December 18, 2019 (Volume 84)

Federal Register December 18, 2019

View all documents issued on December 18, 2019. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

97 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on December 18, 2019

Agency for International Development logo Agency for International Development

Title Type Published
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), 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 the following new information...
Notice Dec 18, 2019

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

Title Type Published
This Notice announces the acceptance of applications to enter into Contracts to make payments to eligible advanced biofuel producers under the Bioenergy Program for Advanced Biofuels to support and ensure an expanding production of advanced biofuels....
Notice Dec 18, 2019
Delegations of Authority by the Secretary of Agriculture and General Officers of the Department; CFR Correction
Rule Dec 18, 2019
The United States Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is extending the comment period due date for an interim final rule published on October 31, 2019, by an additional thirty (30) days from December 30, 2019 to January 2...
Rule Dec 18, 2019

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

Title Type Published
On July 31, 2019, the United States Patent and Trademark Office published in the Federal Register a final rule amending the regulations to mandate electronic filing of trademark applications and all submissions associated with trademark applications...
Rule Dec 18, 2019
Control Policy: End-User and End-Use Based; CFR Correction
Rule Dec 18, 2019

Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Investigations, Orders, or Reviews:

Title Type Published
The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is conducting an administrative review of the Agreement Suspending the Antidumping Investigation on Uranium from the Russian Federation (the Agreement). We preliminarily find that the State Atomic Energy Corporat...
Notice Dec 18, 2019
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 18, 2019
The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is initiating and issuing expedited preliminary results of changed circumstances reviews (CCRs) of the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on large diameter welded pipe from India.
Notice Dec 18, 2019
The Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that Yunnan Fuyang Trade Co., Ltd. (Fuyang) did not make a bona fide sale during the period of review (POR) June 1, 2017 through May 31, 2018. Therefore, we are rescinding this administrative review.
Notice Dec 18, 2019

Proposed Production Activity:

Defense Department logo Defense Department

Title Type Published
The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales notification.
Notice Dec 18, 2019
The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales notification.
Notice Dec 18, 2019
The NGA is rescinding a System of Records, TravelNet Files, B1211-04. This System of Records maintained employee and contractor records associated with foreign contracts, business engagements, and travel outside the United States. All TravelNet files...
Notice Dec 18, 2019
The DoD is publishing this notice to announce it is terminating the Threat Reduction Advisory Committee (TRAC) on December 16, 2019.
Notice Dec 18, 2019

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

Title Type Published
DoD is requesting the Office of Management and Budget provide emergency clearance of collections of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act.
Notice Dec 18, 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 Dec 18, 2019

Energy Department logo Energy Department

Title Type Published
Combined Filings
Notice Dec 18, 2019
Combined Filings
Notice Dec 18, 2019

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

Title Type Published
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is amending its diesel fuel regulations to allow fuel suppliers to distribute distillate diesel fuel that complies with the sulfur standard that applies internationally for ships instead of the fuel standards...
Rule Dec 18, 2019

Air Quality State Implementation Plans; Approvals and Promulgations:

Title Type Published
The Clean Air Act requires each State Implementation Plan (SIP) to contain adequate provisions prohibiting emissions that will have certain adverse air quality effects in other states. On October 25, 2018, the State of Alaska made a submission to the...
Rule Dec 18, 2019
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a state implementation plan (SIP) revision submittal from the State of West Virginia pursuant to the Clean Air Act (CAA). Whenever new or revised national ambient air quality standards...
Proposed Rule Dec 18, 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 Dec 18, 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 Dec 18, 2019
In this document, the Commission announces that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved, for a period of three years, the information collection associated with the Commission's Report and Order (Order) updating its leased access rules...
Rule Dec 18, 2019
Petitions for Reconsideration (Petitions) have been filed in the Commission's proceeding listed below by Kevin J. Allis, on behalf of National Congress of American Indians, Burt Q.C. Lum, on behalf of The Hawaii Broadband Initiative and Keith Krueger...
Proposed Rule Dec 18, 2019

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The Commission will consider a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would propose to designate 988 as the 3- digit number for a national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline. 2...................... ENGINEERING & TITLE: Use of the 5.850-...
Notice Dec 18, 2019

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation logo Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Title Type Published
Notice of Designated Reserve Ratio for 2020.
Notice Dec 18, 2019

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

Change in Bank Control:

Title Type Published
Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company
Notice Dec 18, 2019

Federal Trade Commission logo Federal Trade Commission

Analysis to Aid:

Title Type Published
The consent agreement in this matter settles alleged violations of federal law prohibiting unfair or deceptive acts or practices. The attached Analysis to Aid Public Comment describes both the allegations in the complaint and the terms of the consent...
Notice Dec 18, 2019

Proposed Consent Agreement:

