March 16, 2023 (Volume 88)

Federal Register March 16, 2023

View all documents issued on March 16, 2023. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

81 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on March 16, 2023

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

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The Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, is initiating the Land Management Plan (Plan) revision process, pursuant to the 2012 Planning Rule and as directed by the National Forest Management Act, for the Lolo National Forest located in west...
Notice Mar 16, 2023
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is correcting a final rule that was published in the Federal Register on February 21, 2023. The rule established standards governing the humane handling, care, treatment, and transportation of birds, exc...
Rule Mar 16, 2023

Funding Availability:

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The Farm Service Agency (FSA) is announcing the availability of funding to assist grain producers because eligible disaster events damaged or destroyed local commercial grain facilities. To assist producers in the impacted areas, FSA will provide fin...
Notice Mar 16, 2023

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Investigations, Orders, or Reviews:

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The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that Hyosung Heavy Industries Corporation (Hyosung) made sales of large power transformers from the Republic of Korea (Korea) at less than normal value during the period of review (POR) August 1,...
Notice Mar 16, 2023

Endangered and Threatened Species:

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We, NMFS, have completed a comprehensive status review for the sunflower sea star, Pycnopodia helianthoides, in response to a petition to list this species as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Based on the best scientif...
Proposed Rule Mar 16, 2023

Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic:

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NMFS issues regulations to implement management measures described in Framework Amendment 1 under the Fishery Management Plans for Puerto Rico, St. Croix, and St. Thomas and St. John (collectively, the island-based FMPs) (Framework Amendment 1). For...
Rule Mar 16, 2023

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone off Alaska:

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NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific cod by vessels using jig gear in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the A season allowance of the 2023 total allowable catch (TAC) of...
Rule Mar 16, 2023

Meetings:

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The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold public meetings of the Council, its Executive Committee, and the Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Committee.
Notice Mar 16, 2023
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) will hold two public listening sessions to assist in its preparation of a National Spectrum Strategy (NSS) for the United States. NTIA is seeking input from the public as it develo...
Notice Mar 16, 2023
The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public meeting of its Groundfish Recreational Advisory Panel via webinar to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Recommendations fr...
Notice Mar 16, 2023
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and its advisory committees will meet April 4, 2023, through April 11, 2023.
Notice Mar 16, 2023
The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and its advisory bodies will meet April 1-7, 2023 in Foster City, CA and via webinar. The Council meeting will be live streamed with the opportunity to provide public comment remotely. The following gr...
Notice Mar 16, 2023

Request for Comments:

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The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), U.S. Department of Commerce, seeks public comment on the development and implementation of a National Spectrum Strategy for the United States. Through this Request for Comments, N...
Notice Mar 16, 2023

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau logo Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) is conducting a review of Regulation Z's Mortgage Loan Originator Rules (Loan Originator Rules) pursuant to section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. Regulation Z, which implements the Tr...
Proposed Rule Mar 16, 2023

Consumer Product Safety Commission logo Consumer Product Safety Commission

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Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Mar 16, 2023

Defense Department logo Defense Department

Title Type Published
The Department of Defense (Department or DoD) is issuing a final rule to amend its regulations to exempt portions of the system of records titled CIG-30, "OIG Data Analytics Platform," from certain provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974.
Rule Mar 16, 2023

Education Department logo Education Department

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

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In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Department is proposing an extension without change of a currently approved information collection request (ICR).
Notice Mar 16, 2023

Request for Information:

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The National Assessment Governing Board (Governing Board) is soliciting public comment for input on proposed recommendations for updating the Assessment Framework for the 2028 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) in Science.
Notice Mar 16, 2023

Election Assistance Commission logo Election Assistance Commission

Title Type Published
The U.S. Election Assistance Commission published a document in the Federal Register on March 9, 2023 regarding public comments on its annual review of the Voluntary Voting System Guidelines. The notice contained an incorrect address.
Notice Mar 16, 2023

Energy Department logo Energy Department

Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
Texas Eastern Transmission, LP; Grand Chenier Compressor Station Abandonment Project; Scoping Period
Notice Mar 16, 2023

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

Executive Office of the President logo Executive Office of the President

Title Type Published
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act; Sequestration Order for Fiscal Year 2024 Pursuant to Section 251A (Order of March 13, 2023)
Presidential Document Mar 16, 2023

Special Observances:

Title Type Published
National Equal Pay Day (Proc. 10530)
Presidential Document Mar 16, 2023

Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

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As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this o...
Notice Mar 16, 2023
As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, and 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 th...
Notice Mar 16, 2023
The Commission will consider a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would propose a new regulatory framework for supplemental coverage from space. Through this proposed framework, satellite operators collaborating with terrestrial providers would be ab...
Notice Mar 16, 2023
The Commission will consider a Report and Order which would incorporate standards that are to be used in the testing of equipment to ensure compliance with FCC rules. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Notice Mar 16, 2023

Radio Broadcasting Services:

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This document requests comments on a petition for rule making filed by ITM, LLC, proposing to amend the FM Table of Allotments, by substituting Channel 287A for vacant Channel 280A at Peach Springs, Arizona to accommodate the hybrid modification appl...
Proposed Rule Mar 16, 2023

Television Broadcasting Services:

Title Type Published
The Commission has before it a petition for rulemaking filed by Reno (KENV-TV) Licensee, Inc. (Petitioner), the licensee of KENV-DT, channel 10, Elko, Nevada. The Petitioner requests the substitution of channel 20 for channel 10 at Elko in the Table...
Proposed Rule Mar 16, 2023

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

Title Type Published
Proposals to Engage in or to Acquire Companies Engaged in Permissible Nonbanking Activities
Notice Mar 16, 2023

Change in Bank Control:

Title Type Published
Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company
Notice Mar 16, 2023

Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board logo Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board

Title Type Published
Meetings
Notice Mar 16, 2023

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Title Type Published
In compliance with the requirement of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS), Department of Health and Human Services, is publishing the following summary of a proposed collection for public comment.
Notice Mar 16, 2023
Disaster Assistance for Centers for Independent Living in Florida and Puerto Rico
Notice Mar 16, 2023
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the issuance of a priority review voucher to the sponsor of a rare pediatric disease product application. The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act), as amended by the Food and Drug Admini...
Notice Mar 16, 2023
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the issuance of a priority review voucher to the sponsor of a rare pediatric disease product application. The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act), as amended by the Food and Drug Admini...
Notice Mar 16, 2023
Program Application Instructions for Disaster Recovery Assistance for the Florida Protection and Advocacy System
Notice Mar 16, 2023

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 Mar 16, 2023
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 section 506(c)(2)(A) of the Pape...
Notice Mar 16, 2023

Funding Opportunity:

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This notice is to inform the public that the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is supporting an administrative supplement (in scope of the parent award) up to $157,674,392 (total costs) available until the budget peri...
Notice Mar 16, 2023

Guidance:

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of a final guidance for industry entitled "Definitions of Suspect Product and Illegitimate Product for Verification Obligations Under the Drug Supply Chain Security Act."...
Notice Mar 16, 2023
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled "Development of Local Anesthetic Drug Products With Prolonged Duration of Effect." The draft guidance reflects the Agency's curr...
Notice Mar 16, 2023
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled "Electronic Systems, Electronic Records, and Electronic Signatures in Clinical Investigations: Questions and Answers." The draft...
Notice Mar 16, 2023
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, Agency, or we) is announcing the availability of a final guidance for industry #106 entitled "The Use of Published Literature in Support of New Animal Drug Approvals." This guidance replaces existing guidance #1...
Notice Mar 16, 2023

Listing of Color Additives Exempt from Certification:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is confirming the effective date of December 13, 2022, for the final rule that appeared in the Federal Register of November 10, 2022, and that amended the color additive regulations to provide for the safe...
Rule Mar 16, 2023

Meetings:

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National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Notice Mar 16, 2023

New Drug Applications:

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is withdrawing approval of six abbreviated new drug applications (ANDAs) from multiple applicants. The applicants notified the Agency in writing that the drug products were no longer marketed and reque...
Notice Mar 16, 2023

Program Application Instructions:

Title Type Published
Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act, State Councils on Developmental Disabilities for Disaster Recovery Assistance in Florida and Puerto Rico
Notice Mar 16, 2023

Request for Nominations:

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is requesting that any industry organizations interested in participating in the selection of a nonvoting industry representative to serve on the Blood Products Advisory Committee (BPAC) for the Center...
Notice Mar 16, 2023

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard is updating electrical engineering standards that are incorporated by reference and adding acceptable alternative standards. This rule also eliminates several outdated or unnecessarily prescriptive electrical engineering regulations....
Rule Mar 16, 2023

Anchorage Regulation:

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The First Coast Guard District is removing notes from its special anchorage area regulations and removing language from the text of four of these regulations because those provisions are inconsistent with simply designating the location of a special...
Rule Mar 16, 2023

Charter Amendments, Establishments, Renewals and Terminations:

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The Secretary of Homeland Security has determined that the renewal of the Homeland Security Advisory Council is necessary and in the public interest. This determination follows consultation with the Committee Management Secretariat, General Services...
Notice Mar 16, 2023

Safety Zone:

Title Type Published
The U.S. Coast Guard is establishing a safety zone over the waters near Naval Base Ventura County, Point Mugu, CA, in support of the Point Mugu Airshow. This action is necessary to provide for the safety of life on these navigable waters in the area...
Rule Mar 16, 2023
The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zones for the Big Bay Boom Fourth of July Fireworks on the waters of San Diego Bay, CA on Tuesday, July 4, 2023. The safety zones are necessary to provide for the safety of the participants, spectators, officia...
Rule Mar 16, 2023

