October 16, 2023 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents
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Proposed Extension of Information Collection Request Submitted for Public Comment; Comment Request Concerning Information Reporting for Form W-12
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 Form W-12, IRS Paid Preparer Tax Identification Number (PTIN) Application and Renewal.
Modernizing Regulations on Sales of Seized Property
This document contains proposed amendments to modernize regulations regarding the sale of a taxpayer's property that the IRS seizes by levy. The proposed amendments would allow the IRS to maximize sale proceeds for the benefit of the taxpayer whose property the IRS has seized and the public fisc. The proposed regulations would affect all sales of property the IRS seizes by levy.
New Mailing Standards for Domestic Mailing Services Products
On October 6, 2023, the Postal Service (USPS[supreg]) filed a notice of mailing services price adjustments with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC), effective January 21, 2024. This proposed rule contains the revisions to Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM[supreg]) that we would adopt to implement the changes coincident with the price adjustments. Additionally, various portions of DMM section 207 will be revised to implement the changes coincident with collapsing zones for Periodicals which was effective as of July 9, 2023.
Notice of Regulatory Waiver Requests Granted for the First Quarter of Calendar Year 2023
Section 106 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989 (the HUD Reform Act) requires HUD to publish quarterly Federal Register notices of all regulatory waivers that HUD has approved. Each notice covers the quarterly period since the previous Federal Register notice. The purpose of this notice is to comply with the requirements of section 106 of the HUD Reform Act. This notice contains a list of regulatory waivers granted by HUD during the period beginning on January 1, 2023, and ending on March 31, 2023.
Notice of Regulatory Waiver Requests Granted for the Second Quarter of Calendar Year 2023
Section 106 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989 (the HUD Reform Act) requires HUD to publish quarterly Federal Register notices of all regulatory waivers that HUD has approved. Each notice covers the quarterly period since the previous Federal Register notice. The purpose of this notice is to comply with the requirements of section 106 of the HUD Reform Act. This notice contains a list of regulatory waivers granted by HUD during the period beginning on April 1, 2023 and ending on June 30, 2023.
Meeting for Software Developers on the Common Formats for Patient Safety Data Collection
The purpose of this notice is to announce a meeting to discuss implementation of the Common Formats with software developers and other interested parties. This meeting is designed as an interactive forum where software developers can provide input on use of the formats. AHRQ especially requests participation by and input from those entities which have used AHRQ's technical specifications and implemented, or plan to implement, the Common Formats electronically.
Natural Grass Sod Promotion, Research, and Information Order; Referendum Procedures
This proposed rule invites comments on the establishment of procedures for conducting a referendum to determine whether issuance of a proposed Natural Grass Sod Research and Promotion Order (Order) is favored by natural grass sod producers. The procedures would also be used for any subsequent referendum under the Order. The proposed Order is being published separately in this issue of the Federal Register.
Natural Grass Sod Promotion, Research, and Information Order
This proposed rule invites comments on the establishment of an industry-funded promotion, research, and information program for natural grass sod products. The proposed Natural Grass Sod Promotion, Research, and Information Order (Order) was submitted to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) by Turfgrass Producers International (TPI), a group of natural grass sod producers. The proposed Order also announces the Agricultural Marketing Service's (AMS) intent to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) of new information collection requirements to implement the program.
Raisins Produced From Grapes Grown in California; Temporary Suspension of Continuance Referendum
This rule temporarily suspends the continuance referendum requirement under the Federal marketing order for California raisins. The continuance referendum scheduled between November 2023 and November 2025 overlaps with the timeframe the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) plans to conduct a formal rulemaking to amend the marketing order. This suspension delays the enforcement of the continuance referendum requirement to give precedence to the formal rulemaking process, which may include a producer referendum. In addition, if the marketing order is amended, this temporary suspension provides industry time to operate under the amended marketing order before the next scheduled continuance referendum.
