February 3, 2021 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Reader Aids
Document Number: FR-2021-02-03-ReaderAids
Type: Reader Aids
Date: 2021-02-03
Sunshine Act Meetings
Document Number: 2021-02373
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-02-03
Agency: Securities and Exchange Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Sunshine Act Meeting
Document Number: 2021-02354
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-02-03
Agency: Farm Credit Administration, Agencies and Commissions
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the Government in the Sunshine Act (5 U.S.C. Sec. 552b(e) (1)), of the forthcoming regular meeting of the Farm Credit Administration Board.
Requirement for Persons To Wear Masks While on Conveyances and at Transportation Hubs
Document Number: 2021-02340
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-02-03
Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), announces an Agency Order requiring persons to wear masks over the mouth and nose when traveling on any conveyance (e.g., airplanes, trains, subways, buses, taxis, ride-shares, ferries, ships, trolleys, and cable cars) into or within the United States. A person must also wear a mask on any conveyance departing from the United States until the conveyance reaches its foreign destination. Additionally, a person must wear a mask while at any transportation hub within the United States (e.g., airport, bus terminal, marina, train station, seaport or other port, subway station, or any other area that provides transportation within the United States). Furthermore, operators of conveyances and transportation hubs must use best efforts to ensure that persons wear masks as required by this Order.
Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand From the Republic of Turkey: Countervailing Duty Order
Document Number: 2021-02335
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-02-03
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
Based on affirmative final determinations by the Department of Commerce (Commerce) and the International Trade Commission (ITC), Commerce is issuing a countervailing duty order on prestressed concrete steel wire strand (PC strand) from the Republic of Turkey (Turkey).
Discretionary Review by the Secretary of Labor
Document Number: 2021-02317
Type: Rule
Date: 2021-02-03
Agency: Department of Homeland Security, Department of Labor, Office of the Secretary of Labor
Due to the receipt of a significant adverse comment, the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Labor (Departments) are jointly withdrawing the January 4, 2021, direct final rule (DFR) that would have extended DOL's recently established system of discretionary Secretary of Labor review to H-2B temporary labor certification cases (H-2B cases) pending before or decided by the Department of Labor's Board of Alien Labor Certification Appeals and made technical, conforming changes to regulations governing the timing and finality of those decisions and of decisions from the Department of Labor's Administrative Review Board in H-2B cases.
U.S. Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration
Document Number: 2021-02249
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-02-03
Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) received an application for an export license (XSNM3819) requested by U.S Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/ NNSA). On September 10, 2020, DOE/NNSA filed an application with the NRC seeking approval for a license to export high enriched uranium to France.
Fisheries of the South Atlantic; Southeast Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR); Public Meeting
Document Number: 2021-02248
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-02-03
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The SEDAR 71 assessment of the South Atlantic stock of gag grouper will consist of a data webinar and a series assessment webinars.
South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
Document Number: 2021-02247
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-02-03
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold meetings of the following: Law Enforcement Committee; Habitat and Ecosystem-Based Management Committee, Mackerel Cobia Committee, Snapper Grouper Committee; Dolphin Wahoo Committee; Southeast Data, Assessment and Review (SEDAR) Committee (partially Closed Session); and Executive Committee. The meeting week will also include a formal public comment session and a meeting of the Full Council. Due to public health concerns associated with COVID-19 and current travel restrictions the meeting will be held via webinar.
Fisheries of the US Caribbean; Southeast Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR); Public Meeting
Document Number: 2021-02246
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-02-03
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The SEDAR 80 stock assessment of U.S. Caribbean queen triggerfish will consist of a series of data webinars. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting
Document Number: 2021-02245
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-02-03
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Advisory Panel will hold a public webinar meeting, jointly with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Advisory Panel.
Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Naval Base San Diego Pier 6 Replacement Project, San Diego, California
Document Number: 2021-02244
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-02-03
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
In accordance with the regulations implementing the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) as amended, notification is hereby given that NMFS has issued an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to the U.S. Navy (Navy) to incidentally harass, by Level B harassment only, marine mammals during activities associated with the Naval Base San Diego Pier 6 Replacement Project in San Diego, California.
