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Requiring Reporting of Exchanges of Email Lists
Document Number: 2024-19900
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2024-09-05
Agency: Federal Election Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Commission announces its disposition of a Petition for Rulemaking filed on June 28, 2019. The Petition asks the Commission to revise existing reporting rules to state that mailing lists received or disbursed as part of an equal-value exchange must be reported. For the reasons described below, the Commission is not initiating a rulemaking at this time.
List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: NAC International, Inc. MAGNASTOR® Storage System, Certificate of Compliance No. 1031, Amendment No. 13
Document Number: 2024-19895
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2024-09-05
Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is proposing to amend its spent fuel storage regulations by revising the NAC International, Inc. MAGNASTOR[supreg] Storage System listing within the "List of approved spent fuel storage casks" to include Amendment No. 13 to Certificate of Compliance No. 1031. Amendment No. 13 would revise the certificate of compliance to add a new type of radioactive contents to be stored inside the MAGNASTOR[supreg] transportable storage canister, add a new design configuration for the canister to accommodate the fuel bearing material and new canister components, and use an alternate compressive strength for concrete cask number 6 of 6,000 psi.
Safety Zone; Upper Galveston Bay, Kemah, TX
Document Number: 2024-19945
Type: Rule
Date: 2024-09-05
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is updating the location and description of a safety zone, and adding two annually recurring dates, for events at the Kemah Boardwalk Fireworks Display, in the Upper Galveston Bay in Kemah, Texas. The safety zone is needed to protect personnel vessels, and the marine environment from potential hazards created by the fireworks show. Entry of vessels or persons into this zone is prohibited unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port, Sector Houston- Galveston, or a designated representative.
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for West Virginia Spring Salamander and Designation of Critical Habitat
Document Number: 2024-19843
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2024-09-05
Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are reopening the public comment period on our December 20, 2023, proposed rule to list the West Virginia spring salamander (Gyrinophilus subterraneus), an amphibian species from Greenbrier County, West Virginia, as an endangered species and to designate critical habitat under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). We are taking this action to allow all interested parties an additional opportunity to comment on the proposed listing of the species and the proposed critical habitat. Comments previously submitted need not be resubmitted and will be fully considered in our final determinations.
Special Local Regulations; Recurring Marine Events, Sector St. Petersburg
Document Number: 2024-19829
Type: Rule
Date: 2024-09-05
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is revising existing regulations by updating two dates of events in the Seventh Coast Guard District Captain of the Port (COTP) St. Petersburg. This action is necessary to provide for the safety of life on these navigable waters in Sarasota and St. Petersburg, FL.
Medical Devices; Hematology and Pathology Devices; Classification of the Heparin and Direct Oral Factor Xa Inhibitor Drug Test System
Document Number: 2024-19824
Type: Rule
Date: 2024-09-05
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is classifying the heparin and direct oral factor Xa inhibitor drug test system into class II (special controls). The special controls that apply to the device type are identified in this order and will be part of the codified language for the heparin and direct oral factor Xa inhibitor drug test system's classification. We are taking this action because we have determined that classifying the device into class II (special controls) will provide a reasonable assurance of safety and effectiveness of the device. We believe this action will also enhance patients' access to beneficial innovative devices.
List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: Holtec International HI-STORM 100 Cask System Certificate of Compliance No. 1014, Renewed Amendment No. 18
Document Number: 2024-19802
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2024-09-05
Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is proposing to amend its spent fuel regulations by revising the Holtec International HI-STORM 100 Cask System listing within the "List of approved spent fuel storage casks" to include Renewed Amendment No. 18 to Certificate of Compliance No. 1014. Renewed Amendment No. 18 would amend the certificate of compliance to incorporate the Holtec Report No. HI- 2200343-A entitled, "Topical Report for Allowance of Heat Load Patterns in HI-STORM 100 and HI-STORM FW Systems."
List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: Holtec International HI-STORM 100 Cask System, Certificate of Compliance No. 1014, Renewed Amendment No. 18
Document Number: 2024-19801
Type: Rule
Date: 2024-09-05
Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending its spent fuel storage regulations by revising the Holtec International HI- STORM 100 Cask System listing within the "List of approved spent fuel storage casks" to include Renewed Amendment No. 18 to Certificate of Compliance No. 1014. Renewed Amendment No. 18 amends the certificate of compliance to incorporate the Holtec Report No. HI-2200343-A entitled, "Topical Report for Allowance of Heat Load Patterns in HI-STORM 100 and HI-STORM FW Systems."
