88 FR (12/20/2023)

1. Notice

• Agriculture Department
  • 2023-27888. Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
    • Published Date: 12/20/2023
• Census Bureau
  • 2023-28005. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Generic Clearance for Internet Panel Pretesting and Qualitative Survey Methods Testing
    • Published Date: 12/20/2023
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • 2023-27972. Notice of Closed Meeting
    • Published Date: 12/20/2023
• Coast Guard
  • 2023-27944. Area Maritime Security Advisory Committee (AMSC), Eastern Great Lakes, Western New York Sub-Committee Vacancy
    • The Coast Guard requests individuals interested in serving on the Area Maritime Security Committee, Eastern Great Lakes, Western New York Region sub-committee submit their applications for membership to the U.S. Coast Guard Captain of the Port,...
    • Published Date: 12/20/2023
• Defense Department
  • 2023-28012. Department of Defense Wage Committee (DoDWC); Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meetings
    • The DoD is publishing this notice to announce that the following Federal advisory committee meetings of the DoDWC will take place.
    • Published Date: 12/20/2023
• Education Department
  • 2023-27907. Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Comprehensive Literacy Program Evaluation: Comprehensive Literacy State Development (CLSD) Program Evaluation
    • 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).
    • Due of Comment: 2/20/2024 Published Date: 12/20/2023
• Employee Benefits Security Administration
  • 2023-27937. Proposed Exemption for Certain Prohibited Transaction Restrictions Involving TT International Asset Management Ltd (TTI or the Applicant) Located in London, United Kingdom
    • This document provides notice of the pendency before the Department of Labor (the Department) of a proposed individual exemption from certain of the prohibited transaction restrictions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA)...
    • Due of Comment: 2/5/2024 Published Date: 12/20/2023
• Energy Department
  • 2023-27904. Secretary of Energy Advisory Board
    • The Department of Energy hereby publishes a notice of open meeting of the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board (SEAB). This meeting will be held virtually for members of the public and for SEAB members. The Federal Advisory Committee Act requires that...
    • Published Date: 12/20/2023
  • 2023-27976. 21st Century Energy Workforce Advisory Board
    • This notice announces an open virtual meeting for members and the public of the 21st Century Energy Workforce Advisory Board (EWAB). The Federal Advisory Committee Act requires that public notice of these meetings be announced in the Federal Register.
    • Published Date: 12/20/2023
  • 2023-27977. 21st Century Energy Workforce Advisory Board
    • This notice announces an open virtual meeting for members and the public of the 21st Century Energy Workforce Advisory Board (EWAB). The Federal Advisory Committee Act requires that public notice of these meetings be announced in the Federal Register.
    • Published Date: 12/20/2023
• Farm Service Agency
  • 2023-27969. Information Collection Request; County Committee Elections
    • In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Farm Service Agency (FSA) is requesting comments from all interested individuals and entities on an extension of a currently approved information collection associated with FSA county...
    • Due of Comment: 2/20/2024 Published Date: 12/20/2023
• Federal Communications Commission
  • 2023-27902. Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority
    • 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...
    • Due of Comment: 2/20/2024 Published Date: 12/20/2023
  • 2023-27954. Audio Description: Preliminary Nonbroadcast Network Rankings
    • FCC announces the top national nonbroadcast network rankings from the 2022-2023 ratings year, and gives networks the opportunity to seek exemption from the July 1, 2024 update to the Commission's audio description requirements.
