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This document amends the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical regulations concerning emergency hospital care and medical services provided to eligible veterans at non-VA facilities. The amendments are required by section 402 of the Veterans' Mental Health and Other Care Improvements Act of 2008. Among other things, the amendments authorize VA to pay for emergency treatment provided to a veteran at a non-VA facility up to the time the veteran can be safely transferred to a VA or other Federal facility and such facility is capable of accepting the transfer, or until such transfer was actually accepted, so long as the non-VA facility made and documented reasonable attempts to transfer the veteran to a VA or other Federal facility.

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Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Charleston District, have published NUREG-2111, ``Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Combined Licenses (COL) for William States Lee III Nuclear Station Units 1 and 2 [Lee Nuclear Station].'' The NRC plans to hold a public meeting to present an overview of the draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and accept public comments.

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The Securities and Exchange Commission Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies is providing notice that it will hold a public telephone meeting on Friday, January 6, 2012, beginning at 1 p.m. Members of the public may attend the meeting by listening to the Webcast accessible on the Commission's Web site at www.sec.gov. Persons needing special accommodations to access the meeting because of a disability should notify the contact person listed below. The agenda for the meeting includes consideration of a recommendation to the Commission on relaxing current restrictions on general solicitation and advertising in exempt offerings of securities. The Committee may also discuss written statements received and other matters of concern. The public is invited to submit written statements for the meeting, including any comments.

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The Securities and Exchange Commission is today publishing a list of rules to be reviewed pursuant to Section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. The list is published to provide the public with notice that these rules are scheduled for review by the agency and to invite public comment on them.

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Notice is hereby given of the final approval of four proposed information collections by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) under OMB delegated authority, per 5 CFR 1320.16 (OMB Regulations on Controlling Paperwork Burdens on the Public). Board-approved collections of information are incorporated into the official OMB inventory of currently approved collections of information. Copies of the Paperwork Reduction Act Submission, supporting statements and approved collection of information instrument(s) are placed into OMB's public docket files. The Federal Reserve may not conduct or sponsor, and the respondent is not required to respond to, an information collection that has been extended, revised, or implemented on or after October 1, 1995, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

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This interim rule lists communities where modification of the Base (1% annual-chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) is appropriate because of new scientific or technical data. New flood insurance premium rates will be calculated from the modified BFEs for new buildings and their contents.

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Modified Base (1% annual-chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) are finalized for the communities listed below. These modified BFEs will be used to calculate flood insurance premium rates for new buildings and their contents.

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The Commander, Eighth Coast Guard District, has issued a temporary deviation from the regulation governing the operation of the Mississippi Export Railroad Company swing bridge across the Escatawpa River, mile 3.0, at Moss Point, Jackson County, Mississippi. This deviation is necessary to replace the cracked center housing and other repair work needed. This deviation allows the bridge to remain in the closed-to-navigation position during 3 days in January.

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The Commander, Eleventh Coast Guard District, has issued a temporary deviation from the regulation governing the operation of the Tower Drawbridge across the Sacramento River, mile 59.0, at Sacramento, CA. The deviation is necessary to allow community celebration of New Year's Eve. This deviation allows the bridge to remain in the closed- to-navigation position during a portion of the event.

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The Commander, Eighth Coast Guard District, has issued a temporary deviation from the regulation governing the operation of the Clinton Railroad Drawbridge across the Upper Mississippi River, mile 518.0, at Clinton, Iowa. The deviation is necessary to allow the bridge owner time to perform preventive maintenance that is essential to the continued safe operation of the drawbridge. Maintenance is scheduled in the winter when there is less impact on navigation; instead of scheduling work in the summer, when river traffic increases. This deviation allows the bridge to open on signal if at least 24 hours advance notice is given.

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The Commander, First Coast Guard District, has issued a temporary deviation from the regulation governing the operation of the SR127 Bridge at mile 0.0 across the Annisquam River and Blynman Canal. The deviation is necessary to facilitate bridge rehabilitation repairs. This deviation allows the bridge to remain in the closed position for 31 days.

