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Appeals From Administrative Actions
Document Number: 2023-16733
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-08-09
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs
The Department of the Interior (Department) is finalizing updates to its regulations governing the process for pursuing administrative review of actions by Indian Affairs officials. These updates provide greater specificity and clarity to the Department's appeals process; and reflect changes in the structure and nomenclature within Indian Affairs.
Revocation of Uses of Partially Hydrogenated Oils in Foods
Document Number: 2023-16725
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-08-09
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is amending our regulations that provide for the use of partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs) in food in light of our determination that PHOs are no longer generally recognized as safe (GRAS). The rule removes PHOs as an optional ingredient in the standards of identity for peanut butter and canned tuna. It revises FDA's regulations affirming food substances as GRAS pertaining to menhaden oil and rapeseed oil to no longer include partially hydrogenated forms of these oils, and deletes the regulation affirming hydrogenated fish oil as GRAS as an indirect food substance. We are also revoking prior sanctions (i.e., pre-1958 authorization of certain uses) for the use of PHOs in margarine, shortening, and bread, rolls, and buns based on our conclusion that these uses of PHOs may be injurious to health. We are issuing these amendments directly as a final rule because they are noncontroversial given the public health risks associated with PHOs and the increasing use of PHO alternatives, and we anticipate no significant adverse comments because PHOs were declared no longer GRAS for any use in human food in 2015.
Revocation of Uses of Partially Hydrogenated Oils in Foods; Companion Document to Direct Final Rule
Document Number: 2023-16724
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2023-08-09
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is proposing to amend our regulations that provide for the use of partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs) in food in light of our determination that PHOs are no longer generally recognized as safe (GRAS). We are proposing to remove PHOs as an optional ingredient in the standards of identity for peanut butter and canned tuna. We are also proposing to revise FDA's regulations affirming food substances as GRAS pertaining to menhaden oil and rapeseed oil to no longer include partially hydrogenated forms of these oils, and delete the regulation affirming hydrogenated fish oil as GRAS as an indirect food substance. We are also proposing to revoke prior sanctions (i.e., pre-1958 authorization of certain uses) for the use of PHOs in margarine, shortening, and bread, rolls, and buns based on our conclusion that these uses of PHOs may be injurious to health.
Removal of Freedom of Information Act Regulations
Document Number: 2023-16608
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-08-09
Agency: National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities, Agencies and Commissions
This rule rescinds the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities' (the ``Foundation'') regulations implementing the Freedom of Information Act (``FOIA''). These regulations are obsolete because each of the Foundation's constituent agenciesthe National Endowment for the Arts (``NEA''), the National Endowment for the Humanities (``NEH''), the Institute of Museum and Library Services (``IMLS''), and the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities (``FCAH'')either have adopted their own, agency-specific regulations, or are not required to implement Freedom of Information Act regulations.
Air Plan Approval; North Carolina; Air Quality Control, Revisions to Particulates From Fugitive Dust Emissions Sources Rule
Document Number: 2023-16603
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-08-09
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing the approval of changes to the North Carolina State Implementation Plan (SIP), submitted by the State of North Carolina through the North Carolina Division of Air Quality (NCDAQ) through a letter dated September 10, 2021. The SIP revision includes changes to the State's air pollution control requirements in the SIP that modify several definitions, clarify its applicability requirements, adjust the requirement for fugitive dust control plan submissions, and make minor language and formatting changes. EPA is approving these changes pursuant to the Clean Air Act (CAA or Act).
Air Plan Approval; North Carolina; Bulk Gasoline Plants, Terminals Vapor Recovery Systems
Document Number: 2023-16564
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-08-09
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ), Division of Air Quality (DAQ), via a letter dated April 13, 2021. This SIP revision includes changes to NCDEQ's regulations regarding bulk gasoline terminals and plants, gasoline cargo tanks and vapor collection systems, and leak tightness and vapor leak requirements. EPA is approving these changes pursuant to the Clean Air Act (CAA or Act).
