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chlorinated paraffins in 2.2(b); 2.3; 2.4; 2.5, 

except references to transporter permits and 

used oil handler certificates in 2.5 

introductory paragraph, 2.5(a) introductory 

paragraph, 2.5(b) introductory paragraph, and 

2.5(c) introductory paragraph; 3.1 through 

3.3; 4.1(a), except references to transporter 

permits and used oil handler certificates in 

4.1(a) introductory paragraph; 4.1(b) and (c); 

4.1(f); 4.2 through 4.8; 5.1(a) through (b)(5); 

5.2 through 5.8; 5.9, except references to 

transporter permits and used oil handler 

certificates; 5.11; 6.1(a); 6.1(b), except 

references to on-specification used oil 

burners in 6.1(b)(6); 6.1(d); 6.2 through 6.8; 

7.1(a) through (c); 7.2; 7.4; 7.5, except 

references to PCB requirements of R315–15– 

18 in 7.5(b)(4); 7.6, except references to 

transporter permits and used oil handler 

certificates in 7.6(a)(2); 8.1 through 9.1; 9.2, 

except references to transporter permits and 

used oil handler certificates; 9.3; 9.4; 11.1(a) 

through (c); 11.3(a) introductory paragraph 

and (a)(1); 11.4(a) except reference to the 

used oil permit; 13.5(d); 18(a). 

Chapter R315–124 Procedures for Decision 

making: R315–124–3(d) through (g); 124–5(a), 

(c), (d), and (e); 124–31 through 124–33. 

Chapter R315–260 Hazardous Waste 

Management System: sections R315–260–2; 

260–4; 260–5; 260–10(a), (b), (c) introductory 

paragraph through (c)(165) ‘‘universal waste’’ 

(v), (c)(166) through (c)(180); 260–11; 260–19 

through 260–23; 260–30 through 260–34; 

260–40 through 260–43. 

Chapter R315–261 General Requirements— 

Identification and Listing of Hazardous 

Waste: sections R315–261–1 through 261–4; 

261–6 through 261–8; 261–9, except 9(f); 

261–10; 261–11; 261–20 through 261–24; 

261–30; 261–31, except F999 entry in 261– 

31(a) table 2; 261–32; 261–33, except P999 

entry in 261–33(e) table; 261–35; 261–39 

through 261–41; 261–140 through 261–151; 

261–170 through 261–173; 261–175 through 

261–177; 261–179; 261–190; 261–191; 261– 

193; 261–194; 261–196 through 261–200; 

261–400; 261–410; 261–411; 261–420; 261– 

1030 through 261–1035; 261–1050 through 

261–1064; 261–1080 through 261–1089; 261– 

1090 through 261–1093. 

Chapter R315–262 Hazardous Waste 

Generator Requirements: sections R315–262– 

1; 262–10(a), (b), (e) through (h), (l), (n), (o); 

262–11; 262–13 through 262–18, except 

reserved paragraphs; 262–20 through 262–25, 

except reserved paragraphs; 262–27; 262–30 

through 262–33; 262–35; 262–40 through 

262–44; 262–70; 262–200 through 262–216; 

262–230 through 262–233; 262–250 through 

262–256; 262–260 through 262–265. 

Chapter R315–263 Standards Applicable to 

Transporters of Hazardous Waste and 

Standards Applicable to Emergency Control 

of Spills for Any Hazardous Waste Handlers: 

sections R315–263–10(a), (b), (c), (g); 263–11; 

263–12; 263–20 through 263–22, except 

reserved paragraphs; 263–25; 263–30 through 

263–34. 

Chapter R315–264 Standards for Owners 

and Operators of Hazardous Waste 

Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities: 

sections R315–264–1, except reserved 

paragraphs; 264–3; 264–4; 264–10; 264–11; 

264–12, except (a)(2); 264–13 through 264– 

19; 264–30 through 264–35; 264–37; 264–50 

through 264–56; 264–70; 264–71, except 

(a)(3) and (d); 264–72 through 264–77; 264– 

90, except (a)(3); 264–91 through 264–101; 

264–110 through 264–120; 264–140 through 

264–148; 264–151; 264–170 through 264– 

179; 264–190 through 264–200; 264–220 

through 264–223; 264–226 through 264–232; 

264–250 through 264–254; 264–256 through 

264–259; 264–270 through 264–273; 264– 

276; 264–278 through 264–283; 264–300 

through 264–304; 264–309; 264–310; 264– 

312 through 264–317; 264–340 through 264– 

345; 264–347; 264–351; 264–550 through 

264–555; 264–570 through 264–575; 264–600 

through 264–603; 264–1030 through 264– 

1036; 264–1050 through 264–1065; 264–1080 

through 264–1090; 264–1100 through 264– 

1107. 

