July 17, 2024 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents
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Notice of Realty Action: Proposed Non-Competitive Commercial Lease, Arizona
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposes to issue a non- competitive commercial lease across 17.39 acres of public land in accordance with Section 302 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) and applicable BLM leasing regulations. The Arizona State Parks Board (ASPB) proposes to lease the land for continued long term use of an existing marina, which is located along Lake Havasu, in Mohave County, AZ. The lease, if issued, would require the ASPB to pay fair market value rent as established by a federally approved appraisal.
Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), this notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR describes the nature of the information collection and its expected costs and burden.
Call for Nominations for the California Desert District Advisory Council, the Central California Resource Advisory Council, and the Northern California District Resource Advisory Council
The purpose of this notice is to request public nominations for the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) California Desert District Advisory Council (DAC), the Central California Resource Advisory Council (RAC), and the Northern California District RAC to fill existing vacancies and member terms that are scheduled to expire. The Councils provide advice and recommendations to the BLM on public land use planning and management within their geographic areas.
Open Commission Meeting Thursday, July 18, 2024
The Commission will consider a Report and Order, Order on Reconsideration, Clarification and Waiver, and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would implement the Martha Wright-Reed Just and Reasonable Communications Act of 2022 by adopting just and reasonable rate caps for incarcerated people's audio and video communications services, among other reforms. The Further Notice would seek comment on additional reforms for incarcerated people's communications services. 2.................. Wireline Competition.. Title: Modernizing E-Rate to Support Wi-Fi Hotspots (WC Docket No. 21-31). Summary: The Commission will consider a Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would update the E- Rate program rules to make the off-premises use of Wi- Fi hotspots and wireless Internet services eligible for E-Rate program support. 3.................. Wireless Tele- Title: Promoting Consumer Communcations. Choice and Wireless Competition Through Handset Unlocking Requirements and Policies (WT Docket No. 24-186). Summary: The Commission will consider a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would propose the use of broadly applicable handset unlocking policies as a means to improve consumer choice and flexibility, to enhance competition across the mobile wireless marketplace, and to provide for more uniform regulation of service providers. 4.................. Public Safety and Title: Facilitating Homeland Security. Implementation of Next Generation 911 Services (NG911) (PS Docket No. 21- 479); Location-Based Routing for Wireless 911 Calls (PS Docket No. 18- 64). Summary: The Commission will consider a Report and Order that would expedite the transition to NG911 and help ensure that the nation's 911 system functions effectively with the most advanced capabilities available. 5.................. Media................. Title: Accessibility of User Interfaces, and Video Programming Guides and Menus (MB Docket No. 12- 108). Summary: The Commission will consider a Report and Order that would ensure that consumers are able to readily access user display settings for closed captioning on covered video devices.
New Postal Products
The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing for the Commission's consideration concerning a negotiated service agreement. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other administrative steps.
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast Skate Complex; Framework Adjustment 12
This action implements approved measures for Framework Adjustment 12 to the Northeast Skate Complex Fishery Management Plan (Northeast Skate Complex FMP), which was developed by the New England Fishery Management Council (Council). This action specifies skate catch limits for fishing years 2024 and 2025, increases seasonal trip limits for the wing fishery, removes possession restrictions for barndoor skate in the wing fishery, and removes possession restrictions for smooth skate in both the wing and bait fisheries. This action is necessary to establish skate specifications consistent with the most recent scientific information. The intent of this action is to establish appropriate catch limits for the skate fishery, while providing additional operational flexibility to fishery participants.
Issuance of Multiple Exemptions Regarding Security Notifications, Reports, and Recordkeeping
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing a single notice to announce the issuance of two exemptions in response to requests from two licensees. These exemptions were requested as a result of a change to NRC's regulations published in the Federal Register on March 14, 2023.
Comment Period Extension for Proposed Exemption for Certain Prohibited Transaction Restrictions Involving UBS AG (UBS) Located in Zurich, Switzerland
The Department of Labor (the Department) is extending the comment period for a proposed individual prohibited transaction exemption (the Proposed Exemption) that would allow current and future asset managers under the UBS corporate umbrella to continue their reliance on PTE 84-14 if they meet the Proposed Exemption's conditions, notwithstanding the judgments of conviction involving entities within the UBS and CSAG corporate umbrellas that are described in the Proposed Exemption.
