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Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory
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Semiannual regulatory agenda.
AGENCY:
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This regulatory agenda is a
semiannual summary of projected
regulations, existing regulations, and
completed actions of the Department of
Homeland Security (DHS) and its
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public with information about DHS’s
regulatory and deregulatory activity.
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enable the public to be more aware of,
and effectively participate in, the
Department’s regulatory and
deregulatory activity. DHS invites the
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aspect of this agenda.
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inquiries on individual actions
identified in this agenda to the
individual listed in the summary
portion as the point of contact for that
action.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DHS
provides this notice pursuant to the
requirements of the Regulatory
Flexibility Act (Pub. L. 96–354, Sept. 19,
1980) and Executive Order 12866
‘‘Regulatory Planning and Review’’
(Sept. 30, 1993) as incorporated in
Executive Order 13563 ‘‘Improving
Regulation and Regulatory Review’’
(Jan. 18, 2011) and Executive Order
13771 ‘‘Reducing Regulation and
Controlling Regulatory Costs’’ (Jan. 30,
2017), which require the Department to
publish a semiannual agenda of
regulations. The regulatory agenda is a
summary of existing and projected
regulations as well as actions completed
since the publication of the last
regulatory agenda for the Department.
DHS’s last semiannual regulatory
agenda was published on August 26,
2020, at 85 FR 52715.
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Dated: September 4, 2020.
Christina E. McDonald,
Associate General Counsel for Regulatory
Affairs.
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY—LONG-TERM ACTIONS
Regulation
Identifier No.
Sequence No.
Title
246 ....................
Homeland Security Acquisition Regulation, Enhancement of Whistleblower Protections for Contractor Employees.
Homeland Security Acquisition Regulation: Safeguarding of Controlled Unclassified Sensitive Information
(HSAR Case 2015–001).
Homeland Security Acquisition Regulation: Information Technology Security Awareness Training (HSAR
Case 2015–002).
247 ....................
248 ....................
1601–AA72
1601–AA76
1601–AA78
U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES—PROPOSED RULE STAGE
Regulation
Identifier No.
Sequence No.
Title
249 ....................
250 ....................
Removing H–4 Dependent Spouses From the Classes of Aliens Eligible for Employment Authorization .....
Employment Authorization for Certain Classes of Aliens With Final Orders of Removal (Reg Plan Seq
No. 43).
Short-Term Extension for E-Verify Employers in the H–2A Program .............................................................
251 ....................
1615–AC15
1615–AC40
1615–AC51
References in boldface appear in The Regulatory Plan in part II of this issue of the Federal Register.
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U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES—FINAL RULE STAGE
Regulation
Identifier No.
Sequence No.
Title
252 ....................
253 ....................
Removal of International Entrepreneur Parole Program .................................................................................
Collection and Use of Biometrics by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (Reg Plan Seq No. 46) ...
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—LONG-TERM ACTIONS
Regulation
Identifier No.
Sequence No.
Title
254 ....................
255 ....................
256 ....................
Requirements for Filing Motions and Administrative Appeals .........................................................................
EB–5 Immigrant Investor Regional Center Program .......................................................................................
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Fee Schedule and Changes to Certain Other Immigration Benefit Request Requirements.
Electronic Processing of USCIS Immigration Benefit Requests .....................................................................
257 ....................
1615–AB98
1615–AC11
1615–AC18
1615–AC20
U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES—COMPLETED ACTIONS
Regulation
Identifier No.
Sequence No.
Title
258 ....................
Removal of 30-Day Processing Provision for Asylum Applicant-Related Form I–765 Employment Authorization Applications.
Asylum Application, Interview, and Employment Authorization for Applicants ...............................................
259 ....................
1615–AC19
1615–AC27
U.S. COAST GUARD—PROPOSED RULE STAGE
Regulation
Identifier No.
Sequence No.
Title
260 ....................
Lifejacket Approval Harmonization ..................................................................................................................
1625–AC62
U.S. COAST GUARD—LONG-TERM ACTIONS
Regulation
Identifier No.
Sequence No.
Title
261 ....................
262 ....................
263 ....................
Claims Procedures Under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (USCG–2004–17697) .............................................
Commercial Fishing Vessels—Implementation of 2010 and 2012 Legislation ...............................................
Financial Responsibility—Vessels; Superseded Pollution Funds (USCG–2017–0788) ..................................
1625–AA03
1625–AB85
1625–AC39
U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION—FINAL RULE STAGE
Regulation
Identifier No.
Sequence No.
Title
264 ....................
Implementation of the Guam-CNMI Visa Waiver Program (Section 610 Review) ........................................
1651–AA77
U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION—LONG-TERM ACTIONS
Regulation
Identifier No.
Sequence No.
Title
265 ....................
Importer Security Filing and Additional Carrier Requirements (Section 610 Review) ...................................
1651–AA70
U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT—PROPOSED RULE STAGE
Regulation
Identifier No.
Sequence No.
Title
266 ....................
267 ....................
Visa Security Program Fee ..............................................................................................................................
Adjusting Program Fees for the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (Reg Plan Seq No. 57) ...............
1653–AA77
1653–AA81
References in boldface appear in The Regulatory Plan in part II of this issue of the Federal Register.
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U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT—FINAL RULE STAGE
Regulation
Identifier No.
Sequence No.
Title
268 ....................
Establishing a Fixed Time Period of Admission and an Extension of Stay Procedure for Nonimmigrant
Academic Students, Exchange Visitors, and Representatives of Foreign Information Media (Reg Plan
Seq No. 59).
References in boldface appear in The Regulatory Plan in part II of this issue of the Federal Register.
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Regulation
Identifier No.
Sequence No.
Title
269 ....................
Procedures and Standards for Declining Surety Immigration Bonds and Administrative Appeal Requirement for Breaches.
1653–AA67
CYBERSECURITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY AGENCY—PROPOSED RULE STAGE
Regulation
Identifier No.
Sequence No.
Title
270 ....................
Ammonium Nitrate Security Program (Reg Plan Seq No. 62) .......................................................................
1670–AA00
References in boldface appear in The Regulatory Plan in part II of this issue of the Federal Register.
CYBERSECURITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY AGENCY—LONG-TERM ACTIONS
Title
271 ....................
Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) .....................................................................................
20528, Phone: 202 447–0956, Email:
nancy.harvey@hq.dhs.gov.