National Priorities List
Document Number: 2024-19751
Type: Rule
Date: 2024-09-05
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 ("CERCLA" or "the Act"), as amended, requires that the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan ("NCP") include a list of national priorities among the known releases or threatened releases of hazardous substances, pollutants or contaminants throughout the United States. The National Priorities List ("NPL") constitutes this list. The NPL is intended primarily to guide the Environmental Protection Agency ("the EPA" or "the agency") in determining which sites warrant further investigation. These further investigations will allow the EPA to assess the nature and extent of public health and environmental risks associated with the site and to determine what CERCLA-financed remedial action(s), if any, may be appropriate. This rule adds one site to the General Superfund section of the NPL.
National Priorities List
Document Number: 2024-19750
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2024-09-05
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act ("CERCLA" or "the Act"), as amended, requires that the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan ("NCP") include a list of national priorities among the known releases or threatened releases of hazardous substances, pollutants or contaminants throughout the United States. The National Priorities List ("NPL") constitutes this list. The NPL is intended primarily to guide the Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA" or "the agency") in determining which sites warrant further investigation. These further investigations will allow the EPA to assess the nature and extent of public health and environmental risks associated with the site and to determine what CERCLA-financed remedial action(s), if any, may be appropriate. This rule proposes to add four sites to the General Superfund section of the NPL.
Medical Devices; Cardiovascular Devices; Classification of the Adjunctive Open Loop Fluid Therapy Recommender
Document Number: 2024-19736
Type: Rule
Date: 2024-09-05
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, Agency, or we) is classifying the adjunctive open loop fluid therapy recommender into class II (special controls). The special controls that apply to the device type are identified in this order and will be part of the codified language for the adjunctive open loop fluid therapy recommender's classification. We are taking this action because we have determined that classifying the device into class II (special controls) will provide a reasonable assurance of safety and effectiveness of the device. We believe this action will also enhance patients' access to beneficial innovative devices.
Food Additives Permitted in Feed and Drinking Water of Animals; Pichia Pastoris Dried Yeast
Document Number: 2024-19856
Type: Rule
Date: 2024-09-05
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the food additive regulations to update the organism Pichia pastoris which has been renamed as Komagataella pastoris. Additionally, the food additive regulation is being updated to include language to clarify that the yeast is non-viable in the market formulation. This action is being taken to improve the accuracy of the regulations.
Update of Regulations Regarding Payment of Tax by Commercially Acceptable Means
Document Number: 2024-19854
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2024-09-05
Agency: Internal Revenue Service, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
This document reopens the period to submit comments or to request a public hearing for a notice of proposed rulemaking (REG- 120137-19) that was published in the Federal Register on Tuesday, July 2, 2024. The proposed regulations relate to the payment of tax by commercially acceptable means and reflect changes to the law made by the Taxpayer First Act that would allow the IRS to directly accept payments of tax by credit or debit card, without having to connect taxpayers to third-party payment processors.
Timely Certification and Reporting for Veterans Attending Training Programs
Document Number: 2024-19852
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2024-09-05
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veteran Readiness and Employment (VR&E) Service is proposing to amend a regulation to establish timeframes for initial or monthly certification to VA of a Chapter 31 veteran's enrollment at a facility, which would include information regarding the veteran's rate of pursuit, dates of attendance, and the number of credit or training hours, and for reporting to VA when changes are made. This would allow for the timely processing of monthly subsistence allowance payments to participating veterans who depend on these funds. It would also help prevent undue hardship for veterans resulting from underpayments or overpayments caused by the delay in reporting changes in rate of pursuit, dates of attendance, or the number of credit or training hours.
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants From Hazardous Waste Combustors Malfunction and Electronic Reporting Amendments; Extension of Comment Period
Document Number: 2024-19851
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2024-09-05
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
On July 24, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed amendments to the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) from Hazardous Waste Combustors (HWC). The EPA is extending the comment period on this proposed rule that currently closes on September 9, 2024, by 15 days. The comment period will now remain open until September 24, 2024, to allow additional time for stakeholders to review and comment on the proposal.
