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1 15 U.S.C. 3051 through 3060. 

2 15 U.S.C. 3053(b)(2). 

3 15 U.S.C. 3053(b)(1). 

4 15 U.S.C. 3053(c)(1). 

5 16 CFR 1.140 through 1.144; see also FTC, 

Procedures for Submission of Rules Under the 

Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act, 86 FR 54819 

(Oct. 5, 2021). 

6See FTC, Notice of HISA Registration Proposed 

Rule (‘‘Notice’’), 87 FR 29862 (May 17, 2022). 

7FTC, Order Approving the Registration Rule 

Proposed by the Horseracing Integrity and Safety 

Authority (June 29, 2022), https://www.ftc.gov/ 

system/files/ftc_gov/pdf/P222100Commission

OrderRegistrationRuleFinal.pdf. 

8FTC, Order Approving the Anti-Doping and 

Medication Control Rule Proposed by the 

Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority at 6 

(Mar. 27, 2023), https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/

ftc_gov/pdf/P222100CommissionOrderAntiDoping

Medication.pdf. 

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 

System. 

Erin Cayce, 

Assistant Secretary of the Board. 

[FR Doc. 2024–03397 Filed 2–16–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION 

[File No. P222100] 

Horseracing Integrity and Safety 

Authority Registration Rule 

Modification 

AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of Horseracing Integrity 

and Safety Authority (HISA) proposed 

rule modification; request for public 

comment. 

SUMMARY: As required by the 

Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act of 

2020, the Federal Trade Commission 

publishes a proposed modification of 

the Horseracing Integrity and Safety 

Authority’s rules addressing horseracing 

in the United States. The proposed rule 

modification would amend the Rule 

Series 9000 Registration Rules, which 

establish the registration requirements 

applicable to all Covered Horses, 

Covered Persons, and Racetracks. This 

document contains the Authority’s 

proposed rule modification’s text and 

explanation, and it seeks public 

comment on whether the Commission 

should approve the proposed rule 

modification. 

DATES: The Commission must approve 

or disapprove the proposed 

modification on or before April 22, 

2024. If approved, the proposed rule 

modification would be effective on July 

1, 2024. Comments must be filed on or 

before March 5, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Interested parties may file a 

comment online or on paper by 

following the instructions in the 

Comment Submissions part of the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 

below. Write ‘‘HISA Registration Rule 

Modification’’ on your comment and file 

your comment online at https://

www.regulations.gov by following the 

instructions on the web-based form. If 

you prefer to file your comment on 

paper, mail your comment to the 

following address: Federal Trade 

Commission, Office of the Secretary, 

600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Mail 

Stop H–144 (Annex H), Washington, DC 

20580. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sarah Botha (202–326–2036), Attorney 

Advisor and Acting HISA Program 

Manager, Office of the Executive 

Director, Federal Trade Commission, 

600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, 

Washington, DC 20580. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act of 

2020 1 (the ‘‘Act’’) recognizes a selfregulatory nonprofit organization, the 

Horseracing Integrity and Safety 

Authority (‘‘HISA’’ or the ‘‘Authority’’), 

which is charged with developing 

proposed rules on a variety of subjects. 

Those proposed rules and later 

proposed rule modifications take effect 

only if approved by the Federal Trade 

Commission.2 The proposed rules and 

rule modifications must be published in 

the Federal Register for public 

comment.3 Thereafter, the Commission 

has 60 days from the date of publication 

to approve or disapprove the proposed 

rule or rule modification.4

Pursuant to Section 3053(a) of the Act 

and Commission Rule 1.142, notice is 

hereby given that, on September 27, 

2023, the Authority filed with the 

Commission a proposed Registration 

Rule modification and supporting 

documentation as described in Items I, 

II, III, IV, and IX below, which Items 

have been prepared by the Authority. 

The Office of the Secretary of the 

Commission determined that the filing 

complied with the Commission’s rule 

governing such submissions.5 The 

Commission is publishing this 

document to solicit comments on the 

proposed rule modification from 

interested persons. 