Title Type Published
The consent agreement in this matter settles alleged violations of federal law prohibiting unfair or deceptive acts or practices. The attached Analysis to Aid Public Comment describes both the allegations in the complaint and the terms of the consent...
Notice Dec 18, 2019
The consent agreement in this matter settles alleged violations of federal law prohibiting unfair or deceptive acts or practices. The attached Analysis to Aid Public Comment describes both the allegations in the complaint and the terms of the consent...
Notice Dec 18, 2019
The consent agreement in this matter settles alleged violations of federal law prohibiting unfair or deceptive acts or practices. The attached Analysis to Aid Public Comment describes both the allegations in the complaint and the terms of the consent...
Notice Dec 18, 2019

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Title Type Published
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 18, 2019

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

Title Type Published
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is requesting a three-year extension of the form Income Withholding Order/ Notice for Support (IWO) (OMB #0970-0154, expiration 8/31/2020). This request includes minor revisions to the approved forms...
Notice Dec 18, 2019

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Center for Scientific Review
Notice Dec 18, 2019
National Cancer Institute
Notice Dec 18, 2019
National Cancer Institute
Notice Dec 18, 2019
National Cancer Institute
Notice Dec 18, 2019
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health
Notice Dec 18, 2019
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Notice Dec 18, 2019
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Notice Dec 18, 2019
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Notice Dec 18, 2019
National Institute of Nursing Research
Notice Dec 18, 2019
The subcommittees listed below are part of AHRQ's Health Services Research Initial Review Group Committee. Grant applications are to be reviewed and discussed at these meetings. Each subcommittee meeting will commence in open session before closing t...
Notice Dec 18, 2019

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

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

Title Type Published
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration (USCIS) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment upon this proposed revision of a currently approved collection of information. In accordance with the...
Notice Dec 18, 2019
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration (USCIS) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment upon this proposed new collection of information. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA...
Notice Dec 18, 2019

Safety Zone:

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard is proposing to establish a permanent safety zone around the Big Foot Tension Leg Platform (TLP), located in Walker Ridge 29 on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) in the Gulf of Mexico. The purpose of this proposed rule is to protect t...
Proposed Rule Dec 18, 2019
The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for certain waters of the Tongass Narrows. This action is necessary to provide for the safety of life on all navigable waters of the Tongass Narrows, from shoreline to shoreline, within a 500-ya...
Rule Dec 18, 2019

Security Zone:

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary security zone for all navigable waters within a 100-yard radius of berth four at the 10th Avenue Marine Terminal in San Diego, CA during the offload of narcotics from a military vessel. The security zone is...
Rule Dec 18, 2019

Interior Department logo Interior Department

Title Type Published
The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is amending its regulations governing Tribal Energy Resource Agreements (TERAs) between the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) and Indian Tribes. Tribes, at their discretion, may apply for TERAs. TERAs allow Trib...
Rule Dec 18, 2019

Acquisition Regulation:

Title Type Published
The Department of the Interior (DOI) is issuing a final rule amending the Department of the Interior Acquisition Regulation (DIAR) to implement Section 15(k) of the Small Business Act and remove outdated references and/or obsolete information.
Rule Dec 18, 2019

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

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, the National Park Service (NPS) are proposing a new information collection.
Notice Dec 18, 2019

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, announce the availability of the final record of decision for the final comprehensive conservation plan and final environmental impact statement for the National Bison Range in Montana.
Notice Dec 18, 2019

Plats of Survey:

Title Type Published
The plats of survey of the following described lands are scheduled to be officially filed in the Bureau of land Management (BLM), Eastern States Office, Washington, DC, 30 days from the date of this publication. The surveys, executed at the request o...
Notice Dec 18, 2019

International Trade Commission logo International Trade Commission

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

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission ("the Commission") has determined to review in part a remand initial determination ("RID") of the presiding administrative law judge ("ALJ") finding no violation of section 337. The...
Notice Dec 18, 2019

Justice Department logo Justice Department

Title Type Published
The Department of Justice (DOJ) is issuing a public notice of its intent to conduct a computer matching program with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Department of the Treasury. Under this matching program, entitled Taxpayer Address Request (TAR),...
Notice Dec 18, 2019

Millennium Challenge Corporation logo Millennium Challenge Corporation

Title Type Published
This report is provided in accordance with section 608(d)(2) of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003, as amended (the "Act"), 22 U.S.C. 7707(d)(2).
Notice Dec 18, 2019

National Archives and Records Administration logo National Archives and Records Administration

Title Type Published
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) publishes notice of certain Federal agency requests for records disposition authority (records schedules). We publish notice in the Federal Register and on regulations.gov for records schedules...
Notice Dec 18, 2019

National Credit Union Administration logo National Credit Union Administration

Title Type Published
Investment and Deposit Activities; CFR Correction
Rule Dec 18, 2019

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National Labor Relations Board