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Fisheries; Harpoon Category Quota Transfer
NMFS is transferring 10.8 metric tons (mt) of Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) quota from the Reserve category to the Harpoon category. With this transfer, the adjusted Harpoon category quota for the 2024 fishing season is 70 mt. The 2024 Harpoon category fishery is open until November 15, 2024, or until the Harpoon category quota is reached, whichever comes first. This action is intended to provide further harvest opportunities for Harpoon category fishermen, based on consideration of the regulatory determination criteria regarding inseason adjustments and applies to Atlantic Tunas Harpoon category (commercial) permitted vessels.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments for a New Information Collection
The FHWA has forwarded the information collection request described in this notice to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve a new information collection. We are required to publish this notice in the Federal Register by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Special Areas Within the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Alaska State Office, is seeking written feedback from the public on the need to: identify additional significant resource values for existing Special Areas; modify the boundaries or management of existing Special Areas; or identify public lands that may qualify for designation as new Special Areas in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A).
Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Oak Ridge
This notice announces an in-person/virtual hybrid meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Oak Ridge. The Federal Advisory Committee Act requires that public notice of this meeting be announced in the Federal Register.
Advisory Committee for Nuclear Security
This notice announces a closed meeting of the Advisory Committee for Nuclear Security (ACNS). The Federal Advisory Committee Act requires that public notice of meetings be announced in the Federal Register. Due to national security considerations, the meeting will be closed to the public and matters to be discussed are exempt from public disclosure.
Public Availability of Social Security Administration Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Service Contract Inventory
In accordance with the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2010, we are publishing this notice to advise the public of the availability of the FY 2022 Service Contract inventory.
Air Plan Approval; Ohio; Greif Packaging LLC
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve under the Clean Air Act (CAA), a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision to the sulfur dioxide (SO2) regulations under Chapter 3745-18 of the Ohio Administrative Code (OAC). Ohio submitted the request to EPA on June 8, 2023. The revision removes SO2 emissions limitations for fuel burning equipment at the Greif Packaging, LLC facility located at 9420 Warmington Rd. SW in Massillon, Ohio (Greif facility). The units that were subject to these limits have been permanently shut down.
Security Zones; 2024 Republican National Convention; Lake Michigan, Milwaukee Harbor, Kinnickinnic River, Menomonee River and Milwaukee River, Milwaukee, WI
The Coast Guard is establishing temporary security zones and a safety zone for navigable waters within Lake Michigan, Milwaukee Harbor, Kinnickinnic River, Menomonee River, and Milwaukee River during the 2024 Republican National Convention. These actions are necessary to protect convention delegates, official parties, dignitaries, the public and surrounding waterways from terrorist acts, sabotage or other subversive acts, accidents, or other causes of a similar nature. Entry of vessels or persons into these zones is prohibited unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port Sector Lake Michigan or designated representative.
Draft Regulatory Guide: Acceptable ASME Section XI Inservice Inspection Code Cases
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing for public comment a draft Regulatory Guide (DG), DG-3058. This DG is a proposed new Regulatory Guide (RG) 3.78 and provides applicants and licensees with methods that the NRC staff considers acceptable for specific or general independent spent fuel storage installation (ISFSI) licensees and certificate of compliance (CoC) holders to comply with NRC regulations for inservice inspection of confinement boundary components and aging management activities associated with the renewals of ISFSIs, general licensees, and CoC holders for spent fuel storage systems.