Temporary Halt in Residential Evictions to Prevent the Further Spread of COVID-19
Document Number: 2021-02243
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-02-03
Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), located within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announces the extension of an Order under Section 361 of the Public Health Service Act to temporarily halt residential evictions to prevent the further spread of COVID-19.
Submission for OMB Review; Organization and Direction of the Work
Document Number: 2021-02242
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-02-03
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 revision and renewal of a previously approved information collection requirement regarding organization and direction of the work.
Information Collection; Novation and Change-of-Name Agreements
Document Number: 2021-02241
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-02-03
Agency: Department of Defense, General Services Administration, Agencies and Commissions, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations, DoD, GSA, and NASA invite the public to comment on a revision and an extension concerning alternatives to Government- unique standards. DoD, GSA, and NASA invite comments on: Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of Federal Government acquisitions, including whether the information will have practical utility; the accuracy of the estimate of the burden of the proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to minimize the burden of the information collection on respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. OMB has approved this information collection for use through October 31, 2021. DoD, GSA, and NASA propose that OMB extend its approval for use for three additional years beyond the current expiration date.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request; Merit Review Survey-2021 and 2023 Assessment of Applicant and Reviewer Experiences
Document Number: 2021-02240
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-02-03
Agency: National Science Foundation, Agencies and Commissions
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This is the second notice for public comment; the first was published in the Federal Register, and no comments were received. NSF is forwarding the proposed submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance simultaneously with the publication of this second notice.
Information Collection; Small Business Size Rerepresentation
Document Number: 2021-02239
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-02-03
Agency: Department of Defense, General Services Administration, Agencies and Commissions, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations, DoD, GSA, and NASA invite the public to comment on a revision and renewal concerning small business size rerepresentation. DoD, GSA, and NASA invite comments on: Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of Federal Government acquisitions, including whether the information will have practical utility; the accuracy of the estimate of the burden of the proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to minimize the burden of the information collection on respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. OMB has approved this information collection for use through September 30, 2021. DoD, GSA, and NASA propose that OMB extend its approval for use for three additional years beyond the current expiration date.
Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company
Document Number: 2021-02237
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-02-03
Agency: Federal Reserve System, Agencies and Commissions
Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Region; 2020-2021 Commercial Closure for Spanish Mackerel in the Atlantic Southern Zone
Document Number: 2021-02235
Type: Rule
Date: 2021-02-03
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS closes the Atlantic southern zone for commercial Spanish mackerel in or from the Atlantic exclusive economic zone. NMFS has determined that the commercial quota for Spanish mackerel in the Atlantic southern zone will be reached by February 3, 2021. Therefore, NMFS closes the Atlantic southern zone to commercial harvest of Spanish mackerel on February 3, 2021. This closure is necessary to protect the Spanish mackerel resource in the Atlantic.
Rice University, et. al; Notice of Decision on Applicationfor Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instruments
Document Number: 2021-02233
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-02-03
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts From Thailand: Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 2019-2020
Document Number: 2021-02232
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-02-03
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is rescinding the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on citric acid and certain citrate salts (citric acid) from Thailand covering the period of review (POR) July 1, 2019, through June 30, 2020, in part, with respect to Niran (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (Niran), based on a timely withdrawal of the request for review for Niran.
Adjustment of Civil Monetary Penalties for Inflation
Document Number: 2021-02231
Type: Rule
Date: 2021-02-03
Agency: Department of Education
The Department of Education (Department) issues these final regulations to adjust the Department's civil monetary penalties (CMPs) for inflation. This adjustment is required by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 (2015 Act), which amended the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990 (Inflation Adjustment Act). These final regulations provide the 2021 annual inflation adjustments being made to the penalty amounts in the Department's final regulations published in the Federal Register on January 14, 2020 (2020 final rule).
