Resumption of In-Person Hearings, 70126-70127 [2021-26620]

Download as PDF 70126 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 234 / Thursday, December 9, 2021 / Notices (tariff filings), and the CORES system (section 214 and VoIP numbering applications). For further information regarding this document, please contact Roland Helvajian, Program Analyst, Financial Operations, Office of the Managing Director, Roland.Helvajian@fcc.gov. Marlene Dortch, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2021–26613 Filed 12–8–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712–01–P FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meeting Tuesday, December 14, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. and its continuation at the conclusion of the open meeting on December 16, 2021. PLACE: 1050 First Street NE, Washington, DC. (This meeting will be a virtual meeting.) STATUS: This meeting will be closed to the public. MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Compliance matters pursuant to 52 U.S.C. 30109. Matters concerning participation in civil actions or proceedings or arbitration. * * * * * CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Judith Ingram, Press Officer. Telephone: (202) 694–1220. Authority: Government in the Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b. TIME AND DATE: Vicktoria J. Allen, Acting Deputy Secretary of the Commission. [FR Doc. 2021–26788 Filed 12–7–21; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 6715–01–P FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION Resumption of In-Person Hearings Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: Beginning on January 3, 3022, the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission (the ‘‘Commission’’) is resuming in-person hearings in the manner described below until June 30, 2022, or until such earlier date determined by the Commission’s Office of the Chief Administrative Law Judge (‘‘OCALJ’’) and published in a notice appearing in the Federal Register and posted on the Commission’s website (www.fmshrc.gov). DATES: Applicable: January 3, 2022. khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:41 Dec 08, 2021 Jkt 256001 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sarah Stewart, Deputy General Counsel, Office of the General Counsel, Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, at (202) 434–9935. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Commission Administrative Law Judges are committed to a high standard to protect the health and safety of all attorneys, representatives, parties, and witnesses who may appear before them, during the Coronavirus 2019 (COVID– 19) pandemic, while continuing the agency’s mission. On December 3, 2021, Commission Chief Administrative Law Judge Glynn F. Voisin issued an order which is posted on the Commission’s website (www.fmshrc.gov). The contents of the order are set forth in this notice. As of January 3, 2022, the Commission will resume in-person hearings, but for the duration of the Chief Judge’s December 3 order, all hearings are subject to the following terms set forth in the order. Commission Judges may, at their sole discretion, hold remote hearings (e.g. via Zoom) and require specific procedures to provide for safety. Commission Judges shall exercise this discretion within uniform parameters as set forth herein. Each Judge shall determine (1) when to use remote hearings in lieu of in-person hearings and (2) specific safety procedures to be used at an in-person hearing. In determining use of a remote hearing, Judges will consider safety factors on a case-by-case basis. Judges also have the discretion to hold a hybrid hearing, that includes both in-person and video participation. Judges will ensure all parties appearing pro se who are required to participate in a remote hearing have access to equipment, an internet connection, and other appropriate technology. Prior to conducting an in-person hearing, Judges will schedule a conference call with the attorneys and representatives of each of the parties to discuss, among other things, safety considerations for the inperson hearing. Judges may discuss the agency’s travel guidelines, protocols, and safety measures. Persons who are not comfortable with travel or appearing in person, may request to attend the hearing via remote access (e.g., via Zoom). The Judge will set a hearing location after considering the safety and health rules currently in place by the state and local public health entities. In choosing a courtroom, the Judge will take into consideration the rules and requirements of the court or hearing facility, as well as all applicable federal, state, and local regulations and PO 00000 Frm 00045 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 guidelines. If the hearing is to be a hybrid hearing, the Judge will