March 6, 2019 (Volume 84)

Federal Register March 6, 2019

View all documents issued on March 6, 2019. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

106 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on March 6, 2019

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Housing Service (RHS) invites comments on this information collection for Single Family Housing Direct Loans and Grants programs, for which the Ag...
Notice Mar 06, 2019
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended), the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) invites comments on this information collection for which approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) will be req...
Notice Mar 06, 2019
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Mar 06, 2019
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the intention of the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) to seek reinstatement of the 2019 Organic Survey. Response to this survey will be mandatory.
Notice Mar 06, 2019

Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board logo Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Mar 06, 2019

Civil Rights Commission logo Civil Rights Commission

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the rules and regulations of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (Commission) and the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) that a meeting of the Idaho Advisory Committee (Committee) to the Commis...
Notice Mar 06, 2019

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given that the Office for Coastal Management, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce is announcing a thirty-day public comment period for the Hudson River National Estuari...
Notice Mar 06, 2019

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

Title Type Published
The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, a...
Notice Mar 06, 2019

Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Investigations, Orders, or Reviews:

Title Type Published
The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that Sol-lite Manufacturing Company Limited (Sol-lite), Ri Shen Products (SZ) (Ri Shen), and Shenzhen Sungold Solar Co., Ltd. (Sungold) have not demonstrated their eligibility for a separ...
Notice Mar 06, 2019
On February 19, 2019, the United States Court of International Trade (CIT or Court) issued its final judgment, sustaining the Department of Commerce's (Commerce's) final remand results pertaining to the tenth administrative review of the antidumping...
Notice Mar 06, 2019
Based on affirmative final determinations by the Department of Commerce (Commerce) and the International Trade Commission (ITC), Commerce is issuing a countervailing duty order on large diameter welded carbon and alloy steel line pipe from India.
Notice Mar 06, 2019
Based on affirmative final determinations by the Department of Commerce (Commerce) and the International Trade Commission (ITC), Commerce is issuing an antidumping duty order on large diameter welded carbon and alloy steel line pipe from India.
Notice Mar 06, 2019
Based on affirmative final determinations by the Department of Commerce (Commerce) and the International Trade Commission (ITC), Commerce is issuing a countervailing duty order on large diameter welded carbon and alloy steel structural pipe from the...
Notice Mar 06, 2019
Based on affirmative final determinations by the Department of Commerce (Commerce) and the International Trade Commission (ITC), Commerce is issuing an antidumping duty order on large diameter welded carbon and alloy steel line and structural pipe fr...
Notice Mar 06, 2019

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The Bureau of the Census (Census Bureau) is giving notice of a meeting of the Census Scientific Advisory Committee (CSAC). The Committee will address policy, research, and technical issues relating to a full range of Census Bureau programs and activi...
Notice Mar 06, 2019
The SEDAR 59 assessment of the South Atlantic stock of Greater Amberjack will consist of a series of webinars.
Notice Mar 06, 2019

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau logo Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Title Type Published
Beginning on April 1, 2019, prepaid account issuers are required to submit their currently-offered prepaid account agreements to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (Bureau), to be posted on the Bureau's website. The Bureau is issuing technic...
Rule Mar 06, 2019

Defense Department logo Defense Department

Title Type Published
The Department of the Navy (DoN) announces the availability of the inventions listed below, assigned to the United States Government, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, for domestic and foreign licensing by the Department of the Navy.
Notice Mar 06, 2019

Education Department logo Education Department

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

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing a revision of an existing information collection.
Notice Mar 06, 2019

Priority and Requirements:

Title Type Published
The mission of the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) is to improve early childhood, educational, and employment outcomes and raise expectations for all people with disabilities, their families, their communities, and the...
Proposed Rule Mar 06, 2019
The mission of the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) is to improve early childhood, educational, and employment outcomes and raise expectations for all people with disabilities, their families, their communities, and the...
Proposed Rule Mar 06, 2019

Energy Department logo Energy Department

Title Type Published
Combined Filings
Notice Mar 06, 2019
Combined Filings
Notice Mar 06, 2019
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) issues this final rule to amend its regulations to conform to the enacted America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (Water Infrastructure Act). This final rule revises regulations on preliminary...
Rule Mar 06, 2019
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is granting in part and denying in part the requests for rehearing and clarification of its determinations in Order No. 845, which amended the Commission's pro forma Large Generator Interconnection Procedures...
Rule Mar 06, 2019

Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.:

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline LP; Jordan Cove Energy Project L.P.; Jordan Cove Energy Project
Notice Mar 06, 2019

Environmental Review:

Title Type Published
Alaska Gasline Development Corp.; Alaska LNG Project
Notice Mar 06, 2019
Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC; Buckeye Xpress Project
Notice Mar 06, 2019

Initial Market-Based Rate Filings Including Requests for Blanket Section 204 Authorizations:

Request Under Blanket Authorization:

Title Type Published
Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC
Notice Mar 06, 2019

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

Air Quality State Implementation Plans; Approvals and Promulgations:

Title Type Published
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is notifying the public that we have received negative declarations from Minnesota pertaining to the presence of Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incineration (CISWI) units and Other Solid Waste Incinera...
Rule Mar 06, 2019
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking final action to conditionally approve a portion of a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of Tennessee, through the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (T...
Rule Mar 06, 2019

National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants:

Title Type Published
On February 4, 2019, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a document in the Federal Register to announce its proposed National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Hydrochloric Acid Production Residual Risk and Technology R...
Proposed Rule Mar 06, 2019

Executive Office of the President logo Executive Office of the President

Special Observances:

Title Type Published
American Red Cross Month (Proc. 9845)
Presidential Document Mar 06, 2019
Irish-American Heritage Month (Proc. 9846)
Presidential Document Mar 06, 2019
Women's History Month (Proc. 9847)
Presidential Document Mar 06, 2019

Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

Title Type Published
As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or the Commission) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take th...
Notice Mar 06, 2019
As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or the Commission) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take th...
Notice Mar 06, 2019

Connect America Fund:

Title Type Published
In this document, the Commission extends the timeframe for the collection of speed test data for Mobility Fund Phase II (MF-II) challenges and for the collection of data by respondents to MF-II challenges by 90 days. Speed test data in support of a c...
Rule Mar 06, 2019

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

Title Type Published
The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) invites comment on a proposal to extend for three years, without revision, the Disclosure Requirements of Regulation Y Associated with Minimum Requirements for Appraisal Management Companie...
Notice Mar 06, 2019

Federal Trade Commission logo Federal Trade Commission

Title Type Published
The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC" or "Commission") requests public comments on its Guides for Select Leather and Imitation Leather Products ("Leather Guides" or "Guides"). The Commission is soliciting the comments as part of the Commission's system...
Proposed Rule Mar 06, 2019

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Title Type Published
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of its continuing effort to reduce public burden and maximize the utility of government information, invites the general public and other Federal agencies the opportunity to comment on a p...
Notice Mar 06, 2019
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of its continuing effort to reduce public burden and maximize the utility of government information, invites the general public and other Federal agencies the opportunity to comment on a p...
Notice Mar 06, 2019
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, we, or the Agency) is amending the regulations for food additives permitted in feed and drinking water of animals to provide for the safe use of selenomethionine hydroxy analogue as a source of selenium in feed...
Rule Mar 06, 2019

Guidance:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, we, or Agency) is announcing the availability of a revised draft guidance for industry entitled "Mitigation Strategies to Protect Food Against Intentional Adulteration: Guidance for Industry." The revised draft...
Notice Mar 06, 2019

Medical Devices:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing its intention to exempt certain flow cytometer instruments from premarket notification requirements, subject to conditions and limitations. The Agency has determined based on established...
Proposed Rule Mar 06, 2019
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is classifying the software application for contraception 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...
Rule Mar 06, 2019

Medicare Program:

Title Type Published
This document announces the release of data underlying the proposed policies regarding the use of extrapolation in Medicare Advantage (MA) Risk Adjustment Data Validation (RADV) audits and the Fee-for-Service (FFS) Adjuster.
Proposed Rule Mar 06, 2019

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

Regulated Navigation Area:

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard proposes to amend the Thea Foss and Wheeler- Osgood Regulated Navigation Area (RNA) for Commencement Bay to include portions of the Middle Waterway in Tacoma, Washington. This proposed amendment would protect sediment cap areas in the...
Proposed Rule Mar 06, 2019

Safety Zone:

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard will enforce a temporary safety zone for two fireworks displays taking place over the Washington Channel, adjacent to The Wharf DC, Washington, DC; the first on March 2, 2019, (no alternate date) and the second on April 6, 2019, (with...
Rule Mar 06, 2019
The Coast Guard is establishing an emergency temporary safety zone for all navigable waters of the Lower Mississippi River, extending the entire width of the river, from mile marker (MM) 405 to MM 408. This emergency safety zone is necessary to prote...
Rule Mar 06, 2019

Interior Department logo Interior Department

Title Type Published
We, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, are notifying the public that we intend to grant funds to eligible applicants for purposes authorized under the Title IV Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Program and the Title V Regulatory...
Notice Mar 06, 2019
This notice provides official publication of the legal description for the Limestone Hills Training Area (LHTA) Withdrawal and notification of the availability of the map dated May 11, 2017.
Notice Mar 06, 2019

Coal Exploration License Application:

Title Type Published
Pursuant to the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as amended by the Federal Coal Leasing Amendments Act of 1976, and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) regulations, the BLM invites all interested, qualified parties to participate with Canyon Fuel Company...
Notice Mar 06, 2019

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA), and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, as amended (FLPMA), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Mount Lewis Field Office, Battle Mountain, Nevada, ha...
Notice Mar 06, 2019
In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA), and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, as amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Humboldt River Field Office, Winnemucca, Nevada intends to pr...
Notice Mar 06, 2019

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The United States, as a Party to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), will attend the eighteenth regular meeting of the Conference of the Parties to CITES (CoP18) in Colombo, Sri Lanka, May 23 t...
Notice Mar 06, 2019

International Trade Commission logo International Trade Commission

Complaint:

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has received a complaint entitled Certain Data Transmission Devices, Components Thereof, Associated Software, and Products Containing the Same, DN 3368; the Commission is soliciting...
Notice Mar 06, 2019

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

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on January 30, 2019, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of Medytox Inc. of South Korea; Allergan plc of Ireland; Allergan,...
Notice Mar 06, 2019
Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on January 30, 2019, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of Vitaworks IP, LLC of North Brunswick, New Jersey; Vitaworks, LLC...
Notice Mar 06, 2019

Justice Department logo Justice Department

Title Type Published
The registrant listed below has applied for and been granted a registration by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) as a bulk manufacturer of various classes of schedule I and II controlled substances.
Notice Mar 06, 2019
The registrant listed below has applied for and has been granted a registration by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) as a bulk manufacturer of various classes of schedule I and II controlled substances.
Notice Mar 06, 2019
Registrants listed below have applied for and been granted registration by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) as bulk manufacturers of schedule I or schedule II controlled substances.
Notice Mar 06, 2019
The registrant listed below has applied for and has been granted a registration by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) as bulk manufacturer of schedule I and II controlled substances.
Notice Mar 06, 2019
The registrant listed below has applied for and has been granted a registration by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) as a bulk manufacturer of schedule I controlled substances.
Notice Mar 06, 2019
The registrant listed below has applied for and been granted registration by-the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) as an importer of schedule I controlled substances.
Notice Mar 06, 2019

Bulk Manufacturer of Controlled Substances; Application:

Changes under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act:

Labor Department logo Labor Department

Title Type Published
The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or co...
Notice Mar 06, 2019
In compliance with the Energy Policy Act of 1992, and subsequent amendments, this notice announces the availability of fiscal year 2018 report that summarizes the U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) compliance with the annual alternative fuel vehicle ac...
Notice Mar 06, 2019

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

Title Type Published
The Department of Labor (DOL), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a preclearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/...
Notice Mar 06, 2019
The Department of Labor (DOL), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a preclearance consultation program to provide the general public and federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/...
Notice Mar 06, 2019

National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities logo National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities

Title Type Published
On February 27, 2019, the National Endowment for the Arts revised its FOIA rules. That document inadvertently contained two paragraphs with the same designation. This document corrects the final regulations.
Rule Mar 06, 2019

N
National Science Foundation

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

Title Type Published
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is announcing plans to establish this collection. In accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we are providing opportunity for public comment on this action. After obtaining and co...
Notice Mar 06, 2019
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is announcing plans to establish this collection. In accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we are providing opportunity for public comment on this action. After obtaining and co...
Notice Mar 06, 2019

