Agencies and Commissions 2019 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

This action deletes products and a service from the Procurement List that were furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities.

In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) adopts an Order that closes Lockbox 979096 and removes the relevant rule relating to the collection of payment for charges for certain international telecommunications services.

The Securities and Exchange Commission published a document in the Federal Register on November 29, 2019, concerning a Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change to Remove its Partial Post Only at Limit Order Type. The document contained a typographical error.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is seeking comment on proposed regulations clarifying the law that governs the interest rates State-chartered banks and insured branches of foreign banks (collectively, State banks) may charge. The proposed regulations would provide that State banks are authorized to charge interest at the rate permitted by the State in which the State bank is located, or one percent in excess of the ninety-day commercial paper rate, whichever is greater. The proposed regulations also would provide that whether interest on a loan is permissible under section 27 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act would be determined at the time the loan is made, and interest on a loan permissible under section 27 would not be affected by subsequent events, such as a change in State law, a change in the relevant commercial paper rate, or the sale, assignment, or other transfer of the loan.

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announces that it is holding tribal consultation meetings in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Anchorage, Alaska, Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma concerning the proposed revisions to the 8(a) Business Development (BD) program regulations. Testimony presented at these tribal consultations will become part of the administrative record for SBA's consideration when the Agency deliberates on approaches to changes in the regulations pertaining to the 8(a) BD program.

Notice is hereby given of the regular meeting of the Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation Board (Board).

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.

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.

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) of 1995 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.

In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (the FCC or Commission) adopts rules for 911 calls made from multi-line telephone systems (MLTS), pursuant to Kari's Law, the conveyance of dispatchable location with 911 calls, as directed by RAY BAUM'S Act, and the consolidation of the Commission's 911 rules. The President recently signed into law two statutes designed to improve emergency calling: Kari's Law applies to MLTS, which are telephone systems that serve consumers in environments such as office buildings, campuses, and hotels. Kari's Law requires MLTS systems in the United States to enable users to dial 911 directly, without having to dial a prefix to reach an outside line, and to provide for notification (e.g., to a front desk or security office) when a 911 call is made; RAY BAUM'S Act requires the Commission to conduct a rulemaking proceeding to consider adopting rules to ensure that ``dispatchable location'' is conveyed with 911 calls, regardless of the technological platform used, so that 911 call centers will receive the caller's location automatically and can dispatch responders more quickly. ``Dispatchable location'' is defined as ``the street address of the calling party, and additional information such as room number, floor number, or similar information necessary to adequately identify the location of the calling party.'' The Commission adopts rules to implement Kari's Law and initiates the rulemaking on dispatchable location required by RAY BAUM'S Act. The Commission also consolidates the Commission's existing 911 rules into a single rule part.

The National Labor Relations Board (the Board) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the Federal Register on September 23, 2019, seeking comments from the public regarding its proposed rule concerning the Nonemployee Status of University and College Students Working in Connection with their Studies. On October 16, 2019, the date to submit comments to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking was extended for 60 days. The date to submit comments to the Notice is now extended an additional 30 days.

This final rule streamlines and updates the operational and organizational requirements for Certified Development Companies (CDCs) in order to improve efficiencies and reduce costs without unduly increasing risk in the 504 Loan Program. The changes include streamlining the requirements that apply to the corporate governance of CDCs, and updating the requirements that apply to professional services contracts entered into by CDCs, the requirements related to the audit and review of a CDC's financial statements, and the requirements related to the balance that a Premier Certified Lender Program (PCLP) CDC must maintain in its Loan Loss Reserve Fund.