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Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Okeechobee Waterway, Stuart, FL; Extension of Deviation
Document Number: 2025-08888
Type: Rule
Date: 2025-05-19
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is extending the effective period for the temporarily modified operating schedule that governs the Florida East Coast Railroad Bridge, across the Okeechobee Waterway, mile 7.41, at Stuart, FL. This action allows for continuity in drawbridge operations while the Coast Guard evaluates documentation received for a request to permanently change the operating regulation. This temporary rule will be in place until September 30, 2025.
Special Local Regulation; York River, Yorktown, VA
Document Number: 2025-08865
Type: Rule
Date: 2025-05-19
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is establishing a special local regulation for certain waters on the York River in Yorktown, VA. This action is necessary to provide for the safety of life on these navigable waters during an annual high-speed boat race. This rulemaking prohibits persons and vessels from entering the regulated area when it is subject to enforcement unless authorized by the Captain of the Port, Sector Virginia or a designated representative.
Special Local Regulation; Elizabeth River, Western Branch, Portsmouth, VA
Document Number: 2025-08858
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2025-05-19
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is proposing to establish a special local regulation for certain waters on the Western Branch of the Elizabeth River in Portsmouth, VA. This action is necessary to provide for the safety of life on these navigable waters during a high-speed boat race. This proposed rulemaking would prohibit persons and vessels from entering the regulated area unless authorized by the Captain of the Port, Sector Virginia or a designated representative. We invite your comments on this proposed rulemaking.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension, Without Change, of a Currently Approved Collection: Registration for Classification as a Refugee
Document Number: 2025-08829
Type: Notice
Date: 2025-05-19
Agency: Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comments.
Information Collection Request to Office of Management and Budget; OMB Control Number: 1625-0119
Document Number: 2025-08815
Type: Notice
Date: 2025-05-16
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the U.S. Coast Guard intends to submit an Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), requesting an extension of its approval for the following collection of information: 1625-0119, Coast Guard Exchange System Scholarship Application; without change. Our ICR describes the information we seek to collect from the public. Before submitting this ICR to OIRA, the Coast Guard is inviting comments as described below.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension, Without Change, of a Currently Approved Collection: Notice of Naturalization Oath Ceremony
Document Number: 2025-08757
Type: Notice
Date: 2025-05-16
Agency: Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment upon this proposed extension of a currently approved collection of information. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the information collection notice is published in the Federal Register to obtain comments regarding the nature of the information collection, the categories of respondents, the estimated burden (i.e., the time, effort, and resources used by the respondents to respond), the estimated cost to the respondent, and the actual information collection instruments.
Special Local Regulation, East River, Mathews, Virginia
Document Number: 2025-08764
Type: Rule
Date: 2025-05-16
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is establishing a special local regulation for certain waters on the East River in Mathews, VA. This action is necessary to provide for the safety of life on these navigable waters during an annual event, the "Mathews Wharf to Wharf Swim." This regulation prohibits persons and vessels from entering the regulated area unless authorized by the Captain of the Port, Sector Virginia or a designated representative.
Safety Zones; Rocket Launches in the Gulf of America and South Bay, Boca Chica Beach, TX
Document Number: 2025-08686
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2025-05-15
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard proposes to establish two permanent safety zones to protect personnel, vessels, and the marine environment from potential hazards created by commercial spaceflight activities. The proposed permanent safety zones are located in navigable waters of South Bay, TX and in navigable waters of the Gulf of America. This proposed rulemaking would prohibit persons and vessels from being in the safety zones during scheduled launches, unless authorized by the Captain of the Port, Sector Corpus Christi (COTP) or a designated representative. We invite your comments on this proposed rulemaking.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Title of Collection: CISA Industry Engagement Registration & Account in ServiceNow Collection Instrument: CISA Industry Engagement Registration & Account Form
Document Number: 2025-08560
Type: Notice
Date: 2025-05-15
Agency: Department of Homeland Security
The Office of the Chief Acquisition Executive (OCAE) within Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) submits the following information for a new Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance. CISA previously published this ICR in the Federal Register on June 24, 2024, for a 60-day public comment period. One comment was received by CISA. The purpose of this notice is to allow additional 30-days for public comments.
