August 2022 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This program helps to ensure that requested data can be provided in the desired format, reporting burden (time and financial resources) is minimized, collection instruments are clearly understood, and the impact of collection requirements on respondents can be properly assessed. Currently, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is soliciting comments on the information collection for High-Voltage Continuous Mining Machine Standards for Underground Coal Mines.

The Department of Justice (``Department'') is correcting a final rule that appeared in the Federal Register on April 26, 2022, with an effective date of August 24, 2022. The final rule amended Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (``ATF'') regulations by removing and replacing the regulatory definitions of ``firearm frame or receiver'' and ``frame or receiver.'' The document also amended ATF's definitions of ``firearm'' and ``gunsmith'' to clarify the meaning of those terms, and to provide definitions of terms such as ``complete weapon,'' ``complete muffler or silencer device,'' ``multi-piece frame or receiver,'' ``privately made firearm,'' and ``readily'' for purposes of clarity given advancements in firearms technology. Additionally, the final rule amended ATF's regulations on marking and recordkeeping that are necessary to implement the new or amended definitions. This document makes some minor technical corrections to the final rule, which otherwise remains the same as previously published.

This proposed rule would establish the requirements for mandatory annual State reporting of the Core Set of Children's Health Care Quality Measures for Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), the behavioral health measures on the Core Set of Adult Health Care Quality Measures for Medicaid, and the Core Sets of Health Home Quality Measures for Medicaid. This proposed rule would also establish compliance requirements.

The Federal Trade Commission (``FTC'') is publishing this advance notice of proposed rulemaking (``ANPR'') to request public comment on the prevalence of commercial surveillance and data security practices that harm consumers. Specifically, the Commission invites comment on whether it should implement new trade regulation rules or other regulatory alternatives concerning the ways in which companies collect, aggregate, protect, use, analyze, and retain consumer data, as well as transfer, share, sell, or otherwise monetize that data in ways that are unfair or deceptive.

In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) announces that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved, for a period of three years, a disclosure requirement associated with the Commission's 2022 Multiple Tenant Environments (MTE) Order, FCC 22-12, in which the Commission, among other actions, required disclosure of certain exclusive marketing agreements on written marketing materials directed at tenants or prospective tenants of a multiple tenant environment. This document is consistent with the 2022 MTE Order, which stated that the Commission would publish a document in the Federal Register announcing the compliance date of these rules.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a proposed collection of information has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB) proposes to establish a new system of records titled ``DNFSB10, Reasonable Accommodation Records.'' This system of records will include information that DNFSB collects and maintains records on applicants for employment, and employees who request and/or receive reasonable accommodations from DNFSB for medical or religious reasons.

The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary security zone in the vicinity of the Tampa Convention Center, Tampa, FL, during a Government ceremony featuring several high-level officials. The security zone will cover all navigable waters of the Seddon Channel and Hillsborough River within 100 yards of the Tampa Convention Center, Tampa, FL. The security zone is necessary to protect the official party, the public, and the surrounding waterway from terrorist acts, sabotage, or other subversive acts, accidents, or other causes of a similar nature. Entering or remaining in this security zone is prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of the Port St. Petersburg or a designated representative.

Notice is hereby given of the names of members of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Performance Review Board (PRB). The members of the PRB for ONDCP are: Ms. Martha Gagn[eacute] (as Chair), Mr. David Holtgrave, Mr. Eric Talbot, and Ms. Michele Marx.

The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). The information collection is published in the Federal Register to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies.

The Department of Energy (DOE), Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), has submitted an information collection request to the OMB for extension under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The information collection requests a three-year approval of its collection, titled Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) Customer Request Services, OMB Control Number 1910-NEW. The proposed collection, Customer Request Services, will be used to allow customers to make requests, specifically for power interruption or to upgrade wireless sites collocated on BPA facilities. This information is used to manage these types of requests.

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing a new information collection.

The Census Bureau is giving notice of a virtual meeting of the Census Scientific Advisory Committee (CSAC). The Committee will address policy, research, and technical issues relating to a full range of Census Bureau programs and activities, including decennial, economic, field operations, information technology, and statistics. Last minute changes to the schedule are possible, which could prevent giving advance public notice of schedule adjustments.

Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on June 16, 2022, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of Maxell, Ltd. of Japan. A supplement to the complaint was filed on June 30, 2022. The complaint, as supplemented, alleges violations of section 337 based upon the importation into the United States, the sale for importation, and the sale within the United States after importation of certain mobile electronic devices by reason of the infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 7,199,821 (``the '821 Patent''); U.S. Patent No. 7,324,487 (``the '487 Patent''); U.S. Patent No. 8,170,394 (``the '394 Patent''); U.S. Patent No. 8,982,086 (``the '086 Patent''); U.S. Patent No. 10,129,590 (``the '590 Patent''); and U.S. Patent No. 10,244,284 (``the '284 Patent''). The complaint further alleges that an industry in the United States exists as required by the applicable Federal Statute. The complainant requests that the Commission institute an investigation and, after the investigation, issue a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders.

The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all BAE Systems (Operations) Limited Model BAe 146 series airplanes. This proposed AD was prompted by a finding that when the autopilot is engaged, the architecture of the autopilot system does not automatically disconnect the autopilot in response to pilot application of a pitch input or when the electric pitch trim switch on either pilot control wheel is operated. This proposed AD would require modifying the autopilot engagement circuit. The FAA is proposing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of its continuing effort to reduce public burden and maximize the utility of government information, invites the general public and other federal agencies the opportunity to comment on a continuing information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on a proposed information collection project titled National Network of Sexually Transmitted Diseases Clinical Prevention Training Centers. The purpose of the collection is to support program management of the National Network of Sexually Transmitted Disease Clinical Prevention Training Center (NNPTC) and to evaluate the reach and impact of the NNPTC's training activities.

The purpose of the Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) Evaluation is to assess the effect of the RAD program. This evaluation will assess the implementation and effect of the choice mobility option on properties, tenants, and the voucher program; the impact of RAD on the long-term preservation and financial viability of converted properties; the adequacy of asset management for RAD conversions; PHA's organizational change; and other RAD tenant protections and outcomes. This System of Records pertains primarily to the choice mobility component of the study, specifically the aspect of that component that evaluates the effect of the choice mobility option on tenant outcomes, but also includes some of the other components of the study. The study will use HUD administrative data to determine which residents lived in a RAD-converted property and are eligible for the RAD choice mobility option and are still residents at those properties or have since left the property using a tenant-based voucher. The study includes a census of residents who used the choice mobility option and a survey of residents eligible to use the choice mobility option but remained in their RAD-converted developments. The study will also collect PII on property owners/managers, including their names and contact information, to survey them about the impact of RAD on long-term preservation, financial viability, and asset management.

The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA)-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.

The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This program helps to ensure that requested data can be provided in the desired format, reporting burden (time and financial resources) is minimized, collection instruments are clearly understood, and the impact of collection requirements on respondents can be properly assessed. Currently, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is soliciting comments on the information collection for Operations Mining Under a Body of Water.