May 14, 2018 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Reader Aids
Document Number: FR-2018-05-14-ReaderAids
Type: Reader Aids
Date: 2018-05-14
Enhancing Noncompetitive Civil Service Appointments of Military Spouses
Document Number: 2018-10403
Type: Executive Order
Date: 2018-05-14
Agency: Executive Office of the President
Sunshine Act Meeting Notice
Document Number: 2018-10271
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-05-14
Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Rescission of Social Security Ruling 05-02; Titles II and XVI: Determination of Substantial Gainful Activity if Substantial Work Activity Is Discontinued or Reduced-Unsuccessful Work Attempt
Document Number: 2018-10249
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-05-14
Agency: Social Security Administration, Agencies and Commissions
The Office of the Commissioner gives notice of the rescission of Social Security Ruling (SSR) 05-02.
Amendments to Forms and Schedules To Remove Provision of Certain Personally Identifiable Information
Document Number: 2018-10227
Type: Rule
Date: 2018-05-14
Agency: Securities and Exchange Commission, Agencies and Commissions
We are adopting revisions to forms filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Exchange Act'') to eliminate the portion of those forms that requests filers to furnish certain personally identifiable information (``PII'') of natural persons, including Social Security numbers.
Applications for New Awards; Centers for International Business Education Program
Document Number: 2018-10225
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-05-14
Agency: Department of Education
The Department of Education is issuing a notice inviting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2018 for the Centers for International Business Education Program (CIBE), Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number 84.220A.
Board of Scientific Counselors, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, (BSC, NCIPC)
Document Number: 2018-10224
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-05-14
Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services
In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the CDC announces the following meeting for the Board of Scientific Counselors, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, (BSC, NCIPC). This meeting is open to the public limited only by the space and ports available. The meeting room accommodates 70 participants and there will be 125 ports available. Due to the limited accommodations by phone ports and room size, we are encouraging the public to please register using the link provided: Register Here. There will be public comment periods from 11:10 a.m.-11:40 a.m., on June 19, 2018, and from 11:30 a.m.-11:45 a.m., on June 20, 2018. All public comments will be limited to two-minutes per speaker.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery
Document Number: 2018-10223
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-05-14
Agency: National Credit Union Administration, Agencies and Commissions
The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), as part of a continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on this extension of a currently approved information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Notice of Request for Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection
Document Number: 2018-10222
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-05-14
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Rural Business-Cooperative Service
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Rural Business-Cooperative Service's intention to request a revision for a currently approved information collection in support of the Business and Industry (B&I) Loan Program.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request
Document Number: 2018-10221
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-05-14
Agency: Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (Bureau) is requesting to renew the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for an existing information collection titled, ``Consumer Compliant Intake System Company Portal Boarding Form Information Collection System.''
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Proposed Revision; Information Collections: Employment Information Form; Correction; Extension of comment period
Document Number: 2018-10220
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-05-14
Agency: Wage and Hour Division, Employment Standards Administration, Department of Labor
The Department of Labor (DOL) published a document in the Federal Register of May 2, 2018, concerning agency collection activities and request for comments on a proposed revision to Information Collections: Employment Information Form. This collection is under OMB control number 1235-0021. The document contained an incorrect first sentence in Current Actions. This document corrects the first sentence in the Current Actions section and extends the comment period for the notice.
Defense Policy Board; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting
Document Number: 2018-10219
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-05-14
Agency: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary
The Department of Defense (DoD) is publishing this notice to announce that the following Federal Advisory Committee meeting of the Defense Policy Board (DPB) will take place.
Air Plan Approval; California; Eastern Kern Air Pollution Control District; Reclassification
Document Number: 2018-10217
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2018-05-14
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Under the Clean Air Act, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to grant a request by the State of California to reclassify the Eastern Kern County (``Eastern Kern'') nonattainment area from ``Moderate'' to ``Serious'' for the 2008 ozone national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS). In connection with the reclassification, the EPA is proposing to establish a deadline of no later than 12 months from the effective date of reclassification for submittal of revisions to the Eastern Kern portion of the California State Implementation Plan (SIP) to meet certain additional requirements for Serious ozone nonattainment areas. The EPA has already received SIP revision submittals addressing most of the additional SIP requirements.
