October 15, 2020 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Reader Aids
Document Number: FR-2020-10-15-ReaderAids
Type: Reader Aids
Date: 2020-10-15
Delegation of Authority Under 15 U.S.C. 634c(b)(3)(B)
Document Number: 2020-23026
Type: Administrative Order
Date: 2020-10-15
Agency: Executive Office of the President
Sunshine Act Meetings
Document Number: 2020-22991
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-15
Agency: Federal Election Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Public Land Order No. 7898; Extension of Public Land Order 7467 San Francisco Peaks/Mount Elden Recreation Area; Arizona
Document Number: 2020-22975
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-15
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
This Public Land Order (PLO) extends for an additional 20-year term the withdrawal originally created by PLO No. 7467, published October 16, 2000. This extension is necessary to protect the capital investments, scenic values, and dispersed recreation in the U.S. Forest Service's (USFS) San Francisco Peaks/Mount Elden Recreation area, encompassing 74,689 acres. PLO No. 7467 withdrew these National Forest System Lands from location and entry under the United States mining laws for a 20-year period.
Sunshine Act Meetings
Document Number: 2020-22899
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-15
Agency: Legal Services Corporation, Agencies and Commissions
Exemptions To Permit Circumvention of Access Controls on Copyrighted Works
Document Number: 2020-22893
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2020-10-15
Agency: Library of Congress, Agencies and Commissions
The United States Copyright Office is conducting the eighth triennial rulemaking proceeding under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (``DMCA''), concerning possible temporary exemptions to the DMCA's prohibition against circumvention of technological measures that control access to copyrighted works. In this proceeding, the Copyright Office is considering petitions for the renewal of exemptions that were granted during the seventh triennial rulemaking along with petitions for new exemptions to engage in activities not currently permitted by existing exemptions. On June 22, 2020, the Office published a notification of inquiry requesting petitions to renew existing exemptions and comments in response to those petitions, as well as petitions for new exemptions. Having carefully considered the comments received in response to that notification, in this notice of proposed rulemaking (``NPRM''), the Office announces its intention to recommend each of the existing exemptions for readoption. This NPRM also initiates three rounds of public comment on the newly-proposed exemptions. Interested parties are invited to make full legal and evidentiary submissions in support of or in opposition to the proposed exemptions, in accordance with the requirements set forth below.
New Mailing Standards for Domestic Mailing Services Products
Document Number: 2020-22887
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2020-10-15
Agency: Postal Service, Agencies and Commissions
On October 9, 2020, the Postal Service (USPS[supreg]) filed a notice of mailing services price adjustments with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC), effective January 24, 2021. This proposed rule contains the revisions to Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM[supreg]) that we would adopt to implement the changes coincident with the price adjustments.
International Mailing Services: Proposed Product and Price Changes-CPI
Document Number: 2020-22886
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2020-10-15
Agency: Postal Service, Agencies and Commissions
The Postal Service proposes to revise Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, International Mail Manual (IMM[supreg]), to reflect changes coincident with the recently announced mailing services price adjustments.
International Competitive Services Product and Price Changes
Document Number: 2020-22885
Type: Rule
Date: 2020-10-15
Agency: Postal Service, Agencies and Commissions
The Postal Service is revising Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, International Mail Manual (IMM[supreg]), to reflect the prices, product features, and classification changes to Competitive Services and other changes, as established by the Governors of the Postal Service.
Petition for Exemption; Summary of Petition Received; Avitas, Inc.
Document Number: 2020-22881
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-15
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
This notice contains a summary of a petition seeking relief from specified requirements of Federal Aviation Regulations. The purpose of this notice is to improve the public's awareness of, and participation in, the FAA's exemption process. Neither publication of this notice nor the inclusion or omission of information in the summary is intended to affect the legal status of the petition or its final disposition.
Petition for Exemption; Summary of Petition Received; California Institute of Technology
Document Number: 2020-22880
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-15
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
This notice contains a summary of a petition seeking relief from specified requirements of Federal Aviation Regulations. The purpose of this notice is to improve the public's awareness of, and participation in, the FAA's exemption process. Neither publication of this notice nor the inclusion or omission of information in the summary is intended to affect the legal status of the petition or its final disposition.
Notice of Meeting
Document Number: 2020-22878
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-15
Agency: United States Institute of Peace, Agencies and Commissions
Technical Considerations for Non-Clinical Assessment of Medical Devices Containing Nitinol; Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Availability
Document Number: 2020-22877
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-15
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 final guidance entitled ``Technical Considerations for Non-Clinical Assessment of Medical Devices containing Nitinol.'' The Agency has developed this guidance to provide FDA's current thinking on technical considerations specific to devices using nitinol due to the unique properties of nitinol. This guidance document is intended to provide clarity and consistency in recommended non-clinical assessments across a variety of medical devices that contain nitinol.
Select Updates for Biocompatibility of Certain Devices in Contact With Intact Skin; Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Availability
Document Number: 2020-22876
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-15
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of the draft guidance entitled ``Select Updates for Biocompatibility of Certain Devices in Contact with Intact Skin.'' FDA has developed this draft guidance to propose select updates to FDA's current thinking regarding the type of biocompatibility information that should be provided in a premarket submission for certain devices made from common polymers and fabrics that are in contact with intact skin. This draft guidance is not final nor is it in effect at this time.
