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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
Office of the Secretary, DHS.
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.
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.
SUMMARY:
Department of Homeland Security, 2707
Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE, 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.
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 June 24, 2019,
at 84 FR 29636.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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: August 29, 2019.
Christina E. McDonald,
Associate General Counsel for Regulatory
Affairs.
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY—FINAL RULE STAGE
Regulation
Identifier No.
Sequence No.
Title
264 ....................
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) .................................
265 ....................
266 ....................
1601–AA76
1601–AA78
1601–AA79
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY—LONG-TERM ACTIONS
Regulation
Identifier No.
Sequence No.
Title
267 ....................
Homeland Security Acquisition Regulation, Enhancement of Whistleblower Protections for Contractor Employees.
1601–AA72
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U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES—PROPOSED RULE STAGE
Regulation
Identifier No.
Sequence No.
Title
268 ....................
269 ....................
270 ....................
Requirements for Filing Motions and Administrative Appeals .........................................................................
EB–5 Immigrant Investor Regional Center Program .......................................................................................
Removing H–4 Dependent Spouses From the Classes of Aliens Eligible for Employment Authorization
(Reg Plan Seq No. 67).
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Fee Schedule and Changes to Certain Other Immigration Benefit Request Requirements (Reg Plan Seq No. 68).
Electronic Processing of Immigration Benefit Requests (Reg Plan Seq No. 70) ..........................................
271 ....................
272 ....................
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—COMPLETED ACTIONS
Regulation
Identifier No.
Sequence No.
Title
273 ....................
274 ....................
Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds .......................................................................................................
EB–5 Immigrant Investor Program Modernization ...........................................................................................
1615–AA22
1615–AC07
U.S. COAST GUARD—PROPOSED RULE STAGE
Regulation
Identifier No.
Sequence No.
Title
275 ....................
Financial Responsibility—Vessels; Superseded Pollution Funds (USCG–2017–0788) ..................................
1625–AC39
U.S. COAST GUARD—LONG-TERM ACTIONS
Regulation
Identifier No.
Sequence No.
Title
276 ....................
Commercial Fishing Vessels—Implementation of 2010 and 2012 Legislation ...............................................
1625–AB85
U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION—LONG-TERM ACTIONS
Regulation
Identifier No.
Sequence No.
Title
277 ....................
278 ....................
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
TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION—FINAL RULE STAGE
Regulation
Identifier No.
Sequence No.
Title
279 ....................
Security Training for Surface Transportation Employees (Reg Plan Seq No. 85) .........................................
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
280 ....................
Visa Security Program Fee (Reg Plan Seq No. 86) .......................................................................................
1653–AA77
References in boldface appear in The Regulatory Plan in part II of this issue of the Federal Register.
U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT—FINAL RULE STAGE
Regulation
Identifier No.
Sequence No.
Title
281 ....................
Procedures and Standards for Declining Surety Immigration Bonds and Administrative Appeal Requirement for Breaches.
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U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT—COMPLETED ACTIONS
Regulation
Identifier No.
Sequence No.
Title
282 ....................
283 ....................
Adjusting Program Fees for the Student and Exchange Visitor Program .......................................................
Apprehension, Processing, Care and Custody of Alien Minors and Unaccompanied Alien Children ............
1653–AA74
1653–AA75
CYBERSECURITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY AGENCY—LONG-TERM ACTIONS
Regulation
Identifier No.
Sequence No.
Title
284 ....................
285 ....................
Ammonium Nitrate Security Program ..............................................................................................................
Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) .....................................................................................
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY (DHS)
Office of the Secretary (OS)
Final Rule Stage
264. 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 security and privacy
measures to ensure Controlled
Unclassified Information (CUI), such as
Personally Identifiable Information (PII),
is adequately safeguarded by DHS
contractors. Specifically, the rule would
define key terms, outline security
requirements and inspection provisions
for contractor information technology
(IT) systems that store, process or
transmit CUI, institute incident
notification and response procedures,
and identify post-incident credit
monitoring requirements.
Timetable:
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NPRM Comment
Period End.
NPRM Comment
Period Extended.
NPRM Comment
Period Extended End.
Final Rule ............
FR Cite
01/19/17
03/20/17
82 FR 6429
03/20/17
82 FR 14341
04/19/17
09/00/20
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, 245 Murray Lane SW,
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
265. Homeland Security Acquisition
Regulation: Information Technology
Security Awareness Training (HSAR
Case 2015–002)
E.O. 13771 Designation: Fully or
Partially Exempt.
