March 27, 2024 (Volume 89)

Federal Register March 27, 2024

View all documents issued on March 27, 2024. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

98 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on March 27, 2024

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

Title Type Published
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Notice Mar 27, 2024
We are advising the public that we have prepared a pest risk analysis that evaluates the risks associated with the importation of fresh Hass avocado (Persea americana var. Hass) fruit from Guatemala into the United States. Based on the analysis, we h...
Notice Mar 27, 2024

Civil Rights Commission logo Civil Rights Commission

Hearings, Meetings, Proceedings, etc.:

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the rules and regulations of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (Commission) and the Federal Advisory Committee Act, that the U.S. Virgin Islands Advisory Committee (Committee) to the U.S. Commis...
Notice Mar 27, 2024

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

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

Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Investigations, Orders, or Reviews:

Title Type Published
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) has conducted a new shipper review (NSR) of Sudarshan Chemical Industries Limited (Sudarshan) regarding the antidumping duty order on carbazole violet pigment 23 from India (CVP-23). The period of review (PO...
Notice Mar 27, 2024
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) has received additional timely requests to conduct administrative reviews of the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on certain quartz surface products (quartz surface products) from t...
Notice Mar 27, 2024

Court Decision Not in Harmony with the Final Results Scope Ruling:

Title Type Published
On March 11, 2024, the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT or Court) issued its final judgment in MCC Holdings dba Crane Resistoflex v. United States and ASC Engineered Solutions LLC., Court No. 18-00248, Slip Op. 24-30 (CIT March 11, 2024) (Crane...
Notice Mar 27, 2024

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

Title Type Published
NMFS implements an accountability measure (AM) for the commercial harvest of gag in South Atlantic Federal waters. NMFS has determined that commercial landings of gag exceeded the commercial annual catch limit (ACL) in 2023, and other triggers for th...
Rule Mar 27, 2024
NMFS announces that the recreational fishing season for black sea bass in South Atlantic Federal waters will extend throughout the species' 2024-2025 fishing year. Announcing the length of recreational fishing season for black sea bass is one of the...
Rule Mar 27, 2024

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone off Alaska:

Title Type Published
NMFS is opening directed fishing for Pacific cod by American Fisheries Act (AFA) trawl catcher/processors (CPs) in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area (BSAI). This action is necessary to fully use the 2024 total allowable catch (TAC)...
Rule Mar 27, 2024

Hearings, Meetings, Proceedings, etc.:

Title Type Published
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Department of Commerce, requests public comments on negotiations at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) regarding a proposed Design Law Treaty (DLT). A diplomatic conference to fi...
Notice Mar 27, 2024

Pacific Island Fisheries:

Title Type Published
NMFS announces approval of a Marine Conservation Plan (MCP) for Guam.
Notice Mar 27, 2024

Permits; Applications, Issuances, etc.:

Title Type Published
The Assistant Regional Administrator for Sustainable Fisheries, Greater Atlantic Region, NMFS, has made a preliminary determination that an Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP) application contains all of the required information and warrants further consid...
Notice Mar 27, 2024
Atlantic Region, NMFS, has made a preliminary determination that an Exempted Fishing Permit application contains all of the required information and warrants further consideration. The Exempted Fishing Permit would allow commercial fishing vessels to...
Notice Mar 27, 2024

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau logo Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is requesting the revision of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB's) approval for an existing information collection titled, "Consume...
Notice Mar 27, 2024

Defense Department logo Defense Department

Hearings, Meetings, Proceedings, etc.:

Title Type Published
The Department of Defense (DoD) is publishing this notice in accordance with chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code, to announce that the following meeting of the Department of the Air Force Scientific Advisory Board will take place.
Notice Mar 27, 2024

Education Department logo Education Department

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

Title Type Published
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 27, 2024

Energy Department logo Energy Department

Title Type Published
The Department of Energy (DOE) invites public comment on a proposed collection of information that DOE is developing for submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The collection relates t...
Notice Mar 27, 2024

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

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

Title Type Published
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an information collection request (ICR), Urban Waters Federal Partnership Program (EPA ICR Number 2801.01, OMB Control Number 2040- NEW) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for...
Notice Mar 27, 2024

Air Quality State Implementation Plans; Approvals and Promulgations:

Title Type Published
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve, under the Clean Air Act (CAA), two limited maintenance plans (LMPs) submitted by the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP), on behalf of the State of West Virgi...
Proposed Rule Mar 27, 2024

