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resources officer, or an equivalent 
official of the recipient falsely attested that the information on the application was true; 
(3) The employer was ineligible to 
receive an award pursuant to § 1011.120 of this part; or 
(4) The employer violated the display 
restrictions at § 1011.405 of this part. 
(c) If VETS decides to deny or revoke 
an award, it will provide the employer with notice of the decision. An employer may request reconsideration of VETS’ decision to deny or revoke an award pursuant to § 1011.500 of this part. 
Subpart D—Fees and Caps 
§ 1011.300 What are the application fees 
for the HIRE Vets Medallion Award? 
(a) The Act requires the Secretary of 
Labor to establish a fee sufficient to 
cover the costs associated with carrying out the HIRE Vets Medallion Program. 
(b) Table 1 to § 1011.300 sets forth the 
fees an employer must pay to apply for the HIRE Vets Medallion Award. VETS will adjust the fees periodically according to the Implicit Price Deflator for Gross Domestic Product published by the U.S. Department of Commerce and notify potential applicants of the adjusted fees. 
(1) If a significant adjustment is 
needed to arrive at a new fee for any reason other than inflation, then a proposed rule containing the new fees will be published in the Federal Register for comment. 
(2) VETS will round the fee to the 
nearest dollar. 
TABLE 1 TO§ 1011.300 
Application Fees 
Small Employer Fee ............. $90.00 
Medium Employer Fee ......... 190.00 
Large Employer Fee ............. 495.00 
(c) All applicants must submit the 
appropriate application processing fee for each application submitted. This fee is based on the fees provided in table 1 to § 1011.300. Payment of this fee must be made electronically through the U.S. Treasury pay.gov system or an 
equivalent. 
(d) Once a fee is paid, it is 
nonrefundable, even if the employer withdraws the application or does not receive a HIRE Vets Medallion Award. 
§ 1011.305 May VETS set a limit on how 
many applications will be accepted in a year? 
Yes, VETS may set a limit on how 
many applications will be accepted in 
any given year. Subpart E—Design and Display 
§ 1011.400 What does a successful 
applicant receive? 
(a) The award will be in the form of 
a certificate and will state the year for 
which it was awarded. 
(b) VETS will also provide a digital 
image of the medallion for recipients to use, including as part of an advertisement, solicitation, business activity, or product. 
§ 1011.405 What are the restrictions on 
display and use of the HIRE Vets Medallion Award? 
It is unlawful for any employer to 
publicly display a HIRE Vets Medallion 
Award, in connection with, or as a part of, any advertisement, solicitation, business activity, or product— 
(a) For the purpose of conveying, or 
in a manner reasonably calculated to convey, a false impression that the employer received the award through the HIRE Vets Medallion Program, if such employer did not receive such award through the HIRE Vets Medallion Program; or 
(b) For the purpose of conveying, or 
in a manner reasonably calculated to convey, a false impression that the employer received the award through the HIRE Vets Medallion Program for a year for which such employer did not receive such award. 
Subpart F—Requests for 
Reconsideration 
§ 1011.500 What is the process to request 
reconsideration of a denial or revocation? 
(a) An applicant may file a request for 
reconsideration of VETS’ decision to 
deny or revoke a HIRE Vets Medallion Award or of VETS’ decision as to the level of award by mailing a request for reconsideration to the following address no later than 15 business days after the date of VETS’ notice of its decision. Requests for reconsideration must be sent to: HIRE Vets Medallion Program, DOL VETS, 200 Constitution Ave. NW., Room S1325, Washington, DC 20210. 
(b) Requests for reconsideration 
pursuant to paragraph (a) of this section must contain the following: 
(1) The employer name and 
identification number; 
(2) The reason for the request; and 
(3) An explanation, accompanied by 
any necessary documentation to support 
that explanation, of why VETS’ decision was incorrect. 
(c) VETS may request from the 
employer filing such request any additional evidence or explanation it finds necessary for reconsideration. 
(d) Within 30 business days after the 
later of the receipt of the request or the receipt of any additional evidence or explanation requested, VETS will issue a determination about whether to grant or deny the request. 
(e) No additional Department of Labor 
review is available. 
Subpart G—Record Retention 
§ 1011.600 What are the record retention 
requirements for the HIRE Vets Medallion Award? 
Applicants must retain a record of all 
information used to support an 
application for the HIRE Vets Medallion Award for 2 years from the date of application. 
