June 21, 2023 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is announcing that we have filed a petition, submitted by PHM Brands, proposing that the food additive regulation for chlorine dioxide be amended to provide for an additional method for producing the additive.

The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing one general license (GL) issued pursuant to the Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations: GL 69, which was previously made available on OFAC's website.

This notice announces an in-person/virtual hybrid open meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Northern New Mexico. The Federal Advisory Committee Act requires that public notice of this meeting be announced in the Federal Register.

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, PHMSA invites comments on information collections pertaining to hazardous materials transportation for which PHMSA intends to request renewal and extension from the Office of Management and Budget. PHMSA published a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on these information collections in the Federal Register on March 22, 2023, and did not receive any comments.

The FAA is considering a proposal to change approximately 3.2 acres of airport land from aeronautical use to non-aeronautical use and to authorize the sale of airport property located at Indy South Greenwood Airport, Greenwood, IN. The aforementioned land is not needed for aeronautical use. The subject property is located on the north end of the airport on the west side of Runway 19 and is proposed to be sold for the development of a restaurant facility.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing for public comment draft Interim Staff Guidance (ISG) ``Use of the Decommissioning Trust Fund During Operations for Major Radioactive Component Disposal.'' The purpose of this proposed ISG is to provide the NRC staff's regulatory position to licensees of nuclear power reactors regarding the use of funds from the decommissioning trust fund dedicated to the radiological decommissioning of a reactor facility for the disposal of major radioactive components (MRCs) while the facility is in an operational status. This proposed ISG may be used in connection with requests for exemption from NRC regulations related to the withdrawal of funds from reactor decommissioning trust funds (DTFs).

Pursuant to the provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974, notice is given that the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) proposes to modify an existing system of records entitled BGFRS-20, ``FRBSurvey of Consumer Finances'' to account for changes necessitated by title III of the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018 (Evidence Act). BGFRS-20 is a system of records that covers the Survey of Consumer Finances (SCF), which is a voluntary triennial survey of a representative sample of households that collects information on household finances, income, employment, attitudes and demographics.

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Department is proposing a new information collection request (ICR).

Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: I hereby determine that certain objects being imported from abroad pursuant to an agreement with their foreign owner or custodian for temporary display in the exhibition ``Remedios Varo: Science Fictions'' at The Art Institute of Chicago, in Chicago, Illinois, and at possible additional exhibitions or venues yet to be determined, are of cultural significance, and, further, that their temporary exhibition or display within the United States as aforementioned is in the national interest. I have ordered that Public Notice of these determinations be published in the Federal Register.

The Federal Energy Management Improvement Act Update transferred authority for regulating the marking of toy, look-alike, and imitation firearms from the Department of Commerce to the Consumer Product Safety Commission. On May 11, 2023, the Commission issued a direct final rule to adopt the Department of Commerce rule for the marking of toy, look-alike, and imitation firearms, with non- substantive and conforming changes. That document contained a typographical error. This document corrects that error.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is issuing an order under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) permanently debarring Daylen Diaz from providing services in any capacity to a person that has an approved or pending drug product application. FDA bases this order on a finding that Daylen Diaz was convicted of a felony under Federal law for conduct relating to the development or approval, including the process for development or approval, of any drug product under the FD&C Act. Daylen Diaz was given notice of the proposed permanent debarment and was given an opportunity to request a hearing to show why she should not be debarred. As of February 26, 2023 (30 days after receipt of the notice), Ms. Diaz had not responded. Ms. Diaz' failure to respond and request a hearing within the prescribed timeframe constitutes a waiver of her right to a hearing concerning this action.

Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) and its implementing regulations, this notice announces that FRA is forwarding the Information Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR describes the information collection and its expected burden. On March 24, 2023, FRA published a notice providing a 60-day period for public comment on the ICR.

DHS is issuing a final rule to amend the Homeland Security Acquisition Regulation (HSAR) to modify a subpart, remove an existing clause and reserve the clause number, update an existing clause, and add two new contract clauses to address requirements for the safeguarding of Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI). This final rule implements security and privacy measures to safeguard CUI and facilitate improved incident reporting to DHS. These measures are necessary because of the urgent need to protect CUI and respond appropriately when DHS contractors experience incidents with DHS information.

In accordance with the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), as amended, its implementing regulations, and NMFS' MMPA Regulations for Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Geophysical Surveys Related to Oil and Gas Activities in the Gulf of Mexico, notification is hereby given that a Letter of Authorization (LOA) has been issued to Chevron U.S.A. Inc. (Chevron) for the take of marine mammals incidental to geophysical survey activity in the Gulf of Mexico.

In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974 and OMB Circular A- 108, the U.S. AbilityOne Commission, Office of Inspector General proposes to establish a new U.S. AbilityOne Commission, Office of Inspector General system of records titled, AbilityOne/OIG-001 Case Management System. This system of records will allow U.S. AbilityOne Commission, Office of Inspector General to collect and maintain records on individuals who may be complainants, subjects, witnesses, and others who may be identified during an investigation. The records and information collected and maintained in this system are used to document the processing of allegations of violations of criminal, civil, and administrative laws and regulations relating to U.S. AbilityOne Commission/OIG programs, operations, and employees, as well as contractors and other individuals and entities associated with U.S. AbilityOne Commission/OIG. Additionally, the U.S. AbilityOne Commission, Office of Inspector General is issuing a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to exempt this system from certain provisions of the Privacy Act.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has selected technical experts to serve as Special Government Employees (SGEs) on a review panel under the authority of the Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC), a federal advisory committee to the Office of Research and Development (ORD). Selected experts will participate in the review of the Office of Research and Development (ORD)'s draft report on a case study that uses value of information (VOI) analysis to weigh the public health and economic trade-offs associated with the timeliness, uncertainty, and costs of the draft EPA Transcriptomic Assessment Product (ETAP). The ETAP is a proposed ORD assessment product that utilizes a standardized short-term in vivo study design and data analysis procedures to develop a transcriptomic-based reference values for data poor chemicals.

Pursuant to the National Trails System Act, the National Park Service is publishing notice of its selection of the New England National Scenic Trail route and a Land Protection Plan for said route. Congress established the trail in 2009, which has been in use as a long-distance trail since the 1950s.