2023 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

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 (FACA), that a meeting of the Puerto Rico Advisory Committee to the Commission will convene by virtual web conference on Thursday, November 16, 2023, at 3:30 p.m. Atlantic Time and 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time (Daylight Savings Time ends). The purpose is to continue discussion on their project on the civil rights impacts of the Insular Cases in Puerto Rico.

This Notice is to inform the public the Export-Import Bank of the United States (``EXIM'') has received an application for final commitment for a long-term loan or financial guarantee in excess of $100 million. Comments received within the comment period specified below will be presented to the EXIM Board of Directors prior to final action on this Transaction.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is announcing that we have filed a petition, submitted by Kerry, Inc., proposing that the food additive regulations be amended to provide for the safe use of sodium alginate as a stabilizer and thickener in plant protein products at a level not to exceed 3 percent.

This action extends the comment period for the NPRM published on June 12, 2023, titled ``U.S. Agents for Service on Individuals with Foreign Addresses Who Hold or Apply for Certain Certificates, Ratings, or Authorizations.'' The FAA is extending the comment period to allow commenters to review the Privacy Impact Assessment conducted by the Department of Transportation.

In accordance with the regulations implementing the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) as amended, notification is hereby given that NMFS has issued an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (L-DEO) to incidentally harass marine mammals during a marine geophysical survey near Puerto Rico in the northwest Atlantic Ocean.

In accordance with section 1104(b) of title XI of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989, as amended, notice is hereby given that the Appraisal Subcommittee (ASC) met for a Special Closed Meeting on this date. Location: Virtual meeting via Webex. Date: October 4, 2023. Time: 11:15 a.m. ET.

In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act and the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Alaska Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet as follows.

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the opportunity to competitively apply for $5,093,000 under the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 and 2023 Public Transportation Innovation Program to serve as the Program Lead for the Accelerating Advanced Digital Construction Management Systems (``ADCMS'') program.

The Commission hereby gives notice of the institution of investigations and commencement of preliminary phase antidumping and countervailing duty investigation Nos. 701-TA-695-698 and 731-TA-1643- 1657 (Preliminary) pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (``the Act'') to determine whether there is a reasonable indication that an industry in the United States is materially injured or threatened with material injury, or the establishment of an industry in the United States is materially retarded, by reason of imports of aluminum extrusions from China, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates and Vietnam, provided for in subheadings 7604.10.10, 7604.10.30, 7604.10.50, 7604.21.00, 7604.29.10, 7604.29.30, 7604.29.50, 7608.10.00, 7608.20.00, 7609.00.00, 7610.10.00, and 7610.90.00 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, that are alleged to be sold in the United States at less than fair value and alleged to be subsidized by the Governments of China, Indonesia, Mexico, and Turkey. Unless the Department of Commerce (``Commerce'') extends the time for initiation, the Commission must reach a preliminary determination in antidumping and countervailing duty investigations in 45 days, or in this case by November 20, 2023. The Commission's views must be transmitted to Commerce within five business days thereafter, or by November 28, 2023.

Notice is hereby given that the Secretary of the Treasury, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Comptroller General of the United States (the Sponsors) have agreed to continue an advisory committee to consider and recommend accounting standards and principles for the federal government. The advisory committee is called the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB). Copies of the charter can be obtained by contacting FASAB at (202) 512-7350. Notice is also hereby given that the Sponsors intend to charter FASAB's subcommittee, called the Appointments Panel. The Appointments Panel's mission is to assist in the selection, appointment, and monitoring of special government employee members of FASAB. The Panel assists the Sponsors by recruiting and recommending individuals for appointment or reappointment of special government employee members. The panel also assists the Sponsors and FASAB in evaluating and monitoring adherence to the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) criteria for an entity designated as a source for generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). The Sponsors affirm that the Appointments Panel is essential to the conduct of the agencies' business, is in the public interest, and the functions cannot be performed by other means.

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is correcting a final rule that appeared in the Federal Register on September 19, 2023. The document issued was to conform the NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) to changes in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) that reflect an updated ``commercial item'' definition pursuant to a section of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2019.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, Agency, or we) is announcing the availability of a final guidance entitled ``Prior Notice of Imported Food Questions and Answers (Edition 4): Guidance for Industry.'' The guidance document updates the current version of the guidance by including three additional questions. One question relates to any effect systems recognition or equivalency determinations have on prior notice requirements. The other two questions relate to FDA's notice to a submitter or transmitter of prior notice of an FDA refusal for inadequate prior notice or hold, if the food article is from a foreign facility that is not registered and addresses the timeframe for making requests for FDA review of such refusal or hold. FDA is also making other technical editorial changes. The guidance announced in this notice finalizes the draft guidance of the same title dated September 13, 2022.

The FAA is withdrawing a previously published NPRM, ``Compliance with applicable regulations,'' that proposed excluding its applicability to import products that have been type certificated outside of the United States by a foreign civil aviation authority bilateral partner. These products are validated by FAA consistent with the requirements in the rulemaking, ``Issue of type certificate: import products.'' The NPRM proposed to eliminate the requirement for redundant compliance statements by both the foreign civil aviation authority and the foreign applicant.

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.

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 reinstatement without change of a previously approved collection for which approval has expired. The reinstatement of this previously approved PRA collection for which approval has expired is required in order to withdraw this PRA. The information collection required for the Family Unification Program (described below) is now covered under OMB# 2577-0169.

The Regulatory Flexibility Act (``RFA'') requires an agency to publish in the Federal Register, each year, a list of rules that are to be reviewed in accordance with the RFA during the succeeding 12 months. Based upon its review of rules potentially subject to review under the RFA during the succeeding 12 months, the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') has determined that no such rules are required to be reviewed. Accordingly, the agency is not publishing a list of rules to be reviewed pursuant to the RFA during the succeeding 12 months.

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 Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Advisory Committee (Committee) to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights will hold a public meeting via Zoom at 9:30 a.m. ChST on Friday, October 27, 2023 (7:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, October 26, 2023). The purpose of the meeting is to debrief on the Committee's prior briefing on healthcare in the CNMI judicial system, as well as plan for future briefings.

Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, and as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, the Directorate for Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP), National Science Foundation (NSF) is inviting the general public or other Federal agencies to comment on this proposed information collection.

As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the Surface Transportation Board (STB or Board) gives notice of its intent to seek approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for an extension of the collection of system diagram maps, described below.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections.