Agencies and Commissions April 9, 2021 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents
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COVID-19 Telehealth Program; Promoting Telehealth for Low-Income Consumers
In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) establishes rules and processes to further distribute funding through the COVID-19 Telehealth Program to health care providers, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, to build on Round 1 of the Program, and implement Congress's direction under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA) for additional relief. The CAA funding is distributed through the Program to the health care providers who need it most, as determined by objective metrics.
Request for Information on FDIC Official Sign and Advertising Requirements and Potential Technological Solutions
As banks and savings associations adjust their business models to innovate and remain competitive, and as such digital transformation continues to accelerate, the FDIC is renewing its effort to consider how to revise and clarify its official sign and advertising rules related to FDIC deposit insurance. The FDIC is issuing this Request for Information (RFI) to inform FDIC efforts to align the policy objectives of its rules with how today's banks and savings associations offer deposit products and services and how consumers connect with banks and savings associations, including through evolving channels. The FDIC also requests information about how technological or other solutions could be leveraged to help consumers better distinguish FDIC-insured banks and savings associations from entities that are not insured by the FDIC (nonbanks), particularly across web and digital channels.
Procurement List; Additions
This action adds product(s) to the Procurement List that will be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities.
Procurement List; Proposed Additions and Deletions
The Committee is proposing to add service(s) to the Procurement List that will be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities, and deletes service(s) previously furnished by such agencies.
Procedures for the Review and Clearance of USAID's Guidance Documents; Rescission
This rule is to rescind the regulation published on January 5, 2021, titled ``Procedures for the review and clearance of USAID's Guidance Documents.'' This action is necessary to comply with the Executive order (E.O.) titled ``Revocation of Certain Executive Orders Concerning Federal Regulation,'' signed on January 20, 2021, which specifically requires the revocation of the E.O. titled ``Promoting the Rule of Law Through Improved Agency Guidance Documents,'' signed on October 9, 2010. To comply with the new E.O., USAID is removing its regulations setting forth processes and procedures for USAID to issue guidance documents as defined in October 2010 E.O.
Submission for OMB Review; Reporting and Use of Information Concerning Integrity and Performance of Recipients of Grants and Cooperative Agreements
Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Regulatory Secretariat Division (MVCB) will be submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve a revision and renewal of the currently approved information collection requirement concerning the reporting and use of information concerning integrity and performance of recipients of grants and cooperative agreements.
Advance Tribal Notification of Certain Radioactive Material Shipments
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has received a petition for rulemaking from Richard Arnold and Ron Johnson on behalf of the Tribal Radioactive Materials Transportation Committee, dated December 4, 2020, requesting that the NRC revise its regulations to ensure consistency regarding advance Tribal notification of certain radioactive material shipments with similar regulations for State notification. The petition was docketed by the NRC on February 11, 2021, and has been assigned Docket No. PRM-37-2. The NRC is examining the issues raised in PRM-37-2 to determine whether they should be considered in rulemaking. The NRC is requesting public comment on this petition at this time.
Meeting of the Regional Resource Stewardship Council
The TVA Regional Resource Stewardship Council (RRSC) will hold a virtual meeting on Tuesday, April 20, 2021, to hear updates on multiple subjects.
Update to Competitive Product List
The Commission is announcing an update to the competitive product list. This action reflects a publication policy adopted by Commission rules. The referenced policy assumes periodic updates. The updates are identified in the body of this document. The competitive product list, which is re-published in its entirety, includes these updates.
Notice of Intent To Grant an Exclusive License
NASA hereby gives notice of its intent to grant a partially exclusive patent license in the United States to practice the inventions described and claimed in the U.S. Patents and U.S. Patent Applications listed in SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION below.
Standard for the Flammability of Upholstered Furniture
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (Commission or CPSC) is issuing a direct final rule to codify in the Code of Federal Regulations the statutory requirements for the flammability of upholstered furniture under the COVID-19 Regulatory Relief and Work From Home Safety Act. This Act mandates that CPSC promulgate California Technical Bulletin 117-2013 as a flammability standard for upholstered furniture under section 4 of the Flammable Fabrics Act.
Standard for the Flammability of Upholstered Furniture
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (Commission or CPSC) is proposing to codify in the Code of Federal Regulations the statutory requirements for the flammability of upholstered furniture under the COVID-19 Regulatory Relief and Work From Home Safety Act. This Act mandates that CPSC promulgate California Technical Bulletin 117-2013 as a flammability standard for upholstered furniture under section 4 of the Flammable Fabrics Act. In the ``Rules and Regulations'' section in this issue of the Federal Register, the Commission is issuing this determination as a direct final rule. If we receive no significant adverse comment in response to the direct final rule, we will not take further action on this proposed rule.
Rules Regarding Availability of Information
The Committee is issuing a final rule revising its Rules Regarding Availability of Information. The revisions clarify and update the Committee's regulation implementing the Freedom of Information Act (``FOIA'').
Market Data Infrastructure
The Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'' or ``SEC'') is amending Regulation National Market System (``Regulation NMS'') under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Exchange Act'') to modernize the national market system for the collection, consolidation, and dissemination of information with respect to quotations for and transactions in national market system (``NMS'') stocks (``NMS information''). Specifically, the Commission is expanding the content of NMS information that is required to be collected, consolidated, and disseminated as part of the national market system under Regulation NMS and is amending the method by which such NMS information is collected, calculated, and disseminated by fostering a competitive environment for the dissemination of NMS information via a decentralized consolidation model with competing consolidators.
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