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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. 

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 June 13, 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—COMPLETED ACTIONS

Sequence No. Title Regulation 

Identifier No. 

351 .................... Homeland Security Acquisition Regulation, Subcontractor Labor Hour Rates Under Time and Materials 

Contracts.

1601–AA65 

352 .................... Homeland Security Acquisition Regulation: Safeguarding of Controlled Unclassified Information (HSAR 

Case 2015–001).

1601–AA76 

U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES—PROPOSED RULE STAGE

Sequence No. Title Regulation 

Identifier No. 

353 .................... Modernizing H–1B Requirements and Oversight, Providing Flexibility in the F–1 Program, and Program 

Improvements Affecting Other Nonimmigrant Workers (Reg Plan Seq No. 90).

1615–AC70 

354 .................... Modernizing H–2 Program Requirements, Oversight, and Worker Protections (Reg Plan Seq No. 91) ...... 1615–AC76 

355 .................... Petition for Immigrant Worker Reforms ........................................................................................................... 1615–AC85 

356 .................... Modernizing Regulations Governing Nonimmigrant Workers .......................................................................... 1615–AC88 

References in boldface appear in The Regulatory Plan in part II of this issue of the Federal Register. 

U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES—FINAL RULE STAGE

Sequence No. Title Regulation 

Identifier No. 

357 .................... U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Fee Schedule and Changes to Certain Other Immigration Benefit Request Requirements (Reg Plan Seq No. 93).1615–AC68 

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U.S. COAST GUARD—PROPOSED RULE STAGE

Sequence No. Title Regulation 

Identifier No. 

358 .................... Claims Procedures Under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 ................................................................................. 1625–AA03 

359 .................... Cybersecurity in the Marine Transportation System (Reg Plan Seq No. 95) ................................................ 1625–AC77 

360 .................... MARPOL Annex VI; Prevention of Air Pollution From Ships (Reg Plan Seq No. 96) ................................... 1625–AC78 

References in boldface appear in The Regulatory Plan in part II of this issue of the Federal Register. 

U.S. COAST GUARD—FINAL RULE STAGE

Sequence No. Title Regulation 

Identifier No. 

361 .................... User Fees for Inspected Towing Vessels ........................................................................................................ 1625–AC55 

362 .................... Lifejacket Approval Harmonization .................................................................................................................. 1625–AC62 

U.S. COAST GUARD—LONG-TERM ACTIONS

Sequence No. Title Regulation 

Identifier No. 

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

TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION—LONG-TERM ACTIONS

Sequence No. Title Regulation 

Identifier No. 

364 .................... Vetting of Certain Surface Transportation Employees .................................................................................... 1652–AA69 

365 .................... Amending Vetting Requirements for Employees With Access to a Security Identification Display Area 

(SIDA).

1652–AA70 

FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY—PROPOSED RULE STAGE

Sequence No. Title Regulation 

Identifier No. 

366 .................... Updates to Floodplain Management and Protection of Wetlands Regulations to Implement the Federal 

Flood Risk Management Standard (Reg Plan Seq No. 105).

1660–AB12 

References in boldface appear in The Regulatory Plan in part II of this issue of the Federal Register. 

CYBERSECURITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY AGENCY—PROPOSED RULE STAGE

Sequence No. Title Regulation 

Identifier No. 

367 .................... Ammonium Nitrate Security Program .............................................................................................................. 1670–AA00 

368 .................... Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) ..................................................................................... 1670–AA01 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY (DHS) 

Office of the Secretary (OS) 

Completed Actions 

351. Homeland Security Acquisition 

Regulation, Subcontractor Labor Hour 

Rates Under Time and Materials 

Contracts [1601–AA65] 

Legal Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 5 U.S.C. 

302; 41 U.S.C. 418b(a); 41 U.S.C. 

