November 22, 2022 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Medical Certification Standards for Commercial Balloon Operations
Document Number: 2022-25288
Type: Rule
Date: 2022-11-22
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
The FAA is amending its regulations to require airmen hold a valid second-class medical certificate when exercising the privileges of a commercial pilot certificate in a balloon for compensation or hire except when conducting flight training in a balloon. In addition, the FAA makes miscellaneous amendments related to medical certification requirements for special medical flight tests and a minor change to the BasicMed regulations.
Air Plan Approval; North Carolina; Minor Revisions to Nitrogen Oxides Rule
Document Number: 2022-25285
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2022-11-22
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a revision to the North Carolina State Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted by the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ), Division of Air Quality, via a letter dated April 13, 2021, and received by EPA on April 14, 2021. This revision contains minor changes to North Carolina's nitrogen oxides (NOX) rule. EPA is proposing to approve these changes pursuant to the Clean Air Act (CAA or Act).
Social Security Number Fraud Prevention Act of 2017 Implementation
Document Number: 2022-25239
Type: Rule
Date: 2022-11-22
Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Agencies and Commissions
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is finalizing amendments to its regulations under the Privacy Act. The revisions clarify and update procedural requirements on documents the Agency sends by mail which include Social Security numbers (SSNs). These revisions implement the Social Security Number Fraud Prevention Act of 2017 restricting the inclusion of SSNs on documents sent by mail by the Federal Government.
VA Acquisition Regulation: Acquisition Planning; Required Sources of Supplies and Services; Market Research; and Small Business Programs; Correction
Document Number: 2022-25238
Type: Rule
Date: 2022-11-22
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is correcting the VA Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) concerning Small Business Programs and Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses. This correction addresses three minor administrative typos involving references to the VAAR in the regulations.
Schedules of Controlled Substances: Placement of Mesocarb in Schedule I
Document Number: 2022-25219
Type: Rule
Date: 2022-11-22
Agency: Drug Enforcement Administration, Department of Justice
With the issuance of this final rule, the Drug Enforcement Administration places mesocarb (chemical name: N-phenyl-N' -(3-(1- phenylpropan-2-yl)-1,2,3-oxadiazol-3-ium-5-yl)carbamimidate), including its salts, isomers, and salts of isomers, in schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. This action is being taken to enable the United States to meet its obligations under the 1971 Convention on Psychotropic Substances. This action imposes the regulatory controls and administrative, civil, and criminal sanctions applicable to schedule I controlled substances on persons who handle (manufacture, distribute, import, export, engage in research, conduct instructional activities or chemical analysis with, or possess), or propose to handle mesocarb.
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for Endangered Florida Bonneted Bat
Document Number: 2022-25218
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2022-11-22
Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are revising our proposed designation of critical habitat for the Florida bonneted bat (Eumops floridanus) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (Act), as amended. In response to new information we received and public comments on our June 10, 2020, proposed rule, we are now proposing to designate approximately 1,174,011 acres (475,105 hectares) in 13 Florida counties as critical habitat for the species. We also announce the availability of a draft economic analysis (DEA) of the revised proposed designation of critical habitat for the Florida bonneted bat. We request comments from all interested parties on this revised proposed rule and the associated DEA. Comments submitted on our June 10, 2020, proposed rule need not be resubmitted as they will be fully considered in the preparation of the final rule. If we finalize this rule as proposed, it would extend the Act's protections to this species' critical habitat.
Request for Nominations for the Science Advisory Board Inorganic Arsenic Review Panel
Document Number: 2022-25170
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-11-22
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office requests public nominations of scientific experts to form a Panel to review the draft EPA Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) Toxicological Review of Inorganic Arsenic. Based on the publicly available systematic review protocol, EPA's draft assessment includes a summary of the chemical properties and pharmacokinetics; hazard identification analysis for diseases of the circulatory system, pregnancy and birth outcomes, diabetes, and neurodevelopmental effects; and dose-response analysis characterizing the quantitative relationship for the noncancer outcomes listed above as well as for bladder cancer and lung cancer. These quantitative relationships are then used to derive cancer and non-cancer toxicity values (e.g., oral slope factor, reference dose). The SAB Inorganic Arsenic Review Panel will consider whether the conclusions found in the EPA's draft assessment are clearly presented and scientifically supported.
