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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Office of the Secretary
6 CFR Part 3
Petitions for Rulemaking, Amendment,
or Repeal; Technical Amendment
Office of the Secretary,
Department of Homeland Security
(DHS).
ACTION: Final rule; technical
amendment.
AGENCY:
This final rule amends the
affected regulation by correcting a crossreference error and updating the mailing
address interested persons should use
when submitting a petition for
rulemaking to the Transportation
Security Administration (TSA). This
action does not create or change any
substantive requirement or right.
DATES: This rule is effective April 4,
2024.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David F. Graham, Attorney-Advisor,
U.S. Department of Homeland Security,
Office of the General Counsel, 245
Murray Lane SW, Mail Stop 0485,
Washington, DC 20528–0485, telephone
(202) 814–0416.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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I. Discussion of the Rule
The Administrative Procedure Act
(APA) requires that each agency give
interested persons the right to petition
the agency for the issuance, amendment,
or repeal of a rule.1 Such a petition is
known as a ‘‘rulemaking petition.’’ On
November 28, 2016, the DHS published
a final rule describing its procedures for
receiving and responding to rulemaking
petitions.2 Among other provisions, the
2016 final rule identified the mailing
address for rulemaking petitions
15
U.S.C. 553(e).
FR 85401; see also 81 FR 47285 (July 21,
2016) (interim final rule).
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directed towards the Transportation
Security Administration as
Transportation Security Administration,
Office of the Chief Counsel, TSA–2,
Attn: Regulations and Security
Standards Division, 601 South 12th
Street, Arlington, VA 20598–6002. The
2016 final rule also advised that
rulemaking petitions directed towards
the Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA) were governed by 44
CFR 1.18.
The mailing address for the TSA
Office of Chief Counsel has changed
from 601 South 12th Street, Arlington,
VA 20598–6002, to 6595 Springfield
Center Drive, Springfield, VA 20598–
6002. This action amends 6 CFR
3.5(b)(2) to reflect the TSA’s current and
correct mailing address for receiving
rulemaking petitions.
In addition, the cross-reference to 44
CFR 1.18 is no longer current.
Specifically, rulemaking petitions
directed towards FEMA are now
governed by 44 CFR 1.8. This action
amends 6 CFR 3.3(b)(2) to reflect the
correct citation.
II. Regulatory Analyses
DHS considered numerous statutes
and executive orders related to
rulemaking when developing this
technical amendment. Below are
summarized analyses based on those
statutes and executive orders.
A. Administrative Procedure Act
DHS has determined that this rule is
exempt from notice-and-comment
rulemaking requirements under 5 U.S.C.
553(b)(A) and 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B). The
amendments in this rule provide nonsubstantive technical, organizational,
and conforming updates to a rule that
itself constitutes a ‘‘rule of agency
organization, procedure, or practice’’
not subject to the Administrative
Procedure Act’s (APA) notice and
comment requirements under 5 U.S.C.
553(b)(A). In addition, these
amendments are technical or editorial
non-substantive changes, which are
intended to update and correct two
provisions within the CFR. These
amendments are necessary to ensure the
accuracy and clarity of the CFR. Neither
of the amendments included in this
action will have a substantive impact on
the public, nor will they alter any
substantive regulatory requirements.
Accordingly, DHS finds for good cause
that this final rule is exempt from public
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notice-and-comment rulemaking
procedures under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B)
because such procedures are
unnecessary.
Because this rule is procedural in
nature, DHS finds that the 30-day
delayed effective date requirement for
substantive rules does not apply, see 5
U.S.C. 553(d). In addition, because
affected parties will not need time to
adjust to the revisions made through
this action, DHS finds that even if a 30day delayed effective date requirement
did apply to this action, good cause
exists to make this technical
amendment effective upon publication
in the Federal Register under 5 U.S.C.
553(d)(3).
B. Regulatory Flexibility Act and
Executive Order 12866
Because DHS has determined that this
final rule is exempt from notice and
comment rulemaking requirements, the
provisions of the Regulatory Flexibility
Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) do not apply
to this action. Furthermore, this final
rule does not meet the criteria for a
‘‘significant regulatory action’’ as
specified in Executive Order 12866.
C. Paperwork Reduction Act
There is no new or amended
collection of information required by
this action. Therefore, the provisions of
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
are inapplicable.
D. National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA)
DHS reviews proposed actions to
determine whether the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
applies to them and, if so, what degree
of analysis is required. DHS Directive
023–01 Rev. 01 (Directive) and
Instruction Manual 023–01–001–01 Rev.
01 (Instruction Manual) establish the
procedures that DHS and its
components use to comply with NEPA
and the Council on Environmental
Quality (CEQ) regulations for
implementing NEPA, 40 CFR parts 1500
through 1508.
