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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 OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
8 CFR Chapter I
19 CFR Chapter I
[USCBP–2017–0035]
Reducing Regulation and Controlling
Regulatory Costs
U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: Request for information.
AGENCY:
As part of its implementation
of Executive Order 13771, ‘‘Reducing
Regulation and Controlling Regulatory
Costs,’’ issued by the President on
January 30, 2017, and Executive Order
13777, ‘‘Enforcing the Regulatory
Reform Agenda,’’ issued by the
President on February 24, 2017, U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
within the Department of Homeland
Security (DHS) is seeking comments and
information from interested parties to
assist CBP in identifying existing
regulations, paperwork requirements,
and other regulatory obligations that can
be modified or repealed, consistent with
law, to achieve savings of time and
money while continuing to achieve
CBP’s statutory obligations.
DATES: Written comments and
information are requested on or before
December 11, 2017.
ADDRESSES: You may submit
suggestions identified by docket number
by submitting them to the Federal
eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments
via docket number USCBP–2017–0035.
All submissions received must include
the agency name and docket number for
this rulemaking. All suggestions
received will be posted without change
to https://www.regulations.gov, including
any personal information provided. Any
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member of the public may access the
docket to read suggestions received.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Elena Ryan, Special Advisor, Programs
and Policy Analysis, U.S. Department of
Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection, Office of Trade,
Regulations and Rulings, 90 K Street
NE., 10th Floor, MS1177, Washington,
DC 20229. Telephone: 202–325–0004.
Email: regulatoryreformsuggestion@
cbp.dhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
January 30, 2017, the President issued
Executive Order 13771, ‘‘Reducing
Regulation and Controlling Regulatory
Costs.’’ That Executive Order stated that
the policy of the executive branch is to
be prudent and financially responsible
in the expenditure of funds, from both
public and private sources. The
Executive Order also stated that it is
essential to manage the costs associated
with the governmental imposition of
private expenditures required to comply
with Federal regulations. Toward that
end, for fiscal year 2017, the Executive
Order requires that:
(a) ‘‘Unless prohibited by law,
whenever an executive department or
agency publicly proposes for notice and
comment or otherwise promulgates a
new regulation, it shall identify at least
two existing regulations to be repealed.’’
Sec. 2(a).
(b) ‘‘For fiscal year 2017 the total
incremental cost of all new regulations,
including repealed regulations, to be
finalized this year shall be no greater
than zero, unless otherwise required by
law or consistent with advice provided
in writing by the Director of the Office
of Management and Budget.’’ Sec. 2(b);
and
(c) ‘‘Any new incremental costs
associated with new regulations shall, to
the extent permitted by law, be offset by
the elimination of existing costs
associated with at least two prior
regulations.’’ Sec. 2(c).
Further, the Executive Order requires
that for fiscal year 2018, and for each
fiscal year thereafter, the head of each
agency shall identify, for each
regulation that increases incremental
cost, offsetting regulations, and provide
the agency’s best approximation of the
total costs or savings associated with
each new regulation or repealed
regulation.
Additionally, on February 24, 2017,
the President issued Executive Order
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13777, ‘‘Enforcing the Regulatory
Reform Agenda’’. The Executive Order
established a Federal policy to alleviate
unnecessary regulatory burdens placed
on the American people. Section 3(a) of
the Executive Order directs Federal
agencies to establish a Regulatory
Reform Task Force (Task Force). One of
the duties of the Task Force is to
evaluate existing regulations and make
recommendations to the agency head
regarding their repeal, replacement, or
modification. The Executive Order
further asks that each Task Force
attempt to identify regulations that:
(i) Eliminate jobs, or inhibit job
creation;
(ii) Are outdated, unnecessary, or
ineffective;
(iii) Impose costs that exceed benefits;
(iv) Create a serious inconsistency or
otherwise interfere with regulatory
reform initiatives and policies;
(v) 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
(vi) Derive from or implement
Executive Orders or other Presidential
directives that have been subsequently
rescinded or substantially modified.
The Office of Management and Budget
has directed that agency policies (such
as guidance and interpretative
documents) and information collections
that impose costs on the public may also
be identified under the above criteria, in
addition to regulations.
