September 2018 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

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Sodium Gluconate, Gluconic Acid, and Derivative Products From the People's Republic of China: Final Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value
Document Number: 2018-20606
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-09-21
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
The Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that sodium gluconate, gluconic acid, and derivative products from the People's Republic of China (China) are being sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV).
Sodium Gluconate, Gluconic Acid and Derivative Products From the People's Republic of China: Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination
Document Number: 2018-20605
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-09-21
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
The Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of sodium gluconate, gluconic acid and derivative products from the People's Republic of China (China).
Certain Quartz Surface Products From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination, and Alignment of Final Determination With Final Antidumping Duty Determination
Document Number: 2018-20604
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-09-21
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of certain quartz surface products (quartz surface products) from the People's Republic of China (China).
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Fisheries
Document Number: 2018-20603
Type: Rule
Date: 2018-09-21
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS transfers 60 metric tons (mt) of Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) quota from the Reserve category to the September 2018 subquota period and closes the General category fishery for large medium and giant BFT until the General category reopens on October 1, 2018. The quota transfer is intended to provide additional fishing opportunities based on consideration of the regulatory determination criteria regarding inseason adjustments and applies to Atlantic tunas General category (commercial) permitted vessels and Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Charter/Headboat category permitted vessels with a commercial sale endorsement when fishing commercially for BFT. Given that the adjusted quota is projected to be caught quickly, the closure is to prevent overharvest of the adjusted General category September 2018 BFT subquota.
Procurement List; Proposed Addition and Deletions
Document Number: 2018-20601
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-09-21
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 previously furnished by such agencies.
Procurement List; Addition and Deletions
Document Number: 2018-20600
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-09-21
Agency: Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, Agencies and Commissions
This action adds a product to the Procurement List that will be furnished by a nonprofit agency employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities, and deletes products from the Procurement List previously furnished by such agencies.
Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedures for Integrated Light-Emitting Diode Lamps
Document Number: 2018-20599
Type: Rule
Date: 2018-09-21
Agency: Department of Energy
On July 1, 2016, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) published a final rule adopting a test procedure for integrated light-emitting diode (LED) lamps (hereafter referred to as ``LED lamps'') to support the implementation of labeling provisions by the Federal Trade Commission, as well as the general service lamps rulemaking, which includes LED lamps. This final rule amends the LED lamps test procedure by allowing for time to failure measurements to be taken at elevated temperatures consistent with the ENERGY STAR program requirements.
Presidential Declaration Amendment of a Major Disaster for the State of North Carolina
Document Number: 2018-20598
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-09-21
Agency: Small Business Administration, Agencies and Commissions
This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of North Carolina (FEMA-4393-DR), dated 09/14/2018. Incident: Hurricane Florence. Incident Period: 09/07/2018 and continuing.
Pacific Northwest-Pacific Southwest Intertie Project-Rate Order No. WAPA-181
Document Number: 2018-20597
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-09-21
Agency: Department of Energy, Western Area Power Administration
The Deputy Secretary of Energy extends, on an interim basis, the existing Pacific Northwest-Pacific Southwest Intertie Project (Intertie) transmission service rates through September 30, 2020. Existing Rate Schedules INT-FT5 and INT-NFT4 expired on April 30, 2018. The Administrator of the Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) approved rates for short-term sales of firm and non-firm transmission service on April 26, 2018, to cover the period between May 1, 2018, and the date this rate extension goes into effect or October 31, 2018, whichever occurs first. The extended transmission service rates will be in effect on an interim basis until the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) confirms, approves, and places them into effect on a final basis, or until they are replaced by other rates.
Notice of Public Meeting of the South Carolina Advisory Committee
Document Number: 2018-20596
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-09-21
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 and the Federal Advisory Committee Act that the South Carolina Advisory Committee will hold a meeting on Thursday, October 25, 2018, for the purpose of continuing to work on its project regarding civil rights issues and policing in the state.
Renewal of the Technology Advisory Committee
Document Number: 2018-20595
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-09-21
Agency: Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission) is publishing this notice to announce the renewal of the Technology Advisory Committee (TAC). The Commission has determined that the renewal of the TAC is necessary and in the public's interest, and the Commission has consulted with the General Services Administration's Committee Management Secretariat regarding the TAC's renewal.
