September 18, 2019 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Reader Aids
Document Number: FR-2019-09-18-ReaderAids
Type: Reader Aids
Date: 2019-09-18
Continuation of the Exercise of Certain Authorities Under the Trading With the Enemy Act
Document Number: 2019-20366
Type: Administrative Order
Date: 2019-09-18
Agency: Executive Office of the President
National Gang Violence Prevention Week, 2019
Document Number: 2019-20365
Type: Proclamation
Date: 2019-09-18
Agency: Executive Office of the President
National Hispanic Heritage Month, 2019
Document Number: 2019-20363
Type: Proclamation
Date: 2019-09-18
Agency: Executive Office of the President
Sunshine Act Meeting; Cancellation
Document Number: 2019-20332
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-09-18
Agency: Securities and Exchange Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Sunshine Act Meeting Notice
Document Number: 2019-20255
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-09-18
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
A New Era of Smarter Food Safety; Public Meeting, Request for Comments
Document Number: 2019-20229
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-09-18
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, the Agency, or we) is announcing the following public meeting entitled ``A New Era of Smarter Food Safety'' to get input from a broad cross-section of stakeholders on a modern approach the Agency is taking to strengthen its protection of the food supply. The purpose of this meeting is to foster a dialogue with our domestic and international regulatory and public health partners, industry, consumers, academia, and others. The input received at this meeting, and in comments submitted to the docket, will be used to shape an FDA Blueprint for a New Era of Smarter Food Safety. This Blueprint will outline how this modern approach will address public health challenges, ranging from being able to trace sources of contaminated foods, to using new predictive analytics tools like artificial intelligence to assess risks, and help prioritize the Agency's work and resources.
Request for Information Regarding Tech Sprints
Document Number: 2019-20201
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-09-18
Agency: Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection
The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (Bureau) seeks comments and information to identify opportunities to utilize Tech Sprints as a means to encourage regulatory innovation and collaborate with stakeholders in developing viable solutions to regulatory compliance challenges.
National Defense Stockpile Market Impact Committee Request for Public Comments on the Potential Market Impact of the Proposed Amendment to Fiscal Year 2020 Annual Materials Plan and the Proposed Fiscal Year 2021 Annual Materials Plan
Document Number: 2019-20200
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-09-18
Agency: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security
The purpose of this notice is to request public comments on the potential market impact of a proposed amendment to the Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Stockpile Annual Materials Plan (AMP) and the proposed Fiscal Year 2021 National Defense Stockpile AMP. Changes to the AMP are discussed and decided by the National Defense Stockpile Market Impact Committee, co-chaired by the Departments of Commerce and State. The role of the Market Impact Committee is to advise the National Defense Stockpile Manager on the projected domestic and foreign economic effects of all acquisitions, conversions, and disposals involving the stockpile and related material research and development projects. Public comments are an important element of the Committee's market impact review process.
Petition for Exemption; Summary of Petition Received; The Boeing Company
Document Number: 2019-20199
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-09-18
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
This notice contains a summary of a petition seeking relief from specified requirements of Federal Aviation Regulations. The purpose of this notice is to improve the public's awareness of, and participation in, the FAA's exemption process. Neither publication of this notice nor the inclusion or omission of information in the summary is intended to affect the legal status of the petition or its final disposition.
Petition for Exemption; Summary of Petition Received
Document Number: 2019-20198
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-09-18
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
This notice contains a summary of a petition seeking relief from specified requirements of Federal Aviation Regulations. The purpose of this notice is to improve the public's awareness of, and participation in, the FAA's exemption process. Neither publication of this notice nor the inclusion or omission of information in the summary is intended to affect the legal status of the petition or its final disposition.
Advisory Committee for Education and Human Resources; Notice of Meeting
Document Number: 2019-20194
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-09-18
Agency: National Science Foundation, Agencies and Commissions
FY 2019 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Pilot Program for Transit-Oriented Development Planning
Document Number: 2019-20192
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-09-18
Agency: Federal Transit Administration, Department of Transportation
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the opportunity to apply for approximately $19.19 million of funding under the Pilot Program for Transit-Oriented Development Planning (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance #20.500). As required by federal transit law and subject to funding availability, funds will be awarded competitively to support comprehensive planning associated with new fixed guideway and core capacity improvement projects.
SES Performance Review Board
Document Number: 2019-20191
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-09-18
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Notice is hereby given of the appointment of members to the FTC Performance Review Board.
Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Sheet From Korea, Mexico, and Oman
Document Number: 2019-20190
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-09-18
Agency: International Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Exemption From Derivatives Clearing Organization Registration
Document Number: 2019-20189
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2019-09-18
Agency: Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Agencies and Commissions
On July 23, 2019, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission) published in the Federal Register a supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) titled Exemption from Derivatives Clearing Organization Registration. The comment period for the supplemental NPRM closes on September 23, 2019. The Commission is extending the comment period for this supplemental NPRM by an additional 60 days.