Section 3(e) of the Executive Order
calls on the Task Force to seek input
and other assistance on this task, as
permitted by law, from entities
significantly affected by Federal
regulations, including State, local, and
Tribal governments, small businesses,
consumers, non-governmental
organizations, and trade associations.
Request for Suggestions
CBP is, through this document,
seeking input from entities affected by
CBP, including state, local, and tribal
governments, small businesses,
consumers, non-governmental
organizations, manufacturers, and their
trade associations. These entities are in
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the best position to help CBP identify
rules that are obsolete, unnecessary,
unjustified, or simply no longer make
sense, or rules that could be better
modernized to accomplish their
objectives.
Consistent with CBP’s commitment to
public participation in the rulemaking
process, CBP is soliciting views from the
public on specific regulations or
paperwork requirements that could be
altered or eliminated to reduce burdens
while still allowing CBP to meet its
mission.
While CBP promulgates rules in
accordance with the law and to the best
of its analytic capability, it is difficult to
be certain of the consequences of a rule,
including its costs and benefits, until it
has been tested. Because knowledge
about the full effects of a rule is widely
dispersed in society, members of the
public are likely to have useful
information and perspectives on the
benefits and burdens of existing
requirements and how regulatory
obligations may be updated,
streamlined, revised, or repealed to
better achieve regulatory objectives,
while minimizing regulatory burdens,
consistent with applicable law.
Accordingly, CBP is asking you to
consider the following questions when
providing your input:
(1) Are there CBP rules or reporting
requirements that have become outdated
and, if so, how can they be modernized
to better accomplish their objective?
(2) Are there CBP rules that are still
necessary, but have not operated as well
as expected such that a modified, or
slightly different approach at lower cost
is justified?
(3) Are there CBP rules that
unnecessarily obstruct, delay, curtail, or
otherwise impose significant costs on
the secure flow of legitimate trade and
travel to and from the United States?
(4) Does CBP currently collect
information that it does not need or use
effectively?
(5) Are there regulations, reporting
requirements, or regulatory processes
that are unnecessarily complicated or
could be streamlined to achieve
statutory obligations in more efficient
ways?
(6) Are there rules or reporting
requirements that have been overtaken
by technological developments? Can
new technologies be leveraged to
modify, streamline, or do away with
existing regulatory or reporting
requirements?
To allow CBP to more effectively
evaluate suggestions, CBP requests that
commenters identify with specificity the
regulation (in either Title 19 CFR
Chapter I, or Title 8 CFR, Chapter I) or
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reporting requirement at issue, and
provide the legal citation where
available. Please note that certain
regulations which reflect statutory
requirements cannot be eliminated until
the statute is amended or repealed to
eliminate that requirement. CBP also
requests that the submitter provide, in
as much detail as possible, an
explanation why a regulation or
reporting requirement should be
modified, streamlined, or repealed, as
well as specific suggestions of ways CBP
can do so while achieving its regulatory
objectives. In addition, supporting data
or other information, such as cost
information, for any suggestions would
be useful.
Comments from the public are crucial
to understanding regulatory burden and
helping CBP find solutions that are cost
effective, facilitate legitimate trade and
travel, and enhance homeland security.
While CBP intends to fully consider all
input received in response to this
notice, CBP will not respond
individually to comments and none of
the comments submitted will bind CBP
to take any further action.
Dated: September 6, 2017.
Mark Koumans,
Deputy Executive Assistant Commissioner,
Operations Support, U.S. Customs and Border
Protection.
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ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking
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AGENCY:
We propose to adopt a new
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General Electric Company (GE) CF6–
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ADDRESSES: You may send comments,
using the procedures found in 14 CFR
11.43 and 11.45, by any of the following
methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• Fax: 202–493–2251.
• Mail: U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations,
M–30, West Building Ground Floor,
Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590.
• Hand Delivery: Deliver to Mail
address above between 9 a.m. and 5
p.m., Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays.
