November 17, 2022 (Volume 87)

Federal Register November 17, 2022

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Agencies Publishing on November 17, 2022

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

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The USDA Forest Service (Forest Service) is preparing a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) to the 2017 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) and...
Notice Nov 17, 2022

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO or Office) is amending the patent rules of practice to provide that the receipt date of correspondence officially submitted electronically by way of the USPTO patent electronic filing system is the...
Rule Nov 17, 2022

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

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, invites comments on the extension and revision of an existing information collection: 0651- 0073 Patent Law Treaty. The purpose of this notice...
Notice Nov 17, 2022

Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Investigations, Orders, or Reviews:

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On April 12, 2022, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) initiated an administrative review of the antidumping duty (AD) order on certain frozen warmwater shrimp (shrimp) from India for the period February 1, 2021, through January 31, 2022, for 261 c...
Notice Nov 17, 2022
In response to a request from GreenFirst Forest Products Inc. (GFFP) and GreenFirst Forest Products (QC) Inc. (GFFP (QC)) (collectively, GreenFirst), the Department of Commerce (Commerce) is initiating a changed circumstances review (CCR) of the anti...
Notice Nov 17, 2022

Charter Amendments, Establishments, Renewals and Terminations:

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Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere (Under Secretary) announces the establishment of the Marine and Coastal Area-based Management Advisory Committee (MCAM AC). The MCAM AC shall ad...
Notice Nov 17, 2022

Final Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value:

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The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that imports of emulsion styrene-butadiene rubber (ESBR) from the Czech Republic are being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV) for the period of investig...
Notice Nov 17, 2022
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that imports of emulsion styrene-butadiene rubber (ESBR) from the Russian Federation (Russia) are being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV) for the perio...
Notice Nov 17, 2022

Fisheries of the Northeastern United States:

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This action implements approved measures for Amendment 22 to the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fishery Management Plan. Amendment 22 was developed by the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council to revise summer flounder, scup, and black s...
Rule Nov 17, 2022

Meetings:

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The Caribbean Fishery Management Council (CFMC) will hold the 180th public hybrid meeting to address the items contained in the tentative agenda included in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
Notice Nov 17, 2022
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will hold a meeting of its Outreach and Education Technical Committee.
Notice Nov 17, 2022
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a one-day in person meeting of its Spiny Lobster Advisory Panel (AP).
Notice Nov 17, 2022
The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold meetings of the following: Snapper Grouper Committee; Mackerel Cobia Committee; and Outreach and Communication Committee. The meeting week will also include a formal public comment ses...
Notice Nov 17, 2022

Commodity Futures Trading Commission logo Commodity Futures Trading Commission

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

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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed renewal of a collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act ("PRA"), Federal agencies are required to...
Notice Nov 17, 2022

Education Department logo Education Department

Pell Grants for Prison Education Programs:

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Determining the Amount of Federal Education Assistance Funds Received by Institutions of Higher Education (90/10); Change in Ownership and Change in Control
Rule Nov 17, 2022

Energy Department logo Energy Department

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Combined Filings
Notice Nov 17, 2022
Combined Filings
Notice Nov 17, 2022

Energy Conservation Program:

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In this notice of data availability ("NODA"), the U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE") is publishing data and certain preliminary analytical results related to DOE's evaluation of potential energy conservation standards for portable electric spas ("PESs...
Proposed Rule Nov 17, 2022
On June 14, 2022, the U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE") published a request for information ("RFI") regarding energy conservation standards for miscellaneous gas products ("MGPs"). In that RFI, DOE specifically sought stakeholder input and data on a...
Proposed Rule Nov 17, 2022

Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.:

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2023 Mainline Replacement Project; Great Basin Gas Transmission Co.
Notice Nov 17, 2022

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

Request Under Blanket Authorization and Establishing Intervention and Protest Deadline:

Scoping Period on Environmental Issues:

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

Freedom of Information Act Regulations Update:

