88 FR (12/27/2023)

1. Notice

• 2023-28533. Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on Food Hygiene
  • The U.S. Codex Office is sponsoring a public meeting on February 5, 2024. The objective of the public meeting is to provide information and receive public comments on agenda items and draft U.S. positions to be discussed at the 54th Session of the...
  • Published Date: 12/27/2023
• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
  • 2023-28506. Notice of Meetings
    • The subcommittees listed below are part of AHRQ's Health Services Research Initial Review Group (IRG) Committee. Grant applications are to be reviewed and discussed at these meetings. Each subcommittee meeting will be closed to the public.
    • Published Date: 12/27/2023
• Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
  • 2023-28545. Movement of Organisms Modified or Produced Through Genetic Engineering; Notice of Proposed Exemptions; Reopening of Comment Period
    • We are reopening the comment period for our notice that proposes to add five new types of genetic modifications a plant can contain and be exempt from the regulations for the movement of organisms modified or produced through genetic engineering...
    • Due of Comment: 1/19/2024 Published Date: 12/27/2023
• Civil Rights Commission
  • 2023-28559. Notice of Public Meetings of the New Mexico Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
    • 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 New Mexico Advisory Committee (Committee) will hold a series of virtual...
    • Published Date: 12/27/2023
  • 2023-28560. 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) to the U.S. Commission on...
    • Published Date: 12/27/2023
  • 2023-28561. Notice of Public Meeting of the Puerto Rico Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
    • 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 a meeting of the Puerto Rico Advisory Committee to the Commission...
    • Published Date: 12/27/2023
  • 2023-28565. Notice of Public Meeting of the Nebraska Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
    • 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 Nebraska Advisory Committee (Committee) to the U.S. Commission on Civil...
    • Published Date: 12/27/2023
  • 2023-28570. Notice of Public Meeting of the Hawai'i 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 Hawai'i Advisory Committee (Committee) to the U.S. Commission on...
    • Published Date: 12/27/2023
  • 2023-28575. Notice of Public Meeting of the District of Columbia Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
    • 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 District of Columbia Advisory Committee (Committee) to the U.S....
    • Published Date: 12/27/2023
• Commerce Department
  • 2023-28564. National Telecommunications and Information Administration 2024 NTIA Spectrum Policy Symposium
    • The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), U.S. Department of Commerce, will host a public symposium on February 1, 2024, focusing on implementation of the National Spectrum Strategy, which the Executive Office of the...
    • Published Date: 12/27/2023
• Commodity Futures Trading Commission
  • 2023-28532. Commission Guidance Regarding the Listing of Voluntary Carbon Credit Derivative Contracts; Request for Comment
    • The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the ``Commission'' or ``CFTC'') is issuing for public comment this proposed guidance regarding the listing for trading of voluntary carbon credit (``VCC'') derivative contracts. Specifically, the Commission is...
    • Due of Comment: 2/16/2024 Published Date: 12/27/2023
• Energy Department
  • 2023-28432. Isotope Research & Development and Production Advisory Committee
    • The CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 requires the Secretary of Energy to establish an advisory committee in alignment with the Department of Energy (DOE) Isotope Program. Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, and in accordance with title 41 of...
    • Published Date: 12/27/2023
  • 2023-28462. Application for Renewal of Authorization To Export Electric Energy; Emera Energy Services Subsidiary No. 8 LLC
    • Emera Energy Services Subsidiary No. 8 LLC (the Applicant or EES No. 8) has applied for renewed authorization to transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada pursuant to the Federal Power Act.
    • Due of Comment: 1/26/2024 Published Date: 12/27/2023
  • 2023-28464. Application for Renewal of Authorization To Export Electric Energy; Emera Energy Services Subsidiary No. 7 LLC
    • Emera Energy Services Subsidiary No. 7 LLC (the Applicant or EES No. 7) has applied for renewed authorization to transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada pursuant to the Federal Power Act.
    • Due of Comment: 1/26/2024 Published Date: 12/27/2023
  • 2023-28466. Application for Authorization To Export Electric Energy; Emera Energy Services, Inc.
    • Emera Energy Services, Inc. (the Applicant or EES) has applied for renewed authorization to transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada pursuant to the Federal Power Act.
