Agencies and Commissions October 11, 2019 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Committee is proposing to add a product and a service to the Procurement List that will be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities, and deletes products previously furnished by such agencies.

This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of North Carolina (FEMA-4465-DR), dated 10/04/2019. Incident: Hurricane Dorian. Incident Period: 09/01/2019 through 09/09/2019.

This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Texas (FEMA-4466-DR), dated 10/04/2019. Incident: Tropical Storm Imelda. Incident Period: 09/17/2019 through 09/23/2019.

Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has received a complaint entitled Certain Argon Plasma Coagulation System Probes, Their Components, and Other Argon Plasma Coagulation System Components for use Therewith, DN 3414; 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.

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission or Agency) proposes to add a new system of records, FCC/WCB-2, Toll Free Number Auction System, to its inventory of records systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended. This action is necessary to meet the requirements of the Privacy Act to publish in the Federal Register notice of the existence and character of records maintained by the Agency. As its initial undertaking, the system will collect and process the bidder information necessary to administer the auction of approximately 17,000 numbers in the 833 toll free code (``833 Auction''). The FCC has established Somos, Inc., the Toll Free Numbering Administrator (``Somos''), as the auctioneer of the 833 Auction.

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.

In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration announces a meeting of the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Engagement Committee of the NASA Advisory Council (NAC). This Committee reports to the NAC.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'' or ``SEC'') is proposing to amend Regulation NMS under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Exchange Act'') to rescind a provision that allows a proposed amendment to a national market system plan (``NMS plan'') to become effective upon filing if the proposed amendment establishes or changes a fee or other charge. As a result of rescinding the provision, such a proposed amendment instead would be subject to the procedures set forth in Rule 608(b)(1) and (2) that require the Commission to publish the proposed amendment, provide an opportunity for public comment, and preclude a proposed amendment from becoming effective unless approved by the Commission (the ``standard procedure'').

In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) takes a variety of measures to promote transparency and predictability, and further the efficient allocation of limited Rural Health Care Program resources while guarding against waste, fraud and abuse.