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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or agency) proposes revisions to the agency's regulations under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA or Act). This action supports the agency's mission by updating the process by which the public may access in...
Proposed Rule Nov 17, 2022

Pesticide Petitions:

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This document announces the Agency's receipt of an initial filing of a pesticide petition requesting the establishment or modification of regulations for residues of pesticide chemicals in or on various commodities.
Proposed Rule Nov 17, 2022

Pesticide Tolerances:

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This regulation establishes a tolerance for residues of sulfur dioxide in or on blueberry. Interregional Research Project Number 4 (IR-4) requested this tolerance under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).
Rule Nov 17, 2022

Executive Office of the President logo Executive Office of the President

Special Observances:

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America Recycles Day (Proc. 10496)
Presidential Document Nov 17, 2022

Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

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In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) seeks comment on a certification requirement proposal for broadcasters, which would strengthen and fortify the foreign sponsorship identification rules in light of the D.C. Circuit'...
Proposed Rule Nov 17, 2022

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation logo Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Title Type Published
Termination of Receivership
Notice Nov 17, 2022

Federal Election Commission logo Federal Election Commission

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Nov 17, 2022

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

Title Type Published
Proposals to Engage in or to Acquire Companies Engaged in Permissible Nonbanking Activities
Notice Nov 17, 2022

Change in Bank Control:

Title Type Published
Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company
Notice Nov 17, 2022

Regulation A:

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The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System ("Board") has adopted final amendments to its Regulation A to reflect the Board's approval of an increase in the rate for primary credit at each Federal Reserve Bank. The secondary credit rate at e...
Rule Nov 17, 2022

Regulation D:

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The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System ("Board") has adopted final amendments to its Regulation D to revise the rate of interest paid on balances ("IORB") maintained at Federal Reserve Banks by or on behalf of eligible institutions. The...
Rule Nov 17, 2022

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 (PRA), federal agencies are required to publ...
Notice Nov 17, 2022
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Nov 17, 2022
In the July 11, 2022 issue of the Federal Register, we published a final rule that updated proficiency testing (PT) regulations under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA) to address current analytes (that is, substances or co...
Rule Nov 17, 2022
Findings of research misconduct have been made against Romina Mizrahi, M.D., Ph.D. (Respondent), who was a Clinician Scientist, Positron Emission Tomography Centre, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), and an Associate Professor, Department...
Notice Nov 17, 2022
Meetings
Notice Nov 17, 2022
In accordance with the requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is modifying an existing system of records maintained by the Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Office of Child S...
Notice Nov 17, 2022

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

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In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for review and approval of the information collection listed below.
Notice Nov 17, 2022

Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.:

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, the Agency, or we) is announcing the availability of a document entitled "Draft Amended Environmental Assessment for Production of AquAdvantage Salmon at the Bay Fortune and Rollo Bay Facilities on Prince Edward...
Notice Nov 17, 2022

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), announces the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for CDC's Roybal Campus in Atlanta...
Notice Nov 17, 2022

Meetings:

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, the Agency, or we) is hosting a virtual public meeting entitled "Draft Amended Environmental Assessment for Production of AquAdvantage Salmon at the Bay Fortune and Rollo Bay Facilities on Prince Edward Island,...
Notice Nov 17, 2022
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Notice Nov 17, 2022
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Notice Nov 17, 2022
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Notice Nov 17, 2022

Interior Department logo Interior Department

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

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is proposing to renew an information collection with revisions.
Notice Nov 17, 2022
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE), are proposing to renew an information collection.
Notice Nov 17, 2022

Endangered and Threatened Species:

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We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, have received applications for permits, permit renewals, and/or permit amendments to conduct activities intended to enhance the propagation or survival of endangered species under the Endangered Species Act. We...
Notice Nov 17, 2022

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants:

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We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service or FWS), propose to revise the rule for the African elephant (Loxodonta africana) promulgated under section 4(d) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA). The intended purposes are threef...
Proposed Rule Nov 17, 2022

