2024 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is publishing a final rule for minimum safety standards for rail transit roadway worker protection (RWP) to ensure the safe operation of public transportation systems and to prevent safety events, fatalities, and injuries to transit workers who may access the roadway in the performance of work. This final rule applies to rail transit agencies (RTAs) covered by the State Safety Oversight (SSO) program, SSO agencies (SSOAs), and rail transit workers who access the roadway to perform work. This final rule sets minimum standards for RWP program elements, including an RWP manual and track access guide; requirements for on-track safety and supervision, job safety briefings, good faith safety challenges, and reporting unsafe acts and conditions and near-misses; development and implementation of risk-based redundant protections for workers; and establishment of RWP training and qualification and RWP compliance monitoring activities. RTAs are expected to comply with these Federal standards as a baseline and use their existing Safety Management System (SMS) processes to determine any additional mitigations appropriate to address the level of RWP risk identified. This final rule requires SSOAs to oversee and enforce implementation of the RWP program requirements.

This final rule considers public comments submitted in response to the proposed rule revising the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP), the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR), The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), and USDA Foods disaster response regulations. This final rule makes access and parity improvements in USDA's food distribution programs to support access for eligible populations and streamline requirements for program operators.

The Bureau of the Census (Census Bureau) proposes to amend its regulations to clarify the requirements governing in-transit shipments from foreign countries through the United States that are subsequently exported to a foreign destination. This rulemaking proposes to clarify who is the U.S. Principal Party in Interest (USPPI) and revise the entry number description when goods are entered into the United States for consumption or warehousing, and then stored in a warehouse or storage facility or admitted into a Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) before being exported. This rule also proposes to clarify that when a customs broker is the USPPI and they are requested to provide information from the customs entry for the filing of the Electronic Export Information (EEI), that they obtain consent from their client, as required in the customs regulations. Additionally, this proposed rule revises several sections, including definitions, mandatory filing requirements, responsibilities of parties to the export transaction, confidentiality, penalties, and voluntary self-disclosures to ensure clarity, accuracy, and consistency throughout the FTR.

The Department of Health and Human Services is correcting a final rule that appeared in the Federal Register on August 21, 2024. The effective date of that final rule was listed in the preamble as the date of publication, August 21, 2024, when it should have had the required 60-day delay to comply with the Congressional Review Act. The effective date should have been October 21, 2024. Additionally, the final rule inadvertently included an incorrect citation in the requirements for family partnership services, and failed to include the compliance date for the requirements for staff benefits (August 1, 2028) in the regulatory text.

Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined not to review an initial determination ("ID") (Order No. 71) of the presiding Administrative Law Judge ("ALJ") granting an unopposed motion to terminate the investigation as to the remaining respondent Magic Leap, Inc. of Plantation, Florida ("Settling Respondent") based on settlement, thereby terminating the investigation in its entirety. The investigation is terminated.

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the U.S. Coast Guard intends to submit an Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), requesting an extension of its approval for the following collection of information: 1625-0088, Voyage Planning for Tank Barge Transits in the Northeast United States; without change. Our ICR describes the information we seek to collect from the public. Before submitting this ICR to OIRA, the Coast Guard is inviting comments as described below.

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the U.S. Coast Guard intends to submit an Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), requesting an extension of its approval for the following collection of information: 1625-0029, Self-propelled Liquefied Gas Vessels; without change. Our ICR describes the information we seek to collect from the public. Before submitting this ICR to OIRA, the Coast Guard is inviting comments as described below.

The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone on the navigable waters within Bahia de Ponce, Ponce, PR during the Discover the Caribbean Regatta event. The safety zone is necessary to ensure the safety of event participants and vessels during the event. Entry of vessels or persons into this zone is prohibited unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port (COTP) San Juan or a designated representative.

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.

In compliance with the requirement of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS), Department of Health and Human Services, is publishing the following summary of a proposed collection for public comment.

Notice of open season for recruitment of IRS Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (TAP) Members.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving a State Implementation Plan (SIP) submission provided by the State of Mississippi, through the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), via a letter dated February 28, 2024. Specifically, EPA is finalizing approval of updates to the incorporation by reference of Federal prevention of significant deterioration (PSD) rules in the Mississippi SIP. EPA is also converting the previous conditional approval of Mississippi's infrastructure SIP PSD and air quality modeling provisions for the 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) to a full approval. EPA is also approving changes to public notice provisions for PSD permitting to provide for electronic notice (e-notice) and to remove the mandatory requirement to provide public notice in a newspaper, and other minor changes to the PSD rules. EPA is finalizing approval of these changes pursuant to the Clean Air Act (CAA or Act).

This document contains a correction to Public Notice 12558 published in the Federal Register on October 1, 2024. The public notice contained an error on the start and end dates for the DV-2026 entry period.

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.

In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, all agencies are required to publish in the Federal Register a notice of their systems of records. Notice is hereby given that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is publishing a notice of modifications to an existing FERC system of records titled "Commission Parking Records (FERC-31)."

This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Tennessee (FEMA-4832-DR), dated October 9, 2024. Incident: Tropical Storm Helene.

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is required to publish a notice of permit applications received to conduct activities regulated under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. NSF has published regulations under the Antarctic Conservation Act in the Code of Federal Regulations. This is the required notice of permit applications received.

This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of South Carolina (FEMA-4829-DR), dated October 6, 2024. Incident: Hurricane Helene.

This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of FLORIDA (FEMA-4834-DR), dated October 16, 2024. Incident: Hurricane Milton.

This document contains a correction to a meeting announcement for a Public Meeting of the Electronic Tax Administration Advisory Committee (ETAAC). The meeting will be held Thursday, November 14, at 12:30. The prior notice, that was published in the Federal Register was published on October 24, 2024, incorrectly stated November 14 was a Wednesday.