    • Due of Comment: 1/26/2024 Published Date: 12/27/2023
  • 2023-28475. Application for Renewal of Authorization To Export Electric Energy; Boston Energy Trading and Marketing LLC
    • Boston Energy Trading and Marketing LLC (the Applicant or BETM) has applied for renewed authorization to transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada pursuant to the Federal Power Act.
    • Due of Comment: 1/26/2024 Published Date: 12/27/2023
  • 2023-28477. Application for Renewal of Authorization To Export Electric Energy; Sempra Gas & Power Marketing, LLC
    • Sempra Gas & Power Marketing, LLC (the Applicant) has applied for renewed authorization to transmit electric energy from the United States to Mexico pursuant to the Federal Power Act.
    • Due of Comment: 1/26/2024 Published Date: 12/27/2023
  • 2023-28478. Application for Renewal of Authorization To Export Electric Energy; Emera Energy Services Subsidiary No. 6 LLC
    • Emera Energy Services Subsidiary No. 6 LLC (the Applicant or EES No. 6) has applied for renewed authorization to transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada pursuant to the Federal Power Act.
    • Due of Comment: 1/26/2024 Published Date: 12/27/2023
  • 2023-28479. Application for Renewal of Authorization To Export Electric Energy; Boston Energy Trading and Marketing LLC
    • Boston Energy Trading and Marketing, LLC (the Applicant or BETM) has applied for renewed authorization to transmit electric energy from the United States to Mexico pursuant to the Federal Power Act.
    • Due of Comment: 1/26/2024 Published Date: 12/27/2023
  • 2023-28480. Application for Renewal of Authorization To Export Electric Energy; TransCanada Energy Sales Ltd.
    • TransCanada Energy Sales Ltd. (the Applicant or TCES) has applied for renewed authorization to transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada pursuant to the Federal Power Act.
    • Due of Comment: 1/26/2024 Published Date: 12/27/2023
  • 2023-28517. President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology
    • This notice announces an open virtual meeting of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST). The Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) requires that public notice of these meetings be announced in the Federal Register.
    • Published Date: 12/27/2023
• Environmental Protection Agency
  • 2023-28547. Cancellation Order for Certain Pesticide Registrations and Amendments To Terminate Uses
    • This notice announces EPA's order for the cancellations and/or amendments to terminate uses, voluntarily requested by the registrants, and accepted by the Agency, of the products listed in Table 1, Table 1A & Table 2 of Unit II, pursuant to the Federal...
    • Published Date: 12/27/2023
  • 2023-28557. Product Cancellation Order for Certain Pesticide Registrations
    • This notice announces EPA's order for the cancellations, voluntarily requested by the registrants and accepted by the Agency, of the products listed in Table 1 of Unit II, pursuant to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)....
    • Published Date: 12/27/2023
• Federal Communications Commission
  • 2023-28463. Disability Advisory Committee; Announcement of Meeting
    • In this document, the Commission announces the third meeting of the fifth term of its Disability Advisory Committee (DAC or Committee).
    • Published Date: 12/27/2023
• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
  • 2023-28471. Notice of Meeting Held With Less Than Seven Days Advance Notice
    • Published Date: 12/27/2023
  • 2023-28473. Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request
    • In accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the OCC, the Board, and the FDIC (the agencies) may not conduct or sponsor, and the respondent is not required to respond to, an information collection unless it displays...
    • Due of Comment: 2/26/2024 Published Date: 12/27/2023
• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
  • 2023-28535. Up Property 2, LLC; Notice of Application for Surrender of Exemption Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests
    • Published Date: 12/27/2023
  • 2023-28537. Cube Yadkin Generation, LLC; Notice of Application for a Non-Capacity Amendment of License Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests
    • Published Date: 12/27/2023
  • 2023-28539. KC Brighton LLC; Notice of Application for Surrender of License Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests
    • Published Date: 12/27/2023
  • 2023-28540. Jeffersonville Hydroelectric Co.; Notice of Application for Surrender of Exemption, Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests and Notice of Effectiveness of Withdrawal of Application To Surrender Exemption
    • Published Date: 12/27/2023
  • 2023-28542. Combined Notice of Filings
    • Published Date: 12/27/2023
  • 2023-28543. Commonwealth Edison Company; Notice of Designation of Commission Staff as Non-Decisional
    • Published Date: 12/27/2023
  • 2023-28544. Combined Notice of Filings #1
    • Published Date: 12/27/2023
• Federal Labor Relations Authority
  • 2023-28553. Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
    • The ``Freedom of Information Act Request and Appeal Files'' is the system that the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) uses to provide the public with a single location to submit and track Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests and appeals...