Request for Nominations for Voting Members on Public Advisory Panels or Committees; Device Good Manufacturing Practice Advisory Committee and the Medical Devices Advisory Committee
Document Number: 2020-22875
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-15
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is requesting nominations for voting members to serve on the Device Good Manufacturing Practice Advisory Committee (DGMPAC) and the Medical Devices Advisory Committee (MDAC) device panels in the Center for Devices and Radiological Health. This annual notice is also in accordance with the 21st Century Cures Act, which requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the Secretary) to provide an annual opportunity for patients, representatives of patients, and sponsors of medical devices that may be specifically the subject of a review by a classification panel to provide recommendations for individuals with appropriate expertise to fill voting member positions on classification panels. FDA seeks to include the views of women and men, members of all racial and ethnic groups, and individuals with and without disabilities on its advisory committees, and therefore, encourages nominations of appropriately qualified candidates from these groups.
Golden Pass LNG Terminal LLC; Application To Amend Export Term Through December 31, 2050, for Existing Non-Free Trade Agreement Authorization
Document Number: 2020-22873
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-15
Agency: Department of Energy
The Office of Fossil Energy (FE) of the Department of Energy (DOE) gives notice (Notice) of receipt of an application (Application), filed on October 2, 2020, by Golden Pass LNG Terminal LLC (Golden Pass LNG). Golden Pass LNG seeks to amend the export term set forth in its current authorization to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) to non-free trade agreement countries, DOE/FE Order No. 3978, as amended, to a term ending on December 31, 2050. Golden Pass LNG filed the Application under the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and DOE's policy statement entitled, ``Extending Natural Gas Export Authorizations to Non-Free Trade Agreement Countries Through the Year 2050'' (Policy Statement). Protests, motions to intervene, notices of intervention, and written comments on the requested term extension are invited.
Forest Service Handbook 2409.15, Chapters Zero, 10, 30, 50 and 70; Forest Service Handbook 2409.18a, Chapters Zero, 10, and 20; Forest Service Manual 2400, Chapters Zero, 30, 40, 50 and 60 Timber Management; Public Notice and Comment for Changes to Forest Service Directives
Document Number: 2020-22859
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-15
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), United States Forest Service (Forest Service), is revising directives related to timber management, timber sale administration and timber sale debarment and suspension procedures.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Reinstatement of Previously Approved Collection: Drug Questionnaire
Document Number: 2020-22858
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-15
Agency: Department of Justice
The Department of Justice (DOJ), Drug Enforcement Administration, will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Extension of a Currently Approved Collection: Capital Punishment Report of Inmates Under Sentence of Death
Document Number: 2020-22857
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-15
Agency: Department of Justice
The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics, will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-ODVA, Inc.
Document Number: 2020-22854
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-15
Agency: Antitrust Division, Department of Justice
Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-CHEDE-8
Document Number: 2020-22853
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-15
Agency: Antitrust Division, Department of Justice
Agency Information Collection Activities; Permanent Program Performance Standards-Surface and Underground Mining Activities
Document Number: 2020-22852
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-15
Agency: Department of the Interior, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE), are proposing to renew an information collection.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Underground Mining Permit Applications-Minimum Requirements for Reclamation and Operation Plan
Document Number: 2020-22851
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-15
Agency: Department of the Interior, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE), are proposing to renew an information collection.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Certification of Blasters in Federal Program States and on Indian Lands
Document Number: 2020-22850
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-15
Agency: Department of the Interior, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE), are proposing to renew an information collection.
Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission under Delegated Authority
Document Number: 2020-22845
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-15
Agency: Federal Communications Commission, Agencies and Commissions
As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collections. Comments are requested concerning: Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission, including whether the information shall have practical utility; the accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on the respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology; and ways to further reduce the information collection burden on small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
Product Change-Priority Mail Express and Priority Mail Negotiated Service Agreement
Document Number: 2020-22844
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-15
Agency: Postal Service, Agencies and Commissions
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.
Product Change-Priority Mail and First-Class Package Service Negotiated Service Agreement
Document Number: 2020-22843
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-15
Agency: Postal Service, Agencies and Commissions
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.
Product Change-Priority Mail Negotiated Service Agreement
Document Number: 2020-22842
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-15
Agency: Postal Service, Agencies and Commissions
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.
Product Change-Priority Mail and First-Class Package Service Negotiated Service Agreement
Document Number: 2020-22841
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-15
Agency: Postal Service, Agencies and Commissions
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.
Product Change-Priority Mail Negotiated Service Agreement
Document Number: 2020-22840
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-15
Agency: Postal Service, Agencies and Commissions
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.
Product Change-Priority Mail Negotiated Service Agreement
Document Number: 2020-22839
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-15
Agency: Postal Service, Agencies and Commissions
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.
Product Change-Priority Mail and First-Class Package Service Negotiated Service Agreement
Document Number: 2020-22838
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-15
Agency: Postal Service, Agencies and Commissions
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.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Document Number: 2020-22837
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-15
Agency: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Department of Health and Human Services
This notice announces the intention of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to request that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approve the proposed information collection project ``Clinical Decision Support (CDS) for Chronic Pain Management.'' This proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal Register on July 14, 2020 and allowed 60 days for public comment. AHRQ received no substantive comments. The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comment.
Product Change-Priority Mail and First-Class Package Service Negotiated Service Agreement
Document Number: 2020-22836
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-15
Agency: Postal Service, Agencies and Commissions
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.
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