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The Coast Guard is withdrawing its proposed rule concerning the regulation governing the operation of the SR 433 Bridge over Bayou Liberty, mile 2.0, St. Tammany Parish, Slidell, LA. The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (the bridge owner) proposed a change in the operating schedule to reduce the hours of manned operation of the bridge to make more efficient use of personnel and operating resources. Based on public comments expressing concern with the impact the proposed changes would have on public access to the waterway, the bridge owner no longer desires to move forward with the proposed rule.

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Base (1% annual-chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) and modified BFEs are made final for the communities listed below. The BFEs and modified BFEs are the basis for the floodplain management measures that each community is required either to adopt or to show evidence of being already in effect in order to qualify or remain qualified for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).

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The Coast Guard has set the calendar year 2012 minimum random drug testing rate at 50 percent of covered crewmembers.

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This notice announces a forthcoming meeting of OJP's Science Advisory Board (``Board''). General Function of the Board: The Board is chartered to provide OJP, a component of the Department of Justice, with valuable advice in the areas of science and statistics for the purpose of enhancing the overall impact and performance of its programs and activities in criminal and juvenile justice. To this end, the Board has designated five (5) subcommittees: National Institute of Justice (NIJ); Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS); Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP); Quality and Protection of Science; and Evidence Translation/Integration.

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Pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), notice is given that the Federal Bureau of Prisons (Bureau) proposes to modify in part its system of records entitled ``Telephone Activity Record System, JUSTICE/BOP-011.'' The system notice, which was last published in the Federal Register, 67 FR 16762 (Apr. 8, 2002), is now being modified. The Bureau clarifies that the records contained in this system may be located at any authorized location, in addition to the Central Office, Regional Offices, any of the Federal Bureau of Prisons (Bureau) and/or contractor-operated correctional facilities. This clarification is made for accuracy, and to allow for the Bureau to store records at other locations, such as other Bureau administrative offices, or at authorized Department of Justice locations. The Bureau is also adding two sections, i.e., Security Classification and the ``Disclosure to a Consumer Reporting Agency.''

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Pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), notice is given that the Federal Bureau of Prisons (Bureau) proposes to modify in part its system of records entitled ``Inmate Electronic Message Record System, JUSTICE/BOP-013,'' last published in the Federal Register, 70 FR 69594 (Nov. 16, 2005), with a revision to the routine uses 72 FR 3410 (Jan. 25, 2007). The Bureau is making the following modifications to the system notice: the ``System Location'' section--the Bureau deletes language relating to the pilot programs as they will be converted to normal programs in the near future. The Bureau also clarifies that records may be retained at any authorized location in addition to Bureau facilities and authorized contractor sites. In the ``Category of Records'' section, the Bureau clarifies that the system collects personal identification information of the message recipient, including postal address, as input by the inmate correspondent. This modification is necessary to accurately reflect the collection and use of information in this system. Also, in the ``Category of Records'' section, the Bureau clarifies that ``investigatory data'' can include background checks of correspondents or any other relevant information collected during an investigation by the Bureau or other law enforcement agency. Once more, this modification is necessary to accurately reflect the collection and use of information in this system. Finally, the Bureau adds the ``Security Classification'' section to the notice.

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To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), we (the National Park Service) are notifying the public that we have submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) an information collection request (ICR) for a proposed new collection. This notice provides the public and other Federal agencies an opportunity to comment on the paperwork burden of this collection. To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and as a part of our continuing efforts to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, we invite the general public and other federal agencies to comment on this ICR. We may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required to respond to a collection unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