The CEQ regulations allow Federal
agencies to establish, with CEQ review
and concurrence, categories of actions
(‘‘categorical exclusions’’) which
experience has shown do not
individually or cumulatively have a
significant effect on the human
environment and, therefore, do not
require an Environmental Assessment
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(EA) or Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS). 40 CFR 1507.3(b)(2)(ii),
1508.4. For an action to be categorically
excluded, it must satisfy each of the
following three conditions: (1) the entire
action clearly fits within one or more of
the categorical exclusions; (2) the action
is not a piece of a larger action; and (3)
no extraordinary circumstances exist
that create the potential for a significant
environmental effect. Instruction
Manual section V.B(2)(a)–(c).
This final rule is a technical
amendment that provides nonsubstantive technical and organizational
updates. Therefore, it clearly fits within
categorical exclusion A3(a)
‘‘Promulgation of rules . . . of a strictly
administrative or procedural nature.’’
Instruction Manual, Appendix A, Table
1. Furthermore, this final rule is not part
of a larger action and presents no
extraordinary circumstances creating
the potential for significant
environmental impacts. Therefore, the
amendment is categorically excluded
from further NEPA review.
procedure, or practice that will have no
substantive effect on the public. Thus,
DHS is not required to submit this
technical amendment to Congress and
the Comptroller General under the
Congressional Review Act.
List of Subjects in 6 CFR Part 3
Administrative practice and
procedure, Petitions for rulemaking.
For the reasons stated in the
preamble, the Department of Homeland
Security amends 6 CFR part 3 as
follows:
PART 3—PETITIONS FOR
RULEMAKING
1. The authority citation for part 3
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301, 553(e); 6 U.S.C.
112.
§ 3.3
[Amended]
2. In § 3.3(b)(2), remove the text ‘‘44
CFR 1.18’’ and add, in its place, the text
‘‘44 CFR 1.8’’.
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E. Federalism
Under Executive Order 13132
(Federalism), agencies must consider
whether a rule has federalism
implications. DHS has determined that
this technical amendment does not have
federalism implications because it does
not create a substantial direct effect on
States, on the relationship between the
National Government and States, or the
distribution of power and
responsibilities among the various
levels of government.
§ 3.5
F. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
of 1995, 2 U.S.C. 1531–38, requires
agencies to consider whether a rule will
result in the expenditure of
$100,000,000 or more (adjusted
annually for inflation) in any one year
by State, local, and Tribal governments,
in the aggregate, or by the private sector.
This technical amendment will not
result in such an expenditure.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
G. The Congressional Review Act
Before a rule can take effect, 5 U.S.C.
801, the Congressional Review Act
requires agencies to submit the rule and
a report indicating whether it is a major
rule to Congress and the Comptroller
General. Under 5 U.S.C. 804(3)(C), rules
of agency organization, procedure, or
practice that do not substantially affect
the rights or obligations of non-agency
parties are not considered to be a rule
for the purposes of the Congressional
Review Act. This citation correction, as
well as the updated mailing address
constitute a rule of agency organization,
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3. In § 3.5(b)(2), remove the text ‘‘601
South 12th Street, Arlington, VA 20598–
6002’’ and add, in its place, the text
‘‘6595 Springfield Center Drive,
Springfield, VA 20598–6002’’.
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Alejandro N. Mayorkas,
Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland
Security.
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7 CFR Part 301
[Docket No. APHIS–2019–0035]
RIN 0579–AE62
Domestic Quarantine: Quarantined
Areas and Regulated Articles;
Technical Amendment
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, Department of
Agriculture (USDA).
ACTION: Final rule; technical
amendment.
AGENCY:
In a final rule published in
the Federal Register on December 29,
2022, and effective on January 30, 2023,
we amended the regulations governing
domestic quarantines for various plant
pests by removing lists of quarantined
areas and regulated articles from the
regulations in order to maintain these
SUMMARY:
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lists on web pages maintained by the
Agency. However, in the regulations
governing black stem rust, we
incorrectly stated that the web page
listing articles determined to be rustresistant only listed species and
varieties of the genus Berberis, rather
than species and varieties of the genera
Berberis, Mahoberberis, and Mahonia.
Therefore, we are amending the
paragraph to correct the omission.
