Federal Register December 8, 2020
View all documents issued on December 8, 2020. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.
90 documents were published on this date.
Agencies Publishing on December 8, 2020
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Agriculture Department
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Commerce Department
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Defense Department
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Education Department
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Energy Department
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Environmental Protection Agency
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Executive Office of the President
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Federal Communications Commission
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Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission
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Federal Reserve System
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Health and Human Services Department
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Homeland Security Department
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Housing and Urban Development Department
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Interior Department
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International Trade Commission
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Justice Department
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Labor Department
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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Peace Corps
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Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
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PPostal Regulatory Commission (1)
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Securities and Exchange Commission
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Social Security Administration
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State Department
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Surface Transportation Board
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Transportation Department
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Treasury Department
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UUnified Carrier Registration Plan (1)
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Veterans Affairs Department
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Agriculture Department
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This notice announces the Agricultural Marketing Service's (AMS) intention to request that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approve a 3-year extension of a currently approved information collection for the "Reporting and Recordkeeping Requir...
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Notice | Dec 08, 2020 |
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Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
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Notice | Dec 08, 2020 |
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The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is announcing the designation of Amarillo Grain Exchange, Inc. (Amarillo) to provide Class X or Class Y weighing services under the United States Grain Standards Act (USGSA), as amended.
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Notice | Dec 08, 2020 |
Commerce Department
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The Department of Commerce (Commerce) has received requests to conduct administrative reviews of various antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders and findings with October anniversary dates. In accordance with Commerce's regulations...
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Notice | Dec 08, 2020 |
Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Investigations, Orders, or Reviews:
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The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is rescinding the administrative review of the antidumping duty (AD) order on certain cold-drawn mechanical tubing of carbon and alloy steel (cold-drawn mechanical tubing) from Switzerland for the period of revie...
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Notice | Dec 08, 2020 |
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The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is rescinding the administrative review of the countervailing duty order on certain steel racks (steel racks) from the People's Republic of China (China) for the period December 3, 2018, through December 31, 2019...
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Notice | Dec 08, 2020 |
Fisheries of the Northeastern United States:
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The New England Fishery Management Council is drafting Amendment 21 to the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Management Plan, which considers measures related to the Northern Gulf of Maine Scallop Management Area and various Limited Access General Categor...
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Notice | Dec 08, 2020 |
Pacific Island Fisheries:
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The Hawaii Longline Association (HLA) has applied for an experimental fishing permit (EFP) to test the conservation and management usefulness of tori lines (bird scaring streamers) in the Hawaii deep-set longline fishery.
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Notice | Dec 08, 2020 |
Defense Department
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The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales notification.
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Notice | Dec 08, 2020 |
Certificate of Alternate Compliance:
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The U.S. Navy hereby announces that a Certificate of Alternate Compliance has been issued for USS OREGON (SSN 793). Due to the special construction and purpose of this vessel, the Deputy Assistant Judge Advocate General (DAJAG) (Admiralty and Maritim...
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Notice | Dec 08, 2020 |
Education Department
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
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In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing an extension without change of a currently approved collection.
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Notice | Dec 08, 2020 |
Energy Department
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EIA submitted an information collection request for extension as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The information collection requests a three-year extension of the Natural Gas Data Collection Program, OMB Control Number 1905-0175. The...
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Notice | Dec 08, 2020 |
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Combined Filings
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Notice | Dec 08, 2020 |
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Combined Filings
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Notice | Dec 08, 2020 |
Application:
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Aspinook Hydro, LLC
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Notice | Dec 08, 2020 |
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California Department of Water Resources and Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
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Notice | Dec 08, 2020 |
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Kings River Conservation District
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Notice | Dec 08, 2020 |
Authority To Import and Export Natural Gas, etc.:
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The Office of Fossil Energy (FE) of the Department of Energy (DOE) gives notice (Notice) of receipt of an application (Application), filed on November 18, 2020, by Vista Pacifico LNG, S.A.P.I de C.V. (Vista Pacifico), and supplemented on November 23,...
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Notice | Dec 08, 2020 |
Energy Conservation Program:
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The U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE") is undertaking an early assessment review for amended energy conservation standards for miscellaneous refrigeration products to determine whether to amend the applicable energy conservation standards for this pro...
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Proposed Rule | Dec 08, 2020 |
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The U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE") is undertaking an early assessment review to determine whether to proceed with a rulemaking to amend DOE's test procedures for packaged terminal air conditioners ("PTACs") and packaged terminal heat pumps ("PTHPs...
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Proposed Rule | Dec 08, 2020 |
Environmental Protection Agency
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to submit a renewal of an information collection request (ICR), "Implementation of the 8-hour National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone: State Implementation Plan Requirements" (EPA IC...
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Notice | Dec 08, 2020 |
State Coal Combustion Residuals Permit Program:
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Pursuant to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) is proposing to approve in part the Texas Coal Combustion Residuals (CCR) permit program. After reviewing the state CCR permit prog...
