April 16, 2020 (Volume 85)

Federal Register April 16, 2020

View all documents issued on April 16, 2020. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

101 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on April 16, 2020

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

Title Type Published
The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is announcing the 2020/2021 rates it will charge for voluntary grading, inspection, certification, auditing, and laboratory services for a variety of agricultural commodities including meat and poultry, fruits...
Notice Apr 16, 2020
We are advising the public that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has received a petition from Agrivida, Inc. (Agrivida) seeking a determination of nonregulated status for maize designated as Maize Event PY203, which has been gen...
Notice Apr 16, 2020
We are advising the public of our decision to authorize importation of sand pears from all production areas of Japan into the United States and to revise the conditions under which they may be imported. Based on the findings of a commodity import eva...
Notice Apr 16, 2020
This notice lists the newspapers that will be used by the Ranger Districts, Forests, and Regional Office of the Rocky Mountain Region to publish legal notices. The intended effect of this action is to inform interested members of the public which new...
Notice Apr 16, 2020
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the intention of the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) to seek approval to reinstate an information collection to gather data related to the production and ma...
Notice Apr 16, 2020
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations, the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing its intention to request renewal of the approved information collection rega...
Notice Apr 16, 2020
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC Program or WIC) is issuing this Request for Information to obtain input from WIC State agencies,...
Notice Apr 16, 2020
Jeff E. Schramm, the Forest Supervisor for the Chugach National Forest, Alaska Region, has signed the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Revised Land Management Plan (Land Management Plan) for the Chugach National Forest. The ROD documents the rational...
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Civil Rights Commission logo Civil Rights Commission

Title Type Published
The Commission on Civil Rights published a notice in the Federal Register of Tuesday March 17, 2020, concerning a meeting of the Mississippi Advisory Committee. The document contained a meeting time that is now changed.
Notice Apr 16, 2020

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

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Notice Apr 16, 2020
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) publishes its final List of Fisheries (LOF) for 2020, as required by the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). The LOF for 2020 reflects new information on interactions between commercial fisheries and mari...
Rule Apr 16, 2020
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold joint public meeting of the Council and the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC).
Notice Apr 16, 2020
The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a joint public meeting of its Ecosystem-Based Fishery Management (EBFM) Committee via webinar to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ)....
Notice Apr 16, 2020
The Economic Development Administration (EDA) has received petitions for certification of eligibility to apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance from the firms listed below. Accordingly, EDA has initiated investigations to determine whether increased i...
Notice Apr 16, 2020
The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold public hearings via webinar pertaining to Regulatory Amendment 34 to the Snapper Grouper Fishery Management Plan for the South Atlantic Region. The amendment would designate artificial...
Notice Apr 16, 2020
In accordance with the regulations implementing the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) as amended, notification is hereby given that NMFS has issued an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind, LLC (Atlantic Shores)...
Notice Apr 16, 2020
NMFS has received a request from the U.S. Navy (Navy) for authorization to take marine mammals incidental to the Floating Dry Dock Project at Naval Base San Diego in San Diego, California. Pursuant to the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS is...
Notice Apr 16, 2020
The Western Pacific Stock Assessment Review (WPSAR) Steering Committee will convene a public meeting to discuss and approve the 5- year calendar for stock assessments, and to address any other concerns related to the WPSAR process.
Notice Apr 16, 2020

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau logo Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Title Type Published
Under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), this notice sets forth the announcement of a public meeting of the Academic Research Council (ARC or Council) of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (Bureau). The notice also describes the func...
Notice Apr 16, 2020
Under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), this notice sets forth the announcement of a public meeting of the Community Bank Advisory Council (CBAC or Council) of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (Bureau). The notice also describes t...
Notice Apr 16, 2020
Under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), this notice sets forth the announcement of a public meeting of the Consumer Advisory Board (CAB or Board) of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (Bureau). The notice also describes the function...
Notice Apr 16, 2020
Under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), this notice sets forth the announcement of a public meeting of the Credit Union Advisory Council (CUAC or Council) of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (Bureau). The notice also describes the...
Notice Apr 16, 2020

Consumer Product Safety Commission logo Consumer Product Safety Commission

Title Type Published
Under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) may charge certain fees to recover the direct costs of providing specific FOIA services, such as duplication and searching for responsive records. The CPSC is...
Proposed Rule Apr 16, 2020

Defense Department logo Defense Department

Title Type Published
On March 31, 2020, DoD, GSA, and NASA published a rule proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to incorporate recent revisions and updates to accessibility standards issued by the U.S. Access Board pursuant to section 508 of the R...
Proposed Rule Apr 16, 2020
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ("USACE"), Vicksburg District, is announcing its intent to prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for the Yazoo Basin Reformulation Study, Yazoo Backwater Area, 58 FR 52, 103 (October 6, 1993). R...
Notice Apr 16, 2020

Education Department logo Education Department

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing an extension of an existing information collection.
Notice Apr 16, 2020