Request for Information; Clinical Research Infrastructure and Emergency Clinical Trials
Document Number: 2022-25163
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-11-22
Agency: Office of Science and Technology Policy
On October 26, 2022, the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) published in the Federal Register a document entitled ``Request for Information (RFI) on Clinical Research Infrastructure and Emergency Clinical Trials.'' This RFI invited comments on improving the U.S. clinical trials infrastructure and in particular, our ability to carry out emergency clinical trials. In accordance with the 2022 National Biodefense Strategy for Countering Biological Threats, Enhancing Pandemic Preparedness, and Achieving Global Health Security (National Biodefense Strategy) and the American Pandemic Preparedness Plan (AP3), OSTP, in partnership with the National Security Council (NSC), is leading efforts to ensure that coordinated and large-scale clinical trials can be efficiently carried out across a range of institutions and sites to address outbreaks of disease and other emergencies. In response to requests by prospective commenters that they would benefit from additional time to adequately consider and respond to the RFI, OSTP has determined that an extension of the comment period until January 27, 2023 is appropriate.
Funding Opportunity Title: Notice of Allocation Availability (NOAA) Inviting Applications for the Calendar Year (CY) 2022 Allocation Round of the New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) Program
Document Number: 2022-25116
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-11-22
Agency: Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
This NOAA is issued in connection with the CY 2022 allocation round (Allocation Round) of the New Markets Tax Credit Program (NMTC Program), as authorized by Title I, subtitle C, section 121 of the Community Renewal Tax Relief Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106-554) as amended. Through the NMTC Program, the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) provides authority to certified CDEs to offer an incentive to investors in the form of tax credits over seven years, which is expected to stimulate the provision of private investment capital that, in turn, will facilitate economic and community development in Low-Income Communities. Through this NOAA, the CDFI Fund announces the availability of $5 billion of NMTC Allocation authority in this Allocation Round. In this NOAA, the CDFI Fund specifically addresses how a CDE may apply to receive an allocation of NMTCs, the competitive procedure through which NMTC Allocations will be made, and the actions that will be taken to ensure that proper allocations are made to appropriate entities.
Readjustment Counseling Service Scholarship Program
Document Number: 2022-25093
Type: Rule
Date: 2022-11-22
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is adding new regulations that govern scholarship programs that will benefit certain health care professionals. This rulemaking implements the mandates of the Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act of 2019 by establishing the Readjustment Counseling Service Scholarship Program (RCSSP). The RCSSP provides educational assistance to individuals who pursue a graduate degree in psychology, social work, marriage and family therapy, or mental health counseling that meet the education requirements for appointment as a health care professional in one of the aforementioned fields in VA Vet Centers.
Hazardous Materials: Notice of Applications for New Special Permits
Document Number: 2022-25329
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-11-22
Agency: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
In accordance with the procedures governing the application for, and the processing of, special permits from the Department of Transportation's Hazardous Material regulations, notice is hereby given that the Office of Hazardous Materials Safety has received the application described herein.
Fisheries Off West Coast States; West Coast Salmon Fisheries; Amendment 23 to the Pacific Coast Salmon Fishery Management Plan
Document Number: 2022-25328
Type: Rule
Date: 2022-11-22
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS announces the approval of Amendment 23 to the Pacific Coast Salmon Fishery Management Plan (Salmon FMP). Amendment 23 amends the Salmon FMP's current harvest control rule (HCR) for the Southern Oregon/Northern California Coast (SONCC) Coho Salmon Evolutionarily Significant Unit (ESU).
