Removal of Regulations Relating to the Irish Peace Process Cultural Exchange and Training Program, 38320-38321 [2020-12649]
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The Rule
The FAA is amending Title 14 Code
of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 71
to modify VOR Federal airway V–52 due
to the planned decommissioning of the
VOR portion of the Bowling Green, KY,
VORTAC. The VOR Federal airway
action is described below.
V–52: V–52 extends between the Des
Moines, IA, VORTAC and the Pocket
City, IN, VORTAC; and between the
Bowling Green, KY, VORTAC and the
Livingston, TN, VOR/Distance
Measuring Equipment (VOR/DME). The
airway segment between the Bowling
Green, KY, VORTAC and the
Livingston, TN, VOR/DME is removed.
The unaffected portions of the existing
airway remain as charted.
The NAVAID radials listed in the
V–52 description below are unchanged
and stated in True degrees.
FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace
Designations and Reporting Points, is
published yearly and effective on
September 15.
Regulatory Notices and Analyses
The FAA has determined that this
regulation only involves an established
body of technical regulations for which
frequent and routine amendments are
necessary to keep them operationally
current. It, therefore: (1) Is not a
‘‘significant regulatory action’’ under
Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a
‘‘significant rule’’ under Department of
Transportation (DOT) Regulatory
Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034;
February 26, 1979); and (3) does not
warrant preparation of a regulatory
evaluation as the anticipated impact is
so minimal. Since this is a routine
matter that will only affect air traffic
procedures and air navigation, it is
certified that this rule, when
promulgated, will not have a significant
economic impact on a substantial
number of small entities under the
criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
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Environmental Review
The FAA has determined that this
action of modifying VOR Federal airway
V–52, due to the planned
decommissioning of the VOR portion of
the Bowling Green, KY, VORTAC,
qualifies for categorical exclusion under
the National Environmental Policy Act
and its implementing regulations at 40
CFR part 1500, and in accordance with
FAA Order 1050.1F, Environmental
Impacts: Policies and Procedures,
paragraph 5–6.5a, which categorically
excludes from further environmental
impact review rulemaking actions that
designate or modify classes of airspace
areas, airways, routes, and reporting
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points (see 14 CFR part 71, Designation
of Class A, B, C, D, and E Airspace
Areas; Air Traffic Service Routes; and
Reporting Points). As such, this action
is not expected to result in any
potentially significant environmental
impacts. In accordance with FAA Order
1050.1F, paragraph 5–2 regarding
Extraordinary Circumstances, the FAA
has reviewed this action for factors and
circumstances in which a normally
categorically excluded action may have
a significant environmental impact
requiring further analysis. The FAA has
determined that no extraordinary
circumstances exist that warrant
preparation of an environmental
assessment or environmental impact
study.
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71
Airspace, Incorporation by reference,
Navigation (air).
Adoption of the Amendment
In consideration of the foregoing, the
Federal Aviation Administration
amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows:
PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A,
B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR
TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND
REPORTING POINTS
1. The authority citation for part 71
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103,
40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR,
1959–1963 Comp., p. 389.
§ 71.1
[Amended]
2. The incorporation by reference in
14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11D,
Airspace Designations and Reporting
Points, dated August 8, 2019, and
effective September 15, 2019, is
amended as follows:
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Paragraph 6010(a)
Airways.
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Domestic VOR Federal
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From Des Moines, IA; Ottumwa, IA;
Quincy, IL; St. Louis, MO; Troy, IL; INT Troy
099° and Pocket City, IN, 311° radials; to
Pocket City.
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Issued in Washington, DC, on June 17,
2020.
Scott M. Rosenbloom,
Acting Manager, Rules and Regulations
Group.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
22 CFR Parts 41 and 139
[Public Notice: 11106]
RIN 1400–AE56
Removal of Regulations Relating to the
Irish Peace Process Cultural Exchange
and Training Program
Department of State.
Final rule.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with Executive
Orders 13771 and 13777, which direct
federal agencies to review and eliminate
outdated and unnecessary regulations,
the Department of State (‘‘Department’’)
is removing regulations related to an
obsolete visa program. The Irish Peace
Process and Cultural Training Program
was established in 1998 and created
what is commonly referred to as the
Walsh Visa Program. This visa program
expired on September 30, 2008, and the
regulations for administering the
program are obsolete. Accordingly, the
Department is removing the regulations
related to this visa program.
