Federal Register August 4, 2021
View all documents issued on August 4, 2021. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.
91 documents were published on this date.
Agencies Publishing on August 4, 2021
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Agriculture Department
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Commerce Department
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
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Defense Department
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Energy Department
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Environmental Protection Agency
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Export-Import Bank
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Federal Communications Commission
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Federal Maritime Commission
(1)
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Federal Reserve System
(2)
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Health and Human Services Department
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Homeland Security 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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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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NNational Science Foundation (2)
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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PPostal Regulatory Commission (1)
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Postal Service
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Securities and Exchange Commission
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Small Business Administration
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TTrade Representative, Office of United States (1)
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Transportation Department
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Treasury Department
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Veterans Affairs Department
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Agriculture Department
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
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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 Reinstatement, with change, of a previously approved col...
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Notice | Aug 04, 2021 |
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In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's intention to request an extension of approval of an information collection associated with training related to animal disea...
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Notice | Aug 04, 2021 |
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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 the currently approved collection for the Sp...
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Notice | Aug 04, 2021 |
Request for Information:
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This is a Request for Information from stakeholders, including local operators, State administrators, industry and producers, about the Buy American provision in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and the School Breakfast Program (SBP). The NSL...
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Notice | Aug 04, 2021 |
Commerce Department
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The National Technical Information Service (NTIS) requests proposals from interested private-sector organizations to assist Federal agencies in the development and implementation of innovative ways to collect, connect, access, secure, analyze, dissem...
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Notice | Aug 04, 2021 |
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In conformance with the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, the United States Patent and Trademark Office announces the appointment of persons to serve as members of its Performance Review Board.
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Notice | Aug 04, 2021 |
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We, NMFS, announce receipt of a petition to promulgate a rulemaking under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) to provide for the conservation of the Banggai cardinalfish (Pterapogon kauderni). Specifically, the petition requests that we extend the prohi...
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Proposed Rule | Aug 04, 2021 |
Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Investigations, Orders, or Reviews:
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The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily finds that POSCO, a producer and exporter of carbon and alloy steel wire rod (wire rod) from the Republic of Korea (Korea), sold subject merchandise in the United States at prices below normal value...
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Notice | Aug 04, 2021 |
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The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that the producers/exporters subject to this administrative review made sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR) May 1, 2019, through...
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Notice | Aug 04, 2021 |
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The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on large diameter welded pipe (welded pipe) from Canada. The period of review (POR) is August 27, 2018, through April 30, 2020. The review cove...
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Notice | Aug 04, 2021 |
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The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on polyethylene terephthalate film, sheet, and strip (PET film) from India. The period of review (POR) is July 1, 2019, through June 30, 2020....
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Notice | Aug 04, 2021 |
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Based on affirmative final determinations by the Department of Commerce (Commerce) and the International Trade Commission (ITC), Commerce is issuing the countervailing duty order on utility scale wind towers (wind towers) from Malaysia.
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Notice | Aug 04, 2021 |
Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has prepared a draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) for the proposed designation of a national marine sanctuary to manage a nationally significant collection of shipwrecks and other un...
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Notice | Aug 04, 2021 |
Meetings:
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The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's Spiny Dogfish Advisory Panel will hold a public meeting.
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Notice | Aug 04, 2021 |
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The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a joint public meeting of its Whiting Joint Committee and Advisory Panel via webinar to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Recommen...
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Notice | Aug 04, 2021 |
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
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In accordance with section 734 of Division C of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2010, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (Bureau) is publishing this notice to advise the public of the availability of the FY 2018 service contract inven...
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Notice | Aug 04, 2021 |
Defense Department
Request for Recommendations:
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On June 9, 2021, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of the Army announced their intent to revise the definition of ``waters of the United States.'' This process includes two rulemakings: A foundational rule to restore l...
