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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
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Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory
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Semiannual regulatory agenda.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
This regulatory agenda is a
semiannual summary of projected
regulations, existing regulations, and
completed actions of the Department of
Homeland Security (DHS) and its
components. This agenda provides the
public with information about DHS’s
regulatory and deregulatory activity.
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enable the public to be more aware of,
and effectively participate in, the
Department’s regulatory and
deregulatory activity. DHS invites the
public to submit comments on any
aspect of this agenda.
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inquiries on individual actions
identified in this agenda to the
individual listed in the summary
portion as the point of contact for that
action.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DHS
provides this notice pursuant to the
requirements of the Regulatory
Flexibility Act (Pub. L. 96–354, Sept. 19,
1980) and Executive Order 12866
‘‘Regulatory Planning and Review’’
(Sept. 30, 1993) as incorporated in
Executive Order 13563 ‘‘Improving
Regulation and Regulatory Review’’
(Jan. 18, 2011) and Executive Order
13771 ‘‘Reducing Regulation and
Controlling Regulatory Costs’’ (Jan. 30,
2017), which require the Department to
publish a semiannual agenda of
regulations. The regulatory agenda is a
summary of existing and projected
regulations as well as actions completed
since the publication of the last
regulatory agenda for the Department.
DHS’s last semiannual regulatory
agenda was published on August 24,
2017, at 82 FR 40290.
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Dated: September 29, 2017.
Christina E. McDonald,
Associate General Counsel for Regulatory
Affairs.
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY—LONG-TERM ACTIONS
Regulation
Identifier No.
Sequence No.
Title
263 ....................
264 ....................
265 ....................
Ammonium Nitrate Security Program ..............................................................................................................
Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) .....................................................................................
Homeland Security Acquisition Regulation, Enhancement of Whistleblower Protections for Contractor Employees.
Homeland Security Acquisition Regulation: Safeguarding of Controlled Unclassified Sensitive Information
(HSAR Case 2015–001).
Homeland Security Acquisition Regulation: Information Technology Security Awareness Training (HSAR
Case 2015–002).
Homeland Security Acquisition Regulation: Privacy Training (HSAR Case 2015–003) .................................
266 ....................
267 ....................
268 ....................
1601–AA52
1601–AA69
1601–AA72
1601–AA76
1601–AA78
1601–AA79
U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES—PROPOSED RULE STAGE
Regulation
Identifier No.
Sequence No.
Title
269 ....................
Registration Requirement for Petitioners Seeking To File H–1B Petitions on Behalf of Aliens Subject to
Numerical Limitations (Reg Plan Seq No. 44).
Requirements for Filing Motions and Administrative Appeals .........................................................................
EB–5 Immigrant Investor Regional Center Program (Reg Plan Seq No. 46) ................................................
Removing H–4 Dependent Spouses from the Class of Aliens Eligible for Employment Authorization (Reg
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271 ....................
272 ....................
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U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES—FINAL RULE STAGE
Regulation
Identifier No.
Sequence No.
Title
273 ....................
EB–5 Immigrant Investor Program Modernization (Reg Plan Seq No. 49) ...................................................
1615–AC07
References in boldface appear in The Regulatory Plan in part II of this issue of the Federal Register.
U.S. COAST GUARD—PROPOSED RULE STAGE
Regulation
Identifier No.
Sequence No.
Title
274 ....................
Financial Responsibility—Vessels; Superseded Pollution Funds (USCG–2017–0788) ..................................
1625–AC39
U.S. COAST GUARD—FINAL RULE STAGE
Regulation
Identifier No.
Sequence No.
Title
275 ....................
Seafarers’ Access to Maritime Facilities ..........................................................................................................
1625–AC15
U.S. COAST GUARD—LONG-TERM ACTIONS
Regulation
Identifier No.
Sequence No.
Title
276 ....................
277 ....................
Outer Continental Shelf Activities ....................................................................................................................
Commercial Fishing Vessels—Implementation of 2010 and 2012 Legislation ...............................................
1625–AA18
1625–AB85
U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION—LONG-TERM ACTIONS
Regulation
Identifier No.
Sequence No.
Title
278 ....................
279 ....................
Importer Security Filing and Additional Carrier Requirements (Section 610 Review) ....................................
Implementation of the Guam-CNMI Visa Waiver Program (Section 610 Review) ..........................................
1651–AA70
1651–AA77
U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION—COMPLETED ACTIONS
Regulation
Identifier No.
Sequence No.
Title
280 ....................
Waiver of Passport and Visa Requirements Due to an Unforeseen Emergency ...........................................
1651–AA97
TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION—PROPOSED RULE STAGE
Regulation
Identifier No.
Sequence No.
Title
281 ....................
General Aviation Security and Other Aircraft Operator Security .....................................................................
1652–AA53
TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION—FINAL RULE STAGE
Regulation
Identifier No.
Title
282 ....................
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Security Training for Surface Transportation Employees (Reg Plan Seq No. 57) .........................................
1652–AA55
References in boldface appear in The Regulatory Plan in part II of this issue of the Federal Register.
U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT—PROPOSED RULE STAGE
Regulation
Identifier No.
Sequence No.
Title
283 ....................
Procedures and Standards for Declining Surety Immigration Bonds and Administrative Appeal Requirement for Breaches.
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Regulation
Identifier No.
Sequence No.
Title
284 ....................
Updates to Floodplain Management and Protection of Wetlands Regulations to Implement Executive
Order 13690 and the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard.
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY (DHS)
Office of the Secretary (OS)
Long-Term Actions
263. Ammonium Nitrate Security
Program
E.O. 13771 Designation: Other.
Legal Authority: 6 U.S.C. 488 et seq.
Abstract: This rulemaking will
implement the December 2007
amendment to the Homeland Security
Act entitled ‘‘Secure Handling of
Ammonium Nitrate.’’ The amendment
requires the Department of Homeland
Security to ‘‘regulate the sale and
transfer of ammonium nitrate by an
ammonium nitrate facility . . . to
prevent the misappropriation or use of
ammonium nitrate in an act of
terrorism.’’
Timetable:
Action
Date
ANPRM ...............
Correction ............
ANPRM Comment
Period End.
NPRM ..................
Notice of Public
Meetings.
Notice of Public
Meetings.
NPRM Comment
Period End.
Next Action Undetermined.
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10/29/08
11/05/08
12/29/08
73 FR 64280
73 FR 65783
08/03/11
10/07/11
76 FR 46908
76 FR 62311
11/14/11
76 FR 70366
12/01/11
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Jon MacLaren, Chief,
Rulemaking Section, Department of
Homeland Security, National Protection
and Programs Directorate, Infrastructure
Security Compliance Division (NPPD/
ISCD), 245 Murray Lane, Mail Stop
0610, Arlington, VA 20528–0610,
Phone: 703 235–5263, Fax: 703 603–
4935, Email: jon.m.maclaren@
hq.dhs.gov.
RIN: 1601–AA52
264. Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism
Standards (CFATS)
E.O. 13771 Designation: Other.
Legal Authority: 6 U.S.C. 621 to 629
Abstract: The Department of
Homeland Security (DHS) previously
invited public comment on an advance
notice of proposed rulemaking
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(ANPRM) for potential revisions to the
Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism
Standards (CFATS) regulations. The
ANPRM provided an opportunity for the
public to provide recommendations for
possible program changes. DHS is
reviewing the public comments received
in response to the ANPRM, after which
DHS intends to publish a Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking.
Timetable:
Action
Date
ANPRM ...............
ANPRM Comment
Period End.
08/18/14
10/17/14
NPRM ..................
FR Cite
79 FR 48693
To Be Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Jon MacLaren, Chief,
Rulemaking Section, Department of
Homeland Security, National Protection
and Programs Directorate, Infrastructure
Security Compliance Division (NPPD/
ISCD), 245 Murray Lane, Mail Stop
0610, Arlington, VA 20528–0610,
Phone: 703 235–5263, Fax: 703 603–
4935, Email: jon.m.maclaren@
hq.dhs.gov.
RIN: 1601–AA69
265. Homeland Security Acquisition
Regulation, Enhancement of
Whistleblower Protections for
Contractor Employees
E.O. 13771 Designation: Other.
Legal Authority: Sec. 827 of the
National Defense Authorization Act
(NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2013, (Pub. L.
