January 21, 2021 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Reader Aids
Document Number: FR-2021-01-21-ReaderAids
Type: Reader Aids
Date: 2021-01-21
Establishing the Wildland Fire Management Policy Committee
Document Number: 2021-01476
Type: Executive Order
Date: 2021-01-21
Agency: Executive Office of the President
Encouraging Buy American Policies for the United States Postal Service
Document Number: 2021-01469
Type: Executive Order
Date: 2021-01-21
Agency: Executive Office of the President
Sunshine Act Meeting
Document Number: 2021-01412
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-01-21
Agency: National Science Foundation, Agencies and Commissions
Sunshine Act Meeting
Document Number: 2021-01408
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-01-21
Agency: National Science Foundation, Agencies and Commissions
Sunshine Act Meetings; Special Board of Directors Meeting
Document Number: 2021-01378
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-01-21
Agency: Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation, Agencies and Commissions
Sunshine Act Meeting
Document Number: 2021-01369
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-01-21
Agency: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Agencies and Commissions
Sunshine Act Meeting
Document Number: 2021-01362
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-01-21
Agency: National Transportation Safety Board, Agencies and Commissions
Written Determination: Bicycle Use on Visitor Center Connector Trail at Arches National Park
Document Number: 2021-01358
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-01-21
Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service
The National Park Service determines that allowing bicycles on the newly constructed Visitor Center Connector Trail at Arches National Park is consistent with the protection of the Park's natural, scenic and aesthetic values, safety considerations and management objectives and will not disturb wildlife or Park resources.
Board of Governors; Sunshine Act Meeting
Document Number: 2021-01343
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-01-21
Agency: Postal Service, Agencies and Commissions
Sunshine Act Notice: Cancellation of Meeting
Document Number: 2021-01342
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-01-21
Agency: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is issuing this notice to cancel the audio-only conference scheduled to be held at 1:00 p.m. on January 15, 2021.
Sunshine Act Meeting
Document Number: 2021-01319
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-01-21
Agency: Legal Services Corporation, Agencies and Commissions
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
Document Number: 2021-01259
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-01-21
Agency: Office of Personnel Management
In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) proposes to establish a new system of records titled ``OPM/Central-23 FEHB Program Enrollment Records.'' This system of records will contain information about enrollees and their family members, who are or have been covered under the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program. This newly established system of records will be included in OPM's inventory of record systems.
Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease NMNM 119276, New Mexico
Document Number: 2021-01256
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-01-21
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
In accordance with the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as amended, EOG Y Resources Inc., et al., timely filed a petition for reinstatement of competitive oil and gas lease NMNM 119276 in Lea County, New Mexico. The lessee paid the required rentals accruing from the date of termination. No lease was issued that affects these lands. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposes to reinstate the lease.
Proposed Collection; 60-Day Comment Request; Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery (NIH)
Document Number: 2021-01255
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-01-21
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
In compliance with the requirement of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 to provide opportunity for public comment on proposed data collection projects, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will publish periodic summaries of propose projects to be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval.
Applying the Supreme Court's County of Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund Decision in the Clean Water Act Section 402 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit Program
Document Number: 2021-01254
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-01-21
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) is issuing a memorandum to provide guidance to the regulated community and permitting authorities on applying the recent decision of the United States Supreme Court in County of Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund, 140 S. Ct. 1462 (2020), in the Clean Water Act Section 402 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit program for point source discharges that travel through groundwater before reaching a water of the United States. Consistent with EPA Guidance; Administrative Procedures for Issuance and Public Petitions, published in the Federal Register on October 19, 2020, EPA solicited public comments on the draft guidance for thirty days, beginning on December 10, 2020. EPA has developed a responsiveness summary to address major concerns and comments, and it is available in the docket for this action. This guidance does not have the force and effect of law and it does not bind the public in any way. By issuing this guidance, the Agency intends only to provide clarity to the public regarding existing requirements under the law or Agency policies.
