August 20, 2018 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Reader Aids
Document Number: FR-2018-08-20-ReaderAids
Type: Reader Aids
Date: 2018-08-20
Sunshine Act Meetings
Document Number: 2018-17969
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-08-20
Agency: Tennessee Valley Authority, Agencies and Commissions
Reports, Forms, and Record Keeping Requirements Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review
Document Number: 2018-17939
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-08-20
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR describes the nature of the information collections and their expected burden.
Availability of Noise Compatibility Program for Chicago Executive Airport, Wheeling and Prospect Heights, Illinois
Document Number: 2018-17938
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-08-20
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces its determination that the updated noise exposure maps submitted by the Chicago Executive Airport under the provisions of the (Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement Act) and Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 150 are in compliance with applicable requirements.
Air Plan Approval and Air Quality Designation; KY; Redesignation of the Kentucky Portion of the Louisville Unclassifiable Area
Document Number: 2018-17935
Type: Rule
Date: 2018-08-20
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
On May 4, 2018, the Commonwealth of Kentucky, through the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet, Division for Air Quality (KDAQ), submitted a request for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to redesignate the portion of Kentucky that is within the bi- state Louisville, KY-IN fine particulate matter (PM2.5) unclassifiable area (hereinafter referred to as the ``bi-state Louisville Area'' or ``Area'') to unclassifiable/attainment for the 2012 primary annual PM2.5 national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS). The bi-state Louisville Area consists of Jefferson County and a portion of Bullitt County in Kentucky, as well as Clark and Floyd Counties in Indiana. EPA is approving the State's request and redesignating the Area to unclassifiable/attainment for the 2012 primary annual PM2.5 NAAQS based upon valid, quality- assured, and certified ambient air monitoring data showing that the PM2.5 monitors in the bi-state Louisville Area are in compliance with the 2012 primary annual PM2.5 NAAQS.
Proposed Agency Information Collection Request; Comment Request; GreenChill Advanced Refrigeration Partnership (Renewal)
Document Number: 2018-17934
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-08-20
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an information collection request (ICR), ``GreenChill Advanced Refrigeration Partnership (Renewal)'' (EPA ICR No. 2349.02, OMB Control No. 2060-0702) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. Before doing so, EPA is soliciting public comments on specific aspects of the proposed information collection as described below. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through May 31, 2019. An Agency may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Clay Ceramics Manufacturing
Document Number: 2018-17933
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2018-08-20
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
This action proposes amendments to the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Clay Ceramics Manufacturing. The proposed amendments are in response to a petition for reconsideration filed by industry stakeholders on the final rule promulgated on October 26, 2015, as well as our review of the 2015 rule with respect to other issues raised by stakeholders. This action proposes to revise the temperature monitoring methodology used to demonstrate continuous compliance with the dioxin/furan (D/F) emissions limit of the final rule. In addition, we are proposing to address concerns raised by industry stakeholders regarding visible emissions (VE) monitoring of tunnel kiln stacks for continuous compliance with particulate matter (PM) and mercury (Hg) emission limitations. This action also proposes to amend the requirements for weekly visual inspections of system ductwork and control device equipment for water curtain spray booths. Lastly, this action proposes to amend the NESHAP to include provisions for emissions averaging and make technical corrections.
Notice of Availability of Draft NPDES General Permits for Hydroelectric Generating Facilities in Massachusetts and New Hampshire: The HYDRO General Permit
Document Number: 2018-17932
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-08-20
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The Director of the Office of Ecosystem Protection, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)Region 1, is providing a Notice of Availability of Draft National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Permits for certain discharges from hydroelectric generating facilities to certain waters of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the State of New Hampshire. These Draft NPDES General Permits establish Notice of Intent (NOI), Notice of Change (NOC), and Notice of Termination (NOT) requirements, effluent limitations and requirements, standard conditions and best management practices (BMP) plan requirements for hydroelectric generating facilities that meet the eligibility criteria in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. The Draft Permits will be available on EPA Region 1's website at https://www.epa.gov/npdes-permits/hydroelectric-generating- facilities-general-permit-hydrogp-massachusetts-new-hampshire . These General Permits will replace the HYDROGP that expired on December 7, 2014.
Submission for OMB Review; Transportation Requirements
Document Number: 2018-17929
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-08-20
Agency: Department of Defense, General Services Administration, Agencies and Commissions, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Regulatory Secretariat Division will be submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve an extension of a previously approved information collection requirement concerning Transportation Requirements.