I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement of the Background, Purpose 

of, and Statutory Basis for the Proposed 

Rule Modification 

a. Background and Purpose 

The Act recognizes that the 

establishment of a national set of 

uniform standards for racetrack safety 

and medication control will enhance the 

safety and integrity of horseracing. On 

April 25, 2022, the Authority filed with 

the Commission the Rule 9000 Series, 

which establishes the registration 

requirements for Covered Persons and 

Covered Horses. The Rule 9000 Series 

was published in the Federal Register 

on May 17, 2022,6 and approved by the 

Commission by Order dated June 29, 

2022.7

The Authority now proposes 

modifications to several provisions in 

the Rule 9000 Series. This submission is 

made in order to comply with the 

Commission’s March 27, 2023 Order 

that directed ‘‘the Authority to review 

all of its existing rules (Racetrack Safety, 

Assessment Methodology, Enforcement, 

Registration, and ADMC) and submit 

any proposed rule modifications to the 

Commission by September 27, 2023.’’ 8

The Authority has reviewed all of its 

existing rules and this submission is 

filed in accordance with the March 27, 

2023 Order. The modifications are 

limited in scope and build upon the 

registration system already in place. An 

additional reason for proposing the rule 

modification is to clarify and refine 

various details in the Rule 9000 Series 

Registration Rules in a manner that is 

consistent with the Act. The 

modifications are outlined in detail in 

Section II of this Document. In general 

terms, the modifications enhance and 

refine the requirements and procedures 

for the registration of Covered Persons, 

Covered Horses, and Racetracks. 

The safety and welfare of Covered 

Horses will be affected and enhanced by 

this rule modification because the 

modifications will enable the Authority 

to possess accurate and timely 

information concerning Covered 

Persons and Covered Horses. Covered 

Persons will be affected by 

modifications that alter slightly some of 

the registration requirements, but the 

requirements as altered are not 

burdensome. The registration of 

Covered Horses and Covered Persons, 

including racetracks, furthers the 

purpose of enhancing the safety, 

welfare, and integrity of Covered 

Persons and Covered Horses, and the 

safe conduct of Covered Horseraces will 

be affected and enhanced as a result. An 

effective registration system provides 

Covered Persons with the information 

and guidance necessary to properly 

register with the Authority, establishes 

certain exemptions to registration, 

requires that registration information be 

updated as necessary, and provides for 

the registration of Covered Horses. It 

also requires that Covered Persons 

provide and update their contact 

information with the Authority, so that 

the Authority may contact a Covered 

Person quickly in order to address any 


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9These standards are available as Exhibit A on 

the docket for this publication at https://

www.regulations.gov. 

safety and welfare issues concerning 

Covered Horses that may arise. The 

proposed rule modification takes into 

account the unique character of 

horseracing and Covered Persons, 

Covered Horseraces, and Covered 

Horses that will be affected by the 

proposed rule modification in similar 

ways. 

The modifications have been crafted 

in the most precise manner possible to 

resolve the minor problems and specific 

issues that are outlined in Section II for 

each modification. The modifications 

are very tightly focused, and making 

these changes did not require the 

weighing of significant reasonable 

alternatives. The modifications are 

consistent with the Act because they 

further the directive of 15 U.S.C. 

3054(d), which requires the Authority to 

establish a registration system for 

Covered Persons. The Authority 

incorporates by reference into this 

modification the existing standards that 

were set forth in the Notice of Filing of 

Proposed Rule that originally 

established the Rule 9000 Series and 

that was submitted to the Commission 

in the original filing of the Rule 9000 

Series on April 25, 2022.9

On August 28, 2023, HISA 

representatives shared the draft of the 

Rule 9000 modifications with the 

following interested stakeholders for 

input: Racing Officials Accreditation 

Program; Racing Medication and Testing 

Consortium (Scientific Advisory 

Committee); National Thoroughbred 

Racing Association; The Jockey Club; 

The Jockeys’ Guild; Thoroughbred 

Racing Association; Arapahoe Park; 

Rillito Downs; Thoroughbred Owners of 

California; California Horse Racing 

Board; Kentucky Racing Commission; 

Delaware Racing Commission; Maryland 

Racing Commission; National 

Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective 

Association; Thoroughbred Horsemen’s 

Association; Thoroughbred Owners and 

Breeders Association; Kentucky 

Thoroughbred Association; American 

Association of Equine Practitioners; 

American Veterinary Medical 

Association; Stronach Racing Group (5 

thoroughbred racetracks); Churchill 

Downs (6 thoroughbred racetracks); 

Breeders’ Cup; Keeneland; Del Mar; and 

the Racing Operations Committee. 

