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Changes in Flood Hazard Determinations
This notice lists communities where the addition or modification of Base Flood Elevations (BFEs), base flood depths, Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) boundaries or zone designations, or the regulatory floodway (hereinafter referred to as flood hazard determinations), as shown on the Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), and where applicable, in the supporting Flood Insurance Study (FIS) reports, prepared by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for each community, is appropriate because of new scientific or technical data. The FIRM, and where applicable, portions of the FIS report, have been revised to reflect these flood hazard determinations through issuance of a Letter of Map Revision (LOMR), in accordance with Federal Regulations. The currently effective community number is shown in the table below and must be used for all new policies and renewals.
Changes in Flood Hazard Determinations
New or modified Base (1-percent annual chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs), base flood depths, Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) boundaries or zone designations, and/or regulatory floodways (hereinafter referred to as flood hazard determinations) as shown on the indicated Letter of Map Revision (LOMR) for each of the communities listed in the table below are finalized. Each LOMR revises the Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), and in some cases the Flood Insurance Study (FIS) reports, currently in effect for the listed communities.
Safety Zone; Corpus Christi Ship Channel, Corpus Christi, TX
The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for certain navigable waters of the Corpus Christi Ship Channel. The safety zone is needed to protect personnel, vessels, and the marine environment from potential hazards created by the removal of pipeline from the floor of the Corpus Christi Ship Channel near mile markers 55 and 56. Entry of vessels or persons into this zone is prohibited unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port, Sector Corpus Christi or a designated representative.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Request for Comments-Reinstatement of the Collection of Information, 301 Exclusion Requests
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) is submitting a request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to reinstate an information collection request (ICR) entitled 301 Exclusion Requests for three years under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) and its implementing regulations.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Multiple Financial Crimes Enforcement Network Information Collection Requests
The Department of the Treasury will submit the following information collection requests to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, on or after the date of publication of this notice. The public is invited to submit comments on these requests.
Information Collection Request; Assignment of Payment; Joint Payment Authorization; and Request for Waiver
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act requirement, the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC), and Farm Service Agency (FSA) are requesting comments from all interested individuals and organizations on a revision and an extension of a currently approved information collection.
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-567) Comment Request; Extension
In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) is soliciting public comment on the currently approved information collection, FERC-567, Gas Pipeline Certificates: Annual Reports of System Flow Diagrams (OMB Control Number 1902-0005), which will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review. No comments were received on the 60-day notice published on March 11, 2024.
Notice of Availability of a Draft Environmental Assessment for Commercial Wind Lease Issuance on the Pacific Outer Continental Shelf, Oregon; Extension of Comment Period
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announces a two- week extension of the comment period for the availability of a draft environmental assessment (EA) to consider the potential environmental impacts associated with possible wind energy-related leasing and grant issuance, site assessment, and site characterization activities on the U.S. Pacific Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) offshore Oregon. This notice of extension of the comment period for the notice of availability (NOA) announces the end of the extended comment period, as well as the dates and times for public meetings on the draft EA. After BOEM holds public meetings and addresses public comments submitted during the review period, BOEM will publish a final EA. The EA will inform BOEM's decision on whether to issue wind energy leases and grants in the Pacific wind energy areas (WEAs) offshore Oregon.
Notice of Intent To Seek Approval To Establish an Information Collection
Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, and as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, the National Science Foundation (NSF) is inviting the general public or other Federal agencies to comment on this proposed continuing information collection.
Notice of Public Meeting of the Utah 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 Utah Advisory Committee (Committee) to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights will hold a public meeting via Zoom at 3 p.m. MT on Monday, June 3, 2024. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the Committee's project, The Civil Rights Implications of Disparate Outcomes in Utah's K-12 Education System.
Notice of Public Meeting of the Ohio 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 Ohio Advisory Committee (Committee) to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights will hold a public meeting via Zoom. The purpose of this meeting is discuss, revise, and vote, as needed, on matters related to the Committee's draft report on the source of income discrmination in Ohio housing.
Information Collection Request; Submission for OMB Review
The Peace Corps will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. The purpose of this notice is to allow 30 days for public comment in the Federal Register preceding submission to OMB. We are conducting this process in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Information Collection Request; Submission for OMB Review
The Peace Corps will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. The purpose of this notice is to allow 30 days for public comment in the Federal Register preceding submission to OMB. We are conducting this process in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Order on Petition for Objection to State Operating Permit for DCP Operating Company L.P. (Mobile County, Alabama)
The EPA Administrator signed an order dated May 10, 2024, granting in part and denying in part the petition dated January 8, 2024, from Mobile Environmental Justice Action Coalition and GASP. The petition requested that EPA object to Clean Air Act (CAA) title V operating permit issued by the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) to DCP Operating Company L.P. for its natural gas treatment and processing facility located in Mobile Bay, Mobile County, Alabama.
Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Universal Cotton Standards
In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), is announcing a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Universal Cotton Standards (Committee). This meeting is being convened to review the Universal Standards for American Upland cotton that are prepared by USDA and make recommendations to the Secretary of Agriculture regarding the establishment, revision, or change of the standards.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; AmeriCorps Member Exit Survey
The Corporation for National and Community Service, operating as AmeriCorps, has submitted a public information collection request (ICR) entitled Member Exit Survey for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act.
Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program Scientific Advisory Board; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting
The DoD is publishing this notice to announce that the following Federal Advisory Committee meeting of the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP) Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) will take place.
Notice of a Public Meeting of the Delaware 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 (FACA), that the Delaware Advisory Committee to the Commission will hold a virtual meeting on Wednesday, June 12, 2024, at 1:00 p.m. ET. The purpose of the meeting is for post report discussion of the committee's report on COVID-19 health disparities and people of color in Delaware.
Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations
Comments are requested on proposed flood hazard determinations, which may include additions or modifications of any Base Flood Elevation (BFE), base flood depth, Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) boundary or zone designation, or regulatory floodway on the Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), and where applicable, in the supporting Flood Insurance Study (FIS) reports for the communities listed in the table below. The purpose of this notice is to seek general information and comment regarding the preliminary FIRM, and where applicable, the FIS report that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has provided to the affected communities. The FIRM and FIS report are the basis of the floodplain management measures that the community is required either to adopt or to show evidence of having in effect in order to qualify or remain qualified for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).
Final Flood Hazard Determinations
Flood hazard determinations, which may include additions or modifications of Base Flood Elevations (BFEs), base flood depths, Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) boundaries or zone designations, or regulatory floodways on the Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) and where applicable, in the supporting Flood Insurance Study (FIS) reports have been made final for the communities listed in the table below. he FIRM and FIS report are the basis of the floodplain management measures that a community is required either to adopt or to show evidence of having in effect in order to qualify or remain qualified for participation in the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA's) National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
Pursuant to the provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, the Department of the Interior (DOI) is issuing a public notice of its intent to modify the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Privacy Act system of records, INTERIOR/LLM-2, Range Management System. DOI is publishing this revised system of records notice (SORN) to change the system name to INTERIOR/BLM-02, Rangeland Management Program, to reflect the expanded scope of the system and update all sections of the notice in accordance with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) policy. This modified system will be included in DOI's inventory of record systems.
Notice of Task Force on Research on Violence Against American Indian and Alaska Native Women Meeting
The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW), U.S. Department of Justice has scheduled a meeting of the Task Force on Research on Violence Against American Indian and Alaska Native Women (hereinafter "the Task Force").
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Fisheries; Closure of the Angling Category Gulf of Mexico Area Trophy Fishery for 2024
NMFS closes the Angling category Gulf of Mexico area fishery for large medium and giant ("trophy" (i.e., measuring 73 inches (185 centimeters) 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.
Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-to-Length Plate From the Republic of Korea: Preliminary Results and Partial Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2022
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to certain producers and exporters of certain carbon and alloy steel cut-to-length plate (CTL plate) from the Republic of Korea (Korea) during the period of review (POR) January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022. In addition, Commerce is rescinding this review with respect to 48 companies. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results of review.
Fisheries Off West Coast States; the Highly Migratory Species Fishery; El Nino Pacific Loggerhead Conservation Area Closure
NMFS is prohibiting fishing with large-mesh drift gillnet (DGN) gear (>=14 inches mesh) off the coast of southern California east of 120[deg] W meridian from June 1, 2024, through August 31, 2024. This prohibition is based on the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries' (AA's) determination that El Ni[ntilde]o conditions are occurring off the coast of southern California. This action is intended to protect Endangered Species Act-listed loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta), specifically, the endangered North Pacific Ocean Distinct Population Segment.
Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Human Food; Draft Guidance for Industry; Appendix 1; Extension of Comment Period
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, we, or the Agency) is extending the comment period for a revised draft Introduction, and a revised draft Appendix 1, within a multichapter guidance for industry entitled "Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Human Food" which were announced in the Federal Register of February 2, 2024. We are taking this action in response to a request for an extension to allow interested persons additional time to submit comments before FDA begins work on the final guidance.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Revision of an Approved Information Collection; Comment Request; Customer Complaint Form
The OCC, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites comment on a continuing information collection as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). In accordance with the requirements of the PRA, the OCC may not conduct or sponsor, and the respondent is not required to respond to, an information collection unless it displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number. The OCC is soliciting comment concerning a revision to its information collection titled, "Customer Complaint Form."
