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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
22 CFR Chapter I
48 CFR Chapter 6
[Public Notice: 10489]
Reducing Regulation and Public
Burden, and Controlling Cost
Department of State.
Request for comments.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
As part of its continuing
implementation of Executive Order
13771, ‘‘Reducing Regulation and
Controlling Regulatory Costs,’’ issued by
the President on January 30, 2017, the
Department of State (the Department) is
seeking comments and information from
interested parties to assist the
Department in identifying existing
regulations, paperwork requirements
and other regulatory obligations that can
be modified or repealed, consistent with
law, to achieve meaningful burden
reduction while continuing to achieve
the Department’s statutory obligations.
DATES: Written comments and related
material must be received on or before
September 6, 2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by email to the following address:
RegsReform@state.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Alice Kottmyer, Attorney-Adviser, 202–
647–2318; or Janet Freer, Director of the
Office of Directives Management. Both
can be reached at RegsReform@
state.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
January 30, 2017, President Trump
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issued Executive Order 13771, Reducing
Regulation and Controlling Regulatory
Costs. Under that Executive Order, for
every one new regulation issued, at least
two prior regulations must be identified
for elimination, and the cost of planned
regulations must be prudently managed
and controlled through a budgeting
process. On February 24, 2017, the
President issued Executive Order 13777,
Enforcing the Regulatory Reform
Agenda. That Executive Order directs
agencies to take specific steps to
identify and alleviate unnecessary
regulatory burdens placed on the
American people. We are seeking
comments on Department regulations,
guidance documents, and collections of
information that you believe should be
removed or modified to alleviate
unnecessary burdens. The Department
is also requesting economic data to
support any proposed changes.
The Regulatory Reform Task Force
Executive Order 13777 directs
agencies to designate a Regulatory
Reform Officer (RRO) and to establish a
Regulatory Reform Task Force (RRTF).
The Deputy Secretary of State is the
RRO. Other RRTF members include
senior officials in the Department’s
primary regulatory bureaus (Bureaus of
Consular Affairs, Educational and
Cultural Affairs, Political-Military
Affairs, and Administration), as well as
other Department officials with
expertise in legal requirements,
planning and budget.
One of the duties of the RRTF is to
evaluate existing regulations and make
recommendations to the Secretary
regarding their repeal, replacement, or
modification. Executive Order 13777
further directs that the RRTF attempt to
identify regulations that:
• Eliminate jobs, or inhibit job
creation;
• Are outdated, unnecessary, or
ineffective;
• Impose costs that exceed benefits;
• Create a serious inconsistency or
otherwise interfere with regulatory
reform initiatives and policies;
• Are inconsistent with the
requirements of section 515 of the
Treasury and General Government
Appropriations Act, 2001 (44 U.S.C.
3516 note), or the guidance issued
pursuant to that provision, in particular
those regulations that rely in whole or
in part on data, information, or methods
that are not publicly available or that are
insufficiently transparent to meet the
standard of reproducibility; or
• Derive from or implement
Executive Orders or other Presidential
directives that have been subsequently
rescinded or substantially modified.
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Section 3(e) of the Executive Order
calls on the RRTF to ‘‘seek input and
other assistance, as permitted by law,
from entities significantly affected by
Federal regulations, including State,
local, and tribal governments, small
businesses, consumers,
nongovernmental organizations, and
trade associations’’ on regulations that
meet some or all of the criteria above.
The Department sought input in 2017
(see 82 FR 32493), and again solicits
your comments.
Location of Department Regulations
Existing Department of State
regulations can be found in the Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) in two places:
• 22 CFR Chapter I (parts 1 through
199), which contains rules governing
Department operations); and
• 48 CFR Chapters VI (part 600),
which contains the Department’s
Acquisition Rules.
In addition, guidance regarding
Department grants can be found at 2
CFR chapter VI.
You may view the most up-to-date
versions of these authorities in the
electronic CFR, located at www.ecfr.gov.
