December 21, 2020 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Reader Aids
Document Number: FR-2020-12-21-ReaderAids
Type: Reader Aids
Date: 2020-12-21
National Strategy for Space Nuclear Power and Propulsion
Document Number: 2020-28272
Type: Administrative Order
Date: 2020-12-21
Agency: Executive Office of the President
Wright Brothers Day, 2020
Document Number: 2020-28263
Type: Proclamation
Date: 2020-12-21
Agency: Executive Office of the President
Sunshine Act Meeting; Cancellation
Document Number: 2020-28243
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-12-21
Agency: Securities and Exchange Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Sunshine Act Meetings
Document Number: 2020-28181
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-12-21
Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Rules of Practice To Allocate the Burden of Persuasion on Motions To Amend in Trial Proceedings Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
Document Number: 2020-28159
Type: Rule
Date: 2020-12-21
Agency: Department of Commerce, Patent and Trademark Office
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO or Office) revises the rules of practice in inter partes review (IPR), post-grant review (PGR), and the transitional program for covered business method patents (CBM) (collectively post-grant trial) proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB or Board) to allocate the burdens of persuasion in relation to motions to amend and the patentability of substitute claims proposed therein. In light of Federal Circuit case law, and to better ensure the predictability and certainty of post-grant trial proceedings before the Board, the Office revises the rules of practice governing motions to amend, to expressly assign to the petitioner the burden of showing the unpatentability of substitute claims proposed in a motion to amend. In addition, the Office revises the rules to expressly assign to the patent owner the burden of showing that a motion to amend complies with certain statutory and regulatory requirements for such a motion. Notwithstanding the adversarial nature of the proceedings and the burdens described above, however, the Office further revises its rules to expressly provide that the Board itself may, in the interests of justice, exercise its discretion to grant or deny a motion to amend only for reasons supported by readily identifiable and persuasive evidence of record in the proceeding. The Office anticipates the Board will exercise its discretion in the interests of justice only in rare circumstances. In doing so, the Board may make of record only readily identifiable and persuasive evidence in a related proceeding before the Office or evidence that a district court can judicially notice. Where the Board exercises its discretion in such circumstances, the parties will have an opportunity to respond.
Submission for OMB Review; Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance
Document Number: 2020-28152
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-12-21
Agency: Department of Defense, General Services Administration, Agencies and Commissions, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Regulatory Secretariat Division has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve a new information collection requirement regarding documents, records, reports, and processes associated with determining compliance with FAR part 25, Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance.
New Postal Products
Document Number: 2020-28133
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-12-21
Agency: Postal Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing for the Commission's consideration concerning a negotiated service agreement. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other administrative steps.
Notice of Public Meetings of the Connecticut Advisory Committee
Document Number: 2020-28132
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-12-21
Agency: Commission on Civil Rights
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 the Connecticut Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Commission will hold meetings via conference call on Thursday, December 17, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. ET and Monday, December 21, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. ET. The purpose of the meetings is to consider next steps in the Committee's work on COVID-19 in nursing homes, including hearing from advocates and researchers on the topic.
Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions
Document Number: 2020-28129
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-12-21
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 (the SDN 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.
2,4-D; Pesticide Tolerances
Document Number: 2020-28128
Type: Rule
Date: 2020-12-21
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of 2,4-D in or on intermediate wheatgrass bran, forage, grain, and straw and sesame seed. Interregional Research Project Number 4 (IR-4) requested these tolerances under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection of eComments Requested; New Information Collection; Licensing Questionnaire-ATF Form 8620.44
Document Number: 2020-28124
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-12-21
Agency: Department of Justice, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
The Department of Justice (DOJ), Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), will submit 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.
Air Plan Approval; Missouri; Removal of Control of Emissions From Solvent Cleanup Operations
Document Number: 2020-28121
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2020-12-21
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing approval of a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of Missouri on January 15, 2019, and supplemented by letter on June 14, 2019. Missouri requests that the EPA remove a rule related to control of emissions from the solvent cleanup operations in the Kansas City, Missouri area from its SIP. This removal does not have an adverse effect on air quality. The EPA's proposed approval of this rule revision is in accordance with the requirements of the Clean Air Act (CAA).
Product Cancellation Order for Certain Pesticide; Amendment
Document Number: 2020-28118
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-12-21
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
EPA issued a notice in the Federal Register of April 13, 2018, concerning the cancellations voluntarily requested by the registrant and accepted by the Agency but that have not yet become effective. This notice is being issued to amend the cancellation order, as supported by the current registrant and requested by a distributor, by extending the effective date of the cancellation for the two spirodiclofen registrations (EPA Registration No. 264-830 and 264-831).