112–239, enacted January 2, 2013); 41
U.S.C. 1302(a)(2); 41 U.S.C. 1707
Abstract: The Department of
Homeland Security (DHS) is proposing
to amend its Homeland Security
Acquisition Regulation (HSAR) parts
3003 and 3052 to implement section 827
of the National Defense Authorization
Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2013
(Pub. L. 112–239, enacted January 2,
2013) for the United States Coast Guard
(USCG). Section 827 of the NDAA for
FY 2013 established enhancements to
the Whistleblower Protections for
Contractor Employees for all agencies
subject to section 2409 of title 10,
United States Code, which includes the
USCG.
Timetable:
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NPRM ..................
Date
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To Be Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Nancy Harvey,
Policy Analyst, Department of
Homeland Security, Office of the Chief
Procurement Officer, Room 3636–15,
301 7th Street SW, Washington, DC
20528, Phone: 202 447–0956, Email:
nancy.harvey@hq.dhs.gov.
RIN: 1601–AA72
266. Homeland Security Acquisition
Regulation: Safeguarding of Controlled
Unclassified Sensitive Information
(HSAR Case 2015–001)
E.O. 13771 Designation: Fully or
Partially Exempt.
Legal Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301 to 302;
41 U.S.C. 1302; 41 U.S.C. 1303; 41
U.S.C. 1707
Abstract: This Homeland Security
Acquisition Regulation (HSAR) rule
would implement adequate security and
privacy measures to safeguard
Controlled Unclassified Information
(CUI), such as Personally Identifiable
Information (PII), for DHS contractors.
Specifically, the rule would define key
terms, outline security requirements and
inspection provisions for contractor
information technology (IT) systems that
store or process sensitive information,
institute incident notification and
response procedures, and identify postincident credit monitoring
requirements.
Timetable:
Action
NPRM ..................
NPRM Comment
Period End.
NPRM Comment
Period Extended.
NPRM Comment
Period Extended End.
Final Rule ............
Date
FR Cite
01/19/17
03/20/17
82 FR 6429
03/20/17
82 FR 14341
04/19/17
To Be Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Shaundra Duggans,
Procurement Analyst, Department of
Homeland Security, Office of the Chief
Procurement Officer, Acquisition Policy
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and Legislation, Room 3114, 245 Murray
Lane, Washington, DC 20528, Phone:
202 447–0056, Email:
shaundra.duggans@hq.dhs.gov.
Nancy Harvey, Policy Analyst,
Department of Homeland Security,
Office of the Chief Procurement Officer,
Room 3636–15, 301 7th Street SW,
Washington, DC 20528, Phone: 202 447–
0956, Email: nancy.harvey@hq.dhs.gov.
RIN: 1601–AA76
267. Homeland Security Acquisition
Regulation: Information Technology
Security Awareness Training (HSAR
Case 2015–002)
E.O. 13771 Designation: Fully or
Partially Exempt.
Legal Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301 and 302;
41 U.S.C. 1707; 41 U.S.C. 1302; 41
U.S.C. 1303
Abstract: This Homeland Security
Acquisition Regulation (HSAR) rule
would standardize information
technology security awareness training
and DHS Rules of Behavior
requirements for contractor and
subcontractor employees who access
DHS information systems and
information resources or contractorowned and/or operated information
systems and information resources
capable of collecting, processing, storing
or transmitting controlled unclassified
information (CUI).
Timetable:
Action
Date
NPRM ..................
NPRM Comment
Period End.
NPRM Comment
Period Extended.
NPRM Comment
Period Extended End.
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Final Rule ............
FR Cite
01/19/17
03/20/17
82 FR 6446
03/20/17
82 FR 14341
04/19/17
To Be Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Shaundra Duggans,
Procurement Analyst, Department of
Homeland Security, Office of the Chief
Procurement Officer, Acquisition Policy
and Legislation, Room 3114, 245 Murray
Lane, Washington, DC 20528, Phone:
202 447–0056, Email:
shaundra.duggans@hq.dhs.gov.
Nancy Harvey, Policy Analyst,
Department of Homeland Security,
Office of the Chief Procurement Officer,
Room 3636–15, 301 7th Street SW,
Washington, DC 20528, Phone: 202 447–
0956, Email: nancy.harvey@hq.dhs.gov.
RIN: 1601–AA78
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268. Homeland Security Acquisition
Regulation: Privacy Training (HSAR
Case 2015–003)
E.O. 13771 Designation: Fully or
Partially Exempt.
Legal Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301 and 302;
41 U.S.C. 1707; 41 U.S.C. 1702; 41
U.S.C. 1303
Abstract: This Homeland Security
Acquisition Regulation (HSAR) rule
would require contractors to complete
training that addresses the protection of
privacy, in accordance with the Privacy
Act of 1974, and the handling and
safeguarding of Personally Identifiable
Information and Sensitive Personally
Identifiable Information.
Timetable:
Action
Date
NPRM ..................
NPRM Comment
Period End.
NPRM Comment
Period Extended.
NPRM Comment
Period Extended End.
FR Cite
01/19/17
03/20/17
82 FR 6425
03/20/17
82 FR 14341
04/19/17
Final Rule ............
To Be Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Candace Lightfoot,
Procurement Analyst, Department of
Homeland Security, Office of the Chief
Procurement Officer, Acquisition Policy
and Legislation, Room 3636–15, 301 7th
Street SW, Washington, DC 20528,
Phone: 202 447–0082, Email:
candace.lightfoot@hq.dhs.gov.
Nancy Harvey, Policy Analyst,
Department of Homeland Security,
Office of the Chief Procurement Officer,
Room 3636–15, 301 7th Street SW,
Washington, DC 20528, Phone: 202 447–
0956, Email: nancy.harvey@hq.dhs.gov.
RIN: 1601–AA79
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY (DHS)
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services (USCIS)
Proposed Rule Stage
269. Registration Requirement for
Petitioners Seeking To File H–1B
Petitions on Behalf of Aliens Subject to
Numerical Limitations
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq.
No. 44 in part II of this issue of the
Federal Register.
RIN: 1615–AB71
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270. Requirements for Filing Motions
and Administrative Appeals
E.O. 13771 Designation: Other.
Legal Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552; 5 U.S.C.
552a; 8 U.S.C. 1101; 8 U.S.C. 1103; 8
U.S.C. 1304; 6 U.S.C. 112
Abstract: This rule proposes to revise
the requirements and procedures for the
filing of motions and appeals before the
Department of Homeland Security
(DHS), U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services (USCIS), and its
Administrative Appeals Office (AAO).
The proposed changes are intended to
streamline the existing processes for
filing motions and appeals and will
reduce delays in the review and
appellate process. This rule also
proposes additional changes
necessitated by the establishment of
DHS and its components. The proposed
changes are intended to promote
simplicity, accessibility, and efficiency
in the administration of USCIS appeals
and motions. The Department also
solicits public comment on proposed
changes to the AAO’s appellate
jurisdiction.
Timetable:
Action
NPRM ..................
Date
FR Cite
09/00/18
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Charles ‘‘Locky’’
Nimick, Deputy Chief, Department of
Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services,
Administrative Appeals Office, 20
Massachusetts Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20529–2090, Phone:
703 224–4501, Email: charles.nimick@
usics.dhs.gov.
RIN: 1615–AB98
271. EB–5 Immigrant Investor Regional
Center Program
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq.
No. 46 in part II of this issue of the
Federal Register.
RIN: 1615–AC11
272. • Removing H–4 Dependent
Spouses From the Class of Aliens
Eligible for Employment Authorization
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq.
No. 48 in part II of this issue of the
Federal Register.
RIN: 1615–AC15
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7100, 4200 Wilson Boulevard,
Arlington, VA 20598–7100, Phone: 202
493–6863, Email: benjamin.h.white@
uscg.mil.
RIN: 1625–AC39
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY (DHS)
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services (USCIS)
Final Rule Stage
273. EB–5 Immigrant Investor Program
Modernization
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq.
No. 49 in part II of this issue of the
Federal Register.
RIN: 1615–AC07
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY (DHS)
U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)
Proposed Rule Stage
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274. • Financial Responsibility—
Vessels; Superseded Pollution Funds
(USCG–2017–0788)
E.O. 13771 Designation: Not subject
to, not significant.
Legal Authority: 33 U.S.C. 2704; 33
U.S.C. 2716 and 2716a; 42 U.S.C. 9607
to 9609; 6 U.S.C. 552; E.O. 12580; sec.
7(b), 3 CFR, 1987; Comp., p. 193; E.O.
12777, secs. 4 and 5, 3 CFR, 1991
Comp., p. 351, as amended by E.O.
