2021 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The U.S. Department of Education (ED) is issuing this notice to inform the public that Federal Register Notice (Docket ID Number ED- 2021-SCC-0158; FR DOC #2021-25246), published on November 19, 2021, and entitled ``Mandatory Civil Rights Data Collection'' has been withdrawn as of December 13, 2021 and replaced with this notice, which includes replacement documents related to the information collection listed in this notice. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing a revision to an existing information collection.

This document corrects a typographical error in the final rules portion of a Federal Register document published on September 14, 2021.

DoD is finalizing policy for the Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP) based on a March 6, 2020, interim final rule. The FVAP assists overseas Service members and other overseas citizens with exercising their voting rights by serving as a critical resource to successfully register to vote.

The Coast Guard is re-soliciting applications from persons interested in membership on the National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee (Committee) to fill a vacant position representing individuals employed in offshore operations. This recently established Committee will advise the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security on matters relating to activities directly involved with, or in support of, the exploration of offshore mineral and energy resources, to the extent that such matters are within the jurisdiction of the Coast Guard.

This final rule removes the DoD regulation which is outdated, contains internal guidance for admissions to the School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, reiterates statutory requirements, and is otherwise subject to the military function exemption to rulemaking.

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Indian Health Service (IHS) invites the general public to take this opportunity to comment on the information collection titled, ``Addendum to Declaration for Federal Employment, Child Care and Indian Child Care Worker Positions,'' Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Control Number 0917-0028. A copy of the supporting statement is available at www.regulations.gov (see Docket ID: IHS_FRDOC_0001).

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled ``Bowel Cleansing for Colonoscopy: Efficacy and Safety Considerations for Developing New Products.'' The purpose of this draft guidance is to provide FDA's current thinking regarding the necessary attributes of patients for enrollment in clinical trials, efficacy assessments, and safety assessments. The draft guidance is intended to serve as a focus for continued discussion among FDA's Division of Gastroenterology, pharmaceutical sponsors, the academic community, and the public.

Noramco, Inc., has applied to be registered as an importer of basic class(es) of controlled substance(s). Refer to Supplementary Information listed below for further drug information.

Notice is hereby given that permits and permit amendments have been issued to the following entities under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) and the Endangered Species Act (ESA), as applicable.

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 information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The IRS is soliciting comments concerning information collection requirements related to amortization of intangible property.

The Administration for Children and Families' (ACF) Administration for Native Americans (ANA) is requesting a 2-year extension to the following information collection: Annual Data Report (ADR) (OMB #0970-0475; expiration date: 2/28/2022). There are no changes requested to the form.

As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or the Commission) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection. Comments are requested concerning: Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission, including whether the information shall have practical utility; the accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on the respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology; and ways to further reduce the information collection burden on small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees. The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid control number. No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information subject to the PRA that does not display a valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number.

NMFS issues regulations to modify recordkeeping and reporting requirements to remove pot gear tag requirements in the sablefish Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) fishery in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA) and remove requirements to obtain and submit a notary certification on various programs' application forms. This action is intended to reduce administrative burden on the regulated fishing industry and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). This action promotes the goals and objectives of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act, or MSA), the Halibut Act, fishery management plans (FMPs), and other applicable laws.

This rule amends the regulations for Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) to allow supplemental DMC payments to participating eligible dairy operations. DMC provides dairy producers with risk management coverage that pays producers when the difference between the price of milk and the cost of feed (the margin) falls below a certain level. Eligible dairy operations with less than 5 million pounds of established production history may enroll supplemental pounds based upon a formula using 2019 actual milk marketings. Supplemental DMC coverage is applicable to calendar years 2021, 2022, and 2023. Participating dairy operations with supplemental production may receive supplemental payments in addition to payments based on their established production history. In addition, the rule amends the alfalfa hay calculation used in determining the average feed cost and actual dairy production margin. To end prolonged months of milk indemnity payments, the rule amends the regulations for Dairy Indemnity Payment Program (DIPP) to indemnify affected farmers for depopulating and permanently removing cows after discovery of chemical residues affecting the commercial marketing of milk for the applicable farm and likely affecting the marketability of cows for a lengthy duration. The rule also implements a new Oriental Fruit Fly (OFF) Program as authorized in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019. In addition, the rule updates the existing Marketing Assistance Loans (MAL) and Loan Deficiency Payments (LDP) loan rates to be consistent with the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (the 2018 Farm Bill); the loan rates were already changed administratively because the loan rate changes were self-enacting. This rule also amends the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) regulations to remove two discretionary requirements.

This action proposes to amend United States Area Navigation (RNAV) route T-235 in the vicinity of Atqasuk, AK in support of a large and comprehensive T-route modernization project for the state of Alaska.

This notice announces that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final agency action for a Clean Air Act Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) Non-Applicability Determination to AltAir Paramount, LLC (``AltAir''), for its Renewable Fuels Project in California's South Coast Air Basin. AltAir plans to convert the remainder of the existing Paramount Crude Oil Refinery into a renewable fuels facility. As part of this Renewable Fuels Project, existing equipment will be re-used and re-purposed, new equipment will be installed, unneeded equipment will be eliminated or permanently idled, and project upgrades to existing equipment will be made to improve efficiencies and reduce operational emissions. In its Non-Applicability Determination, the EPA determined that the Renewable Fuels Project will not result in a major PSD modification.

This temporary final rule (TFR) provides flexibility for consular officers to waive the personal appearance of certain repeat immigrant visa applicants who were approved for an immigrant visa in the same classification and on the same basis as the current application on or after August 4, 2019. It also gives consular officers discretion to allow this subset of immigrant visa applicants to affirm the accuracy of the contents of their application without appearing in person before a consular officer. This TFR is effective immediately and expires after 24 months. The final rule portion of this document reinstates parts of the regulations with certain updates after the expiration of the TFR.