2011 Regs - 20

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Accessibility Guidelines for Pedestrian Facilities 76 FR 44664

Voluntary Labeling Program for Biobased Products 76 FR 3790
General Administrative Regulations; Mutual Consent Cancellation 76 FR 75799
Prior Label Approval System: Generic Label Approval 76 FR 75809
Avocados Grown in South Florida; Increased Assessment Rate 76 FR 7095
National Dairy Promotion and Research Program; Final Rule 76 FR 14777
Proposed National Marketing, Regulating Leafy Vegetables 76 FR 24292
Softwood Lumber Research, Promotion, Consumer Education 76 FR 46185
Kiwifruit Grown in California; Change in Reporting Requirements 76 FR 48742
Christmas Tree Promotion, Research, and Information Order 76 FR 69094
Viruses, Serums, Toxins, and Analogous Products; Packaging 76 FR 2268
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza 76 FR 4046
Citrus Canker, Citrus Greening, and Asian Citrus Psyllid 76 FR 23449
Traceability for Livestock Moving Interstate 76 FR 50082
Animal Welfare; Importation of Live Dogs 76 FR 54392
Commercial Transportation of Equines to Slaughter 76 FR 55213
Tuberculosis in Cattle and Bison; State and Zone Designations 76 FR 61251
Tuberculosis in Cattle and Bison; State and Zone Designations 76 FR 61253
Controlled Import Permits 76 FR 65976
Importation of Dracaena Plants From Costa Rica 76 FR 67379
Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf 76 FR 56683
Identification of Enforceable Rules and Orders 76 FR 31222
Defining Larger Participants, Certain Consumer Financial Products 76 FR 38059
Identification of Enforceable Rules and Orders 76 FR 43569
Alternative Mortgage Transaction Parity (Regulation D) 76 FR 44226
Rules Relating to Investigations 76 FR 45168
State Official Notification Rules 76 FR 45174
Rules of Practice for Adjudication Proceedings 76 FR 45338
Disclosure of Records and Information 76 FR 45372
Streamlining Inherited Regulations 76 FR 75825
Disclosure of Certain Credit Card Complaint Data 76 FR 76628
Governance Requirements for Derivatives Clearing Organizations 76 FR 722
Core Principles and Requirements for Swap Execution Facilities 76 FR 1214
Risk Management Requirements for Derivatives Organizations 76 FR 3698
Position Limits for Derivatives 76 FR 4752
Commodity Options and Agricultural Swaps 76 FR 6095
Orderly Liquidation Termination Provision in Swap Trading 76 FR 6708
Swap Trading Relationship Documentation Requirements 76 FR 6715
Commodity Pool Operators and Commodity Trading Advisors 76 FR 7976
Reporting by Investment Advisers to Private Funds 76 FR 8068
Amendments to Commodity Pool Operator, Commodity Trading 76 FR 11701
Registration of Intermediaries 76 FR 12888
Requirements for Processing, Clearing, and Transfer of Positions 76 FR 13101
Antidisruptive Practices Authority 76 FR 14826
Swap Data Recordkeeping and Reporting: Pre-Enactment Swaps 76 FR 22833
Margin Requirements, Swap Dealers and Major Swap Participants 76 FR 23732
Capital Requirements, Swap Dealers and Major Swap Participants 76 FR 27802
Further Definition of Swap, Security-Based Swap 76 FR 29818
Adaptation of Regulations to Incorporate Swaps 76 FR 33066
Protection of Cleared Swaps Customer Contracts* 76 FR 33818
Effective Date for Swap Regulation 76 FR 35372
Agricultural Commodity Definition 76 FR 41048
Prohibition on the Employment, or Attempted Employment 76 FR 41398
Large Trader Reporting for Physical Commodity Swaps 76 FR 43851
Privacy of Consumer Financial Information; Amendments 76 FR 43874
Business Affiliate Marketing, Disposal of Consumer Information 76 FR 43879
Removing Any Reference to or Reliance on Credit Ratings 76 FR 44262
Process for Review of Swaps for Mandatory Clearing 76 FR 44464
Provisions Common to Registered Entities 76 FR 44776
Clearing Member Risk Management 76 FR 45724
Customer Clearing, Timing of Acceptance for Clearing 76 FR 45730
Agricultural Swaps 76 FR 49291
Whistleblower Incentives and Protection 76 FR 53172
Swap Data Repositories: Registration Standards and Principles 76 FR 54538
Retail Foreign Exchange; Changes to Existing Regulations 76 FR 56103
Swap Transaction Compliance and Implementation Schedule 76 FR 58176
Swap Transaction Compliance and Implementation: Clearing 76 FR 58186
Derivatives Clearing Organization Provisions, Core Principles 76 FR 69334
Head Start Program 76 FR 14841
Head Start Program 76 FR 70010
Medicare Program; Hospital Inpatient Purchasing Program 76 FR 2454
Medicare Program; Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities 76 FR 4998
Medicare, Medicaid, Screening Requirements, Application Fees 76 FR 5862
Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Patient Notification 76 FR 5755
Children's Health Insurance Program; Allotment Methodology 76 FR 9233
Medicare and Medicaid; Requirements for Long-Term Care 76 FR 9503
Medicaid Program; Community First Choice Option 76 FR 10736
Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Civil Money Penalties 76 FR 15106
Medicare Program; Medicare Shared Savings Program 76 FR 19528
Medicare Program; Changes to the Medicare Advantage 76 FR 21432
Medicaid Program; Federal Funding for Medicaid Eligibility 76 FR 21950
Medicare Program; Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Payment 76 FR 24214
Medicare & Medicaid Programs; Influenza Vaccination Standard 76 FR 25460
Medicare and Medicaid: Changes Affecting Hospital, Critical Access 76 FR 25550
Medicare Program; Prospective Payment, Consolidated Billing 76 FR 26364
Medicare Program; Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities Payment 76 FR 26432
Medicare Program; Hospital Inpatient Value-Based Program 76 FR 26490
Medicare Program; Proposed Changes, Electronic Prescribing 76 FR 31547
Medicaid Program; Payment Adjustment, Provider-Preventable 76 FR 32816
Medicare Program; Availability of Medicare Data, Measurement 76 FR 33566
Medicare Program; Conditions of Participation (CoPs) 76 FR 35684
Medicare Program; Changes to the End-Stage Renal Disease 76 FR 40498
Medicaid Program; Face-to-Face Requirements for Home Health 76 FR 41032
Medicare, Medicaid Programs: Outpatient Prospective Payment 76 FR 42170
Medicare Program; Payment Policies, Physician Fee Schedule 76 FR 42772
Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Programs; Disallowance 76 FR 46684
Medicare Program; Hospice Wage Index for Fiscal Year 2012 76 FR 47302
Medicaid Program; Eligibility Changes Under Affordable Care Act 76 FR 51148
Medicare; Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems 76 FR 51476
Medicare; Medicare Advantage, Prescription Drug Benefit 76 FR 54600
Medicare Program; Changes to the Electronic Prescribing (eRx) 76 FR 54953
CLIA Program and HIPAA Privacy Rule; Access to Test Reports 76 FR 56712
Medicaid Program; Recovery Audit Contractors 76 FR 57808
Medicare Program; Proposed Changes to the Medicare Advantage 76 FR 63018
Medicare; Changes, Ambulatory Surgical Centers Patient Rights 76 FR 65886
Medicare and Medicaid; Reform of Hospital and Critical Access 76 FR 65891
Medicare and Medicaid Program; Regulatory Provisions 76 FR 65909
Medicare Program; Inpatient Hospital Deductible 76 FR 67568
Medicare Program; Final Waivers With Shared Savings Program 76 FR 67992
Medicare Program; Home Health Payment System Rate Update 76 FR 68526
Medicare Program; Payment Policies, Physician Fee Schedule 76 FR 73026
Notice of Arrival on the Outer Continental Shelf 76 FR 2254
Implementation, Amendments, Convention on Standards 76 FR 45908
Inspection of Towing Vessels 76 FR 49976
Waiver of Citizenship Requirements for Crewmembers 76 FR 51317
Lifesaving Equipment: Production Testing and Harmonization 76 FR 62962
Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program 76 FR 4027
CCC Export Credit Guarantee (GSM-102) Program 76 FR 44836
Sugar Program; Feedstock Flexibility Program 76 FR 64839
Office of Thrift Supervision; Dodd-Frank Act Implementation 76 FR 30557
Office of Thrift Supervision Integration Pursuant to Dodd-Frank 76 FR 48950
Retail Foreign Exchange Transactions 76 FR 56094
Alternatives to the Use of External Credit Ratings 76 FR 73526
Safety Standard for Toddler Beds 76 FR 22019
Children's Products Containing Lead; Technological Feasibility 76 FR 44463
Standard for the Flammability of Mattresses and Mattress Pads 76 FR 59014
Pool and Spa Safety Act; Interpretation of Unblockable Drain 76 FR 62605
Testing and Labeling Pertaining to Product Certification 76 FR 69482
Conditions and Requirements, Relying on Component Part Testing 76 FR 69546
Testing and Labeling Pertaining to Product Certification Regarding 76 FR 69586
General Administrative Regulations; Good-Performance Refunds 76 FR 718
Area Risk Protection Insurance Regulations and Risk Protection 76 FR 44200
Control of Ergocristine as a List I Chemical 76 FR 17778
Controlled Substances and List I Reregistration Fees 76 FR 39318
Denial To Initiate Proceedings To Reschedule Marijuana 76 FR 40552
Federal Acquisition; Access to the Federal Awardee Performance 76 FR 4188
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Women-Owned Small Business 76 FR 18304
Civilian Health, Medical Program, Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS) 76 FR 23479
Defense Federal Acquisition; Business Systems-Definition 76 FR 28856
National Standards, Prevent, Detect, and Respond to Prison Rape 76 FR 6248
Assumption of Concurrent Federal Criminal Jurisdiction 76 FR 29675
James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010 76 FR 54112
International Services Surveys: Amendments to the BE-120 76 FR 50158
Family Educational Rights and Privacy 76 FR 19726
Program Integrity: Gainful Employment-Debt Measures 76 FR 34386
State Fiscal Stabilization Fund Program 76 FR 59036
State Fiscal Stabilization Fund Program and Discretionary 76 FR 59074
Early Intervention Program: Infants and Toddlers With Disabilities 76 FR 60140
Assistance to States for the Education of Children With Disabilities 76 FR 60310
Regulations To Implement the Equal Employment Provisions 76 FR 16978
Investment Advice-Participants and Beneficiaries 76 FR 66136
Prohibited Transaction Exemption Procedures; Employee Benefit 76 FR 66637
Ex Parte Cease and Desist and Summary Seizure Orders 76 FR 76235
Filings Required of Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangements 76 FR 76222
Wage Methodology for H-2B Program 76 FR 3452
Temporary Non-Agricultural Employment of H-2B Aliens 76 FR 15130
Wage Methodology, Temporary Non-Agricultural Employment 76 FR 45667
National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Procedures 76 FR 214
Energy Conservation Program: Certification, Compliance 76 FR 12422
Energy Efficiency Program for Automatic Commercial Ice Makers 76 FR 18428
Energy Conservation: Conservation Standards for Fluorescent 76 FR 20090
Energy Conservation: Certification, Compliance, and Enforcement 76 FR 21813
Energy Conservation: Standards, Clothes Dryers, Air Conditioners 76 FR 22454
Energy Conservation, Consumer Appliances: Battery Chargers 76 FR 31750
Energy Conservation Residential Furnaces, Air Conditioners 76 FR 37549
Building Energy Standards Program: Energy Efficiency 76 FR 43287
Energy Conservation Program: Standards, Residential Refrigerators 76 FR 57516
Modification of Regulatory Provisions Requiring Credit Rating 76 FR 67622
Testing of Certain High Production Volume Chemicals 76 FR 1067
Declaration of Prion as a Pest Under FIFRA 76 FR 4602
Revisions, EPA's Rule, Protections for Subjects in Human Research 76 FR 5735
National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Carbon Monoxide 76 FR 8158
Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Gold Mine 76 FR 9450
Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Primary Lead 76 FR 9410
Water Quality Challenges in the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento 76 FR 9709
Revisions to the Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Regulation 76 FR 11713
Emission Standards, Air Pollutants, Internal Combustion Engines 76 FR 12863
Emission Standards, Air Pollutants, Internal Combustion Engines 76 FR 12923
National Emission Standards, Hazardous Air Pollutants: Mercury 76 FR 13852
Regulation Extending the Reporting of Greenhouse Gases Rule 76 FR 14812
Standards of Performance, Stationary Source: Sewage Sludge Units 76 FR 15372
Non-Hazardous Secondary Materials That Are Solid Waste 76 FR 15456
National Area Emission Standards: Industrial and Commercial Boilers76 FR 15554
ational Emission Standards for Major Sources: Industrial Boilers and Process76 Heaters
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andards of Performance for New Stationary Sources: Solid Waste Incineration 76 FR
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Deferral for CO2 76 FR 15249
Protocol Gas Verification, Minimum Competency Requirements 76 FR 17288
Stratospheric Ozone: New Substitute, Motor Vehicle Air 76 FR 17488
Standards of Performance, New Stationary Hospital Incinerators 76 FR 18407
Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans: Alabama 76 FR 18870
Response to Petition From New Jersey Regarding SO2 76 FR 19662
Clean Alternative Fuel Vehicle and Engine Conversions 76 FR 19830
Emergency Planning; Extremely Hazardous Substances, Threshold 76 FR 21299
Pollutant Discharge Elimination, Cooling Water Intake Structures 76 FR 22174
Oil Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure for Milk 76 FR 21652
National Emission Standards for HAPS Group I Polymers and Resins 76 FR 22566
Reporting of Greenhouse Gases: Petroleum, Natural Gas 76 FR 22825
Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Phaseout of Methyl Bromide 76 FR 23769
HAPs: From Coal and Oil Fired Electric Utility Generating Units 76 FR 24976
Determinations Concerning Need for Error Correction Texas's PSD 76 FR 25178
Elemental Mercury, Barometers, Manometers, Hygrometers 76 FR 26225
NESHAPs From the Portland Cement Manufacturing Industry 76 FR 28318
Industrial Commercial Boilers and Heaters, Incineration Units 76 FR 28662
Implementation of New Source Review for Particulate Matter 76 FR 28646
National Emissions Standards for HAPs: Secondary Lead Smelting 76 FR 29032
National Emission Standards for HAPs, Polyvinyl Chloride 76 FR 29528
Confidentiality Determinations, Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule 76 FR 30782
Control of Emissions From New Highway Vehicles and Engines 76 FR 32886
Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Idaho 76 FR 36329
Standards of Performance, Spark Ignition Internal Combustion 76 FR 37954
Review of New Sources and Modifications in Indian Country 76 FR 38748
Regulation of Fuels, Additives: 2012 Renewable Fuel Standards 76 FR 38844
Revisions and Additions to Motor Vehicle Fuel Economy Label 76 FR 39478
Federal Implementation Plans: Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri 76 FR 40662
Air Quality: Widespread Use, Onboard Refueling Vapor Recovery 76 FR 41731
Definition of Solid Waste 76 FR 44094
Regulation To Mitigate the Misfueling of Vehicles and Engines 76 FR 44406
Control of Air Pollution From Aircraft and Aircraft Engines 76 FR 45012
Secondary NAAQS for Oxides of Nitrogen and Sulfur 76 FR 46084
Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases 76 FR 47392
Lead; Clearance and Clearance Testing Requirements 76 FR 47918
Hazardous Waste Management System: Carbon Dioxide (CO2) 76 FR 48073
Federal Implementation Plans: Interstate Transport 76 FR 48208
2017-2025 MY Light-Duty Vehicle GHG Emissions, CAFE Standards 76 FR 48758
TSCA Inventory Update Modifications; Chemical Data Reporting 76 FR 50816
Oil and Natural Gas Sector: New Source Performance Standards 76 FR 52738
Change to the Reporting Date, Reporting of Greenhouse Gases 76 FR 53057
Greenhouse Gas Standards: Heavy-Duty Engines, Vehicles 76 FR 57106
Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Reporting for Facilities 76 FR 60781
Transportation Conformity Rule: MOVES 76 FR 63554
New Source Performance Standards Review for Nitric Acid Plants 76 FR 63878
Revisions to Federal Implementation Plans, Interstate Transport 76 FR 63860
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System, Animal Feeding 76 FR 65431
Testing of Certain High Production Volume Chemicals 76 FR 65385
Notice of Final 2010 Effluent Guidelines Program Plan 76 FR 66286
State Implementation Plans; Missouri: Greenhouse Gas Tailoring 76 FR 66882
State Implementation Plans; Iowa: Greenhouse Gas Tailoring 76 FR 67067
Final Response to Petition From New Jersey Regarding SO2 76 FR 69052
Revising Underground Storage Tank Regulations-Revisions 76 FR 71708
National Emission Standards for HAPs Emissions for Shipbuilding 76 FR 72050
Emissions Standards, Hazardous Air Pollutants: Ferroalloys 76 FR 72508
Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Mineral Wool 76 FR 72770
2017 and Later Model Year Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas 76 FR 74854
National Emissions Standards for HAPs: Primary Aluminum 76 FR 76260
Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company 757 Airplanes 76 FR 28
Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Model 727, 727C 76 FR 31
Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A310 Series Airplanes 76 FR 34
Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A310-203, -204 76 FR 46
Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company CF6-45 76 FR 292
Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Model 737-300 76 FR 426
Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier, Inc. Model BD-700-1A10 76 FR 428
Airworthiness Directives; GROB-WERKE GMBH & CO 76 FR 1342
Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier, Inc. Model CL-600-2C10 76 FR 1556
Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Model DC-9-81 76 FR 1993
Airworthiness Directives; Empresa Brasileira Aeronautica, ERJ 170 76 FR 2279
Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce plc RB211-Trent 800 76 FR 24798
Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Model 757 76 FR 2848
Airworthiness Directives; Boeing 777-200, Pratt Whitney Engines 76 FR 3566
Crew Resource Management Training for Crewmembers, Part 135 76 FR 3831
Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company 737-100, -200 76 FR 3856
Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney JT8D-7, -7A 76 FR 5066
Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A300 B4-601 76 FR 5507
Safety Enhancements Part 139, Certification of Airports 76 FR 5510
Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company CF6-45 76 FR 6323
Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Aircraft LC40-550FG, LC41-550FG 76 FR 6525
Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737-100, -200, 200C 76 FR 6529
Airworthiness Directives; Airbus A300 B4-600 and A300 B4-600R 76 FR 6549
Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A300 B4-600, B4-600R 76 FR 6581
Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier, Inc. Model DHC-8-400 76 FR 6584
Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Company Model 767 Airplanes 76 FR 8615
Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney JT8D-209, -217, -217A 76 FR 8620
Airworthiness Directives; Lycoming Engines, Fuel Injected 76 FR 8661
Airworthiness Directives; Air Tractor, Inc. Models AT-802 76 FR 9495
Airworthiness Directives; Turbomeca S.A. ARRIEL 2B 76 FR 9515
Airworthiness Directives B/E Aerospace Continuous Flow Oxygen 76 FR 9984
Airworthiness Directives; Sikorsky Aircraft Model S-76A 76 FR 11174
Airworthiness Directives; Allied Ag Cat Models G-164 76 FR 11324
Lavatory Oxygen Systems 76 FR 12550
Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company 737-200, -200C 76 FR 12619
Airworthiness Directives; Dassault-Aviation Model FALCON 76 FR 12624
Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France Model AS-365N2 76 FR 13065
Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter (BHTC) Model 206A 76 FR 13059
orthiness Directives; Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (EMBRAER) Model ERJ 190
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Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Model DC 9-81 76 FR 13543
Airworthiness Directives; Diamond Aircraft Industries GmbH 76 FR 14346
Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Model MD-90-30 76 FR 15800
Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Company Model 737-600, -700 76 FR 15808
Airworthiness Directives; B-N Group Ltd. Model BN-2, BN-2A 76 FR 15820
Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier, Inc. Model CL-600-2B19 76 FR 15823
Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney JT8D-209, -217, -217A 76 FR 16526
Airworthiness Directives; Sicma Aero Seat 9140, 9166 76 FR 18020
Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier, Inc. Model CL-600 76 FR 18024
Airworthiness Directives; Piper Aircraft, Inc. Models PA-46-310P 76 FR 18033
Airworthiness Directives; CPAC, Inc. Models 112, 112B, 112TC 76 FR 18376
Airworthiness Directives; Burl A. Rogers Models 15AC and S15AC 76 FR 18454
Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. Model 212 76 FR 18865
Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A320-214, -232 76 FR 19714
Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A300 B4-600 76 FR 19724
Airworthiness Directives; Honeywell International Inc. LTS101 76 FR 20231
ess Directives; Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (EMBRAER) Model ERJ 170 and 76
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Airworthiness Directives; Univair Aircraft Models 415-C 76 FR 20894
Airworthiness Directives; Dowty Propellers Type R321/4-82-F/8 76 FR 21675
Airworthiness Directives; (EMBRAER) EMB-135ER, -135KE, -135KL 76 FR 21822
Airworthiness Directives; Lockheed Martin Model 382, 382B, 382E 76 FR 22311
Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier, Inc. Model DHC-8-101, -102 76 FR 24343
Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce plc (RR) RB211-524 Series 76 FR 24793
Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce plc RB211-Trent 800 76 FR 24796
Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Aircraft Models 337, 337A 76 FR 25264
Airworthiness Directives; Airbus A300 B4-600, A300 B4-600R 76 FR 25259
Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A300 B2-1C, A300 76 FR 26962
Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company CF34-10E2A1 76 FR 27282
Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Aircraft Models 150, 152 76 FR 27865
Airworthiness Directives; Lockheed Martin, Model 382, 382B 76 FR 28626
Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737-300, 400, 500 76 FR 28632
Airworthiness Directives; British Aircraft Model HP.137 76 FR 28635
Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France AS350B, B1, B2, B3 76 FR 28637
Qualification, Service, and Use of Crewmembers and Dispatchers 76 FR 29336
Airworthiness Directives; Piper Aircraft, Inc. PA-23, PA-31 76 FR 29176
Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce plc (RR) RB211-535 Series 76 FR 30529
Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company GE90-110B1 76 FR 30573
Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model DC-10-10, DC-10-10F 76 FR 31462
Airworthiness Directives; Aircraft With Rotax Engines 912 A 76 FR 31465
Airworthiness Directives; SikorskyModel S-92A 76 FR 31796
Airworthiness Directives; L'Hotellier Portable Halon 1211 76 FR 31798
Airworthiness Directives; Koito Industries, Ltd., Seats and Seating 76 FR 31803
Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Aircraft Company 310, 320, 340 76 FR 32103
Airworthiness Directives; Robinson Helicopter Company R22 76 FR 35330
Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. 205A 76 FR 35334
Noise Certification Standards for Tiltrotors 76 FR 36001
Airworthiness Directives; Piper Aircraft, Inc. Models PA-24 76 FR 36395
Airworthiness Directives; Learjet Inc. Model 45 Airplanes 76 FR 37247
Airworthiness Directives: Lycoming Engines and Teledyne Motors 76 FR 37629
Airworthiness Directives; Boeing 747-100, 747-100B 76 FR 38074
Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Model MD-11 76 FR 38332
Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Company Model DC-9-81 76 FR 39251
Airworthiness Directives; Schweizer Model 269A 76 FR 39254
Airworthiness Directives; Dassault Aviation Model FALCON 7X 76 FR 39256
Airworthiness Directives; Aircraft Equipped With Rotax 912 A 76 FR 40219
Airworthiness Directives; LP Galaxy, Gulfstream G150 76 FR 41432
Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney Division (PW) PW4000 76 FR 41430
Airworthiness Directives;Boeing DC-9-81 (MD-81) 76 FR 41651
Airworthiness Directives; MD Helicopters, Inc. Model MD900 76 FR 41662
Airworthiness Directives; Superior Air Parts and Lycoming Engines 76 FR 45655
Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney (PW) Models PW4074 76 FR 47056
Airworthiness Directives; Lockheed Martin Model L-1011 Series 76 FR 48049
Airworthiness Directives; Honeywell International Inc. TPE331-10 76 FR 48749
Airworthiness Directives; M7 Aerospace LP Airplanes 76 FR 50881
Activation of Ice Protection 76 FR 52241
Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company (GE) CF6-45 76 FR 52213
Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter Canada Ltd. BO 105 LS A-3 76 FR 52593
Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company767-200, -300 76 FR 52899
Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Aircraft Company Airplanes 76 FR 53308
Pilot in Command Proficiency Check and Other Changes 76 FR 54095
Airworthiness Directives; 328 Support Services GmbH 76 FR 54145
Airworthiness Directives; Lycoming Engines 76 FR 54397
Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A318, A319, A320 76 FR 57630
Airworthiness Directives; 328 Support Services GmbH 76 FR 58094
Airworthiness Directives; the Boeing Company Airplanes 76 FR 58722
Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes 76 FR 59590
Airworthiness Directives; Piper Aircraft, Inc. Airplanes 76 FR 60367
Airworthiness Directives; Piaggio Aero Industries S.p.A. Airplanes 76 FR 60396
Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A330-200 76 FR 61645
Airworthiness Directives; Aviation Communication, Surveillance 76 FR 62321
Airworthiness Directives; Saab AB, Saab Aerosystems Model 340A 76 FR 62656
Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 767 Airplanes 76 FR 62663
Airworthiness Directives; Dassault Aviation Model FALCON 7X 76 FR 62671
Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Airplanes 76 FR 62673
Airworthiness Directives; CPAC, Inc. Airplanes 76 FR 64038
Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-15AG 76 FR 64001
Function Flight Testing for Turbine-Powered Airplanes 76 FR 64229
Airworthiness Directives; Thielert Aircraft Engines GmbH TAE 125 76 FR 64285
Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company CF34-10E 76 FR 64287
Airworthiness Directives; Thielert Aircraft Engines GmbH TAE 125 76 FR 64289
Airworthiness Directives; CFM International, S. A. Model CFM56-5B 76 FR 64293
Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Turbofan Engines 76 FR 64844
Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A318, A319, A320 76 FR 64854
Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce plc (RR) RB211-535 76 FR 65997
Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter 407 and 427 76 FR 66609
Airworthiness Directives; Erickson Air-Crane Incorporated S-64F 76 FR 66617
Airworthiness Directives; Agusta S.p.A. Model AB139 and AW139 76 FR 66623
Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. 204B, 205A 76 FR 67051
Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Company 737-300, -400 76 FR 67343
Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Aircraft Company Airplanes 76 FR 67346
Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Turbofan Engines 76 FR 67591
Airworthiness Directives; Airbus A319 and A320 Series Airplanes 76 FR 67625
Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. 204B, 205A 76 FR 67628
Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron Model 205A-1 76 FR 68301
Airworthiness Directives; Agusta S.p.A. AB139 and AW139 76 FR 68297
Airworthiness Directives; DASSAULT MYSTERE-FALCON 900 76 FR 68368
Airworthiness Directives; General Electric CF6 Turbofan 76 FR 68634
Airworthiness Directives; Thielert Aircraft Engines GmbH (TAE) 76 FR 68636
Airworthiness Directives; Turbomeca S.A. Arriel 2B and 2B1 76 FR 68661
Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce plc (RR) RB211-Trent 800 76 FR 68663
Airworthiness Directives; Fokker Services B.V. Model F.28 Mark 76 FR 68668
Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney Division (PW) PW4000 76 FR 68660
Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Company Model 737-600 76 FR 69159
Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France Model AS350B, B1 76 FR 70046
Airworthiness Directives; Honeywell International Inc. Turboshaft 76 FR 70334
Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company CF6-80C2B 76 FR 70382
Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier, Inc. Airplanes 76 FR 71470
Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney JT9D 76 FR 72130
Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney Turbofan Engines 76 FR 72348
Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney Turbofan Engines 76 FR 72353
Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce plc (RR) RB211 Trent 800 76 FR 72650
Certification of Part 23 Turbofan-and Turbojet-Powered Airplanes 76 FR 75736
Fatigue Tolerance Evaluation of Metallic Structures 76 FR 75435
Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter Deutschland GmbH 76 FR 76068
Funding and Fiscal Affairs, Operations, and Funding Operations 76 FR 51289
Funding and Fiscal Affairs, Operations, and Funding Operations 76 FR 53344
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation Funding 76 FR 71798
Implementing a Nationwide Interoperable Public Safety Network 76 FR 10295
Digital Low Power Television, Television Translator 76 FR 11680
Review of the Emergency Alert System 76 FR 12600
Modifications of Procedures, International Telecommunications 76 FR 13295
Modifications of Procedures, International Telecommunications 76 FR 13296
A National Broadband Plan for Our Future 76 FR 26620
Improving Wireless Coverage Through the Use of Signal Boosters 76 FR 26983
Acceleration of Broadband, Improving Public Rights of Way 76 FR 28397
Implementation of the CALM Act 76 FR 32116
Policies To Promote Rural Radio Service, Streamline Allotment 76 FR 42574
Requirements, U.S. Providers, International Telecommunications 76 FR 42613
Empowering Consumers, Prevent Billing for Unauthorized Charges 76 FR 52625
Broadcast Applications and Proceedings; Fairness Doctrine 76 FR 55819
Unlicensed Operation in the TV Broadcast Bands 76 FR 56657
Video Description Implementation 76 FR 56658
Establishment of Rules and Policies for the 2310-2360 MHz Band 76 FR 57923
Relay Services for Deaf-Blind Individuals 76 FR 58412
Preserving the Open Internet 76 FR 59192
Structure and Practices of the Video Relay Service Program 76 FR 59269
Closed Captioning, Internet Protocol Video Programming 76 FR 59963
Revision of the Commission's Program Carriage Rules 76 FR 60675
Electronic Tariff Filing System (ETFS) 76 FR 61956
Reexamination of Roaming Obligations, Commercial Mobile Radio 76 FR 63561
Inquiry Into Disbursement Process for the Universal Service Fund 76 FR 64882
Review of Foreign Ownership Policies for Common Carrier 76 FR 65472
Connect America Fund; A National Broadband Plan 76 FR 73830
Informed Consent Elements 76 FR 256
Tobacco Products, Exemptions From Equivalence Requirements 76 FR 737
Food Labeling; Nutrition Labeling of Standard Menu Items 76 FR 19192
Food Labeling; Calorie Labeling of Food in Vending Machines 76 FR 19238
Further Amendments To Incorporate Tobacco Products 76 FR 20901
Criteria Used To Order Administrative Detention, Food for Humans 76 FR 25538
Revised Effectiveness Determination; Sunscreen Drug Products 76 FR 35672
Labeling and Effectiveness Testing; Sunscreen Drug Products 76 FR 35620
SPF Labeling and Testing Requirements and Drug Facts Labeling 76 FR 35678
Required Warnings for Cigarette Packages and Advertisements 76 FR 36628
Tobacco, Exemptions From Substantial Equivalence Requirements 76 FR 38961
Labeling for Bronchodilators To Treat Asthma; Cold, Cough 76 FR 44475
Requirement for Premarket Approval: Pacemaker Electrode 76 FR 48058
Requirement for Premarket Approval: Cranial Electrotherapy 76 FR 48062
Animal Food Labeling; Declaration of Certifiable Color Additives 76 FR 71248
Orderly Liquidation Authority Provisions of the Dodd-Frank 76 FR 4207
Deposit Insurance; Unlimited Coverage for Noninterest-Bearing 76 FR 4813
Assessments, Large Bank Pricing 76 FR 10672
Orderly Liquidation Authority 76 FR 16324
Interest on Deposits; Deposit Insurance Coverage 76 FR 21265
Interest on Deposits; Deposit Insurance Coverage 76 FR 41392
Transfer and Redesignation, State Savings Associations 76 FR 47652
Resolution Plans for Insured Depository Institutions, $50 Billion 76 FR 58379
Rulemaking Petition: Independent Expenditure Reporting 76 FR 36000
Affirmative Action, Nondiscrimination Obligations of Contractors 76 FR 23358
Affirmative Action, Nondiscrimination of Contractors, 503 76 FR 77056
Alternatives to Use of Credit Ratings in Regulations 76 FR 5292
Federal Home Loan Bank Community Support Amendments 76 FR 70069
Federal Home Loan Bank Investments 76 FR 29147
Electronic On-Board Recorders and Hours of Service 76 FR 5537
Commercial Driver's License Testing, Learner's Permit Standards 76 FR 26854
Unified Registration System 76 FR 66506
Definitions of Predominantly Engaged in Financial Activities 76 FR 7731
Conformance Period for Entities in Prohibited Proprietary Trading 76 FR 8265
Truth in Lending 76 FR 11319
Fair Credit Reporting Risk-Based Pricing Regulations 76 FR 13902
Consumer Leasing 76 FR 18349
Financial Market Utilities 76 FR 18445
Incentive-Based Compensation Arrangements 76 FR 21170
Prohibition Against Payment of Interest on Demand Deposits 76 FR 20892
Resolution Plans and Credit Exposure Reports Required 76 FR 22648
Regulation Z; Truth in Lending 76 FR 27390
Margin and Capital Requirements for Covered Swap Entities 76 FR 27564
Electronic Fund Transfers 76 FR 29902
Capital Plans 76 FR 35351
Consumer Leasing 76 FR 35721
Regulation B; Equal Credit Opportunity 76 FR 36885
Margin and Capital Requirements For Covered Swap Entities 76 FR 37029
Risk-Based Capital Standards: Capital Adequacy Framework-Basel II 76 FR 37620
Equal Credit Opportunity 76 FR 41590
Fair Credit Reporting Risk-Based Pricing Regulations 76 FR 41602
Debit Card Interchange Fees and Routing 76 FR 43394
Debit Card Interchange Fees and Routing 76 FR 43478
Continued Regulations, Savings and Loan Holding Companies 76 FR 43953
Retail Foreign Exchange Transactions (Regulation NN) 76 FR 46652
Supervised Securities Holding Companies Registration 76 FR 54717
Availability of Information, Procedure 76 FR 56508
Equal Credit Opportunity 76 FR 59237
Prohibitions, Restrictions on Proprietary Trading, Certain Interests 76 FR 68846
Mandatory Reliability Standards for Interconnection Reliability 76 FR 16240
Planning Resource Adequacy Assessment Reliability Standard 76 FR 16250
System Restoration Reliability Standards 76 FR 16277
Version One Regional Reliability Standards for Facilities Design 76 FR 23690
Transmission Planning and Cost Allocation by Transmission 76 FR 49842
Revisions to Forms, Statements, and Reporting Requirements 76 FR 52253
Transmission Relay Loadability Reliability Standard 76 FR 58424
Version 4 Critical Infrastructure Protection Reliability Standards 76 FR 58730
Enhancement of Electricity Market Surveillance and Analysis 76 FR 66211
Automatic Underfrequency Load Shedding and Load Shedding 76 FR 66220
Frequency Regulation Compensation in the Organized Wholesale 76 FR 67260
Authority To Require Regulation of Certain Nonbank 76 FR 4555
Authority To Designate Financial Market Utilities as Important 76 FR 17047
Supervision and Regulation, Certain Nonbank Financial Companies 76 FR 64264
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Final 76 FR 6848
Migratory Bird Hunting; Proposed 2011-12 Migratory Game Bird 76 FR 19876
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife; Casey's June Beetle 76 FR 58954
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife; Spikedace, Loach Minnow 76 FR 61330
Amendment to the Bank Secrecy Act Regulations-Reports 76 FR 10234
Bank Secrecy Act Regulations-Definitions and Other Regulations 76 FR 45403
Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Divestment Reporting 76 FR 62607
Imposition of Special Measure Against the Islamic Republic of Iran 76 FR 72878
Nutrition Standards in the National School Lunch 76 FR 2494
Migrant and Runaway Children for Free School Meals 76 FR 22785
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Evaluation Systems 76 FR 24820
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP): Eligibility 76 FR 25414
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Privacy Protections 76 FR 28165
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants 76 FR 35095
National School Lunch Program: School Food Service Revenue 76 FR 35301
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: System Failures 76 FR 51274
Automated Data Processing and Information Retrieval System 76 FR 52581
Mandatory Inspection of Catfish and Catfish Products 76 FR 10434
New Formulas for Calculating the Basetime, Overtime, Holiday 76 FR 20220
Cooperative Inspection Programs: Interstate Shipment of Meat 76 FR 24714
Changes to the Schedule of Operations Regulations 76 FR 33974
Common or Usual Name for Raw Meat and Poultry 76 FR 44855
Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli 76 FR 58157
Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program 76 FR 744
Roadless Area Conservation; Applicability to the National Forests 76 FR 21272
Appeal of Decisions Relating to Occupancy, National Forest System 76 FR 62694
Locomotive Safety Standards 76 FR 2200
Systems for Telephonic Notification of Unsafe Conditions 76 FR 11992
Hours of Service of Railroad Employees; Substantive Regulations 76 FR 16200
Track Safety Standards; Concrete Crossties 76 FR 18073
Hours of Service of Railroad Employees; Train Employees 76 FR 50360
Positive Train Control Systems 76 FR 52918
Safety and Health Requirements Related to Camp Cars 76 FR 67073
Conductor Certification 76 FR 69802
Railroad Workplace Safety; Adjacent-Track On-Track Safety 76 FR 74586
Capital Project Management 76 FR 56363
Disclosures Regarding Energy Consumption and Water Use 76 FR 1038
Labeling Requirements for Alternative Fuels 76 FR 31513
Premerger Notification; Reporting, Waiting Period Requirements 76 FR 42471
Mortgage Acts and Practices-Advertising 76 FR 43826
Appliance Labeling Rule 76 FR 45715
Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule 76 FR 59804
Business Opportunity Rule 76 FR 76816
Implementation of Regulations Required Under Title XI 76 FR 76874
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Buy American Exemption 76 FR 31415
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Prohibition on Contracting 76 FR 31410
General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation 76 FR 34886
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Constitutionality, Minority-Owned, Small Businesses
76 FR 55849
Federal Acquisition; Preventing Personal Conflicts of Interest 76 FR 68017
Establishment of the Permanent Certification Program 76 FR 1262
Equal Access in HUD Programs-Regardless of Sexual Orientation 76 FR 4194
Student Health Insurance Coverage 76 FR 7767
Application, Reporting Process for Waivers for State Innovation 76 FR 13553
Exclusion of Orphan Drugs for Certain Covered Entities 76 FR 29183
Rate Increase Disclosure and Review 76 FR 29964
HIPAA Privacy Rule Accounting of Disclosures 76 FR 31426
Group Health Plans and Health Insurance Issuers 76 FR 37208
Administrative Simplification: Adoption of Operating Rules 76 FR 40458
Affordable Care Act; Establishment of Exchanges 76 FR 41866
Affordable Care Act; Standards Related to Reinsurance 76 FR 41930
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Establishment CO-OP 76 FR 43237
Group Health Plans and Health Insurance Issuers 76 FR 46621
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Exchange Functions 76 FR 51202
Summary of Benefits and Coverage and the Uniform Glossary 76 FR 52442
Responsibility of Applicants for Promoting Objectivity in Research 76 FR 53256
Rate Increase Disclosure and Review: Definitions 76 FR 54969
Possession, Use, and Transfer of Select Agents and Toxins 76 FR 61206
Medical Loss Ratio Requirements Under PPACA 76 FR 76574
Medical Loss Ratio Rebate for Non-Federal Governmental Plans 76 FR 76596
Minimum Standards for Driver's Licenses 76 FR 12269
Ammonium Nitrate Security Program 76 FR 46908
Treatment, Aliens Whose Employment Creation Immigrant (EB-5) 76 FR 59927
Public Housing Capital Fund Program 76 FR 6654
Federal Housing Admin.: Refinancing an Existing Cooperative 76 FR 5518
Public Housing Evaluation, Oversight: Changes to Public Housing 76 FR 10136
Emergency Homeowners' Loan Program 76 FR 11946
Credit Risk Retention 76 FR 24090
SAFE Mortgage Licensing Act: Minimum Licensing Standards 76 FR 38464
Public Housing: Physical Needs Assessment 76 FR 43219
Public Housing Energy Audits 76 FR 71287
Repeal of Regulations 76 FR 74648
Homeless Management Information Systems Requirements 76 FR 76917
Residential, Business, Wind, Solar Resource Leases on Indian Land 76 FR 73784
Publicly Available Mass Market Encryption Software 76 FR 1059
U.S.-India Bilateral Understanding: Revisions to U.S. Export 76 FR 4228
Revisions to Export Administration Regulations: Control of Aircraft 76 FR 68675
Revisions to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) 76 FR 76085
Guidance on Reporting Interest Paid to Nonresident Aliens 76 FR 1105
Requirements for Group Health Plans, Affordable Care Act 76 FR 37037
Modification of Treasury Regulations, Section 939A of Dodd-Frank 76 FR 39278
Health Insurance Premium Tax Credit 76 FR 50931
Branded Prescription Drug Fee 76 FR 51245
Tax Return Preparer Penalties Under Section 6695 76 FR 62689
Basis Reporting by Securities Brokers and Basis Determination 76 FR 72652
Regulations Governing the Performance of Actuarial Services 76 FR 17762
Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under Service Contracts 76 FR 53720
Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act; Advice 76 FR 36178
Labor Organization Officer and Employee Reports 76 FR 66442
Pattern of Violations 76 FR 5719
Lowering Miners' Exposure to Respirable Coal Mine Dust 76 FR 12648
Maintenance of Incombustible Content of Rock Dust, Coal Mines 76 FR 35968
Proximity Detection Systems for Continuous Mining Machines 76 FR 54163
Removing References to Credit Ratings in Regulations 76 FR 11164
Share Insurance and Appendix 76 FR 30250
Remittance Transfers 76 FR 44761
Enhanced Weapons, Firearms Background Checks 76 FR 6200
Domestic Licensing of Source Material-Amendments, Safety 76 FR 28336
Decommissioning Planning 76 FR 35512
Enhancements to Emergency Preparedness Regulations 76 FR 72560
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard; Engine Control Module* 76 FR 78
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards, Ejection Mitigation 76 FR 3212
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Motorcycle Helmets 76 FR 28132
Representation-Case Procedures 76 FR 36812
Notification of Employee Rights, National Labor Relations Act 76 FR 54006
Notification of Employee Rights, National Labor Relations Act 76 FR 63188
High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act 76 FR 2011
Northeast Multispecies Fishery; 2011 Operations Plans, Contracts 76 FR 10852
Protective Regulations for Killer Whales in the Northwest Region 76 FR 20870
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Vessel Monitoring Systems 76 FR 36071
Taking of Marine Mammals, Commercial Fishing Operations 76 FR 42082
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation Amendment 15 76 FR 43746
Fishing Capacity Reduction Program, Southeast Alaska Purse 76 FR 61985
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Habitat, Abalone 76 FR 66806
Fisheries of the Northeastern U.S.; Atlantic Mackerel, Squid 76 FR 68642
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod 76 FR 73513
Presumption of Insurable Interest, Same-Sex Domestic Partners 76 FR 11684
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: New Premium Rating 76 FR 38282
Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratories Fees 76 FR 10500
General Working Conditions in Shipyard Employment 76 FR 24576
Occupational Injury and Illness Recording Requirements 76 FR 28383
Occupational Injury and Illness Recording, Reporting Requirements 76 FR 36414
Occupational Injury and Illness Recording 76 FR 59952
Procedures for Handling of Retaliation Complaints, Section 806 76 FR 68084
Benefits Payable in Terminated Single-Employer Plans 76 FR 13304
Bankruptcy Filing Date Treated as Plan Termination Date 76 FR 34590
Cash Balance Plans; Benefit Determinations and Plan Valuations 76 FR 67105
Hazardous Materials: Safety Requirements for External Piping 76 FR 4847
Highway-Rail Grade Crossing; Safe Clearance 76 FR 5120
Hazardous Materials: Limiting Electronic Devices by Highway 76 FR 10771
Hazardous Materials: Enhanced Enforcement Authority 76 FR 11570
Hazardous Materials: Cargo Tank Motor Vehicle Loading 76 FR 13313
Pipeline Safety: Applying Safety Regulations to All Rural Onshore 76 FR 25576
Pipeline Safety: Control Room Management/Human Factors 76 FR 35130
Changes To Implement the Prioritized Examination Track (Track I) 76 FR 6369
Changes in Requirements for Specimens and for Affidavits 76 FR 40839
Advanced Biofuel Payment Program 76 FR 7936
Biorefinery Assistance Guaranteed Loans 76 FR 8404
Rural Broadband Access Loans and Loan Guarantees 76 FR 13770
Small Business Investment Companies-Energy Saving 76 FR 2029
Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, HUBZone 76 FR 5680
Small Business Size Regulations; 8(a) Business Development 76 FR 8222
Small Business Jobs Act: 504 Loan Program Debt Refinancing 76 FR 9213
Small Business Size Standards: Professional, Scientific 76 FR 14323
Intermediary Lending Pilot Program 76 FR 18007
Registration of Municipal Advisors 76 FR 824
Suspension of Duty To File Reports for Classes of Asset-Backed 76 FR 2049
Trade Verification of Security-Based Swap Transactions 76 FR 3859
Rules of Practice 76 FR 4066
Issuer Review of Assets in Offerings of Asset-Backed Securities 76 FR 4231
Disclosure for Asset-Backed Securities Required by Section 943 76 FR 4489
Net Worth Standard for Accredited Investors 76 FR 5307
Shareholder Approval, Compensation, Golden Parachute 76 FR 6010
Security Ratings 76 FR 8946
Regulation of Security-Based Swap Execution Facilities 76 FR 10948
Ownership Limitations, Security-Based Swap Clearing 76 FR 12645
References to Credit Ratings in Investment Company Act Rules 76 FR 12896
Clearing Agency Standards for Operation and Governance 76 FR 14472
Beneficial Ownership Reporting Requirements, Security Swaps 76 FR 15874
Rule 17Ad-17; Transfer Agents', Brokers', and Dealers' Obligation 76 FR 16707
Listing Standards for Compensation Committees 76 FR 18966
Removal of Certain References to Credit Ratings 76 FR 26550
Investment Adviser Performance Compensation 76 FR 27959
Disqualification of Felons and Other Bad Actors From Rule 506 76 FR 31518
Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations 76 FR 33420
Securities Whistleblower Incentives and Protections 76 FR 34300
Exemptions for Security-Based Swaps, Certain Clearing Agencies 76 FR 34920
Temporary Exemptions and Other Temporary Relief 76 FR 36287
Broker-Dealer Reports 76 FR 37572
Exemptions for Advisers to Venture Capital Funds, Private Advisers 76 FR 39646
Extension of Temporary Exemptions, Eligible Credit Default Swaps 76 FR 40223
Exemptions for Security-Based Swaps 76 FR 40605
Amendment: Filing Requirements, Registered Clearing Agencies 76 FR 41056
Business Conduct Standards for Security-Based Swap Dealers 76 FR 42396
Implementing Amendments, Investment Advisers Act of 1940 76 FR 42950
Large Trader Reporting 76 FR 46960
Re-Proposal of Shelf Eligibility Conditions, Asset-Backed Securities 76 FR 47948
Suspension of the Duty To File Reports, Asset-Backed Securities 76 FR 52549
Treatment of Asset-Backed Issuers, Investment Company Act 76 FR 55308
Prohibition Against Conflicts of Interest in Certain Securitizations 76 FR 60320
Registration of Security-Based Swap Dealers, Major Security-Based 76 FR 65784
Supplemental Security Income for the Aged, Blind, and Disabled 76 FR 446
Recovery of Delinquent Debts-Treasury Offset Enhancements 76 FR 11402
Protecting the Public and Our Employees in Our Hearing Process 76 FR 13506
Revisions to Direct Fee Payment Rules 76 FR 45184
Protecting the Public and Our Personnel to Ensure Effectiveness 76 FR 54700
Exchange Visitor Program-Summer Work Travel 76 FR 23177
Risk-Based Capital Standards: Advanced Capital Adequacy 76 FR 12611
Office of Thrift Supervision Integration; Dodd-Frank Act 76 FR 43549
Prioritization and Allocation Authority Exercised by the Secretary 76 FR 8675
Enhancing Airline Passenger Protections 76 FR 23110
Reporting Ancillary Airline Passenger Revenues 76 FR 41726
Nondiscrimination Based on Disability in Air Travel: Web Sites 76 FR 59307
Damage Tolerance and Fatigue Evaluation of Composite Rotorcraft 76 FR 74655
Risk-Based Capital Guidelines: Market Risk 76 FR 1890
Regulations Governing Practice Before the IRS 76 FR 32286
Government Securities Act; References to Credit Ratings 76 FR 59592
TARP Conflicts of Interest 76 FR 61046
United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement 76 FR 68067
Calculation of Maximum Obligation Limitation 76 FR 72645
Revisions to Distilled Spirits Plant Operations and Regulations 76 FR 75836
Air Cargo Screening 76 FR 51848
Loan Guaranty Revised Loan Modification Procedures 76 FR 6555
Apportionments to Dependents and Payments to Fiduciaries 76 FR 2766
VA Veteran-Owned Small Business Verification Guidelines 76 FR 3017
Herbicide Exposure and Veterans With Covered Service in Korea 76 FR 4245
Garnishment of Accounts Containing Federal Benefit Payments 76 FR 9939
Caregivers Program 76 FR 26148
Schedule for Rating Disabilities; The Digestive System 76 FR 39160
Child Labor Regulations, Orders and Statements of Interpretation 76 FR 54836
(HEALTH) Act of 2011 H.R. 5
VA Veteran-Owned Small Business Verification Guidelines H.R. 658
Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment H.R. 705
America Invents Act H.R. 1249
Synthetic Drug Control Act of 2011 H.R. 1254
Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act H.R. 1535
Protecting Children from Internet Pornographers Act H.R. 1981
Postal Reform Act of 2011 H.R. 2309
Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2012 H.R. 2583
To extend the Generalized System of Preferences H.R. 2832
United StatesColombia Trade Promotion Agreement H.R. 3078
United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement H.R. 3080
Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act S. 27
Pipeline Transportation Safety Improvement Act of 2011 S. 275
Motorcoach Enhanced Safety Act of 2011 S. 453
Combating Designer Drugs Act of 2011 S. 839
Public Safety Spectrum and Wireless Innovation Act S. 911
Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2011 S. 1151
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Architectural Board The Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board is proposing accessibility guidelines for the design, construction, and alteration of pedestrian facilities in the public right-of-way. The guidelines ensure that sidewalks, pedestrian street crossings, pedestrian signals, and other facilities for pedestrian circulation and use constructed or altered in the public right-of-way by state and local governments are readily accessible to and usable by pedestrians with disabilities. When the guidelines are adopted, with or without additions and modifi cations, as accessibility standards in regulations issued by other federal agencies implementing the Americans with Disabilities Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, and the Architectural Barriers Act, compliance with the accessibility standards is mandatory.
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Agriculture The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is establishing a voluntary labeling program for biobased products under section 9002 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, as amended by the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008. Under the voluntary labeling program, a biobased product, after being certified by USDA, can be marketed using the USDA Certified Biobased Product label. The presence of the label will mean that the product meets USDA standards for the amount of biobased content and that the manufacturer or vendor has provided relevant information on the product for the USDA BioPreferred Program Web site.
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Agriculture The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) proposes to amend the General Administrative Regulations to revise Subpart UIneligibility for Programs under the Federal Crop Insurance Act to eliminate redundancies, improve clarity, remove or update obsolete references, and add references to other provisions regarding ineligibility for Federal crop insurance. In addition, FCIC proposes to remove Subpart CGeneral Administrative Regulations; Mutual Consent Cancellation and Subpart FFood Security Act of 1985, Implementation; Denial of Benefits. The changes will apply for the 2013 and succeeding crop years.
Agriculture The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is proposing to amend the meat and poultry products inspection regulations to expand the circumstances in which FSIS will generically approve the labels of meat and poultry products. The Agency also is proposing to combine the regulations that provide for the approval of labels for meat products and poultry products into a new C FR part.
Agricultural Marketing The Department of Agriculture (USDA) is adopting, as a fi nal rule, without change, an interim rule that increased the assessment rate established for the Avocado Administrative Committee (Committee), for the 2010-11 and subsequent fi scal periods from $0.27 to $0.37 per 55-pound bushel container of Florida avocados handled. The Committee locally administers the marketing order which regulates the handling of avocados grown in South Florida. The assessment rate will remain in effect indefi nitely unless modifi ed, suspended, or terminated.
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Agricultural Marketing This action is pursuant to the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (2002 Farm Bill) and the Food, C onservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (2008 Farm Bill). The 2002 Farm Bill mandates that the Order be amended to implement an assessment on imported dairy products to fund promotion and research and to add importer representation, initially two members, to the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board (Board).
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Agricultural Marketing Leafy green vegetables include lettuce, spinach, cabbage, and similar items. The proposed agreement would authorize the development and implementation of production and handling regulations (audit metrics) to reflect United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), and United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Good Handling Practices (GHPs).
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Agricultural Marketing This rule es tablis hes a Softwood Lumber Res earc h, Pro motion, Cons umer Educ ation and Indus try Information Ord er (Ord er). Softwood lumber is us ed in pro duc ts like fl ooring, s iding and framing. The pro gram will be fi nanc ed by an as s es s ment on s oftwood lumber domes tic manufac ture rs and importers and will be adminis tere d by a board of indus try members s elec ted by the Sec re tary of Agric ulture (Sec re tary). The initial as s es s ment rate will be $0.35 per thous and board feet of s oftwood lumber s hipped within or imported to the United States . The purpos e of the pro gram is to s tre ngthen the pos ition of s oftwood lumber in the marketplac e, maintain and expand markets for s oftwood lumber, and develop new us es for s oftwood lumber within the United States . The U.S. Department of Agric ulture (USDA) c onduc ted a re fere ndum among eligible domes tic s oftwood lumber manufac ture rs and importers fro m M ay 23 thro ugh June 10, 2011. Sixty-s even perc ent of thos e voting in the re fere ndum re pre s enting 80 perc ent of the volume of s oftwood lumber re pre s ented in the re fere ndum favore d implementation of the pro gram.
Agricultural Marketing This rule invites c omments on pro pos ed c hanges to the re porting re quire ments c urre ntly pre s c ribed under the marketing ord er that re gulates the handling of kiwifruit gro wn in Californ ia. The ord er is adminis tere d loc ally by the Kiwifruit Adminis trative Committee (Committee). This rule would re quire handlers to fi le two end-of-s eas on re ports with the Committee. One re port would c ontain pric e and handler s hipment information and the other re port would c ontain gro wer s hipment information. The Committee would us e this information to determine appro priate gro wer re pre s entation on the Committee, to c onduc t gro wer nominations , to verify s hipments for as s es s ment c ollec tions , and to pre pare the annual re port and the annual marketing polic y, as re quire d under the ord er. This pro pos al als o announc es the Agric ultural M arketing Servic e's (AM S) intention to re ques t appro val fro m Offi c e of M anagement and Budget (OM B) of a new information c ollec tion.
Agricultural Marketing This rule establishes an industry-funded promotion, research, and information program for fresh cut Christmas trees. The Christmas Tree Promotion, Research, and Information Order (Order) is authorized under the Commodity Promotion, Research, and Information Act of 1996 (1996 Act). The Order will establish a national Christmas Tree Promotion Board (Board) comprised of 11 producers and one importer. Under the Order, producers and importers of fresh cut Christmas trees will pay an initial assessment of fi fteen cents per Christmas tree. Producers and importers that produce or import less than 500 Christmas trees annually will be exempt from the assessment. A referendum will be conducted, among producers and importers, three years after the collection of assessments begin to determine if Christmas tree producers and importers favor the continuation of this program.
Animal and Plant Service For a certain other airplane, this AD requires activating the cabin altitude warning and takeoff configuration warning lights. For all airplanes, this AD also requires revising the airplane flight manual to remove certain requirements included by previous
Animal and Plant Service We are amending the regulations concerning the importation of animals and animal products to prohibit or restrict the importation of bird and poultry products from regions where any subtype of highly pathogenic avian infl uenza is considered to exist. We are also adding restrictions concerning importation of live poultry and birds that have been vaccinated for certain types of avian infl uenza, or that have moved through regions where any subtype of highly pathogenic avian infl uenza is considered to exist.
Animal and Plant Service We are amending the regulations governing the interstate movement of regulated articles from areas quarantined for citrus canker, citrus greening, and/or Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) to allow the movement of regulated nursery stock under a certifi cate to any area within the United States. In order to be eligible to move regulated nursery stock, a nursery must enter into a compliance agreement with APHIS that specifi es the conditions under which the nursery stock must be grown, maintained, and shipped.
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Animal and Plant Service We are proposing to establish minimum national offi cial identifi cation and documentation requirements for the traceability of livestock moving interstate. Under this proposed rule, unless specifi cally exempted, livestock belonging to species covered by this rulemaking that are moved interstate would have to be offi cially identifi ed and accompanied by an interstate certifi cate of veterinary inspection or other documentation. The proposed regulations specify approved forms of offi cial identifi cation for each species but would allow the livestock covered under this rulemaking to be moved interstate with another form of identifi cation, as agreed upon by animal health offi cials in the shipping and receiving States or Tribes. The purpose of this rulemaking is to improve our ability to trace livestock in the event that disease is found.
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Animal and Plant Service We are proposing to amend the regulations to implement an amendment to the Animal Welfare Act (AWA). The Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 added a new section to the AWA to restrict the importation of certain live dogs. Consistent with this amendment, this proposed rule would, with certain limited exceptions, prohibit the importation of dogs from any part of the world into the continental United States or Hawaii for purposes of resale, research, or veterinary treatment, unless the dogs are in good health, have received all necessary vaccinations, and are at least 6 months of age. This proposed rule is necessary to implement the amendment to the AWA and would help to ensure the welfare of imported dogs.
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Animal and Plant Service We are amending the regulations regarding the commercial transportation of equines to slaughter to add a defi nition of equine for slaughter and make other changes that will extend the protections afforded by the regulations to equines bound for slaughter but delivered fi rst to an assembly point, feedlot, or stockyard. This action will further ensure the humane treatment of such equines by helping to ensure that the unique and special needs of equines in commercial transportation to slaughter are met.
Animal and Plant Service We are amending the bovine tuberculosis regulations regarding State and zone classifi cations by reclassifying a zone in New Mexico consisting of Curry and Roosevelt Counties. We have determined that the zone meets the criteria for accredited-free status. Since the remainder of the State is already classifi ed as accredited free, the entire State of New Mexico is now classifi ed as accredited free. This action relieves certain restrictions on the interstate movement of cattle and bison from Curry and Roosevelt Counties in New Mexico.
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Animal and Plant Service We are amending the bovine tuberculosis regulations regarding State and zone classifications by reclassifying a zone in Minnesota consisting of portions of Lake of the Woods, Roseau, Marshall, and Beltrami Counties. We have determined that the zone meets the criteria for accredited-free status. Since the remainder of the State is already classified as accredited free, the entire State of Minnesota is now classified as accredited free. This action relieves certain restrictions on the interstate movement of cattle and bison from the area of Minnesota that was previously classified as modified accredited advanced for tuberculosis.
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Animal and Plant Service For a certain other airplane, this AD requires activating the cabin altitude warning and takeoff configuration warning lights. For all airplanes, this AD also requires revising the airplane flight manual to remove certain requirements included by previous
Animal and Plant Service We are pro pos ing to amend the plants for planting re gulations to pro vide c onditions for the importation into the c ontinental United States of Drac aena s pp. plants fro m Cos ta Ric a. Thes e c onditions would apply to plants les s than 460 mm in length, whic h are c urre ntly allowed to be imported, and would als o allow for the importation of plants over 460 mm and up to 1,371.6 mm in length, whic h are c urre ntly pro hibited. As a c ondition of entry, Drac aena s pp. plants fro m Cos ta Ric a would have to be pro duc ed in ac c ord anc e with integrated pes t ris k management meas ure s that would inc lude re quire ments for re gis tration of plac es of pro duc tion and pac kinghous es , a pes t management plan, ins pec tion for quarantine pes ts , s anitation, and trac eability fro m plac e of pro duc tion thro ugh the pac king and export fac ility and to the port of entry into the United States . All Drac aena s pp. plants fro m Cos ta Ric a would als o be re quire d to be ac c ompanied by a phytos anitary c ertifi c ate with an additional dec laration s tating that all c onditions for the importation of the plants have been met and that the c ons ignment of plants has been ins pec ted and found fre e of quarantine pes ts . This ac tion would allow for the importation of overs iz ed Drac aena s pp. plants fro m Cos ta Ric a into the United States while c ontinuing to pro vide pro tec tion agains t the intro duc tion of quarantine pes ts .
BOEMRE This rulemaking pro pos es to amend BOEM RE re gulations to re quire operators to develop and implement additional pro vis ions in their Safety and Enviro nmental M anagement Sys tems (SEM S) pro grams for oil, gas , and s ulphur operations in the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). Thes e re vis ions pertain to developing and implementing s top work authority and ultimate work authority, re quiring employee partic ipation in the development and implementation of SEM S pro grams , and es tablis hing re quire ments for re porting uns afe working c onditions . In addition, this pro pos ed rule re quire s independent third parties to c onduc t audits of operators ' SEM S pro grams and es tablis hes further re quire ments re lating to c onduc ting job s afety analys is (JSA) for ac tivities identifi ed in an operator's SEM S pro gram. We believe that thes e new re quire ments will further re duc e the likelihood of ac c idents , injuries , and s pills in c onnec tion with OCS ac tivities that are re gulated under BOEM RE juris dic tion, by re quiring OCS operators to s pec ifi c ally addre s s is s ues as s oc iated with human behavior as it applies to their SEM S pro gram.
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CFPB Section 1063(i) of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 (Act)1 requires the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (CFPB or Bureau) to publish in the Federal Register a list of the rules and orders that will be enforced by the CFPB. This notice sets forth a list for public comment. A final list will be published not later than the designated transfer date, July 21, 2011.
CFPB The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (CFPB), created by the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 (Act), is required to implement a program to supervise certain nondepository covered persons for compliance with Federal consumer fi nancial laws. The scope of supervision coverage varies for diff erent product markets. Section 1024 of the Act provides that the CFPB may supervise covered persons in the residential mortgage, private education lending, and payday lending markets. For other markets for consumer fi nancial products or services, the supervision program generally will apply only to a larger participant of these markets, as defi ned by rule. The CFPB is required to issue an initial larger participant rule not later than July 21, 2012, one year after the designated transfer date.
CFPB Section 1063(i) of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 (Act)1 requires the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (CFPB) to publish in the Federal Register not later than the designated transfer date a list of the rules and orders that will be enforced by the CFPB. This document sets forth that list.
CFPB The Bure au of Cons umer Financ ial Pro tec tion (CFPB) is publis hing for public c omment an interim fi nal rule es tablis hing Regulation D (Altern ative M ortgage Trans ac tion Parity) purs uant to the Altern ative M ortgage Trans ac tion Parity Ac t (AM TPA) and the Truth in Lending Ac t. The interim fi nal rule is nec es s ary to avoid a re gulatory gap c re ated by the amendments to AM TPA in the Dodd-Frank Wall Stre et Reform and Cons umer Pro tec tion Ac t (Dodd-Frank Ac t). Without an interim fi nal rule that takes immediate eff ec t, s tate hous ing c re ditors would no longer be able to make variable rate mortgage loans and other altern ative mortgage trans ac tions purs uant to AM TPA in s tates that pro hibit s uc h trans ac tions , thus denying c ons umers ac c es s to that form of c re dit. Until July 22, 2012, the interim fi nal rule applies only to s tate hous ing c re ditors s eeking to invoke federal pre emption of s tate law under AM TPA. The interim fi nal rule will be in plac e as a temporary meas ure pending the CFPB's c ompletion of a notic e-and-c omment rulemaking to pro mulgate permanent rules , inc luding rules govern ing altern ative mortgage trans ac tions made by federally c hartere d hous ing c re ditors . The CFPB s eeks public c omment in antic ipation of that pro c es s .