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Document Number: 2018-20594
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-09-21
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families
Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for the State of North Carolina
Document Number: 2018-20593
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-09-21
Agency: Small Business Administration, Agencies and Commissions
This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of North Carolina (FEMA-4393-DR), dated 09/14/ 2018. Incident: Hurricane Florence. Incident Period: 09/07/2018 and continuing.
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Document Number: 2018-20592
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-09-21
Agency: Securities and Exchange Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Quarterly Rail Cost Adjustment Factor
Document Number: 2018-20591
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-09-21
Agency: Surface Transportation Board, Department of Transportation
The Board has approved the fourth quarter 2018 Rail Cost Adjustment Factor (RCAF) and cost index filed by the Association of American Railroads. The fourth quarter 2018 RCAF (Unadjusted) is 1.079. The fourth quarter 2018 RCAF (Adjusted) is 0.457. The fourth quarter 2018 RCAF-5 is 0.427.
Tests Determined To Be Suitable for Use in the National Reporting System for Adult Education
Document Number: 2018-20590
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-09-21
Agency: Department of Education
The Secretary announces tests, test forms, and delivery formats that the Secretary determines to be suitable for use in the National Reporting System for Adult Education (NRS).
Outdated and Superseded Regulations-Career and Technical Education National Programs
Document Number: 2018-20589
Type: Rule
Date: 2018-09-21
Agency: Department of Education
The Secretary removes outdated, superseded regulations for seven programs in the State Vocational and Applied Technology Education Programs and National Discretionary Programs of Vocational Education added by a final rule in the Federal Register on August 14, 1992 (Perkins 1992 Regulations) as authorized under the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Act of 1990 (Perkins II), Title IV National Programs. These programs are no longer funded by the Department.
Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technical Advisory Committee
Document Number: 2018-20588
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-09-21
Agency: Department of Energy
This notice announces a teleconference call of the Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Technical Advisory Committee (HTAC). The Federal Advisory Committee Act requires that public notice of these meetings be announced in the Federal Register.
Changes to Validations for Intelligent Mail Package Barcode
Document Number: 2018-20587
Type: Rule
Date: 2018-09-21
Agency: Postal Service, Agencies and Commissions
The Postal Service is amending Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM[supreg]) to add new Intelligent Mail[supreg] package barcode (IMpb) validations for evaluating compliance with IMpb requirements for all mailers who enter commercial parcels.
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 2018-20586
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-09-21
Agency: Department of Agriculture
Membership of the Performance Review Board
Document Number: 2018-20584
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-09-21
Agency: Department of Education
The Secretary publishes a list of persons who may be named to serve on the Performance Review Board that oversees the evaluation of performance appraisals for Senior Executive Service members of the Department.
Tart Cherries Grown in the States of Michigan, et al.; Free and Restricted Percentages for the 2017-18 Crop Year for Tart Cherries
Document Number: 2018-20583
Type: Rule
Date: 2018-09-21
Agency: Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture
This rule implements a recommendation from the Cherry Industry Administrative Board (Board) to establish free and restricted percentages, or the proportion of 2017 tart cherries which may be handled in commercial outlets, for the 2017-18 crop year under the Marketing Order for tart cherries grown in the states of Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wisconsin.
Information Collection Activity; Comment Request; Correction
Document Number: 2018-20582
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-09-21
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Rural Utilities Service
The Rural Utilities Service (the Agency) published a 60-day notice in the Federal Register on September 6, 2018, inviting comments on information collection for which approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) will be requested. The document provided incorrect date. This notice provides for a correction to the ``Date'' caption to allow for a 60-day comment period.
Discontinuation of Customs Broker Importer Self-Assessment Pre-Certification Test
Document Number: 2018-20581
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-09-21
Agency: Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
On April 17, 2013, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced a test allowing customs brokers to pre-certify importers for participation in the Importer Self-Assessment (ISA) program. The Customs Broker Importer Self-Assessment Pre-Certification (Broker ISA PC) test was intended to leverage customs brokers' relationships with importers to facilitate and promote importer participation in the ISA program. Unfortunately, there was minimal importer participation in the test; thus, CBP has determined that it is not effective to continue with the Broker ISA PC test. This notice announces CBP's intention to discontinue the test and not to move forward with a permanent Broker ISA PC program.
Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Sacramento River, Sacramento, CA
Document Number: 2018-20579
Type: Rule
Date: 2018-09-21
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard has issued a temporary deviation from the operating schedule that governs the Tower Drawbridge across the Sacramento River, mile 59.0, at Sacramento, CA. The deviation is necessary to allow the community to participate in the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation One Walk. This deviation allows the bridge to remain in the closed-to-navigation position.
Limitation on Claims Against Proposed Public Transportation Projects
Document Number: 2018-20578
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-09-21
Agency: Federal Transit Administration, Department of Transportation
This notice announces final environmental actions taken by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for projects in New York City, New York, and Redmond, Washington. The purpose of this notice is to announce publicly the environmental decisions by FTA on the subject projects and to activate the limitation on any claims that may challenge these final environmental actions.
Notice of Availability of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Tule River Tribe's Proposed Fee-to-Trust and Eagle Mountain Casino Relocation Project, Tulare County, California
Document Number: 2018-20577
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-09-21
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs
This notice advises the public that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), as lead agency, with the Tule River Indian Tribe (Tribe), City of Porterville (City), Tulare County (County), and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) serving as cooperating agencies, intends to file a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) with the EPA in connection with the Tribe's application for acquisition in trust by the United States of approximately 40 acres for gaming and other purposes to be located in the City of Porterville, Tulare County, California. This notice also announces that the DEIS is now available for public review and that a public hearing will be held to receive comments on the DEIS.
Proposed Collection; Comment Request on Information Collection for Forms 14039, 14039 (SP), 14039-B and 14039-B (SP)
Document Number: 2018-20576
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-09-21
Agency: Internal Revenue Service, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
The Internal Revenue Service, 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 proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Currently, the IRS is soliciting comments concerning Form 14039, Identity Theft Affidavit, Form 14039 (SP), Declaracion Jurada sobre el Robo de Identidad, Form 14039-B, Business Identity Theft Affidavit and Form 14039-B (SP), Declaracion Jurada sobre el Robo de Identidad de un Negocio.
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Document Number: 2018-20575
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-09-21
Agency: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Defense Health Agency announces a proposed public information collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments are invited on: Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to minimize the burden of the information collection on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Notification Requirements Regarding Findings of Sexual Harassment, Other Forms of Harassment, or Sexual Assault
Document Number: 2018-20574
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-09-21
Agency: National Science Foundation, Agencies and Commissions
NSF is publishing, in final form, a new term and condition regarding sexual harassment, other forms of harassment, and sexual assault. NSF's intention to develop and implement this new term and condition was specified in Important Notice No. 144, dated February 8, 2018. The National Science Foundation (NSF) will not tolerate sexual harassment, other forms of harassment, or sexual assault within the agency, at awardee organizations, field sites, or anywhere NSF-funded science and education is conducted. The 3,000 U.S. institutions of higher education and other organizations that receive NSF funds are responsible for fully investigating complaints and for compliance with federal non-discrimination laws, regulations, and executive orders. NSF has taken steps to help ensure research environments are free from sexual harassment. Additionally, NSF is bolstering our policies, guidelines, and communications so that organizations funded by NSF clearly understand expectations and requirements. NSF is working to make certain that recipients of grants and cooperative agreements respond promptly and appropriately to instances of sexual harassment, other forms of harassment, or sexual assault. A community effort is essential to eliminate sexual and other forms of harassment in science and to build scientific workspaces where people can learn, grow, and thrive.
Arms Sales Notification
Document Number: 2018-20573
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-09-21
Agency: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary
The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales notification.
Safety Zone; Penn's Landing Fireworks, Delaware River, Philadelphia PA
Document Number: 2018-20572
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2018-09-21
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard proposes to amend the existing recurring fireworks safety zone on the Delaware River adjacent to Penn's Landing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The amendment would allow the Coast Guard to enforce the safety zone at this location throughout the entire year. The Coast Guard would notify the public of upcoming enforcement of the zone through publication of a Notice of Enforcement in the Federal Register and Broadcast Notice to Mariners. This change would expedite public notification of events at the location and ensure the protection of the maritime public and event participants from the hazards associated with fireworks displays in the Delaware River adjacent to Penn's Landing. We invite your comments on this proposed rulemaking.
