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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

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.

The Department of Defense (DoD) is proposing to amend its Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) regulation, which last published in the Federal Register as a final rule on February 6, 2018, to update certain administrative aspects of the Department's implementation of the FOIA, including adding an additional FOIA Requester Service Center. DoD is also proposing to clarify, by adopting the standards set forth in the Department of Justice's (DOJ) Template for Agency FOIA Regulations, that the decision to participate in FOIA alternative dispute resolution services is voluntary on the part of the requestor and DoD.

The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales notification.

The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales notification.

The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales notification.

The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales notification.

The DoD is publishing this notice to announce that it is renewing the charter for the Department of Defense Board of Actuaries (``the Board'').

On June 9, 2020, the DoD published a notice announcing the next meeting of the Defense Innovation Board (``the Board'') on June 23, 2020, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). The DoD is publishing this notice to announce that this Federal advisory committee meeting has been cancelled, due to ongoing challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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.

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.

The Secretary of the Interior, after consultation with the General Services Administration, has renewed the Hunting and Shooting Sports Conservation Council (Council) for 2 years. The Council provides recommendations on aspects of the implementation of a number of Departmental authorities and other authorities applicable to specific bureaus.

The Department of Health and Human Services (``the Department'' or ``HHS'') is committed to ensuring the civil rights of all individuals who access or seek to access health programs or activities of covered entities under Section 1557 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (``ACA''). After considering public comments, in this final rule, the Department revises its Section 1557 regulations, Title IX regulations, and specific regulations of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (``CMS'') as proposed, with minor and primarily technical corrections. This will better comply with the mandates of Congress, address legal concerns, relieve billions of dollars in undue regulatory burdens, further substantive compliance, reduce confusion, and clarify the scope of Section 1557 in keeping with pre-existing civil rights statutes and regulations prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, and disability.

The Secretary of Homeland Security has determined that the renewal 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. This determination follows consultation with the Committee Management Secretariat, General Services Administration.

On June 9, 2020, the Department of Commerce, published a 30- day public comment period notice in the Federal Register with FR Document Number 2020-12413 (Pages 35257-35258), and on March 24, 2020, published a 60-day public comment period notice with FR Document Number 2020-06174 (Page 16612) seeking public comments for an information collection entitled, ``Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery.'' This document referenced incorrect information in the DATA section, and Commerce hereby issues a correction notice as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977, and the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announces a meeting of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board.

The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Employment and Training Administration (ETA)-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.

DHA is modifying the System of Records titled, ``Military Health Information System (MHIS),'' EDHA 07 to facilitate public health activities and research efforts in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, this System of Records will become the DoD-wide SORN with enterprise application across the department. The proposed modifications include clarifying the purposes for the handling and use of data to improve quality assurance within healthcare operations (such as data analytics and clinical research) to address COVID-19. Modifications also include broadening the categories of individuals to cover all associated information systems and updating routine uses to enable better collaboration with federal agencies and academic institutions to accommodate the COVID-19 Insights Project. The Military Health Information System (MHIS) collects and maintains data that supports benefits determination for Military Health System (MHS) beneficiaries between the DoD, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) healthcare programs. This data also provides Federal Agencies the ability to support continuity of care for patrons, ensures more efficient adjudication of claims, enables quality assurance and healthcare operations, and supports a myriad of healthcare policy, public health, military mission, data analysis, and clinical research activities.

This document corrects the supplementary information section to the notice of funding availability and additional commodities request for information published in the Federal Register on May 22, 2020, concerning CFAP. This document adds questions to request specific information related to certain specialty crops. This is intended to add clarity. USDA is still requesting comments on additional commodities that are not already identified and on the paperwork reduction act for CFAP activities. The questions added in this correction cover additional commodities and the development of their payment rates as envisioned in the cost analysis for the CFAP rule and are not expected to impact the costs of CFAP.