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Vol. 88
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Part IX
Department of Homeland Security
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Semiannual Regulatory 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, 2707 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE,
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), 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 online on January 4, 2023, at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaMain.
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.
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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100....................... Homeland Security 1601-AA76
Acquisition Regulation:
Safeguarding of
Controlled Unclassified
Information (HSAR Case
2015-001).
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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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101....................... U.S. Citizenship and 1615-AC68
Immigration Services Fee
Schedule and Changes to
Certain Other Immigration
Benefit Request
Requirements.
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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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102....................... Claims Procedures Under 1625-AA03
the Oil Pollution Act of
1990.
103....................... Lifejacket Approval 1625-AC62
Harmonization.
104....................... Great Lakes Pilotage 1625-AC89
Rates--2024 Annual Review.
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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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105....................... Commercial Fishing 1625-AB85
Vessels--Implementation
of 2010 and 2012
Legislation.
106....................... User Fees for Inspected 1625-AC55
Towing Vessels.
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Transportation Security Administration--Long-Term Actions
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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107....................... Amending Vetting 1652-AA70
Requirements for
Employees With Access to
a Security Identification
Display Area (SIDA).
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Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency--Proposed Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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108....................... Ammonium Nitrate Security 1670-AA00
Program.
109....................... Chemical Facility Anti- 1670-AA01
Terrorism Standards
(CFATS).
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS)
Office of the Secretary (OS)
Final Rule Stage
100. Homeland Security Acquisition Regulation: Safeguarding of
Controlled Unclassified Information (HSAR Case 2015-001) [1601-AA76]
Legal Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301 to 302; 41 U.S.C. 1302, 1303 and 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.......................... 06/00/23
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Shaundra Ford, 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
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS)
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
Final Rule Stage
101. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Fee Schedule and Changes
to Certain Other Immigration Benefit Request Requirements [1615-AC68]
Legal Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1356(m), (n)
Abstract: On January 4, 2023, the Department of Homeland Security
(DHS) published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM or proposed rule)
88 FR 402 that proposed to adjust the fees charged by U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services (USCIS) for immigration and naturalization
benefit requests. On August 3, 2020, DHS adjusted the fees USCIS
charges for immigration and naturalization benefit requests, imposed
new fees, revised certain fee waiver and exemption policies, and
changed certain application requirements via the rule ``USCIS Fee
Schedule & Changes to Certain Other Immigration Benefit Request
Requirements.'' DHS has been preliminarily enjoined from implementing
that rule by court order. This rule would rescind and replace the
changes made by the August 3, 2020, rule and establish new USCIS fees
to recover USCIS operating costs. DHS solicited public comment on the
NPRM, which DHS intends to consider and address in a final rule.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 01/04/23 88 FR 402
NPRM Correction..................... 01/09/23 88 FR 1172
NPRM Comment Period End............. 03/06/23
NPRM Comment Period Extended........ 02/24/23 88 FR 11825
NPRM Comment Period Extended End.... 03/13/23
Final Action........................ 03/00/24
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Kika Scott, Chief Financial Officer, Department of
Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, 5900
Capital Gateway Drive, Suite 4S190, Camp Springs, MD 20588-0009, Phone:
240 721-3000.
RIN: 1615-AC68
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS)
U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)
Proposed Rule Stage
102. Claims Procedures Under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 [1625-AA03]
Legal Authority: 33 U.S.C. 2713 and 2714
Abstract: The purpose of this project is to remove superseded
regulations at 33 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 135, and to
finalize the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA90) claims procedures at 33
CFR part 136. The OPA90 claims procedures, implementing OPA90 section
1013 (Claims Procedures) and section 1014 (Designation of Source and
Advertisement), were established by an interim rule, titled ``Claims
under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990'' (Interim Rule) that has not been
substantively amended since it was published in 1992. This rulemaking
supports the
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Coast Guard's strategic goal of protection of natural resources.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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Interim Final Rule.................. 08/12/92 57 FR 36314
Correction.......................... 09/09/92 57 FR 41104
Interim Final Rule Comment Period 12/10/92
End.
Notice of Inquiry................... 11/01/11 76 FR 67385
Notice of Inquiry Comment Period End 01/30/12
NPRM................................ 03/00/24
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Benjamin White, Project Manager, Department of
Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, National Pollution Funds Center
(NPFC), 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE, STOP 7605, Washington,
DC 20593-7605, Phone: 202 795-6066, Email: [email protected].