Additionally, on August 28, 2023, the 

draft of the proposed modifications was 

made available to the public for review 

and comment on the HISA website at 

https://hisaus.org/. No comments were 

received regarding the Registration Rule 

or the proposed rule modification. 

With the review, input and ultimate 

approval of the Authority’s Board of 

Directors, the proposed rule 

modification to the Rule 9000 Series 

modifies and enhances the registration 

rules. HISA submits herewith the 

proposed rule modification for 

Commission approval. As required by 

15 U.S.C. 3053(c)(2), the rules are 

consistent with the Act and the rules 

approved by the Commission. Pursuant 

to 16 CFR part 1, subpart S 1.142(a)(7), 

the Authority proposed January 5, 2024, 

as the date for the Federal Register to 

publish this proposed rule modification. 

b. Statutory Basis 

The Horseracing Integrity and Safety 

Act of 2020, 15 U.S.C. 3051 through 

3060. 

II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement of the Terms of Substance of 

the Proposed Rule Modification 

The Authority’s Registration Rule was 

guided by the purposes and objectives 

of the Act, and in particular the Act’s 

explicit directive in 15 U.S.C. 3054(d)(1) 

that Covered Persons be required to 

register with the Authority in 

accordance with rules promulgated by 

the Authority and approved by the 

Commission. The Registration Rule 

establishes the requirements and 

procedures for the registration of 

Covered Persons and Covered Horses. 

Rule 9000(a) is modified to exempt 

Owners having an ownership or 

beneficial interest in a Covered Horse of 

less than five (5) percent from 

registration unless such owner is or 

becomes a Responsible Person as 

defined in Rule 2010. Many state racing 

commissions exempt individuals who 

own a small percentage of a horse from 

licensure requirements. The Authority 

has determined that the registration of 

Owners having an ownership or 

beneficial interest in a horse of less than 

five (5) percent is not necessary for the 

safety, welfare, and integrity of Covered 

Persons and Covered Horses, and the 

safe conduct of Covered Horseraces 

unless the owner is or becomes the 

Responsible Person. The remainder of 

the modifications in Rule 9000(a) are 

stylistic edits. 

Currently, Rule 9000(b) requires that 

a Covered Person provide a mobile 

phone number or email address, or both 

if available. The modification requires 

an email address and a mobile phone 

number, if the Covered Person possesses 

a mobile phone. The Authority uses 

email addresses to communicate with 

Covered Persons. Quite simply, a 

Covered Person needs to provide an 

email address so that the Covered 

Person can receive communications 

from the Authority. The remainder of 

the modifications in Rule 9000(b) are 

stylistic edits. 

Rule 9000(d) is amended to require 

that any Covered Person who registers 

as a Veterinarian shall also provide the 

name and contact information for any 

clinic or practice that the Veterinarian is 

associated with, along with the 

Veterinarian’s state license number. The 

information pertaining to the clinic 

facilitates maintenance of and access to 

veterinary records and will allow 

trainers to identify a clinic by name 

instead of a specific Veterinarian who 

might change from visit to visit. The 

state license number will allow the 

Authority to check and verify the 

Veterinarian’s status. 

Rule 9000(e), which sets forth the 

registration requirements for Racetracks, 

is amended to add the following clause: 

‘‘4. Any other information reasonably 

required by the Authority to fulfill its 

statutory duties under the Act.’’ This 

clause is already included in the 

Registration Rule for Covered Horses 

and Covered Persons but was 

inadvertently omitted in the 

Registration Rule relating to Racetracks. 