Requirements for Type I and Type III Supporting Organizations
This document contains final regulations providing guidance on the prohibition on certain gifts or contributions to Type I and Type III supporting organizations from persons who control a supported organization and on certain other requirements for Type III supporting organizations. The regulations reflect changes to the law made by the Pension Protection Act of 2006. The regulations affect certain Type I and Type III supporting organizations and their supported organizations.
National Advisory Committee
The Census Bureau is giving notice of a virtual meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Racial, Ethnic and Other Populations (NAC). The Committee will address policy, research, and technical issues relating to a full range of Census Bureau programs and activities, including the decennial census, demographic and economic statistical programs, field operations, and information technology. Last minute changes to the schedule are possible, which could prevent giving advance public notice of schedule adjustments.
Extension and Expansion of Declaration Zone Test
On August 30, 2021, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced in the Federal Register that CBP would conduct a Declaration Zone test at cruise terminal facilities at participating sea ports of entry (POEs) that would run for approximately two years. This document announces that CBP is extending the test period for an additional two years. In addition to the extension, this document announces that CBP intends to expand the Declaration Zone test to up to eighteen additional sea POEs, as well as to travelers being processed in Simplified Arrival for open loop cruises. The Declaration Zone test allows for streamlined processing by allowing a demonstrative initial declaration for arriving travelers in lieu of an oral or written declaration of all articles brought into the United States to a CBP officer as required by current CBP regulations.
Extension of Deadline for Applications to the Minority Business Enterprises Advisory Council for the Minority Business Development Agency
The U.S. Department of Commerce, Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) is extending the deadline for nominations for the Minority Business Enterprises Advisory Council (MBEAC) pursuant to the authority of the Minority Business Development Act of 2021 and the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as amended. The Council will advise the Under Secretary of Commerce for Minority Business Development on various topics impacting socially and economically disadvantaged businesses. MBDA is looking to appoint nine (9) members for the initial term of the Council. These individuals shall be from the private sector with a balanced and broad range of interests regarding the social and economic life of minority business concerns. The private sector members may include individuals from academia and think tanks, companies, chambers of commerce, financial entities, labor and trade associations, non-profit organizations, and stakeholders involved in socially and economically disadvantaged business concerns.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension, Without Change, of a Currently Approved Collection: Application for T Nonimmigrant Status
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comments.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection: Application by Refugee for Waiver of Inadmissibility Grounds
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comments.
Notice of Receipt of Requests to Voluntarily Cancel Certain Pesticide Registrations and Amend Registrations To Terminate Certain Uses
In accordance with the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), EPA is issuing a notice of receipt of requests by the registrants to voluntarily cancel their registrations of certain pesticide products and to amend their pesticide product registrations to terminate one or more uses. EPA intends to grant these requests at the close of the comment period for this announcement unless the Agency receives substantive comments within the comment period that would merit its further review of the requests, or unless the registrants withdraw their requests. If these requests are granted, any sale, distribution, or use of products listed in this notice will be permitted after the registrations have been cancelled or uses terminated only if such sale, distribution, or use is consistent with the terms as described in the final order.
Worker Walkaround Representative Designation Process
On August 30, 2023, OSHA published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) titled ``Worker Walkaround Representative Designation Process.'' The period for submitting public comments is being extended by two weeks to allow stakeholders additional time to comment.
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 Aerosols from Harmful Algal Blooms: Exposures and Health Effects in Highly Exposed Populations. The goal of this study is to conduct exploratory analyses of the relationships between HAB-related biomonitoring data, environmental data, and symptom reporting.
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 Rape Prevention and Education (RPE) Program. The RPE Program is designed to assess how recipients are improving prevention infrastructure, implementing, and evaluating prevention strategies to expand efforts to prevent sexual assault, and using data to inform prevention action.