Receipt of Several Pesticide Petitions Filed for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities (October 2020)
Document Number: 2020-28117
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2020-12-21
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
This document announces the Agency's receipt of several initial filings of pesticide petitions requesting the establishment or modification of regulations for residues of pesticide chemicals in or on various commodities.
Allocations of Cross-State Air Pollution Rule Allowances From New Unit Set-Asides for 2020 Control Periods
Document Number: 2020-28115
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-12-21
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is providing notice of the availability of preliminary lists of units eligible for second- round allocations of emission allowances for the 2020 control periods from the new unit set-asides (NUSAs) established under the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR) trading programs. EPA has posted spreadsheets containing the lists on EPA's website. EPA will consider timely objections to the lists before determining the amounts of the second-round allocations.
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
Document Number: 2020-28114
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-12-21
Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services
Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations
Document Number: 2020-28113
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-12-21
Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of its continuing effort to reduce public burden and maximize the utility of government information, invites the general public and other Federal agencies the opportunity to comment on a proposed and/or continuing information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on a proposed information collection project titled The GAIN (Greater Access and Impact with NAT) Study: Improving HIV Diagnosis, Linkage to Care, and Prevention Services with HIV Point-of-Care Nucleic Acid Tests (NATs). GAIN is an implementation study to compare a point-of-care nucleic acid HIV test (HIV RNA POC NAT) to standard lab-based HIV testing.
Availability of FSIS Guideline for Industry Response to Customer Complaints
Document Number: 2020-28112
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-12-21
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service
The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing the availability of an updated version of the guideline for industry on how to respond to customer complaints of meat and poultry products contaminated with foreign materials. FSIS originally published the guideline in March 2019. Additionally, FSIS is responding to comments received on the March 2019 guideline.
Safety Zone; Narragansett Bay, Quonset, RI
Document Number: 2020-28111
Type: Rule
Date: 2020-12-21
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone on the navigable waters within a 1,700 foot radius of the barge M. J. VERROCHI located in Narragansett Bay, Quonset, RI. The safety zone is needed to protect personnel, vessels, and the marine environment from the potential hazards created by dredging operations that include drilling and blasting. When enforced, entry of vessels or persons into this zone is prohibited unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port, Southeastern New England or designated representative.
The Article of Manufacture Requirement
Document Number: 2020-28110
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-12-21
Agency: Department of Commerce, Patent and Trademark Office
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) seeks public input on whether its interpretation of the article of manufacture requirement in the United States Code should be revised to protect digital designs that encompass new and emerging technologies.
Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company
Document Number: 2020-28109
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-12-21
Agency: Federal Reserve System, Agencies and Commissions
Fluid End Blocks From India; Termination of Investigation
Document Number: 2020-28108
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-12-21
Agency: International Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
On December 11, 2020, the Department of Commerce published notice in the Federal Register of a negative final determination of sales at less than fair value in connection with the subject investigation concerning India. Accordingly, the antidumping duty investigation concerning fluid end blocks from India (Investigation No. 731-TA-1467 (Final)) is terminated.
Notice Regarding the Applicability of NHTSA FMVSS Test Procedures to Certifying Manufacturers
Document Number: 2020-28107
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-12-21
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
The National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act (Safety Act) prohibits the sale, manufacture for sale, import or introduction into interstate commerce of a motor vehicle or item of motor vehicle equipment, unless fully compliant with all applicable Federal motor vehicle safety standards (FMVSS). The FMVSS set a threshold of performance that a vehicle or equipment item must attain, at a minimum, to meet the need for safety. The Safety Act also requires a manufacturer or distributor of a motor vehicle or motor vehicle equipment to certify that the vehicle or equipment complies with applicable FMVSS. This notice reestablishes NHTSA's longstanding position that the FMVSS test conditions and procedures apply to NHTSA's compliance testing, and that manufacturers are not required to ensure that their vehicles are designed in such a manner as to ensure that the vehicles are capable of being tested pursuant to such standards as a condition of self-certification. This notice also discusses NHTSA's enforcement with respect to vehicles with novel or innovative designs that preclude them from being tested for FMVSS compliance using NHTSA's FMVSS test procedures. This notice supersedes prior contrary statements the Agency has madeincluding those in NHTSA's 2016 letter of interpretation to Google, Inc.stating that manufacturers could not validly certify FMVSS compliance unless NHTSA could verify compliance using the FMVSS test procedures.
Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company
Document Number: 2020-28106
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-12-21
Agency: Federal Reserve System, Agencies and Commissions
Notice of Library Changes
Document Number: 2020-28102
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-12-21
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is issuing this notice to advise the public of upcoming changes to the Region 4 Library. Region 4 will be reducing the size of its library space, decreasing the amount of print materials maintained in its collection, and ceasing all on-site library support services. The library will retain a small, targeted collection of reference material on-site which will be accessible by appointment only to EPA staff and the public (For appointments, see contact information below). In addition, EPA staff and the public will continue to have remote access to the full suite of library services available at EPA through the Andrew W. Breidenbach Environmental Research Center (AWBERC) Library, located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The AWBERC Library can be reached by email (CI_AWBERC_Library@epa.gov) or by phone (513-569-7703). For more information about the EPA National Library Network and its information resources and services, visit https://www.epa.gov/ libraries.
National Cancer Institute; Notice of Meeting
Document Number: 2020-28100
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-12-21
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism; Notice of Meeting
Document Number: 2020-28099
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-12-21
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
National Institute of Mental Health; Notice of Closed Meeting
Document Number: 2020-28098
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-12-21
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
National Institute of Dental & Craniofacial Research; Notice of Closed Meetings
Document Number: 2020-28097
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-12-21
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
Meeting of the Federal Advisory Committee on Juvenile Justice
Document Number: 2020-28096
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-12-21
Agency: Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention has scheduled a meeting of the Federal Advisory Committee on Juvenile Justice (FACJJ).
Seamless Carbon and Alloy Steel Standard, Line, and Pressure Pipe From the Czech Republic: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value
Document Number: 2020-28094
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-12-21
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that seamless carbon and alloy steel standard, line, and pressure pipe (seamless pipe) from the Czech Republic is being, or is likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV). The period of investigation is July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020. Interested parties are invited to comment on this preliminary determination.
Combined Notice of Filings
Document Number: 2020-28093
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-12-21
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Circular Welded Carbon-Quality Steel Pipe From the Sultanate of Oman: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2018-2019
Document Number: 2020-28092
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-12-21
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily finds that circular welded carbon-quality steel pipe (CWP) from the Sultanate of Oman (Oman) has been sold in the United States at prices below normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR), December 1, 2018 through November 30, 2019. We invite interested parties to comment on these preliminary results.
Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP); Correction
Document Number: 2020-28091
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-12-21
Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services
National Grid LNG LLC; Notice of Request for Extension of Time
Document Number: 2020-28089
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-12-21
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Combined Notice of Filings #1
Document Number: 2020-28088
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-12-21
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Finished Carbon Steel Flanges from India: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Preliminary Determination of No Shipments; 2018-2019
Document Number: 2020-28087
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-12-21
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily finds that the Norma Group and R.N. Gupta & Co. Ltd. (Gupta), producers/exporters of finished carbon steel flanges (flanges) from India, did not sell subject merchandise at prices below normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR) August 1, 2018 through July 31, 2019. Additionally, Commerce preliminarily determines that Silbo Industries, Inc. (Silbo) had no shipments of subject merchandise during the POR. We invite interested parties to comment on these preliminary results.
Certain Steel Nails From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, Preliminary Determination of No Shipments, and Partial Rescission; 2018-2019
Document Number: 2020-28086
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-12-21
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that certain steel nails (nails) from the People's Republic of China (China) were sold in the United States at less than normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR) August 1, 2018 through July 31, 2019. We invite interested parties to comment on these preliminary results.
New England Power Generators Association, Inc. v. ISO New England, Inc.; Notice of Complaint
Document Number: 2020-28085
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-12-21
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Enterprise Housing Goals
Document Number: 2020-28084
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2020-12-21
Agency: Federal Housing Finance Agency
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is publishing an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) requesting public comment on a variety of questions related to potential changes to the regulation establishing housing goals for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (Enterprises). FHFA will consider public comments received on these questions in order to inform rulemaking that is planned for 2021 to establish single-family and multifamily housing goals benchmark levels for 2022 and beyond, and to make other changes to the Enterprise housing goals regulation, as appropriate.
2021 Enterprise Housing Goals
Document Number: 2020-28083
Type: Rule
Date: 2020-12-21
Agency: Federal Housing Finance Agency
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is issuing a final rule on the 2021 housing goals for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises). The Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 (the Safety and Soundness Act) requires FHFA to establish annual housing goals for mortgages purchased by the Enterprises. The housing goals include separate categories for single- family and multifamily mortgages on housing that is affordable to low- income and very low-income families, among other categories. The final rule establishes benchmark levels for each of the housing goals for 2021.