    • Published Date: 12/27/2023
• Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
  • 2023-28460. Notice of FMCS Convening Policy
    • The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) is issuing this notice to inform the public of FMCS's intent to convene parties who are currently in a work stoppage.
    • Published Date: 12/27/2023
• Federal Reserve System
  • 2023-28541. Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies
    • Published Date: 12/27/2023
• Fish and Wildlife Service
  • 2023-28470. Foreign Endangered Species; Receipt of Permit Applications
    • We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite the public to comment on applications to conduct certain activities with foreign species that are listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). With some exceptions, the ESA prohibits...
    • Due of Comment: 1/26/2024 Published Date: 12/27/2023
• Food and Drug Administration
  • 2023-28507. Determination of Regulatory Review Period for Purposes of Patent Extension; CYTALUX
    • The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) has determined the regulatory review period for CYTALUX and is publishing this notice of that determination as required by law. FDA has made the determination because of the submission of an...
    • Due of Comment: 2/26/2024 Published Date: 12/27/2023
  • 2023-28509. Determination of Regulatory Review Period for Purposes of Patent Extension; PONVORY
    • The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) has determined the regulatory review period for PONVORY and is publishing this notice of that determination as required by law. FDA has made the determination because of the submission of an...
    • Due of Comment: 2/26/2024 Published Date: 12/27/2023
  • 2023-28511. Determination of Regulatory Review Period for Purposes of Patent Extension; ZOKINVY
    • The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) has determined the regulatory review period for ZOKINVY and is publishing this notice of that determination as required by law. FDA has made the determination because of the submission of an...
    • Due of Comment: 2/26/2024 Published Date: 12/27/2023
  • 2023-28512. Kemin Industries, Inc.; Filing of Food Additive Petition (Animal Use); Chromium Propionate; Correction
    • The Food and Drug Administration is correcting a notice entitled ``Kemin Industries, Inc.; Filing of Food Additive Petition (Animal Use)'' that appeared in the Federal Register of July 27, 2023. The document announced that we filed a petition,...
    • Published Date: 12/27/2023
  • 2023-28519. Determination of Regulatory Review Period for Purposes of Patent Extension; SCEMBLIX
    • The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) has determined the regulatory review period for SCEMBLIX and is publishing this notice of that determination as required by law. FDA has made the determination because of the submission of an...
    • Due of Comment: 2/26/2024 Published Date: 12/27/2023
• Foreign Assets Control Office
  • 2023-28461. Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions
    • 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...
    • Published Date: 12/27/2023
• General Services Administration
  • 2023-28563. Calendar Year (CY) 2024 Privately Owned Vehicle (POV) Mileage Reimbursement Rates; CY 2024 Standard Mileage Rate for Moving Purposes
    • GSA is updating the mileage reimbursement rate for privately owned automobiles (POA), airplanes, and motorcycles as required by statute. This information will be available in FTR Bulletin 24-03, which can be found on GSA's website at...
    • Published Date: 12/27/2023
• International Trade Administration
  • 2023-28491. Agreement Suspending the Countervailing Duty Investigation on Sugar From Mexico; Preliminary Results of the 2022 Administrative Review
    • The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that the signatory, the Government of Mexico (GOM), and the respondent companies selected for individual examination, respectively, Compa[ntilde][iacute]a Industrial Azucarera S.A. de...
    • Published Date: 12/27/2023
  • 2023-28492. Agreement Suspending the Antidumping Duty Investigation on Sugar From Mexico: Preliminary Results of the 2021-2022 Administrative Review and Postponement of Final Results
    • The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that the respondents selected for individual examination, respectively, Compa[ntilde][iacute]a Industrial Azucarera S.A. de C.V. and its affiliates and Ingenio Presidente Benito Juarez...
    • Published Date: 12/27/2023
  • 2023-28526. Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods From the Republic of Korea: Notice of Court Decision Not in Harmony With the Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; Notice of Amended Final Results
    • On December 18, 2023, the U.S. Court of International Trade (the Court or CIT) issued its final judgment in Hyundai Steel Company v. United States, Consol. Court No. 22-00138, Slip Op. 23-183, sustaining the U.S. Department of Commerce's (Commerce)...