DATES: This rule is effective on June 26,
2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Taylor Beaumont, Acting Chief,
Legislation and Regulations Division,
Legal Affairs, Office of Visa Services,
Bureau of Consular Affairs, 600 19th
Street NW, Washington, DC 20522, 202–
485–8910, VisaRegs@state.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Irish
Peace Process Cultural and Training
Program Act of 1998, Public Law 105–
319, created what is commonly referred
to as the Walsh Visa Program. This
program allowed young people from
disadvantaged areas of Northern Ireland
and designated counties of the Republic
of Ireland suffering from sectarian
violence and high structural
unemployment to temporarily enter the
United States to develop job skills and
conflict resolution abilities in a diverse,
cooperative, peaceful, and prosperous
environment. At the conclusion of their
stay, these young people were expected
to return to their homes better able to
contribute toward economic
regeneration and the Irish peace
process.
The Department promulgated the
regulations at 22 CFR part 139 to
implement the Walsh Visa Program. At
the same time, the Department
promulgated the regulations in Part 41
related to the Q2 and Q3 nonimmigrant
visa classifications for eligible
individuals. This visa program ended on
September 30, 2008. Initially
established with a September 20, 2005,
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end date, the visa program was
extended through September 30, 2008,
by Public Law 108–449. The regulations
for administering the program became
obsolete upon the expiration of the
program in 2008. The Department is
therefore removing the program-related
regulations at 22 CFR part 139, and the
corresponding visa regulations at 22
CFR part 41, including sections
41.57(b), 41.101(f), and the obsolete
classification codes for Q2 and Q3 visas
at 22 CFR 41.12.
Regulatory Findings
Administrative Procedure Act
This rule is issued without prior
notice and opportunity to comment,
with an immediate effective date,
pursuant to the Administrative
Procedure Act (APA), 5 U.S.C. 553(b)
and (d). Under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B),
agencies are exempt from notice and
comment rulemaking when an agency
finds for good cause that ‘‘notice and
public procedures are impracticable,
unnecessary, or contrary to the public
interest.’’ The APA also authorizes
agencies to dispose of a 30-day delay in
effective date and make a rule effective
immediately upon a showing of good
cause. 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3). The
Department finds that good cause exists
both to waive prior notice and comment
and the 30-day delay of effective date on
this rule because public comment is
unnecessary. This program ended on
September 30, 2008, making this rule
obsolete. The program to which the rule
relates is no longer authorized.
Therefore, in accordance with 5 U.S.C.
553(b) and (d), this rule is effective
immediately and is not subject to the
notice-and-comment rule making
procedures set forth in 5 U.S.C. 553.
Regulatory Flexibility Act/Executive
Order 13272: Small Business
Because this final rule is exempt from
notice and comment rulemaking under
5 U.S.C. 553, it is exempt from the
regulatory flexibility analysis
requirements set forth by the Regulatory
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 603 and 604).
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Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995
This rule will not result in the
expenditure by State, local, and tribal
governments, in the aggregate, or by the
private sector, of $100 million or more
in any year and it will not significantly
or uniquely affect small governments.
Therefore, no actions were deemed
necessary under the provisions of the
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of
1995.
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Small Business Regulatory Enforcement
Fairness Act of 1996
This rule is not a major rule as
defined in 5 U.S.C. 804, for purposes of
congressional review of agency
rulemaking under the Small Business
Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of
1996. This rule will not result in an
annual effect on the economy of $100
million or more; a major increase in
costs or prices; or adverse effects on
competition, employment, investment,
productivity, innovation, or the ability
of United States-based companies to
compete with foreign-based companies
in domestic and import markets.
Executive Order 12866 and 13771:
Reducing Regulation and Controlling
Regulatory Costs
The Department does not consider
this rule to be a ‘‘significant regulatory
action’’ under Executive Order 12866,
section 3(f), Regulatory Planning and
Review. The Department has
nevertheless reviewed the regulation to
ensure its consistency with the
regulatory philosophy and principles set
forth in that Executive Order with the
guidance therein. This rule withdraws
defunct regulations and thus will not
impose any costs on the public. This
rule is an E.O. 13771 deregulatory
action.
Executive Orders 12372 and 13132:
Federalism
This rulemaking will not have
substantial direct effects on the States,
on the relationship between the national
government and the States, or the
distribution of power and
responsibilities among the various
levels of government. Nor will the rule
have federalism implications warranting
the application of Executive Orders
12372 and 13132.