13286, Sec. 89, 3; 3 CFR, 2004 Comp.,
p. 166, and by E.O. 13638, sec. 1, 3 CFR,
2014 Comp., p. 227; Department of
Homeland; Security Delegation Nos.
0170.1 and 5110, Revision 01
Abstract: The Coast Guard proposes to
amend its rule on vessel financial
responsibility to include tank vessels
greater than 100 gross tons, to clarify
and strengthen the rule’s reporting
requirements, to conform its rule to
current practice, and to remove two
superseded regulations. This
rulemaking will ensure the Coast Guard
has current information when there are
significant changes in a vessel’s
operation, ownership, or evidence of
financial responsibility, and reflect
current best practices in the Coast
Guard’s management of the Certificate
of Financial Responsibility program.
This rulemaking will also promote the
Coast Guard’s missions of maritime
stewardship, maritime security and
maritime safety.
Timetable:
Action
Date
NPRM ..................
Final Rule Stage
275. Seafarers’ Access to Maritime
Facilities
E.O. 13771 Designation: Not subject
to, not significant.
Legal Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1226; 33
U.S.C. 1231; Pub. L. 111–281, sec. 811
Abstract: This regulatory action will
implement section 811 of the Coast
Guard Authorization Act of 2010 (Pub.
L. 111–281), which requires the owner/
operator of a facility regulated by the
Coast Guard under the Maritime
Transportation Security Act of 2002
(Pub. L. 107–295) (MTSA) to provide a
system that enables seafarers and certain
other individuals to transit between
vessels moored at the facility and the
facility gate in a timely manner at no
cost to the seafarer or other individual.
Ensuring that such access through a
facility is consistent with the security
requirements in MTSA is part of the
Coast Guard’s Ports, Waterways, and
Coastal Security (PWCS) mission.
Timetable:
Action
Date
NPRM ..................
NPRM Comment
Period Reopened.
NPRM Comment
Period End.
Final Rule ............
12/29/14
05/27/15
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: LCDR Yamaris Barril,
Project Manager, Department of
Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard,
2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE,
Commandant (CG–FAC–2) STOP 7501,
Washington, DC 20593, Phone: 202 372–
1151, Email: yamaris.d.barril@uscg.mil.
RIN: 1625–AC15
U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)
Long-Term Actions
276. Outer Continental Shelf Activities
E.O. 13771 Designation: Other.
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Request for Comments.
Comment Period
End.
NPRM ..................
NPRM Correction
NPRM Comment
Period Extended.
NPRM Comment
Period Extended.
NPRM Comment
Period End.
Next Action Undetermined.
07/01/15
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SECURITY (DHS)
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Benjamin White,
Project Manager, National Pollution
Funds Center, Department of Homeland
Security, U.S. Coast Guard, NPFC MS
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY (DHS)
Legal Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1333(d)(1);
43 U.S.C. 1348(c); 43 U.S.C. 1356; DHS
Delegation No 0170.1
Abstract: The Coast Guard is the lead
Federal agency for workplace safety and
health on facilities and vessels engaged
in the exploration for, or development,
or production of, minerals on the Outer
Continental Shelf (OCS), other than for
matters generally related to drilling and
production that are regulated by the
Bureau of Safety and Environmental
Enforcement (BSEE). This project would
revise the regulations on OCS activities
by: (1) Adding new requirements, for
OCS units for lifesaving, fire protection,
training, and helidecks; (2) providing for
USCG acceptance and approval of
specified classification society plan
reviews, inspections, audits, and
surveys; and (3) requiring foreign
vessels engaged in OCS activities to
comply with rules similar to those
imposed on U.S. vessels similarly
engaged. This project would affect the
owners and operators of facilities and
vessels engaged in offshore activities.
Timetable:
Date
06/27/95
FR Cite
60 FR 33185
09/25/95
12/07/99
02/22/00
03/16/00
64 FR 68416
65 FR 8671
65 FR 14226
06/30/00
65 FR 40559
11/30/00
To Be Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Charles Rawson,
Project Manager, Department of
Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard,
Commandant (CG–ENG–2), 2703 Martin
Luther King Jr. Avenue SE, STOP 7509,
Washington, DC 20593–7509, Phone:
202 372–1390, Email: charles.e.rawson@
uscg.mil.
RIN: 1625–AA18
277. Commercial Fishing Vessels—
Implementation of 2010 and 2012
Legislation
E.O. 13771 Designation: Other.
Legal Authority: Pub. L. 111–281
Abstract: The Coast Guard proposes to
implement those requirements of 2010
and 2012 legislation that pertain to
uninspected commercial fishing
industry vessels and that took effect
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upon enactment of the legislation but
that, to be implemented, require
amendments to Coast Guard regulations
affecting those vessels. The applicability
of the regulations is being changed, and
new requirements are being added to
safety training, equipment, vessel
examinations, vessel safety standards,
the documentation of maintenance, and
the termination of unsafe operations.
This rulemaking promotes the Coast
Guard’s maritime safety mission.
Timetable:
Action
Date
NPRM ..................
NPRM Comment
Period Extended.
NPRM Comment
Period End.
Second NPRM
Comment Period End.
Final Rule ............
06/21/16
08/15/16
FR Cite
81 FR 40437
81 FR 53986
10/19/16
Action
12/18/16
To Be Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Jack Kemerer, Project
Manager, CG–CVC–3, Department of
Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard,
2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE,
STOP 7501, Washington, DC 20593–
7501, Phone: 202 372–1249, Email:
jack.a.kemerer@uscg.mil.
RIN: 1625–AB85
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY (DHS)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(USCBP)
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278. Importer Security Filing and
Additional Carrier Requirements
(Section 610 Review)
E.O. 13771 Designation: Regulatory.
Legal Authority: Pub. L. 109–347, sec.
203; 5 U.S.C. 301; 19 U.S.C. 66; 19
U.S.C. 1431; 19 U.S.C. 1433 to 1434; 19
U.S.C. 1624; 19 U.S.C. 2071 (note); 46
U.S.C. 60105
Abstract: This final rule implements
the provisions of section 203 of the
Security and Accountability for Every
Port Act of 2006. On November 25,
2008, Customs and Border Protection
(CBP) published an interim final rule
(CBP Dec. 08–46) in the Federal
Register (73 FR 71730), that finalized
most of the provisions proposed in the
NPRM. It requires carrier and importers
to provide to CBP, via a CBP approved
electronic data interchange system,
certain advance information pertaining
to cargo brought into the United States
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by vessel to enable CBP to identify highrisk shipments to prevent smuggling
and ensure cargo safety and security.
The interim final rule did not finalize
six data elements that were identified as
areas of potential concern for industry
during the rulemaking process and, for
which, CBP provided some type of
flexibility for compliance with those
data elements. CBP solicited public
comment on these six data elements and
also invited comments on the revised
Regulatory Assessment and Final
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis. (See 73
FR 71782–85 for regulatory text and 73
CFR 71733–34 for general discussion.)
The remaining requirements of the rule
were adopted as final.
Timetable:
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NPRM ..................
NPRM Comment
Period End.
NPRM Comment
Period Extended.
NPRM Comment
Period End.
Interim Final Rule
Interim Final Rule
Effective.
Interim Final Rule
Comment Period End.
Correction ............
Correction ............
Final Action .........
FR Cite
01/02/08
03/03/08
73 FR 90
02/01/08
73 FR 6061
03/18/08
11/25/08
01/26/09
73 FR 71730
06/01/09
07/14/09
12/24/09
03/00/19
74 FR 33920
74 FR 68376
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Craig Clark, Branch
Chief, Advance Data Programs and
Cargo Initiatives, Department of
Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection, 1300 Pennsylvania
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20229,
Phone: 202 344–3052, Email:
craig.clark@cbp.dhs.gov.
RIN: 1651–AA70
279. Implementation of the GuamCNMI Visa Waiver Program (Section
610 Review)
E.O. 13771 Designation: Fully or
Partially Exempt.
Legal Authority: Pub. L. 110–229, sec.
702
Abstract: The interim final rule
amends Department of Homeland
Security (DHS) regulations to
implement section 702 of the
Consolidated Natural Resources Act of
2008 (CNRA). This law extends the
immigration laws of the United States to
the Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands (CNMI) and provides
for a joint visa waiver program for travel
to Guam and the CNMI. This rule
implements section 702 of the CNRA by
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amending the regulations to replace the
current Guam Visa Waiver Program with
a new Guam-CNMI Visa Waiver
Program. The amended regulations set
forth the requirements for nonimmigrant
visitors who seek admission for
business or pleasure and solely for entry
into and stay on Guam or the CNMI
without a visa. This rule also establishes
six ports of entry in the CNMI for
purposes of administering and enforcing
the Guam-CNMI Visa Waiver Program.