RIN: 1601–AA72
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY (DHS)
Office of the Secretary (OS)
247. Homeland Security Acquisition
Regulation: Safeguarding of Controlled
Unclassified Sensitive Information
(HSAR Case 2015–001)
Long-Term Actions
246. 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) and 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
Date
NPRM ..................
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Regulation
Identifier No.
Sequence No.
FR Cite
To Be Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Nancy Harvey,
Policy Analyst, Department of
Homeland Security, Office of the Chief
Procurement Officer, Room 3636–15,
301 7th Street SW, Washington, DC
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E.O. 13771 Designation: Fully or
Partially Exempt.
Legal Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301 to 302;
41 U.S.C. 1302, 1303 and 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:
Action
Date
NPRM ..................
NPRM Comment
Period End.
NPRM Comment
Period Extended.
NPRM Comment
Period Extended End.
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03/20/17
82 FR 6429
03/20/17
82 FR 14341
04/19/17
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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
248. 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, 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
To Be Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
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Date
NPRM Comment
Period Extended.
NPRM Comment
Period Extended End.
03/20/17
FR Cite
82 FR 14341
250. Employment Authorization for
Certain Classes of Aliens With Final
Orders of Removal
04/19/17
Final Rule ............
To Be Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Shaundra Duggans,
Procurement Analyst, Department of
Homeland Security, Office of the Chief
Procurement Officer, Acquisition Policy
and Legislation, 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
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY (DHS)
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services (USCIS)
Proposed Rule Stage
249. Removing H–4 Dependent Spouses
From the Classes of Aliens Eligible for
Employment Authorization
E.O. 13771 Designation: Other.
Legal Authority: 6 U.S.C. 112; 8 U.S.C.
1103(a), 1184(a)(1) and 1324a(H)(3)(B)
Abstract: On February 25, 2015, DHS
published a final rule that amended
DHS regulations to extend eligibility for
employment authorization to certain H–
4 dependent spouses of H–1B
nonimmigrant workers who are seeking
employment-based lawful permanent
resident (LPR) status. DHS is publishing
this notice of proposed rulemaking to
propose to remove from its regulations
this class of aliens for eligibility for
employment authorization.
Timetable:
Action
Date
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NPRM ..................
FR Cite
12/00/20
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Charles Nimick,
Chief, Business and Foreign Workers
Division, Office of Policy and Strategy,
Department of Homeland Security, U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services,
5900 Capital Gateway Drive, Suite
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Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq.
No. 43 in part II of this issue of the
Federal Register.
RIN: 1615–AC40
251. Short-Term Extension for E-Verify
Employers in the H–2A Program
E.O. 13771 Designation: Other.
Legal Authority: Pub. L. 107–296, sec.
116; 6 U.S.C. 112; 8 U.S.C. 1103(a),
1184(a)(1), and 1324a(h)(3)(B)
Abstract: The Department of
Homeland Security proposes to amend
its regulations regarding short-term
extensions for U.S. employers seeking
temporary or seasonal agricultural
nonimmigrant workers in the H–2A
program to provide a short-term
extension of the H–2A petition validity
period by up to 2 weeks (14 days) to
petitioning employers who are
participants in good standing in EVerify. The E-Verify petitioner may
request the short-term extension at the
time of the initial H–2A petition, or the
petitioner may file a new H–2A petition
to request the short-term extension. This
proposal would allow H–2A workers to
continue their H–2A employment for
the same petitioner and under the same
terms and conditions as the valid
temporary labor certification and the H–
2A petition without the requirement to
obtain a new temporary labor
certification from the Department of
Labor.
Timetable:
Action
Date
NPRM ..................
NPRM Comment
Period End.
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Charles Nimick,
Chief, Business and Foreign Workers
Division, Office of Policy and Strategy,
Department of Homeland Security, U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services,
5900 Capital Gateway Drive, Suite
4S190, Camp Springs, MD 20588–0009,
Phone: 240 721–3000.
RIN: 1615–AC51
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY (DHS)
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services (USCIS)
Final Rule Stage
252. Removal of International
Entrepreneur Parole Program
E.O. 13771 Designation: Regulatory.
Legal Authority: 8 U.S.C.
1182(d)(5)(A)
Abstract: On January 17, 2017, DHS
published the International
Entrepreneur Final Rule (the IE final
rule) in the Federal Register at 82 FR
5238, with an original effective date of
July 17, 2017. On May 29, 2018, DHS
published a notice of proposed
rulemaking (NPRM) proposing to
remove the international entrepreneur
parole program from DHS regulations
and solicited public comments on the
proposal.
Timetable:
Action
NPRM ..................
NPRM Comment
Period End.
Final Rule ............
Final Rule Delay
of Effective
Date.
Final Rule Effective.
NPRM—Removal
of International
Entrepreneur
Parole Program.
NPRM Comment
Period End-Removal of International Entrepreneur Parole
Program.
Final Action—Removal of International Entrepreneur Parole
Program.
Date
FR Cite
08/31/16
10/17/16
81 FR 60129
01/17/17
07/11/17
82 FR 5238
82 FR 31887
07/17/17
05/29/18
83 FR 24415
06/28/18
12/00/20
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Charles Nimick,
Chief, Business and Foreign Workers
Division, Office of Policy and Strategy,
Department of Homeland Security, U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services,
5900 Capital Gateway Drive, Suite
4S190, Camp Springs, MD 20588–0009,
Phone: 240 721–3000.
RIN: 1615–AC04
253. Collection and Use of Biometrics
by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq.
No. 46 in part II of this issue of the
Federal Register.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY (DHS)
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services (USCIS)
Long-Term Actions
254. 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, 1103 and 1304; 6
U.S.C. 112
Abstract: The Department of
Homeland Security (DHS) is proposing
this rule to improve the administration
of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services (USCIS) appeals, motions, and
certifications. The proposed changes
would update and restructure the
regulations in order to clarify and
streamline the administrative review
process, increase efficiency, and reflect
the establishment of DHS and its
components.
Timetable:
Action
Date
NPRM ..................
FR Cite
12/00/21
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: William K. Renwick,
Jr., Branch Chief, Department of
Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services,
Administrative Appeals Office, 5900
Capital Gateway Drive, Suite 4S190,
Camp Springs, MD 20588–0009, Phone:
202 721–3000.
RIN: 1615–AB98
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255. 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
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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
ANPRM ...............
ANPRM Comment
Period End.
FR Cite
01/11/17
04/11/17
NPRM ..................