RIN: 1625-AA03
103. Lifejacket Approval Harmonization [1625-AC62]
Legal Authority: 46 U.S.C. 3306(a); 46 U.S.C. 3306(b); 46 U.S.C.
4102(a); 46 U.S.C. 4102(b); 46 U.S.C. 4302(a); 46 U.S.C. 4502(a); 46
U.S.C. 4502(c)(2)(B)
Abstract: The Coast Guard would amend the lifejacket approval
requirements and follow-up program requirements by incorporating new
bi-national standards. At the same time, the Coast Guard would amend
lifejacket and personal flotation devices (PFDs) carriage requirements
to allow for the use of equipment approved to the new standards, and to
remove obsolete equipment approval requirements. The new standards are
intended to replace the legacy standards. The amendments would
streamline the process for approval of PFDs and allow manufacturers the
opportunity to produce more innovative equipment that meets the
approval requirements of both Canada and the United States, while
reducing the burden for manufacturers in both the approval process and
follow-up program. The rule is expected to provide a cost savings by
reducing the regulatory burden on PFD manufacturers by harmonizing our
PFD approval standards with Canada, requiring less frequent inspections
of manufacturing facilities, providing lower cost PFD user manuals, and
by potentially creating a new market in PFDs with a lower buoyancy
rating. This rule is consistent with Executive Order 14058, which
directs agencies to take actions that improve service delivery and
customer experience by decreasing administrative burdens, enhancing
transparency, and improving the efficiency and effectiveness of
government.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 04/07/23 88 FR 21016
NPRM Correction..................... 05/01/23 88 FR 26514
NPRM Comment Period End............. 06/06/23
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Jacqueline M. Yurkovich, Project Manager,
Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, Office of Design and
Engineering Standards (CG-ENG-4), 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue
SE, STOP 7509, Washington, DC 20593-7509, Phone: 202 372-1389, Email:
[email protected].
RIN: 1625-AC62
104. Great Lakes Pilotage Rates--2024 Annual Review [1625-
AC89]
Legal Authority: 46 U.S.C. 9303(f)
Abstract: Pursuant to the Great Lakes Pilotage Act, the Coast Guard
must review rates for pilotage services on the Great Lakes by March 1
of each year. This rule would adjust the pilotage rates to account for
changes in district operating expenses, an increase in the number of
pilots, and anticipated inflation for the 2024 shipping season.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 10/00/23
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Brian Rogers, Program Manager, Department of
Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, Office of Waterways Management
(CG-WWM), 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE, STOP 7509, Washington,
DC 20593-7509, Phone: 410 360-9260, Email: [email protected].
RIN: 1625-AC89
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS)
U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)
Long-Term Actions
105. Commercial Fishing Vessels--Implementation of 2010 and 2012
Legislation [1625-AB85]
Legal Authority: 46 U.S.C. 4502 and 5103; Pub. L. 111-281; Pub. L.
112-213
Abstract: The Coast Guard will implement 2010 and 2012 legislation
that pertains to uninspected commercial fishing industry vessels. The
requirements took effect upon enactment of the legislation but require
amendments to Coast Guard regulations to be implemented. Coast Guard is
changing the applicability of the regulations, and adding new
requirements 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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NPRM................................ 06/21/16 81 FR 40437
NPRM Comment Period Extended........ 08/15/16 81 FR 53986
NPRM Comment Period End............. 09/19/16
NPRM Comment Period Extended End.... 12/18/16
Final Rule.......................... 08/00/24
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Joseph Myers, Project Manager, Department of
Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, Office of Commercial Vessel
Compliance (CG-CVC-3), 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE, STOP
7501, Washington, DC 20593-7501, Phone: 202 372-1249, Email:
[email protected].
RIN: 1625-AB85
106. User Fees for Inspected Towing Vessels [1625-AC55]
Legal Authority: 46 U.S.C. 2103; 46 U.S.C. 2110; Pub. L. 115-282,
sec. 815
Abstract: This rulemaking would revise user fees for towing vessels
inspected under 46 CFR subchapter M and update the existing user fee in
46 CFR 2.10-101 for sea-going towing vessels inspected under 46 CFR
subchapter I. These user fees are for services related to the
inspection of these vessels and will reflect the differences in cost to
the government to provide these services to vessels that use a safety
management system involving a third party and vessels that do not.
