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(f) Applicability dates—(1) 

Paragraphs (a) through (d). Paragraphs 

(a) through (d) of this section apply to 

deposits and payments made after 

March 31, 2013. For rules that apply 

before March 31, 2013, see 26 CFR part 

40, revised as of April 1, 2012. 

(2) Paragraph (e). Paragraph (e) of this 

section applies to calendar quarters 

beginning on or after October 1, 2023. 

For rules that apply before October 1, 

2023, see 26 CFR part 40, revised as of 

April 1, 2023. 

■ Par. 5. Add part 47 to read as follows: 

PART 47—DESIGNATED DRUGS 

EXCISE TAX REGULATIONS 

Sec. 

47.5000D–0 Table of contents. 

47.5000D–1 Introduction. 

47.5000D–2–47.5000D–3 [Reserved] 

Authority: 26 U.S.C. 7805. 

Section 47.5000D–1 also issued under 26 

U.S.C. 5000D. 

§ 47.5000D–0 Table of contents. 

This section lists the table of contents 

for §§ 47.5000D–1 through 47.5000D–3. 

§ 47.5000D–1 Introduction. 

(a) In general. 

(b) Applicability date. 

§§ 47.5000D–2 and 47.5000D–3 [Reserved] 

§ 47.5000D–1 Introduction. 

(a) In general. The regulations in this 

part are designated the Designated 

Drugs Excise Tax Regulations. The 

regulations in this part relate to the tax 

imposed by section 5000D of the 

Internal Revenue Code. See part 40 of 

this chapter for regulations relating to 

returns, payments, and other procedural 

rules applicable to this part. 

(b) Applicability date. This section 

applies to returns filed for calendar 

quarters beginning on or after October 1, 

2023. 

§§ 47.5000D–2–47.5000D–3 [Reserved] 

Douglas W. O’Donnell, 

Deputy Commissioner for Services and 

Enforcement. 

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BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

36 CFR Parts 214 and 251 

RIN 0596–AD56 

Special Uses; Land Use Fees; 

Temporary Land Use Fee Reductions 

for Recreation Residence Permits 

AGENCY: Forest Service, Agriculture 

(USDA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule; request for 

public comment. 

SUMMARY: The Forest Service (Forest 

Service or Agency), United States 

Department of Agriculture, is proposing 

to update its special uses regulations, 

consistent with the requirement in the 

Cabin Fee Act, to provide for 

suspension or temporary reduction of 

the land use fee for a recreation 

residence permit if access to, or 

occupancy of, the recreation residence 

is significantly restricted. 

DATES: Comments on the proposed rule 

must be received in writing by 

December 1, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Comments, identified by 

RIN 0596–AD56, may be submitted via 

one of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for sending comments. 

• Mail: Director, Lands Staff, 201 14th 

Street SW, Washington, DC 20250–1124. 

• Hand Delivery: Director, Lands, 

Minerals, and Geology Management 

Staff, 1st Floor Southeast, 201 14th 

Street SW, Washington, DC 20250–1124. 

Comments should be confined to 

issues pertinent to the proposed rule; 

should explain the reasons for any 

recommended changes; and should 

reference the specific section and 

wording being addressed, where 

possible. All timely comments, 

including names and addresses when 

provided, will be placed in the record 

and will be available for public review 

and copying. The public may review 

comments at the Office of the Director, 

Lands, Minerals, and Geology 

Management Staff, Sidney R. Yates 

Federal Building, 1st Floor Southeast, 

201 14th Street SW, Washington, DC, on 

business days between 8:30 a.m. and 

4:00 p.m. Visitors are encouraged to call 

ahead at (202) 205–3563 to facilitate 

entry into the building. Comments may 

also be viewed on the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal at https://

www.regulations.gov. In the search box, 

enter ‘‘RIN 0596–AD56’’ and click the 

‘‘Search’’ button. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Brandon Smith, Lands, Minerals, and 

Geology Management Staff, (406) 491– 

1605 or brandon.c.smith@usda.gov. 