Endangered and Threatened Species; Critical Habitat for the Threatened Caribbean Corals
Document Number: 2023-16556
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-08-09
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
We, NMFS, designate critical habitat for five threatened Caribbean coral species, Orbicella annularis, O. faveolata, O. franksi, Dendrogyra cylindrus, and Mycetophyllia ferox, pursuant to section 4 of the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Twenty-eight mostly overlapping specific occupied areas containing physical features essential to the conservation of these coral species are designated as critical habitat. These areas contain approximately 16,830 square kilometers (km\2\; 6,500 square miles (mi\2\)) of marine habitat. We have considered economic, national security, and other relevant impacts of designating these areas as critical habitat, and we exclude one area from the designations due to anticipated impacts on national security.
Air Plan Approval; TN; 2010 1-Hour SO2 NAAQS Transport Infrastructure
Document Number: 2023-16433
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-08-09
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving Tennessee's July 31, 2019, State Implementation Plan (SIP) submission pertaining to the ``good neighbor'' provision of the Clean Air Act (CAA or Act) for the 2010 1-hour sulfur dioxide (SO2) National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS). The good neighbor provision requires each State's implementation plan to contain adequate provisions prohibiting the interstate transport of air pollution in amounts that will contribute significantly to nonattainment, or interfere with maintenance, of a NAAQS in any other State. EPA has determined that Tennessee will not contribute significantly to nonattainment or interfere with maintenance of the 2010 1-hour SO2 NAAQS in any other State. Therefore, EPA is approving the July 31, 2019, SIP revision as meeting the requirements of the good neighbor provision for the 2010 1-hour SO2 NAAQS.
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Explanations to Unsuccessful Offerors on Certain Orders Under Task and Delivery Order Contracts
Document Number: 2023-16395
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2023-08-09
Agency: Department of Defense, General Services Administration, Agencies and Commissions, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
DoD, GSA, and NASA are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement a section of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 that requires explanations to unsuccessful awardees on certain orders under task order and delivery order contracts.
Conflicts of Interest Associated With the Use of Predictive Data Analytics by Broker-Dealers and Investment Advisers
Document Number: 2023-16377
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2023-08-09
Agency: Securities and Exchange Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'' or ``SEC'') is proposing new rules (``proposed conflicts rules'') under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Exchange Act'') and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (``Advisers Act'') to eliminate, or neutralize the effect of, certain conflicts of interest associated with broker-dealers' or investment advisers' interactions with investors through these firms' use of technologies that optimize for, predict, guide, forecast, or direct investment-related behaviors or outcomes. The Commission is also proposing amendments to rules under the Exchange Act and Advisers Act that would require firms to make and maintain certain records in accordance with the proposed conflicts rules.
Revisions to the Air Emissions Reporting Requirements
Document Number: 2023-16158
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2023-08-09
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
This action proposes changes to the EPA's Air Emissions Reporting Requirements (AERR). The proposed amendments may require changes to current regulations of State, local, and certain tribal air agencies; would require these agencies to report emissions data to the EPA using different approaches from current requirements; and would require owners/operators of some facilities to report additional emissions data. More specifically, the EPA is proposing to require certain sources report information regarding emission of hazardous air pollutants (HAP); certain sources to report criteria air pollutants, their precursors and HAP; and to require State, local, and certain tribal air agencies to report prescribed fire data. The proposed revisions would also define a new approach for optional collection by air agencies of such information on HAP by which State, local and certain tribal air agencies may implement requirements and report emissions on behalf of owners/operators. The proposed revisions would also make the requirements for point sources consistent for every year; phase in earlier deadlines for point source reporting; and add requirements for reporting fuel use data for certain sources of electrical generation associated with peak electricity demand. The proposed revisions include further changes for reporting on airports, rail yards, commercial marine vessels, locomotives, and nonpoint sources. For owners/operators of facilities that meet criteria described in this proposal, the proposed revisions would require reporting of performance test and performance evaluation data to the EPA for all tests conducted after the effective date provided in the final rulemaking. The EPA also proposes to clarify that information the EPA collects through the AERR is emission data that is not subject to confidential treatment.
