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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
2 CFR Chapter VI
22 CFR Chapter I
28 CFR Chapter XI
48 CFR Chapter 6
[Public Notice: 10057]
Reducing Regulation and Public
Burden, and Controlling Cost
Department of State.
ACTION: Request for comments.
AGENCY:
As part of its implementation
of Executive Order 13771, ‘‘Reducing
Regulation and Controlling Regulatory
Costs,’’ issued by the President on
January 30, 2017, the Department of
State (the Department) is seeking
comments and information from
interested parties to assist the
Department in identifying existing
regulations, paperwork requirements
and other regulatory obligations that can
be modified or repealed, consistent with
law, to achieve meaningful burden
reduction while continuing to achieve
the Department’s statutory obligations.
DATES: Written comments and related
material must be received on or before
August 14, 2017.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by any of the following methods:
• Internet: At www.regulations.gov,
search for this notice by searching for
Docket No. DOS–2017–0030.
• By email: Submit comments to:
RegsReform@state.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Alice Kottmyer, Attorney-Adviser, 202–
647–2318, RegsReform@state.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
February 24, 2017, the President issued
Executive Order 13777, Enforcing the
Regulatory Reform Agenda. That
Executive Order directs agencies to take
specific steps to identify and alleviate
unnecessary regulatory burdens placed
on the American people. We are seeking
comments on Department regulations,
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guidance documents, and collections of
information that you believe should be
removed or modified to alleviate
unnecessary burdens. The Department
is also requesting economic data to
support any proposed changes.
The Executive Orders are at the
following sites:
• Executive Order 13771 is located at:
https://bit.ly/2kx0TlY
• Executive Order 13777 is located at:
https://bit.ly/2lTZPIQ
The Regulatory Reform Task Force
This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER
contains notices to the public of the proposed
issuance of rules and regulations. The
purpose of these notices is to give interested
persons an opportunity to participate in the
rule making prior to the adoption of the final
rules.
Department Regulations
Executive Order 13777 directs
agencies to designate a Regulatory
Reform Officer (RRO) and to establish a
Regulatory Reform Task Force (RRTF).
The Deputy Secretary of State is the
RRO. Other RRTF members include
senior officials in the Department’s
primary regulatory bureaus (Bureaus of
Consular Affairs, Educational and
Cultural Affairs, Political-Military
Affairs, and Administration), as well as
other Department officials with
expertise in legal requirements,
planning and budget.
One of the duties of the RRTF is to
evaluate existing regulations and make
recommendations to the Secretary
regarding their repeal, replacement, or
modification. Executive Order 13777
further directs that the RRTF attempt to
identify regulations that:
• Eliminate jobs, or inhibit job
creation;
• Are outdated, unnecessary, or
ineffective;
• Impose costs that exceed benefits;
• Create a serious inconsistency or
otherwise interfere with regulatory
reform initiatives and policies;
• Are inconsistent with the
requirements of section 515 of the
Treasury and General Government
Appropriations Act, 2001 (44 U.S.C.
3516 note), or the guidance issued
pursuant to that provision, in particular
those regulations that rely in whole or
in part on data, information, or methods
that are not publicly available or that are
insufficiently transparent to meet the
standard of reproducibility; or
• Derive from or implement
Executive Orders or other Presidential
directives that have been subsequently
rescinded or substantially modified.
Section 3(e) of the Executive Order
calls on the RRTF to ‘‘seek input and
other assistance, as permitted by law,
from entities significantly affected by
Federal regulations, including State,
local, and tribal governments, small
businesses, consumers,
nongovernmental organizations, and
trade associations’’ on regulations that
meet some or all of the criteria above.
Existing Department of State
regulations can be found in the Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) in two places:
• 22 CFR Chapter I (parts 1 through
199), which contains rules governing
Department operations); and
• 48 CFR Chapter 6 (part 600), which
contains the Department’s Acquisition
Rules.
You may view the most up-to-date
versions of these regulations in the
electronic CFR, located at www.ecfr.gov.
