September 15, 2021 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Reader Aids
Document Number: FR-2021-09-15-ReaderAids
Type: Reader Aids
Date: 2021-09-15
National Grandparents Day, 2021
Document Number: 2021-20038
Type: Proclamation
Date: 2021-09-15
Agency: Executive Office of the President
Patriot Day and National Day of Service and Remembrance, 2021
Document Number: 2021-20036
Type: Proclamation
Date: 2021-09-15
Agency: Executive Office of the President
National Small Business Week, 2021
Document Number: 2021-20031
Type: Proclamation
Date: 2021-09-15
Agency: Executive Office of the President
Medicare Program; Medicare Coverage of Innovative Technology (MCIT) and Definition of “Reasonable and Necessary”
Document Number: 2021-20016
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2021-09-15
Agency: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services
This proposed rule would repeal the Medicare Coverage of Innovative Technology (MCIT) and Definition of ``Reasonable and Necessary'' final rule, which was published on January 14, 2021, and would be effective on December 15, 2021. We are providing a public comment period to allow interested parties to provide comments about the proposed repeal, our intent to conduct future rulemaking to explore an expedited coverage pathway that provides access to innovative beneficial technologies and the reasonable and necessary definition.
Management Track Assessment for Georges Bank Atlantic Cod and Gulf of Maine Atlantic Cod
Document Number: 2021-19949
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-09-15
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS and the Assessment Oversight Panel (AOP) will convene the Management Track Assessment Peer Review Meeting for the purpose of reviewing both Georges Bank and Gulf of Maine Atlantic cod stocks. The Management Track Assessment Peer Review is a formal scientific peer- review process for evaluating and presenting stock assessment results to managers for fish stocks in the offshore U.S. waters of the northwest Atlantic. Assessments are prepared by the lead stock assessment analyst and reviewed by an independent panel of stock assessment experts called the AOP. The public is invited to attend the presentations and discussions between the review panel and the scientists who have participated in the stock assessment process.
Importer of Controlled Substances Application: Cambridge Isotope Laboratories
Document Number: 2021-19944
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-09-15
Agency: Drug Enforcement Administration, Department of Justice
Cambridge Isotope Laboratories has applied to be registered as an importer of basic class(es) of controlled substance(s). Refer to Supplemental Information listed below for further drug information.
Federal Travel Regulation (FTR); Relocation Allowances-Waiver of Certain Provisions of the FTR Chapter 302 for Official Relocation Travel to Locations in Mississippi, Louisiana, New York, and New Jersey Impacted by Hurricane Ida
Document Number: 2021-19941
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-09-15
Agency: General Services Administration, Agencies and Commissions
GSA Bulletin FTR 22-02 informs Federal agencies that certain provisions of the FTR governing official relocation travel are temporarily waived for Mississippi, Louisiana, New York, and New Jersey locations impacted by Hurricane Ida. As a result of the storm damage caused by Hurricane Ida, agencies should consider delaying all non- essential relocations to the affected areas given the statutory 120-day maximum for Temporary Quarters Subsistence Expenses (TQSE). Due to the lasting effects of the storm damage to these affected areas, finding lodging facilities and/or adequate meals may be difficult, and distance involved may be great, resulting in increased cost for relocation per diem expenses.
Agency Request for Approval of a New Information Collection(s): Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program Requirements
Document Number: 2021-19940
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-09-15
Agency: Department of Transportation, Office of the Secretary
The Department of Transportation (DOT or Department) invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval for an information collection for the Department's Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program. The information collected is necessary to maintain successful implementation of the DBE program, as it helps ensure that state and local recipients of DOT funds carry out the program's mission of providing a level playing field for small businesses owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals. We are required to publish this notice in the Federal Register by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA).
Agency Request for Renewal of a Previously Approved Information Collection(s): Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program Collections
Document Number: 2021-19938
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-09-15
Agency: Department of Transportation, Office of the Secretary
The Department of Transportation (DOT) invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval to renew information collections associated with DOT's Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) and Airport Concessions DBE (ACDBE) program. These collections are: Uniform Report of DBE Awards or Commitments and Payments, the Uniform Certification Application (UCA), Annual Affidavit of No Change, DOT Personal Net Worth Form, and Reporting Requirements for Percentages of DBEs in Various Categories.
Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings
Document Number: 2021-19937
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-09-15
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; Notice of Closed Meeting
Document Number: 2021-19936
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-09-15
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; Notice of Closed Meeting
Document Number: 2021-19935
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-09-15
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
Request for Comments on Significant Foreign Trade Barriers for the National Trade Estimate Report
Document Number: 2021-19934
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-09-15
Agency: Office of the United States Trade Representative
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR), through the Trade Policy Staff Committee (TPSC), publishes the National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers (NTE Report) each year. USTR invites comments to assist it and the TPSC in identifying significant barriers to U.S. exports of goods and services, U.S. foreign direct investment, and the protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights for inclusion in the NTE Report. USTR also will consider responses to this notice as part of the annual review of the operation and effectiveness of all U.S. trade agreements regarding telecommunications products and services that are in force with respect to the United States.
Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: VHA Homeless Programs-Project CHALENG (Community Homelessness Assessment, Local Education and Networking Groups) for Veterans
Document Number: 2021-19930
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-09-15
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, this notice announces that the Veterans Health 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.
Draft Environmental Assessment; Receipt of an Application for an Incidental Take Permit and Habitat Conservation Plan for Five Bat Species, Missouri
Document Number: 2021-19929
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-09-15
Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, have received an application from the Missouri Department of Conservation (applicant) for an incidental take permit (ITP) under the Endangered Species Act. If approved, the permit would be for a 50-year period and would authorize the incidental take of two endangered species, the Indiana bat and the gray bat; one threatened species, the northern long-eared bat; and two species petitioned for Federal listing, the little brown bat and the tricolored bat. The applicant has prepared a habitat conservation plan (HCP) to cover a suite of activities associated with continued forest and habitat management within the State of Missouri.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Food Contact Substance Notification Program
Document Number: 2021-19925
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-09-15
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, Agency, or we) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the Agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), Federal Agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension of an existing collection of information, and to allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice. This notice solicits comments on the information collection associated with the Food Contact Substance Notification Program.
Notice of Agreement Filed
Document Number: 2021-19922
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-09-15
Agency: Federal Maritime Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Notice of Request for Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection
Document Number: 2021-19919
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-09-15
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Rural Business-Cooperative Service, Rural Housing Service, Rural Utilities Service
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces RBCS, RHS, and RUS', agencies of the USDA Rural Development (RD) mission area, intention to request an extension to a currently approved information collection for the Strategic Economic and Community Development Program.
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Enhancement of Survival Permit Application; Programmatic Safe Harbor Agreement and Candidate Conservation Agreement With Assurances for 14 Aquatic Species and Associated Categorical Exclusion; State of Kansas
Document Number: 2021-19916
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-09-15
Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are announcing the availability of documents related to an application for an enhancement of survival permit (permit) under the Endangered Species Act. The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks has applied for a permit associated with the implementation of a programmatic safe harbor agreement (SHA) and candidate conservation agreement with assurances (CCAA) for 14 aquatic species in Kansas. The documents available for review and comment are the applicant's programmatic SHA/CCAA, which is part of the permit application, and our draft environmental action statement and low-effect screening form, which support a categorical exclusion under the National Environmental Policy Act. We invite comments from the public and Federal, Tribal, State, and local governments.
Notice of Final Agency Actions on Proposed Railroad Project in California, on Behalf of the California High Speed Rail Authority
Document Number: 2021-19914
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-09-15
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
FRA, on behalf of the California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority), is issuing this notice to announce actions taken by the Authority that are final. By this notice, FRA is advising the public of the time limit to file a claim seeking judicial review of the actions related to a proposed railroad project, the California High-Speed Rail (HSR) Authority's Bakersfield to Palmdale Project Section (Project). These actions grant approvals for project implementation pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and other laws, regulations, and executive orders.
Certain Stilbenic Optical Brightening Agents From Taiwan: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2019-2020
Document Number: 2021-19912
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-09-15
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
The Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that the sole producer/exporter subject to this review made sales of subject merchandise in the United States at less than normal value during the period of review (POR), May 1, 2019, through April 30, 2020.
Ortho-Phthalaldehyde; Receipt of Application for Emergency Exemption, Solicitation of Public Comment
Document Number: 2021-19911
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-09-15
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
EPA has received a specific exemption request from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to use the pesticide ortho-phthalaldehyde (OPA, CAS No. 643-79-8) to treat the coolant fluid of the internal active thermal control system of the International Space Station to control aerobic/microaerophilic bacteria in the aqueous coolant. The applicant proposes the use of a new chemical which has not been registered by EPA. Therefore, in accordance with the Code of Federal Regulations, EPA is soliciting public comment before making the decision whether or not to grant the exemption.
