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

The Coast Guard is amending the established security zone extending 50 yards into the navigable waters of the Oakland Estuary, Alameda, California, surrounding the Coast Guard Island Pier. This security zone change will now include the entire perimeter of Coast Guard Island and 50 yards on either side of the Coast Guard Island causeway (Dennison Street Bridge). This action is necessary to provide for the continued security of the military service members on board vessels moored at the pier, as well as all military members and government property on Coast Guard Island. This security zone will prohibit all persons and vessels from entering, transiting through, or anchoring within a portion of the Oakland Estuary surrounding Coast Guard Island, and prohibit all persons and vessels from loitering within 50 yards of the Coast Guard Island causeway, unless authorized by the Captain of the Port (COTP) or his designated representative.

The Coast Guard requests public comments on the planned consolidation of three redundant, seasonally operated Coast Guard boat stations and the seasonalization of one Coast Guard boat station. As modern boat operating speeds rise and navigation technology improves, the Coast Guard can respond to incidents with multiple units significantly faster than when these boat stations were first established. The combination of significantly improved response times, along with an overall reduction in rescue calls due to boating safety improvements throughout the Nation, has resulted in a number of boat stations becoming redundant. This consolidation will result in a more robust response system by increasing staffing levels and capacity at select nearby boat stations. The seasonalization of a unit shifts the Coast Guard's response to Search and Rescue cases from a more robustly staffed nearby boat station during the winter months.

The Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary) approved the Homeland Security Academic Advisory Council (HSAAC) name change to Homeland Security Academic Partnership Council (HSAPC, hereinafter ``Council'') to avoid confusion with the name of the Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC). The primary purpose of the Council is to provide organizationally independent, strategic, timely, specific, and actionable recommendations to the Secretary on key issues across the homeland security enterprise as they relate to the intersection of education and academia and the DHS mission. The Council will consist of up to 30 members who are appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Secretary of Homeland Security. All members are appointed as Representative members. The Secretary approved modifications to the categories and removal of the numerical limitations to the categories to allow for increased flexibility across the broad categories of membership. The Council Representative members, as well as being diverse and an inclusive membership will represent one or more of the categories below: (a) Academic associations; (b) School safety, campus safety, public safety, or emergency management associations; (c) State, local or tribal law enforcement or related association; (d) President or Chancellor of a public or private: Four-year college or university; Two-year community college; or Minority Serving Institution (MSIs); (e) Superintendent or comparable of a K-12 public school system; (f) President or CEO of an Education Employee Association or Education Employee Labor Organization; and/or (g) President or CEO of a private sector company, non-governmental organization, or civil society. Appointments are made without regard to political affiliation. In order for DHS to fully leverage broad-ranging experience and education, the HSAPC must be diverse with regard to professional and technical expertise. DHS is committed to pursuing opportunities, consistent with applicable law, to compose a committee that reflects the diversity of the nation's people. The Council is the sole advisory committee within DHS providing advice and recommendations on matters relating to the intersection of education and academia and the DHS mission. The Council will operate in an advisory capacity only. The Council is necessary and in the public interest. This notice is provided in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C. App. The Council will terminate two years from the date of its establishment, unless renewed by the Secretary. Revisions were made to the committee's objectives and scope of activities to encompass broader topics to align with the challenges facing the education and academic sectors. These broader topics allow the Secretary to receive recommendations on more facets of issues pertaining to these sectors. The committee's revised objectives and scope of activities provide for the committee to make recommendations that may relate to, but are not limited to: (a) DHS-wide funding opportunities, such as grants, scholarships, programs, and hiring surges; (b) Safety and security, including prevention, response, mitigation, recovery, and other emergency management and preparedness measures; (c) Improving coordination and sharing of threat and security related information including threats of violence, and targeted violence and terrorism prevention; (d) Methods to develop career opportunities to support a 21st century DHS workforce; and (e) Enhancing and expanding research opportunities, such as the DHS Science and Technology Centers of Excellence and DHS/National Security Agency joint Centers of Academic Excellence. Finally, to allow for more external (non-Federal) voices, the revised charter removes DHS and Interagency members, which included ``up to one representative'' from six DHS offices/components and four federal agencies who served as non-voting ex officio members. Under the revised charter, the Secretary may invite participation from other federal Departments and Interagency members as necessary.

The Infrastructure Security Division (ISD) within the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) will submit the following Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance. This notice solicits comments on the information collection during a 60-day public comment period prior to the submission of this ICR to OMB. The submission proposes to renew the information collection for an additional three years and update the burden estimates associated with collecting information for the purposes of registration for meetings and events.

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.

On March 27, 2023 the Secretary of DHS, Alejandro N. Mayorkas, issued a memorandum tasking the Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC) to establish six subcommittees further outlined below. This notice is not a solicitation for membership.

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).

The Coast Guard is amending and updating its special local regulations for recurring marine parades, regattas, and other events that take place in the Coast Guard Sector Ohio Valley area of responsibility (AOR). This rule informs the public of regularly scheduled events that require additional safety measures through the establishing of a special local regulation. Through this rulemaking the current list of recurring special local regulations is updated with revisions, additional events, and removal of events that no longer take place in Sector Ohio Valley's AOR. When these special local regulations are enforced, certain restrictions are placed on marine traffic in specified areas.

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 revision 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 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 revision 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.

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).