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f. Executive Order 13175: Consultation
and Coordination With Indian Tribal
Governments
This action does not have tribal
implications, as specified in Executive
Order 13175, because the action will not
have a direct effect on Indian Tribes, on
the relationship between the Federal
Government and Indian Tribes, or on
the distribution of power and
responsibilities between the Federal
Government and Indian Tribes. Thus,
Executive Order 13175 does not apply
to this action. The EPA specifically
solicited additional comments on this
action from tribal officials.
g. Executive Order 13045: Protection of
Children From Environmental Health
and Safety Risks
The EPA interprets Executive Order
13045 (62 FR 19885) as applying only to
those regulatory actions that concern
health or safety risks, such that the
analysis required under Section 5–501
of the Executive order has the potential
to influence the regulation. This action
is not subject to Executive Order 13045
because it does not establish an
environmental standard intended to
mitigate health or safety risks.
This action is not subject to Executive
Order 13211 (66 FR 28355) because it is
not a ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ as
defined under Executive Order 12866.
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i. National Technology Transfer and
Advancement Act
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List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 228
Environmental protection, Water
pollution control.
Mary Walker,
Regional Administrator, Region 4.
For the reasons set out in the
preamble, The EPA amends chapter I,
title 40 of the Code of Federal Register
as follows:
NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE
ARTS AND HUMANITIES
National Endowment for the
Humanities
45 CFR Part 1168
RIN 3136–AA39
Implementing the Federal Civil
Penalties Adjustment Act
Improvements Act of 2015
National Endowment for the
Humanities; National Foundation on the
Arts and the Humanities.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
The National Endowment for
the Humanities (NEH) is adopting as
final, without change, its interim final
rule that adjusted the civil monetary
penalties NEH may impose for
violations of its New Restrictions on
Lobbying regulation, pursuant to the
Federal Civil Penalties Inflation
Adjustment Act Improvements Act of
2015 (the 2015 Act).
DATES: Effective date: This final rule is
effective on June 11, 2020. Applicability
date: The adjusted penalty amounts will
apply to penalties assessed on or after
January 15, 2020 if the associated
violations occurred after November 2,
2015.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Elizabeth Voyatzis, Deputy General
Counsel, Office of the General Counsel,
National Endowment for the
Humanities, 400 7th Street SW, Room
4060, Washington, DC 20506; (202) 606–
8322; gencounsel@neh.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The National Technology Transfer
and Advancement Act of 1995
(NTTAA), Public Law 104–113 (15
U.S.C. 3701 et seq.), directs the EPA to
use voluntary consensus standards in its
regulatory activities unless to do so
would be inconsistent with applicable
law or otherwise impractical. Voluntary
consensus standards are technical
standards (e.g., materials specifications,
test methods, sampling procedures, and
business practices) that are developed or
adopted by voluntary consensus bodies.
The NTTAA directs the EPA to provide
Congress, through the Office of
Management and Budget, explanations
when the Agency decides not to use
available and applicable voluntary
consensus standards. This action does
not involve technical standards.
Therefore, the EPA is not considering
the use of any voluntary consensus
standards.
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Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629)
establishes Federal executive policy on
environmental justice. Its main
provision directs Federal agencies, to
the greatest extent practicable and
permitted by law, to make
environmental justice part of their
mission by identifying and addressing,
as appropriate, disproportionately high
and adverse human health or
environmental effects of their programs,
policies, and activities on minority
populations and low-income
populations in the United States. The
EPA determined that this rule will not
have disproportionately high and
adverse human health or environmental
effects on minority or low-income
populations because it does not affect
the level of protection provided to
human health or the environment. This
action is only cancelling the designation
of an ODMDS which is no longer viable.
Authority: This action is issued under the
authority of Section 102 of the Marine
Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act, as
amended, 33 U.S.C. 1412.
h. Executive Order 13211: Actions
Concerning Regulations That
Significantly Affect Energy Supply,
Distribution, or Use
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j. Executive Order 12898: Federal
Actions To Address Environmental
Justice in Minority Populations and
Low-Income Populations
PART 228—CRITERIA FOR THE
MANAGEMENT OF DISPOSAL SITES
FOR OCEAN DUMPING
1. The authority citation for part 228
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1412 and 1418.
2. Section 228.15 is amended by
removing and reserving paragraph (h)(2)
and revising paragraph (h)(20)
introductory text to read as follows:
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§ 228.15 Dumping sites designated on a
final basis.
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(20) Wilmington, North Carolina;
Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Site.
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On April 21, 2020, NEH published in
the Federal Register an interim final
rule to adjust the civil penalties found
in its New Restrictions on Lobbying
regulation (45 CFR part 1168) pursuant
to the 2015 Act. (See 85 FR 22025).
For each regulation that imposes a
civil monetary penalty, the 2015 Act
requires agencies to: (1) Adjust the level
of civil monetary penalties with an
initial ‘‘catch-up’’ inflation adjustment
through an interim final rulemaking;
and (2) make subsequent annual
adjustments for inflation. The formula
for the amount of a civil monetary
penalty inflation adjustment is
prescribed by law, as explained in
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) Memorandum M–16–06
(February 24, 2016).
