Agencies and Commissions December 16, 2021 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission or Agency) is modifying a system of records, FCC/WCB-3, Emergency Broadband Benefit Program, subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended. This action is necessary to meet the requirements of the Privacy Act to publish in the Federal Register notice of the existence and character of records maintained by the agency. The Emergency Broadband Benefit Program (``Emergency Broadband'') provides discounts for broadband internet access service (``BIAS'') to qualifying households. Under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, signed into law on November 15, 2021, the Emergency Broadband program will become the Affordable Connectivity Program (``ACP'') on December 31, 2021. A household may qualify for ACP if an individual in the household has applied for and has been approved to receive benefits under the free and reduced price lunch program, receives assistance through the special supplemental nutritional program for women, infants, and children established by section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1996 (``WIC''), receives a Pell Grant, qualifies for the Lifeline program, meets certain income requirements, or qualifies for a low-income program offered by internet service providers. The ACP will be administered by the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) under the direction of the Commission and, by delegation, of the Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau (WCB). This system of records contains information about individual ACP participants, providers' claims and certifying officers, and providers' enrollment representatives.

This is a notice of an Administrative declaration of a disaster for the State of California dated 12/9/2021. Incident: Caldor Fire. Incident Period: 08/14/2021 through 10/21/2021.

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is required to publish a notice of permit applications received to conduct activities regulated under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. NSF has published regulations under the Antarctic Conservation Act in the Code of Federal Regulations. This is the required notice of permit applications received.

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations, DoD, GSA, and NASA invite the public to comment on a revision concerning subcontract consent and Contractors' Purchasing System Review. DoD, GSA, and NASA invite comments on: Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of Federal Government acquisitions, including whether the information will have practical utility; the accuracy of the estimate of the burden of the proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to minimize the burden of the information collection on respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. OMB has approved this information collection for use through February 28, 2022. DoD, GSA, and NASA propose that OMB extend its approval for use for three additional years beyond the current expiration date.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is issuing public notice of its proposal to cancel its previously noticed system of records, Equal Opportunity Records/NASA 10EEOR. The records of this system are maintained for the purpose of counseling, investigating and adjudicating complaints of employment discrimination brought by applicants and current and former federal employees against NASA.

Pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974, the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA), is publishing a notice of the existence and character of its system of records (SORN) for collecting and maintaining records related to requests for reasonable accommodations, religious accommodations, and medical and religious exceptions to the requirement that federal employees be vaccinated against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The system of records is being established to: Allow USTDA to collect and maintain records on prospective, current, and former employees who request or receive a reasonable accommodation by USTDA; allow USTDA to collect and maintain records on prospective, current, and former employees with sincerely held religious beliefs, practices, or observances who request or receive an accommodation by USTDA; allow USTDA to collect and maintain records on vaccinations against COVID-19; allow USTDA to collect and maintain records on prospective, current, and former employees who request an exception to the requirement that federal employees be vaccinated against COVID-19; and preserve and maintain the confidentiality of medical and religious information submitted by or on behalf of applicants or employees requesting an accommodation or exception.