Federal Register December 17, 2019 (Volume 84)

Agencies Publishing on December 17, 2019

Agriculture Department (3)
Civil Rights Commission (1)
Commerce Department (13)
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (1)
Defense Department (2)
Education Department (4)
Energy Department (15)
Environmental Protection Agency (5)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (1)
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (1)
Health and Human Services Department (5)
Homeland Security Department (2)
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Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development (1)
Interior Department (3)
International Trade Commission (2)
Justice Department (2)
Labor Department (3)
National Credit Union Administration (1)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (2)
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Postal Regulatory Commission (3)
Postal Service (2)
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Science and Technology Policy Office (1)
Securities and Exchange Commission (7)
Small Business Administration (1)
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Trade Representative, Office of United States (3)
Transportation Department (7)
Treasury Department (4)

Agriculture Department

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > CCC Environmental Quality Incentives Program The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (the 2018 Farm Bill) made changes to the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). This interim rule makes conforming changes to EQIP policies and procedures in the regulations. NRCS has responsibility f...	Rule	Dec 17, 2019

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department Meeting Notice of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act, and the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announces a meeting of th...	Notice	Dec 17, 2019

National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > AMS National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard; Validation of Refining Processes The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) is soliciting comments and feedback on draft instructions for validation of refining processes as it pertains to the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard (Sta...	Proposed Rule	Dec 17, 2019

Civil Rights Commission

Title	Type	Published
Civil Rights Commission Sunshine Act Meeting Notice of Commission public business meeting.	Notice	Dec 17, 2019

Commerce Department

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals	Notice	Dec 17, 2019
Commerce Department > ITA Notice of Scope Rulings, Anti-Circumvention Determinations, and Correction The Department of Commerce (Commerce) hereby publishes a list of scope rulings and anti-circumvention determinations made during the period January 1, 2019 through March 31, 2019. We intend to publish future lists after the close of the next calendar...	Notice	Dec 17, 2019

Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Investigations, Orders, or Reviews:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Certain Activated Carbon From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2017-2018 The Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that Datong Juqiang Activated Carbon Co., Ltd. (Datong Juqiang) and Carbon Activated Tianjin Co., Ltd. (Carbon Activated) sold certain activated carbon from the People's Republic of China (China) at le...	Notice	Dec 17, 2019
Commerce Department > ITA Certain Hot-Rolled Steel Flat Products From Australia: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2017-2018 The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily finds that sales of certain hot-rolled steel flat products from Australia were made at less than normal value during the period of review (POR) October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018. We invite...	Notice	Dec 17, 2019
Commerce Department > ITA Certain Hot-Rolled Steel Flat Products From Republic of Turkey: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Preliminary Determination of No Shipments; 2017-2018 The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily finds that Colakoglu Metalurji A.S. and Colakoglu Dis Ticaret A.S. (collectively, Colakoglu), a producer and exporter of certain hot-rolled steel flat products (hot-rolled steel) from the Republic o...	Notice	Dec 17, 2019
Commerce Department > ITA Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods From Turkey: Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2018-2019 The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is rescinding the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain oil country tubular goods (OCTG) from Turkey for the period September 1, 2018, through August 31, 2019.	Notice	Dec 17, 2019
Commerce Department > ITA Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From Taiwan: Preliminary Results and Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2017-2018 The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily finds that Power Steel Co., Ltd. (Power Steel), an exporter of steel concrete reinforcing bar (rebar) from Taiwan, sold subject merchandise in the United States at prices below normal value during t...	Notice	Dec 17, 2019

Authorization of Production Activity:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > FTZB Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 203-Moses Lake, Washington; Authorization of Production Activity; Joyson Safety Systems Acquisition, LLC; (Automotive Airbag Inflators and Propellants); Moses Lake, Washington Joyson Safety Systems Acquisition, LLC; Foreign-Trade Zone 203; Moses Lake, WA	Notice	Dec 17, 2019

Fisheries of the Northeastern United States:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fisheries; 2020 Specifications NMFS proposes to maintain Illex squid, longfin squid, and butterfish specifications for the 2020 fishing year and maintain the 2019 Atlantic mackerel ABC for 2020 and adjust the recreational deduction based on updated scientific advice. This action i...	Proposed Rule	Dec 17, 2019
Commerce Department > NOAA Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Essential Fish Habitat This implements the prohibition of gillnet fishing in the Nantucket Lightship and Closed Area I Closure Areas as ordered by a Federal Court. Until further notice, gillnet fishing will be prohibited in the Nantucket Lightship and Closed Area I Groundf...	Rule	Dec 17, 2019
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Closure of the Regular B Days-at-Sea Program for the Remainder of Fishing Year 2019 This action closes the Regular B Days-at-Sea Program and prohibits the use of Regular B Days-at-Sea for all Northeast multispecies vessels for the remainder of fishing year 2019, through April 30, 2020. This action is being taken because the common p...	Rule	Dec 17, 2019

Fisheries off West Coast States:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries Off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Pacific Whiting; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan; Amendment 21-4; Catch Share Program, 5-Year Review, Follow-On Actions This rule implements changes to the Pacific Coast Groundfish Trawl Catch Share Program identified during the Catch Share Program 5- Year Review. This action is intended to modify outdated regulations, complete outstanding program elements, and respon...	Rule	Dec 17, 2019

Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to U.S. Navy 2020 Ice Exercise Activities in the Beaufort Sea and Arctic Ocean NMFS has received a request from the United States Department of the Navy (Navy) for authorization to take marine mammals incidental to Ice Exercise 2020 (ICEX20) north of Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. Pursuant to the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS...	Notice	Dec 17, 2019

Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Title	Type	Published
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Public Rulemaking Procedures The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the "Commission") is issuing a final rule that amends the Commission's regulations to eliminate the provisions that set forth the procedures for the formulation, amendment, or repeal of rules or regulations....	Rule	Dec 17, 2019

Defense Department

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department Arms Sales Notification The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales notification.	Notice	Dec 17, 2019

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > COE Notice of Intent To Prepare a Tiered Environmental Impact Statement for the New Jersey Back Bays Coastal Storm Risk Management Feasibility Study Pursuant to the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District (Corps) is preparing an integrated Feasibility Report/Tiered Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed N...	Notice	Dec 17, 2019

Education Department

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

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Foreign Gifts and Contracts Disclosures In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is requesting the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to conduct an emergency review of a new information collection.	Notice	Dec 17, 2019

Applications for New Awards:

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Applications for New Awards; Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship Program The Department of Education (Department) is issuing a notice inviting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2020 for the Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) Fellowship Program, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number...	Notice	Dec 17, 2019
Education Department Applications for New Awards; Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad Program The Department of Education is issuing a notice inviting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2020 for the Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad (GPA) Program, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number 84.021A and 84.021B. This notice relates...	Notice	Dec 17, 2019
Education Department Applications for New Awards; Student Support Services Program The Department of Education (Department) is issuing a notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2020 for the Student Support Services (SSS) Program, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number 84.042A. This notice rela...	Notice	Dec 17, 2019

Energy Department

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Combined Notice of Filings #1 Combined Filings	Notice	Dec 17, 2019
Energy Department > FERC Combined Notice of Filings #1 Combined Filings	Notice	Dec 17, 2019
Energy Department > FERC Combined Notice of Filings #1 Combined Filings	Notice	Dec 17, 2019
Energy Department > FERC Combined Notice of Filings Combined Filings	Notice	Dec 17, 2019
Energy Department > FERC Combined Notice of Filings #2 Combined Filings	Notice	Dec 17, 2019
Energy Department > FERC Combined Notice of Filings Combined Filings	Notice	Dec 17, 2019
Energy Department > FERC Sunshine Act Meeting Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Dec 17, 2019
Energy Department > FERC Records Governing Off-the-Record Communications; Public Notice Records Governing Off-the-Record Communications	Notice	Dec 17, 2019

Application:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Black Bear Hydro Partners, LLC, Black Bear Development Holdings, LLC, and Black Bear SO, LLC; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests Black Bear Hydro Partners, LLC, Black Bear Development Holdings, LLC, and Black Bear SO, LLC	Notice	Dec 17, 2019

Charter Renewal:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department Biological and Environmental Research Advisory Committee Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, App.2, and Code of Federal Regulations, and following consultation with the Committee Management Secretariat, General Services Administration, notice is hereby given that the Biological and Environmenta...	Notice	Dec 17, 2019
Energy Department Nuclear Energy Advisory Committee Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, and in accordance with Title 41 of the Code of Federal Regulations, and following consultation with the Committee Management Secretariat, General Services Administration, notice is hereby given that the...	Notice	Dec 17, 2019

Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Riverdale Power & Electric Co., Inc.; Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment Riverdale Power Electric Co., Inc.	Notice	Dec 17, 2019

