October 25, 2019 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Reader Aids
Document Number: FR-2019-10-25-ReaderAids
Type: Reader Aids
Date: 2019-10-25
President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology
Document Number: 2019-23525
Type: Executive Order
Date: 2019-10-25
Agency: Executive Office of the President
Center for Innovation for Care and Payment
Document Number: 2019-23484
Type: Rule
Date: 2019-10-25
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) adopts as final a proposed rule amending its regulations that govern VA health care. This final rule establishes parameters and authority for the new Center for Innovation for Care and Payment in its conduct of pilot programs designed to develop innovative approaches to testing payment and service delivery models to reduce expenditures while preserving or enhancing the quality of care furnished by VA.
Sunshine Act Meeting
Document Number: 2019-23418
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-10-25
Agency: Consumer Product Safety Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Sunshine Act Meeting
Document Number: 2019-23417
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-10-25
Agency: Consumer Product Safety Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Sunshine Act Meeting; National Science Board
Document Number: 2019-23412
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-10-25
Agency: National Science Foundation, Agencies and Commissions
Proposed Extension of Information Collection Request Submitted for Public Comment; Comment Request on Requirements for Qualified Domestic Trusts
Document Number: 2019-23397
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-10-25
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 collection of information related to the requirements to ensure collection of section 2056A estate tax.
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Multifamily Default Status Report; OMB Control No.: 2502-0041
Document Number: 2019-23396
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-10-25
Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD is seeking approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the information collection described below. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is requesting comment from all interested parties on the proposed collection of information. The purpose of this notice is to allow for an additional 30 days of public comment.
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Enterprise Income Verification Systems Debts Owed to Public Housing Agencies and Terminations
Document Number: 2019-23395
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-10-25
Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD is seeking approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the information collection described below. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is requesting comment from all interested parties on the proposed collection of information. The purpose of this notice is to allow for an additional 30 days of public comment.
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Request for Determination of Possible Loss of United States Nationality
Document Number: 2019-23391
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-10-25
Agency: Department of State
The Department of State is seeking Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the information collection described below. 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 60 days for public comment preceding submission of the collection to OMB.
Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee (PPDC); Notice of Charter Renewal
Document Number: 2019-23390
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-10-25
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Notice is hereby given that the Environmental Protection Agency has determined that, in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), the Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee (PPDC) is in the public interest and is necessary in connection with the performance of EPA's duties. Accordingly, PPDC will be renewed for an additional two-year period. The purpose of PPDC is to provide advice and recommendations to the EPA Administrator on issues associated with regulatory development and reform initiatives, evolving public policy and program implementation issues, and science issues associated with evaluating and reducing risks from use of pesticides.
Privacy Act of 1974: New System of Records
Document Number: 2019-23387
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-10-25
Agency: Peace Corps, Agencies and Commissions
Peace Corps proposes to add a new system of records to its inventory of records systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended. This action is necessary to meet the requirements of the Privacy Act to publish in the Federal Register notice of the existence and character of records maintained by the agency (5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(4)).
Notice of Receipt of Requests To Voluntarily Cancel Certain Pesticide Registrations and Amend Registrations To Terminate Certain Uses
Document Number: 2019-23386
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-10-25
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
In accordance with the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), EPA is issuing a notice of receipt of requests by the registrants to voluntarily cancel certain pesticide product registrations and to amend certain product registrations to terminate uses. EPA intends to grant these requests at the close of the comment period for this announcement unless the Agency receives substantive comments within the comment period that would merit its further review of the requests, or unless the registrants withdraw their requests. If these requests are granted, any sale, distribution, or use of products listed in this notice will be permitted after the registrations have been cancelled and uses terminated only if such sale, distribution, or use is consistent with the terms as described in the final order.
Sulfoxaflor; Pesticide Tolerances
Document Number: 2019-23384
Type: Rule
Date: 2019-10-25
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of sulfoxaflor in or on rice grain, rice hulls, and avocados. Dow AgroSciences LLC requested these tolerances under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).