The remainder of the modifications in 

Rules 9000(e), 9000(f) and 9000(g) are 

stylistic edits. 

Rule 9000(h) was moved to Rule 

9000(i) since it should more properly be 

located at the end of the rule series; it 

prescribes the general requirements to 

provide complete and accurate 

information and to report any material 

changes to the information and 

establishes penalties for failure to 

comply with the registration rules. The 

only substantive change to the section 

was the addition of the failure of a 

Responsible Person to register a Covered 

Horse as a violation. This addition 

comes from Rule 9000(j) and means that 

the penalties can be consolidated and 

listed in Rule 9000(i). The remainder of 

the modifications in Rule 9000(i) are 

stylistic edits. 

The registration of Covered Horses is 

now set forth in Rule 9000(h). The Act 

states that a horse becomes a Covered 

Horse on the date of the horse’s first 

timed and reported workout at a 

Racetrack that participates in Covered 

Horseraces or at a training facility. This 

language was added to the rule to make 

clear when the duty to register a 

Covered Horse occurs. Rule 9000(h)(3) 

is modified as follows: ‘‘The designated 

ID number of the Owner (who must be 

registered) of the Covered Horse or if the 

Covered Horse is owned by an entity, 

the entity name (who must be 

registered) shall be provided along with 


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10 15 U.S.C. 3053(c)(2). 

11 15 U.S.C. 3053(e) (as amended by the 

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, H.R. 2617, 

117th Cong., Division O, Title VII (2022)). 

12 16 CFR 1.31; see FTC, Procedures for 

Responding to Petitions for Rulemaking, 86 FR 

59851 (Oct. 29, 2021). 

13 16 CFR 1.31(b)(3). 

a designated owner of the entity who is 

a natural person (who must be 

registered).’’ This provision will ensure 

that every registered Covered Horse is 

associated with a registered individual. 

This will facilitate communication 

between the Authority and the 

registered individual and will ensure 

the accountability of the registered 

individual for the Covered Horse. 

Although the previous provision 

required that the location of the Covered 

Horse be provided, the new provision 

makes clear that the location of the 

Covered Horse must ‘‘be updated by the 

Responsible Person within twenty-four 

(24) hours of the Covered Horse arriving 

at its new location.’’ In addition, the 

modification requires that if ‘‘the 

Covered Horse suffers a fatal condition, 

the Responsible Person within three (3) 

days of the date of the fatality shall 

update the Covered Horse’s status as 

deceased, provide the date of the fatality 

and an explanation regarding the cause 

of the fatal condition.’’ In order for the 

Authority to promote the safety, welfare, 

and integrity of Covered Persons and 

Covered Horses, and the safe conduct of 

Covered Horseraces, it is necessary for 

the Authority to know the location of 

Covered Horses and, if the Covered 

Horse has suffered a fatal condition, the 

fatality is reported to the Authority. The 

remainder of the modifications in Rule 

9000(h) are stylistic edits. 

III. Compliance With the Commission’s 

March 27, 2023 Order 

In accordance with the Commission’s 

March 27, 2023 Order, the Authority 

states that no comments were submitted 

by commenters on the Federal Register 

from the original Registration Rule 

submission where the Authority in its 

June 6, 2022 letter to the Commission 

committed to further consider the 

suggestions. 

IV. Legal Authority 

This rule is proposed by the Authority 

for approval or disapproval by the 

Commission under 15 U.S.C. 3053(c)(1). 

V. Date of Effectiveness 

If approved by the Commission, this 

proposed rule will take effect on July 1, 

2024. 

VI. Request for Comments 

Members of the public are invited to 

comment on the Authority’s proposed 

rule. The Commission requests that 

factual data on which the comments are 

based be submitted with the comments. 

The supporting documentation referred 

to in the Authority’s filing are available 

for public inspection on the docket for 

this matter at https://

www.regulations.gov. 

