[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 143 (Thursday, July 27, 2023)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 48562-48565]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-14545]



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Vol. 88

Thursday,

No. 143

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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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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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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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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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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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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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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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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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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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