July 15, 2021 (Volume 86)

Federal Register July 15, 2021

View all documents issued on July 15, 2021. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

91 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on July 15, 2021

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

Title Type Published
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Jul 15, 2021
The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is proposing to amend its regulations to establish a uniform time period requirement for the filing of appeals of certain Agency inspection decisions or actions.
Proposed Rule Jul 15, 2021
The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is amending its regulations to define yak and include it among "exotic animals" eligible for voluntary inspection under 9 CFR part 352. This change is in response to a petition for rulemaking from a yak i...
Rule Jul 15, 2021
In the American Rescue Plan Act, enacted on March 11, 2021, Congress provided the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) with $100 million in budget authority to reduce the costs of overtime inspection for small and very small official meat and po...
Notice Jul 15, 2021

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

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations, the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing its intention to request a new information collection to reduce overtime and hol...
Notice Jul 15, 2021
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment on this proposed information collection. This collection is a revision of a currently approved collection to provide F...
Notice Jul 15, 2021

Increased Assessment Rate:

Title Type Published
This final rule implements a recommendation from the California Desert Grape Administrative Committee (Committee) to increase the assessment rate established for the 2021 and subsequent fiscal periods. The assessment rate will remain in effect indefi...
Rule Jul 15, 2021

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

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Jul 15, 2021

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

Title Type Published
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published a document in the Federal Register of July 9, 2021 requesting public comments on the current state of patent eligibility jurisprudence in the United States. This notice corrects the sect...
Notice Jul 15, 2021

Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Investigations, Orders, or Reviews:

Title Type Published
Based upon the timely withdrawal of all review requests, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) is rescinding the administrative reviews covering the periods of review and the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders identified in th...
Notice Jul 15, 2021

Endangered and Threatened Species:

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given that the Final Environmental Assessment (EA), Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI), and Section (10)(a)(1)(A) enhancement permit have been issued for the Russian River Coho Salmon Captive Broodstock Program Hatchery Genetic...
Notice Jul 15, 2021

Fisheries Off West Coast States:

Title Type Published
NMFS announces an inseason action in the 2021 ocean salmon fisheries. This inseason action modifies the commercial salmon fisheries in the area south of Cape Falcon in the Oregon Klamath Management Zone (KMZ) from Humbug Mountain to the Oregon/Califo...
Rule Jul 15, 2021

Meetings:

Title Type Published
This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed topics for a meeting of the Civil Nuclear Trade Advisory Committee (CINTAC).
Notice Jul 15, 2021
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announces that the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Advisory Board will hold an open meeting on Tuesday, August 31, 2021.
Notice Jul 15, 2021
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish (MSB) Monitoring Committee will hold a public meeting.
Notice Jul 15, 2021
The Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee (REEEAC or the Committee) will hold a virtual meeting via WebEx on Thursday July 29, 2021, hosted by the U.S. Department of Commerce. The meeting is open to the public with registration in...
Notice Jul 15, 2021

Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities:

Title Type Published
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 the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia Uni...
Notice Jul 15, 2021
In accordance with the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), as amended, its implementing regulations, and NMFS' MMPA Regulations for Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Geophysical Surveys Related to Oil and Gas Activities in the Gulf of Mexico, noti...
Notice Jul 15, 2021
In accordance with the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), as amended, its implementing regulations, and NMFS' MMPA Regulations for Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Geophysical Surveys Related to Oil and Gas Activities in the Gulf of Mexico, noti...
Notice Jul 15, 2021

Defense Department logo Defense Department

Title Type Published
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) is issuing this final rule to adjust its civil monetary penalties (CMP) under the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1922 (RHA), the Clean Water Act (CWA), and the National Fishing Enhancement Act (NFEA) to account for...
Rule Jul 15, 2021
This final rule removes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) part titled, "Pest Control Program for Civil Works Projects." This part is redundant and otherwise covers internal agency operations that have no public compliance component or adverse...
Rule Jul 15, 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 Jul 15, 2021