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The purpose of this public notice is to: (1) Describe the Atlantic Wind Connection proposal submitted to BOEM; (2) solicit public input regarding the proposal, its potential environmental consequences, and the use of the area in which the proposal would be located; and (3) solicit submissions of indications of competitive interest for a right- of-way (ROW) grant for renewable energy purposes for the area identified in this notice. On March 31, 2011, BOEM received an application from Atlantic Grid Holdings LLC (AGH) for a ROW grant on the OCS offshore New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia. AGH's proposed project, Atlantic Wind Connection (AWC), would entail the construction and installation of a two-circuit, high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission line that would collect power generated by wind power generation facilities on the OCS and deliver it to the grid operated by PJM Interconnection LLC (PJM) and possibly also the New York Independent System Operator, LLC (NYISO). When the wind power generation facilities are not functioning at full capacity, the AWC facilities would facilitate the transmission of conventionally- generated electricity between points on the onshore grid. Development of each phase would not be open-ended. Any ROW grant or plan approval contemplated by this notice would contain requirements that development under the grant take place within prescribed timeframes, as described in the grant, pursuant to 30 CFR 585.652(b). If AGH were to fail to meet such timeframes, BOEM may reduce the size of, terminate, or cancel the grant pursuant to 30 CFR 585.432-.437, or the terms of the grant itself. The application requests only a ROW grant--it does not request a lease for commercial wind generation. This announcement invites the submission of indications of competitive interest for a ROW grant for the area requested by AGH to construct transmission facilities. BOEM will consider the responses to this public notice to determine whether competitive interest exists for the area requested by AGH, as required by 43 U.S.C. 1337(p)(3). Parties wishing to obtain a ROW grant for the area requested by AGH should submit detailed and specific information as described in the section entitled, ``Required Nomination Information.'' This announcement also requests that interested and affected parties comment and provide information about site conditions and multiple uses within the area identified in this notice that would be relevant to the proposed project or its impacts. The information that BOEM is requesting is described below in the section entitled, ``Requested Information from Interested or Affected Parties.'' This notice is published pursuant to subsection 8(p) of the OCS Lands Act, which was added through the enactment of Section 388 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct) (43 U.S.C. 1337(p)(3)), as well as the implementing regulations at 30 CFR Part 585.

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The United States Forest Service (USFS) has filed an application with the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to extend the duration of Public Land Order (PLO) No. 6944 for an additional 20-year term. PLO No. 6944 withdrew approximately 43.75 acres of National Forest System land from location and entry under the United States mining laws in order to protect the Granite Chinese Walls Historic Site. The withdrawal created by PLO No. 6944 will expire on September 30, 2012, unless extended. This notice also gives an opportunity to comment on the application and proposed action and to request a public meeting.

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In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) is announcing that the information collection request for the requirements for permit applications for special categories of mining has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and renewed approval. This information collection request describes the nature of the information collection and the expected burden and cost.

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In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the U.S. Department of the Interior, North Slope Science Initiative (NSSI)-- Science Technical Advisory Panel (STAP) will meet as indicated below.

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This notice advises the public that Michael, Melanie, and Paul Kerns (applicant) have applied to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) for an Enhancement of Survival permit under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). The permit application includes a proposed safe harbor agreement (agreement) between the applicant and the Service for the federally endangered Shasta crayfish (Pacifastacus fortis). The agreement is available for public comment.

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In accordance with the requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App., 2, the U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of the Secretary, Wildland Fire Executive Council (WFEC) will meet as indicated below.

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the Agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the PRA), Federal Agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension of an existing collection of information, and to allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice. This notice solicits comments on regulations requiring the distribution of patient labeling, called Medications Guides, for certain products that pose a serious and significant public health concern requiring distribution of FDA-approved patient medication.

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is extending to January 15, 2013, the comment period for the notice of public meeting; request for public comments that published in the Federal Register of September 20, 2011 (76 FR 58279). In that notice, FDA requested comments on the Animal Drug User Fee Act (ADUFA) program to date and solicited suggestions regarding the features FDA should propose for the next ADUFA program. The Agency is taking this action to ensure that interested persons have the option of submitting comments throughout the reauthorization of ADUFA.

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is extending to January 15, 2013, the comment period for the notice of public meeting; request for public comments, published in the Federal Register of September 20, 2011 (76 FR 58277). In that notice, FDA requested comments on the Animal Generic Drug User Fee Act (AGDUFA) program to date and solicited suggestions regarding the features FDA should propose for the next AGDUFA program. The Agency is taking this action to ensure that interested persons have the option of submitting comments throughout the reauthorization of AGDUFA.