The Commission seeks comments that 

address the decisional criteria provided 

by the Act. The Act gives the 

Commission two criteria against which 

to measure proposed rules and rule 

modifications: ‘‘The Commission shall 

approve a proposed rule or modification 

if the Commission finds that the 

proposed rule or modification is 

consistent with—(A) this chapter; and 

(B) applicable rules approved by the 

Commission.’’ 10 In other words, the 

Commission will evaluate the proposed 

rule for its consistency with the specific 

requirements, factors, standards, or 

considerations in the text of the Act as 

well as the Commission’s procedural 

rule. 

Although the Commission evaluates 

the Authority’s proposed rule for its 

consistency with the Act and the 

Commission’s procedural rule, the 

Commission may consider broader 

questions—about the health and safety 

of horses and jockeys, the integrity of 

horseraces and wagering on horseraces, 

and the administration of the Authority 

itself—in another context: ‘‘The 

Commission . . . may abrogate, add to, 

and modify the rules of the Authority 

promulgated in accordance with this 

chapter as the Commission finds 

necessary or appropriate to ensure the 

fair administration of the Authority, to 

conform the rules of the Authority to 

requirements of this chapter and 

applicable rules approved by the 

Commission, or otherwise in 

furtherance of the purposes of this 

chapter.’’ 11 The Commission may 

exercise this rulemaking power on its 

own initiative or in response to a 

petition from a member from the public. 

If members of the public wish to 

provide comments to the Commission 

about its use of the rulemaking power, 

they are encouraged to submit a petition 

requesting that the Commission issue a 

rule addressing the subject of interest. 

The petition must meet all the criteria 

established in the Rules of Practice (part 

1, subpart D); 12 if it does, the petition 

will be published in the Federal 

Register for public comment. In 

particular, the petition for a rulemaking 

must ‘‘identify the problem the 

requested action is intended to address 

and explain why the requested action is 

necessary to address the problem.’’ 13

VII. Comment Submissions 

You can file a comment online or on 

paper. For the Commission to consider 

your comment, we must receive it on or 

before March 5, 2024. Write ‘‘HISA 

Registration Rule Modification’’ on your 

comment. Your comment—including 

your name and your State—will be 

placed on the public record of this 

proceeding, including the https://

www.regulations.gov website. 

Postal mail addressed to the 

Commission is subject to delay due to 

heightened security screening. As a 

result, we strongly encourage you to 

submit your comments online. To make 

sure the Commission considers your 

online comment, you must file it at 

https://www.regulations.gov, by 

following the instructions on the webbased form. 

If you file your comment on paper, 

write ‘‘HISA Registration Rule 

Modification’’ on your comment and on 

the envelope, and mail your comment to 

the following address: Federal Trade 

Commission, Office of the Secretary, 

600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Mail 

Stop H–144 (Annex H), Washington, DC 

20580. If possible, please submit your 

paper comment to the Commission by 

overnight service. 

Because your comment will be placed 

on the public record, you are solely 

responsible for making sure that your 

comment does not include any sensitive 

or confidential information. In 

particular, your comment should not 

contain sensitive personal information, 

such as your or anyone else’s Social 

Security number; date of birth; driver’s 

license number or other State 

identification number or foreign country 

equivalent; passport number; financial 

account number; or credit or debit card 

number. You are also solely responsible 

for making sure your comment does not 

include any sensitive health 

information, such as medical records or 

other individually identifiable health 

information. In addition, your comment 

should not include any ‘‘[t]rade secret or 

any commercial or financial information 

which . . . is privileged or 

confidential’’—as provided in Section 

6(f) of the FTC Act, 15 U.S.C. 46(f), and 

FTC Rule 4.10(a)(2), 16 CFR 4.10(a)(2)— 

including, in particular, competitively 

sensitive information such as costs, 

sales statistics, inventories, formulas, 

patterns, devices, manufacturing 

processes, or customer names. 

