April 18, 2019 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is confirming the effective date of December 4, 2018, for the final rule that appeared in the Federal Register of November 1, 2018, and that amended the color additive regulations to provide for the expanded safe use of synthetic iron oxides as color additives to include use in dietary supplement tablets and capsules.

The Coast Guard will enforce a segment of the Safety Zone: Brandon Road Lock and Dam to Lake Michigan including Des Plaines River, Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, Chicago River, and the Calumet- Saganashkee Channel. This action is necessary in order to protect vessels and persons from the potential hazards associated with construction involving wires being airlifted via helicopter across the river. During the enforcement period listed below, entry into, transiting, or anchoring within the safety zone is prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Lake Michigan or a designated representative.

This document directs that a referendum be conducted among eligible cranberry producers to determine whether they favor continuance of the marketing order regulating the handling of cranberries grown in the States of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, Oregon, Washington, and Long Island in the State of New York.

We are amending the Phytophthora ramorum regulations to remove regulated areas for P. ramorum from the regulations, as well as all regulatory requirements specific to such areas. We are revising the inspection and sampling requirements for certain nurseries that are in areas quarantined for P. ramorum and that ship regulated nursery stock interstate to have them take into consideration additional potential sources of P. ramorum inoculum at the nurseries. Finally, we are establishing conditions under which we would regulate nurseries located outside of the quarantined areas for P. ramorum, if sources of P. ramorum inoculum are detected at those nurseries and the nurseries ship certain articles interstate. These changes will provide regulatory relief to nurseries in areas that are regulated for P. ramorum, while also ensuring that nurseries that may pose a risk of disseminating P. ramorum through the interstate movement of regulated nursery stock are subject to measures that address this risk.

The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone in Mississippi Sound in Biloxi, MS. The safety zone is needed to protect persons, vessels, and the marine environment in the waters adjacent to Biloxi Beach during an airshow in Biloxi, MS. This rulemaking restricts transit into, through, and within the regulated area unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port Sector Mobile (COTP) or a designated representative.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is correcting a proposed rule relating to the regulation of over-the-counter (OTC) sunscreen monograph products that appeared in the Federal Register of February 26, 2019. The document was published with formulas that were illegible. These corrections are being made to improve the accuracy of the proposed rule.

We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for GA 8 Airvan (Pty) Ltd Model GA8 and Model GA8-TC320 airplanes. This AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) issued by an aviation authority of another country to identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product. The MCAI describes the unsafe condition as certain wing strut fittings manufactured with incorrect grain orientation, which has an unknown effect on fatigue related concerns. We are issuing this AD to require actions to address the unsafe condition on these products.

This action corrects a final rule published in the Federal Register of March 1, 2019, that establishes Class E airspace at The Red River Airport, Coushatta, LA. The geographic coordinates of the airport will be amended to be in concert with the FAA's aeronautical database.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve State Implementation Plan (SIP) infrastructure certifications from the State of New Mexico and Albuquerque-Bernalillo County to address Clean Air Act (CAA or Act) section 110(a)(1) and (2) requirements for the 2015 ozone (O3) National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). The submittals address how the existing SIP provides for the implementation, maintenance, and enforcement of the 2015 O3 NAAQS (infrastructure SIP or i-SIP). The i-SIP ensures that the New Mexico SIP is adequate to meet the state's responsibilities under the CAA for this NAAQS. The EPA is also proposing to approve a SIP revision for the repeal of the New Mexico Ambient Air Quality Standards (NMAAQS) for total suspended particulate (TSP) in the New Mexico regulations incorporated into the SIP.

The Gulf of Mexico (Gulf Council) and South Atlantic Fishery Management Councils (South Atlantic Council) (Councils) have submitted Amendment 13 to the Fishery Management Plan for Spiny Lobster in the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic (FMP), for review, approval, and implementation by NMFS. The purpose of Amendment 13 and this proposed rule is to align Federal regulations for spiny lobster that apply to the EEZ off Florida with Florida state regulations, re-establish a procedure for an enhanced cooperative management system, and update the regulations to aid law enforcement and the public.