Joint Meeting of the Psychopharmacologic Drugs Advisory Committee and the Drug Safety and Risk Management Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting; Establishment of a Public Docket; Request for Comments
Document Number: 2018-20571
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-09-21
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announces a forthcoming public advisory committee meeting of the Psychopharmacologic Drugs Advisory Committee and the Drug Safety and Risk Management Advisory Committee. The general function of the committees is to provide advice and recommendations to FDA on regulatory issues. The meeting will be open to the public. FDA is establishing a docket for public comment on this document.
Arms Sales Notification
Document Number: 2018-20569
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-09-21
Agency: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary
The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales notification.
Arms Sales Notification
Document Number: 2018-20568
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-09-21
Agency: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary
The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales notification.
Arms Sales Notification
Document Number: 2018-20566
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-09-21
Agency: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary
The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales notification.
Modified Risk Tobacco Product Application: Application for Copenhagen® Snuff Fine Cut, a Loose Moist Snuff Tobacco Product Submitted by U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company LLC
Document Number: 2018-20562
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-09-21
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability for public comment of a modified risk tobacco product application (MRTPA) for Copenhagen[supreg] Snuff Fine Cut, a loose moist snuff tobacco product submitted by U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Co. LLC.
Civil Money Penalties Relating to the ClinicalTrials.gov Data Bank; Draft Guidance for Food and Drug Administration Staff, Responsible Parties, and Submitters of Certain Applications and Submissions to the Food and Drug Administration; Availability
Document Number: 2018-20560
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-09-21
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 ``Civil Money Penalties Relating to the ClinicalTrials.gov Data Bank; Draft Guidance for FDA Staff, Responsible Parties, and Submitters of Certain Applications and Submissions to FDA.'' The draft guidance provides the current thinking of FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER), Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER), and Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) regarding civil money penalties that may be assessed against responsible parties and/or submitters of certain applications and submissions to FDA regarding drug products, biological products, and device products who violate applicable Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) prohibitions relating to requirements, including implementing regulations, submitting registration and/or results information to the ClinicalTrials.gov data bank, and/or certain certifications to FDA.
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 2018-20559
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-09-21
Agency: Department of Agriculture
Agency Information Collection Activities: Petition Process for Designation of Federal Lands as Unsuitable for All or Certain Types of Surface Coal Mining Operations and for Termination of Previous Designations
Document Number: 2018-20558
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-09-21
Agency: Department of the Interior, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE), are announcing our intention to request renewed approval for the collection of information that establishes the minimum procedures and standards for designating Federal lands unsuitable for certain types of surface mining operations and for terminating designations pursuant to a petition. The information requested will aid the regulatory authority in the decision making process to approve or disapprove a request.
Agency Information Collection Activities: General
Document Number: 2018-20557
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-09-21
Agency: Department of the Interior, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) are proposing to renew an information collection for general provisions under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977.
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Baldrige Executive Fellows Program
Document Number: 2018-20556
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-09-21
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology
The Department of Commerce, 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 proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Combined Notice of Filings #1
Document Number: 2018-20555
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-09-21
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Combined Notice of Filings
Document Number: 2018-20554
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-09-21
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests: Aquenergy Systems, LLC
Document Number: 2018-20553
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-09-21
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Airworthiness Directives; Zodiac Seats France, Cabin Attendant Seats
Document Number: 2018-20551
Type: Rule
Date: 2018-09-21
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Zodiac Seats France, 537-Series Cabin Attendant Seats. This AD was prompted by operator reports that safety belt wear was found at the attachment to the cabin attendant seat. This AD requires inspecting the safety belt webbing, and modifying and re-marking each affected cabin attendant seat. We are issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.
All Aboard America! Holdings, Inc.-Acquisition of Control-Lux Bus America Co.
Document Number: 2018-20550
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-09-21
Agency: Surface Transportation Board, Department of Transportation
On August 14, 2018, All Aboard America! Holdings, Inc. (AAAHI), a noncarrier, filed an application under 49 U.S.C. 14303 for AAAHI to acquire a 100% equity interest in Lux Bus America Co. (Lux Bus), an interstate motor carrier of passengers. On August 23, 2018, AAAHI filed a supplement to its application. The Board is tentatively approving and authorizing the transaction, and, if no opposing comments are timely filed, this notice will be the final Board action. Persons wishing to oppose the application must follow the rules at 49 CFR 1182.5 and 1182.8.
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