May 13, 2021 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Reader Aids
Document Number: FR-2021-05-13-ReaderAids
Type: Reader Aids
Date: 2021-05-13
Peace Officers Memorial Day and Police Week, 2021
Document Number: 2021-10306
Type: Proclamation
Date: 2021-05-13
Agency: Executive Office of the President
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Yemen
Document Number: 2021-10284
Type: Administrative Order
Date: 2021-05-13
Agency: Executive Office of the President
Sunshine Act Meetings
Document Number: 2021-10251
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-05-13
Agency: Federal Election Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Notice of Public Posting Requirement of Grant Information for Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) Grantees
Document Number: 2021-10196
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-05-13
Agency: Department of Education
The U.S. Department of Education (Department) publishes an Information for Financial Aid Professionals (IFAP) Electronic Announcement (EA) that describes the public reporting requirements for Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students under the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (CRRSAA) and American Rescue Plan Act, 2021 (ARP) section (a)(1) and (a)(4) programs.
Notice Inviting Applications for the Proprietary Institution Grant Funds for Students Program Under the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF); American Rescue Plan Act, 2021 (ARP)
Document Number: 2021-10195
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-05-13
Agency: Department of Education
The Secretary is announcing the availability of new ARP (a)(4) grant funding under the Proprietary Institution Grant Funds for Students Program, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.425Q, as authorized under section 2003 of the ARP, and inviting applications from eligible proprietary institutions that did not previously receive funding under section 314(a)(4) of the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (CRRSAA) in order for these institutions to make emergency financial aid grants to students. This notice relates to the approved information collection under OMB control number 1840-0852.
Notice Inviting Applications for Public and Private Nonprofit Institutions of Higher Education Under the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF), Section 2003 of the American Rescue Plan Act, 2021 (ARP)
Document Number: 2021-10194
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-05-13
Agency: Department of Education
The Secretary is announcing the availability of new ARP (a)(1) HEERF grant funding as authorized under section 2003(1) of the ARP and inviting applications under Assistance Listing Numbers (ALN) 84.425E and 84.425F from eligible public and private nonprofit institutions that did not previously receive funding under section 314(a)(1) of the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (CRRSAA). This notice relates to the approved information collections under OMB control numbers 1801-0005 and 1840-0842.
Processes and Procedures for Issuing Guidance Documents
Document Number: 2021-10143
Type: Rule
Date: 2021-05-13
Agency: National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities, Agencies and Commissions, National Endowment for the Humanities
This document rescinds the National Endowment for the Humanities' rule governing the issuance of guidance documents.
Notice of Proposed Administrative Settlement Agreement and Order on Consent With De Minimis Parties at the Omega Chemical Corporation Superfund Site in Los Angeles County, California
Document Number: 2021-10141
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-05-13
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
In accordance with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended (``CERCLA''), notice is hereby given that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), has entered into a proposed settlement, embodied in an Administrative Settlement Agreement and Order on Consent (``Settlement Agreement''), with twenty-six parties that sent between one and three tons of waste and one party that sent just over four tons of waste (the ``Settling De Minimis Parties'') to a solvent and refrigerant recyling facility that operated between 1976 and 1991 in Whittier, California, called the Omega Chemical Corporation. Under the Settlement Agreement, the Settling De Minimis Parties agree to pay EPA $1,222,328.66 to resolve their liability for both past and future costs associated with the cleanup of the Omega Chemical Corporation Superfund Site (``Omega Site'') in Los Angeles County California.
Drone Advisory Committee (DAC); Notice of Public Meeting
Document Number: 2021-10135
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-05-13
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
This notice announces a meeting of the Drone Advisory Committee.
Extension of Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Certified Cargo Screening Standard Security Program
Document Number: 2021-10131
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-05-13
Agency: Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security Administration
This notice announces that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has forwarded the Information Collection Request (ICR), Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number 1652-0053, abstracted below to OMB for an extension in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. The ICR describes the nature of the information collection and its expected burden. The collection involves: (1) Applications from entities that wish to become Certified Cargo Screening Facilities (CCSFs) or Third-Party Canine-Cargo (3PK9-C) Certifiers; (2) personally identifiable information to allow TSA to conduct security threat assessments (STA) on certain individuals employed by the CCSFs or 3PK9-C Certifiers and those authorized to conduct 3PK9-C Program activities; (3) standard security programs or submission of a proposed modified security program or amendment to a security program by CCSFs, or standards provided by TSA or submission of a proposed modified standard by 3PK9-C Certifiers; (4) recordkeeping requirements for CCSFs and 3PK9-C Certifiers; (5) designation of a Security Coordinator (SC) by CCSFs and 3PK9-C Certifiers; and (6) significant security concerns detailing information of incidents, suspicious activities, and/or threat information by CCSFs and 3PK9-C Certifiers.