82 FR 3211
To Be Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Charles Nimick,
Chief, Business and Foreign Workers
Division, Office of Policy and Strategy,
Department of Homeland Security, U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services,
5900 Capital Gateway Drive, Suite
4S190, Camp Springs, MD 20588–0009,
Phone: 240 721–3000.
RIN: 1615–AC11
256. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services Fee Schedule and Changes to
Certain Other Immigration Benefit
Request Requirements
E.O. 13771 Designation: Regulatory.
Legal Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1356(m)
Abstract: The Department of
Homeland Security (DHS), U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services
(USCIS) conducted a FY 2019/2020 fee
review for its Immigration Examinations
Fee Account (IEFA), pursuant to the
requirements of the Chief Financial
Officers Act of 1990 (CFO Act), 31
U.S.C. 901–03 and the Immigration and
Nationality Act, section 286(m), 8 U.S.C.
1356(m). The CFO Act requires each
agency’s chief financial officer to
‘‘review, on a biennial basis, the fees,
royalties, rents, and other charges
imposed by the agency for services and
things of value it provides, and make
recommendations on revising those
charges to reflect costs incurred by it in
providing those services and things of
value.’’ As a result of the FY 2019/2020
IEFA fee review, and following full
consideration of public comments, DHS
published its final rule (85 FR 46788) on
August 3, 2020 with an effective date of
October 2, 2020.
Timetable:
Action
Date
NPRM ..................
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Period Extended.
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Action
NPRM Comment
Period End.
NPRM Comment
Period Extended End.
NPRM Comment
Period Reopened.
NPRM Comment
Period Reopened End.
Final Action .........
Correction ............
Correction ............
Final Action Effective.
Next Action Undetermined.
FR Cite
12/16/19
12/30/19
01/24/20
85 FR 4243
02/10/20
08/03/20
08/17/20
08/31/20
10/02/20
85 FR 46788
85 FR 49941
85 FR 53645
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Kika M. Scott, Chief
Financial Officer, Department of
Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services, 5900 Capital
Gateway Drive, Suite 4S190, Camp
Springs, MD 20588–0009, Phone: 202
721–3000.
RIN: 1615–AC18
257. Electronic Processing of USCIS
Immigration Benefit Requests
E.O. 13771 Designation: Deregulatory.
Legal Authority: 6 U.S.C. 112; 8 U.S.C.
1103; 44 U.S.C. 3504
Abstract: The Department of
Homeland Security (DHS) will propose
to: (1) Set requirements for mandatoryonline submission for immigration
benefit requests and explain the
requirements associated with electronic
processing; and (2) make changes to
existing regulations to allow end-to-end
digital processing.
Timetable:
Action
NPRM ..................
Date
FR Cite
12/00/21
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Michael Mayhew,
Chief of Staff, Immigration Records and
Identity Services Directorate,
Department of Homeland Security, U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services,
5900 Capital Gateway Drive, Suite
4S190, Camp Springs, MD 20588–0009,
Phone: 202 721–3000.
RIN: 1615–AC20
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for the purpose of obtaining
Employment Authorization Documents
(EADs). DHS is considering public
comments in development of the final
rule.
Timetable:
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY (DHS)
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services (USCIS)
Completed Actions
258. Removal of 30-Day Processing
Provision for Asylum ApplicantRelated Form I–765 Employment
Authorization Applications
E.O. 13771 Designation: Regulatory.
Legal Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1101 and
1103; Pub. L. 103–322; 8 U.S.C. 1105a;
8 U.S.C. 1151, 1153 and 1154; 8 U.S.C.
1182; 8 U.S.C. 1186a; 8 U.S.C. 1255;
Pub. L. 113–4; 5 U.S.C. 801
Abstract: On September 9, 2019, DHS
issued a proposed rule that would
withdraw a regulatory provision stating
that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services (USCIS) has 30 days from the
date an asylum applicant files the initial
Form I–765, Application for
Employment Authorization (EAD
application) to grant or deny that initial
employment authorization application.
DHS also proposed removing the
provision requiring that the application
for renewal must be received by USCIS
90 days prior to the expiration of the
employment authorization. DHS will
issue a final rule to respond to public
comments and finalize removal of these
provisions.
Timetable:
Action
Date
NPRM ..................
NPRM Comment
Period End.
Final Action .........
Final Action Effective.
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11/08/19
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06/22/20
08/21/20
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Daniel Kane, Branch
Chief, Service Center Operations,
Department of Homeland Security, U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services,
5900 Capital Gateway Drive, Suite
4S190, Camp Springs, MD 20588–0009,
Phone: 202 721–3000.
RIN: 1615–AC19
259. Asylum Application, Interview,
and Employment Authorization for
Applicants
E.O. 13771 Designation: Regulatory.
Legal Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1158(d)(2)
Abstract: On November 14, 2019, The
Department of Homeland Security
(DHS) proposed regulatory amendments
intended to promote greater
accountability in the application
process for requesting employment
authorization and to deter the
fraudulent filing of asylum applications
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Date
NPRM ..................
NPRM Comment
Period End.
Final Action .........
Final Action Effective.
FR Cite
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01/13/20
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06/26/20
08/25/20
85 FR 38532
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Maureen A. Dunn,
Chief, Humanitarian Affairs Division,
Department of Homeland Security, U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services,
Office of Policy and Strategy, 5900
Capital Gateway Drive, Suite 4S190,
Camp Springs, MD 20588–0009, Phone:
240 721–3000.
RIN: 1615–AC27
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY (DHS)
U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)
Proposed Rule Stage
260. • Lifejacket Approval
Harmonization
E.O. 13771 Designation: Deregulatory.
Legal Authority: 46 U.S.C. 3306(a); 46
U.S.C. 3306(b); 46 U.S.C. 4102(a); 46
U.S.C. 4102(b); 46 U.S.C. 4302(a); 46
U.S.C. 4502(a); 46 U.S.C. 4502(c)(2)(B)
Abstract: The Coast Guard proposes to
amend the lifejacket approval
requirements and follow-up program
requirements by incorporating three
new bi-national standards. At the same
time, the Coast Guard proposes to
amend lifejacket and personal flotation
devices (PFD) carriage requirements to
allow for the use of equipment approved
to the new standards, and to remove
obsolete equipment approval
requirements. The new standards are
state-of-the-art and are intended to
replace the legacy standards. The
proposed amendments will streamline
the process for approval of PFDs and
allow manufacturers the opportunity to
produce more innovative equipment
that meets the approval requirements of
both Canada and the United States,
while reducing the burden for
manufacturers in both the approval
process and follow-up program.