Reconsideration of Prior Interment and Memorialization Decisions
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) amends its regulations to implement the statute authorizing VA to reconsider a prior decision to inter or honor the memory of a person in a VA national cemetery. As of December 20, 2013, VA was authorized to reconsider a prior decision to inter or memorialize an individual who was convicted of a Federal or State capital crime or a Federal or State crime that caused the individual to be a tier III sex offender for purposes of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act. In addition, VA was authorized to reconsider a prior decision to inter or memorialize an individual who committed a Federal or State capital crime but was not convicted of such crime because that individual was not available for trial due to death or flight to avoid prosecution. As of January 5, 2023, VA was authorized to reconsider a prior decision to inter or memorialize an individual who committed a Federal or State crime that would cause the person to be a tier III sex offender but was not convicted of such crime because that individual was not available for trial due to death or flight to avoid prosecution. This rulemaking implements review criteria and procedures for reconsideration of prior interment or memorialization decisions within VA regulations.
Amendments to Rules for Direct Broadcast Satellite, Satellite Services, and 17 GHz; Updates to Forms 312 and 312-R for the International Communications Filing System; Corrections to 17 GHz Report and Order
In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) announces that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved, for a period of three years, the information collections associated with the rules adopted in three rulemakings and with updates to the Form 312, including Schedules A, B, and S, and Form 312-R. Specifically, rules were adopted in: a Report and Order, FCC 19-93, in IB Docket No. 06-160 (DBS Licensing Report and Order); a Report and Order, FCC 20-159, in IB Docket No. 18-314 (Satellite Services Report and Order); and a Report and Order, FCC 22-63, in IB Docket Nos. 20-330 and 22-273, (17 GHz Report and Order). Each of those orders stated that the Commission would publish a document in the Federal Register announcing the effective date of those rules which were delayed indefinitely. The FCC is announcing the effective date of those rules. In addition, this document is also correcting non-substantive typographical errors in the 17 GHz Report and Order. Finally, this document also announces the updates to FCC Form 312, including Schedules A, B, and S, and FCC Form 312-R.
Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes
The FAA proposes to supersede Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2022-24-05, which applies to all Airbus SAS Model A318, A319, A320, and A321 series airplanes. AD 2022-24-05 requires repetitive inspections of certain galleys for corrosion of trolley retainer aluminum blocks and delamination of the upper panel of the trolley compartment, and applicable corrective action. Since the FAA issued AD 2022-24-05, the list of affected galleys has been revised, and a modification has been developed to restore the design integrity of the affected galleys. This proposed AD would continue to require the actions in AD 2022-24-05, provide optional terminating action for the repetitive inspections, revise the list of affected parts, and prohibit the installation of affected parts under certain conditions, as specified in a European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). The FAA is proposing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.
Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes
The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Airbus SAS Model Airbus A350-941 and A350-1041 airplanes. This proposed AD was prompted by a determination that the lower attachment studs on the aft galley complex may be installed incorrectly due to a missing instruction in the maintenance procedure task. This proposed AD would require a one-time inspection of the lower attachment studs on the aft galley complex, and depending on findings, accomplishment of applicable corrective actions, as specified in a European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD, which is proposed for incorporation by reference (IBR). The FAA is proposing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.
2024 Guidance Update on Patent Subject Matter Eligibility, Including on Artificial Intelligence
In accordance with Executive Order 14110 on the "Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence" (October 30, 2023) (Executive Order), the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is issuing a guidance update on patent subject matter eligibility to address innovation in critical and emerging technologies (ET), especially artificial intelligence (AI). This guidance update will assist USPTO personnel and stakeholders in evaluating the subject matter eligibility of claims in patent applications and patents involving inventions related to AI technology (AI inventions). This update also announces a new set of examples that are intended to assist USPTO personnel in applying the USPTO's subject matter eligibility guidance to AI inventions during patent examination, appeal, and post-grant proceedings. In addition to addressing issues especially relevant to AI inventions, this guidance update addresses feedback from our stakeholders and includes discussions of recent Federal Circuit decisions on patent subject matter eligibility. This guidance update, together with the guidance provided in the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP), is to be used by USPTO personnel when applying subject matter eligibility law.