Notice of Proposals To Engage in or To Acquire Companies Engaged in Permissible Nonbanking Activities
Document Number: 2021-02230
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-02-03
Agency: Federal Reserve System, Agencies and Commissions
Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Foreign Tax Credit; Notification of Foreign Tax Redeterminations
Document Number: 2021-02229
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-02-03
Agency: Internal Revenue Service, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
The Internal Revenue Service, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The IRS is soliciting comments concerning foreign tax credit; notification of foreign tax redeterminations.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Hydrography Addressing tool
Document Number: 2021-02228
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-02-03
Agency: Geological Survey, Department of the Interior
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) are proposing a new information collection.
Combined Notice of Filings
Document Number: 2021-02226
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-02-03
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
National Nanotechnology Initiative Meetings
Document Number: 2021-02224
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-02-03
Agency: Office of Science and Technology Policy
The National Nanotechnology Coordination Office (NNCO), on behalf of the Nanoscale Science, Engineering, and Technology (NSET) Subcommittee of the Committee on Technology, National Science and Technology Council (NSTC), will facilitate stakeholder discussions of targeted nanotechnology topics through workshops, webinars, and Community of Interest meetings between the publication date of this Notice and December 31, 2021.
Combined Notice of Filings #1
Document Number: 2021-02222
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-02-03
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Polyvinyl Alcohol From China and Japan; Cancellation of Hearing for Third Full Five-Year Reviews
Document Number: 2021-02221
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-02-03
Agency: International Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Notice of Receipt of Complaint; Solicitation of Comments Relating to the Public Interest
Document Number: 2021-02220
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-02-03
Agency: International Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has received a complaint entitled Certain Apparatus and Methods of Opening Containers, DN 3529; the Commission is soliciting comments on any public interest issues raised by the complaint or complainant's filing pursuant to the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure.
Notice of Receipt of Complaint; Solicitation of Comments Relating to the Public Interest
Document Number: 2021-02219
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-02-03
Agency: International Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has received a complaint entitled Certain Robotic Floor Cleaning Devices and Components Thereof, DN 3530; the Commission is soliciting comments on any public interest issues raised by the complaint or complainant's filing pursuant to the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure.
Southern LNG Company, L.L.C.; Application for Blanket Authorization To Export Previously Imported Liquefied Natural Gas to Non-Free Trade Agreement Countries on a Short-Term Basis
Document Number: 2021-02218
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-02-03
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 August 18, 2020, by Southern LNG Company, L.L.C. (Southern LNG). Southern LNG requests blanket authorization to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) previously imported into the United States by vessel from foreign sources in a volume equivalent to 182.5 billion cubic feet per year (Bcf/yr) of natural gas on a cumulative basis over a two-year period. Southern LNG filed the Application under the Natural Gas Act (NGA). Protests, motions to intervene, notices of intervention, and written comments are invited.
Change In Control; ECA Liquefaction, S. de R.L. de C.V.
Document Number: 2021-02217
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-02-03
Agency: Department of Energy
The Office of Fossil Energy (FE) of the Department of Energy (DOE) gives notice of receipt of a Statement of Change in Control (Statement) filed by ECA Liquefaction, S. de R.L. de C.V. (ECA Liquefaction) in the above-referenced docket on January 7, 2021. The Statement describes a change in upstream ownership of ECA Liquefaction. The Statement was filed under the Natural Gas Act (NGA).
Administrative Declaration of a Disaster for the State of Florida
Document Number: 2021-02215
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-02-03
Agency: Small Business Administration, Agencies and Commissions
This is a notice of an Administrative declaration of a disaster for the State of Florida dated 01/28/2021. Incident: Tropical Storm Eta. Incident Period: 11/09/2020 through 11/12/2020.
Administrative Declaration of a Disaster for the State of Tennessee
Document Number: 2021-02214
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-02-03
Agency: Small Business Administration, Agencies and Commissions
This is a notice of an Administrative declaration of a disaster for the State of Tennessee dated 01/28/2021. Incident: Explosion. Incident Period: 12/25/2020.
