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| 2016-28966 | Revision of Import and Export Requirements for Controlled Substances, Listed Chemicals, and Tableting and Encapsulating Machines, Including Changes To Implement the International Trade Data System (ITDS); Revision of Reporting Requirements for Domestic Transactions in Listed Chemicals and Tableting and Encapsulating Machines; and Technical Amendments | Rule | The Drug Enforcement Administration is updating its regulations for the import and export of tableting and encapsulating machines, controlled substances, and listed chemicals, and its regulations relating to reports required for domestic transactions in listed chemicals, gamma-hydroxybutyric acid, and tableting and encapsulating machines. In accordance with Executive Order 13563, the Drug Enforcement Administration has reviewed its import and export regulations and reporting requirements for domestic transactions in listed chemicals (and gamma-hydroxybutyric acid) and tableting and encapsulating machines, and evaluated them for clarity, consistency, continued accuracy, and effectiveness. The amendments clarify certain policies and reflect current procedures and technological advancements. The amendments also allow for the implementation, as applicable to tableting and encapsulating machines, controlled substances, and listed chemicals, of the President's Executive Order 13659 on streamlining the export/import process and requiring the government-wide utilization of the International Trade Data System (ITDS). This rule additionally contains amendments that implement recent changes to the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act (CSIEA) for reexportation of controlled substances among members of the European Economic Area made by the Improving Regulatory Transparency for New Medical Therapies Act. The rule also includes additional substantive and technical and stylistic amendments. | 2016-12-30 | 2016 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/30/2016-28966/revision-of-import-and-export-requirements-for-controlled-substances-listed-chemicals-and-tableting | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-30/pdf/2016-28966.pdf | Justice Department; Drug Enforcement Administration | 268,116 | The Drug Enforcement Administration is updating its regulations for the import and export of tableting and encapsulating machines, controlled substances, and listed chemicals, and its regulations relating to reports required for domestic transactions... |
| 2016-30246 | Revision of Airworthiness Standards for Normal, Utility, Acrobatic, and Commuter Category Airplanes | Rule | The FAA amends its airworthiness standards for normal, utility, acrobatic, and commuter category airplanes by replacing current prescriptive design requirements with performance-based airworthiness standards. These standards also replace the current weight and propulsion divisions in small airplane regulations with performance- and risk-based divisions for airplanes with a maximum seating capacity of 19 passengers or less and a maximum takeoff weight of 19,000 pounds or less. These airworthiness standards are based on, and will maintain, the level of safety of the current small airplane regulations, except for areas addressing loss of control and icing, for which the safety level has been increased. The FAA adopts additional airworthiness standards to address certification for flight in icing conditions, enhanced stall characteristics, and minimum control speed to prevent departure from controlled flight for multiengine airplanes. This rulemaking is in response to the Congressional mandate set forth in the Small Airplane Revitalization Act of 2013. | 2016-12-30 | 2016 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/30/2016-30246/revision-of-airworthiness-standards-for-normal-utility-acrobatic-and-commuter-category-airplanes | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-30/pdf/2016-30246.pdf | Transportation Department; Federal Aviation Administration | 492,159 | The FAA amends its airworthiness standards for normal, utility, acrobatic, and commuter category airplanes by replacing current prescriptive design requirements with performance-based airworthiness standards. These standards also replace the current... |
| 2016-31035 | Inflation Adjustment of Civil Monetary Penalties | Rule | The Department of Energy ("DOE") publishes this final rule to adjust DOE's civil monetary penalties ("CMPs") for inflation as mandated by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990, as further amended by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 (collectively referred to herein as "the Act"). This rule adjusts CMPs within the jurisdiction of DOE to the maximum amount required by the Act. | 2016-12-30 | 2016 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/30/2016-31035/inflation-adjustment-of-civil-monetary-penalties | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-30/pdf/2016-31035.pdf | Energy Department | 136 | The Department of Energy ("DOE") publishes this final rule to adjust DOE's civil monetary penalties ("CMPs") for inflation as mandated by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990, as further amended by the Federal Civil Penalties... |
| 2016-31350 | Fees for Official Inspection and Official Weighing Services Under the United States Grain Standards Act (USGSA) | Rule | The Department of Agriculture (USDA) Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) is announcing the fee schedule for official inspection and weighing services performed under the United States Grain Standards Act (USGSA), as amended, in order to comply with amendments to the USGSA made by the Agriculture Reauthorizations Act of 2015. The USGSA provides GIPSA with the authority to charge and collect reasonable fees to cover the costs of performing official services and the costs associated with managing the program. This action publishes the annual review of fees in Schedule A and the resulting fees that will be effective January 1, 2017. | 2016-12-30 | 2016 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/30/2016-31350/fees-for-official-inspection-and-official-weighing-services-under-the-united-states-grain-standards | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-30/pdf/2016-31350.pdf | Agriculture Department; Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration | 12,218 | The Department of Agriculture (USDA) Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) is announcing the fee schedule for official inspection and weighing services performed under the United States Grain Standards Act (USGSA), as amended,... |
| 2016-31368 | Increase in the Maximum Amount of Primary Nuclear Liability Insurance | Rule | The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending its regulations to increase the required amount \1\ of primary nuclear liability insurance from $375 million to $450 million for each nuclear reactor that is licensed to operate, is designed for the production of electrical energy, and has a rated capacity of 100,000 electrical kilowatts or more. This change conforms to the provision in the Price- Anderson Amendments Act of 1988 (Pub. L. 100-408) (Price-Anderson Act) that the amount of primary financial protection required of licensees by the NRC shall be the maximum amount available at reasonable cost and on reasonable terms from private sources. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 2016-12-30 | 2016 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/30/2016-31368/increase-in-the-maximum-amount-of-primary-nuclear-liability-insurance | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-30/pdf/2016-31368.pdf | Nuclear Regulatory Commission | 383 | The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending its regulations to increase the required amount \1\ of primary nuclear liability insurance from $375 million to $450 million for each nuclear reactor that is licensed to operate, is designed for... |
| 2016-31463 | Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Dolphin and Wahoo Fishery Off the Atlantic States; Regulatory Amendment 1 | Rule | NMFS issues regulations to implement Regulatory Amendment 1 for the Fishery Management Plan for the Dolphin and Wahoo Fishery off the Atlantic States (FMP), as prepared and submitted by the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council). This final rule establishes a commercial trip limit for Atlantic dolphin for vessels with a Federal commercial permit for Atlantic dolphin and wahoo. The purpose of this final rule is to reduce the chance of an in-season closure of the dolphin commercial sector as a result of the annual catch limit (ACL) being reached during the fishing year, and to reduce the severity of economic or social impacts caused by these closures. | 2016-12-30 | 2016 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/30/2016-31463/fisheries-of-the-caribbean-gulf-of-mexico-and-south-atlantic-dolphin-and-wahoo-fishery-off-the | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-30/pdf/2016-31463.pdf | Commerce Department; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | 54,361 | NMFS issues regulations to implement Regulatory Amendment 1 for the Fishery Management Plan for the Dolphin and Wahoo Fishery off the Atlantic States (FMP), as prepared and submitted by the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council). This... |
| 2016-31531 | Liberty Island Safety Zone; Fireworks Display in Captain of the Port New York Zone | Rule | The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone within the Captain of the Port New York Zone on the specified date and time. This action is necessary to ensure the safety of vessels and spectators from hazards associated with fireworks displays. During the enforcement period, no person or vessel may enter the safety zone without permission of the Captain of the Port (COTP). | 2016-12-30 | 2016 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/30/2016-31531/liberty-island-safety-zone-fireworks-display-in-captain-of-the-port-new-york-zone | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-30/pdf/2016-31531.pdf | Homeland Security Department; Coast Guard | 227,53 | The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone within the Captain of the Port New York Zone on the specified date and time. This action is necessary to ensure the safety of vessels and spectators from hazards associated with fireworks displays. During the... |
| 2016-31532 | Pistachios Grown in California, Arizona, and New Mexico; Decreased Assessment Rate | Rule | The Department of Agriculture (USDA) is adopting, as a final rule, without change, an interim rule that implemented a recommendation from the Administrative Committee for Pistachios (Committee) to decrease the assessment rate established for pistachios grown in California, Arizona, and New Mexico for the 2016-2017 and subsequent production years from $0.0035 to $0.0010 per pound of assessed weight pistachios handled under the marketing order (order). The Committee locally administers the order and is comprised of producers and handlers of pistachios operating within the area of production. The interim rule was necessary to allow the Committee to reduce its financial reserve while still providing adequate funding to meet program expenses. | 2016-12-30 | 2016 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/30/2016-31532/pistachios-grown-in-california-arizona-and-new-mexico-decreased-assessment-rate | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-30/pdf/2016-31532.pdf | Agriculture Department; Agricultural Marketing Service | 12,9 | The Department of Agriculture (USDA) is adopting, as a final rule, without change, an interim rule that implemented a recommendation from the Administrative Committee for Pistachios (Committee) to decrease the assessment rate established for pistachios... |
| 2016-31572 | Industrial and Commercial Metals | Rule | The OCC is finalizing a rule to prohibit national banks and federal savings associations from dealing or investing in industrial or commercial metals. | 2016-12-30 | 2016 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/30/2016-31572/industrial-and-commercial-metals | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-30/pdf/2016-31572.pdf | Treasury Department; Comptroller of the Currency | 497,80 | The OCC is finalizing a rule to prohibit national banks and federal savings associations from dealing or investing in industrial or commercial metals. |
| 2016-31575 | Information Returns; Winnings From Bingo, Keno, and Slot Machines | Rule | This document contains final regulations under section 6041 regarding the filing of information returns to report winnings from bingo, keno, and slot machine play. The rules update the existing requirements regarding the filing, form, and content of such information returns; allow for an additional form of payee identification; and provide an optional aggregate reporting method. The final regulations affect persons who pay winnings of $1,200 or more from bingo and slot machine play, $1,500 or more from keno, and recipients of such payments. | 2016-12-30 | 2016 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/30/2016-31575/information-returns-winnings-from-bingo-keno-and-slot-machines | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-30/pdf/2016-31575.pdf | Treasury Department; Internal Revenue Service | 497,254 | This document contains final regulations under section 6041 regarding the filing of information returns to report winnings from bingo, keno, and slot machine play. The rules update the existing requirements regarding the filing, form, and content of... |
| 2016-31595 | Update To Incorporate FOIA Improvement Act of 2016 Requirements | Rule | The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending its regulations to reflect changes to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The FOIA Improvement Act of 2016 requires the NRC to amend its FOIA regulations to update procedures for requesting information from the NRC and procedures that the NRC must follow in responding to FOIA requests. | 2016-12-30 | 2016 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/30/2016-31595/update-to-incorporate-foia-improvement-act-of-2016-requirements | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-30/pdf/2016-31595.pdf | Nuclear Regulatory Commission | 383 | The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending its regulations to reflect changes to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The FOIA Improvement Act of 2016 requires the NRC to amend its FOIA regulations to update procedures for requesting... |
| 2016-31597 | Food Labeling; Nutrition Labeling of Standard Menu Items in Restaurants and Similar Retail Food Establishments; Extension of Compliance Date | Rule | The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is extending the compliance date for the final rule requiring disclosure of certain nutrition information for standard menu items in certain restaurants and retail food establishments. The final rule appeared in the Federal Register of December 1, 2014, and on May 5, 2016, we stated in the Federal Register that the enforcement of the final rule would begin on May 5, 2017. We are taking this action to clarify and confirm that the compliance date for the final rule is May 5, 2017. | 2016-12-30 | 2016 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/30/2016-31597/food-labeling-nutrition-labeling-of-standard-menu-items-in-restaurants-and-similar-retail-food | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-30/pdf/2016-31597.pdf | Health and Human Services Department; Food and Drug Administration | 221,199 | The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is extending the compliance date for the final rule requiring disclosure of certain nutrition information for standard menu items in certain restaurants and retail food establishments. The final rule... |
| 2016-31645 | Revision to the Near-road NO2 Minimum Monitoring Requirements | Rule | This action finalizes revisions to the minimum monitoring requirements for near-road nitrogen dioxide (NO<INF>2</INF>) monitoring by removing the existing requirements for near-road NO<INF>2</INF> monitoring stations in Core Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs) having populations between 500,000 and 1,000,000 persons, that are due by January 1, 2017. | 2016-12-30 | 2016 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/30/2016-31645/revision-to-the-near-road-no2-minimum-monitoring-requirements | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-30/pdf/2016-31645.pdf | Environmental Protection Agency | 145 | This action finalizes revisions to the minimum monitoring requirements for near-road nitrogen dioxide (NO<INF>2</INF>) monitoring by removing the existing requirements for near-road NO<INF>2</INF> monitoring stations in Core Based Statistical Areas... |