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is correcting a notice that appeared in the Federal Register of Thursday, December 8, 2011 (76 FR 76738). The document announced a public meeting entitled ``Generic Drug User Fee.'' The document published with an inadvertent error in the Dates section. This document corrects that error.

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the establishment of a docket to obtain information and comments that will assist the Agency in its deliberations about ways to help individuals with celiac disease avoid the presence of gluten in drug products. In particular, FDA is interested in information on ingredients present in human drug products marketed in the United States that are currently derived from wheat, barley, or rye.

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This notice creates a new demonstration program for chronically ill Medicare beneficiaries to test a payment incentive and service delivery system that utilizes physician and nurse practitioner directed home-based primary care teams aimed at improving health outcomes and reducing expenditures, beginning December 21, 2011.

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the animal drug regulations to reflect approval of a supplemental new animal drug application (NADA) filed by Elanco Animal Health, A Division of Eli Lilly & Co. The supplemental NADA revises a manufacturing specification for monensin free-choice Type C medicated feed for growing cattle on pasture or in dry lot.

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the animal drug regulations to reflect a change of sponsor for a new animal drug application (NADA) for zinc gluconate injectable solution from Technology Transfer, Inc., to Ark Sciences, Inc.

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AHRQ has accepted a notification of voluntary relinquishment from the HSMS Patient Safety Organization of its status as a Patient Safety Organization (PSO). The Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005 (Patient Safety Act), Public Law 109-41, 42 U.S.C. 299b-21- b-26, provides for the formation of PSOs, which collect, aggregate, and analyze confidential information regarding the quality and safety of health care delivery. The Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Final Rule (Patient Safety Rule), 42 CFR part 3, authorizes AHRQ, on behalf of the Secretary of HHS, to list as a PSO an entity that attests that it meets the statutory and regulatory requirements for listing. A PSO can be ``delisted'' by the Secretary if it is found to no longer meet the requirements of the Patient Safety Act and Patient Safety Rule, including when a PSO chooses to voluntarily relinquish its status as a PSO for any reason.

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AHRQ has accepted a notification of voluntary relinquishment from The Georgia Hospital Association Research and Education Foundation Patient Safety Organization (GHA-PSO) of its status as a Patient Safety Organization (PSO). The Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005 (Patient Safety Act), Pub. L. 109-41, 42 U.S.C. 299b-21--b-26, provides for the formation of PSOs, which collect, aggregate, and analyze confidential information regarding the quality and safety of health care delivery. The Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Final Rule (Patient Safety Rule), 42 CFR part 3, authorizes AHRQ, on behalf of the Secretary of HHS, to list as a PSO an entity that attests that it meets the statutory and regulatory requirements for listing. A PSO can be ``delisted'' by the Secretary if it is found to no longer meet the requirements of the Patient Safety Act and Patient Safety Rule, including when a PSO chooses to voluntarily relinquish its status as a PSO for any reason.

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This is notice, in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(c)(1) and 37 CFR 404.7(a)(1)(i), that the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Health and Human Services, is contemplating the grant of an exclusive license to practice the inventions embodied in Patent Applications USSN 61/021,596, filed Jan 16, 2008; 61/023,341, filed Jan 24, 2008; PCT/US2009/031329, filed Jan 16, 2009; and USSN 12/838,292, filed Jul 16, 2010; entitled ``Influenza DNA Vaccination and Methods of Use Thereof'', by Rao et al (NIAID/VRC) (E-050-2008/0,1,2,3), to ANQUAGEN, LLC having a place of business at 2329 N. Career Avenue, Suite 306, Sioux Falls, SD 57107. The patent rights in this invention have been assigned to the United States of America.

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This is notice, in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(c)(1) and 37 CFR 404.7(a)(1)(i), that the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Health and Human Services, is contemplating the grant of an exclusive license to practice the inventions embodied in Patent Applications USSN 61/021,596, filed Jan 16, 2008; 61/023,341, filed Jan 24, 2008; PCT/US2009/031329, filed Jan 16, 2009; and USSN 12/838,292, filed Jul 16, 2010; entitled ``Influenza DNA Vaccination and Methods of Use Thereof'', by Rao et al (NIAID/VRC) (E-050-2008/0,1,2,3), to Newport Laboratories having a place of business in 1520 Prairie Drive, Worthington, MN 56187. The patent rights in this invention have been assigned to the United States of America.