Registration With Alternative Compliance for Non-U.S. Derivatives Clearing Organizations
Document Number: 2019-20188
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2019-09-18
Agency: Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Agencies and Commissions
On July 19, 2019, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission) published in the Federal Register a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) titled Registration With Alternative Compliance for Non-U.S. Derivatives Clearing Organizations. The comment period for the NPRM closes on September 17, 2019. The Commission is extending the comment period for this NPRM by an additional 60 days.
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Sablefish in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska
Document Number: 2019-20187
Type: Rule
Date: 2019-09-18
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS is prohibiting retention of sablefish by vessels using trawl gear in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary because the 2019 total allowable catch of sablefish allocated to vessels using trawl gear in the Western Regulatory Area of the GOA has been reached.
Requirement for Certificates of Export for Importations of Steel Products of the Republic of Korea
Document Number: 2019-20186
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-09-18
Agency: Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
This document provides notice that importations into the United States of steel products of the Republic of Korea subject to absolute quota limits must be presented with valid and properly executed certificates of exportation.
Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes
Document Number: 2019-20184
Type: Rule
Date: 2019-09-18
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all The Boeing Company Model 737 series airplanes, excluding Model 737-100, -200, -200C, -300, -400, and -500 series airplanes. This AD requires revising the existing maintenance or inspection program to remove text that allows the size of the thrust reverser upper locking actuator lock sensor target to be changed, and, for certain airplanes, performing repetitive integrity tests of the thrust reverser upper locking actuator. This AD was prompted by a report indicating that alteration of thrust reverser upper locking actuators in accordance with certain data in the Boeing aircraft maintenance manual (AMM) could delay or prevent detection of the failure of the locking mechanism of a thrust reverser upper locking actuator. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.
US Foods Holding Corp.; Analysis of Agreement Containing Consent Orders To Aid Public Comment
Document Number: 2019-20182
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-09-18
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The consent agreement in this matter settles alleged violations of federal law prohibiting unfair methods of competition. The attached Analysis of Agreement Containing Consent Orders to Aid Public Comment describes both the allegations in the complaint and the terms of the consent ordersembodied in the consent agreementthat would settle these allegations.
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by Pot Catcher/Processors in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
Document Number: 2019-20181
Type: Rule
Date: 2019-09-18
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific cod by catcher/processors using pot gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the 2019 Pacific cod total allowable catch allocated to catcher/processors using pot gear in the BSAI.
Clinical Laboratory Improvement Advisory Committee (CLIAC); Correction
Document Number: 2019-20180
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-09-18
Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services
Cold-Drawn Mechanical Tubing of Carbon and Alloy Steel From the People's Republic of China: Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2017-2018
Document Number: 2019-20179
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-09-18
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is rescinding the administrative review of the countervailing duty order on cold-drawn mechanical tubing of carbon and alloy steel (cold-drawn mechanical tubing) from the People's Republic of China (China) for the period September 25, 2017, through December 31, 2018, based on the timely withdrawals of the requests for review.
Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled Into Modules, From the People's Republic of China: Notice of Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2017-2018
Document Number: 2019-20178
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-09-18
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is rescinding, in part, the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled into modules from the People's Republic of China (China) for the period of review (POR) December 1, 2017, through November 30, 2018.
Technology Advisory Committee
Document Number: 2019-20177
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-09-18
Agency: Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announces that on October 3, 2019, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., the Technology Advisory Committee (TAC) will hold a public meeting in the Conference Center at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's headquarters in Washington, DC. At this meeting, the TAC will hear presentations and actionable recommendations from the TAC subcommittees on Automated and Modern Trading Markets, Distributed Ledger Technology and Market Infrastructure, Virtual Currencies, and Cyber Security.
Seamless Refined Copper Pipe and Tube From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Rescission of Review, in Part; 2017-2018
Document Number: 2019-20176
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-09-18
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that producers and/or exporters subject to this administrative review made sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value during the period of review (POR), November 1, 2017 through October 31, 2018. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results of review.
Certain Hot-Rolled Steel Flat Products From Japan: Correction to Final Results of Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstances Review
Document Number: 2019-20175
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-09-18
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is correcting the final results of the changed circumstances review of the antidumping duty order on certain hot-rolled steel flat products from Japan to state the actual rate in effect for Nippon Steel Corporation (NSC) on the date that those final results published.
Certain Steel Nails From the People's Republic of China: Notice of Court Decision Not in Harmony With Final Scope Ruling and Notice of Amended Final Scope Ruling Pursuant to Court Decision
Document Number: 2019-20174
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-09-18
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is notifying the public that the Court of International Trade's (CIT) final judgment in this case is not in harmony with Commerce's final scope ruling and is, therefore, finding that zinc and nylon anchors imported by Simpson Strong-Tie Company (Simpson), are not within the scope of the antidumping duty order on certain steel nails (nails) from the People's Republic of China (China).