| 2016-31670 | Orthopedic Devices; Reclassification of Pedicle Screw Systems, Henceforth To Be Known as Thoracolumbosacral Pedicle Screw Systems, Including Semi-Rigid Systems | Rule | The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is issuing a final order to reclassify pedicle screw systems, a preamendments class III device (regulated under product code NKB), into class II (special controls), renaming the device "thoracolumbosacral pedicle screw systems"; reclassify dynamic stabilization systems, a subtype of pedicle screw systems regulated under product code NQP when used as an adjunct to fusion, into class II (special controls), renaming this device subtype "semi-rigid systems"; and clarify the device identification of pedicle screw systems to more clearly delineate between rigid pedicle screw systems and semi-rigid systems. FDA is finalizing this action based on a reevaluation of information pertaining to the device type. | 2016-12-30 | 2016 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/30/2016-31670/orthopedic-devices-reclassification-of-pedicle-screw-systems-henceforth-to-be-known-as | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-30/pdf/2016-31670.pdf | Health and Human Services Department; Food and Drug Administration | 221,199 | The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is issuing a final order to reclassify pedicle screw systems, a preamendments class III device (regulated under product code NKB), into class II (special controls), renaming the device "thoracolumbosacral pedicle... |
| 2016-31693 | Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes | Rule | The FAA is correcting an airworthiness directive (AD) that published in the Federal Register. That AD applies to certain The Boeing Company Model 787-8 airplanes. As published, the amendment number specified in the preamble and regulatory text is incorrect. This document corrects that error. In all other respects, the original document remains the same. | 2016-12-30 | 2016 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/30/2016-31693/airworthiness-directives-the-boeing-company-airplanes | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-30/pdf/2016-31693.pdf | Transportation Department; Federal Aviation Administration | 492,159 | The FAA is correcting an airworthiness directive (AD) that published in the Federal Register. That AD applies to certain The Boeing Company Model 787-8 airplanes. As published, the amendment number specified in the preamble and regulatory text is... |
| 2016-31695 | Airworthiness Directives; Safran Helicopter Engines, S.A. (Formerly Turbomeca S.A.) Turboshaft Engines | Rule | We are superseding airworthiness directive (AD) 2016-04-12, that applies to certain Safran Helicopter Engines, S.A. (formerly Turbomeca S.A.) Arriel 2B, 2B1, 2C, 2C1, 2C2, 2D, 2E, 2S1, and 2S2 turboshaft engines. AD 2016-04-12 required spectrometric oil analysis (SOA) inspection of the engine accessory gearbox (AGB), and, depending on the results, removal of the engine AGB. This AD requires initial and repetitive wear inspections of the engine AGB cover. This AD was prompted by a report of an uncommanded in-flight shutdown (IFSD) of an Arriel 2S2 engine caused by rupture of the 41-tooth gear, which forms part of the bevel gear in the engine AGB. We are issuing this AD to correct the unsafe condition on these products. | 2016-12-30 | 2016 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/30/2016-31695/airworthiness-directives-safran-helicopter-engines-sa-formerly-turbomeca-sa-turboshaft-engines | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-30/pdf/2016-31695.pdf | Transportation Department; Federal Aviation Administration | 492,159 | We are superseding airworthiness directive (AD) 2016-04-12, that applies to certain Safran Helicopter Engines, S.A. (formerly Turbomeca S.A.) Arriel 2B, 2B1, 2C, 2C1, 2C2, 2D, 2E, 2S1, and 2S2 turboshaft engines. AD 2016-04-12 required spectrometric... |
| 2016-29994 | Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products and Certain Commercial and Industrial Equipment: Test Procedures for Consumer and Commercial Water Heaters | Rule | The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), in this final rule, establishes mathematical conversion factors to translate the current energy conservation standards and the measured values determined under the energy factor, thermal efficiency, and standby loss test procedures for consumer water heaters and certain commercial water heaters to those determined under the more recently adopted uniform energy factor test procedure. As required by the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 (EPCA), as amended, DOE initially presented proposals for establishing a mathematical conversion factor in a notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) published on April 14, 2015 (April 2015 NOPR). Upon further analysis and review of the public comments received in response to the April 2015 NOPR, DOE published a supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking on August 30, 2016 (August 2016 SNOPR). These proposed rulemakings serve as the basis for the final rule. | 2016-12-29 | 2016 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/29/2016-29994/energy-conservation-program-for-consumer-products-and-certain-commercial-and-industrial-equipment | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-29/pdf/2016-29994.pdf | Energy Department | 136 | The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), in this final rule, establishes mathematical conversion factors to translate the current energy conservation standards and the measured values determined under the energy factor, thermal efficiency, and standby loss... |
| 2016-30020 | Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Helicopters (Previously Eurocopter France) Helicopters | Rule | We are superseding airworthiness directive (AD) 2010-21-07 for Eurocopter France (now Airbus Helicopters) Model AS350B3 and EC130B4 helicopters. AD 2010-21-07 required inspecting the pilot's and co- pilot's throttle twist for proper operation of the contactors. This new AD retains the requirements of AD 2010-21-07, includes additional inspection procedures, and revises the inspection interval. These actions are intended to address the unsafe condition on these products. | 2016-12-29 | 2016 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/29/2016-30020/airworthiness-directives-airbus-helicopters-previously-eurocopter-france-helicopters | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-29/pdf/2016-30020.pdf | Transportation Department; Federal Aviation Administration | 492,159 | We are superseding airworthiness directive (AD) 2010-21-07 for Eurocopter France (now Airbus Helicopters) Model AS350B3 and EC130B4 helicopters. AD 2010-21-07 required inspecting the pilot's and co- pilot's throttle twist for proper operation of the... |
| 2016-30279 | Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes | Rule | We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all The Boeing Company Model MD-90-30 airplanes. This AD was prompted by reports of stick shaker activation at airspeeds that were above the stall protection system's stick shaker schedule. This AD requires installing angle-of-attack (AOA) sensor external case heaters on the existing AOA sensors, installing additional wires, and doing a functional test and applicable corrective actions. We are issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products. | 2016-12-29 | 2016 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/29/2016-30279/airworthiness-directives-the-boeing-company-airplanes | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-29/pdf/2016-30279.pdf | Transportation Department; Federal Aviation Administration | 492,159 | We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all The Boeing Company Model MD-90-30 airplanes. This AD was prompted by reports of stick shaker activation at airspeeds that were above the stall protection system's stick shaker schedule. This AD... |
| 2016-30284 | Enterprise Duty To Serve Underserved Markets | Rule | The Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (HERA) amended the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 (Safety and Soundness Act) to establish a duty for the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) (collectively, the Enterprises) to serve three specified underserved markets--manufactured housing, affordable housing preservation, and rural markets--in order to increase the liquidity of mortgage investments and improve the distribution of investment capital available for mortgage financing for very low-, low-, and moderate-income families in those markets. The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is issuing this final rule which specifies the scope of Enterprise activities that are eligible to receive Duty to Serve credit. These activities generally are those that facilitate a secondary market for mortgages related to: Manufactured homes titled as real property or personal property; blanket loans for certain categories of manufactured housing communities; preserving the affordability of housing for renters and homebuyers; and housing in rural markets. The final rule provides a framework for FHFA's method for evaluating and rating the Enterprises' compliance with the Duty to Serve each underserved market. | 2016-12-29 | 2016 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/29/2016-30284/enterprise-duty-to-serve-underserved-markets | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-29/pdf/2016-30284.pdf | Federal Housing Finance Agency | 174 | The Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (HERA) amended the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 (Safety and Soundness Act) to establish a duty for the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the... |
| 2016-31146 | Regulatory Program Fees and Water Supply Charges | Rule | The Commission amends the Rules of Practice and Procedure and the Basin Regulations--Water Supply Charges, respectively, to adopt a new project review fee structure and provide for automatic inflation adjustments. These changes are also incorporated into the Commission's Comprehensive Plan. | 2016-12-29 | 2016 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/29/2016-31146/regulatory-program-fees-and-water-supply-charges | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-29/pdf/2016-31146.pdf | Delaware River Basin Commission | 112 | The Commission amends the Rules of Practice and Procedure and the Basin Regulations--Water Supply Charges, respectively, to adopt a new project review fee structure and provide for automatic inflation adjustments. These changes are also incorporated... |
| 2016-31211 | Isobutyl Acetate and Isobutyric Acid; Exemption From the Requirement of a Tolerance | Rule | This regulation establishes exemptions from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of isobutyl acetate (CAS Reg. No. 110-19-0) and isobutyric acid (CAS Reg. No. 79-31-2) when used as inert ingredients (solvent) in pesticide formulations applied to growing crops and raw agricultural commodities after harvest. Technology Sciences Group Inc. on behalf of Jeneil Biosurfactant Company submitted a petition to EPA under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), requesting establishment of these exemptions from the requirement of a tolerance. This regulation eliminates the need to establish maximum permissible levels for residues of isobutyl acetate and isobutyric acid. | 2016-12-29 | 2016 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/29/2016-31211/isobutyl-acetate-and-isobutyric-acid-exemption-from-the-requirement-of-a-tolerance | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-29/pdf/2016-31211.pdf | Environmental Protection Agency | 145 | This regulation establishes exemptions from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of isobutyl acetate (CAS Reg. No. 110-19-0) and isobutyric acid (CAS Reg. No. 79-31-2) when used as inert ingredients (solvent) in pesticide formulations applied to... |
| 2016-31256 | Extension of Deadline for Action on the November 2016 Section 126 Petition From Delaware | Rule | In this action, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is determining that 60 days is insufficient time to complete the technical and other analyses and public notice-and-comment process required for our review of a petition submitted by the state of Delaware pursuant to section 126 of the Clean Air Act (CAA). The petition requests that the EPA make a finding that Homer City Generating Station, located in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, emits air pollution that significantly contributes to nonattainment and interferes with maintenance of the 2008 and 2015 ozone national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) in the state of Delaware. Under section 307(d)(10) of CAA, the EPA is authorized to grant a time extension for responding to a petition if the EPA determines that the extension is necessary to afford the public, and the agency, adequate opportunity to carry out the purposes of the section 307(d) notice-and-comment rulemaking requirements. By this action, the EPA is making that determination. The EPA is therefore extending the deadline for acting on the petition to no later than July 9, 2017. | 2016-12-29 | 2016 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/29/2016-31256/extension-of-deadline-for-action-on-the-november-2016-section-126-petition-from-delaware | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-29/pdf/2016-31256.pdf | Environmental Protection Agency | 145 | In this action, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is determining that 60 days is insufficient time to complete the technical and other analyses and public notice-and-comment process required for our review of a petition submitted by the state... |
| 2016-31357 | Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Individual Bluefin Quota Program; Inseason Transfers | Rule | NMFS modifies the Atlantic highly migratory species (HMS) regulations regarding the distribution of inseason Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) quota transfers to the Longline category. This final rule provides NMFS the ability to distribute quota inseason either to all qualified Individual Bluefin Quota (IBQ) share recipients (i.e., share recipients who have associated their permit with a vessel) or only to permitted Atlantic Tunas Longline vessels with recent fishing activity, whether or not they are associated with IBQ shares. This action is necessary to optimize fishing opportunity in the directed pelagic longline fishery for target species such as tuna and swordfish and to improve the functioning of the IBQ Program and its leasing provisions consistent with the objectives of Amendment 7 to the 2006 Consolidated HMS Fishery Management Plan (FMP). | 2016-12-29 | 2016 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/29/2016-31357/atlantic-highly-migratory-species-individual-bluefin-quota-program-inseason-transfers | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-29/pdf/2016-31357.pdf | Commerce Department; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | 54,361 | NMFS modifies the Atlantic highly migratory species (HMS) regulations regarding the distribution of inseason Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) quota transfers to the Longline category. This final rule provides NMFS the ability to distribute quota inseason... |
| 2016-31363 | Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Snapper-Grouper Fishery Off the Southern Atlantic States; Regulatory Amendment 16 | Rule | NMFS issues regulations to implement Regulatory Amendment 16 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region (FMP), as prepared and submitted by the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council). This final rule revises the current seasonal prohibition on the use of black sea bass pot gear in the South Atlantic and adds an additional gear marking requirement for black sea bass pot gear. The purpose of this final rule is to reduce the adverse socioeconomic impacts from the current seasonal black sea bass pot gear prohibition while continuing to protect Endangered Species Act (ESA) listed North Atlantic right whales (NARW)in the South Atlantic. This final rule also helps to better identify black sea bass pot gear in the South Atlantic. | 2016-12-29 | 2016 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/29/2016-31363/fisheries-of-the-caribbean-gulf-of-mexico-and-south-atlantic-snapper-grouper-fishery-off-the | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-29/pdf/2016-31363.pdf | Commerce Department; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | 54,361 | NMFS issues regulations to implement Regulatory Amendment 16 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region (FMP), as prepared and submitted by the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council). This... |
