83_FR_27250 83 FR 27138 - Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions

83 FR 27138 - Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 112 (June 11, 2018)

Page Range27138-27146
FR Document2018-11247

This regulatory agenda is a semiannual summary of projected regulations, existing regulations, and completed actions of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and its components. This agenda provides the public with information about DHS's regulatory and deregulatory activity. DHS expects that this information will enable the public to be more aware of, and effectively participate in, the Department's regulatory and deregulatory activity. DHS invites the public to submit comments on any aspect of this agenda.

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Office of the Secretary

6 CFR Chs. I and II

[DHS Docket No. OGC-RP-04-001]


Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DHS.

ACTION: Semiannual regulatory agenda.

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SUMMARY: This regulatory agenda is a semiannual summary of projected 
regulations, existing regulations, and completed actions of the 
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and its components. This agenda 
provides the public with information about DHS's regulatory and 
deregulatory activity. DHS expects that this information will enable 
the public to be more aware of, and effectively participate in, the 
Department's regulatory and deregulatory activity. DHS invites the 
public to submit comments on any aspect of this agenda.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

General

    Please direct general comments and inquiries on the agenda to the 
Regulatory Affairs Law Division, Office of the General Counsel, U.S. 
Department of Homeland Security, 245 Murray Lane SW, Mail Stop 0485, 
Washington, DC 20528-0485.

Specific

    Please direct specific comments and inquiries on individual actions 
identified in this agenda to the individual listed in the summary 
portion as the point of contact for that action.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DHS provides this notice pursuant to the 
requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (Pub. L. 96-354, Sept. 
19, 1980) and Executive Order 12866, ``Regulatory Planning and Review'' 
(Sept. 30, 1993) as incorporated in Executive Order 13563, ``Improving 
Regulation and Regulatory Review'' (Jan. 18, 2011) and Executive Order 
13771, ``Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs'' (Jan. 
30, 2017), which require the Department to publish a semiannual agenda 
of regulations. The regulatory agenda is a summary of existing and 
projected regulations as well as actions completed since the 
publication of the last regulatory agenda for the Department. DHS's 
last semiannual regulatory agenda was published on January 12, 2018, at 
83 FR 1872.
    Beginning in fall 2007, the internet became the basic means for 
disseminating the Unified Agenda. The complete Unified Agenda is 
available online at www.reginfo.gov.
    The Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 602) requires Federal 
agencies to publish their regulatory flexibility agendas in the Federal 
Register. A regulatory flexibility agenda shall contain, among other 
things, a brief description of the subject area of any rule which is 
likely to have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of 
small entities. DHS's printed agenda entries include regulatory actions 
that are in the Department's regulatory flexibility agenda. Printing of 
these entries is limited to fields that contain information required by 
the agenda provisions of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. Additional 
information on these entries is available in the Unified Agenda 
published on the internet.
    The semiannual agenda of the Department conforms to the Unified 
Agenda format developed by the Regulatory Information Service Center.

    Dated: February 23, 2018.
Christina E. McDonald,
Associate General Counsel for Regulatory Affairs.

                Office of the Secretary--Final Rule Stage
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                                                           Regulation
       Sequence No.                    Title             Identifier No.
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116.......................  Homeland Security                  1601-AA76
                             Acquisition Regulation:
                             Safeguarding of
                             Controlled Unclassified
                             Sensitive Information
                             (HSAR Case 2015-001).
117.......................  Homeland Security                  1601-AA78
                             Acquisition Regulation:
                             Information Technology
                             Security Awareness
                             Training (HSAR Case 2015-
                             002).
118.......................  Homeland Security                  1601-AA79
                             Acquisition Regulation:
                             Privacy Training (HSAR
                             Case 2015-003).
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               Office of the Secretary--Long-Term Actions
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                                                           Regulation
       Sequence No.                    Title             Identifier No.
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119.......................  Ammonium Nitrate Security          1601-AA52
                             Program.
120.......................  Chemical Facility Anti-            1601-AA69
                             Terrorism Standards
                             (CFATS).
121.......................  Homeland Security                  1601-AA72
                             Acquisition Regulation,
                             Enhancement of
                             Whistleblower Protections
                             for Contractor Employees.
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     U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services--Proposed Rule Stage
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                                                           Regulation
       Sequence No.                    Title             Identifier No.
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122.......................  Registration Requirement           1615-AB71
                             for Petitioners Seeking
                             To File H-1B Petitions on
                             Behalf of Aliens Subject
                             to Numerical Limitations.
123.......................  Requirements for Filing            1615-AB98
                             Motions and
                             Administrative Appeals.
124.......................  EB-5 Immigrant Investor            1615-AC11
                             Regional Center Program.
125.......................  Removing H-4 Dependent             1615-AC15
                             Spouses From the Class of
                             Aliens Eligible for
                             Employment Authorization.
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       U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services--Final Rule Stage
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                                                           Regulation
       Sequence No.                    Title             Identifier No.
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126.......................  EB-5 Immigrant Investor            1615-AC07
                             Program Modernization.
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                  U.S. Coast Guard--Proposed Rule Stage
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                                                           Regulation
       Sequence No.                    Title             Identifier No.
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127.......................  Financial Responsibility--         1625-AC39
                             Vessels; Superseded
                             Pollution Funds (USCG-
                             2017-0788).
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                   U.S. Coast Guard--Final Rule Stage
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                                                           Regulation
       Sequence No.                    Title             Identifier No.
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128.......................  Seafarers' Access to               1625-AC15
                             Maritime Facilities.
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                   U.S. Coast Guard--Long-Term Actions
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                                                           Regulation
       Sequence No.                    Title             Identifier No.
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129.......................  Commercial Fishing                 1625-AB85
                             Vessels--Implementation
                             of 2010 and 2012
                             Legislation.
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                   U.S. Coast Guard--Completed Actions
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                                                           Regulation
       Sequence No.                    Title             Identifier No.
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130.......................  Numbering of Undocumented          1625-AA14
                             Barges.
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          U.S. Customs and Border Protection--Long-Term Actions
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                                                           Regulation
       Sequence No.                    Title             Identifier No.
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131.......................  Importer Security Filing           1651-AA70
                             and Additional Carrier
                             Requirements (Section 610
                             Review).
132.......................  Implementation of the Guam-        1651-AA77
                             CNMI Visa Waiver Program
                             (Section 610 Review).
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        Transportation Security Administration--Final Rule Stage
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                                                           Regulation
       Sequence No.                    Title             Identifier No.
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133.......................  Security Training for              1652-AA55
                             Surface Transportation
                             Employees.
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        Transportation Security Administration--Completed Actions
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                                                           Regulation
       Sequence No.                    Title             Identifier No.
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134.......................  General Aviation Security          1652-AA53
                             and Other Aircraft
                             Operator Security.
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      U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement--Proposed Rule Stage
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                                                           Regulation
       Sequence No.                    Title             Identifier No.
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135.......................  Procedures and Standards           1653-AA67
                             for Declining Surety
                             Immigration Bonds and
                             Administrative Appeal
                             Requirement for Breaches.
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         Federal Emergency Management Agency--Completed Actions
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                                                           Regulation
       Sequence No.                    Title             Identifier No.
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136.......................  Updates to Floodplain              1660-AA85
                             Management and Protection
                             of Wetlands Regulations
                             to Implement Executive
                             Order 13690 and the
                             Federal Flood Risk
                             Management Standard.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS)

Office of the Secretary (OS)

Final Rule Stage

116. Homeland Security Acquisition Regulation: Safeguarding of 
Controlled Unclassified Sensitive Information (HSAR Case 2015-001)

    E.O. 13771 Designation: Fully or Partially Exempt.
    Legal Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301 to 302; 41 U.S.C. 1302; 41 U.S.C. 
1303; 41 U.S.C. 1707
    Abstract: This Homeland Security Acquisition Regulation (HSAR) rule 
would implement security and privacy measures to ensure Controlled 
Unclassified Information (CUI), such as Personally Identifiable 
Information (PII), is adequately safeguarded by DHS contractors. 
Specifically, the rule would define key terms, outline security 
requirements and inspection provisions for contractor information 
technology (IT) systems that store, process or transmit CUI, institute 
incident notification and response procedures, and identify post-
incident credit monitoring requirements.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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NPRM................................   01/19/17  82 FR 6429
NPRM Comment Period End.............   03/20/17
NPRM Comment Period Extended........   03/20/17  82 FR 14341
NPRM Comment Period Extended End....   04/19/17
Final Rule..........................   10/00/18
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Shaundra Duggans, Procurement Analyst, Department 
of Homeland Security, Office of the Chief Procurement Officer, 
Acquisition Policy and Legislation, 245 Murray Lane SW, Washington, DC 
20528, Phone: 202 447-0056, Email: [email protected].
    Nancy Harvey, Policy Analyst, Department of Homeland Security, 
Office of the Chief Procurement Officer, Room 3636-15, 301 7th Street 
SW, Washington, DC 20528, Phone: 202 447-0956, Email: 
[email protected].
    RIN: 1601-AA76

117. Homeland Security Acquisition Regulation: Information Technology 
Security Awareness Training (HSAR Case 2015-002)

    E.O. 13771 Designation: Fully or Partially Exempt.
    Legal Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301 and 302; 41 U.S.C. 1707; 41 U.S.C. 
1302; 41 U.S.C. 1303
    Abstract: This Homeland Security Acquisition Regulation (HSAR) rule 
would standardize information technology security awareness training 
and DHS Rules of Behavior requirements for contractor and subcontractor 
employees who access DHS information systems and information resources 
or contractor-owned and/or operated information systems and information 
resources capable of collecting, processing, storing, or transmitting 
controlled unclassified information (CUI).
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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NPRM................................   01/19/17  82 FR 6446
NPRM Comment Period End.............   03/20/17
NPRM Comment Period Extended........   03/20/17  82 FR 14341
NPRM Comment Period Extended End....   04/19/17
Final Rule..........................   10/00/18
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Shaundra Duggans, Procurement Analyst, Department 
of Homeland Security, Office of the Chief Procurement Officer, 
Acquisition Policy and Legislation, 245 Murray Lane SW, Washington, DC 
20528, Phone: 202 447-0056, Email: [email protected].
    Nancy Harvey, Policy Analyst, Department of Homeland Security, 
Office of the Chief Procurement Officer, Room 3636-15, 301 7th Street 
SW, Washington, DC 20528, Phone: 202 447-0956, Email: 
[email protected].
    RIN: 1601-AA78

118. Homeland Security Acquisition Regulation: Privacy Training (HSAR 
Case 2015-003)

    E.O. 13771 Designation: Fully or Partially Exempt.
    Legal Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301 and 302; 41 U.S.C. 1707; 41 U.S.C. 
1702; 41 U.S.C. 1303
    Abstract: This Homeland Security Acquisition Regulation (HSAR) rule 
would require contractors to complete training that addresses the 
protection of privacy, in accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, and 
the handling and safeguarding of Personally Identifiable Information 
and Sensitive Personally Identifiable Information.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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NPRM................................   01/19/17  82 FR 6425
NPRM Comment Period End.............   03/20/17
NPRM Comment Period Extended........   03/20/17  82 FR 14341
NPRM Comment Period Extended End....   04/19/17
Final Rule..........................   10/00/18
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Candace Lightfoot, Procurement Analyst, Department 
of Homeland Security, Office of the Chief Procurement Officer, 
Acquisition Policy and Legislation, Room 3636-15, 301 7th Street SW, 
Washington, DC 20528, Phone: 202 447-0082, Email: 
[email protected].
    Nancy Harvey, Policy Analyst, Department of Homeland Security, 
Office of the Chief Procurement Officer, Room 3636-15, 301 7th Street 
SW, Washington, DC 20528, Phone: 202 447-0956, Email: 
[email protected].
    RIN: 1601-AA79

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS)

Office of the Secretary (OS)

Long-Term Actions

119. Ammonium Nitrate Security Program

    E.O. 13771 Designation: Other.