Emergency Import Restrictions on Categories of Archaeological and Ethnological Material of Lebanon
Document Number: 2025-08615
Type: Rule
Date: 2025-05-14
Agency: Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
This document amends the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regulations to reflect the imposition of emergency import restrictions on categories of archaeological and ethnological material of Lebanon, pursuant to a determination made by the United States Department of State under the terms of the Convention on Cultural Property Implementation Act. The emergency import restrictions will be in effect until January 23, 2029, unless extended. This document contains the Designated List of Archaeological and Ethnological Material of Lebanon that describes the types of objects or categories of archaeological and ethnological material to which the import restrictions apply.
Federal Emergency Management Agency Review Council Meeting
Document Number: 2025-08369
Type: Notice
Date: 2025-05-13
Agency: Department of Homeland Security
OPE is publishing this emergency notice to announce that the President's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Review Council ("Council") will meet in person on Tuesday, May 20, 2025. This meeting will be open virtually to members of the public. This meeting will be led by the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of Defense to discuss the work ahead for the Council and the potential future of FEMA.
Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, North Myrtle Beach, SC
Document Number: 2025-08366
Type: Rule
Date: 2025-05-13
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard has issued a temporary deviation from the operating schedule that governs the Little River Bridge, across the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (AICW), mile 347.3, at North Myrtle Beach, SC. South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) requested the Coast Guard consider placing the swing bridge on weekday scheduled openings at designated times to assist with vehicle congestion. This deviation will test a change to the drawbridge operation schedule to determine whether a permanent change to the schedule is needed. The Coast Guard is seeking comments from the public regarding these changes.
Termination of the Designation of Afghanistan for Temporary Protected Status
Document Number: 2025-08201
Type: Notice
Date: 2025-05-13
Agency: Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Through this notice, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announces that the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary) is terminating the designation of Afghanistan for Temporary Protected Status (TPS). The designation of Afghanistan is set to expire on May 20, 2025. After reviewing country conditions and consulting with appropriate U.S. Government agencies, the Secretary determined that Afghanistan no longer continues to meet the conditions for designation for TPS. The Secretary therefore is terminating the TPS designation of Afghanistan as required by statute. This termination is effective July 14, 2025. After July 14, 2025, nationals of Afghanistan (and aliens having no nationality who last habitually resided in Afghanistan) who have been granted TPS under Afghanistan's designation will no longer have TPS.
Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations
Document Number: 2025-08247
Type: Notice
Date: 2025-05-12
Agency: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security
Comments are requested on proposed flood hazard determinations, which may include additions or modifications of any Base Flood Elevation (BFE), base flood depth, Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) boundary or zone designation, or regulatory floodway on the Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), and where applicable, in the supporting Flood Insurance Study (FIS) reports for the communities listed in the table below. The purpose of this notice is to seek general information and comment regarding the preliminary FIRM, and where applicable, the FIS report that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has provided to the affected communities. The FIRM and FIS report are the basis of the floodplain management measures that the community is required either to adopt or to show evidence of having in effect in order to qualify or remain qualified for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).
Changes in Flood Hazard Determinations
Document Number: 2025-08246
Type: Notice
Date: 2025-05-12
Agency: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security
This notice lists communities where the addition or modification of Base Flood Elevations (BFEs), base flood depths, Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) boundaries or zone designations, or the regulatory floodway (hereinafter referred to as flood hazard determinations), as shown on the Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), and where applicable, in the supporting Flood Insurance Study (FIS) reports, prepared by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for each community, is appropriate because of new scientific or technical data. The FIRM, and where applicable, portions of the FIS report, have been revised to reflect these flood hazard determinations through issuance of a Letter of Map Revision (LOMR), in accordance with Federal Regulations. The current effective community number is shown in the table below and must be used for all new policies and renewals.
Special Local Regulation; Allegheny River Mile Marker 20.5-21.5, Creighton, PA
Document Number: 2025-08193
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2025-05-12
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is proposing to establish a temporary special local regulation on the waters of the Allegheny River from mile marker 20.5 to mile marker 21.5 in Creighton, PA. This action is necessary to provide for the safety of life on these navigable waters from potential hazards during the powerboat regatta for the activities planned from June 7, 2025, through June 8, 2025. This proposed rulemaking would prohibit persons and vessels from being in the regulated area unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Pittsburgh or a designated representative. We invite your comments on this proposed rulemaking.