Timetable:
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NPRM ..................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Jacqueline M.
Yurkovich, Project Manager (CG–
ENG–4), Department of Homeland
Security, U.S. Coast Guard, 2703 Martin
Luther King Jr. Avenue SE, STOP 7509,
Washington, DC 20593–7509, Phone:
202 372–1389, Email:
jacqueline.m.yurkovich@uscg.mil.
RIN: 1625–AC62
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY (DHS)
U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)
Long-Term Actions
261. Claims Procedures Under the Oil
Pollution Act of 1990 (USCG–2004–
17697)
E.O. 13771 Designation: Regulatory.
Legal Authority: 33 U.S.C. 2713 and
2714
Abstract: The purpose of this project
is to remove superseded regulations at
33 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
part 135, and to finalize the Oil
Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA’90) claims
procedures at 33 CFR part 136. The
OPA’90 claims procedures,
implementing OPA’90 section 1013
(Claims Procedures) and section 1014
(Designation of Source and
Advertisement), were established by an
interim rule, titled ‘‘Claims under the
Oil Pollution Act of 1990’’ (Interim
Rule) that has not been substantively
amended since it was published in
1992. This rulemaking supports the
Coast Guard’s strategic goal of
protection of natural resources.
Timetable:
Action
Interim Final Rule
Correction ............
Interim Final Rule
Comment Period End.
Notice of Inquiry ..
Notice of Inquiry
Comment Period End.
NPRM ..................
Date
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09/09/92
12/10/92
57 FR 36314
57 FR 41104
11/01/11
01/30/12
76 FR 67385
11/00/21
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:
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RIN: 1625–AA03
262. Commercial Fishing Vessels—
Implementation of 2010 and 2012
Legislation
E.O. 13771 Designation: Other.
Legal Authority: 46 U.S.C. 4502 and
5103; 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:
Action
Date
NPRM ..................
NPRM Comment
Period Extended.
NPRM Comment
Period End.
NPRM Comment
Period Extended End.
Final Rule ............
06/21/16
08/15/16
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81 FR 53986
10/19/16
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
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263. 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.
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Abstract: The Coast Guard proposes to
amend its rule on vessel financial
responsibility to include tank vessels
greater than 100 gross tons, to clarify
and strengthen the rule’s reporting
requirements, to conform its rule to
current practice, and to remove two
superseded regulations. This
rulemaking will ensure the Coast Guard
has current information when there are
significant changes in a vessel’s
operation, ownership, or evidence of
financial responsibility, and reflect
current best practices in the Coast
Guard’s management of the Certificate
of Financial Responsibility Program.
This rulemaking will also promote the
Coast Guard’s missions of maritime
stewardship, maritime security, and
maritime safety.
Timetable:
Action
Date
NPRM ..................
NPRM Comment
Period End.
05/13/20
08/11/20
Next Action Undetermined.
FR Cite
85 FR 28802
To Be Determined
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:
benjamin.h.white@uscg.mil.
RIN: 1625–AC39
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY (DHS)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(USCBP)
Final Rule Stage
264. 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
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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
Interim Final Rule
Interim Final Rule
Effective.
Interim Final Rule
Comment Period End.
Technical Amendment; Change
of Implementation Date.
Final Action .........
Date
01/16/09
01/16/09
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03/17/09
05/28/09
74 FR 25387
10/00/21
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: No.
Agency Contact: Neyda Yejo, Program
Manager, Electronic System for Travel
Authorization, Office of Field
Operations, Department of Homeland
Security, U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20229, Phone: 202
344–2373, Email: neyda.i.yejo@
cbp.dhs.gov.
RIN: 1651–AA77
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Action
Final Action .........
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(USCBP)
Long-Term Actions
265. 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;
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 highrisk shipments to prevent smuggling
and ensure cargo safety and security.
The interim final rule did not finalize
six data elements that were identified as
areas of potential concern for industry
during the rulemaking process and, for
which, CBP provided some type of
flexibility for compliance with those
data elements. CBP solicited public
comment on these six data elements and
also invited comments on the revised
Regulatory Assessment and Final
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis. (See 73
FR 71782–85 for regulatory text and 73
CFR 71733–34 for general discussion.)
The remaining requirements of the rule
were adopted as final.
Timetable:
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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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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Brian Sale, Branch
Chief, Manifest & Conveyance Security
Division, Cargo & Conveyance, Office of
Field Operation, Department of
Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection, 1300 Pennsylvania
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20229,
Phone: 202 325–3338, Email:
brian.a.sale@cbp.dhs.gov.
RIN: 1651–AA70
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY (DHS)
U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement (USICE)
Proposed Rule Stage
266. Visa Security Program Fee
E.O. 13771 Designation: Other.
Legal Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1356
Abstract: ICE seeks to enable the
expansion of the Visa Security Program
(VSP) by proposing to move it to a userfee funded model (as opposed to relying
on appropriations). The VSP leverages
resources in the National Capital Region
(NCR) and at U.S. diplomatic posts
overseas to vet and screen visa
applicants; identifies and prevents the
travel of those who constitute potential
national security and/or public safety
threats; and launches investigations into
criminal and/or terrorist affiliated
networks operating in the U.S. and
abroad. The fees collected as a result of
this rule would fund an expansion of
the VSP, enabling ICE to extend visa
security screening and vetting
operations and investigative efforts to
more visa-issuing posts overseas, and in
turn, enhance the U.S. government’s
ability to prevent travel to the United
States by illicit actors.
Timetable:
Action
03/18/08
11/25/08
01/26/09
Date
Date
NPRM ..................
FR Cite
04/00/21
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Sharon Hageman,
Regulations Unit Chief, Department of
Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration
and Customs Enforcement, 500 12th
Street SW, Mail Stop 5006, Washington,
DC 20536, Phone: 202 732–6960, Email:
sharon.hageman@ice.dhs.gov.
RIN: 1653–AA77
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267. Adjusting Program Fees for the
Student and Exchange Visitor Program
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq.
No. 57 in part II of this issue of the
Federal Register.
RIN: 1653–AA81
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY (DHS)
U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement (USICE)
Final Rule Stage
268. Establishing a Fixed Time Period
of Admission and an Extension of Stay
Procedure for Nonimmigrant Academic
Students, Exchange Visitors, and
Representatives of Foreign Information
Media
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq.
