Agencies and Commissions February 12, 2021 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents
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Wireline Competition Bureau Seeks Comment on Petitions for Emergency Relief To Allow the Use of E-Rate Funds To Support Remote Learning During the COVID-19 Pandemic
In this document, the Wireline Competition Bureau (the Bureau) seeks comment on petitions for emergency relief from parties asking the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) to permit the use of E- Rate program funds to support remote learning during this unprecedented public health emergency.
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) will submit 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.
Procurement List; Proposed Additions and Deletions
The Committee is proposing to add product(s) to the Procurement List that will be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities, and deletes product(s) and service(s) previously furnished by such agencies.
Procurement List; Deletions
This action deletes product(s) from the Procurement List that were furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities.
Administrative Declaration of a Disaster for the State of Texas
This is a notice of an Administrative declaration of a disaster for the State of Texas dated 02/08/2021. Incident: Hurricane Laura. Incident Period: 08/23/2020 through 08/27/2020.
Amendments to Capital Planning and Stress Testing Requirements for Large Bank Holding Companies, Intermediate Holding Companies and Savings and Loan Holding Companies
This document corrects an error in amendatory instruction 2 affecting Part 217 of the Board's Regulation Q published in the Federal Register on February 3, 2021.
Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Maryland
This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Maryland (FEMA- 4583-DR), dated 02/04/2021. Incident: Tropical Storm Isaias. Incident Period: 08/03/2020 through 08/04/2020.
Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Washington
This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Washington (FEMA- 4584-DR), dated 02/04/2021. Incident: Wildfires and Straight-line Winds. Incident Period: 09/01/2020 through 09/19/2020.
Certain Pouch-Type Battery Cells, Battery Modules, and Battery Packs, Components Thereof, and Products Containing the Same; Commission Determination Not To Review an Initial Determination Granting Complainants' Motion To Amend the Complaint and Notice of Investigation and Terminate the Investigation as to Certain Claims Based on Withdrawal of the Complaint
Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission (``Commission'') has determined not to review an initial determination (``ID'') (Order No. 53) of the presiding chief administrative law judge (``CALJ'') granting complainants' corrected motion (1) for leave to amend the complaint and notice of investigation to reflect the respondents' corporate reorganization and (2) to withdraw allegations concerning certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 10,121,994 (``the '994 patent'') from the complaint.
Certain Touch-Controlled Mobile Devices, Computers, and Components Thereof; Commission Determination Not To Review an Initial Determination Terminating the Investigation as to Amazon, Dell, Lenovo, Microsoft, Motorola, and Samsung Based on Settlement; Termination of Investigation
Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission (``Commission'') has determined not to review an initial determination (``ID'') (Order No. 66) of the presiding administrative law judge (``ALJ'') that terminates the investigation as to the remaining respondents (Amazon, Dell, Lenovo, Microsoft, Motorola, and Samsung) based on a settlement. This investigation is terminated.
Certain Wireless Communications Equipment and Components Thereof; Institution of Investigation
Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on January 7, 2021, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. of Korea and Samsung Electronics America, Inc. of Ridgefield Park, New Jersey. A supplement to the complaint was filed on January 25, 2021. 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 wireless communications equipment and components thereof by reason of infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 9,041,074 (``the '074 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 9,521,616 (``the '616 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 9,736,772 (``the '772 patent''); and U.S. Patent No. 10,797,405 (``the '405 patent''). The complaint further alleges that an industry in the United States exists or in the process of being established 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.
Certain Integrated Circuits and Products Containing the Same; Institution of Investigation
Notice is hereby given that a complaint and motion for temporary relief were filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on December 18, 2020, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of Tela Innovations, Inc. of Los Gatos, California. Supplements were filed on December 30, 2020, and February 3, 2021. The motion for temporary relief was withdrawn on February 3, 2021. 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 integrated circuits and products containing the same by reason of infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 10,186,523 (``the '523 patent''). The complaint further alleges that an industry in the United States exists and/or is in the process of being established 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 cease and desist orders.
