[The Regulatory Plan and Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions]
[Department of Justice Semiannual Regulatory Agenda]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov]


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Part XI





Department of Justice





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Semiannual Regulatory Agenda

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (DOJ)






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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

8 CFR Ch. V

21 CFR Ch. I

27 CFR Ch. II

28 CFR Ch. I, V

Regulatory Agenda

AGENCY: Department of Justice.

ACTION: Semiannual regulatory agenda.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Justice is publishing its fall 2007 
regulatory agenda pursuant to Executive Order 12866 ``Regulatory 
Planning and Review,'' 58 FR 51735, and the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 
5 U.S.C. sections 601 to 612 (1988).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Hinchman, Senior Counsel, 
Office of Legal Policy, Department of Justice, Room 4252, 950 
Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20530, (202) 514-8059.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For this edition of the Department of 
Justice's regulatory agenda, the most important significant regulatory 
actions and a Statement of Regulatory Priorities are included in The 
Regulatory Plan, which appears in both the online Unified Agenda and in 
part II of the Federal Register that includes the Unified Agenda.

     Beginning with the fall 2007 edition, the Internet will be the 
basic means for disseminating the Unified Agenda. The complete 
Unified Agenda will be available online at www.reginfo.gov in a 
format that offers users a greatly enhanced ability to obtain 
information from the Agenda database.

     Because publication in the Federal Register is mandated for 
the regulatory flexibility agendas required by the Regulatory 
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 602), the Department of Justice's printed 
agenda entries include only:

(1) Rules that are in the Agency's regulatory flexibility agenda, in 
accordance with the Regulatory Flexibility Act, because they are likely 
to have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small 
entities; and

(2) any rules that the Agency has identified for periodic review under 
section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

     Printing of these entries is limited to fields that contain 
information required by the Regulatory Flexibility Act's Agenda 
requirements. Additional information on these entries is available 
in the Unified Agenda published on the Internet. In addition, for 
fall editions of the Agenda, the entire Regulatory Plan will 
continue to be printed in the Federal Register, as in past years, 
including the Department of Justice's regulatory plan.

     The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) requires that, each year, 
the Department publish a list of those regulations that have a 
significant economic impact upon a substantial number of small 
entities and are to be reviewed under section 610 of the Act during 
the succeeding 12 months. This edition of the Department's 
regulatory agenda includes two regulations requiring such a review: 
``Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in Public 
Accommodations and Commercial Facilities'' (RIN 1190-AA44) and 
``Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in State and Local 
Government Services'' (RIN 1190-AA46). In accordance with the RFA, 
comments are specifically invited on these regulations. Those 
comments should be addressed to the contact persons listed in the 
entries for these items. This edition also includes one regulation 
resulting from a section 610 review: ``Commerce in Explosives 
(Including Explosives in the Fireworks Industry)'' (RIN 1140-AA01).

Dated:  September 24, 2007.

 Brett C. Gerry,

Acting Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Policy.

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                                                                                                     Regulation
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402         Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in Public Accommodations and Commercial      1190-AA44
            Facilities (Section 610 Review) (Reg Plan Seq No. 88).................................
403         Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in State and Local Government Services       1190-AA46
            (Section 610 Review) (Reg Plan Seq No. 89)............................................
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References in boldface appear in the Regulatory Plan in part II of this issue of the Federal Register.


                     Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives--Long-Term Actions
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                                                                                                     Regulation
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404         Commerce in Explosives (Including Explosives in the Fireworks Industry) (Rulemaking       1140-AA01
            Resulting From a Section 610 Review)..................................................
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                                                                                                     Regulation
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405         Electronic Prescriptions for Controlled Substances....................................    1117-AA61
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                                       Legal Activities--Final Rule Stage
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406         Revised Inspection of Records Relating to Depiction of Sexually Explicit Performances.    1105-AB18
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407         Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Acts of 1998 and 2000..............................    1121-AA48
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Department of Justice (DOJ)                         Proposed Rule Stage


Civil Rights Division (CRT)



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402. NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF DISABILITY IN PUBLIC 
ACCOMMODATIONS AND COMMERCIAL FACILITIES (SECTION 610 REVIEW)

 Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 88 in part II of this issue of 
the Federal Register.

RIN: 1190-AA44
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403. NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF DISABILITY IN STATE AND LOCAL 
GOVERNMENT SERVICES (SECTION 610 REVIEW)

 Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 89 in part II of this issue of 
the Federal Register.

RIN: 1190-AA46
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Department of Justice (DOJ)                           Long-Term Actions


Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF)



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404. COMMERCE IN EXPLOSIVES (INCLUDING EXPLOSIVES IN THE FIREWORKS 
INDUSTRY) (RULEMAKING RESULTING FROM A SECTION 610 REVIEW)

Legal Authority: 18 USC 847

Abstract: The Department of Justice is amending the regulations of the 
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), in part, 
pursuant to the Regulatory Flexibility Act, which requires an agency to 
review within 10 years of publication, rules for which an agency 
prepared a final regulatory flexibility analysis addressing the impact 
of the rule on small businesses or other small entities. This rule 
amends the explosives regulations relating to fireworks. In addition, 
this rule incorporates the provisions of an ATF Ruling 76-18, 
concerning alternate construction standards for storage facilities for 
explosive materials. This rule also addresses documentation 
requirements, various exemptions from the explosive regulations, and 
other amendments to the regulations that have been initiated by ATF or 
proposed by members of the explosives industry.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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General Notice of Regulatory 
Review                          01/10/97                     62 FR 1386
NPRM                            01/29/03                     68 FR 4406
NPRM Comment Period End         04/29/03
NPRM Comment Period Reopened    06/23/03                    68 FR 37109
NPRM Reopened Comment Period End07/07/03
Final Action                     To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Agency Contact: James Ficaretta
Phone: 202 648-7094

