Agencies and Commissions August 20, 2021 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing for public comment a draft regulatory guide (DG), DG-1380 (proposed Revision 2 to Regulatory Guide [RG] 1.87), ``Acceptability of ASME Code Section III, Division 5, `High Temperature Reactors''' and accompanying draft NUREG-2245, ``Technical Review of the 2017 Edition of ASME Section III, Division 5, `High Temperature Reactors,''' that documents the NRC staff's review of the 2017 Edition of ASME Section III, Division 5, certain portions of the 2019 Edition, and associated Code Cases N-861 and N-862. This DG describes an approach that is acceptable to the staff of the NRC to meet regulatory requirements for mechanical/ structural integrity of components that operate in elevated temperature environments and that are subject to time-dependent material properties and failure modes. It endorses, with conditions, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (ASME Code) Section III, ``Rules for Construction of Nuclear Facility Components,'' Division 5, ``High Temperature Reactors.'' The draft NUREG provides the technical basis for DG-1380.

GSA proposes to modify a system of records subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended.

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 service(s) previously furnished by such agencies.

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is in the process of developing a new strategic plan for fiscal years 2022 through 2026. The NEA Office of Research & Analysis is soliciting public comments on the agency's draft 2022-2026 Strategic Plan. We encourage you to read the draft Strategic Plan (linked below) and provide any comments you may have via email (see ADDRESSES). To view the draft strategic plan, please visit the NEA website at: https://www.arts.gov/strategic-plan- input. Through this Request for Comments, the NEA invites ideas and insights from the general public, including arts organizations, artists, arts educators, state and local arts agencies, other arts funders and policy-makers, researchers, and individuals and groups outside the arts sector.

This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Montana (FEMA- 4608-DR), dated 08/13/2021.

Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined to review in part the Administrative Law Judge's (``ALJ'') final initial determination (``ID''), issued on June 8, 2021, finding a violation of section 337 in the above-referenced investigation as to two of the four asserted patents. The Commission requests briefing from the parties on certain issues under review, as indicated in this notice.

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is required to publish a notice of requests to modify permits issued to conduct activities regulated under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. This is the required notice of a requested permit modification.

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, this notice announces that the Inter-American Foundation (IAF), will submit the collection of information abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The PRA submission describes the nature of the information collection and its expected cost and burden and it includes the actual data collection instrument.

In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (the FCC or Commission) seeks comment on several recommendations made by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to revise the Emergency Alert System (EAS) rules to delete outdated references, re-name certain EAS terms to enhance public awareness, and update EAS capabilities for alerts that are persistent during certain extreme emergencies.