418b(b); 41 U.S.C. 414; 48 CFR 1, 

subpart 1.3; DHS Delegation Number 

0700 

Abstract: The Department of 

Homeland Security (DHS) is 

withdrawing its proposed rule titled 

Homeland Security Acquisition 

Regulation (HSAR) Subcontractor Labor 

Hour Rates Under Time and Materials 

Contracts (HSAR Case 2010–001) and 

providing a Notice of Withdrawal. The 

notice of proposed rulemaking proposed 

to amend the Homeland Security 

Acquisition Regulation (HSAR) parts 

3016 and 3052 to require DHS contracts 

for time and material or labor hours 

(T&M/LH) to include separate labor 

hour rates for subcontractors and a 

description of the method that will be 

used to record and bill for labor hours 

for both contractors and subcontractors. 

DHS is withdrawing this proposed rule 

because of differing agency priorities 

and the staleness of the public 

comments. DHS will not take any 

further action on this proposal at this 

time. 

Timetable: 

Action Date FR Cite 

NPRM .................. 08/21/12 77 FR 50449 

NPRM Comment 

Period End.

10/22/12 

Notice of Withdrawal.09/19/23 88 FR 64399 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis 

Required: Yes. 


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Agency Contact: Catherine Benavides, 

Senior Procurement Analyst, 

Department of Homeland Security, 

Office of the Chief Procurement Officer, 

Acquisition Policy and Legislation 

Branch, Acquisition Policy & Oversight 

Division, 6595 Springfield Drive, 

Springfield, VA 22150, Phone: 202 875– 

1049, Email: catherine.benavides@

hq.dhs.gov. 

RIN: 1601–AA65 

352. 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 

implements 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 

defines key terms, outlines security 

requirements and inspection provisions 

for contractor information technology 

(IT) systems that store, process or 

transmit CUI, institutes incident 

notification and response procedures, 

and identifies post-incident credit 

monitoring requirements. 

Timetable: 

Action Date FR Cite 

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 ............ 06/21/23 88 FR 40560 

Final Rule Correction.07/21/23 88 FR 47054 

Final Rule Effective.07/21/23 

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: shaundra.ford@hq.dhs.gov. 

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: nancy.harvey@hq.dhs.gov. 

RIN: 1601–AA76 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY (DHS) 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services (USCIS) 

Proposed Rule Stage 

353. Modernizing H–1B Requirements 

And Oversight, Providing Flexibility in 

the F–1 Program, and Program 

Improvements Affecting Other 

Nonimmigrant Workers [1615–AC70] 

Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. 

No. 90 in part II of this issue of the 

Federal Register. 

RIN: 1615–AC70 

354. Modernizing H–2 Program 

Requirements, Oversight, and Worker 

Protections [1615–AC76] 

Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. 

No. 91 in part II of this issue of the 

Federal Register. 

RIN: 1615–AC76 

355. • Petition for Immigrant Worker 

Reforms [1615–AC85] 

Legal Authority: 6 U.S.C. 112; 8 U.S.C. 

1103(a); 8 U.S.C. 1153(b); 8 U.S.C. 

1154(a)(1)(E) and (F); 8 U.S.C. 

1182(a)(5)(C) and (r) 

Abstract: The Department of 

Homeland Security (DHS) is proposing 

to amend its regulations governing 

employment-based immigrant petitions 

in the first, second, and third preference 

classifications. Petitions for these 

classifications are filed by employers, or 

in certain cases by noncitizens on their 

own behalf, to bring talent and skills to 

the United States. The proposed rule 

would, if finalized, codify current 

policy guidance and implement 

administrative decisions regarding 

successorship-in-interest and ability to 

pay; update provisions governing 

extraordinary ability and outstanding 

professors and researchers; modernize 

outdated provisions for individuals of 

extraordinary ability and outstanding 

professors and researchers; clarify 

evidentiary requirements for first 

preference classifications, second 

preference national interest waiver 

(NIW) classifications, and physicians of 

national and international renown; 

implement reforms to ensure the 

integrity of the I–140 program; and 

correct errors and omissions. 