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Legal Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301 and 302;
41 U.S.C. 1707; 41 U.S.C. 1302 and 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.
Final Rule ............
FR Cite
01/19/17
03/20/17
82 FR 6446
03/20/17
82 FR 14341
04/19/17
09/00/20
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, 245 Murray Lane SW,
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
266. 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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03/20/17
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04/19/17
09/00/20
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)
Office of the Secretary (OS)
Long-Term Actions
267. 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:
Action
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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:
nancy.harvey@hq.dhs.gov.
RIN: 1601–AA72
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY (DHS)
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services (USCIS)
Proposed Rule Stage
268. Requirements for Filing Motions
and Administrative Appeals
E.O. 13771 Designation: Other.
Legal Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552 and
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 are
intended to reduce delays in the review
and appellate process. This rule will
also propose 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 will also
solicit public comment on proposed
changes to the AAO’s appellate
jurisdiction.
Timetable:
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: William K. Renwick,
Jr., Acting Deputy Chief, Department of
Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services,
Administrative Appeals Office, 20
Massachusetts Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20529–2090, Phone:
202 272–8377, Fax: 202 272–1480,
Email: william.k.renwick@uscis.dhs.gov.
RIN: 1615–AB98
269. EB–5 Immigrant Investor Regional
Center Program
E.O. 13771 Designation: Other.
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Legal Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(5);
Pub. L. 102–395, secs. 610 and 601(a);
Pub. L. 107–273, sec. 11037; Pub. L.
101–649, sec. 121(a); Pub. L. 105–119,
sec. 116; Pub. L. 106–396, sec. 402; Pub.
L. 108–156, sec. 4; Pub. L. 112–176, sec.
1; Pub. L. 114–113, sec. 575; Pub. L.
114–53, sec. 131; Pub. L. 107–273
Abstract: The Department of
Homeland Security (DHS) is considering
making regulatory changes to the EB–5
Immigrant Investor Regional Center
Program. DHS issued an Advance
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
(ANPRM) to seek comment from the
public on several topics, including: (1)
The process for initially designating
entities as regional centers, (2) a
potential requirement for regional
centers to utilize an exemplar filing
process, (3) continued participation
requirements for maintaining regional
center designation; and (4) the process
for terminating regional center
designation. While DHS has gathered
some information related to these
topics, the ANPRM sought additional
information that can help the
Department make operational and
security updates to the Regional Center
Program while minimizing the impact of
such changes on regional center
operations and EB–5 investors.
Timetable:
Action
Date
RIN: 1615–AC18
272. Electronic Processing of
Immigration Benefit Requests
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq.
No. 70 in part II of this issue of the
Federal Register.
RIN: 1615–AC20
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY (DHS)
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services (USCIS)
Completed Actions
273. Inadmissibility on Public Charge
Grounds
E.O. 13771 Designation: Regulatory.
Legal Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1101 to
1103; 8 U.S.C. 1182 and 1183; . . .
Abstract: The Department of
Homeland Security (DHS) proposed to
codify in regulations how it will
implement the public charge ground of
inadmissibility under 8 U.S.C.
1182(a)(4) on October 10, 2018. After
reviewing public feedback on that
proposed rule, on August 14, 2019, DHS
issued a final rule amending our
regulations to prescribe how DHS will
determine if an alien is inadmissible on
public charge grounds.
Timetable:
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ANPRM ...............
ANPRM Comment
Period End.
NPRM ..................
01/11/17
04/11/17
08/00/20
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Brian Hunt, Acting
Chief, Business and Foreign Workers
Division, Office of Policy and Strategy,
Department of Homeland Security, U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services,
20 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Suite
1200, Washington, DC 20529–2200,
Phone: 202 272–8377, Fax: 202 272–
1480, Email: brian.j.hunt@uscis.dhs.gov.
RIN: 1615–AC11
270. Removing H–4 Dependent Spouses
From the Classes of Aliens Eligible for
Employment Authorization
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq.
No. 67 in part II of this issue of the
Federal Register.
RIN: 1615–AC15
271. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services Fee Schedule and Changes to
Certain Other Immigration Benefit
Request Requirements
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq.
No. 68 in part II of this issue of the
Federal Register.
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Final Rule; Correction.
Final Rule Effective; Correction.