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    Legal Authority: 6 U.S.C. 488 et seq.
    Abstract: This rulemaking will implement the December 2007 
amendment to the Homeland Security Act entitled ``Secure Handling of 
Ammonium Nitrate.'' The amendment requires the Department of Homeland 
Security to ``regulate the sale and transfer of ammonium nitrate by an 
ammonium nitrate facility . . . to prevent the misappropriation or use 
of ammonium nitrate in an act of terrorism.''
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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ANPRM...............................   10/29/08  73 FR 64280
Correction..........................   11/05/08  73 FR 65783
ANPRM Comment Period End............   12/29/08
NPRM................................   08/03/11  76 FR 46908
Notice of Public Meetings...........   10/07/11  76 FR 62311
Notice of Public Meetings...........   11/14/11  76 FR 70366
NPRM Comment Period End.............   12/01/11
Next Action Undetermined............
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Jon MacLaren, Group Leader, Strategic Policy and 
Rulemaking, Department of Homeland Security, National Protection and 
Programs Directorate, Infrastructure Security Compliance Division 
(NPPD/ISCD), 245 Murray Lane SW, Mail Stop 0610, Arlington, VA 20528-
0610, Phone: 703 235-5263, Fax: 703 603-4935, Email: 
[email protected].
    RIN: 1601-AA52

120. Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS)

    E.O. 13771 Designation: Other.
    Legal Authority: 6 U.S.C. 621 to 629
    Abstract: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) previously 
invited public comment on an advance notice of proposed rulemaking 
(ANPRM) for potential revisions to the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism 
Standards (CFATS) regulations. The ANPRM provided an opportunity for 
the public to provide recommendations for possible program changes. DHS 
is reviewing the public comments received in response to the ANPRM, 
after which DHS intends to publish a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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ANPRM...............................   08/18/14  79 FR 48693
ANPRM Comment Period End............   10/17/14
                                     -----------------------------------
NPRM................................           To Be Determined
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Jon MacLaren, Group Leader, Strategic Policy and 
Rulemaking, Department of Homeland Security, National Protection and 
Programs Directorate, Infrastructure Security Compliance Division 
(NPPD/ISCD), 245 Murray Lane SW, Mail Stop 0610, Arlington, VA 20528-
0610, Phone: 703 235-5263, Fax: 703 603-4935, Email: 
[email protected].
    RIN: 1601-AA69

121. Homeland Security Acquisition Regulation, Enhancement of 
Whistleblower Protections for Contractor Employees

    E.O. 13771 Designation: Other.
    Legal Authority: Sec. 827 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
(NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2013, (Pub. L. 112-239, enacted January 2, 
2013); 41 U.S.C. 1302(a)(2); 41 U.S.C. 1707
    Abstract: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is proposing to 
amend its Homeland Security Acquisition Regulation (HSAR) parts 3003 
and 3052 to implement section 827 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 (Pub. L. 112-239, enacted January 
2, 2013) for the United States Coast Guard (USCG). Section 827 of the 
NDAA for FY 2013 established enhancements to the Whistleblower 
Protections for Contractor Employees for all agencies subject to 
section 2409 of title 10, United States Code, which includes the USCG.
    Timetable: Next Action Undetermined.
    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Nancy Harvey, Policy Analyst, Department of 
Homeland Security, Office of the Chief Procurement Officer, Room 3636-
15, 301 7th Street SW, Washington, DC 20528, Phone: 202 447-0956, 
Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 1601-AA72

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS)

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)

Proposed Rule Stage

122. Registration Requirement for Petitioners Seeking To File H-1B 
Petitions on Behalf of Aliens Subject to Numerical Limitations

    E.O. 13771 Designation: Other.
    Legal Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1184(g)
    Abstract: The Department of Homeland Security proposes to amend its 
regulations governing petitions filed on behalf of alien workers 
subject to annual numerical limitations. This rule proposes to 
establish an electronic registration program for petitions subject to 
numerical limitations for the H-1B nonimmigrant classification. This 
action is being considered because the demand for H-1B specialty 
occupation workers by U.S. companies has often exceeded the numerical 
limitation. This rule is intended to allow U.S. Citizenship and 
Immigration Services (USCIS) to more efficiently manage the intake and 
lottery process for these H-1B petitions. The Department published a 
proposed rule on this topic in 2011. The Department intends to publish 
an additional proposed rule in 2018. The proposal may include a 
modified selection process, as outlined in section 5(b) of Executive 
Order 13788, Buy American and Hire American.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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NPRM................................   03/03/11  76 FR 11686
NPRM Comment Period End.............   05/02/11
NPRM................................   07/00/18
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Kevin Cummings, Division Chief, Business and 
Foreign Workers Division, Department of Homeland Security, U.S. 
Citizenship and Immigration Services, 20 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Suite 
1200, Washington, DC 20529-2200, Phone: 202 272-8377, Fax: 202 272-
1480, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 1615-AB71

123. Requirements for Filing Motions and Administrative Appeals

    E.O. 13771 Designation: Other.
    Legal Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552; 5 U.S.C. 552a; 8 U.S.C. 1101; 8 
U.S.C. 1103; 8 U.S.C. 1304; 6 U.S.C. 112
    Abstract: This rule proposes to revise the requirements and 
procedures for the filing of motions and appeals before the Department 
of Homeland Security

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(DHS), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), and its 
Administrative Appeals Office (AAO). The proposed changes are intended 
to streamline the existing processes for filing motions and appeals and 
will reduce delays in the review and appellate process. This rule also 
proposes additional changes necessitated by the establishment of DHS 
and its components. The proposed changes are intended to promote 
simplicity, accessibility, and efficiency in the administration of 
USCIS appeals and motions. The Department also solicits public comment 
on proposed changes to the AAO's appellate jurisdiction.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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NPRM................................   04/00/19
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Charles ``Locky'' Nimick, Deputy Chief, 
Administrative Appeals Office, Department of Homeland Security, U.S. 
Citizenship and Immigration Services, 20 Massachusetts Avenue NW, 
Washington, DC 20529-2090, Phone: 703 224-4501, Email: 
[email protected].
    RIN: 1615-AB98

124. EB-5 Immigrant Investor Regional Center Program

    E.O. 13771 Designation: Other.
    Legal Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(5); Pub. L. 102-395, secs. 610 
and 601(a); Pub. L. 107-273, sec. 11037; Pub. L. 101-649, sec. 121(a); 
Pub. L. 105-119, sec. 116; Pub. L. 106-396, sec. 402; Pub. L. 108-156, 
sec. 4; Pub. L. 112-176, sec. 1; Pub. L. 114-113, sec. 575; Pub. L. 
114-53, sec. 131; Pub. L. 107-273
    Abstract: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is considering 
making regulatory changes to the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Regional 
Center Program. DHS issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 
(ANPRM) to seek comment from all interested stakeholders on several 
topics, including: (1) The process for initially designating entities 
as regional centers, (2) a potential requirement for regional centers 
to utilize an exemplar filing process, (3) continued participation 
requirements for maintaining regional center designation, and (4) the 
process for terminating regional center designation. While DHS has 
gathered some information related to these topics, the ANPRM sought 
additional information that can help the Department make operational 
and security updates to the Regional Center Program while minimizing 
the impact of such changes on regional center operations and EB-5 
investors.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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ANPRM...............................   01/11/17  82 FR 3211
ANPRM Comment Period End............   04/11/17
NPRM................................   03/00/19
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Edie Pearson, Chief of Policy, Immigrant Investor 
Program Office, Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and 
Immigration Services, 131 M Street NE, Washington, DC 20529-2200, 
Phone: 202 272-8377.
    RIN: 1615-AC11

125. Removing H-4 Dependent Spouses From the Class of Aliens Eligible 
for Employment Authorization

    E.O. 13771 Designation: Other.
    Legal Authority: 6 U.S.C. 112; 8 U.S.C. 1103(a); 8 U.S.C. 
1184(a)(1); 8 U.S.C. 1324a(H)(3)(B)
    Abstract: On February 25, 2015, DHS published a final rule 
extending eligibility for employment authorization to certain H-4 
dependent spouses of H-1B nonimmigrants who are seeking employment-
based lawful permanent resident (LPR) status. DHS is publishing this 
notice of proposed rulemaking to amend that 2015 final rule. DHS is 
proposing to remove from its regulations certain H-4 spouses of H-1B 
nonimmigrants as a class of aliens eligible for employment 
authorization.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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NPRM................................   06/00/18
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Kevin Cummings, Division Chief, Business and 
Foreign Workers Division, Department of Homeland Security, U.S. 
Citizenship and Immigration Services, 20 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Suite 
1200, Washington, DC 20529-2200, Phone: 202 272-8377, Fax: 202 272-
1480, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 1615-AC15

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS)

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)

Final Rule Stage

126. EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program Modernization

    E.O. 13771 Designation: Other.
    Legal Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(5)
    Abstract: In January 2017, the Department of Homeland Security 
(DHS) proposed to amend its regulations governing the employment-based, 
fifth preference (EB-5) immigrant investor classification. In general, 
under the EB-5 program, individuals are eligible to apply for lawful 
permanent residence in the United States if they make the necessary 
investment in a commercial enterprise in the United States and create 
or, in certain circumstances, preserve 10 permanent full-time jobs for 
qualified U.S. workers. This rule sought public comment on a number of 
proposed changes to the EB-5 program regulations. Such proposed changes 
included: Raising the minimum investment amount; allowing certain EB-5 
petitioners to retain their original priority date; changing the 
designation process for targeted employment areas; and other 
miscellaneous changes to filing and interview processes.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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NPRM................................   01/13/17  82 FR 4738
NPRM Comment Period End.............   04/11/17  .......................
Final Action........................   08/00/18  .......................
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Edie Pearson, Chief of Policy, Immigrant Investor 
Program Office, Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and 
Immigration Services, 131 M Street NE, Washington, DC 20529-2200, 
Phone: 202 272-8377.
    RIN: 1615-AC07

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS)

U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)

Proposed Rule Stage

127. Financial Responsibility--Vessels; Superseded Pollution Funds 
(USCG-2017-0788)

    E.O. 13771 Designation: Not subject to, not significant.
    Legal Authority: 33 U.S.C. 2704; 33 U.S.C. 2716 and 2716a; 42 
U.S.C. 9607

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to 9609; 6 U.S.C. 552; E.O. 12580; sec. 7(b), 3 CFR, 1987; Comp., p. 
193; E.O. 12777, secs. 4 and 5, 3 CFR, 1991 Comp., p. 351, as amended 
by E.O. 13286, sec. 89, 3; 3 CFR, 2004 Comp., p. 166, and by E.O. 
13638, sec. 1, 3 CFR, 2014 Comp., p.227; Department of Homeland; 
Security Delegation Nos. 0170.1 and 5110, Revision 01
    Abstract: The Coast Guard proposes to amend its rule on vessel 
financial responsibility to include tank vessels greater than 100 gross 
tons, to clarify and strengthen the rule's reporting requirements, to 
conform its rule to current practice, and to remove two superseded 
regulations. This rulemaking will ensure the Coast Guard has current 
information when there are significant changes in a vessel's operation, 
ownership, or evidence of financial responsibility, and reflect current 
best practices in the Coast Guard's management of the Certificate of 
Financial Responsibility Program. This rulemaking will also promote the 
Coast Guard's missions of maritime stewardship, maritime security, and 
maritime safety.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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NPRM................................   12/00/18  .......................
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Benjamin White, Project Manager, National Pollution 
Funds Center, Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, 2703 
Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE, STOP 7605, Washington, DC 20593-7605, 
Phone: 202 795-6066, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 1625-AC39

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS)

U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)

