86 FR (01/07/2021)

1. Notice

• Agriculture Department
  • 2020-29077. Establishment of the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production Advisory Committee and Solicitation of Nominations for Membership on the Advisory Committee
    • The Secretary of USDA announces the establishment of the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production Advisory Committee (Urban Ag Advisory Committee). The Committee will advise the Secretary on the development of policies and outreach relating to...
    • Published Date: 1/7/2021
  • 2021-00015. Public 2501 Stakeholder Call
    • In accordance with the 2018 Farm Bill, this notice announces the intention of the OPPE to host a public teleconference to solicit stakeholder feedback for its Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers and Veteran Farmers...
    • Due of Comment: 1/25/2021 Published Date: 1/7/2021
  • Economic Research Service
    • 2021-00004. Notice of Intent to Request New Information Collection
      • In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) implementing regulations, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service (ERS) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take...
      • Due of Comment: 3/8/2021 Published Date: 1/7/2021
  • Forest Service
    • 2021-00024. Black Hills Resource Advisory Committee
      • The Black Hills Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) will conduct a virtual meeting. The committee is authorized under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (the Act) and operates in compliance with the Federal Advisory Committee...
      • Published Date: 1/7/2021
  • Rural Utilities Service
    • 2021-00005. OneRD Annual Notice of Guarantee Fee Rates, Periodic Retention Fee Rates, Loan Guarantee Percentage and Fee for Issuance of the Loan Note Guarantee Prior to Construction Completion for Fiscal Year 2021; correction
      • The Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBCS), Rural Housing Service (RHS), and the Rural Utilities Service (RUS), agencies of the Rural Development mission area within the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), published a document on Tuesday,...
      • Published Date: 1/7/2021
• Civil Rights Commission
  • 2021-00042. Notice of Public Meeting of the Washington Advisory Committee
    • 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 Washington Advisory Committee (Committee) will hold a series of meetings...
    • Published Date: 1/7/2021
  • 2021-00043. Notice of Public Meeting of the Texas Advisory Committee
    • 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 (FACA) that the Texas Advisory Committee (Committee) will hold a series of...
    • Published Date: 1/7/2021
• Commerce Department
  • National Institute of Standards and Technology
    • 2021-00056. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NIST Associates Information System
      • The Department of Commerce, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and continuing information collections, which helps us assess the impact of our...
      • Due of Comment: 3/8/2021 Published Date: 1/7/2021
  • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
    • 2021-00031. Endangered and Threatened Species; Notice of Initiation of a 5-Year Review of Indo-Pacific Reef-building Corals
      • NMFS announces the initiation of a 5-year review for 15 Indo- Pacific reef-building corals (Acropora globiceps, Acropora jacquelineae, Acropora lokani, Acropora pharaonis, Acropora retusa, Acropora rudis, Acropora speciosa, Acropora tenella, Anacropora...
      • Published Date: 1/7/2021
    • 2021-00032. Endangered and Threatened Species; Initiation of a 5-Year Review of Staghorn Coral, Elkhorn Coral, Pillar Coral, Rough Cactus Coral, Lobed Star Coral, Mountainous Star Coral, and Boulder Star Coral
      • NMFS announces a 5-year review of staghorn coral (Acropora cervicornis), elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata), pillar coral (Dendrogyra cylindrus), rough cactus coral (Mycetophyllia ferox), lobed star coral (Orbicella annularis), mountainous star coral...
      • Published Date: 1/7/2021
    • 2021-00049. Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
      • The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold an Intersessional Fisher Data Collection and Research Committee (FDCRC) meeting to discuss and make recommendations on fishery data collection and management issues in the Western...
      • Published Date: 1/7/2021
• Education Department
  • 2021-00046. Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program
    • This provides notice of the re-establishment of the matching program between the U.S. Department of Education (Department) and the Social Security Administration (SSA), which sets forth the terms, safeguards, and procedures under which the SSA will...
    • Due of Comment: 2/8/2021 Published Date: 1/7/2021
  • 2021-00149. Applications for New Awards; Rehabilitation Training: Disability Innovation Fund-Career Advancement Initiative Model Demonstration Project
    • The U.S. Department of Education (Department) is issuing a notice inviting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2021 for the Disability Innovation Fund--Career Advancement Initiative Model Demonstration Project, Assistance Listing Number 84.421C. The...
    • Published Date: 1/7/2021
• Energy Department
  • 2021-00029. Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Savannah River Site
    • This notice announces an online virtual meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Savannah River Site. The Federal Advisory Committee Act requires that public notice of this online virtual meeting be announced in...