NEH’s interim final rule, which
implemented the initial ‘‘catch-up’’
inflation adjustment and the 2020
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inflation adjustment, took effect on
April 21, 2020. NEH notified the public
that it would accept comments on the
interim final rule for thirty (30) days
after publication, until May 21, 2020. By
that date, NEH did not receive any
comments. Therefore, NEH is adopting
the interim final rule as final, without
change.
Executive Order 12866, Regulatory
Planning and Review, and Executive
Order 13563, Improving Regulation and
Regulatory Review
This action is not a significant
regulatory action and was therefore not
submitted to OMB for review. NEH
conducted the required assessment
under Executive Orders 12866 and
13563 for the interim final rule and this
rule finalizes that regulation without
change.
Executive Order 13771, Reducing
Regulation and Controlling Regulatory
Costs
This action is not expected to be an
Executive Order 13771 regulatory action
because this action is not significant
under Executive Order 12866.
Executive Order 13132, Federalism
This rulemaking does not have
federalism implications. It will not have
substantial direct effects on the states,
on the relationship between the
National Government and the states, or
on the distribution of power and
responsibilities among the various
levels of government.
Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice
Reform
This rulemaking meets the applicable
standards set forth in section 3(a) and
3(b)(2) of Executive Order 12988.
Specifically, this rule is written in clear
language designed to help reduce
litigation.
Executive Order 13175, Indian Tribal
Governments
Under the criteria in Executive Order
13175, NEH evaluated this rule and
determined that it will not have any
potential effects on federally recognized
Indian Tribes.
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Executive Order 12630, Takings
Under the criteria in Executive Order
12630, this rulemaking does not have
significant takings implications.
Therefore, a takings implication
assessment is not required.
Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980
This rulemaking will not have a
significant adverse impact on a
substantial number of small entities,
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including small businesses, small
governmental jurisdictions, or certain
small not-for-profit organizations.
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
This rulemaking does not impose an
information collection burden under the
Paperwork Reduction Act. This action
contains no provisions constituting a
collection of information pursuant to
the Paperwork Reduction Act.
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of
1995
This rulemaking does not contain a
Federal mandate that will result in the
expenditure by State, local, and Tribal
governments, in the aggregate, or by the
private sector of $100 million or more
in any one year.
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969
This rulemaking will not have a
significant effect on the human
environment.
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement
Fairness Act of 1996
This rulemaking will not be a major
rule as defined in section 804 of the
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement
Fairness Act of 1996. This rule will not
result in an annual effect on the
economy of $100 million or more, a
major increase in costs or prices,
significant adverse effects on
competition, employment, investment,
productivity, innovation, or on the
ability of United States-based
companies to compete with foreignbased companies in domestic and
export markets.
E-Government Act of 2002
All information about NEH required
to be published in the Federal Register
may be accessed at www.neh.gov. The
website https://www.regulations.gov
contains electronic dockets for NEH’s
rulemakings under the Administrative
Procedure Act of 1946.
Plain Writing Act of 2010
To ensure this final rule was written
in plain and clear language so that it can
be used and understood by the public,
NEH modeled the language of this rule
on the Federal Plain Language
Guidelines.
List of Subjects in 45 CFR Part 1168
Administrative practice and
procedure, Lobbying, Penalties.
PART 1168—NEW RESTRICTIONS ON
LOBBYING
Accordingly, NEH adopts the interim
final rule amending 45 CFR part 1168,
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which was published at 85 FR 22025 on
April 21, 2020, as final without change.
Dated: May 22, 2020.
Caitlin Cater,
Attorney-Advisor, National Endowment for
the Humanities.
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47 CFR Parts 11, 73, and 74
[MB Docket Nos. 19–193 and 17–105; FCC
20–53; FRS 16740]
Low Power FM Radio Service
Technical Rules
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
In this document, the Federal
Communications Commission
(Commission) adopts a Report and
Order (Order) to improve technical rules
that primarily affect Low Power FM
(LPFM) radio stations.
DATES: Effective July 13, 2020, except
for the changes to §§ 73.816, 73.850, and
73.870, which are delayed. The
Commission will published a document
in the Federal Register announcing the
effective date.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Irene Bleiweiss, Media Bureau, Audio
Division, (202) 418–2785, or via the
internet at Irene.Bleiweiss@fcc.gov.
Direct press inquiries to Janice Wise at
(202) 418–8165, or via the internet at
Janice.Wise@fcc.gov. For additional
information concerning the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) information
collection requirements contained in
this document, contact Cathy Williams
at 202–418–2918, or via the internet at
Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a
summary of the Commission’s Order, in
MB Docket Nos. 19–193 and 17–105,
FCC 20–53, adopted and released on
April 23, 2020. The full text of this
document is available electronically via
the FCC’s Electronic Document
Management System (EDOCS) website
https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/filing/
0423300323576 or by downloading the
text from the Commission’s website at
website at https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/ecfs2/.
