Preliminary Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Regulations, 32331-32332 [2011-13801]

Download as PDF mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with PROPOSALS Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 108 / Monday, June 6, 2011 / Proposed Rules repealed. HHS anticipates that such reviews will make its regulatory program more effective and flexible and reduce unnecessary burdens on the regulated communities. DATES: Submit electronic or written comments by June 30, 2011. ADDRESSES: To facilitate the receipt and processing of comments, HHS encourages interested persons to submit their comments electronically to the HHS Open Government Portal at https://www.hhs.gov/open, or by using the Federal eRulemaking portal https:// www.regulations.gov (following instructions for submission of comments). Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Persons submitting comments electronically are encouraged not to submit paper copies. Persons interested in submitting comments on paper should send or deliver their comments (preferably three copies) to: Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Documents and Regulations Management, 200 Independence Avenue, SW., Suite 639G, Washington, DC 20201. All comments will be available to the public, without charge, online at https://www.regulations.gov and https:// www.hhs.gov/open. Instructions: The HHS Preliminary Plan is available for review, download, and comment at https://www.hhs.gov/ open. You may also request a copy of the HHS Preliminary Plan, identified by Docket No. by writing to the address below. All comment submissions received must include the Agency name and Docket No. for this Notice: HHS– ES–2011–002. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Oliver Potts (202) 690–6392. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 18, 2011, President Obama issued Executive Order 13563 to improve regulation and regulatory review by requiring Federal agencies to design cost effective, evidence-based regulations that are compatible with economic growth, job creation, and competitiveness, and which rely on the best, most innovative, and least burdensome tools to achieve regulatory ends. To meet that objective, the President directed each Executive Branch agency to consider how best to promote periodic retrospective review of existing significant rules to determine if they are outmoded, ineffective, insufficient, or excessively burdensome. The President required each agency to submit its preliminary plan to the Office of Management and Budget’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs by May 18, 2011. VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:05 Jun 03, 2011 Jkt 223001 HHS submitted its preliminary plan in compliance with the President’s Executive Order and now seeks public comment. The plan is available for viewing, downloading, and comment at the following Web site—https:// www.hhs.gov/open/The comment period will close on June 30, after which HHS will finalize its preliminary plan. HHS notes that this request for comment is issued solely for information and program-planning purposes and does not obligate the agency to take any further action. Dated: June 1, 2011. Barbara J. Holland, Deputy Executive Secretary to the Department. [FR Doc. 2011–13908 Filed 6–1–11; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 4150–24–P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 6 CFR Chapter I 8 CFR Chapter I 33 CFR Chapter I 44 CFR Chapter I 46 CFR Chapters I and III 49 CFR Chapter XII [Docket No. DHS–2011–0015] Preliminary Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Regulations Office of the General Counsel, DHS. Notice of availability; request for comments. ACTION: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announces the availability of its Preliminary Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Regulations (Preliminary Plan). Pursuant to Executive Order 13563, ‘‘Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review,’’ which the President issued on January 18, 2011, DHS developed its Preliminary Plan to facilitate the review of existing DHS regulations through the use of retrospective review. DHS is seeking public comment on its Preliminary Plan. DATES: Written comments are requested on or before June 25, 2011. Late-filed comments will be considered to the extent practicable. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number DHS– SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4702 2011–0015, through the Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christina E. McDonald, Acting Associate General Counsel for Regulatory Affairs, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Office of the General Counsel. E-mail: Regulatory.Review@dhs.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Public Participation Interested persons are invited to comment on this notice by submitting written data, views, or arguments using the method identified in the ADDRESSES section. Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and docket number for this notice. All comments received will be posted without change to https://www.regulations.gov. Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or comments received, go to https:// www.regulations.gov. II. Background 19 CFR Chapter I AGENCY: 32331 Sfmt 4702 On January 18, 2011, the President issued Executive Order 13563, ‘‘Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review,’’ to ensure that Federal regulations seek more affordable, less intrusive means to achieve policy goals and that agencies give careful consideration to the benefits and costs of those regulations. 76 FR 3821. The Executive Order requires each Executive Branch agency to develop a preliminary plan to periodically review its existing regulations to determine whether any regulations should be modified, streamlined, expanded, or repealed so as to make the agency’s regulatory program more effective or less burdensome in achieving its regulatory objectives. DHS’s approach to conducting retrospective review focuses on public openness and transparency and on the critical role of public input in conducting retrospective review. To that end, DHS published a notice and request for comments in the Federal Register on March 14, 2011, ‘‘Reducing Regulatory Burden; Retrospective Review Under Executive Order 13563.’’ 