Filing:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Notice of Filing; Empire Pipeline, Inc. Empire Pipeline, Inc.	Notice	Dec 17, 2019

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

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Supplemental Notice That Initial Market-Based Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section 204 Authorization; East Fork Wind Project, LLC East Fork Wind Project, LLC	Notice	Dec 17, 2019
Energy Department > FERC Goldman Sachs Renewable Power Marketing LLC; Supplemental Notice That Initial Market-Based Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section 204 Authorization Goldman Sachs Renewable Power Marketing, LLC	Notice	Dec 17, 2019

Environmental Protection Agency

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Public Water System Supervision Program Revision for the State of Tennessee Notice is hereby given that the State of Tennessee is revising its approved Public Water System Supervision Program. Tennessee has adopted drinking water regulations for the Revised Total Coliform Rule. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has d...	Notice	Dec 17, 2019

Air Quality State Implementation Plans; Approvals and Promulgations:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Air Plan Approval; Florida; Infrastructure Requirements for the 2015 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve the State Implementation Plan (SIP) submission provided by the State of Florida, through the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP), through a letter dated September 18,...	Proposed Rule	Dec 17, 2019

National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Miscellaneous Organic Chemical Manufacturing Residual Risk and Technology Review On December 17, 2019, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published the proposed rulemaking concerning the residual risk and technology review (RTR) for the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for the Miscella...	Proposed Rule	Dec 17, 2019
Environmental Protection Agency National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Miscellaneous Organic Chemical Manufacturing Residual Risk and Technology Review The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing amendments to the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for the Miscellaneous Organic Chemical Manufacturing source category. The EPA is proposing decisions conce...	Proposed Rule	Dec 17, 2019

Proposed Consent Decree:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Proposed Consent Decree; Clean Air Act Citizen Suit In accordance with section 113(g) of the Clean Air Act, as amended ("CAA" or the "Act"), notice is given of a proposed consent decree in Center for Biological Diversity, et al., v. Wheeler, No. 4:19-cv-01544 (N.D. Cal.). On June 26, 2019, the Center...	Notice	Dec 17, 2019

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Title	Type	Published
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Sunshine Act Meeting Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Dec 17, 2019

Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board

Title	Type	Published
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board Cost-of-Living Adjustments and Identity Verification The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board ("FRTIB") is proposing to amend its regulations to change the cost-of-living adjustment rate used to calculate the annual increase for annuities with an increasing payment option, effective January 18, 2...	Proposed Rule	Dec 17, 2019

Health and Human Services Department

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > CMS Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing an opportunity for the public to comment on CMS' intention to collect information from the public. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), federal agencies are required to publ...	Notice	Dec 17, 2019
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Revised Procedures for the Announcement of Approvals and Denials of Premarket Approval Applications and Humanitarian Device Exemption Applications The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, the Agency, or we) is proposing to amend the medical device regulations regarding the procedures for the announcement of approvals and denials of premarket approval applications (PMAs) and humanitarian device ex...	Proposed Rule	Dec 17, 2019

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

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > IHS Request for Public Comment: 60-Day Information Collection: Application for Participation in the IHS Scholarship Program In compliance the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Indian Health Service (IHS) invites the general public to comment on the information collection titled, "Application for Participation in the IHS Scholarship Program," Office of Management and Bu...	Notice	Dec 17, 2019

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute on Drug Abuse; Notice of Closed Meetings National Institute on Drug Abuse	Notice	Dec 17, 2019

Request for Information:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Request for Information on Toxicological and Physicochemical Data of Engineered Nanomaterials To Evaluate in Developing Categorical Occupational Exposure Limits (OELs) The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) intends to evaluate the scientific data on engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) to develop categorical occupational exposure limits (...	Notice	Dec 17, 2019

Homeland Security Department

Safety Zone:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG Safety Zone; Isle of Wight Bay, Ocean City, MD The Coast Guard is proposing to establish a temporary safety zone for certain waters in Isle of Wight Bay. This action is necessary to provide for the safety of personnel and vessels at and immediately adjacent to the Harry W. Kelley Memorial (US-50)...	Proposed Rule	Dec 17, 2019
Homeland Security Department > USCG Safety Zone; San Juan Harbor, San Juan, PR The Coast Guard is proposing to revise an existing moving safety zone for San Juan Harbor, San Juan, Puerto Rico. The proposed revisions would expand the existing moving safety zone to include an adjacent berthing; add a 50-yard radius around moored...	Proposed Rule	Dec 17, 2019