Certain New Chemicals;

Title Type Published
EPA is required under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), as amended by the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, to make information publicly available and to publish information in the Federal Register pertaining to sub...
Notice Mar 27, 2024

Executive Office of the President logo Executive Office of the President

Title Type Published
Cyber-Enabled Activities; Continuation of National Emergency (Notice of March 26, 2024)
Presidential Document Mar 27, 2024
South Sudan: Continuation of National Emergency (Notice of March 26, 2024)
Presidential Document Mar 27, 2024

Special Observances:

Title Type Published
Greek Independence Day: A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy (Proc. 10713)
Presidential Document Mar 27, 2024

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation logo Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Mar 27, 2024

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

Title Type Published
Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies
Notice Mar 27, 2024

Change in Bank Control:

Title Type Published
Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company
Notice Mar 27, 2024

Federal Trade Commission logo Federal Trade Commission

Hearings, Meetings, Proceedings, etc.:

Title Type Published
The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC" or "Commission") recently published a notice of proposed rulemaking ("NPRM") in the Federal Register, titled "Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees," which would prohibit unfair or deceptive practices relating to fees f...
Proposed Rule Mar 27, 2024

General Services Administration logo General Services Administration

Acquisition Regulation:

Title Type Published
GSA is proposing to amend the General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) to remove the requirement for lease offerors to have an active System for Award Management (SAM) registration when submitting offers and instead allow offers...
Proposed Rule Mar 27, 2024

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 Mar 27, 2024

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

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 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.
Notice Mar 27, 2024

Guidance:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of a guidance for industry entitled "Handling and Retention of BA and BE Testing Samples." This guidance is intended to provide recommendations for applicants of new drug...
Notice Mar 27, 2024

Hearings, Meetings, Proceedings, etc.:

Title Type Published
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Notice Mar 27, 2024
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Notice Mar 27, 2024

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

Hearings, Meetings, Proceedings, etc.:

Title Type Published
The National Boating Safety Advisory Committee (Committee) will conduct meetings over three days in Austin, Texas to discuss matters relating to national boating safety. The meetings will be open to the public and will include in-person and virtual a...
Notice Mar 27, 2024

Safety Zone:

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for navigable waters of the Anclote River in Tarpon Springs, FL for the removal of a dredging pipe. The safety zone will encompass all waters within a 200-yard radius of the dredge vessel DIAMON...
Rule Mar 27, 2024

Housing and Urban Development Department logo Housing and Urban Development Department

Title Type Published
In this notice, the Secretary of HUD delegates concurrent authority to the Director and Deputy Director of the Office of Departmental Equal Employment Opportunity (ODEEO) with respect to all matters pertaining to the work of ODEEO and supersedes any...
Notice Mar 27, 2024
In this notice, the Director of the Office of Departmental Equal Employment Opportunity (ODEEO) designates the order of succession for ODEEO. This order of succession supersedes all prior Orders of Succession for ODEEO.
Notice Mar 27, 2024

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

Title Type Published
HUD is seeking approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the information collection described below. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is requesting comment from all interested parties on the proposed collection of...
Notice Mar 27, 2024
The proposed extension, without change, of a currently approved information collection requirement established under the Housing for Older Persons Act of 1995 (HOPA) will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as requir...
Notice Mar 27, 2024
HUD is seeking approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the information collection described below. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is requesting comment from all interested parties on the proposed collection of...
Notice Mar 27, 2024
HUD is seeking approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the information collection described below. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is requesting comment from all interested parties on the proposed collection of...
Notice Mar 27, 2024

Inter-American Foundation logo Inter-American Foundation

Title Type Published
Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, agencies are required to publish a Notice in the Federal Register notifying the public that the agency is creating a new information collection for OMB review and approval and requests public revie...
Notice Mar 27, 2024

Interior Department logo Interior Department

Hearings, Meetings, Proceedings, etc.:

Title Type Published
The Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) is announcing that the Advisory Board for Exceptional Children will hold a two-day in-person and online meeting. The purpose of the meeting is to meet the mandates of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Ac...
Notice Mar 27, 2024

National Register of Historic Places:

Title Type Published
The National Park Service is soliciting electronic comments on the significance of properties nominated before March 16, 2024, for listing or related actions in the National Register of Historic Places.
Notice Mar 27, 2024