RIN: 1140-AA01

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Department of Justice (DOJ)                         Proposed Rule Stage


Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)



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405. ELECTRONIC PRESCRIPTIONS FOR CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES

Legal Authority: 21 USC 821; 21 USC 829; 21 USC 871(b)

Abstract: DEA is revising its regulations to permit DEA-registered 
prescribers to write and sign prescriptions electronically. These 
revised regulations would be in addition to, not a replacement of, the 
existing rules. These regulations are needed to give pharmacies, 
hospitals, and practitioners the ability to use modern technology for 
controlled substance prescriptions, while maintaining the closed system 
of distribution of controlled substances dispensing. The revised 
regulations would reduce paperwork and transaction times for DEA 
registrants who dispense or prescribe controlled substances. The 
revised regulations would also reduce the number of prescription errors 
caused by illegible handwriting and misunderstood oral prescriptions. 
They would allow pharmacies and hospitals to integrate prescription 
records into other medical records more directly, increasing 
efficiency, and would reduce the time patients spend waiting to have 
prescriptions filled. These revised regulations are consistent with 
paperwork reduction mandates. These revised regulations also respond to 
the requirements of Public Law 106-229, the ``Electronic Signatures in 
Global and National Commerce Act,'' while ensuring security and 
authentication.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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ANPRM                           03/05/01                    66 FR 13274
NPRM                            06/00/08
NPRM Comment Period End         09/00/08

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes

Agency Contact: Mark W. Caverly, Chief, Liaison and Policy Section, 
Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration
Phone: 202 307-7297

RIN: 1117-AA61
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Department of Justice (DOJ)                            Final Rule Stage


Legal Activities (LA)



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406. REVISED INSPECTION OF RECORDS RELATING TO DEPICTION OF SEXUALLY 
EXPLICIT PERFORMANCES

Legal Authority: 18 USC 2257; PL 109-248

Abstract: In the Child Protection and Obscenity Enforcement Act of 
1998, Public Law No. 100--690, as amended by the Child Protection 
Restoration and Penalties Enhancement Act of 1990, Public Law No. 101--
647, and the Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to End the 
Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003, Public Law No. 108--21, 
Congress set forth requirements at section 2257, title 18, United 
States Code, concerning recordkeeping requirements for producers of 
sexually explicit material. Section 2257 of title 18, United States 
Code, specifies steps that must be taken by persons who produce 
materials depicting sexually explicit conduct to determine the names 
and dates of birth of persons depicted in those materials, lists 
records that must be kept by persons producing those materials, and 
requires that notices as to the location of those records be affixed to 
those materials. 28 CFR part 75 contains recordkeeping and inspection 
requirements implementing section 2257, title 18, United States Code. 
On May 24, 2005 (70 FR 29607), the Department published a final rule 
amending these requirements at 28 CFR part 75 to bring the regulations 
up to date and to make the inspection process effective for the 
purposes set by Congress in enacting section 2257.
This rule amends the recordkeeping and inspection requirements of 28 
CFR part 75 to account for changes in the underlying statute, 18 U.S.C. 
section 2257, made by the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 
2006.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            07/12/07                    72 FR 38033
NPRM Comment Period End         09/10/07
Final Action                    03/00/08

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes

Agency Contact: Andrew Oosterbaan, Chief, Child Exploitation and 
Obscenity Section, Department of Justice, Suite 600, 1400 New York 
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20530
Phone: 202 514-5780
Fax: 202 514-1793

RIN: 1105-AB18
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Department of Justice (DOJ)                            Final Rule Stage


Office of Justice Programs (OJP)



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407. BULLETPROOF VEST PARTNERSHIP GRANT ACTS OF 1998 AND 2000

Legal Authority: 42 USC 3796ll

Abstract: The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) is publishing final 
regulations implementing the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Acts of 
1998 and 2000, which authorize BJA funds to eligible States, units of 
local government, and Indian tribes to purchase armored vests for use 
by law enforcement officers. This final rule reflects the revised 
process by which eligible jurisdictions may register, apply, and 
request funding under BJA's Internet-Based Bulletproof Vest Partnership 
Grant Program.
On September 23, 1998, BJA published an interim final rule, with a 
request for comments (63 FR 50759). The interim final rule established 
the process by which BJA would implement the Bulletproof Vest 
Partnership Grant Act of 1998. BJA did not receive any comments in 
response to the interim final rule. Nevertheless, BJA initiated 
numerous outreach efforts, in the form of focus groups and beta 
testing, to ensure that all affected parties had ample opportunity to 
review and participate in the program's design and development.

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Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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Interim Final Rule              09/23/98                    63 FR 50759
Interim Final Rule Effective    09/23/98
Interim Final Rule Comment 
Period End                      11/23/98
Second Interim Final Rule       03/00/08

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes

Agency Contact: Linda Hammond-Decker, Program Manager, Department of 
Justice, Office of Justice Programs, 810 7th Street NW, Washington, DC 
20053
Phone: 202 514-6015

RIN: 1121-AA48
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