January 22, 2021 (Volume 86)

Federal Register January 22, 2021

View all documents issued on January 22, 2021. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

116 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on January 22, 2021

Administrative Conference of the United States logo Administrative Conference of the United States

Title Type Published
The Administrative Conference of the United States adopted six recommendations and one official statement at its virtual Seventy-third Plenary Session. The appended recommendations address: (a) Rules on Rulemakings; (b) Protected Materials in Public...
Notice Jan 22, 2021

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

Title Type Published
This notice lists all newspapers that will be used by the Ranger Districts, Grasslands, Forests and the Regional Office of the Southern Region to publish notices required under 36 CFR parts 218 and 219. The intended effect of this action is to inform...
Notice Jan 22, 2021

Civil Rights Commission logo Civil Rights Commission

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the rules and regulations of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (Commission) and the Federal Advisory Committee Act that the Illinois Advisory Committee (Committee) will hold a meeting via the on...
Notice Jan 22, 2021
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the rules and regulations of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (Commission) and the Federal Advisory Committee Act that the Virginia Advisory Committee (Committee) will hold a virtual (online) m...
Notice Jan 22, 2021
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the rules and regulations of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (Commission) and the Federal Advisory Committee Act that the Washington Advisory Committee (Committee) will hold a series of meetin...
Notice Jan 22, 2021

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

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In accordance with Section 743 of Division C of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-117), the Department of Commerce (DOC) is publishing this notice to advise the public of the availability of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Service Co...
Notice Jan 22, 2021

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

Title Type Published
The Department of Commerce, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and continuing information collections, which helps us assess the impact of our in...
Notice Jan 22, 2021
The Department of Commerce, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and continuing information collections, which helps us assess the impact of our in...
Notice Jan 22, 2021

Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Investigations, Orders, or Reviews:

Title Type Published
The Department of Commerce (Commerce) has completed its administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on aluminum extrusions from the People's Republic of China (China) for the period of review (POR) January 1, 2018 through December 31...
Notice Jan 22, 2021

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska:

Title Type Published
NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific cod by catcher/processors using pot gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the A season apportionment of the 2021 Pacific cod...
Rule Jan 22, 2021

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The SEDAR 66 stock assessment of the South Atlantic stock of Tilefish will consist of a data scoping webinar, a workshop, and a series of assessment webinars. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
Notice Jan 22, 2021

Request for Information:

Title Type Published
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published a notice in the Federal Register on November 5, 2020, requesting information on the extent to which patent or trademark rights holders are experiencing infringement by state entities wit...
Notice Jan 22, 2021

Defense Department logo Defense Department

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

Title Type Published
Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Regulatory Secretariat Division has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve a revision and renewal of a previously approved information collection...
Notice Jan 22, 2021

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 an extension without change of a currently approved collection.
Notice Jan 22, 2021

Applications for Proprietary Institutions Under the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund:

Title Type Published
On January 15, 2021, the Department published a notice in the Federal Register inviting applications (NIA) from eligible proprietary institutions listed on the Department's section 314(a)(4) allocation table to apply for funding under the Proprietary...
Notice Jan 22, 2021

Request for Comments:

Title Type Published
This notice provides information to members of the public on submitting written comments for accrediting agencies currently undergoing review for purposes of recognition by the U.S. Secretary of Education.
Notice Jan 22, 2021

Energy Department logo Energy Department

Title Type Published
Combined Filings
Notice Jan 22, 2021
Combined Filings
Notice Jan 22, 2021

Complaint:

Title Type Published
DTE Electric Co. v. Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc., International Transmission Co., LLC
Notice Jan 22, 2021

Effectiveness of Exempt Wholesale Generator and Foreign Utility Company Status:

Title Type Published
HDSI, LLC; Wapello Solar, LLC; Upton County 2 Solar; et al.
Notice Jan 22, 2021

Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
Blackstone Hydro Associates
Notice Jan 22, 2021

Request Under Blanket Authorization and Establishing Intervention and Protest Deadline:

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

Air Quality State Implementation Plans; Approvals and Promulgations:

Title Type Published
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve revisions to the Jefferson County portion of the Kentucky State Implementation Plan (SIP), submitted by the Commonwealth of Kentucky, through the Energy and Environment Cabinet (Cabine...
Proposed Rule Jan 22, 2021
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of Maine. This revision addresses the infrastructure requirements of the Clean Air Act (CAA or Act) for the 2015 ozone...
Proposed Rule Jan 22, 2021

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
Weekly Receipt
Notice Jan 22, 2021

Reasons for Agency Response:

Title Type Published
This document provides the reasons for the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) response to a petition it received under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) from the Center for Environmental Health, Cape Fear River Watch, Clean Cape Fear, De...
Proposed Rule Jan 22, 2021

Executive Office of the President logo Executive Office of the President

Title Type Published
Agency Rulemaking; Efforts To Ensure Democratic Accountability (EO 13979)
Presidential Document Jan 22, 2021
Aliens Who Have Been Physically Present in the Schengen Area, the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, and the Federative Republic of Brazil; Termination of Suspension of Entry Into U.S. (Proc. 10138)
Presidential Document Jan 22, 2021
Law Enforcement Officers, Judges, Prosecutors, and Their Families; Protection Efforts (EO 13977)
Presidential Document Jan 22, 2021
Regulatory Reform; Efforts To Protect Americans From Overcriminalization (EO 13980)
Presidential Document Jan 22, 2021
Southern Border, U.S.; Continuation of National Emergency (Notice of January 15, 2021)
Presidential Document Jan 22, 2021
Unmanned Aircraft Systems; Efforts To Protect U.S. (EO 13981)
Presidential Document Jan 22, 2021

Federal Buildings and Facilities:

Title Type Published
Building the National Garden of American Heroes (EO 13978)
Presidential Document Jan 22, 2021

Special Observances:

Title Type Published
Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday (Proc. 10135)
Presidential Document Jan 22, 2021
National Sanctity of Human Life Day (Proc. 10136)
Presidential Document Jan 22, 2021
National School Choice Week (Proc. 10137)
Presidential Document Jan 22, 2021
Religious Freedom Day (Proc. 10134)
Presidential Document Jan 22, 2021

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 of 1995 (PRA), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this o...
Notice Jan 22, 2021
In this document, the Office of Engineering and Technology seeks additional information to supplement the record on whether the Commission should permit direct communications between unlicensed 6 GHz band client devices.
Notice Jan 22, 2021
Petitions for Reconsideration (Petitions) have been filed in the Commission's rulemaking proceeding by David A. LaFuria, on behalf of Smith Bagley, Inc., Russell D. Lukas, on behalf of Coalition of Rural Wireless Carriers, Carri Bennet, on behalf of...
Proposed Rule Jan 22, 2021

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation logo Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Title Type Published
The FDIC is inviting comment on a proposed rule that would modify the requirements for FDIC-supervised institutions to file Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs). The proposed rule would amend the FDIC's SAR regulation to allow the FDIC to issue exempti...
Proposed Rule Jan 22, 2021
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Jan 22, 2021
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Jan 22, 2021

Unsafe and Unsound Banking Practices:

Title Type Published
The FDIC is finalizing revisions to its regulations relating to the brokered deposits and interest rate restrictions that apply to less than well capitalized insured depository institutions. For brokered deposits, the final rule establishes a new fra...
Rule Jan 22, 2021

Federal Election Commission logo Federal Election Commission

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Jan 22, 2021

Filing Dates:

Title Type Published
Louisiana has scheduled a Special General Election on March 20, 2021, to fill its U.S. House of Representatives seat in the 2nd Congressional District being vacated by Representative Cedric L. Richmond. Under Louisiana law, a majority winner in a Spe...
Notice Jan 22, 2021
Louisiana has scheduled a Special General Election on March 20, 2021, to fill its U.S. House of Representatives seat in the 5th Congressional District following the passing of Representative-elect Luke J. Letlow. Under Louisiana law, a majority winne...
Notice Jan 22, 2021