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Proposed Rule | Dec 08, 2020 |
Executive Office of the President
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Artificial Intelligence in Federal Government, Use of Trustworthy; Promotion Efforts (EO 13960)
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Presidential Document | Dec 08, 2020 |
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COVID19 Response and Economic Recovery Facilitation in Iowa; Extension of Governor's Use of National Guard (Memorandum of December 3, 2020)
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Presidential Document | Dec 08, 2020 |
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COVID19 Response and Economic Recovery Facilitation in Various States and Territories; Extension of Governors' Use of National Guard (Memorandum of December 3, 2020)
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Presidential Document | Dec 08, 2020 |
Federal Communications Commission
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The National Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2020 (Suicide Hotline Act) designates 988 as the universal telephone number within the United States for the purpose of the national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline system within one...
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Notice | Dec 08, 2020 |
Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission
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Meetings; Sunshine Act
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Notice | Dec 08, 2020 |
Federal Reserve System
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Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies
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Notice | Dec 08, 2020 |
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The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) is adopting a final rule (final rule) to amend the Board's assessment rule, Regulation TT, pursuant to Section 318 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the Dodd...
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Rule | Dec 08, 2020 |
Change in Bank Control:
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Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company
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Notice | Dec 08, 2020 |
Health and Human Services Department
Meetings:
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Clinical Center
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Notice | Dec 08, 2020 |
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National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
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Notice | Dec 08, 2020 |
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National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
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Notice | Dec 08, 2020 |
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National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
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Notice | Dec 08, 2020 |
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National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
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Notice | Dec 08, 2020 |
Requests for Nominations:
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HRSA is seeking nominations of qualified candidates to be considered for appointment as members of the National Advisory Council on Migrant Health (NACMH). The NACMH consults with and makes recommendations to the HHS Secretary concerning the organiza...
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Notice | Dec 08, 2020 |
Single-Source Grant:
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ACF/OPRE announces the intent to award a grant in the amount of $499,514 to the University of Maryland in College Park, Maryland. The purpose of this award is to develop alternative statistical methods for adjusting Temporary Assistance for Needy Fam...
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Notice | Dec 08, 2020 |
Homeland Security Department
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announces the activation of a Plan of Action to establish a National Strategy for the manufacture, allocation, and distribution of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to respond to COVID-19 implemented u...
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Notice | Dec 08, 2020 |
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the...
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Notice | Dec 08, 2020 |
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public to take this opportunity to comment on a reinstatement, with change, of a previously approved infor...
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Notice | Dec 08, 2020 |
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the...
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Notice | Dec 08, 2020 |
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the...
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Notice | Dec 08, 2020 |
Housing and Urban Development Department
Fair Housing Act Design and Construction Requirements:
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This rule amends HUD's Fair Housing Act design and construction regulations by incorporating by reference the 2009 edition of the International Code Council (ICC) Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities (ICC A117.1-2009) standard, as a safe ha...
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Rule | Dec 08, 2020 |
Interior Department
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
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In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) are proposing to renew an information collection.
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Notice | Dec 08, 2020 |
Meetings:
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In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Southeast Oregon Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet as...
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Notice | Dec 08, 2020 |
Permit Application:
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We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, have received a request under the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 from the Kaktovik I[ntilde]upiat Corporation (KIC), for authorization to take by harassment small numbers of polar bears incidental to seis...
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Notice | Dec 08, 2020 |
Requests for Nominations:
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The purpose of this notice is to request public nominations to the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Utah Resource Advisory Council (RAC).
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Notice | Dec 08, 2020 |
International Trade Commission
Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Investigations, Orders, or Reviews:
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The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of the final phase of countervailing duty investigation Nos. 701-TA-650-651 (Final) pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 ("the Act") to determine whether an industry in the United States is materiall...
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Notice | Dec 08, 2020 |
Justice Department
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The Department of Justice, Office of Private Sector, is submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
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Notice | Dec 08, 2020 |
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
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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...
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Notice | Dec 08, 2020 |
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The Department of Justice (DOJ), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Ac...
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Notice | Dec 08, 2020 |
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The Department of Justice (DOJ), Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), will submit the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork...
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Notice | Dec 08, 2020 |
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The Department of Justice (DOJ), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Ac...
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Notice | Dec 08, 2020 |
Guidance:
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This notice publishes updated and supplemental guidance on the use of arbitration by the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice. The document includes case selection criteria to help identify Antitrust Division cases that would benefit from...
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Notice | Dec 08, 2020 |
Importer of Controlled Substances Application:
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Johnson Matthey Inc. has applied to be registered as an importer of basic class(es) of controlled substance(s). Refer to Supplemental Information listed below for further drug information.
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Notice | Dec 08, 2020 |
Proposed Consent Decree:
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CERCLA
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Notice | Dec 08, 2020 |
Labor Department
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
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The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management (OASAM)-sponsored information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accord...
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Notice | Dec 08, 2020 |
Charter Renewal:
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The Secretary of Labor (Secretary) has renewed the charter for MACOSH.
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Notice | Dec 08, 2020 |
Requests for Nominations:
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OSHA invites interested persons to submit nominations for membership on the Maritime Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health (MACOSH).