Notice of Advisory Committee Public Meeting
Document Number: 2022-25326
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-11-22
Agency: Agency for International Development, Agencies and Commissions
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), notice is hereby given of Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid (ACVFA) public meeting on Friday December 2, 2022.
Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee; Meeting
Document Number: 2022-25325
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-11-22
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
This notice announces a meeting of the ARAC.
Petition for Extension of Waiver of Compliance
Document Number: 2022-25323
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-11-22
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
Petition for Extension of Waiver of Compliance
Document Number: 2022-25322
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-11-22
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
Petition for Extension of Waiver of Compliance
Document Number: 2022-25321
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-11-22
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
Children's Gasoline Burn Prevention Act Regulation
Document Number: 2022-25308
Type: Rule
Date: 2022-11-22
Agency: Consumer Product Safety Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Children's Gasoline Burn Prevention Act (CGBPA or the Act) mandated, as a consumer product safety rule, the child-resistance requirements for closures on portable gasoline containers published in the voluntary standard, ASTM F2517-05. ASTM F2517 was revised in 2015 and 2017, and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) allowed those revisions to become mandatory pursuant to the Act. On September 1, 2022, the Commission received notice that ASTM F2517 has been revised again. In this direct final rule, the Commission evaluates the revised ASTM F2517-22e1 standard and finds that the revisions carry out the purposes of the CGBPA. Accordingly, pursuant to the Act, the 2022 revisions to the child-resistance requirements of ASTM F2517 will be incorporated into the mandatory standard for closures on portable gasoline containers. This direct final rule updates the Commission's regulation to reflect that the requirements for closures on portable gasoline containers must meet the requirements in ASTM F2517-22e1.
Yaw Maneuver Conditions-Rudder Reversals
Document Number: 2022-25291
Type: Rule
Date: 2022-11-22
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
The FAA is adding a new load condition to the design standards for transport category airplanes. The new load condition requires such airplanes to be designed to withstand the loads caused by rapid reversals of the rudder pedals, and applies to transport category airplanes that have a powered rudder control surface or surfaces. This rule is necessary because accident and incident data show that pilots sometimes make rudder reversals during flight, even though such reversals are unnecessary and discouraged by flightcrew training programs. The current design standards do not require the airplane structure to withstand the loads that may result from such reversals. If the loads on the airplane exceed those for which it is designed, the airplane structure may fail, resulting in catastrophic loss of control of the airplane. This final rule aims to prevent structural failure of the rudder and vertical stabilizer that may result from these rudder reversals.
Increase the Duration of Aircraft Registration
Document Number: 2022-25289
Type: Rule
Date: 2022-11-22
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
The FAA is extending the duration of aircraft registration certificates from three years to seven years. Initial Certificates of Aircraft Registration will expire seven years from the month issued. In addition, the FAA is applying this amendment to all aircraft currently registered under existing FAA regulations governing aircraft registration, which will extend valid Certificates of Aircraft Registration to a seven-year duration. This rulemaking also makes other minor revisions to rules related to internal FAA registration processes.
Proposed Modifications To Open Access Transmission Tariff; Public Hearing and Opportunities for Public Review and Comment
Document Number: 2022-25374
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-11-22
Agency: Bonneville Power Administration, Department of Energy
Bonneville is initiating a proceeding pursuant to Bonneville's open access transmission tariff (Tariff) and the Federal Power Act to modify the non-rate terms and conditions for transmission, ancillary, and generator interconnection services in Bonneville's Tariff, to be effective on October 1, 2023. Bonneville has designated this proceeding Docket No. TC-24.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request
Document Number: 2022-25373
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-11-22
Agency: Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau or CFPB) requests the extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB's) approval of the existing information collection titled ``Disclosure Requirements for Depository Institutions Lacking Federal Deposit Insurance (Regulation I)'' approved under OMB Number 3170-0062.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Application for Grants Under the Native American-Serving Nontribal Institutions Program ALN# 84.031X (1894-0001)
Document Number: 2022-25372
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-11-22
Agency: Department of Education
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Department is proposing an extension without change of a currently approved information collection request (ICR).