Timetable:
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NPRM................................ 01/11/22 87 FR 1378
NPRM Comment Period End............. 04/11/22
Final Rule.......................... 05/00/24
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
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Agency Contact: Jennifer Hnatow, Project Manager, Department of
Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, Commercial Vessel Compliance (CG-
CVC-1), 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE, STOP 7501, Washington,
DC 20593-7501, Phone: 202 373-1216, Email: [email protected].
RIN: 1625-AC55
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS)
Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
Long-Term Actions
107. Amending Vetting Requirements for Employees With Access to a
Security Identification Display Area (SIDA) [1652-AA70]
Legal Authority: Pub. L. 114-190, sec. 3405
Abstract: As required by the FESSA, TSA will propose a rule to
revise its regulations, reflecting current knowledge of insider threat
and intelligence, to enhance the eligibility requirements and
disqualifying criminal offenses for individuals seeking or having
unescorted access to any SIDA of an airport. Consistent with the
statutory mandate, TSA will consider adding to the list of
disqualifying criminal offenses and criteria, develop an appeal and
waiver process for the issuance of credentials for unescorted access,
and propose an extension of the lookback period for disqualifying
crimes. As part of TSA's reevaluation of the eligibility and redress
standards for aviation workers required by the Act, TSA is also
reevaluating the current vetting process to minimize any security risks
that may exist.
Timetable:
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NPRM................................ To Be Determined
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Kevin Knott, Branch Manager, Airports Policy
Branch-Aviation Division, Department of Homeland Security,
Transportation Security Administration, Policy, Plans, and Engagement,
6595 Springfield Center Drive, Springfield, VA 20598-6028, Phone: 571
227-4370, Email: [email protected].
James Ruger, Chief Economist, Economic Analysis Branch-Coordination
& Analysis Division, Department of Homeland Security, Transportation
Security Administration, Policy, Plans, and Engagement, 6595
Springfield Center Drive, Springfield, VA 20598-6028, Phone: 571 227-
5519, Email: [email protected].
Christine Beyer, Senior Counsel, Regulations and Security
Standards, Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security
Administration, Chief Counsel's Office, 6595 Springfield Center Drive,
Springfield, VA 20598-6002, Phone: 571 227-3653, Email:
[email protected].
RIN: 1652-AA70
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS)
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
Proposed Rule Stage
108. Ammonium Nitrate Security Program [1670-AA00]
Legal Authority: 6 U.S.C. 488 et seq.
Abstract: The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
(CISA) is proposing a rulemaking to implement the December 2007
amendment to the Homeland Security Act titled ``Secure Handling of
Ammonium Nitrate.'' This 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.'' CISA previously issued a
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on August 3, 2011. CISA is
planning to issue a Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (SNPRM).
Timetable:
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ANPRM............................... 10/29/08 73 FR 64280
ANPRM 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
Notice of Availability.............. 06/03/19 84 FR 25495
Notice of Availability Comment 09/03/19
Period End.
Supplemental NPRM................... 09/00/23
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Ryan Donaghy, Deputy Branch Chief for Chemical
Security Policy, Rulemaking, and Engagement, Department of Homeland
Security, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, 245 Murray
Lane SW, Mail Stop 0610, Arlington, VA 20528, Phone: 571 532-4127,
Email: [email protected].
RIN: 1670-AA00
109. Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) [1670-AA01]
Legal Authority: 6 U.S.C. 621 to 629
Abstract: The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
(CISA) previously invited public comment on an Advance Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) during August 2014 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. In June 2020, CISA
published for public comment a retrospective analysis of the CFATS
program. And in January 2021, CISA invited additional public comment
through an ANPRM concerning the removal of certain explosive chemicals
from CFATS. CISA intends to address many of the subjects raised in both
ANPRMs and the retrospective analysis in this regulatory action,
including potential updates to CFATS cybersecurity requirements and
Appendix A to the CFATS regulations.
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
ANPRM............................... 01/06/21 86 FR 495
Announcement of Availability; 06/22/20 85 FR 37393
Retrospective Analysis.
Announcement of Availability; 09/21/20
Retrospective Analysis Comment
Period End.
NPRM................................ 06/00/23
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Ryan Donaghy, Deputy Branch Chief for Chemical
Security Policy, Rulemaking, and Engagement, Department of Homeland
Security, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, 245 Murray
Lane SW, Mail Stop 0610, Arlington, VA 20528, Phone: 571 532-4127,
Email: [email protected].
RIN: 1670-AA01
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