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Vol. 85 Wednesday, No. 237 December 9, 2020 Pages 79117–79378 OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL REGISTER VerDate Sep 11 2014 18:36 Dec 08, 2020 Jkt 253001 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4710 Sfmt 4710 E:\FR\FM\09DEWS.LOC 09DEWS jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with FR_WS II Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 237 / Wednesday, December 9, 2020 The FEDERAL REGISTER (ISSN 0097–6326) is published daily, SUBSCRIPTIONS AND COPIES Monday through Friday, except official holidays, by the Office PUBLIC of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration, under the Federal Register Act (44 U.S.C. Ch. 15) Subscriptions: and the regulations of the Administrative Committee of the Federal Paper or fiche 202–512–1800 Register (1 CFR Ch. I). The Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Assistance with public subscriptions 202–512–1806 Government Publishing Office, is the exclusive distributor of the official edition. Periodicals postage is paid at Washington, DC. 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VerDate Sep 11 2014 18:36 Dec 08, 2020 Jkt 253001 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4710 Sfmt 4710 E:\FR\FM\09DEWS.LOC 09DEWS jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with FR_WS III Contents Federal Register Vol. 85, No. 237 Wednesday, December 9, 2020 Agriculture Department Environmental Protection Agency See Natural Resources Conservation Service RULES Implementation of the Revoked 1997 8-Hour Ozone Antitrust Division National Ambient Air Quality Standards; Updates for NOTICES Areas That Attained by the Attainment Date; Changes Under the National Cooperative Research and Withdrawal, 79129–79130 Production Act: NOTICES Electrified Vehicle And Energy Storage Evaluation, Meetings: 79218–79219 Science Advisory Board 2020 Scientific and Medical Technology Enterprise Consortium, 79219–79221 Technological Achievement Awards Committee, 79179–79180 Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement PROPOSED RULES Federal Aviation Administration Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations on the Outer RULES Continental Shelf: Airspace Designations and Reporting Points: Revisions to the Requirements for Exploratory Drilling on Vicinity of Clarion, PA, 79117–79118 the Arctic Outer Continental Shelf, 79266–79321 NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Census Bureau Submissions, and Approvals: NOTICES Safety Management Systems for Certificate Holders, Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, 79256–79258 Submissions, and Approvals: Service Annual Survey, 79162–79163 Federal Communications Commission NOTICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, NOTICES Submissions, and Approvals, 79180–79183 Meetings: Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, 79184– Federal Contract Compliance Programs Office 79185 RULES Sexually Transmitted Infection Treatment Guidelines Implementing Legal Requirements Regarding the Equal Update; Webinar, 79183–79184 Opportunity Clause’s Religious Exemption, 79324– 79372 Children and Families Administration NOTICES Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, NOTICES Submissions, and Approvals: Application: Social Services Block Grant Post-Expenditure Report, Pre- Pacific Gas and Electric Co., City of Santa Clara, CA, Expenditure Report, and Intended Use Plan, 79185– 79178–79179 79186 Town of Dover-Foxcroft, 79176–79177 Commerce Department Combined Filings, 79175–79178 See Census Bureau See International Trade Administration Federal Highway Administration See National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOTICES See Patent and Trademark Office Draft Environmental Impact Statement: El Camino Real Roadway Renewal Project on State Route Education Department 82, in San Mateo County, CA, 79258–79259 NOTICES Final Federal Agency Actions: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Proposed Highway in California, 79259–79260 Submissions, and Approvals: Application for the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 79169–79170 NOTICES Higher Education Act Title II Report Cards on State Commercial Driver’s License Standards; Exemption Teacher Credentialing and Preparation, 79170–79171 Applications: Daimler Trucks North America, LLC; Correction, 79260– Energy Department 79261 See Federal Energy Regulatory Commission NOTICES Federal Railroad Administration Energy Conservation Program: RULES Decision and Order Granting a Waiver to CNA Revision of Method for Calculating Monetary Threshold for International, Inc. From the Dishwashers Test Reporting Rail Equipment Accidents/Incidents, 79130– Procedure, 79171–79175 79135 VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:55 Dec 08, 2020 Jkt 253001 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4748 Sfmt 4748 E:\FR\FM\09DECN.SGM 09DECN jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with CONTENTS IV Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 237 / Wednesday, December 9, 2020 / Contents Federal Reserve System Justice Department NOTICES See Antitrust Division Change in Bank Control Notices: RULES Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Radiation Exposure Compensation Act: Company, 79183 Procedures for Claims Submitted at the Statutory Filing Deadline, 79118–79120 Fish and Wildlife Service NOTICES Labor Department Privacy Act; Systems of Records, 79215–79216 See Federal Contract Compliance Programs Office See Occupational Safety and Health Administration Food and Drug Administration See Workers Compensation Programs Office NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Submissions, and Approvals:
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