October 22, 2020 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Reader Aids
Document Number: FR-2020-10-22-ReaderAids
Type: Reader Aids
Date: 2020-10-22
National Forest Products Week, 2020
Document Number: 2020-23539
Type: Proclamation
Date: 2020-10-22
Agency: Executive Office of the President
National Character Counts Week, 2020
Document Number: 2020-23538
Type: Proclamation
Date: 2020-10-22
Agency: Executive Office of the President
Sunshine Act Meetings
Document Number: 2020-23532
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-22
Agency: Securities and Exchange Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Sunshine Act Meetings
Document Number: 2020-23523
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-22
Agency: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Agencies and Commissions
Admission and Training of Midshipmen at the United States Merchant Marine Academy; Amendment Providing an Emergency Waiver for Scholastic Requirements
Document Number: 2020-23493
Type: Rule
Date: 2020-10-22
Agency: Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation
This interim final rule amends Maritime Administration (MARAD) regulations governing admission to the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA). These amendments allow the MARAD Administrator to waive the requirement for USMMA applicants to have taken the College Board's Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) or the American College Testing Program (ACT) examination in the event of a State or national emergency. The ability to waive SAT and ACT requirements for prospective students is necessary to address testing disruptions caused by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) public health emergency.
Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Petition for Objection to State Operating Permit for Midwest Generation, LLC, Waukegan Generating Station, Lake County, Illinois
Document Number: 2020-23465
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-22
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator signed an Order dated September 15, 2020, denying a Petition dated August 5, 2016 from Sierra Club, Respiratory Health Association and Environmental Law and Policy Center. The Petition requested that EPA object to a Clean Air Act (CAA) title V operating permit issued by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) to Midwest Generation for the Waukegan Generating Station located in Waukegan, Lake County, Illinois.
Filing of Plats of Survey: Alaska
Document Number: 2020-23448
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-22
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
The plats of survey of lands described in this notice are scheduled to be officially filed in the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Alaska State Office, Anchorage, Alaska. The surveys, which were executed at the request of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and BLM, are necessary for the management of these lands.
Notice of Public Hearing and Business Meeting
Document Number: 2020-23447
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-22
Agency: Delaware River Basin Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Notice of Performance Review Board Members
Document Number: 2020-23445
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-22
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
Agencies are required to publish a notice in the Federal Register of the appointment of Performance Review Board (PRB) members. This notice announces the appointment of individuals to serve on the PRB of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
National Toxicology Program Board of Scientific Counselors; Announcement of Meeting; Request for Comments
Document Number: 2020-23444
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-22
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
This notice announces the next meeting of the National Toxicology Program (NTP) Board of Scientific Counselors (BSC). The BSC, a federally chartered, external advisory group composed of scientists from the public and private sectors, will review and provide advice on programmatic activities. This meeting is by webcast only and is open to the public. Written comments will be accepted and registration is required to present oral comments. Information about the meeting and registration are available at https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/165.
Request for Information; Extension of Public Comment Period
Document Number: 2020-23443
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-22
Agency: National Science Foundation, Agencies and Commissions
On September 4, 2020, the National Science Foundation, on behalf of the National Science and Technology Council's (NSTC) Committee on STEM Education (CoSTEM), and in coordination with the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), requested input related to the implementation of the Federal STEM Education Strategic Plan, Charting a Course For Success: America's Strategy for STEM Education. The original notice was open for a 45-day public comment period; NSF is now seeking an extension of the comment period.
Cost-of-Living Increase and Other Determinations for 2021
Document Number: 2020-23442
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-22
Agency: Social Security Administration, Agencies and Commissions
Under title II of the Social Security Act (Act), there will be a 1.3 percent cost-of-living increase in Social Security benefits effective December 2020. In addition, the national average wage index for 2019 is $54,099.99. The cost-of-living increase and national average wage index affect other program parameters as described below.
Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions
Document Number: 2020-23440
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-22
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.
21st Century Cures Act: Annual Compilation of Notices of Updates From the Susceptibility Test Interpretive Criteria Web Page; Request for Comments
Document Number: 2020-23439
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-22
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, the Agency, or we) is announcing the availability of the Agency's annual compilation of notices of updates to the Agency's Susceptibility Test Interpretive Criteria web page. The Agency established the Susceptibility Test Interpretive Criteria web page on December 13, 2017, and since establishment has provided updates to both the format of the web pages and to the susceptibility test interpretive criteria identified and recognized by FDA on the web pages. FDA is publishing this notice in accordance with procedures established by the 21st Century Cures Act (Cures Act).
Agency Information Collection Activities: Declaration of Unaccompanied Articles
Document Number: 2020-23438
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-22
Agency: Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection 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 (PRA). The information collection is published in the Federal Register to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies. Comments are encouraged and must be submitted (no later than November 23, 2020) to be assured of consideration.
Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
Document Number: 2020-23436
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-22
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) and its advisory entities will hold online public meetings.
South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
Document Number: 2020-23435
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-22
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a meeting of its Coral Advisory Panel (AP) and Deep Water Shrimp AP.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Under OMB review
Document Number: 2020-23433
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-22
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.
Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions.
Document Number: 2020-23432
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-22
Agency: Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control
The 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 Petitions by Firms for Determination of Eligibility To Apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance
Document Number: 2020-23431
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-22
Agency: Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration
The Economic Development Administration (EDA) has received petitions for certification of eligibility to apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance from the firms listed below. Accordingly, EDA has initiated investigations to determine whether increased imports into the United States of articles like or directly competitive with those produced by each of the firms contributed importantly to the total or partial separation of the firms' workers, or threat thereof, and to a decrease in sales or production of each petitioning firm.
Public Meeting of the Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Work Group
Document Number: 2020-23430
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-22
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation
In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) is publishing this notice to announce that a Federal Advisory Committee meeting of the Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Work Group (AMWG) will take place.
Chlorinated Isocyanurates from Spain: Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: 2019-2020
Document Number: 2020-23429
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-22
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is rescinding the administrative review of the antidumping duty (AD) order on chlorinated isocyanurates from Spain for the period of review (POR) June 1, 2019, through May 31, 2020, based on the timely withdrawal of the request for review.
Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bars From Mexico and Turkey: Continuation of Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty Orders
Document Number: 2020-23428
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-22
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
As a result of the determinations by the Department of Commerce (Commerce) and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) order on steel concrete reinforcing bars (rebar) from Mexico and revocation of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on rebar from Turkey would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping, countervailable subsidies, and material injury to an industry in the United States, Commerce is publishing a notice of continuation of these AD and CVD orders.
Glycine From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Preliminary Determination of No Shipments; 2019-2020
Document Number: 2020-23427
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-22
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on glycine from the People's Republic of China (China), covering the period March 1, 2019 through February 29, 2020. Commerce preliminarily determines that Studio Disrupt, Mulji Mehta Enterprises (Mulji Mehta), Kumar Industries (Kumar), and Baoding Mantong Fine Chemistry Co., Ltd. (Baoding Mantong) did not have shipments of subject merchandise during the period of review (POR). Additionally, Commerce preliminarily finds Avid Organics Private Limited (Avid) to be part of the China-wide entity. Interested parties are invited to comment on this preliminary determination.
Finished Carbon Steel Flanges From Spain: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2018-2019
Document Number: 2020-23426
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-22
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that producers or exporters of finished carbon steel flanges (flanges) from Spain subject to this review made sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value during the period of review (POR) June 1, 2018 through May 31, 2019. We invite interested parties to comment on these preliminary results.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Under OMB Review
Document Number: 2020-23424
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-22
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.
New Postal Products
Document Number: 2020-23419
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-22
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.
Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Herring Fishery; Adjustment to the 2020 Specifications
Document Number: 2020-23418
Type: Rule
Date: 2020-10-22
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS increases the 2020 Atlantic herring annual catch limit and Area 1A sub-annual catch limit by 1,000 mt. This action is required by the herring regulations when, based on data through October 1, the New Brunswick weir fishery lands less than 2,942 mt of herring. This notice is intended to inform the public of these catch limit changes.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension
Document Number: 2020-23417
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-22
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (``PRA''), the Federal Trade Commission (``FTC'' or ``Commission'') is seeking public comment on its proposal to extend for an additional three years the Office of Management and Budget clearance for information collection requirements in the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act regulations (``FPLA Rules''). That clearance expires on April 30, 2021.
Update to Notice of Financial Institutions for Which the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Has Been Appointed Either Receiver, Liquidator, or Manager
Document Number: 2020-23416
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-22
Agency: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Agencies and Commissions
Notice is hereby given that the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (Corporation) has been appointed the sole receiver for the following financial institution effective as of the Date Closed as indicated in the listing.
Certain Chemical Mechanical Planarization Slurries and Components Thereof; Commission Determination Not To Review an Initial Determination Granting Complainant's Motion To Amend the Complaint and the Notice of Investigation
Document Number: 2020-23415
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-22
Agency: International Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined not to review an initial determination (``ID'') (Order No. 7) of the presiding administrative law judge (``ALJ'') granting complainants' motion to amend the complaint and the notice of investigation.
Notice of Public Meeting, Southern New Mexico Resource Advisory Council, New Mexico
Document Number: 2020-23413
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-22
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Southern New Mexico Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet as indicated below.