Individuals who use telecommunication 

devices for the hearing impaired may 

call the Federal Relay Service at (800) 

877–8339 between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 

p.m., Eastern Time, Monday through 

Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The Forest Service administers the 

use and occupancy of National Forest 

System lands through issuance of 

special use authorizations. The Forest 

Service administers approximately 

74,000 special use authorizations, 

including nearly 14,000 recreation 

residence permits on National Forest 

System lands spread across 24 states 

and 114 national forests. Recreation 

residences are privately owned cabins 

that have been authorized on National 

Forest System lands since 1915. Like 

other types of special use 

authorizations, permits for recreation 

residences are subject to an annual land 

use fee, payable in advance at the 

beginning of the calendar year. 

Need for the Proposed Rule 

The Cabin Fee Act of 2014 (16 U.S.C. 

6214) establishes a tiered fee structure 

for the use and occupancy of recreation 

residences on National Forest System 

lands. Section 2(f)(3)(A) of the Cabin 

Fee Act requires the Forest Service to 

establish criteria by which the annual 

land use fee for a recreation residence 

permit may be suspended or 

temporarily reduced if access to, or 

occupancy of, the recreation residence 

is significantly restricted. Section 

2(f)(3)(B) of the Cabin Fee Act requires 

the determination of whether to 

suspend or temporarily reduce the 

annual land use fee for a recreation 

residence permit to be administratively 

appealable. 

Proposed Revisions to 36 CFR Part 214 

The proposed rule would amend 36 

CFR 214.4(c) by adding paragraph (6) to 

provide for appeal of a decision of 

whether to temporarily reduce the 

annual land use fee for a recreation 

residence permit during significantly 

restricted access to, or occupancy of, the 

recreation residence. 

Proposed Revisions to 36 CFR Part 251, 

Subpart B 

The proposed rule would add a 

definition to 36 CFR 251.51 for the term 

‘‘significantly restricted access to, or 

occupancy of, a recreation residence,’’ 

which would be defined as when access 

to, or occupancy of, a recreation 

residence is prohibited by law for a 


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period of at least 30 consecutive 

calendar days (a) by an order issued 

under 36 CFR part 261, subpart B, 

closing an area including the National 

Forest System lands occupied by the 

recreation residence or closing a 

National Forest System road providing 

the sole access to the recreation 

residence to address public health or 

safety concerns, such as severe risk of 

fire or flooding or (b) by a State or 

county department of transportation 

imposing a round-the-clock closure of a 

State or county road providing the sole 

access to a recreation residence. The 

objectivity and simplicity of this 

definition would avoid the need for a 

detailed factual inquiry or exercise of 

discretion, thereby facilitating and 

enhancing consistency in 

implementation. 

The definition for ‘‘significantly 

restricted access to, or occupancy of, a 

recreation residence’’ would not include 

other situations where access to, or 

occupancy of, the recreation residence 

is restricted, such as situations where 

the recreation residence cannot be 

accessed or occupied because a private 

access road or the recreation residence 

has not been adequately maintained or 

where a private access road or the 

recreation residence has been destroyed 

or substantially damaged. The Agency 

believes these situations should be 

outside the scope of the temporary land 

use fee reduction, consistent with the 

risk of loss clause in the term special 

use permit for recreation residences. 

The proposed rule would amend 36 

CFR 251.57 by adding paragraph (j) to 

provide for temporarily reducing the 

annual land use fee for a recreation 

residence permit during significantly 

restricted access to, or occupancy of, the 

recreation residence. For consistency 

and ease of implementation, the 

proposed rule would provide for 

temporarily reducing the land use fee 

proportionate to the number of days of 

significantly restricted access to, or 

occupancy of, the recreation residence, 

rather than for suspending the land use 

fee after significantly restricted access 

to, or occupancy of, the recreation 

residence has reached a specified 

number of days. A temporary land use 

fee reduction would be calculated by 

dividing the annual land use fee for the 

recreation residence by 365 to 

determine the daily land use fee and 

then multiplying the daily land use fee 

by the number of days of significantly 

restricted access to, or occupancy of, the 

recreation residence. For ease of 

administration, if significantly restricted 

access to, or occupancy of, a recreation 

residence includes part of one day, that 

day would be counted as a whole day. 

