September 28, 2021 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Reader Aids
Document Number: FR-2021-09-28-ReaderAids
Type: Reader Aids
Date: 2021-09-28
Determination of the Promotion of Economy and Efficiency in Federal Contracting Pursuant to Executive Order No. 14042
Document Number: 2021-21184
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-09-28
Agency: Management and Budget Office, Executive Office of the President
The Director of the Office of Management and Budget determines that compliance by Federal contractors and subcontractors with the COVID-19-workplace safety protocols detailed in the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force guidance issued on September 24, 2021 will improve economy and efficiency by reducing absenteeism and decreasing labor costs for contractors and subcontractors working on or in connection with a Federal Government contract.
Sunshine Act Meetings
Document Number: 2021-21165
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-09-28
Agency: Postal Service, Agencies and Commissions
Sunshine Act Meetings
Document Number: 2021-21162
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-09-28
Agency: Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Sunshine Act Meetings
Document Number: 2021-21160
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-09-28
Agency: Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology; Delegation of Authority
Document Number: 2021-21140
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-09-28
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Secretary
Sunshine Act Meeting
Document Number: 2021-21119
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-09-28
Agency: Federal Election Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Sunshine Act Meetings
Document Number: 2021-21118
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-09-28
Agency: Securities and Exchange Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Notice of Proposed Information Collection Request: Public Libraries Survey FY 2021-FY 2023
Document Number: 2021-21086
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-09-28
Agency: National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities, Agencies and Commissions, Institute of Museum and Library Services
The Institute of Museum and Library Services announces the following information collection has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. 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. By this Notice, IMLS is soliciting comments concerning the new three-year approval of the IMLS administered Public Libraries Survey. A copy of the proposed information collection request can be obtained by contacting the individual listed below in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this Notice.
Request for Information and Comment on Digital Assets and Related Technologies
Document Number: 2021-21085
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-09-28
Agency: National Credit Union Administration, Agencies and Commissions
On July 27, 2021, the NCUA Board (Board) published in the Federal Register a document entitled ``Request for Information and Comment on Digital Assets and Related Technologies'' (RFI) and invited comments from interested parties regarding the current and potential impact of activities connected to digital assets and related technologies on federally insured credit unions (FICUs), related entities, and the NCUA. The Board noted that it was broadly interested in receiving input on commenters' views in this area, including current and potential uses in the credit union system, and the risks associated with them. To allow interested persons more time to consider and submit their comments, the Board has decided to extend the comment period for an additional 30 days.
Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee
Document Number: 2021-21084
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-09-28
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
The Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee (REEEAC or the Committee) will hold a virtual meeting via WebEx on Thursday October 14, 2021, hosted by the U.S. Department of Commerce. The meeting is open to the public with registration instructions provided below.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection and Comments Requested; Reinstatement With Change of Previously Approved Collection #1121-0277: OJJDP's National Training and Technical Assistance Center (NTTAC) Feedback Form Package
Document Number: 2021-21077
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-09-28
Agency: Department of Justice
The Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs has submitted the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Multiple Internal Revenue Service Information Collection Requests
Document Number: 2021-21075
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-09-28
Agency: Department of the Treasury
The Department of the Treasury will submit the following information collection requests to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, on or after the date of publication of this notice. The public is invited to submit comments on these requests.
Patient Safety Organizations: Voluntary Relinquishment for the Chicago Breast Cancer Quality Consortium
Document Number: 2021-21072
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-09-28
Agency: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Department of Health and Human Services
The Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Final Rule (Patient Safety Rule) authorizes AHRQ, on behalf of the Secretary of HHS, to list as a patient safety organization (PSO) an entity that attests that it meets the statutory and regulatory requirements for listing. A PSO can be ``delisted'' by the Secretary if it is found to no longer meet the requirements of the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005 (Patient Safety Act) and Patient Safety Rule, when a PSO chooses to voluntarily relinquish its status as a PSO for any reason, or when a PSO's listing expires. AHRQ accepted a notification of proposed voluntary relinquishment from the Chicago Breast Cancer Quality Consortium, PSO number P0074, of its status as a PSO, and has delisted the PSO accordingly.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Extension Without Change of a Currently Approved Collection; Comments Requested: Form USM-164, Applicant Appraisal Questionnaire
Document Number: 2021-21071
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-09-28
Agency: Department of Justice
The Department of Justice (DOJ), U.S. Marshals Service (USMS), will submit the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Revision of a Previously Approved Collection; COPS Extension Request Form
Document Number: 2021-21070
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-09-28
Agency: Department of Justice
The Department of Justice (DOJ), Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office, will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection, eComments Requested; Extension Without Change of a Previously Approved Collection; Application for Registration, Application for Registration Renewal DEA Forms 363, 363a
