Agencies and Commissions June 21, 2019 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Small Business Administration (SBA) intends to request approval, from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the collection of information described below. The Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) requires federal agencies to publish a notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information before submission to OMB, and to allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice. This notice complies with that requirement.

The Small Business Administration (SBA) intends to request approval, from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the collection of information described below. The Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) requires federal agencies to publish a notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information before submission to OMB, and to allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice. This notice complies with that requirement.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing Revision 2 to Regulatory Guide (RG) 4.13, ``Environmental Dosimetry- Performance Specifications, Testing, and Data Analysis.'' Revision 2 provides updated guidance that the NRC staff considers acceptable for performing surveys and evaluations of public dose in the unrestricted area and the controlled area of a licensed facility from direct radiation using environmental dosimetry. The RG endorses the American National Standards Institute/Health Physics Society (ANSI/HPS) N13.37- 2014, ``Environmental Dosimetry-Criteria for System Design and Implementation.''

The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 established the Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee to provide comments and recommendations to the Secretary of Health and Human Services on physician payment models and gave the Comptroller General responsibility for appointing its members. GAO is now accepting nominations of individuals for this committee.

As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or the Commission) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection. 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 Commission 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.

This action adds products to the Procurement List that will be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities, and deletes products and services from the Procurement List previously furnished by such agencies.

The Commission instituted the subject five-year reviews in May 2019 to determine whether revocation of the antidumping duty orders on prestressed concrete steel rail tie wire from China and Mexico would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury. On June 10, 2019, the Department of Commerce published notice that it was revoking the orders effective June 24, 2019, because the domestic interested parties did not participate in these sunset reviews (84 FR 26816, June 10, 2019). Accordingly, the subject reviews are terminated.

The Commission instituted the subject five-year review in April 2019 to determine whether revocation of the antidumping duty order on crawfish tail meat from China would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury. On June 7, 2019, the Department of Commerce published notice that it was revoking the order effective May 16, 2019, because no domestic interested party responded to its sunset review notice of initiation by the applicable deadline (84 FR 26647). Accordingly, the subject review is terminated.

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council invites the public to comment upon an extension of a previously approved information collection requirement concerning limitation of costs/funds.

The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing for the Commission's consideration concerning negotiated service agreements. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other administrative steps.

Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, agencies are required to publish a Notice in the Federal Register notifying the public that the agency is creating a new information collection for OMB review and approval and requests public review and comment on the submission. The agency received no comments to DFC-002, DFC-005, or DFC-012 in response to the sixty (60) day notice. The agency did receive comments to DFC-001, DFC-003, DFC-004, DFC-006, DFC-007, DFC- 009, and DFC-010. The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional thirty (30) days for public comments to be submitted. Comments are being solicited on the need for the information; the accuracy of the burden estimate; the quality, practical utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to minimize the reporting burden, including automated collection techniques and uses of other forms of technology.

We are publishing a consolidated reply to public comments submitted on a previously open proposed records schedule. On July 14, 2017, NARA published notice in the Federal Register of proposed records schedule DAA-0567-2015-0013. The Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Detainee Records submitted this proposed schedule for ``records related to detainees, including incidents of sexual abuse and assault, escapes, deaths while in agency custody, telephone rates charged to detainees, alternatives to detention, logs and reports on status of detainees and detention facilities, and location and segregation of detainees.'' We received comments on this records schedule and are providing a consolidated reply on those comments on regulations.gov at docket NARA-19-0007. We are also inviting public comment on the reply.

The OCC, the Board, and the FDIC (collectively, the agencies) are issuing a final rule to implement section 205 of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act by expanding the eligibility to file the agencies' most streamlined report of condition, the FFIEC 051 Call Report, to include certain insured depository institutions with less than $5 billion in total consolidated assets that meet other criteria, and establishing reduced reporting on the FFIEC 051 Call Report for the first and third reports of condition for a year. The OCC and Board also are finalizing similar reduced reporting for certain uninsured institutions that they supervise with less than $5 billion in total consolidated assets that otherwise meet the same criteria. This document also includes a Paperwork Reduction Act notice to further reduce the amount of data required to be reported on the FFIEC 051 Call Report for the first and third calendar quarters, and other related changes. The agencies are committed to exploring further burden reduction and are actively evaluating further revisions to the FFIEC 051 Call Report, consistent with guiding principles developed by the FFIEC. The agencies also are considering ways to simplify the Call Report forms and instructions.

As part of its ongoing fee study, the Copyright Office proposes limited revisions to its previously proposed fee schedule relating to document recordation and new prospective group registration options. The proposed modifications would adjust the fee structure for document recordation from a fee formula based on the number of titles to a formula based on the number of works and alternate titles and registration numbers to which a document pertains, and make certain other clarifications. The Office is also noticing its intention to issue fees for its previously-proposed group registration options for short online literary works and for works contained on an album of music. The Office is providing an opportunity to the public to comment on these specific proposed changes before the Office's fee schedule is submitted to Congress.

On June 21, 2018, Congress enacted the Small Business 7(a) Lending Oversight Reform Act of 2018, (``Act''). The purpose of the legislation was to increase the Small Business Administration's (``SBA'' or ``Agency'') oversight capabilities and to ensure the integrity of the 7(a) Loan Program. The Act contains several new and strengthened authorities. Section 3 of the Act requires SBA to promulgate regulations to implement certain of the Act's provisions. SBA is proposing this rule to implement the Act and to update the Agency's regulations on supervision of all lenders participating in SBA's business loan programs.