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Proposed Rule | Aug 04, 2021 |
Energy Department
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Combined Filings
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Notice | Aug 04, 2021 |
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Combined Filings
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Notice | Aug 04, 2021 |
Filing:
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Oncor Electric Delivery Co., LLC
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Notice | Aug 04, 2021 |
Initial Market-Based Rate Filings Including Requests for Blanket Section 204 Authorizations:
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Bay Tree Lessee, LLC
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Notice | Aug 04, 2021 |
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Bay Tree Solar, LLC
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Notice | Aug 04, 2021 |
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Dichotomy Power Maine, LLC
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Notice | Aug 04, 2021 |
Environmental Protection Agency
Air Quality State Implementation Plans; Approvals and Promulgations:
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of South Carolina, through the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (SC DHEC or Department),...
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Proposed Rule | Aug 04, 2021 |
Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program:
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On June 30, 2021, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator signed an Order denying a petition dated June 13, 2019 (the Petition) from Gasp (Petitioner). The Petition requested that EPA object to a Clean Air Act (CAA) title V operating...
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Notice | Aug 04, 2021 |
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator signed an Order, dated May 10, 2021, granting in part and denying in part a petition dated February 4, 2020, filed by EarthJustice, on behalf of Cully Air Action Team, Portland Clean Air, Oregon...
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Notice | Aug 04, 2021 |
Pesticide Tolerances:
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This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of zeta- cypermethrin in or on multiple commodities that are identified and discussed later in this document. Interregional Research Project Number 4 (IR-4) requested these tolerances under the Fede...
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Rule | Aug 04, 2021 |
Request for Recommendations:
No documents available.
Export-Import Bank
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The Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal Agencies to comment on the proposed information collection, as required by th...
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Notice | Aug 04, 2021 |
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The Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM), as a part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on the proposed information collection, as required by...
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Notice | Aug 04, 2021 |
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The Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM), as a part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal Agencies to comment on the proposed information collection, as required by...
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Notice | Aug 04, 2021 |
Federal Communications Commission
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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...
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Notice | Aug 04, 2021 |
Television Broadcasting Services:
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The Commission has before it a petition for rulemaking filed by KVVU Broadcasting Corporation (Petitioner), the licensee of KVVU (FOX), channel 9, Henderson, Nevada. The Petitioner requests the substitution of channel 24 for channel 9 in the DTV Tabl...
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Proposed Rule | Aug 04, 2021 |
Federal Maritime Commission
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Agreements Filed
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Notice | Aug 04, 2021 |
Federal Reserve System
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Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies
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Notice | Aug 04, 2021 |
Change in Bank Control:
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Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company
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Notice | Aug 04, 2021 |
Health and Human Services Department
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The Secretary issues this amendment pursuant to section 319F-3 of the Public Health Service Act to clarify and expand the authority for certain Qualified Persons authorized to prescribe, dispense, and administer covered countermeasures under section...
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Notice | Aug 04, 2021 |
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
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In compliance with the requirement for opportunity for public comment on proposed data collection projects of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, HRSA announces plans to submit an Information Collection Request (ICR), described below, to the Office...
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Notice | Aug 04, 2021 |
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, the Agency, or we) is announcing that a proposed collection of information has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
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Notice | Aug 04, 2021 |
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In compliance with the requirement for opportunity for public comment on proposed data collection projects of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, HRSA announces plans to submit an Information Collection Request (ICR), described below, to the Office...
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Notice | Aug 04, 2021 |
Charter Amendment:
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In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) and section 1111 of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act, HHS is hereby giving notice that the charter for the Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children (ACHDNC) has...
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Notice | Aug 04, 2021 |
Medicare Program:
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This final rule updates the hospice wage index, payment rates, and aggregate cap amount for Fiscal Year 2022. This rule makes changes to the labor shares of the hospice payment rates and finalizes clarifying regulations text changes to the election s...
