September 2023 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

NMFS implements an accountability measure (AM) for commercial Spanish mackerel in the northern zone of the Atlantic exclusive economic zone (EEZ). NMFS projects that the commercial quota for Spanish mackerel in the northern zone of the Atlantic EEZ has been reached. Therefore, NMFS closes the northern zone for commercial harvest of Spanish mackerel to protect the Spanish mackerel resource in the Atlantic.

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposes to renew an information collection.

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are proposing a new information collection in use without Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval.

The Commission will consider a Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on facilitating and expediting application processing for satellite and earth station operators in order to advance opportunities for innovation in the new space age. 2.................. Wireline Competition.. Title: Updating the 5G Fund for Rural America (GN Docket No. 20-32). Summary: The Commission will consider a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the implementation of the 5G Fund for Rural America in light of new, precise, and verified mobile coverage data gathered through the Broadband Data Collection. 3.................. Wireline Competition.. Title: Numbering Policies for Modern Communications (WC Docket No. 13-97); Telephone Number Requirements for IP- Enabled Service Providers (WC Docket No. 07-243); Implementation of TRACED Act Section 6(a) Knowledge of Customers by Entities with Access to Numbering Resources (WC Docket No. 20-67); and Process Reform for Executive Branch Review of Certain FCC Applications and Petitions Involving Foreign Ownership (IB Docket No. 16-155). Summary: The Commission will consider a Report and Order to strengthen the Commission's direct access rules in order to stem the tide of illegal robocalls, protect the nation's numbering resources from abuse by foreign bad actors, and advance other important public policy objectives tied to the use of numbering resources. The accompanying Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking would seek comment on the duties of existing direct access authorization holders. 4.................. Media................. Title: Updating Obsolete TV Broadcasting Rules (MB Docket No. 22-227). Summary: The Commission will consider a Report and Order which would amend part 73 of the Commission's Rules to update Television and Class A Television Broadcast Station Rules as well as certain rules applicable to all broadcast stations. This would ensure the FCC's rules better reflect the current broadcast TV operating environment including changes related to major developments like the transition from analog to digital-only operations and the post-incentive auction transition to a smaller television band with fewer channels. 5.................. Engineering & Title: Space Launch Technology. Operations (ET Docket No. 13-115). Summary: The Commission will consider a Second Report and Order and Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would adopt spectrum allocations and a licensing framework for commercial space launches, ensuring reliable and predictable communications services for the private companies that have an increasingly vital role in U.S. space activities. 6.................. Enforcement........... Title: Enforcement Bureau Action. Summary: The Commission will consider an enforcement action.

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that AmSpec Services, LLC (Houston, TX) has been approved to gauge petroleum and certain petroleum products and accredited to test petroleum and certain petroleum products for customs purposes for the next four years as of October 13, 2021.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a permitting rule submitted as a revision to the Amador Air District (AAD or ``District'') portion of the California State Implementation Plan (SIP). This revision concerns the District's New Source Review (NSR) permitting program for new and modified sources of air pollution under part D of Title I of the Clean Air Act (CAA or ``Act''). This action will update the District's applicable SIP with a rule revised to address deficiencies identified in a previous limited disapproval action. This action also proposes to revise regulatory text to clarify that the District is not subject to the Federal Implementation Plan related to protection of visibility. We are taking comments on this proposal and plan to follow with a final action.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is correcting a final rule that appeared in the Federal Register on August 24, 2023. The document issued a final rule approving portions of three revisions to the Texas State Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) on July 9, 2021, and January 21, 2022, that update the air permitting program by removing obsolete provisions and enhancing public notice requirements of the air permitting program. This correction addresses errors in the amendatory language instructions published on August 24, 2023.

The Department of Commerce, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and continuing information collections, which helps us assess the impact of our information collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting burden. The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment preceding submission of the collection to OMB.

As stipulated by the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), GSA is hereby giving notice of a series of four (4) open public meetings of the Federal Secure Cloud Advisory Committee (FSCAC). Information on attending and providing public comment is under the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.

Notice is hereby given that the Appointments Panel, a subcommittee of the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), will hold a meeting on October 5, 2023. The Appointments Panel makes recommendations regarding appointments for non-federal member positions.

In accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is seeking public comments concerning an information collection known as ``Members of the Banks,'' which has been assigned control number 2590-0003 by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). FHFA intends to submit the information collection to OMB for review and approval of a three-year extension of the control number, which is due to expire on September 30, 2023.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announces the availability of informational webinars related to the draft framework titled ``National One Health Framework to Address Zoonotic Diseases and Advance Public Health Preparedness in the United States: A Framework for One Health Coordination and Collaboration across Federal Agencies (NOHF-Zoonoses).''

The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) publishes notice of certain Federal agency requests for records disposition authority (records schedules). We publish notice in the Federal Register and on regulations.gov for records schedules in which agencies propose to dispose of records they no longer need to conduct agency business. We invite public comments on such records schedules.

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG (RRD) Model RB211-535C-37 engines. This AD is prompted by the manufacturer revising the existing engine time limits manual (TLM) to introduce new or more restrictive airworthiness limitations and associated thresholds and intervals for life-limited parts. This AD requires revising the airworthiness limitations section (ALS) of the operator's existing approved engine maintenance or inspection program, as applicable, to incorporate new or more restrictive instructions and associated thresholds and intervals for life-limited parts, as specified in a European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD, which is proposed for incorporation by reference (IBR). The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.

NASA hereby gives notice of its intent to grant an exclusive, co-exclusive or partially exclusive patent license to practice the inventions described and claimed in the patents and/or patent applications listed in SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION below.

The Internal Revenue Service, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Currently, the IRS is soliciting comments concerning burden related to Form W-14, Certificate of Foreign Contracting Party Receiving Federal Procurement Payments.

This notice announces the decision to request that the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge in Georgia prepare a draft nomination for inclusion on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage List. The decision is the result of consultation with the Federal Interagency Panel for World Heritage and the review of public comments submitted in response to an earlier notice. This notice complies with applicable World Heritage Program regulations.

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 an additional 30 days of public comment.

The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) offers the general public and other Federal agencies the opportunity to comment on the following revised information collection request (ICR): 3206-0248, OPM Form 1655, Application for Senior Administrative Law Judge, and OPM Form 1655-A, Geographic Preference Statement for Senior Administrative Law Judge Applicant.

On September 8, 2023, the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) published a document in the Federal Register of September 15, 2023, concerning a third-party complaint filed in Docket No. 23-05. This document incorrectly designated Hapag-Lloyd USA, LLC as a Third-Party Complainant.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), Department of Justice (DOJ), will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Retirement Services, offers the general public and other Federal agencies the opportunity to comment on the review of the following expiring information collection request (ICR) with change: Civil Service Retirement System Survivor Annuitant Express Pay Application for Death Benefits, RI 25-51.