Gulf of Mexico, Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), Oil and Gas Lease Sale 257
Document Number: 2021-01251
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-01-21
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is announcing the availability of a Record of Decision for proposed Gulf of Mexico (GOM) regionwide oil and gas Lease Sale 257. This Record of Decision identifies BOEM's selected alternative for proposed Lease Sale 257, which is analyzed in the Gulf of Mexico OCS Lease Sale: Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement 2018 (2018 GOM Supplemental EIS).
Submission for Review: 3206-0138, Reinstatement of Disability Annuity Previously Terminated Because of Restoration to Earning Capacity, RI 30-9
Document Number: 2021-01249
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-01-21
Agency: Office of Personnel Management
Retirement Services, Office of Personnel Management (OPM) offers the general public and other federal agencies the opportunity to comment on a revised information collection request (ICR), RI 30-9 Reinstatement of Disability Annuity Previously Terminated Because of Restoration to Earning Capacity.
Submission for Review: 3206-0140, Representative Payee Application (RI 20-7) and Information Necessary for a Competency Determination (RI 30-3)
Document Number: 2021-01248
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-01-21
Agency: Office of Personnel Management
Retirement Services, Office of Personnel Management (OPM) offers the general public and other federal agencies the opportunity to comment on a revised information collection request (ICR), RI 20-7 [Representative Payee Application] and RI 30-3 [Information for a Competency Determination].
Submission for Review: 3206-0128, Application for Refund of Retirement Deductions (CSRS)-SF 2802 and Current/Former Spouse's Notification for Refund of Retirement Deductions Under CSRS-SF 2802A
Document Number: 2021-01247
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-01-21
Agency: Office of Personnel Management
Retirement Services, Office of Personnel Management (OPM) offers the general public and other federal agencies the opportunity to comment on a revised information collection request (ICR), SF 2802 [Application for Refund of Retirement Deductions: CSRS] and SF 2802A [Notification of Application for Refund of Retirement Deductions Under CSRS].
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Document Number: 2021-01245
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-01-21
Agency: Securities and Exchange Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Federal Advisory Committee Act; Disability Advisory Committee; Announcement of First Meeting
Document Number: 2021-01244
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-01-21
Agency: Federal Communications Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Federal Communications Commission (Commission) hereby announces that the charter of the Disability Advisory Committee (hereinafter Committee) has been renewed pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) and following consultation with the Committee Management Secretariat, General Services Administration. The Commission also announces and provides an agenda for the first meeting of the fourth term of the Committee.
Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Background Checks for Contractor Employees (Renewal)
Document Number: 2021-01241
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-01-21
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency is planning to submit an information collection request (ICR), ``Background Checks for Contractor Employees (Renewal)'' (EPA ICR No. 2159.08, OMB Control No. 2030-0043) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. Before doing so, EPA is soliciting public comments on specific aspects of the proposed information collection as described below. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through September 30, 2021. An Agency may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
2020 Census Tribal Consultation; Virtual Public Meeting
Document Number: 2021-01240
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-01-21
Agency: Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census
The Bureau of the Census (Census Bureau) will conduct its first calendar year 2021 tribal consultation meeting on February 18 via national webinar. The tribal consultation meeting reflects the Census Bureau's commitment to strengthen government-to-government relationships with federally recognized tribes. The Census Bureau will provide updates and seek input on the 2020 Census Disclosure Avoidance System (DAS). In preparation for the webinar, the Census Bureau request comments on various questions related to tribes' use of decennial census data.
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency; Notice of President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee Meeting
Document Number: 2021-01237
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-01-21
Agency: Department of Homeland Security
CISA is publishing this notice to announce the following President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC) meeting. This meeting is open to the public.