DATES: Effective April 4, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Lynn Evans-Goldner, National Policy
Manager, Office of the Deputy
Administrator, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River
Road, Unit 137, Riverdale, MD 20737;
(301) 851–2286; lynn.evans-goldner@
usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In a final
rule 1 that was published in the Federal
Register on December 29, 2022 (87 FR
80002), and effective on January 30,
2023, we amended the regulations
governing domestic quarantines for
various plant pests by removing lists of
quarantined areas and regulated articles
from the regulations in order to
maintain these lists on web pages
maintained by the Agency. One of the
affected subparts was ‘‘Subpart D—
Black Stem Rust’’ (7 CFR 301.38 through
301.38–8). Section 301.38–2(b) correctly
states that species and varieties of the
genera Berberis, Mahoberberis, and
Mahonia are regulated articles.
However, in § 301.38–2(a), which
provides the web page where regulated
articles are listed, we inadvertently
excluded the genera Mahoberberis and
Mahonia, incorrectly implying that the
list on the web page is limited to species
of Berberis. This document corrects that
error.
List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 301
Agricultural commodities, Plant
diseases and pests, Quarantine,
Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Transportation.
Accordingly, we amend 7 CFR part
301 as follows:
PART 301—DOMESTIC QUARANTINE
NOTICES
1. The authority citation for part 301
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 7 U.S.C. 7701–7772 and 7781–
7786; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.3.
Section 301.75–15 issued under Sec. 204,
Title II, Public Law 106–113, 113 Stat.
1501A–293; sections 301.75–15 and 301.75–
16 issued under Sec. 203, Title II, Public Law
106–224, 114 Stat. 400 (7 U.S.C. 1421 note).
1 To view the final rule and supporting
documents, go to: https://www.regulations.gov/
document/APHIS-2019-0035-0002.
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains regulatory documents
having general applicability and legal effect, most of which are keyed
to and codified in the Code of Federal Regulations, which is published
under 50 titles pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 1510.
The Code of Federal Regulations is sold by the Superintendent of Documents.
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and Regulations
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Office of the Secretary
6 CFR Part 3
Petitions for Rulemaking, Amendment, or Repeal; Technical
Amendment
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
ACTION: Final rule; technical amendment.
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SUMMARY: This final rule amends the affected regulation by correcting a
cross-reference error and updating the mailing address interested
persons should use when submitting a petition for rulemaking to the
Transportation Security Administration (TSA). This action does not
create or change any substantive requirement or right.
DATES: This rule is effective April 4, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David F. Graham, Attorney-Advisor,
U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Office of the General Counsel,
245 Murray Lane SW, Mail Stop 0485, Washington, DC 20528-0485,
telephone (202) 814-0416.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Discussion of the Rule
The Administrative Procedure Act (APA) requires that each agency
give interested persons the right to petition the agency for the
issuance, amendment, or repeal of a rule.\1\ Such a petition is known
as a ``rulemaking petition.'' On November 28, 2016, the DHS published a
final rule describing its procedures for receiving and responding to
rulemaking petitions.\2\ Among other provisions, the 2016 final rule
identified the mailing address for rulemaking petitions directed
towards the Transportation Security Administration as Transportation
Security Administration, Office of the Chief Counsel, TSA-2, Attn:
Regulations and Security Standards Division, 601 South 12th Street,
Arlington, VA 20598-6002. The 2016 final rule also advised that
rulemaking petitions directed towards the Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA) were governed by 44 CFR 1.18.
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\1\ 5 U.S.C. 553(e).
\2\ 81 FR 85401; see also 81 FR 47285 (July 21, 2016) (interim
final rule).
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The mailing address for the TSA Office of Chief Counsel has changed
from 601 South 12th Street, Arlington, VA 20598-6002, to 6595
Springfield Center Drive, Springfield, VA 20598-6002. This action
amends 6 CFR 3.5(b)(2) to reflect the TSA's current and correct mailing
address for receiving rulemaking petitions.
In addition, the cross-reference to 44 CFR 1.18 is no longer
current. Specifically, rulemaking petitions directed towards FEMA are
now governed by 44 CFR 1.8. This action amends 6 CFR 3.3(b)(2) to
reflect the correct citation.
II. Regulatory Analyses
DHS considered numerous statutes and executive orders related to
rulemaking when developing this technical amendment. Below are
summarized analyses based on those statutes and executive orders.
A. Administrative Procedure Act
DHS has determined that this rule is exempt from notice-and-comment
rulemaking requirements under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(A) and 5 U.S.C.
553(b)(B). The amendments in this rule provide non-substantive
technical, organizational, and conforming updates to a rule that itself
constitutes a ``rule of agency organization, procedure, or practice''
not subject to the Administrative Procedure Act's (APA) notice and
comment requirements under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(A). In addition, these
amendments are technical or editorial non-substantive changes, which
are intended to update and correct two provisions within the CFR. These
amendments are necessary to ensure the accuracy and clarity of the CFR.