Signed at Washington, DC, this 1st day of 
November 2017. 
J.S. Shellenberger, Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Veterans’ 
Employment and Training Service. 
[FR Doc. 2017–24214 Filed 11–9–17; 8:45 am] 
BILLING CODE 4510–79–P 
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 
HUMAN SERVICES 
Food and Drug Administration 
21 CFR Part 573 
[Docket No. FDA–2014–F–0988] 
Food Additives Permitted in Feed and 
Drinking Water of Animals; Ammonium Formate and Formic Acid 
AGENCY : Food and Drug Administration, 
HHS. 
ACTION : Final rule. 
SUMMARY : The Food and Drug 
Administration (FDA, we, the Agency) is amending food additive regulations for food additives permitted in feed and drinking water of animals to provide for the safe use of formic acid and ammonium formate. This action is in response to a food additive petition filed by BASF Corp for Feed Grade Sodium Formate (FAP 2286), which also proposed to amend the animal food additive regulations for formic acid and ammonium formate to limit formic acid and formate salts from all added sources. 
DATES : This rule is effective November 
13, 2017. Submit either written or electronic objections and requests for a hearing by December 13, 2017. See section V of this document for information on the filing of objections. 
ADDRESSES : You may submit objections 
and requests for a hearing as follows. Please note that late, untimely filed objections will not be considered. Electronic objections must be submitted 
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on or before December 13, 2017. The 
https://www.regulations.gov electronic 
filing system will accept objections until midnight Eastern Time at the end of December 13, 2017. Objections received by mail/hand delivery/courier (for written/paper submissions) will be considered timely if they are postmarked or the delivery service acceptance receipt is on or before that date. 
Electronic Submissions 
Submit electronic objections in the 
following way: 
•Federal eRulemaking Portal: 
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 
instructions for submitting objections. 
Objections submitted electronically, including attachments, to https://www.regulations.gov will be posted to 
the docket unchanged. Because your objection will be made public, you are solely responsible for ensuring that your objection does not include any confidential information that you or a third party may not wish to be posted, such as medical information, your or anyone else’s Social Security number, or confidential business information, such as a manufacturing process. Please note that if you include your name, contact information, or other information that identifies you in the body of your objection, that information will be posted on https://www.regulations.gov. 
•If you want to submit an objection 
with confidential information that you do not wish to be made available to the public, submit the objection as a written/paper submission and in the manner detailed (see ‘‘Written/Paper Submissions’’ and ‘‘Instructions’’). 
Written/Paper Submissions 
Submit written/paper submissions as 
follows: 
•Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for 
written/paper submissions): Dockets 
Management Staff (HFA–305), Food and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852. 
•For written/paper objections 
submitted to the Dockets Management Staff, FDA will post your objection, as well as any attachments, except for information submitted, marked and identified, as confidential, if submitted as detailed in ‘‘Instructions.’’ 
Instructions: All submissions received 
must include the Docket No. FDA– 2014–F–0988 for ‘‘Food Additives Permitted in Feed and Drinking Water of Animals; Ammonium Formate and Formic Acid.’’ Received objections, those filed in a timely manner (see 
ADDRESSES ), will be placed in the docket 
and, except for those submitted as ‘‘Confidential Submissions,’’ publicly viewable at https://www.regulations.gov or at the Dockets Management Staff between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. 
•Confidential Submissions—To 
submit an objection with confidential information that you do not wish to be made publicly available, submit your objections only as a written/paper submission. You should submit two copies in total. One copy will include the information you claim to be confidential with a heading or cover note that states ‘‘THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.’’ The Agency will review this copy, including the claimed confidential information, in its consideration of objections. The second copy, which will have the claimed confidential information redacted/ blacked out, will be available for public viewing and posted on https://www.regulations.gov. Submit both 
copies to the Dockets Management Staff. If you do not wish your name and contact information to be made publicly available, you can provide this information on the cover sheet and not in the body of your objections and you must identify this information as ‘‘confidential.’’ Any information marked as ‘‘confidential’’ will not be disclosed except in accordance with 21 CFR 10.20 and other applicable disclosure law. For more information about FDA’s posting of comments to public dockets, see 80 FR 56469, September 18, 2015, or access the information at: https://www.gpo.gov/ fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-09-18/pdf/2015- 23389.pdf. 