Hazardous Waste Generator Improvements Rule, the Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals Rule, and the Definition of Solid Waste Rule; Technical Corrections
Document Number: 2023-14731
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-08-09
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (the EPA or the Agency) is taking direct final action on a number of technical corrections that correct or clarify several parts of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) hazardous waste regulations. These technical corrections correct or clarify specific provisions in the existing hazardous waste regulations that were promulgated in the Hazardous Waste Generator Improvements rule, the Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals rule, and the Definition of Solid Waste rule. This rule also makes other minor corrections that fall within the same sections of the hazardous waste regulations but are independent of these three rules. Examples of the types of corrections being made in this rule include, but are not limited to, correcting typographical errors, correcting incorrect or outdated citations, making minor clarifications, and updating addresses.
Hazardous Waste Generator Improvements Rule, the Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals Rule, and the Definition of Solid Waste Rule; Technical Corrections
Document Number: 2023-14730
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2023-08-09
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to make technical corrections that correct or clarify several parts of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) hazardous waste regulations. These technical corrections correct or clarify specific provisions in the existing hazardous waste regulations that were promulgated in the Hazardous Waste Generator Improvements rule, the Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals rule, and the Definition of Solid Waste rule. This rule also makes other minor corrections that fall within the same sections of the hazardous waste regulations but are independent of these three rules. Examples of the types of corrections being made in this rule include, but are not limited to, correcting typographical errors, correcting incorrect or outdated citations, making minor clarifications, and updating addresses. In the ``Rules and Regulations'' section of this Federal Register, we are making these technical corrections as a direct final rule without a prior proposed rule because we view this as a noncontroversial action and anticipate no adverse comment. In the preamble to the direct final rule, we have explained our reasons for taking this action without a prior proposed rule. If we receive no adverse comment, we will not take further action on this proposed rule.
Policy for Type Certification of Very Light Airplanes as a Special Class of Aircraft
Document Number: 2023-17084
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2023-08-09
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
The FAA is requesting comments on its proposed policy for the type certification of Very Light Airplanes (VLA) as a special class of aircraft under the Federal Aviation Regulations.
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Fisheries; Closure of the Angling Category Gulf of Maine Area Trophy Fishery for 2023
Document Number: 2023-16993
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-08-09
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS closes the Angling category Gulf of Maine area fishery for large medium and giant (``trophy'' (i.e., measuring 73 inches (185 cm) curved fork length or greater)) Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT). This action applies to Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Angling and HMS Charter/Headboat permitted vessels when fishing recreationally.
Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support Mechanism, Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, and Changes to the Board of Directors of the National Exchange Carrier Association, Inc.
Document Number: 2023-16985
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2023-08-09
Agency: Federal Communications Commission, Agencies and Commissions
In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) seeks comment on rule changes and clarifications suggested by commenters to further streamline and improve the application process for all E-Rate applicants, including Tribal and other small, rural entities. The Commission expects that these measures will provide a meaningful difference for Tribal communities, especially Tribal libraries that seek to participate in the E-Rate program.
Airworthiness Directives; Air Tractor, Inc. Airplanes
Document Number: 2023-16964
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-08-09
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Air Tractor, Inc. (Air Tractor) Model AT-802 and AT-802A airplanes that have Wipaire Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) No. SA01795CH installed. This AD was prompted by reports of cracks found in the forward horizontal stabilizer spar where the vertical finlets tie to the horizontal tail forward spar. This AD requires repetitively inspecting both the left and right forward horizontal stabilizer spars for cracks and replacing any forward horizontal stabilizer spar found cracked. This AD also requires reporting inspection results to the FAA. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.
General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation: Update to OMB Approval Table for Paperwork Reduction Act
Document Number: 2023-16904
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-08-09
Agency: General Services Administration, Agencies and Commissions
The General Services Administration is issuing this final rule as a technical amendment to the General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation to update the table of approved acquisition related information collections from the Office of Management and Budget under the Paperwork Reduction Act.
Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier, Inc., Airplanes
Document Number: 2023-16874
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2023-08-09
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Bombardier, Inc., Model BD-700-1A10 and BD-700-1A11 airplanes. This proposed AD was prompted by reports that the nose wheel steering selector valve (SSV) can be slow to deactivate under low temperature conditions. This proposed AD would require replacing the affected SSV with a re-designed SSV that has an improved response time. The FAA is proposing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.
