Agencies and Commissions 2022 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) Office of Inspector General (OIG) drafted revisions to its Audit Guide for Recipients and Auditors, (Audit Guide), the Compliance Supplement (Appendix A) and Appendices B-E. LSC OIG seeks comments on the draft Audit Guide, the draft Compliance Supplement (Appendix A), and Appendices B-E.

We are announcing the assessment percentage rate under the Social Security Act (Act) is 6.3 percent for 2023.

The Commission hereby gives notice that it will proceed with a full review pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 to determine whether revocation of the antidumping duty order on dioctyl terephthalate from South Korea would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time. A schedule for the review will be established and announced at a later date.

The Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) was established by section 29 of the Atomic Energy Act (AEA) of 1954, as amended. Its purpose is to provide advice to the Commission with regard to the hazards of proposed or existing reactor facilities, to review each application for a construction permit or operating license for certain facilities specified in the AEA, and such other duties as the Commission may request.

The Postal Service gives notice of filing a request with the Postal Regulatory Commission to add a Priority Mail Express International, Priority Mail International & First-Class Package International Service contract to the list of Negotiated Service Agreements in the Competitive Product List in the Mail Classification Schedule.

Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on October 28, 2022, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of Lund Motion Products, Inc. of Brea, California. Supplements to the complaint were filed on November 14, 2022. The complaint, as supplemented, alleges violations of section 337 based upon the importation into the United States, the sale for importation, and the sale within the United States after importation of certain automated retractable vehicle steps and components thereof by reason of the infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 9,272,667 (``the '667 patent); U.S. Patent No. 9,527,449 (``the '449 Patent''); U.S. Patent No. 9,511,717 (``the '717 Patent''); and U.S. Patent No. 11,198,395 (``the '395 patent''). The complaint further alleges that an industry in the United States exists as required by the applicable Federal Statute. The complainant requests that the Commission institute an investigation and, after the investigation, issue a general exclusion order, or in the alternative a limited exclusion order, and cease and desist orders.

The consent agreement in this matter settles alleged violations of federal law prohibiting unfair or deceptive acts or practices. The attached Analysis of Proposed Consent Order to Aid Public Comment describes both the allegations in the draft complaint and the terms of the consent orderembodied in the consent agreement that would settle these allegations.

The National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES) within the National Science Foundation (NSF) is announcing plans to request renewal of the Survey of Doctorate Recipients (SDR), [OMB Control Number 3145-0020]. In accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, NCSES is providing opportunity for public comment on this action. After obtaining and considering public comment, NCSES will prepare the submission requesting that OMB approve clearance of this collection for three years.

This is a notice of an Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) declaration for the State of Washington dated 11/30/2022. Incident: Bolt Creek Wildfire. Incident Period: 09/10/2022 through 10/21/2022.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) received and is considering approval of three amendment requests. The amendment requests are for Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2; Byron Station, Unit 2; and Beaver Valley Power Station, Units 1 and 2. For each amendment request, the NRC proposes to determine that they involve no significant hazards consideration (NSHC). Because each amendment request contains sensitive unclassified non-safeguards information (SUNSI), an order imposes procedures to obtain access to SUNSI for contention preparation by persons who file a hearing request or petition for leave to intervene.

As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or the Commission) invites the general public and other Federal Agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection. Pursuant to the Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, the FCC seeks specific comment on how it can further reduce the information collection burden for small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees.

The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing for the Commission's consideration concerning a negotiated service agreement. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other administrative steps.

Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has received a complaint entitled Certain Environmental Monitors with Side-Viewable Illumination and Components Thereof, DN 3657; the Commission is soliciting comments on any public interest issues raised by the complaint or complainant's filing pursuant to the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure.

The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing for the Commission's consideration concerning a negotiated service agreement. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other administrative steps.