A temporary land use fee reduction 

during significantly restricted access to, 

or occupancy of, a recreation residence 

would be applied to the annual land use 

fee for the recreation residence permit 

for the following year. 

The proposed rule would have no 

effect on the risk of loss clause in term 

special use permits for recreation 

residences, other than by providing for 

temporarily reducing the annual land 

use fee for a recreation residence permit 

in accordance with the terms of the 

proposed rule, consistent with the Cabin 

Fee Act. The proposed rule would have 

no effect on any other type of special 

use or special use authorization. 

Regulatory Certifications 

Regulatory Planning and Review 

(Executive Orders 12866 and 13563) 

Executive Order 12866 provides that 

the Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs in the Office of Management and 

Budget will determine whether a 

regulatory action is significant and will 

review significant regulatory actions. 

The Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs has determined that 

this proposed rule is not significant. 

Executive Order 13563 reaffirms the 

principles of Executive Order 12866 

while calling for improvements in the 

nation’s regulatory system to promote 

predictability; to reduce uncertainty; 

and to use the best, most innovative, 

and least burdensome tools for 

achieving regulatory ends. The Agency 

has developed the proposed rule 

consistent with Executive Order 13563. 

Congressional Review Act 

Pursuant to subtitle E of the Small 

Business Regulatory Enforcement 

Fairness Act of 1996 (known as the 

Congressional Review Act) (5 U.S.C. 801 

et seq.), the Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs has designated this 

proposed rule as not a major rule as 

defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2). 

National Environmental Policy Act 

The proposed rule would update the 

Agency’s regulations consistent with the 

requirement in the Cabin Fee Act to 

provide for a suspension or temporary 

reduction in the land use fee for a 

recreation residence permit if access to, 

or occupancy of, the recreational 

residence is significantly restricted. 

Forest Service regulations at 36 CFR 

220.6(d)(2) exclude from documentation 

in an environmental assessment or 

environmental impact statement ‘‘rules, 

regulations, or policies to establish 

servicewide administrative procedures, 

program processes, or instructions.’’ The 

Agency’s preliminary assessment is that 

this proposed rule falls within this 

category of actions and that no 

extraordinary circumstances exist which 

would require preparation of an 

environmental assessment or 

environmental impact statement. A final 

determination will be made upon 

adoption of the final rule. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act Analysis 

The Agency has considered the 

proposed rule under the requirements of 

the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 

602 et seq.). The proposed rule would 

update the Agency’s regulations 

consistent with the requirement in the 

Cabin Fee Act to provide for a 

suspension or temporary reduction in 

the land use fee for a recreation 

residence permit if access to, or 

occupancy of, the recreational residence 

is significantly restricted. This proposed 

rule would not have any direct effect on 

small entities as defined by the 

Regulatory Flexibility Act. The 

proposed rule would not impose 

recordkeeping requirements on small 

entities; would not affect their 

competitive position in relation to large 

entities; and would not affect their cash 

flow, liquidity, or ability to remain in 

the market. Therefore, the Forest Service 

has determined that this proposed rule 

would not have a significant economic 

impact on a substantial number of small 

entities pursuant to the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act. 

Federalism 

The Agency has considered the 

proposed rule under the requirements of 

Executive Order 13132, Federalism. The 

Agency has determined that the 

proposed rule conforms with the 

federalism principles set out in this 

executive order; would not impose any 

compliance costs on the States; and 

would not have substantial direct effects 

on the States, on the relationship 

between the Federal Government and 

the States, or on the distribution of 

power and responsibilities among the 

various levels of government. Therefore, 

the Agency has concluded that the 

proposed rule does not have federalism 

implications. 