Neither of the amendments included in this action will have a
substantive impact on the public, nor will they alter any substantive
regulatory requirements. Accordingly, DHS finds for good cause that
this final rule is exempt from public notice-and-comment rulemaking
procedures under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B) because such procedures are
unnecessary.
Because this rule is procedural in nature, DHS finds that the 30-
day delayed effective date requirement for substantive rules does not
apply, see 5 U.S.C. 553(d). In addition, because affected parties will
not need time to adjust to the revisions made through this action, DHS
finds that even if a 30-day delayed effective date requirement did
apply to this action, good cause exists to make this technical
amendment effective upon publication in the Federal Register under 5
U.S.C. 553(d)(3).
B. Regulatory Flexibility Act and Executive Order 12866
Because DHS has determined that this final rule is exempt from
notice and comment rulemaking requirements, the provisions of the
Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) do not apply to this
action. Furthermore, this final rule does not meet the criteria for a
``significant regulatory action'' as specified in Executive Order
12866.
C. Paperwork Reduction Act
There is no new or amended collection of information required by
this action. Therefore, the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995 are inapplicable.
D. National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
DHS reviews proposed actions to determine whether the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) applies to them and, if so, what degree
of analysis is required. DHS Directive 023-01 Rev. 01 (Directive) and
Instruction Manual 023-01-001-01 Rev. 01 (Instruction Manual) establish
the procedures that DHS and its components use to comply with NEPA and
the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) regulations for implementing
NEPA, 40 CFR parts 1500 through 1508.
The CEQ regulations allow Federal agencies to establish, with CEQ
review and concurrence, categories of actions (``categorical
exclusions'') which experience has shown do not individually or
cumulatively have a significant effect on the human environment and,
therefore, do not require an Environmental Assessment
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(EA) or Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). 40 CFR 1507.3(b)(2)(ii),
1508.4. For an action to be categorically excluded, it must satisfy
each of the following three conditions: (1) the entire action clearly
fits within one or more of the categorical exclusions; (2) the action
is not a piece of a larger action; and (3) no extraordinary
circumstances exist that create the potential for a significant
environmental effect. Instruction Manual section V.B(2)(a)-(c).
This final rule is a technical amendment that provides non-
substantive technical and organizational updates. Therefore, it clearly
fits within categorical exclusion A3(a) ``Promulgation of rules . . .
of a strictly administrative or procedural nature.'' Instruction
Manual, Appendix A, Table 1. Furthermore, this final rule is not part
of a larger action and presents no extraordinary circumstances creating
the potential for significant environmental impacts. Therefore, the
amendment is categorically excluded from further NEPA review.
E. Federalism
Under Executive Order 13132 (Federalism), agencies must consider
whether a rule has federalism implications. DHS has determined that
this technical amendment does not have federalism implications because
it does not create a substantial direct effect on States, on the
relationship between the National Government and States, or the
distribution of power and responsibilities among the various levels of
government.
F. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995, 2 U.S.C. 1531-38,
requires agencies to consider whether a rule will result in the
expenditure of $100,000,000 or more (adjusted annually for inflation)
in any one year by State, local, and Tribal governments, in the
aggregate, or by the private sector. This technical amendment will not
result in such an expenditure.
G. The Congressional Review Act
Before a rule can take effect, 5 U.S.C. 801, the Congressional
Review Act requires agencies to submit the rule and a report indicating
whether it is a major rule to Congress and the Comptroller General.
Under 5 U.S.C. 804(3)(C), rules of agency organization, procedure, or
practice that do not substantially affect the rights or obligations of
non-agency parties are not considered to be a rule for the purposes of
the Congressional Review Act. This citation correction, as well as the
updated mailing address constitute a rule of agency organization,
procedure, or practice that will have no substantive effect on the
public. Thus, DHS is not required to submit this technical amendment to
Congress and the Comptroller General under the Congressional Review
Act.
List of Subjects in 6 CFR Part 3
Administrative practice and procedure, Petitions for rulemaking.
For the reasons stated in the preamble, the Department of Homeland
Security amends 6 CFR part 3 as follows:
PART 3--PETITIONS FOR RULEMAKING
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1. The authority citation for part 3 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301, 553(e); 6 U.S.C. 112.
Sec. 3.3 [Amended]
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2. In Sec. 3.3(b)(2), remove the text ``44 CFR 1.18'' and add, in its
place, the text ``44 CFR 1.8''.
Sec. 3.5 [Amended]
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3. In Sec. 3.5(b)(2), remove the text ``601 South 12th Street,
Arlington, VA 20598-6002'' and add, in its place, the text ``6595
Springfield Center Drive, Springfield, VA 20598-6002''.
Alejandro N. Mayorkas,
Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
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