June 2023 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Airbus SAS Model A300 B4-600, B4-600R, and F4-600R series airplanes, and Model A300 C4-605R Variant F airplanes (collectively called Model A300-600 series airplanes). This AD was prompted by a determination that new or more restrictive airworthiness limitations are necessary. This AD requires revising the existing maintenance or inspection program, as applicable, to incorporate new or more restrictive airworthiness limitations, as specified in a European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD, which is incorporated by reference. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.

This action reconfigures the Nashville International Airport (BNA) Class C airspace area and amends the ceiling of the John C. Tune Airport (JWN) Class D airspace area. The FAA is taking this action to reduce the risk of midair collisions and enhance the efficient management of air traffic operations in the Nashville, TN, terminal area.

This interim rule revises regulations concerning public notification and solicitation of comments regarding the relocation or addition of retail service facilities. It establishes written notice as the standard method for notifying the public of plans to add or relocate a retail service facility, rather than in-person meetings. In addition, the interim rule revises the scope of relocations subject to public notice and solicitation of community comments to exclude relocations within a single development of buildings that share access points from a public right of way. The interim rule also removes a duplicative requirement to inform the community of potential construction when adding a retail service facility and makes minor technical changes.

On April 10, 2023, the Postal Service (USPS[supreg]) filed a notice of mailing services price adjustments with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC), effective July 9, 2023. This final rule contains the revisions to Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM[supreg]) to implement the changes coincident with the price adjustments and other minor DMM changes.

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all MHI RJ Aviation ULC Model CL-600-2C10 (Regional Jet Series 700, 701 & 702), CL-600-2C11 (Regional Jet Series 550), CL-600-2D15 (Regional Jet Series 705), CL-600-2D24 (Regional Jet Series 900), and CL-600-2E25 (Regional Jet Series 1000) airplanes. This AD was prompted by a determination that new or more restrictive airworthiness limitations are necessary. This AD requires revising the existing maintenance or inspection program, as applicable, to incorporate new or more restrictive airworthiness limitations. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.

The Coast Guard will enforce the security zone for the Portland Rose Festival on the Willamette River in Portland, OR, from noon on June 6, 2023 through noon on June 12, 2023. This action is necessary to ensure the security of vessels participating in the 2023 Portland Rose Festival on the Willamette River during the event. Our regulation for the Security Zone Portland Rose Festival on the Willamette River identifies the regulated area. During the enforcement period, no person or vessel may enter or remain in the security zone without permission from the Sector Columbia River Captain of the Port.

The Coast Guard will enforce the North Atlantic Ocean, Avalon, NJ; Safety Zone from 9 p.m. through 10 p.m. on July 4, 2023, or a rain date of July 5, 2023, to provide for the safety of life on navigable waterways during a barge-based fireworks display. During the enforcement period, no person or vessel may enter, remain in, or transit through the regulated area, and anyone in the vicinity must comply with directions from the Patrol Commander or any Official Patrol displaying a Coast Guard ensign.

DHS is publishing official notification that the Transportation Security Oversight Board (TSOB) has ratified Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Security Directive 1580- 21-01A, Security Directive 1582-21-01A, and Security Directive 1580/82- 2022-01 applicable to owners and operators of critical railroad infrastructure (owner/operators). Security Directive 1580-21-01A and Security Directive 1582-21-01A amend and extend previously ratified security directives issued to critical rail entities to maintain the cybersecurity measures required by those directives. Security Directive 1580/82-2022-01 requires owner/operators to implement performance-based cybersecurity measures necessary to prevent the disruption and degradation of critical rail infrastructure.

The Commission is acknowledging a recent filing requesting the Commission initiate a rulemaking proceeding to consider changes to analytical principles relating to periodic reports (Proposal Two). This document informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other administrative steps.

The Coast Guard is proposing to establish a temporary safety zone for the Allegheny River on June 19, 2023, at mile marker 0 to mile marker 0.3 from 9:30 p.m. through 10 p.m. This action is necessary to provide for the safety of life on the navigable waters during a firework display. This rule prohibits persons and vessels from being in the safety zone unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Pittsburgh (COTP) or a designated representative.

The NTSB previously issued an interim final rule (IFR), soliciting comments on its Internal Personnel Rules and Practices. The NTSB received one comment as a result and is issuing a final rule, adopting the IFR with disposition of comment.

This action proposes to amend the Class E airspace at Ruston, LA. The FAA is proposing this action as the result of an airspace review caused by the decommissioning of the Ruston non directional beacon (NDB). The geographic coordinates of the airport would also be updated to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical database.

The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for all navigable waters of the Lake of the Ozarks at mile marker .5 to mile marker 1 approximately 500 feet southwest of the Bagnell Dam. The safety zone is needed to protect personnel, vessels, and the marine environment from potential hazards created by a series of fireworks displays. Entry of vessels or persons into this zone is prohibited unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port Sector Upper Mississippi River or a designated representative.

By this rule, the Department of Justice (``the Department'') is proposing regulations that implement the Amy, Vicky, and Andy Child Pornography Victim Assistance Act of 2018 (``the AVAA Act'' or ``the Act''). The Act established the Child Pornography Victims Reserve (``Reserve'') to provide defined monetary assistance to eligible individuals who are depicted in child pornography that is the basis for certain convictions. The Reserve provides payment to such child pornography victims based on orders obtained in United States district courts. By statute, eligibility determinations are made by courts. Under this proposed rule, a claimant may choose to request that the Department present an application for a court order. This proposed rule provides procedures for the submission of requests and court orders to the Department related to payments from the Reserve. The Department will provide payment from the Reserve to the victim pursuant to a court order issued, upon receipt of the order and the requisite information from the claimant following instructions on the Department's website for this program.

