September 11, 2019 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents
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Sunshine Act Meeting
The U.S. Agency for Global Media's (USAGM) Board of Governors (Board) may conduct a special meeting closed to the public at any given time during the periods of time and location listed above to consider a personnel matter. This meeting is closed to the public pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6) in order to protect the privacy interests of personnel involved in the actions under consideration. The Board also determined that shorter than usual notice for a meeting was required by official agency business and delayed availability of required information. In accordance with the Government in the Sunshine Act and BBG policies, any such meeting will be recorded and a transcript of the proceedings, subject to the redaction of information protected by 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6), will be made available to the public. The publicly- releasable transcript will be available for download at www.usagm.gov within 21 days of the date of the meeting. Information regarding member votes to close the meeting and expected attendees can also be found on the Agency's public website.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing an opportunity for the public to comment on CMS' intention to collect information from the public. 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 or reinstatement of an existing collection of information, and to allow a second opportunity for public comment on the notice. Interested persons are invited to send comments regarding the burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including the necessity and utility of the proposed information collection for the proper performance of the agency's functions, the accuracy of the estimated burden, ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected, and the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology to minimize the information collection burden.
Defense Advisory Committee on Investigation, Prosecution, and Defense of Sexual Assault in the Armed Forces; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting
The DoD is publishing this notice to announce that the following Federal Advisory Committee meeting of the Defense Advisory Committee on Investigation, Prosecution, and Defense of Sexual Assault in the Armed Forces (DAC-IPAD) has been rescheduled.
Proposed Termination of U.S. Coast Guard Medium Frequency (MF) Broadcast of Navigational Telex (NAVTEX) and Shift to Satellite
The U.S. Coast Guard may cease broadcasting Navigational Telex (NAVTEX) over Medium Frequency (MF) after first ensuring the information contained in NAVTEX broadcasts is available via International Maritime Organization (IMO) recognized satellite services. This notice requests public comment on the possibility of terminating the MF NAVTEX broadcast.
Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Oil Pollution Prevention; Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plans
The Environmental Protection Agency is planning to submit an information collection request (ICR), ``Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plans'' (EPA ICR No. 0328.18, OMB Control No. 2050-0021) 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, which is currently approved through May 31, 2020. 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.
Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; District of Columbia; Reasonably Available Control Technology State Implementation Plan for Nitrogen Oxides Under the 2008 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a state implementation plan (SIP) revision submitted by the District of Columbia. This revision pertains to reasonably available control technology (RACT) requirements for nitrogen oxides (NOX) under the 2008 8-hour ozone national ambient air quality standard (2008 ozone NAAQS). The District of Columbia's submittal for the NOX RACT for the 2008 ozone NAAQS: Amends existing regulatory provisions to add new or more stringent regulations or controls that represent RACT control levels for combustion turbines and associated heat recovery steam generators and duct burners, amends the applicability provisions of these regulations to include all combustion turbines and associated heat recovery steam generators and duct burners, and adds definitions; includes a source specific NOX RACT determination for four specific emissions units at one major stationary source of NOX; includes a certification that, for other categories of sources, NOX RACT controls already approved by EPA into the District of Columbia's SIP for previous ozone NAAQS are based on currently available technically and economically feasible controls and continue to represent NOX RACT for 2008 8-hour ozone NAAQS implementation purposes; and (4) removes carbon monoxide emissions limits for combustion turbines that no longer exist in the District of Columbia. This action is being taken under the Clean Air Act (CAA).
Proposed Settlement Agreement, Challenge to Clean Air Act
In accordance with section 113(g) of the Clean Air Act, as amended (``CAA'' or the ``Act''), notice is hereby given of a proposed settlement agreement to resolve petitions for review filed by United States Steel Corporation (``U.S Steel'') with respect to U.S. Steel's Minntac taconite facility, involving several actions taken by EPA with regard to nitrogen oxide (NOX) emission limits for Minntac. On November 29, 2013, June 13, 2016, and February 1, 2018, U.S. Steel filed petitions in the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit challenging EPA's 2013 Regional Haze (RH) Federal Implementation Plan (FIP) for Minnesota and Michigan; 2013 RH State Implementation Plan (SIP) partial disapprovals for Michigan and Minnesota; 2016 revised RH FIP for Michigan and Minnesota; and EPA's denial of U.S. Steel's petitions for reconsideration of the 2013 FIP, 2013 SIP partial disapprovals, and 2016 revised FIP. The Settlement Agreement would resolve U.S. Steel's challenges to these actions, with respect to Minntac. Under the proposed settlement agreement, the parties agree to take certain specified actions.