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Notice | Dec 08, 2020 |
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is requesting public comment on this proposed Evaluation Policy Statement that presents the standards that will govern the NRC's planning, conduct, and use of program evaluations. The policy statement is i...
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Notice | Dec 08, 2020 |
Guidance:
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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing a draft report for comment, NUREG-1757, Volume 2, Revision 2, "Consolidated Decommissioning Guidance, Characterization, Survey, and Determination of Radiological Criteria." NUREG-1757 has been revise...
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Notice | Dec 08, 2020 |
Peace Corps
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The Peace Corps will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and implementing OMB guidance, we are request...
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Notice | Dec 08, 2020 |
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The Peace Corps will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and implementing OMB guidance, we are request...
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Notice | Dec 08, 2020 |
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The Peace Corps will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and implementing OMB guidance, we are request...
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Notice | Dec 08, 2020 |
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
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The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) is requesting that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) extend approval, under the Paperwork Reduction Act, of a collection of information under PBGC's regulation on Missing Participants, with modi...
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Notice | Dec 08, 2020 |
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Postal Regulatory Commission
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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.
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Notice | Dec 08, 2020 |
Securities and Exchange Commission
Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes:
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Fixed Income Clearing Corp.
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Notice | Dec 08, 2020 |
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NYSE Arca, Inc.
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Notice | Dec 08, 2020 |
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NYSE Arca, Inc.
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Notice | Dec 08, 2020 |
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The Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC
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Notice | Dec 08, 2020 |
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The Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC
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Notice | Dec 08, 2020 |
Social Security Administration
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Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
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Notice | Dec 08, 2020 |
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In accordance with 20 CFR 402.35(b)(2), 404.985(e) and 416.1485(e), the Commissioner of Social Security gives notice of the rescission of Social Security Acquiescence Ruling 15-1(4).
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Notice | Dec 08, 2020 |
State Department
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
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The Department of State is seeking Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the information collection described below. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we are requesting comments on this collection from all intereste...
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Notice | Dec 08, 2020 |
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The Department of State has submitted the information collection described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 we are requesting comments on this collection from all...
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Notice | Dec 08, 2020 |
Surface Transportation Board
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Roster of ArbitratorsAnnual Update
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Notice | Dec 08, 2020 |
Transportation Department
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FRA and FTA (together "the Agencies") are jointly issuing this notice to adopt the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) nationwide programmatic Section 4(f) evaluations for certain transportation projects having a net benefit to Section 4(f) prope...
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Notice | Dec 08, 2020 |
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Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) and its implementing regulations, this notice announces that FRA is forwarding the Information Collection Requests (ICRs) abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and com...
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Notice | Dec 08, 2020 |
Airworthiness Directives:
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The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all ATR--GIE Avions de Transport R[eacute]gional Model ATR42 airplanes; and Model ATR72 airplanes. This proposed AD was prompted by in-service data which revealed that the minimum opera...
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Proposed Rule | Dec 08, 2020 |
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The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2018-26-02 for Airbus Helicopters (previously Eurocopter France) Model AS350B3, EC130B4, and EC130T2 helicopters. AD 2018-26-02 required inspecting the pilot's and co-pilot's throttle twist for prop...
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Rule | Dec 08, 2020 |
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The FAA proposes to supersede Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2019-03-10, which applies to all Airbus SAS Model A300 series airplanes; and Model A300 B4-600, B4-600R, and F4-600R series airplanes, and Model A300 C4-605R Variant F airplanes (collectively...
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Proposed Rule | Dec 08, 2020 |
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The FAA is revising an earlier proposed Airworthiness Directive (AD) for Bell Textron Inc. (Bell) Model 205B helicopters which proposed to require reducing the life limit of certain tail rotor (T/R) blades and re-identifying certain T/R blades with a...
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Proposed Rule | Dec 08, 2020 |
Petition for Exemption; Summary:
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This notice contains a summary of a petition seeking relief from specified requirements of Federal Aviation Regulations. The purpose of this notice is to improve the public's awareness of, and participation in, the FAA's exemption process. Neither pu...
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Notice | Dec 08, 2020 |
Pipeline Safety: Request for Special Permit:
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PHMSA is publishing this notice to solicit public comments on a request for special permit received from the Colorado Interstate Gas Company, L.L.C. (CIG). The special permit request is seeking relief from compliance with certain requirements in the...
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Notice | Dec 08, 2020 |
Treasury Department
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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...
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Notice | Dec 08, 2020 |
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
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The Internal Revenue Service, 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 information collections, as required by the Paperwo...
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Notice | Dec 08, 2020 |
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The Internal Revenue Service, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as requ...
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Notice | Dec 08, 2020 |
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The OCC, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on the renewal of an information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA...
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Notice | Dec 08, 2020 |
U
Unified Carrier Registration Plan
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Meetings; Sunshine Act
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Notice | Dec 08, 2020 |
Veterans Affairs Department
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
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In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, this notice announces that the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, Department of Veterans Affairs, will submit the collection of information abstracted below to the Off...
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Notice | Dec 08, 2020 |
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