Election Assistance Commission logo Election Assistance Commission

Title Type Published
Sunshine Act Notice; Notice of Public Hearing Agenda.
Notice Apr 16, 2020

Energy Department logo Energy Department

Title Type Published
Champlain Hudson Power Express, Inc. (CHPEI) and CHPE, LLC (together, the Applicants) have filed a joint application to voluntarily transfer ownership of the facilities owned by CHPEI and authorized for cross-border electric power transmission by Pre...
Notice Apr 16, 2020
Notice Apr 16, 2020
In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) is soliciting public comment on the currently approved information collection, FERC-73 (Oil Pipeline Service Lif...
Notice Apr 16, 2020
In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) is soliciting public comment on the proposedinformation collection FERC-725N(1) \1\ (Mandatory Reliability TPL S...
Notice Apr 16, 2020
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is initiating a data collection process through this request for information (RFI) to consider whether to amend DOE's test procedure for consumer water heaters and residential-duty commercial water heaters. Specifi...
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Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator's October 16, 2017, Directive Promoting Transparency and Public Participation in Consent Decrees and Settlement Agreements, notice is hereby given of a proposed settlement agr...
Notice Apr 16, 2020

Executive Office of the President logo Executive Office of the President

Title Type Published
Presidential Document Apr 16, 2020

Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, this notice announces the next meeting date, time, and agenda of the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC or Commission) Consumer Advisory Committee (hereinafter the "Committee"). The Committ...
Notice Apr 16, 2020
In this document, the Commission makes non-substantive, editorial revisions to the Commission's rules to eliminate regulations that have become unnecessary because they no longer have any applicability. These relevant provisions are now without legal...
Rule Apr 16, 2020
In this document, the Commission seeks comment on whether to adopt changes to our rules governing the resolution of program carriage disputes between video programming vendors and multichannel video programming distributors (MVPDs) to ensure an exped...
Proposed Rule Apr 16, 2020

Federal Election Commission logo Federal Election Commission

Title Type Published
Notice Apr 16, 2020

Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council logo Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council

Title Type Published
Notice of Special Meeting.
Notice Apr 16, 2020

Federal Maritime Commission logo Federal Maritime Commission

Title Type Published
As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal Maritime Commission (Commission) invites comments on the continuing information collection (an extension w...
Notice Apr 16, 2020

Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission logo Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission

Title Type Published
The Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission (the "Commission") is suspending all in-person hearings, settlement judge conferences, and mediations until May 31, 2020.
Notice Apr 16, 2020

General Services Administration logo General Services Administration

No documents available.

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Title Type Published
Notice Apr 16, 2020
Notice Apr 16, 2020
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, Agency, or we) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the Agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), Federal Agencies are required to p...
Notice Apr 16, 2020
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the Agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), Federal Agencies are required to publis...
Notice Apr 16, 2020
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the withdrawal of a notice that was published in the Federal Register of March 6, 2020.
Notice Apr 16, 2020
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the Agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), Federal Agencies are required to publis...
Notice Apr 16, 2020
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a proposed collection of information has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA).
Notice Apr 16, 2020
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a proposed collection of information has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Notice Apr 16, 2020
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a proposed collection of information has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
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The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is requesting expedited review of an information collection request from the Office of Management and Budget...
Notice Apr 16, 2020
The Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Validation of Alternative Methods (ICCVAM) will hold a public forum to share information and facilitate direct communication of ideas and suggestions from stakeholders. Interested persons may view the pre...
Notice Apr 16, 2020
HRSA is publishing this notice of petitions received under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (the Program), as required by Section 2112(b)(2) of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act, as amended. While the Secretary of HHS is named as th...
Notice Apr 16, 2020
In compliance with the requirement of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, for opportunity for public comment on proposed data collection projects, the Clinical Center, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will publish periodic summaries of propos...
Notice Apr 16, 2020
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 to take this opportunity to comme...
Notice Apr 16, 2020
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is opening a docket to solicit public comment on the scope of upcoming funding announcements for the World Trade Center (W...
Notice Apr 16, 2020

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Paperwork Reductions Act (PRA) of 1995 the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will submit the following Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Bud...
Notice Apr 16, 2020
The Homeland Security Advisory Council ("HSAC" or "Council") will meet via conference call on Thursday, May 7, 2020. The meeting will be partially closed to the public. Members of the public will be in listen-only mode during the open session.
Notice Apr 16, 2020

Housing and Urban Development Department logo Housing and Urban Development Department

Title Type Published
Section 106 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989 (the HUD Reform Act) requires HUD to publish quarterly Federal Register notices of all regulatory waivers that HUD has approved. Each notice covers the quarterly period...
Notice Apr 16, 2020

Interior Department logo Interior Department

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is proposing to renew an information collection request.
Notice Apr 16, 2020
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), revise the List of Migratory Birds protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) by both adding and removing species. Reasons for the changes to the list include adding species based on new taxono...
Rule Apr 16, 2020
This notice announces the extension of the Class III gaming compact between the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of North & South Dakota and the State of South Dakota.
Notice Apr 16, 2020
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, are publishing an amended list of the nonnative bird species that have been introduced by humans into the United States or U.S. territories and to which the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) does not apply. The...
Notice Apr 16, 2020