| 2016-31370 | Refuse To Accept Procedures for Premarket Tobacco Product Submissions | Rule | The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is issuing a final rule describing when FDA will refuse to accept a tobacco product submission (or application) because the application has not met a minimum threshold for acceptability for FDA review. Under the rule, FDA will refuse to accept a tobacco product submission, for example, that is not in English, does not pertain to a tobacco product, or does not identify the type of submission. By refusing to accept submissions that have the deficiencies identified in the proposed rule, FDA will be able to focus our review resources on submissions that meet a threshold of acceptability and encourage quality submissions. | 2016-12-29 | 2016 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/29/2016-31370/refuse-to-accept-procedures-for-premarket-tobacco-product-submissions | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-29/pdf/2016-31370.pdf | Health and Human Services Department; Food and Drug Administration | 221,199 | The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is issuing a final rule describing when FDA will refuse to accept a tobacco product submission (or application) because the application has not met a minimum threshold for acceptability for FDA review. Under the... |
| 2016-31388 | Availability of Records | Rule | The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC or Commission) proposes to revise its Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) regulations in order to implement the substantive and procedural changes to the FOIA identified in the FOIA Improvement Act of 2016 and update two district offices addresses and the Office of Legal Counsel's fax number. | 2016-12-29 | 2016 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/29/2016-31388/availability-of-records | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-29/pdf/2016-31388.pdf | Equal Employment Opportunity Commission | 147 | The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC or Commission) proposes to revise its Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) regulations in order to implement the substantive and procedural changes to the FOIA identified in the FOIA Improvement Act of... |
| 2016-31457 | Post-Employment Conflict of Interest Restrictions; Revision of Departmental Component Designations | Rule | The U.S. Office of Government Ethics (OGE) is issuing this final rule to revise the component designations of two agencies for purposes of the one-year post-employment conflict of interest restriction for senior employees. Specifically, OGE is revoking two existing component designations and adding five new component designations, based on the recommendations of the agencies concerned. | 2016-12-29 | 2016 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/29/2016-31457/post-employment-conflict-of-interest-restrictions-revision-of-departmental-component-designations | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-29/pdf/2016-31457.pdf | Government Ethics Office | 215 | The U.S. Office of Government Ethics (OGE) is issuing this final rule to revise the component designations of two agencies for purposes of the one-year post-employment conflict of interest restriction for senior employees. Specifically, OGE is revoking... |
| 2016-31507 | Qualification, Service, and Use of Crewmembers and Aircraft Dispatchers; Related Aircraft Amendment | Rule | The FAA is correcting a final rule published on December 16, 2016. In that final rule, which becomes effective on January 17, 2017, the FAA will allow air carriers to seek a deviation from the flight simulation training device (FSTD) requirements for related aircraft proficiency checks. As a result, that rule will eliminate an inconsistency that currently permits carriers that have obtained FAA approval to modify the FSTD requirements for related aircraft differences training, but not for corresponding proficiency checks. The FAA inadvertently listed an incorrect Amendment Number for that final rule. This document corrects that error. | 2016-12-29 | 2016 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/29/2016-31507/qualification-service-and-use-of-crewmembers-and-aircraft-dispatchers-related-aircraft-amendment | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-29/pdf/2016-31507.pdf | Transportation Department; Federal Aviation Administration | 492,159 | The FAA is correcting a final rule published on December 16, 2016. In that final rule, which becomes effective on January 17, 2017, the FAA will allow air carriers to seek a deviation from the flight simulation training device (FSTD) requirements for... |
| 2016-31515 | Interpretive Bulletin Relating to the Exercise of Shareholder Rights and Written Statements of Investment Policy, Including Proxy Voting Policies or Guidelines | Rule | This document sets forth supplemental views of the Department of Labor (Department) concerning the legal standards imposed by sections 402, 403 and 404 of Part 4 of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) with respect to voting of proxies on securities held in employee benefit plan investment portfolios, the maintenance of and compliance with statements of investment policy, including proxy voting policy, and the exercise of other legal rights of a shareholder. In this document, the Department withdraws Interpretive Bulletin 2008-2 and replaces it with Interpretive Bulletin 2016-1, which reinstates the language of Interpretive Bulletin 94-2 with certain modifications. | 2016-12-29 | 2016 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/29/2016-31515/interpretive-bulletin-relating-to-the-exercise-of-shareholder-rights-and-written-statements-of | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-29/pdf/2016-31515.pdf | Labor Department; Employee Benefits Security Administration | 271,131 | This document sets forth supplemental views of the Department of Labor (Department) concerning the legal standards imposed by sections 402, 403 and 404 of Part 4 of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) with respect to... |
| 2016-31526 | Fraser River Sockeye Salmon Fisheries; Inseason Orders | Rule | NMFS publishes Fraser River salmon inseason orders to regulate treaty and non-treaty (all citizen) commercial salmon fisheries in U.S. waters. The orders were issued by the Fraser River Panel (Panel) of the Pacific Salmon Commission (Commission) and subsequently approved and issued by NMFS during the 2016 salmon fisheries within the U.S. Fraser River Panel Area. These orders established fishing dates, times, and areas for the gear types of U.S. treaty Indian and all citizen commercial fisheries during the period the Panel exercised jurisdiction over these fisheries. In 2016, only treaty Indian fisheries were affected by these orders. | 2016-12-29 | 2016 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/29/2016-31526/fraser-river-sockeye-salmon-fisheries-inseason-orders | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-29/pdf/2016-31526.pdf | Commerce Department; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | 54,361 | NMFS publishes Fraser River salmon inseason orders to regulate treaty and non-treaty (all citizen) commercial salmon fisheries in U.S. waters. The orders were issued by the Fraser River Panel (Panel) of the Pacific Salmon Commission (Commission) and... |
| 2016-31588 | Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Herring Fishery; Adjustment to the Atlantic Herring Management Area 1A Annual Catch Limit | Rule | NMFS adjusts the 2016 fishing year annual catch limit for Atlantic Herring Management Area 1A due to an underharvest in the New Brunswick weir fishery. This action is necessary to comply with the 2016-2018 specifications and management measures for the Atlantic Herring Fishery Management Plan and to ensure that accounting of the annual catch limit is accurate for fishing year 2016. | 2016-12-29 | 2016 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/29/2016-31588/fisheries-of-the-northeastern-united-states-atlantic-herring-fishery-adjustment-to-the-atlantic | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-29/pdf/2016-31588.pdf | Commerce Department; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | 54,361 | NMFS adjusts the 2016 fishing year annual catch limit for Atlantic Herring Management Area 1A due to an underharvest in the New Brunswick weir fishery. This action is necessary to comply with the 2016-2018 specifications and management measures for the... |
| 2016-31649 | Medicare Program; Revisions to Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Revisions to Part B for CY 2017; Medicare Advantage Bid Pricing Data Release; Medicare Advantage and Part D Medical Loss Ratio Data Release; Medicare Advantage Provider Network Requirements; Expansion of Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program Model; Medicare Shared Savings Program Requirements; Corrections | Rule | This document corrects technical and typographical errors that appeared in the final rule published in the November 15, 2016 Federal Register (81 FR 80170). That rule is entitled, "Medicare Program; Revisions to Payment Policies under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Revisions to Part B for CY 2017; Medicare Advantage Bid Pricing Data Release; Medicare Advantage and Part D Medical Loss Ratio Data Release; Medicare Advantage Provider Network Requirements; Expansion of Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program Model; Medicare Shared Savings Program Requirements." | 2016-12-29 | 2016 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/29/2016-31649/medicare-program-revisions-to-payment-policies-under-the-physician-fee-schedule-and-other-revisions | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-29/pdf/2016-31649.pdf | Health and Human Services Department; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services | 221,45 | This document corrects technical and typographical errors that appeared in the final rule published in the November 15, 2016 Federal Register (81 FR 80170). That rule is entitled, "Medicare Program; Revisions to Payment Policies under the Physician Fee... |
| 2016-29708 | Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedure for Walk-in Coolers and Walk-in Freezers | Rule | This final rule amends the test procedure for certain walk-in cooler and freezer components by improving the procedure's clarity, updating related certification and enforcement provisions to address the performance-based energy conservation standards for walk-in cooler and freezer equipment, and establishing labeling requirements to aid manufacturers in determining compliance with the relevant standards for walk-in cooler and freezer applications. The amendments consist of provisions specific to certain walk-in cooler and freezer refrigeration systems, including product-specific definitions, removal of a performance credit for hot gas defrost, and a method to accommodate refrigeration equipment that use adaptive defrost and on-cycle variable-speed evaporator fan control. | 2016-12-28 | 2016 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/28/2016-29708/energy-conservation-program-test-procedure-for-walk-in-coolers-and-walk-in-freezers | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-28/pdf/2016-29708.pdf | Energy Department | 136 | This final rule amends the test procedure for certain walk-in cooler and freezer components by improving the procedure's clarity, updating related certification and enforcement provisions to address the performance-based energy conservation standards... |
| 2016-30282 | Airworthiness Directives; Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation | Rule | We are publishing a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (Sikorsky) Model S-92A helicopters, which was sent previously to all known U.S. owners and operators of these helicopters. This AD requires inspecting certain bearings. This AD is prompted by a report of a failed bearing. We are issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products. | 2016-12-28 | 2016 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/28/2016-30282/airworthiness-directives-sikorsky-aircraft-corporation | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-28/pdf/2016-30282.pdf | Transportation Department; Federal Aviation Administration | 492,159 | We are publishing a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (Sikorsky) Model S-92A helicopters, which was sent previously to all known U.S. owners and operators of these helicopters. This AD requires inspecting certain... |
| 2016-30648 | Establishment of Class E Airspace, Healy, AK | Rule | This action establishes Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Healy River Airport, Healy, AK, to support the development of Area Navigation (RNAV) Global Positioning System (GPS) Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations under standard instrument approach and departure procedures at the airport, and for the safety and management of controlled airspace within the National Airspace System. | 2016-12-28 | 2016 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/28/2016-30648/establishment-of-class-e-airspace-healy-ak | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-28/pdf/2016-30648.pdf | Transportation Department; Federal Aviation Administration | 492,159 | This action establishes Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Healy River Airport, Healy, AK, to support the development of Area Navigation (RNAV) Global Positioning System (GPS) Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations... |
| 2016-30649 | Amendment of Class E Airspace; Cedar City, UT | Rule | This action amends the legal descriptions for Class E surface airspace and Class E airspace upward from 700 feet above the surface to correct the airport name for Cedar City Regional Airport (formerly Cedar City Municipal Airport), Cedar City, UT, and amends the airport reference point (ARP) geographic coordinates to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical database. This action also changes the name of the VHF Omnidirectional Range Distance Measuring Equipment (VOR/DME) noted in the Class E surface area airspace legal description to the Enoch VOR/ DME (formerly Cedar City VOR/DME). These changes do not affect the charted boundaries or operating requirements of the airspace. | 2016-12-28 | 2016 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/28/2016-30649/amendment-of-class-e-airspace-cedar-city-ut | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-28/pdf/2016-30649.pdf | Transportation Department; Federal Aviation Administration | 492,159 | This action amends the legal descriptions for Class E surface airspace and Class E airspace upward from 700 feet above the surface to correct the airport name for Cedar City Regional Airport (formerly Cedar City Municipal Airport), Cedar City, UT, and... |
| 2016-30651 | Amendment of Class E Airspace, Blue Mesa, CO | Rule | This action amends Class E en route domestic airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface near the Blue Mesa VHF Omni-Directional Radio Range/Distance Measuring Equipment (VOR/ DME), Blue Mesa, CO. The FAA has transitioned to a more accurate method of measuring, publishing, and charting airspace areas that has revealed some small areas of uncharted uncontrolled airspace. The FAA found modification of these areas of uncontrolled airspace necessary to ensure the safety of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations and the efficient use of navigable airspace, including point-to-point off-airway clearances, and aircraft vectoring services. | 2016-12-28 | 2016 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/28/2016-30651/amendment-of-class-e-airspace-blue-mesa-co | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-28/pdf/2016-30651.pdf | Transportation Department; Federal Aviation Administration | 492,159 | This action amends Class E en route domestic airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface near the Blue Mesa VHF Omni-Directional Radio Range/Distance Measuring Equipment (VOR/ DME), Blue Mesa, CO. The FAA has transitioned to a more... |