No. 59 in part II of this issue of the
Federal Register.
RIN: 1653–AA78
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY (DHS)
U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement (USICE)
Completed Actions
269. 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) is
establishing standards and procedures
ICE will follow before making a
determination to stop accepting
immigration bonds posted by a surety
company that has been certified to issue
bonds by the Department of the
Treasury when the company does not
cure deficient performance. Treasury
administers the Federal corporate surety
program and, in its current regulations,
allows agencies to prescribe ‘‘for cause’’
standards and procedures for declining
to accept new bonds from Treasurycertified sureties. ICE will also require
surety companies seeking to overturn a
breach determination to file an
administrative appeal raising all legal
and factual defenses.
Timetable:
Action
NPRM ..................
NPRM Comment
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Date
Final Action .........
07/31/20
FR Cite
85 FR 45968
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Sharon Hageman,
Regulations Unit Chief, Department of
Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration
and Customs Enforcement, 500 12th
Street SW, Mail Stop 5006, Washington,
DC 20536, Phone: 202 732–6960, Email:
sharon.hageman@ice.dhs.gov.
RIN: 1653–AA67
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY (DHS)
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure
Security Agency (CISA)
Proposed Rule Stage
270. Ammonium Nitrate Security
Program
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SECURITY (DHS)
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure
Security Agency (CISA)
Long-Term Actions
271. 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. Taking into
consideration the comments received,
the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure
Security Agency (CISA) has determined
to limit the scope of this rulemaking to
improving Appendix A to the CFATS
regulations and address concerns with
release-flammable security issues.
Additionally, in June 2020, CISA
published a notice announcing the
availability of a retrospective analysis of
the data, assumptions, and methodology
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that were used to support the 2007
CFATS interim final rule and providing
the public an opportunity to provide
comment. Once the comment period
closes, CISA intends to determine the
next appropriate step for this
rulemaking.
Timetable:
Action
ANPRM ...............
ANPRM Comment
Period End.
NPRM ..................
Date
08/18/14
10/17/14
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To Be Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Lona Saccomando,
Chemical Facility of Interest (CFOI)
Coordinator, Department of Homeland
Security, Cybersecurity and
Infrastructure Security Agency, 245
Murray Lane SW, Mail Stop 0610,
Arlington, VA 20528–0610, Phone: 703
603–4898, Email: lona.saccomando@
cisa.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.
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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 August 26, 2020, at
85 FR 52715.
Beginning in fall 2007, the internet became the basic means for
disseminating the Unified Agenda. The complete Unified Agenda is
available online at www.reginfo.gov.
The Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 602) requires Federal
agencies to publish their regulatory flexibility agendas in the Federal
Register. A regulatory flexibility agenda shall contain, among other
things, a brief description of the subject area of any rule which is
likely to have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of
small entities. DHS's printed agenda entries include regulatory actions
that are in the Department's regulatory flexibility agenda. Printing of
these entries is limited to fields that contain information required by
the agenda provisions of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. Additional
information on these entries is available in the Unified Agenda
published on the internet.
The semiannual agenda of the Department conforms to the Unified
Agenda format developed by the Regulatory Information Service Center.
Dated: September 4, 2020.
Christina E. McDonald,
Associate General Counsel for Regulatory Affairs.
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246....................... Homeland Security 1601-AA72
Acquisition Regulation,
Enhancement of
Whistleblower Protections
for Contractor Employees.
247....................... Homeland Security 1601-AA76
Acquisition Regulation:
Safeguarding of
Controlled Unclassified
Sensitive Information
(HSAR Case 2015-001).
248....................... Homeland Security 1601-AA78
Acquisition Regulation:
Information Technology
Security Awareness
Training (HSAR Case 2015-
002).
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Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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249....................... Removing H-4 Dependent 1615-AC15
Spouses From the Classes
of Aliens Eligible for
Employment Authorization.
250....................... Employment Authorization 1615-AC40
for Certain Classes of
Aliens With Final Orders
of Removal (Reg Plan Seq
No. 43).
251....................... Short-Term Extension for E- 1615-AC51
Verify Employers in the H-
2A Program.
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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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252....................... Removal of International 1615-AC04
Entrepreneur Parole
Program.
253....................... Collection and Use of 1615-AC14
Biometrics by U.S.
Citizenship and
Immigration Services (Reg
Plan Seq No. 46).
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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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254....................... Requirements for Filing 1615-AB98
Motions and
Administrative Appeals.
255....................... EB-5 Immigrant Investor 1615-AC11
Regional Center Program.
256....................... U.S. Citizenship and 1615-AC18
Immigration Services Fee
Schedule and Changes to
Certain Other Immigration
Benefit Request
Requirements.
257....................... Electronic Processing of 1615-AC20
USCIS Immigration Benefit
Requests.
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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services--Completed Actions
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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258....................... Removal of 30-Day 1615-AC19
Processing Provision for
Asylum Applicant-Related
Form I-765 Employment
Authorization
Applications.
259....................... Asylum Application, 1615-AC27
Interview, and Employment
Authorization for
Applicants.
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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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260....................... Lifejacket Approval 1625-AC62
Harmonization.
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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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261....................... Claims Procedures Under 1625-AA03
the Oil Pollution Act of
1990 (USCG-2004-17697).
262....................... Commercial Fishing 1625-AB85
Vessels--Implementation
of 2010 and 2012
Legislation.
263....................... Financial Responsibility-- 1625-AC39
Vessels; Superseded
Pollution Funds (USCG-
2017-0788).
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection--Final Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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264....................... Implementation of the Guam- 1651-AA77
CNMI Visa Waiver Program
(Section 610 Review).
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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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265....................... Importer Security Filing 1651-AA70
and Additional Carrier
Requirements (Section 610
Review).
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement--Proposed Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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266....................... Visa Security Program Fee. 1653-AA77
267....................... Adjusting Program Fees for 1653-AA81
the Student and Exchange
Visitor Program (Reg Plan
Seq No. 57).
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References in boldface appear in The Regulatory Plan in part II of this
issue of the Federal Register.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement--Final Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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268....................... Establishing a Fixed Time 1653-AA78
Period of Admission and
an Extension of Stay
Procedure for
Nonimmigrant Academic
Students, Exchange
Visitors, and
Representatives of
Foreign Information Media
(Reg Plan Seq No. 59).
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issue of the Federal Register.