    • Published Date: 12/27/2023
• International Trade Commission
  • 2023-28449. Certain Marine Air Conditioning Systems, Components Thereof, and Products Containing the Same; Notice of Request for Submissions on the Public Interest
    • Notice is hereby given that on December 8, 2023, the presiding administrative law judge (``ALJ'') issued an Initial Determination on Violation of Section 337. The ALJ also issued a Recommended Determination on remedy and bonding should a violation be...
    • Published Date: 12/27/2023
  • 2023-28455. Certain Electronic Eyewear Products 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 20, 2023, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of Ingeniospec, LLC of San Jose, California. The complaint alleges...
    • Published Date: 12/27/2023
• Labor Department
  • 2023-28493. Revised Final Tribal Consultation Policy
    • The Department of Labor (DOL) is issuing its revised final Tribal Consultation Policy. The Tribal Consultation Policy (hereinafter referred to as the ``policy'') establishes standards for improved consultation with federally recognized Indian Tribes to...
    • Published Date: 12/27/2023
• National Archives and Records Administration
  • 2023-28521. Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
    • NARA proposes to request an extension from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) of a currently approved information collection used by individuals applying for a research card that grants them access to original archival records in a National...
    • Due of Comment: 2/26/2024 Published Date: 12/27/2023
• National Institute of Standards and Technology
  • 2023-28485. National Conference on Weights and Measures 2024 Interim Meeting
    • The 2024 Interim Meeting of the National Conference on Weights and Measures (NCWM) will be held in-person at the Royal Sonesta New Orleans in New Orleans, Louisiana from Sunday, January 7, 2024, through Wednesday, January 10, 2024. This notice contains...
    • Published Date: 12/27/2023
  • 2023-28487. Notice of Availability of Draft Programmatic Environmental Assessment for Modernization and Internal Expansion of Existing Semiconductor Fabrication Facilities Under the CHIPS Incentives Program
    • The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announces the availability of the Draft Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA) for the modernization and internal expansion of existing semiconductor fabrication facilities under the CHIPS...
    • Due of Comment: 1/25/2024 Published Date: 12/27/2023
  • 2023-28550. Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology
    • National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)'s Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology (VCAT or Committee) will meet on Wednesday, February 14, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. eastern time.
    • Published Date: 12/27/2023
• National Institutes of Health
  • 2023-28444. National Advisory Child Health and Human Development Council Stillbirth Working Group Meeting
    • The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Stillbirth Working Group of Council is charged with identifying current knowledge on stillbirth and prevention, areas of improvement for data collection,...
    • Published Date: 12/27/2023
  • 2023-28474. Government-Owned Inventions; Availability for Licensing
    • The invention listed below is owned by an agency of the U.S. Government and is available for licensing to achieve expeditious commercialization of results of federally-funded research and development. Foreign patent applications are filed on selected...
    • Published Date: 12/27/2023
  • 2023-28476. National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences; Notice of Closed Meeting
    • Published Date: 12/27/2023
  • 2023-28481. Government Owned Inventions
    • The invention listed below is directed to a T cell receptor (TCR) that specifically targets the Kita-Kyushu Lung Cancer Antigen 1 (KK-LC-1). This TCR may be used to develop novel immunotherapies against several common and aggressive epithelial cancers....
    • Published Date: 12/27/2023
  • 2023-28531. Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings
    • Published Date: 12/27/2023
  • 2023-28566. National Institute of Nursing Research; Notice of Closed Meeting
    • Published Date: 12/27/2023
  • 2023-28572. National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders; Notice of Closed Meetings
    • Published Date: 12/27/2023
  • 2023-28574. National Institute on Drug Abuse; Notice of Closed Meetings
    • Published Date: 12/27/2023
• National Nuclear Security Administration
  • 2023-28501. Secretarial Determination of No Adverse Material Impact on the Domestic Uranium Mining, Conversion, and Enrichment Industries To Support Mo-99 Production
    • On November 22, 2023, the Secretary of Energy issued a Secretarial Determination (hereafter ``determination'') covering the sale, lease, or transfer of up to 750 kilograms uranium (kgU) of high- assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) (above 5, but less...
    • Published Date: 12/27/2023
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
  • 2023-28503. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NOAA Financial Assistance Performance Progress Reports
    • 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: 2/26/2024 Published Date: 12/27/2023
  • 2023-28504. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Resident Perceptions of Offshore Wind Energy Development Off the Oregon Coast and Along the Gulf ...
