February 25, 2019 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

On November 6, 2018, the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) published a Notice of Guarantee Availability (NOGA) under the CDFI Bond Guarantee Program in the Federal Register (83 FR 55582, November 6, 2018) announcing the availability of up to $500 million in Guarantee Authority, contingent upon Congressional authorization. The CDFI Fund is issuing this notice to amend the NOGA Guarantee Application deadline from 11:59 p.m. ET on February 26, 2019, to 11:59 p.m. ET on March 26, 2019. The deadline for Qualified Issuer Applications is amended from 11:59 p.m. ET on February 19, 2019, to March 19, 2019, and the CDFI Certification Applications must have been received by the CDFI Fund by 11:59 p.m. ET on December 3, 2018, in accordance with the NOGA published on November 6, 2018. Capitalized terms used in this NOGA and not defined elsewhere are defined in the CDFI Bond Guarantee Program regulations (12 CFR 1808.102) and the CDFI Program Regulations (12 CFR 1805.104). All other information and requirements set forth in the NOGA published on November 6, 2018, shall remain effective, as published.

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the rules and regulations of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights and the Federal Advisory Committee Act that the North Carolina Advisory Committee will hold a meeting on Wednesday, March 6, 2019, to discuss potential project topics.

The New England Fishery Management Council initiated development of Amendment 22 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan, which considered limited access alternatives for the small-mesh multispecies fishery, in 2015. At its December 2018 meeting, the Council voted to take no action on any of the limited access alternatives analyzed in the draft amendment and draft environmental impact statement. With this decision the Council and the National Marine Fisheries Service have completed all the necessary work on this action and hereby withdraw the draft environmental impact statement from further consideration.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the Agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), Federal Agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension of an existing collection of information, and to allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice. This notice solicits comments on collections of information describing mitigation strategies to protect food against intentional adulteration.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) is reopening the comment period for the proposed rule that appeared in the Federal Register of November 15, 2018. In the Federal Register of December 20, 2018, the Agency extended the comment period until February 13, 2019. The Agency is taking this action to reopen the comment period to allow interested persons additional time to submit comments due to technical issues with the Federal eRulemaking Portal (https://www.regulations.gov) on February 13, 2019.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) 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.

In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), this notice announces that the Secretary's Advisory Committee on Organ Transplantation (ACOT) has scheduled a public meeting. Information about ACOT and the agenda for this meeting can be found on the ACOT website at https://www.organdonor.gov/about-dot/acot.html.

In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, the United States Postal Service[supreg] (Postal Service) is revising the notice for Privacy Act System of Records USPS 100.000, General Personnel Records, and USPS 100.400, Personnel Compensation and Payroll Records.

In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the National Advisory Council on the National Health Service Corps (NACNHSC) has scheduled public meetings for the 2019 calendar year (CY). Information about the NACNHSC, agendas, and materials for these meetings can be found on the NACNHSC website at https://nhsc.hrsa.gov/ about/national-advisory-council-nhsc/.

The U.S Codex Office is sponsoring a public meeting on March 7, 2019. The objective of the public meeting is to provide information and receive public comments on agenda items and draft United States (U.S.) positions to be discussed at the 51st Session of the Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues (CCPR) of the Codex Alimentarius Commission, in Macau Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China, April 8-13, 2019. The U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius and the Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs recognize the importance of providing interested parties the opportunity to obtain background information on the 51st Session of the CCPR and to address items on the agenda.

This document is a request for information regarding grandfathered group health plans and grandfathered group health insurance coverage. Given the limited information available regarding such coverage, the Department of the Treasury, the Department of Labor, and the Department of Health and Human Services (the Departments) are issuing this request for information to gather input from the public in order to better understand the challenges that group health plans and group health insurance issuers face in avoiding a loss of grandfathered status, and to determine whether there are opportunities for the Departments to assist such plans and issuers, consistent with the law, in preserving the grandfathered status of group health plans and group health insurance coverage in ways that would benefit employers, employee organizations, plan participants and beneficiaries, and other stakeholders.

The Rural Utilities Service (RUS) announced its general policy and application procedures for funding under the eConnectivity Pilot Program (ReConnect Program) on December 14, 2018, in the Federal Register. The Reconnect Program will provide loans, grants, and loan/ grant combinations to facilitate broadband deployment in rural areas. In facilitating the expansion of broadband services and infrastructure, ReConnect will fuel long-term rural economic development and opportunities in rural America. The awards made under this program will bring high speed broadband to the farms which will allow them to increase productivity. This Notice amends the original application window closing dates that were published in the December 14, 2018, Federal Register Notice and provides the anticipated date that the opening application window will be announced.

The proposed information collection described below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The Tennessee Valley Authority is soliciting public comments on this proposed collection.

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 New York Advisory Committee to the Commission will convene by conference call at 12:00 p.m. (EST) on: Friday, March 8, 2019. The purpose of the meeting is to approve a proposal for a topic for committee study.