Final Rule Stage

128. Seafarers' Access to Maritime Facilities

    E.O. 13771 Designation: Not subject to, not significant.
    Legal Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1226; 33 U.S.C. 1231; Pub. L. 111-281, 
sec. 811
    Abstract: This regulatory action will implement section 811 of the 
Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-281), which requires 
the owner/operator of a facility regulated by the Coast Guard under the 
Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002 (Pub. L. 107-295) (MTSA) 
to provide a system that enables seafarers and certain other 
individuals to transit between vessels moored at the facility and the 
facility gate in a timely manner at no cost to the seafarer or other 
individual. Ensuring that such access through a facility is consistent 
with the security requirements in MTSA is part of the Coast Guard's 
Ports, Waterways, and Coastal Security (PWCS) mission.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
------------------------------------------------------------------------
NPRM................................   12/29/14  79 FR 77981
NPRM Comment Period Reopened........   05/27/15  80 FR 30189
NPRM Comment Period End.............   07/01/15  .......................
Final Rule..........................   06/00/18  .......................
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: LCDR Yamaris Barril, Project Manager, Department of 
Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue 
SE, Commandant (CG-FAC-2) STOP 7501, Washington, DC 20593, Phone: 202 
372-1151, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 1625-AC15

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS)

U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)

Long-Term Actions

129. Commercial Fishing Vessels--Implementation of 2010 and 2012 
Legislation

    E.O. 13771 Designation: Other.
    Legal Authority: Pub. L. 111-281
    Abstract: The Coast Guard proposes to implement those requirements 
of 2010 and 2012 legislation that pertain to uninspected commercial 
fishing industry vessels and that took effect upon enactment of the 
legislation but that, to be implemented, require amendments to Coast 
Guard regulations affecting those vessels. The applicability of the 
regulations is being changed, and new requirements are being added to 
safety training, equipment, vessel examinations, vessel safety 
standards, the documentation of maintenance, and the termination of 
unsafe operations. This rulemaking promotes the Coast Guard's maritime 
safety mission.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
------------------------------------------------------------------------
NPRM................................   06/21/16  81 FR 40437
NPRM Comment Period Extended........   08/15/16  81 FR 53986
NPRM Comment Period End.............   10/19/16  .......................
Second NPRM Comment Period End......   12/18/16  .......................
                                     -----------------------------------
Final Rule..........................           To Be Determined
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Mr. Joseph Myers, Project Manager, Department of 
Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave 
SE, STOP 7501, Washington, DC 20593-7501, Phone: 202 372-1249, Email: 
[email protected].
    RIN: 1625-AB85

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS)

U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)

Completed Actions

130. Numbering of Undocumented Barges

    E.O. 13771 Designation: Not subject to, not significant.
    Legal Authority: 46 U.S.C. 12301
    Abstract: Title 46 U.S.C. 12301, as amended by the Abandoned Barge 
Act of 1992, requires that all undocumented barges of more than 100 
gross tons operating on the navigable waters of the United States be 
numbered. This rulemaking would establish a numbering system and user 
fees for an original or renewed Certificate of Number for these barges. 
The numbering of undocumented barges allows the Coast Guard to identify 
the owners of abandoned barges. This rulemaking supports the Coast 
Guard's broad role and responsibility of protecting natural resources.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Request for Comments................   10/18/94  59 FR 52646
Comment Period End..................   01/17/95  .......................
ANPRM...............................   07/06/98  63 FR 36384
ANPRM Comment Period End............   11/03/98  .......................
NPRM................................   01/11/01  66 FR 2385
NPRM Comment Period End.............   04/11/01  .......................
NPRM Reopening of Comment Period....   08/12/04  69 FR 49844
NPRM Reopening Comment Period End...   11/10/04  .......................
Withdrawn...........................   02/16/18  .......................
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Andrea Heck, Project Manager, Department of 
Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, National Vessel Documentation 
Center, 792 T.J. Jackson Drive, Falling Waters, WV 25419, Phone: 304 
271-2400, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 1625-AA14

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS)

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (USCBP)

Long-Term Actions

131. Importer Security Filing and Additional Carrier Requirements 
(Section 610 Review)

    E.O. 13771 Designation: Regulatory.
    Legal Authority: Pub. L. 109-347, sec. 203; 5 U.S.C. 301; 19 U.S.C. 
66; 19 U.S.C. 1431; 19 U.S.C. 1433 to 1434; 19 U.S.C. 1624; 19 U.S.C. 
2071 (note); 46 U.S.C. 60105
    Abstract: This final rule implements the provisions of section 203 
of the Security and Accountability for Every Port Act of 2006. On 
November 25, 2008, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) published an 
interim final rule (CBP Dec. 08-46) in the Federal Register (73 FR 
71730), that finalized most of the provisions proposed in the Notice of 
Proposed Rulemaking. It requires carrier and importers to provide to 
CBP, via a CBP approved electronic data interchange system, certain 
advance information pertaining to cargo brought into the United States 
by vessel to enable CBP to identify high-risk shipments to prevent 
smuggling and ensure cargo safety and security. The interim final rule 
did not finalize six data elements that were identified as areas of 
potential concern for industry during the rulemaking process and, for 
which, CBP provided some type of flexibility for compliance with those 
data elements. CBP solicited public comment on these six data elements 
and also invited comments on the revised Regulatory Assessment and 
Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis. (See 73 FR 71782-85 for 
regulatory text and 73 CFR 71733-34 for general discussion.) The 
remaining requirements of the rule were adopted as final.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
------------------------------------------------------------------------
NPRM................................   01/02/08  73 FR 90
NPRM Comment Period End.............   03/03/08  .......................
NPRM Comment Period Extended........   02/01/08  73 FR 6061
NPRM Comment Period End.............   03/18/08  .......................
Interim Final Rule..................   11/25/08  73 FR 71730
Interim Final Rule Effective........   01/26/09  .......................
Interim Final Rule Comment Period      06/01/09  .......................
 End.
Correction..........................   07/14/09  74 FR 33920
Correction..........................   12/24/09  74 FR 68376
                                     -----------------------------------
Final Action........................           To Be Determined
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Craig Clark, Branch Chief, Advance Data Programs 
and Cargo Initiatives, Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 
20229, Phone: 202 344-3052, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 1651-AA70

132. Implementation of the Guam-CNMI Visa Waiver Program (Section 610 
Review)

    E.O. 13771 Designation: Fully or Partially Exempt.
    Legal Authority: Pub. L. 110-229, sec. 702
    Abstract: The interim final rule amends Department of Homeland 
Security (DHS) regulations to implement section 702 of the Consolidated 
Natural Resources Act of 2008 (CNRA). This law extends the immigration 
laws of the United States to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
Islands (CNMI) and provides for a joint visa waiver program for travel 
to Guam and the CNMI. This rule implements section 702 of the CNRA by 
amending the regulations to replace the current Guam Visa Waiver 
Program with a new Guam-CNMI Visa Waiver Program. The amended 
regulations set forth the requirements for nonimmigrant visitors who 
seek admission for business or pleasure and solely for entry into and 
stay on Guam or the CNMI without a visa. This rule also establishes six 
ports of entry in the CNMI for purposes of administering and enforcing 
the Guam-CNMI Visa Waiver Program. Section 702 of the Consolidated 
Natural Resources Act of 2008 (CNRA), subject to a transition period, 
extends the immigration laws of the United States to the Commonwealth 
of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) and provides for a visa waiver 
program for travel to Guam and/or the CNMI. On January 16, 2009, the 
Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Customs and Border Protection 
(CBP), issued an interim final rule in the Federal Register replacing 
the then-existing Guam Visa Waiver Program with the Guam-CNMI Visa 
Waiver Program and setting forth the requirements for nonimmigrant 
visitors seeking admission into Guam and/or the CNMI under the Guam-
CNMI Visa Waiver Program. As of November 28, 2009, the Guam-CNMI Visa 
Waiver Program is operational. This program allows nonimmigrant 
visitors from eligible countries to seek admission for business or 
pleasure for entry into Guam and/or the CNMI without a visa for a 
period of authorized stay not to exceed 45 days. This rulemaking would 
finalize the January 2009 interim final rule.
    Timetable:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
               Action                    Date            FR Cite
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Interim Final Rule..................   01/16/09  74 FR 2824
Interim Final Rule Effective........   01/16/09  .......................
Interim Final Rule Comment Period      03/17/09  .......................
 End.
Technical Amendment; Change of         05/28/09  74 FR 25387
 Implementation Date.
Final Action........................   05/00/19  .......................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No.
    Agency Contact: Stephanie Watson, Supervisory Program Manager, 
Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 
Office of Field Operations, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, 2.5B-38, 
Washington, DC 20229, Phone: 202 325-4548, Email: 
[email protected].
    RIN: 1651-AA77

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS)

Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

Final Rule Stage

133. Security Training for Surface Transportation Employees

    E.O. 13771 Designation: Other.
    Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 114; Pub. L. 110-53, secs. 1405, 1408, 
1501, 1512, 1517, 1531, and 1534
    Abstract: The 9/11 Act requires security training for employees of 
higher-risk freight railroad carriers, public transportation agencies 
(including rail mass transit and bus systems), passenger railroad 
carriers, and over-the-road bus (OTRB)

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companies. This final rule implements the regulatory mandate. Owner/
operators of these higher-risk railroads, systems, and companies will 
be required to train employees performing security-sensitive functions, 
using a curriculum addressing preparedness and how to observe, assess, 
and respond to terrorist-related threats and/or incidents. As part of 
this rulemaking, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is 
expanding its current requirements for rail security coordinators and 
reporting of significant security concerns (currently limited to 
freight railroads, passenger railroads, and the rail operations of 
public transportation systems) to include the bus components of higher-
risk public transportation systems and higher-risk OTRB companies. TSA 
is also adding a definition for Transportation Security-Sensitive 
Materials (TSSM). Other provisions are being amended or added, as 
necessary, to implement these additional requirements.
    Timetable:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
               Action                    Date            FR Cite
------------------------------------------------------------------------
NPRM................................   12/16/16  81 FR 91336
NPRM Comment Period End.............   03/16/17  .......................
Final Rule..........................   09/00/18  .......................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Chandru (Jack) Kalro, Deputy Director, Surface 
Division, Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security 
Administration, Office of Security Policy and Industry Engagement, 601 
South 12th Street, Arlington, VA 20598-6028, Phone: 571 227-1145, 
Email: [email protected].
    Alex Moscoso, Chief Economist, Economic Analysis Branch-Cross Modal 
Division, Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security 
Administration, Office of Security Policy and Industry Engagement, 601 
South 12th Street, Arlington, VA 20598-6028, Phone: 571 227-5839, 
Email: [email protected].
    Traci Klemm, Assistant Chief Counsel, Regulations and Security 
Standards, Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security 
Administration, Office of Chief Counsel, 601 South 12th Street, 
Arlington, VA 20598-6002, Phone: 571 227-3596, Email: 
[email protected].
    RIN: 1652-AA55

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS)

Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

Completed Actions

134. General Aviation Security and Other Aircraft Operator Security

    E.O. 13771 Designation: Deregulatory.
    Legal Authority: 6 U.S.C. 469; 18 U.S.C. 842; 18 U.S.C. 845; 46 
U.S.C. 70102 to 70106; 46 U.S.C. 70117; 49 U.S.C. 114; 49 U.S.C. 
114(f)(3); 49 U.S.C. 5103; 49 U.S.C. 5103a; 49 U.S.C. 40113; 49 U.S.C. 
44901 to 44907; 49 U.S.C. 44913 to 44914; 49 U.S.C. 44916 to 44918; 49 
U.S.C. 44932; 49 U.S.C. 44935 to 44936; 49 U.S.C. 44942; 49 U.S.C. 
46105
    Abstract: On October 30, 2008, the Transportation Security 
Administration (TSA) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM), 
proposing to amend current aviation transportation security regulations 
to enhance the security of general aviation by expanding the scope of 
current requirements and by adding new requirements for certain large 
aircraft operators and airports serving those aircraft. TSA also 
proposed that all aircraft operations, including corporate and private 
charter operations, with aircraft having a maximum certified takeoff 
weight (MTOW) above 12,500 pounds (large aircraft) be required to adopt 
a large aircraft security program. TSA also proposed to require certain 
airports that serve large aircraft to adopt security programs. TSA has 
decided to not pursue this rulemaking.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
------------------------------------------------------------------------
NPRM................................   10/30/08  73 FR 64790
NPRM Comment Period End.............   12/29/08  .......................
Notice--NPRM Comment Period Extended   11/25/08  73 FR 71590
NPRM Extended Comment Period End....   02/27/09  .......................
Notice--Public Meetings; Requests      12/18/08  73 FR 77045
 for Comments.
Notice of Withdrawal................   03/16/18  83 FR 11667
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Kevin Knott, Branch Manager, Industry Engagement 
Branch--Aviation Division, Department of Homeland Security, 
Transportation Security Administration, Office of Security Policy and 
Industry Engagement, 601 South 12th Street, Arlington, VA 20598-6028, 
Phone: 571 227-4370, Email: [email protected].
    Alex Moscoso, Chief Economist, Economic Analysis Branch--Cross 
Modal Division, Department of Homeland Security, Transportation 
Security Administration, Office of Security Policy and Industry 
Engagement, 601 South 12th Street, Arlington, VA 20598-6028, Phone: 571 
227-5839, Email: [email protected].
    Christine Beyer, Senior Counsel, Regulations and Security 
Standards, Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security 
Administration, Office of Chief Counsel, TSA-2, HQ, E12-336N, 601 South 
12th Street, Arlington, VA 20598-6002, Phone: 571 227-3653, Email: 
[email protected].
    RIN: 1652-AA53

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS)

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (USICE)

Proposed Rule Stage

135. Procedures and Standards for Declining Surety Immigration Bonds 
and Administrative Appeal Requirement for Breaches

    E.O. 13771 Designation: Not subject to, not significant.
    Legal Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1103
    Abstract: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) proposes 
to set forth standards and procedures ICE will follow before making a 
determination to stop accepting immigration bonds posted by a surety 
company that has been certified to issue bonds by the Department of the 
Treasury when the company does not cure deficient performance. Treasury 
administers the Federal corporate surety program and, in its current 
regulations, allows agencies to prescribe ``for cause'' standards and 
procedures for declining to accept bonds from Treasury-certified 
sureties. ICE would also require surety companies seeking to overturn a 
breach determination to file an administrative appeal raising all legal 
and factual defenses.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
------------------------------------------------------------------------
NPRM................................   05/00/18  .......................
NPRM Comment Period End.............   07/00/18  .......................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.

[[Page 27146]]

    Agency Contact: Beth Cook, Deputy Chief, Office of the Principal 
Legal Advisor, Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and 
Customs Enforcement, Suite 200, 166 Sycamore Street, Williston, VT 
05495, Phone: 802 288-7742, Email: [email protected].
    Brad Tuttle, Attorney Advisor, Department of Homeland Security, 
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 500 12th Street SW, 
Washington, DC 20536, Phone: 202 732-5000, Email: 
[email protected].
    RIN: 1653-AA67

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS)

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Completed Actions

136. Updates to Floodplain Management and Protection of Wetlands 
Regulations To Implement Executive Order 13690 and the Federal Flood 
Risk Management Standard

    E.O. 13771 Designation: Deregulatory.
    Legal Authority: E.O. 11988, as amended; 42 U.S.C. 5201; 6 U.S.C. 
101 et seq.
    Abstract: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) plans to 
withdraw a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that published on 
August 22, 2016. The NPRM proposed changes to FEMA's ``Floodplain 
Management and Protection of Wetlands'' regulations to implement 
Executive Order 13690, which established the Federal Flood Risk 
Management Standard (FFRMS). FEMA also plans to withdraw a proposed 
supplementary policy (FEMA Policy: 078-3), which clarified how FEMA 
would apply the FFRMS. On August 15, 2017, the President issued 
Executive Order 13807, which revoked Executive Order 13690. 
Accordingly, FEMA plans to withdraw the NPRM and proposed supplementary 
policy.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
------------------------------------------------------------------------
NPRM................................   08/22/16  81 FR 57401
NPRM Comment Period End.............   10/21/16  .......................
Notice of Withdrawal................   03/06/18  83 FR 9473
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Kristin Fontenot, Office of Environmental and 
Historic Preservation, Department of Homeland Security, Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, 400 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20472, 
Phone: 202 646-2741, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 1660-AA85

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                                                  SECURITY                                                           of Homeland Security, 245 Murray Lane                              became the basic means for
                                                                                                                     SW, Mail Stop 0485, Washington, DC                                 disseminating the Unified Agenda. The
                                                  Office of the Secretary                                            20528–0485.                                                        complete Unified Agenda is available
                                                                                                                                                                                        online at www.reginfo.gov.
                                                  6 CFR Chs. I and II                                                Specific
                                                                                                                                                                                          The Regulatory Flexibility Act (5
                                                  [DHS Docket No. OGC–RP–04–001]                                        Please direct specific comments and                             U.S.C. 602) requires Federal agencies to
                                                                                                                     inquiries on individual actions                                    publish their regulatory flexibility
                                                  Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory                               identified in this agenda to the                                   agendas in the Federal Register. A
                                                  and Deregulatory Actions                                           individual listed in the summary                                   regulatory flexibility agenda shall
                                                                                                                     portion as the point of contact for that                           contain, among other things, a brief
                                                  AGENCY:      Office of the Secretary, DHS.                         action.
                                                  ACTION:     Semiannual regulatory agenda.                                                                                             description of the subject area of any
                                                                                                                     SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DHS                                     rule which is likely to have a significant
                                                  SUMMARY:   This regulatory agenda is a                             provides this notice pursuant to the                               economic impact on a substantial
                                                  semiannual summary of projected                                    requirements of the Regulatory                                     number of small entities. DHS’s printed
                                                  regulations, existing regulations, and                             Flexibility Act (Pub. L. 96–354, Sept. 19,                         agenda entries include regulatory
                                                  completed actions of the Department of                             1980) and Executive Order 12866,                                   actions that are in the Department’s
                                                  Homeland Security (DHS) and its                                    ‘‘Regulatory Planning and Review’’                                 regulatory flexibility agenda. Printing of
                                                  components. This agenda provides the                               (Sept. 30, 1993) as incorporated in                                these entries is limited to fields that
                                                  public with information about DHS’s                                Executive Order 13563, ‘‘Improving                                 contain information required by the
                                                  regulatory and deregulatory activity.                              Regulation and Regulatory Review’’                                 agenda provisions of the Regulatory
                                                  DHS expects that this information will                             (Jan. 18, 2011) and Executive Order                                Flexibility Act. Additional information
                                                  enable the public to be more aware of,                             13771, ‘‘Reducing Regulation and                                   on these entries is available in the
                                                  and effectively participate in, the                                Controlling Regulatory Costs’’ (Jan. 30,                           Unified Agenda published on the
                                                  Department’s regulatory and                                        2017), which require the Department to                             internet.
                                                  deregulatory activity. DHS invites the                             publish a semiannual agenda of
                                                                                                                                                                                          The semiannual agenda of the
                                                  public to submit comments on any                                   regulations. The regulatory agenda is a
                                                                                                                                                                                        Department conforms to the Unified
                                                  aspect of this agenda.                                             summary of existing and projected
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                                                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                                   regulations as well as actions completed
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                                                  inquiries on the agenda to the                                     agenda was published on January 12,                                Associate General Counsel for Regulatory
                                                  Regulatory Affairs Law Division, Office                            2018, at 83 FR 1872.                                               Affairs.

                                                                                                             OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY—FINAL RULE STAGE
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Regulation
                                                    Sequence No.                                                                                  Title                                                                         Identifier No.

                                                  116 ....................   Homeland Security Acquisition Regulation: Safeguarding of Controlled Unclassified Sensitive Information                                               1601–AA76
                                                                               (HSAR Case 2015–001).
                                                  117 ....................   Homeland Security Acquisition Regulation: Information Technology Security Awareness Training (HSAR                                                    1601–AA78
                                                                               Case 2015–002).
                                                  118 ....................   Homeland Security Acquisition Regulation: Privacy Training (HSAR Case 2015–003) .................................                                     1601–AA79


                                                                                                           OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY—LONG-TERM ACTIONS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Regulation
                                                    Sequence No.                                                                                  Title                                                                         Identifier No.

                                                  119 ....................   Ammonium Nitrate Security Program ..............................................................................................................      1601–AA52
                                                  120 ....................   Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) .....................................................................................              1601–AA69
                                                  121 ....................   Homeland Security Acquisition Regulation, Enhancement of Whistleblower Protections for Contractor Em-                                                 1601–AA72
                                                                               ployees.


                                                                                          U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES—PROPOSED RULE STAGE
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Regulation
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                                                  122 ....................   Registration Requirement for Petitioners Seeking To File H–1B Petitions on Behalf of Aliens Subject to                                                1615–AB71
                                                                               Numerical Limitations.
                                                  123 ....................   Requirements for Filing Motions and Administrative Appeals .........................................................................                  1615–AB98
                                                  124 ....................   EB–5 Immigrant Investor Regional Center Program .......................................................................................               1615–AC11
                                                  125 ....................   Removing H–4 Dependent Spouses From the Class of Aliens Eligible for Employment Authorization .........                                               1615–AC15




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                                                                                              U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES—FINAL RULE STAGE
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Regulation
                                                    Sequence No.                                                                                   Title                                                                           Identifier No.

                                                  126 ....................   EB–5 Immigrant Investor Program Modernization ...........................................................................................                1615–AC07


                                                                                                               U.S. COAST GUARD—PROPOSED RULE STAGE
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Regulation
                                                    Sequence No.                                                                                   Title                                                                           Identifier No.

                                                  127 ....................   Financial Responsibility—Vessels; Superseded Pollution Funds (USCG–2017–0788) ..................................                                         1625–AC39


                                                                                                                    U.S. COAST GUARD—FINAL RULE STAGE
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Regulation
                                                    Sequence No.                                                                                   Title                                                                           Identifier No.

                                                  128 ....................   Seafarers’ Access to Maritime Facilities ..........................................................................................................      1625–AC15


                                                                                                                  U.S. COAST GUARD—LONG-TERM ACTIONS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Regulation
                                                    Sequence No.                                                                                   Title                                                                           Identifier No.

                                                  129 ....................   Commercial Fishing Vessels—Implementation of 2010 and 2012 Legislation ...............................................                                   1625–AB85


                                                                                                                  U.S. COAST GUARD—COMPLETED ACTIONS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Regulation
                                                    Sequence No.                                                                                   Title                                                                           Identifier No.

                                                  130 ....................   Numbering of Undocumented Barges .............................................................................................................           1625–AA14


                                                                                                U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION—LONG-TERM ACTIONS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Regulation
                                                    Sequence No.                                                                                   Title                                                                           Identifier No.

                                                  131 ....................   Importer Security Filing and Additional Carrier Requirements (Section 610 Review) ...................................                                    1651–AA70
                                                  132 ....................   Implementation of the Guam-CNMI Visa Waiver Program (Section 610 Review) ........................................                                        1651–AA77


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                                                  133 ....................   Security Training for Surface Transportation Employees ................................................................................                  1652–AA55


                                                                                             TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION—COMPLETED ACTIONS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Regulation
                                                    Sequence No.                                                                                   Title                                                                           Identifier No.

