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Special Filing Table of Contents
Special Filing updated at 4:15 PM on Thursday, December 17, 2020
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Notices
Meetings:
Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices; Correction
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Rules
Medicare Program:
CY 2021 Payment Policies under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Payment Policies; Medicare Shared Savings Program Requirements; etc.
Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs; etc.
Proposed Rules
Medicaid Program:
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Reducing Provider and Patient Burden by Improving Prior Authorization Processes, etc.
Commerce Department
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
Notices
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Environmental Protection Agency
Rules
National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter; Review
Pesticide Tolerances:
2,4-D
Executive Office for Immigration Review
Rules
Fee Review
Executive Office of the President
Administrative Orders
Human Rights Abuse and Corruption; Continuation of National Emergency (Notice of December 16, 2020)
Federal Aviation Administration
Rules
Airworthiness Directives:
Airbus SAS Airplanes
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Notices
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Health and Human Services Department
Proposed Rules
Medicaid Program:
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Reducing Provider and Patient Burden by Improving Prior Authorization Processes, etc.
Homeland Security Department
Notices
Agreement Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of El Salvador for Cooperation in the Examination of Protection Claims
Editorial Note: An agency letter requesting withdrawal of this document was received after placement on public inspection. The document will remain on public inspection through close of business December 17, 2020. A copy of the agency's withdrawal letter is available for inspection with the Office of the Federal Register.
Justice Department
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Rules
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone off Alaska:
Pacific Ocean Perch in the Bering Sea Subarea of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Notices
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Securities and Exchange Commission
Notices
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Transportation Department
Special Filing Agencies
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 3
- Commerce Department 1
- Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board 1
- Environmental Protection Agency 2
- Executive Office for Immigration Review 1
- Executive Office of the President 1
- Federal Aviation Administration 1
- Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 1
- Health and Human Services Department 5
- Homeland Security Department 1
- Justice Department 1
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 1
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission 2
- Securities and Exchange Commission 1
- Transportation Department 1
Regular Filing Table of Contents
Regular Filing updated at 8:45 AM on Thursday, December 17, 2020
Agricultural Marketing Service
Notices
Cotton Research and Promotion Program:
Determination of Whether to Conduct a Referendum Regarding 1990 Amendments to the Cotton Research and Promotion Act
Mycotoxin Test Kit Design Specifications and Performance Criteria
Agriculture Department
- See Agricultural Marketing Service 2
- See Food and Nutrition Service 1
- See Forest Service 2
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Bureau
Notices
Objective Factors for Classifying Weapons with Stabilizing Braces
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Notices
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Rules
Regulatory Clean Up Initiative; Correction
Editorial Note: A correction was made to this document while it was on public inspection. The document will remain on public inspection through the publication date of December 17, 2020.
Notices
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Children and Families Administration
Rules
Regulatory Clean Up Initiative; Correction
Editorial Note: A correction was made to this document while it was on public inspection. The document will remain on public inspection through the publication date of December 17, 2020.