    • 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: 2/26/2024 Published Date: 12/27/2023
  • 2023-28505. Notice of Availability of Draft Environmental Assessment on the Effects of Permitting Translocation of Sturgeon for Scientific Research and Enhancement Under the of the Endangered Species Act
    • NOAA has prepared a draft programmatic environmental assessment (PEA) under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) analyzing the environmental impacts of the NMFS, Office of Protected Resources' proposal to authorize directed take under...
    • Due of Comment: 1/26/2024 Published Date: 12/27/2023
  • 2023-28514. Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to the Parallel Thimble Shoal Tunnel Project, Virginia Beach, Virginia
    • NMFS has received a request from the Chesapeake Tunnel Joint Venture (CTJV) for authorization to take marine mammals incidental to the Parallel Thimble Shoal Tunnel Project (PTST) in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Pursuant to the Marine Mammal Protection...
    • Due of Comment: 1/26/2024 Published Date: 12/27/2023
  • 2023-28520. North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
    • The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) Scientific and Statistical Committee Subgroup (SSC Subgroup) meeting will be held.
    • Published Date: 12/27/2023
  • 2023-28522. New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
    • The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public meeting of its Joint Herring Committee and Advisory Panel via webinar to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Recommendations...
    • Published Date: 12/27/2023
  • 2023-28523. Draft Revised Management Plan for the Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve
    • The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is soliciting comments from the public regarding a proposed revision of the management plan for the Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve. A management plan provides a framework for...
    • Due of Comment: 1/26/2024 Published Date: 12/27/2023
  • 2023-28567. Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; North Pacific Observer Program Standard Ex-Vessel Prices
    • NMFS publishes standard ex-vessel prices for groundfish and halibut for the calculation of the observer fee under the North Pacific Observer Program (Observer Program). This notice is intended to provide information to vessel owners, processors,...
    • Published Date: 12/27/2023
• National Science Foundation
  • 2023-28433. Notice on Penalty Inflation Adjustments for Civil Monetary Penalties
    • The National Science Foundation (NSF or Foundation) is providing notice of its adjusted maximum civil monetary penalties, effective January 15, 2024. These adjustments are required by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements...
    • Published Date: 12/27/2023
  • 2023-28467. Astronomy and Astrophysics Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting
    • Published Date: 12/27/2023
• National Telecommunications and Information Administration
  • 2023-28558. Commerce Spectrum Management Advisory Committee
    • The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) is seeking applications to serve on the Department of Commerce Spectrum Management Advisory Committee (``CSMAC'' or ``committee'') for a two-year term. The CSMAC provides advice to...
    • Published Date: 12/27/2023
  • 2023-28581. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund Grant Program Forms
    • Published Date: 12/27/2023
• Personnel Management Office
  • 2023-28459. Submission for Review: 3206-0162, Report of Medical Examination of Person Electing Survivor Benefits, OPM 1530
    • The Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Retirement Services, offers the general public and other Federal agencies the opportunity to comment on a revised information collection request (ICR), with change: 3206-0162, Report of Medical Examination of...
    • Due of Comment: 2/26/2024 Published Date: 12/27/2023
• Postal Regulatory Commission
  • 2023-28518. 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: 12/29/2023 Published Date: 12/27/2023
• Postal Service
  • 2023-28450. International Product Change-Priority Mail Express International, Priority Mail International & First-Class Package International Service Agreement
    • The Postal Service gives notice of filing a request with the Postal Regulatory Commission to add a Priority Mail Express International, Priority Mail International & First-Class Package International Service contract to the list of Negotiated Service...
    • Published Date: 12/27/2023
• Railroad Retirement Board
  • 2023-28508. Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation Adjustment
    • As required by Section 701 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, entitled the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015, the Railroad Retirement Board (Board) hereby publishes its 2024 annual adjustment of civil...
    • Published Date: 12/27/2023
• Securities and Exchange Commission
  • 2023-28452. Self-Regulatory Organizations; MIAX Emerald, LLC; Notice of Designation of Longer Period for Commission Action on Proceedings To Determine Whether To Approve or Disapprove Proposed Rule Change To Increase Fees for the ToM Market Data ...