                                                  134 ....................   General Aviation Security and Other Aircraft Operator Security .....................................................................                     1652–AA53


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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Regulation
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                                                  135 ....................   Procedures and Standards for Declining Surety Immigration Bonds and Administrative Appeal Require-                                                       1653–AA67
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                                                                                                                                                                                                             Regulation
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                                                  136 ....................   Updates to Floodplain Management and Protection of Wetlands Regulations to Implement Executive                                    1660–AA85
                                                                               Order 13690 and the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard.



                                                  DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND                                      Washington, DC 20528, Phone: 202 447–                    118. Homeland Security Acquisition
                                                  SECURITY (DHS)                                              0956, Email: nancy.harvey@hq.dhs.gov.                    Regulation: Privacy Training (HSAR
                                                                                                                RIN: 1601–AA76                                         Case 2015–003)
                                                  Office of the Secretary (OS)
                                                                                                              117. Homeland Security Acquisition                          E.O. 13771 Designation: Fully or
                                                  Final Rule Stage                                                                                                     Partially Exempt.
                                                                                                              Regulation: Information Technology
                                                  116. Homeland Security Acquisition                          Security Awareness Training (HSAR                           Legal Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301 and 302;
                                                  Regulation: Safeguarding of Controlled                      Case 2015–002)                                           41 U.S.C. 1707; 41 U.S.C. 1702; 41
                                                  Unclassified Sensitive Information                                                                                   U.S.C. 1303
                                                  (HSAR Case 2015–001)                                          E.O. 13771 Designation: Fully or                          Abstract: This Homeland Security
                                                                                                              Partially Exempt.                                        Acquisition Regulation (HSAR) rule
                                                     E.O. 13771 Designation: Fully or                                                                                  would require contractors to complete
                                                                                                                Legal Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301 and 302;
                                                  Partially Exempt.                                                                                                    training that addresses the protection of
                                                                                                              41 U.S.C. 1707; 41 U.S.C. 1302; 41
                                                     Legal Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301 to 302;                    U.S.C. 1303                                              privacy, in accordance with the Privacy
                                                  41 U.S.C. 1302; 41 U.S.C. 1303; 41                                                                                   Act of 1974, and the handling and
                                                  U.S.C. 1707                                                   Abstract: This Homeland Security
                                                                                                              Acquisition Regulation (HSAR) rule                       safeguarding of Personally Identifiable
                                                     Abstract: This Homeland Security                                                                                  Information and Sensitive Personally
                                                                                                              would standardize information
                                                  Acquisition Regulation (HSAR) rule                                                                                   Identifiable Information.
                                                                                                              technology security awareness training
                                                  would implement security and privacy                                                                                    Timetable:
                                                                                                              and DHS Rules of Behavior
                                                  measures to ensure Controlled
                                                                                                              requirements for contractor and
                                                  Unclassified Information (CUI), such as                                                                                      Action             Date          FR Cite
                                                                                                              subcontractor employees who access
                                                  Personally Identifiable Information (PII),
                                                                                                              DHS information systems and                              NPRM ..................   01/19/17    82 FR 6425
                                                  is adequately safeguarded by DHS
                                                                                                              information resources or contractor-                     NPRM Comment              03/20/17
                                                  contractors. Specifically, the rule would
                                                                                                              owned and/or operated information                          Period End.
                                                  define key terms, outline security
                                                                                                              systems and information resources                        NPRM Comment              03/20/17    82 FR 14341
                                                  requirements and inspection provisions                                                                                 Period Ex-
                                                                                                              capable of collecting, processing,
                                                  for contractor information technology                                                                                  tended.
                                                                                                              storing, or transmitting controlled
                                                  (IT) systems that store, process or                                                                                  NPRM Comment              04/19/17
                                                                                                              unclassified information (CUI).
                                                  transmit CUI, institute incident                                                                                       Period Ex-
                                                  notification and response procedures,                         Timetable:                                               tended End.
                                                  and identify post-incident credit                                                                                    Final Rule ............   10/00/18
                                                                                                                     Action                Date           FR Cite
                                                  monitoring requirements.
                                                     Timetable:                                                                                                          Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
                                                                                                              NPRM ..................    01/19/17       82 FR 6446
                                                                                                              NPRM Comment               03/20/17
                                                                                                                                                                       Required: Yes.
                                                          Action                Date           FR Cite          Period End.                                              Agency Contact: Candace Lightfoot,
                                                                                                              NPRM Comment               03/20/17       82 FR 14341    Procurement Analyst, Department of
                                                  NPRM ..................      01/19/17      82 FR 6429         Period Ex-                                             Homeland Security, Office of the Chief
                                                  NPRM Comment                 03/20/17                         tended.                                                Procurement Officer, Acquisition Policy
                                                    Period End.                                               NPRM Comment               04/19/17                      and Legislation, Room 3636–15, 301 7th
                                                  NPRM Comment                 03/20/17      82 FR 14341        Period Ex-                                             Street SW, Washington, DC 20528,
                                                    Period Ex-                                                  tended End.                                            Phone: 202 447–0082, Email:
                                                    tended.                                                   Final Rule ............    10/00/18
                                                  NPRM Comment                 04/19/17                                                                                candace.lightfoot@hq.dhs.gov.
                                                    Period Ex-                                                                                                           Nancy Harvey, Policy Analyst,
                                                    tended End.                                                 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis                        Department of Homeland Security,
                                                  Final Rule ............      10/00/18                       Required: Yes.                                           Office of the Chief Procurement Officer,
                                                                                                                Agency Contact: Shaundra Duggans,                      Room 3636–15, 301 7th Street SW,
                                                    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis                           Procurement Analyst, Department of                       Washington, DC 20528, Phone: 202 447–
                                                  Required: Yes.                                              Homeland Security, Office of the Chief                   0956, Email: nancy.harvey@hq.dhs.gov.
                                                    Agency Contact: Shaundra Duggans,                         Procurement Officer, Acquisition Policy                    RIN: 1601–AA79
                                                  Procurement Analyst, Department of                          and Legislation, 245 Murray Lane SW,
                                                  Homeland Security, Office of the Chief                      Washington, DC 20528, Phone: 202 447–
                                                  Procurement Officer, Acquisition Policy                     0056, Email: shaundra.duggans@
                                                                                                                                                                       DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
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                                                  and Legislation, 245 Murray Lane SW,                        hq.dhs.gov.
                                                                                                                                                                       SECURITY (DHS)
                                                  Washington, DC 20528, Phone: 202 447–                         Nancy Harvey, Policy Analyst,
                                                  0056, Email: shaundra.duggans@                              Department of Homeland Security,                         Office of the Secretary (OS)
                                                  hq.dhs.gov.                                                 Office of the Chief Procurement Officer,                 Long-Term Actions
                                                    Nancy Harvey, Policy Analyst,                             Room 3636–15, 301 7th Street SW,
                                                  Department of Homeland Security,                            Washington, DC 20528, Phone: 202 447–                    119. Ammonium Nitrate Security
                                                  Office of the Chief Procurement Officer,                    0956, Email: nancy.harvey@hq.dhs.gov.                    Program
                                                  Room 3636–15, 301 7th Street SW,                              RIN: 1601–AA78                                            E.O. 13771 Designation: Other.


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                                                     Legal Authority: 6 U.S.C. 488 et seq.                         Action                Date         FR Cite      DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
                                                     Abstract: This rulemaking will                                                                                SECURITY (DHS)
                                                  implement the December 2007                               ANPRM Comment             10/17/14
                                                                                                             Period End.                                           U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
                                                  amendment to the Homeland Security                                                                               Services (USCIS)
                                                  Act entitled ‘‘Secure Handling of
                                                                                                            NPRM ..................      To Be Determined          Proposed Rule Stage
                                                  Ammonium Nitrate.’’ The amendment
                                                  requires the Department of Homeland                                                                              122. Registration Requirement for
                                                  Security to ‘‘regulate the sale and                         Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
                                                                                                                                                                   Petitioners Seeking To File H–1B
                                                  transfer of ammonium nitrate by an                        Required: Yes.
                                                                                                                                                                   Petitions on Behalf of Aliens Subject to
                                                  ammonium nitrate facility . . . to                          Agency Contact: Jon MacLaren, Group                  Numerical Limitations
                                                  prevent the misappropriation or use of                    Leader, Strategic Policy and
                                                  ammonium nitrate in an act of                                                                                       E.O. 13771 Designation: Other.
                                                                                                            Rulemaking, Department of Homeland                        Legal Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1184(g)
                                                  terrorism.’’                                              Security, National Protection and                         Abstract: The Department of
                                                     Timetable:                                             Programs Directorate, Infrastructure                   Homeland Security proposes to amend
                                                                                                            Security Compliance Division (NPPD/                    its regulations governing petitions filed
                                                         Action               Date           FR Cite        ISCD), 245 Murray Lane SW, Mail Stop                   on behalf of alien workers subject to
                                                  ANPRM ...............      10/29/08     73 FR 64280       0610, Arlington, VA 20528–0610,                        annual numerical limitations. This rule
                                                  Correction ............    11/05/08     73 FR 65783       Phone: 703 235–5263, Fax: 703 603–                     proposes to establish an electronic
                                                  ANPRM Comment              12/29/08                       4935, Email: jon.m.maclaren@                           registration program for petitions
                                                    Period End.                                             hq.dhs.gov.                                            subject to numerical limitations for the
                                                  NPRM ..................    08/03/11     76 FR 46908                                                              H–1B nonimmigrant classification. This
                                                  Notice of Public           10/07/11     76 FR 62311
                                                                                                              RIN: 1601–AA69
                                                                                                                                                                   action is being considered because the
                                                    Meetings.                                               121. Homeland Security Acquisition                     demand for H–1B specialty occupation
                                                  Notice of Public           11/14/11     76 FR 70366
                                                                                                            Regulation, Enhancement of                             workers by U.S. companies has often
                                                    Meetings.
                                                  NPRM Comment               12/01/11                       Whistleblower Protections for                          exceeded the numerical limitation. This
                                                    Period End.                                             Contractor Employees                                   rule is intended to allow U.S.
                                                  Next Action Unde-                                                                                                Citizenship and Immigration Services
                                                    termined.                                                 E.O. 13771 Designation: Other.                       (USCIS) to more efficiently manage the
                                                                                                              Legal Authority: Sec. 827 of the                     intake and lottery process for these H–
                                                    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis                         National Defense Authorization Act                     1B petitions. The Department published
                                                  Required: Yes.                                            (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2013, (Pub. L.                  a proposed rule on this topic in 2011.
                                                    Agency Contact: Jon MacLaren, Group                     112–239, enacted January 2, 2013); 41                  The Department intends to publish an
                                                  Leader, Strategic Policy and                              U.S.C. 1302(a)(2); 41 U.S.C. 1707                      additional proposed rule in 2018. The
                                                  Rulemaking, Department of Homeland                                                                               proposal may include a modified
                                                                                                              Abstract: The Department of                          selection process, as outlined in section
                                                  Security, National Protection and                         Homeland Security (DHS) is proposing
                                                  Programs Directorate, Infrastructure                                                                             5(b) of Executive Order 13788, Buy
                                                                                                            to amend its Homeland Security                         American and Hire American.
                                                  Security Compliance Division (NPPD/                       Acquisition Regulation (HSAR) parts
                                                  ISCD), 245 Murray Lane SW, Mail Stop                                                                                Timetable:
                                                                                                            3003 and 3052 to implement section 827
                                                  0610, Arlington, VA 20528–0610,
                                                                                                            of the National Defense Authorization                          Action             Date        FR Cite
                                                  Phone: 703 235–5263, Fax: 703 603–
                                                                                                            Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2013
                                                  4935, Email: jon.m.maclaren@                                                                                     NPRM ..................   03/03/11   76 FR 11686
                                                  hq.dhs.gov.                                               (Pub. L. 112–239, enacted January 2,
                                                                                                                                                                   NPRM Comment              05/02/11
                                                                                                            2013) for the United States Coast Guard                 Period End.
                                                    RIN: 1601–AA52
                                                                                                            (USCG). Section 827 of the NDAA for                    NPRM ..................   07/00/18
                                                  120. Chemical Facility Anti–Terrorism                     FY 2013 established enhancements to
                                                  Standards (CFATS)                                         the Whistleblower Protections for                        Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
                                                    E.O. 13771 Designation: Other.                          Contractor Employees for all agencies                  Required: Yes.
                                                                                                            subject to section 2409 of title 10,                     Agency Contact: Kevin Cummings,
                                                    Legal Authority: 6 U.S.C. 621 to 629                                                                           Division Chief, Business and Foreign
                                                                                                            United States Code, which includes the
                                                    Abstract: The Department of                                                                                    Workers Division, Department of
                                                                                                            USCG.
                                                  Homeland Security (DHS) previously                                                                               Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship
                                                  invited public comment on an advance                        Timetable: Next Action                               and Immigration Services, 20
                                                  notice of proposed rulemaking                             Undetermined.                                          Massachusetts Avenue NW, Suite 1200,
                                                  (ANPRM) for potential revisions to the                      Regulatory Flexibility Analysis                      Washington, DC 20529–2200, Phone:
                                                  Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism                          Required: Yes.                                         202 272–8377, Fax: 202 272–1480,
                                                  Standards (CFATS) regulations. The                                                                               Email: kevin.j.cummings@uscis.dhs.gov.
                                                                                                              Agency Contact: Nancy Harvey,
                                                  ANPRM provided an opportunity for the                                                                              RIN: 1615–AB71
                                                                                                            Policy Analyst, Department of
                                                  public to provide recommendations for
                                                  possible program changes. DHS is                          Homeland Security, Office of the Chief                 123. Requirements for Filing Motions
                                                  reviewing the public comments received                    Procurement Officer, Room 3636–15,                     and Administrative Appeals
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                                                  in response to the ANPRM, after which                     301 7th Street SW, Washington, DC                         E.O. 13771 Designation: Other.
                                                  DHS intends to publish a Notice of                        20528, Phone: 202 447–0956, Email:                        Legal Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552; 5 U.S.C.
                                                  Proposed Rulemaking.                                      nancy.harvey@hq.dhs.gov.                               552a; 8 U.S.C. 1101; 8 U.S.C. 1103; 8
                                                    Timetable:                                                RIN: 1601–AA72                                       U.S.C. 1304; 6 U.S.C. 112
                                                                                                                                                                      Abstract: This rule proposes to revise
                                                         Action               Date           FR Cite                                                               the requirements and procedures for the
                                                                                                                                                                   filing of motions and appeals before the
                                                  ANPRM ...............      08/18/14     79 FR 48693                                                              Department of Homeland Security