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In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the FTC is seeking public comments on its request to OMB for a three- year extension of the current PRA clearance for items (a)-(c) below setting out the information collection requirements pertaining to the Commission's administrative activities. (OMB Control Number 3084-0047). That clearance expires on December 31, 2011.

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The Commission is issuing technical corrections to the Appliance Labeling Rule (16 CFR part 305). These corrections are necessary to ensure that amendatory language published on July 19, 2010 (75 FR 41696) and scheduled to become effective on January 1, 2012 is consistent with recently codified Rule amendments.

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The Commission published a final rule on July 19, 2010 (75 FR 41696), adopting amendments to the Appliance Labeling Rule, 16 CFR part 305 (``Rule'') related to light bulb labeling. This document makes technical corrections to the final rule.

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We are superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD) for certain fuel injected reciprocating engines manufactured by Lycoming Engines. That AD currently requires inspection, replacement if necessary, and proper clamping of externally mounted fuel injector fuel lines. That AD also states that it is not applicable to engines that have a Maintenance and Overhaul Manual with an Airworthiness Limitations Section that requires inspection and replacement, if necessary, of externally mounted fuel injector lines. This new AD requires the same actions. This AD was prompted by Lycoming Engines revising their Mandatory Service Bulletin (MSB) to add engine models requiring inspections. We are issuing this AD to prevent failure of the fuel injector fuel lines that would allow fuel to spray into the engine compartment, resulting in an engine fire.

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The Board is granting an exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502 from the prior approval requirements of 49 U.S.C. 11323-25 for Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (GWI), a noncarrier, to continue in control of Hilton & Albany Railroad, Inc. (HAL), upon HAL's becoming a Class III rail carrier in a related transaction involving HAL's lease from Norfolk Southern Railway Company (NSR) and operation of a 55.5-mile rail line between Hilton and Albany, Ga.\1\ GWI's continuance-in-control exemption is subject to labor protective conditions. GWI is a holding company that directly or indirectly controls one Class II rail carrier and, not including HAL, 58 Class III rail carriers. The NSR line that HAL will lease and operate connects directly with 3 rail lines controlled by GWI: Chattahoochee Bay Railroad (CHAT), Chattahoochee Industrial Railroad, and Georgia Southwestern Railroad, and indirectly with a fourth, the Bay Line Railroad (via CHAT). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

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The FAA proposes to rule and invites public comment on the application to impose and use PFC revenue at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, under the provisions of the Aviation Safety and Capacity Expansion Act of 1990 (Title IX of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990, Pub. L. 101-508) and Part 158 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 158).

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The Department of Transportation is issuing a final rule to amend its regulations to exempt portions of a newly established system of records titled, ``DOT/ALL 23--Information Sharing Environment (ISE) Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR) Initiative System of Records'' from certain provisions of the Privacy Act. Specifically, the Department exempts portions of the ``DOT/ALL 23--Information Sharing Environment (ISE) Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR) Initiative System of Records'' from one or more provisions of the Privacy Act because of criminal, civil, and administrative enforcement requirements.

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This action proposes to establish nine new RNAV routes originating within Seattle Air Route Traffic Control Center's (ARTCC) airspace. The routes would extend generally east-west providing connection between the Seattle, WA, terminal area and destinations east and southeast of Seattle and would enhance en route navigation within the National Airspace System (NAS).

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This action proposes to modify very high frequency omnidirectional range (VOR) Federal airways V-135 and V-137 by extending the airways to the Mexicali, Mexico VOR/DME. This action would enhance navigation and air traffic control coordination for aircraft proceeding across the United States-Mexican border.

