82 FR 34620 - Navigation Safety Advisory Council-Input To Support Regulatory Reform of Coast Guard Regulations-New Task
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 142 (July 26, 2017)
Coast Guard
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 142 (July 26, 2017)
| Page Range | 34620-34622 | |
| FR Document | 2017-15707 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 142 (Wednesday, July 26, 2017)] [Proposed Rules] [Pages 34620-34622] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-15707] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Coast Guard 33 CFR Chapter I 46 CFR Chapters I and III 49 CFR Chapter IV [Docket No. USCG-2017-0662] Navigation Safety Advisory Council--Input To Support Regulatory Reform of Coast Guard Regulations--New Task AGENCY: U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security. ACTION: Announcement of new task assignment for the Navigation Safety Advisory Council (NAVSAC); teleconference meeting. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The U.S. Coast Guard is issuing a new task to the Navigation Safety Advisory Council (NAVSAC). The U.S. Coast Guard is asking NAVSAC to help the agency identify existing regulations, guidance, and collections of information (that fall within the scope of the Council's charter) for possible repeal, replacement, or modification. This tasking is in response to the issuance of Executive Orders 13771, ``Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs; 13777, ``Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda;'' and 13783, ``Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth.'' The full Council is scheduled to meet by teleconference on August 16, 2017, to discuss this tasking. This teleconference will be open to the public. The U.S. Coast Guard will consider NAVSAC recommendations as part of the process of identifying regulations, guidance, and collections of information to be repealed, replaced, or modified pursuant to the three Executive Orders discussed above. DATES: The full Council is scheduled to meet by teleconference on August 16, 2017, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. EDT. Please note that this teleconference may adjourn early if the Council has completed its business. ADDRESSES: To join the teleconference or to request special accommodations, contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section no later than 1 p.m. on August 9, 2017. The number of teleconference lines is limited and will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. Instructions: Submit comments on the task statement at any time, including orally at the teleconference, but if you want Council members to review your [[Page 34621]] comments before the teleconference, please submit your comments no later than August 9, 2017. You must include the words ``Department of Homeland Security'' and the docket number for this action. Written comments may also be submitted using the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. If you encounter technical difficulties with comment submission, contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice. Comments received will be posted without alteration at http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. You may review Regulations.gov's Privacy and Security Notice at https://www.regulations.gov/privacyNotice. Docket Search: For access to the docket or to read documents or comments related to this notice, go to http://www.regulations.gov, insert ``USCG-2017-0662'' in the Search box, press Enter, and then click on the item you wish to view. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. George Detweiler, Alternate Designated Federal Officer of the Navigation Safety Advisory Council, telephone (202) 372-1566, or email [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: New Task to the Council The U.S. Coast Guard is issuing a new task to NAVSAC to provide recommendations on whether existing regulations, guidance, and information collections (that fall within the scope of the Council's charter) should be repealed, replaced, or modified. NAVSAC will then provide advice and recommendations on the assigned task and submit a final recommendation report to the U.S. Coast Guard. Background On January 30, 2017, President Trump issued Executive Order 13771, ``Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs.'' Under that Executive Order, for every one new regulation issued, at least two prior regulations must be identified for elimination, and the cost of planned regulations must be prudently managed and controlled through a budgeting process. On February 24, 2017, the President issued Executive Order 13777, ``Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda.'' That Executive Order directs agencies to take specific steps to identify and alleviate unnecessary regulatory burdens placed on the American people. On March 28, 2017, the President issued Executive Order 13783, ``Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth.'' Executive Order 13783 promotes the clean and safe development of our Nation's vast energy resources, while at the same time avoiding agency actions that unnecessarily encumber energy production. When implementing the regulatory offsets required by Executive Order 13771, each agency head is directed to prioritize, to the extent permitted by law, those regulations that the agency's Regulatory Reform Task Force identifies as outdated, unnecessary, or ineffective in accordance with Executive Order 13777. As part of this process to comply with all three Executive Orders, the U.S. Coast Guard is reaching out through multiple avenues to interested individuals to gather their input about what regulations, guidance, and information collections, they believe may need to be repealed, replaced, or modified. On June 8, 2017, the U.S. Coast Guard issued a general notice in the Federal Register requesting comments from interested individuals regarding their recommendations, 82 FR 26632. In addition to this general solicitation, the U.S. Coast Guard also wants to leverage the expertise of its Federal Advisory Committees and is issuing similar tasks to each of its Committees. A detailed discussion of each of the Executive orders and information on where U.S. Coast Guard regulations, guidance, and information collections are found is in the June 8th notice. The Task NAVSAC is tasked to: Provide input to the U.S. Coast Guard on all existing regulations, guidance, and information collections that fall within the scope of the Council's charter. 