    • Published Date: 1/7/2021
  • Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
    • 2020-29324. Combined Notice of Filings #1
      • Published Date: 1/7/2021
    • 2020-29325. Whitetail Solar 3, LLC; Notice of Institution of Section 206 Proceeding and Refund Effective Date
      • Published Date: 1/7/2021
    • 2020-29326. PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.; Potomac Electric Power Company; Notice of Institution of Section 206 Proceeding and Refund Effective Date
      • Published Date: 1/7/2021
    • 2020-29327. Combined Notice of Filings
      • Published Date: 1/7/2021
    • 2020-29328. Combined Notice of Filings
      • Published Date: 1/7/2021
• Environmental Protection Agency
  • 2021-00023. Official Release of the MOVES3 Motor Vehicle Emissions Model for SIPs and Transportation Conformity
    • The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the availability of the MOtor Vehicle Emission Simulator model (MOVES3) for official purposes outside of California. MOVES3 is the latest state-of- the art upgrade to EPA's modeling tools for...
    • Published Date: 1/7/2021
  • 2021-00026. Guidance on the Preparation of Clean Air Act Section 179B Demonstrations for Nonattainment Areas Affected by International Transport of Emissions
    • Notice is hereby given that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has posted on its website a final guidance document titled, ``Guidance on the Preparation of Clean Air Act Section 179B Demonstrations for Nonattainment Areas Affected by...
    • Published Date: 1/7/2021
  • 2021-00057. Cross-Media Electronic Reporting: Authorized Program Revision Approval, State of Tennessee
    • This notice announces the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approval of the State of Tennessee's request to revise/modify certain of its EPA-authorized programs to allow electronic reporting.
    • Published Date: 1/7/2021
• Federal Election Commission
  • 2021-00191. Sunshine Act Meeting
    • Published Date: 1/7/2021
• Federal Reserve System
  • 2021-00184. Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies
    • Published Date: 1/7/2021
• Health and Human Services Department
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    • 2021-00002. Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
      • Published Date: 1/7/2021
    • 2021-00003. Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
      • Published Date: 1/7/2021
  • Children and Families Administration
    • 2021-00001. Proposed Information Collection Activity; Mental Health Care Services for Unaccompanied Alien Children (New Collection)
      • The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is inviting public comments on the proposed collection. The request consists of several forms that allow the...
      • Published Date: 1/7/2021
    • 2021-00016. Proposed Information Collection Activity; Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) ACF-696 Financial Report (OMB #0970-0163)
      • The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is requesting a 3-year extension of the form ACF-696: Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Quarterly Financial Report. This form is currently approved under the ACF Generic Clearance for Financial...
      • Published Date: 1/7/2021
    • 2021-00017. Proposed Information Collection Activity; Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) ACF-696T Financial Report (OMB #0970-0195)
      • The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is requesting a 3-year extension of the form ACF-696T: Child Care and Development Fund Annual Financial Report. This form is currently approved under the ACF Generic Clearance for Financial Reports...
      • Published Date: 1/7/2021
• Homeland Security Department
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency
    • 2021-00027. Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA); Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC); Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM)
      • The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will submit the information collection described below to the Office of Management and Budget for review and clearance in accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. While this...
      • Due of Comment: 2/8/2021 Published Date: 1/7/2021
  • U.S. Customs and Border Protection
    • 2021-00006. Delayed Deployment Date for Modification of Test Program Regarding Electronic Foreign Trade Zone Admission Applications for Expanded Zone Identification Numbers
      • This notice announces that the deployment date for the expanded zone identification number modifications to the electronic Foreign Trade Zone admission applications test is delayed until April 25, 2021. On September 25, 2020, U.S. Customs and Border...
      • Published Date: 1/7/2021
• Interior Department
  • Indian Affairs Bureau
    • 2020-29322. Advisory Board for Exceptional Children
      • The Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) is announcing that the Advisory Board for Exceptional Children will hold an online meeting. The purpose of the meeting is to meet the mandates of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004 (IDEA) for...
      • Published Date: 1/7/2021
• National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities
  • 2021-00036. Arts and Artifacts Indemnity Panel Advisory Committee Meeting
    • Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, notice is hereby given that the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities will hold a meeting of the Arts and Artifacts Domestic Indemnity Panel.
    • Published Date: 1/7/2021
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission
  • 2020-29320. Information Collection: Voluntary Reporting of Planned New Reactor Applications; Withdrawal
    • On December 29, 2020, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) inadvertently issued an information collection titled, ``Voluntary Reporting of Planned New Reactor Applications'' in the Federal Register. The information collection is being withdrawn...