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This document responds to petitions for reconsideration of a March 30, 2010 final rule that established test methods to be used by tire manufacturers to generate comparative performance information in order to inform consumers about differences in the fuel efficiency (rolling resistance), safety (wet traction), and durability (treadwear) of replacement passenger car tires. The final rule also established reporting requirements for the generated performance information. In response to the petitions, today's final rule revises certain aspects of the reporting requirements and clarifies others, incorporates by reference a publication cited in the final rule but not included with the other publications incorporated by reference, and clarifies the scope of the program by amending the definition of the term, ``replacement passenger car tires.''

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In this document, Petitions for Reconsideration (Petitions) have been filed in the Commission's Rulemaking proceeding concerning a rule authorizing the use of FM translators with licenses or permits in effect as of May 1, 2009, to rebroadcast the signal of a local AM Station.

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In this document, Petitions for Reconsideration (Petitions) have been filed in the Commission's Rulemaking proceeding concerning new procedures for evaluating mutually exclusive proposals for radio service, as well as for applications to change a station's community of license. The Commission adopted these procedural changes to promote the initiation and retention of radio service in and to smaller communities and rural areas.

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The Audio Division, at the request of Kenneth W. Diebel (``Petitioner''), deletes FM Channel 230A and allots FM Channel 228A at Bastrop, Louisiana. The purpose of the proposed channel substitution is to accommodate Petitioner's pending application to upgrade FM Station KGGM, Delhi, Louisiana, to Channel 230C3. Channel 228A can be allotted at Bastrop, consistent with the minimum distance separation requirements of the Commission's rules, at coordinates 32-48-20 NL and 91-52-5 WL, with a site restriction of 7.2 km (4.5 miles) northeast of the community See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION infra.

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The Audio Division, at the request of Canyon Media Group, LLC, allots FM Channel 288C and deletes FM Channel 285C at Milford, Utah. The allotment change is part of a hybrid rule making and FM application proposal. Channel 288C can be allotted at Milford, consistent with the minimum distance separation requirements of the Commission's rules, at coordinates 38-31-11 NL and 113-17-07 WL, with a site restriction of 27.6 km (17.2 miles) northwest of the community See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION infra.

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In this document, the Commission announces that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved, for a period of three years, the information collection associated with the Commission's Service Rules and Policies for the Broadcasting Satellite Service (BSS), Report and Order (Second Report and Order). The information collection requirements were approved on November 17, 2011 by OMB.

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The Commission will consider the Third Report to the U.S. Congress on the status of competition in domestic and international satellite communications services as required by Section 703 of the Communications Satellite Act of 1962, as amended. The Report covers calendar years 2008, 2009 and 2010. ------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on November 15, 2011, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of Rovi Corporation of Santa Clara, California; Rovi Guides, Inc. (f/k/a Gemstar-TV Guide International Inc.) of Santa Clara, California; United Video Properties, Inc. of Santa Clara, California; Gemstar Development Corporation of Santa Clara, California; and Index Systems, Inc. of Tortola, the British Virgin Islands. The complaint alleges violations of section 337 based upon the importation into the United States, the sale for importation, and the sale within the United States after importation of certain products containing interactive program guide and parental controls technology by reason of infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 7,493,643 (``the '643 patent''); U.S. Patent No. RE41,993 (``the '993 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 6,701,523 (``the '523 patent''); and U.S. Patent No. 7,047,547 (``the '547 patent''). The complaint further alleges that an industry in the United States exists as required by subsection (a)(2) of section 337. The complainants request that the Commission institute an investigation and, after the investigation, issue a limited exclusion order and a cease and desist order.

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Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on November 15, 2011, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of Elpida Memory, Inc. of Tokyo, Japan and Elpida Memory (USA) Inc. of Sunnyvale, California. A supplement to the complaint was filed on December 5, 2011. The complaint alleges violations of section 337 based upon the importation into the United States, the sale for importation, and the sale within the United States after importation of certain semiconductor chips with DRAM circuitry, and modules and products containing same by reason of infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 6,150,689 (``the `689 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 6,635,918 (``the `918 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 6,555,861 (``the `861 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 7,659,571 (``the `571 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 7,713,828 (``the `828 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 7,495,453 (``the `453 patent''); and U.S. Patent No. 7,906,809 (``the `809 patent''). The complaint further alleges that an industry in the United States exists as required by subsection (a)(2) of section 337. The complainants request that the Commission institute an investigation and, after the investigation, issue an exclusion order and cease and desist orders.

