December 26, 2019 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Reader Aids
Document Number: FR-2019-12-26-ReaderAids
Type: Reader Aids
Date: 2019-12-26
Sunshine Act Meetings
Document Number: 2019-27931
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-12-26
Agency: Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Sunshine Act Meetings
Document Number: 2019-27905
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-12-26
Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Project Based Vouchers (PBV) Online Form
Document Number: 2019-27841
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-12-26
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 60 days of public comment.
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Application for Resident Opportunity & Self Sufficiency (ROSS) Grant Forms
Document Number: 2019-27840
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-12-26
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 60 days of public comment.
Submission of Information Collections Under the Paperwork Reduction Act
Document Number: 2019-27839
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-12-26
Agency: Department of the Interior, National Indian Gaming Commission
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC or Commission) is announcing its submission, concurrently with the publication of this notice or soon thereafter, of the following information collection requests to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. The Commission is seeking comments on the renewal of information collections for the following activities: Compliance and enforcement actions under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act as authorized by OMB Control Number 3141-0001; tribal gaming ordinance approvals, background investigations, and issuance of licenses as authorized by OMB Control Number 3141-0003; National Environmental Policy Act submissions as authorized by OMB Control Number 3141-0006; and issuance to tribes of certificates of self-regulation for class II gaming as authorized by OMB Control Number 3141-0008. These information collections all expire on January 31, 2020.
Notice of Meeting of the National Parks Overflights Advisory Group
Document Number: 2019-27838
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-12-26
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Park Service (NPS), in accordance with the National Parks Air Tour Management Act of 2000, announce the next meeting of the National Parks Overflights Advisory Group (NPOAG). This notification provides the date, location, and agenda for the meeting.
Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Application From Accreditation Association of Hospitals/Health Systems-Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (AAHHS-HFAP) for Continued CMS-Approval of Its Critical Access Hospital (CAH) Accreditation Program
Document Number: 2019-27836
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-12-26
Agency: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services
This final notice announces our decision to approve an application from Accreditation Association of Hospitals/Health SystemsHealthcare Facilities Accreditation Program for continued recognition as a national accrediting organization for critical access hospitals that wish to participate in the Medicare or Medicaid programs.
Law School Clinic Certification Program
Document Number: 2019-27832
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-12-26
Agency: Department of Commerce, Patent and Trademark Office
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, invites comments on the extension of an existing information collection: 0651-0081 (Law School Clinic Program).
Notice of Public Meeting of the Tennessee Advisory Committee
Document Number: 2019-27830
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-12-26
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 and the Federal Advisory Committee Act, that the Tennessee Advisory Committee will hold a public meeting on Friday, January 10, 2020, at 12:30 p.m. Central Time, to continue discussion of its report on legal financial obligations. Public Call Information: Dial: 800-367-2403; Conference ID: 3970860.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Document Number: 2019-27822
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-12-26
Agency: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services
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 (the 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 60 days for public comment on the proposed action. Interested persons are invited to send comments regarding our burden estimates 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.
Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions
Document Number: 2019-27821
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-12-26
Agency: Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of persons whose property and interests in property have been unblocked and who have been removed from the list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons. Additionally, OFAC is publishing an update to the identifying information of a person currently included in the list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons.
Administrative Declaration of a Disaster for the State of Tennessee
Document Number: 2019-27820
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-12-26
Agency: Small Business Administration, Agencies and Commissions
This is a notice of an Administrative declaration of a disaster for the State of Tennessee Dated 12/17/2019. Incident: Severe Storms associated with the remnants of Tropical Storm Olga. Incident Period: 10/26/2019.
Request for Public Comment: 60 Day Information Collection: Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act Contracts
Document Number: 2019-27819
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-12-26
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Indian Health Service (IHS) invites the general public to comment on the information collection titled, ``Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act Contracts,'' Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Control Number 0917-0037. IHS is requesting OMB to approve an extension for this collection, which expires on February 29, 2020.
Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness Charter Renewal
Document Number: 2019-27818
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-12-26
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
The Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary for Administration, with the concurrence of the General Services Administration, renewed the Charter for the Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness on November 14, 2019.
Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions
Document Number: 2019-27817
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-12-26
Agency: Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of persons that have been placed on OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List based on OFAC's determination that one or more applicable legal criteria were satisfied. All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of these persons are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them.
Certain Cold-Rolled Steel Flat Products From the Republic of Korea: Affirmative Final Determinations of Circumvention of the Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty Orders
Document Number: 2019-27816
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-12-26
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
The Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that imports of certain cold-rolled steel flat products (CRS), produced in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam) using carbon hot-rolled steel (HRS) manufactured in the Republic of Korea (Korea), are circumventing the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on CRS from Korea.
Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products From Taiwan: Affirmative Final Determination of Circumvention Inquiry on the Antidumping Duty Order
Document Number: 2019-27815
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-12-26
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
The Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that imports of certain corrosion-resistant steel products (CORE), completed in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam) using carbon hot-rolled steel (HRS) and/or cold-rolled steel (CRS) flat products manufactured in Taiwan, are circumventing the antidumping duty (AD) order on CORE from Taiwan.
Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products From the Republic of Korea: Affirmative Final Determinations of Anti-Circumvention Inquiries on the Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty Orders
Document Number: 2019-27814
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-12-26
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
The Department Commerce (Commerce) determines that imports of certain corrosion-resistant steel products (CORE), produced in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam) using carbon hot-rolled steel (HRS) and/or cold-rolled steel flat products (CRS) manufactured in the Republic of Korea (Korea), are circumventing the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on CORE from Korea.
Fisheries of the South Atlantic; Southeast Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR); Public Meeting
Document Number: 2019-27812
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-12-26
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The SEDAR 60 assessment of the South Atlantic stock of Red Porgy will consist of a data webinar, an in-person workshop, and a series assessment webinars.
South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
Document Number: 2019-27811
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-12-26
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a joint meeting of its Law Enforcement Advisory Panel, Deepwater Shrimp Advisory Panel, and Shrimp Advisory Panel via webinar to discuss proposed management action in Shrimp Amendment 11.
Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings and Hearings
Document Number: 2019-27810
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-12-26
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) has begun its annual preseason management process for the 2020 ocean salmon fisheries. This document announces the availability of Pacific Council documents, as well as the dates and locations of upcoming Pacific Council meetings and public hearings hosted by the Pacific Council. These documents and events comprise the Pacific Council's complete schedule for determining the annual proposed and final modifications to ocean salmon fishery management measures. The agendas for the March and April 2020 Pacific Council meetings will be published in subsequent Federal Register documents prior to the actual meetings.
South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Hearings
Document Number: 2019-27809
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-12-26
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a series of public hearings via webinar pertaining to Framework Amendment 9 to the Fishery Management Plan for Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources in the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Region. The amendment addresses commercial trip limits in the Atlantic Northern Zone for commercial Spanish mackerel.
Fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico; Southeast Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR); Public Meeting
Document Number: 2019-27808
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-12-26
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The SEDAR 67 stock assessment process for Gulf of Mexico vermilion snapper will consist of a series of data and assessment webinars.
Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-to-Length Plate From the Republic of Korea: Final Results and Final Determination of No Shipments of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2016-2018
Document Number: 2019-27807
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-12-26
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-to-Length Plate from the Republic of Korea. The period of review (POR) is November 14, 2016 through April 30, 2018. The review covers fourteen producer and/or exporters of the subject merchandise, including POSCO, POSCO Daewoo Corporation, and POSCO Processing & Service Co., Ltd. (which are part of the POSCO single entity), as well as eleven other companies not selected for individual examination. We determine that U.S. sales of subject merchandise by the POSCO single entity were made at prices below normal value (NV). Additionally, two companies, Hyundai Steel Corporation (Hyundai Steel) and Hyundai Glovis Co. Ltd. (Hyundai Glovis), were found to have no shipments during the POR.
Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Preliminary Determination of No Shipments; 2018-2019
Document Number: 2019-27805
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-12-26
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that certain companies made sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value. The period of review (POR) is April 1, 2018 through March 31, 2019. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.
Certain Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Products From Taiwan: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Preliminary Determination of No Shipments; 2018-2019
Document Number: 2019-27804
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-12-26
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that producers/exporters subject to this review made sales of subject merchandise below normal value in the United States during the period of review (POR) February 1, 2018 through January 31, 2019. We invite interested parties to comment on these preliminary results.
National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity
Document Number: 2019-27803
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-12-26
Agency: Department of Education
This notice lists the members of the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity (NACIQI). This notice is required under the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA).
Requesting Food and Drug Administration Feedback on Combination Products; Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Availability
Document Number: 2019-27799
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-12-26
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled ``Requesting FDA Feedback on Combination Products.'' The purpose of this guidance is to discuss ways in which combination product sponsors can obtain feedback from FDA on scientific and regulatory questions and to describe best practices for FDA and sponsors when interacting on these topics. These interactions can occur through application-based mechanisms, such as the pre-submission process used in the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) and the Center for Biologics and Research (CBER) and the formal meetings used in the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) and CBER, or through Combination Product Agreement Meetings (CPAMs), as appropriate.