Timetable: 

Action Date FR Cite 

NPRM .................. 08/00/24 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis 

Required: Yes. 

Agency Contact: Charles Nimick, 

Chief, Business and Foreign Workers 

Division, Office of Policy and Strategy, 

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–AC85 

356. • Modernizing Regulations 

Governing Nonimmigrant Workers 

[1615–AC88] 

Legal Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1101; 8 

U.S.C. 1184; 8 U.S.C. 1324a 

Abstract: The Department of 

Homeland Security (DHS) proposes to 

amend its regulations governing certain 

nonimmigrant workers. The proposed 

changes include updating the 

employment authorization rules 

regarding dependent spouses of certain 

nonimmigrants; increasing flexibilities 

for certain nonimmigrant workers, 

including those who resign or are 

terminated from employment and 

religious workers who have reached 

their maximum period of stay or are 

waiting for immigrant visas to become 

available; and additional measures to 

modernize policies and procedures for 

Employment Authorization Documents. 

Timetable: 

Action Date FR Cite 

NPRM .................. 10/00/24 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis 

Required: Yes. 

Agency Contact: Mark Phillips, 

Residence and Naturalization Division 

Chief, Department of Homeland 

Security, U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services, Office of Policy 

and Strategy, 5900 Capital Gateway 

Drive, Suite 4S190, Camp Springs, MD 

20588–0009, Phone: 240 721–3000. 

RIN: 1615–AC88 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY (DHS) 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services (USCIS) 

Final Rule Stage 

357. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services Fee Schedule and Changes to 

Certain Other Immigration Benefit 

Request Requirements [1615–AC68] 

Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. 

No. 93 in part II of this issue of the 

Federal Register. 

RIN: 1615–AC68 


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY (DHS) 

U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) 

Proposed Rule Stage 

358. 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 

Coast Guard’s strategic goal of 

protection of natural resources. 

Timetable: 

Action Date FR Cite 

Interim Final Rule 08/12/92 57 FR 36314 

Correction ............ 09/09/92 57 FR 41104 

Interim Final Rule 

Comment Period End.

12/10/92 

Notice of Inquiry .. 11/01/11 76 FR 67385 

Notice of Inquiry 

Comment Period End.

01/30/12 

NPRM .................. 03/00/24 

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: benjamin.h.white@uscg.mil. 

RIN: 1625–AA03 

359. Cybersecurity in the Marine 

Transportation System [1625–AC77] 

Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. 

No. 95 in part II of this issue of the 

Federal Register. 

RIN: 1625–AC77 

360. Marpol Annex VI; Prevention of 

Air Pollution From Ships [1625–AC78] 

Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. 

No. 96 in part II of this issue of the 

Federal Register. 

RIN: 1625–AC78 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY (DHS) 

U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) 

Final Rule Stage 

361. 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: 

Action Date FR Cite 

NPRM .................. 01/11/22 87 FR 1378 

NPRM Comment 

Period End.

04/11/22 

Final Rule ............ 07/00/24 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis 

Required: Yes. 

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: 202 372–1216, 

Email: jennifer.l.hnatow@uscg.mil. 

RIN: 1625–AC55 

362. 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 binational 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: 

Action Date FR Cite 

NPRM .................. 04/07/23 88 FR 21016 

NPRM Correction 05/01/23 88 FR 26514 

NPRM Comment 

Period End.

06/06/23 

Final Rule ............ 07/00/24 

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: 

jacqueline.m.yurkovich@uscg.mil. 

RIN: 1625–AC62 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY (DHS) 

U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) 

Long-Term Actions 

363. 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 


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unsafe operations. This rulemaking 

promotes the Coast Guard’s maritime 

safety mission. 

Timetable: 

Action Date FR Cite 

NPRM .................. 06/21/16 81 FR 40437 

NPRM Comment 

Period Extended.