Proposed Termination of U.S. Coast Guard Rebroadcast of HYDROLANT and HYDROPAC Information
Document Number: 2018-10215
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-05-14
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The United States Coast Guard may cease rebroadcasting HYDROLANT and HYDROPAC (defined below) navigational warnings from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) over HF SITOR (defined below). There is not a requirement for the Coast Guard to rebroadcast this information, although the Coast Guard has been voluntarily doing so for a number of years, and doing so is duplicative of NGA's broadcast. The information would continue to be disseminated by the NGA. This notice requests public comment on the possibility of terminating the rebroadcast over HF SITOR.
National Advisory Committee on Children and Disasters and National Preparedness and Response Science Board Public Meetings
Document Number: 2018-10212
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-05-14
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
As stipulated by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Department of Health and Human Services is hereby giving notice that the National Advisory Committee on Children and Disasters (NACCD) and National Preparedness and Response Science Board (NPRSB) will hold public meetings on June 26-28, 2018.
Notice of Filing of Plats of Survey, Colorado
Document Number: 2018-10210
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-05-14
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
The plats of survey of the following described lands are scheduled to be officially filed in the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Colorado State Office, Lakewood, Colorado, 30 calendar days from the date of this publication. The surveys, which were executed at the request of the BLM, are necessary for the management of these lands.
Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; North Dakota; Revisions to Air Pollution Control Rules
Document Number: 2018-10208
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2018-05-14
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve State Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions submitted by the State of North Dakota on January 28, 2013, and November 11, 2016. The EPA is proposing to approve amendments to North Dakota's general provisions, permit to construct, prevention of significant deterioration (PSD) of air quality, oil and gas, and fees regulations. In addition, amendments to the permit program include the regulation of hazardous air pollutants (HAPs), which may be regulated under section 112 of the Clean Air Act (CAA). Thus, the EPA is taking this action pursuant to sections 110 and 112 of CAA.
Notice of Petitions by Firms for Determination of Eligibility To Apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance
Document Number: 2018-10205
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-05-14
Agency: Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration
The Economic Development Administration (EDA) has received petitions for certification of eligibility to apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance from the firms listed below. Accordingly, EDA has initiated investigations to determine whether increased imports into the United States of articles like or directly competitive with those produced by each of the firms contributed importantly to the total or partial separation of the firms' workers, or threat thereof, and to a decrease in sales or production of each petitioning firm.
Availability of Draft Interaction Profile for Mixtures of Insecticides: Pyrethroids, Organophosphorus Compounds, and Carbamates
Document Number: 2018-10204
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-05-14
Agency: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Department of Health and Human Services
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announces the availability of the Draft Interaction Profile for Mixtures of Insecticides: Pyrethroids, Organophosphorus Compounds, and Carbamates for review and comment. This interaction profile evaluates a mixture of chemicals often found in human blood, adipose tissue, and breast milk. The purpose of this interaction profile is to investigate the possible joint actions of these chemicals on endocrine, developmental, and neurobehavioral endpoints in humans. This interaction profile has undergone external peer-review and review by ATSDR's Interagency Workgroup on Mixtures. ATSDR remains committed to providing a public comment period for these documents as a means to best serve public health and the public.
Approval of Subzone Status; Manuel Freije Arce, Inc.; Cataño, Puerto Rico
Document Number: 2018-10203
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-05-14
Agency: Department of Commerce, Foreign-Trade Zones Board
Supercalendered Paper From Canada: Initiation of Changed Circumstances Review
Document Number: 2018-10202
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-05-14
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
Based upon a request from Verso Corporation (Verso) (i.e., the petitioner), the Department of Commerce (Commerce) is initiating a changed circumstances review (CCR) to consider the possible revocation of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on supercalendered paper (SC paper) from Canada.
Certain Steel Nails From the Sultanate of Oman: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2016-2017
Document Number: 2018-10201
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-05-14
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that certain steel nails (nails) from the Sultanate of Oman (Oman) are being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at less than normal value during the period of review (POR) of July 1, 2016, through June 30, 2017. Additionally, we are rescinding the review with respect to ten companies.
Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies
Document Number: 2018-10198
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-05-14
Agency: Federal Reserve System, Agencies and Commissions
Notice of Intent to Renew Information Collection, Correction
Document Number: 2018-10196
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-05-14
Agency: Agricultural Research Service, Department of Agriculture
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) seeks comments on the intent of the USNA to renew an information collection that expires August 31, 2018. The information collection serves as a means to collect for certain use of the facilities, grounds, programs and services. This includes fees for educational programs and workshops and for use of the grounds and facilities, as well as for commercial photography and cinematography. Fees generated will be used to defray USNA expenses or to promote the missions of the USNA.
New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
Document Number: 2018-10195
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-05-14
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public meeting of its Whiting Advisory Panel and Plan Development Team to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Recommendations from this group will be brought to the full Council for formal consideration and action, if appropriate.
Partial Withdrawal of Proposed Amendment to the Tentative Final Monograph for Internal Analgesic, Antipyretic, and Antirheumatic Drug Products for Over-the-Counter Use
Document Number: 2018-10194
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2018-05-14
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) is announcing a partial withdrawal of a proposed rule published in the Federal Register of August 21, 2002 (2002 proposed rule). The proposed rule, if finalized, would have amended FDA's tentative final monograph (TFM) for over-the-counter (OTC) internal analgesic, antipyretic, and antirheumatic (IAAA) drug products to include ibuprofen as a generally recognized as safe and effective (GRASE) analgesic/antipyretic active ingredient for OTC use. FDA is withdrawing this proposed rule due to changes in our understanding of ibuprofen since FDA issued the proposed rule. FDA is not withdrawing those portions of the 2002 proposed rule to amend its regulations to include consistent pregnancy and allergy warnings for OTC IAAA drug products containing nonsteroidal anti- inflammatory active ingredients.
Product Change-Priority Mail Negotiated Service Agreement
Document Number: 2018-10193
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-05-14
Agency: Postal Service, Agencies and Commissions
The Postal Service gives notice of filing a request with the Postal Regulatory Commission to add a domestic shipping services contract to the list of Negotiated Service Agreements in the Mail Classification Schedule's Competitive Products List.
Product Change-Priority Mail Express, Priority Mail, & First-Class Package Service Negotiated Service Agreement
Document Number: 2018-10192
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-05-14
Agency: Postal Service, Agencies and Commissions
The Postal Service gives notice of filing a request with the Postal Regulatory Commission to add a domestic shipping services contract to the list of Negotiated Service Agreements in the Mail Classification Schedule's Competitive Products List.
Safety Zone; Upper Mississippi River, St. Louis, MO
Document Number: 2018-10191
Type: Rule
Date: 2018-05-14
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for all navigable waters on the Upper Mississippi River from mile marker (MM) 179 to MM 179.5, extending the entire width of the river, near St. Louis, MO. This safety zone is necessary to protect persons, vessels, and the marine environment from potential hazards that could occur while emergency work is completed on new power lines extending across the river. Entry of vessels or persons into this safety zone is prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Sector Upper Mississippi River (COTP) or a designated representative.
New Postal Product
Document Number: 2018-10190
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-05-14
Agency: Postal Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing for the Commission's consideration concerning negotiated service agreements. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other administrative steps.
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 2018-10189
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-05-14
Agency: Department of Commerce
Safety Zone; Lower Mississippi River, New Orleans, LA
Document Number: 2018-10188
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2018-05-14
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard proposes to establish a temporary safety zone for certain navigable waters of the Lower Mississippi River. This action is necessary to provide for the safety of life on these navigable waters near New Orleans, LA, during a fireworks display on August 25, 2018. This proposed rulemaking would prohibit persons and vessels from being in the safety zone unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Sector New Orleans or a designated representative. We invite your comments on this proposed rulemaking.
Pediatric HIV Infection: Drug Development for Treatment; Draft Guidance for Industry; Availability
Document Number: 2018-10187
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-05-14
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled ``Pediatric HIV Infection: Drug Development for Treatment.'' This guidance provides general recommendations on the development of drug products for the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in pediatric patients (birth to younger than 17 years of age).
Drawbridge Operation Regulation; St. Croix River, Stillwater, MN
Document Number: 2018-10186
Type: Rule
Date: 2018-05-14
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is altering the operating schedule that governs the Stillwater Highway Bridge across the St. Croix River, mile 23.4, at Stillwater, Minnesota. This action is necessary because the Stillwater Highway Bridge is no longer open to vehicular traffic. This operating schedule change will increase daily openings for vessel traffic on the St. Croix River, while minimally impacting the pedestrian and bicycle traffic that transits the bridge.