Air Plan Approval; California; Feather River Air Quality Management District
Document Number: 2024-19848
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2024-09-05
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a revision to the Feather River Air Quality Management District (FRAQMD or "District") portion of the California State Implementation Plan (SIP). This revision concerns recodification of certain rules to replace historical Sutter County Air Pollution Control District and Yuba County Air Pollution Control District rules with the corresponding FRAQMD rules. These rules regulate pollutants under the Clean Air Act (CAA or "Act"). We are taking comments on this proposal and plan to follow with a final action.
Special Local Regulation; Seddon Channel, Tampa, FL
Document Number: 2024-19847
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2024-09-05
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is proposing to establish a temporary special local regulation for certain waters of the Seddon Channel. This action is necessary to provide for the safety of life on these navigable waters near the Tampa Convention Center, Tampa, FL, during a marine event on November 9, 2024. This proposed rulemaking would establish a special local regulation with the following regulated areas: an event area where all non-participant persons and vessels are prohibited from entering, transiting through, anchoring in, or remaining within unless authorized by the Captain of the Port St. Petersburg (COTP) or a designated representative; a spectator area where vessels will be directed to anchor while the event is taking place; and an enforcement area where designated representatives may control vessel traffic as determined by the prevailing conditions. We invite your comments on this proposed rulemaking.
Medical Devices; Dental Devices; Classification of the Radiofrequency Toothbrush
Document Number: 2024-19868
Type: Rule
Date: 2024-09-05
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is classifying the radiofrequency toothbrush into class II (special controls). The special controls that apply to the device type are identified in this order and will be part of the codified language for the radiofrequency toothbrush's classification. We are taking this action because we have determined that classifying the device into class II (special controls) will provide a reasonable assurance of safety and effectiveness of the device. We believe this action will also enhance patients' access to beneficial innovative devices.
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by Catcher Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska
Document Number: 2024-19866
Type: Rule
Date: 2024-09-05
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific cod by catcher vessels using trawl gear in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the 2024 total allowable catch of Pacific cod by catcher vessels using trawl gear in the Central Regulatory Area of the GOA.
Safety Zone; Paddleboat Race, Chesapeake Bay, Annapolis, MD
Document Number: 2024-19797
Type: Rule
Date: 2024-09-04
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for certain waters of the Chesapeake Bay adjacent to the William P. Lane Bridge, Annapolis MD. This action is necessary to provide for the safety of life on the navigable waters during a paddleboat race on September 15, 2024. This action will prohibit persons and vessels from entering the safety zone unless authorized by the Captain of the Port, Maryland-National Capital Region or a designated representative.
Special Local Regulation; Elizabeth River, Norfolk Harbor, Norfolk, VA
Document Number: 2024-19796
Type: Rule
Date: 2024-09-04
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary regulation for waters of the Elizabeth River, in Norfolk, Virginia to protect personnel, vessels, and the marine environment from potential hazards created by a boat parade that is scheduled for the afternoon of September 14, 2024. Parade participants operating within the regulated area must comply with all instructions given by the on-scene Patrol Commander (PATCOM). Vessels or persons entering the regulated area during the enforcement period are subject to the direction and control of the on-scene PATCOM as designated and specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port, Sector Virginia.
Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Dubois, WY
Document Number: 2024-19794
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2024-09-04
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
This action proposes to establish Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Dubois Airport, Dubois, WY, in support of the airport's transition from visual flight rules (VFR) to instrument flight rules (IFR) operations.
Special Local Regulation; Marine Events Within the Eleventh Coast Guard District-Swim for Special Operations Forces
Document Number: 2024-19834
Type: Rule
Date: 2024-09-04
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard will enforce the special local regulation on the waters of San Diego Bay, CA, during the Swim for Special Operations Forces on September 14, 2024. This special local regulation is necessary to provide for the safety of the participants, crew, sponsor vessels of the event, and general users of the waterway. During the enforcement period, persons and vessels are prohibited from entering, transiting through, or anchoring within this regulated area unless authorized by the Captain of the Port, or his designated representative.