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Facility Access Request
The Federal Emergency Management Agency, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public to take this opportunity to comment on an extension of a currently approved information collection. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks comments concerning access to all FEMA controlled facilities. This information is used to create a profile within the system boundary of the FEMA.
Bulk Manufacturer of Controlled Substances Application: ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has applied to be registered as a bulk manufacturer of basic class(es) of controlled substance(s). Refer to Supplementary Information listed below for further drug information.
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Bluefin Tuna General Category Effort Controls and Related Regulations
In this final rule, NMFS is modifying the process of scheduling restricted-fishing days (RFDs) by codifying a schedule of RFDs for the 2024 fishing year and subsequent fishing years, setting an additional non-codified RFD for the 2024 fishing year, establishing a General category default retention limit for large medium or giant bluefin tuna (BFT) on open days (i.e., non-RFDs), and clarifying the BFT dealer regulations and the definition of a bluefin statistical document (BSD) tag. This final action is necessary to increase the likelihood of pacing General category landings to extend fishing opportunities through a greater portion of the General category time period subquotas. Lastly, this final action clarifies existing regulations to ensure better understanding and compliance by General category quota participants.
Employment and Training Services for Noncustodial Parents in the Child Support Program
In an effort to make the child support program more effective, this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) proposes to allow Federal financial participation (FFP) for certain optional and nonduplicative employment and training services for eligible noncustodial parents in the child support program. The proposed rule will permit states, at their discretion, to use FFP to provide any or all of the following services: job search assistance; job readiness training; job development and job placement services; skills assessments; job retention services; work supports; and occupational training and other skills training directly related to employment.
Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Sloop Channel, Nassau County, NY
The Coast Guard is temporarily modifying the operating schedule that governs the Meadowbrook State Parkway Bridge across Sloop Channel, mile 12.8, at Nassau County, NY. The bridge is currently operating under single leaf openings to complete a bridge rehabilitation; however, during repairs, the Meadowbrook State Parkway Bridge experienced electrical failure in the submarine cables. Until the bridge repairs are complete the bridge openings must be minimized.
Noncompetitive Appointment of Certain Military Spouses
This final rule adopts, without change, an interim final rule implementing the changes authorized by the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 regarding the noncompetitive appointment authority for certain military spouses. These changes extend certain temporary provisions and remove the reporting requirements that were imposed by the NDAA for FY 2019. These changes will continue to enhance the recruitment and hiring of military spouses for permanent Federal positions in the competitive service.
Partial Approval and Disapproval of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Arizona; Regional Haze State Implementation Plan for the Second Implementation Period and Prong 4 (Visibility) for the 2015 Ozone and 2012 Particulate Matter Standards
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to partially approve and partially disapprove the regional haze state implementation plan (SIP) revision submitted by Arizona on August 15, 2022 ("2022 Arizona Regional Haze Plan"), under the Clean Air Act (CAA) and the EPA's Regional Haze Rule for the program's second implementation period. Arizona's SIP submission addresses the requirement that states must periodically revise their long-term strategies for making reasonable progress towards the national goal of preventing any future, and remedying any existing, anthropogenic impairment of visibility, including regional haze, in mandatory Class I Federal areas. The SIP submission also addresses other applicable requirements for the second implementation period of the regional haze program. Within this action, the EPA is also proposing to disapprove the visibility transport prong of Arizona's infrastructure SIP submittals for the 2012 annual fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and 2015 ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). The EPA is taking this action pursuant to CAA sections 110 and 169A.
Truth in Lending (Regulation Z); Use of Digital User Accounts To Access Buy Now, Pay Later Loans
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is issuing this interpretive rule to address the applicability of subpart B of Regulation Z to lenders that issue digital user accounts used to access credit, including to those lenders that market loans as "Buy Now, Pay Later" (BNPL). This interpretive rule describes how these lenders meet the criteria for being "card issuers" for purposes of Regulation Z. Such lenders that extend credit are also "creditors" subject to subpart B of Regulation Z, including those provisions governing periodic statements and billing disputes. While not required under the Administrative Procedure Act, the CFPB is opting to collect comments on this interpretive rule and may make revisions as appropriate after reviewing feedback received.
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife; 90-Day Finding on a Petition To List the Delaware River Atlantic Sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus) Population as an Endangered Distinct Population Segment Under the Endangered Species Act
We, NMFS, announce our 90-day finding on a petition to list the Delaware River population of Atlantic sturgeon as an endangered distinct population segment (DPS) of Atlantic sturgeon under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and to designate critical habitat for the DPS. We find that the petition does not present substantial scientific or commercial information indicating that the petitioned actions may be warranted. Therefore, we are denying this petition.
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