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                                                  (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and                               security updates to the Regional Center                 DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
                                                  Immigration Services (USCIS), and its                     Program while minimizing the impact of                  SECURITY (DHS)
                                                  Administrative Appeals Office (AAO).                      such changes on regional center                         U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
                                                  The proposed changes are intended to                      operations and EB–5 investors.                          Services (USCIS)
                                                  streamline the existing processes for                       Timetable:
                                                  filing motions and appeals and will                                                                               Final Rule Stage
                                                  reduce delays in the review and                                  Action                Date          FR Cite      126. EB–5 Immigrant Investor Program
                                                  appellate process. This rule also
                                                                                                                                                                    Modernization
                                                  proposes additional changes                               ANPRM ...............     01/11/17       82 FR 3211
                                                  necessitated by the establishment of                      ANPRM Comment             04/11/17                         E.O. 13771 Designation: Other.
                                                  DHS and its components. The proposed                       Period End.                                               Legal Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(5)
                                                  changes are intended to promote                           NPRM ..................   03/00/19                         Abstract: In January 2017, the
                                                  simplicity, accessibility, and efficiency                                                                         Department of Homeland Security
                                                  in the administration of USCIS appeals                                                                            (DHS) proposed to amend its regulations
                                                                                                              Regulatory Flexibility Analysis                       governing the employment-based, fifth
                                                  and motions. The Department also                          Required: Yes.
                                                  solicits public comment on proposed                                                                               preference (EB–5) immigrant investor
                                                  changes to the AAO’s appellate                              Agency Contact: Edie Pearson, Chief                   classification. In general, under the EB–
                                                  jurisdiction.                                             of Policy, Immigrant Investor Program                   5 program, individuals are eligible to
                                                     Timetable:                                             Office, Department of Homeland                          apply for lawful permanent residence in
                                                                                                            Security, U.S. Citizenship and                          the United States if they make the
                                                         Action               Date           FR Cite        Immigration Services, 131 M Street NE,                  necessary investment in a commercial
                                                                                                            Washington, DC 20529–2200, Phone:                       enterprise in the United States and
                                                  NPRM ..................    04/00/19                       202 272–8377.                                           create or, in certain circumstances,
                                                                                                                                                                    preserve 10 permanent full-time jobs for
                                                    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis                           RIN: 1615–AC11
                                                                                                                                                                    qualified U.S. workers. This rule sought
                                                  Required: Yes.                                            125. Removing H–4 Dependent Spouses                     public comment on a number of
                                                    Agency Contact: Charles ‘‘Locky’’                                                                               proposed changes to the EB–5 program
                                                                                                            From the Class of Aliens Eligible for
                                                  Nimick, Deputy Chief, Administrative                                                                              regulations. Such proposed changes
                                                                                                            Employment Authorization
                                                  Appeals Office, Department of                                                                                     included: Raising the minimum
                                                  Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship                          E.O. 13771 Designation: Other.                       investment amount; allowing certain
                                                  and Immigration Services, 20                                                                                      EB–5 petitioners to retain their original
                                                  Massachusetts Avenue NW,                                     Legal Authority: 6 U.S.C. 112; 8 U.S.C.
                                                                                                            1103(a); 8 U.S.C. 1184(a)(1); 8 U.S.C.                  priority date; changing the designation
                                                  Washington, DC 20529–2090, Phone:                                                                                 process for targeted employment areas;
                                                  703 224–4501, Email: charles.nimick@                      1324a(H)(3)(B)
                                                                                                                                                                    and other miscellaneous changes to
                                                  usics.dhs.gov.                                               Abstract: On February 25, 2015, DHS                  filing and interview processes.
                                                    RIN: 1615–AB98                                          published a final rule extending                           Timetable:
                                                  124. EB–5 Immigrant Investor Regional                     eligibility for employment authorization
                                                  Center Program                                            to certain H–4 dependent spouses of H–                          Action             Date        FR Cite
                                                                                                            1B nonimmigrants who are seeking
                                                     E.O. 13771 Designation: Other.                         employment-based lawful permanent                       NPRM ..................   01/13/17   82 FR 4738
                                                     Legal Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(5);                  resident (LPR) status. DHS is publishing                NPRM Comment              04/11/17
                                                  Pub. L. 102–395, secs. 610 and 601(a);                                                                              Period End.
                                                                                                            this notice of proposed rulemaking to                   Final Action .........    08/00/18
                                                  Pub. L. 107–273, sec. 11037; Pub. L.
                                                                                                            amend that 2015 final rule. DHS is
                                                  101–649, sec. 121(a); Pub. L. 105–119,
                                                                                                            proposing to remove from its regulations                  Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
                                                  sec. 116; Pub. L. 106–396, sec. 402; Pub.
                                                  L. 108–156, sec. 4; Pub. L. 112–176, sec.                 certain H–4 spouses of H–1B                             Required: Yes.
                                                  1; Pub. L. 114–113, sec. 575; Pub. L.                     nonimmigrants as a class of aliens                        Agency Contact: Edie Pearson, Chief
                                                  114–53, sec. 131; Pub. L. 107–273                         eligible for employment authorization.                  of Policy, Immigrant Investor Program
                                                     Abstract: The Department of                               Timetable:                                           Office, Department of Homeland
                                                  Homeland Security (DHS) is considering                                                                            Security, U.S. Citizenship and
                                                  making regulatory changes to the EB–5                            Action                Date          FR Cite      Immigration Services, 131 M Street NE,
                                                  Immigrant Investor Regional Center                                                                                Washington, DC 20529–2200, Phone:
                                                  Program. DHS issued an Advance                            NPRM ..................   06/00/18                      202 272–8377.
                                                  Notice of Proposed Rulemaking                                                                                       RIN: 1615–AC07
                                                  (ANPRM) to seek comment from all                            Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
                                                  interested stakeholders on several                        Required: Yes.
                                                  topics, including: (1) The process for                      Agency Contact: Kevin Cummings,                       DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
                                                  initially designating entities as regional                                                                        SECURITY (DHS)
                                                                                                            Division Chief, Business and Foreign
                                                  centers, (2) a potential requirement for
                                                                                                            Workers Division, Department of                         U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)
                                                  regional centers to utilize an exemplar
                                                  filing process, (3) continued                             Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship
                                                                                                                                                                    Proposed Rule Stage
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                                                  participation requirements for                            and Immigration Services, 20
                                                  maintaining regional center designation,                  Massachusetts Avenue NW, Suite 1200,                    127. Financial Responsibility—Vessels;
                                                  and (4) the process for terminating                       Washington, DC 20529–2200, Phone:                       Superseded Pollution Funds (USCG–
                                                  regional center designation. While DHS                    202 272–8377, Fax: 202 272–1480,                        2017–0788)
                                                  has gathered some information related                     Email: kevin.j.cummings@uscis.dhs.gov.                    E.O. 13771 Designation: Not subject
                                                  to these topics, the ANPRM sought                           RIN: 1615–AC15                                        to, not significant.
                                                  additional information that can help the                                                                            Legal Authority: 33 U.S.C. 2704; 33
                                                  Department make operational and                                                                                   U.S.C. 2716 and 2716a; 42 U.S.C. 9607