Special Local Regulation; Sarasota Powerboat Grand Prix; Gulf of Mexico
Document Number: 2024-19833
Type: Rule
Date: 2024-09-04
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard will enforce a special local regulation for the Sarasota Powerboat Grand Prix race from September 13 through 15, 2024, to provide for the safety of life on navigable waters during this event. Our regulation for marine events within the Captain of the Port St. Petersburg identifies the regulated area for this event in Gulf of Mexico, in the vicinity of Lido Beach, FL. During the enforcement period, no person or vessel may enter, transit through, anchor in, or remain within the designated area unless authorized by the Captain of the Port St. Petersburg or a designated representative.
Great Lakes Pilotage Rates-2025 Annual Review; Correction
Document Number: 2024-19840
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2024-09-04
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard published a document in the Federal Register of August 28, 2024, extending the comment period of the Great Lakes Pilotage Rates2025 Annual Review. The document contained an incorrect date for a meeting.
Finding of Failure to Attain by the Attainment Date for the 2010 1-Hour Primary Sulfur Dioxide National Ambient Air Quality Standard; Louisiana; Evangeline Parish Nonattainment Area
Document Number: 2024-19616
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2024-09-04
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Pursuant to the Federal Clean Air Act (CAA or the Act), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to determine that the Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, sulfur dioxide (SO2) nonattainment area (NAA) has failed to attain the 2010 1-hour primary SO2 national ambient air quality standard (2010 SO2 NAAQS) by the applicable statutory attainment date of April 9, 2023. This determination is based on analysis of reported emissions records and available modeling data. This action, if finalized, will address the EPA's obligation under CAA section 179(c) to determine whether the Evangeline Parish SO2 NAA attained the 2010 SO2 NAAQS by the April 9, 2023, attainment date.
Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plans; New Jersey; Elements of the 2008 and 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards
Document Number: 2024-19581
Type: Rule
Date: 2024-09-04
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving the demonstration portions of the comprehensive State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by New Jersey that certify that the State has satisfied the requirements for an emission statement program, certify that the State has satisfied the requirements for an ozone nonattainment new source review program, certify that the State has satisfied the requirements for a nonattainment emission inventory, and certify that the State has satisfied the requirements for clean fuels for fleets. The EPA is approving New Jersey's reasonable further progress plans and associated motor vehicle emission budgets for both the Moderate and Serious classifications of the 2008 ozone NAAQS. These actions are being taken in accordance with the requirements of the Clean Air Act.
TRS Fund Support for internet Protocol Captioned Telephone Service Compensation
Document Number: 2024-19559
Type: Rule
Date: 2024-09-04
Agency: Federal Communications Commission, Agencies and Commissions
In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission or FCC) adopts a revised, five-year plan for support of internet Protocol Captioned Telephone Service (IP CTS) by the Interstate Telecommunications Relay Services Fund (TRS Fund). To ensure that IP CTS providers have the appropriate incentive structure to support captioning with communications assistants (CAs) and with only automatic speech recognition (ASR), the Commission establishes separate compensation formulas for CA-assisted and ASR-only IP CTS. In addition, this compensation plan will give providers certainty regarding the applicable compensation levels, provide an incentive to improve efficiency, and allow the Commission an opportunity to timely reassess the compensation formulas in response to potential unanticipated cost changes and other significant developments.
Transactions Other Than Contracts, Grants, or Cooperative Agreements for Prototype Projects
Document Number: 2024-19457
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2024-09-04
Agency: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary
DoD is proposing revisions to its regulations on Other Transaction (OT) agreements for prototype projects to implement changes in statutory authority enacted by Congress since the last update in 2004. The Department is proposing changes in: the authority to provide for follow-on production OTs and contracts; special circumstances for award of OTs to small businesses, nontraditional defense contractors, nonprofit research institutions, and consortia; approval requirements for large dollar OTs; the authority to supply prototypes and production items to another contractor as Government furnished items; and applying procurement ethics requirements to covered OT agreements.
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network: Anti-Money Laundering/Countering the Financing of Terrorism Program and Suspicious Activity Report Filing Requirements for Registered Investment Advisers and Exempt Reporting Advisers
Document Number: 2024-19260
Type: Rule
Date: 2024-09-04
Agency: Department of the Treasury, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
FinCEN, a bureau of the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury), is issuing a final rule to include certain investment advisers in the definition of "financial institution" under the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), prescribe minimum standards for anti-money laundering/countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) programs to be established by certain investment advisers, require certain investment advisers to report suspicious activity to FinCEN pursuant to the BSA, and make several other related changes to FinCEN regulations. These regulations will apply to certain investment advisers who may be at risk for misuse by money launderers, terrorist financers, or other actors who seek access to the U.S. financial system for illicit purposes and who threaten U.S. national security.
Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule: Revisions and Confidentiality Determinations for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems; Correction
Document Number: 2024-18933
Type: Rule
Date: 2024-09-04
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is correcting a final rule published in the Federal Register on May 14, 2024. The final rule amended requirements that apply to the petroleum and natural gas systems source category of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule to ensure that reporting is based on empirical data, accurately reflects total methane emissions and waste emissions from applicable facilities and allows owners and operators of applicable facilities to submit empirical emissions data that appropriately demonstrate the extent to which a charge is owed under the Waste Emissions Charge. This document corrects inadvertent errors introduced in preparing the amendatory regulatory text for the final rule or in preparing the signed final rule for publication. These corrections do not result in any substantive changes to the final rule.
Incorporation of Changes in the Commission's Administrative Structure, Remove Superfluous Verbiage, and Correct Inaccurate Text
Document Number: 2024-18445
Type: Rule
Date: 2024-09-04
Agency: Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The agency's Divisions and Offices have been reorganized at the Chairman's direction, and with prior notification to relevant congressional committees. To ensure the CFR reflects these changes, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission or CFTC) is voting to make technical changes to various provisions within its regulations in order to align with its change in administrative structure, remove superfluous verbiage, and correct inaccurate text. In addition to the administrative changes required due to the realignment, the Commission is adopting technical changes to ensure consistency in reference to Commission addresses, deleting references to positions that have changed and updating the positions to align with the current Commission structure, correct typographical errors, and other technical changes.
Partial Approval and Partial Disapproval of Air Quality State Implementation Plans; Arizona; 2015 Ozone Infrastructure Requirements
Document Number: 2024-17711
Type: Rule
Date: 2024-09-04
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving in part and disapproving in part State implementation plan (SIP) revisions submitted by the State of Arizona pursuant to the Clean Air Act (CAA) for the implementation, maintenance, and enforcement of the 2015 ozone national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS or "standard"). In addition to our partial approval and partial disapproval of Arizona's SIP revision, the EPA is approving rules in the Arizona Revised Statutes and Pima County Code related to public availability of emissions reports into the Arizona SIP and reclassifying regions in Arizona with respect to emergency episode plans for ozone. Additionally, this final action includes an error correction to amend regulatory text related to the nonattainment designation of the Phoenix-Mesa, Arizona area for the 2015 ozone NAAQS.
Guidance Regarding Elections Relating to Foreign Currency Gains and Losses; Correction
Document Number: 2024-19792
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2024-09-04
Agency: Internal Revenue Service, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
This document contains corrections to the proposed regulations (REG-111629-23), published in the Federal Register on August 20, 2024. The proposed regulations are regarding the time for making and revoking certain elections relating to foreign currency gain and loss.
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
Document Number: 2024-19745
Type: Rule
Date: 2024-09-04
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS is opening directed fishing for Pacific cod by catcher vessels less than 60 feet (18.3 meters) length overall (LOA) using hook-and-line or pot gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area (BSAI). This action is necessary to fully use the 2024 total allowable catch of Pacific cod allocated to catcher vessels less than 60 feet (18.3 meters) LOA using hook-and-line or pot gear in the BSAI.
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; 2024 Red Snapper Private Angling Component Closure in Federal Waters off Texas
Document Number: 2024-19744
Type: Rule
Date: 2024-09-04
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS announces a closure for the 2024 fishing season for the red snapper private angling component in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) off Texas in the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf) through this temporary rule. The red snapper recreational private angling component in the Gulf EEZ off Texas closes on September 7, 2024, until 12:01 a.m., local time, on January 1, 2025. This closure is necessary to prevent the private angling component from exceeding the Texas regional management area annual catch limit (ACL) and to prevent overfishing of the Gulf red snapper resource.
