms TransactionsDemand 2ATF Form 5300.5) is being revised due to a reduction in burden, since there is a decrease in the number of respondents, responses, and total burden hours from the previous renewal in 2015. The proposed information collection is also being published to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies.
Notice of Intent To Certify Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (Virginia); Request for Comments
Document Number: 2018-06969
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-04-05
Agency: Department of Agriculture
AMS is asking for comments on the quality of services provided by this Delegated State: Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (Virginia). The realignment of offices within the U.S. Department of Agriculture authorized by the Secretary's Memorandum dated November 14, 2017, eliminates the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyard Administration (GIPSA) as a standalone agency. The grain inspection activities formerly part of GIPSA are now organized under AMS.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Application for the Educational Flexibility (Ed-Flex) Program
Document Number: 2018-06967
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-04-05
Agency: Department of Education
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing a new information collection.
Meeting Notice; EAC Board of Advisors
Document Number: 2018-06966
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-04-05
Agency: Election Assistance Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Meeting Notice
Document Number: 2018-06965
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-04-05
Agency: Election Assistance Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Stoneridge, Inc. Application for an Exemption
Document Number: 2018-06964
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-04-05
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) requests public comment on an exemption application from Stoneridge, Inc. (Stoneridge) to allow motor carriers to operate commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) with the company's MirrorEyeTM Camera Monitor System (CMS) installed as an alternative to the two rear-vision mirrors required by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs). Stoneridge explained that it has developed, tested and manufactured the CMS to improve CMV safety by providing driver with an enhanced field of view around the cab of the truck. The company states that its MirrorEyeTM CMS meets the performance requirements provided for conventional mirrors under the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)'s standards which are cross-referenced by the FMCSRs. Stoneridge believes the exemption would maintain a level of safety that is equivalent to, or greater than, the level of safety achieved without the exemption because CMS meets or exceeds the performance requirements for traditional mirrors.
Minority Depository Institutions Advisory Committee
Document Number: 2018-06962
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-04-05
Agency: Comptroller of the Currency, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) announces a meeting of the Minority Depository Institutions Advisory Committee (MDIAC).
New Animal Drugs; Approval of New Animal Drug Applications; Changes of Sponsorship; Change of a Sponsor's Name and Address
Document Number: 2018-06961
Type: Rule
Date: 2018-04-05
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is amending the animal drug regulations to reflect application-related actions for new animal drug applications (NADAs) and abbreviated new animal drug applications (ANADAs) during October, November, and December 2017. FDA is informing the public of the availability of summaries of the basis of approval and of environmental review documents, where applicable. The animal drug regulations are also being amended to reflect changes of sponsorship of applications and a change of a sponsor's name and address.
Agency Information Collection Request. 60-Day Public Comment Request
Document Number: 2018-06959
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-04-05
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
In compliance with the requirement of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS), Department of Health and Human Services, is publishing the following summary of a proposed collection for public comment.
Combined Notice of Filings #2
Document Number: 2018-06958
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-04-05
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Combined Notice of Filings #1
Document Number: 2018-06956
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-04-05
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Notifications of Proposed Export Licenses to the Congress
Document Number: 2018-06952
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-04-05
Agency: Department of State
Notice is hereby given that the Department of State has forwarded the attached Notifications of Proposed Export Licenses to the Congress on the dates indicated on the attachments. Applicable Date: As shown on each of the 39 letters.
Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request
Document Number: 2018-06948
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-04-05
Agency: Federal Reserve System, Agencies and Commissions
The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) invites comment on a proposal to extend for three years, without revision, the voluntary Federal Reserve Clearance for Board Public website Usability Surveys (FR 3076, OMB No. 7100-0366). On June 15, 1984, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) delegated to the Board authority under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) to approve of and assign OMB control numbers to collection of information requests and requirements conducted or sponsored by the Board. In exercising this delegated authority, the Board is directed to take every reasonable step to solicit comment. In determining whether to approve a collection of information, the Board will consider all comments received from the public and other agencies.
Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request
Document Number: 2018-06947
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-04-05
Agency: Federal Reserve System, Agencies and Commissions
The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) invites comment on a proposal to extend for three years, with revision, the Recordkeeping and Disclosure Requirements Associated with Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB) Regulation M (Consumer Leasing) (FR M; OMB No. 7100-0202).
Advisory Committee for Mathematical and Physical Sciences; Notice of Meeting
Document Number: 2018-06944
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-04-05
Agency: National Science Foundation, Agencies and Commissions
Meeting of the Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee
Document Number: 2018-06943
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-04-05
Agency: Federal Communications Commission, Agencies and Commissions
In this document, the Commission announces and provides an agenda for the next meeting of Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee (BDAC).
Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans; Notice of Meeting
Document Number: 2018-06942
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-04-05
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project, Phase 2, Eden Landing Ecological Reserve; Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report
Document Number: 2018-06941
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-04-05
Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, in coordination with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and the California State Coastal Conservancy, announce the availability of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report (DEIS/EIR) for Phase 2 of the South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project at the Eden Landing Ecological Reserve in Alameda County, California. The DEIS/EIR, which we prepared in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, describes and analyzes the alternatives identified for Phase 2 of the South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project.
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