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Notice

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The Commission hereby gives notice that it will proceed with a full review pursuant to section 751(c)(5) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1675(c)(5)) to determine whether revocation of the antidumping duty order on ferrovanadium and nitrided vanadium from Russia would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time. A schedule for the review will be established and announced at a later date. For further information concerning the conduct of this review and rules of general application, consult the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, part 201, subparts A through E (19 CFR part 201), and part 207, subparts A, D, E, and F (19 CFR part 207).

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Notice

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Notice

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2 pages

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Notice

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1 page

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Proposed Rule

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3 pages

This document announces a reopening of the comment period for interested parties to submit comments on the October 24, 2011 supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking for residential central air conditioner and heat test procedures. The comment period is extended until January 20, 2012.

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Notice

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1 page

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Notice

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2 pages

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Notice

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1 page

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Notice

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2 pages

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Notice

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2 pages

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) seeks information and comments related to the requirements and guidance for independent audit organizations in conducting program compliance audits of for-profit recipients of federal financial assistance from DOE under its financial assistance regulations.

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Proposed Rule

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1 page

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Notice

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2 pages

The Forest Resource Committee Meeting will meet in Washington, DC on January 20, 2012. The purpose of the meeting is to orient the committee members to the federal advisory committees and to discuss projects for the committee to discuss throughout the 2012 year. The meeting is partially closed to the public. The Forest Resource Committee is authorized under the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Pub. L. 110-246). The purpose of the committee is to provide direction and coordination of actions within the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and coordination with State agencies and the private sector, to effectively address the national priorities for non-industrial private forest land.

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Rule

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19 pages

The Postal Service will revise Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM[supreg]) throughout various sections to reflect price adjustments and mailing requirements changes associated with the October 2011 filing with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC).

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Notice

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2 pages

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Chicago District has posted on http://glmris.anl.gov the ``Inventory of Available Controls for Aquatic Nuisance Species of Concern--Chicago Area Waterway System'' (ANS Control Paper). An Aquatic Nuisance Species (ANS) Control is an option or technology that may be applied to prevent ANS transfer via aquatic pathways. The ANS Control Paper identifies the range of options or technologies available to target the ANS of Concern in the Chicago Area Waterway System (CAWS). These ANS of Concern--CAWS were previously identified as non-native species that are the initial focus of GLMRIS. In a December 8, 2010 notice of intent, Federal Register Notice (75 FR 76447), USACE announced it will prepare a feasibility report and an environmental impact statement (EIS) for GLMRIS. GLMRIS is a feasibility study of the range of options and technologies that could be applied to prevent ANS transfer between the Great Lakes and Mississippi River basins through aquatic pathways. USACE is conducting GLMRIS in consultation with other federal agencies, Native American tribes, state agencies, local governments and non-governmental organizations. The ANS Control Paper is an interim product of GLMRIS. For additional information regarding GLMRIS, please refer to the project Web site http://glmris.anl.gov. This notice announces a comment period during which USACE is asking the public to submit (i) information on ANS Controls that may be effective at preventing the transfer of ANS of Concern--CAWS but that are not included in the paper, or (ii) comments regarding ANS Controls identified in the paper. This notice also announces the dates and times of conference calls hosted by USACE for the purpose of providing the public an opportunity to ask questions regarding the ANS Control Paper.

