July 11, 2019 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Women's Bureau sponsored information collection request (ICR) proposal titled, ``National Childcare Costs Database,'' to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval for use in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995. Public comments on the ICR are invited.

The Assistant Regional Administrator for Sustainable Fisheries, Greater Atlantic Region, NMFS, has made a preliminary determination that an Exempted Fishing Permit application contains all of the required information and warrants further consideration. The Exempted Fishing Permit would allow commercial fishing vessels to fish outside of scallop regulations in support of research conducted by the Coonamessett Farm Foundation. Regulations under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act require publication of this notification to provide interested parties the opportunity to comment on applications for proposed Exempted Fishing Permits.

We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Saab AB, Saab Aeronautics Model SAAB 2000 airplanes. This AD was prompted by an event where the airplane did not respond to the flightcrew's flight control inputs because the pitch trim switches did not disconnect the autopilot. This AD requires modifying the wiring installation for the autopilot disconnect logic. We are issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.

The Commission will consider a Report and Order that would allow for more efficient and effective use of 2.5 GHz spectrum by increasing flexibility for existing Educational Broadband Service licensees and providing new opportunities for rural Tribal Nations and other entities to access unused portions of the band. 2..................... OFFICE OF ECONOMICS & TITLE: Incentive Auction ANALYTICS. of Upper Microwave Flexible Use Service Licenses in the Upper 37 GHz, 39 GHz, and 47 GHz Bands for Next- Generation Wireless Services (AU Docket No. 19-59). SUMMARY: The Commission will consider a Public Notice that would establish application and bidding procedures for Auction 103, the incentive auction of Upper Microwave Flexible Use Service licenses in the Upper 37 GHz, 39 GHz, and 47 GHz bands. 3..................... WIRELINE COMPETITION. TITLE: Promoting Access to Connected Care Services (WC Docket No. 18-213). SUMMARY: The Commission will consider a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would propose a Connected Care Pilot providing Universal Service Fund support to health care providers to defray the costs of broadband service to enable low-income patients and veterans to access telehealth services. (WC Docket No. 18-213). 4..................... WIRELINE COMPETITION. TITLE: Improving Competitive Broadband Access to Multiple Tenant Environments (GN Docket No. 17-142; MB Docket No. 17-91) SUMMARY: The Commission will consider a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Declaratory Ruling that would take steps to promote facilities-based broadband deployment and competition in apartments, condominiums, office buildings, and other multiple tenant environments. 5..................... WIRELINE COMPETITION. TITLE: Business Data Services in an Internet Protocol Environment; Petition of USTelecom for Forbearance Pursuant to 47 U.S.C. 160(c) to Accelerate Investment in Broadband and Next- Generation Networks (WC Docket Nos. 16-143, 05- 25; GN Docket No. 13-5; RM-10593; WC Docket No. 18-141). SUMMARY: The Commission will consider (1) a Report and Order on Remand that would grant price cap carriers relief from ex ante pricing regulation of their lower speed Time Division Multiplexing transport business data services nationwide; and (2) a Memorandum Opinion and Order that would partially grant USTelecom's request for forbearance from DS1 and DS3 transport unbundling obligations for price cap carriers. 6..................... MEDIA................ TITLE: Modernizing Children's Television Programming Rules (MB Docket Nos. 18-202, 17- 105). SUMMARY: The Commission will consider (1) a Report and Order that would modernize children's television programming rules and provide broadcasters greater flexibility in meeting their children's programming obligations; and (2) a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would seek additional comment on special efforts by broadcasters to produce or support Core Programming. 7..................... MEDIA................ TITLE: Electronic Delivery of Carriage Election Notices (MB Docket Nos. 17-317, 17- 105). SUMMARY: The Commission will consider (1) a Report and Order that would modernize the carriage election notice provisions in Part 76 of the FCC's Rules; and (2) a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would seek comment on applying these new procedures to entities that are not required to maintain online public inspection files. 8..................... MEDIA................ TITLE: Electronic Delivery of Notices to Broadcast Television Stations (MB Docket Nos. 19-165, 17-105). SUMMARY: The Commission will consider a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would propose to modernize certain cable and satellite television provider notice provisions in Part 76 of the FCC's Rules by requiring certain notices to be delivered to broadcasters by email.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving Arizona's Regional Haze Progress Report (``Progress Report'' or ``Report''), submitted on November 12, 2015, as a revision to its state implementation plan (SIP). This SIP revision addresses requirements of the Clean Air Act (CAA) and the EPA's rules that require states to submit periodic reports describing progress toward reasonable progress goals (RPGs) established for regional haze and a determination of adequacy of the state's existing regional haze plan. The EPA is approving the Report on the basis that it addresses the progress report and adequacy determination requirements for the first implementation period for regional haze.