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Rule | Aug 04, 2021 |
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This final rule updates the prospective payment rates, the outlier threshold, and the wage index for Medicare inpatient hospital services provided by Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities (IPF), which include psychiatric hospitals and excluded psychiatric...
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Rule | Aug 04, 2021 |
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This proposed rule would revise the Medicare hospital outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) and the Medicare ambulatory surgical center (ASC) payment system for Calendar Year (CY) 2022 based on our continuing experience with these systems. In...
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Proposed Rule | Aug 04, 2021 |
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This final rule updates the prospective payment rates for inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs) for Federal fiscal year (FY) 2022. As required by statute, this final rule includes the classification and weighting factors for the IRF prospective...
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Rule | Aug 04, 2021 |
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This final rule updates the payment rates used under the prospective payment system (PPS) for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) for fiscal year (FY) 2022. In addition, the final rule includes a forecast error adjustment for FY 2022, updates the diagn...
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Rule | Aug 04, 2021 |
Meetings:
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Center for Scientific Review
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Notice | Aug 04, 2021 |
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Center for Scientific Review
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Notice | Aug 04, 2021 |
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Disease, Disability, and Injury Prevention and Control Special Emphasis Panel, NIOSH Member Conflict Review
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Notice | Aug 04, 2021 |
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Fogarty International Center
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Notice | Aug 04, 2021 |
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National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
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Notice | Aug 04, 2021 |
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National Institute on Aging
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Notice | Aug 04, 2021 |
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National Institute on Aging
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Notice | Aug 04, 2021 |
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National Institute on Drug Abuse
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Notice | Aug 04, 2021 |
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National Institute on Drug Abuse
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Notice | Aug 04, 2021 |
Homeland Security Department
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This final rule makes non-substantive technical, organizational, and conforming amendments to the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards.
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Rule | Aug 04, 2021 |
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Through this notice, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announces extensions of the initial registration periods from 180 days to 18 months for initial (new) applicants under the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designations for Venezuela, Syr...
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Notice | Aug 04, 2021 |
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
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The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection 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 | Aug 04, 2021 |
Special Local Regulation:
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The Coast Guard is proposing to establish a special local regulation on the Ohio River at mile marker 596. This action is necessary to provide for the safety of life on these navigable waters during the Captain's Quarters Sailing Regatta from October...
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Proposed Rule | Aug 04, 2021 |
Interior Department
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We, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE), are announcing receipt of a proposed amendment to the Wyoming regulatory program (hereinafter, the Wyoming program) under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SM...
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Proposed Rule | Aug 04, 2021 |
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
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In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) are proposing to renew an information collection.
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Notice | Aug 04, 2021 |
Call for Nominations:
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A request for nominations was published by the Department of the Interior in the Federal Register on April 29, 2021, for specific positions on the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Public Advisory Committee (Committee). This Committee advises the Exxon Valdez O...
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Notice | Aug 04, 2021 |
Endangered and Threatened Species:
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We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), propose to list the emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri), a flightless bird species from Antarctica, as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). This proposal...
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Proposed Rule | Aug 04, 2021 |
Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:
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In accordance with Secretary's Order 3401, Comprehensive Analysis and Temporary Halt on all Activities in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Relating to the Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Alaska State...
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Notice | Aug 04, 2021 |
Meetings:
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In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Department of the Interior, Office of the Secretary, is announcing that the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill (EVOS) Trustee Council's Public Advisory Committee (PAC) will meet by video teleconference a...
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Notice | Aug 04, 2021 |
International Trade Commission
Complaint:
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Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has received a complaint entitled Certain Radio Frequency Transmission Devices and Components Thereof, DN 3561; the Commission is soliciting comments on any public interest issues ra...
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Notice | Aug 04, 2021 |
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Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has received a complaint entitled Certain Smart Thermostats, Load Control Switches and Components Thereof, DN 3560; the Commission is soliciting comments on any public interest issue...