| 2016-30655 | Amendment of Class E Airspace, Kahului, HI | Rule | This action modifies Class E airspace designated as an extension to a Class C surface area, and modifies Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Kahului Airport, Kahului, HI. Due to changes to the available instrument flight procedures since the last airspace review and advances in Global Positioning System (GPS) mapping accuracy, modifications are necessary to ensure the safety and management of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at the airport. | 2016-12-28 | 2016 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/28/2016-30655/amendment-of-class-e-airspace-kahului-hi | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-28/pdf/2016-30655.pdf | Transportation Department; Federal Aviation Administration | 492,159 | This action modifies Class E airspace designated as an extension to a Class C surface area, and modifies Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Kahului Airport, Kahului, HI. Due to changes to the available instrument... |
| 2016-30712 | Definitions and Reporting Requirements for Shareholders of Passive Foreign Investment Companies | Rule | This document contains final regulations that provide guidance on determining ownership of a passive foreign investment company (PFIC) and on certain annual reporting requirements for shareholders of PFICs to file Form 8621, "Information Return by a Shareholder of a Passive Foreign Investment Company or Qualified Electing Fund." In addition, the final regulations provide guidance on an exception to the requirement for certain shareholders of foreign corporations to file Form 5471, "Information Return of U.S. Persons with Respect to Certain Foreign Corporations." The regulations finalize proposed regulations and withdraw temporary regulations published on December 31, 2013. The final regulations affect United States persons that own interests in PFICs, and certain United States shareholders of foreign corporations. | 2016-12-28 | 2016 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/28/2016-30712/definitions-and-reporting-requirements-for-shareholders-of-passive-foreign-investment-companies | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-28/pdf/2016-30712.pdf | Treasury Department; Internal Revenue Service | 497,254 | This document contains final regulations that provide guidance on determining ownership of a passive foreign investment company (PFIC) and on certain annual reporting requirements for shareholders of PFICs to file Form 8621, "Information Return by a... |
| 2016-31057 | Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Allow the Use of Longline Pot Gear in the Gulf of Alaska Sablefish Individual Fishing Quota Fishery; Amendment 101 | Rule | NMFS issues regulations to implement Amendment 101 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA FMP) for the sablefish individual fishing quota (IFQ) fisheries in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This final rule authorizes the use of longline pot gear in the GOA sablefish IFQ fishery. In addition, this final rule establishes management measures to minimize potential conflicts between hook-and-line and longline pot gear used in the sablefish IFQ fisheries in the GOA. This final rule also includes regulations developed under the Northern Pacific Halibut Act of 1982 (Halibut Act) to authorize harvest of halibut IFQ caught incidentally in longline pot gear used in the GOA sablefish IFQ fishery. This final rule is necessary to improve efficiency and provide economic benefits for the sablefish IFQ fleet and minimize potential fishery interactions with whales and seabirds. This action is intended to promote the goals and objectives of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, the Halibut Act, the GOA FMP, and other applicable laws. | 2016-12-28 | 2016 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/28/2016-31057/fisheries-of-the-exclusive-economic-zone-off-alaska-allow-the-use-of-longline-pot-gear-in-the-gulf | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-28/pdf/2016-31057.pdf | Commerce Department; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | 54,361 | NMFS issues regulations to implement Amendment 101 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA FMP) for the sablefish individual fishing quota (IFQ) fisheries in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This final rule authorizes the use... |
| 2016-31136 | Civil Penalties | Rule | On July 5, 2016, NHTSA published an interim final rule updating the maximum civil penalty amounts for violations of statutes and regulations administered by NHTSA, pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015. This decision responds to a petition for partial reconsideration of that interim final rule. After carefully considering the issues raised, the Agency grants some aspects of the petition, and denies other aspects. This decision amends the relevant regulatory text accordingly. This decision also responds to a petition for rulemaking on a similar topic. | 2016-12-28 | 2016 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/28/2016-31136/civil-penalties | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-28/pdf/2016-31136.pdf | Transportation Department; National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | 492,345 | On July 5, 2016, NHTSA published an interim final rule updating the maximum civil penalty amounts for violations of statutes and regulations administered by NHTSA, pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of... |
| 2016-31195 | Access to Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) for Employees of Certain Indian Tribal Employers | Rule | This final rule makes Federal employee health insurance accessible to employees of certain Indian tribal entities. Section 409 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (codified at 25 U.S.C. 1647b) authorizes Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and urban Indian organizations that carry out certain programs to purchase coverage, rights, and benefits under the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program for their employees. Tribal employers and tribal employees will be responsible for the full cost of benefits, plus an administrative fee. | 2016-12-28 | 2016 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/28/2016-31195/access-to-federal-employees-health-benefits-fehb-for-employees-of-certain-indian-tribal-employers | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-28/pdf/2016-31195.pdf | Personnel Management Office | 406 | This final rule makes Federal employee health insurance accessible to employees of certain Indian tribal entities. Section 409 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (codified at 25 U.S.C. 1647b) authorizes Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and... |
| 2016-31215 | Methyl Isobutyrate and Isobutyl Isobutyrate; Exemption From the Requirement of a Tolerance | Rule | This regulation establishes exemptions from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of methyl isobutyrate (CAS Reg. No. 547-63-7) and for residues of isobutyl isobutyrate (CAS Reg. No. 97-85-8) when used as inert ingredients (solvents) applied to growing crops or raw agricultural commodities after harvest. Jeneil Biosurfactant Company submitted a petition to EPA under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), requesting establishment of an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance. This regulation eliminates the need to establish a maximum permissible level for residues of methyl isobutyrate and isobutyl isobutyrate when used in accordance with the conditions. | 2016-12-28 | 2016 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/28/2016-31215/methyl-isobutyrate-and-isobutyl-isobutyrate-exemption-from-the-requirement-of-a-tolerance | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-28/pdf/2016-31215.pdf | Environmental Protection Agency | 145 | This regulation establishes exemptions from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of methyl isobutyrate (CAS Reg. No. 547-63-7) and for residues of isobutyl isobutyrate (CAS Reg. No. 97-85-8) when used as inert ingredients (solvents) applied to... |
| 2016-31225 | Approval of California Air Plan Revisions, Great Basin Unified Air Pollution Control District | Rule | The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking final action to approve a revision to the Great Basin Unified Air Pollution Control District (GBUAPCD) portion of the California State Implementation Plan (SIP). This revision concerns emissions of particulate matter at Owens Lake, CA. We are approving a local rule that regulates these emissions under the Clean Air Act (CAA or the Act). | 2016-12-28 | 2016 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/28/2016-31225/approval-of-california-air-plan-revisions-great-basin-unified-air-pollution-control-district | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-28/pdf/2016-31225.pdf | Environmental Protection Agency | 145 | The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking final action to approve a revision to the Great Basin Unified Air Pollution Control District (GBUAPCD) portion of the California State Implementation Plan (SIP). This revision concerns emissions of... |
| 2016-31226 | Approval of California Air Plan Revisions, South Coast Air Quality Management District | Rule | The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking final action to approve revisions to the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) portion of the California State Implementation Plan (SIP). These revisions concern emissions of oxides of nitrogen (NO<INF>X</INF>) from ovens, dryers, dehydrators, heaters, kilns, calciners, furnaces, crematories, incinerators, heated pots, cookers, roasters, smokers, fryers, closed and open heated tanks and evaporators, distillation units, afterburners, degassing units, vapor incinerators, catalytic or thermal oxidizers, soil and water remediation units, and other combustion equipment. We are finalizing our approval of local rules that regulate these emission sources under the Clean Air Act (CAA or the Act). | 2016-12-28 | 2016 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/28/2016-31226/approval-of-california-air-plan-revisions-south-coast-air-quality-management-district | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-28/pdf/2016-31226.pdf | Environmental Protection Agency | 145 | The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking final action to approve revisions to the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) portion of the California State Implementation Plan (SIP). These revisions concern emissions of oxides of... |
| 2016-31227 | Air Plan Approval; Illinois; Volatile Organic Compounds Definition | Rule | Under the Clean Air Act (CAA), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving a state submission as a revision to the Illinois State Implementation Plan (SIP). The revision amends the Illinois Administrative Code (IAC) by updating the definition of volatile organic material (VOM), otherwise known as volatile organic compounds (VOC), to exclude 2-amino-2-methyl-1-propanol (AMP). This revision is in response to an EPA rulemaking in 2014 which exempted this compound from the Federal definition of VOC on the basis that the compound makes a negligible contribution to tropospheric ozone formation. | 2016-12-28 | 2016 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/28/2016-31227/air-plan-approval-illinois-volatile-organic-compounds-definition | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-28/pdf/2016-31227.pdf | Environmental Protection Agency | 145 | Under the Clean Air Act (CAA), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving a state submission as a revision to the Illinois State Implementation Plan (SIP). The revision amends the Illinois Administrative Code (IAC) by updating the... |
| 2016-31240 | Rules of Practice and Procedure | Rule | The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is adjusting the maximum amount of each civil money penalty (CMP) within its jurisdiction to account for inflation. This action is required by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 (2015 Adjustment Act). The FDIC is also amending its rules of practice and procedure to correct a technical error from the previous inflation-adjustment rulemaking. | 2016-12-28 | 2016 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/28/2016-31240/rules-of-practice-and-procedure | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-28/pdf/2016-31240.pdf | Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation | 164 | The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is adjusting the maximum amount of each civil money penalty (CMP) within its jurisdiction to account for inflation. This action is required by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act... |
| 2016-31267 | State of Kentucky Underground Injection Control (UIC) Class II Program; Withdrawal of Primacy Approval | Rule | Because the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) received adverse comment, we are withdrawing the direct final rule approving the Commonwealth of Kentucky's Underground Injection Control (UIC) Class II Program for primacy, published on October 28, 2016. | 2016-12-28 | 2016 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/28/2016-31267/state-of-kentucky-underground-injection-control-uic-class-ii-program-withdrawal-of-primacy-approval | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-28/pdf/2016-31267.pdf | Environmental Protection Agency | 145 | Because the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) received adverse comment, we are withdrawing the direct final rule approving the Commonwealth of Kentucky's Underground Injection Control (UIC) Class II Program for primacy, published on October... |
| 2016-31268 | State of Kentucky Underground Injection Control (UIC) Class II Program; Primacy Approval | Rule | The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking this action to approve the Commonwealth of Kentucky's Underground Injection Control (UIC) Class II Program for primacy. EPA determined that the state's program represents an effective program to prevent underground injection activities that endanger underground sources of drinking water (USDWs), as required under section 1425 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). EPA's approval allows the state to implement and enforce state regulations for UIC Class II injection wells located within the state. The Commonwealth's authority excludes the regulation of injection well Classes I, III, IV, V and VI and all wells on Indian lands, as required by rule under the SDWA. | 2016-12-28 | 2016 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/28/2016-31268/state-of-kentucky-underground-injection-control-uic-class-ii-program-primacy-approval | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-28/pdf/2016-31268.pdf | Environmental Protection Agency | 145 | The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking this action to approve the Commonwealth of Kentucky's Underground Injection Control (UIC) Class II Program for primacy. EPA determined that the state's program represents an effective program to... |
| 2016-31286 | Changes to Exchange Act Registration Requirements To Implement Title V and Title VI of the JOBS Act; Correction | Rule | This document makes technical corrections to a rule that was published in the Federal Register on May 10, 2016 (81 FR 28689). The Commission adopted revisions to Rule 12g-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Exchange Act") in light of the statutory changes made by Title V and Title VI of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act and Title LXXXV of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act. This document is being published to correct language in that rule to more precisely reflect the holder of record threshold established by Exchange Act Section 12(g)(1). | 2016-12-28 | 2016 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/28/2016-31286/changes-to-exchange-act-registration-requirements-to-implement-title-v-and-title-vi-of-the-jobs-act | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-28/pdf/2016-31286.pdf | Securities and Exchange Commission | 466 | This document makes technical corrections to a rule that was published in the Federal Register on May 10, 2016 (81 FR 28689). The Commission adopted revisions to Rule 12g-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Exchange Act") in light of the... |