    • Published Date: 12/27/2023
  • 2023-28453. Self-Regulatory Organizations; MEMX LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To Amend the Exchange's Short Term Option Series Program
    • Published Date: 12/27/2023
  • 2023-28457. Self-Regulatory Organizations; National Securities Clearing Corporation; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Modify Addendum A (Fee Structure)
    • Published Date: 12/27/2023
• State Department
  • 2023-28447. Notice of Public Meeting: International Information and Communications Policy Division Stakeholder Briefing
    • The State Department will hold a public meeting at 2 p.m.-3:30 p.m. (ET) on WebEx with the Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy's International Information and Communications Policy (CDP/ICP) division. The purpose of the meeting is to brief...
    • Published Date: 12/27/2023
• Surface Transportation Board
  • 2023-28568. Release of Waybill Data
    • Published Date: 12/27/2023
• Tennessee Valley Authority
  • 2023-28534. Meeting of the Regional Resource Stewardship Council and the Regional Energy Resource Council
    • The TVA Regional Resource Stewardship Council (RRSC) and Regional Energy Resource Council (RERC) will hold a combined meeting of both councils on January 18, 2024, to seek advice on the Valley Pathways Study, a study led by both TVA and the University...
    • Published Date: 12/27/2023
• Treasury Department
  • 2023-28448. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Employer's Quarterly Federal Tax Return
    • The Internal Revenue Service, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections,...
    • Due of Comment: 1/26/2024 Published Date: 12/27/2023
  • 2023-28524. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Multiple Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau Information Collection Requests
    • The Department of the Treasury will submit the following information collection requests 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...
    • Due of Comment: 1/26/2024 Published Date: 12/27/2023
  • 2023-28538. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Multiple Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Information Collection Requests
    • The Department of the Treasury will submit the following information collection requests 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...
    • Due of Comment: 1/26/2024 Published Date: 12/27/2023
• Veterans Affairs Department
  • 2023-28364. Agency Information Collection Activity: Application for Approval of an Institution of Higher Learning Facility; Institution of Higher Learning-Program Submission List; Application for Approval of Organizations Other Than Institutions of ...
    • 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...
    • Due of Comment: 2/26/2024 Published Date: 12/27/2023
  • 2023-28546. Veterans and Community Oversight and Engagement Board, Notice of Meeting, Amended
    • Published Date: 12/27/2023

2. Proposed Rule

• Agricultural Marketing Service
  • 2023-28279. Domestic Dates Produced or Packed in Riverside County, California; Decreased Assessment Rate
    • This proposed rule would implement a recommendation from the California Date Administrative Committee (Committee) to decrease the assessment rate established for the 2023-2024 and subsequent crop years. The proposed assessment rate would remain in...
    • Due of Comment: 1/26/2024 Published Date: 12/27/2023
• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
  • 2023-28152. Medicare Program: Appeal Rights for Certain Changes in Patient Status
    • This proposed rule would implement an order from the Federal district court for the District of Connecticut in Alexander v. Azar that requires HHS to establish appeals processes for certain Medicare beneficiaries who are initially admitted as hospital...
    • Due of Comment: 2/26/2024 Published Date: 12/27/2023
• Defense Acquisition Regulations System
  • 2023-28413. Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Inapplicability of Additional Defense-Unique Laws and Certain Non-Statutory DFARS Clauses to Commercial Item Contracts (DFARS Case 2018-D074); Extension of Comment Period
    • DoD published a proposed rule on November 17, 2023, proposing to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement sections of the National Defense Authorization Acts for Fiscal Years 2018 and 2019 regarding applicability...
    • Due of Comment: 11/17/2023 Published Date: 12/27/2023
  • 2023-28414. Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Rights in Technical Data (DFARS Case 2019-D044); Extension of Comment Period
    • DoD published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking on November 17, 2023, seeking public input on a proposed revision to the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement sections of the National Defense Authorization Acts...
    • Due of Comment: 2/15/2024 Published Date: 12/27/2023
  • 2023-28415. Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Modular Open Systems Approaches (DFARS Case 2021-D005); Extension of Comment Period
    • DoD published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking on November 17, 2023, seeking public input on a proposed revision to the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement certain elements of sections of the National Defense...
    • Due of Comment: 11/17/2023 Published Date: 12/27/2023
• Energy Department
  • 2023-28556. Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Water Heaters
    • The Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended (``EPCA''), prescribes energy conservation standards for various consumer products and certain commercial and industrial equipment, including consumer water heaters. On July 28, 2023, the U.S....
