Agencies and Commissions 2024 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

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.

The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System ("Board") has adopted final amendments to its Regulation D to revise the rate of interest paid on balances ("IORB") maintained at Federal Reserve Banks by or on behalf of eligible institutions. The final amendments specify that IORB is 4.65 percent, a 0.25 percentage point decrease from its prior level. The amendment is intended to enhance the role of IORB in maintaining the federal funds rate in the target range established by the Federal Open Market Committee ("FOMC" or "Committee").

The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) and the Federal Insurance Office (FIO) of the Department of the Treasury (together, the agencies) are providing notice that the agencies have completed drafting and submitted a report to Congress as contemplated by section 211(c)(3) of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (EGRRCPA), on the impact on consumers and markets in the United States before supporting or consenting to the adoption of a final international insurance capital standard. In accordance with section 211(c)(3)(B)(ii) of EGRRCPA, the agencies invite comment on the report.

Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has received a complaint entitled Certain Network Switching and Routing Equipment Supporting Bit Indexed Explicit Replication (BIER), DN 3783; the Commission is soliciting comments on any public interest issues raised by the complaint or complainant's filing pursuant to the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure.

This direct final rule amends the U.S. Small Business Administration's (SBA or Agency) regulations governing the SBA Disaster Loan Program by revising the definition of contiguous counties, clarifying the timeline for a governor's request to be delivered to an SBA Disaster Assistance Field Operations Center, and modernizing language for clarity and consistency.

As required by the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act (Act), the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) hereby publishes its notice for calendar year 2025 of account balances, factors used in calculating experience-based employer contribution rates, computation of amounts related to the monthly compensation base, and the maximum daily benefit rate for days of unemployment or sickness.

In March 2014, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC or Commission) published a safety standard for soft infant and toddler carriers under section 104 of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA). The standard incorporated by reference ASTM F2236-14, Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Soft Infant and Toddler Carriers, the voluntary standard for soft infant and toddler carriers that was in effect at the time. ASTM has now issued a revised standard, ASTM F2236-24. Consistent with the CPSIA, this direct final rule updates the mandatory standard to incorporate by reference ASTM's 2024 version of the voluntary standard.

As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or the Commission) invites the general public and other Federal Agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection. Pursuant to the Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, the FCC seeks specific comment on how it might "further reduce the information collection burden for small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees."

As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collections. Comments are requested concerning: whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission, including whether the information shall have practical utility; the accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on the respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology; and ways to further reduce the information collection burden on small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees. The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number. No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information subject to the PRA that does not display a valid OMB control number.

GSA is providing notice of a meeting of the GSA Acquisition Policy Federal Advisory Committee (hereinafter "the Committee" or "the GAP FAC") in accordance with the requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as amended. This meeting will be open to the public, accessible via webcast. Information on attending and providing written and oral public comment is under the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.

Notice is hereby given that the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB) has issued its "Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2024 and Three-Year Plan". Respondents are encouraged to comment on the content of the annual report and FASAB's project priorities for the next three years.

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is announcing the date, time, location and agenda for a meeting of the National Small Business Development Center Advisory Board (NSBDCAB). Members will convene as an independent source of advice and recommendations on matters related to the Small Business Development Center Program. The meeting will be held virtually for NSBDCAB Members and the public.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation is correcting a notice published in the Federal Register on October 11, 2024. This document, noticing a closed meeting held on October 8, 2024, contained an incorrect report of the vote regarding the closing of the meeting.

The Federal Maritime Commission (Commission) is giving public notice that the agency has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval extensions, without change, of existing information collections related to marine terminal operator schedules, service contracts, non-vessel-operating common carrier (NVOCC) service arrangements and negotiated rate agreements. The public is invited to comment on these information collections pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) takes another major step towards ensuring that the 4940- 4990 MHz band (4.9 GHz band) is efficiently and intensely utilized in support of public safety missions nationwide. To that end, the Commission bolsters the coordinated nationwide approach to the band that it established in its Seventh Report and Order, FCC 23-3, in which it adopted a nationwide Band Manager framework to coordinate operations in the 4.9 GHz band, optimize public safety use, and facilitate the integration of the latest commercially available technologies, including 5G, for the benefit of public safety users. To further these goalsand ensure that the 4.9 GHz band is put to more robust use nationwide in the near termthe 4.9 GHz Band Manager, once selected, will be eligible to apply for a nationwide overlay license and authorized to enter into a sharing agreement with the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet). Pursuant to this sharing agreement, FirstNet may be permitted to use unassigned spectrum in the 4.9 GHz band as part of its nationwide public safety broadband network (NPSBN) in a manner that protects incumbent operations. In addition to expanding the Band Manager's responsibilities to include entering into a sharing agreement with FirstNet and establishing rules governing the nationwide Band Manager overlay license, the Commission also reaffirms its commitment to the nationwide Band Manager framework and clarifies the Band Manager's responsibilities to address the new rules we adopt herein.

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA or Agency) proposes to amend its regulations for the Surety Bond Guarantee Program to reduce the burden on participating surety companies for submission and retention of documents. SBA is also correcting conflicting provisions, as well as revising the obsolete preferred surety admissions requirements and the Quarterly Contract Completion Report.