2022 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The FHWA, on behalf of the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT), is issuing this Notice of Intent (NOI) to solicit comment and advise the public, agencies, and stakeholders that an EIS will be prepared for transportation improvements in the Kimball Junction area which includes the I-80 and SR-224 interchange and SR-224 through the two at-grade intersections to the south of I-80 (Ute Boulevard and Olympic Parkway) in Summit County, Utah. Persons and agencies who may be interested in or affected by the proposed project are encouraged to comment on the information in this NOI and the NOI Supplemental Information document. All comments received in response to this NOI will be considered, and any information presented herein, including the draft purpose and need, preliminary alternatives, and identified impacts, may be revised in consideration of the comments.

NMFS has received a request from TerraSond Limited (TerraSond) for authorization to take marine mammals incidental to marine site characterization surveys in federal waters offshore of North Carolina and South Carolina in the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Commercial Lease of Submerged Lands for Renewable Energy Development on the Outer Continental Shelf (Lease) Areas OCS-A 0545 and OCS-A 0546 (also referred to [by BOEM] as the ``Carolina Long Bay Lease Areas.'' Pursuant to the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS is requesting comments on its proposal to issue an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to incidentally take marine mammals during the specified activities. NMFS is also requesting comments on a possible one-time, one-year renewal that could be issued under certain circumstances and if all requirements are met, as described in Request for Public Comments at the end of this notice. NMFS will consider public comments prior to making any final decision on the issuance of the requested MMPA authorization and agency responses will be summarized in the final notice of our decision.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is announcing the availability of a final guidance for industry entitled ``Best Practices for Convening a GRAS Panel.'' This guidance document is intended for any person who is responsible for a conclusion that a substance may be used in food on the basis of the generally recognized as safe (GRAS) provision of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) when that person convenes a panel of experts (``GRAS panel'') to independently evaluate whether the available scientific data, information, and methods establish that the substance is safe under the conditions of its intended use in human food or animal food. This guidance provides our current thinking on best practices to identify GRAS panel members who have appropriate and balanced expertise; to take steps to reduce the risk that bias (or the appearance of bias) will affect the credibility of the GRAS panel's output (often called a ``GRAS panel report''), including the assessment of potential GRAS panel members for conflict of interest and the appearance of conflict of interest; and to limit the data and information provided to a GRAS panel to public information (e.g., by not providing the GRAS panel with information such as trade secret information).

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is amending StarKist Co.'s temporary permit to market test canned tuna. The temporary permit is amended to add one additional manufacturing location. This amendment will allow the applicant to continue to test market and collect data on consumer acceptance of the test product.

The Railroad Retirement Board (Board) is announcing the alternate member of its Senior Executive Service Performance Review Board.

The Commission on Civil Rights published a notice in the Federal Register concerning a meeting of the South Dakota Advisory Committee. The following meetings are cancelled: Monday, January 9, 2023, and Monday, February 13, 2023; both at 3:30 p.m. (CT). The notice is in the Federal Register of Tuesday, November 1, 2022, in FR Doc. 2022-23714, in the first, second, and third columns of page 65742.

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the rules and regulations of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (Commission) and the Federal Advisory Committee Act, that the Virginia Advisory Committee (Committee) will hold a web meeting via Zoom on Monday, January 23, 2023, at 2 p.m. Eastern Time. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss progress on its draft report on police oversight and accountability in Virginia.

In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, the DoD is modifying and reissuing a current system of records originally titled, ``Military OneSource Case Management System (CMS),'' DPR 45, which is being renamed as ``Military OneSource Business Operations Information System''. This system of records was originally established by the USD(P&R) to collect and maintain records in the Military OneSource Case Management of individuals' eligibility for support as well as processing training registration, enrollment, requests, and self- motivated education/training for its Learning Management System. The Military OneSource is a call center and website providing comprehensive information on available benefits and services to Active Duty Military, Reserve and National Guard, eligible separated members and their family members. These benefits and services include financial counseling, educational assistance and benefits, relocation planning and preparation, quality of life programs, and family and community programs. In addition to formatting administrative changes, this modification changes the categories of individuals, categories of records, the system location, system manager, authorities, record source categories, policy and practices for storage, record access, contesting and notification procedures, as well as the routine uses within the SORN.

This document provides the public with notice that on December 9, 2022, Brightline Trains Florida (BTF) submitted a document entitled, ``Brightline OX Line Segment Test Request 120922,'' dated December 9, 2022, to FRA. BTF asks FRA to approve its request so that BTF may field test its trains that have been equipped with positive train control (PTC) technology.

The Office of Child Care (OCC), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is requesting a 3-year extension of the CCDF Consumer Education website and Reports of Serious Incidents and Death (Office of Management and Budget (OMB) #: 0970-0473, expiration date: April 30, 2023). There are no changes requested to the reporting requirements.

Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined not to review an initial determination (``ID'') (Order No. 26) of the presiding administrative law judge (``ALJ'') granting a joint motion to terminate the investigation as to the remaining respondents Altice USA, Inc. and CSC Holdings, LLC, both of Long Island City, New York, and Cablevision Systems Corp. of Bethpage, New York (collectively, ``Altice'') based on a settlement agreement. The investigation is terminated.

In accordance with the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) is providing notice of its determination of the trade surplus in certain sugar and syrup goods and sugar-containing products of Chile, Morocco, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Peru, Colombia, and Panama. The level of a country's trade surplus in these goods relates to the quantity of sugar and syrup goods and sugar-containing products for which the United States grants preferential tariff treatment under (i) the United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement (Chile FTA); (ii) the United States-Morocco Free Trade Agreement (Morocco FTA); (iii) the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR); (iv) the United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (Peru TPA); (v) the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement (Colombia TPA); and (vi) the United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement (Panama TPA).

On December 15, 2022, the Department of Homeland Security and Department of Labor jointly published a temporary rule titled ``Exercise of Time-Limited Authority to Increase the Numerical Limitation for FY 2023 for the H-2B Temporary Nonagricultural Worker Program and Portability Flexibility for H-2B Workers Seeking to Change Employers.'' The temporary rule contains errors that this document corrects.

The Postal Service gives notice of filing a request with the Postal Regulatory Commission to add a domestic shipping services contract to the list of Negotiated Service Agreements in the Mail Classification Schedule's Competitive Products List.

Comments are requested on proposed flood hazard determinations, which may include additions or modifications of any Base Flood Elevation (BFE), base flood depth, Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) boundary or zone designation, or regulatory floodway on the Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), and where applicable, in the supporting Flood Insurance Study (FIS) reports for the communities listed in the table below. The purpose of this notice is to seek general information and comment regarding the preliminary FIRM, and where applicable, the FIS report that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has provided to the affected communities. The FIRM and FIS report are the basis of the floodplain management measures that the community is required either to adopt or to show evidence of having in effect in order to qualify or remain qualified for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).

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.

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau or CFPB) requests the revision of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB's) approval of an existing information collection titled ``Evaluation of Financial Empowerment Training Program'' approved under OMB Control Number 3170- 0067.

Proposal to extend and amend the Memorandum of Understanding Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Kingdom of Cambodia Concerning the Imposition of Import Restrictions on Categories of Archaeological Material of Cambodia.

The Department of State announces the location, dates, times, and agenda for the next meeting of the Cultural Property Advisory Committee (``the Committee'').