April 18, 2019 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is disapproving an August 15, 2016 request from Wisconsin to redesignate the Wisconsin portion of the Chicago-Naperville, Illinois-Indiana-Wisconsin (IL-IN- WI) ozone nonattainment area (Chicago nonattainment area) to attainment of the 2008 ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS or standard), because the area is violating the standard with 2015-2017 monitoring data. EPA is also disapproving Wisconsin's maintenance plan and Motor Vehicle Emissions Budgets (MVEBs), submitted with the State's redesignation request, since approval of these State Implementation Plan (SIP) components is contingent on attainment of the ozone standard. The Chicago area includes Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will Counties, Aux Sable and Goose Lake Townships in Grundy County, and Oswego Township in Kendall County in Illinois; Lake and Porter Counties in Indiana; and the area east of and including the corridor of Interstate 94 in Kenosha County, Wisconsin.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) is extending the comment period for the proposed rule that appeared in the Federal Register of February 26, 2019. In the proposed rule, FDA requested comments on its proposals relating to the regulation of over- the-counter (OTC) sunscreen monograph products. These proposals described the conditions under which the Agency proposes that OTC sunscreen monograph products are generally recognized as safe and effective and not misbranded. The Agency is taking this action in response to a request for an extension to allow interested persons additional time to submit comments.

The Department of Defense is correcting a final rule that appeared in the Federal Register on April 11, 2019. The document issued a final rule revising its Privacy regulation to implement the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended. This part establishes and promotes uniformity in the DoD Privacy Program, creating a single privacy rule for the Department, while incorporating other administrative changes. It takes precedence over all DoD component publications that supplement and implement the DoD Privacy program.

This action proposes to modify low altitude RNAV routes T-287, T-291, and T-295 in the eastern United States. The proposal would expand the availability of RNAV routing in support of transitioning the National Airspace System (NAS) from ground-based to satellite-based navigation.

This final rule amends the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) rules pertaining to arbitration services. It clarifies existing provisions; eliminates redundancies and provisions that were never used in practice; consolidates sections; updates contact information; reduces award submission requirements and references an apprenticeship alternative for joining the Roster after completion of specified training. It also implements a modest increase in user fees.

The Gulf of Mexico (Gulf Council) and South Atlantic Fishery Management Councils (South Atlantic Council) (Councils) have submitted Amendment 13 to the Fishery Management Plan for Spiny Lobster in the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic (FMP), for review, approval, and implementation by NMFS. The purpose of Amendment 13 and this proposed rule is to align Federal regulations for spiny lobster that apply to the EEZ off Florida with Florida state regulations, re-establish a procedure for an enhanced cooperative management system, and update the regulations to aid law enforcement and the public.