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The Securities and Exchange Commission had announced a closed meeting that was supposed to happen on Tuesday, February 9, 2021, at 5:00 p.m., as previously published in the Federal Register. However, this meeting has been cancelled. For any further information, Vanessa A. Countryman from the Office of the Secretary can be contacted at (202) 551-5400.

The Department of Defense is announcing a public meeting of the Defense Advisory Committee on Military Personnel Testing that will take place on January 22nd and 23rd, 2025. The meeting will cover various topics related to military personnel testing, including updates on testing programs such as the AFQT and ASVAB. The event will be held in a location to be determined and will be open to the public, with opportunities provided for public comments. Further details and updates about the meeting can be found on their website.

The notice from the Office of the Secretary, HHS is a correction document addressing errors in a previous Federal Register notice titled "Findings of Research Misconduct" published on November 7, 2019. This correction adjusts citation details for published papers that were incorrectly listed, clarifying six specific paragraphs affected by these mistakes. Effective February 4, 2021, the corrected document ensures that the proper research papers are accurately cited. If there are further questions, Ms. Karen Gorirossi and Dr. Alexander Runko are available for contact.

The Department of the Treasury has issued a notice listing countries that may require participation in, or cooperation with, an international boycott. According to the information available, these countries are Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, and Yemen. This list is set forth under section 999 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. Lindsay Kitzinger, the International Tax Counsel for Tax Policy, was involved in the publication of this list.

The Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary issued a notice correcting a previously published document. The correction applies to Notice Document 2020-29193, which was published on January 6, 2021. In this document, the deadline previously listed as “April 1, 2021” in the DATES section should be corrected to “March 8, 2021”. This correction was filed on January 27, 2021.

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a notice inviting public comments on a proposed information collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The collection is related to the "Incident Report Form" for human subjects protection, aiming to streamline reporting and compliance with federal regulations. HHS is seeking comments on various aspects of this collection, including its necessity and accuracy. Comments are to be submitted by March 16, 2021.

In a notice of correction from the Federal Register, there was an update to a prior document originally published on January 6, 2021. The correction involves a date change in the section titled DATES. Instead of "April 1, 2021," the correct date should be "March 8, 2021." This notice is related to Notice Document 2020-29209, as part of the records maintained by the Defense Department, Office of the Secretary.

The Office of the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services is seeking public comments on a proposed information collection process, as stated in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The process involves a 3-year extension without changes to the current method in which Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) submit records for a consultation process specifically for research involving vulnerable groups like pregnant women, prisoners, and children. Public comments are invited regarding the necessity, accuracy, and ways to reduce the burden of this information collection by March 7, 2025. Interested parties can submit comments or inquire for more details via email or phone, referencing document identifier 0990-0481-60D.

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has updated the poverty guidelines to reflect a 1.2% increase in prices from 2019 to 2020, as measured by the Consumer Price Index. These guidelines help determine eligibility for federal programs like Medicaid. In some cases, due to adjustments in the formula, the guidelines may remain the same as the previous year despite inflation changes. The guidelines are mandated by law and are published annually by HHS, not the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), as some might mistakenly believe.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is proposing changes to its Privacy Act regulations, in line with the Social Security Number Fraud Prevention Act of 2017. These changes would restrict the use of full Social Security numbers (SSNs) in documents sent by physical mail unless deemed necessary by the Secretary of Homeland Security. DHS aims to further define what "necessary" means and to ensure that SSNs are redacted whenever possible. The agency also plans safeguards to protect SSNs, ensuring they're never visible on the outside of mail packages.