also consider the availability of internet and technology needs in the courtroom. During the prehearing conference, the Judge will inform the parties of the federal, state, local and courtroom requirements and seek a commitment to adhere to those requirements. The requirements apply to all attorneys, assistants, parties, and witnesses. The discussion will also address who may enter the courtroom, when, and what safety measures, such as masks and social distancing, must be implemented. No person may enter the courtroom, or the witness room without the permission of the Judge. Hearing participants are subject to the following vaccination requirements for attendance at in-person hearings: • FMSHRC employees: Æ FMSHRC employees must be fully vaccinated by November 22, 2021, unless a legally required exemption applies. All FMSHRC employees must adhere to CDC guidance on social distancing and mask wearing. • Visitors: Æ Visitors are federal employees from other agencies such as the Department of Labor, spectators, and press. Visitors must attest to their vaccination status using the Certificate of Vaccination form at https:// www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/ downloads/CertificationVaccination PRAv7.pdf. The Judge shall not collect documentation to verify their attestation. Visitors who are not fully vaccinated shall show proof of a negative COVID–19 test result from a Food and Drug Administration authorized test taken within three days prior to entry to the in-person hearing. The Judge shall not collect documentation to verify COVID–19 test results. All visitors must adhere to CDC guidance on social distancing and mask wearing. • Contractors: Æ Court reporters are contractors and must be fully vaccinated by January 18, 2022, unless a legally required exemption applies. All court reporters must adhere to CDC guidance on social distancing and mask wearing. • Non-government Parties, Representatives and Witnesses: Æ Persons who are not federal government employees and who are parties, representatives of parties, or witnesses do not need to attest to their vaccination status to attend an in-person FMSHRC hearing and Judges shall not inquire into their vaccination status. All such persons must adhere to CDC guidance on social distancing and mask wearing. E:\FR\FM\09DEN1.SGM 09DEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 234 / Thursday, December 9, 2021 / Notices The Judge may consider all factors, in totality, in determining if a remote hearing will be held and who may be present for the hearing. No single factor is dispositive. These procedures shall be in place until June 30, 2022 unless extended or modified by order. (Authority: 30 U.S.C. 823; 29 CFR part 2700.) Dated: December 3, 2021. Sarah L. Stewart, Deputy General Counsel, Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission. [FR Doc. 2021–26620 Filed 12–8–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6735–01–P FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company The notificants listed below have applied under the Change in Bank Control Act (Act) (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)) and § 225.41 of the Board’s Regulation Y (12 CFR 225.41) to acquire shares of a bank or bank holding company. The factors that are considered in acting on the applications are set forth in paragraph 7 of the Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)(7)). The public portions of the applications listed below, as well as other related filings required by the Board, if any, are available for immediate inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank(s) indicated below and at the offices of the Board of Governors. This information may also be obtained on an expedited basis, upon request, by contacting the appropriate Federal Reserve Bank and from the Board’s Freedom of Information Office at https://www.federalreserve.gov/foia/ request.htm. Interested persons may express their views in writing on the standards enumerated in paragraph 7 of the Act. Comments regarding each of these applications must be received at the Reserve Bank indicated or the offices of the Board of Governors, Ann E. Misback, Secretary of the Board, 20th Street and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20551–0001, not later than December 24, 2021. A. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (Chris P. Wangen, Assistant Vice President), 90 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55480–0291. Comments can also be sent electronically to MA@mpls.frb.org: 1. David R. Rounds, St. Louis Park, Minnesota, as trustee to the Gerald Rauenhorst 2004 Children’s Trust u/a/d December 23, 2004, and the Grandchildren’s Fidelity Trust u/a/d February 24, 2015, both of Minnetonka, VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:41 Dec 08, 2021 Jkt 256001 Minnesota; to acquire voting shares of Fidelity Holding Company, Minnetonka, Minnesota, and thereby indirectly acquire voting shares of Fidelity Bank, Edina, Minnesota. B. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (Colette A. Fried, Assistant Vice President) 230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60690–1414: 1. Tamara S. Wagers, Mt. Zion, Illinois; the Arthur R. Wilkinson Trust, dated April 3, 2010, Arthur R. Wilkinson, as trustee, the Karen S. Wilkinson Trust, dated April 3, 2010, Karen S. Wilkinson, as trustee, and Michelle Wilkinson Gross, all of Bement, Illinois; and the George Mark Wilkinson Living Trust, dated April 24, 2009, George Mark Wilkinson, as trustee, both of Waikoloa, Hawaii; to form the Wilkinson Family Control Group, a group acting in concert, and The Ann Wilkinson Trust, Ann Wilkinson, individually, and as trustee, both of Mountain View, California; to retain voting shares of Bement Bancshares, Inc., and thereby indirectly retain voting shares of the State Bank of Bement, Bement, Illinois, and the State Bank of Cerro Gordo, Cerro Gordo, Illinois. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, December 6, 2021. Michele Taylor Fennell, Deputy Associate Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. 2021–26689 Filed 12–8–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies The companies listed in this notice have applied to the Board for approval, pursuant to the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 et seq.) (BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR part 225), and all other applicable statutes and regulations to become a bank holding company and/or to acquire the assets or the ownership of, control of, or the power to vote shares of a bank or bank holding company and all of the banks and nonbanking companies owned by the bank holding company, including the companies listed below. The public portions of the applications listed below, as well as other related filings required by the Board, if any, are available for immediate inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank(s) indicated below and at the offices of the Board of Governors. This information may also be obtained on an expedited basis, upon request, by contacting the appropriate Federal Reserve Bank and from the Board’s Freedom of Information Office at PO 00000 Frm 00046 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 70127 https://www.federalreserve.gov/foia/ request.htm. Interested persons may express their views in writing on the standards enumerated in the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)). Comments regarding each of these applications must be received at the Reserve Bank indicated or the offices of the Board of Governors, Ann E. Misback, Secretary of the Board, 20th Street and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20551–0001, not later than January 10, 2022. A. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (Erien O. Terry, Assistant Vice President) 1000 Peachtree Street NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30309. Comments can also be sent electronically to Applications.Comments@atl.frb.org: 1. Fourth Capital Holdings, Inc., Nashville, Tennessee; to become a bank holding company by acquiring Fourth Capital Bank, Nashville, Tennessee. B. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (Colette A. Fried, Assistant Vice President) 230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60690–1414: 1. First internet Bancorp, Fishers, Indiana; to acquire First Century Bancorp, Roswell, Georgia, and thereby indirectly acquire First Century Bank, N.A., Commerce, Georgia. 2. First Merchants Corporation, Muncie, Indiana; to merge with Level One Bancorp, Inc., and thereby indirectly acquire Level One Bank, both of Farmington Hills, Michigan. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, December 6, 2021. Michele Taylor Fennell, Deputy Associate Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. 2021–26694 Filed 12–8–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Supplemental Evidence and Data Request on Emergency Medical Service/911 Workforce Infection Control and Prevention Issues Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), HHS. ACTION: Request for supplemental evidence and data submissions. AGENCY: The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is seeking scientific information submissions from the public. Scientific information is being solicited to inform our review on Emergency Medical Service/911 Workforce Infection Control and Prevention Issues, which is currently SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\09DEN1.SGM 09DEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 234 (Thursday, December 9, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70126-70127]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-26620]