Docket: For access to the docket to 
read background documents or the electronic and written/paper objections received, go to https://www.regulations.gov and insert the 
docket number, found in brackets in the heading of this document, into the ‘‘Search’’ box and follow the prompts and/or go to the Dockets Management Staff, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852. 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT : 
Chelsea Trull, Center for Veterinary Medicine, Food and Drug Administration, 7519 Standish Pl., Rockville, MD 20855, 240–402–6729, chelsea.trull@fda.hhs.gov. 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION : 
I. Background 
In a document published in the 
Federal Register of July 25, 2014 (79 FR 43325), FDA announced that we had filed a food additive petition (animal use) (FAP 2286) submitted by BASF Corp., 100 Park Ave., Florham Park, NJ 07932. The petition proposed that the regulations for food additives permitted in feed and drinking water of animals be amended to provide for the safe use of feed grade sodium formate as a feed acidifying agent in complete swine feeds. The notice of petition provided for a 30-day comment period on the petitioner’s request for categorical exclusion from preparing an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement. 
In addition, the petition proposed that 
the animal food additive regulations for formic acid and ammonium formate be amended to limit formic acid and formate salts from all added sources to 1.2 percent of complete feeds. This element of the petition was not described in the July 2014 notice of petition for FAP 2286, but was later described in a September 30, 2016, notice of petition (81 FR 67260). 
II. Conclusion 
FDA became concerned about the 
safety of higher levels of formic acid and 
formate salts in complete feeds when multiple sources of formic acid and its salts are used in combination. FDA concludes that the data establish the safety of formic acid and ammonium formate for use as a feed acidifying agent in complete feeds, that formic acid and formate salts should be limited to 1.2 percent on complete feed, and that the food additive regulations should be amended as set forth in this document. 
III. Public Disclosure 
In accordance with § 571.1(h) (21 CFR 
571.1(h)), the petition and documents 
we considered and relied upon in reaching our decision to approve the petition will be made available for public disclosure (see 
FOR FURTHER  
INFORMATION CONTACT ). As provided in 
§ 571.1(h), we will delete from the documents any materials that are not available for public disclosure. 
IV. Analysis of Environmental Impact 
The Agency has determined under 21 
CFR 25.32(r) that this action is of a type 
that does not individually or cumulatively have a significant effect on the human environment. Therefore, neither an environmental assessment, nor an environmental impact statement is required. 
V. Objections and Hearing Requests 
Any person who will be adversely 
affected by this regulation may file with 
the Dockets Management Staff (see 
ADDRESSES ) either electronic or written 
objections. Each objection shall be separately numbered, and each numbered objection shall specify with particularity the provision of the 
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regulation to which objection is made 
and the grounds for the objection. Each numbered objection on which a hearing is requested shall specifically so state. Failure to request a hearing for any particular objection shall constitute a waiver of the right to a hearing on that objection. Each numbered objection for which a hearing is requested shall include a detailed description and analysis of the specific factual information intended to be presented in support of the objection in the event that a hearing is held. Failure to include such a description and analysis for any particular objection shall constitute a waiver of the right to a hearing on the objection. 
Any objections received in response 
to the regulation may be seen in the office of the Dockets Management Staff between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, and will be posted to the docket at https://www.regulations.gov. 
List of Subjects in 21 CFR Part 573 
Animal feeds, Food additives. 
Therefore, under the Federal Food, 
Drug, and Cosmetic Act and under 
authority delegated to the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, 21 CFR part 573 is amended as follows: 
PART 573—FOOD ADDITIVES 
PERMITTED IN FEED AND DRINKING WATER OF ANIMALS 
■1. The authority citation for part 573 
continues to read as follows: 
Authority: 21 U.S.C. 321, 342, 348. 
■2. In § 573.170, redesignate 
paragraphs (c) and (d) as paragraphs (d) and (e), add new paragraph (c) and paragraph (d)(3) to newly redesignated paragraph (d), and revise newly redesignated paragraph (e) introductory text to read as follows: 
§ 573.170 Ammonium formate. 
* * * * * 
(c) To ensure safe use of the additive, 
formic acid and formate salts from all added sources cannot exceed 1.2 percent of complete feed when multiple sources of formic acid and its salts are used in combination. 