This final rule removes expired language addressing staff and patient COVID-19 testing requirements for LTC Facilities issued in the interim final rule with comment ``Medicare and Medicaid Programs, Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA), and Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Additional Policy and Regulatory Revisions in Response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency'' published in the September 2, 2020 Federal Register. The rule also finalizes requirements for these facilities to provide education about COVID-19 vaccines and to offer COVID-19 vaccines to residents, clients, and staff. In addition, the rule withdraws the regulations in the interim final rule with comment (IFC) ``Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination'' published in the November 5, 2021 Federal Register, and finalizes certain provisions of the ``COVID-19 Vaccine Requirements for Long-Term Care (LTC) Facilities and Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICFs-IID) Residents, Clients, and Staff'' IFC, published in the May 13, 2021 Federal Register.

This action finalizes Federal Implementation Plan (FIP) requirements to address 23 states' obligations to eliminate significant contribution to nonattainment, or interference with maintenance, of the 2015 ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) in other states. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking this action under the ``good neighbor'' or ``interstate transport'' provision of the Clean Air Act (CAA or Act). The Agency is defining the amount of ozone-precursor emissions (specifically, nitrogen oxides) that constitute significant contribution to nonattainment and interference with maintenance from these 23 states. With respect to fossil fuel-fired power plants in 22 states, this action will prohibit those emissions by implementing an allowance-based trading program beginning in the 2023 ozone season. With respect to certain other industrial stationary sources in 20 states, this action will prohibit those emissions through emissions limitations and associated requirements beginning in the 2026 ozone season. These industrial source types are: reciprocating internal combustion engines in Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas; kilns in Cement and Cement Product Manufacturing; reheat furnaces in Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing; furnaces in Glass and Glass Product Manufacturing; boilers in Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing, Metal Ore Mining, Basic Chemical Manufacturing, Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing, and Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills; and combustors and incinerators in Solid Waste Combustors and Incinerators.

In this document, the Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) grants, in part, the Request for Waiver filed by the Schools, Health & Libraries Broadband Coalition and the Consortium for School Networking (collectively, the Petitioners). The Bureau waives and extends the service delivery date for certain applicants who applied for Emergency Connectivity Fund support for equipment, other non-recurring services, and recurring services during the first, second, and third filing windows. The Bureau also waives and extends the service delivery date for recurring service requests for first, second, and third filing window applicants that were approved for new construction services, but were unable to use the full amount of their approved funding for monthly recurring services associated with the construction.

The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2019-24- 13, which applied to certain Airbus SAS Model A318 series airplanes; Model A319-111, -112, -113, -114, -115, -131, -132, and -133 airplanes; Model A320-211, -212, -214, -216, -231, -232, and -233 airplanes; and Model A321-111, -112, -131, -211, -212, -213, -231, and -232 airplanes. AD 2019-24-13 required repetitive high-frequency eddy current (HFEC) inspections for cracking of a stiffener of a certain lateral window frame, and applicable related investigative and corrective actions. This AD was prompted by a determination that certain inspection times need to be revised. This AD retains the requirements of AD 2019-24-13, with amended compliance times, as specified in a European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD, which is incorporated by reference. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.

This action establishes Class E airspace at San Saba, TX. This action supports the establishment of new public instrument procedures.

The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone June 30, 2023, through July 4, 2023, on the Kanawha River, Charleston, WV, for events associated with the Charleston Sternwheel Regatta. The safety zone will cover all navigable waters between mile marker 58 and 59. This action is necessary to protect regatta participants, the public, and the marine environment from potential hazards created by a regatta, as well as fireworks. This rulemaking prohibits persons and vessels from being in the safety zone unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Ohio Valley or a designated representative.

The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing four general licenses (GLs) issued pursuant to the Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations: GLs 13E, 66, 67, and 68, each of which were previously made available on OFAC's website.

The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) is extending for an additional 30 days the comment period for an advance notice of proposed rulemaking it published on November 9, 2022, entitled, ``Consideration of Updates to Trade Practice Regulations.'' TTB is taking this action in response to a request submitted by multiple stakeholder organizations.

The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone in the navigable waters of Suisun Bay, off Concord, CA, in support of explosive on- loading to Military Ocean Terminal Concord (MOTCO) from June 4, 2023, through June 10, 2023. This safety zone is necessary to protect personnel, vessels, and the marine environment from potential explosion within the explosive arc. The safety zone is open to all persons and vessels for transitory use, but vessel operators desiring to anchor or otherwise loiter within the safety zone must obtain the permission of the Captain of the Port San Francisco or a designated representative. All persons and vessels operating within the safety zone must comply with all directions given to them by the Captain of the Port San Francisco or a designated representative.

The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone in the navigable waters of the San Francisco Bay, outside McCovey Cove, in San Francisco, CA in support of an aerial drone display on June 8 through 9, 2023. The safety zone is necessary to protect the personnel, vessels, and the marine environment from potential hazards created by drones. Unauthorized persons or vessels are prohibited from entering, transiting through, or remaining in the safety zone without the permission of the Captain of the Port San Francisco or designated representative.

The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone on the navigable waters of the San Francisco Bay, in Sausalito, CA in support of a fireworks display on June 10, 2023. The safety zone is necessary to protect personnel, vessels, and the marine environment from potential hazards created by pyrotechnics. Unauthorized persons or vessels are prohibited from entering, transiting through, or remaining in the safety zone without the permission of the Captain of the Port San Francisco or a designated representative.