March 1, 2021 (Volume 86)

Federal Register March 1, 2021

View all documents issued on March 1, 2021. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

120 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on March 1, 2021

Agency for International Development logo Agency for International Development

Title Type Published
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) seeks public comment on a proposed rule to revise its regulation on claims collection in its entirety to incorporate applicable statutory and regulatory provisions and to make other changes. Speci...
Proposed Rule Mar 01, 2021

Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board logo Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Mar 01, 2021

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Investigations, Orders, or Reviews:

Title Type Published
Advance Notice of Sunset Review
Notice Mar 01, 2021
As a result of the determinations by the Department of Commerce (Commerce) and the International Trade Commission (ITC) that revocation of the antidumping duty order on hand trucks and certain parts thereof (hand trucks) from the People's Republic of...
Notice Mar 01, 2021
In accordance with the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), the Department of Commerce (Commerce) is automatically initiating the five-year reviews (Sunset Reviews) of the antidumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) order(s) and suspended inves...
Notice Mar 01, 2021
The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily finds that Shanghai Sunbeauty Trading Co., Ltd. (Sunbeauty) did not make a bona fide sale during the period of review (POR). Therefore, we preliminarily determine to rescind this new shipper review...
Notice Mar 01, 2021
Opportunity to Request Administrative Review
Notice Mar 01, 2021

Application for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instruments:

Application:

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given that the Institute of Marine Sciences, University of California at Santa Cruz, 130 McAllister Way, Santa Cruz, CA 95060 (Responsible Party: Daniel Costa, Ph.D.), has applied for an amendment to scientific research permit No. 23...
Notice Mar 01, 2021

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska:

Title Type Published
NMFS issues this final rule to implement Amendment 111 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska Management Area (GOA FMP) and a regulatory amendment to reauthorize the Central Gulf of Alaska (CGOA) Rockfish Program. This fi...
Rule Mar 01, 2021

Interim Patent Term Extension:

Title Type Published
The United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued an order granting a one-year interim extension of the term of U.S. Patent No. 6,953,476.
Notice Mar 01, 2021

Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities:

Title Type Published
NMFS has received a request from Mayflower Wind Energy LLC (Mayflower) for authorization to take marine mammals incidental to site characterization surveys off the coast of Massachusetts in the area of the Commercial Lease of Submerged Lands for Rene...
Notice Mar 01, 2021

Defense Department logo Defense Department

Title Type Published
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Defense Health Agency announces a proposed public information collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments are invited on: Whether the proposed collection of infor...
Notice Mar 01, 2021
The Department of Defense has submitted to OMB for clearance the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act.
Notice Mar 01, 2021
The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales notification.
Notice Mar 01, 2021
The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales notification.
Notice Mar 01, 2021
The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales notification.
Notice Mar 01, 2021
The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales notification.
Notice Mar 01, 2021
The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales notification.
Notice Mar 01, 2021

Energy Department logo Energy Department

Title Type Published
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 with changes of its Uranium Data Program (UDP), OMB Control Number 1905-0160....
Notice Mar 01, 2021
Combined Filings
Notice Mar 01, 2021
Combined Filings
Notice Mar 01, 2021

Application to Amend Presidential Permit:

Title Type Published
CHPE LLC (Applicant or CHPE) has filed a supplement to its application to amend Presidential Permit No. PP-481. CHPE LLC seeks to further amend its permit application to allow for certain modifications to the previously permitted project.
Notice Mar 01, 2021

Energy Conservation Program:

Title Type Published
This document announces receipt of and publishes a petition for waiver and interim waiver from CellarPro, which seeks a waiver for specified walk-in cooler refrigeration system basic models from the U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE") test procedure us...
Notice Mar 01, 2021
This document announces receipt of and publishes a petition for waiver and interim waiver from Vinotheque Wine Cellars DBA WhisperKOOL Corp. DBA CellarCool ("Vinotheque"), which seeks a waiver for specified walk-in cooler refrigeration system basic m...
Notice Mar 01, 2021

Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.:

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

Meetings:

Title Type Published
This notice announces an online virtual meeting of the Environmental Management Advisory Board (EMAB). The Federal Advisory Committee Act requires that public notice of this conference call be announced in the Federal Register.
Notice Mar 01, 2021

Petition for Declaratory Order:

Title Type Published
Board of Trustees of Michigan State University
Notice Mar 01, 2021