Consultation and Coordination With 

Indian Tribal Governments 

Executive Order 13175, Consultation 

and Coordination with Indian Tribal 

Governments, requires Federal agencies 

to consult and coordinate with Tribes 

on a government-to-government basis on 

policies that have Tribal implications, 

including regulations, legislative 

comments or proposed legislation, and 

other policy statements or actions that 

have substantial direct effects on one or 


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more Indian Tribes, on the relationship 

between the Federal Government and 

Indian Tribes, or on the distribution of 

power and responsibilities between the 

Federal Government and Indian Tribes. 

The proposed rule would update the 

Agency’s regulations consistent with the 

requirement in the Cabin Fee Act to 

provide for a suspension or temporary 

reduction in the land use fee for a 

recreation residence permit if access to, 

or occupancy of, the recreational 

residence is significantly restricted. The 

Agency has reviewed this proposed rule 

in accordance with the requirements of 

Executive Order 13175 and has 

determined that this proposed rule 

would not have substantial direct effects 

on Indian Tribes, on the relationship 

between the Federal Government and 

Indian Tribes, or on the distribution of 

power and responsibilities between the 

Federal Government and Indian Tribes. 

Therefore, consultation and 

coordination with Indian Tribal 

governments is not required for this 

proposed rule. 

Environmental Justice 

The Agency has considered the 

proposed rule under the requirements of 

Executive Order 12898, Federal Actions 

to Address Environmental Justice in 

Minority Populations and Low-Income 

Populations. The Forest Service has 

determined that the proposed rule is not 

expected to result in disproportionately 

high and adverse impacts on minority or 

low-income populations or the 

exclusion of minority and low-income 

populations from meaningful 

involvement in decision-making. 

No Takings Implications 

The Agency has analyzed the 

proposed rule in accordance with the 

principles and criteria in Executive 

Order 12630, Governmental Actions and 

Interference with Constitutionally 

Protected Property Rights. The Agency 

has determined that the proposed rule 

would not pose the risk of a taking of 

private property. 

Energy Effects 

The Agency has reviewed the 

proposed rule under Executive Order 

13211, Actions Concerning Regulations 

That Significantly Affect Energy Supply, 

Distribution, or Use. The Agency has 

determined that the proposed rule 

would not constitute a significant 

energy action as defined in Executive 

Order 13211. 

Civil Justice Reform 

The Forest Service has analyzed the 

proposed rule in accordance with the 

principles and criteria in Executive 

Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform. After 

adoption of the proposed rule, (1) all 

State and local laws and regulations that 

conflict with the proposed rule or that 

impede its full implementation would 

be preempted; (2) no retroactive effect 

would be given to the proposed rule; 

and (3) it would not require 

administrative proceedings before 

parties may file suit in court challenging 

its provisions. 

Unfunded Mandates 

Pursuant to title II of the Unfunded 

Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 

1531–1538), the Agency has assessed 

the effects of the proposed rule on State, 

local, and Tribal governments and the 

private sector. The proposed rule would 

not compel the expenditure of $100 

million or more by any State, local, or 

Tribal government or anyone in the 

private sector. Therefore, a statement 

under section 202 of the Act is not 

required. 

Controlling Paperwork Burdens on the 

Public 

The proposed rule does not contain 

recordkeeping or reporting requirements 

or other information collection 

requirements as defined in 5 CFR part 

1320 that are not already required by 

law or not already approved for use. 

Accordingly, the review provisions of 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) and its 

implementing regulations at 5 CFR part 

1320 do not apply. 

List of Subjects 

36 CFR Part 214 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, National forests. 

36 CFR Part 251 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Alaska, Electric power, 

Mineral resources, National forests, 

Public lands—rights-of-way, Reporting 

and recordkeeping requirements, Water 

resources. 