76 FR 13526. In that notice, DHS solicited public input on how DHS should structure its retrospective review and which DHS rules would benefit from retrospective review. In addition, DHS launched an IdeaScale Web page; this social media tool provided an additional means for DHS to solicit input from the public, and more E:\FR\FM\06JNP1.SGM 06JNP1 32332 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 108 / Monday, June 6, 2011 / Proposed Rules importantly, to foster dialogue among members of the public. DHS has incorporated the public input in developing its Preliminary Plan. The Preliminary Plan establishes a process for identifying regulations that may be obsolete, unnecessary, unjustified, excessively burdensome, or counterproductive. The DHS retrospective review process will help identify rules that warrant repeal or modification, or strengthening, complementing, or modernizing, where necessary or appropriate. The DHS Preliminary Plan is available for viewing online at https://www.dhs.gov/ xabout/open-government.shtm and https://www.regulations.gov. We welcome public comment on its content. Ivan K. Fong, General Counsel. 5378, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, 250 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20219. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The OCC published a document in the Federal Register on May 26, 2011 (76 FR 30557) requesting comment on its notice of proposed rulemaking entitled ‘‘Office of Thrift Supervision Integration; DoddFrank Act Implementation.’’ The e-mail address for submission of comments was incorrectly included as ‘‘regs.comments@occ.treas.gov’’. The correct address is ‘‘regs.comments@occ.treas.gov’’. In FR Doc. 2011–12859, published on May 26, 2011 (76 FR 30557), make the following correction. On page 30557, in the second column, remove ‘‘E-mail: regs.comments@occ.gov’’ and replace it with ‘‘E-mail: regs.comments@occ.treas.gov’’. Dated: June 1, 2011. Julie L. Williams, First Senior Deputy Comptroller and Chief Counsel. [FR Doc. 2011–13801 Filed 6–3–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110–9B–P [FR Doc. 2011–13887 Filed 6–3–11; 8:45 am] DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY BILLING CODE 4810–33–P Office of the Comptroller of the Currency 12 CFR Parts 4, 5, 7, 8, 28, and 34 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES [Docket ID OCC–2011–0006] Food and Drug Administration RIN 1557–AD41 21 CFR Part 573 Office of Thrift Supervision Integration; Dodd-Frank Act Implementation; Correction Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Treasury. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; correction. AGENCY: The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) published in the Federal Register on May 26, 2011, a notice of proposed rulemaking entitled ‘‘Office of Thrift Supervision Integration; Dodd-Frank Act Implementation.’’ Inadvertently, an incorrect E-mail address was used in the ADDRESSES caption for submission of public comments directly to the OCC via electronic mail. This document corrects that E-mail address. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andra Shuster, Special Counsel, Heidi Thomas, Special Counsel, or Stuart Feldstein, Director, Legislative and Regulatory Activities Division, (202) 874–5090; Timothy Ward, Deputy Comptroller for Thrift Supervision, (202) 874–4468; or Frank Vance, Manager, Disclosure Services and Administrative Operations, Communications Division, (202)–874– mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with PROPOSALS SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:05 Jun 03, 2011 Jkt 223001 [Docket No. FDA–2011–F–0365] BASF Corp.; Filing of Food Additive Petition (Animal Use); Methyl Esters of Conjugated Linoleic Acid; Silicon Dioxide AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice of petition. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that BASF Corp. has filed a petition proposing that the food additive regulations be amended to provide for the safe use of methyl esters of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) as a source of fatty acids in lactating dairy cow diets and for use of silicon dioxide as a carrier for the methyl esters of CLA. DATES: Submit either electronic or written comments on the petitioner’s environmental assessment by July 6, 2011. ADDRESSES: Submit electronic comments to https:// www.regulations.gov. Submit written comments to the Division of Dockets Management (HFA–305), Food and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Isabel W. Pocurull, Center for Veterinary Medicine, Food and Drug Administration, 7519 Standish Pl., Rockville, MD 20855, 240–453–6853, isabel.pocurull@fda.hhs.gov. Under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (section 409(b)(5) (21 U.S.C. 348(b)(5))), notice is given that a food additive petition (FAP 2269) has been filed by BASF Corp. (BASF), 100 Campus Dr., Florham Park, NJ 07932. The petition proposes to amend the food additive regulations in part 573 Food Additives Permitted in Feed and Drinking Water of Animals (21 CFR part 573) to provide for the safe use of methyl esters of conjugated linoleic acid (cis-9, trans-11 and trans-10, cis-12 octadecadienoic acids) as a source of fatty acids in lactating dairy cow diets. BASF’s FAP 2269 further proposes the use of silicon dioxide as a carrier for methyl esters of CLA. The potential environmental impact of this action is being reviewed. To encourage public participation consistent with regulations issued under the National Environmental Policy Act (40 CFR 1501.4(b)), the Agency is placing the environmental assessment submitted with the petition that is the subject of this notice on public display at the Division of Dockets Management (see DATES and ADDRESSES) for public review and comment. Interested persons may submit to the Division of Dockets Management (see ADDRESSES) either electronic or written comments regarding this document. It is only necessary to send one set of comments. It is no longer necessary to send two copies of mailed comments. Identify comments with the docket number found in brackets in the heading of this document. Received comments may be seen in the Division of Dockets Management between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. FDA will also place on public display any amendments to, or comments on, the petitioner’s environmental assessment without further announcement in the Federal Register. If, based on its review, the Agency finds that an environmental impact statement is not required, and this petition results in a regulation, the notice of availability of the Agency’s finding of no significant impact and the evidence supporting that finding will be published with the regulation in the Federal Register in accordance with 21 CFR 25.51(b). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: E:\FR\FM\06JNP1.SGM 06JNP1

