April 7, 2023 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents
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Airworthiness Directives; GE Aviation Czech s.r.o. (Type Certificate Previously Held by WALTER Engines a.s., Walter a.s., and MOTORLET a.s.) Turboprop Engines
The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all GE Aviation Czech s.r.o. (GEAC) M601E-11AS, M601E[hyphen]11S, H75-100, H80-100, and H85-100 model turboprop engines. This proposed AD was prompted by reports of multiple failures of the needle bearing installed in propeller governors having part numbers (P/Ns) P-W11-1 or P-W11-2, caused by self-generated debris from the needle bearing, which led to oil contamination. This proposed AD would require replacement of the affected propeller governors with a redesigned propeller governor, and would prohibit installation of the affected propeller governors, as specified in a European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD, which is proposed for incorporation by reference (IBR). The FAA is proposing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.
Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes
The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2022-06- 02, which applied to all Airbus SAS Model A318-111, and -112 airplanes; Model A319-111, -112, -113, -114, -115, -131, -132, and -133 airplanes; Model A320-211, -212, -214, -216, -231, -232, and -233 airplanes; and Model A321-111, -112, -131, -211, -212, -213, -231, and -232 airplanes. AD 2022-06-02 required new repetitive inspections of the 80 view unit (80VU) rack lower lateral fittings, lower central support, upper fittings, central post, and shelves attachments for discrepancies, and corrective actions if necessary. This AD was prompted by a determination that the compliances times must be revised to address the unsafe condition. This AD continues to require the actions in AD 2022- 06-02 with revised compliance times, as specified in a European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD, which is incorporated by reference. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.
Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Airbus SAS Model A300 B4-600, B4-600R, and F4-600R series airplanes, and Model A300 C4-605R Variant F airplanes (collectively called Model A300-600 series airplanes). This AD was prompted by a determination that new or more restrictive airworthiness limitations are necessary. This AD requires revising the existing maintenance or inspection program, as applicable, to incorporate new or more restrictive airworthiness limitations, as specified in a European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD, which is incorporated by reference. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.
Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Airbus SAS Model A330-200, A330-200 Freighter, A330-300, A330-800, A330-900, A340-200, A340-300, A340-500, and A340-600 series airplanes. This AD was prompted by a report that an A319 airplane lost the right- hand front windshield in flight. Due to the design similarity, this condition can also exist or develop on Model A330 and A340 airplanes. This AD requires repetitive detailed inspections (DET) and electrical test measurements (ETM) of the affected parts and applicable corrective action, and prohibits the installation of affected parts under certain conditions, as specified in a European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD, which is incorporated by reference. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.
Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier, Inc., Airplanes
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Bombardier, Inc., Model BD-700-1A10 and BD-700-1A11 airplanes. This AD was prompted by a report that in case of a flap, slat, or slat- flap failure in flight, resetting the slat flap control unit (SFCU) to clear the error using the airplane flight manual (AFM) could result in the stall protection computer (SPC) setting the low-speed cue to the most conservative stall advance mode. This AD requires revising the non-normal procedures section of the existing AFM to provide the flightcrew with procedures for addressing failure warnings in the slat and flap control systems. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.
Pesticide Registration Review; Decisions and Case Closures for Several Pesticides; Notice of Availability
This notice announces the availability of EPA's the closure of the registration review cases for irgarol, oregano oil, and tagetes oils (formerly flower oils case), because the last U.S. registrations for these pesticides have been canceled.
Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Canada Limited Partnership (Type Certificate Previously Held by C Series Aircraft Limited Partnership (CSALP); Bombardier, Inc.) Airplanes
The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2021-04- 05, which applied to certain Airbus Canada Limited Partnership Model BD-500-1A10 and BD-500-1A11 airplanes. AD 2021-04-05 required revising the existing maintenance or inspection program, as applicable, to incorporate new or more restrictive airworthiness limitations. This AD was prompted by a determination that new or more restrictive airworthiness limitations are necessary. This AD continues to require the actions in AD 2021-04-05 and requires revising the existing maintenance or inspection program, as applicable, to incorporate new or more restrictive airworthiness limitations. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.
Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes
The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2020-21- 07, which applied to all Airbus SAS Model A350-941 and -1041 airplanes. AD 2020-21-07 required replacement of affected passenger oxygen masks (which includes re-identifying the parts). This AD was prompted by a determination that additional parts are subject to the unsafe condition. This AD continues to require the actions in AD 2020-21-07, and also requires replacing additional affected parts; as specified in a European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD, which is incorporated by reference. This AD also prohibits installation of affected parts. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.
Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Airbus SAS Model A310 series airplanes. This AD was prompted by a determination that new or more restrictive airworthiness limitations are necessary. This AD requires revising the existing maintenance or inspection program, as applicable, to incorporate new or more restrictive airworthiness limitations, as specified in a European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD, which is incorporated by reference. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.