Location of Department Guidance
Department guidance that relates to
the missions of the rulemaking bureaus
(identified above) can be found in a
number of locations on the state.gov
public website. The Department is
interested in comments regarding any of
the guidance located on its public site.
For your convenience, the following
sites cover specific missions:
• For Consular Affairs, including
passports and visas, please visit https://
travel.state.gov.
• For Educational and Cultural
Affairs, including the Exchange Visitor
Program, please visit https://
exchanges.state.gov/.
• For Defense Trade issues, please
visit: https://www.pmddtc.state.gov/.
You are invited to provide comment
on any guidance published by the
Department that you feel should be
considered for modification or
elimination, in accordance with E.O.
13777.
Location of the Department’s Unified
Agenda Submission
The Department’s most current
submission to the Unified Agenda of
Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions is
located at https://www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/eAgendaMain. Select
‘‘Department of State’’ from the
dropdown menu. The Agenda consists
of regulatory and de-regulatory actions
either in progress or contemplated by
the Department. The rules are identified
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by Regulatory Information Numbers
(RINs), which for the Department all
begin with ‘‘1400–’’. When commenting
on a rule in the Agenda, please identify
it by its RIN.
Location of Approved Collections of
Information
Public Comments
Please make your comments as
specific as possible, and include any
supporting data or other information,
such as cost information, that you may
have. Please note that all comments are
publically available, so do not include
any information in your comments that
you would not want released to the
public. We accept anonymous
comments. The Department will not edit
your comments to remove personal
information; however, in our discretion,
we might not post on regulations.gov
any comments that contain personal
information. If your submission cannot
be made using www.regulations.gov,
please submit using the email address
listed in the ADDRESSES section, or
contact the person in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this
document for alternate instructions.
The Executive Orders are at the
following sites:
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• Executive Order 13771 is located at:
https://bit.ly/2kx0TlY
• Executive Order 13777 is located at:
https://bit.ly/2lTZPIQ
Although the Department will not
respond to individual comments, we
value your comments and will give
careful consideration to them.
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Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 100
[Docket Number USCG–2018–0608]
You can find the Department’s
approved collections of information at
https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Please choose ‘‘Current
Inventory’’ and pick ‘‘Department of
State’’ from the dropdown menu. All
approved collections of information
have a Control Number issued by the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB). Department Control Numbers all
begin with ‘‘1405–’’. When commenting
on an information collection, please
identify it by the OMB Control Number.
Janet M. Freer,
Director, Office of Directive Management,
Department of State.
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
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Special Local Regulation; Battle of the
Bridges, Intracoastal Waterway,
Venice, FL
Coast Guard, DHS.
Notice of proposed rulemaking.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Coast Guard proposes to
establish a temporary special local
regulation for certain waters of the
Intracoastal Waterway. This action is
necessary to provide for the safety of life
on these navigable waters in Venice, FL,
during the Battle of the Bridges on
September 15, 2018. This proposed
rulemaking would prohibit persons and
vessels from being in the race area
unless authorized by the Captain of the
Port St. Petersburg (COTP) or a
designated representative. We invite
your comments on this proposed
rulemaking.
SUMMARY:
Comments and related material
must be received by the Coast Guard on
or before August 22, 2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by docket number USCG–
2018–0608 using the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at https://
www.regulations.gov. See the ‘‘Public
Participation and Request for
Comments’’ portion of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for
further instructions on submitting
comments.
DATES:
If
you have questions about this proposed
rulemaking, call or email Marine
Science Technician First Class Michael
Shackleford, U.S. Coast Guard;
telephone 813–228–2191, email
Michael.D.Shackleford@uscg.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
I. Table of Abbreviations
CFR Code of Federal Regulations
DHS Department of Homeland Security
FR Federal Register
NPRM Notice of proposed rulemaking
§ Section
U.S.C. United States Code
II. Background, Purpose, and Legal
Basis
On November 7, 2017, the Sarasota
Scullers Youth Rowing Program notified
the Coast Guard that it will be
conducting the Battle of the Bridges
sculler race from 7 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on
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September 15, 2018. The race will take
place in portions of the Intracoastal
Waterway in Venice, FL. The Captain of
the Port St. Petersburg (COTP) has
determined that potential hazards
associated with the race to be a safety
concern for anyone within area where
the race is taking place.