    • Due of Comment: 1/10/2024 Published Date: 12/27/2023
• Environmental Protection Agency
  • 2023-28495. Air Plan Approval; Arizona; Maricopa County Air Quality Department
    • The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve revisions to the Maricopa County Air Quality Department (MCAQD) portion of the Arizona State Implementation Plan (SIP). These revisions concern a rule that includes definitions for...
    • Due of Comment: 1/26/2024 Published Date: 12/27/2023
  • 2023-28525. Air Plan Approval; California; Yolo-Solano Air Quality Management District
    • The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve, through parallel processing, state implementation plan (SIP) revisions from the Yolo-Solano Air Quality Management District (YSAQMD or ``District'') to address Clean Air Act (CAA or...
    • Due of Comment: 1/26/2024 Published Date: 12/27/2023
• Federal Aviation Administration
  • 2023-28254. Airworthiness Directives; BAE Systems (Operations) Limited Airplanes
    • The FAA proposes to supersede Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2022-25-18, which applies to certain BAE Systems (Operations) Limited Model BAe 146 and Model Avro 146-RJ series airplanes. AD 2022-25-18 requires repetitive inspections for cracking of the...
    • Due of Comment: 2/12/2024 Published Date: 12/27/2023
  • 2023-28381. Amendment of VOR Federal Airways V-48, V-52, V-216, and V-434, and Revocation of VOR Federal Airway V-206 in the Vicinity of Ottumwa, IA
    • This action proposes to amend Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range (VOR) Federal Airways V-48, V-52, V-216, and V- 434, and revoke VOR Federal Airway V-206. The FAA is proposing this action due to the planned decommissioning of the VOR portion of...
    • Due of Comment: 2/12/2024 Published Date: 12/27/2023
  • 2023-28513. Amendment of Jet Route J-211 and Revocation of VOR Federal Airway V-41; Youngstown, OH
    • This action proposes to amend Jet Route J-211 and to revoke Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range (VOR) Federal Airway V-41. The FAA is proposing this action due to the planned decommissioning of the VOR portion of the Youngstown, OH (YNG),...
    • Due of Comment: 2/12/2024 Published Date: 12/27/2023
• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
  • 2023-28665. Federal Power Act Section 203 Blanket Authorizations for Investment Companies
    • The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) seeks comment on whether, and if so, how, the Commission should revise its policy on providing blanket authorizations for investment companies under the Federal Power Act. The Commission also seeks...
    • Due of Comment: 3/26/2024 Published Date: 12/27/2023
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
  • 2023-28482. Fisheries Off West Coast States; Coastal Pelagic Species Fisheries; Harvest Specifications for the Central Subpopulation of Northern Anchovy
    • NMFS proposes to revise the overfishing limit (OFL) and acceptable biological catch (ABC), but maintain the annual catch limit (ACL), for the central subpopulation of northern anchovy (CSNA) in the U.S. exclusive economic zone (EEZ) off the West Coast...
    • Due of Comment: 1/26/2024 Published Date: 12/27/2023
• Personnel Management Office
  • 2023-28458. Time-Limited Promotions
    • The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing a proposed regulation to clarify that bargaining-unit employees, who are detailed or temporarily promoted to higher grade duties of a higher-graded position, should be paid accordingly for the entire...
    • Due of Comment: 2/26/2024 Published Date: 12/27/2023

3. Rule

• Agricultural Marketing Service
  • 2023-28315. Marketing Order for Oranges, Grapefruit, Tangerines, and Pummelos Grown in Florida
    • This rulemaking amends Marketing Order 905, which regulates the handling of oranges, grapefruit, tangerines, and pummelos grown in Florida. The amendments reduce the size of the Citrus Administrative Committee (Committee), lower the quorum...
    • Published Date: 12/27/2023
• Agriculture Department
  • 2023-28408. Debt Management; Administrative Updates
    • This final rule amends the U.S. Department of Agriculture's debt management regulations by making two minor clarifying changes pertaining to entities or programs to which some or all of the regulations do not apply.
    • Published Date: 12/27/2023
• Commerce Department
  • 2023-28484. Civil Monetary Penalty Adjustments for Inflation
    • This final rule is being issued to adjust for inflation each civil monetary penalty (CMP) provided by law within the jurisdiction of the United States Department of Commerce (Department of Commerce). The Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act...