Marine Mammals; File No. 22678
Document Number: 2019-23383
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-10-25
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Notice is hereby given that NMFS' Marine Mammal Laboratory, Seattle Washington (Responsible Party: John Bengtson), has applied in due form for a permit to conduct research on pinnipeds.
Pendimethalin; Pesticide Tolerances
Document Number: 2019-23382
Type: Rule
Date: 2019-10-25
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of pendimethalin in or on the leaf petiole vegetable subgroup 22B, monarda oil, monarda fresh leaves, rosemary oil, and rosemary fresh leaves. Interregional Research Project Number 4 (IR-4) requested these tolerances under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).
Fenbuconazole; Pesticide Tolerances
Document Number: 2019-23380
Type: Rule
Date: 2019-10-25
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of fenbuconazole in or on tea. Dow Agrosciences, LLC requested these tolerances under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).
Perry County Railroad, LLC-Lease and Operation Exemption-Howling Coyote, LLC and Perry County Associates, LLC
Document Number: 2019-23374
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-10-25
Agency: Surface Transportation Board, Department of Transportation
Continuation of Temporary Power Sales Program
Document Number: 2019-23373
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-10-25
Agency: Department of Energy, Southwestern Power Administration
Southwestern Power Administration (Southwestern) is accepting new applications under its Temporary Power Sales Program. Electric utility organizations interested in participating in the Temporary Power Sales Program should notify Southwestern of their interest by providing the information requested in the enclosed Resource Data Form B-2 and/or Resource Data Form L-2 to Southwestern.
Certain New Chemicals or Significant New Uses; Statements of Findings for July 2019
Document Number: 2019-23370
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-10-25
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Section 5(g) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) requires EPA to publish in the Federal Register a statement of its findings after its review of TSCA section 5(a) notices when EPA makes a finding that a new chemical substance or significant new use is not likely to present an unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment. Such statements apply to premanufacture notices (PMNs), microbial commercial activity notices (MCANs), and significant new use notices (SNUNs) submitted to EPA under TSCA section 5. This document presents statements of findings made by EPA on TSCA section 5(a) notices during the period from July 1, 2019 to July 31, 2019.
Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations
Document Number: 2019-23369
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-10-25
Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of its continuing effort to reduce public burden and maximize the utility of government information, invites the general public and other Federal agencies the opportunity to comment on a proposed and/or continuing information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on a proposed information collection project titled ``The Enhanced STD surveillance Network (SSuN)'', which is the only source for enhanced and sentinel STD surveillance data in the United States that serves to strengthen national and local surveillance capacity, collects information on populations at risk for STDs attending healthcare facilities, and provides more accurate estimates of the burden of disease, incidence of disease, trends and impact of STDs at the population level.
Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations
Document Number: 2019-23368
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-10-25
Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of its continuing effort to reduce public burden and maximize the utility of government information, invites the general public and other Federal agencies the opportunity to comment on a proposed and/or continuing information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on a proposed information collection project titled Data Collection for the Residential Care Community and Adult Day Services Center Components of the National Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Study. The purpose is to collect data for the residential care community and adult day services center components for the 2020 wave of the National Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Study (formerly the National Study of Long-Term Care Providers).
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
Document Number: 2019-23367
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-10-25
Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services
Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations
Document Number: 2019-23366
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-10-25
Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of its continuing effort to reduce public burden and maximize the utility of government information, invites the general public and other Federal agencies the opportunity to comment on a proposed and/or continuing information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on a proposed information collection project titled CDC Ideation Catalyst (I- Catalyst) Program and Customer Engagement Information Collection. CDC will collect qualitative information from potential customers and other stakeholders about their needs and preferred approaches to solving public health problems. Findings will be used to improve customer satisfaction with, and usability of, CDC's products, programs, and services.
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
Document Number: 2019-23365
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-10-25
Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services
Notice of Availability of the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for Soil Cleanup Activities at Santa Susana Field Laboratory
Document Number: 2019-23364
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-10-25
Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Agencies and Commissions
Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), as amended, the Council on Environmental Quality Regulations for Implementing the Procedural Provisions of NEPA, and NASA's NEPA policy and procedures, NASA has prepared a Draft SEIS for soil cleanup activities at SSFL in Ventura County, California. The Draft SEIS has been prepared because there are significant new circumstances relevant to environmental concerns bearing on the proposed action and its impacts. Specifically, the estimated quantity of soil required to be removed has increased substantially since the publication of the 2014 FEIS. This increase has the potential to alter the environmental impacts that were evaluated in the 2014 FEIS. For this reason, NASA has determined it is appropriate to prepare a supplement to the 2014 FEIS.