CFPB The Bureau of Cons umer Financial Protection (CFPB or Bureau), purs uant to the Cons umer Financial Protection Act of 2010, is adopting its Rules Relating to Inves tigations in order to des cribe the Bureau's procedures for inves tigations purs uant to s ection 1052 of the Act. The Bureau invites interes ted members of the public to s ubmit written comments to this interim final rule s etting forth thos e rules .
CFPB Section 1042(c) of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 (Act), requires the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (CFPB or Bureau) to prescribe rules establishing procedures that govern the process, described in section 1042(b) of the Act, by which state offi cials notify the CFPB of actions or proceedings undertaken pursuant to the authority granted in section 1042(a) to enforce the Act or regulations prescribed thereunder. This interim fi nal rule with a request for public comment sets forth those rules.
CFPB Section 1053(e) of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 requires the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (CFPB or Bureau) to prescribe rules establishing procedures for the conduct of adjudication proceedings conducted pursuant to section 1053. This interim final rule with a request for public comment sets forth those rules.
CFPB This interim final rule establishes procedures for the public to obtain information from the Bureau of C onsumer Financial Protection, under the Freedom of Information Act, the Privacy Act of 1974, and in legal proceedings. This interim final rule also establishes the C FPB's rules regarding the confidential treatment of information obtained from persons in connection with the exercise of its authorities under federal consumer financial law.
CFPB The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (the Bureau) is requesting specific suggestions from the public for streamlining regulations it recently inherited from other Federal agencies. This document asks the public to identify provisions of the inherited regulations that the Bureau should make the highest priority for updating, modifying, or eliminating because they are outdated, unduly burdensome, or unnecessary. This document discusses several specific requirements that may warrant review. It also seeks suggestions for practical measures to make complying with the regulations easier.
CFPB The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (the CFPB) is requesting comment on a proposed policy statement (the Policy Statement) that addresses the CFPB's proactive disclosure of credit card complaint data. The CFPB receives credit card complaints from consumers under the terms of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010. The proposed Policy Statement sets forth the CFPB's proposed initial disclosure of credit card complaint data. It also identifi es additional ways that the CFPB may disclose credit card complaint data but as to which the CFPB will conduct further study before fi nalizing its position. The proposed Policy Statement does not address complaint data about any other consumer fi nancial product or service. The CFPB invites comment on all aspects of the proposed Policy Statement.
CFTC The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the Commission) hereby proposes regulations to further implement new statutory provisions enacted by Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act). Specifi cally, the Commission proposes certain substantive requirements on the resolution of confl icts of interest, in order to further implement core principles applicable to derivatives clearing organizations (DCOs), designated contract markets (DCMs), and swap execution facilities (SEFs).
CFTC The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission or CFTC) is proposing new rules, and guidance and acceptable practices to implement the new statutory provisions enacted by Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
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CFTC The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission) is proposing regulations to implement Title VII and Title VIII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act). Proposed regulations would establish the regulatory standards for compliance with derivatives clearing organization (DCO) Core Principles C (Participant and Product Eligibility), D (Risk Management), E (Settlement Procedures), F (Treatment of Funds), G (Default Rules and Procedures), and I (System Safeguards). For DCOs that are designated by the Financial Stability Oversight Council as systemically important DCOs (SIDCOs), the Commission is proposing heightened standards in the area of system safeguards supporting business continuity and disaster recovery and a provision that would implement the Commission's special enforcement authority over SIDCOs.
CFTC Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (Dodd-Frank Act) requires the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission or CFTC) to establish position limits for certain physical commodity derivatives. The Commission is proposing to simultaneously establish position limits and limit formulas for certain physical commodity futures and option contracts executed pursuant to the rules of designated contract markets (DCM) and physical commodity swaps that are economically equivalent to such DCM contracts.
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CFTC The Commodity Future s Trading Commis s ion (Commis s ion or CFTC ) is c harg ed with pro pos ing rules to implement new s tatutory pro vis ions enac ted by Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Stre et Reform and Cons umer Pro tec tion Ac t (Dodd-Frank Ac t ). The Dodd-Frank Ac t pro vides that s waps in an agric ultural c ommodity (as defi ned by the Commis s ion) are pro hibited unles s entere d into purs uant to a rule, re gulation or ord er of the Commis s ion adopted purs uant to Commodity Exc hange Ac t (CEA or Ac t ). The Dodd-Frank Ac t als o inc ludes options (other than an option on a future s c ontrac t) in its defi nition of s waps . Bro adly s peaking, the rules pro pos ed here in would implement re gulations where by s waps in agric ultural c ommodities and all c ommodity options (inc luding options on both agric ultural and non-agric ultural c ommodities ), other than options on future s , may trans ac t s ubjec t to the s ame rules as all other s waps . The pro pos ed rules for s waps in an agric ultural c ommodity would re peal and re plac e the Commis s ion's re gulations c onc ern ing the exemption of s wap agre ements .
CFTC The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission or CFTC) is proposing regulations to implement new statutory provisions established under Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act). Section 731 of the Dodd-Frank Act added a new section 4s(i) to the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA), which requires the Commission to prescribe standards for swap dealers and major swap participants related to the timely and accurate confi rmation, processing, netting, documentation, and valuation of swaps.
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CFTC The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission or CFTC) is proposing regulations to implement new statutory provisions established under Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act). Section 731 of the Dodd-Frank Act added a new section 4s(i) to the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA), which requires the Commission to prescribe standards for swap dealers and major swap participants related to the timely and accurate confi rmation, processing, netting, documentation, and valuation of swaps.
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CFTC The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is proposing to amend its existing regulations and proposing one new regulation regarding Commodity Pool Operators and Commodity Trading Advisors. The Commission is proposing a new data collection for CPOs and CTAs that is consistent with the data collection required under the Dodd-Frank Act. The proposed amendments would: Rescind the exemptions from registration provided in the Commission's regulations; rescind the relief from the certifi cation requirement for annual reports provided to operators of certain pools only off ered to qualifi ed eligible persons (QEPs); modify the criteria for claiming relief under the Commission's regulations; and require the annual fi ling of notices claiming exemptive relief. Finally, the proposal includes new risk disclosure requirements for CPOs and CTAs regarding swap transactions.
CFTC The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) (collectively, we or the Commissions) are proposing new rules under the Commodity Exchange Act and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to implement provisions of Title IV of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The proposed SEC rule would require investment advisers registered with the SEC that advise one or more private funds to fi le Form PF with the SEC.
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CFTC The Commodity Futures Trading Commis s ion (Commis s ion or CFTC) is propos ing to amend its regulations affecting the operations and activities of commodity pool operators (CPOs ) and commodity trading advis ors (CTAs ) (Propos al) in order to have thos e regulations reflect changes made to the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Cons umer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act).
CFTC The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission) hereby proposes regulations to further implement new statutory provisions enacted by Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act) regarding registration of intermediaries. Specifi cally, the Commission proposes certain conforming amendments to the Commission's regulations regarding the registration of intermediaries, consistent with other Commission rulemakings issued pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Act; and other modernizing and technical amendments to the regulations.
CFTC The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission) is proposing regulations to implement Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act). Proposed regulations would establish the time frame for a swap dealer (SD), major swap participant (MSP), futures commission merchant (FCM), swap execution facility (SEF), and designated contract market (DCM) to submit contracts, agreements, or transactions to a derivatives clearing organization (DCO) for clearing.
CFTC On November 2, 2010, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission) issued in the Federal Register an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR). In this ANPR, the Commission requested public comment to assist it with promulgating rules and regulations to implement the disruptive practices set forth in section 4c(a) of the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA), as amended by section 747 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act). After considering the comments that were submitted in response to the ANPR, the Commission decided not to issue any regulations at this time relating to new section 4c(a). Instead, the Commission is publishing today elsewhere in the Federal Register a proposed order interpreting new section 4c(a)(5). The Commission is also terminating the ANPR issued on November 2, 2010.
CFTC The Dodd-Frank Act amends the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA or Act) directing that rules adopted by the Commission shall provide for the reporting of data relating to swaps entered into before the date of enactment of the Dodd-Frank Act, the terms of which have not expired as of the date of enactment of that Act (pre-enactment swaps) and data relating to swaps entered into on or after the date of enactment of the Dodd-Frank Act and prior to the compliance date specified in the Commission's final swap data reporting rules (transition swaps). This proposal would establish recordkeeping and reporting requirements for pre-enactment swaps and transition swaps.
CFTC The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission or CFTC) is proposing regulations to implement new statutory provisions enacted by Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act). The proposed regulations would implement the new statutory framework of Section 4s(e) of the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA), added by Section 731 of the Dodd-Frank Act, which requires the Commission to adopt capital and initial and variation margin requirements for certain swap dealers (SDs) and major swap participants (MSPs).
CFTC The Commodity Future s Trading Commis s ion (Commis s ion or CFTC) is pro pos ing re gulations that would implement the new s tatutory framework in the Commodity Exc hange Ac t (CEA), added by the Wall Stre et Reform and Cons umer Pro tec tion Ac t (Dodd-Frank Ac t). Thes e new pro vis ions of the CEA re quire , among other things , the Commis s ion to adopt c apital re quire ments for c ertain s wap dealers (SDs ) and major s wap partic ipants (M SPs ). The pro pos ed rules als o pro vide for re lated fi nanc ial c ondition re porting and re c ord keeping by SDs and M SPs . The Commis s ion further pro pos es to amend exis ting c apital and fi nanc ial re porting re gulations for future s c ommis s ion merc hants (FCM s ) that als o re gis ter as SDs or M SPs . The pro pos ed re gulations als o inc lude re quire ments for s upplemental FCM fi nanc ial re porting to re fl ec t s ec tion 724 of the Dodd-Frank Ac t. In ord er to align the c omment periods for this pro pos ed rule and the Commis s ion's earlier pro pos ed rulemaking on marg in re quire ments for unc leare d s waps ,1 the c omment period for the pro pos ed marg in rulemaking is being extended els ewhere in the Federal Regis ter today, s o that c ommenters will have the opportunity to re view the pro pos ed c apital and marg in rules together before the expiration of the c omment periods for either pro pos ed rule.
CFTC In accordance with section 712(a)(8), section 712(d)(1), sections 712(d)(2)(B) and (C), sections 721(b) and (c), and section 761(b) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act), the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) (collectively, Commissions), in consultation with the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board), are jointly issuing proposed rules and proposed interpretive guidance under the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act) to further defi ne the terms swap, security-based swap, and security-based swap agreement (collectively, Product Defi nitions), regarding mixed swaps, and governing books and records with respect to security-based swap agreements.
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CFTC The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act or DFA) established a comprehensive new statutory framework for swaps and security-based swaps. The Dodd-Frank Act repeals some sections of the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA or Act), amends others, and adds a number of new provisions. The DFA also requires the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) to promulgate a number of rules to implement the new framework. The Commission has proposed numerous rules to satisfy its obligations under the DFA. Because the Dodd-Frank Act makes so many changes to the existing statutory and regulatory frameworks, the proposed rules would make a number of conforming changes to the CFTC's regulations to integrate them more fully with the new statutory and regulatory framework (Proposal).
CFTC The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the Commission) hereby proposes rules to implement new statutory provisions enacted by Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the Dodd-Frank Act). Specifically, the proposed rules contained herein impose requirements on futures commission merchants (FCMs) and derivatives clearing organizations (DCOs) regarding the treatment of cleared swaps customer contracts (and related collateral), and make conforming amendments to bankruptcy provisions applicable to commodity brokers under the Commodity Exchange Act (the CEA).
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CFTC The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission or CFTC) is charged with proposing rules to implement new statutory provisions enacted by Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act). The Dodd-Frank Act, which amends the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA or Act), includes provisions applicable to a swap in an agricultural commodity (as defi ned by the [CFTC]). Neither Congress nor the CFTC has previously defi ned that term for purposes of the CEA or CFTC regulations. On October 26, 2010, the Commission requested comment on a proposed defi nition. After reviewing the comments submitted in response to the proposed defi nition, the Commission has determined to issue these fi nal rules in essentially the same form as originally proposed, subject to a minor revision to the commodity-based index provision.
CFTC The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) is adopting fi nal rules pursuant to section 753 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act), to implement amended subsections (c)(1) and (c)(3) of section 6 of the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA). These rules broadly prohibit fraud and manipulation in connection with any swap, or contract of sale of any commodity in interstate commerce, or contract for future delivery on or subject to the rules of any registered entity.
CFTC On June 17, 2011, the Commodity Future s Trading Commis s ion (CFTC or the Commis s ion ) publis hed for public c omment in the Federal Regis ter a pro pos ed ord er that would grant, purs uant to the Commis s ion's exemptive authority purs uant to the Commodity Exc hange Ac t (CEA ), c ertain temporary re lief fro m the pro vis ions of the CEA added or amended by title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Stre et Reform and Cons umer Pro tec tion Ac t (Dodd-Frank Ac t ) that re fere nc e one or more terms re gard ing entities or ins truments that title VII re quire s be further defi ned, s uc h as the terms s wap, s wap dealer, major s wap partic ipant, or eligible c ontrac t partic ipant, to the extent that re quire ments or portions of s uc h pro vis ions s pec ifi c ally re late to s uc h re fere nc ed terms and do not re quire a rulemaking. The CFTC als o pro pos ed to grant temporary re lief fro m c ertain pro vis ions of the CEA that will or may apply to c ertain agre ements , c ontrac ts , and trans ac tions in exempt or exc luded c ommodities as a re s ult of the re peal of various CEA exemptions and exc lus ions as of the general eff ec tive date s et forth in s ec tion 754 of the Dodd-Frank Ac t, July 16, 2011. Upon c ons ideration of the full re c ord , the Commis s ion has determined to is s ue this fi nal exemptive ord er (Final Ord er ) es s entially as pro pos ed, with appro priate or nec es s ary modifi c ation or c larifi c ation.
CFTC The Commission is adopting reporting regulations (Reporting Rules) that require physical commodity swap and swaption (for ease of reference, collectively swaps) reports. The new regulations require routine position reports from clearing organizations, clearing members and swap dealers and also apply to reportable swap trader positions.
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CFTC The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission or CFTC) is amending its rules implementing new statutory provisions enacted by titles VII and X of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the Dodd-Frank Act). Section 1093 of the Dodd-Frank Act provides for certain amendments to title V of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (the GLB Act). The GLB Act sets forth certain protections for the privacy of consumer fi nancial information and was amended by the Dodd-Frank Act to affi rm the Commission's jurisdiction in this area. The Commission's amendments to its regulations, inter alia, broaden the scope of part 160 to cover two new entities created by title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act: swap dealers and major swap participants.
CFTC The Commodity Future s Trading Commis s ion is adopting re gulations to implement new s tatutory pro vis ions enac ted by title X of the Dodd-Frank Wall Stre et Reform and Cons umer Pro tec tion Ac t. Thes e re gulations apply to future s c ommis s ion merc hants , re tail fore ign exc hange dealers , c ommodity trading advis ors , c ommodity pool operators , intro duc ing bro kers , s wap dealers and major s wap partic ipants . The Dodd-Frank Ac t pro vides the Commis s ion with authority to implement re gulations under s ec tions 624 and 628 of the Fair Cre dit Reporting Ac t. The re gulations implementing s ec tion 624 of the Fair Cre dit Reporting Ac t re quire CFTC-re gulated entities to pro vide c ons umers with the opportunity to pro hibit affi liates fro m us ing c ertain information to make marketing s olic itations to c ons umers . The re gulations implementing s ec tion 628 of the FCRA re quire CFTC-re gulated entities that pos s es s or maintain c ons umer re port information in c onnec tion with their bus ines s ac tivities to develop and implement written polic ies and pro c edure s for the pro per dis pos al of s uc h information.
CFTC The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission or CFTC) is adopting a final rule that amends existing CFTC regulations in order to implement new statutory provisions enacted by Title IX of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act). The rule amendments set forth herein apply to futures commission merchants (FCMs), derivatives clearing organizations (DCOs), and commodity pool operators (CPOs). The rule amendments implement the new statutory framework that requires agencies to replace any reference to or reliance on credit ratings in their regulations with an appropriate alternative standard.
CFTC The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission or CFTC) is adopting regulations to implement certain provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act). These regulations establish the process by which the Commission will review swaps to determine whether the swaps are required to be cleared.
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CFTC The Commodity Future s Trading Commis s ion (Commis s ion ) is adopting re gulations to implement c ertain s tatutory pro vis ions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Stre et Reform and Cons umer Pro tec tion Ac t (Dodd-Frank Ac t ). The Commis s ion als o is amending its exis ting re gulations govern ing the s ubmis s ion of new pro duc ts , rules , and rule amendments . The fi nal re gulations es tablis h the Commis s ion's pro c edural framework for the s ubmis s ion of new pro duc ts , rules , and rule amendments by des ignated c ontrac t markets (DCM s ), derivatives c learing org aniz ations (DCOs ), s wap exec ution fac ilities ( SEFs ), and s wap data re pos itories ( SDRs ). In addition, the fi nal re gulations pro hibit event c ontrac ts involving c ertain exc luded c ommodities , es tablis h s pec ial s ubmis s ion pro c edure s for c ertain rules pro pos ed by s ys temic ally important derivatives c learing org aniz ations ( SIDCOs ), and s tay the c ertifi c ations and the appro val re view periods of novel derivative pro duc ts pending juris dic tional determinations .
CFTC The C ommodity Futures Trading C ommission (C ommission or C FTC ) is proposing rules to implement new statutory provisions enacted by Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and C onsumer Protection Act. These proposed rules address risk management for cleared trades by futures commission merchants, swap dealers, and major swap participants that are clearing members.
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CFTC The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission or CFTC) is proposing rules to implement new statutory provisions enac ted by Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall S treet Reform and Consumer Protec tion Ac t. These proposed rules address: The doc umentation between a c ustomer and a futures c ommission merc hant that c lears on behalf of the c ustomer, and the timing of ac c eptanc e or rejec tion of trades for c learing by derivatives c learing organiz ations and c learing members.
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A ebruary 3, 2011, t he Commi ssi on request ed comment on a set of proposed rul es t hat w oul d, among ot her t hi ngs, i mpl ement regul at i ons w hereby sw aps i n agri cul t ural commodi t i es may t ransact subj ect t o t he same rul es as al l ot her sw aps. The proposed rul es f or sw aps i n an agri cul t ural commodi t y w oul d repeal and repl ace t he Commi ssi on' s current regul at i ons concerni ng t he e
xmpt i on of sw ap agreement s. A
ft er revi ew i ng t he comment s submi t t ed i n response t o t he proposed rul es, t he Commi ssi on has det ermi ned t o i ssue t hese fi nal rul es f or sw aps i n an agri cul t ural commodi t y i n t he f orm as ori gi nal l y proposed. The F
ebruary 3, 2011, proposed rul es al so i ncl uded provi si ons t hat w oul d subst ant i al l y amend t he Commi ssi on' s regul at i ons regardi ng commodi t y opt i on t ransact i ons. H ow ever, i n t hi s fi nal rul e t he Commi ssi on i s onl y i ssui ng t he rul es f or sw aps i n an agri cul t ural commodi t y
. The proposed rul es f or commodi t y opt i on t ransact i ons w i l l be addressed at a l at er dat e.
CFTC The Commission is adopting Final Rules and new forms to implement Section 23 of the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA or Act) entitled Commodity Whistleblower Incentives and Protection. The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, enacted on July 21, 2010 (Dodd-Frank Act), established a whistleblower program that requires the Commission to pay an award, under regulations prescribed by the Commission and subject to certain limitations, to eligible whistleblowers who voluntarily provide the Commission with original information about a violation of the CEA that leads to the successful enforcement of a covered judicial or administrative action, or a related action. The Dodd-Frank Act also prohibits retaliation by employers against individuals who provide the Commission with information about possible CEA violations.
0.136
CFTC The C ommodity Futures Trading C ommission (C FTC or C ommission) is adopting its regulations to implement section 21 of the C ommodity Exchange Act (C EA or Act), which establishes registration requirements, statutory duties, core principles and certain compliance obligations for registered swap data repositories (SDRs). Section 21 of the C EA was added by section 728 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and C onsumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act).
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CFTC The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission or CFTC) is amending its regulations governing off-exchange foreign currency transactions with members of the retail public (i.e., retail forex transactions). These amendments (Amendments) are necessary to incorporate into Part 5 of the Commission's regulations changes made to the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act). The Commission is also issuing certain related technical interpretations of various provisions of the CEA as amended by the Dodd-Frank Act with respect to retail forex transactions.
CFTC The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission or CFTC) is proposing regulations that would establish a schedule to phase in compliance with previously proposed requirements, including the swap trading relationship documentation requirement under proposed 17 CFR 23.504, 76 FR 6715 (Feb. 8, 2011) and the margin requirements for uncleared swaps under proposed 17 CFR 23.150 through 23.158, 76 FR 23732 (Apr. 28, 2011). This release is a continuation of those rulemakings. The proposed schedules would provide relief in the form of additional time for compliance with these requirements. This relief is intended to facilitate the transition to the new regulatory regime established by the Dodd-Frank Act in an orderly manner that does not unduly disrupt markets and transactions. The Commission is requesting comment on the proposed compliance schedules, 23.175 and 23.575, described in this release.
CFTC The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission or CFTC) is proposing regulations that would establish a schedule to phase in compliance with certain new statutory provisions enacted under Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act). These provisions include the clearing requirement under new section 2(h)(1)(A) of the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA or Act), and the trade execution requirement under new section 2(h)(8)(A) of the CEA. The proposed schedules would provide relief in the form of additional time for compliance with these requirements. This relief is intended to facilitate the transition to the new regulatory regime established by the Dodd-Frank Act in an orderly manner that does not unduly disrupt markets and transactions. The Commission requests comment on the proposed compliance schedules for these clearing and trade execution requirements.
CFTC O n J ul y 14, 2011, t he Commodi t y F

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change A
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CEA
) t hat ot herw i se w oul d have t ak
en eff ect on t he general eff ect i ve dat e of t i t l e VI I of t he D odd- F
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ct ( t he D odd- F
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ct ) J ul y 16, 2011. The J ul y 14 O rder grant s t emporary rel i ef i n t w o part s. The fi rst part addresses t hose CEA provi si ons added or amended by t i t l e VI I of t he D odd- F
r ank A
ct t hat ref erence one or more t erms regardi ng ent i t i es or i nst rument s t hat t i t l e VI I requi res be
f urt her defi ned t o t he e
xt ent t hat requi rement s or port i ons of such provi si ons speci fi cal l y rel at e t o such ref erenced t erms and do not requi re a rul emaki ng. The second part , w hi ch i s based on part 35 of t he Commi ssi on' s regul at i ons, addresses cert ai n provi si ons of t he CEA t hat may appl y t o cert ai n agreement s, cont ract s, and t ransact i ons i n e
xmpt or e
cl uded commodi t i es as a resul t of t he repeal of vari ous CEA e
x xmpt i ons and e
cl usi ons as of t he general eff ect i ve dat e of J ul y 16, 2011. Thi s i s a not i ce of a proposed amendment t o t hat J ul y 14 O rder, 76 FR 42508 ( J ul y 19, 2011) , t hat w oul d modi fy t he t emporary e
x xmpt i ve rel i ef provi ded t herei n by e
xt endi ng t he pot ent i al l at est e
xpi rat i on dat e of t he J ul y 14 O rder; and addi ng provi si ons t o account f or t he repeal and repl acement ( as of D ecember 31, 2011) of part 35 of t he Commi ssi on' s regul at i ons. O nl y comment s pert ai ni ng t o t hese proposed amendment s t o t he J ul y 14 O rder w i l l be consi dered as part of t hi s not i ce of proposed amendment .
CFTC The Commodi t y F

ut ures T
r adi ng Commi ssi on ( Commi ssi on) i s adopt i ng fi nal regul at i ons t o i mpl ement cert ai n provi si ons of T
i t l e VI I and T
i t l e VI I I of t he D odd- F
rot ect i on A
ct ( D odd- F
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ct ) governi ng deri vat i ves cl eari ng organi zat i on ( D CO ) act i vi t i es. M ore speci fi cal l y, t he regul at i ons est abl i sh t he regul at ory st andards f or compl i ance w i t h D CO Core P
r i nci pl es A ( Compl i ance) , B ( F
i nanci al R
esources) , C ( P
art i ci pant and P
roduct El i gi bi l i t y) , D ( Ri sk M anagement ) , E ( Set t l ement P
rocedures) , F ( T
reat ment of F
unds) , G ( D ef aul t R
ul es and P
rocedures) , H ( R
ul e Enf orcement ) , I ( Syst em Saf eguards) , J ( R
eport i ng) , K ( R
ecordk
eepi ng) , L ( P
ubl i c I nf ormat i on) , M ( I nf ormat i on Shari ng) , N ( Ant i t rust Consi derat i ons) , and R ( L
egal Ri sk) set f ort h i n Sect i on 5b of t he Commodi t y Ex
change A
ct ( CEA) . The Commi ssi on al so i s updat i ng and addi ng rel at ed defi ni t i ons; adopt i ng i mpl ement i ng rul es f or D CO chi ef compl i ance offi cers ( CCO s) ; revi si ng procedures f or D CO appl i cat i ons i ncl udi ng t he requi red use of a new F
orm D CO ; adopt i ng procedural rul es appl i cabl e t o t he t ransf er of a D CO regi st rat i on; and addi ng requi rement s f or approval of D CO rul es est abl i shi ng a port f ol i o margi ni ng program f or cust omer account s carr i ed by a f ut ures commi ssi on merchant ( FCM ) t hat i s al so regi st ered as a securi t i es brok
er- deal er ( FCM / BD ) . I n addi t i on, t he Commi ssi on i s adopt i ng cert ai n t echni cal amendment s t o part s 21 and 39, and i s adopt i ng cert ai n del egat i on provi si ons under part 140.
6.48
Children and Families This proposed rule would amend Head Start program regulations to codify statutory eligibility requirements for Head Start and Early Head Start program enrollment and strengthen procedures to determine, verify, certify, and maintain records regarding eligibility for Head Start and Early Head Start program enrollment.
0.132
Children and Families This fi nal rule amends the Head Start Program regulations to implement statutory provisions of the Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act of 2007 to establish a system of designation renewal to determine if Head Start and Early Head Start agencies are delivering high-quality and comprehensive Head Start and Early Head Start programs that meet the educational, health, nutritional, and social needs of the children and families they serve and meet program and fi nancial management requirements and standards. This system of designation renewal will determine which grantees must compete for on-going funding. This fi nal rule is consistent with Executive Order 13563 and in particular its requirement, in section 6, of periodic review of existing signifi cant regulations.
0.48
CMS The program will apply to payments for discharges occurring on or after October 1, 2012, in accordance with section 1886(o) of the Social Security Act (as added by section 3001(a) of the Patient Protection and Affordable C are Act (Pub. L. 111-148), enacted on March 23, 2010, as amended by the Health C are and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-152), enacted on March 30, 2010 (collectively known as the Affordable C are Act)).
CMS This proposed rule would update the prospective payment rates for Medicare inpatient hospital services provided by inpatient psychiatric facilities (IPFs) for discharges occurring during the rate year beginning July 1, 2011 through September 30, 2012. The proposed rule would also change the IPF prospective payment system (PPS) payment rate update period to a rate year (RY) that coincides with a fi scal year (FY). In addition, the rule proposes policy changes affecting the IPF PPS teaching adjustment.
CMS This final rule with comment period will implement provisions of the ACA that establish: Procedures under which screening is conducted for providers of medical or other services and suppliers in the Medicare program, providers in the Medicaid program, and providers in the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP); an application fee imposed on institutional providers and suppliers; temporary moratoria that may be imposed if necessary to prevent or combat fraud, waste, and abuse under the Medicare and Medicaid programs, and CHIP; guidance for States regarding termination of providers from Medicaid and CHIP if terminated by Medicare or another Medicaid State plan or CHIP
399.9
CMS This proposed rule would set forth new requirements for Medicare certified providers and suppliers. This proposed rule would require that the Medicare certified providers and suppliers make available to their Medicare beneficiaries information about their right to file a written complaint with the Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) in the State where healthcare services are being or were provided about the quality of care they are receiving or have received.
68.7
CMS This final rule describes the implementation of funding provisions under Title XXI of the Social Security Act (the Act), for the C hildren's Health Insurance Program (C HIP), as amended by the C hildren's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 (C HIPRA), by the Medicare, Medicaid, and SC HIP Extension Act of 2007 (MMSEA), by other related C HIP legislation, and most recently by the Patient Protection and Affordable C are Act of 2010 (the Affordable C are Act).
CMS This interim fi nal rule amends the requirements that a long-term care (LTC) facility must meet in order to qualify to participate as a skilled nursing facility (SNF) in the Medicare program, or a nursing facility (NF) in the Medicaid program. These requirements implement section 6113 of the Aff ordable Care Act to ensure that, among other things, in the case of a LTC facility closure, individuals serving as administrators of a SNF or NF provide written notifi cation of the impending closure and a plan for the relocation of residents at least 60 days prior to the impending closure or, if the Secretary terminates the facility's participation in Medicare or Medicaid, not later than the date the Secretary determines appropriate.
10.93
CMS This proposed rule implements Section 2401 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) which establishes a new State option to provide home and community-based attendant services and supports. These services and supports may be offered through the Community First Choice State plan option.
1,540
CMS This final rule will revise and expand current Medicare and Medicaid regulations regarding the imposition and collection of civil money penalties by CMS when nursing homes are not in compliance with Federal participation requirements in accordance with section 6111 of the Affordable Care Act of 2010.
15.0
CMS This proposed rule would implement sec tion 3022 of the Affordable Care Ac t whic h c ontains provisions relating to Medic are payments to providers of servic es and suppliers partic ipating in Ac c ountable Care Organiz ations (ACOs). Under these provisions, providers of servic es and suppliers c an c ontinue to rec eive traditional Medic are fee-for-servic e payments under Parts A and B, and be eligible for additional payments based on meeting spec ified quality and savings requirements.
451.0
CMS This final rule makes revisions to the Medicare Advantage (MA) program (Part C ) and Prescription Drug Benefit Program (Part D) to implement provisions specified in the Patient Protection and Affordable C are Act and the Health C are and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (collectively referred to as the Affordable C are Act) (AC A) and make other changes to the regulations based on our experience in the administration of the Part C and Part D programs.
102.49
CMS This fi nal rule will revise Medicaid regulations for Mechanized Claims Processing and Information Retrieval Systems. We are also modifying our regulations so that the enhanced Federal fi nancial participation (FFP) is available for design, development and installation or enhancement of eligibility determination systems until December 31, 2015. This fi nal rule also imposes certain defi ned standards and conditions in terms of timeliness, accuracy, effi ciency, and integrity for mechanized claims processing and information retrieval systems in order to receive enhanced FFP.
CMS This proposed rule would implement section 3004 of the Affordable Care Act, which establishes a new quality reporting program that provides for a 2 percent reduction in the annual increase factor beginning in 2014 for failure to report quality data to the Secretary of Health and Human Services. This proposed rule would also update the prospective payment rates for inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs) for Federal fi scal year 2012 (for discharges occurring on or after October 1, 2011 and on or before September 30, 2012) as required by the Social Security Act (the Act).
1.43
CMS This proposed rule would require certain Medicare and Medicaid providers and suppliers to offer all patients an annual influenza vaccination, unless medically contraindicated or unless the patient or patient's representative or surrogate declined vaccination. This proposed rule is intended to increase the number of patients receiving annual vaccination against seasonal influenza and to decrease the morbidity and mortality rates from influenza. This proposed rule would also require certain providers and suppliers to develop policies and procedures that would allow them to offer vaccinations for pandemic influenza, in case of a future pandemic influenza event for which a vaccine may be developed.
3.8
CMS This fi nal rule will revise the conditions of participation (CoPs) for both hospitals and critical access hospitals (CAHs). The fi nal rule will implement a new credentialing and privileging process for physicians and practitioners providing telemedicine services. Currently, a hospital or CAH receiving telemedicine services must go through a burdensome credentialing and privileging process for each physician and practitioner who will be providing telemedicine services to its patients. This fi nal rule will remove this undue hardship and fi nancial burden.
22.2
CMS This proposed rule presents two options for updating the payment rates used under the prospective payment system for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), for fiscal year 2012. In this context, it examines recent changes in provider behavior relating to the implementation of the Resource Utilization Groups, version 4 (RUG-IV) case-mix classification system and considers a possible recalibration of the case-mix indexes so that they more accurately reflect parity in expenditures between RUG-IV and the previous case-mix classification system. It also includes a discussion of a Non-Therapy Ancillary component and outlier research currently under development within CMS.
29.93
CMS This final rule updates the prospective payment rates for Medicare inpatient hospital services provided by inpatient psychiatric facilities (IPFs) for discharges occurring during the rate year (RY) beginning July 1, 2011 through September 30, 2012. The final rule also changes the IPF prospective payment system (PPS) payment rate update period to a RY that coincides with a fiscal year (FY). In addition, the rule implements policy changes affecting the IPF PPS teaching adjustment. It also rebases and revises the Rehabilitation, Psychiatric, and Long-Term Care (RPL) market basket, and makes some clarifications and corrections to terminology and regulations text.
CMS This fi nal rule implements a Hos pital Inpatient Value-Bas ed Purc has ing pro gram (Hos pital VBP pro gram or the pro gram) under s ec tion 1886(o) of the Soc ial Sec urity Ac t (the Ac t), under whic h value-bas ed inc entive payments will be made in a fi s c al year to hos pitals that meet performanc e s tandard s with re s pec t to a performanc e period for the fi s c al year involved. The pro gram will apply to payments for dis c harg es oc c urring on or after Oc tober 1, 2012, in ac c ord anc e with s ec tion 1886(o) (as added by s ec tion 3001(a) of the Patient Pro tec tion and Aff ord able Care Ac t, as amended by the Health Care and Educ ation Rec onc iliation Ac t of 2010 (c ollec tively known as the Aff ord able Care Ac t)). Sc oring in the Hos pital VBP pro gram will be bas ed on whether a hos pital meets or exc eeds the performanc e s tandard s es tablis hed with re s pec t to the meas ure s . By adopting this pro gram, we will re ward hos pitals bas ed on ac tual quality performanc e on meas ure s , rather than s imply re porting data for thos e meas ure s .
CMS This proposed rule would modify the 2011 electronic prescribing (eRx) quality measure (that is, the eRx quality measure used for certain reporting periods in calendar year (CY) 2011), provide additional significant hardship exemption categories for eligible professionals and group practices to request an exemption during 2011 for the 2012 eRx payment adjustment due to a significant hardship, and extend the deadline for submitting requests for consideration for the two significant hardship exemption categories for the 2012 eRx payment adjustment that were finalized in the CY 2011 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) final rule with comment period.
1.2
CMS This fi nal rule will implement section 2702 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act which directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue Medicaid regulations effective as of July 1, 2011 prohibiting Federal payments to States under section 1903 of the Social Security Act for any amounts expended for providing medical assistance for health care-acquired conditions specifi ed in the regulation. It will also authorize States to identify other provider-preventable conditions for which Medicaid payment will be prohibited.
CMS This rule proposes to implement new statutory requirements regarding the release and use of standardized extracts of Medicare claims data to measure the performance of providers and suppliers in ways that protect patient privacy. This rule explains how entities can become qualified by C MS to receive standardized extracts of claims data under Medicare Parts A, B, and D for the purpose of evaluation of the performance of providers of services and suppliers.
86
CMS This proposed rule would establish, for the fi rst time, conditions of participation (CoPs) that community mental health centers (CMHCs) would have to meet in order to participate in the Medicare program. These proposed CoPs would focus on the care provided to the client, establish requirements for staff and provider operations, and encourage clients to participate in their care plan and treatment. The new CoPs would enable CMS to survey CMHCs for compliance with health and safety requirements.
0.31
CMS This proposed rule would update and make certain revisions to the End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) prospective payment system (PPS) for calendar year (CY) 2012. This proposed rule would also set forth proposed requirements for the ESRD quality incentive program (QIP) for payment years (PYs) 2013 and 2014. In addition, this proposed rule would revise the ambulance fee schedule regulations to conform with statutory changes. Finally, this proposed rule would revise the defi nition of durable medical equipment (DME) by adding a 3-year minimum lifetime criterion that must be met by an item or device in order to be considered durable for the purpose of classifying the item under the Medicare benefi t category for DME. (See the Table of Contents for a listing of the specifi c issues addressed in this proposed rule.)
87.1
CMS This pro pos ed rule would re vis e the M edic aid home health s ervic e defi nition as re quire d by s ec tion 6407 of the Aff ord able Care Ac t to add a re quire ment that phys ic ians doc ument the exis tenc e of a fac e-to-fac e enc ounter (inc luding thro ugh the us e of telehealth) with the M edic aid eligible individual within re as onable timeframes . This pro pos al would align the timeframes with s imilar re gulatory re quire ments for M edic are home health s ervic es in ac c ord anc e with s ec tion 6407 of the Aff ord able Care Ac t and re fl ec ts CM S' c ommitment to the general princ iples of the Pre s ident's Exec utive Ord er 13563 re leas ed January 18, 2011, entitled Impro ving Regulation and Regulatory Review. In addition, this rule pro pos es to amend home health s ervic es re gulations to c larify the defi nitions of inc luded medic al s upplies , equipment and applianc es , and c larify that States may not limit home health s ervic es to s ervic es delivere d in the home, or to s ervic es furn is hed to individuals who are homebound.
5.69
CMS This proposed rule would revise the Medicare hospital outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) to implement applicable statutory requirements and changes arising from our continuing experience with this system. In this proposed rule, we describe the proposed changes to the amounts and factors used to determine the payment rates for Medicare hospital outpatient services paid under the OPPS. These proposed changes would be applicable to services furnished on or after January 1, 2012.
2.55
CMS This pro pos ed rule addre s s es c hanges to the phys ic ian fee s c hedule and other M edic are Part B payment polic ies to ens ure that our payment s ys tems are updated to re fl ec t c hanges in medic al prac tic e and the re lative value of s ervic es . It als o addre s s es , implements or dis c us s es c ertain pro vis ions of the Patient Pro tec tion and Aff ord able Care Ac t, as amended by the Health Care and Educ ation Rec onc iliation Ac t of 2010 (c ollec tively known as the Aff ord able Care Ac t) and the M edic are Impro vements for Patients and Pro viders Ac t of 2008. In addition, this pro pos ed rule dis c us s es payments for Part B drugs ; Phys ic ian Quality Reporting Sys tem; the Elec tro nic Pre s c ribing (eRx) Inc entive Pro gram; the Phys ic ian Res ourc e-Us e Feedbac k Pro gram and the value modifi er; pro duc tivity adjus tment for ambulatory s urg ic al c enter payment s ys tem and the ambulanc e, c linic al laboratory, and durable medic al equipment pro s thetic s orthotic s and s upplies (DM EPOS) fee s c hedules ; and other Part B re lated is s ues . (See the Table of Contents for a lis ting of the s pec ifi c is s ues addre s s ed in this pro pos ed rule.)
0.18
CMS This pro pos ed rule re fl ec ts the Centers for M edic are and M edic aid Servic es ' c ommitment to the general princ iples of the Pre s ident's Exec utive Ord er 13563 re leas ed January 18, 2011, entitled Impro ving Regulation and Regulatory Review, as this rule would: implement a new re c ons ideration pro c es s for adminis trative determinations to dis allow c laims for Federal fi nanc ial partic ipation (FFP) under title XIX of the Ac t (M edic aid); lengthen the time States have to c re dit the Federal Govern ment for identifi ed but unc ollec ted M edic aid pro vider overpayments and pro vide that intere s t will be due on amounts not c re dited within that time period; make c onforming c hanges to the M edic aid and Childre n's Health Ins uranc e Pro gram (CHIP) dis allowanc e pro c es s to allow States the option to re tain dis puted Federal funds thro ugh the new adminis trative re c ons ideration pro c es s ; re vis e ins tallment re payment s tandard s and s c hedules for States that owe s ignifi c ant amounts ; pro vide that intere s t c harg es may ac c rue during the new adminis trative re c ons ideration pro c es s if a State c hoos es to re tain the funds during that period. This pro pos ed rule would als o make a tec hnic al c orre c tion to re porting re quire ments for dis pro portionate s hare hos pital payments , re vis e intern al delegations of authority to re fl ec t c urre nt CM S s truc ture , re move obs olete language, and c orre c t other tec hnic al erro rs .
CMS This final rule will set forth the hospice wage index for fiscal year (FY) 2012 and continue the phase-out of the wage index budget neutrality adjustment factor (BNAF), with an additional 15 percent BNAF reduction, for a total BNAF reduction in FY 2012 of 40 percent. The BNAF phase-out will continue with successive 15 percent reductions from FY 2013 through FY 2016. This final rule will change the hospice aggregate cap calculation methodology. This final rule will also revise the hospice requirement for a face-to-face encounter for recertification of a patient's terminal illness. Finally, this final rule will begin implementation of a hospice quality reporting program.
CMS This proposed rule would implement provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (collectively referred to as the Affordable Care Act). The Affordable Care Act expands access to health insurance through improvements in Medicaid, the establishment of Affordable Insurance Exchanges (Exchanges), and coordination between Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and Exchanges. This proposed rule would implement sections of the Affordable Care Act related to Medicaid and CHIP eligibility, enrollment simplification, and coordination.
32.68
CMS We are revising the Medicare hospital inpatient prospective payment systems (IPPS) for operating and capital-related costs of acute care hospitals to implement changes arising from our continuing experience with these systems and to implement certain statutory provisions contained in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (collectively known as the Affordable Care Act) and other legislation. We also are setting forth the update to the rate-of-increase limits for certain hospitals excluded from the IPPS that are paid on a reasonable cost basis subject to these limits.
CMS This final rule finalizes revisions to the regulations governing the Medicare Advantage (MA) program (Part C), prescription drug benefit program (Part D) and section 1876 cost plans including conforming changes to the MA regulations to implement statutory requirements regarding special needs plans (SNPs), private fee-for-service plans (PFFS), regional preferred provider organizations (RPPO) plans, and Medicare medical savings accounts (MSA) plans, cost-sharing for dual-eligible enrollees in the MA program and prescription drug pricing, coverage, and payment processes in the Part D program, and requirements governing the marketing of Part C and Part D plans.
28.25
CMS This final rule modifies the electronic prescribing (eRx) quality measure used for certain reporting periods in calendar year (CY) 2011; provides additional significant hardship exemption categories for eligible professionals and group practices to request an exemption during 2011 for the 2012 eRx payment adjustment due to a significant hardship; and extends the deadline for submitting requests for consideration for the two significant hardship exemption categories for the 2012 eRx payment adjustment that were finalized in the CY 2011 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule final rule with comment period.
24.24
CMS This pro pos ed rule would amend the Clinic al L aboratory Impro vement Amendments of 1988 (CL IA) re gulations to s pec ify that, upon a patient's re ques t, the laboratory may pro vide ac c es s to c ompleted tes t re ports that, us ing the laboratory's authentic ation pro c es s , c an be identifi ed as belonging to that patient. Subjec t to c onforming amendments , the pro pos ed rule would re tain the exis ting pro vis ions that pro vide for re leas e of tes t re ports to authoriz ed pers ons and, if applic able, the individuals (or their pers onal re pre s entative) re s pons ible for us ing the tes t re ports and, in the c as e of re fere nc e laboratories , the laboratory that initially re ques ted the tes t. In addition, this pro pos ed rule would als o amend the Health Ins uranc e Portability and Ac c ountability Ac t of 1996 (HIPAA) Privac y Rule to pro vide individuals the right to re c eive their tes t re ports dire c tly fro m laboratories by re moving the exc eptions for CL IA-c ertifi ed laboratories and CL IA-exempt laboratories fro m the pro vis ion that pro vides individuals with the right of ac c es s to their pro tec ted health information.
56
CMS This final rule implements section 6411 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the Affordable Care Act), and provides guidance to States related to Federal/State funding of State start-up, operation and maintenance costs of Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractors (Medicaid RACs) and the payment methodology for State payments to Medicaid RACs. This rule also directs States to assure that adequate appeal processes are in place for providers to dispute adverse determinations made by Medicaid RACs. Lastly, the rule directs States to coordinate with other contractors and entities auditing Medicaid providers and with State and Federal law enforcement agencies.
0.376
CMS The proposed rule would revise the Medicare Advantage (MA) program (Part C ) regulations and prescription drug benefit program (Part D) regulations to implement new statutory requirements; strengthen beneficiary protections; exclude plan participants that perform poorly; improve program efficiencies; and clarify program requirements. We are also considering changes to the long term care facility conditions of participation pertaining to pharmacy services.
530.41
CMS This final rule revises the ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs) conditions for coverage (CfC) to allow patient rights information to be provided to the patient, the patient's representative, or the patient's surrogate prior to the start of the surgical procedure. In addition, we made minor changes to the CfC for patient rights requirements, as specified in the proposed rule. This final rule reflects the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS') commitment to the general principles of the President's Executive Order 13563 released January 18, 2011, entitled Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review.
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CMS This proposed rule would revise the requirements that hospitals and critical access hospitals (CAHs) must meet to participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. These proposed changes are an integral part of our efforts to reduce procedural burdens on providers. This proposed rule refl ects the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS') commitment to the general principles of the President's Executive Order 13563, released January 18, 2011, entitled Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review.
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CMS This proposed rule identifies and proposes reforms in Medicare and Medicaid regulations that CMS has identified as unnecessary, obsolete, or excessively burdensome on health care providers and beneficiaries. This proposed rule would increase the ability of health care professionals to devote resources to improving patient care, by eliminating or reducing requirements that impede quality patient care or that divert providing high quality patient care. This is one of several rules that we are proposing to achieve regulatory reforms under Executive Order 13563 on Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review and the Department's Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Rules.
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CMS This notice announces the inpatient hospital deductible and the hospital and extended care services coinsurance amounts for services furnished in calendar year (CY) 2012 under Medicare's Hospital Insurance Program (Medicare Part A). The Medicare statute specifies the formulae used to determine these amounts. For CY 2012, the inpatient hospital deductible will be $1,156. The daily coinsurance amounts for CY 2012 will be(1) $289 for the 61st through 90th day of hospitalization in a benefit period; (2) $578 for lifetime reserve days; and (3) $144.50 for the 21st through 100th day of extended care services in a skilled nursing facility in a benefit period.
CMS This interim final rule with comment period establishes waivers of the application of the Physician Self-Referral Law, the Federal anti-kickback statute, and certain civil monetary penalties (CMP) law provisions to specified arrangements involving accountable care organizations (ACOs) under section 1899 of the Social Security Act (the Act) (the Shared Savings Program), including ACOs participating in the Advance Payment Initiative. Section 1899(f) of the Act, as added by the Affordable Care Act, authorizes the Secretary to waive certain fraud and abuse laws as necessary to carry out the provisions of section 1899 of the Act.
CMS This fi nal rule s ets forth updates to the home health pro s pec tive payment s ys tem (HH PPS) rates , inc luding: the national s tandard iz ed 60-day epis ode rates ; the national per-v is it rates ; and the low utiliz ation payment amount (LUPA) under the M edic are PPS for home health agenc ies eff ec tive January 1, 2012. This rule applies a 1.4 perc ent update fac tor to the epis ode rates , whic h re fl ec ts a 1 perc ent re duc tion applied to the 2.4 perc ent market bas ket update fac tor, as mandated by the Aff ord able Care Ac t. This rule als o updates the wage index us ed under the HH PPS, and further re duc es home health payments to ac c ount for c ontinued nominal gro wth in c as e-mix whic h is unre lated to c hanges in patient health s tatus . This rule re moves two hypertens ion c odes fro m the HH PPS c as e-mix s ys tem, there by re quiring re c alibration of the c as e-mix weights . In addition, the rule implements two s truc tural c hanges des igned to dec re as e inc entives to upc ode and pro vide unneeded therapy s ervic es . Finally, this rule inc orporates additional fl exibility re gard ing fac e-to-fac e enc ounters with pro viders re lated to home health c are .
CMS This fi nal rule with c omment period addre s s es c hanges to the phys ic ian fee s c hedule and other M edic are Part B payment polic ies to ens ure that our payment s ys tems are updated to re fl ec t c hanges in medic al prac tic e and the re lative value of s ervic es . It als o addre s s es , implements or dis c us s es c ertain s tatutory pro vis ions inc luding pro vis ions of the Patient Pro tec tion and Aff ord able Care Ac t, as amended by the Health Care and Educ ation Rec onc iliation Ac t of 2010 (c ollec tively known as the Aff ord able Care Ac t) and the M edic are Impro vements for Patients and Pro viders Ac t (M IPPA) of 2008. In addition, this fi nal rule with c omment period dis c us s es payments for Part B drugs ; Clinic al L aboratory Fee Sc hedule: Signature on Requis ition; Phys ic ian Quality Reporting Sys tem; the Elec tro nic Pre s c ribing (eRx) Inc entive Pro gram; the Phys ic ian Res ourc e-Us e Feedbac k Pro gram and the value modifi er; pro duc tivity adjus tment for ambulatory s urg ic al c enter payment s ys tem and the ambulanc e, c linic al laboratory, and durable medic al equipment pro s thetic s orthotic s and s upplies (DM EPOS) fee s c hedules ; and other Part B re lated is s ues .
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Coast Guard This final rule implements provisions of the Security and Accountability for Every Port Act of 2006 and increases overall maritime domain awareness by requiring owners or operators of United States and foreign flag floating facilities, MODUs, and vessels to submit notice of arrival information to the National Vessel Movement Center prior to engaging in OCS activities.
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Coast Guard The Coast Guard proposes to amend the existing regulations that implement the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certifi cation and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978, as amended (STCW Convention), as well as the Seafarer's Training, Certifi cation and Watchkeeping Code (STCW Code). The changes proposed in this Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (SNPRM) address the comments received from the public response to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), in most cases through revisions based on those comments, and propose to incorporate the 2010 amendments to the STCW Convention that will come into force on January 1, 2012. In addition, this SNPRM proposes to make other non-STCW changes necessary to reorganize, clarify, and update these regulations.
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Coast Guard The C oast Guard proposes to establish safety regulations governing the inspection, standards, and safety management systems of towing vessels. The proposal includes provisions covering: Specific electrical and machinery requirements for new and existing towing vessels, the use and approval of third-party auditors and surveyors, and procedures for obtaining C ertificates of Inspection.
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Coast Guard The Coast Guard proposes to add to its regulations a description of the procedures for requesting and processing waivers of citizenship requirements on commercial fishing vessels. The Coast Guard aims to improve its efforts to inform the commercial fishing industry of this opportunity by publishing the application procedure policy into the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR).
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Coast Guard The Coas t Guard is amending its re gulations for c ertain lifes aving equipment, inc luding launc hing applianc es (winc hes and davits ), re leas e mec hanis ms , s urvival c raft (lifeboats , infl atable liferafts , and infl atable buoyant apparatus es ), re s c ue boats , and automatic dis engaging devic es . The amended re gulations harmoniz e the Coas t Guard 's des ign, c ons truc tion, and performanc e s tandard s for this lifes aving equipment with intern ational s tandard s . In addition, the re gulations pro vide for the us e of qualifi ed independent laboratories , ins tead of Coas t Guard ins pec tors , during the appro val pro c es s and for pro duc tion ins pec tions of c ertain types of lifes aving equipment. Bec aus e the Intern ational M aritime Org aniz ation (IM O) has re c ently c hanged its intern ational s tandard s for lifeboat re leas e mec hanis ms , the Coas t Guard is is s uing thes e amended re gulations as an interim rule and will fi naliz e the re gulations after pro pos ing amendments as nec es s ary to addre s s the re c ent IM O c hanges re gard ing re leas e mec hanis ms . Additionally, re c ent IM O ac tion modifi ed the intern ational s tandard s for liferafts , and the Coas t Guard is pro pos ing new c hanges to its re gulations to implement the modifi ed intern ational s tandard s . The Coas t Guard is publis hing the pro pos al re gard ing liferafts s eparately in the Pro pos ed Rules s ec tion of this is s ue of the Federal Regis ter.
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Commodity Credit Corp. This final rule amends the Natural Resources C onservation Service (NRC S) regulations for implementation of the Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program (FRPP). This action is necessary to address the comments received on the interim final rule as published and to publish changes to the entity certification requirements. This document provides a 30 day public comment period on the entity certification requirements.
Commodity Credit Corp. This proposed rule would revise and amend the regulations that administer the Export Credit Guarantee (GSM-102) Program. Changes in this proposed rule incorporate program operational changes and information from press releases and notices to participants that have been implemented since the publication of the current rule, and include other administrative revisions to enhance clarity and program integrity. These changes should increase program availability to all participants and enhance access and encourage sales for smaller U.S. exporters. The proposed rule would eliminate provisions for the Intermediate Export Credit Guarantee (GSM-103) Program, consistent with the repeal of authority to operate this program in the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (2008 Act).
Commodity Credit Corp. The Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) proposes regulations with respect to general sugar inventory disposition and the establishment of a new Feedstock Flexibility Program (FFP) that requires the Secretary to purchase sugar to produce bioenergy as a means to avoid forfeitures of sugar loan collateral under the sugar loan program. These regulations are as required by the Food Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (the 2002 Farm Bill), as amended by the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (the 2008 Farm Bill).
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Comptroller of Currency The Offi ce of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is proposing to amend its regulations governing organization and functions, availability and release of information, and post-employment restrictions for senior examiners; and assessment of fees to incorporate the transfer of certain functions of the Offi ce of Thrift Supervision (OTS) to the OCC pursuant to Title III of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The OCC also is proposing amendments to its rules pertaining to change in control of credit card banks and trust banks to implement section 603 of the Act; deposit-taking by uninsured Federal branches to implement section 335 of the Act; and its preemption and visitorial powers rules, subpart D, to implement various sections of the Act.
Comptroller of Currency Purs uant to Title III of the Dodd-Frank Wall Stre et Reform and Cons umer Pro tec tion Ac t, all func tions of the Offi c e of Thrift Supervis ion (OTS) re lating to Federal s avings as s oc iations and the rulemaking authority of the OTS re lating to all s avings as s oc iations are trans ferre d to the Offi c e of the Comptro ller of the Curre nc y (OCC) on July 21, 2011 (trans fer date). In ord er to fac ilitate the OCC's enforc ement and adminis tration of former OTS rules and to make appro priate c hanges to thes e rules to re fl ec t OCC s upervis ion of Federal s avings as s oc iations as of the trans fer date, the OCC is re publis hing, with nomenc lature and other tec hnic al c hanges , the OTS re gulations c urre ntly found in Chapter V of Title 12 of the Code of Federal Regulations . The re publis hed re gulations will be re c odifi ed with the OCC's re gulations in Chapter I at parts 100 thro ugh 197 (Republis hed Regulations ), eff ec tive on July 21, 2011. The Republis hed Regulations will s upers ede the OTS re gulations in Chapter V for purpos es of OCC s upervis ion and re gulation of Federal s avings as s oc iations , and c ertain of the Republis hed Rules will s upers ede the OTS re gulations in Chapter V for purpos es of the FDIC's s upervis ion of s tate s avings as s oc iations . Chapter V of Title 12 of the Code of Federal Regulations will be vac ated at a later date.
Comptroller of Currency The Offi ce of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is adopting an interim fi nal rule authorizing Federal savings associations and their operating subsidiaries to engage in off -exchange transactions in foreign currency with retail customers, subject to the requirements enumerated in the OCC's retail forex rule. The rule implements the provision of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act requiring that these transactions be conducted by national banks and Federal savings associations (and their respective operating subsidiaries) only pursuant to an authorizing regulation issued by the OCC. It is substantively the same as the rule the OCC has adopted with respect to national banks and their operating subsidiaries.
Comptroller of Currency Section 939A of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act) contains two directives to Federal agencies including the OCC. First, section 939A directs all Federal agencies to review, no later than one year after enactment, any regulation that requires the use of an assessment of creditworthiness of a security or money market instrument and any references to, or requirements in, such regulations regarding credit ratings. Second, the agencies are required to remove any references to, or requirements of reliance on, credit ratings and substitute such standard of credit-worthiness as each agency determines is appropriate. The statute further provides that the agencies shall seek to establish, to the extent feasible, uniform standards of creditworthiness, taking into account the entities the agencies regulate and the purposes for which those entities would rely on such standards.
CPSC The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA) requires the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (Commission, CPSC) to promulgate consumer product safety standards for durable infant or toddler products. These standards are to be substantially the same as applicable voluntary standards or more stringent than the voluntary standard if the Commission concludes that more stringent requirements would further reduce the risk of injury associated with the product. The Commission is issuing a safety standard for toddler beds in response to the CPSIA. The safety standard addresses entrapment in bed end structures, entrapment between the guardrail and side rail, entrapment in the mattress support system, and component failures of the bed support system and guardrails. The standard also addresses corner post extensions that can catch items worn by a child.
CPSC Section 101(a) of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) provides that, as of August 14, 2011, children's products may not contain more than 100 parts per million (ppm) of lead unless the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC, Commission, or we) determines that such a limit is not technologically feasible. The determination can only be made after notice and a hearing and after analyzing the public health protections associated with substantially reducing lead in children's products. On February 16, 2011, we conducted a public hearing to receive views from all interested parties about the technological feasibility of meeting the 100 ppm lead content limit for children's products and associated public health considerations. Through this document, we announce that children's products must meet the statutory 100 ppm lead content limit on August 14, 2011, unless otherwise excluded under CPSC regulations.
CPSC The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC, Commission, or we) is amending its standard for the fl ammability of mattresses and mattress pads to revise the ignition source specifi cation in that standard.1 The ignition source cigarette specifi ed for use in the mattress standard's performance tests is no longer produced. The Commission is requiring a standard reference material cigarette, which was developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, as the ignition source for testing to the mattress standard.
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CPSC The Consumer Product Safety Commission (Commission, CPSC or we) is revoking its interpretation of the term unblockable drain as used in the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act (VGB Act).
CPSC The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC, Commission, or we) is issuing a fi nal rule that establishes protocols and standards with respect to certifi cation and continued testing for children's products. The fi nal rule also establishes requirements for labeling of consumer products to show that the product complies with the certifi cation requirements under section 14(a) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA). The fi nal rule implements section 14(a)(2) and (i) of the CPSA, as amended by section 102(b) of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA).
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CPSC The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC, Commission, or we) is issuing a fi nal rule regarding the conditions and requirements for relying on testing or certifi cation of either component parts of consumer products, or another party's fi nished product, or both, to demonstrate, in whole or in part, compliance of a consumer product with all applicable rules, bans, standards, and regulations to support a children's product certifi cate (CPC); as part of the standards and protocols for continued testing of children's products; or to meet the requirements of any other rule, ban, standard, guidance, policy, or protocol regarding consumer product testing that does not already directly address component part testing.
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CPSC The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC, Commission, or we) is proposing to amend its regulations on testing and labeling pertaining to product certifi cation. The proposed rule would address the testing of representative samples to ensure continued compliance of children's products with all applicable rules, bans, standards, and regulations. The proposed rule also would establish a recordkeeping requirement associated with the testing of representative samples. We are taking this action to implement part of H.R. 2715 (Pub. L. 112-28).1
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Crop Insurance Corp. The GPR will recognize an individual producer's contributions to favorable program performance as authorized under section 508(d)(3) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (Act). In addition, new or beginning producers demonstrating favorable crop insurance performance may also be recognized for initial participation in the program.
Crop Insurance Corp. The Federal Cro p Ins uranc e Corporation (FCIC) pro pos es to re plac e the Gro up Ris k Plan (GRP) pro vis ions in CFR part 407, whic h inc ludes the: GRP Bas ic Pro vis ions , GRP Barley Cro p Pro vis ions , GRP Corn Cro p Pro vis ions , GRP Cotton Cro p Pro vis ions , GRP Forage Cro p Pro vis ions , GRP Peanut Cro p Pro vis ions , GRP Sorg hum Cro p Pro vis ions , GRP Soybean Cro p Pro vis ions , and GRP Wheat Cro p Pro vis ions , with a new Are a Ris k Pro tec tion Ins uranc e (ARPI) Bas ic Pro vis ions and ARPI Cro p Pro vis ions for eac h of thes e c ro ps exc ept Barley and Peanuts . The new ARPI pro vis ions will als o re plac e the Gro up Ris k Inc ome Pro tec tion (GRIP) Bas ic Pro vis ions , the GRIP Cro p Pro vis ions , and the GRIP-Harves t Revenue Option (GRIP-HRO). ARPI will off er pro duc ers a c hoic e of Are a Revenue Pro tec tion, Are a Revenue Pro tec tion with the Harves t Pric e Exc lus ion, or Are a Yield Pro tec tion, all within one Bas ic Pro vis ion and the applic able Cro p Pro vis ions . This will re duc e the amount of information pro duc ers mus t re ad to determine the bes t ris k management tool for their operation and will impro ve the pro vis ions to better meet the needs of ins ure d's . The c hanges will apply for the 2013 and s uc c eeding c ro p years .
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DEA This rule is being finalized as proposed. Therefore, handlers of ergocristine shall be subject to the chemical regulatory provisions of the CSA and its implementing regulations. This rulemaking does not establish a threshold for domestic and international transactions of ergocristine. As such, all transactions involving ergocristine, regardless of size, shall be regulated. This rulemaking also specifies that chemical mixtures containing ergocristine will not be exempt from regulatory requirements at any concentration. Therefore, all transactions of chemical mixtures containing any quantity of ergocristine shall be regulated and subject to control under the CSA.
DEA DEA proposes adjusting the fee schedule for DEA registration and reregistration fees necessary to recover the costs of its Diversion Control Program relating to the registration and control of the manufacture, distribution, dispensing, importation and exportation of controlled substances and List I chemicals as mandated by the Controlled Substances Act.
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DEA By letter dated June 21, 2011, the Drug Enforcement Adminis tration (DEA) denied a petition to initiate rulemaking proceedings to res chedule marijuana.1 Becaus e DEA believes that this matter is of particular interes t to members of the public, the agency is publis hing below the letter s ent to the petitioner (denying the petition), along with the s upporting documentation that was attached to the letter.
Defense Section 3010 requires that the information in the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information Sys tem (FAPIIS), excluding pas t performance reviews , s hall be made publicly available. This interim rule notifies contractors of this new s tatutory requirement for public acces s to FAPIIS and creates a new FAR claus e to s upport the pos ting of information in FAPIIS cons is tent with s ection 3010.
Defense DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing an interim rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement the Small Business Administration's regulations establishing the Women-Owned Small Business Program.
Defense This interim final rule implements Section 702 of the Ike Skelton National Defens e Authorization Act for Fis cal Year 2011 (NDAA for FY11). It es tablis hes the TRICARE Young Adult (TYA) program to provide an extended medical coverage opportunity to mos t unmarried children under the age of 26 of uniformed s ervices s pons ors . The TRICARE Young Adult program is a premium-bas ed program.
Defense Acquistion DoD is amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to improve the effectiveness of DoD oversight of contractor business systems.
DOJ The Department of Justice (Department) has under review national standards for combating sexual abuse in confi nement settings that were prepared by the National Prison Rape Elimination Commission (Commission) pursuant to the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (PREA) and recommended by the Commission to the Attorney General. On March 10, 2010, the Department published an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) to solicit public input on the Commission's proposed national standards and to receive information useful to the Department in publishing a fi nal rule adopting national standards for the detection, prevention, reduction, and punishment of prison rape, as mandated by PREA.
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DOJ This rule proposes to establish the procedures for an Indian tribe whose Indian country is subject to State criminal jurisdiction under Public Law 280 (18 U.S.C. 1162(a)) to request that the United States accept concurrent criminal jurisdiction within the tribe's Indian country, and for the Attorney General to decide whether to consent to such a request.
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Economic Analysis This proposed rule would amend the regulations of the Bureau of Economic Analysis, Department of Commerce (BEA) to set forth the reporting requirements for the BE-120, Benchmark Survey of Transactions in Selected Services and Intellectual Property with Foreign Persons. The proposed BE-120 would include both defi nition changes and the addition of three schedules to better collect data in accordance with new international standards. In addition, this proposed rule would change the BE-120 survey title from Benchmark Survey of Transactions in Selected Services and Intangible Assets with Foreign Persons to Benchmark Survey of Transactions in Selected Services and Intellectual Property with Foreign Persons because the term intellectual property is better understood by U.S. respondents.
