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Special Filing Table of Contents
Special Filing updated at 4:15 PM on Tuesday, December 15, 2020
Agency for International Development
Rules
Equal Participation of Faith-Based Organizations in the Federal Agencies' Programs and Activities
Agriculture Department
Rules
Equal Participation of Faith-Based Organizations in the Federal Agencies' Programs and Activities
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.
Children and Families Administration
Rules
Equal Participation of Faith-Based Organizations in the Federal Agencies' Programs and Activities
Commerce Department
Education Department
Rules
Equal Participation of Faith-Based Organizations in the Federal Agencies' Programs and Activities
Executive Office for Immigration Review
Rules
Appellate Procedures and Decisional Finality in Immigration Proceedings; Administrative Closure
Fee Review
Executive Office of the President
Administrative Orders
Government Agencies and Employees:
Office of Personnel Management; Order of Succession (Memorandum of December 10, 2020)
National Space Policy (Memorandum of December 9, 2020)
Federal Aviation Administration
Rules
Airworthiness Directives:
Airbus SAS Airplanes
ATR - GIE Avions de Transport Regional Airplanes
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Notices
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Federal Register Office
Notices
Publication Procedures for Federal Register Documents During a Funding Hiatus
Editorial Note: An agency letter requesting withdraw of this document was received after placement on public inspection. The document will remain on public inspection through close of business December 15, 2020. A copy of the agency's withdrawal letter is available for inspection at the Office of the Federal Register.
Health and Human Services Department
Rules
Equal Participation of Faith-Based Organizations in the Federal Agencies' Programs and Activities
Proposed Rules
Medicaid Program:
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Reducing Provider and Patient Burden by Improving Prior Authorization Processes, etc.
Homeland Security Department
Rules
Equal Participation of Faith-Based Organizations in the Federal Agencies' Programs and Activities
Housing and Urban Development Department
Rules
Equal Participation of Faith-Based Organizations in the Federal Agencies' Programs and Activities
Justice Department
Rules
Equal Participation of Faith-Based Organizations in the Federal Agencies' Programs and Activities
Labor Department
Rules
Equal Participation of Faith-Based Organizations in the Federal Agencies' Programs and Activities
National Archives and Records Administration
- See Federal Register Office 1
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Rules
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species:
Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Fisheries
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
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Notices
Guidance:
Identification of Nonindustrial Private Forest Land
Securities and Exchange Commission
Notices
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Transportation Department
Veterans Affairs Department
Rules
Equal Participation of Faith-Based Organizations in the Federal Agencies' Programs and Activities
Special Filing Agencies
- Agency for International Development 1
- Agriculture Department 2
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 3
- Children and Families Administration 1
- Commerce Department 2
- Education Department 1
- Executive Office for Immigration Review 2
- Executive Office of the President 2
- Federal Aviation Administration 2
- Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 1
- Federal Register Office 1
- Health and Human Services Department 6
- Homeland Security Department 1
- Housing and Urban Development Department 1
- Justice Department 3
- Labor Department 1
- National Archives and Records Administration 1
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 2
- Natural Resources Conservation Service 1
- Securities and Exchange Commission 3
- Transportation Department 2
- Veterans Affairs Department 1
Regular Filing Table of Contents
Regular Filing updated at 8:45 AM on Tuesday, December 15, 2020
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Notices
Opportunity to Comment on Strategies to Improve Patient Safety:
Draft Report to Congress for Public Comment and Review by the National Academy of Medicine
Supplemental Evidence and Data Request:
Maternal and Childhood Outcomes Associated with the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children
Agency for International Development
Rules
Procurement of Certain Essential Medical Supplies to Address the COVID-19 Pandemic; Correction
Agricultural Marketing Service
Proposed Rules
Modification of Assessment Rate:
Tart Cherries Grown in the States of Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wisconsin
Agriculture Department
- See Agricultural Marketing Service 1
- See Food Safety and Inspection Service 2
- See Forest Service 1
- See National Agricultural Statistics Service 1
- See Rural Business-Cooperative Service 1
Notices
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Air Force Department
Notices
Intent to Grant an Exclusive Patent License
Antitrust Division
Notices
Proposed Final Judgment and Competitive Impact Statement:
United States v. Intuit Inc., et al.