National Environmental Policy Act; Mars 2020 Mission
Document Number: 2019-23363
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-10-25
Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Agencies and Commissions
Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), as amended, the Council on Environmental Quality Regulations for Implementing the Procedural Provisions of NEPA, and NASA's procedures for implementing NEPA, NASA announces the availability of the Draft supplement to the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Mars 2020 Mission (Supplemental EIS) for public review and comment. The Draft Supplemental EIS provides updated information related to the potential environmental impacts associated with the proposed Mars 2020 mission.
Pesticide Product Registration; Receipt of Applications for New Active Ingredients (September 2019)
Document Number: 2019-23361
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-10-25
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
EPA has received applications to register pesticide products containing active ingredients not included in any currently registered pesticide products. Pursuant to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), EPA is hereby providing notice of receipt and opportunity to comment on these applications.
National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions
Document Number: 2019-23354
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-10-25
Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service
The National Park Service is soliciting comments on the significance of properties nominated before October 5, 2019, for listing or related actions in the National Register of Historic Places.
Pesticide Product Registration; Receipt of Applications for New Uses (September 2019)
Document Number: 2019-23353
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-10-25
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
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.
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; 2019 Commercial Accountability Measure and Closure for South Atlantic Gray Triggerfish; July Through December Season
Document Number: 2019-23352
Type: Rule
Date: 2019-10-25
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS implements accountability measures for commercial gray triggerfish in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the South Atlantic. NMFS projects commercial landings for gray triggerfish will reach the commercial annual catch limit (ACL)(commercial quota) for the July through December season by October 27, 2019. Therefore, NMFS is closing the commercial sector for gray triggerfish in the South Atlantic EEZ on October 27, 2019. This closure is necessary to protect the gray triggerfish resource.
Notice of Antarctic Meteorite Collection, Documentation, and Curation Plan Received Under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978
Document Number: 2019-23350
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-10-25
Agency: National Science Foundation, Agencies and Commissions
On March 31, 2003, the National Science Foundation (NSF) issued a final rule that authorized the collection of meteorites in Antarctica for scientific purposes only. In addition, the regulations provide requirements for appropriate collection, handling, documentation, and curation of Antarctic meteorites to preserve their scientific value. These regulations implement the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978, as amended by the Antarctic Science, Tourism and Conservation Act of 1996, and Article 7 of the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty. The NSF is required to publish notice of the availability of Meteorite Collection, Documentation, and Curation Plans received under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. This is the required notice.
Manufactured Housing Consensus Committee (MHCC): Notice Inviting Nominations of Individuals To Serve on the Committee
Document Number: 2019-23349
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-10-25
Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development
The Department of Housing and Urban Development invites the public to nominate individuals for appointment, with the approval of the Secretary, to the Manufactured Housing Consensus Committee (MHCC), a federal advisory committee established by the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, as amended by the Manufactured Housing Improvement Act of 2000. The Department will make appointments from nominations submitted in response to this Notice. Also, individuals that applied last year do not need to re- apply; pursuant to this notice those applications are on file and may be considered for future appointments.