Administrative Declaration of a Disaster for the State of Florida
Document Number: 2021-02213
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-02-03
Agency: Small Business Administration, Agencies and Commissions
This is a notice of an Administrative declaration of a disaster for the State of Florida dated 01/28/2021. Incident: Hurricane Sally. Incident Period: 09/13/2020 through 09/18/2020.
National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health (NACOSH); Notice of Membership Appointments
Document Number: 2021-02212
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-02-03
Agency: Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration
On January 14, 2020, the Secretary of Labor appointed four members to serve on NACOSH.
TUV SUD America, Inc.: Application for Expansion of Recognition.
Document Number: 2021-02211
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-02-03
Agency: Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration
In this notice, OSHA announces the application of TUV SUD America, Inc. (TUVAM) for expansion of recognition as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) and presents the agency's preliminary finding to grant the application.
TUV Rheinland of North America, Inc.: Applications for Expansion of Recognition
Document Number: 2021-02210
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-02-03
Agency: Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration
In this notice, OSHA announces the applications of TUV Rheinland of North America, Inc., for expansion of the scope of recognition as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) and presents the agency's preliminary finding to grant the applications.
SolarPTL, LLC.: Request for Renewal of Recognition
Document Number: 2021-02209
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-02-03
Agency: Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration
In this notice, OSHA announces the application of SolarPTL, LLC. (PTL), requesting renewal of recognition as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL).
Information Collection Activities; Comment Request
Document Number: 2021-02208
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-02-03
Agency: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics
The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This program helps to ensure that requested data can be provided in the desired format, reporting burden (time and financial resources) is minimized, collection instruments are clearly understood, and the impact of collection requirements on respondents can be properly assessed. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is soliciting comments concerning the proposed new information collection of the ``QCEW Business Supplement.'' A copy of the proposed information collection request (ICR) can be obtained by contacting the individual listed below in the ADDRESSES section of this notice.
Proposed Settlement Agreement, Challenge to Clean Air Act; Extension of Comment Period
Document Number: 2021-02207
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-02-03
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is extending the comment period for a proposed Settlement Agreement to resolve petitions for review filed by the State of Wyoming (``Wyoming'') and PacifiCorp with respect to PacifiCorp's Wyodak electric generating unit (EGU). Notice of the proposed Settlement Agreement was published in the Federal Register on January 4, 2021. The notice provided for a 30-day public comment period ending on February 3, 2021. EPA received a request from the public seeking a 30-day extension of the comment period. In response to this request, EPA is extending the comment period for an additional 30 days until March 5, 2021.
Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request
Document Number: 2021-02204
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-02-03
Agency: Federal Reserve System, Agencies and Commissions
The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) invites comment on a proposal to extend for three years, without revision, the Quarterly Report of Assets and Liabilities of Large Foreign Offices of U.S. Banks (FR 2502q; OMB No. 7100-0079).
Agency Information Collection Activities: Announcement of Board Approval Under Delegated Authority and Submission to OMB
Document Number: 2021-02203
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-02-03
Agency: Federal Reserve System, Agencies and Commissions
The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) is adopting a proposal to extend for three years, without revision, the Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey on Bank Lending Practices (FR 2018; OMB No. 7100-0058).
Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request
Document Number: 2021-02202
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-02-03
Agency: Federal Reserve System, Agencies and Commissions
The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) invites comment on a proposal to extend for three years, without revision, the Recordkeeping Requirements Associated with Limitations on Interbank Liabilities (FR F; OMB No. 7100-0331).
Agency Information Collection Activities: Announcement of Board Approval Under Delegated Authority and Submission to OMB
Document Number: 2021-02201
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-02-03
Agency: Federal Reserve System, Agencies and Commissions
The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) is adopting a proposal to extend for three years, without revision, the Disclosure Requirements Associated with CFPB's Regulation DD (FR DD; OMB No. 7100-0271).
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