05/26/99
07/26/99
64 FR 28676
10/10/18
12/10/18
83 FR 51114
08/14/19
10/15/19
84 FR 41292
10/02/19
84 FR 52357
10/15/19
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Mark Phillips, Chief,
Residence and Naturalization Division,
Department of Homeland Security, U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services,
Office of Policy and Strategy, 20
Massachusetts Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20529, Phone: 202 272–
8377, Fax: 202 272–1480, Email:
mark.phillips@uscis.dhs.gov.
RIN: 1615–AA22
274. EB–5 Immigrant Investor Program
Modernization.
E.O. 13771 Designation: Other.
Legal Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(5)
Abstract: In January 2017, the
Department of Homeland Security
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(DHS) proposed to amend its regulations
governing the employment-based, fifth
preference (EB–5) immigrant investor
classification. In general, under the EB–
5 program, individuals are eligible to
apply for lawful permanent residence in
the United States if they make the
necessary investment in a commercial
enterprise in the United States and
create or, in certain circumstances,
preserve 10 permanent full-time jobs for
qualified U.S. workers. This rule sought
public comment on a number of
proposed changes to the EB–5 program
regulations. Such proposed changes
included: Raising the minimum
investment amount; allowing certain
EB–5 petitioners to retain their original
priority date; changing the designation
process for targeted employment areas;
and other miscellaneous changes to
filing and interview processes. On July
25, 2019, DHS issued a final rule. This
final rule changes certain aspects of the
EB–5 program that are in need of reform
and updates the regulations to reflect
statutory changes and codify existing
policies. This final rule makes five
major categories of revisions to the
existing EB–5 program regulations.
Three of these categories, which involve
(i) priority date retention; (ii) increasing
the investment amounts; and (iii)
reforming the TEA designations, are
substantive. The two other major
categories, focused on (iv) the removal
of conditions; and (v) miscellaneous
changes, involve generally technical
adjustments to the EB–5 program.
Timetable:
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Date
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Period End.
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Final Rule Effective.
FR Cite
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04/11/17
82 FR 4738
07/24/19
11/21/19
84 FR 35750
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY (DHS)
U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)
U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)
Proposed Rule Stage
Long-Term Actions
275. Financial Responsibility—Vessels;
Superseded Pollution Funds (USCG–
2017–0788)
276. 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
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:
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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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Edie Pearson,
Division Chief, Policy and Strategic
Learning, Department of Homeland
Security, U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Immigrant
Investor Program Office, 131 M Street
NE, Washington, DC 20529–2200,
Phone: 202 272–8377, Fax: 202 272–
1480, Email: edie.c.pearson@
uscis.dhs.gov.
RIN: 1615–AC07
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Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Benjamin White,
Project Manager, National Pollution
Funds Center, Department of Homeland
Security, U.S. Coast Guard, 2703 Martin
Luther King Jr. Avenue SE, STOP 7605,
Washington, DC 20593–7605, Phone:
202 795–6066, Email:
benjamin.h.white@uscg.mil.
RIN: 1625–AC39
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NPRM Comment
Period Extended.
NPRM Comment
Period End.
Second NPRM
Comment Period End.
Final Rule ............
Date
06/21/16
08/15/16
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12/18/16
To Be Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Joseph Myers, Project
Manager, 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: joseph.d.myers@
uscg.mil.
RIN: 1625–AB85
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY (DHS)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(USCBP)
Long-Term Actions
277. 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 and 1434;
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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
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. 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 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:
Action
Date
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 ............
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03/03/08
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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
74 FR 33920
74 FR 68376
To Be Determined
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.
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278. 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
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
Date
Interim Final Rule
Interim Final Rule
Effective.
Interim Final Rule
Comment Period End.
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Technical Amendment; Change
of Implementation Date.
Final Action .........
Date
05/28/09
FR Cite
74 FR 25387
12/00/20
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: No.
Agency Contact: Cheryl C. Peters,
Program Manager, Office of Field
Operations, Department of Homeland
Security, U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue
NW, 3.3C–12, Washington, DC 20229,
Phone: 202 344–1707, Email:
cheryl.c.peters@cbp.dhs.gov.
RIN: 1651–AA77
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY (DHS)
Transportation Security Administration
(TSA)
Final Rule Stage
279. Security Training for Surface
Transportation Employees
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq.
No. 85 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
280. Visa Security Program Fee
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq.
No. 86 in part II of this issue of the
Federal Register.
RIN: 1653–AA77
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY (DHS)
U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement (USICE)
Final Rule Stage
281. 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
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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 new bonds from Treasurycertified 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
Date
NPRM ..................