| 2016-31291 | Small Business Investment Companies: Passive Business Expansion and Technical Clarifications | Rule | The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is revising the regulations for the Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) program to expand permitted investments in passive businesses and provide further clarification with regard to investments in such businesses. SBICs are generally prohibited from investing in passive businesses under the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, as amended (Act). SBIC program regulations provide for two exceptions that allow an SBIC to structure an investment utilizing a passive small business as a pass-through. The first exception provides conditions under which an SBIC may structure an investment through up to two levels of passive entities to make an investment in a non-passive business that is a subsidiary of the passive business directly financed by the SBIC. The second exception, prior to this final rule, enabled a partnership SBIC, with SBA's prior approval, to provide financing to a small business through a passive, wholly-owned C corporation (commonly known as a blocker corporation), but only if a direct financing would cause the SBIC's investors to incur Unrelated Business Taxable Income (UBTI). This final rule clarifies several aspects of the first exception and in the second exception eliminates the prior approval requirement and expands the purposes for which a blocker corporation may be formed. The final rule also adds new reporting and other requirements for passive investments to help protect SBA's financial interests and ensure adequate oversight and makes minor technical amendments. Finally, this rule makes a conforming change to the regulations regarding the amount of leverage available to SBICs under common control. This change is necessary for consistency with the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016, which increased the maximum amount of such leverage to $350 million. | 2016-12-28 | 2016 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/28/2016-31291/small-business-investment-companies-passive-business-expansion-and-technical-clarifications | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-28/pdf/2016-31291.pdf | Small Business Administration | 468 | The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is revising the regulations for the Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) program to expand permitted investments in passive businesses and provide further clarification with regard to investments in such... |
| 2016-31292 | Civil Monetary Penalty Adjustments for Inflation | Rule | This final rule is being issued to adjust for inflation each civil monetary penalty (CMP) provided by law within the jurisdiction of the United States Department of Commerce (Department of Commerce). The Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990, as amended by the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996 and the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015, requires the head of each agency to adjust for inflation its CMP levels in effect as of November 2, 2015, under a revised methodology that was effective for 2016 which provided for initial catch up adjustments for inflation in 2016, and under a revised methodology for each year thereafter. The initial catch up adjustments for inflation to CMPs to the Department of Commerce's CMPs were published in the Federal Register on June 7, 2016 and became effective July 7, 2016, and, as required, did not exceed 150 percent of the amount of the CMP on the date of enactment of the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 (November 2, 2015). The revised methodology for agencies for 2017 and each year thereafter provides for the improvement of the effectiveness of CMPs and to maintain their deterrent effect. Effective 2017, agencies' annual adjustments for inflation to CMPs shall take effect not later than January 15. The Department of Commerce's 2017 adjustments for inflation to CMPs apply only to CMPs with a dollar amount, and will not apply to CMPs written as functions of violations. The Department of Commerce's 2017 adjustments for inflation to CMPs apply only to those CMPs, including those whose associated violation predated such adjustment, which are assessed by the Department of Commerce after the effective date of the new CMP level. | 2016-12-28 | 2016 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/28/2016-31292/civil-monetary-penalty-adjustments-for-inflation | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-28/pdf/2016-31292.pdf | Commerce Department | 54 | This final rule is being issued to adjust for inflation each civil monetary penalty (CMP) provided by law within the jurisdiction of the United States Department of Commerce (Department of Commerce). The Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act... |
| 2016-31332 | Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Louisiana; State Boards | Rule | Pursuant to the Federal Clean Air Act (CAA or Act), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving revisions to the Louisiana State Implementation Plan (SIP) that address requirements in CAA Section 128 regarding State Board composition and Conflict of Interest and Disclosure requirements. | 2016-12-28 | 2016 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/28/2016-31332/approval-and-promulgation-of-implementation-plans-louisiana-state-boards | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-28/pdf/2016-31332.pdf | Environmental Protection Agency | 145 | Pursuant to the Federal Clean Air Act (CAA or Act), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving revisions to the Louisiana State Implementation Plan (SIP) that address requirements in CAA Section 128 regarding State Board composition and... |
| 2016-31364 | United States Property Held by Controlled Foreign Corporations in Transactions Involving Partnerships; Rents and Royalties Derived in the Active Conduct of a Trade or Business; Correction | Rule | This document contains corrections to the final regulations (TD 9792) that were published in the Federal Register on Thursday, November 3, 2016 (81 FR 76497). The final regulations provide rules regarding the treatment as United States property of property held by a controlled foreign corporation (CFC) in connection with certain transactions involving partnerships. | 2016-12-28 | 2016 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/28/2016-31364/united-states-property-held-by-controlled-foreign-corporations-in-transactions-involving | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-28/pdf/2016-31364.pdf | Treasury Department; Internal Revenue Service | 497,254 | This document contains corrections to the final regulations (TD 9792) that were published in the Federal Register on Thursday, November 3, 2016 (81 FR 76497). The final regulations provide rules regarding the treatment as United States property of... |
| 2016-31372 | Rulemaking Activities Being Discontinued by the NRC | Rule | The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is discontinuing the rulemaking activities associated with potential changes to its radiation protection and reactor effluents regulations. The purpose of this action is to inform members of the public that these rulemaking activities are being discontinued and to provide a brief discussion of the NRC's decision to discontinue them. These rulemaking activities will no longer be reported in the NRC's portion of the Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions (the Unified Agenda). | 2016-12-28 | 2016 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/28/2016-31372/rulemaking-activities-being-discontinued-by-the-nrc | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-28/pdf/2016-31372.pdf | Nuclear Regulatory Commission | 383 | The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is discontinuing the rulemaking activities associated with potential changes to its radiation protection and reactor effluents regulations. The purpose of this action is to inform members of the public that... |
| 2016-31392 | Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Herring Fishery; Adjustments to 2017 Management Area Annual Catch Limits | Rule | In accordance with the regulations implementing the Atlantic Herring Fishery Management Plan, this action adjusts the 2017 catch limits in the four herring management areas (Areas 1A, 1B, 2, and 3) to account for underages in those areas during 2015. In order to ensure that the carryover of underages do not cause overfishing of the herring resource, management area-specific carryover does not increase the stock-wide annual catch limit. This action is necessary to ensure that NMFS accounts for herring catch consistent with the requirements of the Atlantic Herring Fishery Management Plan. | 2016-12-28 | 2016 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/28/2016-31392/fisheries-of-the-northeastern-united-states-atlantic-herring-fishery-adjustments-to-2017-management | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-28/pdf/2016-31392.pdf | Commerce Department; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | 54,361 | In accordance with the regulations implementing the Atlantic Herring Fishery Management Plan, this action adjusts the 2017 catch limits in the four herring management areas (Areas 1A, 1B, 2, and 3) to account for underages in those areas during 2015.... |
| 2016-31403 | Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Possession and Trip Limit Modifications for the Common Pool Fishery | Rule | This action increases the possession and trip limits for Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic yellowtail flounder and reduces the possession and trip limits for Georges Bank cod in place for Northeast multispecies common pool vessels for the remainder of the 2016 fishing year. The Regional Administrator is authorized to adjust possession and trip limits for common pool vessels to facilitate harvesting, or prevent exceeding, the pertinent common pool quotas during the fishing year. Increasing the possession and trip limits on Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic yellowtail flounder is intended to provide additional fishing opportunities and help allow the common pool fishery to catch its allowable quota for the stock, while reducing the possession and trip limits for Georges Bank cod is necessary to prevent overharvest of the common pool quota for that stock. | 2016-12-28 | 2016 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/28/2016-31403/fisheries-of-the-northeastern-united-states-northeast-multispecies-fishery-possession-and-trip-limit | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-28/pdf/2016-31403.pdf | Commerce Department; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | 54,361 | This action increases the possession and trip limits for Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic yellowtail flounder and reduces the possession and trip limits for Georges Bank cod in place for Northeast multispecies common pool vessels for the remainder of... |
| 2016-31411 | United States Property Held by Controlled Foreign Corporations in Transactions Involving Partnerships; Rents and Royalties Derived in the Active Conduct of a Trade or Business; Correction | Rule | This document contains corrections to the final regulations (TD 9792) that were published in the Federal Register on Thursday, November 3, 2016 (81 FR 76497). The final regulations provide rules regarding the treatment as United States property of property held by a controlled foreign corporation (CFC) in connection with certain transactions involving partnerships. | 2016-12-28 | 2016 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/28/2016-31411/united-states-property-held-by-controlled-foreign-corporations-in-transactions-involving | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-28/pdf/2016-31411.pdf | Treasury Department; Internal Revenue Service | 497,254 | This document contains corrections to the final regulations (TD 9792) that were published in the Federal Register on Thursday, November 3, 2016 (81 FR 76497). The final regulations provide rules regarding the treatment as United States property of... |
| 2016-29247 | Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes | Rule | We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain The Boeing Company Model 747-400, 747-400D, and 747-400F series airplanes; Model 757 airplanes; and Model 767-200, -300, -300F, and - 400ER series airplanes. This AD was prompted by reports of uncommanded autopilot engagement events resulting in incorrect stabilizer trim adjustment during takeoff. This AD requires, depending on the model/ configuration, installing an on-ground stabilizer autotrim inhibit system, relays and related wiring to open and close the flight control computer (FCC) analog output, and new operational program software (OPS) into the FCCs. We are issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products. | 2016-12-27 | 2016 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/27/2016-29247/airworthiness-directives-the-boeing-company-airplanes | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-27/pdf/2016-29247.pdf | Transportation Department; Federal Aviation Administration | 492,159 | We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain The Boeing Company Model 747-400, 747-400D, and 747-400F series airplanes; Model 757 airplanes; and Model 767-200, -300, -300F, and - 400ER series airplanes. This AD was prompted by reports... |
| 2016-30048 | Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Helicopters | Rule | We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Airbus Helicopters Model EC130B4, EC130T2, AS350B, AS350B1, AS350B2, AS350B3, AS350BA, AS350C, AS350D, AS350D1, AS355E, AS355F, AS355F1, AS355F2, AS355N, and AS355NP helicopters. This AD requires inspecting each bi- directional suspension cross-bar (cross-bar). This AD was prompted by two reports of cracks in a cross-bar. These actions are intended to prevent the unsafe condition on these products. | 2016-12-27 | 2016 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/27/2016-30048/airworthiness-directives-airbus-helicopters | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-27/pdf/2016-30048.pdf | Transportation Department; Federal Aviation Administration | 492,159 | We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Airbus Helicopters Model EC130B4, EC130T2, AS350B, AS350B1, AS350B2, AS350B3, AS350BA, AS350C, AS350D, AS350D1, AS355E, AS355F, AS355F1, AS355F2, AS355N, and AS355NP helicopters. This AD requires... |
| 2016-30053 | Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH Helicopters | Rule | We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH (Airbus Helicopters) Model BO-105LS A-3 helicopters. This AD requires establishing a life limit for the tension-torsion (TT) straps. This AD is prompted by an error in the Airworthiness Limitations section of the maintenance manual. These actions are intended to prevent the unsafe condition on these products. | 2016-12-27 | 2016 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/27/2016-30053/airworthiness-directives-airbus-helicopters-deutschland-gmbh-helicopters | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-27/pdf/2016-30053.pdf | Transportation Department; Federal Aviation Administration | 492,159 | We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH (Airbus Helicopters) Model BO-105LS A-3 helicopters. This AD requires establishing a life limit for the tension-torsion (TT) straps. This AD is prompted by an... |
| 2016-30116 | Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Helicopters | Rule | We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Airbus Helicopters Model AS355NP helicopters. This AD requires removing and installing the fire extinguishing system pipes. This AD is prompted by the discovery that the left-hand and right-hand fire extinguishing discharge systems were incorrectly connected. The actions of this AD are intended to correct the unsafe condition on these products. | 2016-12-27 | 2016 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/27/2016-30116/airworthiness-directives-airbus-helicopters | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-27/pdf/2016-30116.pdf | Transportation Department; Federal Aviation Administration | 492,159 | We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Airbus Helicopters Model AS355NP helicopters. This AD requires removing and installing the fire extinguishing system pipes. This AD is prompted by the discovery that the left-hand and right-hand... |
| 2016-30278 | Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes | Rule | We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain The Boeing Company Model 767-200 and -300 series airplanes. This AD was prompted by a report of a fire in the bilge area of the cargo compartment that burned through the insulation blankets that were intended to prevent smoke from migrating behind the cargo compartment sidewall liners and upward into the main cabin. This AD requires replacing the cargo compartment insulation blankets on the left and right sides with new insulation blankets that incorporate fire stops. We are issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products. | 2016-12-27 | 2016 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/27/2016-30278/airworthiness-directives-the-boeing-company-airplanes | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-27/pdf/2016-30278.pdf | Transportation Department; Federal Aviation Administration | 492,159 | We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain The Boeing Company Model 767-200 and -300 series airplanes. This AD was prompted by a report of a fire in the bilge area of the cargo compartment that burned through the insulation blankets... |