* * * * * 
(d) * * * 
(3) Cautions for use including this 
statement: Caution: Follow label 
directions. Formic acid and formate salts from all added sources cannot exceed 1.2 percent of complete feed when multiple sources of formic acid and its salts are used in combination. 
(e) To ensure safe use of the additive, 
in addition to the other information required by the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and paragraph (d) of this section, the label and labeling shall contain: 
* * * * * 
■3. In § 573.480, redesignate 
paragraphs (b)(3) and (4) as paragraphs 
(b)(4) and (5), add new paragraph (b)(3) and paragraph (b)(4)(iii) to newly redesignated paragraph (b)(4), and revise newly redesignated paragraph (b)(5) introductory text to read as follows: 
§ 573.480 Formic acid. 
* * * * * 
(b) * * * 
(3) To ensure safe use of the additive, 
formic acid and formate salts from all 
added sources cannot exceed 1.2 percent of complete feed when multiple sources of formic acid and its salts are used in combination. 
(4) * * * 
(iii) Cautions for use including this 
statement: Caution: Follow label 
directions. Formic acid and formate salts from all added sources cannot exceed 1.2 percent of complete feed when multiple sources of formic acid and its salts are used in combination. 
(5) To ensure safe use of the additive, 
in addition to the other information required by the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and paragraph (b)(4) of this section, the label and labeling shall contain: 
* * * * * 
Dated: November 3, 2017. 
Anna K. Abram, 
Deputy Commissioner for Policy, Planning, 
Legislation, and Analysis. 
[FR Doc. 2017–24366 Filed 11–9–17; 8:45 am] 
BILLING CODE 4164–01–P 
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 
Office of Foreign Assets Control 
31 CFR Part 543 
Removal of Co ˆte d’Ivoire Sanctions 
Regulations 
AGENCY : Office of Foreign Assets 
Control, Treasury. 
ACTION : Final rule. 
SUMMARY : The Department of the 
Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets 
Control (OFAC) is removing from the Code of Federal Regulations the Co ˆte 
d’Ivoire Sanctions Regulations as a result of the termination of the national emergency on which the regulations were based. 
DATES : Effective: November 13, 2017. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT : The 
Department of the Treasury’s Office of 
Foreign Assets Control: Assistant Director for Licensing, tel.: 202/622– 2480, Assistant Director for Regulatory Affairs, tel.: 202/622–4855, Assistant Director for Sanctions Compliance & Evaluation, tel.: 202/622–2490, or the Department of the Treasury’s Office of the Chief Counsel (Foreign Assets Control), Office of the General Counsel, tel.: 202/622–2410. 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION : 
Electronic and Facsimile Availability 
This document and additional 
information concerning OFAC are available from OFAC’s Web site (www.treasury.gov/ofac). 
Background 
On February 7, 2006, the President 
issued Executive Order 13396, 
‘‘Blocking Property of Certain Persons Contributing to the Conflict in Co ˆte 
d’Ivoire’’ (E.O. 13396), in which the President declared a national emergency to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States posed by the situation in or in relation to Co ˆte d’Ivoire. That situation, 
which had been addressed by the United Nations Security Council in Resolution 1572 of November 15, 2004, and subsequent resolutions, had resulted in the massacre of large numbers of civilians, widespread human rights abuses, significant political violence and unrest, and attacks against international peacekeeping forces leading to fatalities. E.O. 13396 blocked all property and interests in property of the persons 
listed in the Annex to E.O. 13396 and any person determined to meet one or more of the criteria set out in E.O. 13396. 
On April 13, 2009, OFAC issued the 
Persons Contributing to the Conflict in Coˆte d’Ivoire Sanctions Regulations, 31 
CFR part 543 (the ‘‘Regulations’’), as a final rule to implement E.O. 13396 (74 FR 16763, April 13, 2009). On July 21, 2009, OFAC issued an amendment to the Regulations to change the heading of the Regulations to the Co ˆte d’Ivoire 
Sanctions Regulations (74 FR 35802, July 21, 2009). OFAC also amended the Regulations on February 8, 2012, to add a definition of a term used in the Regulations (77 FR 6463, Feb. 8, 2012). 
On September 14, 2016, the President 
issued Executive Order 13739, ‘‘Termination of Emergency With Respect to the Situation in or in Relation to Co ˆte d’Ivoire’’ (E.O. 13739). 
In E.O. 13739, the President found that the situation that gave rise to the 
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