    • Published Date: 12/20/2023
• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
  • 2023-28157. Sunshine Act Meetings
    • Published Date: 12/20/2023
• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
  • 2023-27878. Alice Falls Hydro, LLC; Notice of Revised Procedural Schedule for Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Project Relicense
    • Published Date: 12/20/2023
  • 2023-27879. Fulcrum, LLC; Notice of Authorization for Continued Project Operation
    • Published Date: 12/20/2023
  • 2023-27880. Northern States Power Company; Notice of Authorization for Continued Project Operation
    • Published Date: 12/20/2023
  • 2023-27881. Alabama Power Company; Notice of Authorization for Continued Project Operation
    • Published Date: 12/20/2023
  • 2023-27882. Eagle Creek Racine Hydro, LLC; Notice of Authorization for Continued Project Operation
    • Published Date: 12/20/2023
  • 2023-27883. Madison Fields Solar Project, LLC; Notice of Institution of Section 206 Proceeding and Refund Effective Date
    • Published Date: 12/20/2023
  • 2023-27884. Combined Notice of Filings
    • Published Date: 12/20/2023
  • 2023-27885. Combined Notice of Filings #1
    • Published Date: 12/20/2023
  • 2023-27978. THSI bn, LLC; Notice of Filing
    • Published Date: 12/20/2023
  • 2023-27979. LinkPast Solutions, Inc.; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications
    • Published Date: 12/20/2023
  • 2023-27980. Andrew Peklo III; Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment
    • Published Date: 12/20/2023
  • 2023-27981. Willimantic Power Corporation; Notice Soliciting Applications
    • Published Date: 12/20/2023
  • 2023-27982. Willimantic Power Corporation; Notice Soliciting Applications
    • Published Date: 12/20/2023
  • 2023-27983. Northern States Power Company; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Soliciting Additional Study Requests and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Relicensing and Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments
    • Published Date: 12/20/2023
  • 2023-27984. Appalachian Power Company; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment
    • Published Date: 12/20/2023
  • 2023-27986. Northern States Power Company; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Soliciting Additional Study Requests and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Relicensing and Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments
    • Published Date: 12/20/2023
  • 2023-27987. Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc.; Notice of Application and Establishing Intervention Deadline
    • Published Date: 12/20/2023
  • 2023-27988. Combined Notice of Filings
    • Published Date: 12/20/2023
  • 2023-27989. MountainWest Overthrust Pipeline, LLC; Notice of Scoping Period Requesting Comments on Environmental Issues for the Proposed Westbound Compression Expansion Project
    • Published Date: 12/20/2023
  • 2023-27990. Combined Notice of Filings #1
    • Published Date: 12/20/2023
  • 2023-27991. Joint Federal-State Task Force on Electric Transmission; Notice Announcing Meeting and Inviting Agenda Topics
    • Published Date: 12/20/2023
  • 2023-27992. Green Mountain Power Corporation; Notice of Revised Procedural Schedule for Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Project Relicense
    • Published Date: 12/20/2023
• Federal Maritime Commission
  • 2023-27959. Notice of Agreements Filed
    • Published Date: 12/20/2023
• Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
  • 2023-27994. Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Hearing
    • FMCSA announces its decision to renew exemptions for 13 individuals from the hearing requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) for interstate commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers. The exemptions enable these hard of hearing...
    • Published Date: 12/20/2023
• Federal Trade Commission
  • 2023-27877. Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension
    • In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) is seeking public comment on its proposal to extend for an additional three years the Office of Management and Budget clearance for the...
    • Due of Comment: 1/19/2024 Published Date: 12/20/2023
• Federal Transit Administration
  • 2023-28002. Proposed General Directive 24-1: Required Actions Regarding Assaults on Transit Workers
    • The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is proposing a General Directive to address the significant and continuing national- level safety risk related to assaults on transit workers. The General Directive would require each transit agency subject to...
    • Due of Comment: 2/20/2024 Published Date: 12/20/2023
• Food and Drug Administration
  • 2023-27967. Notice to Public of Website Location of the Office of the Chief Scientist Proposed Guidance Development List
    • The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) is announcing the website location where the Agency will post a list of possible topics for future guidance document development or revision by the Office of the Chief Scientist (OCS) during the next...
    • Published Date: 12/20/2023
• Forest Service
  • 2023-27875. Land Management Plan Direction for Old-Growth Forest Conditions Across the National Forest System
    • The United States Department of Agriculture (Department) is proposing to amend all land management plans for units of the National Forest System (128 plans in total) to include consistent direction to conserve and steward existing and recruit future...
    • Due of Comment: 2/2/2024 Published Date: 12/20/2023
• Health and Human Services Department
  • 2023-27899. Agency Information Collection Request; 30-Day Public Comment Request
    • 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.