NPRM Comment
Period End.
Final Action .........
06/05/18
08/06/18
FR Cite
83 FR 25951
12/00/19
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Mark Lawyer, Chief,
Regulations, Department of Homeland
Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement, 500 12th Street SW, Mail
Stop 5006, Washington, DC 20536,
Phone: 202 732–5683, Email:
mark.lawyer@ice.dhs.gov.
RIN: 1653–AA67
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY (DHS)
U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement (USICE)
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282. Adjusting Program Fees for the
Student and Exchange Visitor Program
E.O. 13771 Designation: Not subject
to, not significant.
Legal Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1372; 8
U.S.C. 1762; 8 U.S.C. 1101; 8 U.S.C.
1356; 31 U.S.C 901 to 903; 31 U.S.C.
902; . . .
Abstract: This final rule adjusted fees
that the Student and Exchange Visitor
Program (SEVP) charges individuals and
organizations. In 2017, SEVP conducted
a comprehensive fee study and
determined that current fees do not
recover the full costs of the services
provided. ICE determined that adjusting
fees was necessary to fully recover the
increased costs of SEVP operations,
program requirements, and to provide
the necessary funding to sustain
initiatives critical to supporting national
security. The SEVP fee schedule was
last adjusted in a rule published on
September 26, 2008.
Timetable:
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Date
NPRM ..................
NPRM Comment
Period End.
Final Action .........
Final Action Effective.
FR Cite
Action
07/17/18
09/17/18
83 FR 33762
05/23/19
06/24/19
84 FR 23930
NPRM ..................
NPRM Comment
Period End.
Final Rule ............
Final Rule Effective.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Sharon Snyder, Unit
Chief, Policy and Response Unit,
Department of Homeland Security, U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement,
Potomac Center North STOP 5600, 500
12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20536–
5600, Phone: 703 603–5600.
RIN: 1653–AA74
283. Apprehension, Processing, Care
and Custody of Alien Minors and
Unaccompanied Alien Children
E.O. 13771 Designation: Regulatory.
Legal Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1103; 8
U.S.C. 1182; 8 U.S.C. 1225 to 1227; 8
U.S.C. 1362
Abstract: In 1985, a class-action suit
challenged the policies of the former
Immigration and Naturalization Service
(INS) relating to the detention,
processing, and release of alien
children; the case eventually reached
the U.S. Supreme Court. The Court
upheld the constitutionality of the
challenged INS regulations on their face
and remanded the case for further
proceedings consistent with its opinion.
In January 1997, the parties reached a
comprehensive settlement agreement,
referred to as the Flores Settlement
Agreement (FSA). The FSA was to
terminate five years after the date of
final court approval; however, the
termination provisions were modified in
2001, such that the FSA does not
terminate until 45 days after publication
of regulations implementing the
agreement.
Since 1997, intervening statutory
changes, including passage of the
Homeland Security Act (HSA) and the
William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims
Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008
(TVPRA), have significantly changed the
applicability of certain provisions of the
FSA. The rule codifies the relevant and
substantive terms of the FSA and
enables the U.S. Government to seek
termination of the FSA and litigation
concerning its enforcement. Through
this rule, DHS and HHS have created a
pathway to ensure the humane
detention of family units while
satisfying the goals of the FSA. The rule
also implements related provisions of
the TVPRA.
Timetable:
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11/06/18
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08/23/19
10/22/19
84 FR 44392
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Mark Lawyer, Chief,
Regulations, Department of Homeland
Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement, 500 12th Street SW, Mail
Stop 5006, Washington, DC 20536,
Phone: 202 732–5683, Email:
mark.lawyer@ice.dhs.gov.
RIN: 1653–AA75
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY (DHS)
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure
Security Agency (CISA)
Long-Term Actions
284. 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 titled ‘‘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.’’ In June 2019, DHS published
a notice announcing the availability of
a redacted version of a technical report
titled Ammonium Nitrate Security
Program Technical Assessment. Sandia
National Laboratories developed the
report. DHS requested public comments
on the report and its application to the
proposed definition of ammonium
nitrate. DHS will review and consider
all the comments received and then
determine the next appropriate steps for
this rulemaking.
Timetable:
Action
ANPRM ...............
ANPRM Correction.
ANPRM Comment
Period End.
NPRM ..................
Notice of Public
Meetings.
Notice of Public
Meetings.
