February 6, 2019 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Department of Education is issuing this notice to inform public that Federal Register Notice (Docket ID Number ED-2019-ICCD- 0003; FR DOC# 2019-00503), published on January 31, 2019, and entitled ``2019-20 National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS 2019-20)'' has been withdrawn.

The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). The information collection is published in the Federal Register to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies. Comments are encouraged and must be submitted (no later than March 8, 2019) to be assured of consideration.

In accordance with the provisions of the Privacy Act, as amended, this notice announces a new matching program with the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). The agreement between SSA and OPM sets forth the terms, conditions, and safeguards under which OPM will disclose civil service benefit and payment data to SSA. SSA is legally required to offset specific benefits by a percentage of civil service benefits received (Spousal and Survivors benefits, Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits, and Retirement and Disability Insurance Benefits are offset by a percentage of the recipients own Federal Government pension benefits). SSA administers the Old Age, Survivors, Disability Insurance (OASDI), SSI, and Special Veterans' Benefits (SVB) programs. SSA will use the match results under this agreement to meet its civil service benefit offset obligations. Appendices A, B, C, and D of this agreement contain specific information on the matching programs that SSA will conduct under this agreement. SSA's Office of the Chief Actuary (OCA) will also use OPM's data for statistical and research purposes in tracking the size of, and impact on, subpopulations of government annuitants affected by the Government Pension Offset (GPO), the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP), and in cost estimates of proposals to change the two provisions.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled ``Principles of Premarket Pathways for Combination Products.'' This draft guidance presents FDA's current thinking on principles for premarket review of combination products, including how to determine which type of premarket submission is appropriate. FDA is publishing this draft guidance as part of its efforts to implement the 21st Century Cures Act (Cures Act) and in keeping with the Agency's long-standing commitment to transparency, efficiency, and regulatory consistency to facilitate development of safe and effective combination products.

On January 31, 2019, the Federal Election Commission extended the comment period on the Notification of Availability for the Rulemaking Petition: Definition of Contribution (``NOA''), which sought comment on whether to begin a rulemaking to revise its regulations defining the term ``contribution'' in light of a recent district court decision in Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington v. Federal Election Commission. The Commission has decided to extend the comment period in light of the recent partial government shutdown.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is denying a petition for rulemaking (PRM), dated July 26, 2011, submitted by the Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. (NRDC or the petitioner). The petitioner requested that the NRC amend its regulations to require nuclear facilities to confirm seismic and flooding hazards every 10 years and to address any new and significant information. The petition was docketed by the NRC on August 4, 2011, and was assigned Docket No. PRM-50-99. The NRC did not request public comment on this petition because the staff had sufficient information to review the issues raised in the PRM. The NRC is denying the petition because the NRC is addressing the issues raised in the petition using an approach other than rulemaking.

In a proposed rule published in the Federal Register on December 17, 2018, the Federal Maritime Commission proposed to amend its rules governing licensing, financial responsibility requirements, and general duties for ocean transportation intermediaries (OTIs). The proposed changes are mainly administrative and procedural. This notice reopens the comment period which concluded on January 18, 2019.

As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal Maritime Commission (Commission) invites comments on the continuing information collection (extension of the information collection with no changes) listed below in this notice.

The Advisory Board will meet February 28, 2019, via teleconference, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern time. Submissions of comments and materials for the record, and requests for special accommodations: You must submit (postmark, send, transmit) comments, materials, and requests for special accommodations for the meetings by February 21, 2019.

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, notice is hereby given that 6 meetings of the Arts Advisory Panel to the National Council on the Arts will be held by teleconference.

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), proposes to modify an existing system of records subject to the Privacy Act, System No. 09-70-0541, titled Medicaid Statistical Information System (MSIS). This system of records covers the national Medicaid dataset, consisting of standardized enrollment, eligibility, and paid claims data about Medicaid recipients which is used to administer Medicaid at the federal level, produce statistical reports, support Medicaid related research, and assist in the detection of fraud and abuse in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. CMS is changing the name of the system of records to Transformed-Medicaid Statistical Information System (T-MSIS) and making other modifications which are explained below.

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the intention of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to request an extension of approval of an information collection associated with the regulations to allow States to impose prohibitions or restrictions on specific articles in addition to those required by APHIS to help protect against the introduction and establishment of plant pests.