1. One or more subcommittees/working groups, as needed, will be established to work on this tasking in accordance with the Council charter and bylaws. The subcommittee(s) shall terminate upon the approval and submission of a final recommendation to the U.S. Coast Guard from the parent Council. 2. Review regulations, guidance, and information collections and provide recommendations whether an existing rule, guidance, or information collection should be repealed, replaced or modified. If the Council recommends modification, please provide specific recommendations for how the regulation, guidance, or information collection should be modified. Recommendations should include an explanation on how and to what extent repeal, replacement or modification will reduce costs or burdens to industry and the extent to which risks to health or safety would likely increase. a. Identify regulations, guidance, or information collections that potentially impose the following types of burden on the industry: i. Regulations, guidance, or information collections imposing administrative burdens on the industry. ii. Regulations, guidance, or information collections imposing burdens in the development or use of domestically produced energy resources. ``Burden,'' for the purposes of compliance with Executive Order 13783, means ``to unnecessarily obstruct, delay, curtail, or otherwise impose significant costs on the siting, permitting, production, utilization, transmission, or delivery of energy resources.'' b. Identify regulations, guidance, or information collections that potentially impose the following types of costs on the industry: i. Regulations, guidance, or information collections imposing costs that are outdated (such as due to technological advancement), or are no longer necessary. ii. Regulations, guidance, or information collections imposing costs which are no longer enforced as written or which are ineffective. iii. Regulations, guidance, or information collections imposing costs tied to reporting or recordkeeping requirements that impose burdens that exceed benefits. Explain why the reporting or recordkeeping requirement is overly burdensome, unnecessary, or how it could be modified. c. Identify regulations, guidance, and information collections that the Council believes have led to the elimination of jobs or inhibits job creation within a particular industry. 3. All regulations, guidance, and information collections, or parts thereof, recommended by the Council should be described in sufficient detail (by section, paragraph, sentence, clause, etc.) so that it can readily be identified. Data (quantitative or qualitative) should be provided to support and illustrate the impact, cost, or burden, as applicable, for each recommendation. If the data is not readily available, the Council should include information as to how such information can be obtained either by the Council or directly by the Coast Guard. Public Participation All meetings associated with this tasking, both full Council meetings and subcommittee/working groups, are open to the public. A public oral comment period will be held during the August [[Page 34622]] 16, 2017, teleconference. Public comments or questions will be taken at the discretion of the Designated Federal Officer; commenters are requested to limit their comments to 3 minutes. Please contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section, to register as a commenter. Subcommittee meetings held in association with this tasking will be announced as they are scheduled through notices posted to http://homeport.uscg.mil/navsac and uploaded as supporting documents in the electronic docket for this action, [USCG-2017-0662], at Regulations.gov. Michael D. Emerson, Director, Marine Transportation Systems. [FR Doc. 2017-15707 Filed 7-25-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110-04-P
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Request for Input operated as well as expected? If so, what DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
With an eye toward the Fall iteration specifically has not worked and why? SECURITY
of the semi-annual regulatory agenda, 6. Are there regulations that are
PBGC is requesting information, Coast Guard
unnecessarily complicated which could
suggestions, and comment from the be streamlined to achieve regulatory
public—including from plan sponsors, 33 CFR Chapter I
objectives more efficiently?
participants, practitioners, organizations
7. Does PBGC have regulations or 46 CFR Chapters I and III
representing retirees and plan
participants, and other parties information collections (e.g., forms,
participating in or affected by PBGC’s reports, or notices) that are duplicative 49 CFR Chapter IV
programs—on regulatory and or that have conflicting requirements
[Docket No. USCG–2017–0662]
deregulatory actions PBGC should take. with other agencies, such as the
To facilitate this request for Department of the Treasury, Internal Navigation Safety Advisory Council—
information, PBGC developed the Revenue Service, or Department of Input To Support Regulatory Reform of
questions below, the answers to which Labor? Coast Guard Regulations—New Task
will help determine whether there are 8. Does PBGC ask for information in
gaps in regulatory guidance where the AGENCY: U.S. Coast Guard, Department
forms or on reports that may be stale, of Homeland Security.
public believes rulemaking would be duplicative, or unnecessary to achieve a
beneficial, and help PBGC evaluate the ACTION: Announcement of new task
particular statutory purpose or
continued effectiveness and usefulness assignment for the Navigation Safety
regulatory objective? Are there PBGC-
of existing regulations. Advisory Council (NAVSAC);
To maximize the effectiveness of required notices from plans to third
teleconference meeting.
comments, PBGC suggests that parties (such as plan participants) that
commenters: ask for or relay duplicative information? SUMMARY: The U.S. Coast Guard is
• Clearly identify the regulation at 9. Has PBGC issued any significant issuing a new task to the Navigation
issue, providing the Code of Federal guidance documents (e.g., technical Safety Advisory Council (NAVSAC).