Education These proposed amendments are necessary to ensure that the Department's implementation of FERPA continues to protect the privacy of education records, as intended by Congress, while allowing for the effective use of data in statewide longitudinal data systems (SLDS) as envisioned in the America Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, Education, and Science Act (COMPETES Act) and furthermore supported under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA).
Education The S ec retary amends the S tudent Assistanc e General Provisions regulations to improve disc losure of relevant information and to establish minimal measures for determining whether c ertain postsec ondary educ ational programs lead to gainful employment in rec ogniz ed oc c upations, and the c onditions under whic h these educ ational programs remain eligible for the student financ ial assistanc e programs authoriz ed under title IV of the Higher Educ ation Ac t of 1965, as amended (HEA).
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Education On November 12, 2009, the Secretary of Education (Secretary) published in the Federal Register a notice of fi nal requirements, defi nitions, and approval criteria for the State Fiscal Stabilization Fund (SFSF) program (November 2009 Notice). In that notice, the Secretary established September 30, 2011 as the deadline by which States had to collect and publicly report data and other information on various SFSF indicators and descriptors. Since publication of the November 2009 notice, States have faced many challenges and competing priorities in trying to meet the requirements of some of the SFSF indicators by the September 30, 2011 deadline. As a result, a number of States will be unable to comply fully with the SFSF requirements by the September 30, 2011 deadline. Accordingly, in this interim fi nal requirement, the Secretary extends that deadline to January 31, 2012.
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Education The Secretary of Education (Secretary) established requirements for the State Fiscal Stabilization Fund (SFSF) program in a notice of fi nal requirements, defi nitions, and approval criteria published in the Federal Register on November 12, 2009 (November 2009 Notice). In this notice, the Secretary proposes to revise some of those requirements. In a separate notice of interim fi nal requirement, the Secretary is extending to January 31, 2012, the deadline by which a State must collect and publicly report data and information under the SFSF program.
Education The Secretary issues final regulations governing the Early Intervention Program for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities. These regulations are needed to reflect changes made to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, as amended by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (Act or IDEA).
Education The S ec retary proposes to amend regulations under Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Educ ation Ac t (IDEA or Ac t). These regulations govern the Assistanc e to S tates for the Educ ation of Children with Disabilities program, inc luding the Presc hool Grants program. The S ec retary seeks public c omment on these proposed amendments regarding the use of public benefits or insuranc e in whic h a c hild partic ipates to provide or pay for servic es required under Part B of IDEA.
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EEOC The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (the Commission or the EEOC) issues its fi nal revised Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) regulations and accompanying interpretive guidance in order to implement the ADA Amendments Act of 2008. The Commission is responsible for enforcement of title I of the ADA, as amended, which prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of disability. Pursuant to the ADA Amendments Act of 2008, the EEOC is expressly granted the authority to amend these regulations, and is expected to do so.
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Employee Benefits This document contains a fi nal rule under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, and parallel provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, relating to the provision of investment advice to participants and benefi ciaries in individual account plans, such as 401(k) plans, and benefi ciaries of individual retirement accounts (and certain similar plans). The fi nal rule affects sponsors, fi duciaries, participants and benefi ciaries of participant-directed individual account plans, as well as providers of investment and investment advice related services to such plans.
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Employee Benefits This document contains a fi nal rule that supersedes the existing procedure governing the fi ling and processing of applications for administrative exemptions from the prohibited transaction provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the Code), and the Federal Employees' Retirement System Act of 1986 (FERSA). The Secretary of Labor is authorized to grant exemptions from the prohibited transaction provisions of ERISA, the Code, and FERSA and to establish an exemption procedure to provide for such relief. This fi nal rule clarifi es and consolidates the Department of Labor's exemption procedures and provides the public with a more comprehensive description of the prohibited transaction exemption process.
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Employee Benefits This doc ument c ontains two pro pos ed rules under the Employee Retire ment Inc ome Sec urity Ac t of 1974 (ERISA) to fac ilitate implementation of new enforc ement authority pro vided to the Sec re tary of L abor by the Patient Pro tec tion and Aff ord able Care Ac t (Aff ord able Care Ac t). The Aff ord able Care Ac t authoriz es the Sec re tary to is s ue a c eas e and des is t ord er, ex parte (i.e. without prior notic e or hearing), when it appears that the alleged c onduc t of a multiple employer welfare arrangement (M EWA) is fraudulent, c re ates an immediate danger to the public s afety or welfare , or is c aus ing or c an be re as onably expec ted to c aus e s ignifi c ant, imminent, and irre parable public injury. The Sec re tary may als o is s ue a s ummary s eiz ure ord er when it appears that a M EWA is in a fi nanc ially haz ard ous c ondition. The fi rs t pro pos ed re gulation es tablis hes the pro c edure s for the Sec re tary to is s ue ex parte c eas e and des is t ord ers and s ummary s eiz ure ord ers with re s pec t to fraudulent or ins olvent M EWAs . The s ec ond pro pos ed re gulation es tablis hes the pro c edure s for us e by adminis trative law judges (AL Js ) and the Sec re tary when a M EWA or other pers on c hallenges a temporary c eas e and des is t ord er.
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Employee Benefits This doc ument c ontains a pro pos ed rule under title I of the Employee Retire ment Inc ome Sec urity Ac t (ERISA) that, upon adoption, would implement re porting re quire ments for multiple employer welfare arrangements (M EWAs ) and c ertain other entities that off er or pro vide health benefi ts for employees of two or more employers . The pro pos al amends exis ting re porting rules to inc orporate new pro vis ions enac ted as part of the Patient Pro tec tion and Aff ord able Care Ac t (Aff ord able Care Ac t) to more c learly addre s s the re porting obligations of M EWAs that are ERISA plans . This re gulation is des igned to impos e the minimal amount of burd en on legally c ompliant M EWAs and entities c laiming exc eption (ECEs ) while implementing the Sec re tary's authority to take enforc ement ac tion agains t fraudulent or abus ive M EWAs inc luded in the Aff ord able Care Ac t and working to pro tec t health benefi ts for bus ines s es and their employees . This pro pos ed rule implements the new pro vis ions while pre s erving the fi ling s truc ture and pro vis ions of the 2003 re gulations whic h dire c t plan M EWAs and non-plan M EWAs to re port annually and fi le upon re gis tration or origination.
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Employment and Training This Final Rule revises the methodology by which the Department calculates the prevailing wages to be paid to H-2B workers and United States (U.S.) workers recruited in connection with a temporary labor certification for use in petitioning the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to employ a nonimmigrant worker in H-2B status.
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Employment and Training This Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM or proposed rule) proposes to revise and solicits comments on the process by which employers obtain a temporary labor certification from the Department for use in petitioning the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to employ a nonimmigrant worker in H-2B status.
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Employment and Training The Department of Labor (we or us) is amending the effective date of Wage Methodology for the Temporary Non-agricultural Employment H-2B Program; Final Rule, 76 FR 3452, Jan. 19, 2011 (the Wage Rule). The Wage Rule revised the methodology by which we calculate the prevailing wages to be paid to H-2B workers and United States (U.S.) workers recruited in connection with a temporary labor certification for use in petitioning the Department of Homeland Security to employ a nonimmigrant worker in H-2B status. The effective date of the Wage Rule was set at January 1, 2012. This Final Rule revises the effective date of the Wage Rule to 60 days after the publication date of this Final Rule.
Energy These proposed changes are intended to better align the Department's regulations, particularly its categorical exclusions, with DOE's current activities and recent experiences, and to update the provisions with respect to current technologies and regulatory requirements. DOE proposes to establish 20 new categorical exclusions, and to remove two categorical exclusion categories, one environmental assessment (EA) category, and two environmental impact statement (EIS) categories. Other proposed changes modify and clarify DOE's existing provisions.
Energy The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE or the Department) is adopting revisions to its existing certification, compliance, and enforcement regulations for certain consumer products and commercial and industrial equipment covered under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975, as amended (EPCA or the Act). These regulations provide for sampling plans used in determining compliance with existing standards, manufacturer submission of compliance statements and certification reports to DOE, maintenance of compliance records by manufacturers, and the availability of enforcement actions for improper certification or noncompliance with an applicable standard.
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Energy This notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) proposes to update the incorporation by reference of industry test procedures to the most current published versions. The current DOE test procedure applies to automatic commercial ice makers that produce cube type ice. This NOPR proposes to expand coverage of the test procedure to all batch type and continuous type ice makers with capacities between 50 and 4,000 pounds of ice per 24 hours.
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Energy The Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) prescribes energy conservation standards for various consumer products and commercial and industrial equipment, including fl uorescent lamp ballasts (ballasts). EPCA also requires the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to determine if amended standards for ballasts are technologically feasible and economically justifi ed, and would save a signifi cant amount of energy, and to determine whether to adopt standards for additional ballasts not already covered by Federal standards. In this NOPR, DOE proposes amended energy conservation standards for those ballasts currently subject to standards, and new standards for certain ballasts not currently covered by standards. This NOPR also announces a public meeting to receive comment on these proposed standards and associated analyses and results.
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Energy S pec ific ally, DOE is tentatively proposing an 18-month extension to the c omplianc e date for the c ertific ation provisions for c ommerc ial refrigeration equipment; c ommerc ial heating, ventilating, air-c onditioning (HVAC) equipment; c ommerc ial water heating equipment; walk-in c oolers; walk-in freez ers; and automatic c ommerc ial ic e makers. DOE is also c onsidering extending the c omplianc e date for the c ertific ation provisions for other c ommerc ial equipment based on c omments.
Energy In this direc t final rule, DOE adopts amended energy c onservation standards for residential c lothes dryers and room air c onditioners. A notic e of proposed rulemaking that proposes identic al energy effic ienc y standards is published elsewhere in today's Federal Register. If DOE rec eives adverse c omment and determines that suc h c omment may provide a reasonable basis for withdrawing the direc t final rule, this final rule will be withdrawn and DOE will proc eed with the proposed rule.
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Energy The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is amending its test procedures for battery chargers and external power supplies. In particular, DOE is inserting a new active mode energy consumption test procedure for battery chargers, which is necessary to develop energy conservation standards for battery chargers as mandated by the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA 2007). DOE is also amending portions of its existing standby and off mode battery charger test procedure by decreasing the required testing time. Further, DOE is amending its active mode single-voltage external power supply test procedure to permit the testing of certain types of external power supplies. Finally, DOE is inserting a new procedure to address multiple-voltage external power supplies, which are not covered under the current single-voltage external power supply test procedure.
Energy The Energ y Polic y and Cons ervation Ac t of 1975 (EPCA), as amended, pre s c ribes energ y c ons ervation s tandard s for various c ons umer pro duc ts and c ertain c ommerc ial and indus trial equipment, inc luding re s idential furn ac es and re s idential c entral air c onditioners and heat pumps . EPCA als o re quire s the U.S. Department of Energ y (DOE) to determine whether more -s tringent, amended s tandard s for thes e pro duc ts would be tec hnologic ally feas ible and ec onomic ally jus tifi ed, and would s ave a s ignifi c ant amount of energ y. In this notic e, DOE pro pos es energ y c ons ervation s tandard s for re s idential furn ac es and for re s idential c entral air c onditioners and heat pumps identic al to thos e s et forth in a dire c t fi nal rule publis hed els ewhere in today's Federal Regis ter. If DOE re c eives advers e c omment and determines that s uc h c omment may pro vide a re as onable bas is for withdrawing the dire c t fi nal rule, DOE will publis h a notic e withdrawing the dire c t fi nal rule and will pro c eed with this pro pos ed rule.
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Energy The Department of Energ y (DOE) has determined that the 2007 edition of the Energ y Standard for Buildings , Exc ept Low-Ris e Res idential Buildings , Americ an National Standard s Ins titute (ANSI)/Americ an Soc iety of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Illuminating Engineering Soc iety of North Americ a (IESNA) Standard 90.1-2007, (Standard 90.1-2007) would ac hieve gre ater energ y effi c ienc y in buildings s ubjec t to the c ode, than the 2004 edition (Standard 90.1-2004 or the 2004 edition). Als o, DOE has determined that the quantitative analys is of the energ y c ons umption of buildings built to Standard 90.1-2007, as c ompare d with buildings built to Standard 90.1-2004, indic ates national s ourc e energ y s avings of approximately 3.9 perc ent of c ommerc ial building energ y c ons umption. Additionally, DOE has determined s ite energ y s avings are es timated to be approximately 4.6 perc ent. Upon public ation of this affi rmative fi nal determination, States are re quire d to c ertify that they have re viewed the pro vis ions of their c ommerc ial building c ode re gard ing energ y effi c ienc y, and as nec es s ary, updated their c ode to meet or exc eed Standard 90.1-2007. Additionally, this notic e pro vides guidanc e to States on Certifi c ations , and Reques ts for Extens ions of Deadlines for Certifi c ation Statements .
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Energy The Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) prescribes energy conservation standards for various consumer products and commercial and industrial equipment, including refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers, and freezers. EPCA also requires the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to determine if more stringent, amended standards for these products are technologically feasible and economically justifi ed, and would save a signifi cant amount of energy. In this fi nal rule, DOE is adopting more stringent energy conservation standards for refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers, and freezers. It has determined that the amended energy conservation standards for these products would result in the signifi cant conservation of energy and are technologically feasible and economically justifi ed.
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Energy Purs uant to the Dodd-Frank Wall Stre et Reform and Cons umer Pro tec tion Ac t (the Ac t), the Department of Energ y (DOE) has re viewed DOE re gulations that re quire the us e of an as s es s ment of the c re dit-worthines s of a s ec urity or money market ins trument. DOE has identifi ed re gulatory pro vis ions that may be s ubjec t to the Ac t's re quire ment to re move any re fere nc es to or re quire ments in s uc h re gulations re gard ing c re dit ratings . The re gulations DOE identifi ed are re gulations implementing the loan guarantee pro gram c re ated by Title XVII of the Energ y Polic y Ac t of 2005 and re gulations implementing the s tandby s upport pro gram for c ertain nuc lear plant delays pro mulgated purs uant to s ec tion 638 of the Energ y Polic y Ac t of 2005. DOE pro vided a re port of its re view to Congre s s as re quire d by the Ac t and, as a re s ult of this re view, pro pos es to modify thes e re gulatory pro vis ions to re move pro vis ions that would re quire applic ants or s pons ors to pro vide a c re dit rating or other c re dit as s es s ment to DOE.
EPA EPA is promulgating a final rule under section 4(a)(1)(B) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to require manufacturers, importers, and processors of certain high production volume (HPV) chemical substances to conduct testing to obtain screening level data for health and environmental effects and chemical fate.
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EPA This proposed rule would codify the Agency's current interpretation of FIFRA, and provides interested parties the opportunity to comment about how it is adding prion to the list of pests in the regulatory definition of pest. This amendment, together with the formal declaration that a prion is a pest, will eliminate any confusion about the status of prion-related products under FIFRA.
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EPA EPA proposes to amend the portions of its rules for the protection of human subjects of research applying to third parties who conduct or support research with pesticides involving intentional exposure of human subjects and to persons who submit the results of human research with pesticides to EPA. The proposed amendments would broaden the applicability of the rules to cover human testing with pesticides submitted to EPA under any regulatory statute it administers. They would also disallow participation in third-party pesticide studies by subjects who cannot consent for themselves.
EPA Based on its review of the air quality criteria and the national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for carbon monoxide (CO), EPA is proposing to retain the current standards. EPA is also proposing changes to the ambient air monitoring requirements for CO including those related to network design.
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EPA EPA is adding the gold mine ore processing and production area source category to the list of source categories to be regulated under Section 112(c)(6) of the Clean Air Act due to its mercury emissions. EPA is also promulgating national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants to regulate mercury emissions from this source category.
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EPA EPA is proposing amendments to the national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP) for Primary Lead Smelting to address the results of the residual risk and technology reviews conducted as required under sections 112(d)(6) and (f)(2) of the Clean Air Act (CAA). These proposed amendments include revisions to the emission limits for lead, the addition of a lead concentration in air standard, and the modifi cation and addition of testing and monitoring and related notifi cation, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements.
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EPA The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is publishing an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) to seek comments from interested parties on possible EPA actions to address water quality conditions affecting aquatic resources in the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Estuary (Bay Delta Estuary) in California. EPA is asking the public to consider broadly whether EPA should be taking new or different actions under its programs to address recent signifi cant declines in multiple aquatic species in the Bay Delta Estuary.
EPA The 1996 amendments to the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) require that the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) establish criteria for a program to monitor unregulated contaminants and to publish a list of contaminants to be monitored every fi ve years. This action meets the SDWA requirement by proposing the design for the third UCMR cycle (i.e., UCMR 3). EPA is proposing six EPA-developed analytical methods, and four equivalent consensus organization-developed methods to monitor for 28 new UCMR chemical contaminants.
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EPA EPA is taking direct fi nal action to promulgate amendments to a fi nal rule that provided national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants for existing stationary spark ignition reciprocating internal combustion engines. The fi nal rule was published on August 20, 2010. This direct fi nal action amends certain regulatory text to clarify compliance requirements related to continuous parameter monitoring systems. EPA is also correcting minor typographical errors in the regulatory text to the August 20, 2010, action.
EPA EPA is taking action to propose amendments to a fi nal rule that provided national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants for existing stationary spark ignition reciprocating internal combustion engines. The fi nal rule was published on August 20, 2010. This action proposes to amend certain regulatory text to clarify compliance requirements related to continuous parameter monitoring systems. EPA is also proposing to correct minor typographical errors in the regulatory text to the August 20, 2010, action.
EPA This action is a supplement to the June 11, 2008, proposal. Specifi cally, this action proposes two options for amending the NESHAP for mercury emissions from mercury cell chlor-alkali plants. The fi rst option would require the elimination of mercury emissions and thus encourage the conversion to non-mercury technology. The second option would require the measures proposed in 2008. These measures, which included signifi cant improvements in the work practices to reduce fugitive emissions from the cell room, would result in near-zero levels of mercury emissions while still allowing the mercury cell facilities to continue to operate. We are specifi cally requesting comment on which of these options is more appropriate....
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EPA EPA is promulgating this final rule to extend until S eptember 30, 2011 the reporting deadline for year 2010 data required under the Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases Rule. This deadline extension will, in the first year of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, allow time for needed refinement of the elec tronic data reporting system, stakeholder testing of the reporting system and feedbac k to EPA, and reporter ac c ess to the reporting system in advanc e of the reporting deadline.
EPA This final rule sets limits for nine pollutants under section 129 of the Clean Air Act: Cadmium, carbon monoxide, hydrogen chloride, lead, mercury, nitrogen oxides, particulate matter, polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and polychlorinated dibenzofurans, and sulfur dioxide.
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EPA The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) is publishing a final rule that identifies which non-hazardous secondary materials, when used as fuels or ingredients in combustion units, are solid wastes under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). This RCRA solid waste definition will determine whether a combustion unit is required to meet the emissions standards for solid waste incineration units issued under section 129 of the Clean Air Act (CAA) or the emissions standards for commercial, industrial, and institutional boilers issued under section 112 of the CAA. In this action, EPA is also finalizing a definition of traditional fuels.
EPA The final emission standards for control of mercury and polycyclic organic matter emissions from coal-fired area source boilers are based on the maximum achievable control technology. The final emission standards for control of hazardous air pollutants emissions from biomass-fired and oil-fired area source boilers are based on EPA's determination as to what constitutes the generally available control technology or management practices.
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EPA EPA is, in this action, establishing emission standards that will require industrial/commercial/institutional boilers and process heaters located at major sources to meet hazardous air pollutants standards reflecting the application of the maximum achievable control technology. This rule protects air quality and promotes public health by reducing emissions of the hazardous air pollutants listed in section 112(b)(1) of the C lean Air Act.
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EPA This action promulgates EPA's final response to the 2001 voluntary remand of the December 1, 2000, new source performance standards and emission guidelines for commercial and industrial solid waste incineration units and the vacatur and remand of several definitions by the District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals in 2007. In addition, this action includes the 5-year technology review of the new source performance standards and emission guidelines required under section 129 of the Clean Air Act. This action also promulgates other amendments that EPA believes are necessary to address air emissions from commercial and industrial solid waste incineration units.
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EPA This ac tion proposes to defer for a period of three (3) years the applic ation of the Prevention of S ignific ant Deterioration (PS D) and Title V permitting requirements to biogenic c arbon dioxide (CO 2) emissions from bioenergy and other biogenic stationary sourc es. This ac tion is being taken as part of the proc ess of granting the Petition for Rec onsideration filed by the National Allianc e of Forest Owners (NAFO) on August 3, 2010, related to the PS D and Title V Greenhouse Gas Tailoring Rule.
EPA EPA is finalizing rule revisions that modify existing requirements for sources affected by the federally administered emission trading programs including the NO X Budget Trading Program, the Acid Rain Program, and the Clean Air Interstate Rule.
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EPA The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Signifi cant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) program is expanding the list of acceptable substitutes for use in the motor vehicle air conditioning end-use as a replacement for ozone-depleting substances. The Clean Air Act requires EPA to review alternatives for ozone-depleting substances and to disapprove substitutes that present overall risks to human health and the environment more signifi cant than those presented by other alternatives that are available or potentially available.
EPA This ac tion pro mulgates amendments to the new s ourc e performanc e s tandard s and emis s ions guidelines , c orre c ting inadvertent drafting erro rs in the nitro gen oxides and s ulfur dioxide emis s ions limits for larg e hos pital/medic al/infec tious was te inc inerators in the new s ourc e performanc e s tandard s , whic h did not c orre s pond to our des c ription of our s tandard -s etting pro c es s , c orre c ting erro neous c ro s s -re fere nc es in the re porting and re c ord keeping re quire ments in the new s ourc e performanc e s tandard s , c larify ing that c omplianc e with the emis s ion guidelines mus t be expeditious if a c omplianc e extens ion is granted, c orre c ting the inadvertent omis s ion of delegation of authority pro vis ions in the emis s ion guidelines , c orre c ting erro rs in the units ' des c ription for s everal emis s ions limits in the emis s ion guidelines and new s ourc e performanc e s tandard s , and re moving extraneous text fro m the hydro gen c hloride emis s ions limit for larg e hos pital/medic al/infec tious was te inc inerators in the emis s ion guidelines .
EPA EPA is taking final action to amend an October 15, 2008, final rulemaking on two State Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions regarding the State of Alabama's rules for visible emissions from certain stationary sources. EPA has now determined upon reconsideration that Alabama's SIP revisions, dated September 11, 2003, and August 22, 2008, are not approvable pursuant to the C lean Air Act (C AA or Act) section 110(l).
EPA Specifically, EPA is propos ing to find that emis s ions of s ulfur dioxide (SO 2) from the Portland Plant s ignificantly contribute to nonattainment and interfere with maintenance of the 1-hour SO 2 national ambient air quality s tandard (NAAQS) in New Jers ey. This finding is propos ed in res pons e to a petition s ubmitted by the State of New Jers ey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) on September 17, 2010.
EPA EPA is streamlining the process by which manufacturers of clean alternative fuel conversion systems may demonstrate compliance with vehicle and engine emissions requirements. Specifi cally, EPA is revising the regulatory criteria for gaining an exemption from the Clean Air Act prohibition against tampering for the conversion of vehicles and engines to operate on a clean alternative fuel. This fi nal rule creates additional compliance options beyond certifi cation that protect manufacturers of clean alternative fuel conversion systems against a tampering violation, depending on the age of the vehicle or engine to be converted. The new options alleviate some economic and procedural impediments to clean alternative fuel conversions while maintaining environmental safeguards to ensure that acceptable emission levels from converted vehicles are sustained.
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EPA EPA is proposing to revise the manner by which the regulated community would apply the threshold planning quantities (TPQs) for those extremely hazardous substances (EHSs) that are non-reactive solid chemicals in solution form. Specifically, facilities with a solid EHS in solution would be subject to the Emergency Planning requirements if the amount of the solid chemical on-site, when multiplied by 0.2, equaled or exceeded the lower published TPQ, based on data that shows less potential for the solid chemical in solution to remain airborne in the event of an accidental release. Previously, EPA assumed that 100% of the chemical could become airborne in the event of an accidental release.
EPA The proposed rule constitutes EPA's response to the remand of the Phase II existing facility rule and the remand of the existing facilities portion of the Phase III rule. In addition, EPA is also responding to the decision in Riverkeeper I and proposing to remove from the Phase I new facility rule the restoration-based compliance alternative and the associated monitoring and demonstration requirements. EPA expects this proposed regulation would minimize adverse environmental impacts, including substantially reducing the harmful effects of impingement and entrainment.
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EPA The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) is amending the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) rule to exempt all milk and milk product containers and associated piping and appurtenances from the SPCC requirements. The Agency is also removing the compliance date requirements for the exempted containers.
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EPA EPA is finalizing our decisions concerning the residual risk and technology reviews. For the Marine Tank Vessel Loading Operations NESHAP and the Group I Polymers and Resins NESHAP, EPA is finalizing emission standards to address certain emission sources not previously regulated under the NESHAP. EPA is also finalizing changes to the Pharmaceuticals Production NESHAP to correct an editorial error. For each of the four NESHAP, EPA is finalizing revisions to the regulatory provisions related to emissions during periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction and promulgating provisions addressing electronic submission of emission test results.
EPA EPA is giving notic e that the Agenc y has initiated the re c ons ideration pro c es s in re s pons e to re ques ts for re c ons ideration of c ertain pro vis ions in the re gulations . Firs t, EPA has been as ked to re c ons ider the re quire ment to s ubmit re ques ts to us e bes t available monitoring methods during the 2011 c alendar year by April 30, 2011 and purs uant to its authority under CAA s ec tion 307(d)(7)(B) c ons equently is extending the deadline c ontained in thos e pro vis ions until July 31, 2011. Sec ond, EPA has als o been as ked to re c ons ider the time period during whic h owners and operators of c ertain s pec ifi c s ourc es c ould automatic ally us e BAM M without having to re ques t appro val by the Adminis trator. As a re s ult of this s ec ond re ques t, purs uant to its authority under CAA s ec tion 307(d)(7)(B) EPA is als o extending the date by whic h owners and operators of c ertain s pec ifi c s ourc es would not be re quire d to re ques t appro val by the Adminis trator for the us e of BAM M fro m June 30, 2011 until September 30, 2011.
EPA EPA is proposing uses that qualify for the 2011 critical use exemption and the amount of methyl bromide that may be produced, imported, or supplied from existing pre-phaseout inventory for those uses in 2011. EPA is taking action under the authority of the Clean Air Act to refl ect a recent consensus decision taken by the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer at the Twenty-First Meeting of the Parties. EPA is seeking comment on the list of critical uses and on EPA's determination of the amounts of methyl bromide needed to satisfy those uses.
EPA The United States (U.S.) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is proposing national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP) from coal- and oil-fi red electric utility steam generating units (EGUs) under Clean Air Act (CAA or the Act) section 112(d) and proposing revised new source performance standards (NSPS) for fossil fuel-fi red EGUs under CAA section 111(b). The proposed NESHAP would protect air quality and promote public health by reducing emissions of the hazardous air pollutants (HAP) listed in CAA section 112(b). In addition, these proposed amendments to the NSPS are in response to a voluntary remand of a fi nal rule. We also are proposing several minor amendments, technical clarifi cations, and corrections to existing NSPS provisions for fossil fuel-fi red EGUs and large and small industrial-commercial-institutional steam generating units.
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EPA EPA is fi nalizing a correction to its previous full approval of Texas's Clean Air Act (CAA) Prevention of Signifi cant Deterioration (PSD) program to be a partial approval and partial disapproval and is also promulgating a Federal Implementation Plan (FIP) for Texas. These actions are based on EPA's determination that at the time EPA approved Texas's PSD program, the program was fl awed because the state did not address how the program would apply to all pollutants that would become newly subject to regulation in the future, including non-National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) pollutants, among them greenhouse gases (GHGs). The partial disapproval requires EPA to promulgate a FIP and EPA is doing so to assure that GHG-emitting sources in Texas are able to proceed with plans to construct or expand.
EPA EPA is proposing a significant new use rule (SNUR) under section 5(a)(2) of the Toxic Substances C ontrol Act (TSC A) for elemental mercury for use in barometers, manometers, and hygrometers/psychrometers. This action would require persons who intend to manufacture (including import) or process elemental mercury for an activity that is designated as a significant new use by this proposed rule to notify EPA at least 90 days before commencing that activity.
EPA The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is denying in part and granting in part the petitions to reconsider the fi nal revised National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants emitted by the Portland Cement Industry and the New Source Performance Standards for Portland Cement Plants issued under sections 112(d) and 111(b) of the Clean Air Act, respectively. The EPA is also denying all requests that the EPA issue an administrative stay of the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants and the New Source Performance Standards.
EPA The EPA is delaying the effective dates for the fi nal rules titled National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Major Sources: Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers and Process Heaters and Standards of Performance for New Sources and Emission Guidelines for Existing Sources: Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incineration Units under the authority of the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) until the proceedings for judicial review of these rules are completed or the EPA completes its reconsideration of the rules, whichever is earlier.
EPA The EPA is is s uing a fi nal rule that re peals the grandfather pro vis ion for partic ulate matter les s than 2.5 mic ro meters (PM 2.5) under the Federal Pre vention of Signifi c ant Deterioration (PSD) permit pro gram, whic h is adminis tere d by EPA in s tates that lac k a PSD permit pro gram in their appro ved s tate implementation plan (SIP). The grandfather pro vis ion allowed c ertain fac ilities under c ertain c irc ums tanc es to s atis fy the PSD permit pro gram re quire ments for PM 2.5 by meeting the re quire ments for c ontro lling partic ulate matter les s than 10 mic ro meters (PM 10) and analyz ing impac ts on PM 10 air quality as a s urro gate appro ac h bas ed on an EPA polic y known as the 1997 PM 10 Surro gate Polic y. In its February 11, 2010, notic e of pro pos ed rulemaking, EPA als o pro pos ed to end early the 1997 PM 10 Surro gate Polic y in EPA-appro ved s tate PSD pro grams during the re mainder of the SIP development period, whic h ends on M ay 16, 2011. EPA is taking no fi nal ac tion on that as pec t of the pro pos al.
EPA EPA is proposing amendments to the national emissions standards for hazardous air pollutants for Secondary Lead Smelting to address the results of the residual risk and technology review that EPA is required to conduct by the Clean Air Act. These proposed amendments include revisions to the stack emissions limits for lead; revisions to the fugitive dust emissions control requirements; the addition of total hydrocarbons emissions limits for reverberatory, electric, and rotary furnaces; the addition of emissions limits and work practice requirements for dioxins and furans; and the modifi cation and addition of testing and monitoring and related notifi cation, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements. We are also proposing to revise provisions addressing periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction to ensure that the rules are consistent with a recent court decision.
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EPA EPA is proposing National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Polyvinyl Chloride and Copolymers Production. The proposed rule would establish emission standards for hazardous air pollutants from polyvinyl chloride and copolymers production located at major and area sources. The proposed rule includes requirements to demonstrate initial and continuous compliance with the proposed emission standards. EPA is proposing standards that would apply at all times, including during periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunctions. The proposed standards also include continuous monitoring provisions and recordkeeping and reporting requirements.
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EPA This action finalizes the confidentiality determinations for certain data elements required to be reported under the Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule. This action also finalizes amendments to the special rules governing certain information obtained under the Clean Air Act, which authorizes EPA to release or withhold as confidential reported data under the Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule according to the final determinations for such data without taking further procedural steps. This action does not include final confidentiality determinations for data elements that are in the Inputs to Emission Equations category.
EPA EPA is reques ting comment on draft guidance and related interpretations concerning the application of certain emis s ion certification regulations to thos e on-highway heavy-duty dies el engines that are us ing s elective catalytic reduction s ys tems to meet Federal emis s ion s tandards . EPA will review the comments and provide final guidance and interpretations in a future Federal Regis ter document.
EPA EPA is approving portions of a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of Idaho on October 25, 2010, as meeting the requirements of Clean Air Act (CAA) section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(II) as it applies to visibility for the 1997 8-hour ozone and 1997 particulate matter (PM 2.5) National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). EPA is also approving portions of the revision as meeting certain requirements of the regional haze program, including the requirements for best available retrofi t technology (BART).
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xi des by an est i mat ed 1, 100 t ons per year, part i cul at e mat t er by an est i mat ed 38 t ons per year, and hydrocarbons by an est i mat ed 18 t ons per year i n t he year 2030.
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EPA The EPA is fi nalizing a Federal Implementation Plan (FIP) under the Clean Air Act (CAA or Act) for Indian country. The FIP includes two New Source Review (NSR) regulations for the protection of air resources in Indian country. The fi rst rule applies to new and modifi ed minor stationary sources (minor sources) and to minor modifi cations at existing major stationary sources (major sources) throughout Indian country. The second rule (nonattainment major NSR rule) applies to new and modifi ed major sources in areas of Indian country that are designated as not attaining the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). These rules will be implemented by EPA or a delegate Tribal agency assisting EPA with administration of the rules, until replaced by an EPA-approved implementation plan.
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EPA Under the Clean Air Ac t Sec tion 211(o), the Enviro nmental Pro tec tion Agenc y is re quire d to s et the re newable fuel s tandard s eac h November for the following year. In general the s tandard s are des igned to ens ure that the applic able volumes of re newable fuel s pec ifi ed in the s tatute are us ed. However, the s tatue s pec ifi es that EPA is to pro jec t the volume of c ellulos ic biofuel pro duc tion for the upc oming year and mus t bas e the c ellulos ic biofuel s tandard on that pro jec ted volume if it is les s than the applic able volume s et forth in the Ac t. EPA is today pro pos ing a pro jec ted c ellulos ic biofuel volume for 2012 and annual s tandard s for c ellulos ic biofuel, biomas s -bas ed dies el, advanc ed biofuel, and re newable fuels that would apply to all gas oline and dies el pro duc ed or imported in year 2012. In addition, today's ac tion pro pos es an applic able volume of biomas s -bas ed dies el that would apply in 2013. This ac tion als o pre s ents a number of pro pos ed c hanges to the RFS2 re gulations that are des igned to c larify exis ting pro vis ions and to addre s s s everal unique c irc ums tanc es that have c ome to light s inc e the RFS2 pro gram bec ame eff ec tive on July 1, 2010. Finally, today's rule als o pro pos es to make a minor amendment to the gas oline benz ene re gulations re gard ing inc lus ion of trans ferre d blends toc ks in a re fi nery's early benz ene c re dit generation c alc ulations .
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EPA As dis c us s ed in the NPRM , the analys is of the pro jec ted c os ts of this rule follows c onc eptually the appro ac h in the 2006 ( fi ve-c yc le ) fuel ec onomy labeling rule. Inc re as ed on-going operations and maintenanc e (O&M ) c os ts and labor hours re s ult fro m inc re as es in tes ting c os ts for elec tric vehic les (EVs ) and plug-in hybrids (PHEVs ) s pec ifi ed in this rule. We als o allow for the c os ts of inc re as ed fac ility c apac ity to ac c ommodate the inc re as ed tes ting time involved for thes e two c ategories of vehic les . Startup c os ts are tre ated as c apital c os ts and are amortiz ed over ten years at 3% and 7% intere s t. Startup c os ts for this rule inc lude tes ting equipment for thos e manufac ture rs s ubjec t to new tes ting. As an aid to the analys is and to help artic ulate the range of unc ertainty, we inc lude both low and high c os t es timates for eac h of thes e c os t and labor hour elements . The c os t es timates , exc luding potential c os t s avings fro m harmoniz ation of label re quire ments with Californ ia and the Federal Trade Commis s ion, are $0.7 million per year for the low es timate and $5.5 million per year for the high es timate.
59.2
EPA In this s upplemental notic e of pro pos ed rulemaking (SNPR), EPA is pro viding an opportunity for public c omment on our c onc lus ion that emis s ions fro m Iowa, Kans as , M ic higan, M is s ouri, Oklahoma, and Wis c ons in s ignifi c antly c ontribute to downwind nonattainment or interfere with maintenanc e of the 1997 oz one National Ambient Air Quality Standard s (NAAQS) in other s tates . EPA is als o pro pos ing Federal Implementation Plans (FIPs ) to addre s s (a) the emis s ions identifi ed as s ignifi c antly c ontributing to nonattainment and interfere nc e with maintenanc e and (b) the trans port re quire ments with re s pec t to the re levant NAAQS. EPA is pro pos ing to implement the oz one s eas on NO X pro gram in the Trans port Rule (Federal Implementation Plans to Reduc e Inters tate Trans port of Fine Partic ulate M atter and Oz one in 27 States ; Corre c tion of SIP Appro vals for 22 States ) as the FIPs for Iowa, Kans as , M ic higan, M is s ouri, Oklahoma, and Wis c ons in to addre s s the emis s ions identifi ed as s ignifi c antly c ontributing to nonattainment or interfering with maintenanc e with re s pec t to the 1997 oz one NAAQS. In addition, this notic e identifi es the budgets , as s oc iated variability limits , and allowanc e alloc ations that would be us ed for eac h s tate if EPA fi naliz es the FIPs pro pos ed here .
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EPA The EPA is pro pos ing c riteria for determining whether onboard re fueling vapor re c overy (ORVR) is in wides pre ad us e for purpos es of c ontro lling motor vehic le re fueling emis s ions thro ughout the motor vehic le fl eet. The EPA is als o pro pos ing to determine the date at whic h s uc h wides pre ad us e of ORVR will oc c ur. Onc e the Adminis trator has determined that wides pre ad us e has oc c urre d, the Adminis trator may waive Clean Air Ac t (CAA or Ac t) s tatutory re quire ments for s tates to implement Stage II gas oline vapor re c overy s ys tems at gas oline dis pens ing fac ilities in are as c las s ifi ed Serious , Severe , or Extre me for nonattainment of the oz one national ambient air quality s tandard (NAAQS). Bas ed on the pro pos ed c riteria, the EPA is pro pos ing to determine that June 30, 2013, will be the date when wides pre ad us e will oc c ur and the Stage II waiver will be eff ec tive. This rulemaking was identifi ed as an example of examining rules to make s ure they are s till ac hieving the enviro nmental benefi t that was originally intended.
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EPA The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) is proposing to revise certain exclusions from the defi nition of solid waste for hazardous secondary materials intended for reclamation that would otherwise be regulated under Subtitle C of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). The purpose of these proposed revisions is to ensure that the recycling regulations, as implemented, encourage reclamation in a way that does not result in increased risk to human health and the environment from discarded hazardous secondary material.
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EPA In two re c ent ac tions under the Clean Air Ac t (CAA), EPA granted partial waivers that allow gas oline c ontaining gre ater than 10 volume perc ent (vol%) ethanol up to 15 vol% ethanol (E15) to be intro duc ed into c ommerc e for us e in model year (M Y) 2001 and newer light-duty motor vehic les , s ubjec t to c ertain c onditions . In today's ac tion, EPA is es tablis hing s everal meas ure s to mitigate mis fueling of other vehic les , engines and equipment with E15 and the potential emis s ions c ons equenc es of mis fueling. Spec ifi c ally, the rule pro hibits the us e of gas oline c ontaining more than 10 vol% ethanol in vehic les , engines and equipment not c overe d by the partial waiver dec is ions . The fi nal rule als o re quire s all E15 gas oline fuel dis pens ers to have a s pec ifi c label when a re tail s tation or wholes ale-purc has er c ons umer c hoos es to s ell E15. In addition, the rule re quire s that pro duc t trans fer doc uments (PTDs ) s pec ify ing ethanol c ontent and Reid Vapor Pre s s ure (RVP) ac c ompany the trans fer of gas oline blended with ethanol thro ugh the fuel dis tribution s ys tem, and a s urvey of re tail s tations to ens ure c omplianc e with E15 labeling, ethanol c ontent and other re quire ments . The rule als o modifi es the Reformulated Gas oline (RFG) pro gram to allow fuel manufac ture rs to c ertify batc hes of E15. Finally, today's ac tion denies a petition for rulemaking to re quire re tail s tations to off er for s ale gas oline c ontaining 10 vol% ethanol or les s .
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EPA This ac tion pro pos es s everal new NO X emis s ion s tandard s , c omplianc e fl exibilities , and other re gulatory re quire ments for airc raft turbofan or turbojet engines with rated thrus ts gre ater than 26.7 kilonewtons (kN). We als o are pro pos ing c ertain other re quire ments for gas turbine engines that are s ubjec t to exhaus t emis s ion s tandard s . Firs t, we are pro pos ing to c larify when the emis s ion c harac teris tic s of a new turbofan or turbojet engine model have bec ome diff ere nt enough fro m its exis ting pare nt engine des ign that it mus t c onform to the mos t c urre nt emis s ion s tandard s . Sec ond, we are pro pos ing a new re porting re quire ment for manufac ture rs of gas turbine engines that are s ubjec t to any exhaus t emis s ion s tandard to pro vide us with timely and c ons is tent emis s ion-re lated information. Third , and fi nally, we are pro pos ing amendments to airc raft engine tes t and emis s ions meas ure ment pro c edure s . EPA ac tively partic ipated in the United Nation's Intern ational Civil Aviation Org aniz ation (ICAO) pro c eedings in whic h mos t of thes e pro pos ed re quire ments were fi rs t developed. Thes e pro pos ed re gulatory re quire ments have larg ely been adopted or are ac tively under c ons ideration by its member s tates . By adopting s uc h s imilar s tandard s , there fore , the United States will maintain c ons is tenc y with thes e intern ational eff orts .
EPA Thi s proposed rul e i s bei ng i ssued as requi red by a consent decree governi ng t he schedul e f or compl et i on of t hi s revi ew of t he ai r qual i t y cri t eri a and t he secondary nat i onal ambi ent ai r qual i t y st andards ( N AA
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xi des of ni t rogen and sul f ur t o sensi t i ve aquat i c and t errest ri al ecosyst ems, i ncl udi ng aci di fi cat i on and nut ri ent enri chment eff ect s, EP
A i s proposi ng t o add secondary st andards i dent i cal t o t he N O 2 and SO 2 pri mary 1- hour st andards and not set a new mul t i - pol l ut ant secondary st andard i n t hi s revi ew. The proposed 1- hour secondary N O 2 st andard w oul d be set at a l evel of 100 ppb and t he proposed 1- hour secondary SO 2 st andard w oul d be set at 75 ppb. I n addi t i on, EP
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e a fi el d pi l ot program t o gat her and anal yze addi t i onal rel evant dat a so as t o enhance t he Agency' s underst andi ng of t he degree of prot ect i veness t hat a new mul t i - pol l ut ant approach, defi ned i n t erms of an aquat i c aci di fi cat i on i nde
x ( AAI ) , w oul d aff ord and t o support devel opment of an appropri at e moni t ori ng net w ork f or such a st andard. The EP
A sol i ci t s comment on t he f ramew ork of such a st andard and on t he desi gn of t he fi el d pi l ot program. The EP
A w i l l si gn a not i ce of fi nal rul emaki ng f or t hi s revi ew no l at er t han M arch 20, 2012.
EPA EPA is proposing to amend specifi c provisions in the Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases Rule to correct certain technical and editorial errors that have been identifi ed since promulgation and to clarify or propose amendments to certain provisions that have been the subject of questions from reporting entities. These proposed changes include additional information to clarify compliance obligations, correct data reporting elements so they more closely conform to the information used to perform emission calculations, and make other corrections and amendments. EPA has received petitions for reconsideration on some of these subparts. EPA is still considering these petitions, and the issues raised in the petitions are not discussed or addressed in this action.
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eepi ng requi rement s as w el l as w ork pract i ce st andards f or persons perf ormi ng renovat i ons f or compensat i on i n most pre- 1978 housi ng and chi l d- occupi ed f aci l i t i es and t o subsequent l y t ak
e fi nal act i on on t he proposed rul e by J ul y 15, 2011. The proposed rul e publ i shed on M ay 6, 2010. EP
A has deci ded not t o promul gat e dust w i pe t est i ng and cl earance requi rement s as proposed. H ow ever, EP
A i s promul gat i ng several ot her revi si ons t o t he RRP rul e, i ncl udi ng a provi si on al l ow i ng a cert i fi ed renovat or t o col l ect a pai nt chi p sampl e and send i t t o a recogni zed l aborat ory f or anal ysi s i n l i eu of usi ng a l ead t est ki t , mi nor changes t o t he t rai ni ng program accredi t at i on appl i cat i on process, st andards f or e- l earni ng i n accredi t ed t rai ni ng programs, mi ni mum enf orcement provi si ons f or aut hori zed st at e and t ri bal renovat i on programs, and mi nor revi si ons t o t he t rai ni ng and cert i fi cat i on requi rement s f or renovat ors. EP
A i s al so promul gat i ng cl ari fi cat i ons t o t he requi rement s f or vert i cal cont ai nment on e
xt eri or renovat i on proj ect s, t he prohi bi t ed or rest ri ct ed w ork pract i ce provi si ons, and t he requi rement s f or hi gh- effi ci ency part i cul at e ai r ( H EP
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EPA The Enviro nmental Pro tec tion Agenc y (EPA or the Agenc y) is pro pos ing to re vis e the re gulations for haz ard ous was te management under the Res ourc e Cons ervation and Rec overy Ac t (RCRA) to c onditionally exc lude c arbon dioxide (CO 2) s tre ams that are haz ard ous fro m the defi nition of haz ard ous was te, pro vided thes e haz ard ous CO 2 s tre ams are c apture d fro m emis s ion s ourc es , are injec ted into Clas s VI Underg ro und Injec tion Contro l (UIC) wells for purpos es of geologic s eques tration (GS), and meet c ertain other c onditions . EPA is taking this ac tion bec aus e the Agenc y believes that the management of thes e CO 2 s tre ams under the pro pos ed c onditions does not pre s ent a s ubs tantial ris k to human health or the enviro nment, and there fore additional re gulation purs uant to RCRA's haz ard ous was te re gulations is unnec es s ary. EPA expec ts that this amendment will s ubs tantially re duc e the unc ertainty as s oc iated with identify ing thes e CO 2 s tre ams under RCRA s ubtitle C, and will als o fac ilitate the deployment of GS by pro viding additional re gulatory c ertainty.
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A i s i dent i fyi ng emi ssi ons w i t hi n 27 st at es i n t he east ern Uni t ed St at es t hat si gni fi cant l y aff ect t he abi l i t y of dow nw i nd st at es t o at t ai n and mai nt ai n compl i ance w i t h t he 1997 and 2006 fi ne part i cul at e mat t er nat i onal ambi ent ai r qual i t y st andards ( N AA
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A i s commi t t ed t o i dent i fyi ng any addi t i onal requi red upw i nd emi ssi on reduct i ons and t aki ng any necessary act i on i n a f ut ure rul emaki ng. I n t hi s act i on, EP
A i s al so modi fyi ng i t s pri or approval s of cert ai n St at e I mpl ement at i on Pl an ( SI P) submi ssi ons t o resci nd any st at ement s t hat t he submi ssi ons i n quest i on sat i sfy t he i nt erst at e t ransport requi rement s of t he CAA or t hat EP
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s w i t h respect t o t he 1997 fi ne part i cul at e and 1997 ozone st andards f or 22 st at es. EP
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EPA President Obama issued a Presidential Memorandum on May 21, 2010, concerning the development of a new generation of clean cars and trucks through innovative technologies and manufacturing. The President requested that EPA and NHTSA, on behalf of the Department of Transportation, develop, through notice and comment rulemaking, a coordinated National Program under the Clean Air Act (CAA) and the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA), as amended by the Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA), to reduce fuel consumption by and greenhouse gas emissions of light-duty vehicles for model years 2017-2025.
EPA EPA is amending the Toxic Subs tanc es Contro l Ac t (TSCA) s ec tion 8(a) Inventory Update Reporting (IUR) rule and c hanging its name to the Chemic al Data Reporting (CDR) rule. The CDR enables EPA to c ollec t and publis h information on the manufac turing, pro c es s ing, and us e of c ommerc ial c hemic al s ubs tanc es and mixture s (re ferre d to here after as c hemic al s ubs tanc es ) on the TSCA Chemic al Subs tanc e Inventory (TSCA Inventory). This inc ludes c urre nt information on c hemic al s ubs tanc e pro duc tion volumes , manufac turing s ites , and how the c hemic al s ubs tanc es are us ed. This information helps the Agenc y determine whether people or the enviro nment are potentially expos ed to re ported c hemic al s ubs tanc es . EPA publis hes s ubmitted CDR data that is not Confi dential Bus ines s Information (CBI). EPA is amending this rule to re quire s ubmis s ion of information that will better addre s s Agenc y and public information needs , impro ve the us ability and re liability of the re ported data, and ens ure that data are available in a timely manner. EPA is re quiring elec tro nic re porting of CDR information and modify ing re porting re quire ments , inc luding c ertain c irc ums tanc es that trigger re porting, the s pec ifi c data to be re ported, the re porting s tandard for pro c es s ing and us e information, and CBI re porting pro c edure s .
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EPA This ac tion announc es how the EPA pro pos es to addre s s the re views of the new s ourc e performanc e s tandard s for volatile org anic c ompound and s ulfur dioxide emis s ions fro m natural gas pro c es s ing plants . We are pro pos ing to add to the s ourc e c ategory lis t any oil and gas operation not c overe d by the c urre nt lis ting. This ac tion als o inc ludes pro pos ed amendments to the exis ting new s ourc e performanc e s tandard s for volatile org anic c ompounds fro m natural gas pro c es s ing plants and pro pos ed s tandard s for operations that are not c overe d by the exis ting new s ourc e performanc e s tandard s . In addition, this ac tion pro pos es how the EPA will addre s s the re s idual ris k and tec hnology re view c onduc ted for the oil and natural gas pro duc tion and natural gas trans mis s ion and s torage national emis s ion s tandard s for haz ard ous air pollutants . This ac tion further pro pos es s tandard s for emis s ion s ourc es within thes e two s ourc e c ategories that are not c urre ntly addre s s ed, as well as amendments to impro ve as pec ts of thes e national emis s ion s tandard s for haz ard ous air pollutants re lated to applic ability and implementation. Finally, this ac tion addre s s es pro vis ions in thes e new s ourc e performanc e s tandard s and national emis s ion s tandard s for haz ard ous air pollutants re lated to emis s ions during periods of s tartup, s hutdown and malfunc tion.
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EPA EPA is deferring the reporting deadline for data elements that are used by direct emitter reporters as inputs to emission equations under the Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule. The deadline for reporting some of these data elements is deferred to March 31, 2013 and the deadline for reporting others is deferred to March 31, 2015. This final rule does not change any other requirements of the Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule.
EPA EPA and NHTSA, on behalf of the Department of Trans portation, are eac h fi naliz ing rules to es tablis h a c ompre hens ive Heavy-Duty National Pro gram that will re duc e gre enhous e gas emis s ions and fuel c ons umption for on-ro ad heavy-duty vehic les , re s ponding to the Pre s ident's dire c tive on M ay 21, 2010, to take c oord inated s teps to pro duc e a new generation of c lean vehic les . NHTSA's fi nal fuel c ons umption s tandard s and EPA's fi nal c arbon dioxide (CO 2) emis s ions s tandard s are tailore d to eac h of thre e re gulatory c ategories of heavy-duty vehic les : Combination Trac tors ; Heavy-duty Pic kup Truc ks and Vans ; and Voc ational Vehic les . The rules inc lude s eparate s tandard s for the engines that power c ombination trac tors and voc ational vehic les . Certain rules are exc lus ive to the EPA pro gram. Thes e inc lude EPA's fi nal hydro fl uoro c arbon s tandard s to c ontro l leakage fro m air c onditioning s ys tems in c ombination trac tors , and pic kup truc ks and vans . Thes e als o inc lude EPA's fi nal nitro us oxide (N 2 O) and methane (CH 4) emis s ions s tandard s that apply to all heavy-duty engines , pic kup truc ks and vans .
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EPA EPA is taking direct fi nal action to extend the grace period before the Motor Vehicle Emission Simulator model (currently MOVES2010a) is required for regional emissions analyses for transportation conformity determinations (regional conformity analyses). This fi nal rule provides an additional year to the previously established two-year conformity grace period. As a result, EPA is announcing in this Federal Register that MOVES is not required for regional conformity analyses until March 2, 2013. This action does not aff ect EPA's previous approval of the use of MOVES in offi cial state air quality implementation plan (SIP) submissions or the existing grace period before MOVES2010a is required for carbon monoxide and particulate matter hot-spot analyses for project-level conformity determinations.
EPA The EPA is proposing revisions to the new sourc e performanc e standards (NS PS ) for nitric ac id plants. Nitric ac id plants inc lude one or more nitric ac id produc tion units. These proposed revisions inc lude a c hange to the nitrogen oxides (NO X) emission limit, whic h applies to eac h nitric ac id produc tion unit c ommenc ing c onstruc tion, modific ation, or rec onstruc tion after Oc tober 14, 2011. These proposed revisions will also inc lude additional testing and monitoring requirements.
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EPA EPA is proposing or seeking comment on revisions to the fi nal Transport Rule promulgated on August 8, 2011. These revisions address discrepancies in unit-specifi c modeling assumptions that aff ect the proper calculation of Transport Rule state budgets and assurance levels in Florida, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Texas, and Wisconsin, as well as new unit set-asides in Arkansas and Texas. EPA is also proposing to revise allowance allocations to specifi c units covered by certain consent decrees that restrict the use of those allowances. These important technical fi xes maintain the Transport Rule's ability to achieve the elimination of signifi cant contribution and interference with maintenance as quantifi ed by the proper application of these methodologies.
EPA EP
A co- proposes t w o opt i ons f or obt ai ni ng basi c i nf ormat i on f rom CAFO s t o support EP
A i n meet i ng i t s w at er qual i t y prot ect i on responsi bi l i t i es under t he Cl ean Wat er A
ct ( CWA) . The purpose of t hi s co- proposal i s t o i mprove and rest ore w at er qual i t y by col l ect i ng f aci l i t y
- speci fi c i nf ormat i on t hat w oul d i mprove EP
A' s abi l i t y t o eff ect i vel y i mpl ement t he N PD ES program and t o ensure t hat CAFO s are compl yi ng w i t h t he requi rement s of t he CWA
. Under one co- proposed opt i on, EP
A w oul d use t he aut hori t y of CWA sect i on 308 t o obt ai n cert ai n i dent i fyi ng i nf ormat i on f rom al l CAFO s. Under t he ot her opt i on, EP
A coul d use t he aut hori t y of CWA sect i on 308 t o obt ai n t hi s i nf ormat i on f rom CAFO s t hat f al l w i t hi n areas t hat have been i dent i fi ed as havi ng w at er qual i t y concerns l i k
el y associ at ed w i t h CAFO s ( f ocus w at ersheds) . H ow ever, EP
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e every reasonabl e eff ort t o assess t he ut i l i t y of e
xi st i ng publ i cl y avai l abl e dat a and programs t o obt ai n i dent i fyi ng i nf ormat i on about CAFO s by w orki ng w i t h part ners at t he F
ederal , st at e, and l ocal l evel bef ore det ermi ni ng w het her an i nf ormat i on col l ect i on request i s necessary
. Thi s i nf ormat i on w oul d al l ow EP
A t o achi eve more effi ci ent l y and eff ect i vel y t he w at er qual i t y prot ect i on goal s and obj ect i ves of t he CWA
. EP
A al so request s comment on t hree al t ernat i ve approaches t o gat her i nf ormat i on about CAFO s, w hi ch coul d be used t o achi eve t he obj ect i ves of t hi s proposed act i on i n prot ect i ng w at er qual i t y
.
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EPA EPA is promulgating this fi nal rule under section 4(a)(1)(B) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to require manufacturers, importers, and processors to conduct testing to obtain screening level data for health and environmental eff ects and chemical fate for 15 high production volume (HPV) chemical substances listed in this fi nal rule. This test data is needed in order to help EPA to determine whether these 15 HPV chemical substances pose a risk to human health and/or environmental safety. Based on comments received by EPA on the proposed rule for this fi nal rule, EPA has determined that only 15 of the 29 HPV chemical substances proposed for testing meet the criteria for testing at this time.
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EPA This notice presents the final 2010 Effluent Guidelines Program Plan(final 2010 Plan), which, as required under the Clean Water Act (CWA), identifies any new or existing industrial dischargers, both those discharging directly to surface waters and those discharging to publicly owned treatment works (POTWs), selected for effluent guidelines rulemaking and provides a schedule for such rulemakings. CWA section 304(m) requires EPA to biennially publish such a plan after public notice and comment. The Agency published the preliminary 2010 Plan on December 28, 2009 (74 FR 68599) and solicited comments from the public for 60 days.
EPA EPA is pro pos ing to appro ve re vis ions to the M is s ouri State Implementation Plan (SIP) re lating to re gulation of Gre enhous e Gas es (GHGs ) under M is s ouri's Pre vention of Signifi c ant Deterioration (PSD) pro gram, and to two New Sourc e Review (NSR) re vis ions . The GHG-re lated SIP re vis ions inc orporate the GHG emis s ion thre s holds es tablis hed in EPA's PSD and Title V Gre enhous e Gas Tailoring Final Rule, whic h EPA is s ued by notic e dated June 3, 2010. Thes e re vis ions were s ubmitted by the M is s ouri Department of Natural Res ourc es (M DNR) to EPA in a letter dated Augus t 8, 2011. The NSR re vis ions are to the Cons truc tion Permits Require d Rule and the Emis s ions Banking and Trading Rule and are intended to addre s s c hanges to the Federal NSR re gulations , whic h were pro mulgated by EPA on Dec ember 31, 2002. Thes e re vis ions were s ubmitted by M DNR to EPA in a letter dated November 30, 2009. EPA is pro pos ing to appro ve the GHG and NSR re vis ions bec aus e the Agenc y has made the pre liminary determination that thes e SIP re vis ions , alre ady adopted by M is s ouri as fi nal eff ec tive rules , are in ac c ord anc e with the Clean Air Ac t (CAA or Ac t) and EPA re gulations re gard ing PSD permitting for GHGs and NSR.
EPA EPA is approving an Iowa State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision relating to regulation of Greenhouse Gases (GHGs) under Iowa's Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) program. This revision was submitted by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) to EPA on December 22, 2010. It is designed to align Iowa's regulations with the PSD and Title V Greenhouse Gas Tailoring Final Rule published June 3, 2010, in the Federal Register. EPA is approving the revision because the Agency has determined that the SIP revision, already adopted by Iowa as a final effective rule, is in accordance with the Clean Air Act (CAA) and EPA regulations regarding PSD permitting for GHGs.
EPA The EPA is making a fi nding that the c oal-fi re d Portland Generating Station (Portland), owned and operated by GenOn REM A L L C (GenOn), in Upper M ount Bethel Towns hip, Northampton County, Penns ylvania, is emitting air pollutants in violation of the inters tate trans port pro vis ions of the Clean Air Ac t (CAA or Ac t). Spec ifi c ally, the EPA fi nds that emis s ions of s ulfur dioxide (SO 2) fro m Portland s ignifi c antly c ontribute to nonattainment and interfere with maintenanc e of the 1-hour SO 2 national ambient air quality s tandard (NAAQS) in New Jers ey. This fi nding is made in re s pons e to a petition s ubmitted by the State of New Jers ey Department of Enviro nmental Pro tec tion (NJDEP) on September 17, 2010. In this ac tion, the EPA is es tablis hing emis s ion limitations and c omplianc e s c hedules to ens ure that Portland will eliminate its s ignifi c ant c ontribution to nonattainment and interfere nc e with maintenanc e of the 1-hour SO 2 NAAQS in New Jers ey. Complianc e with thes e limits will permit the c ontinued operation of Portland beyond the 3-month limit es tablis hed by the CAA for s ourc es s ubjec t to a c ontribution fi nding.
EPA EPA is pro pos ing to make c ertain re vis ions to the 1988 underg ro und s torage tank (UST) tec hnic al, fi nanc ial re s pons ibility, and s tate pro gram appro val re gulations . Thes e c hanges es tablis h federal re quire ments that are s imilar to key portions of the Energ y Polic y Ac t of 2005; they als o update c ertain 1988 UST re gulations . Pro pos ed c hanges inc lude: Adding s ec ondary c ontainment re quire ments for new and re plac ed tanks and piping; adding operator training re quire ments ; adding periodic operation and maintenanc e re quire ments for UST s ys tems ; re moving c ertain deferrals ; adding new re leas e pre vention and detec tion tec hnologies ; updating c odes of prac tic e; making editorial and tec hnic al c orre c tions ; and updating s tate pro gram appro val re quire ments to inc orporate thes e new c hanges . Thes e c hanges will likely pro tec t human health and the enviro nment by inc re as ing the number of pre vented UST re leas es and quic kly detec ting them, if they oc c ur.
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EPA This action fi nalizes the residual risk and technology review conducted for two industrial source categories regulated by separate national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants. The two national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants are: National Emissions Standards for Shipbuilding and Ship Repair (Surface Coating) and National Emissions Standards for Wood Furniture Manufacturing Operations. This action also fi nalizes revisions to the regulatory provisions related to emissions during periods of startup, shutdown and malfunction.
0.19
EPA The EPA is pro pos ing amendments to the national emis s ions s tandard s for haz ard ous air pollutants for Ferro alloys Pro duc tion to addre s s the re s ults of the re s idual ris k and tec hnology re view that the EPA is re quire d to c onduc t under the Clean Air Ac t. Thes e pro pos ed amendments inc lude re vis ions to partic ulate matter s tandard s for elec tric arc furn ac es , metal oxygen re fi ning pro c es s es , and c rus hing and s c re ening operations . The amendments als o add emis s ion limits for hydro c hloric ac id, merc ury, polyc yc lic aro matic hydro c arbons , and formaldehyde fro m elec tric arc furn ac es . Furthermore , the amendments expand and re vis e the re quire ments to c ontro l fugitive emis s ions fro m furn ac e operations and c as ting. Other pro pos ed re quire ments re lated to tes ting, monitoring, notifi c ation, re c ord keeping, and re porting are inc luded. We are als o pro pos ing to re vis e pro vis ions addre s s ing periods of s tartup, s hutdown, and malfunc tion to ens ure that the rules are c ons is tent with a re c ent c ourt dec is ion.
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EPA The EPA is proposing amendments to the national emissions standards for hazardous air pollutants for Mineral Wool Production and Wool Fiberglass Manufacturing to address the results of the residual risk and technology review that the EPA is required to conduct by the Clean Air Act. The proposed Mineral Wool Production amendments include emissions limits for carbonyl sulfi de, hydrogen fl uoride and hydrochloric acid for cupolas; add combined collection and curing processes as new regulated sources; and include emissions limits for formaldehyde, phenol and methanol for combined collection and curing operations. Modifi cations to the testing and monitoring and related notifi cation, recordkeeping and reporting requirements are also proposed.
