Agencies and Commissions November 4, 2020 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Sunshine Act Meetings
Document Number: 2020-24613
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-11-04
Agency: Securities and Exchange Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Notice of Applications for Deregistration Under Section 8(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
Document Number: 2020-24481
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-11-04
Agency: Securities and Exchange Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Applicant, a closed-end investment company, seeks an order declaring that it has ceased to be an investment company. Applicant has never made a public offering of its securities and does not propose to make a public offering or engage in business of any kind. Filing Date: The application was filed on August 4, 2020, and amended on October 23, 2020. Applicant's Address: stephen.cohen@dechert.com.
Notice of Receipt of Complaint; Solicitation of Comments Relating to the Public Interest
Document Number: 2020-24480
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-11-04
Agency: International Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has received a complaint entitled Certain Chocolate Milk Powder and Packaging Thereof, DN 3504; 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.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Request and Comment Request
Document Number: 2020-24479
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-11-04
Agency: Social Security Administration, Agencies and Commissions
First Eagle Credit Opportunities Fund, et al.
Document Number: 2020-24469
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-11-04
Agency: Securities and Exchange Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Information Collection Request; Submission for OMB Review
Document Number: 2020-24451
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-11-04
Agency: Peace Corps, Agencies and Commissions
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 30 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.
New York Life Insurance and Annuity Corporation, et al; Notice of Application
Document Number: 2020-24449
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-11-04
Agency: Securities and Exchange Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Northern States Power Company; Prairie Island Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation
Document Number: 2020-24448
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-11-04
Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) reviewed an application by Northern States Power Company (NSPM) for amendment of Special Nuclear Materials License No. SNM-2506 which authorizes NSPM to receive, possess, store, and transfer spent nuclear fuel and associated radioactive materials. The amendment sought to increase the maximum amount of spent fuel that may be possessed and stored at the Prairie Island Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (PI ISFSI) and approval of the construction of an additional concrete pad within the confines of the existing facility.
Information Collection Request Submission for OMB Review
Document Number: 2020-24447
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-11-04
Agency: Peace Corps, Agencies and Commissions
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 30 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 Request Submission for OMB Review
Document Number: 2020-24446
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-11-04
Agency: Peace Corps, Agencies and Commissions
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 30 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 Request; Submission for OMB Review
Document Number: 2020-24445
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-11-04
Agency: Peace Corps, Agencies and Commissions
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 30 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 Approved by the Office of Management and Budget
Document Number: 2020-24440
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-11-04
Agency: Federal Communications Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Federal Communications Commission (Commission) has received Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for a revision of a currently approved information collection pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995. An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number, and no person is required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. Comments concerning the accuracy of the burden estimates and any suggestions for reducing the burden should be directed to the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies
Document Number: 2020-24439
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-11-04
Agency: Federal Reserve System, Agencies and Commissions
New Postal Products
Document Number: 2020-24421
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-11-04
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.
Arts Advisory Panel Meetings
Document Number: 2020-24419
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-11-04
Agency: National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities, Agencies and Commissions, National Endowment for the Arts
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, notice is hereby given that 20 meetings of the Arts Advisory Panel to the National Council on the Arts will be held by teleconference or videoconference.
Notice of Agreements Filed
Document Number: 2020-24418
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-11-04
Agency: Federal Maritime Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Information Collection; Standard Form 28, Affidavit of Individual Surety
Document Number: 2020-24417
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-11-04
Agency: Department of Defense, General Services Administration, Agencies and Commissions, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
In accordance with section 3506(c)(2)(A) of 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 a revision and renewal concerning the Standard Form 28, Affidavit of Individual Surety. DoD, GSA, and NASA invite comments on: Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of Federal Government acquisitions, including whether the information will have practical utility; the accuracy of the estimate of the burden of the proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to minimize the burden of the information collection on respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. OMB has approved this information collection for use through February 28, 2021. DoD, GSA, and NASA propose that OMB extend its approval for use for three additional years beyond the current expiration date.
Information Collection: Notices, Instructions and Reports to Workers: Inspection and Investigations
Document Number: 2020-24400
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-11-04
Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) invites public comment on the renewal of Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for an existing collection of information. The information collection is entitled, ``Notices, Instructions and Reports to Workers: Inspection and Investigations.''
In the Matter of Tennessee Valley Authority, Chattanooga, TN
Document Number: 2020-24392
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-11-04
Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing an Order Imposing Civil Penalty in the amount of $606,942 to Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). The NRC determined that four violations of NRC's employee protection regulation occurred as identified during two investigations completed on October 3, 2019, and January 21, 2020, by the NRC's Office of Investigations (OI) relating to activities at the TVA. In the first investigation, the NRC determined that a former employee was first subjected to an investigation and then placed on administrative leave on May 25, 2018, in part, for engaging in protected activity. In the second investigation, the NRC determined that a second former employee was subjected to an investigation, placed on paid administrative leave on October 15, 2018, and terminated on January 14, 2019, in part, for engaging in the protected activity. The order is effective on the date of issuance.
Notice of Receipt of Complaint; Solicitation of Comments Relating to the Public Interest
Document Number: 2020-24390
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-11-04
Agency: International Trade Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has received a complaint entitled Certain Active Optical Cables and Products Containing the Same, DN 3503; 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.
Records Schedules; Availability and Request for Comments
Document Number: 2020-24381
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-11-04
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.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery
Document Number: 2020-24379
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-11-04
Agency: National Archives and Records Administration, Agencies and Commissions
We have submitted the following generic information collection request (generic ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval to continue to collect feedback on our service delivery: ``Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery.'' As part of a Federal Government-wide effort to streamline the process to seek feedback from the public on service delivery, we developed this generic ICR to cover all of our requests for feedback on our services. We invite your comments on this ICR.
Performance Review Board Appointments
Document Number: 2020-24373
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-11-04
Agency: American Battle Monuments Commission, Agencies and Commissions
This notice provides the names of individuals who have been appointed to serve as members of the American Battle Monuments Commission Performance Review Board. The publication of these appointments is required by the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978.
Regulatory Reform Initiative: Government Contracting Programs
Document Number: 2020-23121
Type: Rule
Date: 2020-11-04
Agency: Small Business Administration, Agencies and Commissions
With this deregulatory action, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is removing from the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) four regulations in the Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned (SDVO) Small Business Concern (SBC) Program that are no longer necessary because they are unnecessary or redundant. The removal of these regulations assists the public by simplifying SBA's regulations in the CFR.
Procedural Requirements and Resubmission Thresholds Under Exchange Act Rule 14a-8
Document Number: 2020-21580
Type: Rule
Date: 2020-11-04
Agency: Securities and Exchange Commission, Agencies and Commissions
We are adopting amendments to certain procedural requirements and the provision relating to resubmitted proposals under the shareholder-proposal rule in order to modernize and enhance the efficiency and integrity of the shareholder-proposal process for the benefit of all shareholders. The amendments to the procedural rules: Amend the current ownership requirements to incorporate a tiered approach that provides three options for demonstrating a sufficient ownership stake in a companythrough a combination of amount of securities owned and length of time heldto be eligible to submit a proposal; require certain documentation to be provided when a proposal is submitted on behalf of a shareholder-proponent; require shareholder- proponents to identify specific dates and times they can meet with the company in person or via teleconference to engage with the company with respect to the proposal; and provide that a person may submit no more than one proposal, directly or indirectly, for the same shareholders' meeting. The amendments to the resubmission thresholds revise the levels of shareholder support a proposal must receive to be eligible for resubmission at the same company's future shareholders' meetings from 3, 6, and 10 percent to 5, 15, and 25 percent, respectively.
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