Comments containing material for 

which confidential treatment is 

requested must be filed in paper form, 

must be clearly labeled ‘‘Confidential,’’ 

and must comply with FTC Rule 4.9(c), 

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request for confidential treatment that 

accompanies the comment must include 

the factual and legal basis for the 

request and must identify the specific 

portions of the comment to be withheld 

from the public record. See FTC Rule 

4.9(c). Your comment will be kept 

confidential only if the General Counsel 

grants your request in accordance with 

the law and the public interest. Once 

your comment has been posted publicly 

at https://www.regulations.gov—as 

legally required by FTC Rule 4.9(b), 16 

CFR 4.9(b)—we cannot redact or remove 

your comment, unless you submit a 

confidentiality request that meets the 

requirements for such treatment under 

FTC Rule 4.9(c), and the General 

Counsel grants that request. 

Visit the FTC website to read this 

document and any news release 

describing it. The FTC Act and other 

laws that the Commission administers 

permit the collection of public 

comments to consider and use in this 

proceeding as appropriate. The 

Commission will consider all timely 

and responsive public comments it 

receives on or before March 5, 2024. For 

information on the Commission’s 

privacy policy, including routine uses 

permitted by the Privacy Act, see 

https://www.ftc.gov/siteinformation/

privacypolicy. 

VIII. Communications by Outside 

Parties to the Commissioners or Their 

Advisors 

Written communications and 

summaries or transcripts of oral 

communications respecting the merits 

of this proceeding, from any outside 

party to any Commissioner or 

Commissioner’s advisor, will be placed 

on the public record. See 16 CFR 

1.26(b)(5). 

IX. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Proposed Rule Language 

The following language reflects the 

Registration Rule with the proposed 

modifications incorporated. A redline 

version that shows every way in which 

the previously approved Registration 

Rule would be modified by the 

proposed rule modification is available 

as Exhibit B on the docket at https://

www.regulations.gov. 

9000. Registration of Covered Persons 

and Covered Horses 

(a) Registration Requirement for 

Covered Persons. A Covered Person (as 

defined by 15 U.S.C. 3051(6)) shall 

register with the Authority in 

accordance with this rule on the 

Horseracing Integrity and Safety 

Authority website at https://portal.

hisausapps.org/registration. Provided, 

however, Owners having an ownership 

or beneficial interest in a horse of less 

than five (5) percent shall not be 

required to register unless such owner is 

or becomes a Responsible Person as 

defined in Rule 2010. At the end of each 

successive twelve-month period, 

calculated from the date of a Covered 

Person’s initial registration, a Covered 

Person shall review the accuracy of 

information previously submitted on the 

website, and update the information as 

necessary. An individual who is no 

longer a Covered Person may request the 

Authority to have his or her name 

removed from registration with the 

Authority. 

(b) Information Required for 

Registration of Covered Persons. The 

following information shall be provided 

by all Covered Persons who register as 

individuals with the Authority: 

(1) The Covered Person’s name, 

physical address, and permanent 

mailing address; 

(2) The Covered Person’s email 

address; 

(3) If the Covered Person possesses a 

mobile phone, the mobile phone 

number; 

(4) Identification of all racing 

jurisdictions in which the Covered 

Person is currently licensed and the 

occupation(s) for which the Covered 

Person is licensed; 

(5) If required by the Authority, an 

image of at least one currently valid 

license issued to the Covered Person by 

a racing regulatory authority; and 

(6) Any other information reasonably 

required by the Authority to fulfill its 

statutory duties under the Act. 

(c) Jockeys and Jockey Agents. Jockeys 

shall identify the Jockey agents who 

represent them. Jockey agents shall 

identify the Jockeys whom they 

represent. 

(d) Veterinarians. A Covered Person 

who registers as a veterinarian shall also 

provide (i) the name and contact 

information for any clinic or practice 

that the veterinarian is associated with; 

and (ii) all jurisdictions in which the 

registrant is currently licensed by state 

veterinary licensing authorities and the 

registrant’s license number for each 

such jurisdiction. 

