August 17, 2018 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Reader Aids
Document Number: FR-2018-08-17-ReaderAids
Type: Reader Aids
Date: 2018-08-17
Sunshine Act Meetings
Document Number: 2018-17922
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-08-17
Agency: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Sunshine Act Meetings
Document Number: 2018-17879
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-08-17
Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Medicare and Medicaid Program; Application From DNV GL-Healthcare (DNV GL) for Continued Approval of Its Hospital Accreditation Program
Document Number: 2018-17815
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-08-17
Agency: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services
This final notice announces our decision to approve the DNV GL Healthcare for continued recognition as a national accrediting organization for hospitals that wish to participate in the Medicare or Medicaid programs.
Technical Mapping Advisory Council
Document Number: 2018-17813
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-08-17
Agency: Department of Homeland Security
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Technical Mapping Advisory Council (TMAC) will meet in person on Tuesday, September 25, 2018, and Wednesday, September 26, 2018, in Reston, Virginia. The meeting will be open to the public.
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Document Number: 2018-17808
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-08-17
Agency: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) announces a proposed public information collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments are invited on: Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to minimize the burden of the information collection on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Procurement List; Deletions
Document Number: 2018-17807
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-08-17
Agency: Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, Agencies and Commissions
This action deletes products and services from the Procurement List previously furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities.
Procurement List; Proposed Addition and Deletions
Document Number: 2018-17806
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-08-17
Agency: Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, Agencies and Commissions
The Committee is proposing to add a product to the Procurement List that will be furnished by a nonprofit agency employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities, and deletes products and services previously furnished by such agencies.
Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; State of Colorado; Motor Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program and Associated Revisions
Document Number: 2018-17805
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2018-08-17
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing approval of two State Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions submitted by the State of Colorado. The revisions involve amendments to Colorado's Regulation Number 11, ``Motor Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program.'' The revisions enhance the use of Regulation Number 11's Clean Screen Program, allow self-inspecting vehicle fleets to use the On-Board Diagnostics (OBD) testing procedure, provide corrections to the Low Emitter Index (LEI) component of the Clean Screen Program, clarify existing provisions, correct administrative errors, delete obsolete language, establish inspection procedures for when emission control equipment tampering is detected, and make several other minor associated revisions. These actions are being taken under section 110 of the Clean Air Act (CAA).
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Document Number: 2018-17804
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-08-17
Agency: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) announces a proposed public information collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments are invited on: Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to minimize the burden of the information collection on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 2018-17802
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-08-17
Agency: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary
The Department of Defense has submitted to OMB for clearance the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act.
Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Columbia River, Portland, OR and Vancouver, WA
Document Number: 2018-17801
Type: Rule
Date: 2018-08-17
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard has issued a temporary deviation from the operating schedule that governs the Interstate 5 (I-5) Bridges across the Columbia River, mile 106.5, between Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington. The deviation is necessary to facilitate the presence of participants in the Hands Across the Bridge Project. This deviation allows the bridges to remain in the closed-to-navigation position during the event.
Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Willamette River at Portland, OR
Document Number: 2018-17800
Type: Rule
Date: 2018-08-17
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard has modified a temporary deviation from the operating schedule that governs the Hawthorne Bridge crosses the Willamette River, mile 13.1, at Portland, OR. The deviation is necessary to accommodate a filming event for a movie. This modified deviation changes the period the bridge is authorized to remain in the closed-to-navigation position.
Lifejacket Approval Harmonization
Document Number: 2018-17799
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-08-17
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard announces that it is harmonizing personal flotation device (PFD) standards between the United States and Canada by accepting a new standard for approval of PFDs. Specific elements of the new standard are contained in a policy letter and deregulatory savings analysis, on which we are requesting public comment, and are intended to promote the Coast Guard's maritime safety and stewardship missions.
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Sablefish in the West Yakutat District of the Gulf of Alaska
Document Number: 2018-17798
Type: Rule
Date: 2018-08-17
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS is prohibiting retention of sablefish by vessels using trawl gear in the West Yakutat District of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary because the 2018 total allowable catch of sablefish allocated to vessels using trawl gear in the West Yakutat District of the GOA will be reached.
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Ocean Perch in the West Yakutat District of the Gulf of Alaska
Document Number: 2018-17797
Type: Rule
Date: 2018-08-17
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific ocean perch in the West Yakutat District of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the 2018 total allowable catch of Pacific ocean perch in the West Yakutat District of the GOA.
Process To Request a Review of Food and Drug Administration's Decision Not To Issue Certain Export Certificates for Devices; Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Availability
Document Number: 2018-17796
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-08-17
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of the draft guidance entitled ``Process to Request a Review of FDA's Decision Not to Issue Certain Export Certificates for Devices; Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff.'' FDA is issuing this draft guidance to comply with changes to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) as amended by the FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017 (FDARA), to specify the process afforded to persons denied a Certificate to Foreign Government (CFG) for a device. This draft guidance describes the information that the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) and the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) will provide to a person whose request for a CFG for a device is denied, and the process for seeking review of such a denial. This draft guidance is not final nor is it in effect at this time.