Notices
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
Advance Planning Document Process
Placement and Transfer of Unaccompanied Alien Children into Office of Refugee Resettlement Care Provider
Release of Unaccompanied Alien Children from Office of Refugee Resettlement Custody
Services Provided to Unaccompanied Alien Children
Civil Rights Commission
Notices
Meetings:
Arizona Advisory Committee
Minnesota Advisory Committee
Rhode Island Advisory Committee
South Carolina Advisory Committee; Cancellation
Virginia Advisory Committee
Coast Guard
Rules
Drawbridge Operations:
Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, Madeira Beach, FL
Safety Zone:
Annual Firework Displays within Captain of the Port, Puget Sound Area of Responsibility
Lower Mississippi River, Natchez, MS
Notices
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Commerce Department
- See Economic Development Administration 1
- See Industry and Security Bureau 1
- See International Trade Administration 3
- See National Institute of Standards and Technology 1
- See National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 6
- See Patent and Trademark Office 1
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Rules
Swap Execution Facility Requirements
Notices
Privacy Act; System of Records
Comptroller of the Currency
Notices
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Defense Department
- See Engineers Corps 1
Drug Enforcement Administration
Rules
Controls to Enhance the Cultivation of Marihuana for Research in the United States
Economic Development Administration
Notices
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
Revolving Loan Fund Financial Report
Education Department
Notices
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
Comprehensive Literacy Program Evaluation: Comprehensive Literacy State Development Program Evaluation
Implementation of Key Federal Policies in the Wake of the Coronavirus Pandemic
Application for New Awards:
Native American and Alaska Native Children in School Program
Employee Benefits Security Administration
Rules
Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2020-02, Improving Investment Advice for Workers & Retirees
Energy Department
Engineers Corps
Notices
Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.:
Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam, Hennepin County, MN
Environmental Protection Agency
Notices
Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:
Weekly Receipt
Final Toxic Substances Control Act Risk Evaluation:
Perchloroethylene
Federal Aviation Administration
Rules
Airworthiness Directives:
Aerostar Aircraft Corporation Airplanes
Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH Helicopters
Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd and Co KG (Type Certificate Previously Held by Rolls-Royce plc) Turbofan Engines
IFR Altitudes
Notices
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
Commercial Air Tour Operator Reports
Mechanics, Repairman, Parachute Riggers
Federal Communications Commission
Notices
Meetings:
Technological Advisory Council
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Notices
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Notices
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
Consolidated National Training and Education Division Level 3 Training Evaluation Forms; Correction
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Notices
Application:
Marlow Hydro, LLC
Combined Filings
Effectiveness of Exempt Wholesale Generator and Foreign Utility Company Status:
Wilmot Energy Center, LLC; Mohave County Wind Farm LLC; Weaver Wind Maine Master Tenant, LLC; et al.
Initial Market-Based Rate Filings Including Requests for Blanket Section 204 Authorizations:
325MK 8ME LLC
Dry Lake Solar Holdings, LLC
Harry Allen Solar Energy, LLC
Toms River Merchant Solar, LLC
Wapello Solar, LLC
Petition for Declaratory Order:
City of Banning, CA
City of Riverside, CA
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council
Notices
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
Reporting information for the AMC Registry
Federal Highway Administration
Notices
Final Federal Agency Actions:
Proposed Highway Projects in Texas
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Notices
Hours of Service of Drivers; Exemption Applications:
Mountain Blade Runner Helicopters, LLC
Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Exemption Application:
Netradyne, Inc.
Federal Railroad Administration
Proposed Rules
Positive Train Control Systems
Notices
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Federal Reserve System
Notices
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies
Federal Trade Commission
Proposed Rules
Trade Regulation:
Power Output Claims for Amplifiers Utilized in Home Entertainment Products
Notices
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Fish and Wildlife Service
Rules
Endangered and Threatened Species:
Regulations for Designating Critical Habitat
Notices
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
Establishment of Annual Migratory Bird Hunting Seasons
North American Woodcock Singing Ground Survey
Food and Drug Administration
Rules
Guidance:
The Use of an Alternate Name for Potassium Chloride in Food Labeling
Regulatory Clean Up Initiative; Correction
Editorial Note: A correction was made to this document while it was on public inspection. The document will remain on public inspection through the publication date of December 17, 2020.
