Presidential Declaration Amendment of a Major Disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Delaware

by the Small Business Administration on 12/17/2020.

This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Delaware (FEMA-4566-DR), dated 10/02/2020. Incident: Tropical Storm Isaias. Incident Period: 08/04/2020 through 08/07/2020.

Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of New Jersey

by the Small Business Administration on 12/17/2020.

This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of New Jersey (FEMA- 4574-DR), dated 12/11/2020. Incident: Tropical Storm Isaias. Incident Period: 08/04/2020.

Disaster Declaration #16807 and #16808; Texas Disaster Number TX-00587; Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Texas

by the Small Business Administration on 12/17/2020.

This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Texas (FEMA-4572- DR), dated 12/09/2020. Incident: Hurricane Laura. Incident Period: 08/23/2020 through 08/27/2020.

Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for the State of Alabama

by the Small Business Administration on 12/17/2020.

This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Alabama (FEMA-4573-DR), dated 12/10/2020. Incident: Hurricane Zeta. Incident Period: 10/28/2020 through 10/29/2020.

Equal Participation of Faith-Based Organizations in the Federal Agencies' Programs and Activities

by the Education Department, the Homeland Security Department, the Agriculture Department, the Agency for International Development, the Housing and Urban Development Department, the Justice Department, the Labor Department, the Veterans Affairs Department, and the Health and Human Services Department on 12/17/2020.

This rule amends the regulations of the agencies listed above (``the Agencies'') to implement Executive Order 13831 of May 3, 2018 (Establishment of a White House Faith and Opportunity Initiative). This rule provides clarity about the rights and obligations of faith-based organizations participating in the Agencies' Federal financial assistance...

Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations

by the Federal Emergency Management Agency on 12/17/2020.

Comments are requested on proposed flood hazard determinations, which may include additions or modifications of any Base Flood Elevation (BFE), base flood depth, Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) boundary or zone designation, or regulatory floodway on the Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), and where applicable, in the supporting Flood Insurance...

Changes in Flood Hazard Determinations

by the Federal Emergency Management Agency on 12/17/2020.

This notice lists communities where the addition or modification of Base Flood Elevations (BFEs), base flood depths, Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) boundaries or zone designations, or the regulatory floodway (hereinafter referred to as flood hazard determinations), as shown on the Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), and where applicable, in the...

Enterprise Regulatory Capital Framework

by the Federal Housing Finance Agency and the Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight Office on 12/17/2020.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA or the Agency) is adopting a final rule (final rule) that establishes risk-based and leverage capital requirements for the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac, and with Fannie Mae, each an Enterprise). The final rule also makes...

Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Disaster Assistance Registration

by the Federal Emergency Management Agency on 12/16/2020.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will submit the information collection abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget for review and clearance in accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The submission will describe the nature of the information collection, the categories of respondents,...

Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Approval and Coordination of Requirements To Use the NETC for Extracurricular and Training Activities

by the Federal Emergency Management Agency on 12/16/2020.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public to take this opportunity to comment on a reinstatement, without change, of a previously approved information collection for which approval has expired. FEMA will submit the information collection...

Procedures for Asylum and Withholding of Removal

by the Executive Office for Immigration Review on 12/16/2020.

On September 23, 2020, the Department of Justice (``DOJ'' or ``the Department'') published a notice of proposed rulemaking (``NPRM'' or ``proposed rule'') that proposed to amend the regulations governing the adjudication of applications for asylum and withholding of removal before the Executive Office for Immigration Review (``EOIR''), including...

Administrative Declaration Amendment of an Economic Injury Disaster for the State of Colorado

by the Small Business Administration on 12/15/2020.

This is an amendment of the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) declaration for the State of COLORADO, dated 09/15/2020. Incident: Grizzly Creek Fire. Incident Period: 08/10/2020 through 12/ 08/2020.

Rebranding United States Foreign Assistance To Advance American Influence

by the Executive Office of the President on 12/15/2020.

Suspension of Community Eligibility

by the Federal Emergency Management Agency on 12/15/2020.

This rule identifies communities where the sale of flood insurance has been authorized under the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) that are scheduled for suspension on the effective dates listed within this rule because of noncompliance with the floodplain management requirements of the program. If the Federal Emergency Management Agency...

Cost of Assistance Estimates in the Disaster Declaration Process for the Public Assistance Program

by the Federal Emergency Management Agency on 12/14/2020.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is proposing a rule to substantively revise the ``Estimated cost of the assistance'' disaster declaration factor that FEMA uses to review a Governor's request for a major disaster under the Public Assistance Program. FEMA proposes revisions to this factor to more accurately assess the disaster...

Regulatory Reform Initiative: Streamlining and Modernizing the 7(a), Microloan, and 504 Loan Programs To Reduce Unnecessary Regulatory Burden

by the Small Business Administration on 12/14/2020.

The Small Business Administration (SBA) is proposing to remove or revise various regulations affecting its business loan programs because these regulations are obsolete, unnecessary, ineffective, or burdensome. In addition, one of the regulations that SBA is proposing to remove is cross-referenced in a regulation in SBA's Disaster Loan Program;...

Express Loan Programs; Affiliation Standards-Rescission

by the Small Business Administration on 12/14/2020.

The Small Business Administration (SBA) is publishing this rule to rescind the regulations published on February 10, 2020, in the interim final rule (IFR) titled, ``Express Loan Programs; Affiliation Standards'' (Express IFR). This action is necessary to implement section 1102 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES...

Administrative Declaration of a Disaster for the State of North Carolina

by the Small Business Administration on 12/11/2020.

This is a notice of an Administrative declaration of a disaster for the State of North Carolina dated 12/4/2020. Incident: Tropical Storm Eta. Incident Period: 11/12/2020.

Federal Student Aid Programs (Student Assistance General Provisions, Federal Perkins Loan Program, William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program, and Federal-Work Study Programs)

by the Education Department on 12/11/2020.

The Secretary is issuing updated waivers and modifications of statutory and regulatory provisions governing the Federal student financial aid programs under the authority of the Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act of 2003 (HEROES Act or Act). The HEROES Act requires the Secretary to publish, in a document in the Federal...

Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Survivor Sheltering Assessment

by the Federal Emergency Management Agency on 12/11/2020.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public to take this opportunity to comment on a revision of a currently approved information collection. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks comments concerning the...