Retail Exemptions Adjusted Dollar Limitations
Document Number: 2021-10129
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-05-13
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service
The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing the dollar limitations on the amount of meat and meat food products and poultry and poultry products that a retail store can sell to hotels, restaurants, and similar institutions without disqualifying itself for exemption from Federal inspection requirements.
Information Collections: Clauses and Forms for Operating Plans and Agreements for Powerline Facility Operation and Maintenance, Inspections, and Vegetation Management and Clause for Vegetation Management Pilot Program Projects
Document Number: 2021-10125
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-05-13
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Forest Service is seeking comments on two new information collections, Forms and Clauses for Operating Plans and Agreements for Powerline Facility Operation and Maintenance, Inspections, and Vegetation Management and Clause for Vegetation Management Pilot Program Projects.
Medicare and Medicaid Programs; COVID-19 Vaccine Requirements for Long-Term Care (LTC) Facilities and Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals With Intellectual Disabilities (ICFs-IID) Residents, Clients, and Staff
Document Number: 2021-10122
Type: Rule
Date: 2021-05-13
Agency: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services
This interim final rule with comment period (IFC) revises the infection control requirements that long-term care (LTC) facilities (Medicaid nursing facilities and Medicare skilled nursing facilities, also collectively known as ``nursing homes'') and intermediate care facilities for individuals with intellectual disabilities (ICFs-IID) must meet to participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. This IFC aims to reduce the spread of SARS-CoV-2 infections, the virus that causes COVID-19, by requiring education about COVID-19 vaccines for LTC facility residents, ICF-IID clients, and staff serving both populations, and by requiring that such vaccines, when available, be offered to all residents, clients, and staff. It also requires LTC facilities to report COVID-19 vaccination status of residents and staff to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). These requirements are necessary to help protect the health and safety of ICF-IID clients and LTC facility residents. In addition, the rule solicits public comments on the potential application of these or other requirements to other congregate living settings over which CMS has regulatory or other oversight authority.
Proposed Extension of Information Collection Request Submitted for Public Comment; Comment Request on Burden Related to Form 8801, Credit for Prior Year Minimum Tax-Individuals, Estates, and Trusts
Document Number: 2021-10120
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-05-13
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 public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Currently, the IRS is soliciting comments concerning the burden related to completing form 8801, Credit for Prior Year Minimum TaxIndividuals, Estates, and Trusts.
Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 2021
Document Number: 2021-10119
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2021-05-13
Agency: Federal Communications Commission, Agencies and Commissions
In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) seeks comment on revising the fee schedule of FY 2021 regulatory fees.
43rd Meeting of the National Museum and Library Services Board
Document Number: 2021-10117
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-05-13
Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services, National Foundation of the Arts and the Humanities
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, notice is hereby given that the National Museum and Library Services Board will meet to advise the Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) with respect to duties, powers, and authority of IMLS relating to museum, library, and information services, as well as coordination of activities for the improvement of these services.
Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Annual Certification of Veteran Status and Veteran-Relatives
Document Number: 2021-10115
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-05-13
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, this notice announces that the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs, will submit the collection of information abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The PRA submission describes the nature of the information collection and its expected cost and burden and it includes the actual data collection instrument.
Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Veteran's Application for Increased Compensation Based on Unemployability
Document Number: 2021-10114
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-05-13
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, this notice announces that the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs, will submit the collection of information abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The PRA submission describes the nature of the information collection and its expected cost and burden and it includes the actual data collection instrument.
Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Application for Exclusion of Children's Income
Document Number: 2021-10113
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-05-13
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, this notice announces that the Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, will submit the collection of information abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The PRA submission describes the nature of the information collection and its expected cost and burden and it includes the actual data collection instrument.
Agency Information Collection Activity: Receipt of Supplies (Chapter 31-Veteran Readiness and Employment)
Document Number: 2021-10112
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-05-13
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension of a currently approved collection, and allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice.
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-921); Comment Request; Extension
Document Number: 2021-10111
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-05-13
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) is soliciting public comment on the currently approved information collection, FERC-921 (Ongoing Electronic Delivery of Data from Regional Transmission Organization and Independent System Operators).
Draft General Conformity Determination for the California High-Speed Train System Bakersfield to Palmdale Section
Document Number: 2021-10110
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-05-13
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
FRA is issuing this notice to advise the public that a draft General Conformity Determination for the Bakersfield to Palmdale Section of the California High-Speed Rail (HSR) System is available for public and agency review and comment.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection: Petition by Entrepreneur To Remove Conditions on Permanent Resident Status
Document Number: 2021-10108
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-05-13
Agency: Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment upon this proposed revision of a currently approved collection of information. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the information collection notice is published in the Federal Register to obtain comments regarding the nature of the information collection, the categories of respondents, the estimated burden (i.e. the time, effort, and resources used by the respondents to respond), the estimated cost to the respondent, and the actual information collection instruments.