(Documents will be available
electronically in ASCII, Microsoft Word,
and/or Adobe Acrobat.) Alternative
formats are available for people with
disabilities (Braille, large print,
electronic files, audio format), by
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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES
National Endowment for the Humanities
45 CFR Part 1168
RIN 3136-AA39
Implementing the Federal Civil Penalties Adjustment Act
Improvements Act of 2015
AGENCY: National Endowment for the Humanities; National Foundation on
the Arts and the Humanities.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) is adopting as
final, without change, its interim final rule that adjusted the civil
monetary penalties NEH may impose for violations of its New
Restrictions on Lobbying regulation, pursuant to the Federal Civil
Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 (the 2015
Act).
DATES: Effective date: This final rule is effective on June 11, 2020.
Applicability date: The adjusted penalty amounts will apply to
penalties assessed on or after January 15, 2020 if the associated
violations occurred after November 2, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Voyatzis, Deputy General
Counsel, Office of the General Counsel, National Endowment for the
Humanities, 400 7th Street SW, Room 4060, Washington, DC 20506; (202)
606-8322; [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On April 21, 2020, NEH published in the Federal Register an interim
final rule to adjust the civil penalties found in its New Restrictions
on Lobbying regulation (45 CFR part 1168) pursuant to the 2015 Act.
(See 85 FR 22025).
For each regulation that imposes a civil monetary penalty, the 2015
Act requires agencies to: (1) Adjust the level of civil monetary
penalties with an initial ``catch-up'' inflation adjustment through an
interim final rulemaking; and (2) make subsequent annual adjustments
for inflation. The formula for the amount of a civil monetary penalty
inflation adjustment is prescribed by law, as explained in Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) Memorandum M-16-06 (February 24, 2016).
NEH's interim final rule, which implemented the initial ``catch-
up'' inflation adjustment and the 2020
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inflation adjustment, took effect on April 21, 2020. NEH notified the
public that it would accept comments on the interim final rule for
thirty (30) days after publication, until May 21, 2020. By that date,
NEH did not receive any comments. Therefore, NEH is adopting the
interim final rule as final, without change.
Executive Order 12866, Regulatory Planning and Review, and Executive
Order 13563, Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review
This action is not a significant regulatory action and was
therefore not submitted to OMB for review. NEH conducted the required
assessment under Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 for the interim final
rule and this rule finalizes that regulation without change.
Executive Order 13771, Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory
Costs
This action is not expected to be an Executive Order 13771
regulatory action because this action is not significant under
Executive Order 12866.
Executive Order 13132, Federalism
This rulemaking does not have federalism implications. It will not
have substantial direct effects on the states, on the relationship
between the National Government and the states, or on the distribution
of power and responsibilities among the various levels of government.
Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform
This rulemaking meets the applicable standards set forth in section
3(a) and 3(b)(2) of Executive Order 12988. Specifically, this rule is
written in clear language designed to help reduce litigation.
Executive Order 13175, Indian Tribal Governments
Under the criteria in Executive Order 13175, NEH evaluated this
rule and determined that it will not have any potential effects on
federally recognized Indian Tribes.
Executive Order 12630, Takings
Under the criteria in Executive Order 12630, this rulemaking does
not have significant takings implications. Therefore, a takings
implication assessment is not required.
Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980
This rulemaking will not have a significant adverse impact on a
substantial number of small entities, including small businesses, small
governmental jurisdictions, or certain small not-for-profit
organizations.
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
This rulemaking does not impose an information collection burden
under the Paperwork Reduction Act. This action contains no provisions
constituting a collection of information pursuant to the Paperwork
Reduction Act.
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995
This rulemaking does not contain a Federal mandate that will result
in the expenditure by State, local, and Tribal governments, in the
aggregate, or by the private sector of $100 million or more in any one
year.
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
This rulemaking will not have a significant effect on the human
environment.
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996
This rulemaking will not be a major rule as defined in section 804
of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996. This
rule will not result in an annual effect on the economy of $100 million
or more, a major increase in costs or prices, significant adverse
effects on competition, employment, investment, productivity,
innovation, or on the ability of United States-based companies to
compete with foreign-based companies in domestic and export markets.
E-Government Act of 2002
All information about NEH required to be published in the Federal
Register may be accessed at www.neh.gov. The website https://www.regulations.gov contains electronic dockets for NEH's rulemakings
under the Administrative Procedure Act of 1946.
Plain Writing Act of 2010
To ensure this final rule was written in plain and clear language
so that it can be used and understood by the public, NEH modeled the
language of this rule on the Federal Plain Language Guidelines.
List of Subjects in 45 CFR Part 1168
Administrative practice and procedure, Lobbying, Penalties.
PART 1168--NEW RESTRICTIONS ON LOBBYING
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Accordingly, NEH adopts the interim final rule amending 45 CFR part
1168, which was published at 85 FR 22025 on April 21, 2020, as final
without change.
Dated: May 22, 2020.
Caitlin Cater,
Attorney-Advisor, National Endowment for the Humanities.
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