Therefore, for the reasons set forth in 

the preamble, the Forest Service 

proposes to amend chapter II of title 36 

of the Code of Federal Regulations as 

follows: 

PART 214—POSTDECISIONAL 

ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW PROCESS 

FOR OCCUPANCY OR USE OF 

NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM LANDS 

AND RESOURCES 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 214 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1011(f); 16 U.S.C. 472, 

551. 

■ 2. Amend § 214.4 by adding paragraph 

(c)(6) to read as follows: 

§ 214.4 Decisions that are appealable. 

* * * * * 

(c) * * * 

* * * * * 

(6) A decision of whether to 

temporarily reduce the annual land use 

fee for a recreation residence permit 

during a period of significantly 

restricted access to, or occupancy of, the 

recreation residence. 

* * * * * 

PART 251—LAND USES 

Subpart B—Special Uses 

■ 3. The authority citation for part 251, 

subpart B, continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 460l–6a, 460l–6d, 

472, 497b, 497c, 551, 580d, 1134, 3210; 30 

U.S.C. 185; 43 U.S.C. 1740, 1761–1772. 

■ 4. Amend § 251.51 by adding in 

alphabetical order a definition for 

‘‘significantly restricted access to, or 

occupancy of, a recreation residence’’ to 

read as follows: 

§ 251.51 Definitions. 

* * * * * 

Significantly restricted access to, or 

occupancy of, a recreation residence— 

When access to, or occupancy of, a 

recreation residence is prohibited by 

law for a period of at least 30 

consecutive calendar days (a) by an 

order issued under 36 CFR part 261, 

subpart B, closing an area including the 

National Forest System lands occupied 

by the recreation residence or closing a 

National Forest System road providing 

the sole access to the recreation 

residence to address public health or 

safety concerns, such as severe risk of 

fire or flooding or (b) by a State or 

county department of transportation 

imposing a round-the-clock closure of a 

State or county road providing the sole 

access to a recreation residence. 

* * * * * 

■ 5. Amend § 251.57 by revising the title 

and adding paragraph (j) to read as 

follows: 

§ 251.57 Land use fees. 

* * * * * 

(j) The annual land use fee for a 

recreation residence permit shall be 

temporarily reduced during periods of 

significantly restricted access to, or 

occupancy of, the recreation residence. 

A temporary land use fee reduction for 

significantly restricted access to, or 

occupancy of, a recreation residence 

shall be calculated by dividing the 

annual land use fee for the recreation 

residence permit by 365 to determine 


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the daily land use fee and then 

multiplying the daily land use fee by the 

number of days of significantly 

restricted access to, or occupancy of, the 

recreation residence. If significantly 

restricted access to, or occupancy of, the 

recreation residence includes part of 

one day, that day shall be counted as a 

whole day. A temporary land use fee 

reduction during significantly restricted 

access to, or occupancy of, a recreation 

residence shall be applied as a credit to 

the annual land use fee for the 

recreation residence permit for the 

following year. 

Homer Wilkes, 

Under Secretary, Natural Resources and 

Environment. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

44 CFR Ch. I 

[Docket ID FEMA–2023–0026] 

RIN 1660–AB12 

FEMA Proposed Policy: Federal Flood 

Risk Management Standard (FFRMS) 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, DHS. 

ACTION: Request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency 

Management Agency (FEMA) is 

accepting comments on the proposed 

FEMA policy, Federal Flood Risk 

Management Standard (FFRMS). This 

proposed policy would provide detail, 

consistent with applicable regulations, 

on applicability, processes, resources, 

and responsibilities for implementing 

the FFRMS as part of FEMA’s 8-step 

decision making process for carrying out 

the directives of Executive Order 11988, 

Floodplain Management, as amended. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

December 1, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by Docket ID: FEMA–2023– 

0026, via the Federal eRulemaking 

Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 

Follow the instructions for submitting 

comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Portia Ross, Policy and Integration 

Division Director, Office of 

Environmental Planning and Historic 

Preservation, Resilience, DHS/FEMA, 

400 C St. SW, Suite 313, Washington, 

DC 20472–3020. Phone: (202) 709–0677; 

Email: fema-regulations@fema.dhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FEMA is 

proposing to issue a policy 

complementary to 44 CFR part 9, 

Floodplain Management and Protection 

of Wetlands, which governs FEMA’s 

implementation the Federal Flood Risk 

Management Standard (FFRMS). This 

policy would facilitate implementation 

of FFRMS and bolster the resilience of 

communities and Federal assets against 

the impacts of flooding. 

