October 15, 2018 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Reader Aids
Document Number: FR-2018-10-15-ReaderAids
Type: Reader Aids
Date: 2018-10-15
General Pulaski Memorial Day, 2018
Document Number: 2018-22558
Type: Proclamation
Date: 2018-10-15
Agency: Executive Office of the President
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, 2018
Document Number: 2018-22557
Type: Proclamation
Date: 2018-10-15
Agency: Executive Office of the President
Sunshine Act Meetings
Document Number: 2018-22511
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-10-15
Agency: National Council on Disability, Agencies and Commissions
Negotiated Rulemaking Committee; Negotiator Nominations and Schedule of Committee Meetings-Accreditation and Innovation
Document Number: 2018-22506
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2018-10-15
Agency: Department of Education
We announce our intention to establish one negotiated rulemaking committee to prepare proposed regulations for the Federal Student Aid programs authorized under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA). The committee will include representatives of organizations or groups with interests that are significantly affected by the subject matter of the proposed regulations. We request nominations for individual negotiators who represent key stakeholder constituencies for the issues to be negotiated to serve on the committee, and we set a schedule for committee meetings. We also announce the creation of three subcommittees, and request nominations for individuals with pertinent expertise to participate on the subcommittees.
Sunshine Act Notice of Agency Meeting
Document Number: 2018-22500
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-10-15
Agency: National Credit Union Administration, Agencies and Commissions
Sunshine Act: Notice of Agency Meeting
Document Number: 2018-22438
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-10-15
Agency: National Credit Union Administration, Agencies and Commissions
Phillip O. Rawlings, Jr., M.D.; Decision and Order
Document Number: 2018-22421
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-10-15
Agency: Drug Enforcement Administration, Department of Justice
Importer of Controlled Substances Registration
Document Number: 2018-22420
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-10-15
Agency: Drug Enforcement Administration, Department of Justice
Registrant listed below have applied for and been granted registration by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) as importers of various classes of schedule I or II controlled substances.
Importer of Controlled Substances Application: Cambrex High Point, Inc.
Document Number: 2018-22416
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-10-15
Agency: Drug Enforcement Administration, Department of Justice
Bulk Manufacturer of Controlled Substances Application: Specgx, LLC
Document Number: 2018-22415
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-10-15
Agency: Drug Enforcement Administration, Department of Justice
Submission for OMB Review; Background Investigations for Child Care Workers
Document Number: 2018-22411
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-10-15
Agency: General Services Administration, Agencies and Commissions
Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Regulatory Secretariat Division will be submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve a previously approved information collection requirement regarding the collection of personal data for background investigations for child care workers accessing GSA owned and leased controlled facilities.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Document Number: 2018-22409
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-10-15
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Submission for OMB Review; CDP Supply Chain Climate Change Information Request
Document Number: 2018-22408
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-10-15
Agency: General Services Administration, Agencies and Commissions
The Office of Government-Wide Policy, General Services Administration (GSA) will submit a request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance for the CDP Supply Chain Climate Change Information Request. As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Submission for OMB Review; System for Award Management Registration Requirements for Prime Grant Recipients
Document Number: 2018-22407
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-10-15
Agency: General Services Administration, Agencies and Commissions
Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Regulatory Secretariat Division will be submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve revisions to the currently approved information collection requirement regarding the pre-award registration requirements for federal Prime Grant Recipients. These revisions will enable non-Federal entities to complete governmentwide certifications and representations for Federal financial assistance at the time of registration in the System for Award Management (SAM).
Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program
Document Number: 2018-22405
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-10-15
Agency: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services
In accordance with subsection (e)(12) of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is providing notice of a re-established matching program between CMS and each State Based Administering Entity (AE), titled ``Determining Eligibility for Enrollment in Applicable State Health Subsidy Programs Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.''
Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; NESHAP for Pulp and Paper Production (Renewal)
Document Number: 2018-22404
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-10-15
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an information collection request (ICR), NESHAP for Pulp and Paper Production (EPA ICR Number 1657.08, OMB Control Number 2060- 0387), to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. Before doing so, EPA is soliciting public comments on specific aspects of the proposed information collection as described below. This is a proposed extension of the ICR. An agency may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company
Document Number: 2018-22403
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-10-15
Agency: Federal Reserve System, Agencies and Commissions
Projects Approved for Consumptive Uses of Water
Document Number: 2018-22402
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-10-15
Agency: Susquehanna River Basin Commission, Agencies and Commissions
This notice lists the projects approved by rule by the Susquehanna River Basin Commission during the period set forth in DATES.
Proposal Review Panel for Physics; Notice of Meeting
Document Number: 2018-22401
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-10-15
Agency: National Science Foundation, Agencies and Commissions
Significant New Use Rules on Certain Chemical Substances; Reopening of Comment Period
Document Number: 2018-22400
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2018-10-15
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
EPA issued a proposed rule in the Federal Register of August 17, 2018 for significant new use rules (SNURs) for 27 chemical substances. EPA is reopening the comment period because it received a request to extend the comment period but the request was received too late to publish an extension of the comment period before the comment period expired.
Significant New Use Rules on Certain Chemical Substances; Reopening of Comment Period
Document Number: 2018-22399
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2018-10-15
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
EPA issued a proposed rule in the Federal Register of August 1, 2018 (FRL-9981-16) for significant new use rules (SNURs) for 145 chemical substances. This document reopens the comment period for the proposed rule until November 14, 2018. EPA is reopening the comment period because it received a request to extend the comment period but the request was received too late to publish an extension of the comment period before the comment period expired.
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Petition To Classify Special Immigrant Under INA 203(b)(4) as Employee or Former Employee of the U.S. Government Abroad
Document Number: 2018-22398
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-10-15
Agency: Department of State
The Department of State has submitted the information collection described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 we are requesting comments on this collection from all interested individuals and organizations. The purpose of this Notice is to allow 30 days for public comment.
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Manufacture of Amino/Phenolic Resins Risk and Technology Review Reconsideration
Document Number: 2018-22395
Type: Rule
Date: 2018-10-15
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
This action finalizes amendments to the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for the Manufacture of Amino/Phenolic Resins (APR). These final amendments are in response to petitions for reconsideration regarding the APR NESHAP rule revisions that were promulgated on October 8, 2014. In this action, we are revising the maximum achievable control technology (MACT) standard for continuous process vents (CPVs) at existing affected sources. In addition, we are extending the compliance date for CPVs at existing sources. We also are revising the requirements for storage vessels at new and existing sources during periods when an emission control system used to control vents on fixed roof storage vessels is undergoing planned routine maintenance. To improve the clarity of the APR NESHAP, we are also finalizing five minor technical rule corrections. In this action, we have not reopened any other aspects of the October 2014 final amendments to the NESHAP for the Manufacture of APR, including other issues raised in petitions for reconsideration of the October 2014 rule.
Certain New Chemicals or Significant New Uses; Statements of Findings for August 2018
Document Number: 2018-22394
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-10-15
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Section 5(g) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) requires EPA to publish in the Federal Register a statement of its findings after its review of TSCA section 5(a) notices when EPA makes a finding that a new chemical substance or significant new use is not likely to present an unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment. Such statements apply to premanufacture notices (PMNs), microbial commercial activity notices (MCANs), and significant new use notices (SNUNs) submitted to EPA under TSCA section 5. This document presents statements of findings made by EPA on TSCA section 5(a) notices during the period from August 1, 2018 to August 31, 2018.
Pesticide Product Registration; Receipt of Applications for New Active Ingredients
Document Number: 2018-22392
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-10-15
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
EPA has received applications to register pesticide products containing active ingredients not included in any currently registered pesticide products. Pursuant to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), EPA is hereby providing notice of receipt and opportunity to comment on these applications.
Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to the Office of Management and Budget
Document Number: 2018-22391
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-10-15
Agency: Federal Communications Commission, Agencies and Commissions
As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, and 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. Comments are requested concerning: Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission, including whether the information shall have practical utility; the accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on the respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology; and ways to further reduce the information collection burden on small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees. The Commission may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number. No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information subject to the PRA that does not display a valid OMB control number.
Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority
Document Number: 2018-22390
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-10-15
Agency: Federal Communications Commission, Agencies and Commissions
As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collections. Comments are requested concerning: whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission, including whether the information shall have practical utility; the accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on the respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology; and ways to further reduce the information collection burden on small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees. The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information subject to the PRA that does not display a valid OMB control number.
Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission
Document Number: 2018-22389
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-10-15
Agency: Federal Communications Commission, Agencies and Commissions
As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collections. Comments are requested concerning: Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission, including whether the information shall have practical utility; the accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on the respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology; and ways to further reduce the information collection burden on small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees. The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information subject to the PRA that does not display a valid OMB control number.
Information Collections Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission
Document Number: 2018-22388
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-10-15
Agency: Federal Communications Commission, Agencies and Commissions
As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collections. Comments are requested concerning: Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission, including whether the information shall have practical utility; the accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on the respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology; and ways to further reduce the information collection burden on small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees. The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information subject to the PRA that does not display a valid OMB control number.
Information Collections Being Submitted for Review and Approval to the Office of Management and Budget
Document Number: 2018-22387
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-10-15
Agency: Federal Communications Commission, Agencies and Commissions
As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, and 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. Comments are requested concerning: Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission, including whether the information shall have practical utility; the accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on the respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology; and ways to further reduce the information collection burden on small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees. The Commission may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number. No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information subject to the PRA that does not display a valid OMB control number.
Equitrans, LP; Notice of Application
Document Number: 2018-22384
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-10-15
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Research, Engineering and Development Advisory Committee Meeting
Document Number: 2018-22382
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-10-15
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of the Research, Engineering & Development Advisory Committee meeting.
Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program
Document Number: 2018-22380
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-10-15
Agency: Federal Communications Commission, Agencies and Commissions
In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (``Privacy Act''), this notice announces the establishment of a computer matching program the Federal Communications Commission (``FCC'' or ``Commission'' or ``Agency'') and the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) will conduct with four non-Federal agencies. The purpose of this matching program is to verify the eligibility of applicants to and subscribers of the Universal Service Fund (USF) Lifeline program, which is administered by USAC under the direction of the FCC. More information about this program is provided in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below.
NASA Advisory Council; Science Committee; Meeting
Document Number: 2018-22379
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-10-15
Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Agencies and Commissions
In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announces a meeting of the Science Committee of the NASA Advisory Council (NAC). This Committee reports to the NAC. The meeting will be held for the purpose of soliciting, from the scientific community and other persons, scientific and technical information relevant to program planning.
Draft Guideline: Infection Control in Healthcare Personnel: Infrastructure and Routine Practices for Occupational Infection Prevention and Control Services
Document Number: 2018-22377
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-10-15
Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), announces the opening of a docket to obtain comment on the Draft Guideline: Infection Control in Healthcare Personnel: Infrastructure and Routine Practices for Occupational Infection Prevention and Control Services (Draft Guideline). The Draft Guideline is an update of two sections of the Guideline for Infection Control in Healthcare Personnel, 1998: C. Infection Control Objectives for a Personnel Health Service and D. Elements of a Personnel Health Service for Infection Control. The updated recommendations in the Draft Guideline are intended to facilitate the provision of occupational infection prevention and control services to healthcare personnel and to prevent transmission of infections between healthcare personnel and others.
