August 19, 2021 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents
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Census Scientific Advisory Committee
The Census Bureau is giving notice of a virtual meeting of the Census Scientific Advisory Committee (CSAC). The Committee will address policy, research, and technical issues relating to a full range of Census Bureau programs and activities, including decennial, economic, field operations, information technology, and statistics. Last minute changes to the schedule are possible, which could prevent giving advance public notice of schedule adjustments. Please visit the Census Advisory Committees website at https://www.census.gov/cac for the CSAC meeting information, including the agenda, and how to join the meeting.
Updating CDC's Contraception Guidance Documents: U.S. Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use and U.S. Selected Practice Recommendations for Contraceptive Use
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announces the opening of a docket to obtain comment on CDC's contraception recommendations. Two guidance documents, U.S. Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use (US MEC) and U.S. Selected Practice Recommendations for Contraceptive Use (US SPR), provide evidence-based recommendations to assist health care providers when counseling patients on contraceptive choice and use. Updates to these guidance documents typically occur every 5 years. As part of the planning process for the next update, CDC is requesting public comment on content to consider for revision or addition to the recommendations and how to improve the implementation of the guidance documents. This action is necessary to consider multiple and diverse perspectives and ensure that the documents meet the needs of U.S. health care providers and the persons they serve.
Certain Audio Players and Controllers, Components Thereof, and Products Containing Same; Notice of Request for Submissions on the Public Interest
Notice is hereby given that, on August 13, 2021, the presiding chief administrative law judge (``CALJ'') issued an Initial Determination on Violation of Section 337. The CALJ also issued a Recommended Determination on Remedy and Bond should a violation be found in the above-captioned investigation. The Commission is soliciting submissions on public interest issues raised by the recommended relief should the Commission find a violation. This notice is soliciting comments from the public only.
Revision of U.S. Standards for Grades of Watermelons
The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) is revising the U.S. Standards for Grades of Watermelons. Changes will provide a common language for trade of watermelons.
Notice of Public Meetings of the Kansas Advisory Committee
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 that the Kansas Advisory Committee (Committee) will hold a meeting via the web platform Webex on, Tuesday, August 31, 2021 at 12:00 p.m. Central Time. The purpose of the meeting is review the proposal on Voting as a topic of study.
Commission Meeting
The Susquehanna River Basin Commission will conduct its regular business meeting on September 17, 2021, from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Details concerning the matters to be addressed at the business meeting are contained in the Supplementary Information section of this notice. Also the Commission published a document in the Federal Register on July 19, 2021, concerning its public hearing on August 12, 2021, held telephonically.
Projects Approved for Consumptive Uses of Water
This notice lists the projects approved by rule by the Susquehanna River Basin Commission during the period set forth in DATES.
Meeting: National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announces the following advisory committee meeting: National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS), Meeting of the Full Committee. This meeting is open to the public. The public is welcome to obtain the link to attend this meeting by following the instructions that will be posted here prior to the meeting: https://ncvhs.hhs.gov/meetings/full-committee-meeting-8/.
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) uses photographs, biographies, and agency contact information of employees to provide background information to the public, for use by stakeholders in preparation for services, and for trainings and conferences. FMCS may also use these documents for internal agency events and communications.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Weather and Society Survey
The Department of Commerce, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), 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 preceding submission of the collection to OMB.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Recreational Angler Survey of Sea Turtle Interactions
The Department of Commerce, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), 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 preceding submission of the collection to OMB.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; High Seas Fishing Permit Application, Logbook Reporting and Vessel Marking
The Department of Commerce, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), 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 preceding submission of the collection to OMB.
Notice of Issuance of SFFAS 59, Accounting and Reporting of Government Land
Notice is hereby given that the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB) has issued Statement of Federal Financial Accounting Standards (SFFAS) 59, Accounting and Reporting of Government Land.
National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions
The National Park Service is soliciting electronic comments on the significance of properties nominated before August 7 2021, for listing or related actions in the National Register of Historic Places.
Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of the Expedited Five-Year Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty Order
As a result of this sunset review, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revoking the countervailing duty (CVD) order on certain corrosion-resistant steel products (CORE) from the People's Republic of China (China) would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies at the levels indicated in the ``Final Results of the Sunset Review'' section of this notice.
Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled Into Modules, From the People's Republic of China: Notice of Court Decision Not in Harmony With Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; Notice of Amended Final Results
On August 10, 2021, the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) issued its final judgment in Changzhou Trina Solar Energy Co., Ltd. et al. v. United States, Consol. Court No. 18-00176, sustaining the Department of Commerce's (Commerce) second remand redetermination pertaining to the 2015-2016 antidumping duty (AD) administrative review of crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled into modules (solar cells), from the People's Republic of China (China). Commerce is notifying the public that the CIT's final judgment in this litigation is not in harmony with the final results reached by Commerce in the 2015-2016 AD administrative review of solar cells from China, and that Commerce is amending the final results of that review with respect to the dumping margin calculated for Trina and certain separate rate respondents.