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Department Guidance
Department guidance that relates to
the missions of the rulemaking bureaus
(identified above) can be found in a
number of locations on the state.gov
public Web site. The Department is
interested in comments regarding any of
the guidance located on its public site.
For your convenience, the following
sites cover specific missions:
• For Consular Affairs, including
passports and visas, please visit
https://travel.state.gov
• For Educational and Cultural Affairs,
including the Exchange Visitor
Program, please visit https://
exchanges.state.gov/
• For Defense Trade issues, please visit:
https://www.pmddtc.state.gov/
You are invited to provide comment
on any guidance published by the
Department that you feel should be
considered for modification or
elimination, in accordance with E.O.
13777.
Department’s Unified Agenda
Submission
The Department’s most current
submission to the Unified Agenda of
Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions is
located at https://www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/eAgendaMain. Select
‘‘Department of State’’ from the
dropdown menu. The Agenda consists
of regulatory and de-regulatory actions
either in progress or contemplated by
the Department. The rules are identified
by Regulatory Information Numbers
(RINs), which for the Department all
begin with ‘‘1400-’’. When commenting
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on a rule in the Agenda, please identify
it by its RIN.
ACTION:
Approved Collections of Information
SUMMARY:
You can find the Department’s
approved collections of information at
https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Please choose ‘‘Current
Inventory’’ and pick ‘‘Department of
State’’ from the dropdown menu. All
approved collections of information
have a Control Number issued by the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB). Department Control Numbers all
begin with ‘‘1405-’’. When commenting
on an information collection, please
identify it by the OMB Control Number.
Public Comments
Please make your comments as
specific as possible, and include any
supporting data or other information,
such as cost information, that you may
have. Please note that all comments are
publically available, so do not include
any information in your comments that
you would not want released to the
public. We accept anonymous
comments. The Department will not edit
your comments to remove personal
information; however, in our discretion,
we might not post on regulations.gov
any comments that contain personal
information. If your submission cannot
be made using www.regulations.gov,
please submit using the following email
address RegsReform@state.gov or
contact Alice Kottmyer, AttorneyAdviser, 202–647–2318 for alternate
instructions.
Although the Department will not
respond to individual comments, we
value your comments and will give
careful consideration to them.
Janet Freer,
Director, Office of Directives Management,
Department of State.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
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We propose to adopt a new
airworthiness directive (AD) for certain
Geven S.p.A., Type D1–02 and D1–03
seat assemblies. This proposed AD was
prompted by a report that seat belt
attachment bolts were found detached
or partially detached from the seat. This
proposed AD would require inspection,
torque verification, and modification of
certain model seats. We are proposing
this AD to correct the unsafe condition
on these products.
DATES: We must receive comments on
this NPRM by August 28, 2017.
ADDRESSES: You may send comments by
any of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• Mail: Docket Management Facility,
U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building,
Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590–0001.
• Hand Delivery: Deliver to Mail
address above between 9 a.m. and 5
p.m., Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays.
• Fax: 202–493–2251.
For service information identified in
this NPRM, contact Geven Technical
Assistance Department, Via
Boscofangone, Zona Industriale NolaMarigliano, 80035 Nola (NA), Italy;
phone: +39 081 31 21 396; fax: +39 081
31 21 321; email: Technical.assistance@
geven.com. You may view this service
information at the FAA, Engine &
Propeller Directorate, 1200 District
Avenue, Burlington, MA. For
information on the availability of this
material at the FAA, call 781–238–7125.
Examining the AD Docket
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AGENCY:
Notice of proposed rulemaking
(NPRM).