Section 702 of the Consolidated Natural
Resources Act of 2008 (CNRA), subject
to a transition period, extends the
immigration laws of the United States to
the Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands (CNMI) and provides
for a visa waiver program for travel to
Guam and/or the CNMI. On January 16,
2009, the Department of Homeland
Security (DHS), Customs and Border
Protection (CBP), issued an interim final
rule in the Federal Register replacing
the then-existing Guam Visa Waiver
Program with the Guam-CNMI Visa
Waiver Program and setting forth the
requirements for nonimmigrant visitors
seeking admission into Guam and/or the
CNMI under the Guam-CNMI Visa
Waiver Program. As of November 28,
2009, the Guam-CNMI Visa Waiver
Program is operational. This program
allows nonimmigrant visitors from
eligible countries to seek admission for
business or pleasure for entry into Guam
and/or the CNMI without a visa for a
period of authorized stay not to exceed
45 days. This rulemaking would finalize
the January 2009 interim final rule.
Timetable:
Action
Interim Final Rule
Interim Final Rule
Effective.
Interim Final Rule
Comment Period End.
Technical Amendment; Change
of Implementation Date.
Final Action .........
Date
01/16/09
01/16/09
FR Cite
74 FR 2824
03/17/09
05/28/09
74 FR 25387
11/00/18
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: No.
Agency Contact: Stephanie Watson,
Supervisory Program Manager,
Department of Homeland Security, U.S.
Customs and Border Protection, Office
of Field Operations, 1300 Pennsylvania
Avenue NW, 2.5B–38, Washington, DC
20229, Phone: 202 325–4548, Email:
stephanie.e.watson@cbp.dhs.gov.
RIN: 1651–AA77
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SECURITY (DHS)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(USCBP)
Completed Actions
280. Waiver of Passport and VISA
Requirements Due to an Unforeseen
Emergency
E.O. 13771 Designation: Not subject
to, not significant.
Legal Authority: 212(a)(7)(B) INA 8
U.S.C. 1182(a)(7)
Abstract: This rule reinstates a 1996
amendment to 8 CFR 212.1(g) regarding
a waiver of documentary requirements
for nonimmigrants seeking admission to
the United States. The 1996 amendment
allowed the former Immigration and
Naturalization Service (INS) to waive
passport and visa requirements due to
an unforeseen emergency while
preserving its ability to fine carriers for
unlawfully transporting aliens to the
United States who do not have a valid
passport or visa. On November 20, 2009,
the United States Court of Appeals for
the Second Circuit invalidated the 1996
amendment based on procedural
grounds.
Timetable:
Action
Date
NPRM ..................
NPRM Comment
Period End.
Final Rule ............
Final Rule Effective.
FR Cite
03/08/16
05/09/16
81 FR 12032
09/05/17
10/05/17
82 FR 41867
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Joseph R. O’Donnell,
Program Manager, Fines, Penalties and
Forfeitures Division, Department of
Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection, Office of Field
Operations, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20229, Phone: 202
344–1691, Email: joseph.r.odonnell@
dhs.gov.
RIN: 1651–AA97
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY (DHS)
Transportation Security Administration
(TSA)
Proposed Rule Stage
281. General Aviation Security and
Other Aircraft Operator Security
E.O. 13771 Designation: Deregulatory.
Legal Authority: 6 U.S.C. 469; 18
U.S.C. 842; 18 U.S.C. 845; 46 U.S.C.
70102 to 70106; 46 U.S.C. 70117; 49
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U.S.C. 114; 49 U.S.C. 114(f)(3); 49 U.S.C.
5103; 49 U.S.C. 5103a; 49 U.S.C. 40113;
49 U.S.C. 44901 to 44907; 49 U.S.C.
44913 to 44914; 49 U.S.C. 44916 to
44918; 49 U.S.C. 44932; 49 U.S.C. 44935
to 44936; 49 U.S.C. 44942; 49 U.S.C.
46105
Abstract: On October 30, 2008, the
Transportation Security Administration
(TSA) issued a notice of proposed
rulemaking (NPRM), proposing to
amend current aviation transportation
security regulations to enhance the
security of general aviation by
expanding the scope of current
requirements, and by adding new
requirements for certain large aircraft
operators and airports serving those
aircraft. TSA also proposed that all
aircraft operations, including corporate
and private charter operations, with
aircraft having a maximum certificated
takeoff weight (MTOW) above 12,500
pounds (large aircraft) be required to
adopt a large aircraft security program.
TSA also proposed to require certain
airports that serve large aircraft to adopt
security programs. TSA has decided to
not pursue this rulemaking.
Timetable:
Action
Date
NPRM ..................
NPRM Comment
Period End.
Notice—NPRM
Comment Period Extended.
NPRM Extended
Comment Period End.
Notice—Public
Meetings; Requests for Comments.
Notice of Withdrawal.
FR Cite
10/30/08
12/29/08
73 FR 64790
11/25/08
73 FR 71590
73 FR 77045
01/00/18
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Kevin Knott, Branch
Manager, Industry Engagement
Branch—Aviation Division, Department
of Homeland Security, Transportation
Security Administration, Office of
Security Policy and Industry
Engagement, 601 South 12th Street,
Arlington, VA 20598–6028, Phone: 571
227–4370, Email: kevin.knott@
tsa.dhs.gov.
Alex Moscoso, Chief Economist,
Economic Analysis Branch—Cross
Modal Division, Department of
Homeland Security, Transportation
Security Administration, Office of
Security Policy and Industry
Engagement, 601 South 12th Street,
Arlington, VA 20598–6028, Phone: 571
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY (DHS)
Transportation Security Administration
(TSA)
Final Rule Stage
282. Security Training for Surface
Transportation Employees
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq.
No. 57 in part II of this issue of the
Federal Register.
RIN: 1652–AA55
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY (DHS)
U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement (USICE)
Proposed Rule Stage
02/27/09
12/18/08
227–5839, Email: alex.moscoso@
tsa.dhs.gov.
Mardi Ruth Thompson, Senior
Counsel, Regulations and Security
Standards, Department of Homeland
Security, Transportation Security
Administration, Office of the Chief
Counsel, 601 South 12th Street,
Arlington, VA 20598–6002, Phone: 202
365–1850, Fax: 571 227–1379, Email:
mardi.thompson@tsa.dhs.gov.
RIN: 1652–AA53
283. Procedures and Standards for
Declining Surety Immigration Bonds
and Administrative Appeal
Requirement for Breaches
E.O. 13771 Designation: Not subject
to, not significant.
Legal Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1103
Abstract: U.S. Immigration and
Customs Enforcement (ICE) proposes to
set forth standards and procedures ICE
will follow before making a
determination to stop accepting
immigration bonds posted by a surety
company that has been certified to issue
bonds by the Department of the
Treasury when the company does not
cure deficient performance. Treasury
administers the Federal corporate surety
program and, in its current regulations,
allows agencies to prescribe ‘‘for cause’’
standards and procedures for declining
to accept bonds from Treasury-certified
sureties. ICE would also require surety
companies seeking to overturn a breach
determination to file an administrative
appeal raising all legal and factual
defenses.
Timetable:
Action
NPRM ..................
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Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Beth Cook, Deputy
Chief, Office of the Principal Legal
Advisor, Department of Homeland
Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement, Suite 200, 166 Sycamore
Street, Williston, VT 05495, Phone: 802
288–7742, Email: beth.e.cook@
ice.dhs.gov.
Molly Stubbs, ICE Regulatory
Coordinator, Department of Homeland
Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement, 500 12th Street SW,
Washington, DC 20536, Phone: 202 732–
6202, Email: molly.stubbs@ice.dhs.gov.
Brad Tuttle, Attorney Advisor,
Department of Homeland Security, U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement,
500 12th Street SW, Washington, DC
20536, Phone: 202 732–5000, Email:
bradley.c.tuttle@ice.dhs.gov.
RIN: 1653–AA67
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY (DHS)
Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA)
to withdraw the NPRM and proposed
supplementary policy.
Timetable:
Action
Proposed Rule Stage
284. Updates to Floodplain
Management and Protection of
Wetlands Regulations To Implement
Executive Order 13690 and the Federal
Flood Risk Management Standard
E.O. 13771 Designation: Deregulatory.