Notice of Issuance of Statement of Federal Financial Accounting Standards 56, Classified Activities
Document Number: 2018-22375
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-10-15
Agency: Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board, Agencies and Commissions
Generalized System of Preferences (GSP): Notice Regarding a Hearing for Ongoing Country Practice Reviews of Bolivia, Ecuador, Georgia, Indonesia, Iraq, Thailand, and Uzbekistan and for the Ongoing Country Designation Review of Laos
Document Number: 2018-22374
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-10-15
Agency: Office of the United States Trade Representative
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) is announcing a hearing for the open country practice reviews for which USTR has not held hearings in 2018 regarding compliance with the GSP eligibility criteria of Bolivia, Ecuador, Georgia, Indonesia, Iraq, Thailand, and Uzbekistan. This review will focus on whether: (1) Bolivia, Georgia, Iraq, Thailand, and Uzbekistan are meeting the GSP eligibility criterion requiring that a GSP beneficiary country afford workers internationally recognized worker rights; (2) Ecuador is meeting the GSP eligibility criterion requiring a GSP beneficiary country to act in good faith in recognizing as binding or in enforcing applicable arbitral awards; and (3) Indonesia and Uzbekistan are meeting the GSP eligibility criterion requiring a GSP beneficiary to provide adequate protection of intellectual property rights. In addition, USTR is announcing a hearing for the ongoing country designation review of Laos. This review will focus on whether Laos meets all the GSP eligibility criteria and should be newly designated as a GSP beneficiary. This notice includes the schedule for submission of public comments and a public hearing.
Energy Conservation Program: Notice of Application From Aero-Tech Light Bulb Co. for a Small Business Exemption From the Department of Energy's Rough Service Lamps Energy Conservation Standards
Document Number: 2018-22373
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-10-15
Agency: Department of Energy, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
This notice announces the receipt of and publishes an application for a small business exemption submitted by Aero-Tech Light Bulb Co. (Aero-Tech) requesting an exemption from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) rough service lamp energy conservation standards. Specifically, the application requests a two-year exemption from compliance with the standards beginning on January 25, 2018, the compliance date for the standards. DOE is publishing the non- confidential portion of Aero-Tech's application and soliciting comments, data, and information concerning the application.
Streamlining the Administration of DART Royalty Accounts and Electronic Royalty Payment Processes
Document Number: 2018-22372
Type: Rule
Date: 2018-10-15
Agency: Library of Congress, Agencies and Commissions, Copyright Office
The U.S. Copyright Office is establishing a rule to codify its procedures for closing royalty payments accounts under section 1005 of the Copyright Act, and is amending its regulations governing online payment procedures for statutory licensing statements of account to no longer require that payments for these accounts be made in a single lump sum. These changes are intended to improve the efficiency of the Copyright Office's Licensing Division operations.
Department of Defense Military Family Readiness Council; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting; Cancellation
Document Number: 2018-22371
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-10-15
Agency: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary
On September 24, 2018, the Department of Defense (DoD) published a notice that announced the next meeting of the Department of Defense Military Family Readiness Council, which was to take place on Thursday, October 18, 2018 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. DoD is publishing this notice to announce that this federal advisory committee meeting has been cancelled and will be re-scheduled at a later date.
Approval of Expansion of Subzone 116A, Motiva Enterprises LLC, Jefferson and Hardin Counties, Texas
Document Number: 2018-22369
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-10-15
Agency: Department of Commerce, Foreign-Trade Zones Board
Notice of Findings Regarding Non-U.S. Commercial Availability of Satellite Imagery With Respect to Israel
Document Number: 2018-22366
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-10-15
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Consistent with the requirement that commercial remote sensing licensees operate their systems in a manner that protects national security concerns, foreign policy and international obligations, Section 1064, Public Law 104-201, (the 1997 Defense Authorization Act), referred to as the Kyl-Bingaman Amendment, requires that ``[a] department or agency of the United States may issue a license for the collection or dissemination by a non-Federal entity of satellite imagery with respect to Israel only if such imagery is no more detailed or precise than satellite imagery of Israel that is available from commercial sources.'' Pursuant to this law, the Department of Commerce will make findings as to the level of detail or precision of satellite imagery of Israel available from commercial sources. The Department has found that imagery over Israel is not readily and consistently available in sufficient quantities from non-U.S. sources at under the 2 m Ground Sample Distance (GSD) resolution limit currently set by the Department; therefore, the Department is not changing this resolution limit.
Pathogen Reduction Technologies for Blood Safety; Public Workshop; Correction
Document Number: 2018-22364
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-10-15
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration is correcting a document that appeared in the Federal Register of September 17, 2018. The document announced a public workshop entitled ``Pathogen Reduction Technologies for Blood Safety; Public Workshop.'' The document was published with an error in the website address to register for the workshop. This document corrects that error.
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