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

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The Secretary of the Interior has directed the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) to prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS). The Supplement is to the December 2007 Record of Decision entitled Colorado River Interim Guidelines f...
Notice Nov 17, 2022

Indian Gaming:

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This notice publishes the approval of the Third Amendment to the Sokaogon Chippewa Community and the State of Wisconsin Gaming Compact of 1991 (Amendment) providing for Class III gaming between the Sokaogon Chippewa Community (Tribe) and the State of...
Notice Nov 17, 2022

Public Land Order:

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This Public Land Order (PLO) extends the duration of the withdrawal created by PLO No. 7549, which would otherwise expire December 26, 2022, for an additional 20-year period. PLO No. 7549 withdrew 1,328.84 acres of National Forest System lands from l...
Notice Nov 17, 2022

International Trade Commission logo International Trade Commission

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Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Nov 17, 2022
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Nov 17, 2022

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

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Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission ("the Commission") has determined not to review an initial determination ("ID") (Order No. 6) of the presiding administrative law judge ("ALJ"): (1) terminating the investigation as...
Notice Nov 17, 2022

Justice Department logo Justice Department

Title Type Published
The Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics is submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduc...
Notice Nov 17, 2022

Schedules of Controlled Substances:

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With the issuance of this final rule, the Drug Enforcement Administration places amineptine (chemical name: 7-[(10,11-dihydro-5H- dibenzo[a,d]cyclohepten-5-yl)amino]heptanoic acid), including its salts, isomers, and salts of isomers, in schedule I of...
Rule Nov 17, 2022

Labor Department logo Labor Department

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

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The Department of Labor's (DOL) Employment and Training Administration (ETA) is soliciting comments concerning a proposed extension with revisions for the authority to conduct the information collection request (ICR) titled, "Work Opportunity Tax Cre...
Notice Nov 17, 2022

National Aeronautics and Space Administration logo National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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NASA has published, in final form in its Grant and Cooperative Agreement Manual (GCAM), a new term and condition regarding requirements for NASA recipients of financial assistance awards to obtain quotation from a small and/or minority business, wome...
Notice Nov 17, 2022

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

Title Type Published
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 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 proposed and/or continuing inf...
Notice Nov 17, 2022

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National Science Foundation

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The National Science Foundation (NSF) is required to publish a notice of permit applications received to conduct activities regulated under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. NSF has published regulations under the Antarctic Conservation Act in...
Notice Nov 17, 2022

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

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

Title Type Published
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has recently submitted a request for renewal of an existing collection of information to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review. The information collection is entitled, "Physical Protection o...
Notice Nov 17, 2022

Draft Regulatory Guide:

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The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing for public comment a draft regulatory guide (DG), DG-1391, "Performance- Based Containment Leak Test Program". This DG is proposed Revision 1 to regulatory guide (RG) 1.163 of the same name. The...
Notice Nov 17, 2022

Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.:

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The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering a renewal for twenty years of special nuclear materials (SNM) License SNM-2500 for the possession, transfer, and storage of radioactive material at the Morris Operation independent spent fue...
Notice Nov 17, 2022

License Amendment Application:

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The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC, the Commission) is considering issuance of an amendment to Renewed Facility Operating License No. TR-5, issued to the U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), for...
Notice Nov 17, 2022

Postal Service logo Postal Service

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This document includes several amendments to the Bylaws of the Board of Governors. Additions have been made to conform the Bylaws to existing law. Technical edits have also been made to clarify the language of the Bylaws. Amendments include the addit...
Rule Nov 17, 2022

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Science and Technology Policy Office

Request for Information:

Title Type Published
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) requests input to help inform the development of a National Strategy for Microgravity Research and Development (R&D) to ensure sustainability of space-based research during and beyond mic...
Notice Nov 17, 2022

Small Business Administration logo Small Business Administration

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The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is updating the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes authorized for use in the Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contracting Program (WOSB Program). This update is being made to ref...
Notice Nov 17, 2022

