Agencies and Commissions September 2017 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents
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Compendium of U.S. Copyright Office Practices
The U.S. Copyright Office is announcing the release of an update to its administrative manual, the Compendium of U.S. Copyright Office Practices, Third Edition, which goes into effect as of September 29, 2017.
Certain Liquid Crystal Ewriters and Components Thereof; Commission Final Determination of Violation of Section 337; Termination of Investigation; Issuance of Limited Exclusion Order and Cease and Desist Order
Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has found a violation of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 in the above-captioned investigation. The Commission has determined to issue a limited exclusion order and cease and desist order. The investigation is terminated.
Distribution of 2015 Satellite Royalty Funds
The Copyright Royalty Judges solicit reply comments on a motion of Allocation Phase claimants for partial distribution of 2015 satellite royalty funds.
Commission Delegated Authority Provisions for Designated Contract Markets' System Safeguards Requirements
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (``CFTC'' or ``Commission'') is adopting final rules to establish a new delegation of authority to Commission staff under the Commission's system safeguards rules to notify each designated contract market (``DCM'') of its percentage of the total annual trading volume among all DCMs regulated by the Commission for purposes of whether it is a covered DCM under the system safeguards rules.
Information Collection Request; Submission for OMB Review
The Peace Corps will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. The purpose of this notice is to allow 60 days for public comment in the Federal Register preceding submission to OMB. We are conducting this process in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
Information Collection Request; Submission for OMB Review
The Peace Corps will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. The purpose of this notice is to allow 60 days for public comment in the Federal Register preceding submission to OMB. We are conducting this process in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Information Collection: Solicitation of Non-Power Reactor Operator Licensing Examination Data
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has recently submitted a proposed collection of information to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review. The information collection is entitled, ``Solicitation of Non-Power Reactor Operator Licensing Examination Data.''
Certain Height-Adjustable Desk Platforms and Components Thereof; Commission's Determination Not To Review an Initial Determination Terminating the Investigation Based on Settlement; Termination of the Investigation
Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined not to review the presiding administrative law judge's (``ALJ'') initial determination (``ID'') (Order No. 10) terminating the investigation based on settlement.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Under OMB Review
The Small Business Administration (SBA) is publishing this notice to comply with requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), which requires agencies to submit proposed reporting and recordkeeping requirements to OMB for review and approval, and to publish a notice in the Federal Register notifying the public that the agency has made such a submission. This notice also allows an additional 30 days for public comments.
Notice of Receipt of Complaint; Solicitation of Comments Relating to the Public Interest
Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has received a complaint entitled Certain Shaving Cartridges, Components Thereof and Products Containing Same, DN 3257; the Commission is soliciting comments on any public interest issues raised by the complaint or complainant's filing pursuant to the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure.
Senior Executive Service Performance Review Board
This notice announces the membership of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB) Senior Executive Service (SES) Performance Review Board (PRB).
Public Availability of the Securities and Exchange Commission's FY 2015 Service Contract Inventory
In accordance with Section 743 of Division C of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2010, SEC is publishing this notice to advise the public of the availability of the FY2016 Service Contract Inventory (SCI) and the FY2015 SCI Analysis. The SCI provides information on FY2016 actions over $25,000 for service contracts. The inventory organizes the information by function to show how SEC distributes contracted resources throughout the agency. SEC developed the inventory per the guidance issued on November 5, 2011 by the Office of Management and Budget's Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP). OFPP's guidance is available at https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/ default/files/omb/procurement/memo/service-contract-inventori es- guidance-11052010.pdf. The Service Contract Inventory Analysis for FY2015 provides information based on the FY 2015 Inventory. Please note that the SEC's FY 2016 Service Contract Inventory data is now included in government- wide inventory available on www.acquisition.gov. The government-wide inventory can be filtered to display the inventory data for the SEC. The SEC has posted its plan for analyzing FY 2016 data, a link to the FY 2016 government-wide Service Contract Inventory and the FY 2015 SCI Analysis on the SEC's homepage at https://www.sec.gov/about/ secreports.shtml and https://www.sec.gov/open.
Senior Executive Service Performance Review Board
This notice announces the appointment of the members of the Senior Executive Service Performance Review Board for the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board. The purpose of the Performance Review Board is to make written recommendations on each executive's annual summary ratings, performance-based pay adjustment, and performance awards to the appointing authority.