    • Due of Comment: 1/19/2024 Published Date: 12/20/2023
  • 2023-27974. Agency Information Collection Request; 30-Day Public Comment Request
    • 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.
    • Due of Comment: 1/19/2024 Published Date: 12/20/2023
• Health Resources and Services Administration
  • 2023-27895. Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: Public Comment Request; Information Collection Request Title: Implement Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program 2022 Legislative Changes: Assessment of ...
    • In compliance with the requirement for opportunity for public comment on proposed data collection projects of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, HRSA announces plans to submit an Information Collection Request (ICR), described below, to the Office of...
    • Due of Comment: 2/20/2024 Published Date: 12/20/2023
• Homeland Security Department
  • 2023-27948. Request for Information on “Shifting the Balance of Cybersecurity Risk: Principles and Approaches for Secure by Design Software”
    • CISA requests input from all interested parties on the white paper ``Shifting the Balance of Cybersecurity Risk: Principles and Approaches for Secure by Design Software.''
    • Due of Comment: 2/20/2024 Published Date: 12/20/2023
• Indian Health Service
  • 2023-26954. Funding Opportunity for Tribal Self-Governance Planning Cooperative Agreement Program
    • Published Date: 12/20/2023
  • 2023-26955. Funding Opportunity for Tribal Self-Governance Negotiation Cooperative Agreement Program
    • Published Date: 12/20/2023
• Industry and Security Bureau
  • 2023-27951. Impact of the Implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) on Legitimate Commercial Chemical, Biotechnology, and Pharmaceutical Activities Involving “Schedule 1” Chemicals (Including “Schedule 1” Chemicals Produced as ...
    • The Bureau of Industry and Security is seeking public comments on the impact that the implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention, through the Chemical Weapons Convention Implementation Act of 1998 and the Chemical Weapons Convention Regulations,...
    • Due of Comment: 1/19/2024 Published Date: 12/20/2023
• Internal Revenue Service
  • 2023-27957. Proposed Collection; Comment Request Relating to Recommendation for Juvenile Employment With the Internal Revenue Service
    • 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 continuing information collections, as required by...
    • Due of Comment: 2/20/2024 Published Date: 12/20/2023
• International Trade Administration
  • 2023-27892. Finished Carbon Steel Flanges From Spain: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2021-2022
    • The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that ULMA Forja, S.Coop (ULMA) and companies not selected for individual examination made sales of finished carbon steel flanges (flanges) from Spain in the United States at less than normal value...
    • Published Date: 12/20/2023
  • 2023-27949. Glycine From Japan: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2021-2022
    • The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that Yuki Gosei Kogyo Co., Ltd. (YGK) and Nagase & Co., Ltd. (Nagase) (collectively, YGK/Nagase) made sales of glycine from Japan at less than normal value during the period of review (POR) June 1,...
    • Published Date: 12/20/2023
• International Trade Commission
  • 2023-27897. Certain Semiconductor Devices, Mobile Services Contacting the Same, and Components Thereof; Notice of a Commission Determination Not to Review an Initial Determination Granting a Joint Motion To Terminate the Investigation Due to ...
    • Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission (``Commission'') has determined not to review an initial determination (``ID'') (Order No. 78) of the presiding administrative law judge (``ALJ'') granting a joint motion to terminate...
    • Published Date: 12/20/2023
  • 2023-27996. Certain Disposable Vaporizer Devices and Components and Packaging Thereof; Notice of Institution of Investigation
    • Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on October 13, 2023, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company of Winston-Salem, North Carolina and...
    • Published Date: 12/20/2023
  • 2023-27998. Certain Electronic Computing Devices and Components Thereof; Notice of Institution of Investigation
    • Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on November 15, 2023, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of Lenovo (United States) Inc. of Morrisville, North Carolina. A...
    • Published Date: 12/20/2023
• Justice Department
  • 2023-27945. Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Extension of a Previously Approved Collection; Bureau of Justice Assistance Application Form: Public Safety Officers Educational Assistance
    • The Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice (DOJ), will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the...