08/15/16 81 FR 53986 

NPRM Comment 

Period End.

09/19/16 

NPRM Comment 

Period Extended End.

12/18/16 

Final Rule ............ 03/00/25 

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: joseph.d.myers@uscg.mil. 

RIN: 1625–AB85 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY (DHS) 

Transportation Security Administration 

(TSA) 

Long-Term Actions 

364. Vetting of Certain Surface 

Transportation Employees [1652–AA69] 

Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 114; Pub. L. 

108–90, sec. 520; Pub. L. 110–53, secs. 

1411, 1414, 1512, 1520, 1522, and 1531 

Abstract: The 9/11 Act requires 

vetting of certain railroad, public 

transportation, and over-the-road bus 

employees. Also, 6 U.S.C. 469 requires 

TSA to collect fees to recover the costs 

of the vetting services. On May 23, 2023, 

the Transportation Security 

Administration (TSA) issued a proposed 

rule to establish the standards and 

procedures to conduct the required 

vetting and recover costs. This 

regulation is related to 1652–AA55, 

Security Training for Surface 

Transportation Employees. 

Timetable: 

Action Date FR Cite 

NPRM .................. 05/23/23 88 FR 33472 

NPRM Comment 

Period End.

08/21/23 

NPRM Extension 

of Comment 

Period.

08/22/23 88 FR 57044 

NPRM Extension 

Comment Period End.

10/01/23 

Action Date FR Cite 

Final Rule ............ To Be Determined 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis 

Required: Yes. 

Agency Contact: Victor Parker, Branch 

Manager, Policy Development Branch, 

Surface Division, Department of 

Homeland Security, Transportation 

Security Administration, Policy, Plans 

and Engagement, 6595 Springfield 

Center Drive, Springfield, VA 20598– 

6028, Phone: 571 227–3664, Email: 

victor.parker@tsa.dhs.gov. 

James Ruger, Chief Economist, 

Economic Analysis BranchCoordination & 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: james.ruger@tsa.dhs.gov. 

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: 

christine.beyer@tsa.dhs.gov. 

RIN: 1652–AA69 

365. 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: 

Action Date FR Cite 

NPRM .................. To Be Determined 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis 

Required: Yes. 

Agency Contact: Kevin Knott, Branch 

Manager, Airports Policy BranchAviation 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: 

kevin.knott@tsa.dhs.gov. 

James Ruger, Chief Economist, 

Economic Analysis BranchCoordination & 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: james.ruger@tsa.dhs.gov. 

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: 

christine.beyer@tsa.dhs.gov. 

RIN: 1652–AA70 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY (DHS) 

Federal Emergency Management Agency 

(FEMA) 

Proposed Rule Stage 

366. Updates to Floodplain 

Management and Protection of 

Wetlands Regulations To Implement 

the Federal Flood Risk Management 

Standard [1660–AB12] 

Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. 

No. 105 in part II of this issue of the 

Federal Register. 

RIN: 1660–AB12 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY (DHS) 

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure 

Security Agency (CISA) 

Proposed Rule Stage 

367. 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 


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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: 

Action Date FR Cite 

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 

Period End.

09/03/19 

Supplemental 

NPRM.

01/00/24 

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: ryan.donaghy@

cisa.dhs.gov. 

RIN: 1670–AA00 

368. 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: 

Action Date FR Cite 

ANPRM ............... 08/18/14 79 FR 48693 

ANPRM Comment 

Period End.

10/17/14 

ANPRM ............... 01/06/21 86 FR 495 

Announcement of 

Availability; Retrospective Analysis.

06/22/20 85 FR 37393 

Announcement of 

Availability; Retrospective Analysis Comment 

Period End.

09/21/20 

NPRM .................. 11/00/23 

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: ryan.donaghy@

cisa.dhs.gov. 

RIN: 1670–AA01 

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