Office of the Secretary July 2020 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Privacy Act of 1974: Implementation of Exemptions; Department of Homeland Security/ALL-045 Statistical Immigration Data Production and Reporting System of Records
Document Number: 2020-15513
Type: Rule
Date: 2020-07-31
Agency: Department of Homeland Security, Office of the Secretary
The Department of Homeland Security is issuing a final rule to amend its regulations to exempt portions of a newly established system of records titled, ``Department of Homeland Security/ALL-045 Statistical Immigration Data Production and Reporting System of Records'' from certain provisions of the Privacy Act. Specifically, the Department exempts portions of the ``Department of Homeland Security/ ALL-045 Statistical Immigration Data Production and Reporting System of Records'' from one or more provisions of the Privacy Act because of criminal, civil, and administrative enforcement requirements.
Request for Information on Innovative Programs To Reconnect Youth to Education and Employment and Promote Self-Sufficiency
Document Number: 2020-16422
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-07-29
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Secretary
HHS issues this Request for Information (RFI) in order to seek information about programs that provide services to help young people, ages 16 to 24, advance on education and employment pathways. This project is focused on the population of young people who are out of work and/or out of school, particularly those from lower income families and communities, sometimes called disconnected or opportunity youth. The information gathered will result in a public compendium that profiles selected programs operating in this area, particularly innovative programs.
All Items Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers; United States City Average
Document Number: 2020-16380
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-07-29
Agency: Department of Labor, Office of the Secretary
All Items Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers; United States City Average
Document Number: 2020-16379
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-07-29
Agency: Department of Labor, Office of the Secretary
Request for Comment; Non-Traditional and Emerging Transportation Technology Council; Non-Traditional and Emerging Transportation Technology (NETT) Council
Document Number: 2020-16317
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-07-28
Agency: Department of Transportation, Office of the Secretary
The Office of the Secretary of Transportation (OST) invites public comment on the document, Pathways to the Future of Transportation. The pathways document is intended to help readers understand the purposes of the Non-Traditional and Emerging Transportation Technology (NETT) Council and its methods of operation; the principles informing the Department policies in transformative technologies; the high-level overview of the framework for non- traditional and emerging technologies; how the NETT Council will engage with innovators and entrepreneurs to enhance the Nation's transportation system; and the next steps of the NETT Council. The pathways document is available at www.transportation.gov/nettcouncil.
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Document Number: 2020-16174
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-07-27
Agency: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense, Personnel and Readiness, announces a proposed public information collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments are invited on: Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; the accuracy of the agency's 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 through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 2020-16168
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-07-27
Agency: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary
The DoD has submitted to OMB for clearance the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act.
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 2020-16147
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-07-27
Agency: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary
The Department of Defense has submitted to OMB for clearance the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act.
Findings of Research Misconduct
Document Number: 2020-16034
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-07-24
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Secretary
Findings of research misconduct have been made against Prasadarao Nemani, Ph.D. (also known as Nemani V. Prasadarao) (Respondent), Research Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Disease, Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA). Dr. Nemani engaged in research misconduct in research supported by U.S. Public Health Service (PHS) funds, specifically National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH), grants R01 AI040567 and R01 AI049473. The administrative actions, including supervision for a period of four (4) years, were implemented beginning on July 7, 2020, and are detailed below.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Evaluation of the Homeless Veterans' Reintegration Program (HVRP)
Document Number: 2020-15822
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-07-22
Agency: Department of Labor, Office of the Secretary
The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Chief Evaluation Office (CEO)-sponsored information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). Public comments on the ICR are invited.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Consumer Price Index Commodities and Services Survey
Document Number: 2020-15595
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-07-21
Agency: Department of Labor, Office of the Secretary
The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)-sponsored information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). Public comments on the ICR are invited.