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EPA EP
A and N H TSA, on behal f of t he D epart ment of T
r ansport at i on, are i ssui ng t hi s j oi nt proposal t o f urt her reduce greenhouse gas emi ssi ons and i mprove f uel economy f or l i ght - dut y vehi cl es f or model years 2017- 2025. Thi s proposal e
xt ends t he N at i onal P
rogram beyond t he greenhouse gas and corporat e average f uel economy st andards set f or model years 2012- 2016. O n M ay 21, 2010, P
resi dent O bama i ssued a P
resi dent i al M emorandum request i ng t hat N H TSA and EP
A devel op t hrough not i ce and comment rul emaki ng a coordi nat ed N at i onal P
rogram t o reduce greenhouse gas emi ssi ons of l i ght - dut y vehi cl es f or model years 2017- 2025. Thi s proposal , consi st ent w i t h t he P
resi dent ' s request , responds t o t he count ry' s cri t i cal need t o address gl obal cl i mat e change and t o reduce oi l consumpt i on. N H TSA i s proposi ng Corporat e A
verage F
uel Economy st andards under t he Energy P
ol i cy and Conservat i on A
ct , as amended by t he Energy I ndependence and Securi t y A
ct , and EP
A i s proposi ng greenhouse gas emi ssi ons st andards under t he Cl ean Ai r A
ct . These st andards appl y t o passenger cars, l i ght - dut y t rucks, and medi um- dut y passenger vehi cl es, and represent a cont i nued harmoni zed and consi st ent N at i onal P
rogram. Under t he N at i onal P
rogram f or model years 2017- 2025, aut omobi l e manuf act urers w oul d be abl e t o cont i nue bui l di ng a si ngl e l i ght - dut y nat i onal fl eet t hat sat i sfi es al l requi rement s under bot h programs w hi l e ensuri ng t hat consumers st i l l have a f ul l range of vehi cl e choi ces. EP
A i s al so proposi ng a mi nor change t o t he regul at i ons appl i cabl e t o M Y 2012- 2016, w i t h respect t o ai r condi t i oner perf ormance and measurement of ni t rous o
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CT l i mi t s f or PO M emi ssi ons f rom hori zont al st ud Soderberg ( H SS) and VSS2 pot l i nes; el i mi nat e t he st art up, shut dow n and mal f unct i on e
xmpt i on i n accordance w i t h recent act i ons by t he Uni t ed St at es Court of Appeal s f or t he D i st ri ct of Col umbi a Ci rcui t ; add provi si ons f or f aci l i t i es t o avai l t hemsel ves of an affi rmat i ve def ense i n t he event of a mal f unct i on under cert ai n condi t i ons; and mak
e cert ai n t echni cal and edi t ori al changes. The proposed emi ssi ons l i mi t s f or PO M and CO S are based on maxi mum achi evabl e cont rol t echnol ogy ( M A
CT) . Whi l e t he proposed modi fi cat i ons w oul d resul t i n some reduct i on i n act ual emi ssi ons of PO M f rom e
xi st i ng pi t ch st orage t anks, reduce t he pot ent i al emi ssi ons of PO M f rom Soderberg pot l i nes, and prevent i ncreases i n emi ssi ons of CO S and sul f ur di o
xi de, t he heal t h ri sks posed by act ual emi ssi ons f rom t hi s source cat egory are current l y w i t hi n t he accept abl e range and w oul d not be reduced appreci abl y by t he proposed modi fi cat i ons.
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FAA That NPRM proposed replacing the power control relays for the fuel boost pumps and override pumps with new relays having a ground fault interrupt (GFI) feature. That NPRM was prompted by results from fuel system reviews conducted by the manufacturer. This action revises that NPRM for all airplanes by proposing to require an electrical bonding resistance measurement for certain GFI relays to verify that certain bonding requirements are met.
9.1
FAA This proposed AD would require replacing the existing unshielded fuel quantity indication system (FQIS) wire bundles with double shielded FQIS wire bundles, installing a new wire feed-through fitting, and grounding the wire shields, as applicable; and doing repetitive low frequency eddy current (LFEC ) inspections for cracking of the fuselage skin, and corrective actions if necessary.
27.1
FAA DGAC [Direction Gnrale de l'Aviation Civile] France Airworthiness Directive (AD) 1992-106-132(B) * * * was issued to require a set of inspection- and modification tasks which addressed JAR/FAR [Joint Aviation Regulation/Federal Aviation Regulation] 25-571 requirements related to damage-tolerance and fatigue evaluation of structure.
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FAA DGAC [Direction Gnrale de l'Aviation Civile] France AD 1992-106-132(B) * * * has been issued in order to mandate a set of inspections/modifications which address JAR/FAR [Joint Aviation Regulation/Federal Aviation Regulation] 25-571 requirements related to damage-tolerance and fatigue evaluation of structure.
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FAA A specific area, the lower tail plane cut-out located in the tail cone is subject to an inspection programme [for cracking] 0.134
FAA DGAC [Direction Gnrale de l'Aviation Civile] France AD 1992-106-132(B) * * * was issued to require a set of inspection and modification tasks which addressed JAR/FAR [Joint Aviation Regulation/Federal Aviation Regulation] 25-571 requirements related to damage-tolerance and fatigue evaluation of structure.
0.512
FAA This proposed AD would add certain new centerbodies requiring replacement. This proposed AD is prompted by the discovery of more part numbers (P/Ns) of centerbodies requiring replacement.
5.6
FAA This new AD requires replacing the midspar fuse pins with new, improved fuse pins, which would terminate the repetitive inspections. This AD was prompted by a report of corrosion damage of the chrome runout on the head side found on all four midspar fuse pins of the nacelle strut.
2.4
FAA There have been two in-service reports of main landing gear (MLG) tire failure on landing, during which a flailing tire tread caused damage to No. 2 and No. 3 hydraulic system lines in the wing auxiliary spar area on the left side of the aircraft.
0.949
FAA As a result of the replacement action of the G 103 TWIN ASTIR spar spigot assemblies, the Gliding Federation of Australia issued a directive to inspect the similar main spigots of single-seater sailplanes.
0.234
FAA There have been four reports of loose or detached main landing gear torque link apex pin locking plate and the locking plate retainer bolt. This condition could result in torque link apex pin disengagement, heavy vibration during landing, damage to main landing gear components and subsequent main landing gear collapse.
0.153
FAA This AD requires installing fuel level float and pressure switch in-line fuses on the wing forward spars and forward and aft auxiliary fuel tanks, depending on the airplane configuration.
0.903
FAA It has been reported during operational checks that some failures of the Escape Slide * * * installed on the forward passenger and service door have occurred which prevented the door from opening.
0.24
FAA In January 2009 a Trent 895 powered Boeing 777-200 aircraft experienced release of a low pressure (LP) compressor blade which failed due to fatigue cracking in the root section of the blade. The released blade (undercut root standard) had received a part life processing to apply a compression layer to the blade root (Service Bulletin SB 72-D672Introduction of Laser Shock Peening (LSP)) and also a part life upgrade to the retention feature lubrication system.
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FAA This proposed AD would require additional inspections for certain airplanes. This proposed AD results from a report that a power feeder wire bundle chafed against the number six auxiliary slat track, causing electrical wires in the bundle to arc, which damaged both the auxiliary slat track and power feeder wires.
0.39
FAA This proposed AD results from reports of contact between wire bundle W443 and the left forward rudder quadrant. We are proposing this AD to detect and correct contact between the wire bundle and the left forward rudder quadrant.
0.147
FAA This proposed AD would require repetitive inspections of all thrust reverser (T/R) structure and sealant for degradation, and related investigative and corrective actions if necessary. This proposed AD results from reports of thrust reverser events related to thermal damage of the thrust reverser inner wall.
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FAA This proposed AD would require repetitive inspections for hydraulic fluid contamination of the interior of the strut disconnect assembly; repetitive inspections for discrepancies of the interior of the strut disconnect assembly, if necessary; repetitive inspections of the exterior of the strut disconnect assembly for cracks, if necessary; and corrective action if necessary.
6.7
FAA This final rule requires all certificate holders conducting operations under part 135 to include in their training programs crew res ource management training for crewmembers , including pilots and flight attendants . This final rule is needed to ens ure that crewmembers in part 135 operations receive training in the us e of crew res ource management principles , as appropriate for their operation.
12.7
FAA This proposed AD would result in all airplanes having new relays with a ground fault interrupter (GFI) feature. This proposed AD would require, depending on airplane configuration, doing certain wiring changes, replacing the fuel pump power control relays for the main, center and auxiliary tanks, as applicable, with new relays having a GFI feature, performing certain bonding resistance measurements, and modifying relay module assemblies.
11.6
FAA There have been two reported cases of failure of the MLG [main landing gear] piston axle, P/N [part number] 49203-3 or 49203-5, resulting from fretting between the inboard axle sleeve and axle thrust face, damage to the protective coating and consequent stress corrosion. In both cases, the MLG did not collapse.
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FAA This AD requires inspections for scribe lines in the fuselage skin at skin lap joints and butt joints, the skin at certain external approved repairs, the skin around external features such as antennas, and the skin at decals and fairings; and related investigative and corrective actions if necessary. This AD was prompted by reports of scribe lines found at skin lap joints and butt joints, around external repairs and antennas, and at locations where external decals had been cut.
6.36
FAA This propos ed AD would require an ins pection of the orientation of both s ides of the coil cord connector keyways of the number 2 windows on the flight deck, re-clocking the connector keyways to 12 o'clock if neces s ary; and replacing the coil cord as s emblies on both number 2 windows on the flight deck. This propos ed AD was prompted by reports of arcing and s moke at the number 2 window in the flight deck.
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FAA We are superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD) for Pratt & Whitney (PW) JT8D-1, -1A, -1B, -7, -7A, -7B, -9, -9A, -11, -15, -15A, -17, -17A, -17R, and -17AR series turbofan engines. That AD currently requires revisions to the engine manufacturer's time limits section (TLS) to include enhanced inspection of selected critical life-limited parts at each piece-part opportunity. This AD modifies the TLS of the manufacturer's engine manual and an air carrier's approved continuous airworthiness maintenance program to incorporate additional inspection requirements and reduce the model applicability.
1.2
FAA Airbus, in the frame of the Extended Service Goal (ESG) exercise, has demonstrated by post-certification analysis that, among the types of yokes in service, one component on the CF6-80C2 forward engine mounts (skinny cast yoke) does not meet the Design Service Goal (DSG) requirements.
0.373
FAA This action would establish minimum standards for training of personnel who access the airport non-movement area (ramp and apron) to help prevent accidents and incidents in that area. A certificate holder would be required to conduct pavement surface evaluations to ensure reliability of runway surfaces in wet weather conditions.
32.3
FAA We are superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD) for General Electric Company (GE) CF6-45 and CF6-50 series turbofan engines with certain low-pressure turbine (LPT) rotor stage 3 disks installed. That AD currently requires initial and repetitive borescope inspections of the high-pressure turbine (HPT) rotor stage 1 and stage 2 blades for wear and damage, including excessive airfoil material loss. That AD also requires fl uorescent-penetrant inspection (FPI) of the LPT rotor stage 3 disk under certain conditions and removal of the disk from service before further fl ight if found cracked. That AD also requires repetitive exhaust gas temperature (EGT) system checks (inspections). This AD requires HPT rotor stage 1 and stage 2 blade inspections and EGT system inspections.
0.69
FAA This new AD retains the inspection requirements of AD 2009-09-09, adds airplanes to the Applicability section, and adds a terminating action for the repetitive inspection requirements. This AD resulted from the manufacturer developing a modification that terminates the repetitive inspections and from the manufacture adding airplane serial numbers into the Applicability section.
0.69
FAA For a certain other airplane, this AD requires activating the cabin altitude warning and takeoff configuration warning lights. For all airplanes, this AD also requires revising the airplane flight manual to remove certain requirements included by previous AD actions, requires new pressure altitude limitations for certain airplanes, and advises the flightcrew of the following changes: revised emergency procedures to use when a cabin altitude warning or rapid depressurization occurs, and revised cabin pressurization procedures for normal operations. This AD was prompted by a design change in the cabin altitude warning system that would address the identified unsafe condition.
3.2
FAA A recent Wide spread Fatigue Damage (WFD) calculation on A300-600 aeroplanes has shown that a reinforcement of the upper fuselage circumferential joint at FR (frame) 58 is necessary to enable the aeroplane to reach the Extended Service Goal (ESG).
4.3
FAA During improvement of the protection of fuel pump wiring agains t s hort-circuit by accomplis hment of Airbus Service Bulletin (SB) A300-24-6094, a s tudy led by the manufacturer concluded that the harnes s , ins talled through the wing panel needed to be protected to prevent pos s ible damage in cas e of chafing which could potentially lead to s hort-circuit [and intermittent function or los s of the inner tank fuel pump.
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FAA Bombardier Aerospac e has c ompleted a system safety review of the aeroplanes fuel system against fuel tank safety standards introduc ed in Chapter 525 of the Airworthiness Manual through Notic e of Proposed Amendment (NPA) 2002-043 [whic h c orresponds with the FAA's S pec ial Federal Aviation Regulation (S FAR) 88]. The identified non-c omplianc es were then assessed using Transport Canada Polic y Letter No. 525-001, to determine if mandatory c orrec tive ac tion is required.
5.5
FAA We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Model 767 airplanes. This AD requires doing a detailed inspection for correct main track downstop assembly, thread protrusion, and damaged and missing parts of the main track downstop assemblies of the outboard slats, and related investigative and corrective actions if necessary. This AD also requires doing a detailed inspection for foreign objects, debris and damage to the wall of the track housing of the outboard slats, and corrective actions if necessary.
0.245
FAA We are superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD) for Pratt & Whitney (PW) JT8D-209, -217, -217A, -217C, and -219 turbofan engines. That AD currently requires revisions to the engine manufacturer's time limits section (TLS) to include enhanced inspection of selected critical life-limited parts at each piece-part opportunity. This new AD modifi es the TLS of the manufacturer's engine manual and an air carrier's approved continuous airworthiness maintenance program to incorporate additional inspection requirements.
0.971
FAA We propose to supersede an existing airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to certain fuel injected reciprocating engines manufactured by Lycoming Engines. The existing AD currently requires inspection, replacement if necessary, and proper clamping of externally mounted fuel injector fuel lines. That AD also exempts 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.
1.3
FAA This document incorporates the FRFA for Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2010-17-18, which applied to these products: Air Tractor, Inc. (Air Tractor) Models AT-802 and AT-802A airplanes. We have since revised AD 2010-17-18, which requires you to repetitively inspect (using the eddy current method) the two outboard fastener holes in both of the wing main spar lower caps at the center splice joint for cracks and repair or replace any cracked spar, and changes the safe life for certain serial number (SN) ranges.
0.208
FAA The FAA is superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD), which applies to all Model 737-300, -400, and -500 series airplanes. That AD currently requires inspecting to determine if certain carriage spindles are installed, repetitive inspections for corrosion and indications of corrosion on affected carriage spindles, and if necessary, related investigative and corrective actions. That AD also provides an optional terminating action. This new AD mandates the optional terminating action, which eliminates the need for the repetitive inspections. This AD results from reports of corrosion found on carriage spindles that are located on the outboard trailing edge flaps.
0.867
FAA Several cases of Gas Generator (GG) Turbine Blade rupture occurred in service on ARRIEL 2 twin engine applications and recently one on a single engine helicopter. For the case occurring in flight on a single engine helicopter (ARRIEL 2B1 engine), the pilot performed an emergency autorotation, landing the helicopter without further incident.
4.8
FAA We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above, except for those that are currently affected by similar action through any of fi ve ADs applicable to Boeing products. This proposed AD would require an inspection/records check to determine the manufacturer and part number of the oxygen mask assemblies installed, an inspection to determine the manufacturing date and modifi cation status if certain oxygen mask assemblies are installed, and corrective action for certain oxygen mask assemblies.
19.4
FAA That AD currently requires sealing the fasteners on the front and rear spars inside the left and right main fuel tanks and on the rear spar and lower panel of the center fuel tank. That AD also requires inspections of the wire bundle support installations to verify if certain clamps are installed and if Tefl on sleeving covers the wire bundles inside the left and right equipment cooling system bays, on the left and right rear spars, and on the left and right front spars; and corrective actions if necessary.
32
FAA This proposed AD would require removing and replacing the pilot or co-pilot life raft deployment handle (handle) located on the left side of the broom closet of the helicopter. This proposed AD is prompted by an incident that occurred where the handle bent prior to the life raft deploying, and this prohibited the crew from successfully deploying and using the life raft. It was determined that the handle in this incident was not manufactured to the approved Type Design.
0.119
FAA This AD was prompted by our determination that the compliance time specified for Models G-164, G-164A, and G-164B airplanes does not adequately address the unsafe condition. We are issuing this AD to detect and correct corrosion in the rudder main tubular spar, which could result in failure of the rudder main spar tube. This failure could lead to loss of directional control.
0.918
FAA This action temporarily authorizes variances from existing standards related to the provisioning of supplemental oxygen inside lavatories. This action is necessitated by other mandatory actions that temporarily render such oxygen systems inoperative.
0.999
FAA The FAA proposes to supersede an existing airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to certain Boeing Model 737-200, -200C, -300, -400, and -500 series airplanes. The existing AD currently requires repetitive inspections to fi nd fatigue cracking of certain upper and lower skin panels of the fuselage, and follow-on and corrective actions if necessary. The existing AD also includes a terminating action for the repetitive inspections of certain modifi ed or repaired areas only. This proposed AD would add new inspections for cracking of the fuselage skin along certain chem-milled lines, and corrective actions if necessary. This proposed AD would also reduce certain thresholds and intervals required by the existing AD. This proposed AD results from reports of new fi ndings of vertical cracks in the fuselage skin along the chem-milled steps adjacent to the butt joints.
1.6
FAA On some Falcon 7X aeroplanes, it has been determined potential low clearance between electrical wiring or hydraulic pipe and nearby structure. Although no in service incident has been reported, there is no certainty that the minimum clearances would be maintained over time. In the worst case, interference or contact with structure might occur and lead to electrical short circuits or fluid leakage, potentially resulting in loss of several functions essential for safe flight.
0.116
FAA Two cases of main landing gear collapse had been reported. Main landing gear collapse may result in unsafe landing of the aircraft.Show citation box. The proposed AD would require actions that are intended to address the unsafe condition described in the MCAI.
1.5
FAA We are revising an earlier proposed airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above. That NPRM proposed to require installation of an automatic shutoff system for the center tank fuel boost pumps, installation of a placard in the airplane fl ight deck if necessary, and concurrent modifi cation of the P5-2 fuel control module assembly. That NPRM also proposed to require revisions to the Limitations and Normal Procedures sections of the airplane fl ight manual to advise the fl ightcrew of certain operating restrictions for airplanes equipped with an automated center tank fuel pump shutoff control. Additionally, that NPRM proposed to require a revision to the Airworthiness Limitations (AWL) section of the Instructions for Continued Airworthiness (ICA) to incorporate AWL No. 28-AWL-19 and No. 28-AWL-23.
27.80
FAA This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the specifi ed Eurocopter France (Eurocopter) model helicopters. This AD requires replacing the aluminum tail rotor (T/R) blade pitch control shaft with a steel T/R blade pitch control shaft. This AD is prompted by an incident involving a Eurocopter Model AS-365N2 helicopter on which there was a loss of control of the T/R due to a broken shaft. The actions specifi ed by this AD are intended to prevent failure of the T/R blade pitch control shaft, loss of T/R control, and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter.
0.163
FAA We are superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above. That AD currently requires repetitive inspections and torque checks of the hanger fittings and strut forward bulkhead of the forward engine mount and adjacent support structure, and visual inspections of the internal angle and external bulkhead chord and detailed inspection of internal angles, and corrective actions if necessary. The existing AD also provides for an optional inspection. This new AD requires additional inspections of airplanes that have hi-lok bolts and collars at all of the Group B fastener locations, except fastener 13, and related investigative and corrective actions.
0.822
FAA This document publishes in the Federal Register an amendment adopting Emergency Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2010-26-51, which was sent previously to all known U.S. owners and operators of the specifi ed model helicopters by individual letters. This AD also supersedes existing AD 2009-08-03. This AD is prompted by another incident in which the tail rotor blade (blade) tip weight separated from a blade during fl ight causing vibration. This unsafe condition led to the determination that additional blades could be aff ected and should be added to the applicability. The actions specifi ed by this AD are intended to prevent loss of the blade tip weight, loss of a blade, and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter.
0.635
FAA This proposed AD results from fuel system reviews conducted by the manufacturer. We are proposing this AD to prevent an ignition source inside the fuel tanks, which, in combination with flammable fuel vapors, could result in a fuel tank explosion and consequent loss of the airplane.
0.135
FAA The pylon internal shear pin was found cracked during a regular check. Further investigation revealed that the failure occurred due to hydrogen embrittlement.
0.23
FAA This proposed AD was prompted by reports of in-flight loss of the off-wing escape slide. We are proposing this AD to prevent in-flight loss of the off-wing escape slide, which could result in the unavailability of the escape slide during a time-critical evacuation. Additionally, the departed slide could cause damage to the fuselage, wing, flaps, or stabilizer, which could degrade flight control.
2.96
FAA This proposed AD would require a detailed inspection to detect distress and existing repairs to the leading edge structure of the vertical stabilizer at the splice at Station Zfs = 52.267; repetitive inspections for cracking in the front spar cap forward flanges of the vertical stabilizer, and either the aft flanges or side skins; repetitive inspections for loose and missing fasteners; and related investigative and corrective actions if necessary.
0.96
FAA Cracks have been reportedly found on DA 42 Main Landing Gear (MLG) Damper-to-Trailing Arm joints during standard maintenance. Depending on environmental-, operating- and runway conditions, the affected MLG joint, Part Number (P/N) D60-3217-23-5x (4 different lengths are available), which is made of aluminum, is susceptible to cracking.
0.131
FAA We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above. This AD requires repetitive inspections for cracking of the left and right upper center skin panels of the horizontal stabilizer, and corrective action if necessary. This AD was prompted by a report of a crack found in the upper skin panel at the aft inboard corner of a right horizontal stabilizer. We are issuing this AD to detect and correct cracks in the upper center skin panels of the horizontal stabilizer. Uncorrected cracks might ultimately lead to the loss of overall structural integrity of the horizontal stabilizer.
0.110
FAA Prompted by a reported in-service event, EASA issued AD 2009-0084 to prevent unwanted movement of pilot- or co-pilot seat in the horizontal direction which is considered as potentially unsafe, especially during the takeoff phase when the speed of the aeroplane is greater than 100 knots and until landing gear retraction.
0.704
FAA This new AD also requires replacing the hardware of the downstop assembly with new hardware of the downstop assembly, doing a detailed inspection or a borescope inspection of the slat cans on each wing and the lower rail of the slat main tracks for debris, replacing the bolts of the aft side guide with new bolts, and removing any debris found in the slat can.
6.48
FAA This AD requires measuring the electrical bond resistance between the motor operated valve (MOV) actuators and airplane structure for the main, center, auxiliary, and horizontal stabilizer fuel tanks, as applicable, and corrective action if necessary; revising the maintenance program to incorporate airworthiness limitation (AWL) No. 28-AWL-21 or AWL No. 28-AWL-27, as applicable; and replacing production-installed laminate phenolic spacers with metallic spacers between the fuel jettison MOV and the airplane structure, as applicable.
0.209
FAA An event has been reported where Glass Fibre Reinforced Plastic (GFRP) elevator tips have been found deformed on in-service aircraft. The outboard three inches of the elevator tip assembly profi les (top and bottom surfaces) had changed from being convex profi les to concave profi les. There is concern that this could potentially result in, or be caused by, internal structural delamination and/or failure. Such a failure could have a serious effect on the aircraft handling and could potentially result in loss of control of the aircraft.
1.300
FAA There have been failures of the harness assembly (power feeder wires) connecting the Air-Driven Generator (ADG) to the aeroplane electrical system, in the area close to the ADG cannon plug. Several electrical wires were found cut as a combined result of corrosion and bending stress from the harness mounting to the ADG.
2.300
FAA This proposed AD was prompted by in-service damage of the attachment fittings for the thrust reverser actuator. We are proposing this AD to detect and correct such damage, which could result in actuator attach fitting failure, loss of the thrust reverser auto restow function, and consequent loss of control of the airplane.
4.000
FAA An operator reported several cases of wire damages at the pylon/wing interface. Analysis revealed that wires damages are due to installation quality issue resulting from lack of information in installation drawings and job cards.
0.499
FAA This new AD requires the same torque inspection, blade, and Tinidur nut replacement actions, but requires replacement of the LPT-to-exhaust case bolts with longer bolts made of Tinidur material. This AD also requires installation of crushable sleeve spacers on the bolts. This AD was prompted by nine reports of failure of Tinidur material LPT-to-exhaust case bolts, as a result of blade failure, since AD 2005-02-03 became effective. We are issuing this AD to prevent turbine blade failures that could result in uncontained engine debris and damage to the airplane.
13.600
FAA This proposed AD would require installing two warning level indicator lights on each of the P1-3 and P3-1 instrument panels in the fl ight compartment. This proposed AD would also require revising the airplane fl ight manual to remove certain requirements of previous AD actions, and to advise the fl ightcrew of the following changes: Revised non-normal procedures to use when a cabin altitude warning or rapid depressurization occurs, and revised cabin pressurization procedures for normal operations.
5.700
FAA Cracks have been found on seat backrest links P/N (part number) 90-000200-104-1 and 90-000200-104-2. These cracks can significantly affect the structural integrity of seat backrests.
5.900
FAA We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above. This AD requires installing new in-line fuses for the fuel level float switch and new in-line fuses for the pressure switch, as applicable, and changing the wiring. The proposed actions would affect the left and right wing forward spars, center wing forward spar, forward auxiliary fuel tank, and aft auxiliary fuel tank, as applicable. This AD was prompted by fuel system reviews conducted by the manufacturer. We are issuing this AD to prevent the potential of ignition sources inside fuel tanks, which, in combination with flammable fuel vapors, could result in fuel tank explosions and consequent loss of the airplane.
0.795
FAA There have recently been several in-service occurrences that have highlighted the inability of the existing [wing anti-ice] system to detect a low-heat condition in the wing leading edge at all times, with the potential consequence of unannunciated asymmetric ice build-up on the wing. * * * Such a condition, in combination with maneuvers close to stick shaker activation, could possibly result in reduced controllability of the aircraft.
6.800
FAA This new AD retains the actions required by the previous AD (AD 99-15-04 R1), adds certain Model PA-46R-350T airplanes to the Applicability s ection, expands the applicability to include other T.I.T. s ys tems , and incorporates new s ervice information. This AD was prompted by the manufacturer revis ing related s ervice information and adding an airplane model to the lis t of affected airplanes .
0.145
FAA We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above. This AD requires an inspection of the elevator spar for cracks and, if any crack is found, either replacement with a serviceable elevator spar that is found free of cracks or repair/modification with an FAA-approved method. This AD also requires reporting to the FAA the results of the inspection.
0.525
FAA This proposed AD would require repetitive inspections of the upper and lower main wing spar cap angles for cracks and/or corrosion and installing inspection access panels. This AD would also require replacing the wing spar cap angles if moderate or severe corrosion is found and applying corrosion inhibitor.
1.02
FAA This action also revises that NPRM by proposing an alternative location for the installation of the new panel assemblies for airplanes that have the optional water system drain plumbing and changing the interconnecting wiring between the P141 panel and the P36 and P37 panels. For airplanes with a deactivated center fuel tank, this action revises that NPRM by proposing an alternative functional test for the left and right override/jettison pumps. We are proposing this supplemental NPRM to prevent possible sources of ignition in a fuel tank caused by electrical fault or uncommanded dry operation of the main tank boost pumps and center auxiliary tank override and jettison pumps.
73.9
FAA We are superseding an existing emergency airworthiness directive (EAD) for the Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. (Bell) Model 212 helicopters with a certain main rotor hub inboard strap fitting (fitting) installed. That EAD requires, before further flight, removing certain serial-numbered fittings and replacing them with airworthy fittings. It also requires performing a magnetic particle inspection (MPI) on fittings with certain serial numbers (S/Ns) to inspect for a crack.
0.456
FAA Several cases have been reported of cracks in the joint extrusions securing the outer bondment to the acoustic panel of the nacelle transcowl assemblies. Although there is no effect on flight safety (thrust reverser stowed), thrust reverser deployment under rejected take-off or emergency landing load conditions could potentially result in acoustic panel failure and possible runway debris.
0.245
FAA Under this regulation, all holders of type certificates for passenger transport aeroplanes * * * are required to conduct a design review against explosion risks. The replacement of some types of P-clips and improvement of the electrical bonding of the equipment in the fuel tanks [were] are rendered mandatory
0.108
FAA This proposed AD would add a requirement to install dual pane No. 2 and No. 3 windows. This proposed AD also removes certain airplanes from the applicability. We are proposing this AD to detect and correct cracking in the fail-safe interlayer of certain No. 2 and No. 3 glass windows, which could result in loss of the window and consequent rapid loss of cabin pressure. Loss of the window could also result in crew communication difficulties or incapacitation of the crew.
6.500
FAA This proposed AD would require actions that were provided previously as optional actions, and would require a certain initial inspection to be accomplished for a revised AWL. This proposed AD results from a report that an AWL required by the existing AD must be revised. We are proposing this AD to prevent the potential for ignition sources inside fuel tanks caused by latent failures, alterations, repairs, or maintenance actions, which, in combination with fl ammable fuel vapors, could result in a fuel tank explosion and consequent loss of the airplane.
0.87
FAA Results from a design review done by AIRBUS for documentation update have revealed that, on post-mod 38310 A320 aeroplanes only, in case of emergency electrical configuration combined with a Green and Yellow hydraulic system loss, during landing phase (nose landing gear extended), the roll control would only be provided by the left aileron.
0.804
FAA A specific failure case of the THSA [trimmable horizontal stabilizer actuator] upper primary attachment, which may result in a loading of the upper secondary attachment, has been identified by analysis.
0.722
FAA This AD requires removing certain power turbine rotors from service using a specific drawdown schedule. This AD was prompted by reports of fatigue cracks in the airfoil of the power turbine blades. We are issuing this AD to prevent fracture of the power turbine blade airfoil, which could result in sudden loss of engine power and prevent continued safe flight or safe landing.
17.4
FAA There have been four reports of loose or detached main landing gear torque link apex pin locking plate and the locking plate retainer bolt. This condition could result in torque link apex pin disengagement, heavy vibration during landing, damage to main landing gear components and subsequent main landing gear collapse.
0.153
FAA It has been reported during operational checks that some failures of the Escape Slide * * * installed on the forward passenger and service door have occurred which prevented the door from opening.
0.240
FAA This proposed AD would add airplanes to the Applicability section and require inspections of the ailerons, inspections of the aileron balance assembly and aileron rigging for looseness or wear with a required repair or replacement of parts as necessary, and a reporting of the inspection results. We are issuing this proposed AD to prevent failure of the aileron assembly and associated parts, which could result in loss of control.
0.99
FAA This proposed AD would revise that AD by introducing as an optional terminating action for the initial and repetitive ultrasonic inspections of that AD, replacement of propeller hub P/N 660709201 with a new propeller hub, P/N 660717226. We are proposing this AD to prevent that same propeller hub failure due to cracks in the hub, which could result in loss of control of the airplane, and to introduce an optional terminating action.
2.59
FAA The original NPRM resulted from a report of extensive corrosion of a ballscrew used in the drive mechanism of the horizontal stabilizer trim actuator (HSTA). This action revises the original NPRM by adding airplanes to the applicability. We are proposing this supplemental NPRM to prevent an undetected failure of the primary load path for the ballscrew in the drive mechanism of the HSTA and subsequent wear and failure of the secondary load path, which could lead to loss of control of the horizontal stabilizer and consequent loss of control of the airplane.
10.9
FAA This [Brazilian] AD results from reports of cracking in the firewall of the auxiliary power unit (APU). This AD is being issued to detect and correct this cracking, which could result in reduced structural integrity of the fuselage and empennage in the event that a fire penetrates through the firewall of the APU.
0.113
FAA This AD results from a report of fatigue cracking of the wing upper and lower rainbow fittings during durability testing and on in-service airplanes. Analysis of in-service cracking has shown that these rainbow fittings are susceptible to multiple site fatigue damage. We are issuing this AD to detect and correct such fatigue cracks, which could grow large and lead to the failure of the fitting and a catastrophic failure of the center wing.
3.4
FAA This proposed AD would require, for certain airplanes, replacing the seat track pivot link assemblies, seat track sections, and floor panels. For certain airplanes, this proposed AD would also require moving certain rows of passenger seats. For certain other airplanes, this proposed AD would require inspecting certain areas of the seat tracks for damage and corrective actions if necessary, and moving certain rows of passenger seats. This proposed AD results from reports that the aft seat leg fittings span the station (STA) 521.45 stay-out zone. We are proposing this AD to prevent failure of the seat attachment structure and possible injury to passengers during an emergency landing.
1.8
FAA There have been several in-service reports of finding trapped water on the bottom of the cockpit windshield frames (or lower windshield frames) that resulted in either corrosion or water ingress into the cockpit. In one occurrence, the trapped water caused severe corrosion of numerous anchor nuts that secure the windshield to the lower windshield frame, such that the intended fastening function was seriously compromised.
0.641
FAA We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above. This AD requires, for certain airplanes, replacing certain boost pump relays with ground fault interrupter (GFI) relays. For certain other airplanes, this AD requires installing new panels in the main equipment center, making certain wiring changes, installing new GFI relays in the new panels, and installing new electrical load management system (ELMS) software. For certain other airplanes, this AD requires doing certain bond resistance measurements, and corrective actions if necessary. This AD was prompted by fuel system reviews conducted by the manufacturer. We are issuing this AD to prevent potential ignition sources inside fuel tanks, which, in combination with fl ammable fuel vapors, could result in a fuel tank explosion and consequent loss of the airplane.
7.9
FAA During manufacture of a number of HP C ompressor Stage 1 and 2 discs with axial dovetail slots, anomalies at the disc post corners have been found. Fatigue crack initiation and subsequent crack propagation at the disc post may result in release of two blades and the disc post. This may potentially be beyond the containment capabilities of the engine casings. Thus, these anomalies present at the disc posts constitute a potentially unsafe condition.
0.63
FAA During manufacture of high-pressure (HP) compressor stage 1 discs, a small number of parts have been rejected due to a machining defect that was found during inspection. Analysis of the possibility of less severe examples having been undetected and passed into service has concluded that action is required to reduce the risk of failure. It was therefore necessary to reduce the life limit.
1.1
FAA We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above. This proposed AD would require inspecting the wings for internal and external damage, repairing any damage, reinforcing the wings, installing operational limitation placards in the cockpit, and adding limitations to the airplane fl ight manual supplement. This proposed AD was prompted by a review of installed Flint Aero, Inc. wing tip auxiliary fuel tanks, Supplemental Type Certifi cate (STC) SA5090NM. We are issuing this proposed AD to detect and correct damage in the wings and to prevent overload failure of the wing due to the installation of the STC. Damage in the wing or overload failure of the wing could result in structural failure of the wing, which could result in loss of control.
1.5
FAA Hamilton Sundstrand (HS), the manufacturer of the RAT [ram air turbine], reported the failure during a wind tunnel test of a balance weight fastening screw on the RAT turbine cover. After investigation, it has been discovered that a batch of screws, which are used to attach the balance washers of the HS RAT Turbine Assembly, has not been subject to the correct heat treatment and are consequently exposed to potential fracture.
0.271
FAA [C]racks in sections 13 to 18 of the fuselage between rivets of longitudinal lap joints between frames 18 and 80 which could affect the structural integrity of the fuselage if not corrected.
1.58
FAA We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above with certain part number (P/N) fan rotor spinners installed. This proposed AD would require removing from service certain fan rotor blade retainers, and removing from service the fan rotor spinner support that was installed with those fan rotor blade retainers. This proposed AD was prompted by a fan rotor spinner support found cracked at the attachment lugs. We are proposing this AD to prevent high-cycle fatigue cracking of the fan rotor spinner support attachment lugs, leading to separation of the fan rotor spinner assembly, uncontained failure of the engine, and damage to the airplane.
1.7
FAA We are s upers eding an exis ting airworthines s dire c tive (AD) for Ces s na Airc raft Company (Ces s na) 150, 152, 170, 172, 175, 177, 180, 182, 185, 188, 190, 195, 206, 207, 210, T303, 336, and 337 s eries airplanes . That AD c urre ntly re quire s re petitive ins pec tions and re plac ement of parts , if nec es s ary, of the s eat rail and s eat rail holes ; s eat pin engagement; s eat ro llers , was hers , and axle bolts or bus hings ; wall thic knes s of ro ller hous ing and the tang; and loc k pin s prings . This new AD re quire s re taining all of the ac tions fro m the pre vious AD and adding s teps to the ins pec tion pro c edure s in the pre vious AD. This AD was pro mpted by added s teps to the ins pec tion pro c edure s , added re vis ed fi gure s , and c larifi c ation of s ome of the exis ting s teps . We are is s uing this AD to pre vent s eat s lippage or the s eat ro ller hous ing fro m departing the s eat rail, whic h may c ons equently c aus e the pilot/c opilot to be unable to re ac h all the c ontro ls . This failure c ould lead to the pilot/c opilot los ing c ontro l of the airplane.
3.0
FAA We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above. This AD requires repetitive inspections for any damage of the lower surface of the center wing box, and corrective actions if necessary. This AD was prompted by reports of fatigue cracks of the lower surface of the center wing box. We are issuing this AD to detect and correct such cracks, which could result in the structural failure of the wings.
2.5
FAA We are adopting a new airworthines s dire c tive (AD) for the pro duc ts lis ted above. This emerg enc y AD was s ent pre vious ly to all known U.S. owners and operators of thes e airplanes . This AD re quire s re petitive extern al eddy c urre nt ins pec tions of the lap joints at s tringers S-4R and S-4L , along the entire length fro m body s tation (BS) 360 to BS 908. If a c rac k indic ation is found, the AD re quire s either c onfi rming the c rac k by doing intern al eddy c urre nt ins pec tions , or re pairing the c rac k. As an altern ative to the extern al eddy c urre nt ins pec tions , the AD pro vides for intern al eddy c urre nt and detailed ins pec tions for c rac ks in the lower s kin at the lower ro w of fas teners at s tringers S-4L and S-4R. This AD was pro mpted by a re port indic ating that a M odel 737-300 s eries airplane experienc ed a rapid dec ompre s s ion when the lap joint at s tringer S-4L between BS 664 and BS 727 c rac ked and opened up due to c rac king in the lower s kin at the lower ro w of fas teners . We are is s uing this AD to detec t and c orre c t s uc h c rac king, whic h c ould re s ult in an unc ontro lled dec ompre s s ion of the airplane.
0.248
FAA As a result of fatigue-testing programme on Jetstream aeroplanes, cracks have been found on the main landing gear (MLG) fittings that embody modifications JM5218 or JM8003.Show citation box
This condition, if not detected and corrected, could lead to a MLG collapse on the ground or during landing, possibly resulting in a fuel tank rupture, consequent damage to the aeroplane or injury to the occupants.
0.323
FAA This AD re s ults fro m a mandatory c ontinuing airworthines s information (M CAI) AD is s ued by the aviation authority of the Euro pean Aviation Safety Agenc y (EASA), whic h is the Tec hnic al Agent for the M ember States of the Euro pean Community. The s upers eding M CAI AD s tates that s everal engine fl ameouts have involved failure of the 41-tooth pinion in the engine ac c es s ory gearbox. Eac h aff ec ted helic opter had a s tarter-generator manufac ture d by one c ompany. Inves tigation re vealed the torq ue damping s ys tem of the s tarter-generator was inoperative due to inc orre c t adjus tment that c aus ed bending s tre s s es on the 41-tooth pinion. Failure of the pinion c aus es the engine fuel pump to s top operating, re s ulting in an engine fl ameout. The EASA AD re quire s a new adjus tment pro c edure to optimiz e the performanc e of the s pec ifi ed s tarter-generator damping as s embly. This AD is intended to pre vent failure of a pinion and a fuel pump, engine fl ameout, and s ubs equent los s of c ontro l of the helic opter.
0.299
FAA During production quality inspections of the aeroplane fuel motive flow system, it was discovered that some motive flow check valves (MFCV) were manufactured with an outlet fitting containing red anodized threads. These MFCV do not provide adequate electrical bonding between the valve and the adjacent fitting.
0.196
FAA We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above. This proposed AD was prompted by events of excessive rudder pedal inputs and consequent high loads on the vertical stabilizer on several airplanes. High loads on the vertical stabilizer that exceed ultimate design loads could cause failure of the vertical stabilizer and consequent reduced controllability of the airplane. The proposed AD would require actions that are intended to address this unsafe condition.
42.6
FAA On January 12, 2009, the FAA published a notice of proposed rulemaking on qualifi cation, service, and use of crewmembers and aircraft dispatchers. Because of the complexity of the issues and the concerns raised by commenters, the FAA is issuing this supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking. The FAA proposes to amend the regulations for crewmember and aircraft dispatcher training programs in domestic, fl ag, and supplemental operations. The proposed regulations enhance traditional training programs by requiring the use of fl ight simulation training devices for fl ightcrew members and including additional training and evaluation requirements for all crewmembers and aircraft dispatchers in areas that are critical to safety. The proposal also reorganizes and revises the qualifi cation, training, and evaluation requirements. The proposed changes are intended to contribute signifi cantly to reducing aviation accidents.
290.3
FAA We pro pos e to re vis e an exis ting airworthines s dire c tive (AD) that applies to Piper Airc raft, Inc . PA-23, PA-31, and PA-42 airplanes . The exis ting AD c urre ntly es tablis hes life limits for s afety-c ritic al nos e baggage door c omponents . That AD als o re quire s you to re plac e thos e s afety-c ritic al nos e baggage door c omponents and re petitively ins pec t and lubric ate the nos e baggage door latc hing mec hanis m and loc k as s embly. Sinc e we is s ued that AD, thro ugh further inves tigation and a re ques t for an altern ative method of c omplianc e (AM OC), we determined the nos e baggage door c ompartment light does not impac t the uns afe c ondition addre s s ed by the AD. This pro pos ed AD would re move the re quire ment for the nos e baggage door c ompartment interior light ins pec tion and re tain the other re quire ments fro m AD 2009-13-06, Amendment 39-15944 (74 FR 29118). The door opening in fl ight c ould s ignifi c antly aff ec t the handling and performanc e of the airc raft. It c ould als o allow baggage to be ejec ted fro m the nos e baggage c ompartment and s trike the pro peller. This failure c ould lead to los s of c ontro l.
4.2
FAA We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above. For certain airplanes, this proposed AD would require the installation of new relays adjacent to two of the spoiler control modules that would prevent the deployment of certain spoiler pairs when landing fl aps are selected. For certain other airplanes, this proposed AD would require torquing the bracket assembly installation nuts and ground stud nuts, and doing bond resistance tests between the bracket assemblies and the terminal lugs on the ground studs. This proposed AD is prompted by numerous reports of unintended lateral oscillations during the fi nal approach, just before landing. We are proposing this AD to reduce the chance of unintended lateral oscillations near touchdown, which could result in loss of lateral control of the airplane, and consequent airplane damage or injury to fl ight crew and passengers.
5.6
FAA There have been several findings of cracking at the firtrees of LP Turbine discs. Fatigue crack initiation and subsequent crack propagation at the firtree may result in multiple LP Turbine blade release. The latter may potentially be beyond the containment capabilities of the engine casings. Thus, cracking at the firtrees of LP Turbine discs constitutes a potentially unsafe condition.
1.4
FAA We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above, with certain part number (P/N) high-pressure compressor (HPC) stages 2-5 spools installed. This proposed AD would require eddy current inspection (ECI) or spot fl uorescent penetrant inspection (FPI) of the stages 1-2 rotating seal teeth of the HPC stages 2-5 spool for cracks and would prohibit installation of HPC stator stage 1 interstage seals that are not pregrooved to prevent heavy rubs. This proposed AD was prompted by an aborted takeoff and two shop fi ndings of cracks in the stages 1-2 rotating seal teeth. We are proposing this AD to detect cracks in the HPC stages 1-2 rotating seal teeth due to heavy rubs, which could result in failure of the stages 1-2 rotating seal of the HPC stages 2-5 spool, uncontained engine failure, and damage to the airplane.
0.19
FAA e are superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above. That AD currently requires an inspection to determine if a certain fuel pump housing electrical connector is installed. The existing AD also requires a revision to the FAA-approved airplane flight manual (AFM) to advise the flightcrew of the appropriate procedures for disabling certain fuel pump electrical circuits following failure of a fuel pump housing electrical connector if applicable. The existing AD also requires the deactivation of certain fuel tanks or fuel pumps and the installation of placards if applicable.
3.16
FAA During a production process review, a deviation in hardening of certain Part Number (P/N) 944072 washers has been detected, which exceeds the hardness of the design specification. The affected washers are part of the magneto ring flywheel hub installation and have been installed on a limited number of engines. No defective washers have been shipped as spare parts.
0.978
FAA We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the Sikorsky Model S-92A helicopters. This AD requires a nondestructive inspection (NDI), eddy current or fl uorescent penetrant inspection (FPI), of each main gearbox (MGB) upper housing assembly rib on the left, right, and forward MGB mounting foot at specifi ed intervals based on the MGB upper housing assembly hours time-in-service (TIS). If there is a crack, this AD requires replacing the MGB upper housing assembly with an airworthy MGB upper housing assembly. This AD is prompted by a report of a crack found on the MGB upper housing assembly left mounting foot forward rib that cannot be detected visually. We are issuing this AD to prevent loss of the MGB and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter.
0.428
FAA This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the specified fire extinguishers. This action requires replacing each unairworthy portable fire extinguisher with an airworthy portable fire extinguisher. This amendment is prompted by an ongoing investigation that has established that unapproved Halon 1211 has been used to fill L'Hotellier portable fire extinguishers that are likely to be onboard various model helicopters. The actions specified in this AD are intended to prevent using contaminated gas that may reduce fire suppression and release toxic fumes that would endanger the safety of the helicopter and its occupants.
0.297
FAA We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above. This AD requires determining if aff ected seats and seating systems and their components are compliant with certain FAA regulations, and removing those seats, seating systems, and their components that are shown to be unsafe from the aff ected fl eet. This AD was prompted by a determination that the aff ected seats and seating systems may not meet certain fl ammability, static strength, and dynamic strength criteria. Failure to meet static and dynamic strength criteria could result in injuries to the fl ightcrew and passengers during emergency landing conditions. In the event of an in-fl ight or post-emergency landing fi re, failure to meet fl ammability criteria could result in an accelerated fi re. We are issuing this AD to prevent accelerated fi res and injuries to the fl ightcrew and passengers.
0.875
FAA We pro pos e to adopt a new airworthines s dire c tive (AD) for the pro duc ts lis ted above. This pro pos ed AD would re quire you to ins tall a plac ard that pro hibits fl ight into known ic ing c onditions and ins tall a plac ard that inc re as es publis hed s peed on appro ac h 17 mph (15 knots ) in c as e of an inadvertent enc ounter with ic ing. This pro pos ed AD was pro mpted by an inves tigation of re c ent and his toric al ic ing-re lated ac c idents and inc idents for the pro duc ts lis ted above. We are pro pos ing this AD to pro hibit fl ight into known ic ing c onditions as well as inc re as e the appro ac h s peed in c as e of an inadvertent enc ounter with ic ing. This c ondition, if not c orre c ted, c ould re s ult in unus ual fl ight c harac teris tic s that c ould lead to los s of c ontro l after fl ight into known ic ing c onditions or an inadvertent enc ounter with ic ing c onditions . Bas ed on the data, an example of the unus ual fl ight c harac teris tic s s een in many of the ac c idents is high s ink s peeds that re s ulted in a hard landing.
0.591
FAA There have been several in-service reports of airspeed mismatch between the pilot and co-pilot's airspeed indicators. It was discovered that during or after heavy rain, the pitot-static tubing may become partially or completely blocked by water, which fails to enter the drain bottles. Investigation revealed that drain bottles used in the primary pitot-static system include check valves, which impede the entry of water into the drain bottle. This condition, if not corrected, may result in erroneous airspeed and altitude indications.
1.42
FAA An inspection by the vendor revealed that a number of Rubber Bull Gears (RBG) in the Horizontal Stabilizer Trim Actuator (HSTA) of the CL-600-2C10, CL-600-2D15 and CL-600-2D24 aeroplanes were installed with a wheel material hardness out of specification. This non-conformity has a direct impact on the HSTA life limit. The teeth of these non-conformant RBGs could break and in extreme cases, could lead to uncontrolled HSTA movement without the ability to re-trim the aeroplane. If not corrected, this condition could result in a difficulty to control the pitch and subsequent loss of the aeroplane.
0.296
FAA We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above. This proposed AD would require modifi cation of the fl uid drain path in the leading edge area of the wing. This proposed AD was prompted by a design review following a ground fi re incident and reports of fl ammable fl uid leaks from the wing leading edge area onto the engine exhaust area. We are proposing this AD to prevent fl ammable fl uid from leaking onto the engine exhaust nozzle, which could result in a fi re.
10.1
FAA We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above. This proposed AD would require modifi cation of the fl uid drain path in the leading edge area of the wing. This proposed AD was prompted by a design review following a ground fi re incident and reports of fl ammable fl uid leaks from the wing leading edge area onto the engine exhaust area. We are proposing this AD to prevent fl ammable fl uid from leaking onto the engine exhaust nozzle which could result in a fi re.
0.91
FAA Thi s amendment supersedes an e
xi st i ng ai rw ort hi ness di rect i ve ( AD ) f or t he speci fi ed R
obi nson model hel i copt ers t hat current l y requi res a vi sual i nspect i on f or ski n separat i on al ong t he l eadi ng edge of bl ade ski n aft of t he ski n- t o- spar bond l i ne on t he l ow er surf ace of each mai n rot or bl ade ( bl ade) and i n t he t i p cap area. The e
xi st i ng AD al so requi res a t ap t est f or det ect i ng a separat i on or voi d i n bot h bonded areas and repai nt i ng any e
xposed area of t he bl ades. I f any separat i on or voi d i s det ect ed, t he AD requi res, bef ore f urt her fl i ght , repl aci ng t he bl ade. Thereaft er, bef ore each fl i ght , t he e
xi st i ng AD al so requi res checki ng f or any e
xposed ( bare) met al al ong t he ski n- t o- spar bond l i ne on t he l ow er surf ace of each bl ade near t he t i p. I f any bare met al i s f ound, t hat AD requi res an i nspect i on by a qual i fi ed mechani c. Thi s amendment cont ai ns t he same requi rement s but e
xpands t he appl i cabi l i t y t o i ncl ude al l seri al - numbered model hel i copt ers and l i mi t s t he appl i cabi l i t y t o speci fi c bl ade part numbers. Thi s amendment al so requi res a repet i t i ve i nspect i on of t he bl ade and any necessary rew ork. Thi s amendment i s prompt ed by a f at al acci dent i n I srael . We have al so i ncl uded responses t o comment s obj ect i ng t o t he recordi ng requi rement s i n t he current AD rel at i ng t o t he pi l ot checks bef ore each fl i ght and t o comment s t hat t he burden of t he bef ore- each- fl i ght pi l ot check e
ceeds t he benefi
x t . We have concl uded t hat a check bef ore t he fi rst fl i ght of each day i s suffi ci ent f or avi at i on saf et y
. The act i ons speci fi ed by t hi s AD are i nt ended t o provi de more speci fi c AD act i ons, t o rel i eve t he burdens associ at ed w i t h t he bef ore- each- fl i ght check by changi ng i t t o a dai l y check, t o det ect bl ade ski n debond, and t o prevent bl ade f ai l ure and subsequent l oss of cont rol of t he hel i copt er.
5
FAA This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the specifi ed Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. (BHT) model helicopters with tail rotor (T/R) blades with certain serial numbers installed. This action requires a one-time inspection of the T/R blade for corrosion or pitting, and repairing or replacing the T/R blade, if that condition is found during the inspection. This amendment is prompted by a report from the manufacturer that T/R blades with certain serial numbers may have manufacturing anomalies in the spar area. These actions are intended to detect corrosion or pitting in the forward spar area of a T/R blade to prevent a crack in the T/R blade, loss of the T/R blade, and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter.
0.277
FAA We are supersedi ng an e
xi st i ng ai rw ort hi ness di rect i ve ( AD ) f or t he product s l i st ed above. That AD current l y requi res, f or cert ai n ai rpl anes, rew orki ng t he bondi ng j umper assembl i es on t he drai n t ube assembl i es of t he sl at t rack housi ng of t he w i ngs. F
or cert ai n ot her ai rpl anes, t he e
xi st i ng AD requi res repet i t i ve i nspect i ons of t he drai n t ube assembl i es of t he sl at t rack housi ng of t he w i ngs t o fi nd di screpanci es, correct i ve act i ons i f necessary, and t ermi nat i ng act i on f or t he repet i t i ve i nspect i ons. Thi s new AD al so requi res repl aci ng t he drai n t ube assembl i es. F
or cert ai n ai rpl anes, t hi s new AD al so requi res i nst al l i ng an addi t i onal el ect rost at i c bond pat h f or t he number 5 and 8 i nboard sl at t rack drai n t ube assembl i es. F
or cert ai n ot her ai rpl anes, t hi s new AD al so requi res rew orki ng t he bondi ng j umper assembl y
. Thi s new AD al so revi ses t he appl i cabi l i t y t o i ncl ude addi t i onal ai rpl anes. Thi s AD w as prompt ed by ( 1) report s of f uel l eaks f rom cert ai n drai n l ocat i ons of t he sl at t rack housi ng near t he engi ne e
xhaust nozzl e, w hi ch coul d resul t i n a fi re w hen t he ai rpl ane i s st at i onary, or t axi i ng at l ow speed; ( 2) report s of a bondi ng j umper assembl y of cert ai n drai n t ubes t hat di d not meet bondi ng speci fi cat i ons and coul d resul t i n el ect rost at i c di scharge and an i n- t ank i gni t i on source; and ( 3) report s of f uel l eaks ont o t he mai n l andi ng gear ( M LG ) as a resul t of a crack
ed drai n t ube at t he number 5 or 8 sl at t rack housi ng, w hi ch coul d l et f uel drai n f rom t he mai n f uel t anks i nt o t he dry bay area of t he w i ngs and ont o hot M LG brak
es and resul t i n a fi re.
2.55
FAA This rulema king would estab lish noise certifi cation standards fo r issuing type and airworthiness ce rtifi cates for a new civil, hybrid airplane- ro torcraft known as the tiltrotor. This rule proposes to adopt the same recommended guidelines for n oise certifi c ation found in the Internation al Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO ) Annex 16, Volume 1, Chapter 13, Attachment F (Am endment 7) for tiltrotors certifi cated in the United Sta tes (U .S.). The ICAO recomme nded practices are already ha rmoni zed in ternat ionally, and the adopti on as stand ards into ou r regul ations woul d be consistent with the Federal Aviation Administrat ion's ( FAA) goal of harm onizin g U.S. regulations with internationa l stan dards.Show citation box
The proposed standards would apply to the issuance of the original type certifi cate, changes to the type certifi cate, and standard airworthiness certifi cates for tiltrotors.
0.588
FAA A recent analys is conducted by the manufacturer s howed a particular ris k for explos ive failure of the * * * hydraulic accumulator. This condition, if not detected and corrected, might, for s ome aeroplane ins tallations , lead to damage to all three hydraulic circuits , pos s ibly res ulting in los s of control of the aeroplane or could, for certain other aeroplane ins tallations , lead to an undetected fire in the wheel bay.
0.145
FAA We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above. This proposed AD would require either replacement of the stabilator horn assembly or repetitive inspection of the stabilator horn assembly for corrosion or cracks with replacement of the stabilator horn assembly if any corrosion or cracks are found. This proposed AD was prompted by reports of cracks developing in the stabilator horn assembly. We are proposing this AD to detect and correct corrosion or cracks in the stabilator horn assembly. Corrosion or cracks could lead to failure of the stabilator horn. Consequently, failure of the stabilator horn could lead to a loss of pitch control in flight.
3.1
FAA We are s upers eding an exis ting airworthines s dire c tive (AD) for the pro duc ts lis ted above. That AD c urre ntly re quire s , for c ertain airplanes , re petitive ins pec tions for c hafi ng and other damage of the c as e drain tube fro m the hydraulic pump c as e ins talled on the left-hand engine, and c orre c tive ac tion if nec es s ary. That AD als o re quire s , for all airplanes , re petitive ins pec tions for dis c re panc ies of the left engine's nac elle tubing, re petitive ins pec tions for evidenc e of fl uid leakage within the left engine ac c es s ory c ompartment, and c orre c tive ac tions if nec es s ary. This new AD als o re quire s re plac ing the left engine fuel and hydraulic tubing and ins talling a tubing s upport c hannel, whic h terminates the re petitive ins pec tions re quire d in the exis ting AD. This new AD als o re moves airplanes fro m the applic ability. This AD was pro mpted by re ports of c hafed hydraulic tubes in the left-hand engine. We are is s uing this AD to pre vent c hafed hydraulic tubes in the left-hand engine and c ons equent hydraulic tube failure and unc ontro lled los s of fl ammable fl uid within the engine c owling, whic h c ould re s ult in a fi re in the engine nac elle and los s of c ontro l of the airplane.
5.99
FAA We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above. This AD requires inspecting certain Lycoming and TCM reciprocating engines with certain Hartzell Engine Technologies, LLC (HET) turbochargers installed, and disassembly and cleaning of the turbocharger center housing and rotating assembly (CHRA) cavities of affected turbochargers. This AD was prompted by a turbocharger failure due to machining debris left in the cavities of the CHRA during manufacture. We are issuing this AD to prevent seizure of the turbocharger turbine, which could result in damage to the engine, and smoke in the airplane cabin.
0.391
FAA Seven cases of on-ground hydraulic accumulator screw cap/end cap failure have been experienced on CL-600-2B19 aeroplanes, resulting in the loss of the associated hydraulic system and high-energy impact damage to adjacent systems and structure.
2.56
FAA We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above. This proposed AD would require repetitive detailed inspection and high frequency eddy current (HFEC) inspections for cracks of the wing center section (WCS) spanwise beams, and repair if necessary. This proposed AD was prompted by reports of cracks found in the web pockets of the WCS spanwise beams. We are proposing this AD to detect and correct cracking in the WCS spanwise beams, which could result in reduced structural integrity of the wings.
0.68
FAA The FAA pro pos es to s upers ede an exis ting airworthines s dire c tive (AD) that applies to c ertain M odel 747 s eries airplanes . The exis ting AD c urre ntly re quire s re petitive ins pec tions for c rac ks of the fus elage s kin lap s plic e between body s tation (BS) 400 and BS 520 at s tringers S-6L and S-6R, and re pair if nec es s ary. This pro pos ed AD would s horten the interval for the re petitive ins pec tions , re quire modifi c ation for c ertain airplanes , and re quire c ertain pos t-modifi c ation ins pec tions for other airplanes . This pro pos ed AD re s ults fro m re ports of multiple adjac ent c rac ks on an airplane, and a re c ent fl eet-wide evaluation of wides pre ad fatigue damage of s kin lap joints , whic h indic ated the need for re vis ed pro c edure s and re duc ed c omplianc e times . We are pro pos ing this AD to detec t and c orre c t c rac king of the fus elage s kin lap s plic e between BS 400 and BS 520 at s tringers S-6L and S-6R. Suc h c rac king c ould re s ult in s udden los s of c abin pre s s uriz ation and the inability of the fus elage to withs tand fail-s afe loads .
2.1
FAA We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above. This proposed AD would require replacing the rub strips of the tail fuel tank access door with new rub strips. This proposed AD was prompted by a report that the rub strips of the tail fuel tank access door were manufactured improperly. We are proposing this AD to prevent inadequate electrical bonding between the rub strips and the fuel access door, which can contribute to possible ignition of fl ammable fuel vapor in the tail fuel tank as a result of a lightning strike.
0.326
FAA We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above. This AD requires repetitive inspections for cracking of the left and right upper center skin panels of the horizontal stabilizer, and corrective action if necessary. This AD was prompted by a report of a crack found in the upper center skin panel at the aft inboard corner of a right horizontal stabilizer. We are issuing this AD to detect and correct cracks in the horizontal stabilizer upper center skin panel. Uncorrected cracks might ultimately lead to the loss of overall structural integrity of the horizontal stabilizer.
0.34
FAA We are superseding an existing emergency airworthiness directive (EAD) for the specifi ed Schweizer model helicopters that was previously sent to all known U.S. owners and operators. That EAD currently requires removing each locknut and verifying suffi cient drag torque and retorquing, or if the locknut does not have suffi cient drag torque, replacing the locknut with an airworthy locknut. This AD retains the existing EAD requirements but also requires within a specifi ed time, modifying the expandable bolts and installing a cotter pin. This AD is prompted by a locknut working loose from a bolt attaching the tailboom support strut at the aft cluster fi tting because the locknut installed on the expandable bolt did not have the proper threads. We are issuing this AD to modify each expandable bolt to allow adding a cotter pin to prevent the strut and driveshaft separating from the helicopter and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter.
0.1
FAA On some Falcon 7X aeroplanes, it has been determined potential low clearance between electrical wiring or hydraulic pipe and nearby structure.
0.12
FAA During a production process review, a deviation in hardening of certain Part Number (P/N) 944072 washers has been detected, which exceeds the hardness of the design specification.
0.23
FAA A broken aileron servo actuator centering spring rod was discovered on a model G100 aircraft during a routine scheduled maintenance inspection. * * * This latent failure of a centering spring rod, if not detected and corrected, in conjunction with the disconnection of the normal mechanical control system of the same servo actuator would lead to loss [of] control of the flight control surface [aileron or elevator]. This condition would reduce the control capability of the airplane and imposes a higher workload on the flight crew reducing their ability to cope with adverse operating conditions.
0.32
FAA We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain PW4000 turbofan engines. This proposed AD was prompted by an updated low-cycle fatigue (LCF) life analysis performed by Pratt & Whitney. This proposed AD would require removing certain part number (P/N) high-pressure turbine (HPT) stage 1 and HPT stage 2 airseals and HPT stage 1 airseal rings before their published life limit, and establishes a new lower life limit for these parts. We are proposing this AD to correct the unsafe condition on these products.
40.69
FAA We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above. This AD requires a detailed inspection to detect distress and existing repairs to the leading edge structure of the vertical stabilizer at the splice at Station Zfs = 52.267; repetitive inspections for cracking in the front spar cap forward fl anges of the vertical stabilizer, and either the aft fl anges or side skins; repetitive inspections for loose and missing fasteners; and related investigative and corrective actions if necessary. This AD was prompted by reports of cracked vertical stabilizer skin, a severed front spar cap, elongated fastener holes at the leading edge of the vertical stabilizer, and a cracked front spar web and front spar cap bolt holes in the vertical stabilizer. We are issuing this AD to detect and correct such cracking damage, which could result in the structure being unable to support limit load, and could lead to the loss of the vertical stabilizer.
0.96
FAA Thi s amendment supersedes an e
xi st i ng ai rw ort hi ness di rect i ve ( AD ) f or M D H el i copt ers, I nc. ( M D H I ) M odel M D 900 hel i copt ers. That AD current l y requi res vi sual l y i nspect i ng t he mai n rot or l ow er hub assembl y ( l ow er hub) f or a crack, and i f you fi nd a crack, bef ore f urt her fl i ght , repl aci ng t he unai rw ort hy l ow er hub w i t h an ai rw ort hy l ow er hub. A
ddi t i onal l y, w i t hi n 10 days of fi ndi ng a crack
ed l ow er hub, t he e
xi st i ng AD requi res report i ng t he fi ndi ng t o t he L
os Angel es Ai rcraft Cert i fi cat i on O ffi ce ( LAA
CO ) . That AD w as prompt ed by t w o report s of cracks det ect ed i n t he hub i n t he area near t he fl x beam bol t hol e l ocat i ons duri ng mai nt enance on t w o M D H I M odel M D 900 hel i copt ers. Si nce w e i ssued t hat AD , w e det ermi ned t hat one manuf act urer had i ncorrect l y i nsert ed fl
e anged bushi ngs i nt o t he l ow er hub bore t hat resul t ed i n l ocal corrosi on, l eadi ng t o f at i gue cracki ng. Exami nat i on of l ow er hubs f rom t he ot her manuf act urer show s correct bushi ng i nst al l at i on. Theref ore, t hi s amendment l i mi t s t he appl i cabi l i t y t o t he aff ect ed l ow er hubs; ret ai ns t he vi sual i nspect i on but at a di ff erent compl i ance t i me; adds an eddy current i nspect i on; ret ai ns t he requi rement t o repl ace a crack
ed l ow er hub w i t h an ai rw ort hy l ow er hub bef ore f urt her fl i ght ; and removes t he requi rement t o report t o t he LAA
CO. The act i ons speci fi ed by t hi s AD are i nt ended t o det ect a crack i n t he l ow er hub and prevent f ai l ure of t he l ow er hub and subsequent l oss of cont rol of t he hel i copt er.