Request for Information Related to High Energy Physics and Space-Based Astrophysics
Document Number: 2021-01236
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-01-21
Agency: Department of Energy
The Office of High Energy Physics (HEP) in the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Astrophysics Division (APD) and Biological and Physical Sciences Division (BPS) in the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) invite interested parties to provide information on topics that provide mutually beneficial collaborative activities that can further scientific advances in specific, focused areas in the fields of high energy physics and space-based astrophysics aligned with the science goals of the program offices. This information will inform the program offices (HEP, APD, and BPS) on potential partnerships and collaborative activities that may be pursued. As additional opportunities for mutually beneficial collaboration between the Parties continue to emerge, RFIs for subsequent topics may be released. Individuals or collaborations are welcome to respond.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Current Population Survey (CPS) Basic Demographic Items
Document Number: 2021-01235
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-01-21
Agency: Department of Commerce, U.s. Census Bureau
The Department of Commerce, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and continuing information collections, which helps us assess the impact of our information collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting burden. The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment on the proposed reinstatement without change of the Current Population Survey Basic Demographics as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, prior to the submission of the information collection request (ICR) to OMB for approval.
C.I. Pigment Violet 29; Final Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Risk Evaluation; Notice of Availability
Document Number: 2021-01229
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-01-21
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the availability of the final Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) risk evaluation of C.I. Pigment Violet 29. The purpose of conducting risk evaluations under TSCA is to determine whether a chemical substance presents an unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment under the conditions of use, including an unreasonable risk to a relevant potentially exposed or susceptible subpopulation, without consideration of costs or other nonrisk factors. EPA has determined that specific conditions of use of C.I. Pigment Violet 29 present an unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment. For those conditions of use for which EPA has found an unreasonable risk, EPA must move to address that unreasonable risk through risk management measures enumerated in TSCA. EPA has also determined that specific conditions of use do not present unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment. For those conditions of use for which EPA has found no unreasonable risk to health or the environment, the Agency's determination is a final Agency action and is issued via order in the risk evaluation.
Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority
Document Number: 2021-01227
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-01-21
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources; Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority
Document Number: 2021-01226
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-01-21
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Secretary
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is updating and realigning a portion of two offices within the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources (ASFR), Office of the Secretary: the Immediate Office (AM) and the Office of Finance (AMS) ASFR is modifying its structure to move the Division of Enterprise Risk Management from the Office of Finance to the Immediate Office and establish the Division of Administrative Operations and Grants Quality Service Management Office within the Immediate Office (AM).
Petition for Exemption; Summary of Petition Received; Southern Seaplane, Inc.
Document Number: 2021-01223
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-01-21
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.
National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity
Document Number: 2021-01222
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-01-21
Agency: Department of Education
This notice provides a link to the SDO's decision letters associated with recommendations from NACIQI's July 29 & 30, 2020 meeting.
MET Laboratories, Inc.: Applications for Expansion of Recognition and Proposed Modification to the NRTL Program's List of Appropriate Test Standards
Document Number: 2021-01221
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-01-21
Agency: Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration
In this notice, OSHA announces the applications of MET Laboratories, Inc., for expansion of the recognition as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) and presents the agency's preliminary finding to grant the applications. Additionally, OSHA proposes to add two new test standards to the NRTL Program's List of Appropriate Test Standards.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; Clearance of a Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Anti-Drug Program for Personnel Engaged in Specific Aviation Activities
Document Number: 2021-01220
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-01-21
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval to renew an information collection. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following collection of information was published on May 19, 2020. The information collected is used to determine program compliance or non-compliance of regulated aviation employers, conduct oversight planning, determine employers required to provide annual Management Information System testing information, and communicate with entities subject to the program regulations.
Certain Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes From Taiwan: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 2018-2019
Document Number: 2021-01219
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-01-21
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
The Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that Shin Yang Steel Co., Ltd. (Shin Yang), a producer/exporter of merchandise subject to this administrative review, made sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value during the period of review (POR) May 1, 2018 through April 30, 2019.
Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request
Document Number: 2021-01217
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-01-21
Agency: Federal Reserve System, Agencies and Commissions
The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) invites comment on a proposal to implement the Treasury Securities and Agency Debt and Mortgage-Backed Securities Reporting Requirements (FR 2956; OMB No. 7100-NEW).
