Office of the Secretary 2023 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

This notice announces proposed changes to the JRAP, which prescribe uniform rules of procedure for Courts of Criminal Appeals. Although these rules of practice and procedure fall within the Administrative Procedure Act's exemptions for notice and comment, the Department, as a matter of policy, has decided to make these changes available for public review and comment before they are implemented. The proposed changes are a refinement of the JRAP effective January 1, 2019 and implement statutory changes expanding the jurisdiction of Courts of Criminal Appeals and creating special trial counsel. The approval authorities for these changes are the Judge Advocates General of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard.

In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, the DoD is modifying and reissuing a current system of records re-titled, ``Privacy and Civil Liberties Complaints and General Correspondence Records,'' DoD-0017. This system of records covers DoD's maintenance of records about privacy or civil liberties-related complaints or correspondence submitted to DoD privacy and civil liberties offices and is being modified to expressly cover general correspondence and reporting from DoD- and U.S. Government-affiliated personnel and the public on a variety of matters. In addition, a routine use relating to national security, homeland security, counterintelligence, and scientific study is being added.

The DoD has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act.

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.

The DoD is publishing this notice to announce that the following Federal Advisory Committee meeting of the Board of Regents, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (BoR USUHS) will take place.

The DHS Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee will meet on Tuesday, November 7, 2023, via virtual conference. The meeting will be open to the public.

The DoD is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales notification.

The DoD is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales notification.

The DoD is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales notification.

Defense Human Resources Activity publishes this Civilian Personnel Per Diem Bulletin Number 324. Bulletin Number 324 lists current per diem rates prescribed for reimbursement of subsistence expenses while on official Government travel to Alaska, Hawaii, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the possessions of the United States. The fiscal year (FY) 2023 lodging and meal rate review for the U.S. Virgin Islands resulted in rate changes for multiple locations.

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the National Defense University 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.

The DoD has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act.

The DoD has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act.

The Department of Defense (Department or DoD) is issuing a final rule to amend its regulations to exempt portions of the system of records titled CIG-16, ``Inspector General Administrative Investigation Records,'' (IGAIR) from certain provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974.

The DoD has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act.

The DoD has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act.

The DoD has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act.

DOT published the names of the persons selected to serve on Departmental PRBs.

In accordance with the requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, FinCEN gives notice of a proposed amendment to exempt a new system of records, entitled ``FinCEN .004Beneficial Ownership Information System,'' from certain provisions of the Privacy Act. The Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) System is being established to implement the beneficial ownership information reporting and access requirements set out in the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), which was enacted on January 1, 2021, as part of the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020. The exemptions are intended to increase the value of the system for law enforcement purposes and to comply with the CTA's prohibitions against unauthorized disclosure of certain information. Public comments are invited.

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness announces the proposed public information collections and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments are invited on: whether the proposed collections of information are necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agencies, including whether the information shall have practical utility; the accuracy of the agencies' 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 collections on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology.

The DoD is publishing this notice to announce that the following Federal Advisory Committee meeting of the Defense Science Board (DSB) will take place.

Findings of research misconduct have been made against Kotha Subbaramaiah, Ph.D. (Respondent), who was a Professor of Biochemistry Research in Medicine, Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College (WCMC). Respondent engaged in research misconduct in research supported by U.S. Public Health Service (PHS) funds, specifically National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), grants P01 CA077839, P01 CA106451, R01 CA108773, R01 CA154481, T32 CA009685, R25 CA105012, and N01 CN43302, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), NIH, grant T32 DC000027, and National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), NIH, grant UL1 TR000457. The administrative actions, including debarment for a period of seven (7) years, were implemented beginning on August 16, 2023, and are detailed below.

DOT OST announces a meeting of ACTE, which will take place via videoconference.

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Department of Transportation (DOT) invites the general public, industry and other governmental parties to comment on Public Charters. A Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following information collection was published on April 21, 2023. No comments were received.