| 2016-30285 | Airworthiness Directives; AgustaWestland S.p.A. (Agusta) Helicopters | Rule | We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Agusta Model AB139 and AW139 helicopters. This AD requires performing operational checks of both hydraulic systems. This AD was prompted by an assessment of the hydraulic systems of the helicopter following an accident. These actions are intended to prevent the unsafe condition on these products. | 2016-12-27 | 2016 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/27/2016-30285/airworthiness-directives-agustawestland-spa-agusta-helicopters | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-27/pdf/2016-30285.pdf | Transportation Department; Federal Aviation Administration | 492,159 | We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Agusta Model AB139 and AW139 helicopters. This AD requires performing operational checks of both hydraulic systems. This AD was prompted by an assessment of the hydraulic systems of the... |
| 2016-30670 | Rules Regarding Availability of Information | Rule | The Board is adopting, and inviting comment on, an interim final rule to amend its regulations for processing requests under the Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA") pursuant to the FOIA Improvement Act of 2016 (the "Act"). The amendments clarify and update procedures for requesting information from the Board, extend the deadline for administrative appeals, and add information on dispute resolution services. | 2016-12-27 | 2016 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/27/2016-30670/rules-regarding-availability-of-information | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-27/pdf/2016-30670.pdf | Federal Reserve System | 188 | The Board is adopting, and inviting comment on, an interim final rule to amend its regulations for processing requests under the Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA") pursuant to the FOIA Improvement Act of 2016 (the "Act"). The amendments clarify and... |
| 2016-30674 | Rules Regarding Availability of Information | Rule | The Federal Open Market Committee (Committee) invites comments on this interim final rule amending its Rules Regarding Availability of Information (Rules). These revisions conform to recent statutory amendments to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) made by the FOIA Improvement Act of 2016 (FOIA Improvement Act), as well as other technical changes intended to clarify existing procedures for requesting information and updating contact information. | 2016-12-27 | 2016 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/27/2016-30674/rules-regarding-availability-of-information | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-27/pdf/2016-30674.pdf | Federal Reserve System | 188 | The Federal Open Market Committee (Committee) invites comments on this interim final rule amending its Rules Regarding Availability of Information (Rules). These revisions conform to recent statutory amendments to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)... |
| 2016-30696 | Description of Office, Procedures, and Public Information | Rule | The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC or Council), on behalf of its members, is amending its regulations to incorporate changes to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). This interim final rule reflects the required changes necessitated by the FOIA Improvement Act of 2016 (Act) consisting of extending the deadline for administrative appeals, including information on dispute resolution services, and amends parts of the fee determination. This interim final rule also corrects a duplicate entry that occurred in the 2010 update of the regulations. The Council has reviewed the proposed regulations and adopt them in this interim final rule. | 2016-12-27 | 2016 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/27/2016-30696/description-of-office-procedures-and-public-information | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-27/pdf/2016-30696.pdf | Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council | 168 | The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC or Council), on behalf of its members, is amending its regulations to incorporate changes to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). This interim final rule reflects the required changes... |
| 2016-30776 | Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans and Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; Louisiana; Redesignation of Baton Rouge 2008 8-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area to Attainment | Rule | Pursuant to the Federal Clean Air Act (CAA or the Act) the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving the State of Louisiana's request to redesignate the five-parish Baton Rouge Nonattainment Area (BRNA or Area) for the 2008 8-hour ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS or standard) to attainment. EPA is also approving a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision containing a maintenance plan for the area, including motor vehicle emission budgets (MVEBs) for nitrogen oxides (NO<INF>X</INF>) and volatile organic compounds (VOC) for the years 2022 and 2027. EPA has determined that the BRNA is continuing to attain the 2008 ozone NAAQS and has met the CAA criteria for redesignation to attainment. | 2016-12-27 | 2016 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/27/2016-30776/approval-and-promulgation-of-implementation-plans-and-designation-of-areas-for-air-quality-planning | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-27/pdf/2016-30776.pdf | Environmental Protection Agency | 145 | Pursuant to the Federal Clean Air Act (CAA or the Act) the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving the State of Louisiana's request to redesignate the five-parish Baton Rouge Nonattainment Area (BRNA or Area) for the 2008 8-hour ozone... |
| 2016-30859 | Liquidity Coverage Ratio: Public Disclosure Requirements; Extension of Compliance Period for Certain Companies To Meet the Liquidity Coverage Ratio Requirements | Rule | The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) is adopting a final rule to implement public disclosure requirements for the liquidity coverage ratio (LCR) rule. The final rule applies to all depository institution holding companies and covered nonbank financial companies that are required to calculate an LCR under the Board's LCR rule (covered companies). Under the final rule, a covered company will be required to disclose publicly, on a quarterly basis, quantitative information about its LCR calculation and a discussion of the factors that have a significant effect on its LCR. The final rule also provides additional time for companies that become subject to the Board's modified LCR requirement in the future to come into compliance with the requirement. | 2016-12-27 | 2016 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/27/2016-30859/liquidity-coverage-ratio-public-disclosure-requirements-extension-of-compliance-period-for-certain | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-27/pdf/2016-30859.pdf | Federal Reserve System | 188 | The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) is adopting a final rule to implement public disclosure requirements for the liquidity coverage ratio (LCR) rule. The final rule applies to all depository institution holding companies and... |
| 2016-30873 | Small Business Mentor Protégé Programs; Correction | Rule | The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) published a final rule in the Federal Register on July 25, 2016, amending its regulations to establish a new Government-wide mentor-prot[eacute]g[eacute] program for all small business concerns, consistent with SBA's mentor- prot[eacute]g[eacute] program for Participants in SBA's 8(a) Business Development (BD) program. The rule also made several additional changes to current size, 8(a), Office of Hearings and Appeals, and HUBZone regulations, concerning among other things, ownership and control, changes in primary industry, economic disadvantage of a Native Hawaiian Organization (NHO), standards of review, and interested party status for some appeals. This document makes several technical corrections to that final rule, eliminating a portion of a sentence concerning joint venture profits. | 2016-12-27 | 2016 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/27/2016-30873/small-business-mentor-protg-programs-correction | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-27/pdf/2016-30873.pdf | Small Business Administration | 468 | The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) published a final rule in the Federal Register on July 25, 2016, amending its regulations to establish a new Government-wide mentor-prot[eacute]g[eacute] program for all small business concerns, consistent... |
| 2016-30893 | Veterans' Preference | Rule | This rule implements statutory changes pertaining to veterans' preference. We are making this change in response to the Gold Star Fathers Act of 2015, which broadened the category of individuals eligible for veterans' preference to provide that fathers of certain permanently disabled or deceased veterans shall be included with mothers of such veterans as preference eligibles for treatment in the civil service. This action will align OPM's regulations with the existing statute. | 2016-12-27 | 2016 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/27/2016-30893/veterans-preference | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-27/pdf/2016-30893.pdf | Personnel Management Office | 406 | This rule implements statutory changes pertaining to veterans' preference. We are making this change in response to the Gold Star Fathers Act of 2015, which broadened the category of individuals eligible for veterans' preference to provide that fathers... |
| 2016-31017 | Air Plan Approval; Wisconsin; Infrastructure SIP Requirements for the 2012 PM2.5 NAAQS | Rule | The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing approval of some elements of a July 13, 2015 state implementation plan (SIP) submittal from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) regarding the infrastructure requirements of section 110 of the Clean Air Act (CAA) for the 2012 fine particulate matter (PM<INF>2.5</INF>) National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). The infrastructure requirements are designed to ensure that the structural components of each state's air quality management program are adequate to meet the state's responsibilities under the CAA. The proposed rulemaking associated with this final action was published on February 19, 2016, and EPA received adverse comments during the comment period, which ended on March 21, 2016. Responses to comments are included below. In this rulemaking, EPA is not taking action on Wisconsin's satisfaction of the infrastructure requirements of CAA section 110(a)(2)(F), also referred to as "element F," which pertains to stationary source monitoring and reporting. EPA proposed approval of and received an adverse comment on our proposed approval of element F, which will be addressed in a separate rulemaking. In this rulemaking we respond to the remainder of the comments we received on our initial proposed rulemaking, which includes those comments not pertaining to element F, and finalize as initially proposed our approval of the other elements of Wisconsin's 2012 PM<INF>2.5</INF> infrastructure SIP. | 2016-12-27 | 2016 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/27/2016-31017/air-plan-approval-wisconsin-infrastructure-sip-requirements-for-the-2012-pm25-naaqs | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-27/pdf/2016-31017.pdf | Environmental Protection Agency | 145 | The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing approval of some elements of a July 13, 2015 state implementation plan (SIP) submittal from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) regarding the infrastructure requirements of... |
| 2016-31018 | Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; New York Prevention of Significant Deterioration of Air Quality and Nonattainment New Source Review; Infrastructure State Implementation Plan Requirements | Rule | The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking final action to approve revisions to the New York State Implementation Plan (SIP) amending existing nonattainment New Source Review (NNSR) and attainment New Source Review (Prevention of Significant Deterioration of Air Quality, PSD) program requirements that the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) submitted to EPA on October 12, 2011. Specifically, the SIP revision includes new requirements pertaining to the regulation of particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter less than or equal to 2.5 micrometer (PM<INF>2.5</INF>) and the regulation of Greenhouse Gases (GHGs) under New York's Part 231, "New Source Review for New and Modified Facilities;" Part 201, "Permits and Registrations;" and amendments to Part 200, "General Provisions," of Title 6 of the Official Compilation of Codes, Rules and Regulations of the State of New York (6 NYCRR). The SIP revision will make the SIP consistent with existing federal requirements. The EPA is also taking final action to approve certain elements of New York SIP revisions submitted to demonstrate that the State meets the requirements of section 110(a)(1) and (2) of the Clean Air Act (CAA) for the 2008 lead (Pb), 2008 ozone, and 2010 sulfur dioxide (SO<INF>2</INF>) national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS). | 2016-12-27 | 2016 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/27/2016-31018/approval-and-promulgation-of-implementation-plans-new-york-prevention-of-significant-deterioration | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-27/pdf/2016-31018.pdf | Environmental Protection Agency | 145 | The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking final action to approve revisions to the New York State Implementation Plan (SIP) amending existing nonattainment New Source Review (NNSR) and attainment New Source Review (Prevention of Significant... |
| 2016-31023 | Air Plan Approval; KY; RACM Determination for the KY Portion of the Louisville Area 1997 Annual PM2.5 | Rule | The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the Commonwealth of Kentucky, through the Kentucky Division for Air Quality (KDAQ) on August 9, 2016, that addresses reasonably available control measures (RACM) for the Kentucky portion of the Louisville, KY-IN, nonattainment area for the 1997 Annual fine particulate matter (PM<INF>2.5</INF>) National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) (hereinafter referred to as the "bi-state Louisville Area" or "Area"). | 2016-12-27 | 2016 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/27/2016-31023/air-plan-approval-ky-racm-determination-for-the-ky-portion-of-the-louisville-area-1997-annual-pm25 | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-27/pdf/2016-31023.pdf | Environmental Protection Agency | 145 | The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the Commonwealth of Kentucky, through the Kentucky Division for Air Quality (KDAQ) on August 9, 2016, that addresses reasonably available... |
| 2016-31050 | Importations of Certain Vehicles and Engines Subject to Federal Antipollution Emission Standards | Rule | This document amends the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regulations relating to the importation into the United States of certain vehicles and engines under the Clean Air Act (CAA) in order to harmonize the documentation requirements applicable to different classes of vehicles and engines that are subject to the CAA's emission standards. This document further amends the regulations to permit importers to file the required U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Declaration Forms with CBP electronically, and amends non- substantive provisions to update regulatory citations and delete obsolete provisions. | 2016-12-27 | 2016 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/27/2016-31050/importations-of-certain-vehicles-and-engines-subject-to-federal-antipollution-emission-standards | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-27/pdf/2016-31050.pdf | Homeland Security Department; U.S. Customs and Border Protection; Treasury Department | 227,501,497 | This document amends the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regulations relating to the importation into the United States of certain vehicles and engines under the Clean Air Act (CAA) in order to harmonize the documentation requirements... |