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                                                  to 9609; 6 U.S.C. 552; E.O. 12580; sec.                   other individuals to transit between                            Action             Date        FR Cite
                                                  7(b), 3 CFR, 1987; Comp., p. 193; E.O.                    vessels moored at the facility and the
                                                  12777, secs. 4 and 5, 3 CFR, 1991                         facility gate in a timely manner at no                  NPRM Comment              10/19/16
                                                  Comp., p. 351, as amended by E.O.                         cost to the seafarer or other individual.                 Period End.
                                                  13286, sec. 89, 3; 3 CFR, 2004 Comp.,                     Ensuring that such access through a                     Second NPRM               12/18/16
                                                  p. 166, and by E.O. 13638, sec. 1, 3 CFR,                 facility is consistent with the security                  Comment Pe-
                                                                                                                                                                      riod End.
                                                  2014 Comp., p.227; Department of                          requirements in MTSA is part of the
                                                  Homeland; Security Delegation Nos.                        Coast Guard’s Ports, Waterways, and                     Final Rule ............     To Be Determined
                                                  0170.1 and 5110, Revision 01                              Coastal Security (PWCS) mission.
                                                     Abstract: The Coast Guard proposes to                    Timetable:                                              Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
                                                  amend its rule on vessel financial                                                                                Required: Yes.
                                                  responsibility to include tank vessels                           Action                Date          FR Cite        Agency Contact: Mr. Joseph Myers,
                                                  greater than 100 gross tons, to clarify                                                                           Project Manager, Department of
                                                  and strengthen the rule’s reporting                       NPRM ..................   12/29/14       79 FR 77981
                                                                                                            NPRM Comment              05/27/15       80 FR 30189
                                                                                                                                                                    Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard,
                                                  requirements, to conform its rule to                                                                              2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave SE,
                                                  current practice, and to remove two                         Period Re-
                                                                                                              opened.                                               STOP 7501, Washington, DC 20593–
                                                  superseded regulations. This                              NPRM Comment              07/01/15                      7501, Phone: 202 372–1249, Email:
                                                  rulemaking will ensure the Coast Guard                      Period End.                                           joseph.d.myers@uscg.mil.
                                                  has current information when there are                    Final Rule ............   06/00/18                        RIN: 1625–AB85
                                                  significant changes in a vessel’s
                                                  operation, ownership, or evidence of                        Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
                                                  financial responsibility, and reflect                     Required: Yes.
                                                  current best practices in the Coast                                                                               DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
                                                                                                              Agency Contact: LCDR Yamaris Barril,
                                                  Guard’s management of the Certificate                                                                             SECURITY (DHS)
                                                                                                            Project Manager, Department of
                                                  of Financial Responsibility Program.                      Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard,                    U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)
                                                  This rulemaking will also promote the                     2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE,
                                                  Coast Guard’s missions of maritime                                                                                Completed Actions
                                                                                                            Commandant (CG–FAC–2) STOP 7501,
                                                  stewardship, maritime security, and                       Washington, DC 20593, Phone: 202 372–                   130. Numbering of Undocumented
                                                  maritime safety.                                          1151, Email: yamaris.d.barril@uscg.mil.                 Barges
                                                     Timetable:                                               RIN: 1625–AC15                                           E.O. 13771 Designation: Not subject
                                                         Action               Date           FR Cite                                                                to, not significant.
                                                                                                                                                                       Legal Authority: 46 U.S.C. 12301
                                                  NPRM ..................    12/00/18                       DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND                                     Abstract: Title 46 U.S.C. 12301, as
                                                                                                            SECURITY (DHS)                                          amended by the Abandoned Barge Act
                                                    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis                                                                                 of 1992, requires that all undocumented
                                                  Required: Yes.                                            U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)                                 barges of more than 100 gross tons
                                                    Agency Contact: Benjamin White,                                                                                 operating on the navigable waters of the
                                                                                                            Long-Term Actions
                                                  Project Manager, National Pollution                                                                               United States be numbered. This
                                                  Funds Center, Department of Homeland                      129. Commercial Fishing Vessels—                        rulemaking would establish a
                                                  Security, U.S. Coast Guard, 2703 Martin                   Implementation of 2010 and 2012                         numbering system and user fees for an
                                                  Luther King Jr. Avenue SE, STOP 7605,                     Legislation                                             original or renewed Certificate of
                                                  Washington, DC 20593–7605, Phone:                                                                                 Number for these barges. The
                                                                                                               E.O. 13771 Designation: Other.
                                                  202 795–6066, Email:                                                                                              numbering of undocumented barges
                                                                                                               Legal Authority: Pub. L. 111–281
                                                  benjamin.h.white@uscg.mil.                                                                                        allows the Coast Guard to identify the
                                                    RIN: 1625–AC39                                             Abstract: The Coast Guard proposes to
                                                                                                            implement those requirements of 2010                    owners of abandoned barges. This
                                                                                                            and 2012 legislation that pertain to                    rulemaking supports the Coast Guard’s
                                                                                                            uninspected commercial fishing                          broad role and responsibility of
                                                  DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND                                    industry vessels and that took effect                   protecting natural resources.
                                                  SECURITY (DHS)                                            upon enactment of the legislation but                      Timetable:
                                                  U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)                                   that, to be implemented, require
                                                                                                            amendments to Coast Guard regulations                           Action             Date        FR Cite
                                                  Final Rule Stage                                          affecting those vessels. The applicability              Request for Com-          10/18/94   59 FR 52646
                                                  128. Seafarers’ Access to Maritime                        of the regulations is being changed, and                  ments.
                                                  Facilities                                                new requirements are being added to                     Comment Period            01/17/95
                                                                                                            safety training, equipment, vessel                        End.
                                                    E.O. 13771 Designation: Not subject                     examinations, vessel safety standards,                  ANPRM ...............     07/06/98   63 FR 36384
                                                  to, not significant.                                      the documentation of maintenance, and                   ANPRM Comment             11/03/98
                                                    Legal Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1226; 33                                                                               Period End.
                                                                                                            the termination of unsafe operations.
                                                  U.S.C. 1231; Pub. L. 111–281, sec. 811                                                                            NPRM ..................   01/11/01   66 FR 2385
                                                    Abstract: This regulatory action will                   This rulemaking promotes the Coast
                                                                                                                                                                    NPRM Comment              04/11/01
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                                                  implement section 811 of the Coast                        Guard’s maritime safety mission.
                                                                                                                                                                      Period End.
                                                  Guard Authorization Act of 2010                              Timetable:                                           NPRM Reopening            08/12/04   69 FR 49844
                                                  (Pub. L. 111–281), which requires the                                                                               of Comment
                                                                                                                   Action                Date          FR Cite        Period.
                                                  owner/operator of a facility regulated by
                                                  the Coast Guard under the Maritime                                                                                NPRM Reopening            11/10/04
                                                                                                            NPRM ..................   06/21/16       81 FR 40437      Comment Pe-
                                                  Transportation Security Act of 2002                       NPRM Comment              08/15/16       81 FR 53986      riod End.
                                                  (Pub. L. 107–295) (MTSA) to provide a                      Period Ex-                                             Withdrawn ...........     02/16/18
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                                                    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis                                Action                Date          FR Cite      Guam and/or the CNMI. On January 16,
                                                  Required: Yes.                                                                                                    2009, the Department of Homeland
                                                    Agency Contact: Andrea Heck, Project                    NPRM Comment              02/01/08       73 FR 6061     Security (DHS), Customs and Border
                                                  Manager, Department of Homeland                              Period Ex-                                           Protection (CBP), issued an interim final
                                                  Security, U.S. Coast Guard, National                         tended.                                              rule in the Federal Register replacing
                                                                                                            NPRM Comment              03/18/08                      the then-existing Guam Visa Waiver
                                                  Vessel Documentation Center, 792 T.J.
                                                                                                               Period End.
                                                  Jackson Drive, Falling Waters, WV                                                                                 Program with the Guam-CNMI Visa
                                                                                                            Interim Final Rule        11/25/08       73 FR 71730
                                                  25419, Phone: 304 271–2400, Email:                        Interim Final Rule        01/26/09                      Waiver Program and setting forth the
                                                  andrea.m.heck@uscg.mil.                                      Effective.                                           requirements for nonimmigrant visitors
                                                    RIN: 1625–AA14                                          Interim Final Rule        06/01/09                      seeking admission into Guam and/or the
                                                                                                               Comment Pe-                                          CNMI under the Guam-CNMI Visa
                                                                                                               riod End.                                            Waiver Program. As of November 28,
                                                                                                            Correction ............   07/14/09       74 FR 33920    2009, the Guam-CNMI Visa Waiver
                                                  DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND                                    Correction ............   12/24/09       74 FR 68376    Program is operational. This program
                                                  SECURITY (DHS)                                                                                                    allows nonimmigrant visitors from
                                                                                                            Final Action .........       To Be Determined
                                                  U.S. Customs and Border Protection                                                                                eligible countries to seek admission for
                                                  (USCBP)                                                     Regulatory Flexibility Analysis                       business or pleasure for entry into Guam
                                                                                                            Required: Yes.                                          and/or the CNMI without a visa for a
                                                  Long-Term Actions                                                                                                 period of authorized stay not to exceed
                                                                                                              Agency Contact: Craig Clark, Branch
                                                  131. Importer Security Filing and                         Chief, Advance Data Programs and                        45 days. This rulemaking would finalize
                                                  Additional Carrier Requirements                           Cargo Initiatives, Department of                        the January 2009 interim final rule.
                                                  (Section 610 Review)                                                                                                 Timetable:
                                                                                                            Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and
                                                     E.O. 13771 Designation: Regulatory.                    Border Protection, 1300 Pennsylvania                            Action            Date        FR Cite
                                                     Legal Authority: Pub. L. 109–347, sec.                 Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20229,
                                                  203; 5 U.S.C. 301; 19 U.S.C. 66; 19                       Phone: 202 344–3052, Email:                             Interim Final Rule       01/16/09   74 FR 2824
                                                  U.S.C. 1431; 19 U.S.C. 1433 to 1434; 19                   craig.clark@cbp.dhs.gov.                                Interim Final Rule       01/16/09
                                                                                                              RIN: 1651–AA70                                           Effective.
                                                  U.S.C. 1624; 19 U.S.C. 2071 (note); 46
                                                                                                                                                                    Interim Final Rule       03/17/09
                                                  U.S.C. 60105                                                                                                         Comment Pe-
                                                     Abstract: This final rule implements                                                                              riod End.
                                                  the provisions of section 203 of the                      132. Implementation of the Guam-                        Technical Amend-         05/28/09   74 FR 25387
                                                  Security and Accountability for Every                     CNMI Visa Waiver Program (SECTION                          ment; Change
                                                  Port Act of 2006. On November 25,                         610 REVIEW)                                                of Implementa-
                                                  2008, Customs and Border Protection                                                                                  tion Date.
                                                                                                              E.O. 13771 Designation: Fully or                      Final Action .........   05/00/19
                                                  (CBP) published an interim final rule
                                                                                                            Partially Exempt.
                                                  (CBP Dec. 08–46) in the Federal
                                                                                                              Legal Authority: Pub. L. 110–229, sec.                  Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
                                                  Register (73 FR 71730), that finalized
                                                                                                            702                                                     Required: No.
                                                  most of the provisions proposed in the
                                                                                                              Abstract: The interim final rule                        Agency Contact: Stephanie Watson,
                                                  Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. It
                                                                                                            amends Department of Homeland                           Supervisory Program Manager,
                                                  requires carrier and importers to
                                                                                                            Security (DHS) regulations to                           Department of Homeland Security, U.S.
                                                  provide to CBP, via a CBP approved
                                                                                                            implement section 702 of the                            Customs and Border Protection, Office
                                                  electronic data interchange system,
                                                                                                            Consolidated Natural Resources Act of                   of Field Operations, 1300 Pennsylvania
                                                  certain advance information pertaining
                                                                                                            2008 (CNRA). This law extends the                       Avenue NW, 2.5B–38, Washington, DC
                                                  to cargo brought into the United States
                                                                                                            immigration laws of the United States to                20229, Phone: 202 325–4548, Email:
                                                  by vessel to enable CBP to identify high-
                                                                                                            the Commonwealth of the Northern                        stephanie.e.watson@cbp.dhs.gov.
                                                  risk shipments to prevent smuggling                                                                                 RIN: 1651–AA77
                                                                                                            Mariana Islands (CNMI) and provides
                                                  and ensure cargo safety and security.
                                                                                                            for a joint visa waiver program for travel
                                                  The interim final rule did not finalize
                                                                                                            to Guam and the CNMI. This rule
                                                  six data elements that were identified as
                                                                                                            implements section 702 of the CNRA by                   DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
                                                  areas of potential concern for industry
                                                                                                            amending the regulations to replace the                 SECURITY (DHS)
                                                  during the rulemaking process and, for
                                                                                                            current Guam Visa Waiver Program with
                                                  which, CBP provided some type of                                                                                  Transportation Security Administration
                                                                                                            a new Guam-CNMI Visa Waiver
                                                  flexibility for compliance with those                                                                             (TSA)
                                                                                                            Program. The amended regulations set
                                                  data elements. CBP solicited public
                                                                                                            forth the requirements for nonimmigrant                 Final Rule Stage
                                                  comment on these six data elements and
                                                                                                            visitors who seek admission for
                                                  also invited comments on the revised                                                                              133. Security Training for Surface
                                                                                                            business or pleasure and solely for entry
                                                  Regulatory Assessment and Final                                                                                   Transportation Employees
                                                                                                            into and stay on Guam or the CNMI
                                                  Regulatory Flexibility Analysis. (See 73
                                                                                                            without a visa. This rule also establishes                 E.O. 13771 Designation: Other.
                                                  FR 71782–85 for regulatory text and 73
                                                                                                            six ports of entry in the CNMI for                         Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 114; Pub. L.
                                                  CFR 71733–34 for general discussion.)
                                                                                                            purposes of administering and enforcing                 110–53, secs. 1405, 1408, 1501, 1512,
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                                                  The remaining requirements of the rule
                                                                                                            the Guam-CNMI Visa Waiver Program.                      1517, 1531, and 1534
                                                  were adopted as final.
                                                                                                            Section 702 of the Consolidated Natural                    Abstract: The 9/11 Act requires
                                                     Timetable:                                             Resources Act of 2008 (CNRA), subject                   security training for employees of
                                                                                                            to a transition period, extends the                     higher-risk freight railroad carriers,
                                                         Action               Date           FR Cite
                                                                                                            immigration laws of the United States to                public transportation agencies
                                                  NPRM ..................    01/02/08     73 FR 90          the Commonwealth of the Northern                        (including rail mass transit and bus
                                                  NPRM Comment               03/03/08                       Mariana Islands (CNMI) and provides                     systems), passenger railroad carriers,
                                                   Period End.                                              for a visa waiver program for travel to                 and over-the-road bus (OTRB)