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Notice | Aug 04, 2021 |
Justice Department
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Granting of Requests for Early Termination of the Waiting Period under the Premerger Notification Rules
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Notice | Aug 04, 2021 |
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
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The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), Department of Justice (DOJ) 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 | Aug 04, 2021 |
Proposed Consent Decree:
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Clean Air Act
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Notice | Aug 04, 2021 |
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Clean Water Act
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Notice | Aug 04, 2021 |
Labor Department
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This document extends the period for submitting written comments on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), ``Increasing the Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors.'' The comment period now ends on August 27, 2021. The Department of Labor (Department...
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Proposed Rule | Aug 04, 2021 |
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
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The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)-sponsored information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork...
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Notice | Aug 04, 2021 |
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The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)-sponsored information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork...
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Notice | Aug 04, 2021 |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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NASA hereby gives notice of its intent to grant an exclusive, co-exclusive or partially exclusive patent license to practice the inventions described and claimed in the patents and/or patent applications listed in SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION below.
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Notice | Aug 04, 2021 |
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National Science Foundation
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
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The National Science Foundation (NSF) has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This is the second notice for public comment; the first was published in t...
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Notice | Aug 04, 2021 |
Meetings:
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National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource Task Force
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Notice | Aug 04, 2021 |
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
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The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has recently submitted a proposed collection of information to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review. The information collection is entitled, ``Standards for Protection Against Radiation.''
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Notice | Aug 04, 2021 |
Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.:
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The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering renewal of Facility Operating License No. R-125, held by the University of Massachusetts Lowell (UML, the licensee), which would authorize continued operation of the UML Research Reactor (UM...
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Notice | Aug 04, 2021 |
Establishment of Atomic Safety and Licensing Board:
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Cammenga and Associates, LLC
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Notice | Aug 04, 2021 |
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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 negotiated service agreements. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other administrative steps.
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Notice | Aug 04, 2021 |
Postal Service
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Meetings; Sunshine Act
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Notice | Aug 04, 2021 |
Securities and Exchange Commission
Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes:
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Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.
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Notice | Aug 04, 2021 |
Small Business Administration
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The Small Business Administration (SBA) intends to request approval, from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the collection of information described below. The Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) requires federal agencies to publish a notice in...
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Notice | Aug 04, 2021 |
Disaster Declaration:
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This is a notice of an Administrative declaration of a disaster for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania dated 07/29/2021. Incident: Flash Flooding. Incident Period: 07/12/2021.
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Notice | Aug 04, 2021 |
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Trade Representative, Office of United States
Product Exclusion:
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Effective July 1, 2021, the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) implemented certain changes to statistical reporting categories in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). To conform with these changes, this notice makes a...
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Notice | Aug 04, 2021 |
Transportation Department
Airspace Designations and Reporting Points:
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This action amends the Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Eveleth-Virginia Municipal Airport, Eveleth, MN. This action is the result of an airspace review caused by the decommissioning of the Eveleth non-directional...
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Rule | Aug 04, 2021 |
Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications:
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FMCSA announces its decision to renew exemptions for 123 individuals from the vision requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) for interstate commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers. The exemptions enable these individuals t...
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Notice | Aug 04, 2021 |
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FMCSA announces its decision to deny applications from 27 individuals who requested an exemption from the vision standard in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) to operate a CMV in interstate commerce.
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Notice | Aug 04, 2021 |
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FMCSA announces its decision to exempt 13 individuals from the vision requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) to operate a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) in interstate commerce. They are unable to meet the vision requirem...
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Notice | Aug 04, 2021 |
Treasury Department
Meetings:
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An open meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Joint Committee will be conducted. The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting public comments, ideas, and suggestions on improving customer service at the Internal Revenue Service.
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Notice | Aug 04, 2021 |
Veterans Affairs Department
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This document updates the Cost-Based and Inter-Agency billing rates for medical care or services provided by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) furnished in certain circumstances.
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Notice | Aug 04, 2021 |
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