    • Published Date: 1/7/2021
• Postal Service
  • 2020-29317. Product Change-Priority Mail and First-Class Package Service Negotiated Service Agreement
    • The Postal Service gives notice of filing a request with the Postal Regulatory Commission to add a domestic shipping services contract to the list of Negotiated Service Agreements in the Mail Classification Schedule's Competitive Products List.
    • Published Date: 1/7/2021
• Social Security Administration
  • 2021-00007. Notice on Penalty Inflation Adjustments for Civil Monetary Penalties
    • The Social Security Administration is giving notice of its updated maximum civil monetary penalties. These amounts are effective from January 15, 2021 through January 14, 2022. These figures represent an annual adjustment for inflation. The updated...
    • Published Date: 1/7/2021
• Transportation Department
  • Maritime Administration
    • 2021-00008. Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel BALAM (Sailing Catamaran); Invitation for Public Comments
      • The Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.-build requirements of the coastwise trade laws to allow the carriage of no more than twelve passengers for hire on...
      • Due of Comment: 2/8/2021 Published Date: 1/7/2021
    • 2021-00009. Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel HECHT YEAH (Motor Vessel); Invitation for Public Comments
      • The Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.-build requirements of the coastwise trade laws to allow the carriage of no more than twelve passengers for hire on...
      • Due of Comment: 2/8/2021 Published Date: 1/7/2021
    • 2021-00010. Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel ISLAND REEF (Motor Vessel); Invitation for Public Comments
      • The Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.-build requirements of the coastwise trade laws to allow the carriage of no more than twelve passengers for hire on...
      • Due of Comment: 2/8/2021 Published Date: 1/7/2021
    • 2021-00011. Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel JAGUAR SHARK (Motor Yacht); Invitation for Public Comments
      • The Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.-build requirements of the coastwise trade laws to allow the carriage of no more than twelve passengers for hire on...
      • Due of Comment: 2/8/2021 Published Date: 1/7/2021
    • 2021-00012. Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel MAYAN STAR (Sailboat); Invitation for Public Comments
      • The Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.-build requirements of the coastwise trade laws to allow the carriage of no more than twelve passengers for hire on...
      • Due of Comment: 2/8/2021 Published Date: 1/7/2021
    • 2021-00013. Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel PACIFIC CEREMONY (Motor Vessel); Invitation for Public Comments
      • The Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.-build requirements of the coastwise trade laws to allow the carriage of no more than twelve passengers for hire on...
      • Due of Comment: 2/8/2021 Published Date: 1/7/2021
    • 2021-00014. Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel SHARED ADVENTURE II (Power Catamaran); Invitation for Public Comments
      • The Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.-build requirements of the coastwise trade laws to allow the carriage of no more than twelve passengers for hire on...
      • Due of Comment: 2/8/2021 Published Date: 1/7/2021
• Treasury Department
  • 2021-00055. Interest Rate Paid on Cash Deposited To Secure U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Immigration Bonds
    • For the period beginning January 1, 2021, and ending on March 31, 2021, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Immigration Bond interest rate is .09 per centum per annum.
    • Published Date: 1/7/2021
• Veterans Affairs Department
  • 2021-00025. Reimbursement for Caskets and Urns for Burial of Unclaimed Remains in a National Cemetery or a VA-Funded State or Tribal Veterans' Cemetery
    • The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is updating the monetary reimbursement rates for caskets and urns purchased for interment in a VA national cemetery or a VA-funded state or tribal veterans' cemetery of veterans who die with no known next of kin...
    • Published Date: 1/7/2021

2. Proposed Rule

• Defense Department
  • 2020-27694. Operational Contract Support (OCS) Outside the United States
    • The DoD is issuing this rule to update the policies and procedures for operational contract support (OCS) outside the United States. These changes include broadening the range of applicable operational scenarios, eliminating content internal to the...
    • Due of Comment: 3/8/2021 Published Date: 1/7/2021
• Environmental Protection Agency
  • 2020-24241. Arkansas: Final Approval of State Underground Storage Tank Program Revisions and Incorporation by Reference
    • Pursuant to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA or Act), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve revisions to the State of Arkansas's Underground Storage Tank (UST) program submitted by the State. This action is...
    • Due of Comment: 2/8/2021 Published Date: 1/7/2021
• Interior Department
  • Indian Affairs Bureau
    • 2020-28306. American Indian Probate Regulations
      • The Department of the Interior (Department) is updating regulations governing probate of property that the United States holds in trust or restricted status for American Indians. Since the regulations were last revised in 2008, the Department...