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Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development

Request for Nominations:

Title	Type	Published
Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development Request for Nominations to the Board of Trustees The Board directs the Administration of the Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development, including soliciting, accepting, and disposing of gifts, bequests, and other properties for the benefit of the Institute. The Ins...	Notice	Dec 17, 2019

Interior Department

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BOR Change in Discount Rate for Water Resources Planning The Bureau of Reclamation is announcing the interest rate to be used by Federal agencies in the formulation and evaluation of plans for water and related land resources is 2.75 percent for fiscal year 2020. The prior fiscal year's rate as announced i...	Notice	Dec 17, 2019
Interior Department > BOR Quarterly Status Report of Water Service, Repayment, and Other Water-Related Contract Actions Notice is hereby given of contractual actions that have been proposed to the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) and are new, discontinued, or completed since the last publication of this notice. This notice is one of a variety of means used to infor...	Notice	Dec 17, 2019

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

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BOEM Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Oil and Gas Production Requirements in the Outer Continental Shelf In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is proposing to renew an information collection request with revisions.	Notice	Dec 17, 2019

International Trade Commission

Complaint:

Title	Type	Published
International Trade Commission Notice of Receipt of Complaint; Solicitation of Comments Relating to the Public Interest Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has received a complaint entitled Certain Wearable Monitoring Devices, Systems, and Components Thereof, DN 3423; the Commission is soliciting comments on any public interest issues r...	Notice	Dec 17, 2019
International Trade Commission Notice of Receipt of Complaint; Solicitation of Comments Relating to the Public Interest Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has received a complaint entitled Dissolving Microneedle Patch Technology for Cosmetic and Pharmaceutical Use, Amended DN 3420; the Commission is soliciting comments on any public in...	Notice	Dec 17, 2019

Justice Department

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

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Revision of and Renewal of Previously Approved Collection; Comments Requested; Electronic Applications for the Attorney Student Loan Repayment Program The Department of Justice (DOJ), Justice Management Division, Office of Attorney Recruitment and Management (OARM), will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval i...	Notice	Dec 17, 2019

Proposed Consent Decree:

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act CERCLA	Notice	Dec 17, 2019

Labor Department

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > OSHA Walking-Working Surfaces, Personal Protective Equipment (Fall Protection Systems), and Special Industries (Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution); Corrections OSHA is issuing corrections to the Walking-Working Surfaces, Personal Protective Equipment, and Special Industries standards.	Rule	Dec 17, 2019

Labor Organization Annual Financial Reports:

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > LMSO Labor Organization Annual Financial Reports: Coverage of Intermediate Bodies The Department of Labor (Department) proposes to promulgate a rule governing intermediate bodies that are wholly composed of public sector organizations but are subordinate to national or international labor organizations that are covered by the Labo...	Proposed Rule	Dec 17, 2019

State Plans:

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > OSHA State Plans: Coverage of the Aircrews in Aircraft Regulated by the Federal Aviation Administration-Changes to Level of Federal Enforcement for Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and Wyoming This document provides notice of the declination of coverage over the working conditions of aircraft cabin crewmembers onboard aircraft in operation by all twenty-two (22) OSHA-approved State Plans which cover the private sector. On March 26, 2014, O...	Notice	Dec 17, 2019

National Credit Union Administration

Title	Type	Published
National Credit Union Administration Delay of Effective Date of the Risk-Based Capital Rules The NCUA Board (Board) is amending the NCUA's previously revised regulations regarding prompt corrective action (PCA). The final rule delays the effective date of both the NCUA's October 29, 2015 final rule regarding risk-based capital (2015 Final Ru...	Rule	Dec 17, 2019

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Organizational Changes and Conforming Amendments; Correction The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is correcting a final rule that appeared in the Federal Register on November 29, 2019, and was corrected on December 5, 2019. The document amended the NRC's regulations to reflect internal organizational c...	Rule	Dec 17, 2019

Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses and Combined Licenses Involving No Significant Hazards Considerations:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Biweekly Notice; Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses and Combined Licenses Involving No Significant Hazards Considerations Pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is publishing this regular biweekly notice. The Act requires the Commission to publish notice of any amendments issued, or proposed to be is...	Notice	Dec 17, 2019

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Postal Regulatory Commission