Air Plan Approval; AK; Revisions to Ice Fog and Sulfur Dioxide Regulations
Document Number: 2023-16796
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-08-09
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving a revision to the Alaska State Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted on May 16, 2022. In the submission, Alaska revised and repealed State regulations originally put in place to limit water vapor emissions that may contribute to ice fog and to address the use of high-sulfur marine fuels near the communities of St. Paul Island and Unalaska. Alaska determined that the regulations are obsolete due to technology improvements and regulatory changes, including Federal sulfur content in fuel restrictions. The State requested that the SIP be updated to reflect the revised and repealed State regulations. We have determined the submitted revision will not interfere with attainment of the national ambient air quality standards or other applicable requirements of the Clean Air Act.
Air Plan Approval; Pennsylvania; Revisions To Plan Approval and Operating Permit Fees Rule and Title V Operating Permit Program
Document Number: 2023-16734
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-08-09
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving both a State implementation plan (SIP) revision and Title V operating permits program revision submitted by the Pennsylvania Departmental of Environmental Protection (PADEP) on behalf of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The SIP revision pertains to Pennsylvania's general provisions regarding air resources, operating permit requirements, and plan approval and operating permit fees. This includes increases to existing plan approval application and operating permit fees. The Title V operating permit program revision amends the Title V operating permit program fee schedules that fund the Pennsylvania Title V operating permit program. EPA is approving these revisions to the Pennsylvania SIP and Title V operating permit program in accordance with the requirements of the Clean Air Act (CAA).
Wireline Competition Bureau and the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau Seek Comment on Revisions to Providers' Annual Reporting and Certification Requirements
Document Number: 2023-17076
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2023-08-09
Agency: Federal Communications Commission, Agencies and Commissions
In this document, the Wireline Competition Bureau (WCB) and the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau (CGB) (collectively, the Bureaus) of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or the Commission) seek comment on proposed revisions to the instructions and templates for the Annual Reports and Annual Certifications submitted by certain providers of incarcerated people's communications services (IPCS).
Electronic Provision of Records During an Audit
Document Number: 2023-17059
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-08-09
Agency: Department of the Interior, Office of Natural Resources Revenue
ONRR is amending its regulations to allow ONRR and other authorized Department of the Interior (``Department'') representatives the option to require that an auditee use electronic means to provide records requested during an audit of an auditee's royalty reporting and payment.
Fisheries Off West Coast States; Modification of the West Coast Salmon Fisheries; Inseason Action #17
Document Number: 2023-17051
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-08-09
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS announces one inseason action for the 2023-2024 ocean salmon fishing season. This inseason action modifies the July-September sub-quota for the treaty Indian salmon fisheries in the area from the U.S./Canada border to Cape Falcon, Oregon.
Removal of Obsolete Procedures and Requirements Related to F, J, and M Nonimmigrants; Corrections
Document Number: 2023-17043
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-08-09
Agency: Department of Homeland Security
On December 12, 2022, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued an interim final rule, Removal of Obsolete Procedures and Requirements Related to F, J, and M Nonimmigrants, that inadvertently contained inaccurate amendatory instructions so that the revisions in the 2022 rule could not be made to the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). This document corrects the CFR.
Flg22-Bt Peptide; Exemption From the Requirement of a Tolerance
Document Number: 2023-17019
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-08-09
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
This regulation establishes an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of Flg22-Bt Peptide in or on all food commodities when used as a plant regulator and inducer of local and systemic resistance in accordance with label directions and good agricultural practices. Elemental Enzymes Ag & Turf, LLC submitted a petition, pursuant to section 408(d) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), 21 U.S.C. 346a(d), requesting an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for the biochemical pesticide Flg22-Bt Peptide. This regulation eliminates the need to establish a maximum permissible level for residues of Flg22-Bt Peptide under FFDCA when used in accordance with this exemption.
Pacific Halibut Fisheries of the West Coast; 2023 Catch Sharing Plan; Automatic Action
Document Number: 2023-16958
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-08-08
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS announces closure of the Pacific halibut recreational fishery in the California Coast subarea of the International Pacific Halibut Commission's regulatory Area 2A. The California Coast subarea will close on August 4, 2023 at 11:59 p.m. This action is intended to conserve Pacific halibut.