The FAA proposes to rule and invites public comment on the release of land at the Oskaloosa Municipal Airport, Oskaloosa, Iowa.

Notification is hereby given in accordance with the provision of section 1413 of the Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended, and the requirements governing the National Primary Drinking Water Regulations Implementation that the State of Delaware is revising its approved Public Water System Supervision Program. The State has adopted several regulations which will provide for better public health protection by reducing exposure to potential contaminants in drinking water. EPA has determined that these revisions are no less stringent than the corresponding Federal regulations. EPA is taking action to tentatively approve these program revisions.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to conditionally approve a revision to the State of Nevada's State Implementation Plan (SIP) for Clark County. The revision consists of an update to certain elements of the maintenance plan for the Clark County air quality planning area for the 1997 8-hour ozone national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS or ``standards''), including the emissions inventories, maintenance demonstration, and motor vehicle emissions budgets. The EPA is proposing to conditionally approve the SIP revision because the Clark County ozone SIP, as revised, continues to provide for maintenance of the 1997 ozone NAAQS and, upon fulfillment of certain commitments, will not interfere with attainment or reasonable further progress of the other NAAQS, and the budgets meet the applicable transportation conformity requirements. The proposed approval is conditional because it is based on commitments to submit a SIP revision to reduce the safety margin allocations for the budgets within one year of final conditional approval.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a state implementation plan (SIP) revision submitted by the District of Columbia (the District). The District's SIP revision satisfies the volatile organic compound (VOC) reasonably available control technology (RACT) requirements under the 2008 8-hour ozone national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS). The District will address RACT for nitrogen oxides (NOX) in a separate SIP submission. The District's RACT submittal for the 2008 ozone NAAQS includes certification that for certain major sources, previously adopted VOC RACT controls in the District's SIP that were approved by EPA under the 1979 1-hour and 1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS are based on the currently available technically and economically feasible controls, and continue to represent RACT for implementation of the 2008 8-hour ozone NAAQS; a listing of the Control Techniques Guidelines (CTGs) already adopted into the District's SIP, and a listing of those categories of sources subject to CTGs which do not exist in the District and the location of prior negative declarations previously submitted and approved by EPA. The District's SIP submittal also includes an update to the 2002 Mobile Equipment Repair and Refinishing (MERR) rule to incorporate the Ozone Transport Commission's (OTC) 2009 Motor Vehicle and Mobile Equipment Non-Assembly Line Coating Operations regulations (MVMERR) rule adopted by the District in 2016. EPA is addressing the 2009 MVMERR rule in a separate rulemaking action as it is not related to the 2008 VOC RACT SIP revision and does not impact EPA's proposed approval. This action is being taken under the Clean Air Act (CAA).

This document responds to the petition for rulemaking submitted on October 18, 2018 (Gas Industry Petition), by a number of parties asking the Department of Energy (DOE) to issue an interpretive rule and to withdraw related, previously published proposals. The Gas Industry Petition was published in the Federal Register on November 1, 2018, for public review and input. After carefully considering the public comments on the petition, DOE has decided to grant the request for an interpretive rule. DOE has not made, and does not presently propose, any changes or revisions to current policies, legal requirements, or rulemakings with respect to condensing and non- condensing products/equipment. Decisions about whether and how this interpretation of the term ``feature'' in the context of condensing/ non-condensing products/equipment will apply to existing rulemakings will be the subject of subsequent actions. Thus, DOE is denying the Gas Industry Petitioners' request to withdraw its earlier proposed rules for residential furnaces and commercial water heaters.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, the Agency, or we) is issuing a final rule to revise the animal drug regulations for tolerances for residues of approved new animal drugs. This final rule is necessary to standardize, simplify, and clarify the determination standards of tolerances and provide definitions for key terms. This final rule will enhance understanding of tolerance determination and improve the overall readability of the relevant regulations.