Disaster Declaration:

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This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Florida (FEMA-4673-DR), dated 10/03/2022. Incident: Hurricane Ian. Incident Period: 09/23/2022 through 11/04/2022.
Notice Nov 17, 2022
This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Florida (FEMA-4673-DR), dated 10/03/2022. Incident: Hurricane Ian. Incident Period: 09/23/2022 through 11/04/2022.
Notice Nov 17, 2022
This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Florida (FEMA-4673-DR), dated 09/29/ 2022. Incident: Hurricane Ian. Incident Period: 09/23/2022 through 11/04/2022.
Notice Nov 17, 2022

Small Business Size Standards:

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This rulemaking finalizes, without change, the U.S. Small Business Administration's (SBA or Agency) 2019 interim final rule (RIN 3245-AH17) that adjusted monetary-based industry size standards (i.e., receipts- and assets-based) for inflation that occ...
Rule Nov 17, 2022

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State Justice Institute

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The purpose of this meeting is to consider grant applications for the 1st quarter of FY 2023, and other business.
Notice Nov 17, 2022

Surface Transportation Board logo Surface Transportation Board

Abandonment Exemption:

Title Type Published
Pioneer Valley Railroad Co., Inc., Hampshire County, MA
Notice Nov 17, 2022

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

Title Type Published
As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the Surface Transportation Board (Board) gives notice of its intent to request from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)...
Notice Nov 17, 2022

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Title Type Published
The U.S. Department of Transportation (Department or DOT) is extending through December 16, 2022, the period for interested persons to submit comments to its proposed rule on Airline Ticket Refunds and Consumer Protections.
Proposed Rule Nov 17, 2022

Airworthiness Directives:

Title Type Published
The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2016-10- 08, AD 2017-05-10, and AD 2019-01-05, which applied to certain Airbus SAS Model A330-200, -200 Freighter, and -300 series airplanes; and AD 2019-20-13, which applied to certain Airbus SAS M...
Rule Nov 17, 2022
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Embraer S.A. Model EMB-545 airplanes. This AD was prompted by an error that was detected in the airplane takeoff configuration warning logic. The error prevents the system from soundi...
Rule Nov 17, 2022

Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications:

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FMCSA announces receipt of applications from nine individuals for an exemption from the hearing requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) to operate a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) in interstate commerce. If granted, the e...
Notice Nov 17, 2022

Safety Glazing Standards:

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FRA is amending its Safety Glazing Standards for exterior windows on railroad equipment to codify long-standing waivers, add a new testing option to improve consistency of glazing testing, and revise outdated section headings. The changes update and...
Rule Nov 17, 2022

Special Condition:

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This action proposes special conditions for the the Airbus Model A321neo XLR airplanes. These airplanes will have a novel or unusual design feature when compared to the state of technology envisioned in the airworthiness standards for transport-categ...
Proposed Rule Nov 17, 2022

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

Title Type Published
The Internal Revenue Service, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections,...
Notice Nov 17, 2022

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The Department of the Treasury ("Department" or "Treasury") is hosting the first meeting of the Treasury Advisory Committee on Racial Equity ("TACRE" or "Committee"). The Committee is composed of 25 members who will provide information, advice, and r...
Notice Nov 17, 2022

Section 199A Rules for Cooperatives and Their Patrons:

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This document contains corrections to Treasury Decision 9947, published in the Federal Register on Tuesday, January 19, 2021. Treasury Decision 9947 contained final regulations under the qualified business income provisions of the Internal Revenue Co...
Rule Nov 17, 2022

Veterans Affairs Department logo Veterans Affairs Department

Instruction of the Secretary and General Policy Statement:

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The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announces that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs issued Instruction 01-22 on October 11, 2022, which addresses the legal impediment that exists for certain same sex-surviving spouses to qualify for Survivors Pe...
Rule Nov 17, 2022

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