      • Due of Comment: 3/8/2021 Published Date: 1/7/2021
• Justice Department
  • Drug Enforcement Administration
    • 2020-28532. Amending Regulations To Require Online Submission of Applications for and Renewals of DEA Registration
      • This rule proposes to amend the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) regulations to require all initial and renewal applications for DEA registration to be submitted online.
      • Due of Comment: 3/8/2021 Published Date: 1/7/2021
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission
  • 2020-29151. Calculated Maximum Fuel Element Cladding Temperature
    • The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is denying two related petitions for rulemaking (PRMs), PRM-50-93 and PRM-50-95, submitted by Mark Edward Leyse. The petitioner requested that the NRC amend its regulations for the domestic licensing of...
    • Published Date: 1/7/2021
• Postal Service
  • 2020-27802. Extra Services Refund Time Limit
    • The Postal Service is revising its pending proposal to amend Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM[supreg]) in subsection 604.9.2 to revise the time limit for extra service refunds.
    • Due of Comment: 2/8/2021 Published Date: 1/7/2021

3. Rule

• Commerce Department
  • Industry and Security Bureau
    • 2020-27754. Commerce Control List: Clarifications to the Scope of Export Control Classification Number 1C991 To Reflect Decisions Adopted at the June 2019 Australia Group Plenary Meeting
      • The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) publishes this final rule to amend the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to clarify the scope of the export controls that apply to certain vaccines and medical products, consistent with the release (i.e.,...
      • Published Date: 1/7/2021
    • 2020-27759. Chemical Weapons Convention Regulations and the Export Administration Regulations: Additions to Schedule 1(A) of the Annex on Chemicals to the Chemical Weapons Convention
      • The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is publishing this final rule to amend the Chemical Weapons Convention Regulations (CWCR) and the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to reflect recent additions to Schedule 1(A) of the Annex on Chemicals...
      • Published Date: 1/7/2021
• Commodity Futures Trading Commission
  • 2020-26527. Exemption From Derivatives Clearing Organization Registration
    • The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission) is adopting policies and procedures that the Commission will follow with respect to granting exemptions from registration as a derivatives clearing organization (DCO). In addition, the Commission is...
    • Published Date: 1/7/2021
• Environmental Protection Agency
  • 2020-24240. Arkansas: Final Approval of State Underground Storage Tank Program Revisions and Incorporation by Reference
    • Pursuant to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA or Act), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking direct final action to approve revisions to the State of Arkansas's Underground Storage Tank (UST) program submitted by the State....
    • Due of Comment: 2/8/2021 Published Date: 1/7/2021
  • 2020-27806. Air Plan Partial Approval, Partial Disapproval, and Partial Conditional Approval; Arizona; Maricopa County Air Quality Department; Reasonably Available Control Technology State Implementation Plan and Surface Coating Rule
    • The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing a partial approval, partial disapproval, and partial conditional approval of revisions to the Maricopa County Air Quality Department (MCAQD or County) portion of the Arizona State Implementation...
    • Published Date: 1/7/2021
  • 2020-28565. Review of Dust-Lead Post Abatement Clearance Levels
    • Reducing childhood lead exposure is a priority for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). As part of EPA's efforts to reduce childhood lead exposure, and in coordination with the President's Task Force on Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks...
    • Published Date: 1/7/2021
• Federal Communications Commission
  • 2020-25880. Restoring Internet Freedom; Bridging the Digital Divide for Low-Income Consumers; Lifeline and Link Up Reform and Modernization
    • In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) responds to a remand from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit directing the Commission to assess the effects of the Commission's Restoring Internet Freedom Order on public...
    • Published Date: 1/7/2021
• Interior Department
  • Fish and Wildlife Service
    • 2021-00054. Regulations Governing Take of Migratory Birds
      • We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS, Service, we), define the scope of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA or Act) as it applies to conduct resulting in the injury or death of migratory birds protected by the Act. We determine that the MBTA's...
      • Published Date: 1/7/2021
• Labor Department
  • Wage and Hour Division
    • 2020-29274. Independent Contractor Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act
      • The U.S. Department of Labor (the Department) is revising its interpretation of independent contractor status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA or the Act) to promote certainty for stakeholders, reduce litigation, and encourage innovation in the...
      • Published Date: 1/7/2021
• National Credit Union Administration
  • 2020-29181. Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation Adjustment
    • The NCUA Board (Board) is amending its regulations to adjust the maximum amount of each civil monetary penalty (CMP) within its jurisdiction to account for inflation. This action, including the amount of the adjustments, is required under the Federal...
    • Published Date: 1/7/2021