    • Due of Comment: 2/20/2024 Published Date: 12/20/2023
  • 2023-27971. Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Revision of a Previously Approved Collection; Generic Clearance for Community Relations Service Program Impact Evaluation
    • The Community Relations Service, Department of Justice (DOJ), will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
    • Due of Comment: 2/20/2024 Published Date: 12/20/2023
• Labor Department
  • 2023-27936. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Voluntary Demographic Form
    • The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP)-sponsored information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork...
    • Due of Comment: 1/19/2024 Published Date: 12/20/2023
• Millennium Challenge Corporation
  • 2023-28044. Report on the Selection of Eligible Countries for Fiscal Year 2024
    • This report is provided in accordance with the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003, as amended. The report is set forth in full below.
    • Published Date: 12/20/2023
• National Archives and Records Administration
  • 2023-27958. Records Schedules; Availability and Request for Comments
    • The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) publishes notice of certain Federal agency requests for records disposition authority (records schedules). We publish notice in the Federal Register and on regulations.gov for records schedules in...
    • Published Date: 12/20/2023
• National Credit Union Administration
  • 2023-28000. Request for Comment Regarding Overhead Transfer Rate Methodology
    • The NCUA Board (Board) is inviting comment on the methodology used to determine the Overhead Transfer Rate (OTR). The Board applies the OTR to the NCUA's operating budget to determine the portion of the budget that will be funded from the National...
    • Due of Comment: 2/20/2024 Published Date: 12/20/2023
• National Institutes of Health
  • 2023-27893. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; Notice of Closed Meeting
    • Published Date: 12/20/2023
  • 2023-27894. Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meeting
    • Published Date: 12/20/2023
  • 2023-27962. National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences; Notice of Closed Meeting
    • Published Date: 12/20/2023
  • 2023-27963. National Cancer Institute; Notice of Closed Meetings
    • Published Date: 12/20/2023
  • 2023-27964. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism; Notice of Closed Meeting
    • Published Date: 12/20/2023
• National Science Foundation
  • 2023-27950. Advisory Committee for International Science and Engineering; Notice of Meeting
    • Published Date: 12/20/2023
• Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation
  • 2023-28202. Sunshine Act Meetings
    • Published Date: 12/20/2023
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission
  • 2023-27960. Kairos Power, LLC; Hermes Test Reactor Facility
    • The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is providing notice of the issuance of Construction Permit No. CPTR-6 to Kairos Power LLC (Kairos) and Record of Decision.
    • Published Date: 12/20/2023
• Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
  • 2023-27970. Proposed Submission of Information Collection for OMB Review; Comment Request; Special Financial Assistance Information
    • The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) intends to request that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) extend approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act of a collection of information contained in PBGC's regulation on special financial...
    • Due of Comment: 2/20/2024 Published Date: 12/20/2023
• Personnel Management Office
  • 2023-27985. Submission for Review: Renewal of an Existing Information Collection, USA Staffing's Onboarding Features
    • The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) offers the general public and other Federal agencies the opportunity to comment on the renewal of the following existing information collection request (ICR): OMB Control Number 3206-0278, USA Staffing's...
    • Due of Comment: 1/19/2024 Published Date: 12/20/2023
• Postal Regulatory Commission
  • 2023-27891. New Postal Products
    • 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.
    • Due of Comment: 12/21/2023 Published Date: 12/20/2023
• Securities and Exchange Commission
  • 2023-27887. Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Rule 211(h)(2)-1
    • Published Date: 12/20/2023
  • 2023-27909. Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Amend the Connectivity Fee Schedule
    • Published Date: 12/20/2023
  • 2023-27910. Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Chicago, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Amend the Connectivity Fee Schedule
    • Published Date: 12/20/2023
  • 2023-27911. Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE National, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Amend the Connectivity Fee Schedule
    • Published Date: 12/20/2023
  • 2023-27912. Self-Regulatory Organizations; the Options Clearing Corporation; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Concerning Amendments to the Options Clearing Corporation's Collateral Risk Management Policy and ...