Energy Department logo Energy Department

Title Type Published
Combined Filings
Notice Jul 15, 2021
Combined Filings
Notice Jul 15, 2021
Records Governing Off-the-Record Communications
Notice Jul 15, 2021

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

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

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

Certain New Chemicals or Significant New Uses:

Title Type Published
The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) requires EPA to publish in the Federal Register a statement of its findings after its review of certain TSCA notices when EPA makes a finding that a new chemical substance or significant new use is not likely t...
Notice Jul 15, 2021

Pesticide Emergency Exemptions:

Title Type Published
EPA has granted emergency exemptions under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) for use of pesticides as listed in this notice. The exemptions were granted during the period October 1, 2020 to March 31, 2021 to control unfo...
Notice Jul 15, 2021

Requests for Nominations:

Title Type Published
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office requests public nominations of scientific experts to form a Panel to review the draft EPA document titled Contaminant Candidate List 5--Draft (CCL 5--Draft). This dra...
Notice Jul 15, 2021

Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

Title Type Published
As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or the Commission) invites the general public and other Federal Agencies to take this o...
Notice Jul 15, 2021
In this document, the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau (Bureau) of the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) seeks comment on a request by six of the seven currently certified providers of internet Protocol (IP) Captioned Telephone S...
Notice Jul 15, 2021

Meetings:

Title Type Published
This notice announces the next meeting date, time, and agenda of the FCC Consumer Advisory Committee (Committee), a federal advisory committee established under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA).
Notice Jul 15, 2021

Federal Housing Finance Agency logo Federal Housing Finance Agency

Title Type Published
In accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA or the Agency) is seeking public comments concerning an information collection known as "Minority and Women Inclusion," which h...
Notice Jul 15, 2021

Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service logo Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service

Title Type Published
The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) announces the availability of its draft Strategic Plan for 2022-2026. The Government Performance and Results Act of 1993, as amended by the GPRA Modernization Act of 2010, requires that Federal Ag...
Notice Jul 15, 2021

General Services Administration logo General Services Administration

Federal Management Regulation:

Title Type Published
This bulletin announces the designation of a Federal building.
Notice Jul 15, 2021

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Title Type Published
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), established the Title IV-E Prevention Services Clearinghouse (hereafter, the Clearinghouse; https://preventionservices.abtsites.com). T...
Notice Jul 15, 2021

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

Title Type Published
The Administration for Community Living is announcing that the proposed collection of information listed above has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance as required under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1...
Notice Jul 15, 2021

Meetings:

Title Type Published
National Cancer Institute
Notice Jul 15, 2021

Single-Source Supplement:

Title Type Published
The Administration for Community Living (ACL) announces the intent to award one administrative supplement in the form of cooperative agreement to existing SMP National Resource Center (SMPNRC) grantee to support the expansion and enhancement of virtu...
Notice Jul 15, 2021
The Administration for Community Living (ACL) announces the intent to award 54 administrative supplements in the form of cooperative agreements to existing SMP project grantees to support the expansion and enhancement of virtual capacity of the progr...
Notice Jul 15, 2021

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard announces the cancellation of several obsolete Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circulars (NVIC). NVICs are guidance documents issued by the Coast Guard that do not have the force of law. However, NVICs ensure Coast Guard inspections...
Rule Jul 15, 2021
In 2020, the Coast Guard began making broadcast notices to mariners containing locally relevant information accessible by mobile devices and the internet. Previously, the only way to obtain this information in a timely fashion was to tune in to local...
Notice Jul 15, 2021

Meetings:

Title Type Published
From June 29, 2020, through June 28, 2021, the Coast Guard conducted the Northern New York Bight Port Access Route Study (NNYBPARS) and is now requesting your comments on a draft version of the study report. The goal of the study is to evaluate the a...
Notice Jul 15, 2021

Safety Zone:

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary fixed and moving safety zone for all waters within 300 yards of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Bank Grading Units and USACE Mat Sinking Unit while operating on the Lower Mississippi River between...
Rule Jul 15, 2021
The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for all navigable waters of the Cumberland River extending from mile marker (MM) 61 to MM 64 near Canton, KY. The safety zone is needed to protect personnel, vessels, and the marine environment...
Rule Jul 15, 2021