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Mar 06, 2019

Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing an environmental assessment (EA) and a finding of no significant impact (FONSI) for its review and approval of the decommissioning funding plans submitted by Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Comp...
Notice Mar 06, 2019
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing an environmental assessment (EA) and a finding of no significant impact (FONSI) for its review and approval of the decommissioning funding plans submitted by Energy Northwest (EN) on December 17...
Notice Mar 06, 2019

Personnel Management Office logo Personnel Management Office

Prevailing Rate Systems:

Title Type Published
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing a proposed rule to update the 2012 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes currently used in Federal Wage System (FWS) wage survey industry regulations with the 2017 NAICS revisi...
Proposed Rule Mar 06, 2019

P
Postal Regulatory Commission

Title Type Published
The Commission is proposing rules that require the Postal Service to provide information about cost and service issues affecting flat-shaped mail (flats). The Commission intends to analyze this information over time to identify trends and measurable...
Proposed Rule Mar 06, 2019

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Title Type Published
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Mar 06, 2019
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Mar 06, 2019
The Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") is adopting an interim final rule that will require reports on Form N-PORT for each month in a fiscal quarter to be filed with the Commission not later than 60 days after the end of that fisca...
Rule Mar 06, 2019

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes:

Title Type Published
Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc.
Notice Mar 06, 2019
Cboe EDGX Exchange, Inc.
Notice Mar 06, 2019
MIAX Emerald, LLC
Notice Mar 06, 2019
Miami International Securities Exchange, LLC
Notice Mar 06, 2019
Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board
Notice Mar 06, 2019
Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board
Notice Mar 06, 2019
NYSE Arca, Inc.
Notice Mar 06, 2019

Small Business Administration logo Small Business Administration

Title Type Published
The Small Business Administration (SBA) intends to request approval, from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the collection of information described below. The Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) agencies to publish a notice in the Federal Regis...
Notice Mar 06, 2019

State Department logo State Department

Designation as a Foreign Terrorist Organization:

Title Type Published
Kurdistan Workers' Party (and Other Aliases)
Notice Mar 06, 2019

Surface Transportation Board logo Surface Transportation Board

Requests for Nominations:

Title Type Published
The Surface Transportation Board (Board) hereby gives notice of one vacancy on its Rail Energy Transportation Advisory Committee (RETAC) for a representative of the electric utility industry. The Board is soliciting suggestions from the public for ca...
Notice Mar 06, 2019

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Title Type Published
FMCSA amends the entry-level driver training (ELDT) regulations published on December 8, 2016, titled "Minimum Training Requirements for Entry-Level Commercial Motor Vehicle Operators" (ELDT final rule), by adopting a new Class A CDL theory instructi...
Rule Mar 06, 2019

Grant of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance:

Title Type Published
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen), has determined that certain model year (MY) 2012-2017 Volkswagen motor vehicles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 126, Electronic Stability Control Systems for L...
Notice Mar 06, 2019

Hazardous Materials:

Title Type Published
PHMSA issues this interim final rule (IFR) to revise the Hazardous Materials Regulations for lithium cells and batteries transported by aircraft. This IFR prohibits the transport of lithium ion cells and batteries as cargo on passenger aircraft; requ...
Rule Mar 06, 2019

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

Title Type Published
This document contains proposed regulations that provide guidance to determine the amount of the deduction for foreign-derived intangible income and global intangible low-taxed income. This document also contains proposed regulations coordinating the...
Proposed Rule Mar 06, 2019
This document contains a correction to a notice of proposed rulemaking that was published in the Federal Register on Friday, December 7, 2018. The proposed regulations relate to the determination of the foreign tax credit under the Internal Revenue C...
Proposed Rule Mar 06, 2019

Hearing:

Title Type Published
This document provides a notice of public hearing on proposed regulations to provide guidance regarding the tax on base erosion payments of taxpayers with substantial gross receipts and reporting requirements thereunder.
Proposed Rule Mar 06, 2019

Veterans Affairs Department logo Veterans Affairs Department

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

Title Type Published
Veterans Health 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 ar...
Notice Mar 06, 2019
Loan Guaranty Service, 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 are require...
Notice Mar 06, 2019
Loan Guaranty Service, 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 are require...
Notice Mar 06, 2019

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