Consistent with a proposed rule that 

is published elsewhere in this issue of 

the Federal Register, this proposed 

policy would require that FEMA 

determine the appropriate vertical flood 

elevation and corresponding horizontal 

FFRMS floodplain for Actions Subject 

to the FFRMS using either the Climate 

Informed Science Approach (CISA), the 

Freeboard Value Approach (FVA), or the 

0.2 Percent Annual Chance Flood 

Approach (0.2PFA). Under the proposed 

policy, FEMA would determine the 

FFRMS flood elevation and 

corresponding FFRMS floodplain 

according to CISA for all locations 

where CISA is available where the bestavailable, actionable hydrologic and 

hydraulic data and methods that 

integrate current and future changes in 

flooding based on climate science exist. 

When using CISA, for non-critical 

actions the FFRMS floodplain would be 

at least as restrictive as the 1% annual 

chance (AC) flood elevation and 

corresponding horizontal floodplain, 

and for critical actions the FFRMS 

floodplain would be at least as 

restrictive as the 0.2% AC flood 

elevation and corresponding horizontal 

floodplain. For locations where CISA is 

not available and actionable, FEMA 

would determine the FFRMS elevation 

and FFRMS floodplain for non-critical 

actions by using the area that would be 

inundated by the lower of the 0.2% AC 

flood or +2-foot FVA. For critical 

actions, FEMA would determine the 

FFRMS elevation and FFRMS 

floodplain using the area that would be 

inundated by the higher of the 0.2% AC 

flood or +3-foot FVA. (For locations 

where information about the elevation 

and/or extent of the 0.2% AC floodplain 

is not available, the FFRMS floodplain 

would be the +3-foot FVA for critical 

actions and +2-foot FVA for non-critical 

actions). 

This policy would also outline 

FEMA’s process to identify actions that 

may receive substantial damage or 

substantial improvement 

determinations, require consideration of 

natural features and nature-based 

approaches as alternatives to a proposed 

action, explain requirements to 

minimize flood risk, and encourage 

early coordination when multiple 

Federal agencies are jointly engaged in 

an action to ensure a consistent 

approach to determine which floodplain 

determination is applied. 

Authority: Executive Order 11988, 

Floodplain Management, as amended 

and implementing regulations of 44 CFR 

part 9, among other authorities listed in 

the proposed policy. 

Deanne B. Criswell, 

Administrator, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency. 

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BILLING CODE 9111–66–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

45 CFR Parts 205, 260, 261, and 263 

RIN 0970–AC97 

Strengthening Temporary Assistance 

for Needy Families (TANF) as a Safety 

Net and Work Program 

AGENCY: Office of Family Assistance 

(OFA); Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF); Department of Health 

and Human Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: ACF proposes to amend the 

Temporary Assistance for Needy 

Families (TANF) program regulations to 

strengthen the safety net and reduce 

administrative burden. This NPRM 

encompasses a package of reforms to 

ensure TANF programs are designed 

and funds are used in accordance with 

the statute. In addition, the package 

includes provisions that are more 

technical in nature and are designed to 

reduce administrative burden and 

increase program effectiveness. 

DATES: In order to be considered, the 

Department must receive written 

comments on this NPRM on or before 

December 1, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: ACF encourages the public 

to submit comments electronically to 

ensure they are received in a timely 

manner. You may submit comments, 

identified by [docket number] and/or 

Regulatory Information Number (RIN) 

0970–AC99, by any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 


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