Agencies and Commissions November 8, 2021 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Roundtable Discussion: E-Poll Book Testing Pilot Program Considerations.

On September 23, 2021, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued for public comment draft NUREG, NUREG-2159, Revision 1, ``Acceptable Standard Format and Content for the Fundamental Nuclear Material Control Plan Required for Special Nuclear Material of Moderate Strategic Significance.'' The public comment period was originally scheduled to close on November 22, 2021. The NRC has decided to extend the public comment period to allow more time for members of the public to develop and submit their comments.

As required under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC or Commission) announces that CPSC has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a new proposed collection of information for a survey to assess how toy safety labels on e-commerce websites affect caregivers' purchasing behaviors. On June 24, 2021, the CPSC published a notice in the Federal Register announcing the agency's intent to seek approval of this collection of information. After reviewing and considering the comments, the Commission announces that it has submitted to the OMB a request for approval of this collection of information. A copy of the proposed survey, ``Revised Supporting Statement Toy Warning Survey'' is available at: www.regulations.gov under Docket No. CPSC-2021-0018, Supporting and Related Material.

This rule makes technical changes to regulations issued by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to conform those regulations to recent statutory changes. First, the rule incorporates a required change to SBA's ownership requirements for small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans. The rule adopts changes to the treatment of certain surviving spouses made by the National Defense Authorization Act of 2020. In addition, the rule incorporates changes to the dollar thresholds for certain contracting actions authorized for the 8(a) Business Development (BD) program made by the National Defense Authorization Act of 2020. Finally, the rule adjusts the competitive threshold dollar levels authorized for SBA's contracting programs to changes made to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) due to inflation.

The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing for the Commission's consideration concerning a negotiated service agreement. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other administrative steps.