Legal Authority: E.O. 11988, as
amended; 42 U.S.C. 5201; 6 U.S.C. 101
et seq.; . . .
Abstract: The Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) plans to
withdraw a notice of proposed
rulemaking (NPRM) that published on
August 22, 2016. The NPRM proposed
changes to FEMA’s ‘‘Floodplain
Management and Protection of
Wetlands’’ regulations to implement
Executive Order 13690, which
established the Federal Flood Risk
Management Standard (FFRMS). FEMA
also plans to withdraw a proposed
supplementary policy (FEMA Policy:
078–3), which clarified how FEMA
would apply the FFRMS. On August 15,
2017, the President issued Executive
Order 13807, which revoked Executive
Order 13690. Accordingly, FEMA plans
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NPRM ..................
NPRM Comment
Period End.
Notice of Withdrawal.
Date
08/22/16
10/21/16
FR Cite
81 FR 57401
03/00/18
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Kristin Fontenot,
Office of Environmental and Historic
Preservation, Department of Homeland
Security, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, 400 C Street SW,
Washington, DC 20472, Phone: 202 646–
2741, Email: kristin.fontenot@
fema.dhs.gov.
RIN: 1660–AA85
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Office of the Secretary
6 CFR Chs. I and II
[DHS Docket No. OGC-RP-04-001]
Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DHS.
ACTION: Semiannual regulatory agenda.
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SUMMARY: This regulatory agenda is a semiannual summary of projected
regulations, existing regulations, and completed actions of the
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and its components. This agenda
provides the public with information about DHS's regulatory and
deregulatory activity. DHS expects that this information will enable
the public to be more aware of, and effectively participate in, the
Department's regulatory and deregulatory activity. DHS invites the
public to submit comments on any aspect of this agenda.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
General
Please direct general comments and inquiries on the agenda to the
Regulatory Affairs Law Division, Office of the General Counsel, U.S.
Department of Homeland Security, 245 Murray Lane, Mail Stop 0485,
Washington, DC 20528-0485.
Specific
Please direct specific comments and inquiries on individual actions
identified in this agenda to the individual listed in the summary
portion as the point of contact for that action.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DHS provides this notice pursuant to the
requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (Pub. L. 96-354, Sept.
19, 1980) and Executive Order 12866 ``Regulatory Planning and Review''
(Sept. 30, 1993) as incorporated in Executive Order 13563 ``Improving
Regulation and Regulatory Review'' (Jan. 18, 2011) and Executive Order
13771 ``Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs'' (Jan.
30, 2017), which require the Department to publish a semiannual agenda
of regulations. The regulatory agenda is a summary of existing and
projected regulations as well as actions completed since the
publication of the last regulatory agenda for the Department. DHS's
last semiannual regulatory agenda was published on August 24, 2017, at
82 FR 40290.
Beginning in fall 2007, the internet became the basic means for
disseminating the Unified Agenda. The complete Unified Agenda is
available online at www.reginfo.gov.
The Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 602) requires Federal
agencies to publish their regulatory flexibility agendas in the Federal
Register. A regulatory flexibility agenda shall contain, among other
things, a brief description of the subject area of any rule which is
likely to have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of
small entities. DHS's printed agenda entries include regulatory actions
that are in the Department's regulatory flexibility agenda. Printing of
these entries is limited to fields that contain information required by
the agenda provisions of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. Additional
information on these entries is available in the Unified Agenda
published on the internet.
The semiannual agenda of the Department conforms to the Unified
Agenda format developed by the Regulatory Information Service Center.
Dated: September 29, 2017.
Christina E. McDonald,
Associate General Counsel for Regulatory Affairs.
Office of the Secretary--Long-Term Actions
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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263....................... Ammonium Nitrate Security 1601-AA52
Program.
264....................... Chemical Facility Anti- 1601-AA69
Terrorism Standards
(CFATS).
265....................... Homeland Security 1601-AA72
Acquisition Regulation,
Enhancement of
Whistleblower Protections
for Contractor Employees.
266....................... Homeland Security 1601-AA76
Acquisition Regulation:
Safeguarding of
Controlled Unclassified
Sensitive Information
(HSAR Case 2015-001).
267....................... Homeland Security 1601-AA78
Acquisition Regulation:
Information Technology
Security Awareness
Training (HSAR Case 2015-
002).
268....................... Homeland Security 1601-AA79
Acquisition Regulation:
Privacy Training (HSAR
Case 2015-003).
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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services--Proposed Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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269....................... Registration Requirement 1615-AB71
for Petitioners Seeking
To File H-1B Petitions on
Behalf of Aliens Subject
to Numerical Limitations
(Reg Plan Seq No. 44).
270....................... Requirements for Filing 1615-AB98
Motions and
Administrative Appeals.
271....................... EB-5 Immigrant Investor 1615-AC11
Regional Center Program
(Reg Plan Seq No. 46).
272....................... Removing H-4 Dependent 1615-AC15
Spouses from the Class of
Aliens Eligible for
Employment Authorization
(Reg Plan Seq No. 48).
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References in boldface appear in The Regulatory Plan in part II of this
issue of the Federal Register.
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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services--Final Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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273....................... EB-5 Immigrant Investor 1615-AC07
Program Modernization
(Reg Plan Seq No. 49).
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References in boldface appear in The Regulatory Plan in part II of this
issue of the Federal Register.
U.S. Coast Guard--Proposed Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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274....................... Financial Responsibility-- 1625-AC39
Vessels; Superseded
Pollution Funds (USCG-
2017-0788).
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U.S. Coast Guard--Final Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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275....................... Seafarers' Access to 1625-AC15
Maritime Facilities.
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U.S. Coast Guard--Long-Term Actions
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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276....................... Outer Continental Shelf 1625-AA18
Activities.
277....................... Commercial Fishing 1625-AB85
Vessels--Implementation
of 2010 and 2012
Legislation.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection--Long-Term Actions
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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278....................... Importer Security Filing 1651-AA70
and Additional Carrier
Requirements (Section 610
Review).
279....................... Implementation of the Guam- 1651-AA77
CNMI Visa Waiver Program
(Section 610 Review).
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection--Completed Actions
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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280....................... Waiver of Passport and 1651-AA97
Visa Requirements Due to
an Unforeseen Emergency.
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Transportation Security Administration--Proposed Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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281....................... General Aviation Security 1652-AA53
and Other Aircraft
Operator Security.
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Transportation Security Administration--Final Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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282....................... Security Training for 1652-AA55
Surface Transportation
Employees (Reg Plan Seq
No. 57).
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References in boldface appear in The Regulatory Plan in part II of this
issue of the Federal Register.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement--Proposed Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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283....................... Procedures and Standards 1653-AA67
for Declining Surety
Immigration Bonds and
Administrative Appeal
Requirement for Breaches.
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Federal Emergency Management Agency--Proposed Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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284....................... Updates to Floodplain 1660-AA85
Management and Protection
of Wetlands Regulations
to Implement Executive
Order 13690 and the
Federal Flood Risk
Management Standard.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS)
Office of the Secretary (OS)
Long-Term Actions
263. Ammonium Nitrate Security Program
E.O. 13771 Designation: Other.
Legal Authority: 6 U.S.C. 488 et seq.
Abstract: This rulemaking will implement the December 2007
amendment to the Homeland Security Act entitled ``Secure Handling of
Ammonium Nitrate.'' The amendment requires the Department of Homeland
Security to ``regulate the sale and transfer of ammonium nitrate by an
ammonium nitrate facility . . . to prevent the misappropriation or use
of ammonium nitrate in an act of terrorism.''
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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ANPRM............................... 10/29/08 73 FR 64280
Correction.......................... 11/05/08 73 FR 65783
ANPRM Comment Period End............ 12/29/08 .......................
NPRM................................ 08/03/11 76 FR 46908
Notice of Public Meetings........... 10/07/11 76 FR 62311
Notice of Public Meetings........... 11/14/11 76 FR 70366
NPRM Comment Period End............. 12/01/11
Next Action Undetermined............
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Jon MacLaren, Chief, Rulemaking Section, Department
of Homeland Security, National Protection and Programs Directorate,
Infrastructure Security Compliance Division (NPPD/ISCD), 245 Murray
Lane, Mail Stop 0610, Arlington, VA 20528-0610, Phone: 703 235-5263,
Fax: 703 603-4935, Email: [email protected].
RIN: 1601-AA52
264. Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS)
E.O. 13771 Designation: Other.