Proposed Rules
Proposed Revocation of a Standard of Identity and a Standard of Quality:
Frozen Cherry Pie
Requirements for Additional Traceability Records for Certain Foods; Reopening of the Comment Period
Notices
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
Application for Participation in Food and Drug Administration Fellowship and Traineeship Programs
Sugars that are Metabolized Differently than Traditional Sugars
Food and Nutrition Service
Notices
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
Generic Clearance for the Special Nutrition Programs Quick Response Surveys
Forest Service
Notices
Rangeland Management; Changes to Forest Service Directives
Revisions to Directives:
Forest Service Manual 2420, Timber Appraisal; Forest Service Handbook 2409.19, Renewable Resources
General Services Administration
Rules
Use of Government-issued Fleet Charge Cards Guidance
Health and Human Services Department
- See Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 3
- See Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 2
- See Children and Families Administration 5
- See Food and Drug Administration 6
- See Health Resources and Services Administration 1
- See Inspector General Office, Health and Human Services Department 1
- See National Institutes of Health 11
Rules
Regulatory Clean Up Initiative; Correction
Editorial Note: A correction was made to this document while it was on public inspection. The document will remain on public inspection through the publication date of December 17, 2020.
Health Resources and Services Administration
Notices
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
The Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program Performance Measurement Information System
Homeland Security Department
- See Coast Guard 4
- See Federal Emergency Management Agency 1
Rules
Temporary Changes to Requirements:
H-2A Nonimmigrants due to the COVID-19 National Emergency; Extension of Certain Flexibilities
Notices
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Speaker Request Form
Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery
Housing and Urban Development Department
Notices
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
2021 Rental Housing Finance Survey
Strategies for Removing the Regulatory Impediments to the Financing and Siting of Factory-Built Housing in American Communities
The Rent Reform Demonstration
Industry and Security Bureau
Notices
Termination for National Security Investigation of Imports of Mobile Cranes
Inspector General Office, Health and Human Services Department
Rules
Regulatory Clean Up Initiative; Correction
Editorial Note: A correction was made to this document while it was on public inspection. The document will remain on public inspection through the publication date of December 17, 2020.
Interior Department
- See Fish and Wildlife Service 3
- See Land Management Bureau 1
- See National Park Service 4
- See Reclamation Bureau 3
Internal Revenue Service
Rules
Meals and Entertainment Expenses; Correction
International Trade Administration
Notices
Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Investigations, Orders, or Reviews:
Certain Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires from the People's Republic of China
Large Power Transformers from the Republic of Korea
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement:
Binational Panel Review
International Trade Commission
Notices
Investigations; Determinations, Modifications, and Rulings, etc.:
Certain Electric Shavers and Components and Accessories Thereof
Certain Foodservice Equipment and Components Thereof
Polyester Textured Yarn from Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam
Justice Department
Notices
Proposed Consent Decree:
CERCLA
Labor Department
- See Employee Benefits Security Administration 1
- See Mine Safety and Health Administration 1
- See Veterans Employment and Training Service 1
Notices
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
Improving Customer Experience (OMB Circular A-11, Section 280 Implementation)
Land Management Bureau
Rules
Forest Management Decision Protest Process and Timber Sale Administration
Mine Safety and Health Administration
Notices
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
Performance Reports for MSHA Grants
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Notices
Request for Applications:
National Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Notices
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
Small Business Innovation Research Program Application Cover Sheet
National Institutes of Health
Notices
Meetings:
Council of Councils
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
National Institute on Aging
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Notices
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone off Alaska:
North Pacific Halibut and Sablefish Individual Fishing Quota Cost Recovery Programs
North Pacific Observer Program Standard Ex-Vessel Prices
Meetings:
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council
Pacific Fishery Management Council
National Park Service
Notices
Inventory Completion:
History Colorado, formerly Colorado Historical Society, Denver, CO
Pueblo Grande Museum, Phoenix, AZ
Wistariahurst Museum, Holyoke, MA
National Register of Historic Places:
Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions
National Science Foundation
Notices
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
Honor Awards
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Proposed Rules
Petition for Rulemaking; Withdrawal:
Erik Erb, Minimum Day Off Requirement for Security Officers
Notices
Guidance:
Replacement Energy Cost Estimates for Nuclear Power Plants: 2020-2030
Patent and Trademark Office
Notices
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
Applications for Trademark Registration
Postal Regulatory Commission
Notices
Inbound Parcel Post (at UPU Rates)
New Postal Products
Postal Service
Notices
Changes to Postal Service Standard 4C
Reclamation Bureau
Notices
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
Certification Summary Form and Reporting Summary Form for Acreage Limitation
Forms to Determine Compliance by Certain Landholders
Individual Landholder's and Farm Operator's Certification and Reporting Forms for Acreage Limitation
Securities and Exchange Commission
Notices
Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes:
Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc.