Public Land Order:

Title Type Published
This order withdraws 20,982.981 acres of public land from settlement, sale, location, or entry under the public land laws, including location and entry under the United States mining laws, and from leasing under the mineral and geothermal leasing law...
Notice Mar 27, 2024

International Trade Commission logo International Trade Commission

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

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission ("Commission") has found a violation of section 337 in the above-captioned investigation. The Commission has determined to issue a limited exclusion order ("LEO") prohibiting the imp...
Notice Mar 27, 2024

J
Joint Board for Enrollment of Actuaries

Hearings, Meetings, Proceedings, etc.:

Title Type Published
The Joint Board for the Enrollment of Actuaries gives notice of a closed teleconference meeting of the Advisory Committee on Actuarial Examinations.
Notice Mar 27, 2024

Labor Department logo Labor Department

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

Title Type Published
The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Veterans' Employment and Training Service (VETS)-sponsored information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Red...
Notice Mar 27, 2024

Hearings, Meetings, Proceedings, etc.:

Title Type Published
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is announcing a public meeting to solicit comments and suggestions from stakeholders on its outreach and training efforts in support of the whistleblower laws it enforces.
Notice Mar 27, 2024

Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratories:

Title Type Published
In this notice, OSHA announces the application of Intertek Testing Services NA, Inc., for expansion of the recognition as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) and presents the agency's preliminary finding to grant the application.
Notice Mar 27, 2024
In this notice, OSHA announces the final decision to expand the scope of recognition for Nemko North America, Inc., as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory.
Notice Mar 27, 2024

Permits; Applications, Issuances, etc.:

Title Type Published
In this notice, OSHA announces the application of Ballard Marine Construction for a permanent variance and interim order from provisions of the standard that regulates construction work in compressed air environments, presents the agency's preliminar...
Notice Mar 27, 2024

Library of Congress logo Library of Congress

Title Type Published
The Copyright Royalty Judges solicit comments on a motion of Allocation Phase Parties for partial distribution of 2021 cable royalty funds.
Notice Mar 27, 2024
The Copyright Royalty Judges solicit comments on a motion of Allocation Phase claimants for partial distribution of 2021 satellite royalty funds.
Notice Mar 27, 2024

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is making a finding of no significant impact (FONSI) for a proposed issuance of exemptions to Southern Nuclear Operating Company (SNC, the licensee), for Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Power Plant (Hatch), Units 1...
Notice Mar 27, 2024

Peace Corps logo Peace Corps

Title Type Published
The Peace Corps will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. The purpose of this notice is to allow 60 days for public comment in the Federal Register preceding...
Notice Mar 27, 2024
The Peace Corps will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. The purpose of this notice is to allow 60 days for public comment in the Federal Register preceding...
Notice Mar 27, 2024

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 Mar 27, 2024

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes:

Title Type Published
Cboe BYX Exchange, Inc.
Notice Mar 27, 2024
Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc.
Notice Mar 27, 2024
Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc.
Notice Mar 27, 2024
Cboe EDGA Exchange, Inc.
Notice Mar 27, 2024
Fixed Income Clearing Corp.
Notice Mar 27, 2024
MEMX LLC
Notice Mar 27, 2024
MIAX Emerald, LLC
Notice Mar 27, 2024
MIAX Emerald, LLC
Notice Mar 27, 2024
MIAX PEARL, LLC
Notice Mar 27, 2024
MIAX PEARL, LLC
Notice Mar 27, 2024
Miami International Securities Exchange, LLC
Notice Mar 27, 2024
Miami International Securities Exchange, LLC
Notice Mar 27, 2024
NYSE American LLC
Notice Mar 27, 2024
NYSE American LLC
Notice Mar 27, 2024

Small Business Administration logo Small Business Administration

Disaster Declaration:

Title Type Published
This is a notice of an Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) declaration for the State of Louisiana dated 03/21/2024. Incident: Severe or Extreme Drought. Incident Period: 09/19/2023 through 12/05/2023.
Notice Mar 27, 2024

Social Security Administration logo Social Security Administration

Title Type Published
We are updating our Supplemental Security Income (SSI) regulations to remove food from the calculations of In-Kind Support and Maintenance (ISM). We are also adding conforming language to our definition of income. These changes simplify our rules by...
Rule Mar 27, 2024

Surface Transportation Board logo Surface Transportation Board

Requests for Nominations:

Title Type Published
The Board hereby gives notice of vacancies on RSTAC for a small railroad representative and a large shipper representative. The Board seeks nominations for candidates to fill these vacancies.
Notice Mar 27, 2024

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Title Type Published
Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) and its implementing regulations, this notice announces that FRA is forwarding the Information Collection Request (ICR) summarized below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comme...
Notice Mar 27, 2024
Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) and its implementing regulations, this notice announces that FRA is forwarding the Information Collection Request (ICR) summarized below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comme...
Notice Mar 27, 2024
Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) and its implementing regulations, this notice announces that FRA is forwarding the Information Collection Request (ICR) summarized below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comme...
Notice Mar 27, 2024

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

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the renewal of an information collection. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-...
Notice Mar 27, 2024
The FHWA invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval for reinstatement of an existing information collection that is summarized below under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. We are required to...
Notice Mar 27, 2024
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval to renew an information collection. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day commen...
Notice Mar 27, 2024

Airworthiness Directives:

Title Type Published
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Airbus Canada Limited Partnership Model BD-500-1A10 and BD-500- 1A11 airplanes. This AD was prompted by damage found on two power- feeder harnesses on three airplanes due to chafing w...
Rule Mar 27, 2024
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all GE Aviation Czech s.r.o. (GEAC) (type certificate previously held by WALTER Engines a.s., Walter a.s., and MOTORLET a.s.) Model M601D-11, M601E-11, M601E-11A, M601E-11AS, M601E-11S, and M...
Rule Mar 27, 2024
The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2022-19-15 for certain International Aero Engines, LLC (IAE LLC) Model PW1100G series engines; and AD 2023-16-07 for certain IAE LLC Model PW1100G series engines and PW1400G series engines. AD 2022-...
Rule Mar 27, 2024
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Pratt & Whitney (PW) Model PW1519G, PW1521G, PW1521GA, PW1521G- 3, PW1524G, PW1524G-3, PW1525G, PW1525G-3, PW1919G, PW1921G, PW1922G, PW1923G, and PW1923G-A engines. This AD was promp...
Rule Mar 27, 2024

Coastwise Endorsement Eligibility Determination for a Foreign-Built Vessel:

Title Type Published
The Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to issue coastwise endorsement eligibility determinations for foreign-built vessels which will carry no more than twelve passengers for hire. A requ...
Notice Mar 27, 2024
The Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to issue coastwise endorsement eligibility determinations for foreign-built vessels which will carry no more than twelve passengers for hire. A requ...
Notice Mar 27, 2024
The Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to issue coastwise endorsement eligibility determinations for foreign-built vessels which will carry no more than twelve passengers for hire. A requ...
Notice Mar 27, 2024
The Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to issue coastwise endorsement eligibility determinations for foreign-built vessels which will carry no more than twelve passengers for hire. A requ...
Notice Mar 27, 2024

Hearings, Meetings, Proceedings, etc.:

Title Type Published
This notice announces a meeting of the Lithium Battery Air Safety Advisory Committee (Committee).
Notice Mar 27, 2024

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

Title Type Published
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 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 information collections, as required by the P...
Notice Mar 27, 2024
This document corrects the correction to Treasury Decision 9981, published in the Federal Register on November 20, 2023. Treasury Decision 9981 issued final regulations providing guidance on the prohibition on certain gifts or contributions to Type I...
Rule Mar 27, 2024
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 27, 2024

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

Title Type Published
The Department of the Treasury will submit the following information collection request 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 Mar 27, 2024

Hearings, Meetings, Proceedings, etc.:

Title Type Published
This notice announces an open meeting of the Community Development Advisory Board (the Advisory Board), which provides advice to the Director of the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund). The meeting will be open to the public...
Notice Mar 27, 2024

U
Unified Carrier Registration Plan

Request for Nominations:

Title Type Published
The Unified Carrier Registration (UCR) Plan Board of Directors is requesting nominations of qualified individuals for all five of the motor carrier industry positions for appointment by FMCSA to the UCR Plan Board of Directors. The five vacancies hav...
Notice Mar 27, 2024

Veterans Affairs Department logo Veterans Affairs Department

Title Type Published
This notice is to inform the public about changes to rates contained within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Fee Schedule. This fee schedule is currently used as part of the rate structure for certain agreements that VA uses to purchase commun...
Notice Mar 27, 2024

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