Inter-American Foundation logo Inter-American Foundation

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

Title Type Published
The Inter-American Foundation (IAF), as part of its continuing efforts to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a preclearance consultation program to provide the general public and federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on propos...
Notice Mar 16, 2023

Interior Department logo Interior Department

Title Type Published
Pursuant to the provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, the Department of the Interior (DOI) is issuing a public notice of its intent to modify all U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) system of records notices (SORNs). FWS is modifying it...
Notice Mar 16, 2023

Call for Nominations:

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A request for nominations was published by the Department of the Interior in the Federal Register on December 2, 2022, for membership on the Advisory Council on Climate Adaptation Science (Council). The nomination period ended on January 16, 2023. Th...
Notice Mar 16, 2023

Record of Decision:

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In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended, and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, as amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has prepared the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Whitewater River G...
Notice Mar 16, 2023

Library of Congress logo Library of Congress

Copyright Registration Guidance:

Title Type Published
The Copyright Office issues this statement of policy to clarify its practices for examining and registering works that contain material generated by the use of artificial intelligence technology.
Rule Mar 16, 2023

National Aeronautics and Space Administration logo National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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 Mar 16, 2023

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

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) will hold twenty-one meetings, by videoconference, of the Humanities Panel, a federal advisory committee, during April 2023. The purpose of the meetings is for panel review, discussion, evaluation, and...
Notice Mar 16, 2023

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Report on Waste Burial Charges:

Title Type Published
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) received a public comment from EnergySolutions to the draft report entitled, NUREG-1307, Revision 19, "Report on Waste Burial Charges: Changes in Decommissioning Waste Disposal Costs at Low-Level Waste Bur...
Notice Mar 16, 2023

Personnel Management Office logo Personnel Management Office

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In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) proposes to modify and republish its existing system of records titled "OPM/Internal-23 Financial Management Records." This system of records contains financial reco...
Notice Mar 16, 2023

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Title Type Published
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Mar 16, 2023

Small Business Administration logo Small Business Administration

Title Type Published
The Small Business Administration (SBA) is seeking approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the information collection described below. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act and OMB procedures, SBA is publishing this notic...
Notice Mar 16, 2023

State Department logo State Department

Culturally Significant Object Being Imported for Exhibition:

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Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: I hereby determine that certain objects being imported from abroad pursuant to agreements with their foreign owners or custodians for temporary display in the exhibition "Pacita Abad" at the Wal...
Notice Mar 16, 2023

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

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FMCSA is proposing to amend regulations for the annual registration fees States collect from motor carriers, motor private carriers of property, brokers, freight forwarders, and leasing companies for the Unified Carrier Registration (UCR) Plan and Ag...
Proposed Rule Mar 16, 2023

Airport Property:

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The FAA hereby provides notice of intent to release 0.69 acres at the Lakeland Linder Regional Airport, Lakeland, FL from the conditions, reservations, and restrictions as contained in a Quitclaim Deed agreement between the FAA and the City of Lakela...
Notice Mar 16, 2023

Airworthiness Directives:

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The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH (AHD) Model EC135P3 and EC135T3 helicopters with Helionix installed, and Model MBB-BK 117 D-2 and MBB- BK 117 D-3 helicopters. This AD was prompted by...
Rule Mar 16, 2023

Positive Train Control Implementation Plan:

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This document provides the public with notice that, on February 22, 2023, the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) submitted a request for amendment (RFA) to its FRA- approved Positive Train Control Implementation Plan (PTCIP)....
Notice Mar 16, 2023

Positive Train Control Safety Plan and Positive Train Control System:

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This document provides the public with notice that, on March 7, 2023, Florida East Coast Railway (FECR) submitted a request for amendment (RFA) to its FRA-approved Positive Train Control Safety Plan (PTCSP). As this RFA may involve a request for FRA'...
Notice Mar 16, 2023

Request to Amend Its Positive Train Control System:

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This document provides the public with notice that, on March 3, 2023, the Trinity Railway Express (TRE) submitted a request for amendment (RFA) to its FRA-certified positive train control (PTC) system. FRA is publishing this notice and inviting publi...
Notice Mar 16, 2023

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

Title Type Published
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of one or more persons that have been placed on OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) based on OFAC's determinat...
Notice Mar 16, 2023
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of one or more persons that have been placed on OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) based on OFAC's determination t...
Notice Mar 16, 2023

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

Title Type Published
The Internal Revenue Service, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as requ...
Notice Mar 16, 2023

Superfund Chemical Substance Tax:

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This notice of filing announces that a petition has been filed pursuant to Revenue Procedure 2022-26, 2022-29 I.R.B. 90, requesting that cellulose acetate (degree of substitution = 1.5-2.0) be added to the list of taxable substances under section 467...
Notice Mar 16, 2023

Veterans Affairs Department logo Veterans Affairs Department

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

Title Type Published
Veterans Benefits Administration, 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 agencies...
Notice Mar 16, 2023

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