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; Notice of Closed Meetings
Document Number: 2018-17928
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-08-20
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development: Notice of Closed Meeting
Document Number: 2018-17927
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-08-20
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences; Notice of Closed Meeting
Document Number: 2018-17926
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-08-20
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering; Notice of Meeting
Document Number: 2018-17925
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-08-20
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings
Document Number: 2018-17924
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-08-20
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
District of Columbia: Final Authorization of District Hazardous Waste Management Program Revisions
Document Number: 2018-17921
Type: Rule
Date: 2018-08-20
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The EPA is granting the District of Columbia (the District) final authorization for revisions to its hazardous waste management program under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). The Agency published a proposed rule on June 11, 2018 and provided for public comment. No comments relevant to the proposed revisions were received. No further opportunity for comment will be provided.
Order Denying Export Privileges
Document Number: 2018-17919
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-08-20
Agency: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Rent subsidies, Low-Income Housing, Homeownership, Portability, HCV Transfers; Project-Based Vouchers; Tribal HUD-VASH
Document Number: 2018-17918
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-08-20
Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD submitted the proposed information collection requirement described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. The purpose of this notice is to allow for 30 days of public comment.
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: HUD Multifamily Energy Assessment
Document Number: 2018-17917
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-08-20
Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD submitted the proposed information collection requirement described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. The purpose of this notice is to allow for 30 days of public comment.
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Energy and Performance Information Center (EPIC)
Document Number: 2018-17916
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-08-20
Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD submitted the proposed information collection requirement described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. The purpose of this notice is to allow for 30 days of public comment.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection Renewal; Comment Request (OMB No. 3064-021; and -0135)
Document Number: 2018-17915
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-08-20
Agency: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Agencies and Commissions
The FDIC, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the renewal of existing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). Currently, the FDIC is soliciting comment on renewal of the information collections described below.
Notice to All Interested Parties of Intent To Terminate Receiverships
Document Number: 2018-17914
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-08-20
Agency: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Agencies and Commissions
Steel Wire Garment Hangers From the Socialist Republic of Vietnam; Continuation of Countervailing Duty Order
Document Number: 2018-17908
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-08-20
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
As a result of determinations by the Department of Commerce (Commerce) and the International Trade Administration (ITC) that revocation of the countervailing duty order on steel wire garment hangers (hangers) from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam) would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies and material injury to an industry in the United States, Commerce is publishing a notice of the continuation of the countervailing duty (CVD) order.
Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled Into Modules, From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Changed Circumstances Reviews, and Consideration of Revocation of the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders, in Part
Document Number: 2018-17907
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-08-20
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
On April 17, 2018, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) received a request for revocation, in part, of the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on certain crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells from the People's Republic of China (China) (the Orders) with respect to certain off-grid solar panels. Because producers accounting for substantially all of the domestic production of certain off-grid solar panels lack interest in the relief provided by the Orders, we intend to revoke, in part, the Orders with respect to these products. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.
Veterans and Community Oversight and Engagement Board, Notice of Meeting
Document Number: 2018-17904
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-08-20
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
National Advisory Committee on Children and Disasters Public Teleconference
Document Number: 2018-17901
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-08-20
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) will hold a public teleconference on September 11, 2018.
Notice of Request for Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection
Document Number: 2018-17897
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-08-20
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Rural Business-Cooperative Service, Rural Housing Service, Rural Utilities Service
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the USDA Rural Development intention to request a revision for a currently approved information collection under Section 6025, Strategic Economic and Community Development (SECD), under the Agricultural Act of 2014 (2014 Farm Bill).
National Advisory Committee on Children and Disasters and National Biodefense Science Board Public Teleconference
Document Number: 2018-17896
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-08-20
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 Biodefense Science Board (NBSB), also known as the National Preparedness and Response Science Board (NPRSB), will hold a joint public teleconference on September 12, 2018.
Environmental Impact Statement, Washington County, Utah
Document Number: 2018-17895
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-08-20
Agency: Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation
The 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 to evaluate proposed courses of action to satisfy transportation and safety goals at Interstate 15 (I-15)/Green Spring Drive Interchange (Exit 10) and the surrounding roadway system in Washington City within Washington County, Utah.
Geriatrics and Gerontology Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting
Document Number: 2018-17894
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-08-20
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
Proposed Aggregate Production Quotas for Schedule I and II Controlled Substances and Assessment of Annual Needs for the List I Chemicals Ephedrine, Pseudoephedrine, and Phenylpropanolamine for 2019
Document Number: 2018-17893
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-08-20
Agency: Drug Enforcement Administration, Department of Justice
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) proposes to establish the 2019 aggregate production quotas for controlled substances in schedules I and II of the Controlled Substances Act and assessment of annual needs for the list I chemicals ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, and phenylpropanolamine.
