October 20, 2021 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Farm Credit Administration (FCA or we) is extending the comment period on its proposed rule that would revise the regulatory capital requirements for Farm Credit System (FCS or System) institutions to define and establish a risk-weight for high volatility commercial real estate (HVCRE) exposures. FCA is extending the comment period for an additional 61 days, until January 24, 2022, so interested parties will have additional time to provide comments on the proposed rule.

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), this notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR) summarized below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. The ICR describes the nature of the information collection and its expected burden. The State Data Transfer (SDT) program is a voluntary collection of motor vehicle crash data that State agencies collect for their own needs. NHTSA received emergency clearance to conduct the information collection until December 31, 2021. A Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following information collection was published on June 1, 2021. One comment from the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) was received supporting NHTSA's SDT data collection and the request for emergency clearance to expedite this effort.

The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB)-sponsored information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). Public comments on the ICR are invited.

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite the public to comment on the applications to conduct certain activities with foreign species that are listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). With some exceptions, the ESA prohibits activities with listed species unless Federal authorization is issued that allows such activities. The ESA also requires that we invite public comment before issuing permits for any activity otherwise prohibited by the ESA with respect to any endangered species.

Notice is hereby given that on October 14, 2021, the presiding administrative law judge (``ALJ'') issued a Summary Determination on Violation of Section 337. The ALJ also issued a Recommended Determination on remedy and bonding (``RD'') 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.

Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission (``Commission'') has determined to affirm in part and take no position in part with respect to the final initial determination's (``final ID'') finding that no violation of section 337 has occurred. The investigation is terminated.

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are proposing to renew an information collection.

The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of full reviews pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (``the Act'') to determine whether revocation of the countervailing duty orders on polyethylene terephthalate (``PET'') resin from China and India and the antidumping duty orders on PET resin from Canada, China, India, and Oman would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time.

In the Federal Register notice that was originally published on October 12, 2021, (Volume 86, Number 194, Page 56790) the day for this meeting has been corrected from Thursday to Wednesday, November 10, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time. All other meeting details remain unchanged.

An open meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel's Taxpayer Assistance Center Improvements Project Committee will be conducted. The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting public comments, ideas, and suggestions on improving customer service at the Internal Revenue Service.

This is a notice of an Administrative declaration of a disaster for the State of Georgia dated 10/13/2021. Incident: Severe Flood Damage from Hurricane Ida. Incident Period: 08/30/2021 through 09/01/2021.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is extending the public comment period for the document titled, ``Availability of the Draft IRIS Toxicological Review of Perfluorobutanoic Acid (PFBA) and Related Compound Ammonium Perfluorobutanoic Acid.'' The original Federal Register document announcing the public comment period was published on August 23, 2021.

The Coast Guard announces the recertification of the Cook Inlet Regional Citizens' Advisory Council (CIRCAC) as an alternative voluntary advisory group for Cook Inlet, Alaska. This certification allows the CIRCAC to monitor the activities of terminal facilities and crude oil tankers under the Cook Inlet Program established by the Oil Terminal and Oil Tanker Environmental Oversight and Monitoring Act of 1990.

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) published a document in the Federal Register of August 31, 2021, clarifying its position on the use of truck-mounted Coriolis meters under the Bureau's oil-measurement regulations. The document referenced two incorrect Code of Federal Regulations citations.

Pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 7014(b) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2020 (FY 2020 SFOAA), and Department of State Delegation of Authority 513, I hereby determine that a significant change in circumstances makes it unlikely that the following funds specifically designated for particular programs or activities by the FY 2020 SFOAA or any other Act can be obligated during the original periods of availability of such funds: $126,926,815 in the Economic Support Fund (ESF) account; $5,000,000 in the Global Health Programs (GHP)USAID account; $14,000,000 in the International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement (INCLE) account; and $18,000,000 in the Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining, and Related Programs (NADR) account. This determination shall be published in the Federal Register and, along with the accompanying Memorandum of Justification, shall be transmitted to Congress.

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) will hold twenty-six meetings, by videoconference, of the Humanities Panel, a federal advisory committee, during November 2021. The purpose of the meetings is for panel review, discussion, evaluation, and recommendation of applications for financial assistance under the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965.

The United States Travel and Tourism Advisory Board (Board or TTAB) will hold a meeting on Friday, November 5, 2021. The Board advises the Secretary of Commerce on matters relating to the U.S. travel and tourism industry. The purpose of the meeting is for Board members to discuss and potentially adopt recommendations for the Secretary in the areas of (1) five-year goals for international arrivals and spending; (2) top issues facing the sector related to climate change; (3) actions to accelerate vaccination; and (4) actions to provide for employment in the sector. The final agenda will be posted on the Department of Commerce website for the Board at https:// www.trade.gov/ttab-meetings at least two days prior to the meeting.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of the draft guidance entitled ``Regulatory Requirements for Hearing Aid Devices and Personal Sound Amplification Products.'' The FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017 (FDARA) directed FDA to update and finalize the draft guidance entitled ``Regulatory Requirements for Hearing Aid Devices and Personal Sound Amplification Products,'' issued on November 7, 2013. Therefore, FDA is issuing this updated draft guidance, which supersedes the November 7, 2013, draft guidance. This updated draft guidance is intended to describe hearing aids, personal sound amplification products (PSAPs), their respective intended uses, and the regulatory requirements that apply to these products. This draft guidance is not final nor is it in effect at this time.