December 20, 2018 (Volume 83)

Federal Register December 20, 2018

View all documents issued on December 20, 2018. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

81 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on December 20, 2018

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

Title Type Published
The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing the 2019 rates it will charge meat and poultry establishments, egg products plants, and importers and exporters for providing voluntary, overtime, and holiday inspection and identification,...
Notice Dec 20, 2018

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice invites the general public and other interested parties to comment on a proposed information collection. This collection is an extension of a currently approved collection. This info...
Notice Dec 20, 2018

Charter Renewals:

Title Type Published
We are giving notice that the Secretary of Agriculture has renewed the charter of the General Conference Committee of the National Poultry Improvement Plan (Committee) for a 2-year period. The Secretary of Agriculture has determined that the Committe...
Notice Dec 20, 2018

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

Title Type Published
The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is amending the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by correcting two entries on the Commerce Control List (CCL) that control Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) receiving equipment. It was brought...
Rule Dec 20, 2018
CBERA, as amended, provides duty-free treatment for certain apparel articles imported directly from Haiti. One of the preferences is known as the "value-added" provision, which requires that apparel meet a minimum threshold percentage of value added...
Notice Dec 20, 2018

Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Investigations, Orders, or Reviews:

Title Type Published
The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that producers and/or exporters subject to this administrative review made sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preli...
Notice Dec 20, 2018
The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is revoking, in part, the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled into modules, from the People's Republic of China (China) (...
Notice Dec 20, 2018
The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that the respondents selected for individual examination, Ingenio El Higo S.A. de C.V., Ingenio Melchor Ocampo S.A. de C.V., and Zucarmex S.A. de C.V. (and its affiliates) (collectively,...
Notice Dec 20, 2018
The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that the Government of Mexico (GOM) and selected respondents Ingenio El Higo S.A. de C.V., Central El Potrero S.A. de C.V., Ingenio Melchor Ocampo S.A. de C.V., and Zucarmex S.A. de C.V....
Notice Dec 20, 2018

Fisheries of the Northeastern United States:

Title Type Published
NMFS approves and implements Framework Adjustment 12 to the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery Management Plan. This rule allows the possession of Atlantic mackerel after of the domestic annual harvest is projected to be caught instead...
Rule Dec 20, 2018

Orders:

Title Type Published
Eric Baird
Notice Dec 20, 2018

Defense Department logo Defense Department

Title Type Published
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences announces a proposed public information collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments are invited on: Whether t...
Notice Dec 20, 2018

Federal Acquisition Regulation:

Title Type Published
DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to provide a definition of "recruitment fees" to further implement the FAR policy on combating trafficking in persons. One element in combating trafficking...
Rule Dec 20, 2018
This document summarizes the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) rule agreed to by the Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) in this Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2019-01. A companion doc...
Rule Dec 20, 2018

TRICARE:

Title Type Published
The Department of Defense is publishing this proposed rule to add certified or licensed physical therapy assistants (PTAs) and occupational therapy assistants (OTAs) as TRICARE-authorized providers to engage in physical therapy or occupational therap...
Proposed Rule Dec 20, 2018

Education Department logo Education Department

Applications for New Awards:

Title Type Published
On November 30, 2018, we published in the Federal Register a notice inviting applications (NIA) for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2019 for CSP--Grants to Charter Management Organizations for the Replication and Expansion of High-Quality Charter Sch...
Notice Dec 20, 2018

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

Acquisition Regulation:

Title Type Published
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is revising its Submission of Invoices clause to add electronic invoicing requirements. In 2019 the EPA will begin using the Invoice Processing Platform (IPP), which is a secure web-based service provided by...
Proposed Rule Dec 20, 2018

Air Quality State Implementation Plans; Approvals and Promulgations:

Title Type Published
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking final action approving a state implementation plan (SIP) revision submitted by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) submitted a SIP revis...
Rule Dec 20, 2018

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The Local Government Advisory Committee (LGAC) will meet in Washington, DC, on Thursday, January 10, 2019, 9:30 a.m.-5:35 p.m. (EDT), and Friday, January 11, 2019, 10:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (EDT). The focus of the Committee meeting will be on issues pert...
Notice Dec 20, 2018

Review of Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From New, Modified, and Reconstructed Stationary Sources:

Title Type Published
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing amendments to the rulemaking titled "Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New, Modified, and Reconstructed Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units (EGUs)," whi...
Proposed Rule Dec 20, 2018

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission logo Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Title Type Published
This final rule removes from the Code of Federal Regulations a section of the final rule published on May 17, 2016, entitled "Regulations Under the Americans With Disabilities Act." This action responds to a decision of the U.S. District Court for th...
Rule Dec 20, 2018
This final rule removes from the Code of Federal Regulations a section of the final rule published on May 17, 2016, entitled, "Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act." This action responds to a decision of the U.S. District Court for the District...
Rule Dec 20, 2018