0.16
FAA We propose to supersede an existing airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to the products listed above. The existing AD currently requires replacing the separation link assembly on the applicable entry and service doors with an improved separation link assembly, and doing related investigative and corrective actions if necessary. Since we issued that AD, we have received a report that an additional airplane is subject to the unsafe condition. This proposed AD would add that airplane to the applicability and also remove certain other airplanes from the applicability. We are proposing this AD to prevent failure of an entry or service door to open fully in the event of an emergency evacuation, which could impede exit from the airplane. This condition could result in injury to passengers or crewmembers.
3.9
FAA We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Superior Air Parts and Lycoming (formerly Textron Lycoming) fuel-injected engines. This AD requires removing from service, certain fuel servos. This AD was prompted by an accident involving a Piper PA32R-301. We are issuing this AD to correct the unsafe condition on these products.
2.7
FAA We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above. This AD requires removing the 15th stage HPC disk within 12,000 cycles since new (CSN) or, for any disks that exceed 12,000 CSN after the effective date of this AD using a drawdown plan that includes a borescope inspection (BSI) or eddy current inspection (ECI) of the rim for cracks. This AD was prompted by multiple shop findings of cracked 15th stage HPC disks. We are issuing this AD to prevent cracks from propagating into the disk bolt holes, which could result in a failure of the 15th stage HPC disk, uncontained engine failure, and damage to the airplane.
2.9
FAA We pro pos e to s upers ede an exis ting airworthines s dire c tive (AD) that applies to c ertain M odel 737-100 and -200 s eries airplanes . The exis ting AD c urre ntly re quire s various ins pec tions for c rac ks in the outboard c hord of the frame at body s tation (BS) 727 and in the outboard c hord of s tringer (S) 18A, and re pair or re plac ement of c rac ked parts . Sinc e we is s ued that AD, there have been s everal re ports of fatigue c rac king in the frame outboard c hord at BS 727 and in the radius of the auxiliary c hord on airplanes that were not aff ec ted by the exis ting AD. This pro pos ed AD would add airplanes to the applic ability s tatement in the exis ting AD and add ins pec tions for c rac ks in the BS 727 frame outboard c hord s and the radius of the auxiliary c hord , for c ertain airplanes . This pro pos ed AD would als o re move the ins pec tions of the outboard c hord of S-18A re quire d by the exis ting AD. We are pro pos ing this AD to detec t and c orre c t fatigue c rac king of the outboard and auxiliary c hord s , whic h c ould re s ult in re duc ed s truc tural integrity of the outboard c hord and c ons equent rapid dec ompre s s ion of the airplane.
1.36
FAA We pro pos e to s upers ede an exis ting airworthines s dire c tive (AD) that applies to M odel L-1011-385-1, L-1011-385-1-14, and L-1011-385-1-15 airplanes . The exis ting AD c urre ntly re quire s implementation of a Supplemental Ins pec tion Doc ument (SID) pro gram of s truc tural ins pec tions to detec t fatigue c rac king, and re pair, if nec es s ary, to ens ure c ontinued airworthines s of thes e airplanes as they appro ac h the manufac ture r's original fatigue des ign life goal. Sinc e we is s ued that AD, an evaluation by the manufac ture r of us age and fl ight data pro vided additional information about c ertain Struc turally Signifi c ant Details (SSDs ) where fatigue damage is likely to oc c ur. This pro pos ed AD would add airplanes to the applic ability, c hange c ertain ins pec tion thre s holds , add thre e new SSDs , and re move an SSD that has been addre s s ed by a diff ere nt AD. We are pro pos ing this AD to pre vent fatigue c rac king that c ould c ompro mis e the s truc tural integrity of thes e airplanes .
1.86
FAA We propose to adopt a new airworthiness direc tive (AD) for the produc ts listed above. This proposed AD would require inspec ting c ertain serial number (S /N) first stage turbine disks, part number (P/N) 3101520-1 and P/N 3107079-1. This proposed AD was prompted by a report of an unc ontained failure of a first stage turbine disk that had a metallurgic al defec t. We are proposing this AD to prevent unc ontained failure of the first stage turbine disk and damage to the airplane.
0.51
FAA We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain M7 Aerospace LP Models SA226-T, SA226-T(B), SA226-TC, and SA226-AT airplanes. This AD requires repetitive replacement and inspection of certain elevator, rudder, aileron, and aileron-to-rudder interconnect primary control cables, and checking and setting of fl ight control cable tension. This AD was prompted by a report of a failure of a rudder control cable. We are issuing this AD to correct the unsafe condition on these products.
0.14
FAA This action revises the operating rules for flight in icing conditions. For certain airplanes certificated for flight in icing, the new standards require either installation of ice detection equipment or changes to the airplane flight manual to ensure timely activation of the airframe ice protection system. This action is the result of information gathered from icing accidents and incidents. It is intended to increase the level of safety when airplanes fly in icing conditions.
12.7
FAA We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above. This AD requires repetitive inspections for cracking of the lower rear spar caps of the wings, and related investigative and corrective actions if necessary. This AD also requires repetitive inspections of certain repaired areas. This AD was prompted by reports of cracking of the wing rear spar lower cap at the outboard fl ap and inboard drive hinge at station Xrs=164.000; the cracking is due to material fatigue from normal fl ap operating loads. We are issuing this AD to detect and correct such fatigue cracking, which could result in fuel leaks, damage to the wing skin or other structure, and consequent reduced structural integrity of the wing.
0.23
FAA We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above. This AD requires performing a fl uorescent penetrant inspection (FPI) of the low-pressure turbine (LPT) rotor stage 3 disk at every shop visit at which the LPT module is separated from the engine. This AD was prompted by seven reports of uncontained failures of LPT rotor stage 3 disks and eight reports of cracked LPT rotor stage 3 disks found during shop visit inspections. We are issuing this AD to prevent LPT rotor separation, which could result in an uncontained engine failure and damage to the airplane.
0.23
FAA This doc ument pro pos es s upers eding an exis ting airworthines s dire c tive (AD) for Euro c opter Canada L td. M odel BO 105 L S A-3 helic opters . That AD c urre ntly re quire s es tablis hing a life limit for c ertain tens ion-tors ion (TT) s traps . This ac tion would re quire re duc ing the number of fl ights life limit and pro viding a time-in-s ervic e (TIS) life limit for thos e TT s traps . This pro pos al is pro mpted by a re c alc ulation by the manufac ture r and s ubs equent c hanges to the s ervic e information re lated to the re tire ment time of the TT s trap initially adopted as a re s ult of an ac c ident in whic h a main ro tor blade (blade) s eparated fro m a Euro c opter Deuts c hland GM BH (ECD) M odel M BB-BK 117 helic opter due to fatigue failure of a TT s trap. The s ame part-numbere d TT s trap is us ed on M odel BO 105 L S A-3 helic opters . The ac tions s pec ifi ed by the pro pos ed AD are intended to pre vent fatigue failure of a TT s trap, los s of a blade, and s ubs equent los s of c ontro l of the helic opter.
0.20
FAA We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain model 767-200, -300, and -300F series airplanes. This proposed AD would require doing certain wiring changes, installing a new relay and necessary wiring in the cabin air conditioning and temperature control system (CACTCS), and performing an operational test of the cooling pack fi re suppression system. This AD results from reports of loss of avionics cooling due to an unserviceable relay installed on a panel as part of the CACTCS. We are proposing this AD to prevent loss of electrical equipment bay cooling and the overheating of fl ight deck instruments, which would result in the eventual loss of primary fl ight displays, an unusually high pilot workload, and depressurization of the cabin.
0.13
FAA We propose t o supersede an e
xi st i ng ai rw ort hi ness di rect i ve ( AD ) t hat appl i es t o t he product s l i st ed above. The e
xi st i ng AD current l y requi res repet i t i ve i nspect i ons of t he shi m i nst al l at i on bet w een t he engi ne st rut vert i cal fl ange and bul khead, and repai r i f necessary
. The e
xi st i ng AD al so requi res, f or cert ai n ai rpl anes, an i nspect i on f or cracki ng of t he f our cri t i cal f ast ener hol es i n t he hori zont al fl ange, and repai r i f necessary
. A
ddi t i onal l y, t he e
xi st i ng AD requi res t hat t he e
xi st i ng act i on be perf ormed on ai rpl anes w i t hout concl usi ve records of previ ous i nspect i ons. Si nce w e i ssued t hat AD , w e have recei ved report s of l oose f ast eners and cracks at t he j oi nt common t o t he aft t orque bul khead and st rut - t o- di agonal brace fi t t i ng and one report of such damage occurr i ng l ess t han 3, 000 fl i ght cycl es aft er t he l ast i nspect i on. Thi s proposed AD w oul d reduce t he repet i t i ve i nspect i on i nt erval , and add repet i t i ve det ai l ed i nspect i ons f or cracki ng of t he bul khead, and repai r i f necessary
. Thi s proposed AD w oul d al so provi de an opt i on, f or cert ai n ai rpl anes, t o e
xt end t he repet i t i ve i nt erval s by al so doi ng repet i t i ve ul t rasoni c i nspect i ons f or cracki ng of t he bul khead, and repai r i f necessary
. Thi s proposed AD w oul d al so add an opt i on f or t he hi gh f requency eddy current i nspect i on f or cracki ng of t he cri t i cal f ast ener hol es, and repai r i f necessary
. We are proposi ng t hi s AD t o det ect and correct cracks, l oose and brok
en bol t s, and shi m mi grat i on i n t he j oi nt bet w een t he aft t orque bul khead and t he st rut - t o- di agonal brace fi t t i ng, w hi ch coul d resul t i n damage t o t he st rut and consequent separat i on of t he st rut and engi ne f rom t he ai rpl ane.
1.8
FAA We are re vis ing an exis ting airworthines s dire c tive (AD) for c ertain Ces s na Airc raft Company (Ces s na) M odels 150F, 150G, 150H, 150J, 150K, 150L , 150M , A150K, A150L , A150M , F150F, F150G, F150H, F150J, F150K, F150L , F150M , FA150K, FA150L , FRA150L , FA150M , FRA150M , 152, A152, F152, and FA152 airplanes . That AD c urre ntly re quire s either ins talling a plac ard pro hibiting s pins and other ac ro batic maneuvers in the airplane or re plac ing the rudder s top, the rudder s top bumper, and the attac hment hard ware with a rudder s top modifi c ation kit. This new AD re quire s a c hange to the modifi c ation kit and re moval of a s mall amount of material fro m the rudder horn as s embly for thos e that have not yet c omplied with the exis ting AD or for thos e who c an not c omply with the exis ting AD (bec aus e they were unable to obtain full rudder travel with the exis ting kits ). This AD was pro mpted by operators who have re ported diffi c ulty in obtaining full rudder travel with the exis ting modifi c ation kit. We are is s uing this AD to re vis e the kits to us e longer rivets and allow a s mall amount of material to be re moved fro m the rudder horn as s embly, whic h allows operators to obtain full rudder travel.
8.8
FAA We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above. This proposed AD would require repetitive high frequency eddy current (HFEC) inspections for cracking of the left and right rib hinge bearing lugs of the aft face of the center section of the horizontal stabilizer; measuring crack length and blending out cracks; and replacing the horizontal stabilizer center section rib, if necessary. This proposed AD was prompted by reports of cracks of the hinge bearing lugs of the center section ribs of the horizontal stabilizer. We are proposing this AD to detect and correct cracking in the hinge bearing lugs of the horizontal stabilizer center section ribs, which would result in failure of the lugs, and consequent inability of the horizontal stabilizer to sustain the required limit loads and loss of control of the airplane.
0.34
FAA This fi nal rule amends the FAA's re gulations c onc ern ing pilot, fl ight ins truc tor, and pilot s c hool c ertifi c ation. This rule will re quire pilot-in-c ommand (PIC) pro fi c ienc y c hec ks for pilots who ac t as PIC of turbojet-powere d airc raft exc ept for pilots of s ingle s eat experimental jets and pilots of experimental jets who do not c arry pas s engers . It allows pilot applic ants to apply c onc urre ntly for a private pilot c ertifi c ate and an ins trument rating and permits pilot s c hools and pro vis ional pilot s c hools to apply for a c ombined private pilot c ertifi c ation and ins trument rating c ours e. In addition, the rule will: Allow pilot s c hools to us e intern et-bas ed training pro grams without re quiring s c hools to have a phys ic al gro und training fac ility; re vis e the defi nition of c omplex airplane; and allow the us e of airplanes with thro wover c ontro l wheels for expanded fl ight training. The fi nal rule als o amends the FAA's re gulations c onc ern ing pilot c ertifi c ates to allow the c onvers ion of a fore ign pilot lic ens e to a U.S. pilot c ertifi c ate under the pro vis ions of a Bilateral Aviation Safety Agre ement (BASA) and Implementing Pro c edure s for L ic ens ing (IPL ). The FAA has determined thes e amendments are needed to enhanc e s afety, re s pond to c hanges in the aviation indus try, and re duc e unnec es s ary re gulatory burd ens .
36.6
FAA Several runway excursion incidents and a single accident have occurred in the past with Dornier 328-100 aeroplanes, where the power lever could not be operated as intended during the landing roll-out.
0.85
FAA We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above. This proposed AD would require removing certain machined-from-billet Volare LLC (formerly Precision Airmotive Corporation, formerly Facet Aerospace Products Company, formerly Marvel-Schebler (BorgWarner)) HA-6 carburetors, inspecting for a loose mixture control sleeve or for a sleeve that may become loose, repairing the carburetor, or replacing the carburetor with one eligible for installation. This proposed AD was prompted by a report of a machined-from-billet HA-6 carburetor having a loose mixture control sleeve that rotated in the carburetor body causing restriction of fuel and power loss. We are proposing this AD to prevent engine in-fl ight shutdown, power loss, and reduced control of the airplane.
0.77
FAA We pro pos e to s upers ede an exis ting airworthines s dire c tive (AD) that applies to c ertain M odel 737-300, -400, and -500 s eries airplanes . The exis ting AD c urre ntly re quire s re petitive extern al non-des truc tive ins pec tions to detec t c rac ks in the fus elage s kin along the c hem-mill s tep at s tringers S-1 and S-2 right, between s tation (STA) 827 and STA 847, and re pair if nec es s ary. Sinc e we is s ued that AD, we have re c eived re ports of additional c rac k fi ndings of the fus elage c ro wn s kin at the c hem-milled s teps . This pro pos ed AD would add ins pec tions for c rac king in additional fus elage c ro wn s kin loc ations , and re pair if nec es s ary. This pro pos ed AD would als o re duc e the ins pec tion thre s holds for c ertain airplanes , extend c ertain re petitive ins pec tion intervals , and add airplanes to the applic ability of the exis ting AD. We are pro pos ing this AD to detec t and c orre c t fatigue c rac king of the fus elage s kin panels at the c hem-milled s teps , whic h c ould re s ult in s udden frac ture and failure of the fus elage s kin panels , and c ons equent rapid dec ompre s s ion of the airplane.
1.6
FAA Two cases of main landing gear collapse had been reported. Main landing gear collapse may result in unsafe landing of the aircraft. 1.55
FAA One case of elevator servo-control disconnection has been experienced on an aeroplane of the A320 family. Investigation has revealed that the failure occurred at the servo-control rod eye-end.
0.79
FAA During a routine inspection, cracks have been found on an aeroplane at the lower wing panel rear trailing edge inboard of flap lever arm 1 (rib 5). A subsequent inspection of the other aeroplanes in that operator's fleet revealed several more aeroplanes with cracks at the same location. This condition, if not corrected, could lead to structural failure of the affected wing panel, possibly resulting in the wing separating from the airplane with consequent loss of control.
0.60
FAA The F
AA proposes t o supersede an e
xi st i ng ai rw ort hi ness di rect i ve ( AD ) t hat appl i es t o cert ai n M odel 747- 100, 747- 100B, 747- 200B, 747- 200C, 747- 200F, 747- 400F, 747SR, and 747SP seri es ai rpl anes, w i t hout a st ret ched upper deck or st ret ched upper deck modi fi cat i on. The e
xi st i ng AD current l y requi res repet i t i ve i nspect i ons f or cracks of each aff ect ed t ensi on t i e and of t he surroundi ng st ruct ure, and rel at ed i nvest i gat i ve and correct i ve act i ons i f necessary
. Thi s proposed AD w oul d al so requi re, f or cert ai n ai rpl anes, modi fyi ng t he t ensi on t i e st ruct ure or t ensi on t i e and f rame st ruct ure at cert ai n st at i ons; and a post - modi fi cat i on i nspect i on of t he modi fi ed area and post - modi fi cat i on repet i t i ve i nspect i ons of t he unmodi fi ed area, and repai r i f necessary
. D oi ng t he modi fi cat i on w oul d t ermi nat e t he repet i t i ve i nspect i on requi rement s i n t he e
xi st i ng AD . Thi s proposed AD w oul d reduce t he compl i ance t i me and add i nspect i ons f or cert ai n ai rpl anes. Thi s proposed AD resul t s f rom report s t hat cert ai n ai rpl anes have t ensi on t i es t hat are suscept i bl e t o w i despread f at i gue damage. Thi s proposed AD al so resul t s f rom report s of cracks on t he f orw ard and aft t ensi on t i e channel s at st at i on ( ST
A) 740 and ST
A 760, and a det ermi nat i on t hat i ni t i al i nspect i on i nt erval s need t o be reduced. We are proposi ng t hi s AD t o prevent t ensi on t i es f rom becomi ng severed or di sconnect ed f rom t he f rames, w hi ch coul d l ead t o rapi d i n- fl i ght decompressi on.
55.23
FAA Three (3) events have occurred where the Air-Driven Generator (ADG) failed to provide power on C L-600-2B19 (C RJ) aeroplanes during their regularly scheduled operational/functional checks. An investigation revealed that in all cases, the silver-plated copper wires within the ADG power feeder cables were damaged due to galvanic corrosion. It was subsequently determined that the silver-plating is inadequate for this application.
0.28
FAA We pro pos e to adopt a new airworthines s dire c tive (AD) for c ertain The Boeing Company M odel 767-200 and -300 s eries airplanes . This pro pos ed AD would re quire re petitive ins pec tions for c rac king of the aft pre s s ure bulkhead at s tation (STA) 1582, re pair or re plac ement of any c rac ked bulkhead, and eventual re plac ement of the aft pre s s ure bulkhead at STA 1582 with a new bulkhead. Ac c omplis hing the re plac ement would terminate the re petitive ins pec tions s pec ifi ed in this pro pos ed AD. This pro pos ed AD was pro mpted by re ports of multiple s ite damage c rac ks in the radial web lap and tear s trap s plic es of the aft pre s s ure bulkhead at STA 1582 due to fatigue. We are pro pos ing this AD to pre vent fatigue c rac king of the aft pre s s ure bulkhead, whic h c ould re s ult in rapid dec ompre s s ion of the airplane and pos s ible damage or interfere nc e with the airplane c ontro l s ys tems that penetrate the bulkhead, and c ons equent los s of c ontro llability of the airplane.
44.18
FAA We are re vis ing an exis ting airworthines s dire c tive (AD) for c ertain Piper Airc raft, Inc . M odels PA-23, PA-23-160, PA-23-235, PA-23-250, PA-23-250 (Navy UO-1), PA-E23-250, PA-31, PA-31-300, PA-31-325, PA-31-350, PA-31P, PA-31P-350, PA-31T, PA-31T1, PA-31T2, PA-31T3, PA-42, PA-42-720, and PA-42-1000 airplanes that are equipped with a baggage door in the fus elage nos e s ec tion (a nos e baggage door). That AD c urre ntly es tablis hes life limits and re plac ement re quire ments for s afety-c ritic al nos e baggage door c omponents and re petitive ins pec tions and lubric ation of the nos e baggage door latc hing mec hanis m and loc k as s embly. This new AD re moves the re quire ment for the nos e baggage door c ompartment interior light ins pec tion and re tains the other re quire ments fro m AD 2009-13-06, Amendment 39-15944. This AD was pro mpted by further inves tigation and a re ques t for an altern ative method of c omplianc e (AM OC). We are is s uing this AD to c orre c t the uns afe c ondition on thes e pro duc ts .
4.2
FAA One event of in-flight baggage door opening occurred on an in-service aeroplane due to a defective locking mechanism or installation thereof; the BAG DOOR warning light went on properly before the event, but was ignored by the pilot, who misinterpreted it as a false warning.
0.71
FAA We are superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above. That AD currently requires replacement of the power control relays in the P91 and P92 power distribution panels for the fuel boost and override pumps with new, improved relays having a ground fault interrupter (GFI) feature, or installation and maintenance of universal fault interrupters (UFIs) using a certain supplemental type certifi cate. This new AD continues to require the actions of the existing AD and also specifi es which relays may be replaced by GFIs or UFIs. This AD was prompted by a need to clarify which relays may be replaced by installation of UFIs. We are issuing this AD to prevent pump housing burn-through due to electrical arcing, which could create a potential ignition source inside a fuel tank. This condition, in combination with fl ammable fuel vapors, could result in a fuel tank explosion and consequent loss of the airplane.
8.81
FAA The right-hand inboard main landing gear (MLG) door of a CRJ 700 departed the airc raft during the landing phase of flight. The door damaged the trailing edge flap and punc tured the rear fuselage near the floor level. The airc raft landed safely. Preliminary investigation indic ates the failure was initiated by fatigue of the panel struc ture near a panel hinge lug. Loss of the main landing gear door during flight c ould result in damage to the airc raft and injury to persons on the ground.
2.1
FAA We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above. This proposed AD would require replacement of the thumbnail fairing edge seals on both sides of the engines with Nitronic 60 stainless steel alloy seals. This proposed AD was prompted by reports of excessive in-service wear damage of the thumbnail fairing edge seal and the fan cowl panel rub strip and fan cowl skin assembly. We are proposing this AD to prevent failure of the fire seal, which could allow a fire in the fan compartment to spread beyond the firewall and reach the flammable fluid leakage zones, resulting in an uncontrolled fire.
2.51
FAA During fatigue testing of the MLG [main landing gear], three failures of the retraction bracket occurred before the calculated life limitation. Further analysis has confirmed that those failures were due to fatigue initiated by fretting between the bush and lug bore.
5.86
FAA We are revising an earlier proposed airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Aviation Communication & Surveillance Systems (ACSS) traffi c alert and collision avoidance system (TCAS) units installed on but not limited to various transport and small airplanes. That NPRM proposed to require upgrading software. That NPRM was prompted by reports of anomalies with TCAS units during a fl ight test over a high density airport. The TCAS units dropped several reduced surveillance aircraft tracks because of interference limiting. This action revises that NPRM by proposing to require new updated software for certain TCAS units. We are proposing this supplemental NPRM to correct the unsafe condition on these products. Since these actions impose an additional burden over that proposed in the NPRM, we are reopening the comment period to allow the public the chance to comment on these proposed changes.
27.36
FAA Within the scope of the Fuel System Safety Program (FSSP), analyses of the wire routing showed that the route 2S of the fuel electrical circuit in the Right Hand (RH) wing must be modified in order to ensure better segregation between fuel quantity indication wires and the 115 Volts Alternating Current (VAC) wires of route 2S.
1.21
FAA In 2003, a number of reports had been received concerning broken wires and corroded connectors in the SAAB 340 main landing gear (MLG) emergency release system. The investigation results showed that these were due to improper repairs and installations, not conforming to the approved type design.
0.26
FAA We are revising an earlier proposed airworthiness directive (AD) for all Model 767 airplanes. That NPRM proposed repetitive inspections to detect fatigue cracking in the wing skin, and corrective actions if necessary. That NPRM was prompted by reports of cracking in the upper wing skin at the fastener holes common to the inboard and outboard pitch load fi ttings of the front spar which could result in the loss of the strut-to-wing upper link load path and possible separation of a strut and engine from the airplane during fl ight. This action revises that NPRM by reducing compliance times. We are proposing this supplemental NPRM to correct the unsafe condition on these products. Since these actions impose an additional burden over that proposed in the NPRM, we are reopening the comment period to allow the public the chance to comment on these proposed changes.
12.37
FAA We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Boeing Model 747-400 series airplanes. This proposed AD was prompted by reports of water leaking into electrical and electronic equipment in the main equipment center, which could result in an electrical short and potential loss of several functions essential for safe flight. This proposed AD would require modifying the floor panels, removing drains; installing floor supports, floor drain trough doublers, drain troughs, and drains; and sealing and taping the floor panels. We are proposing this AD to correct the unsafe condition on these products.
1.4
FAA The manufacturer of the Transformer Rectifier Unit (TRU) part of the Ram Air Turbine (RAT) system has identified an incorrect design of the part.
0.47
FAA Following the occurrence of cracks on the MLG [main landing gear] Rib 5 RH [right-hand] and LH [left-hand] attachment fitting lower flanges, DGAC [Direction Gnrale de l'Aviation Civile] France AD 2003-318(B) was issued to require repetitive inspections and, as terminating action.
1.31
FAA The FAA is superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to all Model 767 airplanes. The existing AD currently requires repetitive detailed and high frequency eddy current (HFEC) inspections of the station (STA) 1809.5 bulkhead for cracking, and corrective actions if necessary. This AD expands the inspection area to include the vertical inner chord at STA 1809.5. This AD results from reported fatigue cracking in the vertical inner chord and the forward outer chord while doing the detailed inspection of the horizontal inner chord at STA 1809.5. We are issuing this AD to detect and correct fatigue cracking in the bulkhead structure at STA 1809.5 and the vertical inner chord at STA 1809.5, which could result in failure of the bulkhead structure for carrying the fl ight loads of the horizontal stabilizer, and consequent loss of controllability of the airplane.
0.42
FAA We pro pos e to adopt a new airworthines s dire c tive (AD) for the pro duc ts lis ted above. This pro pos ed AD would re quire ins talling an automatic s hutoff s ys tem for the c enter and auxiliary tank fuel boos t pumps , as applic able, and ins talling a plac ard in the airplane fl ight dec k if nec es s ary; re plac ing the P5-2 fuel s ys tem module as s embly; and ins talling the un-c ommanded on (UCO) pro tec tion s ys tem for the c enter and auxiliary tank fuel boos t pumps , as applic able. This pro pos ed AD would als o re quire re vis ions to the L imitations and Normal Pro c edure s s ec tions of the airplane fl ight manual to advis e the fl ightc re w of c ertain operating re s tric tions for airplanes equipped with an automatic s hutoff s ys tem. This pro pos ed AD would als o re quire re vis ing the maintenanc e pro gram by inc orporating new airworthines s limitations for fuel tank s ys tems to s atis fy Spec ial Federal Aviation Regulation No. 88 re quire ments . This pro pos ed AD was pro mpted by fuel s ys tem re views c onduc ted by the manufac ture r. We are pro pos ing this AD to pre vent operation of the c enter and auxiliary tank fuel boos t pumps with c ontinuous low pre s s ure , whic h c ould lead to fric tion s parks or overh eating in the fuel pump inlet that c ould c re ate a potential ignition s ourc e ins ide the c enter and auxiliary fuel tanks . Thes e c onditions , in c ombination with fl ammable fuel vapors , c ould re s ult in a fuel tank explos ion and c ons equent los s of the airplane.
21.39
FAA We pro pos e to s upers ede an exis ting airworthines s dire c tive (AD) that applies to all CPAC, Inc . (type c ertifi c ate formerly held by Commander Airc raft Corporation, Gulfs tre am Aero s pac e Corporation, and Roc kwell Intern ational) M odels 112, 112B, 112TC, 112TCA, 114, 114A, 114B, and 114TC airplanes . The exis ting AD c urre ntly re quire s a one-time ins pec tion of the elevator s par for c rac ks and, if any c rac k is found, either re plac e with a s ervic eable elevator s par that is found fre e of c rac ks or re pair/modify the elevator s par with an FAA-appro ved method. That AD als o re quire s re porting to the FAA the re s ults of the ins pec tion. Sinc e we is s ued that AD, us ing the data c ollec ted thro ugh the re porting re quire ment, we have determined there is a need for c ontinued ins pec tions . This pro pos ed AD would re quire re petitive ins pec tions of the elevator s par for c rac ks and, if any c rac k is found, either re plac e with a s ervic eable elevator s par that is fre e of any c rac ks and/or c orro s ion or re pair/modify the elevator s par with an FAA-appro ved pro c edure . We are pro pos ing this AD to c orre c t the uns afe c ondition on thes e pro duc ts .
0.53
FAA We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-15AG, -27, -28, -34, -34AG, -34B, and -36 series turboprop engines. This emergency AD was sent previously to all known U.S. owners and operators of these engines. This AD requires the removal of affected part manufacturer approval (PMA) replacement Timken Alcor Aerospace Technologies, Inc. (TAATI) first stage reduction sun gears and the interacting planet gears, from the propeller reduction gearbox assembly. This AD was prompted by failures of certain PMA replacement first stage reduction sun gears, manufactured by TAATI. We are issuing this AD to correct the unsafe condition on these products.
1.06
FAA The FAA is revising the applicability of the function and reliability flight testing requirements to include all part 23 turbine-powered airplanes weighing 6,000 pounds or less. Revising the applicability is necessary because advancements in aviation technology have invalidated the reasons for excluding these airplanes. This revision is intended to improve aviation safety for these airplanes.
0.63
FAA As a cons equence of occurrences and s ervice experience, Thielert Aircraft Engines GmbH has introduced a new rail pres s ure control valve part number (P/N) 05-7320-E000702 and has amended the Airworthines s Limitation Section (ALS) of the Operation & Maintenance Manual OM-02-02 to include a replacement of the rail pres s ure control valve. Failure of this part could res ult in in-flight s hutdowns of the engine(s ).
0.23
FAA We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for General Electric Company (GE) CF34-10E series turbofan engines. This proposed AD was prompted by a report of heavy wear found on the seating surface of the center vent duct (CVD) (commonly referred to as center vent tube) support ring and on the inside diameter of the fan drive shaft at the mating location. This proposed AD would require removing from service CVD support assemblies from certain serial numbers (S/Ns) of CF34-10E series turbofan engines. This proposed AD would also require removing any fan drive shaft from service if wear is found on either the CVD support ring or the fan drive shaft. We are proposing this AD to prevent fan drive shaft failure, leading to uncontained engine failure and damage to the airplane.
0.52
FAA In-flight engine shutdown incidents have been reported on aeroplanes equipped with TAE 125 engines. Preliminary investigations showed that it was mainly the result of the sensitivity of friction disk Part Number (P/N) 05-7211-K010201 against possible misalignment of gearbox and core engine during assembly.
0.36
FAA We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above. This proposed AD would require removing from service certain serial number (S/N) fan blades, part number (P/N) 338-002-114-0. This proposed AD was prompted by a normal quality sampling at CFM that isolated a production batch of fan blades with nonconforming geometry of mid-span shroud tips of the fan blades. This defect would cause the upper panel of the fan blade to be liberated following foreign object damage (FOD) or bird strike, and likely result in an inflight shutdown (IFSD). We are proposing this AD to prevent an IFSD of one or more engines following FOD or a bird strike.
0.77
FAA We propose to supersede two existing airworthiness directives (ADs) that apply to General Electric Company (GE) CF6-45 and CF6-50 series turbofan engines with certain low-pressure turbine (LPT) rotor stage 3 disks installed. The existing ADs currently require inspections of high pressure turbine (HPT) and LPT rotors, engine checks, and surveys. Since we issued those ADs, GE has determined that the low-cycle fatigue (LCF) lives of the LPT rotor stage 3 disks aff ected by those ADs are below the current published engine manual life limits and has introduced a new LPT rotor stage 3 disk part number. This proposed AD would establish a new lower life limit for the LPT rotor stage 3 disks. We are proposing this AD to prevent critical life-limited rotating engine part failure, which could result in an uncontained engine failure and damage to the airplane.
29.0
FAA Following in-service experience, analyses of the failure to follow procedure or heed existing cockpit cues were conducted to assess the consequences of mismanagement of thrust levers during landing.
0.25
FAA We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above. This proposed AD would require repetitive detailed inspections for discrepancies of the horizontal stabilizer ballscrew assembly; repetitive lubrication of the horizontal stabilizer trim control system; repetitive measurements for discrepancies of the ballscrew to ballnut freeplay; and corrective actions if necessary. This proposed AD was prompted by a report of extensive corrosion of the ballscrew of the drive mechanism of the horizontal stabilizer trim actuator. We are proposing this AD to prevent undetected failure of the primary and secondary load paths for the ballscrew in the horizontal stabilizer, which could lead to loss of control of the horizontal stabilizer and consequent loss of control of the airplane.
0.81
FAA We propose to supersede an existing airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to all RR RB211-535E4-37, -535E4-B-37, -535E4-B-75, and -535E4-C-37 turbofan engines. The existing AD currently requires performing initial and repetitive visual and fl uorescent penetrant inspections (FPI) of the low-pressure (LP) turbine stage 1, 2, and 3 discs to detect cracks in the discs. Since we issued that AD, we determined that the defi nition of shop visit is too restrictive in the existing AD. This proposed AD would continue to require those inspections and would change the defi nition of a shop visit to be less restrictive. We are proposing this AD to correct the defi nition of shop visit, and to detect cracks in the LP turbine stage 1, 2, and 3 discs, which could result in an uncontained release of LP turbine blades and damage to the airplane.
1.4
FAA We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain The Boeing Company Model 757 airplanes. This proposed AD would require inspecting for discrepancies and insuffi cient coverage of the secondary fuel barrier, determining the thickness of the secondary fuel barrier, and corrective actions if necessary. This proposed AD was prompted by reports that inspections of the wing center section revealed defective, misapplied, or missing secondary fuel vapor barrier on the center fuel tank. We are proposing this AD to detect and correct defective surfaces and insuffi cient thickness of secondary fuel barrier, which could allow fuel leaks or fumes into the pressurized cabin, and allow fuel or fuel vapors to come in contact with an ignition source, which could result in a fi re or an explosion.
2.2
FAA This document proposes adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (Sikorsky) Model S-76A helicopters. This proposal would require modifying the electric rotor brake (ERB). Thereafter, the AD would also require inserting changes to the Normal Procedures and Emergency Procedures sections of the Rotorcraft Flight Manual (RFM), which revises the information of the basic RFM when the ERB is installed. This proposal is prompted by a reported incident of a fi re occurring in an ERB installed on a Model S-76A helicopter. The actions specifi ed by this proposed AD are intended to prevent overheating of the ERB assembly, ignition of the ERB hydraulic fl uid, a fi re in the main gearbox area, and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter.
2.97
FAA This document proposes adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the Sikorsky Model S-92A helicopters. This proposal would require inspecting each tail rotor blade (blade) for mislocated aluminum wire mesh in the blade skin. This proposal is prompted by the discovery that blades were manufactured with aluminum wire mesh mislocated, leaving portions of the graphite torque tube (spar) region unprotected from a lightning strike. This condition can exist in both the upper and lower blade skin airfoils. The actions specifi ed by this proposed AD are intended to detect mislocated blade wire mesh and to prevent spar delamination, loss of the blade tip cap during a lightning strike, blade imbalance, loss of a blade, and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter.
3.21
FAA Thi s document publ i shes i n t he F
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egi st er an amendment adopt i ng Ai rw ort hi ness D i rect i ve ( AD ) 2011- 15- 51, w hi ch w as sent previ ousl y t o al l know n U. S. ow ners and operat ors of t he speci fi ed Bel l M odel 407 and 427 hel i copt ers by i ndi vi dual l et t ers. Thi s AD requi res i nspect i ng cert ai n hydraul i c servo act uat ors t o det ermi ne w het her t he shaft t urns i ndependent l y of t he nut or t he cl evi s assembl y
. I f t he shaft t urns i ndependent l y, t hi s AD requi res repl aci ng t he servo w i t h an ai rw ort hy servo
. I f t he shaft does not t urn i ndependent l y, t he AD requi res i nspect i ng t o det ermi ne t he condi t i on of t he l ock w ashers. Based on t he condi t i on of t he l ock w ashers, t he AD requi res ei t her repl aci ng t he servo w i t h an ai rw ort hy servo, or i f any t ab of t he l ock w asher i s not fl ush agai nst a fl at surf ace of t he nut or cl evi s assembl y, bendi ng i t fl ush agai nst a fl at surf ace. The AD al so requi res rei dent i fyi ng t he servo by met al - i mpressi on st ampi ng or by vi bro- et chi ng 67. 01 ont o t he modi fi cat i on pl at e. Al so, t he AD requi res bef ore i nst al l i ng a servo w i t h a part number or seri al number i dent i fi ed i n t hi s AD , not i dent i fi ed by 67- 01 on t he modi fi cat i on pl at e, i nspect i ng i t by f ol l ow i ng t he requi rement s of t hi s AD . Thi s AD i s prompt ed by a report t hat a qual i t y escape by a suppl i er has occurred and cert ai n servos may have a l oose nut , shaft , and cl evi s assembl y due t o i mproper l ock- w asher i nst al l at i on. An i nvest i gat i on aft er an acci dent reveal ed t he cl evi s nut on t he servo w as l oose. The act i ons speci fi ed by t hi s AD are i nt ended t o prevent a mal f unct i on of a servo i n t he fl i ght cont rol syst em and subsequent l oss of cont rol of t he hel i copt er.
0.16
FAA This amendment adopts a new airworthines s dire c tive (AD) for Sikors ky M odel S-92A helic opters . This ac tion re quire s making pen and ink c hanges , ins erting a c opy of this AD, or ins erting s pec ifi ed temporary re vis ions into the L imitations s ec tion of the Rotorc raft Flight M anual (RFM ) limiting the maximum ro lling gro unds peed for a normal landing or takeoff fro m 65 knots to 50 knots for helic opters with a c ertain s erial-numbere d landing gear re trac t ac tuator (ac tuator). Ins tead of limiting the gro unds peed, re plac ing the aff ec ted ac tuator with a modifi ed ac tuator is terminating ac tion for the re quire ments of this AD. This amendment is pro mpted by a re port of a main landing gear that would not re trac t. The manufac ture r re ports that c ertain ac tuators were manufac ture d with down-loc k keys that did not meet the s pec ifi ed minimum hard nes s re quire ments . This c ondition, if not c orre c ted, c ould lead to a landing gear c ollaps e following a ro ll-on landing that exc eeds 50 knots gro unds peed. Thes e ac tions are intended to pre vent c ollaps e of a landing gear and s ubs equent los s of c ontro l of the helic opter.
0.36
FAA We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the Erickson Air-Crane (Erickson Air-Crane) Model S-64F helicopters. The amendment requires, at specified intervals, certain inspections of the rotating swashplate assembly (swashplate) for a crack. If a crack is found, this AD also requires, before further flight, replacing the swashplate with an airworthy swashplate. This AD is prompted by a report from the manufacturer of a swashplate cracking during fatigue testing. We are issuing this AD to prevent loss of a swashplate due to a fatigue crack, loss of control of the main rotor system, and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter.
0.23
FAA This amendment s upers edes an exis ting airworthines s dire c tive (AD) for Agus ta S.p.A. (Agus ta) M odel AB139 and AW139 helic opters . This ac tion re tains the re quire ments in the exis ting AD and adds a daily c hec k of the tailboom panels to detec t bulging or deformation of the tailboom outer s kin panels . If there is bulging or deformation, this AD re quire s a mec hanic to do a tap ins pec tion for debonding. If the debonded are a exc eeds a c ertain limit, this AD re quire s modify ing the tailboom. Als o, when an are a of debond does not exc eed the limits , this AD re quire s , before further fl ight, re pairing the debonded are a of the tailboom or re plac ing the tailboom. This ac tion als o adds a tap ins pec tion for additional tailboom panels and re quire s the ins pec tion on both s ides of the tailboom. This amendment is pro mpted by the determination that more ins pec tions are re quire d and to limit the applic ability only to thos e helic opters with tailboom as s emblies that have not been modifi ed. M odify ing the tailboom as s embly is terminating ac tion for the re quire ments of this AD. The ac tions s pec ifi ed in this AD are intended to detec t damage in the tailboom to pre vent failure of a tailboom and s ubs equent los s of c ontro l of a helic opter.
0.70
FAA We are publishing in the Federal Register an amendment which was sent previously to all known U.S. owners and operators that supersedes an existing airworthiness directive (AD) for the specifi ed Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. (BHT) Model helicopters with certain tail rotor blades (blades). The superseded AD requires, before further fl ight, replacing certain blades with airworthy blades. This AD retains the requirements of the superseded AD but adds new blade part numbers (P/Ns) and serial numbers (S/Ns) to the applicability. This AD was prompted by another incident in which the blade tip weight separated from a blade during fl ight, causing vibration. This incident led to the determination that additional blades could be aff ected, and should be added to the applicability. We are issuing this AD to prevent loss of the blade tip weight, loss of a blade, and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter.
1.39
FAA We are superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Model 737-300, -400, and -500 series airplanes. That AD currently requires repetitive inspections for cracking of the 1.04-inch nominal diameter wire penetration hole, and applicable related investigative and corrective actions. This AD reduces the compliance times for those actions. This AD was prompted by reports of cracking in the frame, or in the frame and frame reinforcement, common to the 1.04-inch nominal diameter wire penetration hole intended for wire routing; and recent reports of multiple adjacent frame cracking found before the compliance time required by the existing AD. Such cracking could reduce the structural capability of the frames to sustain limit loads, and result in cracking in the fuselage skin and subsequent rapid depressurization of the airplane. We are issuing this AD to correct the unsafe condition on these products.
0.82
FAA We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Cessna Aircraft Company (Cessna) Model 525C airplanes. This emergency AD was sent previously to all known U.S. owners and operators of these airplanes. This AD requires replacing certain lithium-ion batteries installed as the main aircraft battery with either a Ni-Cad or a lead acid battery. This AD was prompted by a report of a battery fire that resulted after an energized ground power unit was connected to one of the affected airplanes equipped with a lithium-ion battery as the main aircraft battery. We are issuing this AD to correct the unsafe condition on these products.
0.31
FAA We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Rolls-Royce Corporation (RRC) AE 3007A, AE 3007A1/1, AE 3007A1, AE 3007A1/3, AE 3007A1E, AE 3007A1P, and AE 3007A3 turbofan engines. This AD requires initial and repetitive eddy current inspections (ECI) of certain 6th-through-13th stage compressor wheel knife edge seals, and initial and repetitive ECIs of the compressor wheel outer circumference, for cracks. This AD was prompted by reports of low-cycle fatigue cracks found during shop visits, in the 6th-through-13th stage compressor wheels having chrome-carbide coated or uncoated knife edge seals. We are issuing this AD to prevent uncontained failure of the 6th-through-13th stage compressor wheel, leading to damage to the airplane.
36.25
FAA One operator has reported a torn out aspirator following scheduled (for on-ground testing purposes) deployment of the Left Hand (LH) OWS [off-wing escape slide].
0.82
FAA This doc ument pro pos es s upers eding four exis ting airworthines s dire c tives (ADs ) for the s pec ifi ed Bell model helic opters . Two of the exis ting ADs re quire an initial and re petitive ins pec tion of c ertain part-numbere d main ro tor yokes ins talled on Bell M odel 204B, 205A-1, and 212 helic opters . Two other exis ting ADs als o es tablis h a re tire ment life of 3,600 hours time-in-s ervic e (TIS) for c ertain part-numbere d main ro tor yokes ins talled on the Bell M odel 204, 205 s eries , and 212 s eries helic opters . Thos e ADs were pro mpted by re ports of c rac ks in the main ro tor yoke (yoke). This ac tion would re tain the re quire ments of the exis ting ADs and would apply thes e ins pec tions and re tire ment lives to additional part-numbere d yokes . This ac tion would als o inc re as e the ins pec tion fre quenc y for c ertain yokes ins talled on a Bell M odel 205B or 212 helic opter and would re quire re plac ing any unairworthy yoke. This pro pos al is pro mpted by the need to expand the applic ability to inc lude yokes pro duc ed under a Parts M anufac turing Appro val (PM A) whos e des ign appro val was bas ed on identic ality with the aff ec ted Bell yoke parts and a re c ent dis c overy of a c rac ked yoke. The ac tions s pec ifi ed by the pro pos ed AD are intended to pre vent c rac king of a yoke, failure of the yoke, and s ubs equent los s of c ontro l of the helic opter.
0.64
FAA This amendment s upers edes an exis ting airworthines s dire c tive (AD) for Bell M odel 205B and 212 helic opters with c ertain main ro tor blade (blade) as s emblies ins talled. That AD c urre ntly re quire s was hing the upper and lower s urfac es of eac h blade and vis ually ins pec ting the grip plates , doublers , and the re maining upper and lower s urfac es of the blades in the are a between blade s tations 24.5 to 40 for an edge void, c orro s ion, or a c rac k. This amendment re tains the re quire ments of that AD for the aff ec ted part-numbere d blades but inc re as es the s c ope and fre quenc y of the ins pec tions and expands the applic ability to inc lude the M odel 205A-1 and 210 helic opters , additional blade part numbers , and all helic opter s erial numbers for the aff ec ted helic opter models . This amendment als o re quire s applying a light c oat of pre s ervative oil (C-125) to all s urfac es of the blade in addition to the ins pec tion are as as re quire d in the exis ting AD. This amendment is pro mpted by an additional re port of a fatigue c rac k on a blade ins talled on a M odel 212 helic opter. The ac tions s pec ifi ed by this AD are intended to detec t an edge void, c orro s ion, or a c rac k on a blade, and to pre vent los s of a blade and s ubs equent los s of c ontro l of the helic opter.
0.36
FAA This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the specifi ed Agusta model helicopters. This action requires inspecting certain modules and related connectors for corrosion. If there is corrosion on the connectors, this AD requires cleaning the connectors before further fl ight. If there is corrosion on a module, before further fl ight, this AD requires replacing the module with an airworthy module. This AD also requires modifying the Number 2 Modular Avionic Unit (MAU) ventilation duct. This amendment is prompted by some in-fl ight emergencies due to internal corrosion of the MAU circuit card assemblies. The actions specifi ed in this AD are intended to detect corrosion of certain modules to prevent the display of misleading data to the fl ight crew, disengagement of the fl ight director modes of the autopilot or other alert system, increased workload of the fl ight crew, and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter.
9.40
FAA Several Mystere-Falcon 900 aeroplanes experienced fuel leakage from a defective fuel high-level sensor located in the wing front spar.
0.48
FAA We pro pos e to adopt a new airworthines s dire c tive (AD) for c ertain The Boeing Company M odel 777-200 and -300 s eries airplanes . This pro pos ed AD would re quire re plac ing c ertain s ingle-tabbed bonding brac kets in the airplane empennage with two-tabbed bonding brac kets . This pro pos ed AD would als o re quire , for c ertain airplanes , ins talling new bonding jumpers , and meas uring the re s is tanc e of the modifi ed ins tallation to verify re s is tanc e is within s pec ifi ed limits . This pro pos ed AD was pro mpted by re ports of two failure s of the s ingle-tabbed brac ket on the rudder. We are pro pos ing this AD to pre vent failure of the bonding jumper brac ket, whic h c ould re s ult in los s of lightning pro tec tion gro und path, whic h c ould lead to inc re as ed lightning-induc ed c urre nts and s ubs equent damage to c ompos ite s truc ture s , hydraulic tubes , and ac tuator c ontro l elec tro nic s . In the event of a lightning s trike, los s of lightning gro und pro tec tion c ould re s ult in the los s of c ontro l of the airplane.
0.26
FAA We are superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD) for the engines identifi ed above. That AD currently requires initial and repetitive visual inspections of the forward engine mount assembly side links for cracks, stripping and reapplying the Sermetel W coating on the side links at every exposure of the side link. This new AD requires those same inspections, stripping and reapplying the Sermetel W coating, and adds two part numbers to the applicability. This AD was prompted by a review of the inspection program, which revealed that GE had omitted two aff ected side link part numbers from the applicability. We are issuing this AD to prevent failure of the side links and possible engine separation from the airplane.
0.13
FAA We are superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD) for Thielert Aircraft Engines GmbH (TAE) Models TAE 125-01 and TAE 125-02-99 reciprocating engines. That AD currently requires replacement of certain part numbers (P/Ns) and serial numbers (S/Ns) of clutch assemblies due to clutch failure. The failures identified above could lead to engine in-flight shutdown and loss of control of the airplane. This AD requires the same actions, but applies the corrective action to an additional 244 affected clutch assemblies. This AD was prompted by TAE identifying additional clutch assemblies with nonconforming disc springs. We are issuing this AD to correct the unsafe condition on these products.
0.33
FAA We propose to supersede an existing airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to all Turbomeca S.A. Arriel 2B and 2B1 turboshaft engines. The existing AD currently requires checking the transmissible torque between the low-pressure (LP) pump impeller and the high-pressure (HP) pump shaft on HP/LP pump hydro-mechanical metering units (HMUs) that do not incorporate Modification TU 147. Since we issued that AD, EASA issued a new AD. This proposed AD would require inspection and possible replacement of the HMU. We are proposing this AD to prevent reduced engine power or, at worst, an uncommanded in-flight shutdown (IFSD), which can result in a forced autorotation landing or accident.
6.59
FAA We are revising an earlier proposed airworthiness directive (AD) for RR RB211-Trent 800 series turbofan engines. That NPRM proposed to revise the Trent 800 Time Limits Manual (TLM) of the Trent 800 engine maintenance manuals (EMMs). That NPRM was prompted by RR reducing the life limits of certain critical engine parts. This action revises that NPRM by proposing to supersede an existing AD to prohibit installation of one certain critical part and to increase the life of another critical part whose lives were previously reduced by that existing AD. We are proposing this supplemental NPRM to prevent the failure of critical rotating parts, which could result in uncontained failure of the engine and damage to the airplane. Because of the extensive changes since the NPRM was issued, we are reopening the comment period to allow the public the chance to comment on these proposed changes.
0.72
FAA We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain The Boeing Company Model 737-100, -200, -200C, and -300 series airplanes. This proposed AD was prompted by a report from the airplane manufacturer that airplanes were assembled with air distribution ducts in the environmental control system (ECS) wrapped with Boeing Material Specifi cation (BMS) 8-39 or Aeronautical Materials Specifi cations (AMS) 3570 polyurethane foam insulation, a material with fi re-retardant properties that deteriorate with age. This proposed AD would require reworking certain air distribution ducts in the ECS. We are proposing this AD to prevent ignition of the BMS 8-39 or AMS 3570 polyurethane foam insulation on the duct assemblies of the ECS due to a potential electrical arc, which could start a small fi re and lead to a larger fi re that may spread throughout the airplane through the ECS.
7.24
FAA [T]here have been a number of occurrences with Messier-Dowty MLG [main landing gear] units where the main fitting failed, due to fatigue cracking in the area of the filler and bleeder holes, and occurrences where the sliding member failed, due to fatigue cracking at the area of chrome run-out/lower radius of the sliding tube portion of the sliding member.
2.09
FAA One operator experienced failures of four Fuel Level Sensor-Amplifier (FLSA) and Multi Tank Indicators (MTI) units. FLSA and MTI failures have been identified as having been caused by incorrect connector sleeves materials fitted to the MTI units.
0.83
FAA We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for PW4000 series turbofan engines. This proposed AD would require replacing the fuel metering unit (FMU), part number (P/N) 50U150, at the next shop visit after the effective date of this proposed AD. This proposed AD was prompted by an engine overspeed event that occurred during taxi and resulted in a high-pressure compressor (HPC) surge and tailpipe fi re. We are proposing this AD to prevent engine overspeed on these engines, which could result in an uncontained engine failure and damage to the airplane.
8.22
FAA During a routine visual inspection on two A310 in-service aeroplanes, cracks were found in the wing MLG [main landing gear] rib 5 aft bearing forward lug. Laboratory examination of the cracked ribs confi rmed that the cracks were the result of pitting corrosion in the forward lug hole. Also on both aeroplanes, medium to heavy corrosion was found in the forward lugs on the opposite wing after removal of the bushes. * * * This situation, if not corrected, could affect the structural integrity of the MLG attachment [which could result in the collapse of the MLG].
1.68
FAA We pro pos e to adopt a new airworthines s dire c tive (AD) for c ertain The Boeing Company Airplanes M odel 737-600, -700, -700C, -800, -900, and -900ER s eries airplanes . This pro pos ed AD would re quire c hec king the es c ape s lide girt for s ervic eability and re plac ement if nec es s ary, modify ing the c able ro uting pro vis ion, re plac ing the re gulator padding, modify ing the as pirator orientation, and modify ing the valis e. This pro pos ed AD als o would, for c ertain airplanes , re quire modify ing or re plac ing the Ves pel pis ton, modify ing the pilot valve re gulator, ins talling a new fi ring c able and s afety pin, and modify ing the s lide valis e. This pro pos ed AD was pro mpted by re ports of es c ape s lides failing to deploy fro m the forward and aft right-hand doors during s c heduled maintenanc e s lide deployments , whic h c ould re s ult in the s lide being unus able during an emerg enc y evac uation and inc re as ed likelihood of injury to pas s engers or c re wmembers due to the diffi c ulty in evac uating the airc raft.
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FAA We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all The Boeing Company Model 767-200 and -300 series airplanes. This proposed AD was prompted by reports of cracks in the inner chords at both left-side and right-side stations 859.5, 883.5, and 903.5. This proposed AD would require repetitive inspections of the frame inner chord transition radius for cracks, and related investigative and corrective actions if necessary. We are proposing this AD to prevent large cracks in the frames and adjacent structure that can adversely affect the structural integrity of the airplane.
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FAA This amendment s upers edes an exis ting airworthines s dire c tive (AD) for the Euro c opter Franc e (Euro c opter) M odel AS350B, B1, B2, B3, BA, C, D, and D1 helic opters ; and M odel AS355E, F, F1, F2, and N helic opters with c ertain tail ro tor pitc h c ontro l ro ds ins talled. That AD re quire s a daily c hec k of the tail ro tor (T/R) pitc h c ontro l ro d (c ontro l ro d) outboard s pheric al bearing (bearing) for play. If play exis ts , that AD re quire s meas uring the bearing's radial and axial play. Sinc e that AD was is s ued, an inc ident oc c urre d where the pilot of a M odel AS350 helic opter felt vibrations in the anti-torq ue pedal in fl ight, re s ulting in a pre c autionary landing. An inves tigation determined that the c ontro l ro d s howed extens ive wear on the ball-joint. This s upers eding AD maintains the re quire ments of the exis ting AD, and expands the applic ability to inc lude the M odel AS355NP helic opter and additional part-numbere d c ontro l ro ds . The ac tions s pec ifi ed by this AD are intended to pre vent failure of a c ontro l ro d, los s of T/R c ontro l, and s ubs equent los s of c ontro l of the helic opter.
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FAA We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Honeywell International Inc. LTS101-600A-2, -3, -3A, and LTS101-700D-2 turboshaft engines with certain power turbine governors (PTG) model AL-AB1, installed, that are marked with compliance symbol N or P, or with no compliance symbol, on the PTG identifi cation plate. This AD requires initial and repetitive replacements of the aff ected PTGs. This AD was prompted by reports of two accidents where the engines suddenly lost power and the helicopters had to make emergency autorotation landings, leading to substantial damage to the helicopters. We are issuing this AD to prevent loss of engine power, leading to emergency autorotation landing and damage to the helicopter.
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FAA We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain The Boeing Company Model DC-9-10, DC-9-20, DC-9-30, DC-9-40, and DC-9-50 series airplanes; and Model DC-9-81 (MD-81), DC-9-82 (MD-82), DC-9-83 (MD-83), DC-9-87 (MD-87), MD-88, and MD-90-30 airplanes, that are equipped with auxiliary fuel tanks. This proposed AD was prompted by fuel system reviews conducted by the manufacturer. This proposed AD would require adding design features to detect electrical faults, to detect a pump running in an empty fuel tank, and to ensure that a fuel pump's operation is not aff ected by certain conditions. We are proposing this AD to reduce the potential of ignition sources inside fuel tanks, which, in combination with fl ammable fuel vapors, could result in fuel tank explosions and consequent loss of the airplane.
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FAA We propose to supersede an existing airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to all GE CF6-80C2B series turbofan engines. The existing AD currently requires installing software version 8.2.Q1 to the engine electronic control unit (ECU), which increases the engine's margin to flameout. Since we issued that AD, we have received reports of additional engine events. This proposed AD would require the removal of the affected ECUs from service. We are proposing this AD to prevent engine flameout or un-commanded engine in-flight shutdown (IFSD) of one or more engines, leading to an emergency or forced landing of the airplane.
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FAA We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain The Boeing Company Model 737-600, -700, -700C, -800, -900, and -900ER series airplanes. This proposed AD would require inspecting to detect damage to the upper fi re seals on the forward edge of the thrust reverser, where the fi re seal contacts the 12-o'clock engine strut, and for correct stiff ness and vent holes, and doing corrective actions if necessary; and installing a bracket for the fi re seal. This proposed AD was prompted by reports of damaged fi re seals on the forward edge of the thrust reverser. We are proposing this AD to detect and correct damage to the fi re seals, which could result in damage to the strut structure and the thrust reverser fi rewall. Such damage could signifi cantly deteriorate the protection capacity of the fi re extinguishing system and result in an uncontrolled fi re.
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FAA Several reports have been received regarding cracking of the DHC-8 Series 100 rudder actuator mounting bracket. An investigation revealed that the mounting bracket has been under-designed based on the static and endurance loading conditions. The failure of the mounting brackets that attach the power control unit (PCU) to the airframe could result in a loss of the rudder actuating system. The loss of both rudder PCU actuators could result in free play of the rudder control surface and potentially induce a fl utter condition.
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FAA We propose to supersede an existing airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to all Pratt & Whitney (PW) JT9D series turbofan engines. The existing AD currently requires revisions to the Airworthiness Limitations Section (ALS) of the manufacturer's Instructions for Continued Airworthiness (ICA) to include required enhanced inspection of selected critical life-limited parts at each piece-part opportunity. Since we issued that AD, PW has added mandatory inspections for certain critical life-limited parts. This proposed AD would require additional revisions to the JT9D series engines ALS sections of the manufacturer's ICA. This proposed AD results from the need to require enhanced inspection of selected critical life-limited parts of JT9D series engines. We are proposing this AD to prevent critical life-limited rotating engine part failure, which could result in an uncontained engine failure and damage to the airplane.
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FAA We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7R4D, -7R4D1, -7R4E, -7R4E1, -7R4G2, -7R4H1, and -7R4E4 turbofan engines. This proposed AD would establish a new lower life limit for high-pressure turbine (HPT) 1st stage air seals, part number (P/N) 735907, and would require removing them from service using a drawdown schedule. This proposed AD was prompted by the determination that a new lower life limit for the HPT 1st stage air seals, P/N 735907, is necessary. We are proposing this AD to prevent critical life-limited rotating engine part failure and damage to the airplane.
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FAA Several cases of corrosion of the Main Landing Gear (MLG) support Rib 5 fitting lug bores have been reported on A320 family aeroplanes. * * * If not detected, the cracking may lead to the complete failure of the fitting and thus could affect the structural integrity of the MLG installation.
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FAA We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Pratt & Whitney PW4050, PW4052, PW4056, PW4056(-3), PW4156, PW4060, PW4060(-3), PW4060A, PW4152, PW4152(-3), PW4156A, PW4158, PW4158(-3), PW4460, PW4460(-3), PW4462, and PW4462(-3) turbofan engines. This proposed AD was prompted by reports of five engine in-flight shutdowns and seven unplanned engine removals. This proposed AD would require inspections, cleaning, and engine modifications to address coking in the No. 4 bearing compartment and oil pressure and scavenge tubes. We are proposing this AD to prevent an engine fire, a fractured fan drive shaft, and damage to the airplane.
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FAA Routine inspections have revealed cracking on the head sections of two Trent 800 front combustion liners. 2.20
FAA We propose t o supersede t w o e
xi st i ng ai rw ort hi ness di rect i ves ( AD ) t hat appl y t o M odel 737- 100, - 200, - 200C, - 300, - 400, and - 500 seri es ai rpl anes. The fi rst e
xi st i ng AD current l y requi res, f or cert ai n ai rpl anes, repet i t i ve i nspect i ons of t he St at i on ( ST
A) 348. 2 f rame t o det ect cracki ng under t he st op fi t t i ngs and i nt ercost al fl anges at st ri ngers S- 14L, S- 15L, and S- 16L, and correct i ve act i on i f necessary
. The second e
xi st i ng AD current l y requi res repet i t i ve i nspect i ons t o det ect cracki ng of t he i nt ercost al w ebs, at t achment cl i ps, and st ri nger spl i ce channel s, and correct i ve act i on i f necessary
. Si nce w e i ssued t hose AD s, w e have recei ved report s of cracki ng of t he ST
A 348. 2 f rame above t he t w o out board f ast eners at t achi ng t he f rame i nner chord and door st op fi t t i ngs, and i n t he out board chord at st ri nger S- 16L. We have al so recei ved report s of mi ssi ng f ast eners i n t he ST
A 348. 2 f rame i nner chord. Thi s proposed AD w oul d requi re addi t i onal ai rpl anes t o do t he i nspect i on f or cracki ng under t he st op fi t t i ngs; e
xt end t he repet i t i ve i nt erval f or cert ai n ai rpl anes; add a one- t i me i nspect i on t o det ect mi ssi ng f ast eners; and updat e or add cert ai n i nspect i on and repai r i nst ruct i ons. Thi s proposed AD w oul d al so requi re, f or cert ai n ai rpl anes, repet i t i ve i nspect i ons of t he cargo barr i er net fi t t i ng f or cracki ng and repai r i f necessary
. Thi s proposed AD w oul d al so add, f or cert ai n ai rpl anes, repet i t i ve i nspect i ons f or cracki ng of t he S- 15L aft i nt ercost al , and repai r i f necessary
. We are proposi ng t hi s AD t o det ect and correct f at i gue cracki ng of t he i nt ercost al s on t he f orw ard and aft si des of t he f orw ard ent ry door cut out , w hi ch coul d resul t i n l oss of t he f orw ard ent ry door and rapi d decompressi on of t he ai rpl ane.
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FAA We pro pos e to s upers ede an exis ting airworthines s dire c tive (AD) that applies to c ertain M odel 737-300, -400, and -500 s eries airplanes . The exis ting AD c urre ntly re quire s re petitive extern al detailed ins pec tions or non-des truc tive ins pec tions to detec t c rac ks in the fus elage s kin along the c hem-mill s teps at s tringers S-1 and S-2R, between s tation (STA) 400 and STA 460, and re pair if nec es s ary. Sinc e we is s ued that AD, we have re c eived re ports of additional c rac k fi ndings of the fus elage s kin at the c hem-mill s teps . This pro pos ed AD would add ins pec tions for c rac king in additional fus elage s kin loc ations , and re pair if nec es s ary. This pro pos ed AD would als o re duc e the ins pec tion thre s holds and re petitive intervals for c ertain airplanes . We are pro pos ing this AD to detec t and c orre c t fatigue c rac king of the fus elage s kin panels at the c hem-mill s teps , whic h c ould re s ult in s udden frac ture and failure of the fus elage s kin panels , and c ons equent rapid dec ompre s s ion of the airplane.
