Office of the Secretary February 2022 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs: Addition of Oral Fluid Specimen Testing for Drugs
Document Number: 2022-02364
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2022-02-28
Agency: Department of Transportation, Office of the Secretary
The U.S. Department of Transportation is proposing to amend the transportation industry drug testing program procedures regulation to include oral fluid testing. This will give employers a choice that will help combat employee cheating on urine drug tests and provide a more economical, less intrusive means of achieving the safety goals of the program. The proposal includes other provisions to update the Department's regulation, and to harmonize, as needed, with the new Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs using Oral Fluid established by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Production or Disclosure of Official Information in Legal Proceedings
Document Number: 2022-03880
Type: Rule
Date: 2022-02-28
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Office of the Secretary
We are revising our regulations regarding the production or disclosure of official information in legal proceedings (referred to as Touhy regulations). These regulations are being updated to promote consistent processing of Touhy requests among U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA or Department) agencies; clarify the responsibilities of all parties in the Touhy process; and provide additional information about criteria that USDA agencies should consider in the Touhy process.
Meeting of the President's Committee on the International Labor Organization
Document Number: 2022-03984
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-02-25
Agency: Department of Labor, Office of the Secretary
Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended), notice is hereby given of a meeting of the President's Committee on the International Labor Organization (ILO).
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Document Number: 2022-03935
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-02-24
Agency: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness announces a proposed public information collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments are invited on: Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to minimize the burden of the information collection on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Document Number: 2022-03934
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-02-24
Agency: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness announces a proposed public information collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments are invited on: Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to minimize the burden of the information collection on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Document Number: 2022-03932
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-02-24
Agency: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences announces a proposed public information collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments are invited on: Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to minimize the burden of the information collection on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 2022-03947
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-02-24
Agency: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary
The Department of Defense has submitted to OMB for clearance the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act.
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 2022-03945
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-02-24
Agency: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary
The Department of Defense has submitted to OMB for clearance the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act.
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 2022-03944
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-02-24
Agency: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary
The Department of Defense has submitted to OMB for clearance the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act.
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Document Number: 2022-03782
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-02-23
Agency: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness announces a proposed public information collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments are invited on: Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to minimize the burden of the information collection on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Document Number: 2022-03749
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-02-23
Agency: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering announces a proposed public information collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments are invited on: Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to minimize the burden of the information collection on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Document Number: 2022-03747
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-02-23
Agency: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness announces a proposed public information collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments are invited on: Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to minimize the burden of the information collection on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Document Number: 2022-03746
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-02-23
Agency: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Washington Headquarter Services announces a proposed public information collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments are invited on: Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to minimize the burden of the information collection on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 2022-03735
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-02-22
Agency: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary
The Department of Defense has submitted to OMB for clearance the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act.
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 2022-03732
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-02-22
Agency: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary
The Department of Defense has submitted to OMB for clearance the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act.
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 2022-03729
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-02-22
Agency: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary
The Department of Defense has submitted to OMB for clearance the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act.
Charter Amendment of Department of Defense Federal Advisory Committees-Uniform Formulary Beneficiary Advisory Panel
Document Number: 2022-03169
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-02-15
Agency: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary
The DoD is publishing this notice to announce that it is amending the charter for the Uniform Formulary Beneficiary Advisory Panel (UFBAP).
Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation Adjustments for 2022
Document Number: 2022-03163
Type: Rule
Date: 2022-02-15
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Office of the Secretary
This final rule amends the U.S. Department of Agriculture's civil monetary penalty regulations by making inflation adjustments as mandated by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015.
Privacy Act Regulations; Exemption for the Insider Threat Program
Document Number: 2022-03135
Type: Rule
Date: 2022-02-15
Agency: Department of the Interior, Office of the Secretary
The Department of the Interior (DOI) is issuing a final rule to amend its regulations to exempt certain records in the INTERIOR/DOI- 50, Insider Threat Program, system of records from one or more provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974 because of criminal, civil, and administrative law enforcement requirements.
Charter Renewal of Department of Defense Federal Advisory Committees-Defense Advisory Committee on Investigation, Prosecution, and Defense of Sexual Assault in the Armed Forces
Document Number: 2022-03035
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-02-14
Agency: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary
The DoD is publishing this notice to announce that it is renewing the charter for the Defense Advisory Committee on Investigation, Prosecution, and Defense of Sexual Assault in the Armed Forces (DAC-IPAD).
Charter Amendment of Department of Defense Federal Advisory Committees- Board of Visitors, National Defense University
Document Number: 2022-03033
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-02-14
Agency: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary
The DoD is publishing this notice to announce that it is amending the charter for the Board of Visitors, National Defense University (BoV NDU).
The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Joint Staff Privacy Program
Document Number: 2022-02940
Type: Rule
Date: 2022-02-11
Agency: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary
This final rule removes DoD's regulation concerning the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Joint Staff Privacy Program. On April 11, 2019, the Department of Defense published a revised DoD-level Privacy Program rule, which contains the necessary information for an agency-wide privacy program regulation under the Privacy Act and now serves as the single Privacy Program rule for the Department. That revised Privacy Program rule also includes all DoD component exemption rules. Therefore, this part is now unnecessary and may be removed from the CFR.
