Department of Homeland Security March 2023 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is announcing a fee to be collected by USCIS. The EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022 (the 2022 Act) requires USCIS to establish a special fund to be known as the EB-5 Integrity Fund to be primarily used by USCIS in the administration of the Regional Center Program. USCIS must collect a fee of $20,000 or $10,000, depending on certain factors established by the 2022 Act, to finance the EB-5 Integrity Fund from each designated regional center. This notice explains how regional centers should determine the amount of the fee and provides the process for how it is to be paid.

This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Washington (FEMA-4682-DR), dated January 12, 2023, and related determinations.

This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of Alabama (FEMA-4684-DR), dated January 15, 2023, and related determinations.

This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State California (FEMA-4683-DR), dated January 14, 2023, and related determinations.

This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of California (FEMA-4683-DR), dated January 14, 2023, and related determinations.

This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of California (FEMA-4683-DR), dated January 14, 2023, and related determinations.

This notice amends the notice of an emergency declaration for the State California (FEMA-3591-EM), dated January 9, 2023, and related determinations.

This notice amends the notice of an emergency declaration for the State of New York (FEMA-3590-EM), dated December 26, 2022, and related determinations.

FEMA gives notice that the statewide per capita indicator for recommending cost share adjustments for major disasters declared on or after January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023 is $173.

This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Georgia (FEMA-4685-DR), dated January 16, 2023, and related determinations.

This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of Alabama (FEMA-4684-DR), dated January 15, 2023, and related determinations.

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.

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. The submission will describe the nature of the information collection, the categories of the respondents, the estimated burden (i.e., the time, effort and resources used by respondents to respond) and cost, and the actual data collection instruments FEMA will use.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration (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.

The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for certain navigable waters in the Aransas Bay. The safety zone is needed to protect personnel, vessels, and the marine environment from potential hazards created by a firework display launched from a barge in the Aransas Bay, Corpus Christi, Texas. Entry of vessels or persons into this zone is prohibited unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port Sector Corpus Christi or a designated representative.

New or modified Base (1-percent annual chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs), base flood depths, Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) boundaries or zone designations, and/or regulatory floodways (hereinafter referred to as flood hazard determinations) as shown on the indicated Letter of Map Revision (LOMR) for each of the communities listed in the table below are finalized. Each LOMR revises the Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), and in some cases the Flood Insurance Study (FIS) reports, currently in effect for the listed communities.

The Coast Guard is conducting a Port Access Route Study (PARS) to evaluate the adequacy of existing vessel routing measures and determine whether additional vessel routing measures are necessary for port approaches to Galveston Bay and Sabine Pass, Texas, Calcasieu Pass, Louisiana, and international and domestic transit areas in the Eighth Coast Guard District area of responsibility (AOR). The Approaches to Galveston Bay and Sabine Pass, Texas and Calcasieu Pass, Louisiana PARS (TX/LAPARS) will consider whether existing or additional routing measures are necessary to improve navigation safety due to factors such as planned or potential wind energy offshore development, current port capabilities and planned improvements, increased vessel traffic, changing vessel traffic patterns, weather conditions, or navigational difficulty. Vessel routing measures, which include traffic separation schemes, two-way routes, recommended tracks, deep-water routes, precautionary areas, and areas to be avoided, are implemented to reduce risk of marine casualties. The recommendations of the study may subsequently be implemented through rulemakings or in accordance with international agreements.