Legal Authority: 6 U.S.C. 621 to 629
Abstract: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) previously
invited public comment on an advance notice of proposed rulemaking
(ANPRM) for potential revisions to the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism
Standards (CFATS) regulations. The ANPRM provided an opportunity for
the public to provide recommendations for possible program changes. DHS
is reviewing the public comments received in response to the ANPRM,
after which DHS intends to publish a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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ANPRM............................... 08/18/14 79 FR 48693
ANPRM Comment Period End............ 10/17/14
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NPRM................................ To Be Determined
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Jon MacLaren, Chief, Rulemaking Section, Department
of Homeland Security, National Protection and Programs Directorate,
Infrastructure Security Compliance Division (NPPD/ISCD), 245 Murray
Lane, Mail Stop 0610, Arlington, VA 20528-0610, Phone: 703 235-5263,
Fax: 703 603-4935, Email: [email protected].
RIN: 1601-AA69
265. Homeland Security Acquisition Regulation, Enhancement of
Whistleblower Protections for Contractor Employees
E.O. 13771 Designation: Other.
Legal Authority: Sec. 827 of the National Defense Authorization Act
(NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2013, (Pub. L. 112-239, enacted January 2,
2013); 41 U.S.C. 1302(a)(2); 41 U.S.C. 1707
Abstract: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is proposing to
amend its Homeland Security Acquisition Regulation (HSAR) parts 3003
and 3052 to implement section 827 of the National Defense Authorization
Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 (Pub. L. 112-239, enacted January
2, 2013) for the United States Coast Guard (USCG). Section 827 of the
NDAA for FY 2013 established enhancements to the Whistleblower
Protections for Contractor Employees for all agencies subject to
section 2409 of title 10, United States Code, which includes the USCG.
Timetable:
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NPRM................................ To Be Determined
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Nancy Harvey, Policy Analyst, Department of
Homeland Security, Office of the Chief Procurement Officer, Room 3636-
15, 301 7th Street SW, Washington, DC 20528, Phone: 202 447-0956,
Email: [email protected].
RIN: 1601-AA72
266. Homeland Security Acquisition Regulation: Safeguarding of
Controlled Unclassified Sensitive Information (HSAR Case 2015-001)
E.O. 13771 Designation: Fully or Partially Exempt.
Legal Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301 to 302; 41 U.S.C. 1302; 41 U.S.C.
1303; 41 U.S.C. 1707
Abstract: This Homeland Security Acquisition Regulation (HSAR) rule
would implement adequate security and privacy measures to safeguard
Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), such as Personally
Identifiable Information (PII), for DHS contractors. Specifically, the
rule would define key terms, outline security requirements and
inspection provisions for contractor information technology (IT)
systems that store or process sensitive information, institute incident
notification and response procedures, and identify post-incident credit
monitoring requirements.
Timetable:
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NPRM................................ 01/19/17 82 FR 6429
NPRM Comment Period End............. 03/20/17 .......................
NPRM Comment Period Extended........ 03/20/17 82 FR 14341
NPRM Comment Period Extended End.... 04/19/17
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Final Rule.......................... To Be Determined
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Shaundra Duggans, Procurement Analyst, Department
of Homeland Security, Office of the Chief Procurement Officer,
Acquisition Policy
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and Legislation, Room 3114, 245 Murray Lane, Washington, DC 20528,
Phone: 202 447-0056, Email: [email protected].
Nancy Harvey, Policy Analyst, Department of Homeland Security,
Office of the Chief Procurement Officer, Room 3636-15, 301 7th Street
SW, Washington, DC 20528, Phone: 202 447-0956, Email:
[email protected].
RIN: 1601-AA76
267. Homeland Security Acquisition Regulation: Information Technology
Security Awareness Training (HSAR Case 2015-002)
E.O. 13771 Designation: Fully or Partially Exempt.
Legal Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301 and 302; 41 U.S.C. 1707; 41 U.S.C.
1302; 41 U.S.C. 1303
Abstract: This Homeland Security Acquisition Regulation (HSAR) rule
would standardize information technology security awareness training
and DHS Rules of Behavior requirements for contractor and subcontractor
employees who access DHS information systems and information resources
or contractor-owned and/or operated information systems and information
resources capable of collecting, processing, storing or transmitting
controlled unclassified information (CUI).
Timetable:
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NPRM................................ 01/19/17 82 FR 6446
NPRM Comment Period End............. 03/20/17 .......................
NPRM Comment Period Extended........ 03/20/17 82 FR 14341
NPRM Comment Period Extended End.... 04/19/17
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Final Rule.......................... To Be Determined
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Shaundra Duggans, Procurement Analyst, Department
of Homeland Security, Office of the Chief Procurement Officer,
Acquisition Policy and Legislation, Room 3114, 245 Murray Lane,
Washington, DC 20528, Phone: 202 447-0056, Email:
[email protected].
Nancy Harvey, Policy Analyst, Department of Homeland Security,
Office of the Chief Procurement Officer, Room 3636-15, 301 7th Street
SW, Washington, DC 20528, Phone: 202 447-0956, Email:
[email protected].
RIN: 1601-AA78
268. Homeland Security Acquisition Regulation: Privacy Training (HSAR
Case 2015-003)
E.O. 13771 Designation: Fully or Partially Exempt.
Legal Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301 and 302; 41 U.S.C. 1707; 41 U.S.C.
1702; 41 U.S.C. 1303
Abstract: This Homeland Security Acquisition Regulation (HSAR) rule
would require contractors to complete training that addresses the
protection of privacy, in accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, and
the handling and safeguarding of Personally Identifiable Information
and Sensitive Personally Identifiable Information.
Timetable:
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NPRM................................ 01/19/17 82 FR 6425
NPRM Comment Period End............. 03/20/17 .......................
NPRM Comment Period Extended........ 03/20/17 82 FR 14341
NPRM Comment Period Extended End.... 04/19/17
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Final Rule.......................... To Be Determined
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Candace Lightfoot, Procurement Analyst, Department
of Homeland Security, Office of the Chief Procurement Officer,
Acquisition Policy and Legislation, Room 3636-15, 301 7th Street SW,
Washington, DC 20528, Phone: 202 447-0082, Email:
[email protected].
Nancy Harvey, Policy Analyst, Department of Homeland Security,
Office of the Chief Procurement Officer, Room 3636-15, 301 7th Street
SW, Washington, DC 20528, Phone: 202 447-0956, Email:
[email protected].
RIN: 1601-AA79
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS)
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
Proposed Rule Stage
269. Registration Requirement for Petitioners Seeking To File H-1B
Petitions on Behalf of Aliens Subject to Numerical Limitations
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 44 in part II of this issue
of the Federal Register.
RIN: 1615-AB71
270. Requirements for Filing Motions and Administrative Appeals
E.O. 13771 Designation: Other.
Legal Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552; 5 U.S.C. 552a; 8 U.S.C. 1101; 8
U.S.C. 1103; 8 U.S.C. 1304; 6 U.S.C. 112
Abstract: This rule proposes to revise the requirements and
procedures for the filing of motions and appeals before the Department
of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
(USCIS), and its Administrative Appeals Office (AAO). The proposed
changes are intended to streamline the existing processes for filing
motions and appeals and will reduce delays in the review and appellate
process. This rule also proposes additional changes necessitated by the
establishment of DHS and its components. The proposed changes are
intended to promote simplicity, accessibility, and efficiency in the
administration of USCIS appeals and motions. The Department also
solicits public comment on proposed changes to the AAO's appellate
jurisdiction.
Timetable:
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NPRM................................ 09/00/18 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Charles ``Locky'' Nimick, Deputy Chief, Department
of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services,
Administrative Appeals Office, 20 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20529-2090, Phone: 703 224-4501, Email:
[email protected].
RIN: 1615-AB98
271. EB-5 Immigrant Investor Regional Center Program
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 46 in part II of this issue
of the Federal Register.
RIN: 1615-AC11
272. Removing H-4 Dependent Spouses From the Class of Aliens
Eligible for Employment Authorization
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 48 in part II of this issue
of the Federal Register.
RIN: 1615-AC15
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS)
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
Final Rule Stage
273. EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program Modernization
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 49 in part II of this issue
of the Federal Register.
RIN: 1615-AC07
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS)
U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)
Proposed Rule Stage
274. Financial Responsibility--Vessels; Superseded Pollution
Funds (USCG-2017-0788)
E.O. 13771 Designation: Not subject to, not significant.