21st Century Cures Act: Interoperability, Information Blocking, and the ONC Health IT Certification Program
Document Number: C1-2020-07419
Type: Rule
Date: 2020-07-20
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Secretary
List of Countries Requiring Cooperation With an International Boycott
Document Number: 2020-15621
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-07-20
Agency: Office of the Secretary, Department of the Treasury
Determination Pursuant to Section 102 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996, as Amended
Document Number: 2020-15548
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-07-17
Agency: Department of Homeland Security, Office of the Secretary
The Acting Secretary of Homeland Security has determined, pursuant to law, that it is necessary to waive certain laws, regulations, and other legal requirements in order to ensure the expeditious construction of roads in the vicinity of the international land border in Starr County, Texas.
Charter Renewal of Department of Defense Federal Advisory Committees
Document Number: 2020-15537
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-07-17
Agency: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary
The DoD is publishing this notice to announce that it is renewing the charter for the Army Education Advisory Committee (``the Committee'').
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 2020-15529
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-07-17
Agency: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary
The DoD has submitted to OMB for clearance the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act.
Arms Sales Notification
Document Number: 2020-15512
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-07-17
Agency: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary
The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales notification.
Arms Sales Notification
Document Number: 2020-15511
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-07-17
Agency: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary
The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales notification.
Arms Sales Notification
Document Number: 2020-15508
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-07-17
Agency: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary
The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales notification.
Arms Sales Notification
Document Number: 2020-15507
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-07-17
Agency: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary
The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales notification.
Arms Sales Notification
Document Number: 2020-15505
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-07-17
Agency: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary
The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales notification.
Arms Sales Notification
Document Number: 2020-15503
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-07-17
Agency: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary
The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales notification.
Arms Sales Notification
Document Number: 2020-15497
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-07-17
Agency: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary
The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales notification.
Arms Sales Notification
Document Number: 2020-15496
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-07-17
Agency: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary
The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales notification.
Arms Sales Notification
Document Number: 2020-15490
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-07-17
Agency: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary
The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales notification.
Charter Renewal of Department of Defense Federal Advisory Committees
Document Number: 2020-15488
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-07-17
Agency: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary
The DoD is publishing this notice to announce that it is renewing the charter for the Advisory Committee on Arlington National Cemetery (``the Committee'').
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Periodic Medical Surveillance Examinations for Coal Miners
Document Number: 2020-15373
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-07-17
Agency: Department of Labor, Office of the Secretary
The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Mining Safety and Health Administration (MSHA)-sponsored information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). Public comments on the ICR are invited.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Qualification/Certification Program Request for MSHA Individual Identification Number (MIIN)
Document Number: 2020-15371
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-07-17
Agency: Department of Labor, Office of the Secretary
The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Mining Safety and Health Administration (MSHA)-sponsored information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). Public comments on the ICR are invited.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Respirator Program Records
Document Number: 2020-15370
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-07-17
Agency: Department of Labor, Office of the Secretary
The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Mining Safety and Health Administration (MSHA)-sponsored information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). Public comments on the ICR are invited.
Request for Information on Federal Coordination To Promote Economic Mobility for All Americans
Document Number: 2020-15319
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-07-16
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Secretary
HHS is publishing this Request for Information (RFI) to seek public input on the development of a federal interagency Council on Economic Mobility (Council). HHS and the Council will analyze information collected in this RFI to gather feedback from our stakeholders to better inform the Council's priorities and how the Council can promote economic mobility, recovery, and resilience.
Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in Programs or Activities Assisted or Conducted by the DoD and in Equal Access to Information and Communication Technology Used by DoD, and Procedures for Resolving Complaints
Document Number: 2020-12999
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2020-07-16
Agency: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary
The Department of Defense (DoD) is proposing to amend its regulations prohibiting unlawful discrimination on the basis of disability in programs or activities receiving Federal financial assistance from, or conducted by, DoD. These revisions update and clarify the obligations that section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act imposes on recipients of Federal financial assistance and DoD Components, in order to incorporate current statutory provisions, requirements from judicial decisions, and comparable provisions implementing title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The regulation is further revised to implement section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, as applicable to the DoD Components, in order to provide policy concerning accessibility of DoD information and communication technology. Additionally, the regulation provides the procedures pursuant to sections 504 or 508 of the Rehabilitation Act.
Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records
Document Number: 2020-14675
Type: Rule
Date: 2020-07-15
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Secretary
This final rule makes changes to the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) regulations governing the Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records. These changes were prompted by the need to continue aligning the regulations with advances in the U.S. health care delivery system, while retaining important privacy protections for individuals seeking treatment for substance use disorders (SUDs). SAMHSA strives to facilitate information exchange for safe and effective SUD care, while addressing the legitimate privacy concerns of patients seeking treatment for a SUD. Within the constraints of the authorizing statute, these changes are also an effort to make the regulations more understandable and less burdensome.
Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) Program
Document Number: 2020-13513
Type: Rule
Date: 2020-07-15
Agency: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary
The Department of Defense (DoD) is finalizing two interim final rules in a single final rule which deletes all guidance internal to DoD, and incorporate only those policy provisions directly affecting DoD's obligations to provide sexual assault prevention and response (SAPR) services to certain members of the public who are adult victims of sexual assault. This revision also makes SAPR policy updates as required by legal mandates.
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 2020-15183
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-07-14
Agency: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary
The Department of Defense has submitted to OMB for clearance the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act.
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 2020-15181
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-07-14
Agency: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary
The Department of Defense has submitted to OMB for clearance the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act.
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Document Number: 2020-15082
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-07-13
Agency: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal Voting Assistance Program announces a proposed public information collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments are invited on: Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; the accuracy of the agency's 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 through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Defense Health Board; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting
Document Number: 2020-14986
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-07-13
Agency: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary
The DoD is publishing this notice to announce that the following Federal Advisory Committee meeting of the Defense Health Board (DHB) will take place.
Notice of Three-Year Extension of Defense Health Agency Evaluation of Non-United States Food and Drug Administration Approved Laboratory Developed Tests Demonstration Project
Document Number: 2020-14951
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-07-10
Agency: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary
This notice is to advise interested parties of an additional three-year extension of a demonstration project entitled Defense Health Agency (DHA) Evaluation of Non-United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Approved Laboratory Developed Tests (LDTs) Demonstration Project. The original notice was published on June 18, 2014. The notice extending the demonstration project for three years was published on June 20, 2017.
Coronavirus Food Assistance Program; Correction
Document Number: 2020-14855
Type: Rule
Date: 2020-07-10
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Office of the Secretary
The Secretary of Agriculture implemented the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP), which provides assistance to agricultural producers impacted by the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak, through a final rule published in the Federal Register on May 21, 2020. We realized that there were errors in some of the payment rates in that final rule. In addition, we were able to reevaluate the payment rates for certain specialty crops based on data that was available from industry in response to the CFAP notice of funding availability, which was published in the Federal Register on May 22, 2020. This document corrects payment rates and categories for those specialty crops that were published in the final rule.
Notice of Funding Availability; Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) Additional Eligible Commodities
Document Number: 2020-14854
Type: Rule
Date: 2020-07-10
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Office of the Secretary
The Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) helps agricultural producers impacted by the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak. As provided in the CFAP regulation, this document announces additional commodities that have been determined to be eligible for CFAP assistance. USDA carefully reviewed the additional information provided in the comments to develop the list of additional commodities. Additional review is ongoing, which will result in a subsequent announcement.
Determination of Total Amounts of Fiscal Year 2021 WTO Tariff-Rate Quotas for Raw Cane Sugar and Certain Sugars, Syrups and Molasses
Document Number: 2020-14851
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-07-09
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Office of the Secretary
The Office of the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture (the Secretary) announces the establishment of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 (October 1, 2020-September 30, 2021) in-quota aggregate quantity of raw cane sugar at 1,117,195 metric tons raw value (MTRV), and the establishment of the FY 2021 in-quota aggregate quantity of certain sugars, syrups, and molasses (also referred to as refined sugar) at 162,000 MTRV.
Department of Defense Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care Board of Actuaries; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting
Document Number: 2020-14727
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-07-08
Agency: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary
The DoD is publishing this notice to announce that the following Federal Advisory Committee meeting of the Department of Defense Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care Board of Actuaries (the Board) will take place.
