Agencies and Commissions August 2020 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

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Certain Electronic Candle Products and Components Thereof; Institution of Investigation
Document Number: 2020-17933
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-08-17
Agency: International Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on July 15, 2020, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of The Sterno Group Companies, LLC of Corona, California and Sterno Home Inc. of Canada. Supplements were filed on July 27 and August 5, 2020. The complaint alleges violations of section 337 based upon the importation into the United States, the sale for importation, and the sale within the United States after importation of certain electronic candle products and components thereof by reason of infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 9,068,706 (``the '706 patent''), U.S. Patent No. 10,024,507 (``the '507 patent''), U.S. Patent No. 10,352,517 (``the '517 patent''), and U.S. Patent No. 10,578,264 (``the '264 patent''). The complaint further alleges that an industry in the United States exists as required by the applicable Federal Statute. The complainants request that the Commission institute an investigation and, after the investigation, issue a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders.
Information Collection: NRC CUI Program Challenge Request Process
Document Number: 2020-17932
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-08-17
Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
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, ``NRC CUI Program Challenge Request Process.''
Certain Light-Emitting Diode Products, Fixtures, and Components Thereof Institution of Investigation
Document Number: 2020-17931
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-08-17
Agency: International Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on July 15, 2020, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of IDEAL INDUSTRIES LIGHTING LLC d/b/a Cree Lighting of Durham, North Carolina. A supplement to the complaint was filed on July 20, 2020. The complaint, as supplemented, alleges violations of section 337 based upon the importation into the United States, the sale for importation, and the sale within the United States after importation of certain light- emitting diode products, fixtures, and components thereof by reason of infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 8,403,531 (``the '531 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 8,596,819 (``the '819 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 8,777,449 (``the '449 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 9,261,270 (``the '270 patent''); and U.S. Patent No. 9,476,570 (``the '570 patent''). The complaint further alleges that an industry in the United States exists as required by the applicable Federal Statute. The complainant requests that the Commission institute an investigation and, after the investigation, issue a limited exclusion order and a cease and desist order.
678th Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS)
Document Number: 2020-17922
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-08-17
Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
New Postal Products
Document Number: 2020-17912
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-08-17
Agency: Postal Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing for the Commission's consideration concerning a negotiated service agreement. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other administrative steps.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Intent To Renew Collection 3038-0092, Customer Clearing Documentation and Timing of Acceptance for Clearing
Document Number: 2020-17896
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-08-17
Agency: Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (``Commission'' or ``CFTC'') is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the extension of the collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (``PRA''), Federal agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension of an existing collection of information, and to allow 60 days for public comment. This notice solicits comments on the obligation to maintain records related to clearing documentation between the customer and the customer's clearing member.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Intent To Renew Collection; 3038-0097, Process for Review of Swaps for Mandatory Clearing
Document Number: 2020-17892
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-08-17
Agency: Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (``Commission'' or ``CFTC'') is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed renewal of a collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (``PRA''), Federal agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension of an existing collection of information, and to allow 60 days for public comment. This notice solicits comments on reporting and recordkeeping requirements relating to information management requirements for derivatives clearing organizations.
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 2020-17857
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-08-17
Agency: National Credit Union Administration, Agencies and Commissions
The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), as part of a continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on the following extension of a currently approved collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 2020-17819
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-08-17
Agency: National Credit Union Administration, Agencies and Commissions
The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 on or after the date of publication of this notice.
Small Business Innovation Research Program and Small Business Technology Transfer Program Policy Directive
Document Number: 2020-17815
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-08-17
Agency: Small Business Administration, Agencies and Commissions
The Small Business Administration is amending the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs Policy Directive to clarify that successor-in- interest entities are eligible to receive phase III awards.
Meeting of Humanities Panel
Document Number: 2020-17807
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-08-17
Agency: National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities, Agencies and Commissions, National Endowment for the Humanities
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) will hold nineteen meetings, by videoconference, of the Humanities Panel, a federal advisory committee, during September 2020. The purpose of the meetings is for panel review, discussion, evaluation, and recommendation of applications for financial assistance under the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965.
Information Collection; Prohibition on Contracting With Entities Using Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment (FAR Case 2019-009)
Document Number: 2020-17695
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-08-17
Agency: Department of Defense, General Services Administration, Agencies and Commissions, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations, DoD, GSA, and NASA invite the public to comment on an extension of information collection 9000-0201 concerning representations and reporting associated with implementation of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) rule 2019-009, Prohibition on Contracting with Entities Using Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. OMB authorized information collection 9000-0201 as an emergency collection. DoD, GSA, and NASA propose that OMB extend its approval for use for three additional years beyond the current expiration date.
