Office of the Secretary February 1, 2019 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Findings of Research Misconduct
Document Number: 2019-00667
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-02-01
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Secretary
Findings of research misconduct have been made against Srikanth Santhanam, Ph.D. (Respondent), staff scientist in the Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL). Dr. Santhanam engaged in research misconduct in research supported by National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), National Institutes of Health (NIH), grants R01 DK109384, R03 DK100737, P30 DK052574, and T32 DK077653; National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), NIH, grants R01 AI126587 and U01 AI1095776; and National Cancer Institute (NCI), NIH, grants R21 CA206039 and P30 CA091842. The administrative actions, including supervision for a period of two (2) years, were implemented beginning on December 14, 2018, and are detailed below.
Annual Update of the HHS Poverty Guidelines
Document Number: 2019-00621
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-02-01
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Secretary
This notice provides an update of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) poverty guidelines to account for last calendar year's increase in prices as measured by the Consumer Price Index.
Privacy Act of 1974; Department of Transportation, Office of the Secretary of Transportation; DOT/OST-008, Departmental Advisory Committee Files
Document Number: 2019-00617
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-02-01
Agency: Department of Transportation, Office of the Secretary
In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, the U.S. Department of Transportation proposes to reissue, with updates, a system of records, ``Department of Transportation/OST-008 Departmental Advisory Committee Files.'' This system of records allows the Department to collect and maintain records submitted to the Department by or in connection with applicants for members on a Department of Transportation advisory committees to enable the Department to make decisions about committee membership and manage committees. The Department also consolidating an existing system of records notice, ``DOT/RSPA 08, Technical Pipeline Safety Committees for Natural Gas and Hazardous Liquids'' with this system and rescinding the notice for DOT/ RSPA 08.
Arms Sales Notification
Document Number: 2019-00609
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-02-01
Agency: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary
The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales notification.
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
Document Number: 2019-00608
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-02-01
Agency: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary
The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) proposes to establish a new system of records entitled ``Electronic Security System (ESS), K890.28'' to control physical access to DISA Headquarters. DISA, as a classified collateral open storage area, has security responsibilities mandated by DoD Manual 5200.01, volume 3, DoD Information Security Program: Protection of Classified Information. This includes the use of an integrated electronic access control system. The system identifies and verifies individuals through the use of data registered into the access control system from an individual's Common Access Card (CAC). The system tracks the entry/exit times of personnel who enter/exit the DISA Headquarters Complex and some rooms within the complex.
Retroactive Stop Loss Special Pay Compensation
Document Number: 2019-00486
Type: Rule
Date: 2019-02-01
Agency: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary
This final rule removes DoD's regulation which contains obsolete DoD policy regarding Retroactive Stop Loss Special Pay Compensation, a program which was terminated on October 21, 2012. In accordance with law, this rule was issued to provide for Retroactive Stop Loss Special Pay. The last day for submission of claims to the Secretaries of the Military Departments was October 21, 2012. Following that date, the Secretaries concerned are not authorized to make payments.
Participation in Reserve Training Programs
Document Number: 2019-00449
Type: Rule
Date: 2019-02-01
Agency: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary
This final rule removes DoD's regulation which contains internal policy regarding criteria and training requirements for satisfactory participation by members of the Reserve components of the U.S. Armed Forces, and uniform DoD policy for training members of such Reserve components who may be temporarily residing in sovereign foreign nations. This part is internal, has not been updated since 1979, and is obsolete. Current internal procedures will continue to be maintained and updated in a DoD issuance.
Unsatisfactory Performance of Ready Reserve Obligation
Document Number: 2019-00445
Type: Rule
Date: 2019-02-01
Agency: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary
This final rule removes DoD's regulation which contains internal policy on actions to be taken in regard to members of the Ready Reserve whose performance of duty or participation in Reserve training is unsatisfactory. This part has not been updated since 1979 and is obsolete. Current internal procedures will continue to be maintained and updated in a DoD issuance.
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