Notice of Realty Action: Recreation and Public Purposes Act Classification and Conveyance of Public Land to the Town of Cedar Fort, Utah County, Utah; Termination of Prior Classification and Opening Order of Public Land, Utah County, Utah
Document Number: 2020-23412
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-22
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
In accordance with Section 7 of the Taylor Grazing Act and Executive Order 6910, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has examined certain public lands in Utah County, Utah, totaling 7.5 acres, and found them suitable for conveyance to the Town of Cedar Fort under the Recreation and Public Purposes (R&PP) Act, as amended. The BLM is also terminating the prior R&PP classification and segregation on the adjacent 92.5 acres of public lands.
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 2020-23410
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-22
Agency: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary
The Department of Defense has submitted to OMB for clearance the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act.
Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action
Document Number: 2020-23409
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-22
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 individuals and entities that have been placed on OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List). OFAC has determined that one or more applicable legal criteria were satisfied to place the individuals and entities on the SDN List. All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of these individuals and entities are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them.
Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company
Document Number: 2020-23408
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-22
Agency: Federal Reserve System, Agencies and Commissions
Combined Notice of Filings
Document Number: 2020-23404
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-22
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Combined Notice of Filings #2
Document Number: 2020-23403
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-22
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Combined Notice of Filings #1
Document Number: 2020-23402
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-22
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Bureau of Economic Analysis Advisory Committee Meeting
Document Number: 2020-23401
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-22
Agency: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) announces a meeting of the Bureau of Economic Analysis Advisory Committee. The meeting will address proposed improvements, extensions, and research related to BEA's economic accounts. In addition, the meeting will include an update on recent statistical developments.
Clofentezine; Pesticide Tolerances
Document Number: 2020-23400
Type: Rule
Date: 2020-10-22
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of clofentezine in or on hop, dried cones. The Interregional Project Number 4 (IR-4) requested this tolerance under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).
Federal Economic Statistics Advisory Committee Meeting
Document Number: 2020-23399
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-22
Agency: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis
The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) is giving notice of a meeting of the Federal Economic Statistics Advisory Committee (FESAC). The Committee advises the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, the Directors of the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Census Bureau, and the Commissioner of the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on statistical methodology and other technical matters related to the collection, tabulation, and analysis of federal economic statistics. Email Gianna Marrone, gianna.marrone@bea.gov, by December 4, 2020, to attend. An agenda will be accessible prior to the meeting at www.bea.gov/fesac.
Meeting of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS
Document Number: 2020-23397
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-22
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
As stipulated by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service is hereby giving notice that the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA or the Council) will be holding the 69th full Council meeting utilizing virtual technology. PACHA members will be discussing HIV, the Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Plan for America (EHE) initiative, and the novel coronavirus (COVID- 19). The meeting will be open to the public; a public comment session will be held during the meeting. Pre-registration is required to provide public comment. To pre-register to attend or to provide public comment, please send an email to PACHA@hhs.gov and include your name, organization, and title by close of business Friday November 20, 2020. If you decide you would like to provide public comment but do not pre- register, you may submit your written statement by emailing PACHA@hhs.gov by close of business Thursday, December 10, 2020. The meeting agenda will be posted on the PACHA page on HIV.gov at https:// www.hiv.gov/ federal-response/pacha/about-pacha prior to the meeting.
Bulk Manufacturer of Controlled Substances Application: Noramco Inc.
Document Number: 2020-23396
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-22
Agency: Drug Enforcement Administration, Department of Justice
Noramco Inc. has applied to be registered as a bulk manufacturer of basic class(es) of controlled substance(s). Refer to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION listed below for further drug information.
Bulk Manufacturer of Controlled Substances Application: Kinetochem LLC
Document Number: 2020-23395
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-22
Agency: Drug Enforcement Administration, Department of Justice
Kinetochem LLC has applied to be registered as a bulk manufacturer of basic class(es) of controlled substance(s). Refer to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION listed below for further drug information.
Notification of Temporary Travel Restrictions Applicable to Land Ports of Entry and Ferries Service Between the United States and Canada
Document Number: 2020-23394
Type: Rule
Date: 2020-10-22
Agency: Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
This document announces the decision of the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary) to continue to temporarily limit the travel of individuals from Canada into the United States at land ports of entry along the United States-Canada border. Such travel will be limited to ``essential travel,'' as further defined in this document.
Fit for Use Pilot Program Invitation for the Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium for Standard for Exchange of Nonclinical Data Implementation Guide Developmental and Reproductive Toxicology: Version 1.1
Document Number: 2020-23393
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-10-22
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing that it intends to conduct a Fit for Use (FFU) pilot program to test the processing and analysis of nonclinical study data provided electronically for the Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC) for Standard for Exchange of Nonclinical Data (SEND) Implementation Guide (IG): Developmental and Reproductive Toxicology v1.1 (SEND-DART). The Agency's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) will test the processing and analysis of nonclinical study data provided electronically in SEND-DART format. FDA is inviting individual firms that wish to participate in this pilot program to submit participation requests via email or in writing.
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