Chapter R315–265 Interim Status 

Standards for Owners and Operators of 

Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and 

Disposal Facilities: sections R315–265–1, 

except reserved paragraphs; 265–4; 265–10 

through 265–19; 265–30 through 265–35; 

265–37; 265–50 through 265–56; 265–70; 

265–71, except (a)(3) and (d); 265–72 through 

265–77; 265–90 through 265–94; 265–110 

through 265–121; 265–140 through 265–148; 

265–170 through 265–174; 265–176 through 

265–178; 265–190 through 265–200, except 

reserved sections; 265–202; 265–220 through 

265–226; 265–228 through 265–231; 265–250 

through 265–260; 265–1030 through 265– 

1035; 265–1080 through 265–1090; 265–1100 

through 265–1102. 

Chapter R315–266 Standards for the 

Management of Specific Hazardous Wastes 

and Specific Types of Hazardous Waste 

Management Facilities: sections R315–266– 

20 through 266–23; 266–70; 266–80; 266–100 

through 266–112; 266–202(d); 266–500 

through 266–510; 266–600 through 266–611. 

Chapter R315–268 Land Disposal 

Restrictions: sections R315–268–1 through 

268–7; 268–9; 268–13; 268–14; 268–20; 268– 

30 through 268–46, except reserved 

paragraphs; 268–48 through 268–57. 

Chapter R315–270 Hazardous Waste Permit 

Program: sections R315–270–1(a), (b)(3), (c); 

270–2; 270–4; 270–10, except reserved 

paragraphs; 270–11; 270–13 through 270–31; 

270–32(a), (b)(1), (d), and (e); 270–33; 270– 

40 through 270–43; 270–50(c) and (d); 270– 

51(a), (b), and (d); 270–60, except reserved 

paragraphs; 270–61 through 270–63; 270–65; 

270–66; 270–68; 270–70 through 270–73; 

270–79; 270–80; 270–85; 270–90; 270–95; 

270–100; 270–105; 270–110; 270–115; 270– 

120; 270–125; 270–130; 270–135; 270–140; 

270–145; 270–150; 270–155; 270–160; 270– 

165; 270–170; 270–175; 270–180; 270–185; 

270–190; 270–195; 270–200; 270–205; 270– 

210; 270–215; 270–220; 270–230; 270–235. 

Chapter R315–273 Standards for Universal 

Waste Management: sections R315–273–1(a) 

introductory paragraph through 1(a)(5); 273– 

1(b) and Note; 273–2 through 273–6; 273–8; 

273–9(a) through (i); 273–9(j), except 

reference to other universal waste regulated 

in Rule R315–273; 273–9(k) through (m); 

273–9(n), except reference to other universal 

waste regulated in Rule R315–273; 273–9(o); 

273–9(p), except (p) ‘‘Universal Waste’’ (6); 

273–9(q) through (s); 273–10 through 273–12; 

273–13(a) introductory paragraph through 

(d)(2), and (f); 273–14 introductory paragraph 

through (e), and (g); 273–15 through 273–20; 

273–30; 273–31; 273–32, except reference to 

R315–273–33(d)(3) in 273–32(a)(2); 273–33(a) 

introductory paragraph through (d)(2), and 

(f); 273–34 introductory paragraph through 

(e), and (g); 273–35 through 273–40; 273–50 

through 273–56; 273–60 through 273–62; 

273–70(a) through (c); 273–80; 273–81. 

Utah Administrative Code (UAC), effective 

May 15, 1996: Chapter R315–15 Standards 

for Management of Used Oil: sections R315– 

15–7.3 and 15–11.2, except with respect to 

used oil transfer and off-specification used 

oil burning facilities. 