Executive Order 13175: Consultation
and Coordination With Indian Tribal
Governments
The Department has determined that
this rulemaking will not have tribal
implications, will not impose
substantial direct compliance costs on
Indian tribal governments, and will not
preempt tribal law. Accordingly, the
requirements of Section 5 of Executive
Order 13175 do not apply to this
rulemaking.
Paperwork Reduction Act
This rule does not impose or revise
any reporting or record-keeping
requirements subject to the Paperwork
Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35.
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List of Subjects
22 CFR Part 41
Aliens, Nonimmigrants, Passports,
Visas.
22 CFR Part 139
Aliens, Passports, Visas.
Accordingly, for the reasons set forth
in the preamble, 22 CFR parts 41 and
139 are amended as follows:
PART 41—VISAS: DOCUMENTATION
OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE
IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY
ACT, AS AMENDED
1. The authority citation for Part 41
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 22 U.S.C. 2651a; 8 U.S.C. 1104;
Pub. L. 105–277, 112 Stat. 2681–795 through
2681–801; 8 U.S.C. 1185 note (section 7209
of Pub. L. 108–458, as amended by section
546 of Pub. L. 109–295).
§ 41.12
[Amended]
2. In § 41.12 amend the table by
removing the classification symbols for
Q2 and Q3.
■ 3. Amend § 41.57 by revising the
section heading and removing and
reserving paragraph (b) to read as
follows:
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§ 41.57 International cultural exchange
visitors.
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§ 41.101
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[Amended]
4. Amend § 41.101 by removing and
reserving paragraph (f).
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PART 139—[REMOVED AND
RESERVED]
5. Under the authority of Public Law
105–319, 112 Stat. 3013; 22 U.S.C.
2651a, remove and reserve part 139.
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Carl C. Risch,
Assistant Secretary, Consular Affairs,
Department of State.
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22 CFR Part 42
[Public Notice: 11105]
RIN 1400–AE55
Removal of Regulations Related to
Immigrant Visas for Certain
Expatriates
Department of State.
Final rule.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with Executive
Orders 13771 and 13777, which direct
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
22 CFR Parts 41 and 139
[Public Notice: 11106]
RIN 1400-AE56
Removal of Regulations Relating to the Irish Peace Process
Cultural Exchange and Training Program
AGENCY: Department of State.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with Executive Orders 13771 and 13777, which
direct federal agencies to review and eliminate outdated and
unnecessary regulations, the Department of State (``Department'') is
removing regulations related to an obsolete visa program. The Irish
Peace Process and Cultural Training Program was established in 1998 and
created what is commonly referred to as the Walsh Visa Program. This
visa program expired on September 30, 2008, and the regulations for
administering the program are obsolete. Accordingly, the Department is
removing the regulations related to this visa program.
DATES: This rule is effective on June 26, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Taylor Beaumont, Acting Chief,
Legislation and Regulations Division, Legal Affairs, Office of Visa
Services, Bureau of Consular Affairs, 600 19th Street NW, Washington,
DC 20522, 202-485-8910, [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Irish Peace Process Cultural and
Training Program Act of 1998, Public Law 105-319, created what is
commonly referred to as the Walsh Visa Program. This program allowed
young people from disadvantaged areas of Northern Ireland and
designated counties of the Republic of Ireland suffering from sectarian
violence and high structural unemployment to temporarily enter the
United States to develop job skills and conflict resolution abilities
in a diverse, cooperative, peaceful, and prosperous environment. At the
conclusion of their stay, these young people were expected to return to
their homes better able to contribute toward economic regeneration and
the Irish peace process.
The Department promulgated the regulations at 22 CFR part 139 to
implement the Walsh Visa Program. At the same time, the Department
promulgated the regulations in Part 41 related to the Q2 and Q3
nonimmigrant visa classifications for eligible individuals. This visa
program ended on September 30, 2008. Initially established with a
September 20, 2005,
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end date, the visa program was extended through September 30, 2008, by
Public Law 108-449. The regulations for administering the program
became obsolete upon the expiration of the program in 2008. The
Department is therefore removing the program-related regulations at 22
CFR part 139, and the corresponding visa regulations at 22 CFR part 41,
including sections 41.57(b), 41.101(f), and the obsolete classification
codes for Q2 and Q3 visas at 22 CFR 41.12.