Loans of Library Materials for Blind and Other Print-Disabled Persons
The Library of Congress is adopting amendments to its regulations regarding loans of library materials for blind and other print-disabled persons, as authorized by Title XIV of the Library of Congress Technical Corrections Act of 2019, to amend terminology, the description of services, and certification requirements, and to memorialize existing practices in the Library of Congress's National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS).
General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation; Removing Erroneous Guidance on Illustration of Forms
The General Services Administration (GSA) is issuing this direct final rule amending the General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) to make a needed technical amendment. This technical amendment is to correct the Code of Federal Regulations and remove erroneous guidance on the illustration of forms.
Promoting Telehealth in Rural America
In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) announces the operational date of certain rules for funding year 2020.
Government and Government Contractor Calls Under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991
In this document, the Commission finds that state government callers, like federal government callers, are not ``persons'' for purposes of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) because they are sovereign entities. The Commission also clarifies that a local government caller is a ``person'' subject to the TCPA. On reconsideration of the Broadnet Declaratory Ruling, the Commission reverses its previous order to the extent that it provided that a contractor making calls on behalf of the federal government was not a ``person'' subject to the restrictions of the TCPA. The Commission also clarifies that a state or local government contractor, like a federal government contractor, is a ``person'' and thus not exempt from the TCPA's restrictions. This action was taken in response to petitions that sought clarification of these issues and removes any uncertainty on when governmental callers or contractors making calls on their behalf are required to obtain the prior express consent of called parties.
Swap Execution Facilities and Trade Execution Requirement
On November 30, 2018, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (``CFTC'' or the ``Commission'') published a ``Swap Execution Facilities and Trade Execution Requirement'' notice of proposed rulemaking (``NPRM'') in the Federal Register. While the Commission has adopted certain proposals from the NPRM, in light of feedback the Commission received in response to the remaining proposals in the NPRM, the Commission has determined to not proceed with those unadopted proposals relating to the regulation of swap execution facilities (``SEFs'') and the trade execution requirement (``Determination''). In separate final rules, the Commission adopted the following portions of the NPRM: Two exemptions, pursuant to Commodity Exchange Act (``CEA'') section 4(c), from the trade execution requirement in CEA section 2(h)(8); and final rules related to audit trail requirements for post- trade allocations, SEF financial resource requirements, and SEF chief compliance officer requirements (collectively, the ``Final Rules''). As such, this withdrawal does not impact or alter any of those sections of the NPRM that are being adopted in the Final Rules. In light of the Determination, the Commission has decided to withdraw the unadopted portions of the NPRM.
Energy Labeling Rule
The Federal Trade Commission (``FTC'' or ``Commission'') amends the Energy Labeling Rule (``Rule'') to require EnergyGuide labels for portable air conditioners and issue amendments to central air conditioner labels to conform with Department of Energy (``DOE'') changes to efficiency descriptors.
Amendment of the Commission's Rules To Provide for the Preservation of One Vacant Channel in the UHF Television Band for Use by White Space Devices and Wireless Microphones
In this Report and Order (Order), the Federal Communications Commission declines to adopt rules proposed in the Commission's 2015 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 30 FCC Rcd 6711 (2015) (2015 NPRM) in this proceeding and, therefore, terminates the proceeding. While the Commission continues to support unlicensed white space devices and wireless microphone user operations and continues to believe they serve important interests, based on the record of this proceeding and in light of other actions it has taken during the years since the rules were proposed, coupled with the increased burden that its 2015 proposal would place on the use by broadcasters of spectrum in the more consolidated TV band that now exists following the Incentive Auction, the Commission finds that the rules proposed in the 2015 NPRM would not serve the public interest. In reaching this conclusion, the Commission finds other actions it has taken since the 2015 NPRM to support white space devices and wireless microphones are the preferred avenues for the continued support of these services. Accordingly, the Commission terminates this docket.
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