Immigration Bond Notifications
Document Number: 2023-16656
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-08-08
Agency: Department of Homeland Security
DHS is revising its regulations governing service of bond notifications. Current regulations authorize ICE to serve documents in- person, or by certified, registered, or first-class (regular) mail. This IFR authorizes ICE to electronically serve bond-related notifications to obligors for immigration bonds. The ICE transition to electronic notifications for bond-related documents is part of an electronic bonds system ICE developed to simplify the posting of bonds.
Reporting and Information Requirements for Derivatives Clearing Organizations
Document Number: 2023-16591
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-08-08
Agency: Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission) is amending certain reporting and information regulations applicable to derivatives clearing organizations (DCOs). These amendments, among other things, update information requirements associated with commingling customer funds and positions in futures and swaps in the same account, revise certain daily and event-specific reporting requirements in the regulations, and codify in an appendix the fields that a DCO is required to provide on a daily basis under the regulations. In addition, the Commission is adopting amendments to certain delegation provisions in its regulations.
Margin Requirements for Uncleared Swaps for Swap Dealers and Major Swap Participants
Document Number: 2023-16572
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2023-08-08
Agency: Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (``Commission'' or ``CFTC'') is proposing to amend the margin requirements for uncleared swaps applicable to swap dealers (``SDs'') and major swap participants (``MSPs'') for which there is no prudential regulator. The proposed amendment would revise the definition of ``margin affiliate'' to provide that certain collective investment vehicles (``investment funds'' or ``funds'') that receive all of their start-up capital, or a portion thereof, from a sponsor entity (``seeded funds'') would be deemed not to have any margin affiliates for the purposes of calculating certain thresholds that trigger the requirement to exchange initial margin (``IM'') for uncleared swaps. This proposed amendment (``Seeded Funds Proposal'') would effectively relieve SDs and MSPs from the requirement to post and collect IM with certain eligible seeded funds for their uncleared swaps for a period of three years from the date on which the eligible seeded fund's asset manager first begins making investments on behalf of the fund (``trading inception date''). The Commission is also proposing to eliminate a provision disqualifying the securities issued by certain pooled investment funds (``money market and similar funds'') that transfer their assets through securities lending, securities borrowing, repurchase agreements, reverse repurchase agreements, and similar arrangements from being used as eligible IM collateral, thereby expanding the scope of assets that qualify as eligible collateral (``Money Market Funds Proposal''). Additionally, the Commission is proposing an amendment to the haircut schedule set forth in a Commission Regulation to add a footnote that was inadvertently omitted when the rule was originally promulgated.
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Amendment 122 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area; Pacific Cod Trawl Cooperative Program
Document Number: 2023-16526
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-08-08
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS issues this final rule to implement Amendment 122 to the Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area (BSAI). Amendment 122 establishes the Pacific Cod Trawl Cooperative Program (PCTC Program or Program), a limited access privilege program (LAPP) to harvest Pacific cod in the BSAI trawl catcher vessel (CV) sector. The PCTC Program allocates Pacific cod harvest quota to qualifying groundfish License Limitation Program (LLP) license holders and qualifying processors and requires participants to form cooperatives to harvest the quota. This action is necessary to increase the value of the fishery, minimize bycatch to the extent practicable, provide for the sustained participation of fishery- dependent communities, ensure the sustainability and viability of the resource, and promote safety and stability in the harvesting and processing sectors. This action is intended to promote the goals and objectives of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), the BSAI FMP, and other applicable law.
Accessibility Guidelines for Pedestrian Facilities in the Public Right-of-Way
Document Number: 2023-16149
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-08-08
Agency: Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, Agencies and Commissions
The Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board or Board) issues its final rule that provides minimum guidelines for the accessibility of pedestrian facilities in the public right-of-way. These guidelines, once adopted, would ensure that facilities used by pedestrians, such as sidewalks and crosswalks, constructed or altered in the public right-of-way by Federal, state, and local Governments are readily accessible to and usable by pedestrians with disabilities. When the guidelines are adopted, with or without modifications, as accessibility standards in regulations issued by other Federal agencies implementing the Americans with Disabilities Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, and the Architectural Barriers Act, compliance with those enforceable accessibility standards is mandatory.
Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedure for Fans and Blowers
Document Number: 2023-15712
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-08-08
Agency: Department of Energy
On May 1, 2023, the U.S. Department of Energy (``DOE'') published a final rule adopting procedures for fans and blowers (hereafter the ``May 2023 Final Rule''). This document corrects editorial and typographical errors in the May 2023 Final Rule. Neither the errors nor the corrections in this document affect the substance of the rulemaking or any conclusions reached in support of the final rule.
Federal Implementation Plan for Contingency Measures for the Fine Particulate Matter Standards; San Joaquin Valley, California
Document Number: 2023-16748
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2023-08-08
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to promulgate a Federal Implementation Plan (FIP) under the Clean Air Act (CAA) that consists of contingency measures for the 1997, 2006, and 2012 fine particulate matter (PM2.5) national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS or ``standards'') for the San Joaquin Valley PM2.5 nonattainment area. The contingency measures would apply to residential wood burning heaters and fireplaces and rural open areas. The proposed FIP, if finalized, would be implemented by the EPA, unless and until replaced through the EPA's approval of a contingency measure state implementation plan (SIP) submission.
Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney Division Engines
Document Number: 2023-16722
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2023-08-08
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
The FAA proposes to supersede Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2018-02-10, which applies to certain Pratt & Whitney Division (PW) Model PW4074, PW4074D, PW4077, PW4077D, PW4084D, PW4090, and PW4090-3 engines. AD 2018-02-10 requires performing repetitive fluorescent penetrant inspections (FPIs) to detect cracks in the outer diffuser case (ODC), removal of any ODC that fails inspection, and requires updating the mandatory inspections in the Airworthiness Limitations Section (ALS) of the Instructions for Continued Airworthiness (ICA). Since the FAA issued AD 2018-02-10, PW developed a modification to reduce the susceptibility of ODC cracking. This proposed AD would retain the ALS update requirement from AD 2018-02-10, would require replacing certain ODC part numbers with parts eligible for installation, would expand the applicability to all ODC part numbers, and would adjust the compliance threshold of the FPIs of the ODC. The FAA is proposing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.
American Society of Mechanical Engineers 2021-2022 Code Editions
Document Number: 2023-16686
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2023-08-08
Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is proposing to amend its regulations to incorporate by reference the 2021 Edition of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code and the 2022 Edition of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Operation and Maintenance of Nuclear Power Plants, Division 1: OM Code: Section IST, for nuclear power plants. This action is in accordance with the NRC's policy to periodically update the regulations to incorporate by reference new editions of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Codes and is intended to maintain the safety of nuclear power plants and to make NRC activities more effective and efficient. This amendment also incorporates editorial changes that do not change the technical information.
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2023-05; Small Entity Compliance Guide
Document Number: 2023-16662
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-08-08
Agency: Department of Defense, General Services Administration, Agencies and Commissions, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
This document is issued under the joint authority of DoD, GSA, and NASA. This Small Entity Compliance Guide has been prepared in accordance with section 212 of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996. It consists of a summary of the rules appearing in Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2023-05, which amends the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). Interested parties may obtain further information regarding these rules by referring to FAC 2023-05, which precedes this document.
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Technical Amendments
Document Number: 2023-16661
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-08-08
Agency: Department of Defense, General Services Administration, Agencies and Commissions, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
This document makes an amendment to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) in order to make needed editorial changes.
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Update to ASSIST Database References
Document Number: 2023-16660
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-08-08
Agency: Department of Defense, General Services Administration, Agencies and Commissions, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to update contact information, web addresses, and office titles associated with the DoD Acquisition Streamlining and Standardization Information System and clarify the authoritative source for a form.
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Small Disadvantaged Business Threshold
Document Number: 2023-16659
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-08-08
Agency: Department of Defense, General Services Administration, Agencies and Commissions, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement regulatory changes made by the Small Business Administration to adjust the net worth threshold for owners of small disadvantaged business concerns.