    • Published Date: 12/27/2023
• Education Department
  • 2023-28375. Final Waiver and Extension of the Project Period With Funding for Innovative Rehabilitation Training Grants
    • The Secretary waives the requirements in the Education Department General Administrative Regulations that generally prohibit project periods exceeding five years and project period extensions involving the obligation of additional Federal funds. The...
    • Published Date: 12/27/2023
  • 2023-28490. Final Waiver and Extension of the Project Period With Funding for Rehabilitation Long-Term Training Grants
    • The Secretary waives the requirements in the Education Department General Administrative Regulations that generally prohibit project periods exceeding five years and project period extensions involving the obligation of additional Federal funds. The...
    • Published Date: 12/27/2023
• Environmental Protection Agency
  • 2023-28555. Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation Adjustment
    • The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is promulgating this final rule to adjust the level of the maximum (and minimum) statutory civil monetary penalty amounts under the statutes the EPA administers. This action is mandated by the Federal Civil...
    • Published Date: 12/27/2023
• Farm Credit Administration
  • 2023-27929. Loan Policies and Operations
    • The Farm Credit Administration (FCA, we, or our) is amending regulations governing young, beginning, and small farmers and ranchers (YBS). The final rule clarifies the responsibilities of funding banks in the review and approval of direct lender...
    • Published Date: 12/27/2023
• Federal Aviation Administration
  • 2023-28312. Amendment of Class E Airspace; Statesboro, GA
    • This action amends Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface for Statesboro-Bulloch County Airport, Statesboro, GA, to support the revised area navigation (RNAV) instrument approach procedure. This action increases the radius of...
    • Published Date: 12/27/2023
  • 2023-28335. Airworthiness Directives; Embraer S.A. (Type Certificate Previously Held by Yaborã Indústria Aeronáutica S.A.; Embraer S.A.) Airplanes
    • The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Embraer S.A. Model ERJ 190-400 airplanes. This AD was prompted by a report of unexpected wear on the wing hinge bearing assembly of the aileron surfaces found during the functional test of...
    • Published Date: 12/27/2023
  • 2023-28406. Amendment of Class E Airspace; Thomasville, GA
    • This action amends Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface for Thomasville Regional Airport, Thomasville, GA. This action increases the existing radius, adds an extension to the northeast, and updates the airport's name.
    • Published Date: 12/27/2023
  • 2023-28502. Extension of the Prohibition Against Certain Flights in the Damascus Flight Information Region (FIR) (OSTT)
    • This action extends the prohibition against certain flight operations in the Damascus Flight Information Region (FIR) (OSTT) by all: U.S. air carriers; U.S. commercial operators; persons exercising the privileges of an airman certificate issued by the...
    • Published Date: 12/27/2023
  • 2023-28549. Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG Engines
    • The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2021-25-04 for certain Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG (RRD) Model Trent 1000 engines. AD 2021-25-04 required operators to revise the airworthiness limitations section (ALS) of their existing...
    • Published Date: 12/27/2023
• Food and Drug Administration
  • 2023-28530. Direct-to-Consumer Prescription Drug Advertisements: Presentation of the Major Statement in a Clear, Conspicuous, and Neutral Manner in Advertisements in Television and Radio Format Final Rule: Questions and Answers; Guidance for ...
    • The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, the Agency, or we) is announcing the availability of a guidance for industry entitled ``Direct-to-Consumer Prescription Drug Advertisements: Presentation of the Major Statement in a Clear, Conspicuous, and Neutral...
    • Published Date: 12/27/2023
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
  • 2023-28339. Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries Off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan; 2024 Specifications and Management Measures Corrections
    • This rule corrects 2024 harvest specifications for several species of groundfish where the numerical values were mathematically calculated incorrectly and do not accurately reflect the harvest policy recommendations of the Pacific Fishery Management...
    • Published Date: 12/27/2023
  • 2023-28486. Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Reallocation of Pacific Cod in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska
    • NMFS is reallocating the projected unused amount of Pacific cod from catcher vessels using trawl gear to vessels using jig gear, catcher/processors using trawl gear, and catcher vessels greater than or equal to 50 feet (15.2 meters (m)) length overall...
    • Published Date: 12/27/2023
• Veterans Affairs Department
  • 2023-28241. Exceptions to Applying the Bilateral Factor in VA Disability Calculations
    • The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) adopts as final, without changes, an interim final rule that amended the regulation governing the bilateral factor for diseases and injuries of both arms, both legs, or paired skeletal muscles.
    • Published Date: 12/27/2023