Airworthiness Directives; Dassault Aviation Airplanes
The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2020-26- 07, which applied to all Dassault Aviation Model MYSTERE-FALCON 900 airplanes. AD 2020-26-07 required revising the existing maintenance or inspection program, as applicable, to incorporate new or more restrictive airworthiness limitations. This AD was prompted by a determination that a new airworthiness limitation is necessary. This AD continues to require the actions in AD 2020-26-07, and also requires revising the existing maintenance or inspection program, as applicable, to incorporate a new airworthiness limitation; as specified in a European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD, which is incorporated by reference. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: Public Comment Request; Information Collection Request Title: Rural Maternity and Obstetrics Management Strategies Program
In compliance with the requirement for opportunity for public comment on proposed data collection projects of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, HRSA announces plans to submit an Information Collection Request (ICR), described below, to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Prior to submitting the ICR to OMB, HRSA seeks comments from the public regarding the burden estimate, below, or any other aspect of the ICR.
Announcement of Approved International Trade Administration Trade Mission
The United States Department of Commerce (DOC), International Trade Administration (ITA), is announcing one upcoming trade mission that will be recruited, organized, and implemented by ITA. This mission is: U.S. Industry Program (USIP) at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) General Conference in Vienna, Austria, September 24-27, 2023. A summary of the mission is found below. Application information and more detailed mission information, including the commercial setting and sector information, can be found at the trade mission website: https://www.trade.gov/trade-missions. For each mission, recruitment will be conducted in an open and public manner, including publication in the Federal Register, posting on the Commerce Department trade mission calendar (https://www.trade.gov/trade-missions-schedule) and other internet websites, press releases to general and trade media, direct mail, broadcast fax, notices by industry trade associations and other multiplier groups, and publicity at industry meetings, symposia, conferences, and trade shows.
Request for Information: Draft Federal Strategy To Advance an Integrated U.S. Greenhouse Gas Monitoring and Information System; Number NNH23ZDA009L
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) issued a document that appeared in the Federal Register on March 2, 2023, concerning a Request for Information (RFI) on behalf of the Biden-Harris Administration's Greenhouse Gas Monitoring & Measurement Interagency Working Group (GHG IWG), established by the Office of Science & Technology Policy, White House Climate Policy Office, and Office of Management and Budget. The deadline for submitting comments is being extended from April 4, 2023, to April 19, 2023. The GHG IWG seeks to receive input from the public on the draft Federal Strategy to Advance an Integrated U.S. Greenhouse Gas Monitoring & Information System (GHGMIS Strategy) that is posted on the NASA Solicitation and Proposal Integrated Review and Evaluation System's (NSPIRES). The GHG IWG will use information received to inform the drafting of the final version of the GHGMIS Strategy and in discussions on potential partnerships related to demonstration projects.
Tennessee Valley Authority; Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering issuance of amendments to Facility Operating License No. NPF-90 and NPF-96, issued to Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA, the licensee), for operation of the Watts Bar Nuclear Plant (Watts Bar or WBN), Units 1 and 2. The proposed amendments would revise Watts Bar, Units 1 and 2, Technical Specification (TS) 3.7.11, ``Control Room Emergency Air Temperature Control System (CREATCS),'' to change the dates in the one- time footnotes for Required Actions A.1 and E.1 for performing modifications to the Watts Bar, Units 1 and 2, main control room CREATCS chillers.
Conduct on Agency Installations
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is amending its installation security regulations to include Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) property in the definition of Agency installation, which reflects the Agency's authority to provide security on ODNI installations. The CIA is also removing the exemption for Federal officials or members of the Armed Forces from its prohibition on carrying weapons on Agency installations, except when such persons are either authorized by the CIA Director of Security or otherwise authorized by law for the performance of official law enforcement duties. This amendment also revises the definition of weapon to permit small amounts of irritant gas on Agency installations and revises the penalties provision to clarify that the penalty for a violation of these regulations is up to a Class C misdemeanor.
Lifejacket Approval Harmonization
The Coast Guard proposes to amend the approval requirements and follow-up program requirements for lifejackets by incorporating new standards to replace existing legacy standards. The Coast Guard further proposes to amend lifejacket and personal flotation device (PFD) carriage requirements to allow for the use of equipment approved to the new standards and remove obsolete equipment approval requirements. The proposed amendments would streamline the process for the approval of PFDs and allow manufacturers the opportunity to produce more innovative equipment that would meet approval requirements in both Canada and the United States while also reducing the burden of the approval process and the production inspections on manufacturing firms.
Solicitation of Applications for Membership on the Community Advisory Council
The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) established the Community Advisory Council (the ``CAC'') as an advisory committee to the Board on issues affecting consumers and communities. This Notice advises individuals who wish to serve as CAC members of the opportunity to be considered for the CAC.