Special Local Regulation:

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard is establishing special local regulations for certain waters of Breton Bay and McIntosh Run. This action is necessary to provide for the safety of life on these navigable waters located at Leonardtown, MD, during a high-speed power bo...
Rule Jul 15, 2021
The Coast Guard is proposing to establish special local regulations for certain waters of the Chesapeake Bay. This action is necessary to provide for the safety of life on these navigable waters located between Sandy Point, Anne Arundel County, MD, a...
Proposed Rule Jul 15, 2021

Housing and Urban Development Department logo Housing and Urban Development Department

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

Title Type Published
The proposed reinstatement, without change, of an expired, previously approved information collection requirement established under the Housing for Older Persons Act of 1995 (HOPA) will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for re...
Notice Jul 15, 2021

Interior Department logo Interior Department

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants:

Title Type Published
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), propose to designate critical habitat for the federally threatened rufa red knot (Calidris canutus rufa) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). In total, approximately 649,066 acr...
Proposed Rule Jul 15, 2021

National Register of Historic Places:

Title Type Published
The National Park Service is soliciting electronic comments on the significance of properties nominated before July 3, 2021, for listing or related actions in the National Register of Historic Places.
Notice Jul 15, 2021

International Trade Commission logo International Trade Commission

Complaint:

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has received a complaint entitled Certain Flocked Swabs, Products Containing Flocked Swabs, and Methods of Using Same, DN 3559; the Commission is soliciting comments on any public in...
Notice Jul 15, 2021

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

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given that on July 8, 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 found...
Notice Jul 15, 2021
The Commission hereby gives notice that it will proceed with full reviews pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 to determine whether revocation of the countervailing duty orders on polyethylene terephthalate ("PET") resin from China and India and the an...
Notice Jul 15, 2021

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Meetings:

Title Type Published
On June 24, 2021, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) noticed receipt of, and solicited public comments on, the post-shutdown decommissioning activities report (PSDAR) for the Indian Point Nuclear Generating, Unit Nos. 1, 2, and 3 (Indian Po...
Notice Jul 15, 2021

P
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 Jul 15, 2021

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Application:

Title Type Published
Notice of an application to amend a prior order for exemptive relief.
Notice Jul 15, 2021

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes:

Title Type Published
MIAX Emerald, LLC
Notice Jul 15, 2021
MIAX Emerald, LLC
Notice Jul 15, 2021
MIAX PEARL, LLC
Notice Jul 15, 2021
MIAX PEARL, LLC
Notice Jul 15, 2021
MIAX PEARL, LLC
Notice Jul 15, 2021
MIAX PEARL, LLC
Notice Jul 15, 2021
Miami International Securities Exchange, LLC
Notice Jul 15, 2021
Miami International Securities Exchange, LLC
Notice Jul 15, 2021
New York Stock Exchange LLC
Notice Jul 15, 2021
New York Stock Exchange LLC
Notice Jul 15, 2021

Small Business Administration logo Small Business Administration

Major Disaster Declaration:

Title Type Published
This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Mississippi (FEMA-4598-DR), dated 5/04/2021. Incident: Severe Winter Storms. Incident Period: 02/11/2021 through 02/19/2021.
Notice Jul 15, 2021

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

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

Title Type Published
The Maritime Administration (MARAD) invites public comments on our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval to renew a previously approved information collection. The information to be collected is necessary for MARAD t...
Notice Jul 15, 2021

Airspace Designations and Reporting Points:

Title Type Published
This action amends Federal airways, A-15, V-444, J-502, and J- 511 in Alaska. It also establishes an extension of two Canadian Area Navigation Q routes, Q-902, and Q-811. The modifications are necessary due to the decommissioning of the Burwash Non-D...
Rule Jul 15, 2021
This action corrects a final rule published by the FAA in the Federal Register on June 4, 2021 that amends VHF Omnidirectional Range (VOR) Federal airways V-25, V-27, V-494, V-108, V-301, and United States Area Navigation route (RNAV) T-257 in the vi...
Rule Jul 15, 2021
This action establishes a Class E airspace area, designated as an extension to a Class D or Class E surface area, at Williston Basin International Airport, Williston, ND. This action also modifies the Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet a...
Rule Jul 15, 2021