International Trade Commission logo International Trade Commission

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on March 11, 2020, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of EMD Serono, Inc. of Rockland, Massachusetts. A supplement and amen...
Notice Apr 16, 2020
The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of full reviews pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 ("the Act") to determine whether revocation of the antidumping duty order on steel concrete reinforcing bar from Mexico and the countervailing dut...
Notice Apr 16, 2020
The United States International Trade Commission (Commission) provides notice that, to address concerns related to COVID-19, it is temporarily waiving and amending certain of the Commission's rules that permit participants to appear in-person to give...
Notice Apr 16, 2020

Justice Department logo Justice Department

Title Type Published
The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics, will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Pap...
Notice Apr 16, 2020
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is providing notice of an application it has received from an entity applying to be registered to manufacture in bulk basic class(es) of controlled substances listed in schedule I. DEA intends to evaluate thi...
Notice Apr 16, 2020
Notice of application.
Notice Apr 16, 2020

Labor Department logo Labor Department

Title Type Published
The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)-sponsored information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork...
Notice Apr 16, 2020
The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)-sponsored information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork...
Notice Apr 16, 2020

National Aeronautics and Space Administration logo National Aeronautics and Space Administration

No documents available.

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National Science Foundation

Title Type Published
The National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES) within the National Science Foundation (NSF) is announcing plans to request approval for a new collection referred to as the National Training, Education, and Workforce Survey (NTEWS)...
Notice Apr 16, 2020
Notice Apr 16, 2020

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title Type Published
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will convene a teleconference meeting of the Advisory Committee on the Medical Uses of Isotopes (ACMUI) on April 30, 2020, to discuss the draft recommendations of the ACMUI COVID-19 Subcommittee. The ACMUI...
Notice Apr 16, 2020
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering issuance of an amendment to Renewed Facility Operating License No. NPF- 77, issued to Exelon Generation Company, LLC, for operation of the Braidwood Station, Unit No. 2. The proposed amendme...
Notice Apr 16, 2020

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Postal Regulatory Commission

Title Type Published
The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing for the Commission's consideration concerning a negotiated service agreement. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other administrative steps.
Notice Apr 16, 2020
The Commission is acknowledging a recent filing requesting the Commission initiate a rulemaking proceeding to consider changes to analytical principles relating to periodic reports (Proposal Two). This document informs the public of the filing, invit...
Proposed Rule Apr 16, 2020

Postal Service logo Postal Service

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 Apr 16, 2020
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 Apr 16, 2020
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 Apr 16, 2020
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 Apr 16, 2020

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Railroad Retirement Board

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) is forwarding an Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Our I...
Notice Apr 16, 2020

Small Business Administration logo Small Business Administration

Title Type Published
This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (FEMA-4473-DR), dated 01/16/2020. Incident: Earthquakes. Incident Period: 12/28/2019 through 02/04/2020.
Notice Apr 16, 2020

Surface Transportation Board logo Surface Transportation Board

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Title Type Published
The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Airbus SAS Model A350-941 and -1041 airplanes. This proposed AD was prompted by a report indicating that when the number 2 engine thrust reverser (T/R) was opened, the right-han...
Proposed Rule Apr 16, 2020
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain International Aero Engines, LLC (IAE) PW1133G-JM, PW1133GA-JM, PW1130G-JM, PW1129G-JM, PW1127G-JM, PW1127GA-JM, PW1127G1-JM, PW1124G- JM, PW1124G1-JM, and PW1122G-JM model turbofan en...
Rule Apr 16, 2020
This action establishes Class E airspace at Big Horn County Airport, Hardin, MT. The airspace extends upward from 700 feet above the surface and contains arriving and departing IFR aircraft operating to/from the airport.
Rule Apr 16, 2020
PHMSA is soliciting public comment on proposed amendments to the Federal Pipeline Safety Regulations for the safety of hazardous liquid pipelines that would revise the requirements for facility response plans, revise the definition for accidents, and...
Proposed Rule Apr 16, 2020
On March 10, 2020, FRA published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that would establish safety standards for the Texas Central Railroad (TCRR) high speed rail system. On March 12, 2020, FRA announced three public hearings to provide members of t...
Proposed Rule Apr 16, 2020

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

Title Type Published
This document contains a correction to the notice of proposed rulemaking that was published in the Federal Register on Thursday, April 2, 2020. The proposed regulations in the notice of proposed rulemaking provide guidance on the computation of life...
Proposed Rule Apr 16, 2020
This document contains proposed amendments to the regulations relating to the imposition of certain user fees on tax return preparers. The proposed regulations reduce the amount of the user fee to apply for or renew a preparer tax identification numb...
Proposed Rule Apr 16, 2020

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