Government-Owned Inventions; Availability for Licensing

by the National Institutes of Health on 11/27/2020.

The inventions listed below are owned by an agency of the U.S. Government and are available for licensing to achieve expeditious commercialization of results of federally-funded research and development.

Office of the Director; Notice of Charter Renewal

by the National Institutes of Health on 11/27/2020.

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; Notice of Closed Meeting

by the National Institutes of Health on 11/27/2020.

National Institute on Aging; Notice of Closed Meetings

by the National Institutes of Health on 11/27/2020.

Government-Owned Inventions; Availability for Licensing

by the National Institutes of Health on 11/27/2020.

The inventions listed below are owned by an agency of the U.S. Government and are available for licensing to achieve expeditious commercialization of results of federally-funded research and development.

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; Notice of Closed Meeting

by the National Institutes of Health on 11/27/2020.

NASA Advisory Council; Science Committee; Meeting

by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration on 11/27/2020.

In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announces revised dates for the upcoming meeting of the Science Committee of the NASA Advisory Council (NAC).

Advisory Committee on the Medical Uses of Isotopes: Call for Nominations

by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on 11/27/2020.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is soliciting for nominations for the Patients' Rights Advocate representative position on the Advisory Committee of the Medical Uses of Isotopes (ACMUI). Patients' Rights Advocate nominees should have professional or personal experience with and/or knowledge about patient advocacy. Also, involvement...

Holtec Decommissioning International, LLC;

by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on 11/27/2020.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing an exemption in response to a February 12, 2020, request from Holtec Decommissioning International, LLC (HDI). The exemption permits HDI to make withdrawals from the Indian Point Nuclear Generating Station, Unit Nos. 1, 2, and 3 (referred to individually as IP1, IP2, and IP3, respectively,...

Notice of Funding Opportunity for Letters of Interest for the RRIF Express Pilot Program Under the Railroad Rehabilitation & Improvement Financing Program

by the Transportation Department on 11/27/2020.

This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the RRIF Express Pilot Program expands eligibility criteria and extends the deadline for submission of Letters of Interest. The eligibility criteria in section IV. are revised to: Increase the total project size limit to $150 million, broaden project scope consistent with the RRIF statute, and expand...

Process Reform for Executive Branch Review of Certain FCC Applications and Petitions Involving Foreign Ownership

by the Federal Communications Commission on 11/27/2020.

In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) adopts rules and procedures that improve the timeliness and transparency of the process by which it seeks the review of executive branch agencies for certain applications with foreign ownership.

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Helicopters

by the Federal Aviation Administration on 11/27/2020.

The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2017-09-05 for Airbus Helicopters Model AS332C, AS332C1, AS332L, AS332L1, AS332L2, and EC225LP helicopters. AD 2017-09-05 required repetitively checking screws in the emergency flotation gear. This new AD retains the requirements of AD 2017-09-05 but also requires installing a modification...

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes

by the Federal Aviation Administration on 11/27/2020.

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Airbus SAS Model A300 series airplanes; and Airbus SAS Model A300 B4- 600, B4-600R, and F4-600R series airplanes, and Airbus SAS Model A300 C4-605R Variant F airplanes (collectively called Model A300-600 series airplanes). This AD was prompted by reports of cracking at a certain hole...

Extension of the Prohibition Against Certain Flights in the Damascus Flight Information Region (FIR) (OSTT)

by the Federal Aviation Administration on 11/27/2020.

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 FAA, except when such persons are operating U.S.-registered aircraft for a foreign air carrier;...

Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Utah; Regional Haze State and Federal Implementation Plans

by the Environmental Protection Agency on 11/27/2020.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing approval of State Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions submitted by the State of Utah on July 3, 2019, as supplemented on December 3, 2019, to satisfy certain regional haze requirements for the regional haze program's first implementation period (Utah SIP revisions). The EPA is approving the...

8YY Charge Reform

by the Federal Communications Commission on 11/27/2020.

In this document, the Commission takes definitive steps to address the arbitrage and fraud that have increasingly undermined the system of intercarrier compensation that currently underpins toll free calling. Those steps include transitioning 8YY end office originating charges to bill-and-keep over approximately three years and creating a single...

Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; 2020 Commercial Closure for South Atlantic Gray Triggerfish

by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on 11/27/2020.

NMFS implements an accountability measure for the commercial sector of gray triggerfish in the South Atlantic exclusive economic zone (EEZ). NMFS projects commercial landings of gray triggerfish will reach the commercial annual catch limit (ACL) for the July through December season by November 29, 2020. Therefore, NMFS is closing the commercial...

Fisheries Off West Coast States; West Coast Salmon Fisheries; Rebuilding Chinook Salmon Stocks

by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on 11/27/2020.

NMFS issues a final rule under the authority of the Magnuson- Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA) to approve and implement rebuilding plans recommended by the Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) for two overfished salmon stocks: Klamath River fall-run Chinook salmon (KRFC) and Sacramento River fall-run Chinook salmon...

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Ocean Perch in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area

by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on 11/27/2020.

NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific ocean perch in the Eastern Aleutian district (EAI) of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI) by vessels participating in the BSAI trawl limited access sector fishery. This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the 2020 total allowable catch (TAC) of Pacific ocean perch in...

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Atka Mackerel in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area

by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on 11/27/2020.

NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Atka mackerel in the Bering Sea subarea and Eastern Aleutian District (BS/EAI) of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI) by vessels participating in the BSAI trawl limited access sector fishery. This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the 2020 total allowable catch (TAC) of Atka...