Filing of Plats of Survey: Oregon/Washington
Document Number: 2021-19909
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-09-15
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
The plats of survey of the following described lands are scheduled to be officially filed in the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Oregon/Washington State Office, Portland, Oregon, 30 calendar days from the date of this publication.
Performance Review Board Members
Document Number: 2021-19907
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-09-15
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 names of the Performance Review Board Members who are reviewing performance of Senior Executive Service (SES) members, Title 42 (T42) executives, and Senior Level (SL) employees for Fiscal Year 2021.
Certain Percussive Massage Devices; Notice of Request for Submissions on the Public Interest
Document Number: 2021-19905
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-09-15
Agency: International Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Notice is hereby given that on August 20, 2021, the presiding administrative law judge (``ALJ'') issued an Initial Determination on Violation of Section 337. The ALJ also issued a Recommended Determination on remedy and bonding 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.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 2021-19904
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-09-15
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Federal Trade Commission (``FTC'' or ``Commission'') requests that the Office of Management and Budget (``OMB'') extend for three years the current Paperwork Reduction Act (``PRA'') clearances for information collection requirements contained in four consumer financial regulations enforced by the Commission. Those clearances expire on September 30, 2021.
Commission Information Collection Activities; FERC-917 & FERC-918; Comment Request; Extension
Document Number: 2021-19903
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-09-15
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 information collections, FERC-917 (Electric Transmission Facilities) and FERC-918 (Standards for Business Practices and Communication Protocols for Public Utilities), which will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for a review of the information collection requirements.
Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags From China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam; Scheduling of Expedited Five-Year Reviews
Document Number: 2021-19898
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-09-15
Agency: International Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of expedited reviews pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (``the Act'') to determine whether revocation of the antidumping duty orders on polyethylene retail carrier bags from China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam and the countervailing duty order on polyethylene retail carrier bags from Vietnam would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time.
Granular Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) Resin From India and Russia; Scheduling of the Final Phase of Countervailing Duty and Antidumping Duty Investigations
Document Number: 2021-19897
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-09-15
Agency: International Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of the final phase of antidumping and countervailing duty investigation Nos. 701-TA-663-664 and 731-TA-1555-1556 (Final) pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (``the Act'') to determine whether an industry in the United States is materially injured or threatened with material injury, or the establishment of an industry in the United States is materially retarded, by reason of imports of granular polytetrafluoroethylene (``PTFE'') resin from India and Russia, provided for in subheadings 3904.61.00 and 3904.69.50 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, preliminarily determined by the Department of Commerce (``Commerce'') to be subsidized and sold at less-than-fair-value.
Proposed Collection; Requesting Comments on Form 8850
Document Number: 2021-19895
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-09-15
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 proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The IRS is soliciting comments concerning Form 8850, Pre-Screening Notice and Certification Request for the Work Opportunity Credit.
Proposed Collection; Requesting Comments on Form W-2G
Document Number: 2021-19894
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-09-15
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 proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The IRS is soliciting comments concerning Form W-2G, Certain Gambling Winnings.
Arts Advisory Panel Meetings
Document Number: 2021-19893
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-09-15
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 2 meetings of the Arts Advisory Panel to the National Council on the Arts will be held by teleconference or videoconference.
Proposed Collection; Requesting Comments on Form 8932
Document Number: 2021-19892
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-09-15
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 proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The IRS is soliciting comments concerning Form 8932, Credit for Employer Differential Wage Payments.
Proposed Collection; Requesting Comments on Form 56 and Form 56-F
Document Number: 2021-19891
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-09-15
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 proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The IRS is soliciting comments concerning Form 56, Notice Concerning Fiduciary Relationship, and Form 56-F, Notice Concerning Fiduciary Relationship of Financial Institution.
Notice of Public Meeting of the Nevada Advisory Committee
Document Number: 2021-19890
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-09-15
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 Nevada Advisory Committee (Committee) will hold a meeting via web conference on Monday, September 20, 2021, from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time. The purpose of the meeting is to review and vote on report focused on civil rights and remote learning.
Notice of Public Meetings of the California Advisory Committee
Document Number: 2021-19889
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-09-15
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 that the California Advisory Committee (Committee) will hold a series of meetings via web video conference on the dates and times listed below for the purpose of reviewing their project proposal on the affect of AB5 on minority communities and women.
New Postal Product
Document Number: 2021-19888
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-09-15
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.
Combined Notice of Filings #1
Document Number: 2021-19887
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-09-15
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
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