The Coast Guard is requesting that
interested parties provide comments
within a shortened comment period of
15 days instead of a standard 30 days for
this notice of proposed rulemaking. The
Coast Guard believes a shortened
comment period is necessary and
reasonable because the special local
regulation is necessary to ensure the
safety of vessels and the navigable
waters within, or near the race area
during the scheduled event. Any delay
in making this final rule effective by
allowing comments for more than 15
days would not be in the best interest
of public safety.
The Coast Guard proposes this
rulemaking under authority in 33 U.S.C.
1233.
III. Discussion of Proposed Rule
The COTP proposes to establish a
temporary special local regulation from
7 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on September 15,
2018. The regulation would cover a race
which would take place on
approximately 3.5 miles of the
Intracoastal Waterway starting near the
Shamrock Park & Nature Center and
ending near the Tamiami Trail Bridge in
Venice, FL. The duration of the
regulation is intended to ensure the
safety of vessels and these navigable
waters during the scheduled 7 a.m. to
7:30 p.m. race. No vessel or person
would be permitted to enter the
regulated area without obtaining
permission from the COTP or a
designated representative. Persons or
vessels receiving permission to enter the
regulated area must comply with the
instructions of the COTP or a designated
representative. The regulatory text we
are proposing appears at the end of this
document.
IV. Regulatory Analyses
We developed this proposed rule after
considering numerous statutes and
Executive orders related to rulemaking.
Below we summarize our analyses
based on a number of these statutes and
Executive orders and we discuss First
Amendment rights of protestors.
A. Regulatory Planning and Review
Executive Orders 12866 and 13563
direct agencies to assess the costs and
benefits of available regulatory
alternatives and, if regulation is
necessary, to select regulatory
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[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 38669-38670]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-16843]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
22 CFR Chapter I
48 CFR Chapter 6
[Public Notice: 10489]
Reducing Regulation and Public Burden, and Controlling Cost
AGENCY: Department of State.
ACTION: Request for comments.
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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing implementation of Executive Order
13771, ``Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs,'' issued
by the President on January 30, 2017, the Department of State (the
Department) is seeking comments and information from interested parties
to assist the Department in identifying existing regulations, paperwork
requirements and other regulatory obligations that can be modified or
repealed, consistent with law, to achieve meaningful burden reduction
while continuing to achieve the Department's statutory obligations.
DATES: Written comments and related material must be received on or
before September 6, 2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by email to the following address:
state.gov">[email protected]state.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alice Kottmyer, Attorney-Adviser, 202-
647-2318; or Janet Freer, Director of the Office of Directives
Management. Both can be reached at state.gov">[email protected]state.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 30, 2017, President Trump issued
Executive Order 13771, Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory
Costs. Under that Executive Order, for every one new regulation issued,
at least two prior regulations must be identified for elimination, and
the cost of planned regulations must be prudently managed and
controlled through a budgeting process. On February 24, 2017, the
President issued Executive Order 13777, Enforcing the Regulatory Reform
Agenda. That Executive Order directs agencies to take specific steps to
identify and alleviate unnecessary regulatory burdens placed on the
American people. We are seeking comments on Department regulations,
guidance documents, and collections of information that you believe
should be removed or modified to alleviate unnecessary burdens. The
Department is also requesting economic data to support any proposed
changes.
The Regulatory Reform Task Force
Executive Order 13777 directs agencies to designate a Regulatory
Reform Officer (RRO) and to establish a Regulatory Reform Task Force
(RRTF). The Deputy Secretary of State is the RRO. Other RRTF members
include senior officials in the Department's primary regulatory bureaus
(Bureaus of Consular Affairs, Educational and Cultural Affairs,
Political-Military Affairs, and Administration), as well as other
Department officials with expertise in legal requirements, planning and
budget.