Document Number: 2021-21069
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-09-28
Agency: Department of Justice
The Department of Justice (DOJ), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal Register, on January 7, 2021 allowing for a 60 day comment period. The burden in this 30-day notice differs from that in the previously published information collection, as that analysis was based on a proposal to remove the option of submitting a paper application. The proposed rule would mandate all applications be submitted online; however, that rule has yet to be finalized. Therefore, DEA has returned to a burden analysis which shows both options an application can be submitted.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection; eComments requested; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection; Number of Law Enforcement Employees as of October 31
Document Number: 2021-21068
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-09-28
Agency: Department of Justice
The Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Criminal Justice Information Services Division, will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection; FBI Expungement Form (FD-1114)
Document Number: 2021-21067
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-09-28
Agency: Department of Justice
The Department of Justice (DOJ), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division, will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The proposed information collection is published to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection Comments Requested; Application for Suspension of Deportation (EOIR-40)
Document Number: 2021-21066
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-09-28
Agency: Department of Justice
The Department of Justice (DOJ), Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection Comments Requested; Unfair Immigration-Related Employment Practices Complaint Form
Document Number: 2021-21065
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-09-28
Agency: Department of Justice
The Department of Justice (DOJ), Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Application To Export Electric Energy; Trafigura Trading LLC
Document Number: 2021-21062
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-09-28
Agency: Department of Energy
Trafigura Trading LLC (Applicant or Trafigura) has applied for authorization to transmit electric energy from the United States to Mexico pursuant to the Federal Power Act.
Meeting on the Stock Status of Western Atlantic Bluefin Tuna
Document Number: 2021-21057
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-09-28
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS is holding a public webinar for the Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section to the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) and other interested stakeholders to provide an update on recent work by ICCAT's Standing Committee on Research and Statistics (SCRS) Bluefin Tuna Species Group to assess the western Atlantic stock of bluefin tuna.
Subordinated Debt
Document Number: 2021-21055
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2021-09-28
Agency: National Credit Union Administration, Agencies and Commissions
The NCUA Board (Board) is proposing to amend the Subordinated Debt rule, which the Board finalized in December 2020 with an effective date of January 1, 2022. The Board proposes to amend the definition of ``Grandfathered Secondary Capital'' to include any secondary capital issued to the United States Government or one of its subdivisions (U.S. Government), under an application approved before January 1, 2022, irrespective of the date of issuance. The proposed change would benefit eligible low-income credit unions (LICUs) that are either participating in the U.S. Department of the Treasury's (Treasury) Emergency Capital Investment Program (ECIP) or other programs administered by the U.S. Government that can be used to fund secondary capital, if they do not receive the funds for such programs by December 31, 2021. The Board also proposes to extend the expiration of regulatory capital treatment for these issuances to the later of 20 years from the date of issuance or January 1, 2042.
Notice of HUD-Held Multifamily and Healthcare Loan Sale (MHLS 2022-1)
Document Number: 2021-21054
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-09-28
Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development
This notice announces HUD's intention to sell three unsubsidized multifamily and six unsubsidized healthcare mortgage loans, without Federal Housing Administration (FHA) insurance, in a competitive, sealed bid sale on or about October 20th, 2021 (MHLS 2022-1or Loan Sale). This notice also describes generally the bidding process for the sale and certain persons who are ineligible to bid.
Westinghouse Electric Company, LLC, Columbia Fuel Fabrication Facility
Document Number: 2021-21053
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-09-28
Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
On July 30, 2021, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued a draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Westinghouse Electric Company, LLC's (WEC's) license renewal application to continue to operate its Columbia Fuel Fabrication Facility (CFFF) for an additional 40 years. The public comment period for the draft EIS opened on August 6 and closed on September 20, 2021. The NRC has decided to re-open the public comment period until November 19, 2021 to allow more time for the public to submit comments. The CFFF is located in Hopkins, South Carolina, and manufactures nuclear fuel assemblies for commercial nuclear power plants. The WEC's license renewal request, if granted as proposed, would allow the CFFF to continue to be a source of nuclear fuel for commercial nuclear power plants for 40 years from the date the NRC approves the renewal.
Application To Export Electric Energy; Trafigura Trading LLC
Document Number: 2021-21052
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-09-28
Agency: Department of Energy
Trafigura Trading LLC (Applicant or Trafigura) has applied for authorization to transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada pursuant to the Federal Power Act.
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 2021-21051
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-09-28
Agency: Department of Agriculture
Notice of Continuation of Demonstration To Assess the National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate and Associated Protocols
Document Number: 2021-21049
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2021-09-28
Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development
Through this notification, HUD announces the continuation of the Demonstration to Assess the National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate and Associated Protocols through April 30, 2023. This demonstration allows HUD to test the NSPIRE standards and protocols as the means for assessing the physical conditions of HUD- assisted and HUD-insured housing. The continuation provides the authority to further evaluate and refine the future state of HUD's physical inspection model.