(e) Racetracks. A Racetrack licensed 

by a state racing commission to conduct 

Covered Horseraces (as defined by 15 

U.S.C. 3051(5)) shall register with the 

Authority, and shall provide and update 

as necessary the following information: 

(1) The name and contact information, 

including email address and direct 

phone number, of the Director or Officer 

with principal responsibility for 

conducting Covered Horseraces to serve 

as the contact person for the Racetrack; 

(2) The Racetrack’s physical address, 

mailing address, phone number and 

general delivery email address; 

(3) Identification of the majority or 

controlling ownership interests of the 

Racetrack. Any change in the majority 

or controlling ownership interests or 

control of a Racetrack shall constitute a 

material change and shall be reported to 

the Authority within 30 days following 

the change; and 

(4) Any other information reasonably 

required by the Authority to fulfill its 

statutory duties under the Act. 

(f) Registration Exemptions. Vendors 

of goods or services and racetrack 

employees or contractors who do not 

have access to restricted areas of a 

Racetrack in the ordinary course of 

carrying out their duties are not 

required to register with the Authority. 

For purposes of this rule, mutuel 

employees are deemed not to have 

access to restricted areas of a Racetrack. 

(g) Agreement With Respect to 

Authority Rules, Standards, and 

Procedures. Pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 

3054(d) of the Act, a Covered Person 

who registers with the Authority shall 

agree to be subject to and comply with 

the rules, standards, and procedures of 

the Authority developed and approved 

under 15 U.S.C. 3054(c). These rules, 

standards, and procedures are set forth 

in the Rule 8000 Series. 

(h) Registration of Covered Horses. 

Responsible Persons (as defined in Rule 

2010) shall ensure that Covered Horses 

(as defined by 15 U.S.C. 3051(4)) are 

registered with the Authority on the 

date of the horse’s first timed and 

reported workout at a Racetrack that 

participates in Covered Horseraces or at 

a training facility. The following 

information shall be provided by all 

Covered Persons who register horses 

with the Authority: 

(1) The Covered Horse’s name and 

year of birth; 

(2) The name of the dam of the 

Covered Horse; 

(3) The designated Owner (who must 

be registered) of the Covered Horse or if 

the Covered Horse is owned by an 

entity, the entity name (who must be 

registered) shall be provided along with 

a designated owner of the entity who is 

a natural person (who must be 

registered); 

(4) The location of the Covered Horse, 

which shall be updated by the 

Responsible Person within twenty-four 

(24) hours of the Covered Horse arriving 

at its new location; 

(5) The Vaccine and Health 

Information required by Rule 2143; 

(6) If the Covered Horse suffers a fatal 

condition, the Responsible Person 

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fatality shall update the Covered Horse’s 

status as deceased, provide the date of 

the fatality and an explanation regarding 

the cause of the fatal condition; and 

(7) Any other information reasonably 

required by the Authority to fulfill its 

statutory duties under the Act. 

(i) Accuracy of and Changes to 

Registration Information. 

(1) Complete and Correct Information. 

Information provided by a Covered 

Person in the course of registration 

pursuant to the Rule 9000 Series shall 

be complete and correct. 

(2) Material Changes in Registration 

Information. A Covered Person 

registered with the Authority shall 

timely update registration information 

to accurately report any material 

changes in any information required for 

registration by the Authority, including 

the information required under Rule 

9000(h). 

(3) Penalties. As set forth in Rule 

8100(g), failure to register with the 

Authority, failure of a Responsible 

Person to register a Covered Horse, 

knowingly making a false statement, 

omitting information in an application 

for registration with the Authority, or 

failure to advise the Authority of 

material changes in information 

provided to the Authority as required 

under any provision in Authority rules 

shall constitute a violation and shall be 

subject to the sanctions set forth in Rule 

8200 and the disciplinary procedures 

set forth in Rule 8300. 

By direction of the Commission. 

April J. Tabor, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2024–03301 Filed 2–16–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6750–01–P 

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

[Notice M1Y–2024–01; Docket No. 2024– 

0002; Sequence No.8] 

Notice of the Federal Chief Information 

Officers Council Innovation 

Committee’s Disruption and 

Discovery: AI, Data, and Quantum 

Symposium 

AGENCY: General Services 

Administration, Office of Governmentwide Policy, Office of Executive 

Councils, Federal Chief Information 

Officers (CIO) Council, Innovation 

Committee. 