United States v. National Association of REALTORS®
Army Department
Notices
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Commerce Department
- See Foreign-Trade Zones Board 2
- See International Trade Administration 3
- See National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 5
- See National Telecommunications and Information Administration 1
Defense Department
- See Air Force Department 1
- See Army Department 1
- See Navy Department 1
Proposed Rules
Privacy Act; Implementation
Notices
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Charter Renewal:
Federal Advisory Committee
Drug Enforcement Administration
Rules
Schedules of Controlled Substances:
Exempt Anabolic Steroid Products
Education Department
Notices
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
Teacher Cancellation Low Income Directory
Employee Benefits Security Administration
Rules
Fiduciary Duties Regarding Proxy Voting and Shareholder Rights
Employment and Training Administration
Notices
Change in Status of an Extended Benefit Program:
Arizona, Maryland, Oklahoma, and West Virginia
Energy Department
Rules
Energy Conservation Program:
Definition of Showerhead
Energy Conservation Standards for Fluorescent Lamp Ballasts
New Product Classes for Residential Clothes Washers and Consumer Clothes Dryers
Environmental Protection Agency
Notices
Final Permit Modifications:
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permits for Stormwater Discharges from Small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems in Massachusetts and New Hampshire
Guidance:
Imported Articles Containing Surface Coatings Subject to the Long-Chain Perfluoroalkyl Carboxylate and Perfluoroalkyl Sulfonate Chemical Substances Significant New Use Rule
Executive Office for Immigration Review
Rules
Procedures for Asylum and Withholding of Removal
Executive Office of the President
Executive Orders
Government Agencies and Employees:
Closing of Executive Departments and Agencies on December 24, 2020 (EO 13965)
Federal Aviation Administration
Rules
Airworthiness Directives:
Airbus Helicopters
Embraer S.A. Airplanes
General Electric Company Turbofan Engines
Saab AB, Support and Services (Formerly Known as Saab AB, Saab Aeronautics) Airplanes
Yaborã Indústria Aeronáutica S.A. (Type Certificate Previously Held by Embraer S.A.) Airplanes
Proposed Rules
Airspace Designations and Reporting Points:
Vicinity of Macon, MO
Vicinity of Rockford, IL
Airworthiness Directives:
Airbus Helicopters
Notices
Intent to Rule on Request to Release Airport Property at the Monroe Regional Airport, Monroe, LA
Request to Release Airport Property:
El Paso International Airport, El Paso, TX
Waiver for Aeronautical Land-Use Assurance:
El Paso International Airport, El Paso, TX
Federal Communications Commission
Notices
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Notices
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
Approval and Coordination of Requirements to Use the National Emergency Training Center for Extracurricular and Training Activities
Disaster Assistance Registration
National Flood Insurance Program Policy Forms
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Notices
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Combined Filings
Federal Maritime Commission
Notices
Agreements Filed
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Notices
Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications:
Hearing
Federal Reserve System
Notices
Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Savings and Loan Holding Companies
Fish and Wildlife Service
Rules
Endangered and Threatened Species:
Regulations for Listing Endangered and Threatened Species and Designating Critical Habitat
Notices
Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.:
Incidental Take Permit, Bluff Point Wind Energy Center, Jay and Randolph Counties, Indiana
Food Safety and Inspection Service
Rules
Egg Products Inspection Regulations
Uniform Compliance Date for Food Labeling Regulations
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
Notices
Application for Subzone:
CMC Steel Fabricators, Inc., Foreign-Trade Zone 221, Mesa, AZ
Authorization of Production Activity:
Schlumberger Technology Corp., Reslink Product Center, Foreign-Trade Zone 84, Houston, TX
Forest Service
Notices
Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:
Tongass National Forest; Alaska; Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Facility Improvement Project
Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council
Notices
Senior Executive Service:
Performance Review Board Membership
Health and Human Services Department
- See Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 2
- See Inspector General Office, Health and Human Services Department 1
- See National Institutes of Health 3
Notices
Delegation of Authority
Homeland Security Department
Indian Affairs Bureau
Notices
Land Acquisitions:
Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma
Inspector General Office, Health and Human Services Department
Proposed Rules
Solicitation of New Safe Harbors and Special Fraud Alerts
Institute of Museum and Library Services
Notices
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
2022-2024 Native American Library Services Basic Grant Program Notice of Funding Opportunity
Interior Department
- See Fish and Wildlife Service 2
- See Indian Affairs Bureau 1
- See Land Management Bureau 1
- See Ocean Energy Management Bureau 1
- See Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office 1
Internal Revenue Service
Rules
Qualified Transportation Fringe, Transportation and Commuting Expenses
International Trade Administration
Notices
Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Investigations, Orders, or Reviews:
Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from India
Large Residential Washers from Mexico
Binational Panel Review:
Panel Decision
International Trade Commission
Notices
Investigations; Determinations, Modifications, and Rulings, etc.:
Non-Oriented Electrical Steel from China, Germany, Japan, Korea, Sweden, and Taiwan
Standard Steel Welded Wire Mesh from Mexico
Joint Board for Enrollment of Actuaries
Notices
