October 2021 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service intends to reestablish the Charter of the Black Hills National Forest Advisory Board (Board). The purpose of the Board is to obtain advice and recommendations on a broad range of forest issues such as forest plan revisions or amendments, forest health including fire management and mountain pine beetle infestations, travel management, forest monitoring and evaluation, recreation fees, and site-specific projects having forest wide implications.

The SEDAR 79 assessment process of Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic mutton snapper will consist of a Data Workshop, and a series of assessment webinars, and a Review Workshop. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

The Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Pacific Council) Groundfish Management Team (GMT) will hold a webinar meeting to discuss items on the Pacific Council's November 2021 meeting agenda. The meeting is open to the public.

The Caribbean Fishery Management Council's (Council) Outreach and Education Advisory Panel (OEAP) will hold a 2-day public virtual meeting in November to discuss the items contained in the agenda in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

The SEDAR 77 assessment of the Atlantic stocks of hammerhead sharks will consist of a stock identification (ID) process, data webinars/workshop, a series of assessment webinars, and a review workshop. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

In accordance with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator's October 16, 2017, Directive Promoting Transparency and Public Participation in Consent Decrees and Settlement Agreements, notice is hereby given of a proposed stipulated partial settlement agreement in the case of Natural Resources Defense Council v. Wheeler, et al., in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (1:17-CV-02034). The Plaintiff filed its original case on October 3, 2017, alleging that EPA violated the Endangered Species Act (ESA) by failing to consult on the effects to listed species of certain pesticide product registrations containing one of three pesticide active ingredientsacetamiprid (Claim One), dinotefuran (Claim Two), and imidacloprid (Claim Three). EPA and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) are proposing to resolve this case through a stipulated partial settlement agreement. Defendant-Intervenor takes no position on this agreement.

The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is soliciting applications to fill a vacancy on the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Federal Advisory Committee (Committee). We are seeking a representative from a Federal agency who has significant expertise in FOIA. The new member will serve the remainder of the term through June 30, 2022.

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is required to publish a notice of permit applications received to conduct activities regulated under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. NSF has published regulations under the Antarctic Conservation Act in the Code of Federal Regulations. This is the required notice of permit applications received.

NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for pollock in Statistical Area 610 in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the annual 2021 total allowable catch of pollock for Statistical Area 610 in the GOA.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will submit the information collection abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget for review and clearance in accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The submission will describe the nature of the information collection, the categories of respondents, the estimated burden (i.e., the time, effort and resources used by respondents to respond) and cost, and the actual data collection instruments FEMA will use.

In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposes to modify and reissue a current DHS system of records titled, ``DHS/Science & Technology Directorate (S&T)-001 Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation System of Records.'' This system of records allows DHS/S&T to collect and maintain records in support of, or during the conduct of, S&T- funded research, development, test, and evaluation activities. Information is collected for the purpose of furthering S&T's mission to push innovation and development, and the use of high technology in support of homeland security. This modified system will be included in DHS's inventory of record systems.

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 New Mexico Advisory Committee (Committee) will hold a series of meetings via videoconference on Tuesday, November 9, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. and Thursday, December 16, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. Mountain Time for the purpose of discussing their first Committee topic.

The Commission instituted the subject five-year review on July 1, 2021 (86 FR 35127) to determine whether revocation of the antidumping duty order on porcelain-on-steel cooking ware from China would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury. On September 29, 2021, the Department of Commerce issued notice that it was revoking the order effective August 11, 2021, because no domestic interested party filed a timely notice of intent to participate. Accordingly, the subject review is terminated.

In compliance with of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, HRSA has submitted an Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. Comments submitted during the first public review of this ICR will be provided to OMB. OMB will accept further comments from the public during the review and approval period. OMB may act on HRSA's ICR only after the 30 day comment period for this notice has closed.

This notice is announcing a public meeting of the full Committee and Subcommittees from November 17, 2021 to November 19, 2021. The Committee will discuss the following two new charges: Enhancing Salmonella Control in Poultry Products and Cyclospora cayetanensis Contamination.

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing a revision of a currently approved collection.

The National Labor Relations Board is issuing this notice that the individuals whose names and position titles appear below have been appointed to serve as members of performance review boards in the National Labor Relations Board for the rating year beginning October 1, 2020 and ending September 30, 2021.

DOT published the names of the persons selected to serve on Departmental PRBs.

OSHA solicits public comments concerning the proposal to extend the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval of the information collection requirements contained in the regulations addressing On-Site Consultation Agreements.