Promoting Technological Solutions To Combat Contraband Wireless Device Use in Correctional Facilities
Document Number: 2020-17335
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2020-08-17
Agency: Federal Communications Commission, Agencies and Commissions
In this document, the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (Bureau) seeks to refresh the record on the proposals and questions raised in the Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Further Notice) in GN Docket No. 13-111, FCC 17-25, released on March 24, 2017, and invite additional comment on the successes and ongoing challenges of currently employed solutions and those under further review and development.
Contact Lens Rule
Document Number: 2020-14206
Type: Rule
Date: 2020-08-17
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The FTC is publishing a final rule to implement amendments to the Contact Lens Rule. These amendments require that prescribing eye care practitioners obtain a confirmation of prescription release from patients after releasing a contact lens prescription and maintain each such acknowledgment for a period of not less than three years. The Commission is permitting prescribers to comply with automatic prescription release via electronic delivery in certain circumstances. Further, these amendments specify a time period for prescribers to respond to requests for prescriptions; clarify and institute additional requirements for automated telephone verification messages; more precisely delineate what constitutes unlawful alteration of a prescription; and require that sellers provide a method for, and notice of the method for, patient prescription presentation.
Sunshine Act Meetings
Document Number: 2020-17927
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-08-14
Agency: Securities and Exchange Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Sunshine Act Meeting; National Science Board
Document Number: 2020-17884
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-08-14
Agency: National Science Foundation, Agencies and Commissions
Sunshine Act Meeting; National Science Board
Document Number: 2020-17883
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-08-14
Agency: National Science Foundation, Agencies and Commissions
Sunshine Act Meeting; National Science Board
Document Number: 2020-17881
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-08-14
Agency: National Science Foundation, Agencies and Commissions
New Postal Products
Document Number: 2020-17877
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-08-14
Agency: Postal Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing for the Commission's consideration concerning a negotiated service agreement. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other administrative steps.
Sunshine Act Notice
Document Number: 2020-17850
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-08-14
Agency: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Sunshine Act Meeting
Document Number: 2020-17843
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-08-14
Agency: Federal Maritime Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Sunshine Act Meeting
Document Number: 2020-17836
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-08-14
Agency: Federal Election Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Public Availability of Social Security Administration Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Service Contract Inventory
Document Number: 2020-17816
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-08-14
Agency: Social Security Administration, Agencies and Commissions
In accordance with Section 743 of Division C of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2010, we are publishing this notice to advise the public of the availability of the FY 2018 Service Contract inventory. This inventory provides information on FY 2018 service contract actions over $25,000. We organized the information by function to show how we distribute contracted resources throughout the agency. We developed the inventory in accordance with guidance issued on December 19, 2011 by the Office of Management and Budget's Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP). OFPP's guidance is available at https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/sites/default/files/omb/ procurement/memo/service-contract-inventory-guidance.pdf. You can access the inventory and summary of the inventory on our homepage at the following link: https://www.socialsecurity.gov/sci.
Notice of Availability for the Final Environmental Assessment for the Appraisers Building and U.S. Custom House Limited Scope Repair & Alteration Project in San Francisco, California
Document Number: 2020-17804
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-08-14
Agency: General Services Administration, Agencies and Commissions
This notice announces the availability of the Final Environmental Assessment (EA) for the proposed Appraisers Building and U.S. Custom House Limited Scope Repair & Alteration Project, San Francisco, California. The Final EA analyzes the potential environmental impacts resulting from proposed limited scope repairs and alterations associated with the Appraisers Building (630 Sansome Street) and U.S. Custom House (555 Battery Street). The proposed action would repair, modify, or replace certain building improvements and systems to improve certain building systems to current building code and safety standards, as well as to prolong their useful life. Based on its finding of no significant impacts, GSA has determined that an Environmental Impact Statement need not be prepared.
Notice of Request for Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection
Document Number: 2020-17799
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-08-14
Agency: Trade and Development Agency, Agencies and Commissions
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice announces the U.S. Trade and Development Agency's (USTDA) intention to request an extension for a currently approved information collection for Evaluation of USTDA Performance. USTDA invites general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following proposed information collection. Comments may be sent to Lisa Jayne Lawn, Administrative Officer. All comments received will be available for public inspection during regular business hours at the same address.
Certain Fish-Handling Pliers and Packaging Thereof; Notice of a Commission Final Determination of Violation of Section 337; Issuance of a General Exclusion Order; Termination of Investigation
Document Number: 2020-17782
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-08-14
Agency: International Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined that there is a violation of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, in the above-captioned investigation. The Commission has issued a general exclusion order (``GEO'') barring entry of certain fish-handling pliers and packaging thereof that infringe the two trademarks asserted in this investigation. The investigation is terminated.
Southern Nuclear Operating Company; Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2
Document Number: 2020-17770
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-08-14
Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering issuance of an amendment to Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-57 and NPF-5, issued to Southern Nuclear Operating Company, for operation of the Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant (Hatch), Units 1 and 2, respectively. The proposed amendment would revise technical specification (TS) 3.8.1, ``AC SourcesOperating,'' for Hatch, Units 1 and 2, to provide for a one-time extension of the completion time for the Hatch, Unit 1, emergency diesel generators.