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Use of Acquisition 360 To Encourage Vendor Feedback
Document Number: 2023-16658
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-08-08
Agency: Department of Defense, General Services Administration, Agencies and Commissions, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to encourage use of voluntary feedback mechanisms, where appropriate, to support continual improvement of the acquisition process.
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2023-05; Introduction
Document Number: 2023-16657
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-08-08
Agency: Department of Defense, General Services Administration, Agencies and Commissions, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
This document summarizes the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) rules agreed to by the Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) in this Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2023-05. A companion document, the Small Entity Compliance Guide (SECG), follows this FAC.
Dispensing of Narcotic Drugs To Relieve Acute Withdrawal Symptoms of Opioid Use Disorder
Document Number: 2023-16892
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-08-08
Agency: Drug Enforcement Administration, Department of Justice
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is revising existing regulations to expand access to medications for the treatment of opioid use disorder pursuant to the Easy Medication Access and Treatment for Opioid Addiction Act (the Act). The Act directed DEA to revise its regulation to allow practitioners to dispense not more than a three-day supply of narcotic drugs to one person or for one person's use at one time for the purpose of initiating maintenance treatment or detoxification treatment (or both).
Airworthiness Directives; MHI RJ Aviation ULC (Type Certificate Previously Held by Bombardier, Inc.) Airplanes
Document Number: 2023-16870
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2023-08-08
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all MHI RJ Aviation ULC (Type Certificate Previously Held by Bombardier, Inc.) Model CL-600-2C10 (Regional Jet Series 700, 701 & 702), CL-600-2C11 (Regional Jet Series 550), CL-600-2D15 (Regional Jet Series 705), CL-600-2D24 (Regional Jet Series 900), and CL-600-2E25 (Regional Jet Series 1000) airplanes. This proposed AD was prompted by a determination that new or more restrictive airworthiness limitations are necessary. This proposed AD would require revising the existing maintenance or inspection program, as applicable, to incorporate new or more restrictive airworthiness limitations. The FAA is proposing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.
Supplemental Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the United States Postal Service
Document Number: 2023-16811
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-08-08
Agency: Postal Service, Agencies and Commissions
The United States Postal Service (Postal Service), with the concurrence of the United States Office of Government Ethics (OGE), amends the Supplemental Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the United States Postal Service by updating and refining outside employment and activity provisions (including prior approval requirements and prohibitions), by adding new requirements applicable to Postal Service Office of Inspector General (OIG) employees, Postal Service Governors, the Postmaster General, and the Deputy Postmaster General, and by making limited technical and ministerial changes. In response to the proposed rule, the Postal Service received two sets of comments, which it addresses here.
Access to Video Conferencing
Document Number: 2023-16672
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2023-08-07
Agency: Federal Communications Commission, Agencies and Commissions
In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) proposes to amend its rules to ensure that interoperable video conferencing services (IVCS) are accessible to people with disabilities and to facilitate the integration and appropriate use of telecommunications relay services (TRS) with video conferencing. These amendments are proposed to meet the need for people with disabilities to participate fully in video conferences, a technology that appears to have permanently altered the norms of modern communication in the workplace, healthcare, education, social interaction, and civic life.
Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier, Inc., Airplanes
Document Number: 2023-16648
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-08-07
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2023-12- 20, which applied to certain Bombardier, Inc., Model CL-600-2B16 (604 Variant) airplanes. AD 2023-12-20 required replacing certain oxygen system hoses and prohibited installing affected oxygen hoses. Since the FAA issued AD 2023-12-20, the FAA has learned of an error in a required compliance time. This AD retains the requirements of AD 2023-12-20, with a revised compliance time for the replacement. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.
Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes
Document Number: 2023-16644
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2023-08-07
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain The Boeing Company Model 737-8 and 737-9 airplanes. This proposed AD was prompted by a determination that the loss of ground through the P6 panel results in the failure of the standby power control unit (SPCU). The loss of the SPCU and P6 would result in the loss of significant flight crew instrumentation and displays. This proposed AD would require installing two bonding jumpers from the P6 panel structure to primary structure. The FAA is proposing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.
Imazapic; Pesticide Tolerances
Document Number: 2023-16613
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-08-07
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of imazapic in or on rice, bran and rice, grain. BASF requested these tolerances under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).
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