National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions
Document Number: 2019-20172
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-09-18
Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service
The National Park Service is soliciting comments on the significance of properties nominated before August 31, 2019, for listing or related actions in the National Register of Historic Places.
Release of Waybill Data
Document Number: 2019-20171
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-09-18
Agency: Surface Transportation Board, Department of Transportation
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Exchange of Flatfish in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
Document Number: 2019-20170
Type: Rule
Date: 2019-09-18
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS is exchanging allocations of Amendment 80 cooperative quota (CQ) for Amendment 80 acceptable biological catch (ABC) reserves. This action is necessary to allow the 2019 total allowable catch of flathead sole, rock sole, and yellowfin sole in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area to be harvested.
Marine Mammals; File No. 23092
Document Number: 2019-20169
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-09-18
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Notice is hereby given that C. Scott Baker, Ph.D., Oregon State University, Marine Mammal Institute, Hatfield Marine Science Center, 2030 SE Marine Science Drive, Newport, OR 97365, has applied in due form for a permit to receive, import, and export marine mammals specimens for scientific research.
Order Prohibiting Involvement in NRC-Licensed Activities
Document Number: 2019-20168
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-09-18
Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing an Order prohibiting involvement in NRC-licensed activities to Mr. Thomas Summers. The NRC determined that Mr. Thomas Summers engaged in deliberate misconduct that caused Florida Power & Light to be in violation of 10 CFR 50.7, ``Employee protection,'' and 10 CFR 50.9, ``Completeness and accuracy of information.''
Proposed Extension of Information Collection Request Submitted for Public Comment; Comment Request Relating to Electronic Payee Statements
Document Number: 2019-20167
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-09-18
Agency: Internal Revenue Service, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
The Internal Revenue Service, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Currently, the IRS is soliciting comments concerning the requirements relating to electronic payee statements.
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Application for A, G, or NATO Visa
Document Number: 2019-20165
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-09-18
Agency: Department of State
The Department of State has submitted the information collection described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 we are requesting comments on this collection from all interested individuals and organizations. The purpose of this Notice is to allow 30 days for public comment.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; Clearance of a Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Reduction of Fuel Tank Flammability on Transport Category Airplanes
Document Number: 2019-20163
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-09-18
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the FAA invites public comments about our intention to request Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval to renew an information collection. The FAA's Fuel Tank Flammability Safety rulemaking requires manufacturers to provide a report to the FAA every 6 months for up to 5 years after the flammability reduction system is incorporated into the fleet. The data collection is needed to assure system performance meets that predicted at the time of certification.
Announcement of Requirements and Registration for The REACH Lark Galloway-Gilliam Nomination for Advancing Health Equity (REACH Lark Award)
Document Number: 2019-20162
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-09-18
Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) located within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announces the launch of the REACH Lark Galloway-Gilliam Nomination for Advancing Health Equity Award (REACH Lark Award). Racial and ethnic disparities in health remain pervasive across the United States. Over the last 20 years, the Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) program has demonstrated success in addressing these disparities and promoting health equity by engaging with diverse communities and implementing culturally tailored interventions. For more information about the REACH Program, visit https://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpao/state- local-programs/reach/index.htm. This award honors extraordinary individuals, organizations, or community coalitions associated with the REACH program that have made significant advances in the science and/or practice of improving health equity, and the elimination of health disparities at the national, state, or local levels. The intent of the challenge is to recognize efforts made by individuals or teams that meaningfully engage communities to remove barriers to health by addressing factors such as race, ethnicity, education, income, location, and other social determinants of health. To support the science and practice of improving health equity, this challenge can help further the goals of the REACH program by documenting and further disseminating the innovative or unique interventions that led to reduced health disparities achieved by those applying for this award.
Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting of the Rhode Island Advisory Committee
Document Number: 2019-20161
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-09-18
Agency: Commission on Civil Rights
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 planning meeting of the Rhode Island State Advisory Committee to the Commission will convene by conference call, on Tuesday, September 24, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. (EDT). The purpose of the meeting is to review and vote on the hate crimes advisory memorandum and get an update on the licensing project.
Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting of the South Dakota Advisory Committee
Document Number: 2019-20160
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-09-18
Agency: Commission on Civil Rights
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 planning meeting of the South Dakota Advisory Committee to the Commission will convene at 3:00 p.m. (CDT) on Tuesday, October 8, 2019 via teleconference. The purpose of the meeting is to review project proposals and vote on civil rights topic to examine.
Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting of the North Dakota Advisory Committee
Document Number: 2019-20159
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-09-18
Agency: Commission on Civil Rights
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 planning meeting of the North Dakota Advisory Committee to the Commission will by teleconference at 2:00 p.m. (CDT) on Wednesday, September 25, 2019. The purpose of the meeting is to review and vote on their hate crimes memorandum and to consider the possibility of an interim housing project.
New Mountain Finance Corporation, et al.
Document Number: 2019-20158
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-09-18
Agency: Securities and Exchange Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 2019-20155
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-09-18
Agency: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary
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.
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