Department of Homeland Security April 28, 2023 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

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: 1625-0069, Ballast Water Management for Vessels with Ballast Tanks Entering U.S. 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.

This notice announces that the Secretary of Homeland Security has authorized a change to the Parole Process for Haitians that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) described in a Federal Register notice published on January 9, 2023. The change provides that those who have been interdicted at sea after April 27, 2023 will be ineligible for the announced parole process.

The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary moving safety zone around the M/V ZHEN HUA 26 while it transits from the Port of Long Beach, CA, from Long Beach Container Terminal (LBCT), LB Berth E22, to inner anchorage, and then to Fenix Marine Services (FMS), LA Berth 302. This safety zone is necessary to protect personnel, vessels, and the marine environment from potential hazards associated with oversized cargo of ship-to-shore gantry cranes which extend more than 200 feet out from the transiting vessel. Entry of persons or vessels into this safety zone is prohibited unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port (COTP) Los AngelesLong Beach, or their designated representative. The Coast Guard recently issued a safety zone for the transit of the M/V ZHEN HUA 26, but additional time is needed to complete the cargo delivery.