Agencies and Commissions September 2021 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

This is a notice of an Administrative declaration of a disaster for the State of New York dated 09/09/2021. Incident: Severe Storms and Flooding. Incident Period: 07/14/2021.

This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of North Carolina (FEMA-4617-DR), dated 09/08/ 2021. Incident: Remnants of Tropical Storm Fred. Incident Period: 08/16/2021 through 08/18/2021.

This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of North Carolina (FEMA-4617-DR), dated 09/08/2021. Incident: Remnants of Tropical Storm Fred. Incident Period: 08/16/2021 through 08/18/2021.

Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission (``Commission'') has determined to review in part certain findings in a final initial determination (``ID'') issued by the presiding administrative law judge (``ALJ'') and to solicit briefing on the issues under review, as well as remedy, bonding, and the public interest.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) received and is considering issuing an export license (XW028) requested by Perma-Fix Northwest Richland, Inc. (PFNW). On July 2, 2021, PFNW filed an application with the NRC for a license authorizing the export of low- level radioactive waste to Nordion (Canada) Inc., Canada. The NRC is providing notice of the opportunity to comment, request a hearing, and petition to intervene on PFNW's application.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued one exemption in August 2021 in response to a request from one licensee for relief due to the coronavirus 2019 disease (COVID-19) public health emergency (PHE). The exemption affords the licensee temporary relief from certain requirements under NRC regulations.

This document contains proposed changes to the Form 5500 Annual Return/Report forms filed for employee pension and welfare benefit plans under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the Internal Revenue Code (Code). The proposed form revisions primarily relate to statutory amendments to ERISA and the Code enacted as part of the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 (SECURE Act). The Department of Labor (DOL), the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) (collectively ``Agencies'') are also proposing certain additional changes intended to improve reporting on multiemployer defined benefit pension plan funding, update Form 5500 financial reporting to make the financial information collected on the Form 5500 more useful and usable, enhance the reporting of certain tax qualification and other compliance information by retirement plans, and, transfer to the DOL Form M-1 (Report for Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangements (MEWAs) and Certain Entities Claiming Exception (ECEs)) (Form M-1) participating employer information for multiple employer welfare arrangements that are required to file the Form M-1. The proposed revisions would affect employee pension and welfare benefit plans, plan sponsors, administrators, and service providers to plans subject to annual reporting requirements under ERISA and the Code.

In this document, the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (the Bureau) seeks comment on the appropriate industry stakeholders to form a search committee to select a Reimbursement Clearinghouse (Clearinghouse) to oversee the reimbursement of relocation expenses for certain secondary non-federal radiolocation licensees in the 3.45-3.55 GHz band (3.45 GHz band). The Bureau also seeks comment on other issues related to the Clearinghouse search committee process.

In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC) is revising the notice for Privacy Act system-of-records OSHRC-6.

This notice lists Grandfathering Registration for projects by the Susquehanna River Basin Commission during the period set forth in DATES.

The Committee is announcing a public meeting to be held October 7, 2021.

Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on August 9, 2021, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of Motorola Solutions, Inc. of Chicago, Illinois; Avigilon Corporation of Canada; Avigilon Fortress Corporation of Canada; Avigilon Patent Holding 1 Corporation of Canada; and Avigilon Technologies Corporation of Canada. 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 video security equipment and systems, related software, components thereof, and products containing same by reason of infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 7,868,912 (``the '912 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 10,726,312 (``the '312 patent''); and U.S. Patent No. 8,508,607 (``the '607 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.

In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission or FCC) proposes to update rules regarding direct access to numbers by providers of interconnected voice over internet Protocol (VoIP) services. The Pallone-Thune Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence (TRACED) Act directed the Commission to examine ways to reduce access to telephone numbers by potential perpetrators of illegal robocalls. These proposals aim to safeguard the numbers and consumers, protect national security interests, promote public safety, and reduce opportunities for regulatory arbitrage.

The Copyright Royalty Judges solicit comments on a motion of Multigroup Claimants for partial distribution of 2015-2017 satellite royalty funds.

The Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 requires the Millennium Challenge Corporation to publish a report that identifies countries that are ``candidate countries'' for Millennium Challenge Account assistance during fiscal year 2022. The report is set forth in full below.