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FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION


Resumption of In-Person Hearings

AGENCY: Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Beginning on January 3, 3022, the Federal Mine Safety and 
Health Review Commission (the ``Commission'') is resuming in-person 
hearings in the manner described below until June 30, 2022, or until 
such earlier date determined by the Commission's Office of the Chief 
Administrative Law Judge (``OCALJ'') and published in a notice 
appearing in the Federal Register and posted on the Commission's 
website (www.fmshrc.gov).

DATES: Applicable: January 3, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sarah Stewart, Deputy General Counsel, 
Office of the General Counsel, Federal Mine Safety and Health Review 
Commission, at (202) 434-9935.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Commission Administrative Law Judges are 
committed to a high standard to protect the health and safety of all 
attorneys, representatives, parties, and witnesses who may appear 
before them, during the Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, while 
continuing the agency's mission. On December 3, 2021, Commission Chief 
Administrative Law Judge Glynn F. Voisin issued an order which is 
posted on the Commission's website (www.fmshrc.gov). The contents of 
the order are set forth in this notice.
    As of January 3, 2022, the Commission will resume in-person 
hearings, but for the duration of the Chief Judge's December 3 order, 
all hearings are subject to the following terms set forth in the order.
    Commission Judges may, at their sole discretion, hold remote 
hearings (e.g. via Zoom) and require specific procedures to provide for 
safety. Commission Judges shall exercise this discretion within uniform 
parameters as set forth herein. Each Judge shall determine (1) when to 
use remote hearings in lieu of in-person hearings and (2) specific 
safety procedures to be used at an in-person hearing.
    In determining use of a remote hearing, Judges will consider safety 
factors on a case-by-case basis. Judges also have the discretion to 
hold a hybrid hearing, that includes both in-person and video 
participation. Judges will ensure all parties appearing pro se who are 
required to participate in a remote hearing have access to equipment, 
an internet connection, and other appropriate technology. Prior to 
conducting an in-person hearing, Judges will schedule a conference call 
with the attorneys and representatives of each of the parties to 
discuss, among other things, safety considerations for the in-person 
hearing. Judges may discuss the agency's travel guidelines, protocols, 
and safety measures. Persons who are not comfortable with travel or 
appearing in person, may request to attend the hearing via remote 
access (e.g., via Zoom).
    The Judge will set a hearing location after considering the safety 
and health rules currently in place by the state and local public 
health entities. In choosing a courtroom, the Judge will take into 
consideration the rules and requirements of the court or hearing 
facility, as well as all applicable federal, state, and local 
regulations and guidelines. If the hearing is to be a hybrid hearing, 
the Judge will also consider the availability of internet and 
technology needs in the courtroom.
    During the prehearing conference, the Judge will inform the parties 
of the federal, state, local and courtroom requirements and seek a 
commitment to adhere to those requirements. The requirements apply to 
all attorneys, assistants, parties, and witnesses. The discussion will 
also address who may enter the courtroom, when, and what safety 
measures, such as masks and social distancing, must be implemented. No 
person may enter the courtroom, or the witness room without the 
permission of the Judge.
    Hearing participants are subject to the following vaccination 
requirements for attendance at in-person hearings:
     FMSHRC employees:
    [cir] FMSHRC employees must be fully vaccinated by November 22, 
2021, unless a legally required exemption applies. All FMSHRC employees 
must adhere to CDC guidance on social distancing and mask wearing.
     Visitors:
    [cir] Visitors are federal employees from other agencies such as 
the Department of Labor, spectators, and press. Visitors must attest to 
their vaccination status using the Certificate of Vaccination form at 
https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/downloads/CertificationVaccinationPRAv7.pdf. The Judge shall not collect 
documentation to verify their attestation. Visitors who are not fully 
vaccinated shall show proof of a negative COVID-19 test result from a 
Food and Drug Administration authorized test taken within three days 
prior to entry to the in-person hearing. The Judge shall not collect 
documentation to verify COVID-19 test results. All visitors must adhere 
to CDC guidance on social distancing and mask wearing.
     Contractors:
    [cir] Court reporters are contractors and must be fully vaccinated 
by January 18, 2022, unless a legally required exemption applies. All 
court reporters must adhere to CDC guidance on social distancing and 
mask wearing.
     Non-government Parties, Representatives and Witnesses:
    [cir] Persons who are not federal government employees and who are 
parties, representatives of parties, or witnesses do not need to attest 
to their vaccination status to attend an in-person FMSHRC hearing and 
Judges shall not inquire into their vaccination status. All such 
persons must adhere to CDC guidance on social distancing and mask 
wearing.

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    The Judge may consider all factors, in totality, in determining if 
a remote hearing will be held and who may be present for the hearing. 
No single factor is dispositive. These procedures shall be in place 
until June 30, 2022 unless extended or modified by order.

(Authority: 30 U.S.C. 823; 29 CFR part 2700.)

    Dated: December 3, 2021.
Sarah L. Stewart,
Deputy General Counsel, Federal Mine Safety and Health Review 
Commission.
[FR Doc. 2021-26620 Filed 12-8-21; 8:45 am]
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