Legal Authority: 33 U.S.C. 2704; 33 U.S.C. 2716 and 2716a; 42
U.S.C. 9607 to 9609; 6 U.S.C. 552; E.O. 12580; sec. 7(b), 3 CFR, 1987;
Comp., p. 193; E.O. 12777, secs. 4 and 5, 3 CFR, 1991 Comp., p. 351, as
amended by E.O. 13286, Sec. 89, 3; 3 CFR, 2004 Comp., p. 166, and by
E.O. 13638, sec. 1, 3 CFR, 2014 Comp., p. 227; Department of Homeland;
Security Delegation Nos. 0170.1 and 5110, Revision 01
Abstract: The Coast Guard proposes to amend its rule on vessel
financial responsibility to include tank vessels greater than 100 gross
tons, to clarify and strengthen the rule's reporting requirements, to
conform its rule to current practice, and to remove two superseded
regulations. This rulemaking will ensure the Coast Guard has current
information when there are significant changes in a vessel's operation,
ownership, or evidence of financial responsibility, and reflect current
best practices in the Coast Guard's management of the Certificate of
Financial Responsibility program. This rulemaking will also promote the
Coast Guard's missions of maritime stewardship, maritime security and
maritime safety.
Timetable:
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NPRM................................ 12/00/17 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Benjamin White, Project Manager, National Pollution
Funds Center, Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, NPFC
MS 7100, 4200 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 20598-7100, Phone: 202
493-6863, Email: [email protected].
RIN: 1625-AC39
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS)
U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)
Final Rule Stage
275. Seafarers' Access to Maritime Facilities
E.O. 13771 Designation: Not subject to, not significant.
Legal Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1226; 33 U.S.C. 1231; Pub. L. 111-281,
sec. 811
Abstract: This regulatory action will implement section 811 of the
Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-281), which requires
the owner/operator of a facility regulated by the Coast Guard under the
Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002 (Pub. L. 107-295) (MTSA)
to provide a system that enables seafarers and certain other
individuals to transit between vessels moored at the facility and the
facility gate in a timely manner at no cost to the seafarer or other
individual. Ensuring that such access through a facility is consistent
with the security requirements in MTSA is part of the Coast Guard's
Ports, Waterways, and Coastal Security (PWCS) mission.
Timetable:
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NPRM................................ 12/29/14 79 FR 77981
NPRM Comment Period Reopened........ 05/27/15 80 FR 30189
NPRM Comment Period End............. 07/01/15 .......................
Final Rule.......................... 01/00/18 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: LCDR Yamaris Barril, Project Manager, Department of
Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue
SE, Commandant (CG-FAC-2) STOP 7501, Washington, DC 20593, Phone: 202
372-1151, Email: [email protected].
RIN: 1625-AC15
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS)
U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)
Long-Term Actions
276. Outer Continental Shelf Activities
E.O. 13771 Designation: Other.
Legal Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1333(d)(1); 43 U.S.C. 1348(c); 43 U.S.C.
1356; DHS Delegation No 0170.1
Abstract: The Coast Guard is the lead Federal agency for workplace
safety and health on facilities and vessels engaged in the exploration
for, or development, or production of, minerals on the Outer
Continental Shelf (OCS), other than for matters generally related to
drilling and production that are regulated by the Bureau of Safety and
Environmental Enforcement (BSEE). This project would revise the
regulations on OCS activities by: (1) Adding new requirements, for OCS
units for lifesaving, fire protection, training, and helidecks; (2)
providing for USCG acceptance and approval of specified classification
society plan reviews, inspections, audits, and surveys; and (3)
requiring foreign vessels engaged in OCS activities to comply with
rules similar to those imposed on U.S. vessels similarly engaged. This
project would affect the owners and operators of facilities and vessels
engaged in offshore activities.
Timetable:
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Request for Comments................ 06/27/95 60 FR 33185
Comment Period End.................. 09/25/95 .......................
NPRM................................ 12/07/99 64 FR 68416
NPRM Correction..................... 02/22/00 65 FR 8671
NPRM Comment Period Extended........ 03/16/00 65 FR 14226
NPRM Comment Period Extended........ 06/30/00 65 FR 40559
NPRM Comment Period End............. 11/30/00
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Next Action Undetermined............ To Be Determined
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Charles Rawson, Project Manager, Department of
Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, Commandant (CG-ENG-2), 2703 Martin
Luther King Jr. Avenue SE, STOP 7509, Washington, DC 20593-7509, Phone:
202 372-1390, Email: [email protected].
RIN: 1625-AA18
277. Commercial Fishing Vessels--Implementation of 2010 and 2012
Legislation
E.O. 13771 Designation: Other.
Legal Authority: Pub. L. 111-281
Abstract: The Coast Guard proposes to implement those requirements
of 2010 and 2012 legislation that pertain to uninspected commercial
fishing industry vessels and that took effect
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upon enactment of the legislation but that, to be implemented, require
amendments to Coast Guard regulations affecting those vessels. The
applicability of the regulations is being changed, and new requirements
are being added to safety training, equipment, vessel examinations,
vessel safety standards, the documentation of maintenance, and the
termination of unsafe operations. This rulemaking promotes the Coast
Guard's maritime safety mission.
Timetable:
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NPRM................................ 06/21/16 81 FR 40437
NPRM Comment Period Extended........ 08/15/16 81 FR 53986
NPRM Comment Period End............. 10/19/16
Second NPRM Comment Period End...... 12/18/16
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Final Rule.......................... To Be Determined
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Jack Kemerer, Project Manager, CG-CVC-3, Department
of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr.
Avenue SE, STOP 7501, Washington, DC 20593-7501, Phone: 202 372-1249,
Email: [email protected].
RIN: 1625-AB85
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (USCBP)
Long-Term Actions
278. Importer Security Filing and Additional Carrier Requirements
(Section 610 Review)
E.O. 13771 Designation: Regulatory.
Legal Authority: Pub. L. 109-347, sec. 203; 5 U.S.C. 301; 19 U.S.C.
66; 19 U.S.C. 1431; 19 U.S.C. 1433 to 1434; 19 U.S.C. 1624; 19 U.S.C.
2071 (note); 46 U.S.C. 60105
Abstract: This final rule implements the provisions of section 203
of the Security and Accountability for Every Port Act of 2006. On
November 25, 2008, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) published an
interim final rule (CBP Dec. 08-46) in the Federal Register (73 FR
71730), that finalized most of the provisions proposed in the NPRM. It
requires carrier and importers to provide to CBP, via a CBP approved
electronic data interchange system, certain advance information
pertaining to cargo brought into the United States by vessel to enable
CBP to identify high-risk shipments to prevent smuggling and ensure
cargo safety and security. The interim final rule did not finalize six
data elements that were identified as areas of potential concern for
industry during the rulemaking process and, for which, CBP provided
some type of flexibility for compliance with those data elements. CBP
solicited public comment on these six data elements and also invited
comments on the revised Regulatory Assessment and Final Regulatory
Flexibility Analysis. (See 73 FR 71782-85 for regulatory text and 73
CFR 71733-34 for general discussion.) The remaining requirements of the
rule were adopted as final.
Timetable:
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NPRM................................ 01/02/08 73 FR 90
NPRM Comment Period End............. 03/03/08
NPRM Comment Period Extended........ 02/01/08 73 FR 6061
NPRM Comment Period End............. 03/18/08
Interim Final Rule.................. 11/25/08 73 FR 71730
Interim Final Rule Effective........ 01/26/09
Interim Final Rule Comment Period 06/01/09
End.
Correction.......................... 07/14/09 74 FR 33920
Correction.......................... 12/24/09 74 FR 68376
Final Action........................ 03/00/19
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Craig Clark, Branch Chief, Advance Data Programs
and Cargo Initiatives, Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs
and Border Protection, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC
20229, Phone: 202 344-3052, Email: [email protected].
RIN: 1651-AA70
279. Implementation of the Guam-CNMI Visa Waiver Program (Section 610
Review)
E.O. 13771 Designation: Fully or Partially Exempt.
