Agencies and Commissions 2021 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Under title II of the Social Security Act (Act), there will be a 5.9 percent cost-of-living increase in Social Security benefits effective December 2021. In addition, the national average wage index for 2020 is $55,628.60. The cost-of-living increase and national average wage index affect other program parameters as described below.

The Small Business Administration (SBA) is requesting comments on its draft Strategic Plan Framework and Enterprise Learning Agenda (ELA) for fiscal years 2022-2026. The draft plan framework and ELA are available on SBA's website at https://www.sba.gov/sp.

The Denali Commission (Commission) is an independent Federal agency based on an innovative Federal-state partnership designed to provide critical utilities, infrastructure and support for economic development and training in Alaska by delivering federal services in the most cost-effective manner possible. The Commission is required to develop an annual work plan for future spending which will be published in the Federal Register, providing an opportunity for a 30-day period of public review and written comment. This Federal Register notice serves to announce the 30-day opportunity for public comment on the Denali Commission Draft Work Plan for Federal Fiscal Year 2022 (FY 2022).

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

In accordance with the requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Advisory Council was established as a discretionary advisory committee on July 14, 2016. Its charter was renewed for a second term on July 11, 2018 and third term on July 8, 2020. The MCC Advisory Council serves MCC solely in an advisory capacity and provides insight regarding innovations in infrastructure, technology, and sustainability; perceived risks and opportunities in MCC partner countries; new financing mechanisms for developing country contexts; and shared value approaches. The MCC Advisory Council provides a platform for systematic engagement with the private sector and other external stakeholders and contributes to MCC's missionto reduce poverty through sustainable, economic growth.

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, this notice announces that the Inter-American Foundation (IAF), will submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a solicitation to conduct automated outreach to IAF Indigenous grantees and Tribal Nations in the United States. The solicitation explains the IAF's reasoning for this request and describes the type of information the agency seeks, along with calculations of possible related costs and burdens to potential participants.