2024 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is issuing this notice to: revise fiscal year (FY) 2024 (crop year 2023) State cane sugar allotments and allocations to sugarcane processors; reassign FY 2024 cane sugar marketing allocations to raw cane sugar imports already anticipated; and announce the FY 2025 (crop year 2024) overall sugar marketing allotment quantity (OAQ), State cane sugar allotments, and sugar beet and sugarcane processor allocations. The first two actions apply to all domestic cane sugar marketed for human consumption in the United States from October 1, 2023, through September 30, 2024, and third action applies to all domestic beet and cane sugar marketed for human consumption in the United States from October 1, 2024, through September 30, 2025.

Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: I hereby determine that certain objects being imported from abroad pursuant to agreements with their foreign owners or custodians for temporary display in the exhibition "Living with the Gods: Art, Beliefs and Peoples" at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, in Houston, Texas, and at possible additional exhibitions or venues yet to be determined, are of cultural significance, and, further, that their temporary exhibition or display within the United States as aforementioned is in the national interest. I have ordered that Public Notice of these determinations be published in the Federal Register.

The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC" or "Commission") is seeking public comments on its proposal to extend for an additional three years the current Paperwork Reduction Act ("PRA") clearance for information collection requirements contained in the Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule ("COPPA Rule" or "Rule"). That clearance expires on April 30, 2025.

This emergency action extends the 2024 emergency action specifications for the spiny dogfish fishery through the remainder of the 2024 fishing year and implements an accountability measure consistent with the regulations implementing the Spiny Dogfish Fishery Management Plan. This action is necessary to maintain allowable harvest levels for the spiny dogfish fishery to prevent overfishing while minimizing adverse economic impacts on fishing communities, using the best scientific information available.

The Department of Commerce, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, 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 on the proposed new information collection, Current Population Survey (CPS) 2025 Field Test, prior to the submission of the information collection request (ICR) to OMB for approval.

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for review and approval of the information collection listed below.

NMFS proposes to implement management measures described in Amendment 3 to the Fishery Management Plans (FMPs) for Puerto Rico, St. Croix, and St. Thomas and St. John, as prepared by the Caribbean Fishery Management Council (Council) (Amendment 3). If implemented, this proposed rule would establish new management measures for dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus) and wahoo (Acanthocybium solandri) in U.S. Caribbean Federal waters, including commercial and recreational minimum size limits and recreational bag and possession limits. The purpose of this proposed rule and Amendment 3 is to develop management measures to ensure dolphinfish and wahoo have adequate time to mature and reproduce and to take a precautionary approach to management to protect against overfishing.

The Department of the Army (Army) filed an application with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for extension of the withdrawal of public lands for the Army's use for the McGregor Range, located in Otero County, New Mexico. The McGregor Range encompasses 608,385 acres that Congress withdrew from all forms of appropriation under the public land laws, including the mining, mineral leasing, and geothermal leasing laws, subject to valid existing rights, for a 25-year period and reserved for the Army's use. The current withdrawal will expire on November 6, 2026, unless Congress approves the extension. This notice advises the public of an opportunity to comment on the application, attend a public meeting, and review the legislative environmental assessment (EA).

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) invites public comment on one currently approved Information Collection Request (ICR), Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number 1652-0011, that we will submit to OMB for an extension in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). The ICR describes the nature of the information collection and its expected burden. The collection requires interested volunteers to fill out an application to determine their qualification for participating in the Federal Flight Deck Officer (FFDO) Program.

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 gated pair lights 31 and 32. 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.

The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), Department of Justice (DOJ) will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing the Division of Decommissioning, Uranium Recovery, and Waste Programs (DUWP), Interim Staff Guidance (ISG), DUWP-ISG-02, "Radiological Survey and Dose Modeling of the Subsurface to Support License Termination." The purpose of this ISG is to provide guidance on surveys of open surfaces in the subsurface, including open excavations, materials planned for reuse, and substructures. This ISG also provides guidance on the use of commonly used decommissioning dose modeling codes for submerged and partially submerged substructures to develop clean-up levels, and on methods to evaluate risk from existing groundwater contamination. This ISG supplements guidance found in NUREG-1757, Volume 2, Revision 2, which pertains to licensees subject to the license termination rule found in NRC regulations. This ISG is intended for use by applicants, licensees, and NRC staff. The guidance is also available to Agreement States and the public.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve State Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions submitted by the State of Connecticut for the 2015 ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS). These revisions (1) certify the adequacy of the SIP to satisfy the nonattainment new source review (NNSR) permitting requirements of the Clean Air Act (CAA) for the reclassification of the Greater Connecticut area to moderate nonattainment for the 2015 ozone NAAQS, and (2) certify the emission statement program satisfies the requirements of CAA section 182(a)(3)(B) for the initial nonattainment designations and the reclassification to moderate nonattainment for the 2015 ozone NAAQS. This action is being taken in accordance with the CAA.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that imports of certain high carbon steel (HCS) wire that are produced in Mexico and assembled or completed into prestressed concrete steel wire strand (PC strand) in the United States are circumventing the antidumping duty (AD) order on PC strand from Mexico.

This document informs the public that the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is withdrawing the proposed rule titled Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP): Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D- SNAP) that published in the Federal Register on May 10, 2016. This rule would have amended the SNAP regulations to establish procedures for planning, requesting and operating D-SNAP. The Department is withdrawing this proposed rule to maintain the flexibility to adapt D- SNAP to unique disaster situations. The importance of this flexibility became apparent as the Department adjusted traditional D-SNAP operations to accommodate the changing circumstances during the public health emergency. The proposed rule would have prevented the Department from enacting many of the successful responses utilized during the public health emergency to best serve households and State agencies in the aftermath of a disaster. After enacting these critical adaptations to D-SNAP design during the public health emergency, receiving feedback from D-SNAP listening sessions, and reviewing the comments received on the proposed rule, the Department is withdrawing the proposed rule to reduce the burden on State agencies and households responding to disasters.

This final rule addresses policies for assessing performance year (PY) 2023 financial performance of Medicare Shared Savings Program (Shared Savings Program) Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs); establishing benchmarks for ACOs starting agreement periods in 2024, 2025, and 2026; and calculating factors used in the application cycle for ACOs applying to enter a new agreement period beginning on January 1, 2025, and the change request cycle for ACOs continuing their participation in the program for PY 2025, as a result of significant, anomalous, and highly suspect billing activity for selected intermittent urinary catheters on Medicare Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics & Supplies (DMEPOS) claims. Under the Shared Savings Program, providers of services and suppliers that participate in ACOs continue to receive traditional Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) payments under Medicare Parts A and B, but the ACO may be eligible to receive a shared savings payment if it meets specified quality and savings requirements. ACOs participating in two-sided models may also share in losses. In this final rule, we respond to public comments we received on the proposal to mitigate the impact of significant, anomalous, and highly suspect billing activity on Medicare Shared Savings Program financial calculations in calendar year (CY) 2023.