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

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

Title Type Published
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an information collection request (ICR), "Clean Watersheds Needs Survey (CWNS) (Reinstatement)" (EPA ICR No. 0318.14, OMB Control No. 2040-0050) to the Office of Management and Budget (O...
Notice Mar 01, 2021
The Environmental Protection Agency is planning to submit an information collection request (ICR), "Data Reporting Requirements for State and Local Vehicle Emission Inspection and Maintenance (I/M) Programs" (EPA ICR No.1613.07, OMB Control No. 2060-...
Notice Mar 01, 2021
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Modification of Secondary Treatment Requirements for Discharges into Marine Waters (EPA ICR Number 0138.12, OMB Control Number 2040-0088) to the Office o...
Notice Mar 01, 2021

Air Plan Approval;

Title Type Published
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve Wisconsin's request for withdrawal of the previously approved Large Municipal Waste Combustors (LMWC) Negative Declaration. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) submitt...
Proposed Rule Mar 01, 2021

Air Quality State Implementation Plans; Approvals and Promulgations:

Title Type Published
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving a revision to the Illinois State Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted on January 23, 2020, by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA). The revision removes the variance from the sulfur...
Rule Mar 01, 2021
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking final action to approve a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the Commonwealth of Kentucky, through the Kentucky Division for Air Quality (KDAQ), on December 9, 2019. The SIP revis...
Rule Mar 01, 2021
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of North Carolina, through the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ), Division of Air Quality, on July 10, 2...
Rule Mar 01, 2021
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of North Carolina, through the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Air Quality (DAQ), on July 10, 201...
Rule Mar 01, 2021
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking final action to approve a revision to the North Carolina State Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted by the State of North Carolina through the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, Divi...
Rule Mar 01, 2021
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is reopening the comment period for a proposed rulemaking published in the Federal Register on October 30, 2020. EPA is reopening the comment period based on a request for a 15-day extension.
Proposed Rule Mar 01, 2021
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking final action to approve portions of State Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions submitted by the State of Tennessee, through the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC), on May 12,...
Rule Mar 01, 2021
Pursuant to the Federal Clean Air Act (CAA or the Act), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve portions of two State Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions submitted by the State of Texas for the 2008 8-hour ozone National Amb...
Proposed Rule Mar 01, 2021

Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program:

Title Type Published
The EPA Administrator signed orders, dated January 13, 2021, and January 15, 2021, denying the petitions submitted on separate permitting actions in Utah and North Dakota, respectively. The January 13, 2021 Order pertains to two petitions submitted b...
Notice Mar 01, 2021

Modified Settlement:

Title Type Published
Under 122(h) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has modified an existing settlement entered by the EPA and Prospective Purchaser (PP) Highland...
Notice Mar 01, 2021

Proposed Modification of National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System General Permit:

Title Type Published
In June 2019, EPA Region 10 reissued a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Permit for offshore seafood processors operating in federal waters off the coast of Alaska. The permit, which became effective on July 17, 2019, au...
Notice Mar 01, 2021

Executive Office of the President logo Executive Office of the President

Title Type Published
Certain Presidential Actions; Revocation (EO 14018)
Presidential Document Mar 01, 2021
Proclamation 10014; Revocation (Proc. 10149)
Presidential Document Mar 01, 2021
U.S. Supply Chains; Strengthening Efforts (EO 14017)
Presidential Document Mar 01, 2021

Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

Title Type Published
In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission or we) streamlines its rules governing satellite services by creating an optional framework for the authorization of blanket- licensed earth stations and space stations in a satellit...
Rule Mar 01, 2021

Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council logo Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Notice of Meeting.
Notice Mar 01, 2021

Federal Housing Finance Agency logo Federal Housing Finance Agency

Federal Home Loan Bank Community Support Program:

Title Type Published
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is announcing that FHFA will review all applicable Federal Home Loan Bank (Bank) members in 2021 under FHFA's community support requirements regulation. This Notice invites the public to comment on the commun...
Notice Mar 01, 2021

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

Title Type Published
Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies
Notice Mar 01, 2021

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Title Type Published
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 the opportunity to comment on a p...
Notice Mar 01, 2021
The inventions listed below are owned by an agency of the U.S. Government and are available for licensing to achieve expeditious commercialization of results of federally-funded research and development.
Notice Mar 01, 2021
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, is contemplating the grant of sublicensable patent licenses to Simon Fraser University ("Simon Fraser"), a non-profit unive...
Notice Mar 01, 2021

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

Title Type Published
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Family Assistance (OFA) has had administrative responsibility for federal funding of programs that strengthen families through healthy marriage and relationship education and responsible f...
Notice Mar 01, 2021

Certified Laboratories and Instrumented Initial Testing Facilities:

Title Type Published
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) notifies federal agencies of the laboratories and Instrumented Initial Testing Facilities (IITFs) currently certified to meet the standards of the Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testi...
Notice Mar 01, 2021

Funding Opportunity:

Title Type Published
This notice withdraws the "Development of Computed Tomography (CT) Image Quality and Safety Hospital Measures" notice that published in the Federal Register on January 5, 2021. That notice announced a funding opportunity to seek an application for a...
Notice Mar 01, 2021

Medicare and Medicaid Programs:

Title Type Published
This final notice announces our decision to approve The Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC) for continued recognition as a national accrediting organization for home health agencies (HHAs) that wish to participate in the Medicare or Medic...
Notice Mar 01, 2021

Meetings:

Title Type Published
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Notice Mar 01, 2021
National Institute of Mental Health
Notice Mar 01, 2021

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

Title Type Published
Comments are requested on proposed flood hazard determinations, which may include additions or modifications of any Base Flood Elevation (BFE), base flood depth, Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) boundary or zone designation, or regulatory floodway on...
Notice Mar 01, 2021
Flood hazard determinations, which may include additions or modifications of Base Flood Elevations (BFEs), base flood depths, Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) boundaries or zone designations, or regulatory floodways on the Flood Insurance Rate Maps (...
Notice Mar 01, 2021
Flood hazard determinations, which may include additions or modifications of Base Flood Elevations (BFEs), base flood depths, Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) boundaries or zone designations, or regulatory floodways on the Flood Insurance Rate Maps (...
Notice Mar 01, 2021
Comments are requested on proposed flood hazard determinations, which may include additions or modifications of any Base Flood Elevation (BFE), base flood depth, Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) boundary or zone designation, or regulatory floodway on...
Notice Mar 01, 2021
On January 25, 2021, FEMA published in the Federal Register a proposed flood hazard determination notice that contained an erroneous table. This notice provides corrections to that table to be used in lieu of the erroneous information. The table prov...
Notice Mar 01, 2021
On January 12, 2021, FEMA published in the Federal Register a proposed flood hazard determination notice that contained an erroneous table. This notice provides corrections to that table to be used in lieu of the erroneous information. The table prov...
Notice Mar 01, 2021
The Coast Guard is correcting an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) published in the Federal Register of January 15, 2021, seeking public comment on the potential use of Safety Management Systems (SMSs) to improve safety and reduce marine...
Proposed Rule Mar 01, 2021

Housing and Urban Development Department logo Housing and Urban Development Department

Title Type Published
HUD is seeking approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the information collection described below. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is requesting comment from all interested parties on the proposed collection of...
Notice Mar 01, 2021

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

Title Type Published
HUD is seeking approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the information collection described below. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is requesting comment from all interested parties on the proposed collection of...
Notice Mar 01, 2021

Interior Department logo Interior Department

Endangered and Threatened Species:

Title Type Published
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, are delaying the effective date of a final rule we published on January 15, 2021, revising the designation of critical habitat for the northern spotted owl (Strix occidentalis caurina) under the Endangered Spec...
Rule Mar 01, 2021

Marine Mammals:

Title Type Published
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) received a request from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for authorization to take a small number of northern sea otters by harassment incidental to a marine geophysical survey in the northeast Pacifi...
Notice Mar 01, 2021

International Trade Commission logo International Trade Commission

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

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given that on February 11, 2021, the presiding administrative law judge ("ALJ") issued an Initial Determination on Violation of Section 337. The ALJ also issued a Recommended Determination on remedy and bonding should a violation be...
Notice Mar 01, 2021
Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission ("Commission") has determined not to review an initial determination ("ID") (Order No. 8) of the presiding administrative law judge ("ALJ") granting an unopposed motion of complainan...
Notice Mar 01, 2021
The Commission hereby gives notice that it has instituted this review pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 ("the Act"), as amended, to determine whether revocation of the antidumping duty finding on pressure sensitive plastic tape from Italy would be l...
Notice Mar 01, 2021

Justice Department logo Justice Department

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

Title Type Published
The Department of Justice (DOJ), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Critical Incident Response Group (CIRG), Hazardous Devices School (HDS) will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OM...
Notice Mar 01, 2021

Bulk Manufacturer of Controlled Substances Application:

Title Type Published
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 Mar 01, 2021

Importer of Controlled Substances Application:

Title Type Published
Groff NA Hemplex, LLC 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.
Notice Mar 01, 2021
Microgenics Corporation Thermo Fisher Scientific 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.
Notice Mar 01, 2021