Legal Authority: Pub. L. 110-229, sec. 702
Abstract: The interim final rule amends Department of Homeland
Security (DHS) regulations to implement section 702 of the Consolidated
Natural Resources Act of 2008 (CNRA). This law extends the immigration
laws of the United States to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands (CNMI) and provides for a joint visa waiver program for travel
to Guam and the CNMI. This rule implements section 702 of the CNRA by
amending the regulations to replace the current Guam Visa Waiver
Program with a new Guam-CNMI Visa Waiver Program. The amended
regulations set forth the requirements for nonimmigrant visitors who
seek admission for business or pleasure and solely for entry into and
stay on Guam or the CNMI without a visa. This rule also establishes six
ports of entry in the CNMI for purposes of administering and enforcing
the Guam-CNMI Visa Waiver Program. Section 702 of the Consolidated
Natural Resources Act of 2008 (CNRA), subject to a transition period,
extends the immigration laws of the United States to the Commonwealth
of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) and provides for a visa waiver
program for travel to Guam and/or the CNMI. On January 16, 2009, the
Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Customs and Border Protection
(CBP), issued an interim final rule in the Federal Register replacing
the then-existing Guam Visa Waiver Program with the Guam-CNMI Visa
Waiver Program and setting forth the requirements for nonimmigrant
visitors seeking admission into Guam and/or the CNMI under the Guam-
CNMI Visa Waiver Program. As of November 28, 2009, the Guam-CNMI Visa
Waiver Program is operational. This program allows nonimmigrant
visitors from eligible countries to seek admission for business or
pleasure for entry into Guam and/or the CNMI without a visa for a
period of authorized stay not to exceed 45 days. This rulemaking would
finalize the January 2009 interim final rule.
Timetable:
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Interim Final Rule.................. 01/16/09 74 FR 2824
Interim Final Rule Effective........ 01/16/09
Interim Final Rule Comment Period 03/17/09
End.
Technical Amendment; Change of 05/28/09 74 FR 25387
Implementation Date.
Final Action........................ 11/00/18
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No.
Agency Contact: Stephanie Watson, Supervisory Program Manager,
Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection,
Office of Field Operations, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, 2.5B-38,
Washington, DC 20229, Phone: 202 325-4548, Email:
[email protected].
RIN: 1651-AA77
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (USCBP)
Completed Actions
280. Waiver of Passport and VISA Requirements Due to an Unforeseen
Emergency
E.O. 13771 Designation: Not subject to, not significant.
Legal Authority: 212(a)(7)(B) INA 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(7)
Abstract: This rule reinstates a 1996 amendment to 8 CFR 212.1(g)
regarding a waiver of documentary requirements for nonimmigrants
seeking admission to the United States. The 1996 amendment allowed the
former Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) to waive passport
and visa requirements due to an unforeseen emergency while preserving
its ability to fine carriers for unlawfully transporting aliens to the
United States who do not have a valid passport or visa. On November 20,
2009, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
invalidated the 1996 amendment based on procedural grounds.
Timetable:
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NPRM................................ 03/08/16 81 FR 12032
NPRM Comment Period End............. 05/09/16
Final Rule.......................... 09/05/17 82 FR 41867
Final Rule Effective................ 10/05/17
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Joseph R. O'Donnell, Program Manager, Fines,
Penalties and Forfeitures Division, Department of Homeland Security,
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations, 1300
Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20229, Phone: 202 344-1691,
Email: [email protected].
RIN: 1651-AA97
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS)
Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
Proposed Rule Stage
281. General Aviation Security and Other Aircraft Operator Security
E.O. 13771 Designation: Deregulatory.
Legal Authority: 6 U.S.C. 469; 18 U.S.C. 842; 18 U.S.C. 845; 46
U.S.C. 70102 to 70106; 46 U.S.C. 70117; 49 U.S.C. 114; 49 U.S.C.
114(f)(3); 49 U.S.C. 5103; 49 U.S.C. 5103a; 49 U.S.C. 40113; 49 U.S.C.
44901 to 44907; 49 U.S.C. 44913 to 44914; 49 U.S.C. 44916 to 44918; 49
U.S.C. 44932; 49 U.S.C. 44935 to 44936; 49 U.S.C. 44942; 49 U.S.C.
46105
Abstract: On October 30, 2008, the Transportation Security
Administration (TSA) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM),
proposing to amend current aviation transportation security regulations
to enhance the security of general aviation by expanding the scope of
current requirements, and by adding new requirements for certain large
aircraft operators and airports serving those aircraft. TSA also
proposed that all aircraft operations, including corporate and private
charter operations, with aircraft having a maximum certificated takeoff
weight (MTOW) above 12,500 pounds (large aircraft) be required to adopt
a large aircraft security program. TSA also proposed to require certain
airports that serve large aircraft to adopt security programs. TSA has
decided to not pursue this rulemaking.
Timetable:
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NPRM................................ 10/30/08 73 FR 64790
NPRM Comment Period End............. 12/29/08
Notice--NPRM Comment Period Extended 11/25/08 73 FR 71590
NPRM Extended Comment Period End.... 02/27/09
Notice--Public Meetings; Requests 12/18/08 73 FR 77045
for Comments.
Notice of Withdrawal................ 01/00/18
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Kevin Knott, Branch Manager, Industry Engagement
Branch--Aviation Division, Department of Homeland Security,
Transportation Security Administration, Office of Security Policy and
Industry Engagement, 601 South 12th Street, Arlington, VA 20598-6028,
Phone: 571 227-4370, Email: [email protected].
Alex Moscoso, Chief Economist, Economic Analysis Branch--Cross
Modal Division, Department of Homeland Security, Transportation
Security Administration, Office of Security Policy and Industry
Engagement, 601 South 12th Street, Arlington, VA 20598-6028, Phone: 571
227-5839, Email: [email protected].
Mardi Ruth Thompson, Senior Counsel, Regulations and Security
Standards, Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security
Administration, Office of the Chief Counsel, 601 South 12th Street,
Arlington, VA 20598-6002, Phone: 202 365-1850, Fax: 571 227-1379,
Email: [email protected].
RIN: 1652-AA53
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS)
Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
Final Rule Stage
282. Security Training for Surface Transportation Employees
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 57 in part II of this issue
of the Federal Register.
RIN: 1652-AA55
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS)
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (USICE)
Proposed Rule Stage
283. Procedures and Standards for Declining Surety Immigration Bonds
and Administrative Appeal Requirement for Breaches
E.O. 13771 Designation: Not subject to, not significant.
Legal Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1103
Abstract: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) proposes
to set forth standards and procedures ICE will follow before making a
determination to stop accepting immigration bonds posted by a surety
company that has been certified to issue bonds by the Department of the
Treasury when the company does not cure deficient performance. Treasury
administers the Federal corporate surety program and, in its current
regulations, allows agencies to prescribe ``for cause'' standards and
procedures for declining to accept bonds from Treasury-certified
sureties. ICE would also require surety companies seeking to overturn a
breach determination to file an administrative appeal raising all legal
and factual defenses.
Timetable:
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NPRM................................ 11/00/17 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Beth Cook, Deputy Chief, Office of the Principal
Legal Advisor, Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and
Customs Enforcement, Suite 200, 166 Sycamore Street, Williston, VT
05495, Phone: 802 288-7742, Email: [email protected].
Molly Stubbs, ICE Regulatory Coordinator, Department of Homeland
Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 500 12th Street SW,
Washington, DC 20536, Phone: 202 732-6202, Email:
[email protected].
Brad Tuttle, Attorney Advisor, Department of Homeland Security,
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 500 12th Street SW,
Washington, DC 20536, Phone: 202 732-5000, Email:
[email protected].
RIN: 1653-AA67
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS)
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Proposed Rule Stage
284. Updates to Floodplain Management and Protection of Wetlands
Regulations To Implement Executive Order 13690 and the Federal Flood
Risk Management Standard
E.O. 13771 Designation: Deregulatory.
Legal Authority: E.O. 11988, as amended; 42 U.S.C. 5201; 6 U.S.C.
101 et seq.; . . .
Abstract: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) plans to
withdraw a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that published on
August 22, 2016. The NPRM proposed changes to FEMA's ``Floodplain
Management and Protection of Wetlands'' regulations to implement
Executive Order 13690, which established the Federal Flood Risk
Management Standard (FFRMS). FEMA also plans to withdraw a proposed
supplementary policy (FEMA Policy: 078-3), which clarified how FEMA
would apply the FFRMS. On August 15, 2017, the President issued
Executive Order 13807, which revoked Executive Order 13690.
Accordingly, FEMA plans to withdraw the NPRM and proposed supplementary
policy.
Timetable:
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NPRM................................ 08/22/16 81 FR 57401
NPRM Comment Period End............. 10/21/16 .......................
Notice of Withdrawal................ 03/00/18 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Kristin Fontenot, Office of Environmental and
Historic Preservation, Department of Homeland Security, Federal
Emergency Management Agency, 400 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20472,
Phone: 202 646-2741, Email: [email protected].
RIN: 1660-AA85
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