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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 108 (Monday, June 6, 2011)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 32331-32332]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-13801]


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49 CFR Chapter XII

[Docket No. DHS-2011-0015]


Preliminary Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Regulations

AGENCY: Office of the General Counsel, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announces the 
availability of its Preliminary Plan for Retrospective Review of 
Existing Regulations (Preliminary Plan). Pursuant to Executive Order 
13563, ``Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review,'' which the 
President issued on January 18, 2011, DHS developed its Preliminary 
Plan to facilitate the review of existing DHS regulations through the 
use of retrospective review. DHS is seeking public comment on its 
Preliminary Plan.

DATES: Written comments are requested on or before June 25, 2011. Late-
filed comments will be considered to the extent practicable.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number DHS-
2011-0015, through the Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christina E. McDonald, Acting 
Associate General Counsel for Regulatory Affairs, U.S. Department of 
Homeland Security, Office of the General Counsel. E-mail: 
Regulatory.Review@dhs.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Public Participation

    Interested persons are invited to comment on this notice by 
submitting written data, views, or arguments using the method 
identified in the ADDRESSES section.
    Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and 
docket number for this notice. All comments received will be posted 
without change to https://www.regulations.gov.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received, go to https://www.regulations.gov.

II. Background

    On January 18, 2011, the President issued Executive Order 13563, 
``Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review,'' to ensure that Federal 
regulations seek more affordable, less intrusive means to achieve 
policy goals and that agencies give careful consideration to the 
benefits and costs of those regulations. 76 FR 3821. The Executive 
Order requires each Executive Branch agency to develop a preliminary 
plan to periodically review its existing regulations to determine 
whether any regulations should be modified, streamlined, expanded, or 
repealed so as to make the agency's regulatory program more effective 
or less burdensome in achieving its regulatory objectives.
    DHS's approach to conducting retrospective review focuses on public 
openness and transparency and on the critical role of public input in 
conducting retrospective review. To that end, DHS published a notice 
and request for comments in the Federal Register on March 14, 2011, 
``Reducing Regulatory Burden; Retrospective Review Under Executive 
Order 13563.'' 76 FR 13526. In that notice, DHS solicited public input 
on how DHS should structure its retrospective review and which DHS 
rules would benefit from retrospective review. In addition, DHS 
launched an IdeaScale Web page; this social media tool provided an 
additional means for DHS to solicit input from the public, and more

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importantly, to foster dialogue among members of the public.
    DHS has incorporated the public input in developing its Preliminary 
Plan. The Preliminary Plan establishes a process for identifying 
regulations that may be obsolete, unnecessary, unjustified, excessively 
burdensome, or counterproductive. The DHS retrospective review process 
will help identify rules that warrant repeal or modification, or 
strengthening, complementing, or modernizing, where necessary or 
appropriate. The DHS Preliminary Plan is available for viewing online 
at https://www.dhs.gov/xabout/open-government.shtm and https://www.regulations.gov. We welcome public comment on its content.

Ivan K. Fong,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2011-13801 Filed 6-3-11; 8:45 am]
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