Availability of the Draft IRIS Toxicological Review of Inorganic Arsenic
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing a 60- day public comment period associated with release of the draft Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) Toxicological Review of Inorganic Arsenic. The draft document was prepared by the Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment (CPHEA) within EPA's Office of Research and Development (ORD). EPA is releasing this draft IRIS assessment for public comment in advance of a Science Advisory Board (SAB) managed peer review. SAB will convene a public meeting to discuss the draft assessment with the public during Step 4 of the IRIS Process. The external peer reviewers will consider public comments submitted to the EPA docket in response to this notice and any others provided at the public meeting when reviewing this assessment. EPA will consider all comments submitted to the docket when revising the document post- peer review. This draft assessment is not final as described in EPA's information quality guidelines, and it does not represent, and should not be construed to represent Agency policy or views.
Consumer Information Requests to Large Banks and Credit Unions
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is issuing this Advisory Opinion regarding section 1034(c) of the Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA), which requires large banks and credit unions to comply in a timely manner with consumer requests for information concerning their accounts for consumer financial products and services, subject to limited exceptions.
Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed SR-32 Project in Tennessee
This notice announces actions taken by FHWA and other Federal agencies that are final within the meaning of the statute. The actions relate to a proposed highway project, State Route (SR) 32 (US-321) from SR-73 at Cosby to North of Wilton Springs Road in Cocke County, Tennessee. Those actions grant licenses, permits, and approvals for the project. The FHWA's Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) provides details on the Selected Alternative for the proposed improvements.
Notice of Determinations; Culturally Significant Objects Being Imported for Exhibition-Determinations: “Imagined Fronts: The Great War and Global Media” Exhibition
Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: I hereby determine that certain objects being imported from abroad pursuant to agreements with their foreign owners or custodians for temporary display in the exhibition ``Imagined Fronts: The Great War and Global Media'' at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California, 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.
National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions
The National Park Service is soliciting electronic comments on the significance of properties nominated before October 7, 2023, for listing or related actions in the National Register of Historic Places.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing an opportunity for the public to comment on CMS' intention to collect information from the public. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), federal agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension or reinstatement of an existing collection of information, and to allow a second opportunity for public comment on the notice. Interested persons are invited to send comments regarding the burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including the necessity and utility of the proposed information collection for the proper performance of the agency's functions, the accuracy of the estimated burden, ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected, and the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology to minimize the information collection burden.
Regulatory Guide: Alternative Radiological Source Terms for Evaluating Design Basis Accidents at Nuclear Power Reactors
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing Revision 1 to Regulatory Guide (RG), 1.183, ``Alternative Radiological Source Terms for Evaluating Design Basis Accidents at Nuclear Power Reactors.'' This RG describes a method that the NRC staff considers acceptable in complying with regulations for design basis accident dose consequence analysis using an alternative source term. This guidance for light-water reactor (LWR) designs includes the scope, nature, and documentation of associated analyses and evaluations; consideration of impacts on analyzed risk; and content of submittals.
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Southeast Data, Assessment, and Review Workshops Advisory Panel
NMFS solicits nominations for the Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Southeast Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR) Workshops Advisory Panel, also known as the ``SEDAR Pool.'' The SEDAR Pool is comprised of a group of individuals who may be selected to consider data and advise NMFS regarding the scientific information including, but not limited to, data and models used in stock assessments for oceanic sharks in the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean Sea. Nominations are being sought for 5-year appointments (2024-2029). Individuals with definable interests in the recreational and commercial fishing and related industries, environmental community, academia, and non-governmental organizations will be considered for membership on the SEDAR Pool.
Notice of Public Meeting of the Maine Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
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 Maine Advisory Committee (Committee) to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights will hold a virtual monthly meeting on Thursday, November 9, 2023, at 12 p.m. (ET) to discuss next steps.