Notice to LSC Grantees of Application Process for Subgranting 2017-2018 Pro Bono Innovation Fund and Technology Initiative Grant Funds
The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) announces the submission dates for applications for subgrants under its Technology Initiative Grants and its Pro Bono Innovation Fund grants starting after October 30, 2017. LSC is also providing information about the location of subgrant application forms and directions.
Freedom of Information Act Program
This interim final rule revises the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board's (CSB) Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) rule. The purpose of this revision is to ensure consistency with the FOIA Improvement Act of 2016 and to update certain other provisions of the CSB's current rule. This interim final rule supersedes all previous CSB rules and guidance that supplement and implement the CSB FOIA Program.
Regulatory Guides: “Conduct of Nuclear Material Physical Inventories,” and “Statistical Evaluation of Material Unaccounted For”
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is withdrawing the following regulatory guides (RGs): RG 5.13, ``Conduct of Nuclear Material Physical Inventories,'' Revision 0, published in June 1973, and RG 5.33, ``Statistical Evaluation of Material Unaccounted For,'' Revision 0, published in June 1974. These RGs are being withdrawn because the guidance has been incorporated into RG 5.88, ``Physical Inventories and Material Balances at Fuel Cycle Facilities.''
Adoption of Updated EDGAR Filer Manual
The Securities and Exchange Commission (the ``Commission'') is adopting revisions to the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval System (``EDGAR'') Filer Manual and related rules to reflect updates to the EDGAR system. The EDGAR system is scheduled to be upgraded on September 11, 2017.
National Environmental Policy Act Regulations
The National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC or Commission) rescinds its current Environmental and Historic Preservation Policies and Procedures (2004 Policies) and hereby adopts new rules governing NCPC's implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
Submission Guidelines
The National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC or Commission) hereby adopts new Submission Guidelines.
Millennium Challenge Corporation Advisory Council
In accordance with the requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C.App., the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Advisory Council was established as a discretionary advisory committee on June 14, 2016. The MCC Advisory Council contributes to MCC's mission to reduce poverty through economic growth. The functions of the MCC Advisory Council are to exclusively serve MCC in an advisory capacity and provide insight regarding innovations in infrastructure, technology and sustainability, perceived risks and opportunities in MCC partner countries, new financing mechanisms for developing country contexts, and shared value approaches. The MCC Advisory Council provides a platform for systematic engagement with the private sector and other external stakeholders.
Notice of Entering Into a Compact With the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
In accordance with Section 610(b)(2) of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 7701-7718), as amended, and the heading ``Millennium Challenge Corporation'' of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2017, the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) is publishing a summary of the Millennium Challenge Compact between the United States of America, acting through MCC, and the Republic of Nepal. Representatives of MCC and Nepal signed the compact on September 14, 2017. The complete text of the compact has been posted at: https:// assets.mcc.gov/content/uploads/compact-nepal.pdf.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request
The FTC intends to ask the Office of Management and Budget (``OMB'') to extend for an additional three years the current Paperwork Reduction Act (``PRA'') clearance for information collection requirements contained in the Commission's Business Opportunity Rule (``Rule''). That clearance expires on January 31, 2018.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request-Safety Standard for Bicycle Helmets
As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC or Commission) announces that the CPSC has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for extension of approval of a collection of information associated with the CPSC's Safety Standard for Bicycle Helmets (OMB No. 3041-0127). In the Federal Register of July 21, 2017 (82 FR 33875), the CPSC published a notice announcing the agency's intent to seek an extension of approval of this collection of information. CPSC received no comments in response to that notice. Therefore, by publication of this notice, the Commission announces that CPSC has submitted to the OMB a request for extension of approval of that collection of information without change.
Notice of Information Collection
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 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.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request (OMB Nos. 3064-0085 and 3064-0120)
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) will submit 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 proposed information collections were previously published in the Federal Register on July 6, 2017, allowing for a 60-day comment.
Privacy Act of 1974; New Blanket Routine Use
In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a, as amended, the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC) is proposing in this notice the addition of a new blanket routine use. OSHRC's Privacy Act system-of-records notices are published at 71 FR 19556, 19556-67 (Apr. 14, 2006), 72 FR 54301, 54301-03 (Sept. 24, 2007), and 81 FR 44335, 44335-37 (July 7, 2016), with additional blanket routine uses published at 73 FR 45256, 45256-57 (Aug. 4, 2008), and 80 FR 60182, 60182 (Oct. 5, 2015).
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