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Harbors, Marine safety, Navigation
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For the reasons discussed in the
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PART 165—REGULATED NAVIGATION
AREAS AND LIMITED ACCESS AREAS
1. The authority citation for part 165
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Authority: 46 U.S.C. 70034, 70051; 33 CFR
1.05–1, 6.04–1, 6.04–6, and 160.5;
Department of Homeland Security Delegation
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§ 165.T08–0808 Safety Zone; Tchefuncte
River, Madisonville, LA.
(a) Location. The following area is a
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a 200-yard radius of the deck barge at
position 30 23–52.4 N, 90 09–14.48 W
on the Tchefuncte River, Madisonville,
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the enforcement of the safety zone.
(c) Regulations. (1) Under the general
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Dated: October 29, 2021.
W.E. Watson,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the
Port Sector New Orleans.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
45 CFR Part 302
[Docket No. ACF–2020–0002]
RIN 0970–AC81
Optional Exceptions to the Prohibition
Against Treating Incarceration as
Voluntary Unemployment Under Child
Support Guidelines
Office of Child Support
Enforcement (OCSE), Administration for
Children and Families (ACF),
Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking;
withdrawal.
AGENCY:
OCSE is withdrawing a
previously published notice of proposed
rulemaking (NPRM) that solicited public
comment on two optional exceptions to
the prohibition against treating
incarceration as voluntary
unemployment in child support cases.
DATES: The NPRM published at 85 FR
58029, September 17, 2020, is
withdrawn, effective immediately.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Yvette Riddick, Division of Policy and
Training, Office of Child Support
Enforcement, (202) 401–4885. Email
inquiries to ocse.dpt@acf.hhs.gov. Deaf
and hearing-impaired individuals may
call the Federal Dual Party Relay
Service at 1–800–877–8339 between 8
a.m. and 7 p.m. Eastern Time.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
September 17, 2020, HHS published an
NPRM (85 FR 58029) to the regulations
at 45 CFR part 302 on two optional
exceptions to the prohibition against
treating incarceration as voluntary
unemployment in child support cases.
The NPRM included a comment period
closing on November 16, 2020.
In response to the proposed rule, HHS
received comments from 9 state child
support agencies, 5 child support
associations, 1 elected official, 1
nonprofit organization, and 33 private
individuals. Most states are in
compliance with the existing
prohibition against treating
SUMMARY:
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incarceration as voluntary
unemployment as stated in the
Flexibility, Efficiency, and
Modernization in Child Support
Programs (FEM) final rule published in
the Federal Register on December 20,
2016 (81 FR 93492). Setting and
modifying realistic child support
obligations for incarcerated parents can
improve their ability to provide
consistent support for their children
upon release from prison. Formerly
incarcerated noncustodial parents will
be more likely to meet their child
support obligations, benefiting their
children by improving child support
compliance and reliability, and
reducing uncollectable debt.
Other collateral consequences
associated with orders set beyond a
noncustodial parent’s ability to pay may
also decline, such as increased
underground employment activity and
reduced contact with their children.
HHS is therefore withdrawing the
NPRM published on September 17, 2020
(85 FR 58029).
JooYeun Chang,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Children and
Families.
Xavier Becerra,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
50 CFR Part 15
[Docket No. FWS–HQ–IA–2021-0116;
FXIA16710900000–FF09A10000–212]
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notification of 90-day petition
rulings.
AGENCY:
We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (Service), announce 90day rulings on two petitions to add
species to the approved list for captivebred exotic bird species under the Wild
Bird Conservation Act (WBCA) of 1992.
Based on our review, we find that the
petitions to add cactus conure (Aratinga
cactorum) and lineolated parakeet
(green form) (Bolborhynchus lineola
(green form)) do not present sufficient
information indicating that the
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Eleanora Babij, Chief, Branch of
Consultation and Monitoring, 703–358–
2488 (phone); 703–358–2276 (fax); or
eleanora_babij@fws.gov (email). If you
use a telecommunications device for the
deaf (TDD), call the Federal Relay
Service at 800–877–8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Wild Bird Conservation Act
(WBCA; 16 U.S.C. 4901–4916) was
enacted on October 23, 1992, to promote
the conservation of exotic birds listed in
the appendices of the Convention on
International Trade in Endangered
Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
(CITES) by: Ensuring that all imports of
exotic bird species into the United
States are biologically sustainable and
not detrimental to the species; ensuring
that wild bird populations are not
harmed by removal of birds from the
wild for importation into the United
States; ensuring that imported birds are
not subject to inhumane treatment
during capture and transport; and
assisting wild bird conservation and
management programs in countries of
origin.
What is the approved list for captivebred species?
Wild Bird Conservation Act of 1992;
90-Day Rulings on Petitions To Add
Cactus Conure and Lineolated
Parakeet (Green Form) to the
Approved List for Captive-Bred
Species
SUMMARY:
petitioned actions might be warranted.
Therefore, we will not seek public
comments on these petitions and will
take no further action in response to
these petitions.
