2024 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary moving security zone for navigable waters within a 500-yard radius of certain vessels carrying cargo requiring an elevated level of security in the Corpus Christi Ship Channel and the La Quinta Channel. The temporary security zone is needed to protect the vessels, the cargo, and the surrounding waterway from terrorist acts, sabotage, or other subversive acts, accidents, or events of a similar nature. 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 U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) published a notice in the Federal Register of June 9, 2015, in which Commerce announced the preliminary results of the 2013 administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on aluminum extrusions from the People's Republic of China (China). Commerce also published a notice in the Federal Register of December 14, 2015, in which Commerce announced the final results of the 2013 administrative review of the CVD order on aluminum extrusions from China. Lastly, Commerce published notice in the Federal Register of March 22, 2016, in which Commerce amended its final results of the 2013 administrative review of the CVD order on aluminum extrusions from China. This notice addresses the applicable cash deposit and assessment rates for Guangzhou Mingcan Die-Casting Hardware Products Co., Ltd. (Guangzhou Mingcan), which was inadvertently omitted from the notices for this administrative review.

The Department of Education (Department) is issuing a notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2025 for Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) State Grants.

This notice announces an open meeting of the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board (SEAB). This meeting will be held virtually for members of the public, and both virtually and in-person for SEAB members. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) requires that public notice of these meetings be announced in the Federal Register.

HRSA provided supplemental funds to the National Rural Health Information Clearinghouse Program recipient, University of North Dakota, to develop toolkits and other resources that address strategies to promote rural community health and support the improvement of health care in rural areas.

On October 2, 2024, the FDIC published in the Federal Register a proposed rule that would strengthen FDIC-insured depository institutions' (IDI) recordkeeping for custodial deposit accounts with transactional features and preserve beneficial owners' and depositors' entitlement to the protections afforded by Federal deposit insurance. The proposed rule provided for a 60-day comment period, which closes on December 2, 2024. The FDIC has determined that an extension of the comment period until January 16, 2025, is appropriate. This action will allow interested parties additional time to analyze the proposal and prepare comments.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the revocation of the Emergency Use Authorizations (EUAs) (the Authorizations) issued to Cue Health, Inc., for the Cue COVID-19 Test, and Cue COVID-19 Test for Home and Over The Counter (OTC) Use. FDA revoked the Authorizations under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) as requested by the Authorization holder. The revocations, which include an explanation of the reasons for each revocation, are reprinted at the end of this document.

The Coast Guard is establishing a special local regulation for the 2024 Lake Havasu City Christmas Parade of Lights that will be held on the navigable waters of Lake Havasu, AZ. This action is necessary to provide for the safety of life on these navigable waters of Lake Havasu during a vessel parade. This rule would prohibit spectators from anchoring, blocking, loitering, or transiting through the area of a predetermined parade route unless authorized by the Captain of the Port San Diego or a designated representative.

In March 2014, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC or Commission) published a safety standard for soft infant and toddler carriers under section 104 of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA). The standard incorporated by reference ASTM F2236-14, Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Soft Infant and Toddler Carriers, the voluntary standard for soft infant and toddler carriers that was in effect at the time. ASTM has now issued a revised standard, ASTM F2236-24. Consistent with the CPSIA, this direct final rule updates the mandatory standard to incorporate by reference ASTM's 2024 version of the voluntary standard.

In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University (PMAE) has completed an inventory of human remains and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. The human remains were collected at the Flandreau Indian School, Moody County, SD and St. Michael's Mission, Fremont County, WY.

In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University (PMAE) has completed an inventory of human remains and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. The human remains were collected at the U.S. Indian Vocational School, Bernalillo County, NM.

In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University (PMAE) has completed an inventory of human remains and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. The human remains were collected at the Sherman Institute, Riverside County, CA and the Fort Mohave Indian School, Mohave County, AZ.

This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Alaska (FEMA-4846- DR), dated November 13, 2024. Incident: Landslides.

As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collections. Comments are requested concerning: whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission, including whether the information shall have practical utility; the accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on the respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology; and ways to further reduce the information collection burden on small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees. The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number. No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information subject to the PRA that does not display a valid OMB control number.

The Commission will consider a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would undertake the first comprehensive review of the Commission's submarine cable rules since 2001. By this proceeding, the Commission seeks comment on how best to improve and streamline its submarine cable rules to facilitate efficient deployment of submarine cables while at the same time ensuring the security, resilience, and protection of this critical infrastructure. 2.................. Wireline Competition.. Title: Enhancing Caller ID Authentication Rules (WC Docket No. 17-97). Summary: The Commission will consider a Report and Order that would strengthen its caller ID authentication rules by authorizing the use of third parties in the authentication process subject to limits that ensure accountability for compliance with the STIR/ SHAKEN standards. 3.................. Media................. Title: Amendment of Section 74.1231(i) of the Commission's Rules on FM Broadcast Booster Stations (MB Docket No. 20-401); Modernization of Media Initiative (MB Docket No. 17-105). Summary: The Commission will consider a Second Report and Order and Order on Reconsideration that would adopt final service rules that will enable FM and low power (LPFM) broadcasters to use FM booster stations to originate program content. 4.................. Enforcement........... Title: Enforcement Bureau Action. Summary: The Commission will consider an enforcement action.

EIA submitted an information collection request for the three- year extension, with changes, to the Petroleum Marketing Program (PMP) as required under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. EIA's PMP collects volumetric and price information needed for determining the supply of and demand for crude oil and refined petroleum products.

GSA is providing notice of a meeting of the GSA Acquisition Policy Federal Advisory Committee (hereinafter "the Committee" or "the GAP FAC") in accordance with the requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as amended. This meeting will be open to the public, accessible via webcast. Information on attending and providing written and oral public comment is under the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.

The Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) and the Family and Youth Services Bureau in the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) request an extension without changes of a currently approved information collection activity as part of the Sexual Risk Avoidance Education (SRAE) Program Performance Analysis Study (PAS). The goal of the study is to collect, analyze, and report on performance measures data for the SRAE program (OMB Control No. 0970-0536; expiration date January 31, 2025). The purpose of the requested extension is to continue the ongoing data collection and submission of the performance measures by SRAE grant recipients. Minor updates were identified to incorporate into the OMB-approved versions of instruments.

The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Employment and Training Administration (ETA)-sponsored information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). Public comments on the ICR are invited.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of additional draft and revised draft product-specific guidances. The draft guidances provide product-specific recommendations on, among other things, the design of bioequivalence (BE) studies to support abbreviated new drug applications (ANDAs). In the Federal Register of June 11, 2010, FDA announced the availability of a guidance for industry entitled "Bioequivalence Recommendations for Specific Products" that explained the process that would be used to make product-specific guidances available to the public on FDA's website. The draft guidances identified in this notice were developed using the process described in that guidance.

The Department of Labor (DOL), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a preclearance consultation program to provide the general public and federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA95). This program helps to ensure that requested data can be provided in the desired format, reporting burden (time and financial resources) is minimized, collection instruments are clearly understood, and the impact of collection requirements on respondents is properly assessed. Currently, the Department of Labor is soliciting comments concerning the collection of data for an evaluation of the fourth round of the Strengthening Community Colleges Training Grants Program. A copy of the proposed Information Collection Request (ICR) can be obtained by contacting the office listed below in the addressee section of this notice.