Federal Register Notice of Request for Written Comments in Support of the Department of Defense's One-Year Response to Executive Order 14017, “America's Supply Chains”
Document Number: 2021-21046
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-09-28
Agency: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary
On February 24, 2021, President Biden issued an Executive Order (E.O.) titled America's Supply Chains, which directs six Federal agencies to conduct a review of their respective industrial bases, with the objective to use this assessment to secure and strengthen America's supply chains. One of these directives is for the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the heads of appropriate agencies, to submit a report on supply chains for the defense industrial base, including key vulnerabilities and potential courses of action to strengthen the defense industrial base. The effort will build on the E.O. report, Assessing and Strengthening the Manufacturing and Defense Industrial Base and Supply Chain Resiliency of the United States (released October 2018) and the Annual Industrial Capabilities Report, which is mandated by the Congress.
Forged Steel Fittings From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Final Determination of No Shipments; 2018-2019
Document Number: 2021-21045
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-09-28
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
The Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that Both- Well (Taizhou) Steel Fittings Co., Ltd. (Both-Well), an exporter of forged steel fittings from the People's Republic of China (China), did not sell subject merchandise in the United States at prices below normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR) May 17, 2018, through October 31, 2019. We also find that 15 companies, including Ningbo Zhongan Forging Co., Ltd. (Ningbo Zhongan), are not eligible for a separate rate and, therefore, are part of the China-wide entity. Further, we have found that four companies had no shipments of subject merchandise during the POR.
Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe From the Republic of Korea: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Final Determination of No Shipments; 2018-2019
Document Number: 2021-21044
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-09-28
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
The Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that the producers/exporters subject to this administrative review did not make sales of circular welded non-alloy steel pipe (CWP) from the Republic of Korea (Korea) at less than normal value during the period of review (POR), November 1, 2018, through October 31, 2019.
Rice University, et. al; Application(s) for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instruments
Document Number: 2021-21043
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-09-28
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products From Italy: Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty Order
Document Number: 2021-21042
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-09-28
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
The Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on certain corrosion-resistant steel products (corrosion-resistant steel) from Italy would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of countervailing subsidies at the levels indicated in the ``Final Results of Sunset Review'' section of this notice.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Fatal Crash Seat Belt Use Reporting and Awareness
Document Number: 2021-21040
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-09-28
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) invites public comments about our intention to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for a new information collection. Before a Federal agency can collect certain information from the public, it must receive approval from OMB. Under procedures established by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, before seeking OMB approval, Federal agencies must solicit public comment on proposed collections of information, including extensions and reinstatements of previously approved collections. This document describes a collection of information for which NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval on Fatal Crash Seat Belt Use Reporting and Awareness.
Department of Defense Wage Committee (DoDWC); Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting
Document Number: 2021-21038
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-09-28
Agency: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary
The Department of Defense is publishing this notice to announce that the following Federal Advisory Committee meeting of the DoDWC will take place.
New Postal Product
Document Number: 2021-21037
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-09-28
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.
National Cancer Institute; Notice of Meeting
Document Number: 2021-21036
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-09-28
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings
Document Number: 2021-21035
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-09-28
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
National Cancer Institute; Notice of Closed Meetings
Document Number: 2021-21034
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-09-28
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
User Fee for Estate Tax Closing Letter
Document Number: 2021-21029
Type: Rule
Date: 2021-09-28
Agency: Internal Revenue Service, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
This document contains final regulations that establish a new user fee of $67 for persons requesting the issuance of IRS Letter 627, also referred to as an estate tax closing letter. The final regulations affect persons who may request an estate tax closing letter.
Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies
Document Number: 2021-21028
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-09-28
Agency: Federal Reserve System, Agencies and Commissions
National Council on the Arts 204th Meeting
Document Number: 2021-21025
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-09-28
Agency: National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities, Agencies and Commissions, National Endowment for the Arts
Pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, notice is hereby given that a meeting of the National Council on the Arts will be held open to the public by videoconference or teleconference.
Combined Notice of Filings
Document Number: 2021-21024
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-09-28
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Combined Notice of Filings #1
Document Number: 2021-21023
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-09-28
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Notice of Filing
Document Number: 2021-21022
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-09-28
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Final Authorization for Hazardous Waste Management Programs, EPA ICR No. 0969.12, OMB Control No. 2050-0041
Document Number: 2021-21020
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-09-28
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an information collection request (ICR), ``Final Authorization for Hazardous Waste Management Programs'' (Renewal), (EPA ICR No. 0969.12, OMB Control No. 2050-0041) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). Before doing so, the EPA is soliciting public comments on specific aspects of the proposed information collection as described in SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through May 31, 2022. An Agency may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
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