Army Education Advisory Subcommittee Meeting Notice
Document Number: 2018-17892
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-08-20
Agency: Department of Defense, Department of the Army
The Department of the Army is publishing this notice to announce the following Federal advisory committee meeting of the U.S. Army War College Board of Visitors, a subcommittee of the Army Education Advisory Committee. This meeting is open to the public.
Office on Trafficking in Persons; Notice of Meeting
Document Number: 2018-17891
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-08-20
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) and the Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act, that a meeting of the National Advisory Committee (NAC) on the Sex Trafficking of Children and Youth in the United States (Committee) will be held on September 13-14, 2018. The purpose of the meeting is for the Committee to discuss its duties and information for a draft report on recommended best practices for states to follow in combating the sex trafficking of children and youth based on multidisciplinary research and promising, evidence-based models and programs.
Petition for Approval
Document Number: 2018-17890
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-08-20
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
Houston Maintenance Clinic; Decision and Order
Document Number: 2018-17889
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-08-20
Agency: Drug Enforcement Administration, Department of Justice
Petitions for Modification of Application of Existing Mandatory Safety Standard
Document Number: 2018-17886
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-08-20
Agency: Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration
This notice is a summary of a petition for modification submitted to the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) by the party listed below.
Advisory Committee on Homeless Veterans; Notice of Meeting
Document Number: 2018-17885
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-08-20
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
Office of the Inspector General, Freedom of Information Act Program
Document Number: 2018-17884
Type: Rule
Date: 2018-08-20
Agency: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary
This final rule removes DoD's regulation concerning the Office of the Inspector General (OIG), Freedom of Information Act program. On February 6, 2018, the DoD published a revised FOIA program rule as a result of the FOIA Improvement Act of 2016. When the DoD FOIA program rule was revised, it included DoD component information and removed the requirement for component supplementary rules. The DoD now has one DoD-level rule for the FOIA program that contains all the codified information required for the Department. Therefore, this part can be removed from the CFR.
Notice of Public Meeting of the Tennessee Advisory Committee
Document Number: 2018-17883
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-08-20
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 that the Tennessee Advisory Committee will hold a meeting on Wednesday, September 12, 2018, 12:30 p.m. EST to discuss proposal topic on legal financial obligations and civil rights issues.
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 2018-17881
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-08-20
Agency: Department of Agriculture
Notice of Application for a Recordable Disclaimer of Interest for Lands Underlying the Fortymile River System, Alaska
Document Number: 2018-17878
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-08-20
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
The State of Alaska (State) has filed an application with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for a Recordable Disclaimer of Interest (RDI) from the United States in those lands underlying the Fortymile River System located in the upper Yukon subregion, Alaska. The State asserts that the Fortymile River System was navigable and unreserved at the time of Alaska Statehood in 1959.
Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision for the Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment/Environmental Impact Statement for Recreational Target Shooting in the Sonoran Desert National Monument, Arizona
Document Number: 2018-17877
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-08-20
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces the availability of the Record of Decision (ROD) for the approved Resource Management Plan (RMP) Amendment/Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Recreational Target Shooting in the Sonoran Desert National Monument (SDNM) in Arizona.
Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Natural Gas Transmission and Storage (Renewal)
Document Number: 2018-17876
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-08-20
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), NESHAP for Natural Gas Transmission and Storage (EPA ICR No. 1789.10, OMB Control No. 2060- 0418), to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through August 31, 2018. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on June 29, 2017 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. A fuller description of the ICR is given below, including its estimated burden and cost to the public. An Agency may neither conduct nor sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Announcement of Board Approval Under Delegated Authority and Submission to OMB
Document Number: 2018-17875
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-08-20
Agency: Federal Reserve System, Agencies and Commissions
The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) is adopting a proposal to extend for three years, without revision, the Recordkeeping Requirements Associated with Regulation GG (Prohibition on Funding of Unlawful internet Gambling) (FR 4026; OMB No. 7100-0317).
Public Land Order No. 7872; Withdrawal of National Forest System Land for the Dump Creek Diversion Ditch, Idaho
Document Number: 2018-17870
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-08-20
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
This Order withdraws 107.02 acres of National Forest System land from location and entry under the United States mining laws for a period of 20 years to protect the Dump Creek Diversion Ditch within the Salmon National Forest. The purpose of this withdrawal is to ensure the continued conservation of the aquatic and riparian habitats, and to protect the Federal watershed investments in the Salmon River Drainage.
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