Silicon Metal From Malaysia: Antidumping Duty Order
Based on affirmative final determinations by the Department of Commerce (Commerce) and the International Trade Commission (ITC), Commerce is issuing an antidumping duty order on silicon metal from Malaysia.
Certain Magnesia Carbon Bricks From Mexico and the People's Republic of China: Continuation of Antidumping Duty Orders and Countervailing Duty Order
As a result of the determinations by the Department of Commerce (Commerce) and the International Trade Commission (ITC) that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) orders on certain magnesia carbon bricks (MCBs) from Mexico and the People's Republic of China (China) and the countervailing duty (CVD) order on MCBs from China would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping, net countervailable subsidies, and injury to an industry in the United States, Commerce is publishing a notice of continuation of these AD and CVD orders.
Commercial Driver's License Standards: Application for Exemption; Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (Daimler)
FMCSA announces that Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (Daimler) has requested an exemption from the commercial driver's license (CDL) requirements for one of its drivers, Gesa Reimelt. Daimler also requested an exemption for the same driver from the requirement to register CDL holders in the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse (Clearinghouse). Ms. Reimelt has a valid German commercial license and will test drive Daimler vehicles on U.S. roads to better understand product requirements in ``real world'' environments and verify results. Daimler believes that the requirements for a German commercial license ensure that the same level of safety is met or exceeded as if this driver had a U.S. CDL.
Safety Zones; Annual Events in the Captain of the Port Buffalo Zone
The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone located in federal regulations for the annual D-Day Conneaut event. This action is necessary and intended for the safety of life and property on navigable waters during this event. During each enforcement period, no person or vessel may enter the safety zone without the permission of the Captain of the Port Buffalo.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Job Accommodation Network Customer Satisfaction Questionnaire
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the DOL is soliciting public comments regarding this ODEP-sponsored information collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Onshore Geophysical Exploration
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposes to renew an information collection.
Findings of Research Misconduct
Findings of research misconduct have been made against Viravuth Yin, Ph.D. (Respondent), former Associate Professor, Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory (MDIBL). Respondent engaged in research misconduct in research supported by U.S. Public Health Service (PHS) funds, specifically National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), grants P20 GM104318 and P20 GM103423. The administrative actions, including supervision for a period of two (2) years, were implemented beginning on August 2, 2021, and are detailed below.
Filing of Plats of Survey: California
The plats of survey of lands described in this notice are scheduled to be officially filed in the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), California State Office, Sacramento, California, 30 calendar days from the date of this publication. The surveys, which were executed at the request of the United States Forest Service and the BLM, are necessary for the management of these lands.
Community Input on Noise Mitigation
The Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation (OLDCC) is carrying out an effort requested under the report accompanying the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, to, in part, work with communities to find measures that would mitigate noise caused by defense fixed wing aviation activities. Approximately 205 active and reserve installations have been identified with ``covered facilities'' (hospitals, daycare facilities, schools, facilities serving senior citizens, and private residences) that appear to be located within one mile or a day-night average sound level of 65 decibel or greater of a military installation or another location at which military fixed wing aircraft are stationed. OLDCC is requesting affected communities adjacent to those 205 active and reserve installations to provide feedback through a web portal on measures to mitigate defense aviation noise for OLDCC to consider in its efforts to develop a community noise mitigation program in collaboration with the Service Secretaries.
Open Meeting of the Federal Advisory Committee on Insurance
This notice provides updated videoconference links for the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Federal Advisory Committee on Insurance (FACI) meeting on Thursday, September 9, 2021 from 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The meeting is open to the public.
Submission for OMB Review; Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program: Guidance for Submitting an Annual Report to the Secretary (OMB #0970-0409)
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Child Care (OCC) is requesting a 3-year extension of the Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program: Guidance for Submitting an Annual Report to the Secretary (OMB #0970- 0409; expiration 9/30/2021). There are minor updates to the annual guidance which reflects a change in timing for the due date of the final report.
Applications for New Awards; Training of Interpreters for Individuals Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing and Individuals Who Are DeafBlind Program; Correction
On July 26, 2021, the Department of Education (Department) published in the Federal Register a notice inviting applications (NIA) for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2021 for the Training of Interpreters for Individuals Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing and Individuals Who Are DeafBlind program, Assistance Listing Number 84.160D. We are correcting one error in the Application Requirements. All other information in the NIA, including the August 30, 2021, deadline for transmittal of applications, remains the same.
Final Priority and Requirements-Training of Interpreters for Individuals Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing and Individuals Who Are DeafBlind Program-Correction
On July 26, 2021, the Department of Education (Department) published in the Federal Register a notice of final priority and requirements (NFP) for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2021 for the Training of Interpreters for Individuals Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing and Individuals Who Are DeafBlind program, Assistance Listing Number 84.160D. We are correcting one error in the Application Requirements. All other information in the NFP remains the same.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Hydrography Addressing Tool
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), we, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) are proposing a new information collection.
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