Schedules of Controlled Substances: Placement of Cyclopropyl Fentanyl, Methoxyacetyl fentanyl, ortho-Fluorofentanyl, and para-Fluorobutyryl Fentanyl in Schedule I
Document Number: 2019-23348
Type: Rule
Date: 2019-10-25
Agency: Drug Enforcement Administration, Department of Justice
With the issuance of this final order, the Acting Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration maintains the placement of the substances cyclopropyl fentanyl (N-(1- phenethylpiperidin-4-yl)-N-phenylcyclopropanecarboxamide), methoxyacetyl fentanyl (2-methoxy-N-(1-phenethylpiperidin-4-yl)-N- phenylacetamide), ortho-fluorofentanyl (N-(2-fluorophenyl)-N-(1- phenethylpiperidin-4-yl)propionamide), and para-fluorobutyryl fentanyl (N-(4-fluorophenyl)-N-(1-phenethylpiperidin-4-yl)butyramide), including their isomers, esters, ethers, salts, and salts of isomers, esters and ethers, in schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. This scheduling action discharges the United States' obligations under the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs (1961). This action continues to impose the regulatory controls and administrative, civil, and criminal sanctions applicable to schedule I controlled substances on persons who handle (manufacture, distribute, import, export, engage in research or conduct instructional activities with, or possess), or propose to handle, cyclopropyl fentanyl, methoxyacetyl fentanyl, ortho- fluorofentanyl, and para-fluorobutyryl fentanyl.
Presidential Declaration Amendment of a Major Disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of North Carolina
Document Number: 2019-23347
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-10-25
Agency: Small Business Administration, Agencies and Commissions
This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of North Carolina (FEMA-4465-DR), dated 10/04/2019. Incident: Hurricane Dorian. Incident Period: 09/01/2019 through 09/09/2019.
Presidential Declaration Amendment of a Major Disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Wisconsin
Document Number: 2019-23346
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-10-25
Agency: Small Business Administration, Agencies and Commissions
This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Wisconsin (FEMA-4459-DR), dated 08/27/2019. Incident: Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding. Incident Period: 07/18/2019 through 07/20/2019.
Presidential Declaration Amendment of a Major Disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Louisiana
Document Number: 2019-23345
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-10-25
Agency: Small Business Administration, Agencies and Commissions
This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Louisiana (FEMA-4462-DR), dated 09/19/2019. Incident: Flooding. Incident Period: 05/10/2019 through 07/24/2019.
Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Introduction of Organisms and Products Altered or Produced Through Genetic Engineering
Document Number: 2019-23344
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-10-25
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's intention to request a revision to and extension of approval of an information collection associated with the regulations for the introduction of organisms and products altered or produced through genetic engineering.
Concurrence With OIE Risk Designations for Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
Document Number: 2019-23343
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-10-25
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
We are advising the public of our preliminary concurrence with the World Organization for Animal Health's (OIE) bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) risk designations for Ecuador and Serbia. The OIE recognizes Ecuador as being of controlled risk for BSE and Serbia as being of negligible risk for BSE. We are taking this action based on our review of information supporting the OIE's risk designations for these regions.
Stainless Steel Flanges From the People's Republic of China: Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2019
Document Number: 2019-23342
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-10-25
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is rescinding the administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on stainless steel flanges from the People's Republic of China (China) for the period January 23, 2018, through December 31, 2018.
Fresh Tomatoes From Mexico: Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value
Document Number: 2019-23341
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-10-25
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
The Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that fresh tomatoes from Mexico are being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV). The final estimated weighted- average dumping margins are listed below in the ``Final Determination'' section of this notice.
Certain Large Diameter Carbon and Alloy Seamless Standard, Line, and Pressure Pipe (Over 41/2
Document Number: 2019-23340
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-10-25
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is rescinding the administrative review of the antidumping duty (AD) order on certain large diameter carbon and alloy seamless standard, line, and pressure pipe (over 4\1/2\ inches) from Japan for the period of review (POR) June 1, 2018 through May 31, 2019, based on the timely withdrawal of the request for review.
Certain Small Diameter Carbon and Alloy Seamless Standard, Line, and Pressure Pipe (Under 41/2
Document Number: 2019-23339
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-10-25
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is rescinding the administrative review of the antidumping duty (AD) order on certain small diameter carbon and alloy seamless standard, line, and pressure pipe (under 4\1/2\ inches) from Japan for the period of review (POR) June 1, 2018 through May 31, 2019, based on the timely withdrawal of the request for review.
Vertical Metal File Cabinets From the People's Republic of China: Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination
Document Number: 2019-23338
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-10-25
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
The Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of vertical metal file cabinets (file cabinets) from the People's Republic of China (China).
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