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10/29/08
11/05/08
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73 FR 65783
12/29/08
08/03/11
10/07/11
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Action
Date
NPRM Comment
Period End.
Notice of Availability.
Notice of Availability Comment
Period End.
Next Action Undetermined.
FR Cite
12/01/11
06/03/19
84 FR 25495
09/03/19
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Jon MacLaren, Group
Leader, Strategic Policy and
Rulemaking, Department of Homeland
Security, Cybersecurity and
Infrastructure Security Agency,
Infrastructure Security Compliance
Division, 245 Murray Lane SW, Mail
Stop 0610, Arlington, VA 20528–0610,
Phone: 703 235–5263, Fax: 703 603–
4935, Email: jon.m.maclaren@
hq.dhs.gov.
RIN: 1670–AA00
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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. In addition, DHS
intends to publish a notice announcing
the availability of a retrospective
analysis of the data, assumptions, and
methodology that were used to support
the 2007 CFATS interim final rule. The
intent of the retrospective analysis is to
determine the most accurate assessment
of the costs and burdens of the program
and to update or confirm previous cost
estimates based on observed data from
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since 2007.
Timetable:
Action
ANPRM ...............
ANPRM Comment
Period End.
NPRM ..................
Date
08/18/14
10/17/14
FR Cite
79 FR 48693
To Be Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Jon MacLaren, Group
Leader, Strategic Policy and
Rulemaking, Department of Homeland
Security, Cybersecurity and
Infrastructure Security Agency,
Infrastructure Security Compliance
Division, 245 Murray Lane SW, Mail
Stop 0610, Arlington, VA 20528–0610,
Phone: 703 235–5263, Fax: 703 603–
4935, Email: jon.m.maclaren@
hq.dhs.gov.
RIN: 1670–AA01
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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, 2707 Martin Luther King Jr.
Avenue SE, 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 June 24, 2019, at 84
FR 29636.
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: August 29, 2019.
Christina E. McDonald,
Associate General Counsel for Regulatory Affairs.
Office of the Secretary--Final Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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264....................... Homeland Security 1601-AA76
Acquisition Regulation:
Safeguarding of
Controlled Unclassified
Sensitive Information
(HSAR Case 2015-001).
265....................... Homeland Security 1601-AA78
Acquisition Regulation:
Information Technology
Security Awareness
Training (HSAR Case 2015-
002).
266....................... Homeland Security 1601-AA79
Acquisition Regulation:
Privacy Training (HSAR
Case 2015-003).
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Office of the Secretary--Long-Term Actions
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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267....................... Homeland Security 1601-AA72
Acquisition Regulation,
Enhancement of
Whistleblower Protections
for Contractor Employees.
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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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268....................... Requirements for Filing 1615-AB98
Motions and
Administrative Appeals.
269....................... EB-5 Immigrant Investor 1615-AC11
Regional Center Program.
270....................... Removing H-4 Dependent 1615-AC15
Spouses From the Classes
of Aliens Eligible for
Employment Authorization
(Reg Plan Seq No. 67).
271....................... U.S. Citizenship and 1615-AC18
Immigration Services Fee
Schedule and Changes to
Certain Other Immigration
Benefit Request
Requirements (Reg Plan
Seq No. 68).
272....................... Electronic Processing of 1615-AC20
Immigration Benefit
Requests (Reg Plan Seq
No. 70).
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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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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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273....................... Inadmissibility on Public 1615-AA22
Charge Grounds.
274....................... EB-5 Immigrant Investor 1615-AC07
Program Modernization.
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U.S. Coast Guard--Proposed Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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275....................... Financial Responsibility-- 1625-AC39
Vessels; Superseded
Pollution Funds (USCG-
2017-0788).
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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....................... 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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277....................... Importer Security Filing 1651-AA70
and Additional Carrier
Requirements (Section 610
Review).
278....................... Implementation of the Guam- 1651-AA77
CNMI Visa Waiver Program
(Section 610 Review).
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Transportation Security Administration--Final Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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279....................... Security Training for 1652-AA55
Surface Transportation
Employees (Reg Plan Seq
No. 85).
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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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280....................... Visa Security Program Fee 1653-AA77
(Reg Plan Seq No. 86).
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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--Final Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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281....................... Procedures and Standards 1653-AA67
for Declining Surety
Immigration Bonds and
Administrative Appeal
Requirement for Breaches.
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement--Completed Actions
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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282....................... Adjusting Program Fees for 1653-AA74
the Student and Exchange
Visitor Program.