Availability of FSIS Guideline To Assist With the Donation of Eligible Meat & Poultry Products to Non-Profit Organizations
Document Number: 2020-28082
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-12-21
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service
The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing the availability of and requesting comment on a guideline for meat and poultry establishments interested in donating products to non-profit organizations. FSIS has received several questions from meat and poultry establishments and non-profit organizations on this subject and has decided to address the major concerns associated with donation in this guideline. FSIS encourages establishments to donate meat and poultry products to non-profit organizations, when possible, to reduce food loss and waste.
Wockhardt Ltd., et al.; Withdrawal of Approval of Nine Abbreviated New Drug Applications; Correction
Document Number: 2020-28081
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-12-21
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is correcting a notice entitled ``Wockhardt Ltd., et al.; Withdrawal of Approval of Nine Abbreviated New Drug Applications'' that appeared in the Federal Register on October 9, 2020. The document announced the withdrawal of approval (as of November 9, 2020) of nine abbreviated new drug applications (ANDAs) from multiple applicants. The document indicated that FDA was withdrawing approval of the following ANDA after receiving a withdrawal request from VistaPharm, Inc., 7265 Ulmerton Rd., Largo, FL 33771: ANDA 077788, Albuterol Sulfate Syrup, Equivalent to 2 milligrams base/5 milliliters. Before FDA withdrew the approval of this ANDA, VistaPharm, Inc., informed FDA that it did not want the approval of the ANDA withdrawn. Because VistaPharm, Inc., timely requested that approval of this ANDA not be withdrawn, the approval of ANDA 077788 is still in effect.
Determination That DOBUTREX (Dobutamine Hydrochloride), Equivalent 12.5 Milligram Base/Milliliter, Was Not Withdrawn From Sale for Reasons of Safety or Effectiveness
Document Number: 2020-28080
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-12-21
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) has determined that DOBUTREX (dobutamine hydrochloride), equivalent (eq) 12.5 milligram (mg) base/milliliter (mL), was not withdrawn from sale for reasons of safety or effectiveness. This determination means that FDA will not begin procedures to withdraw approval of abbreviated new drug applications (ANDAs) that refer to this drug product, and it will allow FDA to continue to approve ANDAs that refer to the product as long as they meet relevant legal and regulatory requirements.
Data Collection Available for Public Comments
Document Number: 2020-28079
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-12-21
Agency: Small Business Administration, Agencies and Commissions
The Small Business Administration (SBA) intends to request approval, from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the collection of information described below. The Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) requires federal agencies to publish a notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information before submission to OMB, and to allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice. This notice complies with that requirement.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Warning Label Comprehension and Interpretation by Consumers for Children's Sleep Environments
Document Number: 2020-28078
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-12-21
Agency: Consumer Product Safety Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on a new proposed collection of information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), federal agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal Register for each proposed collection of information, and to allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice. This notice solicits comments on a proposed survey to evaluate consumer awareness of infant sleep product warning labels. The Commission will consider all comments received in response to this notice before submitting this collection of information to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval.
Third Meeting of the World Radiocommunication Conference Advisory Committee
Document Number: 2020-28077
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-12-21
Agency: Federal Communications Commission, Agencies and Commissions
In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, this notice advises interested persons that the third meeting of the World Radiocommunication Conference Advisory Committee (WAC) will be held on February 23, 2021. Due to exceptional circumstances, the Advisory Committee meeting will be convened as a virtual meeting with remote participation only. This third meeting will consider status reports and recommendations from its Informal Working Groups (IWG) concerning preparation for the 2023 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-23).
Airworthiness Directives; Leonardo S.p.a. Helicopters
Document Number: 2020-28076
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2020-12-21
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
The FAA is proposing to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain serial-numbered Leonardo S.p.a. (Leonardo) Model A109S and AW109SP helicopters. This proposed AD would require installing a placard in the baggage compartment, revising the existing Rotorcraft Flight Manual (RFM) for your helicopter, and inspecting the installation of the terminal lugs. Depending on the outcome of the inspection, this proposed AD would require restoring the installation of the terminal lugs. This proposed AD would also require modifying the helicopter to shim the baggage fairing assy (fwd up) away from the circuit breaker panel and incorporating protective coverings. This proposed AD was prompted by reports of several occurrences of fire ignition and smoke in the baggage compartment. The actions of this proposed AD are intended to address an unsafe condition on these products.
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