Title	Type	Published
Postal Regulatory Commission Inbound Parcel Post (at UPU Rates) The Commission is acknowledging a recent Postal Service filing of its intention to change prices not of general applicability to be effective January 1, 2020. This document informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other adm...	Notice	Dec 17, 2019
Postal Regulatory Commission New Postal Products The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing for the Commission's consideration concerning negotiated service agreements. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other administrative steps.	Notice	Dec 17, 2019
Postal Regulatory Commission New Postal Products The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing for the Commission's consideration concerning negotiated service agreements. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other administrative steps.	Notice	Dec 17, 2019

Postal Service

Product Change:

Title	Type	Published
Postal Service Product Change-Parcel Select Negotiated Service Agreement 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 17, 2019
Postal Service Product Change-Priority Mail Negotiated Service Agreement 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 17, 2019

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Science and Technology Policy Office

Request for Information:

Title	Type	Published
Science and Technology Policy Office Request for Information on the American Research Environment On behalf of the National Science and Technology Council's (NSTC's) Joint Committee on the Research Environment (JCORE), the OSTP requests input on actions that Federal agencies can take, working in partnership with private industry, academic institu...	Notice	Dec 17, 2019

Securities and Exchange Commission

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Joint Industry Plan; Notice of Filing of Amendment No. 5 to the Plan for the Purpose of Developing and Implementing Procedures Designed To Facilitate the Listing and Trading of Standardized Options To Adopt a Penny Interval Program Joint Industry Plan	Notice	Dec 17, 2019

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing of a Proposed Rule Change To List and Trade Shares of the Clearbridge Focus Value ETF Under Currently Proposed Rule 14.11(k) Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Dec 17, 2019
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; LCH SA; Order Approving Rule Change Relating to the Updated 2018 Version of the Recovery Plan LCH SA	Notice	Dec 17, 2019
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; New York Stock Exchange LLC; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change To Amend Its Rules To Add New Rule 7.19 (Pre-Trade Risk Controls) New York Stock Exchange, LLC	Notice	Dec 17, 2019
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change To Amend Rule 5815 To Preclude Stay During Hearing Panel Review of Staff Delisting Determinations in Certain Circumstances The Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC	Notice	Dec 17, 2019
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; the Options Clearing Corporation; Order Approving Proposed Rule Change Related to Proposed Changes to the Options Clearing Corporation's Rules, Margin Policy, Margin Methodology, Clearing Fund Methodology Policy, and Clearing Fund and Stress Testing Methodology To Address Specific Wrong-Way Risk The Options Clearing Corp.	Notice	Dec 17, 2019
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; the Options Clearing Corporation; Order Approving Proposed Rule Change Related to Proposed Changes to the Options Clearing Corporation's Rules, Clearing Fund Methodology Policy, and Clearing Fund and Stress Testing Methodology The Options Clearing Corp.	Notice	Dec 17, 2019

Small Business Administration

Title	Type	Published
Small Business Administration Class Waiver of the Nonmanufacturer Rule The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is considering granting a request for a class waiver of the Nonmanufacturer Rule (NMR) for commercially available off-the-shelf laptop and tablet computers under North American Industry Classification Syst...	Notice	Dec 17, 2019

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Trade Representative, Office of United States

Product Exclusion and Amendments:

Title	Type	Published
Trade Representative, Office of United States Notice of Product Exclusion and Amendments: China's Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property, and Innovation Effective July 6, 2018, the U.S. Trade Representative imposed additional duties on goods of China with an annual trade value of approximately $34 billion as part of the action in the Section 301 investigation of China's acts, policies, and practices...	Notice	Dec 17, 2019

Product Exclusions:

Title	Type	Published
Trade Representative, Office of United States Notice of Product Exclusions: China's Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property, and Innovation In September 2018, the U.S. Trade Representative imposed additional duties on goods of China with an annual trade value of approximately $200 billion as part of the action in the Section 301 investigation of China's acts, policies, and practices rela...	Notice	Dec 17, 2019
Trade Representative, Office of United States Notice of Product Exclusions: China's Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property, and Innovation Effective August 23, 2018, the U.S. Trade Representative imposed additional duties on goods of China with an annual trade value of approximately $16 billion as part of the action in the Section 301 investigation of China's acts, policies, and practic...	Notice	Dec 17, 2019

Transportation Department

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FRA Notice of Application for Approval of Discontinuance or Modification of a Railroad Signal System Application for Approval of Discontinuance or Modification of a Railroad Signal System	Notice	Dec 17, 2019
Transportation Department > FRA Notice of Application for Approval of Discontinuance or Modification of a Railroad Signal System Application for Approval of Discontinuance or Modification of a Railroad Signal System	Notice	Dec 17, 2019