Meetings:
Advisory Committee on Actuarial Examinations
Justice Department
- See Antitrust Division 2
- See Drug Enforcement Administration 1
- See Executive Office for Immigration Review 1
Rules
Prohibition on Settlement Payments to Non-Governmental Third Parties
Notices
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
Biographic Verification Form
Report of Theft or Loss, Explosive Materials
Privacy Act; Systems of Records
Proposed Consent Decree:
Clean Water Act; Second Amendment
Proposed Settlement Agreement:
Oil Pollution Act
Labor Department
Land Management Bureau
Notices
Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.:
Coastal Plain Marsh Creek East Seismic Exploration
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Notices
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
National Archives and Records Administration
Notices
Records Schedules
National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Notices
Petition for Decision:
Nonconforming Model Year 2018 Harley Davidson Tri Glide Motorcycles are Eligible for Importation
National Institutes of Health
Notices
Meetings:
National Cancer Institute
National Institute on Aging
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
National Nuclear Security Administration
Notices
Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:
Surplus Plutonium Disposition Program
Proposed Subsequent Arrangement
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Rules
Endangered and Threatened Species:
Regulations for Listing Endangered and Threatened Species and Designating Critical Habitat
Fisheries of the Northeastern United States:
Atlantic Bluefish Fishery; 2021 Bluefish Specifications
Notices
Final Management Plan:
North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve
Interagency Working Group on Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing
Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities:
Long Beach Cruise Terminal Improvement Project in the Port of Long Beach, CA
National Science Foundation
Notices
Request for Information:
Interdisciplinary Frontiers of Understanding the Brain
Strategic and Performance Plans; Correction
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Notices
Meetings:
The National Strategy to Secure 5G Industry Listening
Navy Department
Notices
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Notices
License Amendment Application and Exemption Issuance:
Westinghouse Electric Co., LLC; Columbia Fuel Fabrication Facility; and US Ecology, Inc.; Idaho Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Subtitle C Hazardous Disposal Facility located near Grand View, ID
Ocean Energy Management Bureau
Notices
Vineyard Wind LLC's Proposed Wind Energy Facility Offshore Massachusetts
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Proposed Rules
Pipeline Safety:
Midstream Facilities Frequently Asked Questions
Postal Regulatory Commission
Notices
New Postal Products
Public Inquiry
Rural Business-Cooperative Service
Notices
Request for Applications:
Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program for Fiscal Year 2021
Securities and Exchange Commission
Notices
Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes:
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.
ICE Clear Europe, Ltd.
NYSE Arca, Inc.
NYSE National, Inc.
The Depository Trust Co.
State Department
Notices
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office
Proposed Rules
West Virginia Regulatory Program
Transportation Department
- See Federal Aviation Administration 11
- See Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 1
- See National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 1
- See Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration 1
Treasury Department
- See Internal Revenue Service 1
Regular Filing Agencies
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 2
- Agency for International Development 1
- Agricultural Marketing Service 1
- Agriculture Department 7
- Air Force Department 1
- Antitrust Division 2
- Army Department 1
- Commerce Department 11
- Defense Department 8
- Drug Enforcement Administration 1
- Education Department 1
- Employee Benefits Security Administration 1
- Employment and Training Administration 1
- Energy Department 8
- Environmental Protection Agency 2
- Executive Office for Immigration Review 1
- Executive Office of the President 1
- Federal Aviation Administration 11
- Federal Communications Commission 3
- Federal Emergency Management Agency 3
- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 3
- Federal Maritime Commission 1
- Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 1
- Federal Reserve System 1
- Fish and Wildlife Service 2
- Food Safety and Inspection Service 2
- Foreign-Trade Zones Board 2
- Forest Service 1
- Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council 1
- Health and Human Services Department 7
- Homeland Security Department 3
- Indian Affairs Bureau 1
- Inspector General Office, Health and Human Services Department 1
- Institute of Museum and Library Services 1
- Interior Department 6
- Internal Revenue Service 1
- International Trade Administration 3
- International Trade Commission 2
- Joint Board for Enrollment of Actuaries 1
- Justice Department 10
- Labor Department 2
- Land Management Bureau 1
- National Agricultural Statistics Service 1
- National Archives and Records Administration 1
- National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities 1
- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 1
- National Institutes of Health 3
- National Nuclear Security Administration 2
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 5
- National Science Foundation 2
- National Telecommunications and Information Administration 1
- Navy Department 1
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission 1
- Ocean Energy Management Bureau 1
- Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration 1
- Postal Regulatory Commission 2
- Rural Business-Cooperative Service 1
- Securities and Exchange Commission 5
- State Department 1
- Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office 1
- Transportation Department 14
- Treasury Department 1