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Small Business Innovation Research and Technology Transfer Programs
DoD, GSA and NASA are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement changes related to data rights in the Small Business Administration's Policy Directive for the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs, published in the Federal Register on April 2, 2019. In addition, this proposed rule would implement competition requirements unique to Phase II and III awards under the SBIR/STTR Programs.
Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Rights of Entry
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE), are proposing to renew an information collection.
Media Outlets for Publication of Legal and Action Notices in the Southern Region
This notice lists all newspapers that will be used by the Ranger Districts, Grasslands, Forests, and the Regional Office of the Southern Region to publish notices. The intended effect of this action is to inform members of the public which newspapers will be used by the Forest Service to publish legal notices regarding proposed actions, notices of decisions, and notices indicating opportunities to file objections.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Revision of an Approved Information Collection; Comment Request; Margin and Capital Requirements for Covered Swap Entities
The OCC, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites comment on a continuing information collection as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). In accordance with the requirements of the PRA, the OCC may not conduct or sponsor, and the respondent is not required to respond to, an information collection unless it displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number. The OCC is soliciting comment concerning a revision to its information collection titled, ``Margin and Capital Requirements for Covered Swap Entities.''
Safety Zone; Atlantic Ocean, Cocoa Beach, FL
The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone on certain waters of the Atlantic Ocean near Cocoa Beach, FL. This action is necessary to provide for the safety of the boating public on navigable waters near Cocoa Beach, FL, during the Cocoa Beach Air Show. This rule prohibits persons and vessels from being in the safety zone unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Jacksonville or a designated representative.
Activation Energy; DOE's National Laboratories as Catalysts of Regional Innovation; Extension of Comment Period
The Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science and the Office of Technology Transitions published a request for information (RFI) on January 27, 2023, inviting interested parties to provide input on place-based innovation opportunities that support the DOE mission. DOE received requests for an extension of the public comment period for an additional 30 days. DOE reviewed the requests and is granting a 30- day extension of the public comment period to allow comments to be submitted until April 28, 2023.
Agency Information Collection Extension
The Department of Energy (DOE) invites public comment on a proposed collection of information that DOE is developing for submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Port Access Route Study: Approaches to the Ports of Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands
The Coast Guard is conducting a Port Access Route Study to evaluate safe access routes for the movement of vessel traffic proceeding to or from the ports or places in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands and to determine whether shipping safety fairways and/or routing measures should be established, adjusted, or modified. The Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands Port Access Route Study considers whether such measures are necessary to improve navigation safety due to factors such as planned or potential offshore development, current port capabilities and planned improvements, increased vessel traffic, existing and potential anchorage areas, changing vessel traffic patterns, effects of weather, or navigational difficulty. Vessel routing measures, which include traffic separation schemes, two-way routes, recommended tracks, deep-water routes, precautionary areas, and areas to be avoided, are implemented to reduce the risk of marine casualties. To assist us in conducting the Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands Port Access Route Study, we invite your responses to the questions in the INFORMATION REQUESTED section. The recommendations of the study may subsequently be implemented through rulemakings or in accordance with international agreements.
Safety Zone; Back River, Hampton, VA; Air Show
The Coast Guard is establishing a safety zone for certain waters in the vicinity of the northwest branch of the Back River. This action is necessary to provide for the safety of life on these navigable waters near Langley Air Force Base, Hampton, VA, during an annual airshow. This rulemaking would prohibit persons and vessels from entry in the safety zone unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Sector Virginia or a designated representative.
Request for Comments on Proposed OMB Circular No. A-4, “Regulatory Analysis”
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is requesting comments on proposed Circular A-4, ``Regulatory Analysis.''
Agency Information Collection Activities; USGS Water Use Data and Research Program Announcement
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is proposing to revise an information collection.
Information Collection: NRC Forms 366, 366A, and 366B, Licensee Event Report
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) invites public comment on the renewal of Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for an existing collection of information. The information collection is entitled, ``NRC Forms 366, 366A, and 366B, Licensee Event Report.''
Bulk Manufacturer of Controlled Substances Application: Stepan Company
Stepan Company has applied to be registered as a bulk manufacturer of basic class(es) of controlled substance(s). Refer to Supplemental Information listed below for further drug information.
Transfer of Information Claimed as Confidential Business Information to the United States Department of Energy/Argonne National Laboratory
This notice announces that information submitted to EPA's Office of Air and Radiation (OAR) pursuant to the Clean Air Act (CAA), including information that may have been claimed as Confidential Business Information (CBI) by the submitter, will be transferred to Argonne National Laboratory (ANL)/Department of Energy (DOE). ANL/DOE have been awarded a contract to perform work for OAR, and access to this information will enable ANL/DOE to fulfill the obligations of the contract.