Notice of Public Meeting of the Idaho Advisory Committee
Document Number: 2018-17795
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-08-17
Agency: Commission on Civil Rights
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the rules and regulations of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (Commission) and the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) that a meeting of the Idaho Advisory Committee (Committee) to the Commission will be held at 12:00 p.m. (Mountain Time) Tuesday, September 18, 2018, for the purpose of reviewing the project proposal on Native American voting rights.
Proposed Removal of Temporary Regulations on a Partner's Share of a Partnership Liability for Disguised Sale Purposes; Hearing Cancellation
Document Number: 2018-17792
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2018-08-17
Agency: Internal Revenue Service, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
This document cancels a public hearing on proposed regulations concerning how partnership liabilities are allocated for disguised sale purposes.
New Postal Products
Document Number: 2018-17791
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-08-17
Agency: Postal Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing for the Commission's consideration concerning negotiated service agreements. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other administrative steps.
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) Counseling Standardization and Roster
Document Number: 2018-17790
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-08-17
Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD is seeking approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the information collection described below. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is requesting comment from all interested parties on the proposed collection of information. The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment.
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Single Family Mortgage Insurance on Hawaiian Homelands
Document Number: 2018-17789
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-08-17
Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD submitted the proposed information collection requirement described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. The purpose of this notice is to allow for 30 days of public comment.
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Indian Community Development Block Grant
Document Number: 2018-17788
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-08-17
Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD submitted the proposed information collection requirement described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. The purpose of this notice is to allow for 30 days of public comment.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request; Guidance for Industry: Controlled Correspondence Related to Generic Drug Development
Document Number: 2018-17787
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-08-17
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, Agency, or we) is announcing that a proposed collection of information has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings
Document Number: 2018-17785
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-08-17
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
Quality Metrics Site Visit Program for Center for Drug Evaluation and Research and Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research Staff; Information Available to Industry; Extension of the Proposal Period
Document Number: 2018-17783
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-08-17
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, Agency, or we) is extending the proposal period for the ``Quality Metrics Site Visit Program for Center for Drug Evaluation and Research and Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research Staff,'' published in the Federal Register of June 29, 2018. FDA is extending the proposal period to allow interested persons additional time to submit an electronic or written proposal.
Draft Report on Carcinogens Monograph on Night Shift Work and Light at Night; Availability of Document; Request for Comments; Notice of Peer-Review Meeting
Document Number: 2018-17782
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-08-17
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
The National Toxicology Program (NTP) announces a meeting to peer review the Draft Report on Carcinogens Monograph on Night Shift Work and Light at Night. NTP has conducted a literature-based assessment to determine whether night shift work (e.g., working at least three hours between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.) and light at night are cancer hazards and should be listed the Report on Carcinogens. The peer-review meeting will be held at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) in Research Triangle Park, NC and is open to the public. Registration is requested for attendance at the meeting either in-person or by webcast and to present oral comments. Information about the meeting and registration is available at https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/36051.
Carbazole Violet Pigment 23 From India: Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2016
Document Number: 2018-17781
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-08-17
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is rescinding the administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on carbazole violet pigment 23 (CVP-23) from India for the period January 1, 2016, through December 31, 2016.
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke; Notice of Closed Meetings
Document Number: 2018-17780
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-08-17
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
Notice of National Grain Car Council Meeting
Document Number: 2018-17779
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-08-17
Agency: Surface Transportation Board, Department of Transportation
Notice is hereby given of a meeting of the National Grain Car Council (NGCC), pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act.
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 2018-17778
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-08-17
Agency: Department of Defense, Department of the Air Force
The Department of Defense has submitted to OMB for clearance the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act.
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Document Number: 2018-17777
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-08-17
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Hearings
Document Number: 2018-17776
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-08-17
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council), jointly with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (Commission's) Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Board (Board), will hold 10 public hearings, including one webinar hearing, to solicit public comments on the Draft Summer Flounder Commercial Issues and Goals and Objectives Amendment to the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fishery Management Plan (FMP).
Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
Document Number: 2018-17775
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-08-17
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) and its advisory entities will hold public meetings.
North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
Document Number: 2018-17774
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-08-17
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) Science and Statistical Committee Subgroup (SSC Subgroup) will hold a public meeting.
Fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico; Southeast Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR); Public Meeting
Document Number: 2018-17773
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-08-17
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The SEDAR 61 assessment of the Gulf of Mexico Red Grouper will consist of one in-person Data/Assessment Workshop and a series of webinars. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
Marine Mammals; File No. 22222
Document Number: 2018-17772
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-08-17
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Notice is hereby given that Tamara McGuire, 310 W 123rd Ave., Anchorage, AK 99515, has applied in due form for a permit to conduct research on endangered Cook Inlet beluga whales.
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 2018-17771
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-08-17
Agency: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary
The Department of Defense has submitted to OMB for clearance the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act.
