October 22, 2021 (Volume 86)

Federal Register October 22, 2021

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

110 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on October 22, 2021

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

Title Type Published
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Oct 22, 2021

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), as amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Forest Service (USFS) Caribou-Targhee National Forest (CTNF) have prepared a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS)...
Notice Oct 22, 2021

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

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The International Trade Administration (ITA), Department of Commerce (DOC), announces the appointment of those individuals who have been selected to serve as members of ITA's Performance Review Board. The Performance Review Board is responsible for (...
Notice Oct 22, 2021
The EDA, NTIA, BIS and MBDA, Department of Commerce (DOC), announce the appointment of those individuals who have been selected to serve as members of the Performance Review Board. The Performance Review Board is responsible for reviewing performance...
Notice Oct 22, 2021
The Office of the Secretary, the Department of Commerce (DOC), announces the appointment of those individuals who have been selected to serve as members of the Performance Review Board. The Performance Review Board is responsible for reviewing perfor...
Notice Oct 22, 2021
The Economic Development Administration (EDA) has received petitions for certification of eligibility to apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance from the firms listed below. Accordingly, EDA has initiated investigations to determine whether increased i...
Notice Oct 22, 2021
Quarterly Update to Annual Listing of Foreign Government Subsidies on Articles of Cheese Subject to an In-Quota Rate of Duty
Notice Oct 22, 2021

Export Administration Regulations:

Title Type Published
In this rule, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) proposes to amend the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to clarify and expand restrictions on the availability of License Exception Strategic Trade Authorization (License Exception STA or...
Proposed Rule Oct 22, 2021

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska:

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NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific ocean perch in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the 2021 total allowable catch of Pacific ocean perch in the Western Regulatory Are...
Rule Oct 22, 2021

Fisheries of the Northeastern United States:

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NMFS announces that the states of New Jersey and Maryland are transferring a portion of their 2021 commercial bluefish quota to the States of Rhode Island and North Carolina, respectively. These quota adjustments are necessary to comply with the Atla...
Rule Oct 22, 2021

Meetings:

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Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) announces a meeting of the Bureau of Economic Analysis Advisory Committee. The meeting will address proposed improvements, extensions, and research related to BEA's...
Notice Oct 22, 2021
This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed topics for a meeting of the Civil Nuclear Trade Advisory Committee (CINTAC).
Notice Oct 22, 2021
The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) is giving notice of a meeting of the Federal Economic Statistics Advisory Committee (FESAC). The Committee advises the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, the Directors of the Bureau of Economic Analysis and th...
Notice Oct 22, 2021

Permits:

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The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is proposing to issue a permit to authorize the incidental, but not intentional, take of specific Endangered Species Act (ESA)-listed marine mammal species or stocks under the Marine Mammal Protection Act...
Notice Oct 22, 2021

Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled logo Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled

Title Type Published
This action adds product(s) to the Procurement List that will be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities.
Notice Oct 22, 2021
The Committee is proposing to add product(s) and service(s) to the Procurement List that will be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities and deletes product(s) and service(s) previously furnis...
Notice Oct 22, 2021

Defense Department logo Defense Department

Title Type Published
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 Oct 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 Oct 22, 2021

Energy Department logo Energy Department

Title Type Published
The Department of Energy (DOE) has submitted an information collection request to the OMB for extension under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The information collection requests a three-year extension of its Security Informatio...
Notice Oct 22, 2021
Combined Filings
Notice Oct 22, 2021
Combined Filings
Notice Oct 22, 2021

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

Inviting Post-Workshop Comments:

Title Type Published
Electric Transmission Incentives Policy Under Section 219 of the Federal Power Act
Notice Oct 22, 2021

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

Title Type Published
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) proposes to expand the available options for extraction and determinative methods used to characterize and verify the cleanup of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) waste under the federal Toxic Su...
Proposed Rule Oct 22, 2021

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

Title Type Published
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), TSCA Mercury Inventory Reporting (EPA ICR No. 2567.04, OMB Control No. 2070-0207) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in...
Notice Oct 22, 2021
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), User Fees for the Administration of the Toxic Substances Control Act (EPA ICR Number 2569.04, OMB Control Number 2070-0208) to the Office of Management a...
Notice Oct 22, 2021

Air Quality State Implementation Plans; Approvals and Promulgations:

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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve, under the Clean Air Act (CAA), revisions to the Arizona State Implementation Plan (SIP) concerning the base year emissions inventory requirements for the Phoenix-Mesa ozone nonattainm...
Proposed Rule Oct 22, 2021
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing action on a revision to the California Air Resources Board (CARB) portion of the California State Implementation Plan (SIP). This revision concerns emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs)...
Proposed Rule Oct 22, 2021
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking final action to approve portions of two state implementation plan (SIP) revisions submitted by the State of California to meet Clean Air Act (CAA or "Act") requirements for the 2008 8-hour ozone nat...
Rule Oct 22, 2021
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking final action to approve revisions to the San Diego Air Pollution Control District (SDAPCD) portion of the California State Implementation Plan (SIP). These revisions concern emissions of volatile or...
Rule Oct 22, 2021
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking final action to approve a revision to the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD or "the District") portion of the California State Implementation Plan (SIP). We are finalizing approval...
Rule Oct 22, 2021
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking final action to approve a Nevada State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the Nevada Department of Environmental Protection (NDEP). On September 27, 2010, the EPA redesignated the Las V...
Rule Oct 22, 2021
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving the State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by Wisconsin on March 29, 2021, which amends a SIP submission previously submitted to EPA on January 22, 2016, and supplemented on July 18,...
Rule Oct 22, 2021

Certain New Chemicals:

Title Type Published
EPA is required under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to make information publicly available and to publish information in the Federal Register pertaining to submissions under TSCA Section 5, including notice of receipt of a Premanufacture no...
Notice Oct 22, 2021

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
Weekly Receipt
Notice Oct 22, 2021

Pesticide Product Registration:

Title Type Published
This notice announces the availability of EPA's interim registration review decisions for the following chemicals: Amicarbazone; aminopyralid; azadirachtin, cold pressed neem oil and clarified hydrophobic neem oil; benzoic acid; endothall and salts;...
Notice Oct 22, 2021

Pesticide Registration Review:

Title Type Published
This notice announces the availability of EPA's proposed interim registration review decisions and opens a 60-day public comment period on the proposed interim decisions for the following pesticides: Chlormequat chloride; cycloate; famoxadone, inorga...
Notice Oct 22, 2021

Proposed Consent Decree:

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Clean Air Act, as amended (CAA or the Act), notice is given of a proposed consent decree in Our Children's Earth Foundation v. Regan, No. 20-cv-8530 (N.D. Cal.). On December 2, 2020 and July 9, 2021, Our Children's Earth Founda...
Notice Oct 22, 2021

Executive Office of the President logo Executive Office of the President

Education:

Title Type Published
White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Black Americans; Establishment (EO 14050)
Presidential Document Oct 22, 2021

Farm Credit Administration logo Farm Credit Administration

Title Type Published
The Farm Credit Administration (FCA) issued a final rule amending our regulations governing standards of conduct of directors and employees of the Farm Credit System (System) institutions to require each System institution to have or develop a Standa...
Rule Oct 22, 2021
On September 13, 2021, the Farm Credit Administration (FCA) issued a final rule on standards of conduct for directors and employees of Farm Credit System (System) institutions. That final rule document inadvertently failed to update two cross-referen...
Rule Oct 22, 2021

Federal Labor Relations Authority logo Federal Labor Relations Authority

Title Type Published
The Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) publishes the names of the persons selected to serve on its SES Performance Review Board (PRB). This notice supersedes all previous notices of the PRB membership.
Notice Oct 22, 2021

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

Change in Bank Control:

Title Type Published
Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company
Notice Oct 22, 2021

General Services Administration logo General Services Administration

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Notice of these web-based public meetings/conference calls is being provided according to the requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. This notice provides the schedule for one full Committee meeting of the Green Building Advisory Committe...
Notice Oct 22, 2021

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Title Type Published
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing an opportunity for the public to comment on CMS' intention to collect information from the public. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the PRA), federal agencies are required to...
Notice Oct 22, 2021

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

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the Agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), Federal Agencies are required to publis...
Notice Oct 22, 2021

Determination of Regulatory Review Period for Purposes of Patent Extension:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) has determined the regulatory review period for NUBEQA and is publishing this notice of that determination as required by law. FDA has made the determination because of the submission of an applica...
Notice Oct 22, 2021

Determination that Products Were Not Withdrawn from Sale for Reasons of Safety or Effectiveness:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) has determined that the drug products listed in this document were not withdrawn from sale for reasons of safety or effectiveness. This determination means that FDA will not begin procedures to withdra...
Notice Oct 22, 2021

Guidance:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled "Data Standards for Drug and Biological Product Submissions Containing Real- World Data." This guidance provides recommendations...
Notice Oct 22, 2021

Meetings:

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the following meeting of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). This meeting is open to the public. Time will be a...
Notice Oct 22, 2021
Center for Scientific Review
Notice Oct 22, 2021
Center for Scientific Review
Notice Oct 22, 2021
National Eye Institute
Notice Oct 22, 2021
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Notice Oct 22, 2021
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Notice Oct 22, 2021

Prospective Grant of Exclusive Patent Commercialization License:

Title Type Published
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, an institute of the National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, is contemplating the grant of an exclusive patent license to Ankarys Therapeutics Inc., located at...
Notice Oct 22, 2021

Withdrawal of Approval of 216 Abbreviated New Drug Applications:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is withdrawing approval of 216 abbreviated new drug applications (ANDAs) from multiple holders of those ANDAs. The basis for the withdrawal is that these ANDA holders have repeatedly failed to submit r...
Notice Oct 22, 2021

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard is amending fire extinguishing equipment regulations for recreational vessels that are propelled or controlled by propulsion machinery. This rule relieves owners of these recreational vessels from certain inspection, maintenance, and...
Rule Oct 22, 2021

Port Access Route Study:

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard announces the completion of the Port Access Route Study for the Approaches to the Chesapeake Bay, Virginia. The study was conducted to determine whether to recommend changes to enhance navigational safety by examining existing shippin...
Notice Oct 22, 2021

Special Local Regulation:

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard will enforce a special local regulation for the Perrysburg Regatta from 7:30 a.m. through 3:30 p.m. on October 23, 2021 to provide for the safety of life on navigable waterways during this event. Our regulation for marine events withi...
Rule Oct 22, 2021
The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary special local regulation for navigable waters on the Sacramento River. The special local regulation is needed to protect personnel, vessels, and the marine environment from potential hazards created by the...
Rule Oct 22, 2021

Interior Department logo Interior Department

Application:

Title Type Published
The United States Forest Service (USFS) has filed an application with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) requesting that the Secretary of the Interior extend the duration of Public Land Order (PLO) No. 7549 for an additional 20-year term. PLO No. 75...
Notice Oct 22, 2021

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

No documents available.

Indian Gaming:

Title Type Published
This notice publishes the approval of the Seventh Amendment to the Tribal-State Compact (Amendment) for Class III Gaming between the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community (Tribe) and the State of Washington (State).
Notice Oct 22, 2021

Intent to Prepare a Resource Management Plan Amendment Environmental Assessment, Recreation Area Management Plan, and Travel Management Plan:

Title Type Published
In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA), and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, as amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Las Vegas Field Office (LVFO), will prepare a Resource Manag...
Notice Oct 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 October 9, 2021, for listing or related actions in the National Register of Historic Places.
Notice Oct 22, 2021

Justice Department logo Justice Department

Title Type Published
The Department of Justice is publishing this notice to advise the public of the availability of its FY 2019 Service Contracts Inventory and Inventory Supplement. The inventory includes service contract actions over $25,000 that were awarded in Fiscal...
Notice Oct 22, 2021

Bulk Manufacturer of Controlled Substances Application:

Title Type Published
Chattem Chemicals has applied to be registered as a bulk manufacturer of basic class(es) of controlled substance(s). Refer to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION listed below for further drug information.
Notice Oct 22, 2021
Groff NA Hemplex LLC has applied to be registered as a bulk manufacturer of basic class(es) of controlled substance(s). Refer to Supplementary Information listed below for further drug information.
Notice Oct 22, 2021
Organic Consultants, LLC. DBA Cascade Chemistry, has applied to be registered as a bulk manufacturer of basic class(es) of controlled substance(s). Refer to Supplementary Information listed below for further drug information.
Notice Oct 22, 2021

Importer of Controlled Substances Application:

Title Type Published
Mycrodose Therapeutics has applied to be registered as an importer of basic class(es) of controlled substance(s). Refer to Supplementary Information listed below for further drug information.
Notice Oct 22, 2021
Novitium Pharma 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 Oct 22, 2021

Labor Department logo Labor Department

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

Title Type Published
VETS is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed revision of certain information the agency collects from grant recipients. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal agencies are required to publish a notice in the...
Notice Oct 22, 2021

Application for Expansion of Recognition:

Title Type Published
In this notice, OSHA announces the application of Bay Area Compliance Laboratories Corp., for expansion of recognition as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) and presents the agency's preliminary finding to grant the application.
Notice Oct 22, 2021

Requests for Nominations:

Title Type Published
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) hereby announces that the Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health (FACOSH) has been reestablished for a two-year period pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA)...
Notice Oct 22, 2021

Library of Congress logo Library of Congress

Title Type Published
Because a comment filed by settling parties included additional material (in particular a memorandum of understanding) that relates to statements in some of the comments the Copyright Royalty Judges received, the Judges are reopening the comment peri...
Proposed Rule Oct 22, 2021