Regulations (CFR) citation where updates, policy statements) that may be The U.S. Coast Guard is asking
available; outdated, ineffective, or unnecessary to NAVSAC to help the agency identify
• Explain, in as much detail as achieve a particular statutory purpose or existing regulations, guidance, and
possible, why they believe regulating in regulatory objective? collections of information (that fall
a specific area is necessary or beneficial, within the scope of the Council’s
or why an existing rule may be 10. Are there regulations that could be charter) for possible repeal,
outdated, unnecessary, or ineffective; tailored to impose less burden on the replacement, or modification. This
and public? If so, what could be alternative tasking is in response to the issuance of
• Describe the costs and benefits of regulatory or other approaches to such Executive Orders 13771, ‘‘Reducing
taking a particular regulatory or rules? Regulation and Controlling Regulatory
deregulatory action and the data or 11. Are there regulations that are Costs; 13777, ‘‘Enforcing the Regulatory
experience on which the commenter unnecessary and could be repealed or Reform Agenda;’’ and 13783,
bases a recommendation. ‘‘Promoting Energy Independence and
1. Are there areas where PBGC replaced without impairing a PBGC
program’s statutory purpose? Economic Growth.’’ The full Council is
rulemaking or other guidance would scheduled to meet by teleconference on
clarify or ease the burden of certain 12. Are there PBGC regulations that August 16, 2017, to discuss this tasking.
statutory requirements on the public? eliminate jobs, or inhibit job creation? This teleconference will be open to the
Would tools such as regulatory safe 13. Are there any other areas where public. The U.S. Coast Guard will
harbors help plans and sponsors comply PBGC could improve its regulations to consider NAVSAC recommendations as
with applicable requirements, and if so, better accomplish its mission? part of the process of identifying
what areas particularly would benefit regulations, guidance, and collections of
from safe harbors? These questions are not intended to
information to be repealed, replaced, or
2. Are there challenges affecting the be exhaustive. Commenters may raise
modified pursuant to the three
establishment and maintenance of other issues or make suggestions
Executive Orders discussed above.
pension plans or other aspects of the unrelated to these questions that they
believe would help PBGC develop a DATES: The full Council is scheduled to
private pension plan system that should
be addressed through rulemaking or better and more responsive regulatory meet by teleconference on August 16,
other guidance? 2017, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. EDT. Please
structure.
3. Are there regulations PBGC should note that this teleconference may
Issued in Washington, DC. adjourn early if the Council has
modernize that have become outdated?
If so, what type of change (e.g., W. Thomas Reeder, completed its business.
innovations in technology, business or Director, Pension Benefit Guaranty ADDRESSES: To join the teleconference
actuarial practices, consumer (worker Corporation. or to request special accommodations,
and retiree) needs) has caused the rules [FR Doc. 2017–15551 Filed 7–25–17; 8:45 am] contact the individual listed in the FOR
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modernize such rules? no later than 1 p.m. on August 9, 2017.
4. What, if any, technological The number of teleconference lines is
developments would relieve the limited and will be available on a first-
administrative burden of an existing come, first-served basis.
regulation or existing information Instructions: Submit comments on the
collection? task statement at any time, including
5. Are there regulations establishing orally at the teleconference, but if you
programs or processes that have not want Council members to review your
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the discretion of the Designated Federal association with this tasking will be
Michael D. Emerson,
Officer; commenters are requested to announced as they are scheduled
limit their comments to 3 minutes. through notices posted to http:// Director, Marine Transportation Systems.
Please contact the individual listed in homeport.uscg.mil/navsac and [FR Doc. 2017–15707 Filed 7–25–17; 8:45 am]
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| Collection | Federal Register | |
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| Section | Proposed Rules | |
| Action | Announcement of new task assignment for the Navigation Safety Advisory Council (NAVSAC); teleconference meeting. | |
| Dates | The full Council is scheduled to meet by teleconference on August 16, 2017, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. EDT. Please note that this teleconference may adjourn early if the Council has completed its business. | |
| Contact | Mr. George Detweiler, Alternate Designated Federal Officer of the Navigation Safety Advisory Council, telephone (202) 372-1566, or email [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 34620 | |
| CFR Citation | 33 Title 33 CFR Chapter I 46 Title 46 CFR Chapter I 49 Title 49 CFR Chapter IV |
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