Pesticide Experimental Use Permit; Receipt of Application; Comment Request (93167-EUP-E)
This notice announces EPA's receipt of an application from Oxitec, Ltd. requesting an experimental use permit (EUP) for the OX5034 Aedes aegypti mosquitoes expressing tetracycline Trans-Activator Variant (tTAV-OX5034) protein (identified by number 93167-EUP-E). The Agency has determined that the permit may be of regional and national significance. Therefore, because of the potential significance, EPA is seeking comments on this application.
Pesticide Product Registration; Receipt of Applications for New Uses (July 2019)
EPA has received applications to register new uses for pesticide products containing currently registered active ingredients. Pursuant to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), EPA is hereby providing notice of receipt and opportunity to comment on these applications.
Designation of Eleven Areas as High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas
The Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy designated 13 additional areas as High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) pursuant to 21 U.S.C. 1706(b)(1). The new areas are (1) Anderson County in Tennessee, Boyd County in Kentucky, and Fayette County in West Virginia as part of the Appalachia HIDTA; (2) Floyd County in Georgia as part of the Atlanta/Carolinas HIDTA; (3) Allen County in Indiana as part of the Indiana HIDTA (4) Gloucester County in New Jersey and Bucks County in Pennsylvania as part of the Liberty Mid- Atlantic HIDTA; (5) Oswego County in New York as part of the New York/ New Jersey HIDTA; (6) Olmsted and St. Louis Counties in Minnesota as part of the North Central HIDTA (7) Josephine County in Oregon as part of the Oregon/Idaho HIDTA and (8) Worcester County in Maryland and Warren County in Virginia as part of the Washington/Baltimore HIDTA. The Director of ONDCP also removed six areas as HIDTAs pursuant to 21 U.S.C. 1706(c), effective September 10, 2019. The six areas removed from HIDTA designation are (1) Breathitt and McCreary Counties in Kentucky and Macon and Unicoi Counties in Tennessee as part of the Appalachia HIDTA; (2) Marion County in Missouri as part of the Midwest HIDTA; and (3) the Confederated Tribe of Warm Springs Reservation in Oregon as part of the Oregon-Idaho HIDTA. The Executive Boards of each of these HIDTAs requested removal of these areas from designation after assessing the threat and determining that these areas no longer met the statutory criteria necessary for designation as HIDTA counties. ONDCP evaluated and accepted the request.
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pollock in Statistical Area 610 in the Gulf of Alaska
NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for pollock in Statistical Area 610 in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the C season allowance of the 2019 total allowable catch of pollock for Statistical Area 610 in the GOA.
Children's Health Protection Advisory Committee
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) invites nominations from a range of qualified candidates for consideration for appointment to its Children's Health Protection Advisory Committee (CHPAC). The EPA anticipates filling vacancies by January 1, 2020. The EPA may also use sources in addition to this Federal Register Notice to solicit nominees.
Certain Steel Nails From Malaysia: Preliminary Results and Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2017-2018
The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that certain steel nails from Malaysia are being sold in the United States at less than normal value during the period of review. The period of review is July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.
Commerce Spectrum Management Advisory Committee Meeting
This notice announces a public meeting of the Commerce Spectrum Management Advisory Committee (Committee). The Committee provides advice to the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) on spectrum management policy matters.
