Department of Labor Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Annual Adjustments for 2021

by the Employment and Training Administration, the Workers Compensation Programs Office, the Wage and Hour Division, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and the Mine Safety and Health Administration on 01/14/2021.

The U.S. Department of Labor (Department) is publishing this final rule to adjust for inflation the civil monetary penalties assessed or enforced by the Department, pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990 as amended by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 (Inflation...

Update of Commission's Conciliation Procedures

by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on 01/14/2021.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC or Commission) is amending its procedural rules governing the conciliation process to bring greater transparency and consistency to the conciliation process and help ensure that the Commission meets its statutory obligations regarding conciliation.

Medicare Program; Medicare Coverage of Innovative Technology (MCIT) and Definition of “Reasonable and Necessary”

by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on 01/14/2021.

This final rule establishes a Medicare coverage pathway to provide Medicare beneficiaries nationwide with faster access to new, innovative medical devices designated as breakthrough by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The Medicare Coverage of Innovative Technology (MCIT) pathway will result in 4 years of national Medicare coverage...

Department of Health and Human Services Transparency and Fairness in Civil Administrative Enforcement Actions

by the Health and Human Services Department on 01/14/2021.

The Department of Health and Human Services is issuing regulations promoting transparency and fairness in civil enforcement actions. These regulations will help to ensure that regulated parties receive fair notice of laws and regulations they are subject to, and have an opportunity to contest an agency determination prior to the agency taking an...

Civil Penalties

by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on 01/14/2021.

On October 2, 2020, NHTSA received a petition for rulemaking from the Alliance for Automotive Innovation regarding when to apply an increase to the civil penalty rate applicable to automobile manufacturers that fail to meet applicable corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards and are unable to offset such a deficit with compliance credits....

Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations 2018 Farm Bill Demonstration Project for Tribal Organizations: Solicitation of Proposals

by the Food and Nutrition Service on 01/14/2021.

The Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) is soliciting proposals from eligible Tribal Organizations to participate in a demonstration project to purchase agricultural commodities for the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR). This demonstration project is authorized under the Agriculture...

Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) Improper Payments Information Form

by the Education Department on 01/14/2021.

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is requesting the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to conduct an emergency review of a new information collection.

Applications for New Awards; Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad Program

by the Education Department on 01/14/2021.

The Department of Education is issuing a notice inviting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2021 for the Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad (GPA) Program, Assistance Listing Numbers 84.021A and 84.021B. This notice relates to the approved information collection under OMB control number 1840-0792.

Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review

by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on 01/14/2021.

Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC)

by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on 01/14/2021.

In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the CDC announces the following meeting for the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC). This meeting is open to the public, limited only by audio phone lines available. The public is also welcome to listen to the meeting by dialing 1-877-924-1748, passcode:...

Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review

by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on 01/14/2021.

Notice of Closed Meeting

by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on 01/14/2021.

Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on 01/14/2021.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing an opportunity for the public to comment on CMS' intention to collect information from the public. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), federal agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including...

Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on 01/14/2021.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing an opportunity for the public to comment on CMS' intention to collect information from the public. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the PRA), federal agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information...

Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Minority Health

by the Health and Human Services Department on 01/14/2021.

As stipulated by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS or Department) is hereby giving notice that the Advisory Committee on Minority Health (ACMH) will hold a meeting. This meeting will be open to the public. Preregistration is required for the public to attend the meeting, provide comments,...

National Institute on Drug Abuse; Notice of Closed Meeting

by the National Institutes of Health on 01/14/2021.

Proposed Collection; 60-Day Comment Request Data and Specimen Hub (DASH) (Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)

by the National Institutes of Health on 01/14/2021.

In compliance with the requirement of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 to provide opportunity for public comment on proposed data collection projects, the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), the National Institutes of Health will publish periodic summaries of propose projects to be...

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

by the National Institutes of Health on 01/14/2021.

National Institute on Drug Abuse; Notice of Closed Meeting

by the National Institutes of Health on 01/14/2021.

National Institute of Nursing Research; Notice of Closed Meetings

by the National Institutes of Health on 01/14/2021.