Safety Zone: Tall Ships America; Galveston, TX
The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary moving safety zone on the waters of the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Galveston, around a Tall Ships America Parade of Sail in Galveston, Texas. Once the vessels are moored at the Galveston Historic Seaport, a temporary fixed safety zone will be established. The safety zones are necessary to protect the public and wooden sailing vessels and their crews from the hazards associated with transiting the area. Persons and vessels are prohibited from entering, transiting through, anchoring in, or remaining within the moving and fixed safety zones unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Houston-Galveston or a designated representative.
Review of Quiet Zone in Deerfield Beach, Pompano Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Oakland Park, Wilton Manors, Dania Beach, Hollywood, and Hallandale Beach, Florida
FRA is providing notice of its intent to review a quiet zone located in Deerfield Beach, Pompano Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Oakland Park, Wilton Manors, Dania Beach, Hollywood, and Hallandale Beach, Florida (Cities). Based on a high rate of reported accidents/incidents and related injuries and fatalities that occurred between January and December 2022, FRA has made a preliminary determination that the safety systems and measures implemented within the quiet zone do not fully compensate for the absence of routine sounding of locomotive horns due to a substantial increase in risk. In addition, FRA has made a preliminary determination of significant risk with respect to loss of life or serious personal injury within the quiet zone. Therefore, FRA intends to review existing conditions within the quiet zone to determine whether the quiet zone should be terminated or whether additional safety measures may be necessary to ensure motorist and pedestrian safety.
Security Zones; Corpus Christi Ship Channel, Corpus Christi, TX
The Coast Guard is establishing two temporary, 500-yard radius, moving security zones for certain vessels carrying Certain Dangerous Cargoes (CDC) within the Corpus Christi Ship Channel and La Quinta Channel. The temporary security zones are needed to protect the vessels, the CDC cargo, and the surrounding waterway from terrorist acts, sabotage, or other subversive acts, accidents, or other events of a similar nature. Entry of vessels or persons into these zones is prohibited unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port Sector Corpus Christi or a designated representative.
Reporting for Calendar Year 2022 on Offsets Agreements Related to Sales of Defense Articles or Defense Services to Foreign Countries or Foreign Firms
This notice is to remind the public that U.S. firms are required to report annually to the Department of Commerce (Commerce) information on contracts for the sale of defense articles or defense services to foreign countries or foreign firms that are subject to offsets agreements exceeding $5,000,000 in value. U.S. firms are also required to report annually to Commerce information on offsets transactions completed in performance of existing offsets commitments for which offsets credit of $250,000 or more has been claimed from the foreign representative. This year, such reports must include relevant information from calendar year 2022 and must be submitted to Commerce no later than June 15, 2023.
Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of one or more persons that have been placed on OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) based on OFAC's determination that one or more applicable legal criteria were satisfied. All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of these persons are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them.
USPTO AI Inventorship: Notice of Public AI Inventorship Listening Session-East Coast
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) plays an important role in incentivizing and protecting innovation, including innovation enabled by artificial intelligence (AI), to ensure continued U.S. leadership in AI and other emerging technologies (ET). On February 14, 2023, the USPTO published a Federal Register Notice requesting comments regarding AI and Inventorship. The USPTO is announcing a public listening session on April 25, 2023, titled ``AI Inventorship Listening Session.'' The purpose of the listening session is to seek stakeholder input on the current state of AI technologies and inventorship issues that may arise in view of the advancement of such technologies, as set forth in the questions posed in the Federal Register Notice of February 14, 2023.
Notice of Receipt of Complaint; Solicitation of Comments Relating to the Public Interest
Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has received a complaint entitled Certain Wi-Fi Routers, Wi- Fi Devices, Mesh Wi-Fi Network Devices, and Hardware and Software Components Thereof. DN 3673; the Commission is soliciting comments on any public interest issues raised by the complaint or complainant's filing pursuant to the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure.
Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations
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 The National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG). This survey is designed to provide nationally representative, scientifically credible data on factors related to birth and pregnancy rates, family formation and dissolution patterns, and reproductive health.
Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), 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 Environmental Health and Land Reuse Certificate Training. This certification is a joint collaboration between ATSDR and the National Environmental Health Association (NEHA), and is designed to build capacity among environmental professionals.
Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations
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 proposed information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on a proposed information collection project titled Focus groups among adults with or caring for individuals with congenital heart defects (CHD), muscular dystrophy (MD), and spina bifida (SB). The purpose of this project is to conduct focus groups to obtain firsthand perspectives from individuals with CHD, MD, and SB.
Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts From Thailand: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2021-2022
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that Sunshine Biotech International Co., Ltd. made sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value (NV) during the July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022, period of review (POR) and that COFCO Biochemical (Thailand) Co., Ltd. did not. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results of review.
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