Safety Zone; Atlantic Ocean, Cocoa Beach, FL
Document Number: 2025-08288
Type: Rule
Date: 2025-05-12
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for certain waters of the Atlantic Ocean near Cocoa Beach, Florida. This safety zone is needed to protect personnel, vessels, and the marine environment from potential hazards associated with the Thunder on Cocoa Beach powerboat racing event. Entry of vessels or persons into this zone is prohibited unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port Jacksonville or a designated representative.
Special Local Regulation; Ohio River, Cincinnati, OH
Document Number: 2025-08200
Type: Rule
Date: 2025-05-09
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary special local regulation on the navigable waters of the Ohio River, extending the entire width of the river, between mile marker (MM) 469.6-470.2 in Cincinnati, OH. This special local regulation is necessary to provide for the safety of life on these navigable waters near Cincinnati, OH, during the Queen City Triathlon on June 22, 2025.
Security Zone; Upper Mississippi River, Saint Louis, MO
Document Number: 2025-08194
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2025-05-09
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard proposes establishing a permanent security zone for certain waters of the Upper Mississippi River adjacent to the Jefferson Barracks military installation, Saint Louis, MO. This proposed rulemaking would prohibit persons and vessels from operating or anchoring within the Security zone unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Sector Upper Mississippi River or a designated representative. This action is necessary to ensure no unauthorized entry into the waters adjacent to the military installation to safeguard the installation from sabotage or other subversive acts. We invite your comments on this proposed rulemaking.
Safety Zone; Key West Paddle Classic, Key West, FL
Document Number: 2025-08170
Type: Rule
Date: 2025-05-09
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for the navigable waterways surrounding Key West, Florida, during the Key West Paddle Classic event. This safety zone is necessary to ensure the safety of event participants and spectators from potential hazards associated with this event. Entry of vessels or persons into this zone is prohibited unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port Key West or a designated representative.
Safety Zone; Fireworks Displays Within the Fifth Coast Guard District; The Wharf, Washington, DC
Document Number: 2025-08169
Type: Rule
Date: 2025-05-09
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone for a fireworks display at "The Wharf DC," in Washington, DC, to provide for the safety of life on navigable waterways during this event. Our regulation, "Safety Zones; Fireworks Displays within the Fifth Coast Guard District," identifies the precise location. During the enforcement period, vessels may not enter, remain in, or transit through the safety zone unless authorized to do so by the COTP or his representative, and vessels in the vicinity must comply with directions from the Patrol Commander or any Official Patrol displaying a Coast Guard ensign.
Extension of South Sudan Designation for Temporary Protected Status
Document Number: 2025-07976
Type: Notice
Date: 2025-05-06
Agency: Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
The designation of South Sudan for Temporary Protected Status (TPS), which was set to expire on May 3, 2025, is automatically extended to November 3, 2025. Under the TPS statute, if the Secretary does not determine whether a foreign state continues to meet the conditions for designation for TPS at least 60 days before the current expiration of the country's TPS designation, the period of designation is automatically extended for six months. The Secretary was unable to make an informed determination on South Sudan's designation by the March 4, 2025 statutory deadline due to the lack of an updated analysis of current country conditions in South Sudan. Accordingly, the TPS designation of South Sudan is automatically extended for six months, from May 4, 2025, through November 3, 2025.
Safety Zone; Gulf of America, Pass A Loutre State Wildlife Management Area
Document Number: 2025-07959
Type: Rule
Date: 2025-05-06
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone one nautical mile in all directions around well #59 at approximate position 29[deg]04'28.919" N, 089[deg]10'48.720" W, near the Pass A Loutre State Wildlife Management Area. The safety zone is needed to protect persons and critical infrastructure from the potential contamination due to an oil spill in the Gulf of America. Entry of vessels or persons into this zone, or movement of vessels within this zone is prohibited unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port or a designated representative.