You may examine the AD docket on
the Internet at https://
www.regulations.gov by searching for
and locating Docket No. FAA–2017–
0504; or in person at the Docket
Operations office between 9 a.m. and 5
p.m., Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays. The AD docket
contains this proposed AD, the
mandatory continuing airworthiness
information (MCAI), the regulatory
evaluation, any comments received, and
other information. The address for the
Docket Office (phone: 800–647–5527) is
in the ADDRESSES section. Comments
will be available in the AD docket
shortly after receipt.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Neil
Doh, Aerospace Engineer, Boston
Aircraft Certification Office, FAA,
Engine & Propeller Directorate, 1200
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phone: 781–238–7757; fax: 781–238–
7199; email: neil.doh@faa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments Invited
We invite you to send any written
relevant data, views, or arguments about
this proposed AD. Send your comments
to an address listed under the
ADDRESSES section. Include ‘‘Docket No.
FAA–2017–0504; Directorate Identifier
2017–NE–12–AD’’ at the beginning of
your comments. We specifically invite
comments on the overall regulatory,
economic, environmental, and energy
aspects of this proposed AD. We will
consider all comments received by the
closing date and may amend this
proposed AD because of those
comments.
We will post all comments we
receive, without change, to https://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information you provide. We
will also post a report summarizing each
substantive verbal contact with FAA
personnel concerning this proposed AD.
Discussion
The European Aviation Safety Agency
(EASA), which is the Technical Agent
for the Member States of the European
Community, has issued EASA AD 2014–
0187, dated August 20, 2014 (referred to
hereinafter as ‘‘the MCAI’’), to correct an
unsafe condition for the specified
products. The MCAI states:
An operator reported that seat belt
attachment bolts were found detached or
partially detached from the seat. A further
check on several aeroplanes revealed that on
a large number of seats of the same model,
the seat belt attachment bolts were not
properly torqued and secured as defined.
This condition, if not detected and corrected,
could lead to failure of the seats to perform
their intended function, possibly resulting in
injury to occupants in case of an emergency
landing. To address this potential unsafe
condition, Geven published SB No. D103–
25–004 to provide inspection instructions to
verify if the seat belt attachment bolts are
properly torqued and secured, and correction
of any deficiencies. In addition, for certain
D1–03 seats, the SB provides instructions to
modify the seat belt attachment assembly.
For the reasons described above, this AD
requires a one-time inspection of all safety
belt attachment bolts and, depending on
findings, accomplishment of the applicable
corrective action(s). This AD also requires
modification of the seat belt attachment
assembly on certain D1–03 seats.
You may obtain further information
by examining the MCAI in the AD
docket on the Internet at https://
www.regulations.gov by searching for
and locating Docket No. FAA–2017–
0504.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
2 CFR Chapter VI
22 CFR Chapter I
28 CFR Chapter XI
48 CFR Chapter 6
[Public Notice: 10057]
Reducing Regulation and Public Burden, and Controlling Cost
AGENCY: Department of State.
ACTION: Request for comments.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: As part of its implementation of Executive Order 13771,
``Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs,'' issued by the
President on January 30, 2017, the Department of State (the Department)
is seeking comments and information from interested parties to assist
the Department in identifying existing regulations, paperwork
requirements and other regulatory obligations that can be modified or
repealed, consistent with law, to achieve meaningful burden reduction
while continuing to achieve the Department's statutory obligations.
DATES: Written comments and related material must be received on or
before August 14, 2017.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
Internet: At www.regulations.gov, search for this notice
by searching for Docket No. DOS-2017-0030.
By email: Submit comments to: state.gov">RegsReform@state.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alice Kottmyer, Attorney-Adviser, 202-
647-2318, state.gov">RegsReform@state.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On February 24, 2017, the President issued
Executive Order 13777, Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda. That
Executive Order directs agencies to take specific steps to identify and
alleviate unnecessary regulatory burdens placed on the American people.
We are seeking comments on Department regulations, guidance documents,
and collections of information that you believe should be removed or
modified to alleviate unnecessary burdens. The Department is also
requesting economic data to support any proposed changes.
The Regulatory Reform Task Force
Executive Order 13777 directs agencies to designate a Regulatory
Reform Officer (RRO) and to establish a Regulatory Reform Task Force
(RRTF). The Deputy Secretary of State is the RRO. Other RRTF members
include senior officials in the Department's primary regulatory bureaus
(Bureaus of Consular Affairs, Educational and Cultural Affairs,
Political-Military Affairs, and Administration), as well as other
Department officials with expertise in legal requirements, planning and
budget.