DATES: These rulings were made on
November 10, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the petition and
information submitted are available
online in Docket No. FWS–HQ–IA–
2021–0116 at https://
www.regulations.gov.
The approved list for captive-bred
exotic bird species under the WBCA is
authorized under the WBCA (16 U.S.C.
4905). It is a list of bird species that are
regularly bred in captivity and no wildcaught birds of the species are in trade,
and for which importation into the
United States of captive-bred specimens
is not prohibited by the WBCA. A
WBCA import permit is not required if
an exotic bird species is on the
approved list for captive-bred exotic
bird species. CITES requirements and
any other applicable requirements for
trade continue to apply.
The criteria for a species to be
included in the approved list for
captive-bred exotic bird species
(‘‘approved list’’) are set forth in our
regulations in title 50 of the Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) at § 15.31 (50
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CFR 15.31), and the approved list is
provided at 50 CFR 15.33(a).
How are bird species added to or
removed from the approved list?
We periodically review and update
the approved list. Under 50 CFR 15.31,
to be included in the approved list, an
exotic bird species must meet all of the
following criteria:
(a) All specimens of the species
known to be in trade (legal or illegal) are
captive-bred;
(b) No specimens of the species are
known to be removed from the wild for
commercial purposes;
(c) Any importation of specimens of
the species would not be detrimental to
the survival of the species in the wild;
and
(d) Adequate enforcement controls are
in place to ensure compliance with
paragraphs (a) through (c), above.
Additional information relating to
these criteria is available in our
December 2, 1994, final rule that
promulgated our regulations for the
WBCA list of approved species (59 FR
62255).
Further, section 110 of the WBCA (16
U.S.C. 4909) and its implementing
regulations at 50 CFR part 15 set forth
the procedures for petitions to add a
species of exotic bird to, or remove such
a species from, the approved list at 50
CFR 15.33(a). Section 110(b) of the
WBCA requires that for each petition
submitted in accordance with section
110(a) of the WBCA, we make a
preliminary ruling on whether a petition
to add a species of exotic bird to, or
remove such a species from, the
approved list presents sufficient
information indicating that the action
requested in the petition might be
warranted. We are to make this
preliminary ruling within 90 days of our
receipt of the petition and publish the
ruling in the Federal Register pursuant
to 16 U.S.C. 4909(b)(1).
The WBCA does not expressly define
what constitutes ‘‘sufficient information
indicating that the action requested in
the petition might be warranted’’ with
regard to a 90-day preliminary ruling.
Given the purposes of the WBCA,
including ensuring that all imports of
exotic bird species into the United
States are biologically sustainable and
not detrimental to the species, we
interpret this language to refer to the
presentation of credible scientific or
commercial information in support of
the petition’s claims such that a
reasonable person conducting an
impartial scientific review would
conclude that the action proposed in the
petition might be warranted.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
45 CFR Part 302
[Docket No. ACF-2020-0002]
RIN 0970-AC81
Optional Exceptions to the Prohibition Against Treating
Incarceration as Voluntary Unemployment Under Child Support Guidelines
AGENCY: Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE), Administration for
Children and Families (ACF), Department of Health and Human Services
(HHS).
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; withdrawal.
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SUMMARY: OCSE is withdrawing a previously published notice of proposed
rulemaking (NPRM) that solicited public comment on two optional
exceptions to the prohibition against treating incarceration as
voluntary unemployment in child support cases.
DATES: The NPRM published at 85 FR 58029, September 17, 2020, is
withdrawn, effective immediately.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Yvette Riddick, Division of Policy and
Training, Office of Child Support Enforcement, (202) 401-4885. Email
inquiries to [email protected]. Deaf and hearing-impaired
individuals may call the Federal Dual Party Relay Service at 1-800-877-
8339 between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. Eastern Time.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 17, 2020, HHS published an NPRM
(85 FR 58029) to the regulations at 45 CFR part 302 on two optional
exceptions to the prohibition against treating incarceration as
voluntary unemployment in child support cases. The NPRM included a
comment period closing on November 16, 2020.
In response to the proposed rule, HHS received comments from 9
state child support agencies, 5 child support associations, 1 elected
official, 1 nonprofit organization, and 33 private individuals. Most
states are in compliance with the existing prohibition against treating
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incarceration as voluntary unemployment as stated in the Flexibility,
Efficiency, and Modernization in Child Support Programs (FEM) final
rule published in the Federal Register on December 20, 2016 (81 FR
93492). Setting and modifying realistic child support obligations for
incarcerated parents can improve their ability to provide consistent
support for their children upon release from prison. Formerly
incarcerated noncustodial parents will be more likely to meet their
child support obligations, benefiting their children by improving child
support compliance and reliability, and reducing uncollectable debt.
Other collateral consequences associated with orders set beyond a
noncustodial parent's ability to pay may also decline, such as
increased underground employment activity and reduced contact with
their children.
HHS is therefore withdrawing the NPRM published on September 17,
2020 (85 FR 58029).
JooYeun Chang,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Children and Families.
Xavier Becerra,
Secretary.
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