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Notice

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1 page

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Notice

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2 pages

Pursuant to section 304(a) of the Clean Water Act (CWA), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the availability of the draft document Recreational Water Quality Criteria (RWQC). The document contains the EPA's draft ambient water quality criteria recommendations for protecting human health in ambient waters that are designated for primary contact recreation. CWA Section 304(c) water quality criteria recommendations are intended as guidance to States and authorized Tribes in developing water quality standards. The draft RWQC document describes the relevant scientific findings, explains how these findings were used to derive criteria, and lists the water quality methods associated with the criteria. The draft RWQC differs from the current 1986 RWQC in the following ways: the EPA introduces a new term, Statistical Threshold Value (STV), as a clarification and replacement for the term single sample maximum (SSM); there are no longer recommendations for different criteria values for beaches used with more or less frequency; the EPA introduces a rapid analytical technique for the detection of enterococci in recreational water; the EPA provides information on tools for assessing and managing recreational waters, such as predictive modeling, and for developing site-specific criteria. The CWA, as amended by the Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health (BEACH) Act of 2000, requires the EPA to conduct studies associated with pathogens and human health under Section 104(v), and to publish new or revised criteria for pathogens and pathogen indicators based on those studies under Section 304(a)(9). The draft criteria announced today for scientific views are the draft new or revised criteria that EPA is required to publish under Section 304(a)(9) of the CWA, as amended by the BEACH Act.

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Notice

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2 pages

This notice announces receipt of applications to register new uses for pesticide products containing currently registered active ingredients, pursuant to the provisions of section 3(c) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended. EPA is publishing this Notice of such applications, pursuant to section 3(c)(4) of FIFRA.

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Notice

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2 pages

In accordance with section 113(g) of the Clean Air Act, as amended (``CAA'' or the ``Act''), 42 U.S.C. 7413(g), notice is hereby given of a proposed consent decree to address a lawsuit filed by WildEarth Guardians in the United States District Court for the District of Arizona: WildEarth Guardians v. Jackson, No. 2:11-cv-01661- ROS (D. Ariz.). On August 24, 2011, Plaintiff filed a complaint alleging that EPA failed to perform a nondiscretionary duty to promulgate the area designations for the 2008 ground-level ozone NAAQS within the time lines set forth in section 107(d)(1)(B) of the CAA. The proposed consent decree establishes a deadline of May 31, 2012 for EPA to take action.

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Proposed Rule

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4 pages

EPA is proposing to establish the tree nut crop group tolerance and separate tolerances on pistachio and pine nuts for both the fumigant propylene oxide and the reaction product from the use of propylene oxide, known as propylene chlorohydrin, to cover all registered uses on raw and processed nuts. Also, in accordance with current Agency practice, EPA is proposing minor revisions to tolerance expressions and specific tolerance nomenclatures for propylene oxide and propylene chlorohydrin.

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Notice

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4 pages

EPA has established registration review dockets for the pesticides listed in the table in Unit III.A. With this document, EPA is opening the public comment period for these registration reviews. Registration review is EPA's periodic review of pesticide registrations to ensure that each pesticide continues to satisfy the statutory standard for registration, that is, the pesticide can perform its intended function without unreasonable adverse effects on human health or the environment. Registration review dockets contain information that will assist the public in understanding the types of information and issues that the Agency may consider during the course of registration reviews. Through this program, EPA is ensuring that each pesticide's registration is based on current scientific and other knowledge, including its effects on human health and the environment. This document also announces the availability of amended final work plans for the registration review of the pesticides cryolite, prodiamine, asulam, and etofenprox.

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Notice

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2 pages

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).

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Proposed Rule

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28 pages

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board), and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) (collectively, the agencies) are seeking comment on an amendment to the notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) to modify the agencies' market risk capital rules, published in the Federal Register on January 11, 2011 (January 2011 NPR). The January 2011 NPR did not include the methodologies adopted by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) for calculating the standard specific risk capital requirements for certain debt and securitization positions, because the BCBS methodologies generally rely on credit ratings. Under section 939A of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the Act), all federal agencies must remove references to and requirements of reliance on credit ratings from their regulations and replace them with appropriate alternatives for evaluating creditworthiness. In this NPR, the agencies are proposing to incorporate into the proposed market risk capital rules certain alternative methodologies for calculating specific risk capital requirements for debt and securitization positions that do not rely on credit ratings. The agencies expect to finalize this proposal, together with the January 2011 NPR, in the coming months after receipt and consideration of comments.

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Notice

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1 page

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Notice

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2 pages