Agencies and Commissions May 14, 2021 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued an exemption in response to a March 6, 2020, request from Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. (SNC), as applicable to Vogtle Electric Generating Plant (VEGP) Unit 4. Specifically, the NRC has exempted SNC from the requirement for VEGP Unit 4 to conduct an emergency preparedness exercise prior to its initial fuel load.

The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of expedited reviews pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (``the Act'') to determine whether revocation of the countervailing and antidumping duty orders on steel nails from Korea, Malaysia, Oman, Taiwan, and Vietnam would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time.

Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on April 8, 2021, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of Celanese International Corporation of Irving, Texas; Celanese (Malta) Company 2 Limited of Qormi, Malta; and Celanese Sales U.S. Ltd. of Irving, Texas. A supplement to the complaint was filed on April 22, 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 high-potency sweeteners, processes for making same, and products containing same by reason of infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 10,023,546 (``the '546 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 10,208,004 (``the '004 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 10,590,098 (``the '098 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 10,233,163 (``the '163 patent); and U.S. Patent No. 10,590,095 (``the '095 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 cease and desist orders.

This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the Commonwealth of Virginia (FEMA-4602-DR), dated 05/10/2021. Incident: Severe Winter Storms. Incident Period: 02/11/2021 through 02/13/2021.

This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Tennessee (FEMA-4601-DR), dated 05/08/2021. Incident: Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding. Incident Period: 03/25/2021 through 04/03/2021.

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 delete product(s) and service(s) previously furnished by such agencies.

We are announcing an upcoming Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Advisory Committee meeting in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act and the second United States Open Government National Action Plan.

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) 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.

On February 12, 2021, the Media Bureau, Video Division (Bureau) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in response to a petition for rulemaking filed by Gray Licensee, LLC (Licensee), the licensee of WRDW-TV, channel 12 (CBS), Augusta, Georgia, requesting the substitution of channel 27 for channel 12 at Augusta in the DTV Table of Allotments. For the reasons set forth in the Report and Order referenced below, the Bureau amends FCC regulations to substitute channel 27 for channel 12 at Augusta.

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the rules and regulations of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (Commission) and the Federal Advisory Committee Act that the Pennsylvania Advisory Committee (Committee) to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights will hold a meeting on Tuesday, June 8, 2021 at 12:00 p.m. Eastern time. The Committee will discuss civil rights concerns in the state.

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) will hold six meetings, by videoconference, of the Humanities Panel, a federal advisory committee, during June 2021. 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.

GSA is proposing to amend the Federal Travel Regulation (FTR) to remove and reserve the regulations implementing GSA's authority to conduct telework travel expenses test programs. GSA's authority to authorize agencies to conduct such test programs expired in accordance with the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021. GSA is also proposing to remove and reserve Appendix E to Chapter 301, which contains suggested guidance for conference planning.