October 5, 2020 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Reader Aids
Document Number: FR-2020-10-05-ReaderAids
Type: Reader Aids
Date: 2020-10-05
Sunshine Act Meetings Notice
Document Number: 2020-22103
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-05
Agency: National Labor Relations Board, Agencies and Commissions
Sunshine Act Meetings
Document Number: 2020-22055
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-05
Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
No Sail Order and Suspension of Further Embarkation; Third Modification and Extension of No Sail Order and Other Measures Related to Operations
Document Number: 2020-22030
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-05
Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), announces a third modification and extension of the No Sail Order and Other Measures Related to Operations that was issued on July 16, 2020. This Order applies to cruise ships defined as commercial, non-cargo, passenger-carrying vessels with the capacity to carry 250 or more individuals (passengers and crew) and with an itinerary anticipating an overnight stay onboard or a 24-hour stay onboard for either passengers or crew, that are operating in international, interstate, or intrastate waterways, subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. This Order shall additionally apply to cruise ships operating outside of U.S. waters if the cruise ship operator intends for the ship to return to operating in international, interstate, or intrastate waterways, subject to the jurisdiction of the United States during the period that this Order is in effect.
Sunshine Act Meetings
Document Number: 2020-22009
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-05
Agency: Securities and Exchange Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Delegation of Authority for the Office of Field Policy and Management
Document Number: 2020-22001
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-05
Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development
Through this notice, the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development delegates to the Assistant Deputy Secretary for Field Policy and Management and to the Director for Field Policy and Management authority for the management and oversight of the Department's field operations.
Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Bluefish Fishery; Quota Transfers From ME to RI and NJ to NC
Document Number: 2020-21988
Type: Rule
Date: 2020-10-05
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS announces that the states of Maine and New Jersey are transferring a portion of their 2020 commercial bluefish quota to the states of Rhode Island and North Carolina, respectively. These quota adjustments are necessary to comply with the Atlantic Bluefish Fishery Management Plan quota transfer provisions. This announcement informs the public of the revised commercial bluefish quotas for Maine, Rhode Island, New Jersey, and North Carolina.
Information Collection; General Services Acquisition Regulation; Information Specific to a Contract or Contracting Action (Not Required by Regulation)
Document Number: 2020-21982
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-05
Agency: General Services Administration, Agencies and Commissions
Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Regulatory Secretariat Division will be submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve an extension of a previously approved information collection requirement regarding information specific to a contract or contracting action that is not required by regulation.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Under OMB Review
Document Number: 2020-21980
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-05
Agency: Small Business Administration, Agencies and Commissions
The Small Business Administration (SBA) is seeking approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the information collection described below. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act and OMB procedures, SBA is publishing this notice to allow all interested member of the public an additional 30 days to provide comments on the proposed collection of information.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Under OMB Review
Document Number: 2020-21979
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-05
Agency: Small Business Administration, Agencies and Commissions
The Small Business Administration (SBA) is seeking approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the information collection described below. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act and OMB procedures, SBA is publishing this notice to allow all interested member of the public an additional 30 days to provide comments on the proposed collection of information.
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska
Document Number: 2020-21977
Type: Rule
Date: 2020-10-05
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS is prohibiting retention of Pacific cod by catcher/ processors using trawl gear in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary because the 2020 total allowable catch of Pacific cod allocated to catcher/processors using trawl gear in the Central Regulatory Area of the GOA has been reached.
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Recovery Permit Applications
Document Number: 2020-21976
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-05
Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite the public to comment on the following applications for a permit to conduct activities intended to recover and enhance endangered species survival. With some exceptions, the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA), prohibits certain activities that may impact endangered species unless a Federal permit allows such activity. The ESA also requires that we invite public comment before issuing these permits.
Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Public Advisory Committee Charter
Document Number: 2020-21973
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-05
Agency: Department of the Interior, Office of the Secretary
The U.S. Department of the Interior announces the charter renewal of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Public Advisory Committee.
Report on the Criteria and Methodology for Determining the Eligibility of Candidate Countries for Millennium Challenge Account Assistance for Fiscal Year 2021
Document Number: 2020-21971
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-05
Agency: Millennium Challenge Corporation, Agencies and Commissions
This report to Congress is provided in accordance with the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003. The Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 requires the Millennium Challenge Corporation to publish a report that identifies the criteria and methodology that MCC intends to use to determine which candidate countries may be eligible to be considered for assistance under the Millennium Challenge Act for fiscal year 2021. The report is set forth in full below.