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FAA This ac tion enhanc es s afety by amending the applic able s tandard s for part 23 turbofan- and turbojet-powere d airplanes whic h are c ommonly re ferre d to as part 23 jets , or jets as well as turbopro peller-driven and re c ipro c ating-engine airplanes , to re fl ec t the c urre nt needs of indus try, ac c ommodate future tre nds , addre s s emerg ing tec hnologies , and pro vide for future airplane operations . This ac tion is nec es s ary to eliminate the c urre nt workload of pro c es s ing exemptions , s pec ial c onditions , and equivalent level of s afety fi ndings nec es s ary to c ertifi c ate jets . The eff ec t of the c hanges will: Enhanc e s afety by re quiring additional battery enduranc e re quire ments ; inc re as e the c limb gradient performanc e for c ertain part 23 airplanes ; s tandard iz e and s implify the c ertifi c ation of jets ; c larify are as of fre quent non-s tandard iz ation and mis interpre tation, partic ularly for elec tro nic equipment and s ys tem c ertifi c ation; and c odify exis ting c ertifi c ation re quire ments in s pec ial c onditions for jets that inc orporate new tec hnologies .
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FAA This rule amends the airworthiness standards for fatigue tolerance evaluation (FTE) of transport category rotorcraft metallic structures. This revises the FTE safety requirements to address advances in structural fatigue substantiation technology for metallic structures. This provides an increased level of safety by avoiding or reducing the likelihood of the catastrophic fatigue failure of a metallic structure. These increased safety requirements will help ensure that should serious accidental damage occur during manufacturing or within the operational life of the rotorcraft, the remaining structure could withstand, without failure, any fatigue loads that are likely to occur, until the damage is detected or the part is replaced. Besides improving the safety standards for FTE of all principal structural elements (PSEs), the amendment is harmonized with international standards.
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FAA We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain The Boeing Company Model 777 airplanes. This proposed AD was prompted by reports of corrosion damage on the outer diameter chrome surface of the horizontal stabilizer pivot pins. Micro cracks in the chrome plating of the pivot pin, some of which extended into the base metal, were also reported. This condition, if not corrected, could result in a fractured horizontal stabilizer pivot pin, which may cause excessive horizontal stabilizer freeplay and structural damage signifi cant enough to result in loss of control of the airplane. This proposed AD would require replacing the existing horizontal stabilizer pivot pins with new or reworked pivot pins having improved corrosion resistance, doing repetitive inspections after installing the pivot pins, and doing corrective actions if necessary. We are proposing this AD to correct the unsafe condition on these products.
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FAA We pro pos e to adopt a new airworthines s dire c tive (AD) for Euro c opter Deuts c hland GmbH M odel BO-105A, BO-105C, BO-105L S A-1, BO-105L S A-3, and BO-105S helic opters . This pro pos ed AD would re quire ins pec ting c ertain main ro tor blades for debonding of the ero s ion pro tec tive s hell. If the ero s ion pro tec tive s hell is debonded, you would be re quire d to re plac e the main ro tor blade with an airworthy main ro tor blade. This pro pos ed AD is pro mpted by the re s ults of an ins pec tion on a BO-105 helic opter where debonding was dis c overe d on a main ro tor blade ero s ion pro tec tive s hell, and it was determined that the debonding was due to inc orre c t ins tallation of the ero s ion pro tec tive s hell. Subs equently, an inc ident oc c urre d where a BO-105 helic opter los t its main ro tor blade ero s ion pro tec tive s hell during fl ight. The ac tions s pec ifi ed by this pro pos ed AD are intended to detec t debonding of the main ro tor blade ero s ion pro tec tive s hell whic h c ould lead to an unbalanc ed main ro tor, high vibrations , damage to the tail boom or tail ro tor, and los s of c ontro l of the helic opter.
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Farm Credit Admin The Farm Cre dit Adminis tration (FCA, Agenc y, us , our, or we) pro pos es to amend our re gulations govern ing inves tments held by ins titutions of the Farm Cre dit Sys tem (FCS or Sys tem). We pro pos e to s tre ngthen our re gulations govern ing inves tment management, intere s t rate ris k management, and as s oc iation inves tments ; re vis e the lis t of eligible inves tments to ens ure it is limited only to high-quality, liquid inves tments ; re duc e re gulatory burd en for inves tments that fail to meet eligibility c riteria after purc has e or are uns uitable; and make other c hanges that will enhanc e the s afety and s oundnes s of Sys tem ins titutions . In this pro pos al, we als o s eek c omments on c omplianc e with s ec tion 939A of the Dodd-Frank Wall Stre et Reform and Cons umer Pro tec tion Ac t (Dodd-Frank Ac t or DFA), whic h re quire s us to re move all re fere nc es to and re quire ments re lating to c re dit ratings and to s ubs titute other appro priate s tandard s of c re ditworthines s . We als o s eek c omment on other is s ues .
Farm Credit Admin Farm Credit Administration (FCA or Agency) regulations on the capital adequacy of Farm Credit System (FCS or System) institutions include various references to and requirements of reliance on credit ratings of a security or money-market instrument. Section 939A of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank or DFA), enacted on July 21, 2010, requires Federal agencies to remove any reference to or requirement of reliance upon such credit ratings, and substitute in their place standards of creditworthiness that they deem appropriate for such regulations. The FCA seeks public comment on alternatives to the use of credit ratings in these regulations.
Farm Credit Admin The Farm Cre dit Adminis tration (FCA, Agenc y, us , or we) pro pos es to amend our re gulations govern ing the Federal Agric ultural M ortgage Corporation (Farmer M ac or the Corporation) in the are as of non-pro gram inves tments and liquidity. We are pro pos ing to modify the s pec ifi c re quire ments s upporting our objec tive to ens ure that Farmer M ac maintains adequate liquidity to withs tand s tre s s ful c onditions in ac c ord anc e with board -es tablis hed ris k toleranc e and holds only high-quality, liquid inves tments in its liquidity re s erve. We als o pro pos e to expand the allowable purpos es of Farmer M ac 's non-pro gram inves tments to inc lude inves tments that would add value to Farmer M ac 's operations by c omplementing its pro gram ac tivities . Further, we re ques t c omments on the bes t appro ac h for c omplianc e with s ec tion 939A of the Dodd-Frank Wall Stre et Reform and Cons umer Pro tec tion Ac t (Dodd-Frank Ac t or DFA), whic h re quire s us to re move all re fere nc es to and re quire ments re lating to c re dit ratings and to s ubs titute other appro priate s tandard s of c re ditworthines s . Finally, we pro pos e s ignifi c ant re org aniz ing of s ec tions to make the fl ow of the is s ues c overe d more logic al.
FCC In this document, the Commission seeks comments on the development of a technical interoperability framework for the nationwide public safety broadband network. This document considers and proposes additional requirements to further promote and enable nationwide interoperability among public safety broadband networks operating in the 700 MHz band. This document addresses public safety broadband network interoperability from a technological perspective and considers interoperability at various communication layers.
FCC 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 requirements contained in FCC Form 337. The form changes were approved on February 7, 2011.
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FCC In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) amends its rules governing the Emergency Alert System (EAS) to provide for national EAS testing and collection of data from such tests. This will help determine whether the EAS functions as intended to deliver a national Presidential alert.
FCC 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 requirements international telecommunications service regulations. The information collection requirements were approved on February 18, 2011 by OMB.
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FCC 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 requirements in international telecommunications service regulations. The information collection requirements were approved on February 18, 2011 by OMB.
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FCC In this document, the Commission revises its pole attachment rules to promote competition and to reduce the potentially excessive costs of deploying telecommunications, cable, and broadband networks. The Commission also revises the telecommunications rate formula for pole attachments consistent with the statutory framework, reinterprets the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, to allow incumbent LECs to fi le complaints before the Commission if they believe a pole attachment rate, term, or condition is unjust and unreasonable, and confi rms wireless providers are entitled to the same rate as other telecommunications carriers. In addition, the Commission resolves multiple petitions for reconsideration and addresses various points regarding the nondiscriminatory use of attachment techniques.
FCC In this document the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) seeks comment on revisions to its rules to help fi ll gaps in wireless coverage and expand broadband in rural and diffi cult-to-serve areas, and protect wireless networks from harm. The development and deployment of well-designed signal boosters holds great potential to empower consumers in rural and underserved areas to improve their wireless coverage in their homes, at their jobs, and when they travel by car, recreational vehicle, or boat.
FCC In this document, the Federal Communications Commission seeks to work with stakeholders including state and local governments, other Federal agencies, Tribal governments, consumer advocates, and the private sector to identify means of improving rights of way policies and wireless facilities siting requirements. Policies for managing rights of way and siting wireless facilities, including the procedures and costs for acquiring permission to build, aff ect how long it takes and how much it costs to deploy broadband. By working together with other interested parties on these issues, the Commission can reduce the costs and time required for broadband deployment, both fi xed and mobile, which will help unleash private investment in infrastructure, increase effi cient use of scarce public resources (including spectrum) and increase broadband adoption.
FCC In this doc ument, the Commis s ion pro pos es rules to implement the Commerc ial Advertis ement Loudnes s M itigation (CAL M ) Ac t. Among other things , the CAL M Ac t dire c ts the Commis s ion to inc orporate into its rules by re fere nc e and make mandatory a tec hnic al s tandard developed by an indus try s tandard -s etting body that is des igned to pre vent televis ion c ommerc ial advertis ements fro m being trans mitted at louder volumes than the pro gram material they ac c ompany. Spec ifi c ally, the CAL M Ac t re quire s the Commis s ion to inc orporate by re fere nc e the ATSC A/85 Rec ommended Prac tic e (ATSC A/85 RP ) and make it mandatory ins ofar as s uc h re c ommended prac tic e c onc ern s the trans mis s ion of c ommerc ial advertis ements by a televis ion bro adc as t s tation, c able operator, or other multic hannel video pro gramming dis tributor. As mandated by the s tatute, the pro pos ed rules will apply to TV bro adc as ters , c able operators and other multic hannel video pro gramming dis tributors ( M VPDs ). The new law re quire s the Commis s ion to adopt the re quire d re gulation on or before Dec ember 15, 2011, and it will take eff ec t one year after adoption. The doc ument s eeks c omment below on pro pos als re gard ing c omplianc e, waivers , and other implementation is s ues .
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FCC 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 requirements contained in 47 CFR 73.7000, FCC Forms 301 and 340 and the AM Auction Section 307(b) Submissions. The information collection requirements were approved on July 5, 2011 and July 11, 2011 by OMB.
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FCC In this doc ument, the Federal Communic ations Commis s ion (Commis s ion) is re viewing its re porting e
r quire ments for pro viders of intern ational telec ommunic ations s ervic es . The Commis s ion pro pos es to amend its re porting re quire ments for pro viders of intern ational telec ommunic ations s ervic es and trans mis s ion fac ilities in ord er to s implify the fi ling of the annual traffi c and re venue re port and the annual c irc uit-s tatus re port and modern iz e the information c ollec ted under thos e re ports . The Commis s ion als o pro pos es to amend its rules to c re ate a new annual s ervic es re port des igned to obtain bas ic information about pro viders of intern ational telec ommunic ations s ervic es and to update c ontac t information. The Commis s ion als o pro pos es to amend its rules to c larify the c onfi dential tre atment of c ertain dis aggre gated information re ported under the traffi c and re venue re port and the c irc uit-s tatus re port. This ac tion is part of the Commis s ion's c ompre hens ive re view of its intern ational re porting re quire ments and is intended to re move unnec es s ary information c ollec tions and tailor its information c ollec tions to the c urre nt s tate of the intern ational telec ommunic ations market.
FCC The purpos e of this doc ument is to s eek c omment on pro pos ed amendments to the Commis s ion's Truth-in-Billing rules that would re quire wire line telephone c ompanies (i.e. wire line telec ommunic ations c ommon c arriers ) to notify s ubs c ribers c learly and c ons pic uous ly, at the point of s ale, on eac h bill, and on their Web s ites , of the option to bloc k third -party c harg es fro m their telephone bills , if the c ompany off ers that option, and plac e c harg es fro m non-telephone c ompany third -parties in a bill s ec tion s eparate fro m telephone c ompany c harg es , and would re quire both wire line and wire les s (i.e. Commerc ial M obile Radio Servic e (CM RS ) c ommon c arriers ) telephone c ompanies to notify s ubs c ribers on all telephone bills and on their Web s ites that s ubs c ribers may fi le c omplaints with the Commis s ion, pro vide the Commis s ion's c ontac t information for the s ubmis s ion of c omplaints , and inc lude on Web s ites a link to the Commis s ion's c omplaint Web page. This ac tion will enable s ubs c ribers to detec t, re c tify , and pre vent plac ement of unauthoriz ed c harg es on their telephone bills ; a prac tic e known as c ramming.
FCC In this document, the Commission makes several nonsubstantive, editorial revisions to parts 1, 73 and 76 of the Commission's rules. The Commission removes rules that are without current legal effect and are obsolete. The deleted rules include the fairness doctrine, broadcast flag rules and cable programming services complaint rules.
FCC The Commission publishes this document to announce the effective date of the rule sections. See, In the Matter of Unlicensed Operation in the TV Broadcast Bands; Additional Spectrum for Unlicensed Devices Below 900 MHz and in the 3 GHz Band, ET Docket Nos. 04-186 and 02-380; FCC 10-174, 75 FR 75814, December 6, 2010.
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FCC In this document, the Commission announces that the Offi ce of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved, for a period of three years, the information collection requirements contained in the regulations for issues relating to the video description rules. The fi nal information collection requirements were approved on September 8, 2011 by OMB. The Commission received OMB preapproval for the proposed requirements on April 22, 2011. The information collection requirements were adopted as proposed.
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FCC 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 requirements contained in the Satellite Digital Audio Radio Service (SDARS) Second Report and Order. The information collection requirements were approved on July 5, 2011 by OMB.
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FCC In this doc ument, the Commission announc es that the Offic e of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved, for a period of three years, the information c ollec tion assoc iated with the Commission's Implementation of the Twenty-First Century Communic ations and Video Ac c essibility Ac t of 2010, S ec tion 105, Relay S ervic es for Deaf-Blind Individuals, Report and Order (Report and Order). The information c ollec tion requirements were approved on S eptember 13, 2011 by OMB.
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eport and O rder est abl i shes prot ect i ons f or broadband servi ce t o preserve and rei nf orce I nt ernet f reedom and openness. The Commi ssi on adopt s t hree basi c prot ect i ons t hat are grounded i n broadl y accept ed I nt ernet norms, as w el l as our ow n pri or deci si ons. F
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: fi ed and mobi l e broadband provi ders must di scl ose t he net w ork management pract i ces, perf ormance charact eri st i cs, and commerci al t erms of t hei r broadband servi ces. Second, no bl ocki ng: fi
x ed broadband provi ders may not bl ock l aw f ul cont ent , appl i cat i ons, servi ces, or non- harmf ul devi ces; mobi l e broadband provi ders may not bl ock l aw f ul Web si t es, or bl ock appl i cat i ons t hat compet e w i t h t hei r voi ce or vi deo t el ephony servi ces. Thi rd, no unreasonabl e di scri mi nat i on: fi
x ed broadband provi ders may not unreasonabl y di scri mi nat e i n t ransmi t t i ng l aw f ul net w ork t raffi
x c. These rul es, appl i ed w i t h t he compl ement ary pri nci pl e of reasonabl e net w ork management , ensure t hat t he f reedom and openness t hat have enabl ed t he I nt ernet t o fl ouri sh as an engi ne f or creat i vi t y and commerce w i l l cont i nue. Thi s f ramew ork t hus provi des great er cert ai nt y and predi ct abi l i t y t o consumers, i nnovat ors, i nvest ors, and broadband provi ders, as w el l as t he fl xi bi l i t y provi ders need t o eff ect i vel y manage t hei r net w orks. The f ramew ork promot es a vi rt uous ci rcl e of i nnovat i on and i nvest ment i n w hi ch new uses of t he net w orki ncl udi ng new cont ent , appl i cat i ons, servi ces, and devi cesl ead t o i ncreased end- user demand f or broadband, w hi ch dri ves net w ork i mprovement s t hat i n t urn l ead t o f urt her i nnovat i ve net w ork uses.
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FCC In this document, the C ommission announces that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved, for a period of three years, the information collection associated with the C ommission's Structure and Practices of the Video Relay Service Program, Report and Order (Report and Order). The information collection requirements were approved on September 16, 2011 by OMB.
FCC In this document, the C ommission proposes rules to implement provisions of the Twenty-First C entury C ommunications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010 (C VAA) that mandate rules for closed captioning of certain video programming delivered using Internet protocol (IP). The C ommission seeks comment on rules that would apply to the distributors, providers, and owners of IP-delivered video programming, as well as the devices that display such programming.
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FCC In 1993, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted rules pertaining to carriage of video programming vendors by multichannel video programming distributors (MVPDs), known as the program carriage rules. The rules are intended to benefit consumers by promoting competition and diversity in the video programming and video distribution markets. In this document, the FCC seeks comment on proposed revisions to or clarifications of the program carriage rules, which are intended to further improve the Commission's procedures and to advance the goals of the program carriage statute.
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FCC In this document, the C ommission announces that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved, for a period of three years, the information collection associated with the C ommission's Electronic Tariff Filing System (ETFS), Report and Order (Order). This notice is consistent with the Order, which stated that the C ommission would publish a document in the Federal Register announcing the effective date of those rules.
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FCC In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announces that it has received Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for public information collection 3060-0411, which is associated with the new complaint mechanism for resolving data roaming disputes with commercial mobile data service providers.
FCC In this document, the Wireline Competition Bureau (WCB) seeks comment on a proposal for disbursing Universal Service Fund low income support to eligible telecommunications carriers (ETCs) based upon claims for reimbursement of actual support payments made, instead of projected claims for support. Payment based on actual support payments would replace the current administrative process, under which the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) reimburses ETCs for low income support each month based on USAC's projection of payments and on a true-up calculated using an ETC's actual support payments. Among other things, we are seeking comment on a proposal that, if adopted, would require that the FCC Form 497 be fi led monthly.
FCC In this document, the Commission is initiating a review of its policies and procedures that apply to foreign ownership of common carrier, aeronautical en route and aeronautical fi xed radio station licensees. The Commission seeks to reduce to the extent possible the regulatory costs and burdens imposed on common carrier, aeronautical en route and aeronautical fi xed radio station applicants, licensees, and spectrum lessees; provide greater transparency and more predictability with respect to the Commission's foreign ownership fi ling requirements and review process; and facilitate investment from new sources of capital, while continuing to protect important interests related to national security, law enforcement, foreign policy, and trade policy.
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FCC In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) comprehensively reforms and modernizes the universal service and intercarrier compensation systems to ensure that robust, aff ordable voice and broadband service, both fi xed and mobile, are available to Americans throughout the nation. The Commission adopts fi scally responsible, accountable, incentive-based policies to transition these outdated systems to the Connect America Fund, ensuring fairness for consumers and addressing the communications infrastructure challenges of today and tomorrow. The Commission uses measured but fi rm glide paths to provide industry with certainty and suffi cient time to adapt to a changed regulatory landscape, and establish a framework to distribute universal service funding in the most effi cient and technologically neutral manner possible, through market-based mechanisms such as competitive bidding.
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FDA The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the current informed consent regulations to require that informed consent documents and processes for applicable drug (including biological products) and device clinical trials include a specific statement that clinical trial information will be entered into a databank.
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FDA The proposed rule would describe the process and statutory criteria for requesting an exemption and explain how FDA would review requests for exemptions. Once finalized, this regulation will satisfy the requirement in the Tobacco Control Act that FDA issue regulations implementing the exemption provision.
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FDA To implement the menu labeling provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (Affordable Care Act), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing requirements for providing certain nutrition information for standard menu items in certain chain restaurants and similar retail food establishments.
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FDA To implement the vending machine labeling provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (Affordable Care Act), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing requirements for providing calorie information for certain articles of food sold from vending machines.
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FDA The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing to amend certain of its general regulations to include tobacco products, where appropriate, in light of FDA's authority to regulate these products under the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco C ontrol Act (Tobacco C ontrol Act). With these amendments, tobacco products will be subject to the same general requirements that apply to other FDA-regulated products.
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FDA The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending its regulations on administrative detention of food for human or animal consumption. As required by the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), FDA is issuing this interim final rule to change the criteria for ordering administrative detention of human or animal food. Under the new criteria, FDA can order administrative detention if there is reason to believe that an article of food is adulterated or misbranded. This will further help FDA prevent potentially harmful food from reaching U.S. consumers and thereby improve the safety of the U.S. food supply.
FDA The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing to limit the maximum labeled SPF value for over-the-counter (OTC) sunscreen drug products to 50+. We are issuing this proposed rule after reviewing data and information we received on the safety and effectiveness of OTC sunscreen drug products after publication of our 2007 proposed rule. The record does not currently contain suffi cient data to indicate that there is additional clinical benefi t above SPF 50. This proposal is part of FDA's ongoing review of these products to ensure their safety and effectiveness.
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FDA The Food and Drug Adminis tration (FDA) is is s uing this doc ument to addre s s labeling and eff ec tivenes s tes ting for c ertain over-the c ounter (OTC) s uns c re en pro duc ts c ontaining s pec ifi ed ac tive ingre dients and marketed without appro ved applic ations . This doc ument addre s s es labeling and eff ec tivenes s tes ting is s ues rais ed by the nearly 2,900 s ubmis s ions that we re c eived in re s pons e to the s uns c re en pro pos ed rule of Augus t 27, 2007 (2007 pro pos ed rule). The doc ument als o identifi es s pec ifi c c laims that re nder a pro duc t that is s ubjec t to this rule mis branded or would not be allowed on any OTC s uns c re en pro duc t marketed without an appro ved applic ation. The doc ument does not addre s s is s ues re lated to s uns c re en ac tive ingre dients or c ertain other is s ues re gard ing the GRASE determination for s uns c re en pro duc ts . The doc ument re quire s OTC s uns c re en pro duc ts to c omply with the c ontent and format re quire ments for OTC drug labeling c ontained in the 1999 Drug Fac ts fi nal rule (publis hed in the Federal Regis ter of M arc h 17, 1999, by lifting the delay of implementation date for that rule that we publis hed on September 3, 2004).
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FDA 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 and to allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice. This notice solicits comments on SPF labeling and testing requirements for over-the-counter (OTC) sunscreen products containing specified ingredients and marketed without approved applications, and on compliance with Drug Facts labeling requirements for all OTC sunscreen products.
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FDA The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending its regulations to add a new requirement for the display of health warnings on cigarette packages and in cigarette advertisements. This rule implements a provision of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (Tobacco Control Act) that requires FDA to issue regulations requiring color graphics, depicting the negative health consequences of smoking, to accompany the nine new textual warning statements required under the Tobacco Control Act. The Tobacco Control Act amends the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act (FCLAA) to require each cigarette package and advertisement to bear one of nine new textual warning statements. This fi nal rule specifi es the color graphic images that must accompany each of the nine new textual warning statements.
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FDA The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is issuing this fi nal rule to establish procedures for requesting an exemption from the substantial equivalence requirements of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (Tobacco Control Act). The fi nal rule describes the process and statutory criteria for requesting an exemption and explains how FDA reviews requests for exemptions. This regulation satisfi es the requirement in the Tobacco Control Act that FDA issue regulations implementing the exemption provision.
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FDA The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the final monograph (FM) for over-the-counter (OTC) bronchodilator drug products to add additional warnings (e.g., an Asthma alert) and to revise the indications, warnings, and directions in the labeling of products containing the ingredients ephedrine, ephedrine hydrochloride, ephedrine sulfate, epinephrine, epinephrine bitartrate, racephedrine hydrochloride, and racepinephrine hydrochloride. FDA is issuing this final rule after considering data and information submitted in response to the Agency's proposed labeling revisions for these products. This final rule is part of FDA's ongoing review of OTC drug products.
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FDA The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing to require the fi ling of a premarket approval application (PMA) or a notice of completion of a product development protocol (PDP) for the following class III preamendments device: Cardiovascular permanent pacemaker electrode. The Agency is also summarizing its proposed fi ndings regarding the degree of risk of illness or injury designed to be eliminated or reduced by requiring this device to meet the statute's approval requirements and the benefi ts to the public from the use of the device. In addition, FDA is announcing the opportunity for interested persons to request that the Agency change the classifi cation of the cardiovascular permanent pacemaker electrode based on new information. This action implements certain statutory requirements.
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FDA The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing to require the fi ling of a premarket approval application (PMA) or a notice of completion of a product development protocol (PDP) for the Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulator. The Agency is also summarizing its proposed fi ndings regarding the degree of risk of illness or injury designed to be eliminated or reduced by requiring this device to meet the statute's approval requirements and the benefi ts to the public from the use of the device. In addition, FDA is announcing the opportunity for interested persons to request that the Agency change the classifi cation of the cranial electrotherapy stimulator based on new information. This action implements certain statutory requirements.
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FDA The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending its regulations regarding the declaration of certifi ed color additives on the labels of animal food including animal feeds and pet foods. FDA is issuing a fi nal regulation in response to the Nutrition Labeling and Education Act of 1990 (the 1990 amendments), which amended the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the FD&C Act) by requiring, among other things, the listing on food labels of the common or usual names of all color additives required to be certifi ed by FDA. An additional purpose of this fi nal rule is to make these regulations consistent with the regulations regarding the declaration of certifi ed color additives on the labels of human food. The fi nal rule also suggests appropriate terminology for the declaration of certifi cation-exempt color additives on the labels of animal food.
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FDIC The FDIC is issuing an interim fi nal rule (Rule), with request for comments, which implements certain provisions of its authority to resolve covered fi nancial companies under Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the Dodd-Frank Act). The FDIC's purpose in issuing this Rule is to provide greater clarity and certainty about how key components of this authority will be implemented and to ensure that the liquidation process under Title II refl ects the Dodd-Frank Act's mandate of transparency in the liquidation of failing systemic fi nancial companies.
FDIC The FDIC is adopting a fi nal rule amending its deposit insurance regulations to implement an amendment to section 11(a)(1)(B)(iii) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (FDI Act), as added by section 343 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Pub. L. 111-203), that includes Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts (IOLTAs) in the defi nition of noninterest-bearing transaction account for purposes of providing unlimited deposit insurance for such accounts for two years starting December 31, 2010.
FDIC The FDIC is amending its regulations to implement revisions to the Federal Deposit Insurance Act made by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank) by modifying the defi nition of an institution's deposit insurance assessment base; to change the assessment rate adjustments; to revise the deposit insurance assessment rate schedules in light of the new assessment base and altered adjustments; to implement Dodd-Frank's dividend provisions; to revise the large insured depository institution assessment system to better diff erentiate for risk and better take into account losses from large institution failures that the FDIC may incur; and to make technical and other changes to the FDIC's assessment rules.
FDIC The FDIC is proposing and requests comments on a rule that would implement certain provisions of its authority to resolve covered financial companies under Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the Dodd-Frank Act or the Act).
FDIC Eff ective July 21, 2011, the statutory prohibition against the payment of interest on demand deposits will be repealed pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the DFA).1 In light of this, the FDIC proposes to rescind regulations that have implemented this prohibition with respect to state-chartered nonmember (SNM) banks. Because the regulations include a defi nition of interest that may assist the FDIC in interpreting a recent statutory amendment that provides temporary, unlimited deposit insurance coverage for noninterest-bearing transaction accounts, the FDIC also proposes to retain and move the defi nition of interest into the deposit insurance regulations.
FDIC The FDIC is proposing regulations that would impose requirements for foreign currency futures, options on futures, and options that an insured depository institution supervised by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation engages in with retail customers. Pursuant to section 742(c) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, such transactions will be prohibited as of July 16, 2011, in the absence of the proposed requirements. The proposed regulations would also impose requirements on other foreign currency transactions that are functionally or economically similar to futures, options on futures, or options.
FDIC The FDIC is issuing a final rule amending its regulations to reflect section 627 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the DFA),1 repealing the prohibition against the payment of interest on demand deposit accounts effective July 21, 2011.
FDIC Title III of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (the Dodd-Frank Act or the Act) provided that the functions, powers, and duties of the Offi ce of Thrift Supervision (OTS) relating to State savings associations will transfer to the FDIC eff ective one year after July 21, 2010, the date that the Dodd-Frank Act was enacted. The Act also amended section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (FDI Act) to designate the FDIC as the appropriate Federal banking agency for State savings associations. The FDIC is authorized to issue regulations pursuant to the FDI Act and other existing laws as the appropriate Federal banking agency (or under similar statutory terminology). As a result, pursuant to those laws, the FDIC, the newly-designated appropriate Federal banking agency for State savings associations, is authorized to issue certain regulations involving State savings associations.
FDIC The FD I C i s adopt i ng an i nt eri m fi nal rul e (

ul e) , w i t h request f or comment s, requi ri ng an i nsured deposi t ory i nst i t ut i on w i t h $50 bi l l i on or more i n t ot al asset s t o submi t peri odi cal l y t o t he FD I C a cont i ngent pl an f or t he resol ut i on of such i nst i t ut i on i n t he event of i t s f ai l ure (
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r i day) , maxi mi zes t he net present val ue ret urn f rom t he sal e or di sposi t i on of i t s asset s and mi ni mi zes t he amount of any l oss t o be real i zed by t he i nst i t ut i on' s credi t ors. The FD I C fi nds t hat t here i s good cause and i t i s i n t he publ i c i nt erest t o adopt t he R
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FEC On April 21, 2011, the C ommission received a Petition for Rulemaking from Representative C hris Van Hollen. The Petition urges the C ommission to revise and amend the regulations at 11 C FR 109.10(e)(1)(vi) regarding the reporting of independent expenditures by persons other than political committees. The Petition is available for inspection in the C ommission's Public Records Office, on its website, http://www.fec.gov/fosers/, and through its Faxline service.
Federal Contract Office The Offi ce of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) is proposing to revise regulations implementing the affi rmative action provisions of the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, as amended, which requires covered Federal contractors and subcontractors to take affi rmative action in employment on behalf of specifi ed categories of protected veterans. The proposed regulations would strengthen these affi rmative action provisions, detailing specifi c actions a contractor must take to satisfy its obligations. They would also increase the contractor's data collection obligations, and require the contractor to establish hiring benchmarks to assist in measuring the eff ectiveness of its affi rmative action eff orts. Rescission of 41 CFR part 60-250 as obsolete is also proposed.
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Federal Contract Office The Offi c e of Federal Contrac t Complianc e Pro grams (OFCCP) is pro pos ing to re vis e the re gulations implementing the non-dis c rimination and affi rmative ac tion re gulations of s ec tion 503 of the Rehabilitation Ac t of 1973, as amended. Sec tion 503 pro hibits dis c rimination by c overe d Federal c ontrac tors and s ubc ontrac tors agains t individuals on the bas is of dis ability, and re quire s affi rmative ac tion on behalf of qualifi ed individuals with dis abilities . The pro pos ed re gulations would s tre ngthen the affi rmative ac tion pro vis ions , detailing s pec ifi c ac tions a c ontrac tor mus t take to s atis fy its obligations . They would als o inc re as e the c ontrac tor's data c ollec tion obligations , and es tablis h a utiliz ation goal for individuals with dis abilities to as s is t in meas uring the eff ec tivenes s of the c ontrac tor's affi rmative ac tion eff orts . Revis ion of the non-dis c rimination pro vis ions to implement c hanges nec es s itated by the pas s age of the ADA Amendments Ac t (ADAAA) of 2008 is als o pro pos ed.
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Federal Housing Board A number of regulations applicable to the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (collectively, the Enterprises), and the Federal Home Loan Banks (Banks), contain specifi c references to, or requirements based on, credit ratings issued by credit rating organizations registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission as nationally recognized statistical rating organizations (NRSROs). Section 939A of the recently enacted Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act) provides Federal agencies with one-year to review regulations that require the use of an assessment of the credit-worthiness of a security or money market instrument and any references to, or requirements in, such regulations regarding credit ratings, and to remove such references or requirements.
Federal Housing Agency The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is proposing to amend its community support regulation by requiring the Federal Home Loan Banks (Banks) to monitor and assess the eligibility of each Bank member for access to long-term advances through compliance with the regulation's Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 (CRA) and fi rst-time homebuyer standards. The proposed rule would also replace the current practice in which members submit to FHFA biennial community support statements containing their most recent CRA evaluations. Instead, the Banks would verify a member's CRA rating from publicly-available information from the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) or the member's primary Federal banking regulatory agency. In addition, the Banks would be responsible for overseeing members' compliance with fi rst-time homebuyer requirements.
Federal Housing Agency The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is re-organizing and re-adopting existing investment regulations that apply to the Federal Home Loan Banks (Banks) and that were previously adopted by the Federal Housing Finance Board (Finance Board). The regulation is being adopted as a new part in FHFA's regulations. As part of this rulemaking, FHFA will incorporate limits on the Banks' investment in mortgage-backed securities (MBS) and certain asset-backed securities (ABS) that were previously set forth in the Finance Board's Financial Management Policy (FMP). The FMP will terminate as of the effective date of this rule.
Federal Motor Carrier Ad. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) proposes to amend the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) to require certain motor carriers operating commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) in interstate commerce to use electronic on-board recorders (EOBRs) to document their drivers' hours of service (HOS).
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Federal Motor Carrier Ad. FMCSA amends the commercial driver's license (CDL) knowledge and skills testing standards and establishes new minimum Federal standards for States to issue the commercial learner's permit (CLP). The rule requires that a CLP holder meet virtually the same requirements as those for a CDL holder, meaning that a driver holding a CLP will be subject to the same driver disqualifi cation penalties that apply to a CDL holder. This fi nal rule also implements section 4019 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21), section 4122 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Effi cient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU), and section 703 of the Security and Accountability For Every Port Act of 2006 (SAFE Port Act). It will enhance safety by ensuring that only qualifi ed drivers are allowed to operate commercial motor vehicles on our nation's highways.
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Federal Motor Carrier Ad. The FMCSA amends its proposal regarding establishment of the Unifi ed Registration System (URS) required by the ICC Termination Act of 1995 (ICCTA) and originally announced in a May 19, 2005 notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). URS is the replacement system for several existing registration and information systems for motor carriers, property brokers, and freight forwarders under FMCSA jurisdiction. This SNPRM responds to comments to the 2005 URS NPRM, incorporates new proposals implementing requirements imposed by fi nal rules published after the 2005 URS NPRM, and includes new proposals to implement certain provisions of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Effi cient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU). The Agency believes the proposed URS would improve the registration process for motor carriers, property brokers, freight forwarders and other entities that register with FMCSA.
Federal Reserve The Board is publishing for comment proposed amendments to Regulation Y that establish the criteria for determining whether a company is predominantly engaged in financial activities and define the terms significant nonbank financial company and significant bank holding company for purposes of Title I of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and C onsumer Protection Act of 2010 (the Dodd-Frank Act or Act).
Federal Reserve The Board is adopting a final rule to implement the conformance period during which banking entities and nonbank financial companies supervised by the Board must bring their activities and investments into compliance with the prohibitions and restrictions on proprietary trading and relationships with hedge funds and private equity funds imposed by section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and C onsumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act).
Federal Reserve The Board is publishing a final rule to amend Regulation Z, whic h implements the Truth in Lending Ac t (TILA). The final rule implements S ec tion 1461 of the rec ently enac ted Dodd-Frank Wall S treet Reform and Consumer Protec tion Ac t. S ec tion 1461 amends TILA to provide a separate, higher rate threshold for determining when the Board's esc row requirement applies to higher-pric ed mortgage loans that exc eed the maximum princ ipal obligation eligible for purc hase by Freddie Mac .
Federal Reserve On January 15, 2010, the Board and the Commis s ion publis hed fi nal rules to implement the ris k-bas ed pric ing pro vis ions in s ec tion 311 of the Fair and Ac c urate Cre dit Trans ac tions Ac t of 2003 (FACT Ac t), whic h amends the Fair Cre dit Reporting Ac t (FCRA). The fi nal rules generally re quire a c re ditor to pro vide a ris k-bas ed pric ing notic e to a c ons umer when the c re ditor us es a c ons umer re port to grant or extend c re dit to the c ons umer on material terms that are materially les s favorable than the mos t favorable terms available to a s ubs tantial pro portion of c ons umers fro m or thro ugh that c re ditor. The Board and the Commis s ion pro pos e to amend their re s pec tive ris k-bas ed pric ing rules to re quire dis c los ure of c re dit s c ore s and information re lating to c re dit s c ore s in ris k-bas ed pric ing notic es if a c re dit s c ore of the c ons umer is us ed in s etting the material terms of c re dit. Thes e pro pos ed amendments re fl ec t the new re quire ments in s ec tion 615(h) of the FCRA that were added by s ec tion 1100F of the Dodd-Frank Wall Stre et Reform and Cons umer Pro tec tion Ac t.
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Federal Reserve Effective July 21, 2011, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and C onsumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act) amends the C onsumer Leasing Act (C LA) by increasing the threshold for exempt consumer leases from $25,000 to $50,000. In addition, the Dodd-Frank Act provides that, on or after December 31, 2011, this threshold must be adjusted annually by any annual percentage increase in the C onsumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and C lerical Workers.
Federal Reserve Effective July 21, 2011, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and C onsumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act) amends the Truth in Lending Act (TILA) by increasing the threshold for exempt consumer credit transactions from $25,000 to $50,000. In addition, the Dodd-Frank Act provides that, on or after December 31, 2011, this threshold must be adjusted annually by any annual percentage increase in the C onsumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and C lerical Workers.
Federal Reserve Under sec tion 805(a)(1)(A) of the Dodd-Frank Wall S treet Reform and Consumer Protec tion Ac t (the Dodd-Frank Ac t), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve S ystem (the Board) is required to promulgate risk-management standards governing the operations related to the payment, c learing, and settlement ac tivities of c ertain financ ial market utilities (FMUs) that are designated as systemic ally important by the Financ ial S tability Oversight Counc il (the Counc il).
Federal Reserve The OCC, Board, FDIC, OTS, NCUA, SEC, and FHFA (the Agencies) are proposing rules to implement section 956 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The proposed rule would require the reporting of incentive-based compensation arrangements by a covered fi nancial institution and prohibit incentive-based compensation arrangements at a covered fi nancial institution that provide excessive compensation or that could expose the institution to inappropriate risks that could lead to material fi nancial loss.
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Federal Reserve The proposed amendments implement the Dodd-Frank Act's repeal of Section 19(i). The proposed amendments would also repeal the Board's published interpretation of Regulation Q. The proposed amendments also remove references to Regulation Q found in the Board's other regulations, interpretations, and commentary.
Federal Reserve The Board and the Corporation request comment on this proposed rule that implements the requirements in section 165(d) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the Dodd-Frank Act) regarding resolution plans and credit exposure reports. Section 165(d) requires each nonbank fi nancial company supervised by the Board and each bank holding company with assets of $50 billion or more to report periodically to the Board, the Corporation, and the Financial Stability Oversight Council (the Council) the plan of such company for rapid and orderly resolution in the event of material fi nancial distress or failure, and the nature and extent of credit exposures of such company to signifi cant bank holding companies and signifi cant nonbank fi nancial companies and the nature and extent of the credit exposures of signifi cant bank holding companies and signifi cant nonbank fi nancial companies to such company.
Federal Reserve The Board is publishing for public comment a proposed rule amending Regulation Z (Truth in Lending) to implement amendments to the Truth in Lending Act (TILA) made by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act or Act). Regulation Z currently prohibits a creditor from making a higher-priced mortgage loan without regard to the consumer's ability to repay the loan. The proposal would implement statutory changes made by the Dodd-Frank Act that expand the scope of the ability-to-repay requirement to cover any consumer credit transaction secured by a dwelling (excluding an open-end credit plan, timeshare plan, reverse mortgage, or temporary loan). In addition, the proposal would establish standards for complying with the ability-to-repay requirement, including by making a qualifi ed mortgage.
Federal Reserve The OCC, Board, FDIC, FCA, and FHFA (collectively, the Agencies) are requesting comment on a proposal to establish minimum margin and capital requirements for registered swap dealers, major swap participants, security-based swap dealers, and major security-based swap participants for which one of the Agencies is the prudential regulator. This proposed rule implements sections 731 and 764 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, which require the Agencies to adopt rules jointly to establish capital requirements and initial and variation margin requirements for such entities on all non-cleared swaps and non-cleared security-based swaps in order to off set the greater risk to such entities and the fi nancial system arising from the use of swaps and security-based swaps that are not cleared.
Federal Reserve The Board is proposing to amend Regulation E, which implements the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, and the offi cial staff commentary to the regulation, which interprets the requirements of Regulation E. The proposal contains new protections for consumers who send remittance transfers to consumers or entities in a foreign country, by providing consumers with disclosures and error resolution rights. The proposed amendments implement statutory requirements set forth in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
Federal Reserve The Board is proposing amendments to Regulation Y to require large bank holding companies to submit capital plans to the Federal Reserve on an annual basis and to require such bank holding companies to provide prior notice to the Federal Reserve under certain circumstances before making a capital distribution.
Federal Reserve The Bo ard is pu blish in g a fi na l rul e a mendi ng the s taff c ommen tary th at interp rets the requi re ments of Re gu lation Z, whi ch imple ments t he Truth in Le nding Act (TILA ). Eff e ct ive J ul y 21, 20 11, th e Dodd-Frank Wall Stre et Refo rm and Consu mer Prote ction Ac t (Do dd -Frank Act) am ends T ILA by increas ing the thresh old for exempt c onsum er cred it tran sa ctions from $2 5,00 0 to $50 ,000. In additi on , the D odd-Fra nk Ac t requi re s that this thres hold b e adju st ed an nually b y any a nnual pe rcenta ge inc re ase in the Con sumer Price I nd ex for Urban Wage E arners and Cl er ical Wor kers (CPI-W). Accord in gly, ba sed on the ann ual pe rc entage incre as e in the CPI -W as of Ju ne 1 , 2011, th e Bo ard is ad ju sting t he exem ption t hresho ld from $50,00 0 to $ 51 ,800, eff ecti ve Janua ry 1, 2 012.Sh ow ci tat ion box
Because the Dodd-Frank Act also requires similar adjustments in the Consumer Leasing Act's threshold for exempt consumer leases, the Board is making similar amendments to Regulation M elsewhere in today's Federal Register.
Federal Reserve The Boa rd is publishing a fi nal rule amendin g the staff co mmentary tha t interprets the requirements of Regul ation M, which implements the Consumer Leasing Act (CLA). Eff ective J uly 21, 2011, the Dod d-Frank Wall St reet Reform and Consu mer Protection Act (Dodd-Fra nk Act) amend s the CLA by in creasin g the t hreshold for exe mpt consumer leases from $25,000 to $50 ,000. In additi on, the Dodd-Frank Ac t require s that this threshold be adju sted an nually b y any annual percentage inc rease in the Consumer Price I ndex for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers ( CPI-W). Accordingly, ba sed on the annual pe rc entage increase in t he CPI-W as of June 1, 2011, the Board is ad justing the exemption thresho ld from $50,00 0 to $51,800, eff ecti ve January 1, 2012.Sh ow citation box
Because the Dodd-Frank Act also requires similar adjustments in the Truth in Lending Act's threshold for exempt consumer credit transactions, the Board is making similar amendments to Regulation Z elsewhere in today's Federal Register.
Federal Reserve The Board is publis hing for public c omment a pro pos ed rule amending Regulation B (Equal Cre dit Opportunity). Sec tion 704B of the Equal Cre dit Opportunity Ac t (ECOA), as added by Sec tion 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Stre et Reform and Cons umer Pro tec tion Ac t (Dodd-Frank Ac t or Ac t), re quire s that fi nanc ial ins titutions c ollec t and re port information c onc ern ing c re dit applic ations made by women- or minority-owned bus ines s es and by s mall bus ines s es . ECOA Sec tion 704B bec omes eff ec tive on the date that rulemaking authority for ECOA is trans ferre d to the Cons umer Financ ial Pro tec tion Bure au (CFPB), whic h is July 21, 2011. Although the CFPB will have the authority to is s ue rules to implement ECOA Sec tion 704B for mos t entities , the Board re tains authority to is s ue rules for c ertain motor vehic le dealers . This pro pos ed rule exc epts motor vehic le dealers that are s ubjec t to the Board 's juris dic tion fro m the re quire ments of ECOA Sec tion 704B temporarily, until the eff ec tive date of fi nal rules that will be is s ued by the Board to implement that pro vis ion.
Federal Reserve Due to the complexity of the rulemaking, to allow parties more time to consider the impact of the proposed rule, and so that the comment period on the proposed rule will run concurrently with the comment period for similar margin and capital requirements proposed by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the Agencies have determined that an extension of the comment period until July 11, 2011 is appropriate. This action will allow interested persons additional time to analyze the proposed rules and prepare their comments.
Federal Reserve The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board), and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) (collectively, the agencies) are amending the advanced risk-based capital adequacy standards (advanced approaches rules) in a manner that is consistent with certain provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the Act), and the general risk-based capital rules to provide limited flexibility consistent with section 171(b) of the Act for recognizing the relative risk of certain assets generally not held by depository institutions.
Federal Reserve Sec tion 701 of the Equal Cre dit Opportunity Ac t (ECOA) re quire s a c re ditor to notify a c re dit applic ant when it has taken advers e ac tion agains t the applic ant. The ECOA advers e ac tion re quire ments are implemented in the Board 's Regulation B. Sec tion 615(a) of the Fair Cre dit Reporting Ac t (FCRA) als o re quire s a pers on to pro vide a notic e when the pers on takes an advers e ac tion agains t a c ons umer bas ed in whole or in part on information in a c ons umer re port. Certain model notic es in Regulation B inc lude the c ontent re quire d by both the ECOA and the FCRA advers e ac tion pro vis ions , s o that c re ditors c an us e the model notic es to c omply with the advers e ac tion re quire ments of both s tatutes . The Board is amending thes e model notic es in Regulation B to inc lude the dis c los ure of c re dit s c ore s and re lated information if a c re dit s c ore is us ed in taking advers e ac tion. The re vis ed model notic es re fl ec t the new c ontent re quire ments in s ec tion 615(a) of the FCRA as amended by s ec tion 1100F of the Dodd-Frank Wall Stre et Reform and Cons umer Pro tec tion Ac t.
Federal Reserve On January 15, 2010, the Board and the Commis s ion publis hed fi nal rules to implement the ris k-bas ed pric ing pro vis ions in s ec tion 311 of the Fair and Ac c urate Cre dit Trans ac tions Ac t of 2003 (FACT Ac t), whic h amended the Fair Cre dit Reporting Ac t (FCRA). The fi nal rules generally re quire a c re ditor to pro vide a ris k-bas ed pric ing notic e to a c ons umer when the c re ditor us es a c ons umer re port to grant or extend c re dit to the c ons umer on material terms that are materially les s favorable than the mos t favorable terms available to a s ubs tantial pro portion of c ons umers fro m or thro ugh that c re ditor. The Board and the Commis s ion are amending their re s pec tive ris k-bas ed pric ing rules to re quire dis c los ure of c re dit s c ore s and information re lating to c re dit s c ore s in ris k-bas ed pric ing notic es if a c re dit s c ore of the c ons umer is us ed in s etting the material terms of c re dit. Thes e fi nal rules re fl ec t the new re quire ments in s ec tion 615(h) of the FCRA that were added by s ec tion 1100F of the Dodd-Frank Wall Stre et Reform and Cons umer Pro tec tion Ac t.
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Federal Reserve The Board is publishing a fi nal rule, Regulation II, Debit Card Interchange Fees and Routing. This rule implements the provisions of Section 920 of the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, including standards for reasonable and proportional interchange transaction fees for electronic debit transactions, exemptions from the interchange transaction fee limitations, prohibitions on evasion and circumvention, prohibitions on payment card network exclusivity arrangements and routing restrictions for debit card transactions, and reporting requirements for debit card issuers and payment card networks. An interim fi nal rule, with a request for comment, on standards for receiving a fraud-prevention adjustment to interchange transaction fees is published separately in the Federal Register.
Federal Reserve The Board is adopting an interim fi nal rule and re ques ting c omment on pro vis ions in Regulation II (Debit Card Interc hange Fees and Routing) adopted in ac c ord anc e with Sec tion 920(a)(5) of the Elec tro nic Fund Trans fer Ac t, whic h govern s adjus tments to debit interc hange trans ac tion fees for fraud-pre vention c os ts . The pro vis ions allow an is s uer to re c eive an adjus tment of 1 c ent to its interc hange trans ac tion fee if the is s uer develops , implements , and updates polic ies and pro c edure s re as onably des igned to identify and pre vent fraudulent elec tro nic debit trans ac tions ; monitor the inc idenc e of, re imburs ements re c eived for, and los s es inc urre d fro m fraudulent elec tro nic debit trans ac tions ; re s pond appro priately to s us pic ious elec tro nic debit trans ac tions s o as to limit the fraud los s es that may oc c ur and pre vent the oc c urre nc e of future fraudulent elec tro nic debit trans ac tions ; and s ec ure debit c ard and c ard holder data. If an is s uer meets thes e s tandard s and wis hes to re c eive the adjus tment, it mus t c ertify its eligibility to re c eive the fraud-pre vention adjus tment to the payment c ard networks in whic h the is s uer partic ipates .
Federal Reserve The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) is issuing this notice of its intention to continue to enforce certain regulations previously issued by the Offi ce of Thrift Supervision (OTS) after assuming supervisory responsibility for savings and loan holding companies (SLHCs) and their non-depository subsidiaries from the OTS in July 2011. The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the Dodd-Frank Act or Act) transfers supervisory functions related to SLHCs and their non-depository subsidiaries to the Board on July 21, 2011 (transfer date).
Federal Reserve The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) is publishing for comment a regulation to permit banking organizations under its supervision to engage in off-exchange transactions in foreign currency with retail customers. The proposed rule also describes various requirements with which banking organizations must comply to conduct such transactions.
Federal Reserve The Board is issuing a proposed rule to implement section 618 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act), which permits nonbank companies that own at least one registered securities broker or dealer, and that are required by a foreign regulator or provision of foreign law to be subject to comprehensive consolidated supervision, to register with the Board and subject themselves to supervision by the Board. The proposed rule outlines the requirements that a securities holding company must satisfy to make an eff ective election, including fi ling the appropriate form with the responsible Reserve Bank, providing all additional required information, and satisfying the statutory waiting period of 45 days or such shorter period the Board determines appropriate.
Federal Reserve The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) is publishing an interim fi nal rule with a request for public comment that sets forth regulations for savings and loan holding companies (SLHCs). On July 21, 2011, the responsibility for supervision and regulation of SLHCs transferred from the Offi ce of Thrift Supervision (OTS) to the Board pursuant to section 312 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act). This interim fi nal rule provides for the corresponding transfer from the OTS to the Board of the regulations necessary for the Board to administer the statutes governing SLHCs. Technical changes to other regulations have also been made to account for the transfer of authority over SLHCs to the Board.
Federal Reserve The Board is publis hing a fi nal rule amending Regulation B (Equal Cre dit Opportunity). Sec tion 704B of the Equal Cre dit Opportunity Ac t (ECOA), as added by Sec tion 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Stre et Reform and Cons umer Pro tec tion Ac t (Dodd-Frank Ac t or Ac t), re quire s that fi nanc ial ins titutions c ollec t and re port information c onc ern ing c re dit applic ations made by women or minority-owned bus ines s es and by s mall bus ines s es . ECOA Sec tion 704B bec ame eff ec tive on the date that general rulemaking authority for ECOA was trans ferre d to the Cons umer Financ ial Pro tec tion Bure au (CFPB or Bure au), whic h was July 21, 2011. Although the CFPB has the authority to is s ue rules to implement ECOA Sec tion 704B for mos t entities , the Board re tains authority to is s ue rules for c ertain motor vehic le dealers . This fi nal rule exc epts motor vehic le dealers s ubjec t to the Board 's juris dic tion fro m the re quire ments of ECOA Sec tion 704B until the eff ec tive date of fi nal rules is s ued by the Board to implement that pro vis ion.
Federal Reserve The OCC, Board, FDIC, and SEC (individually, an Agency, and collectively, the Agencies) are requesting comment on a proposed rule that would implement Section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act) which contains certain prohibitions and restrictions on the ability of a banking entity and nonbank fi nancial company supervised by the Board to engage in proprietary trading and have certain interests in, or relationships with, a hedge fund or private equity fund.
FERC Under section 215 of the Federal Power Act, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) approves three new Interconnection Reliability Operations and Coordination Reliability Standards and seven revised Reliability Standards related to Emergency Preparedness and Operations, Interconnection Reliability Operations and Coordination, and Transmission Operations.
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FERC Under section 215(d)(2) of the Federal Power Act, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approves regional Reliability Standard, BAL-502-RFC-02 (Planning Resource Adequacy Analysis, Assessment and Documentation), developed by Reliability First Corporation (RFC) and submitted to the Commission by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation.
FERC Under section 215 of the Federal Power Act, the Commission approves three Emergency Operations and Preparedness (EOP) Reliability Standards, EOP-001-1 (Emergency Operations Planning), EOP-005-2 (System Restoration from Blackstart Resources), and EOP-006-2 (System Restoration Coordination) as well as the defi nition of the term Blackstart Resource submitted to the Commission for approval by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), the Electric Reliability Organization certifi ed by the Commission.
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FERC Under s ection 215 of the Federal Power Act, the Commis s ion hereby approves four revis ed regional Reliability Standards developed by the Wes tern Electricity Coordinating Council and approved by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation, which the Commis s ion has certified as the Electric Reliability Organization res pons ible for developing and enforcing mandatory Reliability Standards .
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FERC In this Order, the Federal Energy Regulatory C ommission (C ommission) generally denies rehearing and reaffirms the findings made in Order No. 710-B. The C ommission does, however, revise the burden estimate to more accurately account for initial start-up costs, grant rehearing on the issue of whether to include page 521d, and grant additional time to comply with Order No. 710-B.
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FERC Purs uant to s ec tion 215 of the Federal Power Ac t, the Commis s ion pro pos es to appro ve Reliability Standard PRC-023-2 (Trans mis s ion Relay Loadability) s ubmitted to the Commis s ion for appro val by the North Americ an Elec tric Reliability Corporation (NERC), the Elec tric Reliability Org aniz ation (ERO) c ertifi ed by the Commis s ion. The pro pos ed Reliability Standard re quire s trans mis s ion owners , generator owners , and dis tribution pro viders to s et re lays ac c ord ing to s pec ifi c c riteria in ord er to ens ure that the re lays re liably detec t and pro tec t the elec tric network fro m fault c onditions , but do not limit trans mis s ion loadability or interfere with s ys tem operators ' ability to pro tec t s ys tem re liability. The Commis s ion s eeks c omment fro m intere s ted pers ons on the pro pos ed Reliability Standard . The Commis s ion als o pro pos es to appro ve NERC Rules of Pro c edure Sec tion 1700Challenges to Determinations . This pro pos ed rule pro vides re gis tere d entities a means to c hallenge determinations made by planning c oord inators under Reliability Standard PRC-023.
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FERC Under s ec tion 215 of the Federal Power Ac t, the Federal Energ y Regulatory Commis s ion (Commis s ion) pro pos es to appro ve eight modifi ed Critic al Infras truc ture Pro tec tion (CIP) Reliability Standard s , CIP-002-4 thro ugh CIP-009-4, developed and s ubmitted to the Commis s ion for appro val by the North Americ an Elec tric Reliability Corporation (NERC), the Elec tric Reliability Org aniz ation c ertifi ed by the Commis s ion. In general, the CIP Reliability Standard s pro vide a c ybers ec urity framework for the identifi c ation and pro tec tion of Critic al Cyber As s ets to s upport the re liable operation of the Bulk-Power Sys tem. Pro pos ed Reliability Standard CIP-002-4 re quire s the identifi c ation and doc umentation of Critic al Cyber As s ets as s oc iated with Critic al As s ets that s upport the re liable operation of the Bulk-Power Sys tem. The Vers ion 4 CIP Reliability Standard s pro pos e to modify CIP-002-4 to inc lude bright line c riteria for the identifi c ation of Critic al As s ets . The pro pos ed Vers ion 4 CIP Reliability Standard s would re plac e the c urre ntly eff ec tive Vers ion 3 CIP Reliability Standard s . The Commis s ion als o pro pos es to appro ve the re lated Violation Ris k Fac tors and Violation Severity Levels with modifi c ations , the implementation plan, and eff ec tive date pro pos ed by NERC.
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FERC The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) proposes to revise its regulations to require each regional transmission organization (RTO) and independent system operator (ISO) to electronically deliver to the Commission, on an ongoing basis, data related to the markets that it administers. Ongoing electronic delivery of data relating to physical and virtual off ers and bids, market awards, resource outputs, marginal cost estimates, shift factors, fi nancial transmission rights, internal bilateral contracts, and interchange pricing will facilitate the Commission's development and evaluation of its policies and regulations and will enhance Commission eff orts to detect anti-competitive or manipulative behavior, or ineff ective market rules, thereby helping to ensure just and reasonable rates.
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FERC Under section 215 of the Federal Power Act, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) proposes to approve Reliability Standards PRC-006-1 (Automatic Underfrequency Load Shedding) and EOP-003-2 (Load Shedding Plans), developed and submitted to the Commission for approval by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), the Electric Reliability Organization certifi ed by the Commission. The proposed Reliability Standards establish design and documentation requirements for automatic underfrequency load shedding programs that arrest declining frequency and assist recovery of frequency following system events leading to frequency degradation. The Commission also proposes to approve the related Violation Risk Factors and Violation Severity Levels, implementation plan, and eff ective date proposed by NERC.
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FERC Pursuant to section 206 of the Federal Power Act, the Commission is revising its regulations to remedy undue discrimination in the procurement of frequency regulation in the organized wholesale electric markets and ensure that providers of frequency regulation receive just and reasonable and not unduly discriminatory or preferential rates. Frequency regulation service is one of the tools regional transmission organizations (RTOs) and independent system operators (ISOs) use to balance supply and demand on the transmission system, maintaining reliable operations. In doing so, RTOs and ISOs deploy a variety of resources to meet frequency regulation needs; these resources diff er in both their ramping ability, which is their ability to increase or decrease their provision of frequency regulation service, and the accuracy with which they can respond to the system operator's dispatch signal.
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FSOC Section 113 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the DFA) provides the Financial Stability Oversight Council (the Council) the authority to require that a nonbank financial company be supervised by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board of Governors) and be subject to prudential standards in accordance with Title I of the DFA if the Council determines that material financial distress at such a firm, or the nature, scope, size, scale, concentration, interconnectedness, or mix of the activities of the firm, could pose a threat to the financial stability of the United States.
FSOC Section 804 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the DFA) provides the Financial Stability Oversight Council (the Council) the authority to designate a fi nancial market utility (an FMU) the Council determines is or is likely to become systemically importantthat is, the failure of or a disruption to the functioning of which could create, or increase, the risk of signifi cant liquidity or credit problems spreading among fi nancial institutions or markets and thereby threaten the stability of the United States fi nancial system. This notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) describes the criteria that will inform, and the processes and procedures established under the DFA for, the Council's designation of FMUs as systemically important under the DFA. The Council, on December 21, 2010, published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking regarding the designation criteria in section 804.
FSOC Section 113 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the Dodd-Frank Act) authorizes the Financial Stability Oversight Council (the Council) to require a nonbank financial company to be supervised by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the Board of Governors) and be subject to prudential standards in accordance with Title I of the Dodd-Frank Act if the Council determines that material financial distress at the nonbank financial company, or the nature, scope, size, scale, concentration, interconnectedness, or mix of the activities of the nonbank financial company, could pose a threat to the financial stability of the United States.
Fish and Wildlife We, the U.S. Fis h and Wildlife Service, are des ignating revis ed critical habitat for Brodiaea filifolia (thread-leaved brodiaea) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). Approximately 2,947 acres (ac) (1,193 hectares (ha)) in 10 units are being des ignated as revis ed critical habitat for B. filifolia in Los Angeles , San Bernardino, Rivers ide, Orange, and San Diego Counties , California.
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Fish and Wildlife The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (hereinafter the Service or we) proposes to establish annual hunting regulations for certain migratory game birds for the 2011-12 hunting season. We annually prescribe outside limits (frameworks) within which States may select hunting seasons. This proposed rule provides the regulatory schedule, describes the proposed regulatory alternatives for the 2011-12 duck hunting seasons, requests proposals from Indian Tribes that wish to establish special migratory game bird hunting regulations on Federal Indian reservations and ceded lands, and requests proposals for the 2013 spring and summer migratory bird subsistence season in Alaska.
Fish and Wildlife We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), determine endangered status for Casey's June beetle (Dinacoma caseyi) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). We are also designating approximately 587 acres (237 hectares) of land as critical habitat for the species in Riverside County, California.
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Fish and Wildlife We, the U.S. Fis h and Wildlife Servic e, announc e the re opening of the Oc tober 28, 2010, public c omment period on the pro pos ed des ignation of c ritic al habitat and pro pos ed endangere d s tatus for the s pikedac e (M eda fulgida) and loac h minnow (Tiaro ga c obitis ) under the Endangere d Spec ies Ac t of 1973, as amended (Ac t). We als o announc e the availability of a draft ec onomic analys is (DEA) and draft enviro nmental as s es s ment (EA) on the pro pos ed des ignation of c ritic al habitat for s pikedac e and loac h minnow, and an amended re quire d determinations s ec tion of the pro pos al. We are als o announc ing a re vis ion to pro pos ed c ritic al habitat units 6 (San Franc is c o River Subbas in) and 8 (Gila River Subbas in) for loac h minnow. We are re opening the c omment period to allow all intere s ted parties an opportunity to c omment s imultaneous ly on the pro pos ed rule, re vis ions to the pro pos ed rule, the as s oc iated DEA and draft EA, and the amended re quire d determinations s ec tion. Comments pre vious ly s ubmitted need not be re s ubmitted and will be fully c ons idere d in pre paration of the fi nal rule.
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FinCEn FinCEN is issuing this fi nal rule to amend the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) regulations regarding reports of foreign fi nancial accounts. The rule addresses the scope of the persons that are required to fi le reports of foreign fi nancial accounts. The rule further specifi es the types of accounts that are reportable, and provides fi ling relief in the form of exemptions for certain persons with signature or other authority over foreign fi nancial accounts. Finally, the rule adopts provisions intended to prevent persons subject to the rule from avoiding their reporting requirement.
FinCEn FinCEN is issuing this fi nal rule to amend the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) regulations applicable to Money Services Businesses (MSB) with regard to stored value. More specifi cally, this fi nal rule amends the regulations by: renaming stored value as prepaid access and defi ning that term; deleting the terms issuer and redeemer of stored value; imposing suspicious activity reporting, customer information and transaction information recordkeeping requirements on both providers and sellers of prepaid access, and, additionally, a registration requirement on providers only; and exempting certain categories of prepaid access products and services posing lower risks of money laundering and terrorist fi nancing from certain requirements. These changes address regulatory gaps that have resulted from the proliferation of prepaid innovations over the last twelve years and their increasing use as an accepted payment method.
FinCEn FinCEN, to comply with the congressional mandate to prescribe regulations under section 104(e) of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (CISADA) and consistent with its statutory mission under 31 U.S.C. 310, is issuing this fi nal rule. The rule requires a U.S. bank that maintains a correspondent account for a foreign bank to inquire of the foreign bank, and report to FinCEN certain information with respect to transactions or other fi nancial services provided by that foreign bank. Under the rule, U.S. banks will only be required to report this information to FinCEN upon receiving a specifi c written request from FinCEN. This fi nal rule follows publication of a May 2, 2011 proposed rule, takes into account the public comments received, and adopts the provisions of the proposed rule with minor modifi cations described in the preamble.
FinCEn In a notice of finding published elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register, the Secretary of the Treasury, through his delegate, the Director of FinC EN, found that reasonable grounds exist for concluding that the Islamic Republic of Iran (Iran) is a jurisdiction of primary money laundering concern pursuant to 31 U.S.C . 5318A. FinC EN is issuing this notice of proposed rulemaking to impose a special measure against Iran.