Agency Infromation Collection Activtices: Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; New Collection: Law Enforcement Agency Certifications for Department of Justice Funding
Document Number: 2021-01216
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-01-21
Agency: Department of Justice
The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) will be submitting the following emergency information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority
Document Number: 2021-01213
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-01-21
Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services
National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: Revisions to the Vaccine Injury Table
Document Number: 2021-01211
Type: Rule
Date: 2021-01-21
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service
The Secretary finalizes the proposed rule to amend the Vaccine Injury Table (Table) by regulation. This final rule will have effect only for petitions for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP) filed after this final rule become effective. This final rule does not impact COVID-19 vaccines or PREP Act immunity for Covered Persons (as defined in the PREP Act) who manufacture, distribute, order, or administer COVID-19 vaccines.
Agenda and Notice of Public Meetings of the South Dakota Advisory Committee
Document Number: 2021-01210
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-01-21
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 South Dakota State Advisory Committee to the Commission will hold virtual meetings on Wednesday, January 20, 2021; Wednesday, February 17, 2021; and Wednesday, March 17, 2021 from 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. (CT). The purpose of the meetings is to discuss testimony heard related to the Committee's topic on maternal health disparities of Native American women in South Dakota.
Notice of Public Meeting of the Hawai'i Advisory Committee
Document Number: 2021-01209
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-01-21
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 a teleconference meeting of the Hawai'i Advisory Committee (Committee) to the Commission will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, January 27, 2021 (Hawaiian Time). The purpose of the meeting is to review outline of report focused on COVID-19 and Pacific Islander communities.
Notice of Public Meeting of the Hawai'i Advisory Committee
Document Number: 2021-01208
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-01-21
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 a teleconference meeting of the Hawai'i Advisory Committee (Committee) to the Commission will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 10, 2021 (Hawaiian Time). The purpose of the meeting will be to review first draft of report on COVID-19 and Pacific Islander communities.
Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC) Air and Energy Subcommittee Meeting-February 2021
Document Number: 2021-01207
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-01-21
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Research and Development (ORD), gives notice of a virtual meeting of the Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC) Air and Energy (A-E) Subcommittee to review science for air quality decisions and next generation methods wildfire focus.
Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC) Executive Committee Meeting-January 2021
Document Number: 2021-01206
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-01-21
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Research and Development (ORD), gives notice of a virtual meeting of the Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC) Executive Committee (EC) to review the draft reports of the Homeland Security (HS) and Safe and Sustainable Water Resources (SSWR) subcommittees. Due to unforeseen circumstances, EPA is announcing this meeting with less than 15 calendar days' notice.
Human Studies Review Board; Notification of Public Meetings
Document Number: 2021-01205
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-01-21
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Research and Development announces the 2021 public meetings dates of the Human Studies Review Board (HSRB) to advise the Agency on the ethical and scientific review of research involving human subjects. Due to unforeseen circumstances, EPA is announcing this meeting with less than 15 calendar days' notice.
Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC) Chemical Safety for Sustainability and Health and Environmental Risk Assessment Subcommittee Meeting-February 2021
Document Number: 2021-01204
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-01-21
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Research and Development (ORD), gives notice of a series of virtual meetings of the Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC) Chemical Safety for Sustainability and Health and Environmental Risk Assessment (CSS-HERA) Subcommittee to review the recent progress and activities for High- Throughput Toxicology (HTT), Rapid Exposure Modeling and Dosimetry (REMD), Virtual Tissue Modeling (VTM) and Adverse Outcome Pathway (AOP) progress on the CSS StRAP. Due to unforeseen circumstances, EPA is announcing this meeting with less than 15 calendar days' notice.
Information Collection: Collection of Operator Simulator Training Data
Document Number: 2021-01203
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-01-21
Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has recently submitted a renewal of an existing collection of information to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review. The information collection is entitled, ``Collection of Operator Simulator Training Data.''
Information Collection: Domestic Licensing of Special Nuclear Material
Document Number: 2021-01201
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-01-21
Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has recently submitted a request for renewal of an existing collection of information to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review. The information collection is entitled, ``Domestic Licensing of Special Nuclear Material.''
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