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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269....................... Procedures and Standards 1653-AA67
for Declining Surety
Immigration Bonds and
Administrative Appeal
Requirement for Breaches.
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Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency--Proposed Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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270....................... Ammonium Nitrate Security 1670-AA00
Program (Reg Plan Seq No.
62).
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References in boldface appear in The Regulatory Plan in part II of this
issue of the Federal Register.
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency--Long-Term Actions
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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271....................... Chemical Facility Anti- 1670-AA01
Terrorism Standards
(CFATS).
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS)
Office of the Secretary (OS)
Long-Term Actions
246. 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) and 1707
Abstract: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is proposing to
amend its Homeland Security Acquisition Regulation (HSAR) parts 3003
and 3052 to implement section 827 of the National Defense Authorization
Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 (Pub. L. 112-239, enacted January
2, 2013) for the United States Coast Guard (USCG). Section 827 of the
NDAA for FY 2013 established enhancements to the Whistleblower
Protections for Contractor Employees for all agencies subject to
section 2409 of title 10, United States Code, which includes the USCG.
Timetable:
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NPRM................................ To Be Determined
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Nancy Harvey, Policy Analyst, Department of
Homeland Security, Office of the Chief Procurement Officer, Room 3636-
15, 301 7th Street SW, Washington, DC 20528, Phone: 202 447-0956,
Email: [email protected].
RIN: 1601-AA72
247. 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, 1303 and 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
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Final Rule.......................... To Be Determined
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Shaundra Duggans, Procurement Analyst, Department
of Homeland Security, Office of the Chief Procurement Officer,
Acquisition Policy and Legislation, 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
248. 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, 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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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 01/19/17 82 FR 6446
NPRM Comment Period End............. 03/20/17
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NPRM Comment Period Extended........ 03/20/17 82 FR 14341
NPRM Comment Period Extended End.... 04/19/17
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Final Rule.......................... To Be Determined
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Shaundra Duggans, Procurement Analyst, Department
of Homeland Security, Office of the Chief Procurement Officer,
Acquisition Policy and Legislation, 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
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS)
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
Proposed Rule Stage
249. Removing H-4 Dependent Spouses From the Classes of Aliens Eligible
for Employment Authorization
E.O. 13771 Designation: Other.
Legal Authority: 6 U.S.C. 112; 8 U.S.C. 1103(a), 1184(a)(1) and
1324a(H)(3)(B)
Abstract: On February 25, 2015, DHS published a final rule that
amended DHS regulations to extend eligibility for employment
authorization to certain H-4 dependent spouses of H-1B nonimmigrant
workers who are seeking employment-based lawful permanent resident
(LPR) status. DHS is publishing this notice of proposed rulemaking to
propose to remove from its regulations this class of aliens for
eligibility for employment authorization.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 12/00/20
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Charles Nimick, Chief, Business and Foreign Workers
Division, Office of Policy and Strategy, Department of Homeland
Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, 5900 Capital
Gateway Drive, Suite 4S190, Camp Springs, MD 20588-0009, Phone: 240
721-3000.
RIN: 1615-AC15
250. Employment Authorization for Certain Classes of Aliens With Final
Orders of Removal
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 43 in part II of this issue
of the Federal Register.
RIN: 1615-AC40
251. Short-Term Extension for E-Verify Employers in the H-2A Program
E.O. 13771 Designation: Other.
Legal Authority: Pub. L. 107-296, sec. 116; 6 U.S.C. 112; 8 U.S.C.
1103(a), 1184(a)(1), and 1324a(h)(3)(B)
Abstract: The Department of Homeland Security proposes to amend its
regulations regarding short-term extensions for U.S. employers seeking
temporary or seasonal agricultural nonimmigrant workers in the H-2A
program to provide a short-term extension of the H-2A petition validity
period by up to 2 weeks (14 days) to petitioning employers who are
participants in good standing in E-Verify. The E-Verify petitioner may
request the short-term extension at the time of the initial H-2A
petition, or the petitioner may file a new H-2A petition to request the
short-term extension. This proposal would allow H-2A workers to
continue their H-2A employment for the same petitioner and under the
same terms and conditions as the valid temporary labor certification
and the H-2A petition without the requirement to obtain a new temporary
labor certification from the Department of Labor.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 10/05/20 85 FR 62842
NPRM Comment Period End............. 12/04/20 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Charles Nimick, Chief, Business and Foreign Workers
Division, Office of Policy and Strategy, Department of Homeland
Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, 5900 Capital
Gateway Drive, Suite 4S190, Camp Springs, MD 20588-0009, Phone: 240
721-3000.
RIN: 1615-AC51
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS)
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
Final Rule Stage
252. Removal of International Entrepreneur Parole Program
E.O. 13771 Designation: Regulatory.
Legal Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1182(d)(5)(A)
Abstract: On January 17, 2017, DHS published the International
Entrepreneur Final Rule (the IE final rule) in the Federal Register at
82 FR 5238, with an original effective date of July 17, 2017. On May
29, 2018, DHS published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM)
proposing to remove the international entrepreneur parole program from
DHS regulations and solicited public comments on the proposal.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 08/31/16 81 FR 60129
NPRM Comment Period End............. 10/17/16 .......................
Final Rule.......................... 01/17/17 82 FR 5238
Final Rule Delay of Effective Date.. 07/11/17 82 FR 31887
Final Rule Effective................ 07/17/17 .......................
NPRM--Removal of International 05/29/18 83 FR 24415
Entrepreneur Parole Program.
NPRM Comment Period End-Removal of 06/28/18 .......................
International Entrepreneur Parole
Program.
Final Action--Removal of 12/00/20 .......................
International Entrepreneur Parole
Program.
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Charles Nimick, Chief, Business and Foreign Workers
Division, Office of Policy and Strategy, Department of Homeland
Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, 5900 Capital
Gateway Drive, Suite 4S190, Camp Springs, MD 20588-0009, Phone: 240
721-3000.
RIN: 1615-AC04
253. Collection and Use of Biometrics by U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 46 in part II of this issue
of the Federal Register.
RIN: 1615-AC14
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS)
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
Long-Term Actions
254. 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, 1103 and
1304; 6 U.S.C. 112
Abstract: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is proposing
this rule to improve the administration of U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services (USCIS) appeals, motions, and certifications. The
proposed changes would update and restructure the regulations in order
to clarify and streamline the administrative review process, increase
efficiency, and reflect the establishment of DHS and its components.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 12/00/21 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: William K. Renwick, Jr., Branch Chief, Department
of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services,
Administrative Appeals Office, 5900 Capital Gateway Drive, Suite 4S190,
Camp Springs, MD 20588-0009, Phone: 202 721-3000.