Cboe Exchange, Inc.
MEMX, LLC
Nasdaq BX, Inc.
New York Stock Exchange LLC
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Small Business Administration
Notices
Major Disaster Declaration:
Oregon
State Department
Notices
Call for Expert Reviewers to Submit Comments on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Working Group II Contribution to the Sixth Assessment Report
Designation as a Global Terrorist:
Ashraf al-Qizani
Saraya al-Mukhtar
Rescission of Determination Regarding Sudan
Surface Transportation Board
Notices
Quarterly Rail Cost Adjustment Factor
Susquehanna River Basin Commission
Notices
Actions Taken:
December 11, 2020, Meeting
Grandfathering Registration
Projects Approved:
Consumptive Uses of Water
Minor Modifications
Transportation Department
- See Federal Aviation Administration 6
- See Federal Highway Administration 1
- See Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 2
- See Federal Railroad Administration 3
- See National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 1
Treasury Department
- See Comptroller of the Currency 1
- See Internal Revenue Service 1
Veterans Affairs Department
Proposed Rules
Referral for VA Administrative Decision for Character of Discharge Determinations
Notices
High Risk List Action Plan, Managing Risks, and Improving Health Care
Veterans Employment and Training Service
Notices
Meetings:
Advisory Committee on Veterans' Employment, Training and Employer Outreach
Regular Filing Agencies
- Agricultural Marketing Service 2
- Agriculture Department 5
- Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Bureau 1
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 3
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 2
- Children and Families Administration 5
- Civil Rights Commission 6
- Coast Guard 4
- Commerce Department 13
- Commodity Futures Trading Commission 2
- Comptroller of the Currency 1
- Defense Department 1
- Drug Enforcement Administration 1
- Economic Development Administration 1
- Education Department 3
- Employee Benefits Security Administration 1
- Energy Department 10
- Engineers Corps 1
- Environmental Protection Agency 2
- Federal Aviation Administration 6
- Federal Communications Commission 1
- Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 1
- Federal Emergency Management Agency 1
- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 10
- Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council 1
- Federal Highway Administration 1
- Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 2
- Federal Railroad Administration 3
- Federal Reserve System 2
- Federal Trade Commission 2
- Fish and Wildlife Service 3
- Food and Drug Administration 6
- Food and Nutrition Service 1
- Forest Service 2
- General Services Administration 1
- Health and Human Services Department 30
- Health Resources and Services Administration 1
- Homeland Security Department 8
- Housing and Urban Development Department 3
- Industry and Security Bureau 1
- Inspector General Office, Health and Human Services Department 1
- Interior Department 11
- Internal Revenue Service 1
- International Trade Administration 3
- International Trade Commission 3
- Justice Department 3
- Labor Department 4
- Land Management Bureau 1
- Mine Safety and Health Administration 1
- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 1
- National Institute of Standards and Technology 1
- National Institutes of Health 11
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 6
- National Park Service 4
- National Science Foundation 1
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission 2
- Patent and Trademark Office 1
- Postal Regulatory Commission 3
- Postal Service 1
- Reclamation Bureau 3
- Securities and Exchange Commission 7
- Small Business Administration 1
- State Department 4
- Surface Transportation Board 1
- Susquehanna River Basin Commission 5
- Transportation Department 13
- Treasury Department 2
- Veterans Affairs Department 2
- Veterans Employment and Training Service 1