| 2016-31055 | Toxic Substance Control Act Chemical Substance Import Certification Process Revisions | Rule | This document amends the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regulations regarding the requirement to file a Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) certification when importing into the customs territory of the United States chemicals in bulk form or as part of mixtures and articles containing a chemical or mixture. This document amends the regulations to establish an electronic option for importers to file the required U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) TSCA certifications, consistent with the Security and Accountability for Every Port Act of 2006. This document further amends the regulations to clarify and add certain definitions, and to eliminate the paper-based blanket certification process. The document was prepared in consultation with EPA, the agency with primary responsibility for implementing TSCA. | 2016-12-27 | 2016 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/27/2016-31055/toxic-substance-control-act-chemical-substance-import-certification-process-revisions | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-27/pdf/2016-31055.pdf | Homeland Security Department; U.S. Customs and Border Protection; Treasury Department | 227,501,497 | This document amends the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regulations regarding the requirement to file a Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) certification when importing into the customs territory of the United States chemicals in bulk form or... |
| 2016-31058 | Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Chambers Creek, Steilacoom, WA | Rule | The Coast Guard has issued a temporary deviation from the operating schedule that governs the Chambers Creek Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad vertical lift railroad bridge across Chambers Creek, mile 0.01, near Steilacoom in Pierce County, WA. This deviation will test a change to the drawbridge operation schedule to determine whether a permanent change to the schedule is appropriate. This test deviation will change the requirement for a bridge operator, and modify the existing regulation to add an advance notification requirement for obtaining bridge openings during designated evening hours. | 2016-12-27 | 2016 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/27/2016-31058/drawbridge-operation-regulation-chambers-creek-steilacoom-wa | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-27/pdf/2016-31058.pdf | Homeland Security Department; Coast Guard | 227,53 | The Coast Guard has issued a temporary deviation from the operating schedule that governs the Chambers Creek Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad vertical lift railroad bridge across Chambers Creek, mile 0.01, near Steilacoom in Pierce County, WA.... |
| 2016-31060 | Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Revisions to the Regulations for Candidate Conservation Agreements With Assurances | Rule | We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), revise the regulations concerning enhancement-of-survival permits issued under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA), associated with Candidate Conservation Agreements with Assurances. We added the term "net conservation benefit" to the Candidate Conservation Agreements with Assurances regulations, and eliminated references to "other necessary properties" to clarify the level of conservation effort we require each agreement to include in order for us to approve a Candidate Conservation Agreement with Assurances. We also made these changes to the Candidate Conservation Agreement with Assurances policy in a separate document published in today's Federal Register. | 2016-12-27 | 2016 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/27/2016-31060/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-revisions-to-the-regulations-for-candidate | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-27/pdf/2016-31060.pdf | Interior Department; Fish and Wildlife Service | 253,197 | We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), revise the regulations concerning enhancement-of-survival permits issued under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA), associated with Candidate Conservation Agreements with Assurances. We... |
| 2016-31067 | Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Shrimp Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Revision of Bycatch Reduction Device Testing Manual | Rule | In accordance with the framework procedures for adjusting management measures of the Fishery Management Plan for the Shrimp Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf FMP), NMFS makes administrative revisions to the Bycatch Reduction Device Testing Manual (BRD Manual). The BRD Manual contains procedures for the testing and certification of BRDs for use in shrimp trawls in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf) and South Atlantic. The changes to the BRD Manual remove outdated or obsolete data collection forms previously appended to the BRD Manual, and revise the text to make several procedural steps outlined in the BRD Manual clearer and easier to understand. The purpose of these revisions is to increase understanding of the BRD certification protocols. | 2016-12-27 | 2016 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/27/2016-31067/fisheries-of-the-caribbean-gulf-of-mexico-and-south-atlantic-shrimp-fishery-of-the-gulf-of-mexico | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-27/pdf/2016-31067.pdf | Commerce Department; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | 54,361 | In accordance with the framework procedures for adjusting management measures of the Fishery Management Plan for the Shrimp Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf FMP), NMFS makes administrative revisions to the Bycatch Reduction Device Testing Manual... |
| 2016-31077 | Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Fishery; 2017-2018 Fishing Quotas | Rule | This final rule implements status quo commercial quotas for the Atlantic surfclam and ocean quahog fisheries for 2017, suspends the minimum shell size for Atlantic surfclams for 2017, and provides projected status quo quotas for 2018. This action is necessary to establish allowable harvest levels of Atlantic surfclams and ocean quahogs that will prevent overfishing and allow harvesting of optimum yield. | 2016-12-27 | 2016 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/27/2016-31077/fisheries-of-the-northeastern-united-states-atlantic-surfclam-and-ocean-quahog-fishery-2017-2018 | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-27/pdf/2016-31077.pdf | Commerce Department; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | 54,361 | This final rule implements status quo commercial quotas for the Atlantic surfclam and ocean quahog fisheries for 2017, suspends the minimum shell size for Atlantic surfclams for 2017, and provides projected status quo quotas for 2018. This action is... |
| 2016-31079 | Food Additives Permitted in Feed and Drinking Water of Animals; Feed Grade Sodium Formate | Rule | The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, we, the Agency) is amending the regulations for food additives permitted in feed and drinking water of animals to provide for the safe use of feed grade sodium formate as a feed acidifying agent in complete poultry feeds. This action is in response to a food additive petition filed by BASF Corp. | 2016-12-27 | 2016 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/27/2016-31079/food-additives-permitted-in-feed-and-drinking-water-of-animals-feed-grade-sodium-formate | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-27/pdf/2016-31079.pdf | Health and Human Services Department; Food and Drug Administration | 221,199 | The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, we, the Agency) is amending the regulations for food additives permitted in feed and drinking water of animals to provide for the safe use of feed grade sodium formate as a feed acidifying agent in complete... |
| 2016-31082 | New Animal Drugs; Withdrawal of Approval of New Animal Drug Applications | Rule | The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is withdrawing approval of 11 new animal drug applications (NADAs) and 4 abbreviated new animal drug applications (ANADAs). These withdrawals of approval of NADAs and ANADAs for antimicrobial drugs of importance to human medicine that are administered to food-producing animals in medicated feed are being made because the products are no longer being manufactured or marketed. These actions are consistent with the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine's initiative for the Judicious Use of Antimicrobials. | 2016-12-27 | 2016 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/27/2016-31082/new-animal-drugs-withdrawal-of-approval-of-new-animal-drug-applications | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-27/pdf/2016-31082.pdf | Health and Human Services Department; Food and Drug Administration | 221,199 | The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is withdrawing approval of 11 new animal drug applications (NADAs) and 4 abbreviated new animal drug applications (ANADAs). These withdrawals of approval of NADAs and ANADAs for antimicrobial drugs of importance... |
| 2016-31083 | New Animal Drugs for Use in Animal Feed; Approval of New Animal Drug Applications; Withdrawal of Approval of New Animal Drug Applications | Rule | The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the animal drug regulations to reflect approval of 71 supplemental new animal drug applications (NADAs) and 35 supplemental abbreviated new animal drug applications (ANADAs) for revised labeling reflecting a change in marketing status from over-the-counter (OTC) use to use by veterinary feed directive (VFD) for antimicrobial drugs of importance to human medicine administered to food-producing animals in medicated feed. Where applicable, FDA is also withdrawing approval of those parts of the NADAs that pertain to use of these antimicrobial drugs for growth promotion indications. These actions are being taken at the sponsors' requests because these particular medicated feeds will no longer be manufactured or marketed. These applications were submitted in voluntary compliance with the goals of FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine's (CVM's) Judicious Use Initiative. In addition, the animal drug regulations are being amended to reflect the voluntary withdrawal of approval of certain entire NADAs and ANADAs that were affected by this initiative. The animal drug regulations are also being amended to reflect several non-substantive changes in format. These technical amendments are being made to improve the consistency and readability of the regulations. | 2016-12-27 | 2016 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/27/2016-31083/new-animal-drugs-for-use-in-animal-feed-approval-of-new-animal-drug-applications-withdrawal-of | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-27/pdf/2016-31083.pdf | Health and Human Services Department; Food and Drug Administration | 221,199 | The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the animal drug regulations to reflect approval of 71 supplemental new animal drug applications (NADAs) and 35 supplemental abbreviated new animal drug applications (ANADAs) for revised labeling... |
| 2016-31084 | Oral Dosage Form New Animal Drugs; Approval of New Animal Drug Applications | Rule | The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the animal drug regulations to reflect approval of 43 supplemental new animal drug applications (NADAs) and 52 supplemental abbreviated new animal drug applications (ANADAs) for revised labeling reflecting a change in marketing status from over-the-counter (OTC) to prescription (Rx) for antimicrobial drugs of importance to human medicine administered to food-producing animals in medicated drinking water. These applications were submitted in voluntary compliance with the goals of the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine's (CVM's) Judicious Use Initiative. | 2016-12-27 | 2016 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/27/2016-31084/oral-dosage-form-new-animal-drugs-approval-of-new-animal-drug-applications | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-27/pdf/2016-31084.pdf | Health and Human Services Department; Food and Drug Administration | 221,199 | The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the animal drug regulations to reflect approval of 43 supplemental new animal drug applications (NADAs) and 52 supplemental abbreviated new animal drug applications (ANADAs) for revised labeling... |
| 2016-31120 | Commerce Control List: Updates Based on the 2015 and 2016 Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) Plenary Meetings; Conforming Changes and Corrections to Certain Nuclear Nonproliferation (NP) Controls | Rule | The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) publishes this final rule to amend the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to reflect the understandings reached at the June 2015 Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) Plenary meeting held in Bariloche, Argentina, and certain understandings reached at the 2016 NSG Plenary meeting held in Seoul, Republic of Korea. The amendments to the EAR based on the 2015 meeting address the nuclear nonproliferation (NP) controls that apply to certain centrifugal multiplane balancing machines described on the Commerce Control List (CCL). The amendments to the EAR based on the 2016 meeting address the NP controls that apply to certain linear displacement measuring systems identified on the CCL. This rule also makes additional changes to the description of these systems on the CCL to fully conform to their description on the NSG Annex. In addition, this rule corrects an error in the technical parameters of the CCL entry that describes certain radiation-hardened TV cameras (including lenses therefor) that are subject to NP controls. | 2016-12-27 | 2016 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/27/2016-31120/commerce-control-list-updates-based-on-the-2015-and-2016-nuclear-suppliers-group-nsg-plenary | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-27/pdf/2016-31120.pdf | Commerce Department; Industry and Security Bureau | 54,241 | The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) publishes this final rule to amend the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to reflect the understandings reached at the June 2015 Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) Plenary meeting held in Bariloche, Argentina,... |
| 2016-31124 | Russian Sanctions: Addition of Certain Entities to the Entity List, and Clarification of License Review Policy | Rule | The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by adding twenty-three entities to the Entity List. The twenty-three entities who are added to the Entity List have been determined by the U.S. Government to be acting contrary to the national security or foreign policy interests of the United States. BIS is taking this action to ensure the efficacy of existing sanctions on the Russian Federation (Russia) for violating international law and fueling the conflict in eastern Ukraine. These entities will be listed on the Entity List under the destinations of Russia and the Crimea region of Ukraine. In addition to the Entity List changes described above, this final rule revises the licensing policy in three sections of the Commerce Control List (CCL)-based controls in the EAR to clarify that BIS's review of license applications for exports, reexports and transfers (in-country) to Russia will take into account and protect U.S. national security interests. | 2016-12-27 | 2016 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/27/2016-31124/russian-sanctions-addition-of-certain-entities-to-the-entity-list-and-clarification-of-license | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-27/pdf/2016-31124.pdf | Commerce Department; Industry and Security Bureau | 54,241 | The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by adding twenty-three entities to the Entity List. The twenty-three entities who are added to the Entity List have been determined by the U.S. Government to... |