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                                                  companies. This final rule implements                     DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND                                  Arlington, VA 20598–6028, Phone: 571
                                                  the regulatory mandate. Owner/                            SECURITY (DHS)                                          227–4370, Email: kevin.knott@
                                                  operators of these higher-risk railroads,                                                                         tsa.dhs.gov.
                                                                                                            Transportation Security Administration                    Alex Moscoso, Chief Economist,
                                                  systems, and companies will be                            (TSA)
                                                  required to train employees performing                                                                            Economic Analysis Branch—Cross
                                                  security-sensitive functions, using a                     Completed Actions                                       Modal Division, Department of
                                                  curriculum addressing preparedness                                                                                Homeland Security, Transportation
                                                                                                            134. General Aviation Security and
                                                  and how to observe, assess, and respond                                                                           Security Administration, Office of
                                                                                                            Other Aircraft Operator Security
                                                  to terrorist-related threats and/or                                                                               Security Policy and Industry
                                                                                                              E.O. 13771 Designation: Deregulatory.                 Engagement, 601 South 12th Street,
                                                  incidents. As part of this rulemaking,                      Legal Authority: 6 U.S.C. 469; 18                     Arlington, VA 20598–6028, Phone: 571
                                                  the Transportation Security                               U.S.C. 842; 18 U.S.C. 845; 46 U.S.C.                    227–5839, Email: alex.moscoso@
                                                  Administration (TSA) is expanding its                     70102 to 70106; 46 U.S.C. 70117; 49                     tsa.dhs.gov.
                                                  current requirements for rail security                    U.S.C. 114; 49 U.S.C. 114(f)(3); 49 U.S.C.                Christine Beyer, Senior Counsel,
                                                  coordinators and reporting of significant                 5103; 49 U.S.C. 5103a; 49 U.S.C. 40113;                 Regulations and Security Standards,
                                                  security concerns (currently limited to                   49 U.S.C. 44901 to 44907; 49 U.S.C.                     Department of Homeland Security,
                                                  freight railroads, passenger railroads,                   44913 to 44914; 49 U.S.C. 44916 to                      Transportation Security Administration,
                                                  and the rail operations of public                         44918; 49 U.S.C. 44932; 49 U.S.C. 44935                 Office of Chief Counsel, TSA–2, HQ,
                                                  transportation systems) to include the                    to 44936; 49 U.S.C. 44942; 49 U.S.C.                    E12–336N, 601 South 12th Street,
                                                  bus components of higher-risk public                      46105                                                   Arlington, VA 20598–6002, Phone: 571
                                                  transportation systems and higher-risk                      Abstract: On October 30, 2008, the                    227–3653, Email: christine.beyer@
                                                  OTRB companies. TSA is also adding a                      Transportation Security Administration                  tsa.dhs.gov.
                                                  definition for Transportation Security-                   (TSA) issued a notice of proposed                         RIN: 1652–AA53
                                                  Sensitive Materials (TSSM). Other                         rulemaking (NPRM), proposing to
                                                                                                            amend current aviation transportation
                                                  provisions are being amended or added,
                                                                                                            security regulations to enhance the
                                                  as necessary, to implement these                                                                                  DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
                                                                                                            security of general aviation by
                                                  additional requirements.                                  expanding the scope of current                          SECURITY (DHS)
                                                     Timetable:                                             requirements and by adding new                          U.S. Immigration and Customs
                                                                                                            requirements for certain large aircraft                 Enforcement (USICE)
                                                         Action               Date           FR Cite        operators and airports serving those
                                                                                                            aircraft. TSA also proposed that all                    Proposed Rule Stage
                                                  NPRM ..................    12/16/16     81 FR 91336       aircraft operations, including corporate
                                                  NPRM Comment               03/16/17                                                                               135. Procedures and Standards for
                                                                                                            and private charter operations, with                    Declining Surety Immigration Bonds
                                                    Period End.                                             aircraft having a maximum certified
                                                  Final Rule ............    09/00/18                                                                               and Administrative Appeal
                                                                                                            takeoff weight (MTOW) above 12,500                      Requirement for Breaches
                                                                                                            pounds (large aircraft) be required to
                                                    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis                         adopt a large aircraft security program.                   E.O. 13771 Designation: Not subject
                                                  Required: Yes.                                            TSA also proposed to require certain                    to, not significant.
                                                                                                            airports that serve large aircraft to adopt                Legal Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1103
                                                    Agency Contact: Chandru (Jack) Kalro,                                                                              Abstract: U.S. Immigration and
                                                  Deputy Director, Surface Division,                        security programs. TSA has decided to
                                                                                                                                                                    Customs Enforcement (ICE) proposes to
                                                  Department of Homeland Security,                          not pursue this rulemaking.
                                                                                                              Timetable:                                            set forth standards and procedures ICE
                                                  Transportation Security Administration,                                                                           will follow before making a
                                                  Office of Security Policy and Industry                           Action                Date          FR Cite      determination to stop accepting
                                                  Engagement, 601 South 12th Street,                                                                                immigration bonds posted by a surety
                                                  Arlington, VA 20598–6028, Phone: 571                      NPRM ..................   10/30/08       73 FR 64790    company that has been certified to issue
                                                  227–1145, Email: surfacefrontoffice@                      NPRM Comment              12/29/08                      bonds by the Department of the
                                                  tsa.dhs.gov.                                                Period End.                                           Treasury when the company does not
                                                                                                            Notice—NPRM               11/25/08       73 FR 71590    cure deficient performance. Treasury
                                                    Alex Moscoso, Chief Economist,                            Comment Pe-
                                                  Economic Analysis Branch–Cross Modal                        riod Extended.
                                                                                                                                                                    administers the Federal corporate surety
                                                  Division, Department of Homeland                          NPRM Extended             02/27/09                      program and, in its current regulations,
                                                  Security, Transportation Security                           Comment Pe-                                           allows agencies to prescribe ‘‘for cause’’
                                                                                                              riod End.                                             standards and procedures for declining
                                                  Administration, Office of Security
                                                                                                            Notice—Public             12/18/08       73 FR 77045    to accept bonds from Treasury-certified
                                                  Policy and Industry Engagement, 601                         Meetings; Re-                                         sureties. ICE would also require surety
                                                  South 12th Street, Arlington, VA 20598–                     quests for Com-                                       companies seeking to overturn a breach
                                                  6028, Phone: 571 227–5839, Email:                           ments.                                                determination to file an administrative
                                                  alex.moscoso@tsa.dhs.gov.                                 Notice of With-           03/16/18       83 FR 11667
                                                                                                              drawal.
                                                                                                                                                                    appeal raising all legal and factual
                                                    Traci Klemm, Assistant Chief                                                                                    defenses.
                                                  Counsel, Regulations and Security                           Regulatory Flexibility Analysis                          Timetable:
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                                                  Standards, Department of Homeland                         Required: Yes.
                                                  Security, Transportation Security                                                                                         Action             Date      FR Cite
                                                                                                              Agency Contact: Kevin Knott, Branch
                                                  Administration, Office of Chief Counsel,                  Manager, Industry Engagement                            NPRM ..................   05/00/18
                                                  601 South 12th Street, Arlington, VA                      Branch—Aviation Division, Department                    NPRM Comment              07/00/18
                                                  20598–6002, Phone: 571 227–3596,                          of Homeland Security, Transportation                     Period End.
                                                  Email: traci.klemm@tsa.dhs.gov.                           Security Administration, Office of
                                                    RIN: 1652–AA55                                          Security Policy and Industry                              Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
                                                                                                            Engagement, 601 South 12th Street,                      Required: Yes.


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                                                    Agency Contact: Beth Cook, Deputy                     DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND                                 would apply the FFRMS. On August 15,
                                                  Chief, Office of the Principal Legal                    SECURITY (DHS)                                         2017, the President issued Executive
                                                  Advisor, Department of Homeland                                                                                Order 13807, which revoked Executive
                                                                                                          Federal Emergency Management Agency
                                                  Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs                                                                         Order 13690. Accordingly, FEMA plans
                                                                                                          (FEMA)
                                                  Enforcement, Suite 200, 166 Sycamore                                                                           to withdraw the NPRM and proposed
                                                  Street, Williston, VT 05495, Phone: 802                 Completed Actions                                      supplementary policy.
                                                  288–7742, Email: beth.e.cook@                           136. Updates to Floodplain                               Timetable:
                                                  ice.dhs.gov.                                            Management and Protection of
                                                                                                          Wetlands Regulations To Implement                              Action             Date        FR Cite
                                                    Brad Tuttle, Attorney Advisor,
                                                  Department of Homeland Security, U.S.                   Executive Order 13690 and the Federal
                                                                                                                                                                 NPRM ..................   08/22/16   81 FR 57401
                                                  Immigration and Customs Enforcement,                    Flood Risk Management Standard                         NPRM Comment              10/21/16
                                                  500 12th Street SW, Washington, DC                         E.O. 13771 Designation: Deregulatory.                 Period End.
                                                  20536, Phone: 202 732–5000, Email:                         Legal Authority: E.O. 11988, as                     Notice of With-           03/06/18   83 FR 9473
                                                  bradley.c.tuttle@ice.dhs.gov.                           amended; 42 U.S.C. 5201; 6 U.S.C. 101                    drawal.
                                                                                                          et seq.
                                                    RIN: 1653–AA67                                           Abstract: The Federal Emergency                       Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
                                                                                                          Management Agency (FEMA) plans to                      Required: Yes.
                                                                                                          withdraw a notice of proposed                            Agency Contact: Kristin Fontenot,
                                                                                                          rulemaking (NPRM) that published on                    Office of Environmental and Historic
                                                                                                          August 22, 2016. The NPRM proposed                     Preservation, Department of Homeland
                                                                                                          changes to FEMA’s ‘‘Floodplain                         Security, Federal Emergency
                                                                                                          Management and Protection of                           Management Agency, 400 C Street SW,
                                                                                                          Wetlands’’ regulations to implement                    Washington, DC 20472, Phone: 202 646–
                                                                                                          Executive Order 13690, which                           2741, Email: kristin.fontenot@
                                                                                                          established the Federal Flood Risk                     fema.dhs.gov.
                                                                                                          Management Standard (FFRMS). FEMA
                                                                                                          also plans to withdraw a proposed                        RIN: 1660–AA85
                                                                                                          supplementary policy (FEMA Policy:                     [FR Doc. 2018–11247 Filed 6–8–18; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                          078–3), which clarified how FEMA                       BILLING CODE 9110–9B–P
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CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
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ActionSemiannual regulatory agenda.
ContactGeneral
FR Citation83 FR 27138 

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