Federal Housing Finance Agency logo Federal Housing Finance Agency

Title Type Published
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has adjusted the cap on average total assets that is used in determining whether a Federal Home Loan Bank (Bank) member qualifies as a "community financial institution" (CFI) to $1,239,000,000, based on the a...
Notice Jan 22, 2021

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

Membership of State Banking Institutions in the Federal Reserve System:

Title Type Published
The Board is inviting comment on a proposed rule that would modify the requirements to file Suspicious Activity Reports for state member banks, Edge and agreement corporations, U.S. offices of foreign banking organizations supervised by the Federal R...
Proposed Rule Jan 22, 2021

Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board logo Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Board Meeting
Notice Jan 22, 2021

General Services Administration logo General Services Administration

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

No documents available.

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Title Type Published
In compliance with the requirement of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS), Department of Health and Human Services, is publishing the following summary of a proposed collection for public comment.
Notice Jan 22, 2021

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Center for Scientific Review
Notice Jan 22, 2021
Center for Scientific Review
Notice Jan 22, 2021
Center for Scientific Review
Notice Jan 22, 2021
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Notice Jan 22, 2021
The Health Information Technology Advisory Committee (HITAC) was established in accordance with the 21st Century Cures Act and the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The HITAC, among other things, identifies priorities for standards adoption and makes r...
Notice Jan 22, 2021
National Cancer Institute
Notice Jan 22, 2021
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering
Notice Jan 22, 2021
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
Notice Jan 22, 2021
National Institute of Mental Health
Notice Jan 22, 2021

National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program:

Title Type Published
HRSA is publishing this notice of petitions received under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (the Program), as required by the Public Health Service (PHS) Act, as amended. While the Secretary of HHS is named as the respondent in all pr...
Notice Jan 22, 2021

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

Title Type Published
This final rule amends the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regulations to reflect the imposition of import restrictions on certain archaeological and ethnological material from the Kingdom of Morocco (Morocco). These restrictions are being i...
Rule Jan 22, 2021

Safety Zone:

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for all navigable waters of the Lower Mississippi River (LMR), between Mile Marker 368 and 370. The safety zone is needed to protect persons, property, and the marine environment from the potent...
Rule Jan 22, 2021

Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative:

Title Type Published
This notice announces that the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection is designating an approved Native American tribal card issued by the Muscogee (Creek) Nation to U.S. and Canadian citizen tribal members as an acceptable travel documen...
Notice Jan 22, 2021

Interior Department logo Interior Department

Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items:

Title Type Published
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), in consultation with Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations listed in this notice, has determined that the cultural item listed in this notice meets the definition of sacred object and object of c...
Notice Jan 22, 2021
The Museum of Riverside, in consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, has determined that the cultural items listed in this notice meet the definition of sacred objects. Lineal descendants or representatives of...
Notice Jan 22, 2021

Inventory Completion:

Title Type Published
The Mississippi Department of Archives and History (MDAH) has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects, in consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, and has determined that there...
Notice Jan 22, 2021
The U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Pu`ukohol[amacr] Heiau National Historic Site has completed an inventory of associated funerary objects, in consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations,...
Notice Jan 22, 2021

National Register of Historic Places:

Title Type Published
The National Park Service is soliciting electronic comments on the significance of properties nominated before January 9, 2021, for listing or related actions in the National Register of Historic Places.
Notice Jan 22, 2021

International Trade Commission logo International Trade Commission

Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Investigations, Orders, or Reviews:

J
Judicial Conference of the United States

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The Advisory Committee on Appellate Rules will hold a virtual meeting on April 7, 2021. The meeting is open to the public. When a meeting is held virtually, members of the public may join by telephone or video conference to observe but not participat...
Notice Jan 22, 2021
The Advisory Committee on Bankruptcy Rules will hold a virtual meeting on April 8, 2021 and April 9, 2021. The meeting is open to the public. When a meeting is held virtually, members of the public may join by telephone or video conference to observe...
Notice Jan 22, 2021
The Advisory Committee on Civil Rules will hold a virtual meeting on April 23, 2021. The meeting is open to the public. When a meeting is held virtually, members of the public may join by telephone or video conference to observe but not participate....
Notice Jan 22, 2021
The Advisory Committee on Criminal Rules will hold a virtual meeting on May 11, 2021. The meeting is open to the public. When a meeting is held virtually, members of the public may join by telephone or video conference to observe but not participate....
Notice Jan 22, 2021
The Advisory Committee on Evidence Rules will hold a virtual meeting on April 30, 2021. The meeting is open to the public. When a meeting is held virtually, members of the public may join by telephone or video conference to observe but not participat...
Notice Jan 22, 2021

Labor Department logo Labor Department

Title Type Published
The Department of Labor's (DOL) Employment and Training Administration (ETA) is soliciting comments concerning a proposed extension for the authority to conduct the information collection request (ICR) titled, "Tax Performance System (TPS)." This com...
Notice Jan 22, 2021

Library of Congress logo Library of Congress

Title Type Published
The Copyright Royalty Judges are amending regulations to revise the allocation of the initial administrative assessment To fund the mechanical licensing collective.
Rule Jan 22, 2021

M
Management and Budget Office

Title Type Published
Pursuant to section 1014(d) of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974, enclosed for publication in the Federal Register is a special message from the President reflecting the proposals for rescission under section 1012 of that A...
Notice Jan 22, 2021

Proposed Designation:

Title Type Published
The Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019 (PIIA) authorizes the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to designate databases for inclusion in Treasury's Working System under the Do Not Pay (DNP) Initiative. PIIA further requires OMB to provide pu...
Notice Jan 22, 2021

National Aeronautics and Space Administration logo National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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

No documents available.

National Credit Union Administration logo National Credit Union Administration

Title Type Published
The NCUA Board (Board) is inviting comment on a proposed rule that would modify the requirements for federally insured credit unions (FICUs) to file Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs). The proposed rule would amend the NCUA's SARs regulation to allow...
Proposed Rule Jan 22, 2021

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Draft NUREG:

Title Type Published
On December 8, 2020, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued a draft report for comment, NUREG-1757, Volume 2, Revision 2, "Consolidated Decommissioning Guidance, Characterization, Survey, and Determination of Radiological Criteria." The...
Notice Jan 22, 2021

Knowledge and Abilities Catalog for Nuclear Power Plant Operators:

Title Type Published
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing NUREG- 2103, "Knowledge and Abilities Catalog for Nuclear Power Plant Operators: Westinghouse AP1000 Pressurized Water Reactors."
Notice Jan 22, 2021

License Renewal Application:

Title Type Published
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering an application for the subsequent renewal of Renewed Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-24 and DPR-27, which authorize NextEra Energy Point Beach, LLC (NextEra, the applicant) to operate Po...
Notice Jan 22, 2021

P
Postal Regulatory Commission

Title Type Published
The Commission is recognizing a recent Postal Service filing concerning the calculation of the assumed Federal income tax on competitive products income for Fiscal Year 2020. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and t...
Notice Jan 22, 2021

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Jan 22, 2021
Order Making Fiscal Year 2021 Annual Adjustments to Transaction Fee Rates
Notice Jan 22, 2021

Order Granting Approval of Amendments:

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes:

Title Type Published
Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc.
Notice Jan 22, 2021
Cboe EDGX Exchange, Inc.
Notice Jan 22, 2021
Cboe Exchange, Inc.
Notice Jan 22, 2021
Cboe Exchange, Inc.
Notice Jan 22, 2021
Cboe Exchange, Inc.
Notice Jan 22, 2021
Fixed Income Clearing Corp.
Notice Jan 22, 2021
ICE Clear Credit LLC
Notice Jan 22, 2021
Investors Exchange, LLC
Notice Jan 22, 2021
NYSE Arca, Inc.
Notice Jan 22, 2021
Nasdaq BX, Inc.
Notice Jan 22, 2021