ACTION: Meeting notice. 

SUMMARY: Join leaders across the federal 

government for an immersive one-day 

symposium exploring the technologies 

transforming our future. Through 

keynote addresses and fireside chats, 

gain insider perspectives from those 

using AI to combat and reduce fraud to 

those safeguarding our digital lives in 

the emerging quantum era and 

designing the future of data security 

across government. Learn about the 

technical breakthroughs employees at 

the National Labs are making to improve 

the lives of the American public. This 

symposium will spotlight the 

intersections of technology, innovation, 

and open government—shaping the 

digital tomorrow and harnessing the 

power of technology to drive mission 

impact. Join us at the frontier of what’s 

next. 

DATES: Tuesday, March 5, 2024 from 

9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Eastern Standard 

Time. 

ADDRESSES: GSA Headquarters, 1800 F 

St. NW, Washington, DC Jess Mellon 

Auditorium. 

This is an in-person event. All 

attendees, including industry partners, 

must register for the event here: https:// 

gsa.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/

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SQqKxMPZqEU5w. 

Members of the press are invited to 

attend but are required to register with 

the GSA press office (via email press@

gsa.gov) by Tuesday, February 27, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Ariel Crawford, Office of Governmentwide Policy, at 301–653–7198 or ariel.

crawford@gsa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Format 

The Disruption and Discovery: AI, 

Data, and Quantum on the Symposium 

convenes leaders from the Federal 

Government to discuss their experiences 

with emerging technologies. The 

summit will include keynotes and 

Fireside Chats with featured speakers. 

If you have questions for the 

panelists, you can email them to CIO 

Council Support at ciocouncil.support@

gsa.gov by Tuesday, February 27, 2024. 

Special Accommodations 

American Sign Language (ASL) 

interpreters will be in attendance. If 

additional accommodations are needed, 

please indicate on the Zoom registration 

form. 

Live Speakers (Subject to change 

without notice.) 

Hosted by 

• Federal CIO Council Innovation 

Committee 

Agenda Topic Areas 

• AI vs. Fraudsters: How New 

Technologies Are Tilting the Battle 

• The Promise and Potential of 

Quantum Computing 

• Data Management Is Critical to 

Making Zero Trust a Reality 

• Pushing the Frontiers of Innovation: 

Research and Discovery at the 

National Labs 

Ariel Crawford, 

Senior Advisor, Federal Chief Information 

Officers (CIO) Council, Office of Governmentwide Policy, General Services Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2024–03329 Filed 2–16–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Agency for Healthcare Research and 

Quality 

National Advisory Council for 

Healthcare Research and Quality: 

Request for Nominations for Members 

AGENCY: Agency for Healthcare Research 

and Quality (AHRQ), HHS. 

ACTION: Notice of request for 

nominations for members. 

SUMMARY: The National Advisory 

Council for Healthcare Research and 

Quality (the Council) advises the 

Secretary of HHS (Secretary) and the 

Director of the Agency for Healthcare 

Research and Quality (AHRQ) with 

respect to activities proposed or 

undertaken to carry out AHRQ’s 

statutory mission. AHRQ produces 

evidence to make health care safer, 

higher quality, more accessible, 

equitable, and affordable, and works 

within the U.S. Department of Health 

and Human Services and with other 

partners to make sure that the evidence 

is understood and used. Seven new 

members will be appointed to replace 

seven current members whose terms 

will expire in November 2024. 

DATES: Nominations should be received 

on or before 60 days after date of 

publication. 

ADDRESSES: Nominations should be sent 

by email to Jaime Zimmerman at 

NationalAdvisoryCouncil@ahrq.hhs.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jaime Zimmerman, AHRQ, at (301) 427– 

1456. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 42 U.S.C. 

299c provides that the Secretary shall 

appoint to the Council twenty-one 

appropriately qualified individuals. At 

least seventeen members shall be 

representatives of the public and at least 


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