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Document Number: 2022-03005
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-02-11
Agency: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation announces a proposed public information collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments are invited on: Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to minimize the burden of the information collection on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Document Number: 2022-03004
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-02-11
Agency: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Defense Health Agency announces a proposed public information collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments are invited on: Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to minimize the burden of the information collection on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Document Number: 2022-03003
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-02-11
Agency: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Defense Health Agency announces a proposed public information collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments are invited on: Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to minimize the burden of the information collection on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 2022-02989
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-02-11
Agency: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary
The Department of Defense has submitted to OMB for clearance the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act.
Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB Agency Request for Renewal of a Previously Approved Collection: Online Complaint/Comment Form for Service-Related Issues in Air Transportation
Document Number: 2022-02790
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-02-11
Agency: Department of Transportation, Office of the Secretary
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces that the request for reinstatement of an OMB Control Number for the Information Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below is being forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. A Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following information collection was published on November 29, 2021.
Charter Amendment of Department of Defense Federal Advisory Committees-U.S. Air Force Scientific Advisory Board
Document Number: 2022-02735
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-02-09
Agency: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary
DoD is publishing this notice to announce that it is amending the charter for the U.S. Air Force Scientific Advisory Board and changing its name to the Department of the Air Force Scientific Advisory Board (DAF SAB).
List of Programs Eligible for Inclusion in Funding Agreements Negotiated With Self-Governance Tribes by Interior Bureaus Other Than the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Fiscal Year 2022 Programmatic Targets
Document Number: 2022-02584
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-02-08
Agency: Department of the Interior, Office of the Secretary
This notice lists programs or portions of programs that are eligible for inclusion in self-governance funding agreements with Indian Tribes and lists Fiscal Year 2022 programmatic targets for each of the non-Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) bureaus in the Department of the Interior (Department), pursuant to Title IV of the Indian Self- Determination and Education Assistance Act (Act), as amended.
Charter Amendment of Department of Defense Federal Advisory Committees-Defense Advisory Committee for the Prevention of Sexual Misconduct
Document Number: 2022-02581
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-02-08
Agency: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary
The DoD is publishing this notice to announce that it is amending the charter for the Defense Advisory Committee for the Prevention of Sexual Misconduct (DAC-PSM).
DHS Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee
Document Number: 2022-02571
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-02-08
Agency: Department of Homeland Security, Office of the Secretary
The DHS Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee will meet on Tuesday, February 22, 2022, via virtual conference. The meeting will be open to the public.
Defense Business Board; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting
Document Number: 2022-02486
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-02-07
Agency: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary
The DoD is publishing this notice to announce that the following Federal Advisory Committee meeting of the Defense Business Board (``the Board'') will take place.
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Document Number: 2022-02482
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-02-07
Agency: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness announces a proposed public information collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments are invited on: Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to minimize the burden of the information collection on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 2022-02481
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-02-07
Agency: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary
The Department of Defense has submitted to OMB for clearance the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act.
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 2022-02480
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-02-07
Agency: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary
The Department of Defense has submitted to OMB for clearance the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act.
DOT's Identification of Federal Financial Assistance Infrastructure Programs Subject to the Build America, Buy America Provisions of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
Document Number: 2022-02441
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-02-07
Agency: Department of Transportation, Office of the Secretary
Section 70913(a) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act requires that the head of each Federal agency shall submit to the Office of Management and Budget and to Congress a report that identifies each Federal financial assistance program for infrastructure administered by the Federal agency, and that that report be published in the Federal Register. The Department of Transportation is issuing this notice to make the public aware of the availability of that report on its website.
Privacy Act of 1974: Implementation of Exemptions; Department of Homeland Security U.S. Customs and Border Protection-014 Regulatory Audit Archive System (RAAS) System of Records
Document Number: 2022-02004
Type: Rule
Date: 2022-02-04
Agency: Department of Homeland Security, Office of the Secretary
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is issuing a final rule to extend the exemptions from certain provisions of the Privacy Act to the updated and reissued system of records titled, ``DHS/U.S. Customs and Border Protection-014 Regulatory Audit Archive System (RAAS) System of Records.'' Specifically, the Department exempts portions of this system of records from one or more provisions of the Privacy Act because of criminal, civil, and administrative enforcement requirements.
Procedures in Regulating Unfair or Deceptive Practices
Document Number: 2022-01589
Type: Rule
Date: 2022-02-02
Agency: Department of Transportation, Office of the Secretary
The U.S. Department of Transportation (Department or DOT) is amending its regulations regarding the hearing procedures that are available when the Department proposes a discretionary aviation consumer protection rulemaking declaring a practice to be unfair or deceptive. This final rule simplifies the hearing procedures and allows the Department greater flexibility to conduct a hearing in a manner that would not unduly delay the aviation consumer protection rulemaking.
Charter Amendment of Department of Defense Federal Advisory Committees-Defense Science Board
Document Number: 2022-01979
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-02-01
Agency: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary
The DoD is publishing this notice to announce that it is amending the charter for the Defense Science Board (DSB).
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