Notice of Designation of Scarce Materials or Threatened Materials Subject to COVID-19 Hoarding Prevention Measures; Change in Information Contact, Removal of Chloroquine Phosphate and Hydroxychloroquine HCl; Correction
Document Number: 2020-14525
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-07-07
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Secretary
This document updates the March 30, 2020, Federal Register Notice entitled ``Notice of Designation of Scarce Materials or Threatened Materials Subject to COVID-19 Hoarding Prevention Measures,'' by replacing the named contact and updating the ``Notice of Designation of Scarce Materials or Threatened Materials'' section.
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
Document Number: 2020-14373
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-07-06
Agency: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary
The NRO is rescinding a System of Records, Health and Fitness Evaluation Records, QNRO-01. The purpose of this System of Records was to provide fitness assessments and design individual wellness programs. The NRO Health and Fitness Evaluation Program was discontinued and the supporting information system was decommissioned. The system records were destroyed in accordance with the record retention and disposal policy as specified in the SORN.
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) Privacy Program
Document Number: 2020-13114
Type: Rule
Date: 2020-07-06
Agency: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary
This final rule removes DoD's regulation concerning the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) Privacy Program. On April 11, 2019, the Department of Defense published a revised DoD-level Privacy Program rule, which contains the necessary information for an agency-wide privacy program regulation under the Privacy Act and now serves as the single Privacy Program rule for the Department. That revised Privacy Program rule also includes all DoD component exemption rules. Therefore, this part is now unnecessary and may be removed from the CFR.
National Security Agency/Central Security Services Privacy Act Program
Document Number: 2020-13112
Type: Rule
Date: 2020-07-06
Agency: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary
This final rule removes the Department of Defense (DoD) regulation concerning the National Security Agency/Central Security Services (NSA/CSS) Privacy Program. On April 11, 2019, the DoD published a revised DoD-level Privacy Program rule, which contains the necessary information for an agency-wide privacy program regulation under the Privacy Act and now serves as the single Privacy Program rule for the Department. That revised Privacy Program rule also includes all DoD component exemption rules. Therefore, this part is now unnecessary and may be removed from the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR).
National Reconnaissance Office Privacy Act Program
Document Number: 2020-13111
Type: Rule
Date: 2020-07-06
Agency: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary
This final rule removes DoD's regulation concerning the National Reconnaissance Office Privacy Program. On April 11, 2019, the Department of Defense published a revised DoD-level Privacy Program rule, which contains the necessary information for an agency-wide privacy program regulation under the Privacy Act and now serves as the single Privacy Program rule for the Department. That revised Privacy Program rule also includes all DoD component exemption rules. Therefore, this part is now unnecessary and may be removed from the CFR.
Defense Intelligence Agency Privacy Program
Document Number: 2020-13110
Type: Rule
Date: 2020-07-06
Agency: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary
This final rule removes DoD's regulation concerning the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) Privacy Program. On April 11, 2019, the Department of Defense published a revised DoD-level Privacy Program rule, which contains the necessary information for an agency-wide privacy program regulation under the Privacy Act and now serves as the single Privacy Program rule for the Department. That revised Privacy Program rule also includes all DoD component exemption rules. Therefore, this part is now unnecessary and may be removed from the CFR.
Promoting the Rule of Law Through Improved Agency Guidance Documents
Document Number: 2020-14433
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-07-02
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Secretary
On October 9, 2019, the President issued Executive Order (E.O.) 13891: Promoting the Rule of Law Through Improved Agency Guidance Documents. This E.O. requires all Federal agencies to establish an on-line guidance portal and to rescind any guidance documents that are no longer active or valid.
DHS Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee
Document Number: 2020-14296
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-07-02
Agency: Department of Homeland Security, Office of the Secretary
A notice of committee charter renewal for the Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee, which was published in the Federal Register on June 18, 2020, is hereby withdrawn. In this document, the Acting Secretary of Homeland Security also announces the determination that the reestablishment of the Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee is necessary and in the public interest in connection with the Department of Homeland Security's performance of its duties.
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