One of the duties of the RRTF is to evaluate existing regulations
and make recommendations to the Secretary regarding their repeal,
replacement, or modification. Executive Order 13777 further directs
that the RRTF attempt to identify regulations that:
Eliminate jobs, or inhibit job creation;
Are outdated, unnecessary, or ineffective;
Impose costs that exceed benefits;
Create a serious inconsistency or otherwise interfere with
regulatory reform initiatives and policies;
Are inconsistent with the requirements of section 515 of
the Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 2001 (44 U.S.C.
3516 note), or the guidance issued pursuant to that provision, in
particular those regulations that rely in whole or in part on data,
information, or methods that are not publicly available or that are
insufficiently transparent to meet the standard of reproducibility; or
Derive from or implement Executive Orders or other
Presidential directives that have been subsequently rescinded or
substantially modified.
Section 3(e) of the Executive Order calls on the RRTF to ``seek
input and other assistance, as permitted by law, from entities
significantly affected by Federal regulations, including State, local,
and tribal governments, small businesses, consumers, nongovernmental
organizations, and trade associations'' on regulations that meet some
or all of the criteria above. The Department sought input in 2017 (see
82 FR 32493), and again solicits your comments.
Location of Department Regulations
Existing Department of State regulations can be found in the Code
of Federal Regulations (CFR) in two places:
22 CFR Chapter I (parts 1 through 199), which contains
rules governing Department operations); and
48 CFR Chapters VI (part 600), which contains the
Department's Acquisition Rules.
In addition, guidance regarding Department grants can be found at 2
CFR chapter VI.
You may view the most up-to-date versions of these authorities in
the electronic CFR, located at www.ecfr.gov.
Location of Department Guidance
Department guidance that relates to the missions of the rulemaking
bureaus (identified above) can be found in a number of locations on the
state.gov public website. The Department is interested in comments
regarding any of the guidance located on its public site. For your
convenience, the following sites cover specific missions:
For Consular Affairs, including passports and visas,
please visit https://travel.state.gov.
For Educational and Cultural Affairs, including the
Exchange Visitor Program, please visit https://exchanges.state.gov/.
For Defense Trade issues, please visit: https://www.pmddtc.state.gov/.
You are invited to provide comment on any guidance published by the
Department that you feel should be considered for modification or
elimination, in accordance with E.O. 13777.
Location of the Department's Unified Agenda Submission
The Department's most current submission to the Unified Agenda of
Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions is located at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaMain. Select ``Department of State''
from the dropdown menu. The Agenda consists of regulatory and de-
regulatory actions either in progress or contemplated by the
Department. The rules are identified
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by Regulatory Information Numbers (RINs), which for the Department all
begin with ``1400-''. When commenting on a rule in the Agenda, please
identify it by its RIN.
Location of Approved Collections of Information
You can find the Department's approved collections of information
at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Please choose ``Current
Inventory'' and pick ``Department of State'' from the dropdown menu.
All approved collections of information have a Control Number issued by
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Department Control Numbers
all begin with ``1405-''. When commenting on an information collection,
please identify it by the OMB Control Number.
Public Comments
Please make your comments as specific as possible, and include any
supporting data or other information, such as cost information, that
you may have. Please note that all comments are publically available,
so do not include any information in your comments that you would not
want released to the public. We accept anonymous comments. The
Department will not edit your comments to remove personal information;
however, in our discretion, we might not post on regulations.gov any
comments that contain personal information. If your submission cannot
be made using www.regulations.gov, please submit using the email
address listed in the ADDRESSES section, or contact the person in the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document for alternate
instructions.
The Executive Orders are at the following sites:
Executive Order 13771 is located at: https://bit.ly/2kx0TlY
Executive Order 13777 is located at: https://bit.ly/2lTZPIQ
Although the Department will not respond to individual comments, we
value your comments and will give careful consideration to them.
Janet M. Freer,
Director, Office of Directive Management, Department of State.
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