Protection of Marine Archaeological Resources
Document Number: 2024-19188
Type: Rule
Date: 2024-09-03
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
The Department of the Interior (the Department or DOI), acting through the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), is finalizing regulatory amendments to require lessees and operators to submit an archaeological report with any oil and gas exploration or development plan they submit to BOEM for approval of proposed activities on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). The previous regulations required an archaeological report only if the plan covered an area that a BOEM Regional Director had "reason to believe" may have contained an archaeological resource. This final rule will increase the protection of archaeological resources in compliance with section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) by acknowledging that there is a greater likelihood that such resources exist, thereby increasing the likelihood that these resources will be located and identified before they can be inadvertently damaged by an OCS operator. This rule defines the minimum level of survey information necessary to support the conclusions in the archaeological report, the procedures for reporting possible archaeological resources and continuing operations when a possible resource is present, and what to do if an unanticipated archaeological resource is discovered during operations.
Rules Regarding Dual Consolidated Losses and the Treatment of Certain Disregarded Payments; Correction
Document Number: 2024-19027
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2024-09-03
Agency: Internal Revenue Service, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
This document contains corrections to the proposed regulations (REG-105128-23), published in the Federal Register on August 7, 2024. The proposed regulations concern certain issues arising under the dual consolidated loss rules and the application of those rules to certain foreign taxes. The proposed regulations also include rules regarding certain disregarded payments that give rise to losses for foreign tax purposes.
Americans With Disabilities Act and Architectural Barriers Act Accessibility Guidelines; EV Charging Stations
Document Number: 2024-18820
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2024-09-03
Agency: Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, Agencies and Commissions
The Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (hereafter, "Access Board" or "Board"), is issuing this notice of proposed rulemaking to amend the accessibility guidelines for buildings and facilities covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) and the Architectural Barriers Act of 1968 (ABA) to specifically address the accessibility of Electric Vehicle Charging stations. This proposed rule provides specifications for the accessibility of EV charging stations, to include the EV charger (including physical and communication access), EV charging space, access aisles, and accessible routes.
Air Plan Disapproval; Texas; Control of Air Pollution From Visible Emissions and Particulate Matter
Document Number: 2024-19600
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2024-09-03
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Pursuant to the Federal Clean Air Act (CAA, the Act), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to disapprove a revision to the Texas State Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted by the State of Texas through the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) on August 20, 2020. The SIP submittal addresses emissions during planned Maintenance, Startup and Shutdown (MSS) activities for certain Electric Generating Units (EGUs) and includes requirements intended to address visible emissions (opacity) and Particulate Matter (PM) emissions during planned MSS activities The requirements are included in eight Agreed Orders (AOs) issued by TCEQ to the affected EGUs and provided in the SIP revision. EPA is proposing to determine that the requirements contained in these AOs do not meet the CAA requirements that emission limitations must be practically enforceable and must apply on a continuous basis. We are taking this action in accordance with section 110 of the Act.
Determination of Attainment by the Attainment Date for the 2010 1-Hour Primary Sulfur Dioxide National Ambient Air Quality Standard; Texas; Freestone-Anderson and Titus Counties
Document Number: 2024-19599
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2024-09-03
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Pursuant to the Federal Clean Air Act (CAA or the Act), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to determine that the sulfur dioxide (SO2) nonattainment area (NAA) in Freestone and Anderson Counties and the SO2 NAA in Titus County have each attained the 2010 1-hour primary SO2 national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS) by the applicable attainment date of January 12, 2022. This determination is based on primary source shutdowns, available ambient air quality monitoring data from the 2019-2021 monitoring period, relevant modeling analysis, and additional emissions inventory information. This action, if finalized, will address the EPA's obligation under CAA section 179(c) to determine whether the Freestone-Anderson and Titus SO2 NAAs attained the 2010 1-hour primary SO2 NAAQS by the statutory attainment date of January 12, 2022, for each area.
Modification of Class D and Class E Airspace; Revocation of Class E Airspace; Buckley Space Force Base, Aurora, CO.
Document Number: 2024-19589
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2024-09-03
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
This action proposes to modify the Class D and Class E airspace designated as a surface area and revoke the Class E airspace designated as an extension to a Class D or Class E surface area at Buckley Space Force Base (BKF), Aurora, CO. Additionally, this action proposes administrative amendments to update the airport's legal description to match the FAA database. These actions would support the safety and management of instrument flight rules (IFR) and visual flight rules (VFR) operations at the airport.
