December 19, 2022 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, the Department of the Treasury (``Treasury'' or ``the Department''), Departmental Offices (DO) proposes to establish a new system of records within its inventory of records systems, subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended titled ``Departmental Offices .412 Integrated Library System (ILS) Records.'' This action is necessary to meet the requirements of the Privacy Act to publish in the Federal Register notice of the existence and character of records maintained by DO. The Treasury Library (``Library'') in the Office of Privacy, Transparency, & Records uses the records in the ILS to keep track of items borrowed by DO employees from the Library's collection and to ensure that all items are returned to the Library in a timely manner and/or upon a DO employee's resignation from the Department.

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is required to publish a notice of permit applications received to conduct activities regulated under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. NSF has published regulations under the Antarctic Conservation Act in the Code of Federal Regulations. This is the required notice of permit applications received.

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.

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).

According to the provisions of section 10 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act notice is hereby given that a virtual meeting of the Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee will be held on Thursday, January 19, 2023. There will be no in-person gathering for this meeting.

NMFS issues this temporary rule to extend the expiration date of emergency measures implemented for the greater amberjack stock in the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf). As requested by the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council), NMFS published a temporary rule for emergency action on July 25, 2022, to modify the greater amberjack recreational fixed closed season for the 2022-2023 fishing year in the Gulf exclusive economic zone (EEZ) to be August 1 through 31, 2022, and November 1, 2022, through July 31, 2023 (open September 1, 2022, through October 31, 2022). The purpose of this rulemaking is to extend the measures implemented in the emergency action while the Council develops long term management measures to reduce overfishing of Gulf greater amberjack.