Notice of Public Meeting: Resource Advisory Council Subcommittee on Public Lands, Alaska
Document Number: 2020-21970
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-05
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Alaska Resource Advisory Council (RAC), Subcommittee on Public Lands, will meet as indicated below.
Grant of Interim Extension of the Term of U.S. Patent No. 6,406,699; ECI® (ELIAS Cancer Immunotherapy)
Document Number: 2020-21969
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-05
Agency: Department of Commerce, Patent and Trademark Office
The United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued an order granting a one-year interim extension of the term of U.S. Patent No. 6,406,699 ('699 patent).
Grant of Interim Extension of the Term of U.S. Patent No. 7,259,184; Vernakalant Hydrochloride
Document Number: 2020-21968
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-05
Agency: Department of Commerce, Patent and Trademark Office
The United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued an order granting a one-year interim extension of the term of U.S. Patent No. 7,259,184 (`184 patent).
Grant of Interim Extension of the Term of U.S. Patent No. 7,524,879; Vernakalant Hydrochloride
Document Number: 2020-21966
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-05
Agency: Department of Commerce, Patent and Trademark Office
The United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued an order granting a one-year interim extension of the term of U.S. Patent No. 7,524,879 (`879 patent).
Carbazole Violet Pigment 23 From the Republic of India: Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2017
Document Number: 2020-21965
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-05
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
The Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that Pidilite Industries Limited (Pidilite) a producer/exporter of carbazole violet pigment 23 (CVP 23) from the Republic of India (India) received countervailable subsidies during the period of review January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017.
Grant of Interim Extension of the Term of U.S. Patent No. 7,057,053; Vernakalant Hydrochloride
Document Number: 2020-21963
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-05
Agency: Department of Commerce, Patent and Trademark Office
The United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued an order granting a one-year interim extension of the term of U.S. Patent No. 7,057,053 (`053 patent).
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request
Document Number: 2020-21961
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-05
Agency: Department of Education
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing an extension of a previously approved information collection.
Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions
Document Number: 2020-21959
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-05
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 one or more 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.
Notice of Product Exclusion Extensions: China's Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property, and Innovation
Document Number: 2020-21958
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-05
Agency: Office of the United States Trade Representative
Effective July 6, 2018, the U.S. Trade Representative imposed additional duties on goods of China with an annual trade value of approximately $34 billion as part of the action in the Section 301 investigation of China's acts, policies, and practices related to technology transfer, intellectual property, and innovation. The U.S. Trade Representative initiated an exclusion process in July 2018 and has granted 10 sets of exclusions under the $34 billion action. He published the eighth set of exclusions in October 2019 and additional exclusions in December 2019 and February 2020. These exclusions will expire on October 2, 2020. On August 3, 2020, the U.S. Trade Representative established a process for the public to comment on whether to extend particular exclusions for up to 12 months. This notice announces the U.S. Trade Representative's determination to extend certain exclusions through December 31, 2020.
Notice of Product Exclusion Extensions: China's Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property, and Innovation
Document Number: 2020-21954
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-05
Agency: Office of the United States Trade Representative
Effective August 23, 2018, the U.S. Trade Representative imposed additional duties on goods of China with an annual trade value of approximately $16 billion as part of the action in the Section 301 investigation of China's acts, policies, and practices related to technology transfer, intellectual property, and innovation. The U.S. Trade Representative initiated an exclusion process in September 2018 and granted three sets of exclusions under the $16 billion action. He published the third set of exclusions in September 2019 and added additional exclusions in February and July 2020. These exclusions will expire on October 2, 2020. On June 25, 2020, the U.S. Trade Representative established a process for the public to comment on whether to extend particular exclusions for up to 12 months. This notice announces the U.S. Trade Representative's determination to extend certain exclusions through December 31, 2020.
Aluminum Foil From Armenia, Brazil, Oman, Russia, and Turkey; Institution of Anti-Dumping and Countervailing Duty Investigations and Scheduling of Preliminary Phase Investigations
Document Number: 2020-21953
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-05
Agency: International Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Commission hereby gives notice of the institution of investigations and commencement of preliminary phase antidumping and countervailing duty investigation Nos. 701-TA-658-659 and 731-TA-1538- 1542 (Preliminary) pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (``the Act'') to determine whether there is a reasonable indication that an industry in the United States is materially injured or threatened with material injury, or the establishment of an industry in the United States is materially retarded, by reason of imports of aluminum foil from Armenia, Brazil, Oman, Russia, and Turkey, provided for in subheadings 7607.11.30, 7607.11.60, 7607.11.90, and 7607.19.60 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, that are alleged to be sold in the United States at less than fair value and alleged to be subsidized by the Governments of Oman and Turkey. Unless the Department of Commerce (``Commerce'') extends the time for initiation, the Commission must reach a preliminary determination in antidumping and countervailing duty investigations in 45 days, or in this case by November 13, 2020. The Commission's views must be transmitted to Commerce within five business days thereafter, or by November 20, 2020.