| 2016-31125 | Collection of Claims | Rule | The U.S. African Development Foundation (USADF) is revising its regulations on collection of claims in accordance with the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996 (DCIA), as implemented by the Department of Justice (Justice) and the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) in the revised Federal Claims Collection Standards (FCCS). The FCCS prescribes the standards that Federal agencies must use in the administrative collection, offset, compromise, and suspension or termination of collection activity for civil claims of money, funds, or property as defined by law. | 2016-12-27 | 2016 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/27/2016-31125/collection-of-claims | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-27/pdf/2016-31125.pdf | United States African Development Foundation | 4 | The U.S. African Development Foundation (USADF) is revising its regulations on collection of claims in accordance with the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996 (DCIA), as implemented by the Department of Justice (Justice) and the Department of the... |
| 2016-31133 | Regulations Implementing the Freedom of Information Act | Rule | The Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission ("OSHRC") revises its regulations implementing the Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA"). These revisions account for statutory amendments included in the FOIA Improvement Act of 2016 ("FOIA Improvement Act"), as well as the addition of procedures pertaining to confidential commercial information and preservation of records, clarifications of existing procedures, and updates to contact information. | 2016-12-27 | 2016 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/27/2016-31133/regulations-implementing-the-freedom-of-information-act | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-27/pdf/2016-31133.pdf | Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission | 387 | The Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission ("OSHRC") revises its regulations implementing the Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA"). These revisions account for statutory amendments included in the FOIA Improvement Act of 2016 ("FOIA... |
| 2016-31150 | Procedural Rules for DOE Nuclear Activities | Rule | The Department of Energy (DOE) is adopting a final rule to clarify that the Department may assess civil penalties against certain contractors and subcontractors for violations of the prohibition against retaliating against an employee who reports violations of law, mismanagement, waste, abuse, or dangerous/unsafe workplace conditions, among other protected activities, concerning nuclear safety (referred to as "whistleblowers"). Specifically, this rule clarifies the definition of "DOE Nuclear Safety Requirements" and clarifies that the prohibition against whistleblower retaliation is a DOE Nuclear Safety Requirement to the extent that it concerns nuclear safety. This final rule is based on an earlier proposal the Department published on August 12, 2016. | 2016-12-27 | 2016 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/27/2016-31150/procedural-rules-for-doe-nuclear-activities | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-27/pdf/2016-31150.pdf | Energy Department | 136 | The Department of Energy (DOE) is adopting a final rule to clarify that the Department may assess civil penalties against certain contractors and subcontractors for violations of the prohibition against retaliating against an employee who reports... |
| 2016-31151 | Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Reallocation of Pacific Cod in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area | Rule | NMFS is reallocating the projected unused amount of Pacific cod from catcher vessels greater than or equal to 60 feet (18.3 meters (m)) length overall (LOA) using pot gear to catcher/processors (C/Ps) using hook-and-line gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) management area. This action is necessary to allow the 2016 total allowable catch of Pacific cod to be harvested. | 2016-12-27 | 2016 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/27/2016-31151/fisheries-of-the-exclusive-economic-zone-off-alaska-reallocation-of-pacific-cod-in-the-bering-sea | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-27/pdf/2016-31151.pdf | Commerce Department; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | 54,361 | NMFS is reallocating the projected unused amount of Pacific cod from catcher vessels greater than or equal to 60 feet (18.3 meters (m)) length overall (LOA) using pot gear to catcher/processors (C/Ps) using hook-and-line gear in the Bering Sea and... |
| 2016-31155 | Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Reallocation of Pacific Cod in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska | Rule | NMFS is reallocating the projected unused amount of Pacific cod from catcher vessels using trawl gear to vessels using pot gear in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary to allow the 2016 total allowable catch of Pacific cod in the Central Regulatory Area of the GOA to be harvested. | 2016-12-27 | 2016 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/27/2016-31155/fisheries-of-the-exclusive-economic-zone-off-alaska-reallocation-of-pacific-cod-in-the-central | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-27/pdf/2016-31155.pdf | Commerce Department; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | 54,361 | NMFS is reallocating the projected unused amount of Pacific cod from catcher vessels using trawl gear to vessels using pot gear in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary to allow the 2016 total allowable catch... |
| 2016-31163 | Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Inseason Adjustment to the 2017 Gulf of Alaska Pollock and Pacific Cod Total Allowable Catch Amounts | Rule | NMFS is adjusting the 2017 total allowable catch (TAC) amounts for the Gulf of Alaska (GOA) pollock and Pacific cod fisheries. This action is necessary because NMFS has determined these TACs are incorrectly specified, and will ensure the GOA pollock and Pacific cod TACs are the appropriate amounts based on the best available scientific information for pollock and Pacific cod in the GOA. This action is consistent with the goals and objectives of the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska. | 2016-12-27 | 2016 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/27/2016-31163/fisheries-of-the-exclusive-economic-zone-off-alaska-inseason-adjustment-to-the-2017-gulf-of-alaska | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-27/pdf/2016-31163.pdf | Commerce Department; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | 54,361 | NMFS is adjusting the 2017 total allowable catch (TAC) amounts for the Gulf of Alaska (GOA) pollock and Pacific cod fisheries. This action is necessary because NMFS has determined these TACs are incorrectly specified, and will ensure the GOA pollock... |
| 2016-31194 | Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder Fishery; Commercial Quota Harvested for the State of Connecticut | Rule | NMFS announces that the 2016 summer flounder commercial quota allocated to the State of Connecticut has been harvested. Vessels issued a commercial Federal fisheries permit for the summer flounder fishery may not land summer flounder in Connecticut for the remainder of calendar year 2016. Regulations governing the summer flounder fishery require publication of this notification to advise Connecticut that the quota has been harvested and to advise vessel permit holders and dealer permit holders that no Federal commercial quota is available for landing summer flounder in Connecticut. | 2016-12-27 | 2016 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/27/2016-31194/fisheries-of-the-northeastern-united-states-summer-flounder-fishery-commercial-quota-harvested-for | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-27/pdf/2016-31194.pdf | Commerce Department; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | 54,361 | NMFS announces that the 2016 summer flounder commercial quota allocated to the State of Connecticut has been harvested. Vessels issued a commercial Federal fisheries permit for the summer flounder fishery may not land summer flounder in Connecticut for... |
| 2016-31208 | Burma: Amendment of the Export Administration Regulations Consistent With an Executive Order That Terminated U.S. Government's Sanctions | Rule | In this rule, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) consistent with Executive Order 13742 of October 7, 2016. That Executive Order terminated the national emergency with respect to the actions and policies of the Government of Burma (Burma) and revoked several Burma-related Executive Orders in recognition of Burma's substantial advances to promote democracy, including historic elections held in November 2015 that resulted in the formation of a democratically elected, civilian-led government. Specifically, in this rule, BIS removes license requirements and other restrictions on exports, reexports or transfers (in country) of items subject to the EAR made to persons whose property and interests in property were blocked pursuant to three Burma-related Executive Orders that were revoked on October 7, 2016. Consistent with the revised U.S. policy toward Burma, this rule also moves Burma from Country Group D:1 to Country Group B, a less restrictive country group placement under the EAR. | 2016-12-27 | 2016 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/27/2016-31208/burma-amendment-of-the-export-administration-regulations-consistent-with-an-executive-order-that | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-27/pdf/2016-31208.pdf | Commerce Department; Industry and Security Bureau | 54,241 | In this rule, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) consistent with Executive Order 13742 of October 7, 2016. That Executive Order terminated the national emergency with respect to the actions and... |
| 2016-31237 | Extension of the Prohibition Against Certain Flights Within the Damascus (OSTT) Flight Information Region (FIR) | Rule | This action extends the prohibition of certain flight operations in the Damascus (OSTT) Flight Information Region (FIR) by all U.S. air carriers; U.S. commercial operators; persons exercising the privileges of a U.S. airman certificate, except when such persons are operating a U.S.-registered aircraft for a foreign air carrier; and operators of U.S.-registered civil aircraft, except when such operators are foreign air carriers. The FAA finds that this action continues to be necessary to address a potential hazard to persons and aircraft engaged in such flight operations. | 2016-12-27 | 2016 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/27/2016-31237/extension-of-the-prohibition-against-certain-flights-within-the-damascus-ostt-flight-information | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-27/pdf/2016-31237.pdf | Transportation Department; Federal Aviation Administration | 492,159 | This action extends the prohibition of certain flight operations in the Damascus (OSTT) Flight Information Region (FIR) by all U.S. air carriers; U.S. commercial operators; persons exercising the privileges of a U.S. airman certificate, except when... |
| 2016-31337 | Revision of the Department of Energy's Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Regulations | Rule | The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issues a final rule amending its regulations that prescribe the procedures by which the public may request records pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) from DOE offices, excluding the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). This final rule makes changes to DOE's regulations to reflect statutory amendments made to the FOIA by the FOIA Improvement Act of 2016, and to make minor grammatical and other editorial changes throughout the regulations. The editorial changes clarify various defined terms, update the internal procedures for processing records requested under FOIA, and reflect minor changes to DOE's internal organizational structure. | 2016-12-27 | 2016 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/27/2016-31337/revision-of-the-department-of-energys-freedom-of-information-act-foia-regulations | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-27/pdf/2016-31337.pdf | Energy Department | 136 | The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issues a final rule amending its regulations that prescribe the procedures by which the public may request records pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) from DOE offices, excluding the Federal Energy... |
| 2016-30300 | Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Water Heating Equipment: Availability of Updated Analysis Results | Rule | In this NODA, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) presents its updated analysis used to convert the potential energy conservation standard levels the Department has considered for residential-duty commercial gas-fired storage water heaters from thermal efficiency and standby loss metrics to the uniform energy factor (UEF) metric, as required by a recent change in law. In a notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) for energy conservation standards for commercial water heating equipment published on May 30, 2016 ("May 2016 CWH ECS NOPR"), DOE analyzed these potential standard levels for residential-duty commercial gas-fired storage waters in terms of thermal efficiency and standby loss, and converted the levels to UEF using conversion factors that were proposed in a separate NOPR published on April 15, 2015 ("April 2015 conversion factor NOPR"). However, DOE subsequently published a supplemental NOPR ("August 2016 conversion factor SNOPR") in the conversion factor rulemaking in response to new data on August 30, 2016, and recently issued a conversion factor final rule ("December 6, 2016 conversion factor final rule") based upon the August 2016 conversion factor SNOPR, which finalized updated conversion factor equations. (See Docket EERE-2015-BT-TP-0007). This NODA presents the thermal efficiency and standby loss levels analyzed in the May 2016 CWH ECS NOPR for residential-duty gas-fired storage water heaters in terms of UEF, using the recently updated conversion factors adopted in the December 6, 2016 conversion factor final rule. | 2016-12-23 | 2016 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/23/2016-30300/energy-conservation-standards-for-commercial-water-heating-equipment-availability-of-updated | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-23/pdf/2016-30300.pdf | Energy Department | 136 | In this NODA, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) presents its updated analysis used to convert the potential energy conservation standard levels the Department has considered for residential-duty commercial gas-fired storage water heaters from thermal... |
| 2016-30699 | Technical Amendments and Corrections | Rule | The Commission is making technical corrections to various sections of its regulations. These are non-substantive amendments to correct typographical errors, update references, and remove provisions that no longer apply. | 2016-12-23 | 2016 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/23/2016-30699/technical-amendments-and-corrections | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-23/pdf/2016-30699.pdf | Federal Election Commission | 165 | The Commission is making technical corrections to various sections of its regulations. These are non-substantive amendments to correct typographical errors, update references, and remove provisions that no longer apply. |
| 2016-30725 | Availability of Information Under the Freedom of Information Act | Rule | The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is amending its regulations governing the disclosure of information pursuant to requests made under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to reflect changes to the FOIA made by the FOIA Improvement Act of 2016 and the OPEN FOIA Act of 2009 and to make other technical changes that update the OCC's FOIA regulations. | 2016-12-23 | 2016 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/23/2016-30725/availability-of-information-under-the-freedom-of-information-act | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-23/pdf/2016-30725.pdf | Treasury Department; Comptroller of the Currency | 497,80 | The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is amending its regulations governing the disclosure of information pursuant to requests made under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to reflect changes to the FOIA made by the FOIA Improvement... |
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