2024 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

In this final rule, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) makes changes to the export controls against Russia and Belarus under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). This final rule expands the scope of the Russian and Belarusian Industry Sector Sanctions by imposing controls on nine key precursors for riot control agents and a chemical weapon that Russia has deployed against Ukraine in violation of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC). This final rule also makes adjustments to exclusions, exceptions, and licensing policy for exports, reexports, or transfers (in-country) to certain components of the governments of Country Group A:5 and A:6 destinations that are in Russia and Belarus. Lastly, this final rule clarifies that the Russia/ Belarus-Military End User and Procurement Foreign-Direct Product (FDP) rule and the EAR's other Entity List FDP rules' license requirements extend to or within any destination or to any end user or party that otherwise meets the criteria. This final rule is being published concurrently with a BIS final rule, "Additions and Revisions of Entities to the Entity List" (RIN 0694-AJ94), which includes additional changes related to export controls related to Russia and Belarus.

The Internal Revenue Service, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The IRS is soliciting comments concerning Form 8849, Claim for Refund of Excise Taxes.

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is announcing plans to establish this collection. In accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we are providing opportunity for public comment on this action. After obtaining and considering public comment, NSF will prepare the submission requesting Office of Management and Budget (OMB) clearance of this collection for no longer than 3 years.

The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 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 (PRA). The information collection is published in the Federal Register to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies.

Petition for Reconsideration (Petition) has been filed in the Commission's proceeding by Gerard Lavery Lederer on behalf of Texas Coalition of Cities for Utility Issues.

We are proposing to request an extension from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) of three currently approved information collections. People use the first information collection to request permission to film, photograph, or videotape at a NARA facility for news purposes. People use the second information collection to request permission to use NARA facilities for events in the Washington, DC, area, at a federal records center, or at a Presidential library. The third information collection, Independent Researcher Listing Application, NA Form 14115, is used by independent researchers to provide their contact information. We invite you to comment on these proposed information collections pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Regulatory Secretariat Division has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve an extension of a previously approved information collection requirement regarding claims and appeals.

HUD is seeking approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the information collection described below. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is requesting comment from all interested parties on the proposed collection of information. The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment.

In accordance with section 113(g) of the Clean Air Act, as amended (CAA or the Act), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) is providing notice of a proposed consent decree in Center for Biological Diversity and Sierra Club v. Regan, No. 4:24-cv-01900- HSG (N.D. Cal.). On May 11, 2024, Plaintiffs Center for Biological Diversity and Sierra Club (collectively Plaintiffs) filed an amended complaint in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Plaintiffs alleged that EPA failed to perform certain non-discretionary duties in accordance with the Act: to determine that certain nonattainment areas under the 2010 primary National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for sulfur dioxide (SO2) had failed to submit required state implementation plans (SIPs); to promulgate federal implementation plans (FIPs) for certain SO2 nonattainment areas; and to determine whether certain nonattainment areas had timely attained the NAAQS. The proposed consent decree would establish deadlines for EPA to take actions.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE or the Department) announces its decision to issue a loan under the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, which established the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan (ATVM) program, to Lithium Nevada Corp. (LNC), for the Thacker Pass Project (Project) located in Humboldt County, Nevada. The LPO loan covers Phase 1 of the Project, which entails the construction of lithium processing to include a sulfuric acid plant, lithium processing facility, and associated infrastructure. The Project is designed to produce battery-grade lithium carbonate, a critical component in the manufacturing of manufacture of eligible advanced technology vehicles and qualifying components.

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 ("PRA"), ONRR is proposing to renew an information collection. ONRR uses the information collected in this Information Collection Request ("ICR") to review and approve delegation proposals from States seeking to perform royalty management functions and prepare a cooperative agreement with a State or Indian tribe seeking to perform royalty audits.

On September 24, 2024, NMFS published its proposed List of Fisheries (LOF) for 2025, as required by the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). The original comment period closed on October 24, 2024. In response to requests to extend the public comment period, NMFS is reopening the comment period through December 1, 2024.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an information collection request (ICR), Brownfields Competitive Grants and Noncompetitive Funding Programs (EPA ICR Number 7789.01, OMB Control Number 2050-NEW) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. Before doing so, EPA is soliciting public comments on specific aspects of the proposed information collection as described below. This is a request for approval of a new collection. This notice allows for 60 days for public comments.

The Postal Service gives notice of filing a request with the Postal Regulatory Commission to add a domestic shipping services contract to the list of Negotiated Service Agreements in the Mail Classification Schedule's Competitive Products List.