Airworthiness Directives:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Embraer S.A. Airplanes The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Embraer S.A. Model ERJ 190-100 STD, -100 LR, -100 ECJ, -100 IGW, -200 STD, -200 LR, and -200 IGW airplanes. This proposed AD was prompted by a report of erroneous indications of...	Proposed Rule	Dec 17, 2019
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Embraer S.A. Airplanes The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Embraer S.A. Model ERJ 170 airplanes. This proposed AD was prompted by a report of erroneous indications of certain engine parameters and reports of "pitch up" and "pitch down"...	Proposed Rule	Dec 17, 2019
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Robinson Helicopter Company Helicopters The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Robinson Helicopter Company Model R44 and R44 II helicopters with an agricultural spray system installed by Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) SR00286BO (spray system). This spray syst...	Proposed Rule	Dec 17, 2019
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes The FAA proposes to supersede Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2018-16-05, which applies to all The Boeing Company Model 757-200, - 200PF, -200CB, and -300 series airplanes. AD 2018-16-05 requires repetitive inspections for skin cracking and shim migrati...	Proposed Rule	Dec 17, 2019

Amendment of Class E Airspace:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Astoria, OR This action proposes to amend the Class E airspace area, designated as a surface area, at Astoria Regional Airport, Astoria, OR by reducing the size of the Class E surface airspace. Also, this action proposes to amend the Class E airspace by adding t...	Proposed Rule	Dec 17, 2019

Treasury Department

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > IRS Dividend Equivalents From Sources Within the United States This document contains final regulations relating to certain financial products providing for payments that are contingent upon or determined by reference to U.S. source dividend payments.	Rule	Dec 17, 2019
Treasury Department > IRS Foreign Tax Credit Guidance Related to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Overall Foreign Loss Recapture, and Foreign Tax Redeterminations This document contains final regulations that provide guidance relating to the determination of the foreign tax credit under the Internal Revenue Code. The guidance relates to changes made to the applicable law by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which was...	Rule	Dec 17, 2019
Treasury Department > IRS Guidance Related to the Allocation and Apportionment of Deductions and Foreign Taxes, Financial Services Income, Foreign Tax Redeterminations, Foreign Tax Credit Disallowance Under Section 965(g), and Consolidated Groups This document contains proposed regulations that provide guidance relating to the allocation and apportionment of deductions and creditable foreign taxes, the definition of financial services income, foreign tax redeterminations, availability of fore...	Proposed Rule	Dec 17, 2019
Treasury Department > IRS Treatment of Payments to Charitable Entities in Return for Consideration This document provides proposed amendments to the regulations under sections 162, 164, and 170 of the Internal Revenue Code (Code). First, the proposed amendments update the regulations under section 162 to reflect current law regarding the applicati...	Proposed Rule	Dec 17, 2019

Federal Register December 17, 2019

Agencies Publishing on December 17, 2019

Agriculture Department

Meetings:

National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard:

Civil Rights Commission

Commerce Department

Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Investigations, Orders, or Reviews:

Authorization of Production Activity:

Fisheries of the Northeastern United States:

Fisheries off West Coast States:

Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities:

Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Defense Department

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Education Department

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

Applications for New Awards:

Energy Department

Application:

Charter Renewal:

Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.:

Filing:

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

Environmental Protection Agency

Air Quality State Implementation Plans; Approvals and Promulgations:

National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants:

Proposed Consent Decree:

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board

Health and Human Services Department

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

Meetings:

Request for Information:

Homeland Security Department

Safety Zone:

I Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development

Request for Nominations:

Interior Department

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

International Trade Commission

Complaint:

Justice Department

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

Proposed Consent Decree:

Labor Department

Labor Organization Annual Financial Reports:

State Plans:

National Credit Union Administration

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses and Combined Licenses Involving No Significant Hazards Considerations:

P Postal Regulatory Commission

Postal Service

Product Change:

S Science and Technology Policy Office

Request for Information:

Securities and Exchange Commission

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes:

Small Business Administration

T Trade Representative, Office of United States

Product Exclusion and Amendments:

Product Exclusions:

Transportation Department

Airworthiness Directives:

Amendment of Class E Airspace:

Treasury Department

Volume Information

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Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development

P
Postal Regulatory Commission

S
Science and Technology Policy Office

T
Trade Representative, Office of United States