Proposed Consent Decree:

Title Type Published
Clean Water Act
Notice Mar 01, 2021

Proposed Settlement Agreement:

Title Type Published
Oil Pollution Act, Clean Water Act
Notice Mar 01, 2021

Schedules of Controlled Substances:

Title Type Published
The Acting Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration is issuing this temporary order to schedule 1-(1-(1-(4- bromophenyl)ethyl)piperidin-4-yl)-1,3-dihydro-2H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-one (commonly known as brorphine), including its isomers, este...
Rule Mar 01, 2021

Labor Department logo Labor Department

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

Title Type Published
The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)-sponsored information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 19...
Notice Mar 01, 2021

National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities logo National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities

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

Title Type Published
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a preclearance consultation program to provide the general public and federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on p...
Notice Mar 01, 2021

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, notice is hereby given that 1 meeting of the Arts Advisory Panel to the National Council on the Arts will be held by teleconference or videoconference.
Notice Mar 01, 2021

Personnel Management Office logo Personnel Management Office

Title Type Published
The Office of Personnel Management is issuing an interim final rule to amend regulations to allow for additional options to collect wage data during Federal Wage System full-scale and wage change surveys, namely, by personal visit, telephone, mail, o...
Rule Mar 01, 2021

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The Civil Service Retirement System Board of Actuaries plans to meet on Wednesday, April 28, 2021. The meeting will start at 10:00 a.m. EDT and will be held by teleconference. The purpose of the meeting is for the Board to review the actuarial method...
Notice Mar 01, 2021

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Title Type Published
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Mar 01, 2021
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Mar 01, 2021

Application:

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 State of Colorado dated 02/23/2021. Incident: Wildfires. Incident Period: 09/06/2020 through 11/05/2020.
Notice Mar 01, 2021

Major Disaster Declaration:

Title Type Published
This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Texas (FEMA-4586-DR), dated 02/19/2021. Incident: Severe Winter Storms. Incident Period: 02/11/2021 and continuing.
Notice Mar 01, 2021

Surrender of License of Small Business Investment Company:

Social Security Administration logo Social Security Administration

Title Type Published
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Mar 01, 2021
In accordance with the Privacy Act, we are issuing public notice of our intent to modify an existing system of records entitled, Travel and Border Crossing Records (60-0389), last published on March 3, 2019. This notice publishes details of the modif...
Notice Mar 01, 2021

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Title Type Published
To help prevent the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID- 19), the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is issuing this emergency order (E.O.) to require compliance with the mask requirements of the Order of the Centers for Disease Control and...
Rule Mar 01, 2021
In accordance with the memorandum of January 20, 2021, from the Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff, titled "Regulatory Freeze Pending Review," the Department delays the effective date of the final rule, "Rulemaking Procedures Update," unti...
Rule Mar 01, 2021

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

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA invites public comments about our intention to request Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval to renew an information collection. The collection involves the submission of FAA Form 8...
Notice Mar 01, 2021

Airspace Designations and Reporting Points:

Title Type Published
This action modifies the Class E airspace, designated as an extension to a Class D or Class E surface area, at Palmdale USAF Plant 42 Airport. This action also modifies the Class E airspace, extending upward from 700 feet above the surface. Additiona...
Rule Mar 01, 2021
This action amends VHF Omnidirectional Range (VOR) Federal airways V-12, V-74, and V-516, in the vicinity of Anthony, KS. The modifications are necessary due to the planned decommissioning of the VOR portion of the Anthony, KS, VOR/Tactical Air Navig...
Rule Mar 01, 2021

Final Federal Agency Actions:

Title Type Published
The FHWA, on behalf of Caltrans, is issuing this notice to announce actions taken by Caltrans, that are final. The actions relate to a proposed extension of the eastbound truck climbing lane on Interstate 10 in the Counties of San Bernardino and Rive...
Notice Mar 01, 2021

Petition for Exemption; Summary:

Title Type Published
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...
Notice Mar 01, 2021

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

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

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 continuing information collections, as required by...
Notice Mar 01, 2021

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Meeting of the Electronic Tax Administration Advisory Committee (ETAAC) will be held virtually and by teleconference (a portion of which will be open to the public).
Notice Mar 01, 2021

Veterans Affairs Department logo Veterans Affairs Department

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

Title Type Published
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, this notice announces that the Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Veterans Affairs, will submit the collection of information abstracted below...
Notice Mar 01, 2021

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses
Notice Mar 01, 2021
Veterans and Community Oversight and Engagement Board
Notice Mar 01, 2021

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