University of South Florida, et al.; Application(s) for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instruments
Document Number: 2022-25371
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-11-22
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
Wooden Bedroom Furniture From the People's Republic of China: Initiation of Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstances Review
Document Number: 2022-25369
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-11-22
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
In response to a request from Golden Well International (HK), Ltd. (Golden Well) and Zhangzhou XMB Home Technology Co., Ltd. (Zhangzhou XMB), the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is initiating a changed circumstances review (CCR) of the antidumping duty (AD) order on wooden bedroom furniture (WBF) from the People's Republic of China (China) to determine whether Zhangzhou XMB is the successor- in-interest to Zhangzhou XYM Furniture Product Co., Ltd. (Zhangzhou XYM).
Environmental Impact Statement; Maui, Hawaii
Document Number: 2022-25368
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-11-22
Agency: Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation
The FHWA, in coordination with the Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT), is issuing this notice to invite comment and advise the public that an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will be prepared to study potential improvements to the Honoapiilani Highway (State Route No. 30) between Ukumehame and Launiupoko in West Maui. Improvements are needed to provide a reliable transportation facility that would not be inundated by the predicted 3.2-foot sea level rise and undermined by coastal erosion. The FHWA, as the Federal lead agency, and HDOT as the project sponsor and joint lead agency, will prepare an EIS for the Honoapiilani Highway Improvements Project, Ukumehame to Launiupoko, covering the 6-mile segment between milepost 11 in the vicinity of Papalaua Wayside Park in Ukumehame (southeastern terminus) and milepost 17 in Launiupoko, where Honoapiilani Highway currently connects with the existing southern terminus of the Lahaina Bypass (northwestern terminus of the project).
Airworthiness Directives; Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau GmbH Gliders
Document Number: 2022-25367
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2022-11-22
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau GmbH Model Duo Discus and Duo Discus T gliders. This proposed AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) originated by an aviation authority of another country to identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product. The MCAI identifies the unsafe condition as the airbrake becoming blocked or jammed in an extended position during high airspeed due to an incorrect adjustment on the airbrake system. This proposed AD would require repetitively inspecting the airbrake system and corrective action as necessary. The FAA is proposing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Disaster Recovery Grant Reporting System
Document Number: 2022-25365
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-11-22
Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD is seeking approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the information collection described below. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is requesting comment from all interested parties on the proposed collection of information. The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Deposit of Biological Materials
Document Number: 2022-25364
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-11-22
Agency: Department of Commerce, United States Patent and Trademark Office
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, invites comments on the extension and revision of an existing information collection: 0651- 0022 Deposit of Biological Materials. The purpose of this notice is to allow 60 days for public comment preceding submission of the information collection to OMB.
Addition of USPS ConnectTM
Document Number: 2022-25363
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-11-22
Agency: Postal Service, Agencies and Commissions
The Postal Service hereby provides notice it has filed a request with the Postal Regulatory Commission to add USPS Connect Local Mail to the market dominant product list as a permanent price category.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Post Allowance and Reissue
Document Number: 2022-25362
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-11-22
Agency: Department of Commerce, United States Patent and Trademark Office
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, invites comments on the extension and revision of an existing information collection: 0651- 0033 Post Allowance and Reissue. The purpose of this notice is to allow 60 days for public comment preceding submission of the information collection to OMB.
Homeland Security Advisory Council; Meeting
Document Number: 2022-25361
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-11-22
Agency: Department of Homeland Security
The Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC) will hold a public meeting on Tuesday, December 6, 2022. The meeting will be open to the public via web conference.
Senior Executive Service Performance Review Board Membership
Document Number: 2022-25360
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-11-22
This notice announces the members of the Senior Executive Service (SES) Performance Review Board. The PRB is comprised of a Chairperson and a mix of state representatives and career senior executives that meet annually to review and evaluate performance appraisal documents and provide a written recommendation to the Chairperson of the Council for final approval of each executive's performance rating, performance-based pay adjustment, and performance award.