For service information identified in
this NPRM, contact General Electric
Company, GE-Aviation, Room 285, 1
Neumann Way, Cincinnati, OH 45215,
phone: 513–552–3272; fax: 513–552–
3329; email: geae.aoc@ge.com. You may
view this service information at the
FAA, Engine and Propeller Standards
Branch, Policy and Innovation Division,
1200 District Avenue, Burlington, MA.
For information on the availability of
this material at the FAA, call 781–238–
7125.
DATES:
Examining the AD Docket
You may examine the AD docket on
the Internet at https://
www.regulations.gov by searching for
and locating Docket No. FAA–2017–
0668; or in person at the Docket
Management Facility between 9 a.m.
and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays. The AD docket
contains this NPRM, the regulatory
evaluation, any comments received, and
other information. The street 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:
Herman Mak, Aerospace Engineer, FAA,
ECO Branch, Compliance and
Airworthiness Division, 1200 District
Avenue, Burlington, MA 01803; phone:
781–238–7147; fax: 781–238–7199;
email: herman.mak@faa.gov.
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2017–0668; Product Identifier 2017–
NE–17–AD’’ at the beginning of your
comments. We specifically invite
comments on the overall regulatory,
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
8 CFR Chapter I
19 CFR Chapter I
[USCBP-2017-0035]
Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs
AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: Request for information.
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SUMMARY: As part of its implementation of Executive Order 13771,
``Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs,'' issued by the
President on January 30, 2017, and Executive Order 13777, ``Enforcing
the Regulatory Reform Agenda,'' issued by the President on February 24,
2017, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) within the Department of
Homeland Security (DHS) is seeking comments and information from
interested parties to assist CBP in identifying existing regulations,
paperwork requirements, and other regulatory obligations that can be
modified or repealed, consistent with law, to achieve savings of time
and money while continuing to achieve CBP's statutory obligations.
DATES: Written comments and information are requested on or before
December 11, 2017.
ADDRESSES: You may submit suggestions identified by docket number by
submitting them to the Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments
via docket number USCBP-2017-0035. All submissions received must
include the agency name and docket number for this rulemaking. All
suggestions received will be posted without change to https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. Any
member of the public may access the docket to read suggestions
received.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elena Ryan, Special Advisor, Programs
and Policy Analysis, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs
and Border Protection, Office of Trade, Regulations and Rulings, 90 K
Street NE., 10th Floor, MS1177, Washington, DC 20229. Telephone: 202-
325-0004. Email: regulatoryreformsuggestion@cbp.dhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 30, 2017, the President issued
Executive Order 13771, ``Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory
Costs.'' That Executive Order stated that the policy of the executive
branch is to be prudent and financially responsible in the expenditure
of funds, from both public and private sources. The Executive Order
also stated that it is essential to manage the costs associated with
the governmental imposition of private expenditures required to comply
with Federal regulations. Toward that end, for fiscal year 2017, the
Executive Order requires that:
(a) ``Unless prohibited by law, whenever an executive department or
agency publicly proposes for notice and comment or otherwise
promulgates a new regulation, it shall identify at least two existing
regulations to be repealed.'' Sec. 2(a).
(b) ``For fiscal year 2017 the total incremental cost of all new
regulations, including repealed regulations, to be finalized this year
shall be no greater than zero, unless otherwise required by law or
consistent with advice provided in writing by the Director of the
Office of Management and Budget.'' Sec. 2(b); and
(c) ``Any new incremental costs associated with new regulations
shall, to the extent permitted by law, be offset by the elimination of
existing costs associated with at least two prior regulations.'' Sec.
2(c).
Further, the Executive Order requires that for fiscal year 2018,
and for each fiscal year thereafter, the head of each agency shall
identify, for each regulation that increases incremental cost,
offsetting regulations, and provide the agency's best approximation of
the total costs or savings associated with each new regulation or
repealed regulation.