Executive Office of the President logo Executive Office of the President

Title Type Published
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961; Delegation of Authority (Memorandum of November 29, 2018)
Presidential Document Dec 20, 2018
Trafficking in Persons; Foreign Governments' Efforts To Address (Presidential Determination No. 201905 of November 29, 2018)
Presidential Document Dec 20, 2018

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation logo Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Dec 20, 2018
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Dec 20, 2018

Federal Housing Finance Agency logo Federal Housing Finance Agency

Title Type Published
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is amending its golden parachute payments regulation to better align it with areas of FHFA's supervisory concern and reduce administrative and compliance burdens. This final rule amends a requirement that FHF...
Rule Dec 20, 2018

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

Title Type Published
Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Savings and Loan Holding Companies
Notice Dec 20, 2018
Proposals To Engage in or To Acquire Companies Engaged in Permissible Nonbanking Activities
Notice Dec 20, 2018

Changes in Bank Control:

Title Type Published
Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company
Notice Dec 20, 2018

General Services Administration logo General Services Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation:

No documents available.

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) is extending the comment period for the proposed rule that appeared in the Federal Register of November 15, 2018. The Agency is taking this action in response to a request for an extension to allow...
Proposed Rule Dec 20, 2018
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is establishing January 1, 2022, as the uniform compliance date for food labeling regulations that are published on or after January 1, 2019, and on or before December 31, 2020. We periodically announce un...
Rule Dec 20, 2018

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:

Title Type Published
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) is proposing an extension of a currently approved generic clearance (OMB no. 0970-0477) for Grant Reviewer Recruitment (GRR) forms. The GRR forms...
Notice Dec 20, 2018

Medicare Programs:

Title Type Published
This request for information (RFI) seeks public comment regarding the appropriateness of the practices of some Medicare- approved Accrediting Organizations (AOs) to provide fee-based consultative services for Medicare-participating providers and supp...
Proposed Rule Dec 20, 2018

Requests for Nominations:

Title Type Published
HRSA is seeking nominations from organizations to send a representative to be a liaison to the Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children (Committee). Selections will be based on a review of the organization's subject area of...
Notice Dec 20, 2018

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

Drawbridge Operations:

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard is modifying the operating schedule that governs the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad (BNSF) Bridge 38.3 across Ebey Slough, mile 1.5, at Marysville, WA. The modified schedule removes the bridge operator at the subject drawbridge...
Rule Dec 20, 2018
The Coast Guard proposes to amend the operating schedule that governs three bridges in Astoria, OR: The US101 New Youngs Bay highway bridge (New Youngs Bay Bridge), mile 0.7 crossing Youngs Bay; the Oregon State Old Youngs Bay highway bridge (Old You...
Proposed Rule Dec 20, 2018

Housing and Urban Development Department logo Housing and Urban Development Department

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:

Title Type Published
The proposed reinstatement, without change, of a previously approved information collection for Housing Discrimination Information Form HUD-903.1, HUD-903.1A, HUD-903.1B, HUD-903.1C, HUD-903.1F, HUD- 903.1CAM, HUD-903.1KOR, HUD-903.1RUS, and HUD-903-...
Notice Dec 20, 2018
HUD is seeking approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the information collection described below. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is requesting comment from all interested parties on the proposed collection of...
Notice Dec 20, 2018
HUD is seeking approval for the proposed information collection requirement described below and will be submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting publi...
Notice Dec 20, 2018

Interior Department logo Interior Department

Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, the National Environmental Policy Act, the Final Programmatic Damage Assessment Restoration Plan and Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (Final PDARP/PEIS), and the Consent Decree, the F...
Notice Dec 20, 2018

International Trade Commission logo International Trade Commission

Investigations; Determinations, Modifications, and Rulings, etc.:

Title Type Published
The Commission hereby gives notice that it will proceed with a full review pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 to determine whether revocation of the antidumping duty order on certain welded large diameter line pipe from Japan would be likely to lead...
Notice Dec 20, 2018

J
Judicial Conference of the United States

Hearings:

Title Type Published
The January 10, 2019 public hearing in Washington, DC, on proposed amendments to the Bankruptcy Rules has been canceled.
Notice Dec 20, 2018

Justice Department logo Justice Department

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:

Title Type Published
The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Office of Communications (OCOM) will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with...
Notice Dec 20, 2018

Changes Under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act:

Proposed Consent Decrees:

Title Type Published
Clean Air Act
Notice Dec 20, 2018

Millennium Challenge Corporation logo Millennium Challenge Corporation

Title Type Published
In accordance with Section 610(b)(3) of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003, as amended, and the heading "Millennium Challenge Corporation" of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2018, as carried for...
Notice Dec 20, 2018
This report is provided in accordance with section 608(d)(2) of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003.
Notice Dec 20, 2018

National Aeronautics and Space Administration logo National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation:

No documents available.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title Type Published
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS) 2018-06, "Clarification of the Requirements for Reactor Pressure Vessel Upper Head Bare Metal Visual Examinations." This RIS is intended to clarify the requirement...
Rule Dec 20, 2018