283....................... Apprehension, Processing, 1653-AA75
Care and Custody of Alien
Minors and Unaccompanied
Alien Children.
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Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency--Long-Term Actions
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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284....................... Ammonium Nitrate Security 1670-AA00
Program.
285....................... Chemical Facility Anti- 1670-AA01
Terrorism Standards
(CFATS).
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Office of the Secretary (OS)
Final Rule Stage
264. 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 security and privacy measures to ensure Controlled
Unclassified Information (CUI), such as Personally Identifiable
Information (PII), is adequately safeguarded by DHS contractors.
Specifically, the rule would define key terms, outline security
requirements and inspection provisions for contractor information
technology (IT) systems that store, process or transmit CUI, institute
incident notification and response procedures, and identify post-
incident credit monitoring requirements.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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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
Final Rule.......................... 09/00/20
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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, 245 Murray Lane SW, 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
265. 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 and 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
Final Rule.......................... 09/00/20
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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, 245 Murray Lane SW, 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
266. 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
Final Rule.......................... 09/00/20
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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)
Office of the Secretary (OS)
Long-Term Actions
267. 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................................ 11/00/20
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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
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS)
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
Proposed Rule Stage
268. Requirements for Filing Motions and Administrative Appeals
E.O. 13771 Designation: Other.
Legal Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552 and 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 are intended to reduce delays in the review and
appellate process. This rule will also propose 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 will also solicit public comment on proposed changes to the
AAO's appellate jurisdiction.
Timetable:
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NPRM................................ 12/00/19
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: William K. Renwick, Jr., Acting Deputy Chief,
Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services, Administrative Appeals Office, 20 Massachusetts Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20529-2090, Phone: 202 272-8377, Fax: 202 272-1480,
Email: [email protected].
RIN: 1615-AB98
269. EB-5 Immigrant Investor Regional Center Program
E.O. 13771 Designation: Other.
Legal Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(5); Pub. L. 102-395, secs. 610
and 601(a); Pub. L. 107-273, sec. 11037; Pub. L. 101-649, sec. 121(a);
Pub. L. 105-119, sec. 116; Pub. L. 106-396, sec. 402; Pub. L. 108-156,
sec. 4; Pub. L. 112-176, sec. 1; Pub. L. 114-113, sec. 575; Pub. L.
114-53, sec. 131; Pub. L. 107-273
Abstract: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is considering
making regulatory changes to the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Regional
Center Program. DHS issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
(ANPRM) to seek comment from the public on several topics, including:
(1) The process for initially designating entities as regional centers,
(2) a potential requirement for regional centers to utilize an exemplar
filing process, (3) continued participation requirements for
maintaining regional center designation; and (4) the process for
terminating regional center designation. While DHS has gathered some
information related to these topics, the ANPRM sought additional
information that can help the Department make operational and security
updates to the Regional Center Program while minimizing the impact of
such changes on regional center operations and EB-5 investors.
Timetable:
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ANPRM............................... 01/11/17 82 FR 3211
ANPRM Comment Period End............ 04/11/17
NPRM................................ 08/00/20
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Brian Hunt, Acting Chief, Business and Foreign
Workers Division, Office of Policy and Strategy, Department of Homeland
Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, 20 Massachusetts
Avenue NW, Suite 1200, Washington, DC 20529-2200, Phone: 202 272-8377,
Fax: 202 272-1480, Email: [email protected].
RIN: 1615-AC11
270. Removing H-4 Dependent Spouses From the Classes of Aliens Eligible
for Employment Authorization
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 67 in part II of this issue
of the Federal Register.
RIN: 1615-AC15
271. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Fee Schedule and Changes
to Certain Other Immigration Benefit Request Requirements
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 68 in part II of this issue
of the Federal Register.
RIN: 1615-AC18
272. Electronic Processing of Immigration Benefit Requests
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 70 in part II of this issue
of the Federal Register.
RIN: 1615-AC20
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS)
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
Completed Actions
273. Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds
E.O. 13771 Designation: Regulatory.
Legal Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1101 to 1103; 8 U.S.C. 1182 and 1183; . .
.
Abstract: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposed to
codify in regulations how it will implement the public charge ground of
inadmissibility under 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(4) on October 10, 2018. After
reviewing public feedback on that proposed rule, on August 14, 2019,
DHS issued a final rule amending our regulations to prescribe how DHS
will determine if an alien is inadmissible on public charge grounds.