    • Published Date: 12/20/2023
  • 2023-27913. Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Amend Rule 6.62P-O
    • Published Date: 12/20/2023
  • 2023-27914. Self-Regulatory Organizations; Nasdaq ISE, LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Amend the Fees for Options on the Nasdaq 100 Index in the Exchange's Pricing Schedule at Options 7
    • Published Date: 12/20/2023
  • 2023-27915. Self-Regulatory Organizations; Nasdaq GEMX, LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Amend the Fees for Options on the Nasdaq 100 Index in the Exchange's Pricing Schedule at Options 7
    • Published Date: 12/20/2023
  • 2023-27916. Self-Regulatory Organizations; Cboe EDGX Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To Adopt a Low Priced Stock Strike Price Interval Program
    • Published Date: 12/20/2023
  • 2023-27917. Self-Regulatory Organizations; MIAX PEARL, LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To Amend the MIAX Pearl Equities Fee Schedule
    • Published Date: 12/20/2023
  • 2023-27918. Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Amend Equity 7, Section 114(f)
    • Published Date: 12/20/2023
  • 2023-27919. Self-Regulatory Organizations; Cboe EDGX Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To Amend Its Fee Schedule
    • Published Date: 12/20/2023
  • 2023-27920. Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE American LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Change To Amend the Connectivity Fee Schedule
    • Published Date: 12/20/2023
  • 2023-27921. Self-Regulatory Organizations; MIAX PEARL, LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To Amend Exchange Rule 404, Series of Option Contracts Open for Trading
    • Published Date: 12/20/2023
  • 2023-27922. Self-Regulatory Organizations; Cboe BYX Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To Amend Its Fee Schedule To Provide a Discount on the Purchase of Historical Equity Short Volume and Trade ...
    • Published Date: 12/20/2023
  • 2023-27923. Self-Regulatory Organizations; Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To Amend Its Fee Schedule To Provide a Discount on the Purchase of Historical Equity Short Volume and Trade ...
    • Published Date: 12/20/2023
  • 2023-27924. Self-Regulatory Organizations; Nasdaq PHLX LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Amend the Exchange's Proprietary Data Fees for Top of PHLX Options (“TOPO”), PHLX Orders, and TOPO Plus Orders at ...
    • Published Date: 12/20/2023
  • 2023-27925. Self-Regulatory Organizations; Cboe EDGA Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To Amend Its Fee Schedule To Provide a Discount on the Purchase of Historical Equity Short Volume and Trade ...
    • Published Date: 12/20/2023
  • 2023-27926. Self-Regulatory Organizations; Cboe EDGX Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To Amend Its Fee Schedule To Provide a Discount on the Purchase of Historical Equity Short Volume and Trade ...
    • Published Date: 12/20/2023
  • 2023-27927. Self-Regulatory Organizations; Nasdaq PHLX LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Amend Options 7, Section 9
    • Published Date: 12/20/2023
• Small Business Administration
  • 2023-27903. Data Collection Available for Public Comments
    • The Small Business Administration (SBA) intends to request approval, from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the collection of information described below. The Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) requires federal agencies to publish a notice in...
    • Due of Comment: 2/20/2024 Published Date: 12/20/2023
• Social Security Administration
  • 2023-27955. Rate for Assessment on Direct Payment of Fees to Representatives in 2024
    • The Social Security Administration (SSA) is announcing the assessment percentage rate under the Social Security Act (Act) is 6.3 percent for 2024.
    • Published Date: 12/20/2023
• State Department
  • 2023-27995. Designation of Mohamed Ali Nkalubo and Ahmed Mahamud Hassan Aliyani as Specially Designated Global Terrorists
    • Published Date: 12/20/2023
• Surface Transportation Board
  • 2023-27946. 30-Day Notice of Intent To Seek Extension of Approval of Collection: Demurrage Liability Disclosure Requirements
    • As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the Surface Transportation Board (STB or Board) gives notice of its intent to seek approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for an extension of the collection of Demurrage...
    • Due of Comment: 1/19/2024 Published Date: 12/20/2023
  • 2023-27947. 30-Day Notice of Intent To Seek Extension of Approval of Collection: Waybill Sample
    • As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the Surface Transportation Board (STB or Board) gives notice of its intent to seek approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for an extension of the collection of Waybill Sample,...