Barium Carbonate From China
Document Number: 2020-17769
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-08-14
Agency: International Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Certain Vaporizer Cartridges and Components Thereof; Notice of Institution
Document Number: 2020-17768
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-08-14
Agency: International Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on July 10, 2020, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of Juul Labs, Inc. of San Francisco, California. Supplements to the complaint were filed on July 21, 2020, and July 31, 2020. The complaint, as supplemented, alleges violations of section 337 based upon the importation into the United States, the sale for importation, and the sale within the United States after importation of certain vaporizer cartridges and components thereof by reason of infringement of U.S. Design Patent No. D842,536 (``the 'D536 patent''); U.S. Design Patent No. D858,870 (``the 'D870 patent''); U.S. Design Patent No. D858,869 (``the 'D869 patent''); and U.S. Design Patent No. D858,868 (``the 'D868 patent''). The complaint further alleges that an industry in the United States exists as required by the applicable Federal Statute. The complainant requests that the Commission institute an investigation and, after the investigation, issue a general exclusion order, or in the alternative a limited exclusion order, and cease and desist orders.
Records Schedules; Availability and Request for Comments
Document Number: 2020-17767
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-08-14
Agency: National Archives and Records Administration, Agencies and Commissions
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) publishes notice of certain Federal agency requests for records disposition authority (records schedules). We publish notice in the Federal Register and on regulations.gov for records schedules in which agencies propose to dispose of records they no longer need to conduct agency business. We invite public comments on such records schedules.
Setpoints for Safety-Related Instrumentation
Document Number: 2020-17763
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-08-14
Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing for public comment draft regulatory guide (DG), DG-1363, ``Setpoints for Safety-Related Instrumentation.'' This DG is proposed Revision 4 of Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.105. The proposed revision describes an approach that is acceptable to the staff of the NRC to meet regulatory requirements ensuring that setpoints for safety related instrumentation are established and maintained within the technical specification limits. This proposed guide has been revised to incorporate additional information regarding American National Standards Institute (ANSI)/ International Society of Automation (ISA) Standard 67.04.01-2018, ``Setpoints for Nuclear Safety Related Instrumentation,'' since revision 3 of RG 1.105 was issued.
Twist Ties From China
Document Number: 2020-17749
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-08-14
Agency: International Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Benefits Payable in Terminated Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for Paying Benefits
Document Number: 2020-17626
Type: Rule
Date: 2020-08-14
Agency: Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, Agencies and Commissions
This final rule amends the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation's regulation on Benefits Payable in Terminated Single- Employer Plans to prescribe certain interest assumptions under the regulation for plans with valuation dates in September 2020. These interest assumptions are used for paying certain benefits under terminating single-employer plans covered by the pension insurance system administered by PBGC.
Policy Statement on Passenger Vessel Financial Responsbility
Document Number: 2020-16965
Type: Rule
Date: 2020-08-14
Agency: Federal Maritime Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Federal Maritime Commission (Commission) is publishing this policy statement in order to provide guidance on possible regulatory relief with respect to COVID-19's unprecedented economic effects to passenger vessel operators.
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
Document Number: 2020-17737
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-08-13
Agency: Farm Credit Administration, Agencies and Commissions
Pursuant to the provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974, notice is hereby given that the Farm Credit Administration (FCA or Agency) is amending an existing system of records, FCA-13Correspondence Files FCA. The Correspondence FilesFCA system is used to track incoming and outgoing correspondence and to draft correspondence and other memoranda. The Agency is updating the notice to include more details in the categories of individuals and categories of records in the system, and to make administrative updates and non-substantive changes to conform to the SORN template requirements prescribed in the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular No. A-108.
New Postal Products
Document Number: 2020-17731
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-08-13
Agency: Postal Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing for the Commission's consideration concerning a negotiated service agreement. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other administrative steps.
Phosphate Fertilizers From Morocco and Russia
Document Number: 2020-17726
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-08-13
Agency: International Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Administrative Declaration of a Disaster for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Document Number: 2020-17706
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-08-13
Agency: Small Business Administration, Agencies and Commissions
This is a notice of an Administrative declaration of a disaster for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania dated 08/07/2020. Incident: Civil Unrest. Incident Period: 05/30/2020 through 06/08/2020.
Administrative Declaration of a Disaster for the State of Tennessee
Document Number: 2020-17705
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-08-13
Agency: Small Business Administration, Agencies and Commissions
This is a notice of an Administrative declaration of a disaster for the State of Tennessee dated 08/07/2020. Incident: Flooding. Incident Period: 07/01/2020.
Ferrovanadium From China and South Africa; Determination
Document Number: 2020-17681
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-08-13
Agency: International Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
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