Submission for OMB Review; 30-Day Comment Request; Assurance (Interinstitutional, Foreign, and Domestic) and Annual Report. Office of the Director (OD)
In compliance with the requirement of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW) in the Office of Extramural Research has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for review and approval of the information collection listed below.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of a Currently-Approved Information Collection: Licensing Applications for Motor Carrier Operating Authority
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FMCSA announces its plan to submit the information collection request (ICR) described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for its review and approval and invites public comment. FMCSA requests approval to renew the ICR titled ``Licensing Applications for Motor Carrier Operating Authority,'' OMB Control No. 2126-0016. This ICR applies to (1) existing registrants (i.e., entities that already have a USDOT number and/or operating authority) that are subject to FMCSA's licensing, registration, and certification regulations and that wish to apply for additional authorities, and (2) Mexico-domiciled carriers that wish to operate beyond the U.S. municipalities on the U.S.-Mexico border and their commercial zones. Existing registrants seeking additional authorities must use forms from the OP-1 series, including OP-1, OP-1(P), OP-1(FF), and OP-1(NNA), to apply for such authority. Mexico-domiciled carriers seeking the authority described above must apply for such authority using Form OP-1(MX).
Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of a Currently-Approved Information Collection: Unified Registration System, FMCSA Registration/Updates
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FMCSA announces its plan to submit the information collection request (ICR) described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for its review and approval and invites public comment. FMCSA requests approval to renew the ICR titled ``Unified Registration System, FMCSA Registration/Updates,'' OMB Control No. 2126-0051. This ICR applies to new registrants seeking initial operating authority from FMCSA. New registrants seeking operating authority must use online Form MCSA-1, accessible via the Unified Registration System (URS).
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, announces a proposed public information collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments are invited on: Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to minimize the burden of the information collection on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Safety Zone for Hurricane Dorian; Coast Guard Maryland-National Capital Region Captain of the Port Zone
The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for all navigable waters within the Coast Guard Maryland-National Capital Region Captain of the Port Zone. The safety zone is needed to protect personnel, vessels, and the marine environment from potential hazards created by the possible landfall of Hurricane Dorian. Entry of vessels or persons into this zone is prohibited unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port Maryland-National Capital Region.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request
The FTC plans to ask the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to extend for an additional three years the current Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) clearance for information collection requirements contained in the Antitrust Improvements Act Rules (``HSR Rules'') and corresponding Notification and Report Form for Certain Mergers and Acquisitions (``Notification and Report Form''). The current clearance expires on December 31, 2019.
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
The Department of Defense has submitted to OMB for clearance the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act.
Use of Fecal Microbiota for Transplantation to Treat Clostridium difficile
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, the Agency, or we) is announcing a public hearing to obtain input on the use of fecal microbiota for transplantation (FMT) to treat Clostridium difficile infection not responsive to standard therapies. FDA will consider scientific data and other information from the public hearing as we continue to consider ways to support the development of FMT to treat C. difficile infection not responsive to standard therapies and the impact of the enforcement policy on such development.
Establishment of the National Quantum Initiative Advisory Committee
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) or (the Department) announces the establishment of the National Quantum Initiative Advisory Committee (Committee), pursuant to, the National Quantum Initiative Act, and in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as delegated to the Department by the President under Executive Order 13885. The Committee will provide advice and recommendations to the President, Secretary of Energy, and the National Science and Technology Council's Subcommittee on Quantum Information Science (SCQIS) on the National Quantum Initiative (NQI). This advice will include assessments of trends and developments in quantum information science and technology (QIST), implementation and management of the NQI, whether NQI activities are helping to maintain United States leadership in QIST, whether program revisions are necessary, what opportunities exist for international collaboration and open standards, and whether national security and economic considerations are adequately addressed by the NQI. The Secretary of Energy is requesting nominations for membership to the Committee. The Secretary of Energy, with input from the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy or the Director's designee (as co-chair of the Committee), will consider nominations received in response to this notice.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Under OMB Review
The Small Business Administration (SBA) is publishing this notice to comply with requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). The PRA requires agencies to submit proposed reporting and recordkeeping requirements to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval, and to publish a notice in the Federal Register notifying the public that the agency has made such a submission. This notice also allows an additional 30 days for public comments.