    • Due of Comment: 1/19/2024 Published Date: 12/20/2023
• Transportation Department
  • 2023-27956. Agency Request for Emergency Clearance To Extend Information Collection Request Related to Traveling by Air With Service Animals
    • In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces DOT's intention to seek emergency clearance to extend the information collection request (ICR) under Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Control Number 2105-0576, ``U.S....
    • Due of Comment: 12/27/2023 Published Date: 12/20/2023
• Wage and Hour Division
  • 2023-27965. Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Information Collections: Requirements of a Bona Fide Thrift Savings Plan and Requirements of a Bona Fide Profit-Sharing Plan or Trust
    • The Department of Labor (Department) is soliciting comments concerning a proposed extension of the information collection request (ICR) titled ``Requirements of a Bona Fide Thrift Savings Plan and Requirements of a Bona Fide Profit-Sharing Plan or...
    • Due of Comment: 2/20/2024 Published Date: 12/20/2023
• Ocean Energy Management Bureau
  • 2023-27930. Notice of Intent To Prepare a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for Future Floating Wind Energy Development Related to 2023 Leased Areas Offshore California
    • Consistent with the regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), BOEM announces its intent to prepare a PEIS to analyze the potential impacts of floating offshore wind energy development on the five leased areas offshore...
    • Due of Comment: 2/20/2024 Published Date: 12/20/2023
• Institute of Museum and Library Services
  • 2023-27900. Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests: Museums for All Program Evaluation
    • The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a preclearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to...
    • Due of Comment: 2/18/2024 Published Date: 12/20/2023

2. Proposed Rule

• Employee Benefits Security Administration
  • 2023-27510. Definition of “Employer”-Association Health Plans
    • This document proposes to rescind the Department of Labor's (Department or DOL) 2018 rule entitled ``Definition of Employer-- Association Health Plans'' (2018 AHP Rule). The 2018 AHP Rule establishes an alternative set of criteria from those set forth...
    • Due of Comment: 2/20/2024 Published Date: 12/20/2023
• Environmental Protection Agency
  • 2023-27686. Clean Air Plans; Contingency Measures for the Fine Particulate Matter Standards; San Joaquin Valley, California
    • The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve two state implementation plan (SIP) submissions under the Clean Air Act (CAA) that address the contingency measures requirements for the 1997 annual, 2006 24-hour, and 2012 annual fine...
    • Due of Comment: 1/19/2024 Published Date: 12/20/2023
  • 2023-27688. Air Plan Revisions; California; Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Contingency Measure
    • Under the Clean Air Act (CAA or ``Act''), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve revisions to the California State Implementation Plan (SIP). These revisions concern an amendment to the California motor vehicle inspection and...
    • Due of Comment: 1/19/2024 Published Date: 12/20/2023
• Fish and Wildlife Service
  • 2023-27741. Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for West Virginia Spring Salamander and Designation of Critical Habitat
    • We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), propose to list the West Virginia spring salamander (Gyrinophilus subterraneus), an amphibian species from Greenbrier County, West Virginia, as an endangered species and to designate critical habitat...
    • Due of Comment: 2/20/2024 Published Date: 12/20/2023
  • 2023-27966. Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Ten Species Not Warranted for Listing as Endangered or Threatened Species
    • We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce findings that 10 species are not warranted for listing as endangered or threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). After a thorough review of the best...
    • Published Date: 12/20/2023
• Management and Budget Office
  • 2023-27473. Privacy Act and Freedom of Information Act Regulations
    • The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) seeks public comment on a proposed rule that would revise OMB's regulations implementing the Privacy Act and the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). These revisions would update OMB's regulations to reflect...
    • Due of Comment: 1/19/2024 Published Date: 12/20/2023
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission
  • 2023-27961. Draft Regulatory Guide: Installation, Inspection, and Testing for Class 1E Power, Instrumentation, and Control Equipment at Production and Utilization Facilities
    • The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing for public comment a draft regulatory guide (DG), DG-1419, ``Installation, Inspection, and Testing for Class 1E Power, Instrumentation, and Control Equipment at Production and Utilization...