Food and Nutrition This rule proposes to revise the meal patterns and nutrition requirements for the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program to align them with the 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, as required by the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act. The proposed changes are based on recommendations from the National Academies' Institute of Medicine set forth in the report School Meals: Building Blocks for Healthy C hildren.
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Food and Nutrition This rule affects State agencies administering SNAP and the C hild Nutrition Programs; local offices administering SNAP; local program operators that administer the School Nutrition Programs; and low income households with school age children. The rule is intended to improve school meal program access for low-income children, reduce paperwork for households and program administrators, and improve the integrity of the free and reduced price meal certification process.
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Food and Nutrition This NPRM proposes criteria for changes that would be considered major changes in program operations and identifies the types of data State agencies must collect in order to identify problems relating to integrity and access. It also proposes when and how State agencies must report on implementation of a major change.Show citation box
This NP RM proposes to am end the Managem ent Evaluation (M E) Review regulations by modifying the requirements for Federal and S tate reviews of S tat e agency operations. I t also proposes to revise the definitions of large, medium and sm all project areas. Finally, it proposes to remov e sections of the regulations pertaining to coupons and coupon storage since t hey are obsolet e.
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Food and Nutrition This proposed rule would implement provisions of the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 (FCEA) affecting the eligibility, benefits, certification, and employment and training (E&T) requirements for applicant or participant households in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The rule would amend the SNAP regulations to: Exclude military combat pay from the income of SNAP households; raise the minimum standard deduction and the minimum benefit for small households; eliminate the cap on the deduction for dependent care expenses; index resource limits to inflation;
Food and Nutrition The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) is revising Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program regulations that cover the privacy protections for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) households and applicants. The change is to comply with a new provision of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008.
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Food and Nutrition This fi nal rule incorporates into the regulations governing the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) a statutory provision set forth in Section 734(b) of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-80). The provision excludes combat pay from inclusion in the WIC income eligibility determination for deployed service members. It also makes conforming nomenclature changes throughout part 246 of WIC regulations to include the name change for what was formerly known as the Food Stamp Program to its new namethe Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), as set forth in the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 (Pub. L. 110-246).
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Food and Nutrition This rule amends National School Lunch Program (NSLP) regulations to conform to requirements contained in the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-296) regarding equity in school lunch pricing and revenue from nonprogram foods sold in schools. This rule requires school food authorities (SFAs) participating in the NSLP to provide the same level of fi nancial support for lunches served to students who are not eligible for free or reduced price lunches as is provided for lunches served to students eligible for free lunches. This rule also requires that all food sold in a school and purchased with funds from the nonprofi t school food service account, other than meals and supplements reimbursed by the Department of Agriculture, must generate revenue at least equal to the cost of such foods.
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Food and Nutrition This rule pro pos es to amend Supplemental Nutrition As s is tanc e Pro gram (SNAPformerly the Food Stamp Pro gram) re gulations to implement the Food, Cons ervation, and Energ y Ac t of 2008, (FCEA ). Sec tion 4133, The M ajor Sys tem Failure s s ec tion of the FCEA, amends the Food and Nutrition Ac t of 2008 ( the Ac t ) to re quire the United States Department of Agric ulture (USDA) to determine when a s ys temic State erro r is re s ulting in the overis s uanc e of benefi ts to a s ubs tantial number of SNAP hous eholds and the ac tions the Department may take if s uc h a determination were made. This rule pro pos es c riteria for determining if a State experienc ed a s ys temic erro r that re s ulted in the overis s uanc e of benefi ts to a s ubs tantial number of hous eholds and s pec ifi es the s teps that the Department may take to c ollec t data, ins truc t the State to terminate c laims c ollec tion fro m the aff ec ted hous eholds , and is s ue a bill to the State for the value of the over-is s uanc es . It als o identifi es the re view and appeal pro c es s for any s uc h billing.
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Food Safety The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is proposing regulations requiring continuous inspection of catfish and catfish products. FSIS is proposing these regulations to implement provisions of the Food, C onservation, and Energy Act (Farm Bill) of 2008. The proposed regulations are intended to ensure that catfish products distributed in commerce are wholesome, not adulterated, and properly marked, labeled, and packaged.
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Food Safety The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is amending its regulations to establish formulas for calculating the rates that it charges meat and poultry establishments, egg products plants, and importers and exporters for providing voluntary, overtime, and holiday inspection, and identification, certification, and laboratory services.
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Food Safety The Food Safety and Ins pec tion Servic e (FSIS) is amending the Federal meat and poultry pro duc ts ins pec tion re gulations to es tablis h a new voluntary c ooperative pro gram under whic h State-ins pec ted es tablis hments with 25 or fewer employees will be eligible to s hip meat and poultry pro duc ts in inters tate c ommerc e. In partic ipating States , State-ins pec ted es tablis hments s elec ted to take part in this pro gram will be re quire d to c omply with all Federal s tandard s under the Federal M eat Ins pec tion Ac t (FM IA) and the Poultry Pro duc ts Ins pec tion Ac t (PPIA). Thes e es tablis hments will re c eive ins pec tion s ervic es fro m State ins pec tion pers onnel that have been trained in the enforc ement of the FM IA and PPIA. M eat and poultry pro duc ts pro duc ed under the pro gram that have been ins pec ted and pas s ed by des ignated State pers onnel will bear an offi c ial Federal mark of ins pec tion and will be permitted to be dis tributed in inters tate c ommerc e. FSIS will pro vide overs ight and enforc ement of the pro gram.
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Food Safety The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is amending the meat, poultry products, and egg products regulations pertaining to the schedule of operations. FSIS is amending these regulations to defi ne the 8-hour work day as including time that inspection program personnel need to spend at the workplace donning and doffi ng required gear, time spent walking to their workstations after donning required gear, and time spent walking from their work stations prior to doffi ng required gear.
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Food Safety The Food Safety and Ins pec tion Servic e (FSIS) is pro pos ing to amend its re gulations to es tablis h a c ommon or us ual name for raw meat and poultry pro duc ts that do not meet s tandard of identity re gulations and to whic h s olutions have been added. Pro duc ts with added s olutions are s ometimes re ferre d to as enhanc ed pro duc ts . The Agenc y is pro pos ing that the c ommon or us ual name for s uc h pro duc ts inc lude an ac c urate des c ription of the raw meat or poultry c omponent, the perc entage of added s olution inc orporated into the raw meat or poultry pro duc t, and the individual ingre dients or multi-ingre dient c omponents in the s olution lis ted in the des c ending ord er of pre dominanc e by weight. FSIS is als o pro pos ing that the print for all word s in the c ommon or us ual name appear in a s ingle font s iz e, c olor, and s tyle of print and that the name appear on a s ingle-c olor c ontras ting bac kgro und. In addition, the Agenc y is pro pos ing to re move the s tandard of identity re gulation for re ady-to-c ook poultry pro duc ts to whic h s olutions are added.
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Food Safety The Food Safety and Ins pec tion Servic e (FSIS) intends to c arry out verifi c ation pro c edure s , inc luding s ampling and tes ting manufac turing trim and other raw gro und beef pro duc t c omponents , to ens ure c ontro l of both Es c heric hia c oli O157:H7 (E. c oli O157:H7) and s ix other s ero gro ups of Shiga toxin-pro duc ing E. c oli (STEC) (O26, O45, O103, O111, O121, and O145). The Agenc y intends to implement s ampling and tes ting for the additional STEC. FSIS has determined that they, as well as O157:H7, are adulterants of non-intac t raw beef pro duc ts and pro duc t c omponents within the meaning of the Federal M eat Ins pec tion Ac t (FM IA). The Agenc y is publis hing guidanc e for us e in validating c ommerc ial pathogen detec tion tes t kits that may be c apable of detec ting the STEC of c onc ern . Finally, the Agenc y is planning a c ompre hens ive s urvey of its fi eld pers onnel who are s tationed in beef s laughtering and pro c es s ing es tablis hments , s imilar to the 2007 c hec klis t s urvey, to determine the pro c es s ing prac tic es that are employed to re duc e the likelihood of c ontamination of intac t and non-intac t beef pro duc ts with thes e STEC.
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Forest Service Public comments are solicited for this proposed rule which implements the Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program (CFP) authorized by Section 8003 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008. The CFP legislation is an amendment to the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978. The CFP is a competitive grant program whereby local governments, Tribal Governments, and qualifi ed non-profi t organizations are eligible to apply for grants to establish community forests.
Forest Service The Agency is inviting public comment on this new proposed rule and accompanying revised draft environmental impact statement (RDEIS). The Agency is interested in public comments on the changes to exceptions and prohibitions on activities in roadless areas that have been developed in response to public comments on the 2008 Proposed Rule. The Agency is particularly interested in receiving public comments on the concept, management, and rationale for designation of specifi c areas within Colorado Roadless Areas identifi ed as upper tier.
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Forest Service The Fore s t Servic e, United States Department of Agric ulture (USDA), is pro pos ing to update, re name, and re loc ate the adminis trative appeal re gulations govern ing oc c upanc y or us e of National Fore s t Sys tem (NFS) lands and re s ourc es . The appeal pro c es s for dec is ions re lated to oc c upanc y or us e of NFS lands and re s ourc es has re mained s ubs tantially unc hanged s inc e 1989. The pro pos ed rule s implifi es the appeal pro c es s , s hortens the appeal period, and re duc es the c os t of appeal while s till pro viding a fair and deliberate pro c edure by whic h eligible individuals and entities may obtain adminis trative re view of c ertain types of Fore s t Servic e dec is ions aff ec ting their oc c upanc y or us e of NFS lands or re s ourc es . The pro pos ed rule als o re loc ates the pro vis ion entitled M ediation of Term Graz ing Permit Dis putes to a more appro priate loc ation in the range management re gulations . Finally, c onforming tec hnic al re vis ions to other parts of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) aff ec ted by this pro pos ed rule are being made.
FRA The proposed revisions would update, consolidate, and clarify the existing regulations. The proposal incorporates existing industry and engineering best practices related to locomotives and locomotive electronics.
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FRA FRA is proposing amendments to its primary regulations on grade crossing safety. The major amendments proposed would require a railroad that dispatches a train through a public or private highway-rail or pathway grade crossing to establish and maintain a system that allows a member of the public to call the railroad and report an emergency or other unsafe condition at the crossing. Upon receiving such a report, the railroad would be required to warn all trains authorized to operate through the crossing of the reported unsafe condition, inform local law enforcement of the reported unsafe condition, and either investigate the report itself or request that the railroad with maintenance responsibility for the crossing investigate the report. If the report is substantiated, the railroad with maintenance responsibility for the crossing would be required to take certain actions to remedy the condition found.
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FRA FRA is proposing to amend its hours of service recordkeeping regulations, to establish hours of service regulations, including maximum on-duty periods, minimum off-duty periods, and other limitations, for train employees (e.g., locomotive engineers and conductors) providing commuter and intercity rail passenger transportation. The proposed regulations would require that railroads employing such train employees analyze and mitigate the risks for fatigue in the schedules worked by these train employees, and that the railroads submit to FRA for its approval the relevant schedules and fatigue mitigation plans.
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FRA FRA is amending the Federal Track Safety Standards to promote the safety of railroad operations over track constructed with concrete crossties. In particular, FRA is mandating specific requirements for effective concrete crossties, for rail fastening systems connected to concrete crossties, and for automated inspections of track constructed with concrete crossties.
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FRA FRA is amending its hours of service recordkeeping regulations, to add substantive hours of service regulations, including maximum on-duty periods, minimum off -duty periods, and other limitations, for train employees (e.g., locomotive engineers and conductors) providing commuter and intercity rail passenger transportation. The new substantive regulations require that railroads employing such train employees analyze and mitigate the risks for fatigue in the schedules worked by these train employees, and that the railroads submit to FRA for its approval the relevant schedules and fatigue mitigation plans. This fi nal rule also makes corresponding changes to FRA's hours of service recordkeeping regulation, to require railroads to keep hours of service records and report excess service to FRA in a manner consistent with the new substantive requirements. This regulation is authorized by the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008.
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FRA FRA proposes amendments to the regulations implementing a provision of the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 that requires certain passenger and freight railroads to install positive train control (PTC) systems. This notice proposes the removal of various regulatory requirements that require railroads to either conduct further analyses or meet certain risk-based criteria in order to avoid PTC system implementation on track segments that do not transport poison- or toxic-by-inhalation (PIH) hazardous materials traffic and are not used for intercity or commuter rail passenger transportation as of December 31, 2015.
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FRA To carry out a 2008 Congressional rulemaking mandate, FRA is creating regulations prescribing minimum safety and health requirements for camp cars that a railroad provides as sleeping quarters to any of its train employees, signal employees, and dispatching service employees (covered-service employees) and individuals employed to maintain its right of way.
FRA FRA is prescribing regulations for certifi cation of conductors, as required by the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008. This rule requires railroads to have a formal program for certifying conductors. As part of that program, railroads are required to have a formal process for training prospective conductors and determining that all persons are competent before permitting them to serve as a conductor. FRA is issuing this regulation to ensure that only those persons who meet minimum Federal safety standards serve as conductors, to reduce the rate and number of accidents and incidents, and to improve railroad safety. Although this rule does not propose any specifi c amendments to the regulation governing locomotive engineer certifi cation, it does highlight areas in that regulation that may require conforming changes.
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FRA FRA is amending its re gulations on railro ad workplac e s afety to further re duc e the ris k of s erious injury or death to ro adway workers performing work with potentially dis trac ting equipment near c ertain adjac ent trac ks . In partic ular, this fi nal rule re quire s that ro adway workers c omply with s pec ifi ed on-trac k s afety pro c edure s that railro ads mus t adopt to pro tec t thos e workers fro m the movement of trains or other on-trac k equipment on adjac ent c ontro lled trac k. FRA defi nes adjac ent c ontro lled trac k to mean a c ontro lled trac k whos e trac k c enter is s pac ed 19 feet or les s fro m the trac k c enter of the oc c upied trac k. Thes e on-trac k s afety pro c edure s are re quire d for eac h adjac ent c ontro lled trac k when a ro adway work gro up with at leas t one of the ro adway workers on the gro und is engaged in a c ommon tas k with on-trac k, s elf-pro pelled equipment or c oupled equipment on an oc c upied trac k. In addition, FRA is re moving the pro vis ion on pre emptive eff ec t.
FTA This proposal would transform the current FTA rule for project management oversight into a discrete set of managerial principles for sponsors of major capital projects; enable FTA to more clearly identify the necessary management capacity and capability of a sponsor of a major capital project; spell out the many facets of project management that must be addressed by a sponsor of a major capital project in a project management plan; change the scope and applicability of the rule; tailor the level of FTA oversight to the costs, complexities, and risks of a major capital project; set forth the means and objectives of FTA risk assessments; and articulate the roles and responsibilities of FTA's project management oversight contractors.
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FTC The Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) is adopting final amendments to its Appliance Labeling Rule, to implement section 325 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. The amendments establish labeling requirements for televisions.
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FTC The Commission seeks public comment on its Labeling Requirements for Alternative Fuels and Alternative Fueled Vehicles (``Alternative Fuels Rule'' or ``Rule''). As part of its systematic review of all FTC rules and guides, the Commission requests public comment on the overall costs, benefi ts, necessity, and regulatory and economic impact of the Alternative Fuels Rule. The Commission also seeks comment on whether to merge its alternative fueled vehicle (AFV) labels with fuel economy labels proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Highway Traffi c Safety Administration (NHTSA); add new defi nitions for AFVs contained in recent legislation; and change labeling requirements for used AFVs.
FTC The Federal Trade Commis s ion (Commis s ion or FTC ) is amending the Hart-Sc ott-Rodino (HSR ) Pre merg er Notifi c ation Rules (the Rules ), the Pre merg er Notifi c ation and Report Form (the Form ) and as s oc iated Ins truc tions in ord er to s tre amline the Form and c apture new information that will help the FTC and the Antitrus t Divis ion, Department of Jus tic e (together the Agenc ies ) c onduc t their initial re view of a pro pos ed trans ac tion's c ompetitive impac t. The FTC is making s ubs tantive and minis terial re vis ions , deletions and additions to s tre amline the Form and make it eas ier to pre pare while foc us ing the Form on thos e c ategories of information the Agenc ies c ons ider nec es s ary for their initial re view. The FTC is als o amending c ertain Rules and parts of the Form and Ins truc tions , as well as adding Items 4(d), 6(c )(ii) and 7(d), in ord er to c apture additional information that would s ignifi c antly as s is t the Agenc ies in their initial re view. Finally, minor c hanges are being made to addre s s minor omis s ions fro m the FTC's 2005 rulemaking involving uninc orporated entities and to re move the re fere nc e to the 2001 trans ition period.
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FTC Pursuant to the 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act (Omnibus Appropriations Act), as clarifi ed by the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009 (Credit CARD Act), the Commission issues this Final Rule and Statement of Basis and Purpose (SBP) relating to unfair or deceptive acts and practices that may occur with regard to mortgage advertising. This Final Rule, among other things: Prohibits any misrepresentation in any commercial communication regarding any term of any mortgage credit product; and imposes certain recordkeeping requirements.
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FTC The Commission proposes to expand coverage of the Lighting Facts label to include all screw-based and GU-10 and GU-24 pin-based light bulbs. Under this proposal, manufacturers would have 21/2years to conform their products and packaging to the labeling requirements. The Commission also proposes to require a specific test procedure (LM-79) for measuring light output for all light emitting diode (LED) bulbs covered by the Rule. Finally, the Commission is not proposing amendments for several other issues such as watt-equivalent standards, directional light disclosures, and lead content disclosures.
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FTC The Commission proposes to amend the Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA Rule or Rule), consistent with the requirements of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act to respond to changes in online technology, including in the mobile marketplace, and, where appropriate, to streamline the Rule. After extensive consideration of public input, the Commission proposes to modify certain of the Rule's definitions, and to update the requirements set forth in the notice, parental consent, confidentiality and security, and safe harbor provisions. In addition, the Commission proposes adding a new provision addressing data retention and deletion.
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FTC The Commis s ion is adopting fi nal amendments to its Trade Regulation Rule entitled Dis c los ure Require ments and Pro hibitions Conc ern ing Bus ines s Opportunities (Bus ines s Opportunity Rule or Rule ). Among other things , the Bus ines s Opportunity Rule has been amended to bro aden its s c ope to c over bus ines s opportunity s ellers not c overe d by the interim Bus ines s Opportunity Rule, s uc h as s ellers of work-at-home opportunities , and to s tre amline and s implify the dis c los ure s that s ellers mus t pro vide to pro s pec tive purc has ers . The fi nal Rule is bas ed upon the c omments re c eived in re s pons e to an Advanc e Notic e of Pro pos ed Rulemaking (ANPR ), an Initial Notic e of Pro pos ed Rulemaking ( INPR ), a Revis ed Notic e of Pro pos ed Rulemaking (RNPR ), a public works hop, a Staff Report, and other information dis c us s ed here in. This doc ument als o c ontains the text of the fi nal Rule and the Rule's Statement of Bas is and Purpos e ( SBP ), inc luding a Regulatory Analys is .
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GIPSA The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) is amending the regulations issued under the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, as amended and supplemented (P&S Act). GIPSA is amending the regulations to clarify conditions for industry compliance with the P&S Act pursuant to the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (the 2008 Farm Bill). In response to comments and other public input received in response to the proposed rule published in the Federal Register on June 22, 2010, making necessary changes. The provisions fi nalized with this action will clarify conditions for industry compliance with the P&S Act. Other provisions listed in the June 22, 2010, proposed rule are not being fi nalized at this time.
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GSA DoD, GSA, and NASA have adopted as final, without change, an interim rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement section 615 of Division C, Title VI, of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010, to authorize exemption from the Buy American Act for acquisition of information technology that is a commercial item.
GSA DoD, GSA, and NASA have adopted as fi nal, with changes, the interim rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement section 743 of Division D of the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009. Section 743 of Division D of this Act prohibits the award of contracts using appropriated funds to any foreign incorporated entity that is treated as an inverted domestic corporation or to any subsidiary of one. For Fiscal Year (FY) 2010, the same restrictions were continued under section 740 of Division C of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010.
GSA The General Services Administration (GSA) is issuing an interim rule amending the General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) to revise sections to implement policy and guidelines for contracts and orders that include information technology (IT) supplies, services and systems with security requirements.
GSA DoD, GSA, and NASA are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to address the impact of the decision in Rothe Development Corporation vs. the DoD and the U.S. Department of the Air Force (USAF) on small disadvantaged business concerns and certain institutions of higher education.
GSA DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to address personal conflicts of interest by employees of Government contractors as required by statute.
HHS This final rule establishes a permanent certification program for the purpose of certifying health information technology (HIT). This final rule is issued pursuant to the authority granted to the National C oordinator for Health Information Technology (the National C oordinator) by section 3001(c)(5) of the Public Health Service Act (PHSA), as added by the Health Information Technology for Economic and C linical Health (HITEC H) Act.
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HHS There is evidence, however, that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals and families are being arbitrarily excluded from some housing opportunities in the private sector. Through this proposed rule, HUD strives to ensure that its core programs are open to all eligible individuals and families regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity.
HHS This document contains a proposed regulation that would establish rules for student health insurance coverage under the Public Health Service Act and the Affordable Care Act. The proposed rule would defi ne student health insurance coverage as a type of individual health insurance coverage, and, pursuant to section 1560(c) of the Affordable Care Act, specify certain Public Health Service Act and Affordable Care Act requirements as inapplicable to this type of individual health insurance coverage.
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HHS This proposed rule sets forth a procedural framework for submission and review of initial applications for a Waiver for State Innovation described in section 1332 of the Patient Protection and the Affordable Care Act including processes to ensure opportunities for public input in the development of such applications by States and in the Federal review of the applications.
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rogram) under t he PH SA t o i ncl ude cert ai n f ree st andi ng cancer hospi t al s, rural ref err al cent ers, sol e communi t y hospi t al s, cri t i cal access hospi t al s, and chi l dren' s hospi t al s. O f t hese ent i t i es, chi l dren' s hospi t al s w ere al ready el i gi bl e t o part i ci pat e i n t he 340B drug pri ci ng program under t he D efi ci t R
educt i on A
ct of 2005. The H eal t h Care and Educat i on R
econci l i at i on A
ct ( H CER
A) ( t he P
at i ent P
rot ect i on and Aff ordabl e Care A
ct and H CER
A col l ect i vel y herei naft er w i l l be ref erred t o as t he
Aff ordabl e Care A
ct ) , as amended by t he M edi care and M edi cai d Ext enders A
ct of 2010, cont ai ned a provi si on t hat l i mi t s t he t ypes of drugs t hat f ree st andi ng cancer hospi t al s, rural ref err al cent ers, sol e communi t y hospi t al s and cri t i cal access hospi t al s coul d obt ai n t hrough t he 340B P
rogram. Under t he changes made by t he Aff ordabl e Care A
ct , orphan drugs, w hen used f or t he rare condi t i on or di sease f or w hi ch t hat orphan drug w as desi gnat ed under t he F
ederal F
ood, D rug, and Cosmet i c A
ct ( FFD CA) , are e
cl uded f rom t he defi
x ni t i on of covered out pat i ent drug f or t he speci fi ed new l y
- el i gi bl e covered ent i t y t ypes f or purposes of t he 340B P
rogram. Thi s regul at ory act i on det ai l s how t hese e
cl usi ons w i l l be i mpl ement ed under t he 340B P
x rogram.
HHS This final rule with comment period implements requirements for health insurance issuers regarding disclosure and review of unreasonable premium increases under section 2794 of the Public Health Service Act. The final rule establishes a rate review program to ensure that all rate increases that meet or exceed a specified threshold are reviewed by a State or C MS to determine whether they are unreasonable and that certain rate information be made public.
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HHS The Department of Health and Human Servic es (HHS or the Department ) is is s uing this notic e of pro pos ed rulemaking to modify the Health Ins uranc e Portability and Ac c ountability Ac t of 1996 (HIPAA) Privac y Rule's s tandard for ac c ounting of dis c los ure s of pro tec ted health information. The purpos e of thes e modifi c ations is , in part, to implement the s tatutory re quire ment under the Health Information Tec hnology for Ec onomic and Clinic al Health Ac t ( the HITECH Ac t or the Ac t ) to re quire c overe d entities and bus ines s as s oc iates to ac c ount for dis c los ure s of pro tec ted health information to c arry out tre atment, payment, and health c are operations if s uc h dis c los ure s are thro ugh an elec tro nic health re c ord . Purs uant to both the HITECH Ac t and its more general authority under HIPAA, the Department pro pos es to expand the ac c ounting pro vis ion to pro vide individuals with the right to re c eive an ac c es s re port indic ating who has ac c es s ed elec tro nic pro tec ted health information in a des ignated re c ord s et. Under its more general authority under HIPAA, the Department als o pro pos es c hanges to the exis ting ac c ounting re quire ments to impro ve their workability and eff ec tivenes s .
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HHS This document contains amendments to interim fi nal regulations implementing the requirements regarding internal claims and appeals and external review processes for group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets under provisions of the Affordable Care Act. These rules are intended to respond to feedback from a wide range of stakeholders on the interim fi nal regulations and to assist plans and issuers in coming into full compliance with the law through an orderly and expeditious implementation process.
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HHS Section 1104 of the Administrative Simplification provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (hereafter referred to as the Affordable Care Act) establishes new requirements for administrative transactions that will improve the utility of the existing HIPAA transactions and reduce administrative costs. Specifically, in section 1104(b)(2) of the Affordable Care Act, Congress required the adoption of operating rules for the health care industry and directed the Secretary of Health and Human Services to adopt a single set of operating rules for each transaction * * * with the goal of creating as much uniformity in the implementation of the electronic standards as possible.
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HHS This proposed rule would implement the new Aff ordable Insurance Exchanges (Exchanges), consistent with title I of the Patient Protection and Aff ordable Care Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-148) as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-152), referred to collectively as the Aff ordable Care Act. The Exchanges will provide competitive marketplaces for individuals and small employers to directly compare available private health insurance options on the basis of price, quality, and other factors. The Exchanges, which will become operational by January 1, 2014, will help enhance competition in the health insurance market, improve choice of aff ordable health insurance, and give small businesses the same purchasing clout as large businesses.
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HHS This pro pos ed rule would implement s tandard s for States re lated to re ins uranc e and ris k adjus tment, and for health ins uranc e is s uers re lated to re ins uranc e, ris k c orridors , and ris k adjus tment c ons is tent with title I of the Patient Pro tec tion and Aff ord able Care Ac t as amended by the Health Care and Educ ation Rec onc iliation Ac t of 2010, re ferre d to c ollec tively as the Aff ord able Care Ac t. Thes e pro grams will mitigate the impac t of potential advers e s elec tion and s tabiliz e pre miums in the individual and s mall gro up markets as ins uranc e re forms and the Aff ord able Ins uranc e Exc hanges ( Exc hanges ) are implemented, s tarting in 2014. The trans itional State-bas ed re ins uranc e pro gram s erves to re duc e the unc ertainty of ins uranc e ris k in the individual market by making payments for high-c os t c as es . The temporary Federally-adminis tere d ris k c orridor pro gram s erves to pro tec t agains t unc ertainty in the Exc hange by limiting the extent of is s uer los s es (and gains ). On an ongoing bas is , the State-bas ed ris k adjus tment pro gram is intended to pro vide adequate payments to health ins uranc e is s uers that attrac t high-ris k populations (s uc h as individuals with c hro nic c onditions ).
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HHS This proposed rule would implement the Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan (CO-OP) program, which provides loans to foster the creation of consumer-governed, private, nonprofi t health insurance issuers to offer qualifi ed health plans in the Affordable Insurance Exchanges (Exchanges). The purpose of this program is to create a new CO-OP in every State in order to expand the number of health plans available in the Exchanges with a focus on integrated care and greater plan accountability.
HHS This document contains amendments to the interim final regulations implementing the rules for group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets under provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act regarding preventive health services.
HHS This pro pos ed rule would implement c ertain func tions of the new Aff ord able Ins uranc e Exc hanges ( Exc hanges ), c ons is tent with title I of the Patient Pro tec tion and Aff ord able Care Ac t of 2010, as amended by the Health Care and Educ ation Rec onc iliation Ac t of 2010, re ferre d to c ollec tively as the Aff ord able Care Ac t. The Exc hanges will pro vide c ompetitive marketplac es for individuals and s mall employers to dire c tly c ompare available private health ins uranc e options on the bas is of pric e, quality, and other fac tors . The Exc hanges , whic h will bec ome operational by January 1, 2014, will help enhanc e c ompetition in the health ins uranc e market, impro ve c hoic e of aff ord able health ins uranc e, and give s mall bus ines s es the s ame purc has ing c lout as larg e bus ines s es . The s pec ifi c Exc hange func tions pro pos ed in this rule inc lude: Eligibility determinations for Exc hange partic ipation and ins uranc e aff ord ability pro grams and s tandard s for employer partic ipation in SHOP.
HHS This document contains proposed regulations regarding disclosure of the summary of benefi ts and coverage and the uniform glossary for group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. This document implements the disclosure requirements to help plans and individuals better understand their health coverage, as well as other coverage options. The templates and instructions to be used in making these disclosures are being issued separately in today's Federal Register.
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HHS This fi nal rule implements changes to the regulations on the Responsibility of Applicants for Promoting Objectivity in Research for which Public Health Service Funding is Sought and Responsible Prospective Contractors. Since the promulgation of the regulations in 1995, biomedical and behavioral research and the resulting interactions among government, research Institutions, and the private sector have become increasingly complex. This complexity, as well as a need to strengthen accountability, led to changes that expand and add transparency to Investigators' disclosure of Signifi cant Financial Interests (SFIs), enhance regulatory compliance and eff ective institutional oversight and management of Investigators' fi nancial confl icts of interests, as well as increase the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) compliance oversight.
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HHS This fi nal rule amends a M ay 23, 2011, fi nal rule entitled Rate Inc re as e Dis c los ure and Review . The fi nal rule pro vided that, for purpos es of rate re view only, defi nitions of individual market and s mall gro up market under State rate fi ling laws would govern even if thos e defi nitions departed fro m the defi nitions that otherwis e apply under title XXVII of the Public Health Servic e Ac t (PHS Ac t). The pre amble to the fi nal rule re ques ted c omments on whether this polic y s hould apply in c as es in whic h State rate fi ling law defi nitions of individual market and s mall gro up market exc lude as s oc iation ins uranc e polic ies that would be inc luded in thes e defi nitions for other purpos es under the PHS Ac t. In re s pons e to c omments , this fi nal rule amends the defi nitions of individual market and s mall gro up market that apply for rate re view purpos es to inc lude c overage s old to individuals and s mall gro ups thro ugh as s oc iations even if the State does not inc lude s uc h c overage in its defi nitions of individual and s mall gro up market. This fi nal rule als o updates s tandard s for health ins uranc e is s uers re gard ing dis c los ure and re view of unre as onable pre mium inc re as es under s ec tion 2794 of the Public Health Servic e Ac t.
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HHS I n accordance w i t h t he P
ubl i c H eal t h Securi t y and Bi ot errori sm P
reparedness and R
esponse A
ct of 2002 ( t he Bi ot errori sm R
esponse A
ct ) , t he Cent ers f or D i sease Cont rol and P
revent i on ( CD C) l ocat ed w i t hi n t he D epart ment of H eal t h and H uman Servi ces ( H H S) has revi ew ed t he l i st of bi ol ogi cal agent s and t o
xi ns t hat have t he pot ent i al t o pose a severe t hreat t o publ i c heal t h and saf et y and i s proposi ng t o amend and republ i sh t he l i st as requi red by t he Bi ot errori sm R
esponse A
ct . F
urt her, on J ul y 2, 2010, t he P
resi dent si gned Ex
ecut i ve O rder 13546,
O pt i mi zi ng t he Securi t y of Bi ol ogi cal Sel ect Agent s and T
xi ns i n t he Uni t ed St at es t hat di rect ed t he Secret ari es of H H S and Agri cul t ure ( USDA) t o desi gnat e a subset of t he sel ect agent s and t o
o xi ns l i st ( T
i er 1) t hat present s t he great est ri sk of del i berat e mi suse w i t h t he most si gni fi cant pot ent i al f or mass casual t i es or devast at i ng eff ect s t o t he economy, cri t i cal i nf rast ruct ure; or publ i c confi dence; e
xpl ore opt i ons f or graded prot ect i on f or t hese T
i er 1 agent s and t o
xi ns t o permi t t ai l ored ri sk management pract i ces based upon rel evant cont e
xt ual f act ors; and consi der reduci ng t he overal l number of agent s and t o
xi ns on t he sel ect agent s and t o
xi ns l i st . E. O. 13546 al so est abl i shed t he F
ederal Expert s Securi t y A
dvi sory P
anel ( FESAP) t o advi se t he H H S and USDA Secret ari es on t he desi gnat i on of T
i er 1 agent s and t o
xi ns, reduct i on i n t he number of agent s on t he Sel ect Agent Li st , est abl i shment of sui t abi l i t y st andards f or t hose havi ng access t o T
i er 1 sel ect agent s and t o
xi ns, and est abl i shment of physi cal securi t y and i nf ormat i on securi t y st andards f or T
i er 1 sel ect agent s and t o
xi ns. The t i eri ng of t he sel ect agent s and t o
xi ns l i st w i l l al l ow t he appl i cat i on of more opt i mi zed securi t y measures f or t hose sel ect agent s or t o
xi ns w hi ch pose a hi gher ri sk t o publ i c heal t h and saf et y shoul d t hey be st ol en or ot herw i se mi sused.
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HHS This fi nal rule with comment period revises the regulations implementing medical loss ratio (MLR) requirements for health insurance issuers under the Public Health Service Act in order to address the treatment of mini-med and expatriate policies under these regulations for years after 2011; modify the way the regulations treat ICD-10 conversion costs; change the rules on deducting community benefi t expenditures; and revise the rules governing the distribution of rebates by issuers in group markets.
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HHS This interim final rule with comment period revises the regulations implementing medical loss ratio (MLR) requirements for health insurance issuers under the Public Health Service Act in order to establish rules governing the distribution of rebates by issuers in group markets for non-Federal governmental plans.
Homeland Security Pursuant to the Department of Homeland Security's REAL ID regulations, States must be in full compliance with the REAL ID Act of 2005 by May 11, 2011. This final rule changes that date to January 15, 2013. This change will give States the time necessary to ensure that driver's licenses and identification cards issued by States meet the security requirements of the REAL ID Act.
Homeland Security This proposed rule would implement anti-terrorism measures to better secure the homeland. The Department of Homeland Security would regulate the sale and transfer of ammonium nitrate pursuant to section 563 of the Fiscal Year 2008 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act with the purpose of preventing the use of ammonium nitrate in an act of terrorism. This proposed rule seeks comment on both proposed text for such a regulation and on several practical and legal issues integral to the development of an Ammonium Nitrate Security Program.
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Homeland Security The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is proposing to amend its regulations governing the employment creation (EB-5) immigrant classifi cation. This rule only proposes requirements and procedures for special determinations on the applications and petitions of qualifying aliens whose employment-creation immigrant petitions were approved by the former Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) after January 1, 1995 and before August 31, 1998. This rule would implement provisions of the 21st Century Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act.
HUD This rule proposes a change to the Public Housing Agency Annual Plan regulation to incorporate the definition of qualified public housing agencies (PHAs), which was mandated by the Housing and Economic Recovery Act (HERA) of 2008, and to decouple or separate the CFP informational requirements from the PHA Annual Plan requirements.
HUD HUD proposes to revise its regulations governing the eligibility for FHA insurance of mortgages used for the purchase or refinancing of existing multifamily housing projects. Although the statutory language authorizing such insurance does not distinguish between rental or cooperative multifamily projects, HUD's current regulations limit FHA insurance to existing rental projects.
HUD The changes implemented by this interim rule are intended to enhance the effi ciency and utility of HUD's Public Housing Assessment System (PHAS). The interim rule makes 2 sets of amendments to improve evaluation and oversight of the Public Housing Program. First, it amends the PHAS regulations for the purposes of: Consolidating the regulations governing assessment of public housing in one part of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR); revising certain PHAS regulations based on HUD's experience with PHAS since it was established as the new system for evaluating a public housing agency (PHA) in 1998; and updating certain PHAS procedures to refl ect recent changes in public housing operations from conversion by PHAs to asset management.
HUD The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, recently enacted into law, reauthorized the 1975 statute, with certain amendments, and made $1 billion available for this 1975 program during Fiscal Year (FY) 2011. Accordingly, HUD is reinstating the regulations for the program, under the title of Emergency Homeowners' Loan Program, with such modifi cations as necessary to mirror the statutory changes to the Emergency Homeowners' Relief Act of 1975 made by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
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HUD The OCC, Board, FDIC, Commission, FHFA, and HUD (the Agenc ies) are proposing rules to implement the c redit risk retention requirements of sec tion 15G of the S ec urities Exc hange Ac t of 1934 (15 U.S .C. 78o-11), as added by sec tion 941 of the Dodd-Frank Wall S treet Reform and Consumer Protec tion Ac t. S ec tion 15G generally requires the sec uritiz er of asset-bac ked sec urities to retain not less than five perc ent of the c redit risk of the assets c ollateraliz ing the asset-bac ked sec urities.
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HUD This final rule sets forth the minimum standards for the state licensing and registration of residential mortgage loan originators, requirements for operating the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry (NMLSR), and HUD's Federal oversight responsibilities pursuant to the Secure and Fair Enforcement Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 (SAFE Act or Act), to ensure proper monitoring and enforcement of states' compliance with statutory requirements. This 2008 law directs states to adopt loan originator licensing and registration requirements that meet the minimum standards specified in the SAFE Act.
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HUD This rule proposes to revise HUD's existing regulations governing a physical needs assessment (PNA) undertaken by a public housing agency (PHA). A PNA identifi es all of the work that a PHA would need to undertake to bring each of its projects up to the applicable modernization and energy conservation standards. This rule would require PHAs to project the current modernization and life-cycle replacement repair needs of its projects over a 20-year period, rather than a 5-year period, because the 20-year period coincides better with the useful life of individual properties and their building components and systems to ensure the long-term viability of the property. Additionally, this rule proposes to integrate the performance of the PNA with the performance of an energy audit.
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HUD This rule proposes to revise HUD's energy audit requirements applicable to HUD's public housing program for the purpose of clarifying such requirements, as well as identifying energy-efficient measures that need to be addressed in the audit and procedures for improved coordination with physical needs assessments. In addition, the rule moves the energy audit requirements to a different part of HUD's title of the C ode of Federal Regulations.
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HUD The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is repealing two obsolete and outdated Federal Housing Finance Board (Finance Board) regulations, which relate to meetings of the Board of Directors of the Finance Board and the manner of calculating the Resolution Funding Corporation (RefCorp) obligations of the Federal Home Loan Banks (Banks), respectively. FHFA is also repealing certain parts of the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO) regulations currently designated as reserved and an associated subchapter, which will be empty after the repeal of those parts. This final rule repeals the regulations and subchapter in their entirety.
HUD This pro pos ed rule pro vides for the es tablis hment of re gulations for Homeles s M anagement Information Sys tems (HM IS), whic h are the loc al information tec hnology s ys tems that HUD re c ipients and s ubre c ipients us e for homeles s as s is tanc e pro grams authoriz ed by the M c Kinney-Vento Homeles s As s is tanc e Ac t (the M c Kinney-Vento Ac t). The Homeles s Emerg enc y As s is tanc e and Rapid Trans ition to Hous ing Ac t of 2009 (HEARTH Ac t), enac ted into law on M ay 20, 2009, in addition to c ons olidating and amending pro grams authoriz ed by the M c Kinney-Vento Ac t, c odifi es in law the Continuum of Care planning pro c es s , as well as c ertain data c ollec tion re quire ments integral to HM IS. The HEARTH Ac t re quire s that HUD ens ure operation of and c ons is tent partic ipation by re c ipients and s ubre c ipients in HM IS. While Continuums of Care have been us ing HM IS for s everal years , this pro pos ed rule would add a new part to the Code of Federal Regulations to re gulate the adminis tration of HM IS and c ollec tion of data us ing HM IS, as pro vided for by the HEARTH Ac t. In addition, this pro pos ed rule would make c orre s ponding c hanges to HUD's re gulations for Cons olidated Submis s ions for Community Planning and Development Pro grams , at 24 CFR part 91; the Emerg enc y Solutions Grants pro gram, at 24 CFR part 576; the Shelter Plus Care Pro gram, at 24 CFR part 582; and the Supportive Hous ing Pro gram, at 24 CFR part 583.
Indian Affairs Bureau The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is proposing to revise the regulations addressing non-agricultural leasing of Indian land. This rule would add new subparts to address residential leases, business leases, wind resource evaluation and development leases, and solar resource development leases on Indian land, and would therefore remove the existing subpart for non-agricultural leases.
Industry and Security This change is being made pursuant to a determination by BIS that, because there are no regulatory restrictions on making such software publicly available, and because, once it is publicly available, by definition it is available for download by any end user without restriction, removing it from the jurisdiction of the EAR will have no effect on export control policy.
Industry and Security In this final rule, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to implement several components of the bilateral understanding between the United States and India announced by President Obama and India's Prime Minister Singh on November 8, 2010. This is the first in a series of rules implementing the President's and Prime Minister's commitment to work together to strengthen the global nonproliferation and export control framework and further transform our bilateral export control cooperation to realize the full potential of the strategic partnership between the two countries.
Industry and Security This proposed rule describes how articles the President determines no longer warrant control under Category VIII (aircraft and related items) of the United States Munitions List (USML) would be controlled under the Commerce Control List (CCL) in new Export Control Classification Numbers (ECCNs) 9A610, 9B610, 9C610, 9D610, and 9E610. In addition, this proposed rule would control military aircraft and related items now controlled under ECCNs 9A018, 9D018 and 9E018 under new ECCNs 9A610, 9D610 and 9E610. This proposed rule also addresses license exception availability for items controlled by the five new ECCNs that would be created.
Industry and Security The Bure au of Indus try and Sec urity publis hes a third pro pos ed rule that des c ribes how artic les the Pre s ident determines no longer warrant c ontro l under Category VII (military vehic les and re lated artic les ) of the United States M unitions L is t (USM L ) would be c ontro lled under the Commerc e Contro l L is t (CCL ). This pro pos ed rule would re -pro pos e, with c ertain c hanges , fi ve new Export Contro l Clas s ifi c ation Numbers (ECCNs ) on the Commerc e Contro l L is t (CCL ) that were pro pos ed in a pro pos ed rule publis hed on July 15, 2011 (76 FR 41958). The re vis ed ECCNs in this pro pos ed rule are the re s ult of c ontinued deliberations of the Bure au of Indus try and Sec urity, the Department of Defens e and the Department of State and re c ommendations of c ommenters on the July 15 pro pos ed rule. This pro pos ed rule is being publis hed in c onjunc tion with a pro pos ed rule by the Department of State, Dire c torate of Defens e Trade Contro ls to re move fro m Category VII of the USM L (22 CFR 121.1, Category VII) artic les that the Pre s ident determines no longer warrant c ontro l on the USM L .
IRS This document contains proposed regulations that provide guidance on the reporting requirements for interest on deposits maintained at U.S. offi ces of certain fi nancial institutions and paid to nonresident alien individuals. These proposed regulations affect persons making payments of interest with respect to such deposits. This document also provides a notice of public hearing on these proposed regulations and withdraws the notice of proposed rulemaking published on August 2, 2002 (67 FR 50386).
IRS Els ewhere in this is s ue of the Federal Regis ter, the IRS is is s uing an amendment to temporary re gulations publis hed July 23, 2010 under the pro vis ions of the Patient Pro tec tion and Aff ord able Care Ac t (the Aff ord able Care Ac t) re gard ing intern al c laims and appeals and extern al re view pro c es s es . The IRS is is s uing the temporary re gulations at the s ame time that the Employee Benefi ts Sec urity Adminis tration of the U.S. Department of L abor and the Center for Cons umer Information & Ins uranc e Overs ight of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Servic es are is s uing a s ubs tantially s imilar amendment to interim fi nal re gulations publis hed July 23, 2010 with re s pec t to gro up health plans and health ins uranc e c overage off ere d in c onnec tion with a gro up health plan under the Employee Retire ment Inc ome Sec urity Ac t of 1974 and the Public Health Servic e Ac t. The temporary re gulations pro vide guidanc e to employers , gro up health plans , and health ins uranc e is s uers pro viding gro up health ins uranc e c overage. The text of thos e temporary re gulations als o s erves as the text of thes e pro pos ed re gulations .
IRS This document contains temporary regulations that remove any reference to, or requirement of reliance on, credit ratings in regulations under the Internal Revenue Code (Code) and provides substitute standards of credit-worthiness where appropriate. This action is required by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, which requires Federal agencies to remove any reference to, or requirement of reliance on, credit ratings from their regulations and to substitute such standard of credit-worthiness as the agency deems appropriate for such regulations. These regulations aff ect persons subject to various provisions of the Code. The text of these temporary regulations also serves as the text of the proposed regulations set forth in the notice of proposed rulemaking on this subject in the Proposed Rules section of this issue of the Federal Register.
IRS This document contains proposed regulations relating to the health insurance premium tax credit enacted by the Patient Protection and Aff ordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, as amended by the Medicare and Medicaid Extenders Act of 2010, the Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act of 2011, and the Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011. These proposed regulations provide guidance to individuals who enroll in qualifi ed health plans through Aff ordable Insurance Exchanges and claim the premium tax credit, and to Exchanges that make qualifi ed health plans available to individuals and employers. This document also provides notice of a public hearing on these proposed regulations.
IRS This document contains temporary regulations that provide guidance on the annual fee imposed on covered entities engaged in the business of manufacturing or importing branded prescription drugs. This fee was enacted by section 9008 of the Patient Protection and Aff ordable Care Act, as amended by section 1404 of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. The regulations aff ect persons engaged in the business of manufacturing or importing certain branded prescription drugs. The text of the temporary regulations also serves as the text of the proposed regulations set forth in the notice of proposed rulemaking on this subject in the Proposed Rules section of this issue of the Federal Register.
IRS This doc ument c ontains proposed regulations that would modify existing regulations related to the tax return preparer penalties under sec tion 6695 of the Internal Revenue Code (Code). These proposed regulations are nec essary to monitor and to improve c omplianc e with the tax return preparer due diligenc e requirements of sec tion 6695(g). The proposed regulations affec t tax return preparers. This doc ument also provides notic e of a public hearing on these proposed regulations.
IRS This doc ument c ontains pro pos ed re gulations re lating to re porting by bro kers for trans ac tions re lated to debt ins truments and options . The pro pos ed re gulations re fl ec t c hanges in the law made by the Energ y Impro vement and Extens ion Ac t of 2008 (the Ac t) that re quire bro kers when re porting the s ale of s ec urities to the IRS to inc lude the c us tomer's adjus ted bas is in the s old s ec urities and to c las s ify any gain or los s as long-term or s hort-term. The pro pos ed re gulations als o implement the Ac t's re quire ment that a bro ker re port gro s s pro c eeds fro m a s ale or c los ing trans ac tion with re s pec t to c ertain options . In addition, this doc ument c ontains pro pos ed re gulations that implement re porting re quire ments for a trans fer of a debt ins trument or an option to another bro ker and for an org aniz ational ac tion that aff ec ts the bas is of a debt ins trument or option. This doc ument als o pro vides for a notic e of a public hearing on thes e pro pos ed re gulations .
Joint Board of Actuaries This document contains fi nal regulations under section 3042 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) relating to the enrollment of actuaries. These regulations update the eligibility requirements for performing actuarial services for ERISA-covered employee pension benefi t plans, including the continuing professional education requirements, and the standards for performing such actuarial services. These regulations will affect employee pension benefi t plans and the actuaries providing actuarial services to those plans.
Labor In this fi nal rule, the Department of Labor (Department or DOL) issues fi nal regulations to implement Executive Order 13495, Nondisplacement of Qualifi ed Workers Under Service Contracts. The Executive Order establishes a general policy of the Federal Government concerning service contracts and solicitations for service contracts for performance of the same or similar services at the same location. This policy mandates the inclusion of a contract clause requiring the successor contractor and its subcontractors to off er those employees employed under the predecessor contract, whose employment will be otherwise terminated as a result of the award of the successor contract, a right of fi rst refusal of employment under the successor contract in positions for which they are qualifi ed.
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Labor Management The Offi c e of L abor-M anagement Standard s of the Department of L abor (Department) is pro pos ing re vis ions to the Form L M -10 Employer Report and to the Form L M -20 Agre ements and Ac tivities Report, whic h are re quire d under s ec tion 203 of the L abor-M anagement Reporting and Dis c los ure Ac t of 1959 (L M RDA or Ac t), 29 U.S.C. 433. Thes e re ports c over agre ements or arrangements between employers and labor re lations c ons ultants where by the c ons ultant undertakes ac tivities to pers uade employees c onc ern ing their rights to org aniz e and barg ain c ollec tively. The Department pro pos es to re vis e its interpre tation of the advic e exemption to s uc h re porting, by limiting the defi nition of what ac tivities c ons titute advic e under the exemption, and thus expanding thos e c irc ums tanc es under whic h re porting is re quire d of employer-c ons ultant pers uader agre ements . The Department als o pro pos es to re vis e the forms and ins truc tions to make them more us er-friendly and re quire more detailed re porting on employer and c ons ultant agre ements , as well as to re quire that Forms L M -10 and L M -20 be fi led elec tro nic ally. The Department invites c omments on any as pec t of this pro pos ed rule.
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Labor Management The O ffi ce of Labor- M anagement St andards of t he D epart ment of Labor ( D epart ment ) i s revi si ng t he F
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eport and i t s i nst ruct i ons upon revi ew of t he comment s recei ved i n response t o i t s August 10, 2010 N ot i ce of P
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ul emaki ng ( N RPM ) . The F
orm LM - 30 i mpl ement s sect i on 202 of t he Labor- M anagement R
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ct of 1959 ( LM RDA or A
ct ) , t he purpose of w hi ch i s t o requi re offi cers and empl oyees of l abor organi zat i ons ( uni ons) t o publ i cl y di scl ose possi bl e confl i ct s bet w een t hei r personal fi nanci al i nt erest s and t hei r dut y t o t he l abor uni on and i t s members. The rul e revi ses t he F
orm LM - 30 and i t s i nst ruct i ons, based on an e
xami nat i on of t he pol i cy and l egal j ust i fi cat i ons f or, and ut i l i t y of , changes enact ed i n t he F
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ul e ( 2007 rul e) , publ i shed on J ul y 2, 2007. The pri nci pal revi si ons are: Uni on l eave and no docki ng payment s are not requi red t o be report ed on t he F
orm LM - 30; uni on st ew ards and ot hers represent i ng t he uni on i n si mi l ar posi t i ons are not covered by t he F
orm LM - 30 report i ng requi rement s; t he requi rement t o report cert ai n bona fi de l oans i s l i mi t ed, as i s report i ng of payment s f rom cert ai n t rust s, uni ons, and empl oyers i n compet i t i on w i t h empl oyers w hose empl oyees are represent ed by an offi ci al ' s uni on; and t he scope of report i ng requi red of offi cers and empl oyees of i nt ernat i onal , nat i onal , and i nt ermedi at e body uni ons i s revi sed. Thi s rul e al so est abl i shes a new f orm and i nst ruct i ons, as w el l as regul at ory t e
xt concerni ng cert ai n report i ng obl i gat i ons. Thi s rul e l argel y i mpl ement s t he D epart ment ' s proposal i n t he N PRM , w i t h modi fi cat i ons of several mi nor aspect s of t he l ayout of t he f orm and i nst ruct i ons.
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Mine Safety The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is proposing to revise the Agency's existing regulation for pattern of violations (POV). MSHA has determined that the existing regulation does not adequately achieve the intent of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Mine Act) that the POV provision be used to address operators who have demonstrated a disregard for the safety and health of miners. Congress included the POV provision in the Mine Act so that operators would manage safety and health conditions at mines and find and fix the root causes of significant and substantial (S&S) violations to protect the safety and health of miners.
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Mine Safety The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is requesting comments on the proposed rule published in the Federal Register on October 19, 2010, addressing Lowering Miners' Exposure to Respirable Coal Mine Dust, Including Continuous Personal Dust Monitors. The proposed rule would improve health protections for coal miners by reducing their occupational exposure to respirable coal mine dust and lowering the risk that they will suffer material impairment of health or functional capacity over their working lives.
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Mine Safety This final rule replaces the Mine Safety and Health Administration's Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) pursuant to section 101(b) of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977. The final rule adopts the requirements contained in the ETS. Under the final rule, mine operators must maintain the incombustible content of combined coal dust, rock dust, and other dust to at least 80 percent in underground areas of bituminous coal mines. The final rule further requires that the incombustible content of such combined dust be increased 0.4 percent for each 0.1 percent of methane present.Show citation box
Accumulations of coal dust can ignite, resulting in an explosion, or after an explosion, they can intensify flame propagation, increasing the severity of explosions. The final rule, like the ETS, reduces both the potential for a coal mine explosion and the severity of explosions should they occur.
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Mine Safety The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is proposing to require underground coal mine operators to equip continuous mining machines (except full-face continuous mining machines) with proximity detection systems. Miners working near continuous mining machines face pinning, crushing, and striking hazards that have resulted, and continue to result, in accidents involving life threatening injuries and death. The proposal would strengthen the protections for miners by reducing the potential for pinning, crushing, or striking accidents in underground coal mines.
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NCUA NCUA is proposing rules to implement certain statutory provisions in Title IX of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the Dodd-Frank Act). The proposed rules replace or remove references to credit ratings in NCUA regulations.
NCUA Section 343 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act)1 provides that, on a temporary basis, NCUA shall fully insure the net amount that any member or depositor at an insured credit union maintains in a noninterest-bearing transaction account. Although this insurance coverage is self-implementing, and therefore already in place, this final rule: Clarifies the definition of the term noninterest-bearing transaction account; provides that this new insurance coverage is separate from, and in addition to, other coverage provided in NCUA's share insurance rules; and imposes certain notice and disclosure requirements.
NCUA NC UA is amending its rules to conform to amendments made to the Federal C redit Union Act (FC U Act) by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and C onsumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act). The interim final rule adds remittance transfers, as now defined under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (EFTA), as an example of money transfer instruments Federal credit unions (FC Us) may provide to persons within their fields of membership.
NRC The NRC previously proposed new regulations on October 26, 2006 (71 FR 62663), that would have implemented this new authority as part of a larger proposed rule entitled Power Reactor Security Requirements. However, based upon changes to the final Firearms Guidelines the NRC is now proposing further revisions in these implementing regulations that address the voluntary application for enhanced weapons and the mandatory firearms background checks under section 161A. These implementing regulations would only apply to nuclear power reactor facilities and Category I strategic special nuclear material (SSNM) facilities.
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NRC This rulemaking pertains to 10 C FR part 40 licensees and applicants who possess, or plan to possess, significant quantities of UF6. The current regulations do not contain ISA requirements for evaluating the consequences of facility accidents. The proposed amendment would require applicants and licensees who possess or plan to possess significant amounts of UF6 to conduct an ISA and submit an ISA summary to the NRC .
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NRC The U.S. Nuc lear Regulatory Commis s ion (NRC or the Commis s ion) is amending its re gulations to impro ve dec ommis s ioning planning and there by re duc e the likelihood that any c urre nt operating fac ility will bec ome a legac y s ite. The amended re gulations re quire lic ens ees to c onduc t their operations to minimiz e the intro duc tion of re s idual radioac tivity into the s ite, whic h inc ludes the s ite's s ubs urfac e s oil and gro undwater. L ic ens ees als o may be re quire d to perform s ite s urveys to determine whether re s idual radioac tivity is pre s ent in s ubs urfac e are as and to keep re c ord s of thes e s urveys with re c ord s important for dec ommis s ioning. The amended re gulations re quire lic ens ees to re port additional details in their dec ommis s ioning c os t es timate (DCE), eliminate the es c ro w ac c ount and line of c re dit as appro ved fi nanc ial as s uranc e mec hanis ms , and modify other fi nanc ial as s uranc e re quire ments . The amended re gulations re quire dec ommis s ioning power re ac tor lic ens ees to re port additional information on the c os ts of dec ommis s ioning and s pent fuel management.
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NRC The U.S. Nuc lear Regulatory Commis s ion (NRC or the Commis s ion) is amending c ertain emerg enc y pre pare dnes s (EP) re quire ments in its re gulations that govern domes tic lic ens ing of pro duc tion and utiliz ation fac ilities . The fi nal rule adds a c onforming pro vis ion in the re gulations that govern lic ens es , c ertifi c ations , and appro vals for new nuc lear power plants . The fi nal rule c odifi es c ertain voluntary pro tec tive meas ure s c ontained in NRC Bulletin 2005-02, Emerg enc y Pre pare dnes s and Res pons e Ac tions for Sec urity-Bas ed Events , and generic ally applic able re quire ments s imilar to thos e pre vious ly impos ed by Commis s ion ord ers . In addition, the fi nal rule amends other lic ens ee emerg enc y plan re quire ments bas ed on a c ompre hens ive re view of the NRC's EP re gulations and guidanc e. The re quire ments enhanc e the ability of lic ens ees in pre paring to take and taking c ertain EP and pro tec tive meas ure s in the event of a radiologic al emerg enc y; addre s s , in part, s ec urity is s ues identifi ed after the terro ris t events of September 11, 2001; c larify re gulations to eff ec t c ons is tent emerg enc y plan implementation among lic ens ees ; and modify c ertain EP re quire ments to be more eff ec tive and effi c ient.
NHTSA This notice grants two separate but similar petitions for rulemaking, one submitted by the American Trucking Associations and the other submitted by Road Safe America and a group of nine motor carriers (Schneider National, Inc., C.R. England, Inc., H.O. Wolding, Inc., ATS Intermodal, LLC, DART Transit Company, J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc., U.S. Xpress, Inc., Covenant Transport, Inc., and Jet Express, Inc.) to establish a safety standard to require devices that would limit the speed of certain heavy trucks.
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NHTSA This fi nal rule establishes a new Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 226, Ejection Mitigation, to reduce the partial and complete ejection of vehicle occupants through side windows in crashes, particularly rollover crashes. The standard applies to the side windows next to the fi rst three rows of seats, and to a portion of the cargo area behind the fi rst or second rows, in motor vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of 4,536 kilogram (kg) or less (10,000 pounds (lb) or less).
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NHTSA This fi nal rule amends the Federal motor vehic le s afety s tandard that s pec ifi es performanc e re quire ments for motorc yc le helmets to re duc e traumatic brain injury and other types of head injury. Some of the amendments will help to inc re as e the benefi ts of that s tandard by making it eas ier for State and loc al law enforc ement offi c ials to enforc e State laws re quiring the us e of helmets meeting that s tandard . Some motorc yc lis ts us e nonc ompliant helmets known as novelty helmets . Thes e helmets are not c ertifi ed to the agenc y's helmet s tandard and have been s hown in tes ting to fail all or almos t all of the s afety performanc e re quire ments in that s tandard . Some novelty helmet us ers attempt to make their helmets appear to law enforc ement agenc ies and the c ourts to be c ompliant by mis leadingly attac hing labels that have the appearanc e of legitimate DOT c ertifi c ation labels . This fi nal rule re vis es the exis ting re quire ments for the DOT c ertifi c ation label and other labels and adds new re quire ments to make it more diffi c ult to label novelty helmets mis leadingly.
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NLRB As part of its ongoing eff orts to more eff ec tively adminis ter the National L abor Relations Ac t (the Ac t or the NL RA) and to further the purpos es of the Ac t, the National L abor Relations Board (the Board ) pro pos es to amend its rules and re gulations govern ing the fi ling and pro c es s ing of petitions re lating to the re pre s entation of employees for purpos es of c ollec tive barg aining with their employer. The Board believes that the pro pos ed amendments would re move unnec es s ary barriers to the fair and expeditious re s olution of ques tions c onc ern ing re pre s entation. The pro pos ed amendments would s implify re pre s entation-c as e pro c edure s and re nder them more trans pare nt and uniform ac ro s s re gions , eliminate unnec es s ary litigation, and c ons olidate re ques ts for Board re view of re gional dire c tors ' pre - and pos t-elec tion determinations into a s ingle, pos t-elec tion re ques t. The pro pos ed amendments would allow the Board to more pro mptly determine if there is a ques tion c onc ern ing re pre s entation and, if s o, to re s olve it by c onduc ting a s ec re t ballot elec tion.
NLRB On Dec ember 22, 2010, the National Labor Relations Board (Board) issued a proposed rule requiring employers, inc luding labor organiz ations in their c apac ity as employers, subjec t to the National Labor Relations Ac t (NLRA) to post notic es informing their employees of their rights as employees under the NLRA. This final rule sets forth the Board's review of and responses to c omments on the proposal and inc orporates any c hanges made to the rule in response to those c omments.
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NLRB On August 30, 2011, the National Labor Relations Board (Board) published a fi nal rule requiring employers, including labor organizations in their capacity as employers, subject to the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) to post notices informing their employees of their rights as employees under the NLRA. The Board hereby amends that rule to change the effective date from November 14, 2011, to January 31, 2012. The purpose of this delay is to allow for enhanced education and outreach to employers.
NOAA This final action implements identification and certification procedures to address illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing activities and bycatch of protected living marine resources (PLMRs) pursuant to the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (Moratorium Protection Act). The objectives of these procedures are to promote the sustainability of transboundary and shared fishery stocks and to enhance the conservation and recovery of PLMRs.
NOAA As part of the process for the NMFS Northeast Regional Administrator approval of proposed sector operations established under Amendment 16 to the Northeast (NE) Multispecies Fishery Management Plan (FMP), sectors are required to submit operations plans and sector contracts, and request an allocation of stocks regulated under the FMP for each fishing year (FY).
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NOAA The purpose of this final rule is to protect killer whales from interference and noise associated with vessels. We identified disturbance and sound associated with vessels as a potential contributing factor in the recent decline of this population during the development of the final rule announcing the endangered listing of Southern Resident killer whales and the associated Recovery Plan for Southern Resident killer whales (Recovery Plan).
NOAA The National M arine Fis heries Servic e (NM FS) pro pos es to re quire re plac ement of c urre ntly re quire d M obile Trans mitting Unit (M TU) Ves s el M onitoring Sys tem (VM S) units with Enhanc ed M obile Trans mitting Unit (E-M TU) VM S units in Atlantic HM S fi s heries ; implement a dec laration s ys tem that re quire s ves s els to dec lare targ et fi s hery and gear type(s ) pos s es s ed on board ; and re quire that a qualifi ed marine elec tric ian ins tall all E-M TU VM S units . This pro pos ed rulemaking would re move dated M TU VM S units fro m s ervic e in Atlantic HM S fi s heries , make Atlantic HM S VM S re quire ments c ons is tent with other VM S-monitore d Atlantic fi s heries , pro vide the National M arine Fis heries Servic e Offi c e of L aw Enforc ement (NM FS Enforc ement) with enhanc ed c ommunic ation with HM S ves s els at s ea. This rule would aff ec t all HM S pelagic longline (PL L ), bottom longline (BL L ), and s hark gillnet fi s hermen who are c urre ntly re quire d to have VM S onboard their ves s els .
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NOAA NM FS announc es the availability of a Draft Fals e Killer Whale Take Reduc tion Plan developed by the Fals e Killer Whale Take Reduc tion Team. This pro pos ed rule would implement the pro pos ed Fals e Killer Whale Take Reduc tion Plan (FKWTRP), whic h is bas ed on c ons ens us re c ommendations inc luded in the Draft Fals e Killer Whale Take Reduc tion Plan. The pro pos ed FKWTRP inc ludes s ome c hanges and modifi c ations pro pos ed by NM FS. This ac tion is nec es s ary bec aus e c urre nt mortality and s erious injury of the Hawaii Pelagic s toc k of fals e killer whales inc idental to the Hawaii-bas ed pelagic longline fi s heries are above the s toc k's potential biologic al re moval (PBR), and are there fore inc ons is tent with the s hort and long-term goals of the M arine M ammal Pro tec tion Ac t (M M PA). The FKWTRP is intended to meet the re quire ments of the M M PA thro ugh both re gulatory and non-re gulatory meas ure s . Pro pos ed re gulatory meas ure s inc lude gear re quire ments , longline pro hibited are as , training and c ertifi c ation in marine mammal handling and re leas e, c aptains ' s upervis ion of marine mammal handling and re leas e, and pos ting of NM FS-appro ved plac ard s on longline ves s els . NM FS is als o pro pos ing non-re gulatory meas ure s , inc luding re s earc h and data c ollec tion re c ommendations .