Advisory Committee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction Meeting
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)'s Advisory Committee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction (ACEHR or Committee) will hold an open meeting via webinar on September 23, 2019, from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Oil and Gas Facility Site Security
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is proposing to renew an information collection with revisions.
New Postal Products
The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing for the Commission's consideration concerning negotiated service agreements. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other administrative steps.
Notice of Public Comment Period and Public Meeting on the Revisions to the Submission Guidelines
The National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) has released revisions to the Submission Guidelines to update aspects of submission requirements related to transportation planning. Federal and non- federal agency applicants whose development proposals and plan are subject to statutory mandated Commission plan and project review must submit their proposals to the Commission following a process laid out in the Submission Guidelines. The proposed revisions to the Submission Guidelines support the draft Transportation Element of the Comprehensive Plan for the National Capital: Federal Elements which NCPC also released for public comment. The revisions to the Submission Guidelines are available online for review at https://www.ncpc.gov/ initiatives/transportation.
Notice of Public Comment Period and Public Meeting on the Transportation Element of the Comprehensive Plan for the National Capital
The National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) has released a draft of the Transportation Element of the Comprehensive Plan for the National Capital: Federal Elements for public review. The element establishes policies to support a regional multimodal transportation system that promotes responsible land use and development and contributes to a high quality of life for residents, workers, and visitors. The draft Transportation Element is available online for review at https://www.ncpc.gov/initiatives/transportation.
Release of a Draft Document Related to the Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter
On or about September 4, 2019, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will make available for public comment a draft document titled, Policy Assessment for Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter, External Review Draft (Draft PA). This draft document was prepared as part of the current review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for Particulate Matter (PM). When final, the PA is intended to ``bridge the gap'' between the currently available scientific information and the judgments required of the Administrator in determining whether to retain or revise the existing NAAQS for PM.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Application Package for National Service Trust AmeriCorps Voucher and Payment Request Form/National Service Trust AmeriCorps-Manual Payment Request Form; Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request
The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) has submitted a public information collection request (ICR) entitled National Service Trust AmeriCorps Voucher and Payment Request Form/ National Service Trust AmeriCorpsManual Payment Request Form for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; National Service Trust AmeriCorps Interest Payment Form/AmeriCorps-Manual Interest Payment Request Form; Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request
The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) has submitted a public information collection request (ICR) entitled National Service Trust AmeriCorps Interest Payment Form/AmeriCorps Manual Interest Payment Request Form for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; National Service Trust Americorps Forbearance Request for National Service Form; Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request
The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) has submitted a public information collection request (ICR) entitled National Service Trust Americorps Forbearance Request for National Service Form for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act.
Proposed Extension of Information Collection; Application for a Permit To Fire More Than 20 Boreholes and/or for the Use of Nonpermissible Blasting Units, Explosives, and Shot-Firing Units; Posting Notices of Misfires
The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This program helps to ensure that requested data can be provided in the desired format, reporting burden (time and financial resources) is minimized, collection instruments are clearly understood, and the impact of collection requirements on respondents can be properly assessed. Currently, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is soliciting comments on the information collection for Application for a Permit to Fire More than 20 Boreholes and/or for the use of Nonpermissible Blasting Units, Explosives, and Shot-firing Units; Posting Notices of Misfires.
Meeting of the Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Review Board
This is an announcement of a meeting of the Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Review Board, primarily intended to consider nominations for the 2018-2019 Medal of Valor, and to make a limited number of recommendations for submission to the U.S. Attorney General. Additional issues of importance to the Board may also be discussed. The meeting/conference call date and time is listed below.
Office of the Inspector General (OIG) Privacy Program
This final rule removes DoD's regulation concerning the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) Privacy Program. On April 11, 2019, the Department of Defense published a revised DoD-level Privacy Program rule, which contains the necessary information for an agency-wide privacy program regulation under the Privacy Act and now serves as the single Privacy Program rule for the Department. That revised Privacy Program rule also includes all DoD component exemption rules. Therefore, the part is now unnecessary and may be removed from the CFR.
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