Airworthiness Directives

Title Type Published
The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2003-25-01 which applied to certain Eurocopter France (now Airbus Helicopters) Models AS332C, AS332C1, AS332L, AS332L1, AS350B, AS350BA, AS350B1, AS350B2, AS350B3, AS350D, AS355E, AS355F, AS355F1, A...
Rule Jul 15, 2021

Airworthiness Directives:

Title Type Published
The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Dassault Aviation Model FALCON 7X, FALCON 900EX, and FALCON 2000EX airplanes. This proposed AD was prompted by a report of a manufacturing issue involving misalignment of a cabin se...
Proposed Rule Jul 15, 2021
The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Leonardo S.p.a Model AW189 helicopters. This proposed AD was prompted by a report of an incorrect connection of the inflation hoses to the tee manifolds of the inflation line on...
Proposed Rule Jul 15, 2021
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd. & Co KG (RRD) BR700-715A1-30, BR700-715B1-30, and BR700-715C1-30 model turbofan engines. This AD was prompted by reports of HPT stage 1 blades failing in...
Rule Jul 15, 2021
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Safran Helicopter Engines, S.A. Arriel 2C and Arriel 2S1 model turboshaft engines. This AD was prompted by reports of error messages on the full authority digital engine control (FADEC) B...
Rule Jul 15, 2021
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain The Boeing Company Model 777 airplanes. This AD was prompted by reports indicating that during investigation of a fuel leak, fatigue cracking was found on the forward inboard side of...
Rule Jul 15, 2021
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain The Boeing Company Model 777-300ER series airplanes. This AD was prompted by a report that a production design change to certain insulation blankets inadvertently opened up leakage pa...
Rule Jul 15, 2021
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain The Boeing Company Model 747-400, 747-400D, and 747-400F series airplanes. This AD was prompted by reports of burned Boeing Material Specification (BMS) 8-39 urethane foam found in ce...
Rule Jul 15, 2021

Intent to Rule on a Land Release Request:

Title Type Published
Notice is being given that the FAA is considering a request from the Cities of Auburn and Lewiston, ME to dispose of 14.1 acres of land at Auburn-Lewiston Airport, Auburn, ME. The land is not required for aeronautical use. Given its location, the dis...
Notice Jul 15, 2021

Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications:

Title Type Published
FMCSA announces its decision to renew exemptions for 13 individuals from the requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) that interstate commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers have "no established medical history or clinical...
Notice Jul 15, 2021
FMCSA announces its decision to exempt three individuals from the requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) that interstate commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers have "no established medical history or clinical diagnosis o...
Notice Jul 15, 2021

Request for Information:

Title Type Published
The Federal Transit Administration is seeking suggestions from all transit stakeholders (transit authorities, planning officials, States, cities, the private sector, and the public) on improvements that could be made to the evaluation process for pro...
Notice Jul 15, 2021
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is responsible for administering a Public Transportation Safety Program (Safety Program) to improve the safety performance of the Nation's transit systems. FTA adopted the principles and methods of Safety Mana...
Notice Jul 15, 2021

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

Establishment of Viticultural Area:

Title Type Published
The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) proposes to establish the 34,155-acre "Paulsell Valley" viticultural area in Stanislaus County, California. The proposed AVA is not located within, nor does it contain, any other viticultural area. T...
Proposed Rule Jul 15, 2021
The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) proposes to establish the 50-square mile "Rocky Reach" American viticultural area (AVA) in portions of Chelan and Douglas Counties, Washington. The proposed AVA is located entirely within the existin...
Proposed Rule Jul 15, 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 Veteran Benefit Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, will submit the collection of information abstracted below to the Office of Management and Bu...
Notice Jul 15, 2021
Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal agenc...
Notice Jul 15, 2021

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