American Society of Mechanical Engineers Code Cases and Update Frequency
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending its regulations to incorporate by reference revisions of three regulatory guides to approve new, revised, and reaffirmed code cases published by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. This action allows nuclear power plant licensees and applicants for construction permits, operating licenses, combined licenses, standard design certifications, standard design approvals, and manufacturing licenses to use the code cases listed in these regulatory guides as voluntary alternatives to engineering standards for the construction, inservice inspection, and inservice testing of nuclear power plant components. These engineering standards are set forth in the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code and American Society of Mechanical Engineers Operation and Maintenance Code, which are currently incorporated by reference into the NRC's regulations. Further, this final rule announces the availability of a related regulatory guide, not incorporated by reference into the NRC's regulations, that lists code cases that the NRC has not approved for use. Finally, this rulemaking provides more flexibility to licensees by expanding the code of record interval from ten years to two consecutive inservice testing and inservice inspection intervals.
Updated Terminology for State Housing Agency Housing Assistance Payments Contracts
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is proposing to revise HUD's regulations for Housing Assistance Payments contracts that were initially issued and administered by a State Housing Finance Agency. The proposed rule would clarify the meaning of the terms "HFA (Housing Finance Agency)" and "State Agency (Agency)" when HUD either assumes contract administration responsibilities or assigns the contract administration responsibilities to a Performance-Based Contract Administrator. The proposed rule would also clarify how reserve accounts may be transferred following assumption of contract administration duties by a new party. These regulatory changes would conform with longstanding HUD policy and practice.
Administrative Declaration of an Economic Injury Disaster for the State of Georgia
This is a notice of an Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) declaration for the State of Georgia dated 07/10/2024. Incident: Water Main Breaks. Incident Period: 05/31/2024 through 06/06/2024.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Report of Whaling Operations
The Department of Commerce, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and continuing information collections, which helps us assess the impact of our information collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting burden. The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment preceding submission of the collection to OMB.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection Renewal; Comment Request
The FDIC, as part of its obligations under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the request to renew the existing information collections described below (OMB Control No. 3064-0019, -0082, and -0084). The notice of the proposed renewal for these information collections were previously published in the Federal Register on May 1, 2024, and May 7, 2024, allowing for a 60-day comment period.
Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program
The United States Small Business Administration (SBA) and Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) pursuant to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 and transferred the responsibility for certification of Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (VOSB) and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) to SBA as of January 1, 2023 (Transfer Date). This proposed new Computer Matching program seeks to ensure that applicants for SBA Veteran Small Business Certification Program are eligible as qualifying veterans. This will be accomplished by matching specific VA data with SBA data to determine what applicants and participants meet SBA's Veteran Small Business Certification Program criteria. This new Agreement, between SBA and VA, will terminate the existing Agreement published, December 15, 2022, Computer Matching Agreement Between U.S. Small Business Administration and U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs (VA).
Glycine From the People's Republic of China: Initiation of Changed Circumstances Review
In response to a request for a changed circumstances review (CCR) from Salvi Chemical Industries Limited (Salvi), the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is initiating a CCR of the antidumping duty (AD) order on glycine from the People's Republic of China (China).
Certain Tin Mill Products From Japan: Continuation of Antidumping Duty Order
As a result of the determinations by the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) order on certain tin mill products (tin mill products) from Japan would likely lead to the continuation or recurrence of dumping and material injury to an industry in the United States, Commerce is publishing a notice of continuation of this AD order.
Wooden Cabinets and Vanities and Components Thereof From the People's Republic of China: Final Scope Determination, Certification Requirements, and Recission of Circumvention Inquiries on the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that certain imports of wooden cabinets and vanities and components thereof (wooden cabinets), completed in Malaysia or the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam) using wooden cabinet components or constituent wooden parts manufactured in the People's Republic of China (China), are covered by the scope of the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on wooden cabinets from China. Further, Commerce is rescinding the circumvention inquiries that were initiated to determine whether imports of wooden cabinets from Malaysia or Vietnam are circumventing the AD and CVD orders on wooden cabinets from China.
Proclaiming Certain Lands as Reservation for the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota
This notice informs the public that the Assistant Secretary Indian Affairs proclaimed approximately 2,099.29 acres, more or less, an addition to the reservation of the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota.
Proclaiming Certain Lands as Reservation for Yavapai-Apache Nation
This notice informs the public that the Assistant Secretary Indian Affairs proclaimed approximately 1308.67 acres, more or less, an addition to the reservation of Yavapai-Apache Nation.
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