Timetable:
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NPRM................................ 05/26/99 64 FR 28676
NPRM Comment Period End............. 07/26/99
NPRM................................ 10/10/18 83 FR 51114
NPRM Comment Period End............. 12/10/18
Final Rule.......................... 08/14/19 84 FR 41292
Final Rule Effective................ 10/15/19
Final Rule; Correction.............. 10/02/19 84 FR 52357
Final Rule Effective; Correction.... 10/15/19
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Mark Phillips, Chief, Residence and Naturalization
Division, Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Office of Policy and Strategy, 20 Massachusetts
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20529, Phone: 202 272-8377, Fax: 202 272-
1480, Email: [email protected].
RIN: 1615-AA22
274. EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program Modernization.
E.O. 13771 Designation: Other.
Legal Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(5)
Abstract: In January 2017, the Department of Homeland Security
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(DHS) proposed to amend its regulations governing the employment-based,
fifth preference (EB-5) immigrant investor classification. In general,
under the EB-5 program, individuals are eligible to apply for lawful
permanent residence in the United States if they make the necessary
investment in a commercial enterprise in the United States and create
or, in certain circumstances, preserve 10 permanent full-time jobs for
qualified U.S. workers. This rule sought public comment on a number of
proposed changes to the EB-5 program regulations. Such proposed changes
included: Raising the minimum investment amount; allowing certain EB-5
petitioners to retain their original priority date; changing the
designation process for targeted employment areas; and other
miscellaneous changes to filing and interview processes. On July 25,
2019, DHS issued a final rule. This final rule changes certain aspects
of the EB-5 program that are in need of reform and updates the
regulations to reflect statutory changes and codify existing policies.
This final rule makes five major categories of revisions to the
existing EB-5 program regulations. Three of these categories, which
involve (i) priority date retention; (ii) increasing the investment
amounts; and (iii) reforming the TEA designations, are substantive. The
two other major categories, focused on (iv) the removal of conditions;
and (v) miscellaneous changes, involve generally technical adjustments
to the EB-5 program.
Timetable:
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NPRM................................ 01/13/17 82 FR 4738
NPRM Comment Period End............. 04/11/17
Final Rule.......................... 07/24/19 84 FR 35750
Final Rule Effective................ 11/21/19
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Edie Pearson, Division Chief, Policy and Strategic
Learning, Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Immigrant Investor Program Office, 131 M Street
NE, Washington, DC 20529-2200, Phone: 202 272-8377, Fax: 202 272-1480,
Email: [email protected].
RIN: 1615-AC07
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS)
U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)
Proposed Rule Stage
275. 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................................ 12/00/19
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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, 2703
Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE, STOP 7605, Washington, DC 20593-7605,
Phone: 202 795-6066, Email: [email protected].
RIN: 1625-AC39
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS)
U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)
Long-Term Actions
276. 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 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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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Joseph Myers, Project Manager, 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
277. 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 and 1434;
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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 Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking. 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
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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
278. 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........................ 12/00/20
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No.
Agency Contact: Cheryl C. Peters, Program Manager, Office of Field
Operations, Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, 3.3C-12, Washington, DC 20229,
Phone: 202 344-1707, Email: [email protected].
RIN: 1651-AA77
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS)
Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
Final Rule Stage
279. Security Training for Surface Transportation Employees
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 85 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
280. Visa Security Program Fee
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 86 in part II of this issue
of the Federal Register.
RIN: 1653-AA77
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS)
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (USICE)
Final Rule Stage
281. 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
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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 new 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................................ 06/05/18 83 FR 25951
NPRM Comment Period End............. 08/06/18
Final Action........................ 12/00/19
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Mark Lawyer, Chief, Regulations, Department of
Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 500 12th
Street SW, Mail Stop 5006, Washington, DC 20536, Phone: 202 732-5683,
Email: [email protected].
RIN: 1653-AA67
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS)
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (USICE)
Completed Actions
282. Adjusting Program Fees for the Student and Exchange Visitor
Program
E.O. 13771 Designation: Not subject to, not significant.
Legal Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1372; 8 U.S.C. 1762; 8 U.S.C. 1101; 8
U.S.C. 1356; 31 U.S.C 901 to 903; 31 U.S.C. 902; . . .
Abstract: This final rule adjusted fees that the Student and
Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) charges individuals and organizations.
In 2017, SEVP conducted a comprehensive fee study and determined that
current fees do not recover the full costs of the services provided.