RIN: 1615-AB98
255. 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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Action Date FR Cite
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ANPRM............................... 01/11/17 82 FR 3211
ANPRM Comment Period End............ 04/11/17 .......................
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NPRM................................ To Be Determined
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Charles Nimick, Chief, Business and Foreign Workers
Division, Office of Policy and Strategy, Department of Homeland
Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, 5900 Capital
Gateway Drive, Suite 4S190, Camp Springs, MD 20588-0009, Phone: 240
721-3000.
RIN: 1615-AC11
256. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Fee Schedule and Changes
to Certain Other Immigration Benefit Request Requirements
E.O. 13771 Designation: Regulatory.
Legal Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1356(m)
Abstract: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) conducted a FY 2019/2020
fee review for its Immigration Examinations Fee Account (IEFA),
pursuant to the requirements of the Chief Financial Officers Act of
1990 (CFO Act), 31 U.S.C. 901-03 and the Immigration and Nationality
Act, section 286(m), 8 U.S.C. 1356(m). The CFO Act requires each
agency's chief financial officer to ``review, on a biennial basis, the
fees, royalties, rents, and other charges imposed by the agency for
services and things of value it provides, and make recommendations on
revising those charges to reflect costs incurred by it in providing
those services and things of value.'' As a result of the FY 2019/2020
IEFA fee review, and following full consideration of public comments,
DHS published its final rule (85 FR 46788) on August 3, 2020 with an
effective date of October 2, 2020.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 11/14/19 84 FR 62280
NPRM Comment Period Extended........ 12/09/19 84 FR 67243
NPRM Comment Period End............. 12/16/19 .......................
NPRM Comment Period Extended End.... 12/30/19 .......................
NPRM Comment Period Reopened........ 01/24/20 85 FR 4243
NPRM Comment Period Reopened End.... 02/10/20 .......................
Final Action........................ 08/03/20 85 FR 46788
Correction.......................... 08/17/20 85 FR 49941
Correction.......................... 08/31/20 85 FR 53645
Final Action Effective.............. 10/02/20 .......................
Next Action Undetermined............
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Kika M. Scott, Chief Financial Officer, Department
of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, 5900
Capital Gateway Drive, Suite 4S190, Camp Springs, MD 20588-0009, Phone:
202 721-3000.
RIN: 1615-AC18
257. Electronic Processing of USCIS Immigration Benefit Requests
E.O. 13771 Designation: Deregulatory.
Legal Authority: 6 U.S.C. 112; 8 U.S.C. 1103; 44 U.S.C. 3504
Abstract: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will propose
to: (1) Set requirements for mandatory-online submission for
immigration benefit requests and explain the requirements associated
with electronic processing; and (2) make changes to existing
regulations to allow end-to-end digital processing.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 12/00/21 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Michael Mayhew, Chief of Staff, Immigration Records
and Identity Services Directorate, Department of Homeland Security,
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, 5900 Capital Gateway Drive,
Suite 4S190, Camp Springs, MD 20588-0009, Phone: 202 721-3000.
RIN: 1615-AC20
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS)
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
Completed Actions
258. Removal of 30-Day Processing Provision for Asylum Applicant-
Related Form I-765 Employment Authorization Applications
E.O. 13771 Designation: Regulatory.
Legal Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1101 and 1103; Pub. L. 103-322; 8 U.S.C.
1105a; 8 U.S.C. 1151, 1153 and 1154; 8 U.S.C. 1182; 8 U.S.C. 1186a; 8
U.S.C. 1255; Pub. L. 113-4; 5 U.S.C. 801
Abstract: On September 9, 2019, DHS issued a proposed rule that
would withdraw a regulatory provision stating that U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services (USCIS) has 30 days from the date an asylum
applicant files the initial Form I-765, Application for Employment
Authorization (EAD application) to grant or deny that initial
employment authorization application. DHS also proposed removing the
provision requiring that the application for renewal must be received
by USCIS 90 days prior to the expiration of the employment
authorization. DHS will issue a final rule to respond to public
comments and finalize removal of these provisions.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 09/09/19 84 FR 47148
NPRM Comment Period End............. 11/08/19 .......................
Final Action........................ 06/22/20 85 FR 37502
Final Action Effective.............. 08/21/20 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Daniel Kane, Branch Chief, Service Center
Operations, Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services, 5900 Capital Gateway Drive, Suite 4S190, Camp
Springs, MD 20588-0009, Phone: 202 721-3000.
RIN: 1615-AC19
259. Asylum Application, Interview, and Employment Authorization for
Applicants
E.O. 13771 Designation: Regulatory.
Legal Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1158(d)(2)
Abstract: On November 14, 2019, The Department of Homeland Security
(DHS) proposed regulatory amendments intended to promote greater
accountability in the application process for requesting employment
authorization and to deter the fraudulent filing of asylum applications
for the purpose of obtaining Employment Authorization Documents (EADs).
DHS is considering public comments in development of the final rule.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 11/14/19 84 FR 62374
NPRM Comment Period End............. 01/13/20 .......................
Final Action........................ 06/26/20 85 FR 38532
Final Action Effective.............. 08/25/20 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Maureen A. Dunn, Chief, Humanitarian Affairs
Division, Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Office of Policy and Strategy, 5900 Capital
Gateway Drive, Suite 4S190, Camp Springs, MD 20588-0009, Phone: 240
721-3000.
RIN: 1615-AC27
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS)
U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)
Proposed Rule Stage
260. Lifejacket Approval Harmonization
E.O. 13771 Designation: Deregulatory.
Legal Authority: 46 U.S.C. 3306(a); 46 U.S.C. 3306(b); 46 U.S.C.
4102(a); 46 U.S.C. 4102(b); 46 U.S.C. 4302(a); 46 U.S.C. 4502(a); 46
U.S.C. 4502(c)(2)(B)
Abstract: The Coast Guard proposes to amend the lifejacket approval
requirements and follow-up program requirements by incorporating three
new bi-national standards. At the same time, the Coast Guard proposes
to amend lifejacket and personal flotation devices (PFD) carriage
requirements to allow for the use of equipment approved to the new
standards, and to remove obsolete equipment approval requirements. The
new standards are state-of-the-art and are intended to replace the
legacy standards. The proposed amendments will streamline the process
for approval of PFDs and allow manufacturers the opportunity to produce
more innovative equipment that meets the approval requirements of both
Canada and the United States, while reducing the burden for
manufacturers in both the approval process and follow-up program.