One of the duties of the RRTF is to evaluate existing regulations
and make recommendations to the Secretary regarding their repeal,
replacement, or modification. Executive Order 13777 further directs
that the RRTF attempt to identify regulations that:
Eliminate jobs, or inhibit job creation;
Are outdated, unnecessary, or ineffective;
Impose costs that exceed benefits;
Create a serious inconsistency or otherwise interfere with
regulatory reform initiatives and policies;
Are inconsistent with the requirements of section 515 of
the Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 2001 (44 U.S.C.
3516 note), or the guidance issued pursuant to that provision, in
particular those regulations that rely in whole or in part on data,
information, or methods that are not publicly available or that are
insufficiently transparent to meet the standard of reproducibility; or
Derive from or implement Executive Orders or other
Presidential directives that have been subsequently rescinded or
substantially modified.
Section 3(e) of the Executive Order calls on the RRTF to ``seek
input and other assistance, as permitted by law, from entities
significantly affected by Federal regulations, including State, local,
and tribal governments, small businesses, consumers, nongovernmental
organizations, and trade associations'' on regulations that meet some
or all of the criteria above.
The Executive Orders are at the following sites:
Executive Order 13771 is located at: https://bit.ly/2kx0TlY
Executive Order 13777 is located at: https://bit.ly/2lTZPIQ
Department Regulations
Existing Department of State regulations can be found in the Code
of Federal Regulations (CFR) in two places:
22 CFR Chapter I (parts 1 through 199), which contains
rules governing Department operations); and
48 CFR Chapter 6 (part 600), which contains the
Department's Acquisition Rules.
You may view the most up-to-date versions of these regulations in
the electronic CFR, located at www.ecfr.gov.
Department Guidance
Department guidance that relates to the missions of the rulemaking
bureaus (identified above) can be found in a number of locations on the
state.gov public Web site. The Department is interested in comments
regarding any of the guidance located on its public site. For your
convenience, the following sites cover specific missions:
For Consular Affairs, including passports and visas, please
visit https://travel.state.gov
For Educational and Cultural Affairs, including the Exchange
Visitor Program, please visit https://exchanges.state.gov/
For Defense Trade issues, please visit: https://www.pmddtc.state.gov/
You are invited to provide comment on any guidance published by the
Department that you feel should be considered for modification or
elimination, in accordance with E.O. 13777.
Department's Unified Agenda Submission
The Department's most current submission to the Unified Agenda of
Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions is located at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaMain. Select ``Department of State''
from the dropdown menu. The Agenda consists of regulatory and de-
regulatory actions either in progress or contemplated by the
Department. The rules are identified by Regulatory Information Numbers
(RINs), which for the Department all begin with ``1400-''. When
commenting
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on a rule in the Agenda, please identify it by its RIN.
Approved Collections of Information
You can find the Department's approved collections of information
at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Please choose ``Current
Inventory'' and pick ``Department of State'' from the dropdown menu.
All approved collections of information have a Control Number issued by
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Department Control Numbers
all begin with ``1405-''. When commenting on an information collection,
please identify it by the OMB Control Number.
Public Comments
Please make your comments as specific as possible, and include any
supporting data or other information, such as cost information, that
you may have. Please note that all comments are publically available,
so do not include any information in your comments that you would not
want released to the public. We accept anonymous comments. The
Department will not edit your comments to remove personal information;
however, in our discretion, we might not post on regulations.gov any
comments that contain personal information. If your submission cannot
be made using www.regulations.gov, please submit using the following
email address state.gov">RegsReform@state.gov or contact Alice Kottmyer, Attorney-
Adviser, 202-647-2318 for alternate instructions.
Although the Department will not respond to individual comments, we
value your comments and will give careful consideration to them.
Janet Freer,
Director, Office of Directives Management, Department of State.
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