ICE determined that adjusting fees was necessary to fully recover the
increased costs of SEVP operations, program requirements, and to
provide the necessary funding to sustain initiatives critical to
supporting national security. The SEVP fee schedule was last adjusted
in a rule published on September 26, 2008.
Timetable:
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NPRM................................ 07/17/18 83 FR 33762
NPRM Comment Period End............. 09/17/18
Final Action........................ 05/23/19 84 FR 23930
Final Action Effective.............. 06/24/19
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Sharon Snyder, Unit Chief, Policy and Response
Unit, Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement, Potomac Center North STOP 5600, 500 12th Street SW,
Washington, DC 20536-5600, Phone: 703 603-5600.
RIN: 1653-AA74
283. Apprehension, Processing, Care and Custody of Alien Minors and
Unaccompanied Alien Children
E.O. 13771 Designation: Regulatory.
Legal Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1103; 8 U.S.C. 1182; 8 U.S.C. 1225 to
1227; 8 U.S.C. 1362
Abstract: In 1985, a class-action suit challenged the policies of
the former Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) relating to the
detention, processing, and release of alien children; the case
eventually reached the U.S. Supreme Court. The Court upheld the
constitutionality of the challenged INS regulations on their face and
remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with its opinion.
In January 1997, the parties reached a comprehensive settlement
agreement, referred to as the Flores Settlement Agreement (FSA). The
FSA was to terminate five years after the date of final court approval;
however, the termination provisions were modified in 2001, such that
the FSA does not terminate until 45 days after publication of
regulations implementing the agreement.
Since 1997, intervening statutory changes, including passage of the
Homeland Security Act (HSA) and the William Wilberforce Trafficking
Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (TVPRA), have
significantly changed the applicability of certain provisions of the
FSA. The rule codifies the relevant and substantive terms of the FSA
and enables the U.S. Government to seek termination of the FSA and
litigation concerning its enforcement. Through this rule, DHS and HHS
have created a pathway to ensure the humane detention of family units
while satisfying the goals of the FSA. The rule also implements related
provisions of the TVPRA.
Timetable:
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NPRM................................ 09/07/18 83 FR 45486
NPRM Comment Period End............. 11/06/18
Final Rule.......................... 08/23/19 84 FR 44392
Final Rule Effective................ 10/22/19
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Mark Lawyer, Chief, Regulations, Department of
Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 500 12th
Street SW, Mail Stop 5006, Washington, DC 20536, Phone: 202 732-5683,
Email: [email protected].
RIN: 1653-AA75
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS)
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
Long-Term Actions
284. 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 titled ``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.'' In June 2019, DHS
published a notice announcing the availability of a redacted version of
a technical report titled Ammonium Nitrate Security Program Technical
Assessment. Sandia National Laboratories developed the report. DHS
requested public comments on the report and its application to the
proposed definition of ammonium nitrate. DHS will review and consider
all the comments received and then determine the next appropriate steps
for this rulemaking.
Timetable:
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ANPRM............................... 10/29/08 73 FR 64280
ANPRM 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
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NPRM Comment Period End............. 12/01/11
Notice of Availability.............. 06/03/19 84 FR 25495
Notice of Availability Comment 09/03/19
Period End.
Next Action Undetermined............
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Jon MacLaren, Group Leader, Strategic Policy and
Rulemaking, Department of Homeland Security, Cybersecurity and
Infrastructure Security Agency, Infrastructure Security Compliance
Division, 245 Murray Lane SW, Mail Stop 0610, Arlington, VA 20528-0610,
Phone: 703 235-5263, Fax: 703 603-4935, Email:
[email protected].
RIN: 1670-AA00
285. 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. In
addition, DHS intends to publish a notice announcing the availability
of a retrospective analysis of the data, assumptions, and methodology
that were used to support the 2007 CFATS interim final rule. The intent
of the retrospective analysis is to determine the most accurate
assessment of the costs and burdens of the program and to update or
confirm previous cost estimates based on observed data from the
operation of the CFATS program since 2007.
Timetable:
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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, Group Leader, Strategic Policy and
Rulemaking, Department of Homeland Security, Cybersecurity and
Infrastructure Security Agency, Infrastructure Security Compliance
Division, 245 Murray Lane SW, Mail Stop 0610, Arlington, VA 20528-0610,
Phone: 703 235-5263, Fax: 703 603-4935, Email:
[email protected].
RIN: 1670-AA01
[FR Doc. 2019-26540 Filed 12-23-19; 8:45 am]
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