Hood and Willamette Resource Advisory Committee
Document Number: 2021-10107
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-05-13
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
The Hood and Willamette Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) will be meeting virtually. The committee is authorized under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (the Act) and operates in compliance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The purpose of the committee is to improve collaborative relationships and to provide advice and recommendations to the U.S. Forest Service concerning projects and funding consistent with Title II of the Act. RAC information, can be found at the following website: https:// www.fs.usda.gov/main/willamette/workingtogether/advisorycommi ttees.
Hood and Willamette Resource Advisory Committee
Document Number: 2021-10106
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-05-13
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
The Hood and Willamette Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) will be meeting virtually. The committee is authorized under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (the Act) and operates in compliance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The purpose of the committee is to improve collaborative relationships and to provide advice and recommendations to the U.S. Forest Service concerning projects and funding consistent with Title II of the mentioned Act. The meeting is open to the public. The purpose of the meeting is to make funding recommendations on an array of new project proposals. Additional RAC information, including the meeting agenda and the meeting summary/minutes can be found at the following website: https://www.fs.usda.gov/main/willamette/workingtogether/ advisorycommittees.
Permanent Advisory Committee To Advise the U.S. Commissioners to the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission; Meeting Announcement
Document Number: 2021-10105
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-05-13
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS announces a public meeting of the Permanent Advisory Committee (PAC) to advise the U.S. Commissioners to the Commission for the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean (WCPFC) on June 10, 2021. Meeting topics are provided under the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice.
New Postal Products
Document Number: 2021-10104
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-05-13
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.
Ketchikan Resource Advisory Committee
Document Number: 2021-10103
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-05-13
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
The Ketchikan Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) will hold a virtual meeting by phone and/or video conference. The committee is authorized under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self- Determination Act (the Act) and operates in compliance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The purpose of the committee is to improve collaborative relationships and to provide advice and recommendations to the Forest Service concerning projects and funding consistent with Title II of the Act as well as make recommendations on recreation fee proposals for sites on the Tongass National Forest within the Ketchikan Borough, consistent with the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act.
Northern Utah Resource Advisory Committee
Document Number: 2021-10102
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-05-13
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
The Northern Utah Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) will hold a virtual meeting by phone and/or video conference. The committee is authorized under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self- Determination Act (the Act) and operates in compliance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The purpose of the committee is to improve collaborative relationships and to provide advice and recommendations to the Forest Service concerning projects and funding consistent with Title II of the Act as well as make recommendations on recreation fee proposals for sites on Ashley and Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forests, consistent with the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act. RAC information and virtual meeting information can be found at the following website: https://www.fs.usda.gov/ashley/ and https:// www.fs.usda.gov/uwcnf.
Name of Information Collection: Term and Condition Notification of Harassment Form
Document Number: 2021-10101
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-05-13
Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Agencies and Commissions
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 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 proposed and/or continuing information collections.
Agency Information Collection Activities; NASA Assurance of Civil Rights Compliance
Document Number: 2021-10099
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-05-13
Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Agencies and Commissions
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 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 proposed and/or continuing information collections.
Fisheries of the South Atlantic; Southeast Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR); Public Meeting
Document Number: 2021-10098
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-05-13
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The SEDAR 78 assessment of the South Atlantic stock of Spanish Mackerel will consist of a data scoping webinar and a series of assessment webinars.
North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
Document Number: 2021-10097
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-05-13
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (NPFMC) Ecosystem Committee will meet May 27, 2021.
Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Vision
Document Number: 2021-10096
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-05-13
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
FMCSA announces its decision to renew exemptions for 17 individuals from the vision requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) for interstate commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers. The exemptions enable these individuals to continue to operate CMVs in interstate commerce without meeting the vision requirement in one eye.
Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Vision
Document Number: 2021-10095
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-05-13
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
FMCSA announces its decision to renew exemptions for 68 individuals from the vision requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) for interstate commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers. The exemptions enable these individuals to continue to operate CMVs in interstate commerce without meeting the vision requirement in one eye.
CDC Draft 2021 Update to the HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis Clinical Practice Guideline and Supplement; Webinars
Document Number: 2021-10094
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-05-13
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 webinars that will be held on two dates to receive comments on the draft 2021 update to the HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Clinical Practice Guideline and Providers Supplement. The webinars are an opportunity for all interested parties to ask questions and provide feedback, but are specifically directed toward clinicians, such as medical doctors, nurse practitioners, physician's assistants, and pharmacists. CDC will consider comments made during the webinars prior to finalizing the draft HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis Clinical Practice Guideline and Providers Supplement: 2021 Update for publication.