Approval of Subzone Status; Commerce Warehouse Group, LLC; Rock Hill, South Carolina
Document Number: 2019-27796
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-12-26
Agency: Department of Commerce, Foreign-Trade Zones Board
Approval of Subzone Expansion; Flemish Master Weavers; Sanford, Maine
Document Number: 2019-27795
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-12-26
Agency: Department of Commerce, Foreign-Trade Zones Board
New Postal Products
Document Number: 2019-27794
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-12-26
Agency: Postal Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
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.
Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness: Notice of Public Meetings
Document Number: 2019-27793
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-12-26
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed topics of discussion for upcoming public meetings of the Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness (Committee).
Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness Charter Renewal
Document Number: 2019-27792
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-12-26
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
The Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary for Administration, with the concurrence of the General Services Administration, renewed the Charter for the Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness on November 14, 2019.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request; Biological Products: Reporting of Biological Product Deviations and Human Cells, Tissues, and Cellular and Tissue-Based Deviations in Manufacturing
Document Number: 2019-27791
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-12-26
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a proposed collection of information has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Announcement Type: Notice and Request for Public Comment
Document Number: 2019-27788
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-12-26
Agency: Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
The U.S. Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general 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 Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund), U.S. Department of the Treasury, is soliciting comments concerning the New Markets Tax Credit Program (NMTC Program) Community Development Entity (CDE) Certification Application.
Community Development Financial Instutitons Fund
Document Number: 2019-27786
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-12-26
Agency: Department of the Treasury
The U.S. Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general 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, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund), U.S. Department of the Treasury, is soliciting comments concerning the New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) Program Allocation and Qualified Equity Investment Tracking System (AQEI).
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; EZ-Audit: Electronic Submission of Financial Statements and Compliance Audits
Document Number: 2019-27785
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-12-26
Agency: Department of Education
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing a revision of an existing information collection.
Bulk Manufacturer of Controlled Substances Application: Kinetochem LLC
Document Number: 2019-27784
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-12-26
Agency: Drug Enforcement Administration, Department of Justice
Bulk Manufacturer of Controlled Substances Application: Bulk Manufacturers of Marihuana: Royal Emerald Pharmaceuticals Research and Development
Document Number: 2019-27783
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-12-26
Agency: Drug Enforcement Administration, Department of Justice
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is providing notice of an application it has received from an entity applying to be registered to manufacture in bulk basic classes of controlled substances listed in schedule I. Prior to making decisions on this and other pending applications, DEA intends to promulgate regulations that govern the program of growing marihuana for scientific and medical research under DEA registration.
Bulk Manufacturer of Controlled Substances Application: Bulk Manufacturers of Marihuana: Stanley Brothers Bio Tec Inc.
Document Number: 2019-27782
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-12-26
Agency: Drug Enforcement Administration, Department of Justice
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is providing notice of an application it has received from an entity applying to be registered to manufacture in bulk basic classes of controlled substances listed in schedule I. Prior to making decisions on this and other pending applications, DEA intends to promulgate regulations that govern the program of growing marihuana for scientific and medical research under DEA registration.
Bulk Manufacturer of Controlled Substances Application: Bulk Manufacturers of Marihuana: Agronomed Pharmaceuticals
Document Number: 2019-27781
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-12-26
Agency: Drug Enforcement Administration, Department of Justice
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is providing notice of an application it has received from an entity applying to be registered to manufacture in bulk basic classes of controlled substances listed in schedule I. Prior to making decisions on this and other pending applications, DEA intends to promulgate regulations that govern the program of growing marihuana for scientific and medical research under DEA registration.
Decision To Evaluate a Petition To Designate a Class of Employees From the Reduction Pilot Plant in Huntington, West Virginia, To Be Included in the Special Exposure Cohort
Document Number: 2019-27780
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-12-26
Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services
NIOSH gives notice of a decision to evaluate a petition to designate a class of employees from the Reduction Pilot Plant in Huntington, West Virginia, to be included in the Special Exposure Cohort under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000.
Lithium Battery Safety Advisory Committee; Notice of Public Meeting
Document Number: 2019-27779
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-12-26
Agency: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
This notice announces a meeting of the Lithium Battery Safety Advisory Committee.
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 2019-27778
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-12-26
Agency: Department of Agriculture
Agency Information Collection Activity; Request for Comments
Document Number: 2019-27776
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-12-26
Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Agencies and Commissions
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections.
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 2019-27775
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-12-26
Agency: Department of Agriculture
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