N
National Science Foundation

Title Type Published
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is required to publish a notice of requests to modify permits issued to conduct activities regulated under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. NSF has published regulations under the Antarctic Conservation Ac...
Notice Oct 22, 2021

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

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

Establishment of Atomic Safety and Licensing Board:

Exemption; Issuance:

Title Type Published
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing an exemption in response to a request dated August 30, 2021, as supplemented on September 23, 2021, from Holtec Decommissioning International, LLC (HDI), for the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station (P...
Notice Oct 22, 2021

Intent to Conduct Scoping Process and Prepare Environmental Impact Statement:

Title Type Published
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will conduct a scoping process to gather information necessary to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) to evaluate the environmental impacts for the subsequent license renewal (SLR) of the opera...
Notice Oct 22, 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 Oct 22, 2021

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Notice is being provided that the Securities and Exchange Commission Asset Management Advisory Committee ("AMAC") will hold a public meeting on October 28, 2021, by remote means. The meeting will begin at 10:00 a.m. (ET) and will be open to the publi...
Notice Oct 22, 2021

Social Security Administration logo Social Security Administration

Title Type Published
Under title II of the Social Security Act (Act), there will be a 5.9 percent cost-of-living increase in Social Security benefits effective December 2021. In addition, the national average wage index for 2020 is $55,628.60. The cost-of-living increase...
Notice Oct 22, 2021

Surface Transportation Board logo Surface Transportation Board

Exemption:

Title Type Published
Trackage Rights; BNSF Railway Co.; Union Pacific Railroad Co.
Notice Oct 22, 2021

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the intention of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve the extension of a currently approved information...
Notice Oct 22, 2021
Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) and its implementing regulations, FRA seeks approval of the Information Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below. Before submitting this ICR to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval, F...
Notice Oct 22, 2021

Airspace Designations and Reporting Points:

Title Type Published
This action proposes to establish United States Area Navigation (RNAV) route T-308 in the vicinity of Anvik, AK in support of a large and comprehensive T-route modernization project for the state of Alaska.
Proposed Rule Oct 22, 2021
This action proposes to establish United States Area Navigation (RNAV) route T-373 in the vicinity of Bethel, AK in support of a large and comprehensive T-route modernization project for the state of Alaska.
Proposed Rule Oct 22, 2021
This action proposes to establish United States Area Navigation (RNAV) route T-375 in the vicinity of Bettles, AK in support of a large and comprehensive T-route modernization project for the state of Alaska.
Proposed Rule Oct 22, 2021
This action proposes to revoke Colored Federal airway, B-25. The revocation is necessary due to the planned decommissioning of the Glenallen Non-Directional Beacon (NDB) Gulkana, AK, which provides navigation guidance for the affected route. The Glen...
Proposed Rule Oct 22, 2021
This action proposes to amend United States Area Navigation (RNAV) route T-372 in the vicinity of Gulkana, AK in support of a large and comprehensive T-route modernization project for the state of Alaska.
Proposed Rule Oct 22, 2021
This action proposes to establish United States Area Navigation (RNAV) route T-368 in the vicinity of King Salmon, AK in support of a large and comprehensive T-route modernization project for the state of Alaska.
Proposed Rule Oct 22, 2021
The FAA is withdrawing the NPRM published in the Federal Register on June 2, 2017, proposing to modify VHF Omnidirectional Range (VOR) Federal airways V-66, V-189, V-260, and V-266 in the Vicinity of Franklin, VA, due to the planned decommissioning o...
Proposed Rule Oct 22, 2021

Airworthiness Directives:

Title Type Published
The FAA proposes to supersede Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2018-11-01, which applies to certain Airbus Helicopters Model AS332L2 and EC225LP helicopters. AD 2018-11-01 requires installing a cut-out for the left-hand (LH) and right-hand (RH) rail supp...
Proposed Rule Oct 22, 2021
The FAA proposes to supersede Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2020-16-01, which applies to all Airbus SAS Model A318, A319, A320, and A321 series airplanes. AD 2020-16-01 requires repetitive cleaning and greasing of affected cargo door seals (both origi...
Proposed Rule Oct 22, 2021

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

Title Type Published
The Department of the Treasury will submit the following information collection requests to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, on or after the date of publication...
Notice Oct 22, 2021

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

Title Type Published
The OCC, 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 a new information collection as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act...
Notice Oct 22, 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 (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs, will submit the collection of information abstracted below to the Office of Managemen...
Notice Oct 22, 2021

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Voluntary Service National Advisory Committee
Notice Oct 22, 2021

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