Department of Homeland Security May 28, 2013 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Document Number: 2013-12580
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-05-28
Agency: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security
The Federal Emergency Management Agency, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on a revision of a currently approved information collection. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks comments concerning the information collection activities required to administer the Port Security Grant Program (PSGP).
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Document Number: 2013-12579
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-05-28
Agency: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security
The Federal Emergency Management Agency, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on an extension, without change, of a currently approved information collection. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks comments concerning the information collection activities for the Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP).
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Document Number: 2013-12577
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-05-28
Agency: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security
The Federal Emergency Management Agency, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on an extension, without change, of a currently approved information collection. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks comments concerning submission of application and required documentation for the FEMA Preparedness Grants: Transit Security Grant Program (TSGP).
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Document Number: 2013-12576
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-05-28
Agency: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security
The Federal Emergency Management Agency, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on a revision of a currently approved information collection. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks comments concerning the information collection activities required to administer the Environmental and Historic Preservation Environmental Screening Form.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Document Number: 2013-12573
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-05-28
Agency: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security
The Federal Emergency Management Agency, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on a revision of a currently approved information collection. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks comments concerning the FEMA Preparedness Grants: Tribal Homeland Security Grant Program (THSGP).
Accreditation and Approval of SGS North America, Inc., as a Commercial Gauger and Laboratory
Document Number: 2013-12554
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-05-28
Agency: Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that SGS North America, Inc., has been approved to gauge and accredited to test petroleum and petroleum products, organic chemicals and vegetable oils for customs purposes for the next three years as of November 8, 2012.
Waiver for Marking Sunken Vessels With a Light at Night
Document Number: 2013-12545
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2013-05-28
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
This proposed rulemaking would revise Coast Guard regulations to implement section 301 of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2004. This Act authorized the Commandant to waive the statutory requirement to mark sunken vessels with a light at night if the Commandant determines that placing a light would be impractical and waiving the requirement would not create an undue hazard to navigation. The Commandant has delegated to the Coast Guard District Commander in whose district the sunken vessel is located the authority to grant this waiver.
Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management and Budget
Document Number: 2013-12544
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-05-28
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 approval for the following collection of information: 1625-new, Various International Agreement Certificates and Documents. 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.
Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Cumberland River, Nashville, TN
Document Number: 2013-12542
Type: Rule
Date: 2013-05-28
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard has issued a temporary deviation from the operating schedule that governs the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Drawbridge across the Cumberland River, mile 190.4, at Nashville, Tennessee. The deviation is necessary to allow the bridge owner time to perform preventive maintenance that is essential to the continued safe operation of the drawbridge. This deviation allows the bridge to remain in the closed-to-navigation position while a worn gear and shaft assembly are replaced.
Safety Zone; USO Patriotic Festival Air Show, Atlantic Ocean; Virginia Beach, VA
Document Number: 2013-12541
Type: Rule
Date: 2013-05-28
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone on the navigable waters of the Atlantic Ocean in Virginia Beach, VA. This action is necessary to provide for the safety of life on navigable waters during the USO Patriotic Festival Air Show. This action is intended to restrict vessel traffic movement in the restricted area in order to protect mariners from the hazards associated with air show events.
Privacy Act of 1974; Department of Homeland Security National Protection and Programs Directorate-001 Arrival and Departure Information System, System of Records
Document Number: 2013-12390
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-05-28
Agency: Department of Homeland Security, Office of the Secretary
In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposes to update and reissue a Department of Homeland Security system of records titled Department of Homeland Security/National Protection and Programs Directorate001 Arrival and Departure Information System (ADIS) System of Records (72 FR 47057, August 22, 2007). This system of records allows the Department of Homeland Security to collect and maintain records on individuals throughout the immigrant and non-immigrant pre-entry, entry, status management, and exit processes. With the publication of this updated system of records, the following changes are being made: (1) A new category of records is being added; (2) the record source categories are being updated; and (3) administrative updates are being made globally to comply with the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act of 2013, which transfers the United States Visitor Indicator Technology (US-VISIT) program's biometric identity management functions to the Office of Biometric Identity Management (OBIM), a newly created office within DHS/National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD). The exemptions for the existing system of records notice will continue to be applicable for this updated system of records notice and this system will be continue to be included in the Department of Homeland Security's inventory of record systems. Dates and Comments: Submit comments on or before June 27, 2013. This updated system will be effective June 27, 2013. In particular, comments are requested concerning the application of the exemptions to the new category of records.
Privacy Act of 1974; Department of Homeland Security U.S. Customs and Border Protection-007-Border Crossing Information System of Records
Document Number: 2013-12388
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-05-28
Agency: Department of Homeland Security, Office of the Secretary
In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection proposes to update and reissue a current Department of Homeland Security system of records titled, ``Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection-007Border Crossing Information System of Records.'' This system of records allows U.S. Customs and Border Protection to collect and maintain records on border crossing information for all individuals who enter, are admitted or paroled into, andwhere availableexit from the United States, regardless of method or conveyance. This border crossing information includes certain biographical information; a photograph; certain itinerary information mandated or provided on a voluntary basis by air, sea, bus, and rail carriers or any other forms of passenger transportation; and the time and location of the border crossing. This system of records notice was previously published in the Federal Register on July 25, 2008 (73 FR 43457). A Final Rule exempting portions of this system from certain provisions of the Privacy Act was published on February 3, 2010 (75 FR 5491). As part of DHS's ongoing effort to increase transparency regarding its collection of information, DHS/CBP is updating (1) the categories of individuals to include persons entering Canada from the United States, (2) the categories of records to include border crossing data from Canada, (3) the sources of information to include data provided by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), and (4) the routine uses to include the sharing of border crossing information with Canada. Additional routine uses were edited for clarity and for ease of use and understanding. In addition, DHS/CBP made non-substantive edits to the exemptions to ensure clarity. DHS/CBP is updating this system of records notice to provide notice of the Beyond the Border (BTB) Entry/Exit Program with Canada. Through the Entry/Exit, the United States and Canada will exchange border crossing information about certain third-country nationals, permanent residents of Canada, and lawful permanent residents of the United States, at all automated land border ports of entry. The exemptions for the existing system of records notice (July 25, 2008, 73 FR 43457) will continue to apply for this updated system of records notice and DHS will include this system in its inventory of record systems. Dates and Comments: Submit comments on or before June 27, 2013. In particular, comments are requested concerning the application of the exemptions to the newly added categories of individuals, categories of records, routine uses, and sources of information for this system. This updated system will be effective June 27, 2013.
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