August 16, 2022 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

This notice announces an in-person/virtual hybrid open meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB) Chairs. The Federal Advisory Committee Act requires that public notice of this meeting be announced in the Federal Register.

The Coast Guard is proposing to establish a temporary special local regulation for all navigable waters of the Ohio River, extending the entire width of the river, between mile marker (MM) 464.0-473.0 and the Licking River between MM 0.0-0.3. In the event the Ohio River Gauge is at or above the 45 foot level, the special local regulation will extend west to MM 476.0. This action is necessary to provide for the safety of life on these navigable waters near Cincinnati, OH during Riverfest 2022 on September 4, 2022 through September 5, 2022. This rulemaking prohibits persons and vessels from operating above no wake speeds in the area unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Sector Ohio Valley or a designated representative.

NMFS is soliciting nominations (which may include self- nominations) to the Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section to the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) as established by the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act (ATCA). NMFS is also soliciting nominations for Technical Advisors to the Advisory Committee's species working groups.

The Department of Commerce, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and continuing information collections, which helps us assess the impact of our information collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting burden. The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment preceding submission of the collection to OMB.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking final action to disapprove a specific part of a state implementation plan (SIP) revision that was previously approved by EPA. On May 19, 2019, EPA fully approved certain parts of a SIP revision submitted by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to address reasonably available control technology (RACT) for the 1997 and 2008 ozone national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS), and conditionally approved other parts of that submission. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit vacated EPA's approval of a portion of the SIP revision, as discussed below. EPA is now disapproving the portion of the SIP submission addressed by the court's decision. This action is being taken under the Clean Air Act (CAA).

Pursuant to its Procedure for Public Participation in the Formulation of Marketing Policy, published in the Federal Register on July 6, 1978, Southeastern Power Administration (Southeastern) published on January 14, 2022, a notice of intent to revise its power marketing policy to include provisions regarding renewable energy certificates (RECs) from its Georgia-Alabama-South Carolina System of Projects. The current power marketing policy was published on December 28, 1994, for the Georgia-Alabama-South Carolina System (System) and is reflected in contracts for the sale of system power, which are maintained in Southeastern's headquarters office. The following is the proposed revision to the Georgia-Alabama-South Carolina System Power Marketing Policy to include a procedure for distribution of RECs to Preference Customers. Southeastern solicits written comments in formulating the final marketing policy revision.

These final regulations provide guidance to states regarding the process by which they may obtain or inspect certain returns and return information (including information about final and proposed denials and revocations of tax-exempt status) for the purpose of administering State laws governing certain tax-exempt organizations and their activities. The final regulations amend existing regulations to reflect changes to the Internal Revenue Code (Code) made by the Pension Protection Act of 2006 (PPA). The final regulations will affect the states choosing to obtain information from the IRS under these rules, as well as the organizations and taxable persons whose tax information is disclosed.

The Coast Guard proposes to change how the CSX Transportation railroad drawbridge across the Pascagoula River, mile 1.5, Pascagoula, MS will be operated. The bridge will continue to open according to the drawbridge regulations but the bridge tender will operate this bridge from a remote location at the CSX railroad terminal in Mobile, Alabama. We invite your comments on this proposed rulemaking.

This notice announces an open meeting of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST). The Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) requires that public notice of these meetings be announced in the Federal Register.