T.E.S. Filer City Station Limited Partnership; Notice of Supplemental Filing
Document Number: 2018-10185
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-05-14
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Combined Notice of Filings
Document Number: 2018-10184
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-05-14
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Combined Notice of Filings #1
Document Number: 2018-10183
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-05-14
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Health Resources and Services Administration
Document Number: 2018-10182
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-05-14
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
In compliance with the requirement for opportunity for public comment on proposed data collection projects of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, HRSA announces plans to submit an Information Collection Request (ICR), described below, to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Prior to submitting the ICR to OMB, HRSA seeks comments from the public regarding the burden estimate, below, or any other aspect of the ICR.
Radio Broadcasting Services; Cora, Wyoming
Document Number: 2018-10181
Type: Rule
Date: 2018-05-14
Agency: Federal Communications Commission, Agencies and Commissions
At the request of Wind River Broadcasting, Inc., the Audio Division amends the FM Table of Allotments by adding Channel 274C2 at Cora, Wyoming. We find that the public interest would be served by allotting a first local service at Cora, Wyoming. A staff engineering analysis indicates that Channel 274C2 can be added at Cora, Wyoming, as proposed, consistent with the minimum distance separation requirements of the Commission's rules without a site restriction. The reference coordinates are 43-03-24 NL and 110-08-07 WL.
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
Document Number: 2018-10180
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-05-14
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will hold a two day meeting of its Standing and Reef Fish Scientific and Statistical Committees (SSC).
New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
Document Number: 2018-10179
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-05-14
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public meeting of its Whiting Advisory Panel and Plan Development Team to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Recommendations from this group will be brought to the full Council for formal consideration and action, if appropriate.
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 2018-10178
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-05-14
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families
Westinghouse Electric Company LLC; Consideration of Approval of Transfer of License
Document Number: 2018-10177
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-05-14
Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) received and is considering approval of an application filed by Westinghouse Electric Company, LLC (Westinghouse) on March 21, 2017. The application seeks NRC approval of the indirect transfer of material licenses SNM-1107; SNM-33; and several export licenses for the Westinghouse Electric Company, LLC from Toshiba Corporation, the current parent company of the license holder, to Brookfield WEC Holdings Inc., which is ultimately owned and controlled by Brookfield Asset Management Inc.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection: Application for Employment Authorization for Abused Nonimmigrant Spouse
Document Number: 2018-10175
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-05-14
Agency: Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comments.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension, Without Change, of a Currently Approved Collection: Application for Provisional Unlawful Presence Waiver of Inadmissibility
Document Number: 2018-10174
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-05-14
Agency: Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comments.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension, Without Change, of a Currently Approved Collection: Application for Relief Under Former Section 212(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act
Document Number: 2018-10173
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-05-14
Agency: Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration (USCIS) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment upon this proposed extension of a currently approved collection of information. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the information collection notice is published in the Federal Register to obtain comments regarding the nature of the information collection, the categories of respondents, the estimated burden (i.e. the time, effort, and resources used by the respondents to respond), the estimated cost to the respondent, and the actual information collection instruments.
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 2018-10172
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-05-14
Agency: Department of Agriculture
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Extension With Change, of a Previously Approved Collection; Private Industry Feedback Survey
Document Number: 2018-10171
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-05-14
Agency: Department of Justice
The Department of Justice (DOJ), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Cyber Division (CyD) will be 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.
Agency Information Collection Activities, Comment Request: National Science Foundation Proposal/Award Information-National Science Foundation Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide
Document Number: 2018-10170
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-05-14
Agency: National Science Foundation, Agencies and Commissions
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is announcing plans to request renewed clearance of this collection. In accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we are providing opportunity for public comment on the draft NSF Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG). The primary purpose of this revision is to update the PAPPG to incorporate a number of policy- related changes, including new coverage on sexual and other forms of harassment. The draft NSF PAPPG is now available for your review and consideration on the NSF website at https://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/ policy/. To facilitate review, revised text has been highlighted in yellow throughout the document to identify significant changes. A brief comment explanation of the change also is provided. After obtaining and considering public comment, NSF will prepare the submission requesting OMB clearance of this collection for no longer than 3 years. In addition to the type of comments identified above, comments also are invited on: (a) 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; (b) the accuracy of the Agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
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