Revocation of Authorizations of Emergency Use of In Vitro Diagnostic Devices for Detection of Antibodies Against SARS-CoV-2, the Virus That Causes Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Document Number: 2020-21952
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-05
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the revocations of the Emergency Use Authorizations (EUAs) (the Authorizations) issued to Autobio Diagnostics Co. Ltd. (``Autobio'') for the Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Rapid Test (``Autobio's Test'') and to Manufacturers and Other Stakeholders (``Stakeholders'') for certain in vitro diagnostic SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Tests. FDA revoked Autobio's Authorization on August 6, 2020, and the Stakeholders' Authorization on July 21, 2020, under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act). The revocations, which include an explanation of the reasons for each revocation, are reprinted in this document.
Combined Notice of Filings
Document Number: 2020-21950
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-05
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Combined Notice of Filings #1
Document Number: 2020-21949
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-05
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Meeting of the Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee
Document Number: 2020-21948
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-05
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
This notice sets forth the proposed schedule and agenda of a forthcoming meeting of the Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee (MAFAC). The members will hear a presentation and consider approval of the final report of the Phase 2 work of the Columbia Basin Partnership Task Force and other topics including aquaculture and the Executive Order Promoting American Seafood competitiveness and Economic Growth, marine heatwaves, FY2021 budget, COVID-19 impacts on agency operations, and work of the Recreational Fisheries Subcommittee.
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; Notice of Closed Meetings
Document Number: 2020-21947
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-05
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering; Notice of Closed Meeting
Document Number: 2020-21946
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-05
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
Center For Scientific Review: Notice of Closed Meetings
Document Number: 2020-21945
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-05
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings
Document Number: 2020-21944
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-05
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health; Notice of Meeting
Document Number: 2020-21943
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-05
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development; Notice of Closed Meeting
Document Number: 2020-21942
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-05
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission to OMB for Review and Approval: Public Comment Request; Information Collection Request Title: Application for Deemed Health Center Program Award Recipients To Sponsor Volunteer Health Professionals for Deemed PHS Employment
Document Number: 2020-21941
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-05
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration
In compliance with of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, HRSA has submitted an Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. Comments submitted during the first public review of this ICR will be provided to OMB. OMB will accept further comments from the public during the review and approval period. OMB may act on HRSA's ICR only after the 30 day comment period for this notice has closed.
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 2020-21940
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-05
Agency: Department of Agriculture
Circulatory System Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting; Postponement
Document Number: 2020-21939
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-05
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is postponing the meeting of the Circulatory System Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee scheduled from October 7, 2020, to a later date to be determined. The meeting was announced in the Federal Register of August 20, 2020. A future meeting date will be announced in the Federal Register.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Request for Extension of Currently Approved Information Collection
Document Number: 2020-21938
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-05
Agency: Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation
The FHWA has forwarded the information collection request described in this notice to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval of a new (periodic) information collection. We published a Federal Register Notice with a 60-day public comment period on this information collection on February 4, 2020. We are required to publish this notice in the Federal Register by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company
Document Number: 2020-21937
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-05
Agency: Federal Reserve System, Agencies and Commissions
Application To Amend Presidential Permit; CHPE, LLC
Document Number: 2020-21936
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-05
Agency: Department of Energy
CHPE, LLC (the Applicant) has filed an application to amend Presidential Permit No. PP-481. CHPE, LLC is requesting the amendment to allow for certain modifications to the previously permitted route.
Requirements for Additional Traceability Records for Certain Foods; Proposed Rule; Public Meetings; Request for Comments
Document Number: 2020-21935
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2020-10-05
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, the Agency, or we) is announcing three virtual public meetings entitled ``Requirements for Additional Traceability Records for Certain Foods; Proposed Rule.'' The purpose of the public meetings is to discuss the proposed rule entitled ``Requirements for Additional Traceability Records for Certain Foods,'' which was issued under the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). These public meetings are intended to facilitate and support the public's evaluation and commenting process on the proposed rule.
National Quantum Initiative Advisory Committee
Document Number: 2020-21934
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-05
Agency: Department of Energy
This notice announces a meeting of the National Quantum Initiative Advisory Committee (NQIAC). The Federal Advisory Committee Act requires that public notice of these meetings be announced in the Federal Register.
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