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission will conduct a scoping process to gather information necessary to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) to evaluate the environmental impacts for the subsequent license renewal of the operating license...
Notice Dec 20, 2018

Establishment of Atomic Safety and Licensing Board:

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation logo Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

Approval of Special Withdrawal Liability Rules:

Title Type Published
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) received a request from the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union--Industry Pension Fund for approval of a plan amendment providing for special withdrawal liability rules. PBGC publishe...
Notice Dec 20, 2018

Postal Service logo Postal Service

Product Changes:

Title Type Published
The Postal Service gives notice of filing a request with the Postal Regulatory Commission to add a domestic shipping services contract to the list of Negotiated Service Agreements in the Mail Classification Schedule's Competitive Products List.
Notice Dec 20, 2018
The Postal Service gives notice of filing a request with the Postal Regulatory Commission to add a domestic shipping services contract to the list of Negotiated Service Agreements in the Mail Classification Schedule's Competitive Products List.
Notice Dec 20, 2018
The Postal Service gives notice of filing a request with the Postal Regulatory Commission to add a domestic shipping services contract to the list of Negotiated Service Agreements in the Mail Classification Schedule's Competitive Products List.
Notice Dec 20, 2018
The Postal Service gives notice of filing a request with the Postal Regulatory Commission to add a domestic shipping services contract to the list of Negotiated Service Agreements in the Mail Classification Schedule's Competitive Products List.
Notice Dec 20, 2018
The Postal Service gives notice of filing a request with the Postal Regulatory Commission to add a domestic shipping services contract to the list of Negotiated Service Agreements in the Mail Classification Schedule's Competitive Products List.
Notice Dec 20, 2018
The Postal Service gives notice of filing a request with the Postal Regulatory Commission to add a domestic shipping services contract to the list of Negotiated Service Agreements in the Mail Classification Schedule's Competitive Products List.
Notice Dec 20, 2018

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Dec 20, 2018

Small Business Administration logo Small Business Administration

Major Disaster Declarations:

Title Type Published
This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of California (FEMA- 4407-DR), dated 12/11/2018. Incident: Wildfires. Incident Period: 11/08/2018 through 11/25/2018.
Notice Dec 20, 2018
This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of North Carolina (FEMA-4393-DR), dated 09/14/2018. Incident: Hurricane Florence. Incident Period: 09/07/2018 through 09/29/2018.
Notice Dec 20, 2018

Surface Transportation Board logo Surface Transportation Board

Lease with Interchange Commitment and Trackage Rights Exemption:

Title Type Published
Dover and Delaware River Railroad, LLC; Norfolk Southern Railway Company and New Jersey Transit Corp.
Notice Dec 20, 2018

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Title Type Published
Notice of Unified Carrier Registration Plan Board of Directors and Subcommittee Meetings.
Notice Dec 20, 2018
Petition for Waiver of Compliance
Notice Dec 20, 2018
This notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) would remove an unnecessary multiengine training requirement for pilots seeking to obtain an initial airline transport pilot (ATP) certificate concurrently with a single-engine airplane type rating. This acti...
Proposed Rule Dec 20, 2018

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval to renew an information collection. This information collection requires air carrier...
Notice Dec 20, 2018
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Department of Transportation's intention to renew an Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number for information collection request (ICR) OMB No. 2105-0551, "R...
Notice Dec 20, 2018

Requests for Nominations:

Title Type Published
The FAA is issuing this notice to solicit nominations for qualified candidates to serve on the DAC. This notice seeks to fill vacancies on the DAC and does not affect the status of current DAC members. The DAC is an advisory committee established und...
Notice Dec 20, 2018

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

Title Type Published
The United States Department of the Treasury (Treasury), Bureau of the Fiscal Service, is streamlining its regulations by removing regulations that are no longer necessary because they are duplicative of other existing regulations, and do not add any...
Rule Dec 20, 2018
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of one or more persons that have been placed on OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List based on OFAC's determination that one or...
Notice Dec 20, 2018
The United States Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service, is streamlining its securities regulations by removing regulations that are no longer necessary because they do not have any current or future applicability.
Rule Dec 20, 2018

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:

Title Type Published
FinCEN invites comment on a renewal, without change, of existing information collection requirements concerning reports of foreign financial accounts and FinCEN Form 114, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts ("FBAR"). This request for commen...
Notice Dec 20, 2018

U
United States Sentencing Commission

Title Type Published
Pursuant to section 994(a), (o), and (p) of title 28, United States Code, the United States Sentencing Commission is considering promulgating amendments to the sentencing guidelines, policy statements, and commentary. This notice sets forth the propo...
Notice Dec 20, 2018

Veterans Affairs Department logo Veterans Affairs Department

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:

Title Type Published
Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal agencies...
Notice Dec 20, 2018

Volume Information

This date's documents are part of Volume 83 of the Federal Register.

Browse All Documents from 2018 (Volume 83)

Looking for other issues from December 2018 or the full 2018 Federal Register Archive ?