Nominations to the Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee
The Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) seeks nominations to fill vacancies on the Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee (MAFAC or Committee). MAFAC is responsible to advise the Secretary, NOAA, and NMFS on all matters concerning living marine resources that are the responsibility of the Department of Commerce. The Committee makes recommendations to assist in the development and implementation of departmental regulations, policies, and programs critical to the mission and goals of NMFS. Nominations are encouraged from all individuals involved with or representing interests affected by NMFS actions in managing living marine resources. Nominees should possess demonstrable expertise in a field related to the management of living marine resources and be able to fulfill the time commitment required for two annual meetings and year-round subcommittee work. Individuals serve for a term of 3 years for no more than two consecutive terms if re-appointed. NMFS seeks qualified nominees to fill pending vacancies.
Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc.; Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station, Unit No. 1
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering an application for the subsequent license renewal of Renewed Facility Operating License No. NPF-12, which authorizes Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc. (DESC) to operate Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station, Unit No. 1 (V.C. Summer). The subsequent renewed license would authorize the applicant to operate V.C. Summer for an additional 20 years beyond the period specified in the current license. The current operating license for V.C. Summer expires August 6, 2042.
Union Electric Company, dba Ameren Missouri; Callaway Plant; Unit No. 1
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued an exemption in response to an exemption request from Union Electric Company doing business as Ameren Missouri (the licensee) submitted by letter dated October 12, 2022, as supplemented by letters dated December 1, 2022, May 9, 2023, June 21, 2023, and August 3, 2023.
Access to Confidential Business Information by Battelle Memorial Institute and Its Subcontractors
EPA has authorized the following contractor and subcontractors to access information which has been submitted to EPA under all sections of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), some of which may be claimed or determined to be confidential business information (CBI): Battelle Memorial Institute of Columbus, OH and its subcontractors as listed in Unit III.
Access to Confidential Business Information by Abt Associates and Subcontractors
EPA has authorized the following contractor and subcontractors to access information which has been submitted to EPA under all sections of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), some of which may be claimed or determined to be confidential business information (CBI): Abt Associates of Rockville, MD and Abt's subcontractors as listed in Unit III.
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Allocation of Operating Fund Grant Under the Operating Fund Formula: Data Collection
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.
Request for Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee Membership Applications
The United States Mint is accepting applications for appointment to the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) as the member specially qualified to serve on the CCAC by virtue of their education, training, or experience in numismatics.
Certain Lidar (Light Detection and Ranging) Systems and Components Thereof; Notice of Commission Determination To Review and, on Review, To Affirm With Modification an Initial Determination Terminating the Investigation in Its Entirety Based on an Arbitration Agreement; Termination of Investigation
Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined to review and, on review, to affirm with modification an initial determination (``ID'') (Order No. 10) of the presiding administrative law judge (``ALJ'') granting a motion to terminate the investigation in its entirety based upon an arbitration agreement. The investigation is terminated.
National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announces the following advisory committee meeting and related Request for Information (RFI). This meeting is open to the public. The public is welcome to obtain the link to attend this meeting by following the instructions posted on the Committee website: https://ncvhs.hhs.gov/meetings/full-committee- meeting-15. To submit comments in response to the RFI, please send by close of business January 12, 2024, to NCVHSmail@cdc.gov, and include on the subject line: Response from [your organization and/or name] regarding ICD-11 RFI. Name: National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS) Meeting.
Advisory Council on Alzheimer's Research, Care, and Services; Meeting
This notice announces the public meeting of the Advisory Council on Alzheimer's Research, Care, and Services (Advisory Council). The Advisory Council provides advice on how to prevent or reduce the burden of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) on people with the disease and their caregivers. During the meeting on October 30, 2023, the Advisory Council will welcome a new cohort of members and hear updates from federal agencies on key activities over the last quarter. A panel will present information on interventions to reduce the risk of developing dementia.
Notice of Fiscal Year 2023 Health Center Program COVID-19 HHS Bridge Access Program Funding Awards
In support of the HHS Bridge Access Program for COVID-19 Vaccines and Treatments, HRSA provided more than $81 million in one- time funding to all current Health Center Program operational (H80) award recipients and to health center look-alikes that previously received American Rescue Plan funding (L2C awards).
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