2019 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) has determined the regulatory review period for EDWARDS PERICARDIAL AORTIC BIOPROSTHESIS (Models 11000A and 11500A) and is publishing this notice of that determination as required by law. FDA has made the determination because of the submission of applications to the Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Department of Commerce, for the extension of a patent which claims that medical device.

As authorized by the Secretary of HHS, AHRQ coordinates the development of sets of common definitions and reporting formats (Common Formats or formats) for reporting on health care quality and patient safety. The purpose of this notice is to announce the availability of the Common Formats for Nursing Home Version 1.0

The Internal Revenue Service, 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 information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The IRS is soliciting comments concerning special rules under section 417(a)(7) for written explanation provided by qualified retirement plan after annuity starting dates.

The Postal Service gives notice of filing a request with the Postal Regulatory Commission to add a domestic shipping services contract to the list of Negotiated Service Agreements in the Mail Classification Schedule's Competitive Products List.

The Postal Service gives notice of filing a request with the Postal Regulatory Commission to add a domestic shipping services contract to the list of Negotiated Service Agreements in the Mail Classification Schedule's Competitive Products List.

The Postal Service gives notice of filing a request with the Postal Regulatory Commission to add a domestic shipping services contract to the list of Negotiated Service Agreements in the Mail Classification Schedule's Competitive Products List.

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 briefing of the Wyoming Advisory Committee (Committee) to the Commission will be held from 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. (Mountain Time) Friday, November 1, 2019. The purpose of the briefing is to receive testimony from diverse stakeholders regarding civil rights concerns related to hate crimes in Wyoming. The Committee will consider the sufficiency of current equal protection laws in Wyoming, estimating the prevalence of alleged hate crime by using available data and testimonies, the prevalence of hate groups (if any) in the state, and challenges or barriers which may prevent law enforcement from addressing alleged hate crimes. The Committee will also consider best practices and recommendations for addressing related equal protection concerns.

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 briefing of the California Advisory Committee (Committee) to the Commission will be held from 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. (Pacific Time) Wednesday, October 16, 2019. The purpose of the briefing is to receive testimony from diverse stakeholders regarding federal immigration enforcement impacting California children. The Committee will examine the impact of ICE enforcement practices on access to public education for California K-12 students; access to equal protection under the law for individuals based on their perceived national origin; and the extent to which due process is afforded to K-12 students and their families.

The Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Final Rule (Patient Safety Rule) authorizes AHRQ, on behalf of the Secretary of HHS, to list as a patient safety organization (PSO) an entity that attests that it meets the statutory and regulatory requirements for listing. A PSO can be ``delisted'' by the Secretary if it is found to no longer meet the requirements of the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005 (Patient Safety Act) and Patient Safety Rule, when a PSO chooses to voluntarily relinquish its status as a PSO for any reason, or when a PSO's listing expires. AHRQ accepted a notification of proposed voluntary relinquishment from Healthcare Quality Support, LLC (P0050); Premier Patient Safety Organization (P0054); QA STATS LLC (P0140); Securus Medica, LLC (P0053); Vascular Study Group Patient Safety Organization, LLC (P0080); and Washington State Patient Safety Organization PSO (P0060), of their PSO status and delisted the PSOs accordingly, but did not previously publish notices of their delisting in the Federal Register.

EPA is proposing significant new use rules (SNURs) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for 6 chemical substances which are the subject of premanufacture notices (PMNs). This action would require persons to notify EPA at least 90 days before commencing manufacture (defined by statute to include import) or processing of any of these 6 chemical substances for an activity that is designated as a significant new use by this proposed rule. This action would further require that persons not commence manufacture or processing for the significant new use until they have submitted a Significant New Use Notice, and EPA has conducted a review of the notice, made an appropriate determination on the notice under TSCA 5(a)(3), and has taken any risk management actions as are required as a result of that determination.