September 2019 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of an emergency for the territory of the U.S. Virgin Islands (FEMA-3418-EM), dated August 28, 2019, and related determinations.

This notice amends the notice of a major disaster for the State of Florida (FEMA-4337-DR), dated September 10, 2017, and related determinations.

This notice amends the notice of an emergency declaration for the State of South Carolina (FEMA-3421-EM), dated September 1, 2019, and related determinations.

This notice amends the notice of an emergency declaration for the State of Florida (FEMA-3419-EM), dated August 30, 2019, and related determinations.

This notice amends the notice of an emergency declaration for the State of California (FEMA-3415-EM), dated July 8, 2019, and related determinations.

This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Wisconsin (FEMA-4459-DR), dated August 27, 2019, and related determinations.

This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of West Virginia (FEMA-4455-DR), dated August 2, 2019, and related determinations.

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, invites comments on a proposed extension of the existing information collection: 0651-0046 (Legal Processes).

In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) is soliciting public comment on the currently-approved information collection FERC-725B3 (Mandatory Reliability Standards for Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) Reliability Standards) and submitting the information collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review. Any interested person may file comments directly with OMB and should address a copy of those comments to the Commission as explained below. On June 20, 2019, the Commission published a Notice in the Federal Register in Docket No. RD19-3-000 requesting public comments. The Commission received no public comments and is indicating that in the related submittal to OMB.

This proposed rule would adjust quotas and retention limits, and establish opening dates for the 2020 fishing year for the Atlantic commercial shark fisheries. Quotas would be adjusted as required or allowable based on any overharvests and/or underharvests experienced during the 2019 fishing year. In addition, NMFS proposes opening dates and commercial retention limits based on adaptive management measures to provide, to the extent practicable, fishing opportunities for commercial shark fishermen in all regions and areas. The proposed measures could affect fishing opportunities for commercial shark fishermen in the northwestern Atlantic Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Caribbean Sea.

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, have received applications for permits to conduct activities intended to enhance the propagation or survival of endangered or threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. We invite the public and local, State, Tribal, and Federal agencies to comment on these applications. Before issuing any of the requested permits, we will take into consideration any information that we receive during the public comment period.