Medical Devices and Device-Led Combination Products; Voluntary Malfunction Summary Reporting Program for Manufacturers
Document Number: 2018-17770
Type: Rule
Date: 2018-08-17
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration's (FDA, Agency, or we) Center for Devices and Radiological Health and Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research are announcing that the Agency is granting an alternative that permits manufacturer reporting of certain device malfunction medical device reports (MDRs) in summary form on a quarterly basis. We refer to this alternative as the ``Voluntary Malfunction Summary Reporting Program.'' This voluntary program reflects goals for streamlining malfunction reporting outlined in the commitment letter agreed to by FDA and industry and submitted to Congress, as referenced in the Medical Device User Fee Amendments of 2017 (MDUFA IV Commitment Letter).
Petition for Exemption; Summary of Petition Received; Headquarters Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps
Document Number: 2018-17769
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-08-17
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
This notice contains a summary of a petition seeking relief from 14 CFR part 61.103(a), Eligibility requirements, which states in pertinent part that to be eligible for a private pilot certificate, a person must be at least 17 years of age for a rating other than a glider or balloon. The purpose of this notice is to improve the public's awareness of, and participation in, the FAA's exemption process. Neither publication of this notice nor the inclusion or omission of information in the summary is intended to affect the legal status of the petition or its final disposition.
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Document Number: 2018-17768
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-08-17
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Amendment of VOR Federal Airways V-18, V-102, and V-278 in the Vicinity of Guthrie, TX
Document Number: 2018-17767
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2018-08-17
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
This action proposes to amend VHF Omnidirectional Range (VOR) Federal airways V-18, V-102, and V-278 in the vicinity of Guthrie, TX. The modifications are necessary due to the planned decommissioning of the Guthrie, TX, VOR/Tactical Air Navigation (VORTAC) navigation aid (NAVAID), which provides navigation guidance for portions of the affected air traffic service (ATS) routes. The Guthrie VORTAC is being decommissioned as part of the FAA's VOR Minimum Operational Network (MON) program.
Amendment of Multiple Restricted Area Boundary Descriptions; Florida
Document Number: 2018-17766
Type: Rule
Date: 2018-08-17
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
This action makes minor adjustments to the boundary descriptions of restricted areas R-2905A and R-2905B, Tyndall AFB, FL; R-2914B, and R-2919B, Valparaiso, FL; R-2915A and R-2915C, Eglin AFB, FL. The changes are needed because the FAA has adopted updated digital data that more precisely define maritime limits and other geophysical features used in the boundary descriptions. This requires minor changes to certain latitude/longitude points in the boundary descriptions of the above restricted areas in order to match the updated data and ensure accurate boundary depiction on aeronautical charts.
Rural Development Cooperative Agreement Program
Document Number: 2018-17765
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-08-17
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Rural Business-Cooperative Service, Rural Housing Service, Rural Utilities Service
The Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development (Agency) is seeking applications to support regional economic development planning efforts in rural communities under the Rural Economic Development Innovation (REDI) initiative. This funding opportunity will be administered by the Rural Development Innovation Center, in partnership with the Rural Business-Cooperative Service. The Agency is announcing up to $750,000 in competitive cooperative agreement funds in fiscal year (FY) 2018. Rural Development Agency may select one, multiple, or no award recipients. The Agency reserves the right to withhold the awarding of any funds if no application receives a score of at least 60 points. This Notice lists the information needed to submit an application for these funds. This Notice announces that the Agency is accepting FY 2018 applications to support REDI.
Establishment of Maximum Interest Rate
Document Number: 2018-17764
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-08-17
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Rural Housing Service
The Rural Housing Service (RHS or Agency) seeks public comments on updating the provisions of the Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program (SFHGLP), specifically regarding the maximum interest rate, its impact on loan making to potential SFHGLP borrowers, and possible changes to the interest rate cap. RHS is soliciting input regarding the maximum interest rate to help the Agency determine whether the interest rate cap should be modified in order to support the agency's mission to offer applicants, who are unable to secure the credit necessary for such housing from other sources under conventional credit terms, an opportunity to acquire new or existing housing for use as a primary residence; finance the repair and rehabilitation costs associated with the purchase of the home; and refinance an existing Section 502 loan to lower the interest rate. These opportunities are provided to applicants under terms and conditions which the applicant can reasonably be expected to fulfill.
Special Local Regulation; Breton Bay, Leonardtown, MD
Document Number: 2018-17763
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2018-08-17
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard proposes to establish special local regulations for certain waters of the Breton Bay. This action is necessary to provide for the safety of life on these navigable waters of Breton Bay, at Leonardtown, MD, on October 6, 2018 and October 7, 2018. This proposed rulemaking would prohibit persons and vessels from being in the regulated area unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Maryland-National Capital Region or a designated representative. We invite your comments on this proposed rulemaking.
Special Local Regulation; Choptank River, Talbot and Dorchester Counties, MD
Document Number: 2018-17762
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2018-08-17
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard proposes to establish special local regulations for certain navigable waters of the Choptank River. This action is necessary to provide for the safety of life on these waters near Oxford, MD, from October 7, 2018, through October 15, 2018, during a sailboat regatta. This proposed rule would prohibit persons and vessels from being in the regulated area unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Maryland-National Capital Region or the Coast Guard Patrol Commander. We invite your comments on this proposed rulemaking.
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