Title Type Published
The National Labor Relations Board has decided to issue this final rule for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of the National Labor Relations Act (the Act) which protect the exercise by workers of full freedom of association, self-organizati...
Rule Dec 18, 2019

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National Science Foundation

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Proposal Review Panel for Ocean Sciences
Notice Dec 18, 2019

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering issuance of exemptions that would permit the licensee to reduce its emergency planning (EP) activities at the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station (Pilgrim). Specifically, the licensee is seeking e...
Notice Dec 18, 2019

P
Postal Regulatory Commission

Title Type Published
The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing requesting the removal of Return Receipt for Merchandise Service from the Market Dominant product list. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other ad...
Notice Dec 18, 2019

Postal Service logo Postal Service

Product Change:

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 18, 2019
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 18, 2019

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes:

Title Type Published
Cboe Exchange, Inc.
Notice Dec 18, 2019
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.
Notice Dec 18, 2019
ICE Clear Europe Ltd.
Notice Dec 18, 2019
NYSE Chicago, Inc.
Notice Dec 18, 2019
Nasdaq PHLX LLC
Notice Dec 18, 2019
New York Stock Exchange, LLC
Notice Dec 18, 2019
The Depository Trust Co.
Notice Dec 18, 2019
The Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC
Notice Dec 18, 2019
The Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC
Notice Dec 18, 2019

Small Business Administration logo Small Business Administration

Disaster Declaration:

Title Type Published
This is a notice of an Administrative declaration of a disaster for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania dated 12/11/2019. Incident: Severe Storms and High Winds. Incident Period: 10/31/2019 through 11/01/2019.
Notice Dec 18, 2019

Social Security Administration logo Social Security Administration

Title Type Published
We are publishing a final rule we proposed in November 2018 regarding setting the time, place, and manner of appearance for hearings at the administrative law judge (ALJ) level of our administrative review process, with modifications. Our final rule...
Rule Dec 18, 2019

State Department logo State Department

Title Type Published
Performance Review Board Members
Notice Dec 18, 2019

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Trade Representative, Office of United States

Modification of Section 301 Action:

Title Type Published
In accordance with the direction of the President, the U.S. Trade Representative has determined to modify the action being taken in this Section 301 investigation by suspending, until further notice, the additional duty of 15 percent on certain produ...
Notice Dec 18, 2019

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Title Type Published
Petition for Waiver of Compliance
Notice Dec 18, 2019
Petition for Waiver of Compliance
Notice Dec 18, 2019
Pursuant to a recommendation by the Department of Transportation (DOT or the Department) Advisory Committee on Human Trafficking, the Secretary of Transportation is launching the annual Combating Human Trafficking in Transportation Impact Award ("the...
Notice Dec 18, 2019
The FHWA is proposing to amend its Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (Uniform Act) regulations. The revisions are prompted by enactment of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21),...
Proposed Rule Dec 18, 2019

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

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FMCSA announces its plan to submit the information collection request (ICR) described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for its review and approval and invites public comment. T...
Notice Dec 18, 2019
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 for a new information collection. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment...
Notice Dec 18, 2019
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FMCSA announces its plan to submit the Information Collection Request (ICR) described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for its review and approval and invites public comment. F...
Notice Dec 18, 2019
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FMCSA announces its plan to submit the Information Collection Request (ICR) described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval and invites public comment. FMCSA requests a...
Notice Dec 18, 2019

Amendment of Class E Airspace:

Title Type Published
This action proposes to amend the Class E airspace area, designated as a surface area, at the Rifle Garfield County Airport, Rifle, CO. The proposal would increase the circular radius of the area in the west and northwest of the airport. Also, this a...
Proposed Rule Dec 18, 2019

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

Title Type Published
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 18, 2019
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 18, 2019
This document contains final regulations that provide guidance regarding the distribution by a distributing corporation of stock or securities of a controlled corporation without the recognition of income, gain, or loss. In particular, the final regu...
Rule Dec 18, 2019
The Department of the Treasury (Treasury) is issuing this notice to advise the public of the calculation of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program's (TRIP or Program) insurance marketplace aggregate retention amount (IMARA) under the Terrorism Risk Ins...
Notice Dec 18, 2019

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

Title Type Published
The Department of the Treasury will submit the following information collection requests to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, on or after the date of publication...
Notice Dec 18, 2019
The Department of the Treasury will submit the following information collection requests to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, on or after the date of publication...
Notice Dec 18, 2019
The Department of the Treasury will submit the following information collection requests to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, on or after the date of publication...
Notice Dec 18, 2019
The Department of the Treasury will submit the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, on or after the date of publication...
Notice Dec 18, 2019

Regulatory Capital Rule:

Title Type Published
The OCC is making technical corrections to the Capital Simplification for Qualifying Community Banking Organizations final rule that appeared in the Federal Register on November 13, 2019. The technical corrections align the rule text in the final rul...
Rule Dec 18, 2019

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