Regulatory Findings
Administrative Procedure Act
This rule is issued without prior notice and opportunity to
comment, with an immediate effective date, pursuant to the
Administrative Procedure Act (APA), 5 U.S.C. 553(b) and (d). Under 5
U.S.C. 553(b)(B), agencies are exempt from notice and comment
rulemaking when an agency finds for good cause that ``notice and public
procedures are impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to the public
interest.'' The APA also authorizes agencies to dispose of a 30-day
delay in effective date and make a rule effective immediately upon a
showing of good cause. 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3). The Department finds that
good cause exists both to waive prior notice and comment and the 30-day
delay of effective date on this rule because public comment is
unnecessary. This program ended on September 30, 2008, making this rule
obsolete. The program to which the rule relates is no longer
authorized. Therefore, in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(b) and (d), this
rule is effective immediately and is not subject to the notice-and-
comment rule making procedures set forth in 5 U.S.C. 553.
Regulatory Flexibility Act/Executive Order 13272: Small Business
Because this final rule is exempt from notice and comment
rulemaking under 5 U.S.C. 553, it is exempt from the regulatory
flexibility analysis requirements set forth by the Regulatory
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 603 and 604).
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995
This rule will not result in the expenditure by State, local, and
tribal governments, in the aggregate, or by the private sector, of $100
million or more in any year and it will not significantly or uniquely
affect small governments. Therefore, no actions were deemed necessary
under the provisions of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995.
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996
This rule is not a major rule as defined in 5 U.S.C. 804, for
purposes of congressional review of agency rulemaking under the Small
Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996. This rule will
not result in an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more;
a major increase in costs or prices; or adverse effects on competition,
employment, investment, productivity, innovation, or the ability of
United States-based companies to compete with foreign-based companies
in domestic and import markets.
Executive Order 12866 and 13771: Reducing Regulation and Controlling
Regulatory Costs
The Department does not consider this rule to be a ``significant
regulatory action'' under Executive Order 12866, section 3(f),
Regulatory Planning and Review. The Department has nevertheless
reviewed the regulation to ensure its consistency with the regulatory
philosophy and principles set forth in that Executive Order with the
guidance therein. This rule withdraws defunct regulations and thus will
not impose any costs on the public. This rule is an E.O. 13771
deregulatory action.
Executive Orders 12372 and 13132: Federalism
This rulemaking will not have substantial direct effects on the
States, on the relationship between the national government and the
States, or the distribution of power and responsibilities among the
various levels of government. Nor will the rule have federalism
implications warranting the application of Executive Orders 12372 and
13132.
Executive Order 13175: Consultation and Coordination With Indian Tribal
Governments
The Department has determined that this rulemaking will not have
tribal implications, will not impose substantial direct compliance
costs on Indian tribal governments, and will not preempt tribal law.
Accordingly, the requirements of Section 5 of Executive Order 13175 do
not apply to this rulemaking.
Paperwork Reduction Act
This rule does not impose or revise any reporting or record-keeping
requirements subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. chapter
35.
List of Subjects
22 CFR Part 41
Aliens, Nonimmigrants, Passports, Visas.
22 CFR Part 139
Aliens, Passports, Visas.
Accordingly, for the reasons set forth in the preamble, 22 CFR
parts 41 and 139 are amended as follows:
PART 41--VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE
IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED
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1. The authority citation for Part 41 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 22 U.S.C. 2651a; 8 U.S.C. 1104; Pub. L. 105-277, 112
Stat. 2681-795 through 2681-801; 8 U.S.C. 1185 note (section 7209 of
Pub. L. 108-458, as amended by section 546 of Pub. L. 109-295).
Sec. 41.12 [Amended]
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2. In Sec. 41.12 amend the table by removing the classification
symbols for Q2 and Q3.
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3. Amend Sec. 41.57 by revising the section heading and removing and
reserving paragraph (b) to read as follows:
Sec. 41.57 International cultural exchange visitors.
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Sec. 41.101 [Amended]
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4. Amend Sec. 41.101 by removing and reserving paragraph (f).
PART 139--[REMOVED AND RESERVED]
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5. Under the authority of Public Law 105-319, 112 Stat. 3013; 22 U.S.C.
2651a, remove and reserve part 139.
Carl C. Risch,
Assistant Secretary, Consular Affairs, Department of State.
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