Safety Zones; Recurring Safety Zones in Captain of the Port Northern Great Lakes Zone
Document Number: 2025-07881
Type: Rule
Date: 2025-05-06
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard will enforce various safety zones for maritime events in the Captain of the Port Northern Great Lakes. Enforcement of these safety zones is necessary to protect the safety of life and property on the navigable waters immediately prior to, during, and immediately after this event. During the period, the Coast Guard will enforce restrictions upon, and control movement of, vessels in a specified area immediately prior to, during, and immediately after events. During each enforcement period, vessels must stay out of the established safety zone and may only enter with permission from the designated representative of the Captain of the Port Northern Great Lakes.
Safety Zones; Annual Events in the Captain of the Port Detroit Zone
Document Number: 2025-07879
Type: Rule
Date: 2025-05-06
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard will enforce various safety zones for annual marine events in the Captain of the Port Detroit zone. Enforcement of these safety zones is necessary to protect the safety of life and property on the navigable waters immediately prior to, during, and immediately after these events. During each enforcement period, no person or vessel may enter the respective safety zone without permission of the Captain of the Port Detroit or his designated representative.
Accreditation and Approval of AmSpec LLC (New Haven, CT) as a Commercial Gauger and Laboratory
Document Number: 2025-07872
Type: Notice
Date: 2025-05-06
Agency: Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that AmSpec LLC (New Haven, CT), has been approved to gauge petroleum and certain petroleum products and accredited to test petroleum and certain petroleum products for customs purposes for the next three years as of June 7, 2023.
Accreditation and Approval of Bureau Veritas Commodities and Trade, Inc. (Ferndale, WA) as a Commercial Gauger and Laboratory
Document Number: 2025-07871
Type: Notice
Date: 2025-05-06
Agency: Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that Bureau Veritas Commodities and Trade, Inc. (Ferndale, WA), has been approved to gauge petroleum and certain petroleum products and accredited to test petroleum and certain petroleum products for customs purposes for the next three years as of January 8, 2024.
Accreditation and Approval of Bureau Veritas Commodities and Trade, Inc. (Penuelas, PR) as a Commercial Gauger and Laboratory
Document Number: 2025-07870
Type: Notice
Date: 2025-05-06
Agency: Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that Bureau Veritas Commodities and Trade, Inc. (Penuelas, PR), has been approved to gauge petroleum and certain petroleum products and accredited to test petroleum and certain petroleum products for customs purposes for the next three years as of September 3, 2024.
Approval of Intertek USA, Inc. (Kapolei, HI) as a Commercial Gauger
Document Number: 2025-07869
Type: Notice
Date: 2025-05-06
Agency: Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that Intertek USA, Inc. (Kapolei, HI), has been approved to gauge petroleum and certain petroleum products for customs purposes for the next three years as of August 2, 2023.
Accreditation and Approval of Intertek USA, Inc. (Houston, TX) as a Commercial Gauger and Laboratory
Document Number: 2025-07868
Type: Notice
Date: 2025-05-06
Agency: Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that Intertek, USA Inc. (Houston, TX), has been approved to gauge petroleum and certain petroleum products and accredited to test petroleum and certain petroleum products for customs purposes for the next three years as of May 2, 2023.
Accreditation and Approval of Intertek USA, Inc. (Chickasaw, AL) as a Commercial Gauger and Laboratory
Document Number: 2025-07867
Type: Notice
Date: 2025-05-06
Agency: Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that Intertek USA, Inc. (Chickasaw, AL), has been approved to gauge petroleum and certain petroleum products and accredited to test petroleum and certain petroleum products for customs purposes for the next three years as of June 7, 2023.
Accreditation and Approval of AmSpec LLC (Tampa, FL) as a Commercial Gauger and Laboratory
Document Number: 2025-07866
Type: Notice
Date: 2025-05-06
Agency: Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that AmSpec LLC (Tampa, FL), has been approved to gauge petroleum and certain petroleum products and accredited to test petroleum and certain petroleum products for customs purposes for the next three years as of August 17, 2023.
Accreditation and Approval of AmSpec LLC (La Porte, TX) as a Commercial Gauger and Laboratory
Document Number: 2025-07865
Type: Notice
Date: 2025-05-06
Agency: Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that AmSpec LLC (La Porte, TX), has been approved to gauge petroleum and certain petroleum products and accredited to test petroleum and certain petroleum products for customs purposes for the next three years as of July 26, 2023.