National Library of Medicine; Cancellation of Meeting
Document Number: 2022-25340
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-11-22
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
National Petroleum Council; Meeting
Document Number: 2022-25339
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-11-22
Agency: Department of Energy
This notice announces a meeting of the National Petroleum Council. The Federal Advisory Committee Act requires that public notice of this meeting be announced in the Federal Register.
DOE/NSF High Energy Physics Advisory Panel
Document Number: 2022-25338
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-11-22
Agency: Department of Energy
This notice announces a hybrid meeting of the DOE/NSF High Energy Physics Advisory Panel (HEPAP). The Federal Advisory Committee Act requires that public notice of these meetings be announced in the Federal Register.
Guidance Related to the Foreign Tax Credit
Document Number: 2022-25337
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2022-11-22
Agency: Internal Revenue Service, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
This document contains proposed regulations relating to the foreign tax credit, including guidance with respect to the reattribution asset rule for purposes of allocating and apportioning foreign taxes, the cost recovery requirement, and the attribution rule for withholding tax on royalty payments.
Submission for OMB Review; Annual Report on Households Assisted by the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (OMB #0970-0060)
Document Number: 2022-25336
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-11-22
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families
OCS, Division of Energy Assistance, is requesting a substantial change of the Household Report Office of Management and Budget (OMB) #0970-0060, expiration May 31, 2025). Grant recipients complete the Household Report on an annual basis, completing either the Long Form or the Short Form version of the report. Submission of the completed report is one requirement for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) grant recipients applying for Federal LIHEAP block grant funds. OCS proposes substantive changes, including the addition of reporting requirements for assisted applicants and household member demographic characteristics on the Household Report Long Form and Short Form, and the removal of reporting requirements collecting counts of applicant households by assistance type and poverty interval on the Household Report Long Form.
New Postal Products
Document Number: 2022-25335
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-11-22
Agency: Postal Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing for the Commission's consideration concerning a negotiated service agreement. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other administrative steps.
National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics; Meeting
Document Number: 2022-25334
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-11-22
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announces the following advisory committee meeting. This meeting is open to the public. The public is welcome to obtain the link to attend this meeting by following the instructions posted on the Committee website: https://ncvhs.hhs.gov/ meetings/full-committee-meeting-12/.
Use of a Non-Destructive Surface Sampling Device To Sample Domestic Beef Manufacturing Trimmings and Bench Trim
Document Number: 2022-25333
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-11-22
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service
On February 1, 2023, FSIS intends to stop using the N60 excision sampling method to sample domestic beef manufacturing trimmings and bench trim for adulterant Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (E. coli) (STEC) and Salmonella. FSIS intends to replace the N60 excision sampling method with a non-destructive surface sampling method that uses a cloth manual sampling device. FSIS has found that the cloth sampling method is as effective as the N60 excision sampling method at recovering organisms in beef manufacturing trimmings. Additionally, the cloth sampling method is faster and safer for FSIS inspection program personnel (IPP) to use because it does not require IPP to use hooks or knives to collect samples. Moreover, the cloth sampling method allows FSIS to sample without destroying product, which reduces food waste.
Hazardous Materials: Notice of Actions on Special Permits
Document Number: 2022-25331
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-11-22
Agency: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
In accordance with the procedures governing the application for, and the processing of, special permits from the Department of Transportation's Hazardous Material regulations, notice is hereby given that the Office of Hazardous Materials Safety has received the application described herein.
Hazardous Materials: Notice of Applications for Special Permits
Document Number: 2022-25330
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-11-22
Agency: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
In accordance with the procedures governing the application for, and the processing of, special permits from the Department of Transportation's Hazardous Material Regulations, notice is hereby given that the Office of Hazardous Materials Safety has received the application described herein.
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