Additionally, on February 24, 2017, the President issued Executive
Order 13777, ``Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda''. The Executive
Order established a Federal policy to alleviate unnecessary regulatory
burdens placed on the American people. Section 3(a) of the Executive
Order directs Federal agencies to establish a Regulatory Reform Task
Force (Task Force). One of the duties of the Task Force is to evaluate
existing regulations and make recommendations to the agency head
regarding their repeal, replacement, or modification. The Executive
Order further asks that each Task Force attempt to identify regulations
that:
(i) Eliminate jobs, or inhibit job creation;
(ii) Are outdated, unnecessary, or ineffective;
(iii) Impose costs that exceed benefits;
(iv) Create a serious inconsistency or otherwise interfere with
regulatory reform initiatives and policies;
(v) 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
(vi) Derive from or implement Executive Orders or other
Presidential directives that have been subsequently rescinded or
substantially modified.
The Office of Management and Budget has directed that agency
policies (such as guidance and interpretative documents) and
information collections that impose costs on the public may also be
identified under the above criteria, in addition to regulations.
Section 3(e) of the Executive Order calls on the Task Force to seek
input and other assistance on this task, as permitted by law, from
entities significantly affected by Federal regulations, including
State, local, and Tribal governments, small businesses, consumers, non-
governmental organizations, and trade associations.
Request for Suggestions
CBP is, through this document, seeking input from entities affected
by CBP, including state, local, and tribal governments, small
businesses, consumers, non-governmental organizations, manufacturers,
and their trade associations. These entities are in
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the best position to help CBP identify rules that are obsolete,
unnecessary, unjustified, or simply no longer make sense, or rules that
could be better modernized to accomplish their objectives.
Consistent with CBP's commitment to public participation in the
rulemaking process, CBP is soliciting views from the public on specific
regulations or paperwork requirements that could be altered or
eliminated to reduce burdens while still allowing CBP to meet its
mission.
While CBP promulgates rules in accordance with the law and to the
best of its analytic capability, it is difficult to be certain of the
consequences of a rule, including its costs and benefits, until it has
been tested. Because knowledge about the full effects of a rule is
widely dispersed in society, members of the public are likely to have
useful information and perspectives on the benefits and burdens of
existing requirements and how regulatory obligations may be updated,
streamlined, revised, or repealed to better achieve regulatory
objectives, while minimizing regulatory burdens, consistent with
applicable law.
Accordingly, CBP is asking you to consider the following questions
when providing your input:
(1) Are there CBP rules or reporting requirements that have become
outdated and, if so, how can they be modernized to better accomplish
their objective?
(2) Are there CBP rules that are still necessary, but have not
operated as well as expected such that a modified, or slightly
different approach at lower cost is justified?
(3) Are there CBP rules that unnecessarily obstruct, delay,
curtail, or otherwise impose significant costs on the secure flow of
legitimate trade and travel to and from the United States?
(4) Does CBP currently collect information that it does not need or
use effectively?
(5) Are there regulations, reporting requirements, or regulatory
processes that are unnecessarily complicated or could be streamlined to
achieve statutory obligations in more efficient ways?
(6) Are there rules or reporting requirements that have been
overtaken by technological developments? Can new technologies be
leveraged to modify, streamline, or do away with existing regulatory or
reporting requirements?
To allow CBP to more effectively evaluate suggestions, CBP requests
that commenters identify with specificity the regulation (in either
Title 19 CFR Chapter I, or Title 8 CFR, Chapter I) or reporting
requirement at issue, and provide the legal citation where available.
Please note that certain regulations which reflect statutory
requirements cannot be eliminated until the statute is amended or
repealed to eliminate that requirement. CBP also requests that the
submitter provide, in as much detail as possible, an explanation why a
regulation or reporting requirement should be modified, streamlined, or
repealed, as well as specific suggestions of ways CBP can do so while
achieving its regulatory objectives. In addition, supporting data or
other information, such as cost information, for any suggestions would
be useful.
Comments from the public are crucial to understanding regulatory
burden and helping CBP find solutions that are cost effective,
facilitate legitimate trade and travel, and enhance homeland security.
While CBP intends to fully consider all input received in response to
this notice, CBP will not respond individually to comments and none of
the comments submitted will bind CBP to take any further action.
Dated: September 6, 2017.
Mark Koumans,
Deputy Executive Assistant Commissioner, Operations Support, U.S.
Customs and Border Protection.
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