Accreditation and Approval of AmSpec LLC (Kenai, AK) as a Commercial Gauger and Laboratory
Document Number: 2025-07864
Type: Notice
Date: 2025-05-06
Agency: Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that AmSpec LLC (Kenai, AK), has been approved to gauge petroleum and certain petroleum products and accredited to test petroleum and certain petroleum products for customs purposes for the next three years as of June 6, 2023.
Approval of American Cargo Assurance (Sulphur, LA) as a Commercial Gauger
Document Number: 2025-07863
Type: Notice
Date: 2025-05-06
Agency: Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that American Cargo Assurance (Sulphur, LA), has been approved to gauge petroleum and certain petroleum products for customs purposes for the next three years as of July 11, 2023.
Special Local Regulation: Miami Beach Air and Sea Show, Atlantic Ocean, Miami Beach, FL
Document Number: 2025-07800
Type: Rule
Date: 2025-05-06
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard will enforce a special local regulation for the Miami Beach Air and Sea Show from May 24 through May 25, 2025, to provide for the safety of life on navigable waterways during this event. Our regulation for marine events within the Seventh Coast Guard District identifies the regulated area for this event in Miami Beach, FL. During the enforcement periods, no person or vessel may enter, transit through, anchor in, or remain within the regulated area unless authorized by the Coast Guard Patrol Commander or a designated representative.
Imposition of Import Restrictions on Archaeological and Ethnological Material of Uzbekistan
Document Number: 2025-07849
Type: Rule
Date: 2025-05-05
Agency: Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of the Treasury
This document amends the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regulations to reflect the imposition of import restrictions on certain archaeological and ethnological materials from the Republic of Uzbekistan (Uzbekistan). These restrictions are imposed pursuant to an agreement between the United States and Uzbekistan, entered into under the authority of the Convention on Cultural Property Implementation Act. This document amends the CBP regulations by adding Uzbekistan to the list of countries which have bilateral agreements with the United States imposing cultural property import restrictions and contains the Designated List, describing the archaeological and ethnological material to which the restrictions apply.
Agency Information Collection Activities: DHS OBIM Biometric Technology Assessments, OMB Control No. 1601-NEW
Document Number: 2025-07723
Type: Notice
Date: 2025-05-05
Agency: Department of Homeland Security
The Department of Homeland Security will submit the following Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. DHS previously published this information collection request (ICR) in the Federal Register on Thursday, July 25, 2024 for a 60-day public comment period. One comment were received by DHS. The purpose of this notice is to allow additional 30-days for public comments.
Special Local Regulations; Marine Events in the Coast Guard Sector Detroit Captain of the Port Zone-July to August 2025
Document Number: 2025-07733
Type: Rule
Date: 2025-05-05
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard will enforce various special local regulations for the annual regattas and marine parades on dates between July 11, 2025, and August 31, 2025, in the Captain of the Port Detroit zone. Our regulation for marine events within Sector Detroit identifies the regulated area for these events. During the enforcement periods, the operator of any vessel in the regulated area must comply with directions from the Patrol Commander or any Official Patrol displaying a Coast Guard ensign.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension; Guarantee of Payment (CBP Form I-510)
Document Number: 2025-07739
Type: Notice
Date: 2025-05-05
Agency: Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). The information collection is published in the Federal Register to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies.
Special Local Regulation; St. Mary's River, St. George's Creek, Piney Point, MD
Document Number: 2025-07680
Type: Rule
Date: 2025-05-05
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary special local regulation for certain waters of the St. Mary's River. This action is necessary to provide for the safety of life on these navigable waters, located at Piney Point, MD, during a two-day, high-speed, power boat demonstration event on June 7, 2025, and June 8, 2025. This rule prohibits persons and vessels from being in the regulated area unless authorized by the Captain of the Port, Maryland-National Capital Region, or the Coast Guard Event Patrol Commander.
Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management and Budget
Document Number: 2025-07533
Type: Notice
Date: 2025-05-05
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 the U.S. Coast Guard is forwarding an Information Collection Request (ICR), abstracted below, to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), requesting an extension of its approval for the following collection of information: 1625-0092, Sewage and Graywater Discharge Records for Certain Cruise Vessels Operating on Alaskan Waters; without change. Our ICR describes the information we seek to collect from the public. Review and comments by OIRA ensure we only impose paperwork burdens commensurate with our performance of duties.
Recreational Boating Safety Projects, Programs, and Activities Funded Under Provisions of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act; Fiscal Year 2024
Document Number: 2025-07630
Type: Notice
Date: 2025-05-02
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is publishing this notice to satisfy a requirement of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act that requires a detailed accounting of the projects, programs, and activities funded under the national recreational boating safety program provision of the Act be published annually in the Federal Register. This notice specifies the funding amounts the Coast Guard has committed, obligated, or expended during fiscal year 2024, as of September 30, 2024.
Safety Zone; Straits of Mackinac, Mackinaw City, MI
Document Number: 2025-07531
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2025-05-01
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is proposing to establish a temporary safety zone for navigable waters within a 100-yard radius of the center span of the Mackinac Bridge, Straits of Mackinac, Mackinaw City, MI. The safety zone is needed to protect personnel, vessels, and the marine environment from a marine event involving swimmers under the bridge. This proposed rulemaking would prohibit persons and vessels from being in the safety zone unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Sector Northern Great Lakes or a designated representative. We invite your comments on this proposed rulemaking.
Safety Zones; Erie, PA; Detroit, MI; Duluth, MN
Document Number: 2025-07530
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2025-05-01
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is proposing to establish temporary safety zones around each tall ship visiting the Great Lakes during the Tall Ships Challenge 2025 race series beginning on July 10, 2025 through October 1, 2025. These safety zones will provide for the regulation of vessel traffic in the vicinity of each tall ship in the navigable waters of the United States. The Coast Guard is taking this action to safeguard participants and spectators from the hazards associated with the limited maneuverability of these tall ships and to ensure public safety during tall ships events. We invite your comments on this proposed rulemaking.
Safety Zone; Recurring Events in Captain of the Port Duluth Zone-Pointe to La Pointe Swim
Document Number: 2025-07100
Type: Rule
Date: 2025-04-30
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone for the Pointe to La Pointe Swim event in Bayfield, WI from 7 a.m. through 12 noon on August 2, 2025. This action is necessary to protect participants and spectators during the event. During the enforcement period, entry into, transiting, or anchoring within the safety zone is prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of the Port, Duluth or a designated on-scene representative.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension; Distribution of Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset to Affected Domestic Producers (CBP Form 7401)
Document Number: 2025-07452
Type: Notice
Date: 2025-04-30
Agency: Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). The information collection is published in the Federal Register to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies.
Quarterly IRS Interest Rates Used in Calculating Interest on Overdue Accounts and Refunds of Customs Duties
Document Number: 2025-07451
Type: Notice
Date: 2025-04-30
Agency: Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
This notice advises the public that the quarterly Internal Revenue Service interest rates used to calculate interest on overdue accounts (underpayments) and refunds (overpayments) of customs duties will remain the same from the previous quarter. For the calendar quarter beginning April 1, 2025, the interest rates for underpayments will be 7 percent for both corporations and non-corporations. The interest rate for overpayments will be 7 percent for non-corporations and 6 percent for corporations. This notice is published for the convenience of the importing public and U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; National Business Emergency Operation Center (NBEOC) Membership Agreement Form
Document Number: 2025-07446
Type: Notice
Date: 2025-04-30
Agency: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public to take this opportunity to comment on an extension of a currently approved information collection. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks comments concerning FEMA's compilation and information sharing leveraging the National Business Emergency Operation Center (NBEOC) stakeholder listing. FEMA seeks to voluntarily continue the standing practice of collecting entity specific information during an event to assist in response/ recovery operations.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review, Comment Request; Debt Collection Financial Statement
Document Number: 2025-07445
Type: Notice
Date: 2025-04-30
Agency: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will submit the information collection abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget for review and clearance in accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. FEMA invites the general public to take this opportunity to comment on an extension of a currently approved information collection. In accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks comments concerning the collection of information related to disaster program accounts and debts owed to FEMA by individuals.
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