    • Due of Comment: 1/19/2024 Published Date: 12/20/2023

3. Rule

• Coast Guard
  • 2023-27943. Coast Guard Sector Buffalo; Sector Name Conforming Amendment
    • This rule makes non-substantive changes to Coast Guard regulations in association with a change in the Coast Guard's internal organization. The purpose of this rule is to reflect that U.S. Coast Guard Sector Buffalo has been renamed U.S. Coast Guard...
    • Published Date: 12/20/2023
  • 2023-28001. Safety Zone; Laguna de Lobina, Culebra, Puerto Rico
    • The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for navigable waters of Laguna de Lobina within a 50-yard radius of Culebra Bridge due to structural damage to the bridge. The safety zone is needed to protect personnel, vessels, and the marine...
    • Published Date: 12/20/2023
• Environmental Protection Agency
  • 2023-27687. Interim Final Determination To Stay or Defer Sanctions; California; San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District
    • The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is making an interim final determination that the State of California has submitted revisions to the California State Implementation Plan (SIP) that satisfy the requirements under the Clean Air Act (CAA or...
    • Due of Comment: 1/19/2024 Published Date: 12/20/2023
  • 2023-27830. Approval of Air Quality Implementation Plans; New Jersey; Exemptions To Improve Resiliency, Air Toxics Thresholds, PM2.5 and Ammonia Emission Statement Reporting, and PM2.5 in Air Permitting; Correction
    • The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is correcting a final rule that appeared in the Federal Register on November 28, 2023. The document issues a final rule approving adoptions, repeals, and amendments to the New Jersey State Implementation Plan...
    • Published Date: 12/20/2023
• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
  • 2023-27934. Community Reinvestment Act Regulations Asset-Size Thresholds
    • The Board and the FDIC (collectively, the Agencies) are amending their Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) regulations to adjust the asset-size thresholds used to define ``small bank'' and ``intermediate small bank.'' As required by the CRA regulations,...
    • Published Date: 12/20/2023
• Housing and Urban Development Department
  • 2023-27724. Regulatory and Administrative Requirement Flexibilities Available to Native American Programs During CY 2024 and CY 2025 to Tribal Grantees To Assist With Recovery and Relief Efforts on Behalf of Families Affected by Presidentially ...
    • This document advises the public of waivers and flexibilities from HUD requirements for its Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG), Indian Community Development Block Grant (ICDBG), and Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant (NHHBG) grantees located in areas...
    • Published Date: 12/20/2023
• Industry and Security Bureau
  • 2023-27928. Additions to the Unverified List
    • The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is amending the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by adding 13 persons to the Unverified List (UVL). The 13 persons are added to the UVL on the basis that BIS was unable to verify their bona fides. All 13...
    • Published Date: 12/20/2023
• Mine Safety and Health Administration
  • 2023-27640. Safety Program for Surface Mobile Equipment
    • The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA or the Agency) is requiring that mine operators develop, implement, and update, periodically or when necessary, a written safety program for surface mobile equipment (excluding belt conveyors) at surface...
    • Published Date: 12/20/2023
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
  • 2023-27843. Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to the U.S. Coast Guard's Alaska Facility Maintenance and Repair Activities
    • NMFS, upon request from the United States Coast Guard (Coast Guard), hereby issues regulations to govern the unintentional taking of marine mammals incidental to maintenance and repair at facilities in Alaska, over the course of 5 years (2023-2028)....
    • Published Date: 12/20/2023
• Prisons Bureau
  • 2023-28011. Federal Tort Claims Act-Technical Changes; Correction
    • In this document, the Bureau of Prisons (Bureau) corrects inadvertent errors and omissions in its regulations caused by errors in the interim final rule titled ``Federal Tort Claims Act--Technical Changes'' published in the Federal Register on November...
    • Published Date: 12/20/2023

4. Presidential Document

• Executive Office of the President
  • 2023-28169. Wright Brothers Day, 2023
    • Published Date: 12/20/2023