Modification of Class D and Class E Airspace; Camp Guernsey Airport, Guernsey, WY
Document Number: 2024-19588
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2024-09-03
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
This action proposes to modify the Class D airspace, Class E airspace area designated as a surface area (Class E2 surface area), and Class E airspace area extending upward from 700 feet or more above the surface of the earth (Class E5 airspace area) at Camp Guernsey Airport, Guernsey, WY. This action would more appropriately contain instrument flight rules (IFR) operations at the airport. Additionally, the airport's legal descriptions should be amended to match the FAA's database.
Guidance on Clean Electricity Low-Income Communities Bonus Credit Amount Program
Document Number: 2024-19617
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2024-09-03
Agency: Internal Revenue Service, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
This document contains proposed regulations concerning the program to allocate clean electricity low-income communities bonus credit amounts established pursuant to the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 for calendar years 2025 and succeeding years. Applicants investing in certain clean electricity generation facilities that produce electricity without combustion and gasification may apply for an allocation of environmental justice capacity limitation to increase the amount of the clean electricity investment credit for the taxable year in which the facility is placed in service. This document describes proposed definitions and requirements that would be applicable for the program.
Medical Devices; Orthopedic Devices; Classification of the Intervertebral Body Graft Containment Device
Document Number: 2024-19726
Type: Rule
Date: 2024-09-03
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, Agency, or we) is classifying the intervertebral body graft containment device into class II (special controls). The special controls that apply to the device type are identified in this order and will be part of the codified language for the intervertebral body graft containment device's classification. We are taking this action because we have determined that classifying the device into class II (special controls) will provide a reasonable assurance of safety and effectiveness of the device. We believe this action will also enhance patients' access to beneficial innovative devices.
Medical Devices; Dental Devices; Classification of the Neuromuscular Tongue Muscle Stimulator for the Reduction of Snoring and Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Document Number: 2024-19725
Type: Rule
Date: 2024-09-03
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, Agency, or we) is classifying the neuromuscular tongue muscle stimulator for the reduction of snoring and obstructive sleep apnea into class II (special controls). The special controls that apply to the device type are identified in this order and will be part of the codified language for the neuromuscular tongue muscle stimulator for the reduction of snoring and obstructive sleep apnea's classification. We are taking this action because we have determined that classifying the device into class II (special controls) will provide a reasonable assurance of safety and effectiveness of the device. We believe this action will also enhance patients' access to beneficial innovative devices.
Medical Devices; Physical Medicine Devices; Classification of the External Compression Device for Internal Jugular Vein Compression
Document Number: 2024-19722
Type: Rule
Date: 2024-09-03
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is classifying the external compression device for internal jugular vein compression into class II (special controls). The special controls that apply to the device type are identified in this order and will be part of the codified language for the external compression device for internal jugular vein compression's classification. We are taking this action because we have determined that classifying the device into class II (special controls) will provide a reasonable assurance of safety and effectiveness of the device. We believe this action will also enhance patients' access to beneficial innovative devices.
Medical Devices; Neurological Devices; Classification of the Digital Therapy Device for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Document Number: 2024-19720
Type: Rule
Date: 2024-09-03
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is classifying the digital therapy device for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder into class II (special controls). The special controls that apply to the device type are identified in this order and will be part of the codified language for the digital therapy device for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder's classification. We are taking this action because we have determined that classifying the device into class II (special controls) will provide a reasonable assurance of safety and effectiveness of the device. We believe this action will also enhance patients' access to beneficial innovative devices.
Air Plan Approval; New Jersey; NOX SIP Call and Removal of CAIR
Document Number: 2024-19699
Type: Rule
Date: 2024-09-03
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving the removal of the New Jersey Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) nitrogen oxides (NOX) Trading Program regulations from the New Jersey State Implementation Plan (SIP) and is conditionally approving the removal of the New Jersey NOX Budget Program regulations from the New Jersey SIP. On August 23, 2018, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) submitted a SIP revision requesting the removal of the State's CAIR NOX Trading Program and NOX Budget Program regulations from the New Jersey SIP. NJDEP submitted a supplement to the revision on May 31, 2024, that commits NJDEP to develop a Memorandum of Agreement with the EPA that indicates how the State of New Jersey will maintain compliance with the State's NOX SIP Call obligations for the types of large non- electricity generating units (non-EGUs) that were previously regulated under the New Jersey NOX Budget Program.
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