Marine Mammals; File No. 25672
Document Number: 2021-10093
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-05-13
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Notice is hereby given that Miling Li, Sc.D., University of Delaware, 15 Innovation Way, Newark, DE 19711, has applied in due form for a permit to import biological samples from beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) for scientific research.
Endangered Species; File Nos. 21467 and 22822
Document Number: 2021-10092
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-05-13
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Notice is hereby given that two applicants have requested permit modifications to take green (Chelonia mydas), hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata), Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii), and loggerhead (Caretta caretta) sea turtles for purposes of scientific research.
Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for Certain Sunscreen Drug Products for Over-the-Counter Use
Document Number: 2021-10091
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-05-13
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
Under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), as implemented by the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) regulations, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) announces its intent to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) to evaluate the potential environmental effects of revised conditions for marketing certain sunscreen products for over-the-counter (OTC) use without prior approval of a new drug application (NDA). By this notice, FDA is announcing the beginning of the scoping process to solicit public comments and identify issues to be analyzed in this EIS.
Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans Nominations for Vacancy; Insurance Representative
Document Number: 2021-10090
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-05-13
Agency: Employee Benefits Security Administration, Department of Labor
Electrical Standards for Construction and General Industry; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of the Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
Document Number: 2021-10089
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-05-13
Agency: Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OSHA solicits public comments concerning the request for an extension of the information collection requirements contained in the Electrical Standards for Construction and for General Industry. The Standards address safety procedures for installation and maintenance of electric utilization equipment that prevent death and serious injuries among construction and general industry workers in the workplace caused by electrical hazards.
Arts Advisory Panel Meetings
Document Number: 2021-10088
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-05-13
Agency: National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities, Agencies and Commissions, National Endowment for the Arts
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, notice is hereby given that 44 meetings of the Arts Advisory Panel to the National Council on the Arts will be held by teleconference.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: Public Comment Request; Information Collection Request Title: Black Lung Clinics Program, OMB No. 0915-0292-Revision
Document Number: 2021-10087
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-05-13
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration
In compliance with the requirement for opportunity for public comment on proposed data collection projects of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, HRSA announces plans to submit an Information Collection Request (ICR), described below, to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Prior to submitting the ICR to OMB, HRSA seeks comments from the public regarding the burden estimate, below, or any other aspect of the ICR.
Native American Business Development Institute (NABDI) Grant; Solicitation of Proposals
Document Number: 2021-10086
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-05-13
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs
The Office of Indian Energy and Economic Development (IEED), through its Native American Business Development Institute (NABDI) grant, is soliciting proposals from Tribes for technical assistance funding to hire consultants to perform feasibility studies of economic development opportunities. In addition to the feasibility study, NABDI grants may fund business plans for proposed businesses or Tribal businesses recovering from the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Strengthening Wage Protections for the Temporary and Permanent Employment of Certain Immigrants and Non-Immigrants in the United States: Delay of Effective and Transition Dates
Document Number: 2021-10084
Type: Rule
Date: 2021-05-13
Agency: Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor
On March 12, 2021, the Department of Labor (Department or DOL) published a final rule delaying the effective date of the January 14, 2021, rule entitled Strengthening Wage Protections for the Temporary and Permanent Employment of Certain Aliens in the United States (the rule or Final Rule), from March 15, 2021 until May 14, 2021. On March 22, 2021, the Department proposed to further delay the effective date of the rule by eighteen months from May 14, 2021 until November 14, 2022, along with corresponding proposed delays to the rule's transition dates. The Department proposed an additional delay to provide a sufficient amount of time to thoroughly consider the legal and policy issues raised in the rule, and offer the public, through the issuance of a Request for Information, an opportunity to provide information on the sources and methods for determining prevailing wage levels covering employment opportunities that United States (U.S.) employers seek to fill with foreign workers on a permanent or temporary basis through certain employment-based immigrant visas or through H-1B, H-1B1, or E-3 nonimmigrant visas. The Department also proposed the further delay to provide agency officials with a sufficient amount of time to compute and validate prevailing wage data covering specific occupations and geographic areas, complete and thoroughly test system modifications, train staff, and conduct public outreach to ensure an effective and orderly implementation of any revisions to the prevailing wage levels. The Department invited written comments from the public for 30 days, until April 21, 2021, on the proposed further delay and received 627 timely comments. The Department has reviewed the comments received in response to the proposal and will delay the effective date of the Final Rule for a period of 18 months, along with corresponding delays to the rule's transition dates.
Proposal Review Panel for Physics; Notice of Meeting
Document Number: 2021-10083
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-05-13
Agency: National Science Foundation, Agencies and Commissions
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