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NOAA NM FS here by implements meas ure s appro ved in Amendment 15 to the Sc allop FM P (Amendment 15), whic h was developed by the New England Fis hery M anagement Counc il (Counc il). Amendment 15 was developed primarily to implement annual c atc h limits (ACL s ) and ac c ountability meas ure s (AM s ) to bring the Sc allop FM P into c omplianc e with re quire ments of the M SA as re authoriz ed in 2007. Amendment 15 inc ludes additional meas ure s re c ommended by the Counc il, inc luding: A re vis ion of the overfi s hing defi nition (OFD); modifi c ation of the es s ential fi s h habitat (EFH) c los ed are as under the Sc allop FM P; adjus tments to meas ure s for the L imited Ac c es s General Category (L AGC) individual fi s hing quota (IFQ) fi s hery; adjus tments to the s c allop re s earc h s et-as ide (RSA) pro gram; and additions to the lis t of meas ure s that c an be adjus ted by framework adjus tments . NM FS has dis appro ved a pro vis ion that would have alloc ated additional s c allop c atc h to the L AGC fl eet bec aus e it was not c ons is tent with National Standard 1 and the ACL re quire ment of the M SA.
NOAA NMFS es tablis hes regulations to implement a fis hing capacity reduction (buyback) program and an indus try fee s ys tem to repay a $23,476,500 loan for the Southeas t Alas ka Purs e Seine Salmon Fis hery (Reduction Fis hery). The fee s ys tem involves future landings of the Reduction Fis hery. This action's intent is to permanently reduce the mos t fis hing capacity at the leas t cos t and es tablis h the fee s ys tem.
NOAA We, t he N at i onal M ari ne F

i sheri es Servi ce ( N M F
S) , hereby desi gnat e cri t i cal habi t at f or t he endangered bl ack abal one under t he Endangered Speci es A
ct ( ESA) . Thi s desi gnat i on i ncl udes appro
xi mat el y 360 square ki l omet ers of rock
y i nt ert i dal and subt i dal habi t at w i t hi n fi ve segment s of t he Cal i f orni a coast bet w een t he D el M ar Landi ng Ecol ogi cal R
eserve t o t he P
al os V
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eni nsul a, as w el l as on t he F
aral l on I sl ands, Ao N uevo I sl and, San M i guel I sl and, Sant a R
osa I sl and, Sant a Cruz I sl and, Anacapa I sl and, Sant a Barbara I sl and, and Sant a Cat al i na I sl and. Thi s desi gnat i on i ncl udes rock
y i nt ert i dal and subt i dal habi t at s f rom t he mean hi gher hi gh w at er ( M H H W) l i ne t o a dept h of 6 met ers ( m) ( rel at i ve t o t he mean l ow er l ow w at er ( M LL
W) l i ne) , as w el l as t he coast al mari ne w at ers encompassed by t hese areas. We are not desi gnat i ng t he speci fi c area f rom Corona D el M ar St at e Beach t o D ana P
oi nt , Cal i f orni a, because w e concl ude t hat t he economi c benefi t s of e
cl usi on f rom t he cri t i cal habi t at desi gnat i on out w ei gh t he benefi
x t s of i ncl usi on and t hat e
cl usi on of t hi s speci fi
x c area w i l l not resul t i n t he e
xt i nct i on of t he speci es. We al so concl ude t hat t w o of t he speci fi c areas proposed f or desi gnat i on ( San N i col as I sl and and San Cl ement e I sl and) are no l onger el i gi bl e f or desi gnat i on, based on det ermi nat i ons t hat t he U. S. N avy' s revi sed i nt egrat ed nat ural resource management pl ans ( I N RM P
s) f or t hese areas provi de benefi t s t o bl ack abal one.
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NOAA NMFS is implementing approved measures in Amendment 11 to the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfi sh Fishery Management Plan, developed by the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council. The approved measures include: A tiered limited access program for the Atlantic mackerel fi shery; an open access incidental catch permit for mackerel; an update to essential fi sh habitat designations for all life stages of mackerel, longfi n squid, Illex squid, and butterfi sh; and the establishment of a recreational allocation for mackerel.
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S i ssues regul at i ons t o l i mi t access of F
ederal l y permi t t ed pot and hook- and- l i ne cat cher/ processors ( C/ P
s) t o t he P
aci fi c cod fi shery i n Al ask
a St at e w at ers w i t hi n 3 naut i cal mi l es of shore adj acent t o t he Beri ng Sea and Al eut i an I sl ands management area ( B
SAI ) . The aff ect ed fi shery i s commonl y know n as t he paral l el fi shery
. The paral l el fi shery i s managed by t he St at e of Al ask
a concurrent w i t h t he F
ederal pot and hook- and- l i ne fi shery f or P
aci fi c cod i n t he B
SAI . Thi s rul e l i mi t s access by F
ederal l y permi t t ed vessel s t o t he paral l el fi shery f or P
aci fi c cod i n t hree w ays. F
i rst , i t requi res an ow ner of a F
ederal l y permi t t ed pot or hook- and- l i ne C/ P vessel used t o cat ch P
aci fi c cod i n t he St at e of Al ask
a paral l el fi shery t o be i ssued t he same endorsement s on hi s or her F
ederal fi sheri es permi t ( FFP) or l i cense l i mi t at i on program ( LLP) l i cense as current l y are requi red f or cat chi ng P
aci fi c cod i n t he F
ederal w at ers of t he B
SAI . Second, i t provi des t hat t he ow ner of a pot or hook- and- l i ne C/ P vessel w ho surrenders an FFP w i l l not be rei ssued a new FFP f or t hat vessel w i t hi n t he 3-year t erm of t he permi t . Thi rd, i t requi res an operat or of any F
ederal l y permi t t ed pot or hook- and- l i ne C/ P vessel used t o cat ch P
aci fi c cod i n t he paral l el fi shery t o compl y w i t h t he same seasonal cl osures of P
aci fi c cod t hat appl y i n t he F
ederal fi shery
. These t hree measures are necessary t o l i mi t some C/ P
s f rom cat chi ng a great er amount of P
aci fi c cod i n t he paral l el fi shery t han has been al l ocat ed t o t hei r sect or f rom t he B
SAI t ot al al l ow abl e cat ch. M ai nt ai ni ng P
aci fi c cod cat ch amount s w i t hi n B
SAI sect or al l ocat i ons al so w i l l reduce t he pot ent i al f or short ened P
aci fi c cod seasons f or C/ P
s i n t he F
ederal fi shery
. These t hree measures w i l l i mprove t he eff ect i veness of N M F
S' cat ch account i ng and moni t ori ng requi rement s on vessel s part i ci pat i ng i n t he paral l el fi shery
. Thi s act i on i s i nt ended t o promot e t he goal s and obj ect i ves of t he F
i shery M anagement Pl an f or G roundfi sh of t he Beri ng Sea and Al eut i an I sl ands M anagement Area, t he M agnuson- St evens F
i shery Conservat i on and M anagement A
ct , and ot her appl i cabl e l aw s.
OPM The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) proposes to amend its regulations to include same-sex domestic partners to the class of persons for which an insurable interest is presumed to exist. The proposed rule, therefore, is designed to relieve federal employees with same-sex domestic partners from the evidentiary requirements in existing regulations for persons outside this class. Additionally, OPM is taking this step to recognize that individuals with same-sex domestic partners have the same presumption of an insurable interest in the continued life of employees or Members as the class of persons listed in the existing rule.
OPM The U.S. Offi c e of Pers onnel M anagement (OPM ) is is s uing an interim fi nal re gulation amending the Federal Employees Health Benefi ts (FEHB) re gulations and als o the Federal Employees Health Benefi ts Ac quis ition Regulation (FEHBAR). This interim fi nal re gulation re plac es the pro c edure by whic h pre miums for c ommunity rated FEHB c arriers are c ompare d with the rates c harg ed to a c arrier's s imilarly s iz ed s ubs c riber gro ups (SSSGs ). This new pro c edure utiliz es a medic al los s ratio (M L R) thre s hold, analogous to that defi ned in both the Aff ord able Care Ac t (ACA, Pub. L . 111-148) and the Department of Health and Human Servic es (HHS) interim fi nal re gulation publis hed Dec ember 1, 2010 (75 FR 74864). The purpos e of this interim fi nal rule is to re plac e the outdated SSSG methodology with a more modern and trans pare nt c alc ulation while s till ens uring that the FEHB is re c eiving a fair rate. This will re s ult in a more s tre amlined pro c es s for plans and inc re as ed c ompetition and plan c hoic e for enro llees . The new pro c es s will apply to all c ommunity rated plans , exc ept thos e under traditional c ommunity rating (TCR). This new pro c es s will be phas ed in over two years , with optional partic ipation for non-TCR plans in the fi rs t year.
OSHA The Oc c upational S afety and Health Administration (OS HA) is adjusting the approac h it uses for c alc ulating the fees the Agenc y c harges Nationally Rec ogniz ed Testing Laboratories (NRTLs), and also is requiring prepayment of these fees. This adjustment inc reases the fees; OS HA is phasing in the fee inc rease over three years for existing NRTLs and pending NRTL applic ants. OS HA began c harging NRTLs fees in 2000, and revised the fee sc hedule only twic e sinc e then (in 2002 and 2007).
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OSHA The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is revising its standards on general working conditions in shipyard employment. These revisions update existing requirements to reflect advances in industry practices and technology, consolidate some general safety and health requirements into a single subpart, and provide protection from hazards not addressed by existing standards, including the control of hazardous energy.
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OSHA OSHA is reopening the rulemaking record to allow interested persons, particularly small businesses, to comment on the information gathered and on issues raised during the small business teleconferences that the Agency and the Small Business Administration's Offi ce of Advocacy (SBA Offi ce of Advocacy) co-sponsored on April 11-12, 2011. The purpose of the teleconferences was to gather information from small businesses about their experiences recording work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) and how they believe they would be impacted by OSHA's proposed rule to revise its Recordkeeping regulations to restore a column on the OSHA 300 Log that employers would have to check if a case they already are required to record is an MSD. The record will remain open for 30 days for comment on these limited issues.
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OSHA OSHA is proposing to update Appendix A to Subpart B of its Injury and Illness Recording and Reporting regulation. Appendix A contains a list of industries that are partially exempt from maintaining records of occupational injuries and illnesses, generally due to their relatively low rates of occupational injury and illness. The current list of industries is based on the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system. In 1997, the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) was introduced to classify establishments by industry. The proposed rule would update Appendix A by replacing it with a list of industries based on NAICS and more recent injury and illness data.Show citation box
The proposed rule would also require employers to report to OSHA, within eight hours, all work-related fatalities and all work-related in-patient hospitalizations; and within 24 hours, all work-related amputations. The current regulation requires an employer to report to OSHA, within eight hours, all work-related fatalities and in-patient hospitalizations of three or more employees.
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OSHA OSHA is reopening the rulemaking record to allow interested persons to comment on OSHA's proposal to update Appendix A to Subpart B of its Injury and Illness Recording and Reporting regulation and the proposed requirement to report to OSHA, within eight hours, all work-related fatalities and all work-related in-patient hospitalizations; and within 24 hours, all work-related amputations. The docket is being reopened in response to a request made by the National Automobile Dealers Association. The record will remain open for 30 days.
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OSHA The Oc c upational Safety and Health Adminis tration (OSHA) is amending the re gulations govern ing employee pro tec tion (re taliation or whis tleblower ) c laims under s ec tion 806 of the Corporate and Criminal Fraud Ac c ountability Ac t of 2002, Title VIII of the Sarbanes -Oxley Ac t of 2002 ( Sarbanes -Oxley or Ac t ), whic h was amended by s ec tions 922 and 929A of the Dodd-Frank Wall Stre et Reform and Cons umer Pro tec tion Ac t of 2010, enac ted on July 21, 2010. Public L aw 111-203. Thes e re vis ions to the Sarbanes -Oxley whis tleblower re gulations c larify and impro ve the pro c edure s for handling Sarbanes -Oxley whis tleblower c omplaints and implement s tatutory c hanges enac ted into law as part of the 2010 s tatutory amendments . Thes e c hanges to the Sarbanes -Oxley whis tleblower re gulations als o make the pro c edure s for handling re taliation c omplaints under Sarbanes -Oxley more c ons is tent with OSHA's pro c edure s for handling c omplaints under the employee pro tec tion pro vis ions of the Surfac e Trans portation As s is tanc e Ac t of 1982, 29 CFR part 1978; the National Trans it Sys tems Sec urity Ac t and the Federal Railro ad Safety Ac t, 29 CFR part 1982; the Cons umer Pro duc t Safety Impro vement Ac t of 2008, 29 CFR part 1983; and the Employee Pro tec tion Pro vis ions of Six Enviro nmental Statutes and Sec tion 211 of the Energ y Reorg aniz ation Ac t of 1974, as amended, 29 CFR part 24.
Pension Benefit Corp. This is a proposed rule to amend PBGC's regulation on Benefi ts Payable in Terminated Single-Employer Plans. That regulation sets forth rules on PBGC's guarantee of pension plan benefi ts, including rules on the phase-in of the guarantee. The amendments implement section 403 of the Pension Protection Act of 2006, which provides that the phase-in period for the guarantee of benefi ts that are contingent upon the occurrence of an unpredictable contingent event, such as a plant shutdown, starts no earlier than the date of the shutdown or other unpredictable contingent event.
Pension Benefit Corp. This fi nal rule implements s ec tion 404 of the Pens ion Pro tec tion Ac t of 2006. Sec tion 404 amended Title IV of ERISA to pro vide that when an underfunded, PBGC-c overe d, s ingle-employer pens ion plan terminates while its c ontributing s pons or is in bankruptc y, s ec tions 4022 and 4044(a)(3) of ERISA are applied by tre ating the date the s pons or's bankruptc y petition was fi led as the termination date of the plan. Sec tion 4022 determines whic h benefi ts are guaranteed by PBGC, and s ec tion 4044(a)(3) determines whic h benefi ts are entitled to priority in priority c ategory 3 in the s tatutory hierarc hy for alloc ating the as s ets of a terminated plan. Thus , under the 2006 amendments , when a plan terminates while the s pons or is in bankruptc y, the amount of benefi ts guaranteed by PBGC and the amount of benefi ts in priority c ategory 3 are fi xed at the date of the bankruptc y fi ling rather than at the plan termination date. In mos t c as es , this re duc es the amount of guaranteed benefi ts and the amount of benefi ts in priority c ategory 3.
Pension Benefit Corp. This pro pos ed rule would implement pro vis ions of the Pens ion Pro tec tion Ac t of 2006 (PPA 2006) that c hange the rules for determining benefi ts upon the termination of a s tatutory hybrid plan, s uc h as a c as h balanc e plan. PPA 2006 pro vides that, when s uc h a plan terminates , a variable rate us ed under the plan to determine ac c rued benefi ts will be equal to the average of the rates of intere s t us ed under the plan during the fi ve-y ear period ending on the termination date. Further, the amount of the benefi t payable in the form of an annuity payable at normal re tire ment age will be determined us ing the intere s t rate and mortality table s pec ifi ed under the plan for that purpos e as of the termination date (or an average intere s t rate if the plan rate is a variable rate). For a plan terminated and trus teed by PBGC, the pro pos ed rule would amend PBGC's re gulations to c onform the rules for determining the alloc ation of as s ets and the amount of benefi ts payable under Title IV of ERISA to the PPA 2006 c hanges in the benefi t determination rules for s tatutory hybrid plans . The pro pos ed rule would als o implement a PPA 2006 c hange for determining the pre s ent value of the ac c rued benefi t under a s tatutory hybrid plan. Finally, the pro pos ed rule would pro vide guidanc e on benefi ts payable under a s tatutory hybrid plan that terminates in a s tandard termination.
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Pipeline and HAZMAT PHMSA is proposing to amend the Hazardous Materials Regulations to prohibit the transportation of flammable liquids in unprotected external product piping on DOT specification cargo tank motor vehicles. If adopted as proposed, these amendments will reduce fatalities and injuries that result from accidents during transportation involving the release of flammable liquid from unprotected external product piping.Show
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Pipeline and HAZMAT FMCSA and PHMSA propose to amend the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) and Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMRs), respectively, to prohibit a motor vehicle driver from entering onto a highway-rail grade crossing unless there is suffi cient space to drive completely through the grade crossing without stopping. This action is in response to section 112 of the Hazardous Materials Transportation Authorization Act of 1994. The intent of this rulemaking is to reduce highway-rail grade crossing crashes.
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Pipeline and HAZMAT The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) is prohibiting texting on electronic devices by drivers during the operation of a motor vehicle containing a quantity of hazardous materials requiring placarding or any quantity of a select agent or toxin listed in the Department of Health and Human Services Select Agents and Toxins regulations.
Pipeline and HAZMAT This final rule establishes procedures for issuance of emergency orders (restrictions, prohibitions, recalls, and out-of-service orders) to address unsafe conditions or practices posing an imminent hazard; opening packages to identify undeclared or non-compliant shipments, when the person in possession of the package refuses a request to open it; and the temporary detention and inspection of potentially non-compliant packages.
Pipeline and HAZMAT In this NPRM, PHMSA is proposing to amend the Hazardous Materials Regulations to require each person (i.e., carrier or facility) who engages in cargo tank loading or unloading operations to perform a risk assessment of the loading and unloading operation and develop and implement safe operating procedures based upon the results of the risk assessment. The proposed operational procedures include requirements to address several aspects of loading and unloading, including provisions for facilities to develop maintenance testing programs for transfer equipment (i.e., hose maintenance programs) used to load or unload cargo tank motor vehicles (CTMVs).
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Pipeline and HAZMAT PHMSA is amending its pipeline safety regulations to apply safety regulation to rural low-stress hazardous liquid pipelines that were not covered previously by safety regulations. This change complies with a mandate in the Pipeline Inspection, Protection, Enforcement, and Safety Act of 2006 (PIPES Act).
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Pipeline and HAZMAT This rule expedites the program implementation deadlines in the Control Room Management/Human Factors regulations in order to realize the safety benefi ts sooner than established in the original rule. The deadline for pipeline operators to implement the procedures for roles and responsibilities, shift change, change management, and operating experience, fatigue mitigation education and training is now October 1, 2011, 16 months sooner than the original regulation. The deadline for pipeline operators to implement the other procedures for adequate information, shift lengths, maximum hours-of-service, and alarm management is now August 1, 2012, six months sooner than the original regulation. In general, training procedures must also be implemented by August 1, 2012, with certain exceptions.
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PTO The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office) requested comments on a proposal to provide applicants with greater control over when their utility and plant applications are examined and to promote greater efficiency in the patent examination process (3-Track). The Office, in addition to requesting written comments, conducted a public meeting to collect input, and has subsequently considered the wide range of comments received.
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Rural Utilities Service The Rural Business-Cooperative S ervic e (Agenc y) is establishing the Advanc ed Biofuel Payment Program authoriz ed under the Food, Conservation, and Energy Ac t of 2008. Under this Program, the Agenc y will enter into c ontrac ts with advanc ed biofuel produc ers to pay suc h produc ers for the produc tion of eligible advanc ed biofuels. To be eligible for payments, advanc ed biofuels must be produc ed from renewable biomass, exc luding c orn kernel starc h, in a biofuel fac ility loc ated in a S tate.
Rural Utilities Service This interim rule establishes a guaranteed loan program for the development and construction of commercial-scale biorefineries and for the retrofitting of existing facilities using eligible technology for the development of advanced biofuels.
Rural Utilities Service The Rural Utilities Service, an agency delivering the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) Rural Development Utilities Programs, hereinafter referred to as the Agency, is amending its regulation for the Rural Broadband Access Loan and Loan Guarantee Program (Broadband Loan Program). Since the Broadband Loan Program's inception in 2002, the Agency has faced and continues to face signifi cant challenges in delivering the program due to the following factors: The competitive nature of the broadband market in certain geographic areas; the signifi cant number of companies proposing to off er broadband service that are start-up organizations with limited resources; continually evolving technology; and economic factors such as the higher cost of serving rural communities.
SBA In this proposed rule, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is setting forth the new defi ned terms, Energy Saving Qualifi ed Investment and Energy Saving Activities, for the Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) Program. The new defi nitions are being established to facilitate implementation of a provision of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (Energy Act), which allows an SBIC making an energy saving qualifi ed investment to obtain SBA leverage by issuing a deferred interest energy saving debenture.
SBA The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA or Agency) is amending its regulations to clarify the effect, across all small business programs, of initial and appeal eligibility decisions on the procurement in question; increase the amount of time that SBA has to render formal size determinations; require that SBA's Offi ce of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) issue a size appeal decision within 60 calendar days of the close of the record, if possible; increase the amount of time that SBA has to fi le North American Industry Classifi cation System (NAICS) code appeals
SBA This rule makes changes to the regulations governing the section 8(a) Business Development (8(a) BD) program, the U.S. Small Business Administration's (SBA or Agency) size regulations, and the regulations affecting Small Disadvantaged Businesses (SDBs). It is the fi rst comprehensive revision to the 8(a) BD program in more than ten years. Some of the changes involve technical issues such as changing the term SIC code to NAICS code to refl ect the national conversion to the North American Industry Classifi cation System (NAICS).
SBA This interim final rule implements section 1122 of the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 (Jobs Act), which authorizes projects approved for financing under Title V of the Small Business Investment Act to include the refinancing of qualified debt. This interim final rule revises the existing 504 Loan Program rules to make them consistent with section 1122 of the Jobs Act.
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SBA The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) proposes to increase small business size standards for 35 industries and one sub-industry in North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Sector 54, Professional, Scientific and Technical Services and one industry in NAICS Sector 81, Other Services.
SBA This interim fi nal rule implements section 1131 of the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010, which requires SBA to establish an Intermediary Lending Pilot (ILP) program. The ILP program is a three-year pilot program in which SBA will make direct loans of up to $1 million at an interest rate of 1 percent to up to 20 nonprofi t lending intermediaries each year, subject to availability of funds. Intermediaries will then use the ILP loan funds to make loans of up to $200,000 to startup, newly established, or growing small business concerns.
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SEC Section 975 of Title IX of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act) amended Section 15B of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (as amended, the Exchange Act) to require municipal advisors, as defined below, to register with the Securities and Exchange Commission (Commission or SEC) effective October 1, 2010.
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SEC Section 942(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act eliminated the automatic suspension of the duty to fi le under Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for asset-backed securities issuers and granted the Commission the authority to issue rules providing for the suspension or termination of such duty. We are proposing to permit suspension of the reporting obligations for asset-backed securities issuers when there are no longer asset-backed securities of the class sold in a registered transaction held by non-affi liates of the depositor.
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SEC In accordance with Section 764(a) of Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (Dodd-Frank Act), the Securities and Exchange Commission (Commission) is proposing rule 15Fi-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act), 15 U.S.C. 78a et seq., which would require security-based swap dealers and major security-based swap participants to provide trade acknowledgments and to verify those trade acknowledgments in security-based swap transactions.
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SEC Among other things, the Dodd-Frank Act's amendments to Section 19 of the Exchange Act require the Securities and Exchange Commission (Commission) to promulgate rules setting forth the procedural requirements of proceedings to determine whether a proposed rule change should be disapproved. In satisfaction of this requirement, the Commission is adopting new Rules of Practice to formalize the process it will use when conducting proceedings to determine whether an SRO's proposed rule change should be disapproved under Section 19(b)(2) of the Exchange Act. The new rules are intended to add transparency to the Commission's conduct of those proceedings and address the process the Commission will follow to institute proceedings and provide notice of the grounds for disapproval under consideration as well as provide interested parties with an opportunity to submit written materials to the Commission.
SEC We are adopting new requirements in order to implement Section 945 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (the Act). We are adopting a new rule under the Securities Act of 1933 to require any issuer registering the offer and sale of an asset-backed security (ABS) to perform a review of the assets underlying the ABS. We also are adopting amendments to Item 1111 of Regulation AB that would require an ABS issuer to disclose the nature of its review of the assets and the fi ndings and conclusions of the issuer's review of the assets.
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SEC Pursuant to Section 943 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act,1 we are adopting new rules related to representations and warranties in asset-backed securities offerings. The final rules require securitizers of asset-backed securities to disclose fulfilled and unfulfilled repurchase requests. Our rules also require nationally recognized statistical rating organizations to include information regarding the representations, warranties and enforcement mechanisms available to investors in an asset-backed securities offering in any report accompanying a credit rating issued in connection with such offering, including a preliminary credit rating.
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SEC We are proposing amendments to the accredited investor standards in our rules under the Securities Act of 1933 to refl ect the requirements of Section 413(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Section 413(a) requires the defi nitions of accredited investor in our Securities Act rules to exclude the value of a person's primary residence for purposes of determining whether the person qualifi es as an accredited investor on the basis of having a net worth in excess of $1 million. This change to the net worth standard was eff ective upon enactment by operation of the Dodd-Frank statute, but Section 413(a) also requires us to revise our current Securities Act rules to refl ect the new standard.
SEC vWe are adopting amendments to our rules to implement the provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act relating to shareholder approval of executive compensation and golden parachute compensation arrangements. Section 951 of the Dodd-Frank Act amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 by adding Section 14A, which requires companies to conduct a separate shareholder advisory vote to approve the compensation of executives, as disclosed pursuant to Item 402 of Regulation S-K or any successor to Item 402.
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SEC This is one of several releases that we will be considering relating to the use of security ratings by credit rating agencies in our rules and forms. In this release, pursuant to the provisions of Section 939A of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, we propose to replace rule and form requirements under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for securities offering or issuer disclosure rules that rely on, or make special accommodations for, security ratings (for example, Forms S-3 and F-3 eligibility criteria) with alternative requirements.
SEC In accordance with Section 763 (Section 763) of Title VII (Title VII) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (Dodd-Frank Act), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission) is proposing Regulation SB SEF under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act) that is designed to create a registration framework for security-based swap execution facilities (SB SEFs); establish rules with respect to the Dodd-Frank Act's requirement that a SB SEF must comply with the fourteen enumerated core principles (Core Principles) and enforce compliance with those principles; and implement a process for a SB SEF to submit to the Commission proposed changes to the SB SEF's rules.
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SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission (Commission) is reopening the period for public comment on proposed Regulation MC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act), which is designed to mitigate potential confl icts of interest at clearing agencies that clear security-based swaps (security-based swap clearing agencies), security-based swap execution facilities (SB SEFs), and national securities exchanges that post or make available for trading security-based swaps (SBS exchanges). The proposal was originally published in Securities Exchange Act Release No. 63107 (October 14, 2010), 75 FR 65882 (October 26, 2010) (Regulation MC Proposing Release). The Commission is reopening the period for public comment to solicit further comment on Regulation MC in light of other more recent proposed rulemakings that concern confl icts of interest at security-based swap clearing agencies and SB SEFs.
SEC This is one of several releases that the Securities and Exchange C ommission (C ommission) will be considering relating to the use of credit ratings in our rules and forms. In this release, we are proposing a new rule as well as rule and form amendments under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment C ompany Act of 1940 to implement provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and C onsumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act).
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SEC In accordance with Section 763 of Title VII (Title VII) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (Dodd-Frank Act), Section 805 of Title VIII (Title VIII) of the Dodd-Frank Act, and Section 17A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission) is proposing rules regarding registration of clearing agencies and standards for the operation and governance of clearing agencies. The proposed rules are designed to enhance the regulatory framework for the supervision of clearing agencies.
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SEC To preserve the application of our existing beneficial ownership rules to persons who purchase or sell security-based swaps after the effective date of new Section 13(o) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, we are proposing to readopt without change the relevant portions of Rules 13d-3 and 16a-1. The proposals are intended to clarify that following the July 16, 2011 statutory effective date of Section 13(o), which was added by Section 766 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act), persons who purchase or sell security-based swaps will remain within the scope of these rules to the same extent as they are now.
SEC The Dodd-Frank Wall Stre et Reform and Cons umer Pro tec tion Ac t (Dodd-Frank Ac t ) amended the Sec urities Exc hange Ac t of 1934 ( Exc hange Ac t ) by adding a s ubs ec tion entitled, Due Diligenc e for the Delivery of Dividends , Intere s t, and Other Valuable Pro perty Rights . The amendment dire c ts the Sec urities and Exc hange Commis s ion (Commis s ion ) to re vis e Exc hange Ac t Rule 17Ad-17, Trans fer Agents ' Obligation to Searc h for Los t Sec urityholders to: extend to bro kers and dealers the re quire ment of Rule 17Ad-17 to s earc h for los t s ec urityholders ; add to Rule 17Ad-17 a re quire ment that paying agents notify mis s ing s ec urity holders in writing that the paying agent has s ent the mis s ing s ec urity holder a c hec k that has not yet been negotiated; add to Rule 17Ad-17 an exc lus ion for paying agents fro m the notifi c ation re quire ments when the value of the not yet negotiated c hec k is les s than $25; and add to Rule 17Ad-17 a pro vis ion c larify ing that the written notifi c ation re quire ments s hall have no eff ec t on State es c heatment laws .
SEC We are proposing a new rule and rule amendments to implement the provisions of Section 952 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, which adds Section 10C to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange Act). Section 10C requires the Commission to adopt rules directing the national securities exchanges (the exchanges) and national securities associations to prohibit the listing of any equity security of an issuer that is not in compliance with Section 10C's compensation committee and compensation adviser requirements.
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SEC This is one of s everal pro pos ed rules that the Sec urities and Exc hange Commis s ion (the Commis s ion ) will be c ons idering re lating to the us e of c re dit ratings in Commis s ion rules and forms . Sec tion 939A of the Dodd-Frank Ac t Wall Stre et Reform and Cons umer Pro tec tion Ac t (the Dodd-Frank Ac t ) re quire s the Commis s ion to re move any re fere nc es to c re dit ratings fro m its re gulations and to s ubs titute s uc h s tandard of c re ditworthines s as the Commis s ion determines to be appro priate. In this re leas e, the Commis s ion is pro pos ing to amend c ertain rules and one form under the Sec urities Exc hange Ac t of 1934 (the Exc hange Ac t ) applic able to bro ker-dealer fi nanc ial re s pons ibility, dis tributions of s ec urities , and c onfi rmations of trans ac tions . The Commis s ion als o is re ques ting c omment on potential s tandard s of c re ditworthines s for purpos es of Exc hange Ac t Sec tions 3(a)(41) and 3(a)(53), whic h defi ne the terms mortgage re lated s ec urity and s mall bus ines s re lated s ec urity, re s pec tively, as the Commis s ion c ons iders how to implement Sec tion 939(e) of the Dodd-Frank Ac t.
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SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission (Commission or SEC) intends to issue an order that would adjust two dollar amount tests in the rule under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 that permits investment advisers to charge performance based compensation to qualifi ed clients. The adjustments would revise the dollar amount tests to account for the eff ects of infl ation. The Commission is also proposing to amend the rule to: provide that the Commission will issue an order every fi ve years adjusting for infl ation the dollar amount tests; exclude the value of a person's primary residence from the test of whether a person has suffi cient net worth to be considered a qualifi ed client; and add certain transition provisions to the rule.
SEC We are proposing amendments to our rules to implement Section 926 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Section 926 requires us to adopt rules that disqualify securities offerings involving certain felons and other `bad actors' from reliance on the safe harbor from Securities Act registration provided by Rule 506 of Regulation D. The rules must be substantially similar to Rule 262, the disqualification provisions of Regulation A under the Securities Act, and must also cover matters enumerated in Section 926 (including certain state regulatory orders and bars).
SEC In ac c ord anc e with the Dodd-Frank Wall Stre et Reform and Cons umer Pro tec tion Ac t (the Dodd-Frank Ac t ) and to enhanc e overs ight, the Sec urities and Exc hange Commis s ion (Commis s ion ) is pro pos ing amendments to exis ting rules and new rules that would apply to c re dit rating agenc ies re gis tere d with the Commis s ion as nationally re c ogniz ed s tatis tic al rating org aniz ations ( NRSROs ). In addition, in ac c ord anc e with the Dodd-Frank Ac t, the Commis s ion is pro pos ing a new rule and form that would apply to pro viders of third -party due diligenc e s ervic es for as s et-bac ked s ec urities . Finally, the Commis s ion is pro pos ing amendments to exis ting rules and a new rule that would implement a re quire ment added by the Dodd-Frank Ac t that is s uers and underwriters of as s et-bac ked s ec urities make public ly available the fi ndings and c onc lus ions of any third -party due diligenc e re port obtained by the is s uer or underwriter. The Commis s ion is re ques ting c omment on the pro pos ed rule amendments and new rules .
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SEC The Commission is adopting rules and forms to implement Section 21F of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act) entitled Securities Whistleblower Incentives and Protection. The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, enacted on July 21, 2010 (Dodd-Frank), established a whistleblower program that requires the Commission to pay an award, under regulations prescribed by the Commission and subject to certain limitations, to eligible whistleblowers who voluntarily provide the Commission with original information about a violation of the Federal securities laws that leads to the successful enforcement of a covered judicial or administrative action, or a related action. Dodd-Frank also prohibits retaliation by employers against individuals who provide the Commission with information about possible securities violations.
SEC We are proposing exemptions under the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 for security-based swaps issued by certain clearing agencies satisfying certain conditions. The proposed rules would exempt transactions by clearing agencies in these security-based swaps from all provisions of the Securities Act, other than the Section 17(a) anti-fraud provisions, as well as exempt these security-based swaps from Exchange Act registration requirements and from the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act, provided certain conditions are met.
SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission (Commission) is issuing an exemptive order granting temporary exemptive relief and other temporary relief from compliance with certain provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act) concerning security-based swaps. The Commission also is providing guidance regarding compliance with other provisions of the Exchange Act concerning security-based swaps that were amended or added by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (Dodd-Frank Act) and requesting comments on such guidance and the temporary relief granted.
SEC The Sec urities and Exc hange Commis s ion (the Commis s ion ) is pro pos ing amendments to the bro ker-dealer fi nanc ial re porting rule under the Sec urities Exc hange Ac t of 1934 (the Exc hange Ac t ). The fi rs t s et of amendments would, among other things , update the exis ting re quire ments of Exc hange Ac t Rule 17a-5, fac ilitate the ability of the Public Company Ac c ounting Overs ight Board (the PCAOB ) to implement overs ight of independent public ac c ountants of bro ker-dealers as re quire d by the Dodd-Frank Wall Stre et Reform and Cons umer Pro tec tion Ac t (the Dodd-Frank Ac t ), and eliminate potentially re dundant re quire ments for c ertain bro ker-dealers affi liated with, or dually-re gis tere d as , inves tment advis ers . The s ec ond s et of amendments would re quire bro ker-dealers that either c lear trans ac tions or c arry c us tomer ac c ounts to c ons ent to allowing the Commis s ion and des ignated examining authorities (DEAs ) to have ac c es s to independent public ac c ountants to dis c us s their fi ndings with re s pec t to annual audits of the bro ker-dealers and to re view re lated audit doc umentation. The third s et of amendments would enhanc e the ability of the Commis s ion and examiners of a DEA to overs ee bro ker-dealers ' c us tody prac tic es by re quiring bro ker-dealers to fi le a new Form Cus tody.
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SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) is adopting rules to implement new exemptions from the registration requirements of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 for advisers to certain privately off ered investment funds; these exemptions were enacted as part of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the Dodd-Frank Act). As required by Title IV of the Dodd-Frank Actthe Private Fund Investment Advisers Registration Act of 2010the new rules defi ne venture capital fund and provide an exemption from registration for advisers with less than $150 million in private fund assets under management in the United States. The new rules also clarify the meaning of certain terms included in a new exemption from registration for foreign private advisers.
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SEC We are extending the expiration dates in our temporary rules that provide exemptions under the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 for certain credit default swaps in order to continue facilitating the operation of one or more central counterparties for those credit default swaps as we consider rules implementing the clearing provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and C onsumer Protection Act.
SEC We are adopting interim fi nal rules pro viding exemptions under the Sec urities Ac t of 1933, the Sec urities Exc hange Ac t of 1934, and the Trus t Indenture Ac t of 1939 for thos e s ec urity-bas ed s waps that under c urre nt law are s ec urity-bas ed s wap agre ements and will be defi ned as s ec urities under the Sec urities Ac t and the Exc hange Ac t as of July 16, 2011 due s olely to the pro vis ions of Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Stre et Reform and Cons umer Pro tec tion Ac t. The interim fi nal rules will exempt off ers and s ales of thes e s ec urity-bas ed s waps fro m all pro vis ions of the Sec urities Ac t, other than the Sec tion 17(a) anti-fraud pro vis ions , as well as exempt thes e s ec urity-bas ed s waps fro m Exc hange Ac t re gis tration re quire ments and fro m the pro vis ions of the Trus t Indenture Ac t, pro vided c ertain c onditions are met. The interim fi nal rules will re main in eff ec t until the c omplianc e date for fi nal rules that we may adopt further defi ning the terms s ec urity-bas ed s wap and eligible c ontrac t partic ipant.
SEC The Sec urities and Exc hange Commis s ion ( SEC or Commis s ion ) is adopting an interim fi nal rule to amend Rule 19b-4 under the Sec urities Exc hange Ac t of 1934 ( Exc hange Ac t ). The amendment expands the lis t of c ategories that qualify for s ummary eff ec tivenes s under Sec tion 19(b)(3)(A) of the Exc hange Ac t to inc lude any matter eff ec ting a c hange in an exis ting s ervic e of a c learing agenc y re gis tere d with the Commis s ion (Regis tere d Clearing Agenc y ) that both primarily aff ec ts the future s c learing operations of the c learing agenc y with re s pec t to future s that are not s ec urity future s and does not s ignifi c antly aff ec t any s ec urities c learing operations of the c learing agenc y or any re lated rights or obligations of the c learing agenc y or pers ons us ing s uc h s ervic e. The Commis s ion als o is making a c orre s ponding tec hnic al modifi c ation to the General Ins truc tions for Form 19b-4 under the Exc hange Ac t. The amendments to Rule 19b-4 and Form 19b-4 are intended to s tre amline the rule fi ling pro c es s in are as involving c ertain ac tivities c onc ern ing non-s ec urity pro duc ts that may be s ubjec t to overlapping re gulation as a re s ult of, in part, c ertain pro vis ions under Sec tion 763(b) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Stre et Reform and Cons umer Pro tec tion Ac t of 2010 (Dodd-Frank Ac t ) that would deem s ome c learing agenc ies to be re gis tere d with the Commis s ion as of July 16, 2011.
SEC Under s ec tion 742(c ) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Stre et Reform and Cons umer Pro tec tion Ac t (Dodd-Frank Ac t ), c ertain fore ign exc hange trans ac tions with pers ons who are not eligible c ontrac t partic ipants (c ommonly re ferre d to as re tail forex trans ac tions , and as further defi ned below) with a re gis tere d bro ker or dealer ( bro ker-dealer ) will be pro hibited as of July 16, 2011, in the abs enc e of the Commis s ion adopting a rule to allow s uc h trans ac tions under terms and c onditions pre s c ribed by the Commis s ion. The Commis s ion is adopting interim fi nal temporary Rule 15b12-1T to allow a re gis tere d bro ker-dealer to engage in a re tail forex bus ines s until July 16, 2012, pro vided that the bro ker-dealer c omplies with the Sec urities Exc hange Ac t of 1934 ( Exc hange Ac t ), the rules and re gulations there under, and the rules of the s elf-re gulatory org aniz ation(s ) of whic h the bro ker-dealer is a member ( SRO rules ), ins ofar as they are applic able to re tail forex trans ac tions .
SEC The S ec urities and Exc hange Commission (Commission) is proposing for c omment new rules under the S ec urities Exc hange Ac t of 1934 (Exc hange Ac t) that are intended to implement provisions of Title VII (Title VII) of the Dodd-Frank Wall S treet Reform and Consumer Protec tion Ac t of 2010 (Dodd-Frank Ac t) relating to external business c onduc t standards for sec urity-based swap dealers (S BS Dealers) and major sec urity-based swap partic ipants (Major S BS Partic ipants).
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SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission is adopting new rules and rule amendments under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to implement provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. These rules and rule amendments are designed to give eff ect to provisions of Title IV of the Dodd-Frank Act that, among other things, increase the statutory threshold for registration by investment advisers with the Commission, require advisers to hedge funds and other private funds to register with the Commission, and require reporting by certain investment advisers that are exempt from registration. In addition, we are adopting rule amendments, including amendments to the Commission's pay to play rule, that address a number of other changes made by the Dodd-Frank Act.
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SEC The Securi t i es and Ex
change Commi ssi on (
Commi ssi on
) i s adopt i ng new R
ul e 13h- 1 and F
orm 13H under Sect i on 13( h) of t he Securi t i es Ex
change A
ct of 1934 ( Ex
change A
ct ) t o assi st t he Commi ssi on i n bot h i dent i fyi ng, and obt ai ni ng t radi ng i nf ormat i on on, mark
et part i ci pant s t hat conduct a subst ant i al amount of t radi ng act i vi t y, as measured by vol ume or mark
et val ue, i n t he U. S. securi t i es mark
et s. R
ul e 13h- 1 w i l l requi re a l arge t rader, defi ned as a person w hose t ransact i ons i n N M S securi t i es equal or e
ceed 2 mi l l i on shares or $20 mi l l i on duri ng any cal endar day, or 20 mi l l i on shares or $200 mi l l i on duri ng any cal endar mont h, t o i dent i fy i t sel f t o t he Commi ssi on and mak
x e cert ai n di scl osures t o t he Commi ssi on on F
orm 13H. Upon recei pt of F
orm 13H , t he Commi ssi on w i l l assi gn t o each l arge t rader an i dent i fi cat i on number t hat w i l l uni quel y and uni f orml y i dent i fy t he t rader, w hi ch t he l arge t rader must t hen provi de t o i t s regi st ered brok
er- deal ers. Such regi st ered brok
er- deal ers w i l l t hen be requi red t o mai nt ai n records of t w o addi t i onal dat a el ement s i n connect i on w i t h t ransact i ons eff ect ed t hrough account s of such l arge t raders ( t he l arge t rader i dent i fi cat i on number, and t he t i me t ransact i ons i n t he account are e
xcut ed) . I n addi t i on, t he Commi ssi on i s requi ri ng t hat such brok
er- deal ers report l arge t rader t ransact i on i nf ormat i on t o t he Commi ssi on upon request t hrough t he El ect roni c Bl ue Sheet s syst ems current l y used by brok
er- deal ers f or report i ng t rade i nf ormat i on. F
i nal l y, cert ai n regi st ered brok
er- deal ers subj ect t o t he R
ul e w i l l be requi red t o perf orm l i mi t ed moni t ori ng of t hei r cust omers' account s f or act i vi t y t hat may t ri gger t he l arge t rader i dent i fi cat i on requi rement s of R
ul e 13h- 1.
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SEC We are revising and re-proposing certain rules that were initially proposed in April 2010 related to asset-backed securities in light of the provisions added by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and comments received on our April 2010 proposals. Specifically, we are re-proposing registrant and transaction requirements related to shelf registration of asset-backed securities and changes to exhibit filing deadlines. In addition, we are requesting additional comment on our proposal to require asset-level information about the pool assets. We continue to consider the other matters in our April 2010 proposing release.
7.7
SEC Section 942(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act eliminated the automatic suspension of the duty to file under Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for asset-backed securities issuers and granted the Commission the authority to issue rules providing for the suspension or termination of such duty. We are adopting rules to provide certain thresholds for suspension of the reporting obligations for asset-backed securities issuers. We are also amending our rules relating to the Exchange Act reporting obligations of asset-backed securities issuers in light of these statutory changes.
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SEC The Commission is considering proposing amendments to Rule 3a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (Investment Company Act or Act), the rule that provides certain asset-backed issuers with a conditional exclusion from the defi nition of investment company. Amendments to Rule 3a-7 that the Commission may consider could refl ect market developments since 1992, when Rule 3a-7 was adopted, and recent developments aff ecting asset-backed issuers, including the passage of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the Dodd-Frank Act) and the Commission's recent rulemakings regarding the asset-backed securities markets. The Commission is withdrawing its 2008 proposal to amend Rule 3a-7, which was published July 11, 2008.
SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission (Commission) is proposing for comment a new rule under the Securities Act of 1933 (Securities Act) to implement the prohibition under Section 621 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (Dodd-Frank Act) on material confl icts of interest in connection with certain securitizations. Proposed Rule 127B under the Securities Act would prohibit certain persons who create and distribute an asset-backed security, including a synthetic asset-backed security, from engaging in transactions, within one year after the date of the fi rst closing of the sale of the asset-backed security, that would involve or result in a material confl ict of interest with respect to any investor in the asset-backed security. The proposed rule also would provide exceptions from this prohibition for certain risk-mitigating hedging activities, liquidity commitments, and bona fi de market-making.
4.5
SEC Section 764(a) of Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act) requires the Securities and Exchange Commission (Commission) to issue rules to provide for the registration of security-based swap dealers (SBS Dealers) and major security-based swap participants (collectively, SBS Entities). Pursuant to this requirement, the Commission is proposing new Rules 15Fb1-1 through 15Fb6-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), to provide for the registration of SBS Entities. The Commission is also proposing forms to facilitate registration (and withdrawal from registration) of these entities.
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SSA The interim final rules concerned dedicated accounts and installment payments for certain past-due SSI benefits and reflected amendments to the Social Security Act (Act) made by sections 213 and 221 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA).
SSA We propose to amend our Tax Refund Offset (TRO) and Administrative Offset regulations. We are conforming our regulations to those of the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) for the following reasons: (1) Treasury removed the 10-year limitation to collect delinquent debts owed the United States by reducing eligible Federal payments, and (2) more States are participating in reciprocal agreements with Treasury to offset State payments, including tax refunds to reduce or extinguish a federally owed debt.
SSA We are clarifying our regulatory procedures to ensure the safety of the public and our employees in our hearing process. Due to increasing reports of threats to our hearing offi ce employees, we are taking steps to explicitly increase the level of protection we provide to our staff and to the public during the hearing process. We expect these changes to result in a safer work environment for our employees, while at the same time ensuring that our claimants continue to receive a full and fair hearing on their claims for benefi ts.
SSA We are revising our rules to implement amendments to the Social Security Act (Act) made by the Social Security Disability Applicants' Access to Professional Representation Act of 2010 (PRA). We are making permanent the direct fee payment rules for eligible non-attorney representatives under titles II and XVI of the Act and for attorney representatives under title XVI of the Act. We also are revising some of our eligibility policies for non-attorney representatives under titles II and XVI of the Act.
SSA We are publishing the process we follow when we ban an individual from entering our fi eld offi ces. Due to escalating reports of threats to our personnel and our customers in our offi ces, we are taking steps to increase the level of protection we provide. We expect that this rule will result in a safer environment for our personnel and members of the public who use our facilities, while ensuring that we continue to serve the American people with as little disruption to our operations as possible.
State The Department is amending c urrent regulations governing the S ummer Work Travel c ategory of the Exc hange Visitor Program. The amendments c larify existing polic ies and implement new proc edures to ensure that the S ummer Work Travel program c ontinues to foster the objec tives of the Mutual Educ ational and Cultural Exc hange Ac t of 1961 (Fulbright-Hays Ac t). These c hanges will enhanc e the integrity and programmatic effec tiveness of S ummer Work Travel exc hanges.
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Thrift Supervision The Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) proposes to: Amend its advanced risk-based capital adequacy standards (advanced approaches rules)1 to be consistent with certain provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and C onsumer Protection Act (the Act)2 and amend the general risk-based capital rules3 to provide limited flexibility consistent with section 171(b) of the Act for recognizing the relative risk of certain assets generally not held by depository institutions.
Thrift Supervision The Offi ce of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is adopting amendments to its regulations governing organization and functions, availability and release of information, post-employment restrictions for senior examiners, and assessment of fees to incorporate the transfer of certain functions of the Offi ce of Thrift Supervision (OTS) to the OCC pursuant to Title III of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The OCC also is amending its rules pertaining to preemption and visitorial powers to implement various sections of the Act; change in control of credit card banks and trust banks to implement section 603 of the Act; and deposit-taking by uninsured Federal branches to implement section 335 of the Act.
Transportation The Department of Transportation's Offi ce of the Secretary (OST) is initiating this proposed rulemaking to clarify the priorities and allocation authorities exercised by the Secretary of Transportation (Secretary) under title 1 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (Defense Production Act), and to set forth the administrative procedures by which the Secretary will exercise this authority. This proposed rule complies with the requirement in the Defense Production Act Reauthorization of 2009 (Pub. L. 111-67) to issue fi nal rules establishing standards and procedures by which the priorities and allocations authority is used to promote the national defense, under both emergency and nonemergency conditions, and is part of a multi-agency eff ort that forms the Federal Priorities and Allocations System.
Transportation fMCSA and PHMSA propose to amend the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) and Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMRs), respectively, to prohibit a motor vehicle driver from entering onto a highway-rail grade crossing unless there is sufficient
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Transportation The U. S. D epart ment of T
r ansport at i on ( D O T or t he D epart ment ) i s proposi ng t o col l ect revenue i nf ormat i on i n a more det ai l ed manner regardi ng ai rl i ne i mposed f ees f rom t hose ai r carr i ers meet i ng t he defi ni t i on of a l arge cert i fi cat ed ai r carr i er. M any ai r carr i ers have adopt ed a l a cart e pri ci ng w i t h separat e f ees f or such t hi ngs as check
ed baggage, carr y
- on baggage, meal s, onboard ent ert ai nment , i nt ernet connect i ons, pi l l ow s, bl ank
et s, advance or upgraded seat i ng, t el ephone reservat i ons, earl y boardi ng, cancel ed or changed reservat i ons, t ransport at i on of unaccompani ed mi nors, pet t ransport at i on, t hi rd- part y servi ces such as hot el rooms, car rent al s, and pi ck- up and del i very servi ces, et cet era. The D epart ment w ant s t o mak
e ai rl i ne pri ci ng more t ransparent t o consumers and ai rl i ne anal yst s. Thi s act i on i s i n response t o a D epart ment al i ni t i at i ve and responds t o recommendat i ons of t he G overnment A
ccount abi l i t y O ffi ce. Al so, t he D epart ment i s proposi ng t o change t he w ay i t comput es mi shandl ed baggage rat es f rom mi shandl ed baggage report s per uni t of domest i c enpl anement s t o mi shandl ed bags per uni t of check
ed bags. F
ees f or check
ed baggage have changed consumer behavi or regardi ng t he number of bags t hey check, sk
ew i ng mi shandl ed baggage rat es. F
i nal l y, t he D epart ment i s proposi ng t o fi l l a dat a gap by col l ect i ng separat e st at i st i cs f or mi shandl ed w heel chai rs and scoot ers used by passengers w i t h di sabi l i t i es.
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Transportation The Department of Trans portation (Department) pro pos es to re vis e its rule implementing the Air Carrier Ac c es s Ac t (ACAA) to pro vide gre ater ac c ommodations for individuals with dis abilities in air travel by re quiring U.S. and fore ign air c arriers to make their Web s ites ac c es s ible to individuals with dis abilities and to ens ure that their tic ket agents do the s ame. It would als o re quire U.S. and fore ign air c arriers to ens ure that their pro prietary and s hare d-us e automated airport kios ks are ac c es s ible to individuals with dis abilities . In addition, the Department pro pos es to re vis e its rule implementing Sec tion 504 of the Rehabilitation Ac t to re quire U.S. airports to ens ure that s hare d-us e automated airport kios ks are ac c es s ible to individuals with dis abilities . This s upplemental notic e of pro pos ed rulemaking (SNPRM ) applies to U.S. c arriers and to fore ign air c arriers operating fl ights to, fro m, and in the United States . It als o applies to U.S. airports with annual enplanements of 10,000 or more . The pro pos ed rule es tablis hes the tec hnic al c riteria and pro c edure s that apply to automated airport kios ks and to Web s ites on whic h c overe d air trans portation is marketed to the general public in the U.S. to ens ure that individuals with dis abilities c an re adily us e thes e tec hnologies to obtain the s ame information and s ervic es as other members of the public .
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Transportation This rule revises airworthiness standards for type certifi cation requirements of normal and transport category rotorcraft. The amendment requires evaluation of fatigue and residual static strength of composite rotorcraft structures using a damage tolerance evaluation, or a fatigue evaluation if the applicant establishes that a damage tolerance evaluation is impractical. The amendment addresses advances in composite structures technology and provides internationally harmonized standards.
Treasury The Offi ce of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board), and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) are requesting comment on a proposal to revise their market risk capital rules to modify their scope to better capture positions for which the market risk capital rules are appropriate; reduce procyclicality in market risk capital requirements; enhance the rules' sensitivity to risks that are not adequately captured under the current regulatory measurement methodologies; and increase transparency through enhanced disclosures.
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Treasury This document contains final regulations governing practice before the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The regulations affect individuals who practice before the IRS and providers of continuing education programs. The regulations modify the general standards of practice before the IRS and the standards with respect to tax returns.
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Treasury The Department of the Tre as ury ( Tre as ury or We ) is is s uing this pro pos ed rule to s olic it public c omment on a pro pos ed amendment to the re gulations is s ued under the Govern ment Sec urities Ac t of 1986, as amended (GSA ), to re plac e re fere nc es to c re dit ratings in our rules with altern ative re quire ments . Sec tion 939A of the Dodd-Frank Wall Stre et Reform and Cons umer Pro tec tion Ac t of 2010 re quire s Federal agenc ies to re move fro m their applic able re gulations any re fere nc e to or re quire ment of re lianc e on c re dit ratings and to s ubs titute a s tandard of c re ditworthines s as the agenc y determines appro priate for s uc h re gulations . In this re leas e Tre as ury is re ques ting c omment on a s ubs titute s tandard of c re ditworthines s for us e in the liquid c apital rule re quire d by GSA re gulations . Separately, we are pro pos ing in this re leas e s everal non-s ubs tantive, tec hnic al amendments to Tre as ury's GSA re gulations to update c ertain information or to delete c ertain re quire ments that are no longer applic able.
Treasury On January 21, 2009, the Department issued an interim rule that provided guidance on conflicts of interest pursuant to Section 108 of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA), which was enacted on October 3, 2008. This final rule takes into account the public comments received and adopts revisions to the interim rule.
Treasury This rule amends the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regulations on an interim basis to implement the preferential tariff treatment and other customs-related provisions of the United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement.
Treasury This notice of proposed rulemaking is published jointly by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the FDIC) and the Departmental Offi ces of the Department of the Treasury (the Treasury) (collectively, the Agencies) and proposes rules to implement applicable provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act).1 In accordance with the requirements of the Dodd-Frank Act, the proposed rules govern the calculation of the maximum obligation limitation (MOL), as specifi ed in section 210(n)(6) of the Dodd-Frank Act. The MOL limits the aggregate amount of outstanding obligations that the FDIC may issue or incur in connection with the orderly liquidation of a covered fi nancial company.
Treasury The Alc ohol and Tobac c o Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) proposes to replac e the c urrent four report forms used by distilled spirits plants to report their operations with two new report forms that would be submitted on a monthly or quarterly basis. This proposal would streamline the reporting proc ess and would result in savings for the industry and for TTB by signific antly reduc ing the number of reports that must be c ompleted and filed by industry members and proc essed by TTB.
TSA This rule amends two pro vis ions of the Air Carg o Sc re ening Interim Final Rule (IFR) is s ued on September 16, 2009, and re s ponds to public c omments on the IFR. The IFR c odifi ed a s tatutory re quire ment of the Implementing Rec ommendations of the 9/11 Commis s ion Ac t of 2007 that the Trans portation Sec urity Adminis tration (TSA) es tablis h a s ys tem to s c re en 100 perc ent of c arg o trans ported on pas s enger airc raft not later than Augus t 3, 2010. It es tablis hed the Certifi ed Carg o Sc re ening Pro gram, in whic h TSA c ertifi es s hippers , indire c t air c arriers , and other entities as Certifi ed Carg o Sc re ening Fac ilities (CCSFs ) to s c re en c arg o prior to trans port on pas s enger airc raft. Under the IFR, eac h CCSF applic ant had to s uc c es s fully underg o an as s es s ment of their fac ility by a TSA-appro ved validation fi rm or by TSA. In re s pons e to public c omment, this Final Rule re moves all validation fi rm and validator pro vis ions , s o that TSA will c ontinue to c onduc t as s es s ments of the applic ant's fac ility to determine if c ertifi c ation is appro priate.
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Veterans Affairs This document amends a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Loan Guaranty regulation related to modifi cation of guaranteed housing loans in default. Specifi cally, changes are made to requirements related to maximum interest rates on modifi ed loans and to items that may be capitalized in a modifi ed loan amount. In addition, we are revising the regulation to clarify that the holder of a loan may seek VA approval for a loan modifi cation that does not otherwise meet prescribed conditions.
Veterans Affairs These revisions are proposed as part of VA's rewrite and reorganization of all of its compensation and pension rules in a logical, claimant-focused, and user-friendly format. The intended effect of the proposed revisions is to assist claimants, beneficiaries, and VA personnel in locating and understanding these regulations.
Veterans Affairs This law requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to verify owners hip and control of veteran-owned s mall bus ines s es , including s ervice-dis abled veteran-owned s mall bus ines s es . This final rule res cinds the requirement that eligible owners work full-time in the bus ines s for which they have applied for acceptance in the Verification Program and that limits participants to a s ingle bus ines s .
Veterans Affairs This document adopts as a fi nal rule the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) proposal to amend VA adjudication, medical, and vocational rehabilitation and employment regulations to incorporate relevant provisions of the Veterans Benefi ts Act of 2003. Specifi cally, this document amends VA regulations regarding herbicide exposure of certain veterans who served in or near the Korean demilitarized zone and regulations regarding spina bifi da in their children. It also amends VA's medical regulations by correcting the Health Administration Center's hand-delivery address.
Veterans Affairs Treasury, SSA, VA, RRB and OPM (Agencies) are issuing an interim final rule to implement statutory restrictions on the garnishment of Federal benefit payments. The rule establishes procedures that financial institutions must follow when they receive a garnishment order against an account holder who receives certain types of Federal benefit payments by direct deposit. The rule requires financial institutions that receive such a garnishment order to determine the sum of such Federal benefit payments deposited to the account during a two month period, and to ensure that the account holder has access to an amount equal to that sum or to the current balance of the account, whichever is lower.
Veterans Affairs This document promulgates Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) interim fi nal regulations concerning a new caregiver benefi ts program provided by VA. This rule implements title I of the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010, which was signed into law on May 5, 2010. The purpose of the new caregiver benefi ts program is to provide certain medical, travel, training, and fi nancial benefi ts to caregivers of certain veterans and servicemembers who were seriously injured in the line of duty on or after September 11, 2001.
Veterans Affairs The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) proposes to amend the portion of the Schedule for Rating Disabilities that addresses the Digestive System. The purpose of this change is to incorporate medical advances that have occurred since the last review, insert current medical terminology, and provide clear criteria
Wage and Hour ($142 million in 2011, adjusted annually for inflation) in four of the first five years in
The Department of Labor (Department or DOL) is proposing to revise the child labor regulations issued pursuant to the Fair Labor Standards Act, which set forth the criteria for the permissible employment of minors under 18 years of age in agricultural and nonagricultural occupations. The proposal would implement specifi c recommendations made by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, increase parity between the agricultural and nonagricultural child labor provisions, and also address other areas that can be improved, which were identifi ed by the Department's own enforcement actions. The proposed agricultural revisions would impact only hired farm workers and in no way compromise the statutory child labor parental exemption involving children working on farms owned or operated by their parents.
Gingrey, Phil which the mandates were effective, rising to $1.4 billion per year in 2016, and totaling
National Mediation Board,$3.3
andbillion over
industry the 2012-2016
sources, period. that the aggregate cost
CBO estimates
Mica, John established in

bills private-sector mandate
of complying with the private-sector mandates would exceed the annual threshold
UMRA ($142
wouldmillion
exceed
inthe
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annual
annually
threshold
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established in UMRA for
Camp, Dave private-sector mandates ($142 million in 2011, adjusted annually for inflation) in each of
the first five years the mandate is in effect.
change certain procedures it follows in awarding patents. The bill also would establish new
Smith, Lamar review procedures that would allow individuals to challenge the validity of a patent and
would modify PTOs authority to collect and spend fees. 350
sellers, and consumers of certain synthetic chemicals. CBO estimates that the cost of
Dent, Charles complying with those mandates would probably exceed the annual threshold established in
UMRA for private-sector mandates
CBO estimates that the aggregate direct cost of the mandates in the bill would exceed the
Farenthold, Blake annual threshold established in UMRA for private-sector mandates ($142 million in
2011, adjusted annually for inflation).
required data. CBO estimates that the total costs to private entities of the mandates in the bill would
Smith, Lamar exceed the annual threshold established in UMRA for private-sector mandates
($142 million in 2011, adjusted annually for inflation).
annual threshold established in UMRA beginning in 2015. CBO projects that the
Issa, Darrell intergovernmental threshold in 2015 will be $76 million, including adjustments for
inflation.
aggregate cost of mandates on private entities would exceed the annual threshold
Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana established in UMRA for private-sector mandates ($142 million in 2011, adjusted annually
provide health insurance for separated for inflation).
workers. CBO estimates that the aggregate cost of
Camp, Dave private-sector mandates would exceed the threshold established in UMRA ($142 million in
2011, adjusted
established in UMRA for private-sector annually
mandates for inflation).
($142 million in 2011, adjusted annually
142
Cantor, Eric for inflation). JCT has determined that the tax provision of H.R. 3078 contains no
established in UMRA for private-sector mandates
private-sector mandatesas($142
defined in UMRA.
million in 2011, adjusted annually
142
Cantor, Eric for inflation). JCT has determined that the tax provisions of H.R. 3080 contain no
private-sector mandates as defined in UMRA.
estimates that the aggregate direct cost of complying with this mandate would exceed the
142
Kohl, Herb threshold established by UMRA for private-sector mandates ($141 million in 2011,
adjusted annually for inflation) in each year, beginning with 2012.
information from PHMSA and industry sources, CBO estimates that the aggregate cost of
Lautenberg, Frank the private-sector mandates would exceed the annual threshold established in UMRA
Brown, Sherrod Almost half of the states currently inspect motorcoaches, and more than two-thirds of covered vehicles are subject to those inspections. The remaining states would have to implement an inspection program in the event the Secretary issued a new rule. CBO assumes that states would conduct on-site inspections of vehicles and estimates that additional personnel, equipment, and travel expenses would total about $10 million annually. FMCSA Registration. S. 453 would require owners of companies that rent or lease
cost of complying with those mandates would probably exceed the annual threshold
motorcoaches as well as brokers of motorcoach services to register with FMCSA. The cost of the mandate would be the amount of money spent to meet qualifi cation requirements for
registration. Based on information from FMCSA on the number of companies that could be affected and from industry sources on the costs of meeting the requirements for registration, CBO estimates that the cost of the mandate would total less than $12 million per year.
Klobuchar, Amy established in UMRA for private-sector mandates in the first year after enactment
The bill could impose additional private-sector mandates on providers of cell phone services. Based on information from the FCC and industry
Rockefeller, John
sources, CBO estimates that the aggregate cost of complying with the private-sector
mandates would exceed the annual threshold established in UMRA ($142 million in 2011,
adjusted annually for inflation).
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