Timetable:
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NPRM................................ 12/00/20 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Jacqueline M. Yurkovich, Project Manager (CG- ENG-
4), Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, 2703 Martin
Luther King Jr. Avenue SE, STOP 7509, Washington, DC 20593-7509, Phone:
202 372-1389, Email: [email protected].
RIN: 1625-AC62
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS)
U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)
Long-Term Actions
261. Claims Procedures Under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (USCG-2004-
17697)
E.O. 13771 Designation: Regulatory.
Legal Authority: 33 U.S.C. 2713 and 2714
Abstract: The purpose of this project is to remove superseded
regulations at 33 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 135, and to
finalize the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA'90) claims procedures at 33
CFR part 136. The OPA'90 claims procedures, implementing OPA'90 section
1013 (Claims Procedures) and section 1014 (Designation of Source and
Advertisement), were established by an interim rule, titled ``Claims
under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990'' (Interim Rule) that has not been
substantively amended since it was published in 1992. This rulemaking
supports the Coast Guard's strategic goal of protection of natural
resources.
Timetable:
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Interim Final Rule.................. 08/12/92 57 FR 36314
Correction.......................... 09/09/92 57 FR 41104
Interim Final Rule Comment Period 12/10/92 .......................
End.
Notice of Inquiry................... 11/01/11 76 FR 67385
Notice of Inquiry Comment Period End 01/30/12 .......................
NPRM................................ 11/00/21 .......................
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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:
[[Page 16912]]
202 795-6066, Email: [email protected].
RIN: 1625-AA03
262. Commercial Fishing Vessels--Implementation of 2010 and 2012
Legislation
E.O. 13771 Designation: Other.
Legal Authority: 46 U.S.C. 4502 and 5103; 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 .......................
NPRM Comment Period Extended End.... 12/18/16 .......................
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Final Rule.......................... To Be Determined
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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
263. 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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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 05/13/20 85 FR 28802
NPRM Comment Period End............. 08/11/20 .......................
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Next Action Undetermined............ To Be Determined
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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. Customs and Border Protection (USCBP)
Final Rule Stage
264. 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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Action Date FR Cite
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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........................ 10/00/21 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No.
Agency Contact: Neyda Yejo, Program Manager, Electronic System for
Travel Authorization, Office of Field Operations, Department of
Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 1300
Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20229, Phone: 202 344-2373,
Email: [email protected].
RIN: 1651-AA77
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (USCBP)
Long-Term Actions
265. 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; 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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Action Date FR Cite
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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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Final Action........................ To Be Determined
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Brian Sale, Branch Chief, Manifest & Conveyance
Security Division, Cargo & Conveyance, Office of Field Operation,
Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection,
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20229, Phone: 202 325-3338,
Email: [email protected].
RIN: 1651-AA70
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS)
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (USICE)
Proposed Rule Stage
266. Visa Security Program Fee
E.O. 13771 Designation: Other.
Legal Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1356
Abstract: ICE seeks to enable the expansion of the Visa Security
Program (VSP) by proposing to move it to a user-fee funded model (as
opposed to relying on appropriations). The VSP leverages resources in
the National Capital Region (NCR) and at U.S. diplomatic posts overseas
to vet and screen visa applicants; identifies and prevents the travel
of those who constitute potential national security and/or public
safety threats; and launches investigations into criminal and/or
terrorist affiliated networks operating in the U.S. and abroad. The
fees collected as a result of this rule would fund an expansion of the
VSP, enabling ICE to extend visa security screening and vetting
operations and investigative efforts to more visa-issuing posts
overseas, and in turn, enhance the U.S. government's ability to prevent
travel to the United States by illicit actors.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 04/00/21 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Sharon Hageman, Regulations Unit Chief, Department
of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 500
12th Street SW, Mail Stop 5006, Washington, DC 20536, Phone: 202 732-
6960, Email: [email protected].
RIN: 1653-AA77
267. Adjusting Program Fees for the Student and Exchange Visitor
Program
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 57 in part II of this issue
of the Federal Register.
RIN: 1653-AA81
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS)
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (USICE)
Final Rule Stage
268. Establishing a Fixed Time Period of Admission and an Extension of
Stay Procedure for Nonimmigrant Academic Students, Exchange Visitors,
and Representatives of Foreign Information Media
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 59 in part II of this issue
of the Federal Register.
RIN: 1653-AA78
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS)
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (USICE)
Completed Actions
269. 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) is
establishing standards and procedures ICE will follow before making a
determination to stop accepting immigration bonds posted by a surety
company that has been certified to issue bonds by the Department of the
Treasury when the company does not cure deficient performance. Treasury
administers the Federal corporate surety program and, in its current
regulations, allows agencies to prescribe ``for cause'' standards and
procedures for declining to accept new bonds from Treasury-certified
sureties. ICE will 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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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 06/05/18 83 FR 25951
NPRM Comment Period End............. 08/06/18 .......................
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Final Action........................ 07/31/20 85 FR 45968
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Sharon Hageman, Regulations Unit Chief, Department
of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 500
12th Street SW, Mail Stop 5006, Washington, DC 20536, Phone: 202 732-
6960, Email: [email protected].
RIN: 1653-AA67
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS)
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
Proposed Rule Stage
270. Ammonium Nitrate Security Program
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 62 in part II of this issue
of the Federal Register.
RIN: 1670-AA00
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS)
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
Long-Term Actions
271. 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.
Taking into consideration the comments received, the Cybersecurity and
Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has determined to limit the scope
of this rulemaking to improving Appendix A to the CFATS regulations and
address concerns with release-flammable security issues. Additionally,
in June 2020, CISA published 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 and providing
the public an opportunity to provide comment. Once the comment period
closes, CISA intends to determine the next appropriate step for this
rulemaking.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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ANPRM............................... 08/18/14 79 FR 48693
ANPRM Comment Period End............ 10/17/14 .......................
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NPRM................................ To Be Determined
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Lona Saccomando, Chemical Facility of Interest
(CFOI) Coordinator, Department of Homeland Security, Cybersecurity and
Infrastructure Security Agency, 245 Murray Lane SW, Mail Stop 0610,
Arlington, VA 20528-0610, Phone: 703 603-4898, Email:
[email protected].
RIN: 1670-AA01
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