State Department logo State Department

Title Type Published
A determination has been made that a number of foreign persons have engaged in activities that warrant the imposition of measures pursuant to the Iran, North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Act. The Act provides for penalties on foreign entities an...
Notice Jan 22, 2021
Republic of Cuba Designation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism
Notice Jan 22, 2021
The Secretary of State has imposed sanctions on fourteen individuals pursuant to Executive Order 13936, the President's Executive Order on Hong Kong Normalization.
Notice Jan 22, 2021
The Secretary of State has imposed sanctions on four individuals pursuant to Executive Order 13936, the President's Executive Order on Hong Kong Normalization.
Notice Jan 22, 2021

Surface Transportation Board logo Surface Transportation Board

Lease and Operation Exemption Including Interchange Commitment:

Title Type Published
San Joaquin Valley Railroad Co.; Union Pacific Railroad Co.
Notice Jan 22, 2021

Temporary Trackage Rights Exemption:

Title Type Published
Union Pacific Railroad Co.; BNSF Railway Co.
Notice Jan 22, 2021

T
Trade Representative, Office of United States

Determination Pursuant to Section 301:

Title Type Published
The U.S. Trade Representative has determined that Vietnam's acts, policies, and practices related to currency valuation, including excessive foreign exchange market interventions and other related actions, taken in their totality, are unreasonable an...
Notice Jan 22, 2021

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Title Type Published
Under the Small Shipyard Grant Program, $19,600,000 is currently available for grants to: (1) Make capital and related improvements to qualified shipyard facilities that will be effective in fostering efficiency, competitive operations, and quality s...
Notice Jan 22, 2021

Airworthiness Directives:

Title Type Published
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for M7 Aerospace LLC Models SA26-AT and SA26-T airplanes. This AD was prompted by reports of the airplane power lever linkage detaching from the TPE331 engine propeller pitch control (PPC) shaft....
Rule Jan 22, 2021

Pipeline Safety:

Title Type Published
PHMSA is publishing this notice to solicit public comments on a request for special permit received from the Southern Natural Gas Company, L.L.C. (SNG). The special permit request is seeking relief from compliance with certain requirements in the Fed...
Notice Jan 22, 2021

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

Title Type Published
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...
Notice Jan 22, 2021
The OCC is inviting comment on a proposed rule that would modify the requirements for national banks and federal savings associations to file Suspicious Activity Reports. The proposed rule would amend the OCC's Suspicious Activity Report regulations...
Proposed Rule Jan 22, 2021

Meetings:

Title Type Published
An open meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel's Taxpayer Assistance Center Improvements Project Committee will be conducted. The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting public comments, ideas, and suggestions on improving customer service at the Inter...
Notice Jan 22, 2021
An open meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel's Taxpayer Communications Project Committee will be conducted. The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting public comments, ideas, and suggestions on improving customer service at the Internal Revenue Serv...
Notice Jan 22, 2021
An open meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel's Notices and Correspondence Project Committee will be conducted. The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting public comments, ideas, and suggestions on improving customer service at the Internal Revenue S...
Notice Jan 22, 2021
An open meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel's Special Projects Committee will be conducted. The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting public comments, ideas, and suggestions on improving customer service at the Internal Revenue Service.
Notice Jan 22, 2021
An open meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel's Tax Forms and Publications Project Committee will be conducted. The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting public comments, ideas, and suggestions on improving customer service at the Internal Revenue S...
Notice Jan 22, 2021
An open meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel's Toll-Free Phone Lines Project Committee will be conducted. The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting public comments, ideas, and suggestions on improving customer service at the Internal Revenue Servic...
Notice Jan 22, 2021

United States Agency for Global Media logo United States Agency for Global Media

Title Type Published
The United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM) announces the members of its SES Performance Review Board (PRB).
Notice Jan 22, 2021

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