Copies of the Utah regulations that are 

incorporated by reference are available from 

Utah Department of Environmental Quality, 

288 North 1460 West, Salt Lake City, Utah 

84114–4880; phone number: (801) 538–6776; 

website: https://www.deq.utah.gov/. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

45 CFR Part 5b 

[Docket Number ACF–2024–0015] 

RIN 0970–AD15 

Privacy Act; Implementation 

AGENCY: Administration for Children 

and Families (ACF), Department of 

Health and Human Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Direct final rule with request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with subsection 

(k)(2) of the Privacy Act of 1974, as 

amended (the Privacy Act or the Act), 

the Department of Health and Human 

Services (HHS or Department) is 

exempting a new system of records 

maintained by the Administration for 

Children and Families (ACF), Office of 

Refugee Resettlement (ORR), 

Unaccompanied Children Bureau 

(UCB), System No. 09–80–0323, ‘‘ORR 

Unaccompanied Children Bureau (UCB) 

Child Abuse or Neglect Investigation 

Records and Central Registry,’’ from 

certain requirements of the Privacy Act. 

DATES: This rule is effective February 6, 

2025, without further action, unless 

adverse comments are received. If 

adverse comments are received, a timely 

notification of withdrawal will be 

published in the Federal Register. 

Submit either electronic or written 

comments regarding this document no 

later than January 22, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments, 

identified by agency name and Docket 

No. ACF–2024–0015, by any of the 

following methods: 


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Electronic Submissions 

Submit electronic comments in the 

following way: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

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

instructions for submitting comments. 

Written Submissions 

Submit written submissions in the 

following ways: 

• Mail: Hanan Abu Lebdeh, Senior 

Agency Officer for Privacy, by mail at 

Administration for Children and 

Families, Mary E. Switzer Building, 330 

C Street SW, Washington, DC 20201, or 

by email at hanan.abulebdeh@

acf.hhs.gov. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name and 

Docket No. for this rulemaking. All 

comments received may be posted 

without change to https://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received, go to https://

www.regulations.gov and follow the 

instructions provided for conducting a 

search, using the docket number(s) 

found in brackets in the heading of this 

document. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

General questions about the exemptions 

may be submitted to Toby Biswas, 

Director, Division of Unaccompanied 

Children Policy by mail at 330 C Street 

SW, Washington, DC 20201, email at 

UCPolicy-RegulatoryAffairs@

acf.hhs.gov, or phone at 202–205–4440. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background on New System of 

Records 09–80–0323 

HHS/ACF recently published notice 

of its establishment of a new system of 

records 09–80–0323, ‘‘ORR 

Unaccompanied Children Bureau (UCB) 

Child Abuse or Neglect Investigation 

Records and Central Registry,’’ in the 

Federal Register; see 89 FR 96250 (Dec. 

4, 2024). The purpose of this rulemaking 

is to exempt that system of records from 

certain requirements of the Privacy Act 

as permitted by 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2). The 

new system of records will consist of 

investigatory material compiled and 

maintained by the UCB about reports 

and investigations of child abuse and 

neglect, allegations at ORR care provider 

facilities located in States that will not 

investigate such reports, as well as at 

ORR Emergency or Influx Facilities. It 

will include a Central Registry of ORR 

care provider facility staff and 

volunteers determined by ORR, 

pursuant to ORR regulations and 

policies, to have a sustained allegation 

of child abuse or neglect of a child 

while the child was in ORR custody. 

The Central Registry will be used to vet 

prospective candidates to ensure that 

individuals on the registry are not 

permitted to work on ORR grants or 

contracts or have access to 

unaccompanied children at ORR care 

provider facilities. 

II. Eligible Records and Exemptions 

New system of records 09–80–0323 

will include both criminal and noncriminal (e.g., civil, administrative, 

regulatory) investigatory records of 

reports of child abuse and neglect 

allegations at ORR care provider 

facilities located in States that will not 

investigate such reports, as well as at 

ORR Emergency or Influx Facilities, 

which will be retrieved by subject 

individuals’ personal identifiers. Such 

records are eligible for exemptions 

based on 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2), permitting 

investigatory material compiled for law 

enforcement purposes to be exempted 

from sections (c)(3), (d)(1) through (4), 

(e)(1), (e)(4)(G) through (I), and (f) of the 

Privacy Act, which require the agency to 

provide an accounting of disclosures; 

provide notification, access, and 

amendment rights to record subjects; 

maintain only relevant and necessary 

information to accomplish a purpose of 

the agency; establish and describe 

procedures whereby an individual can 

be notified if a system of records 

contains information pertaining to that 

individual and how to gain access to 

pertinent records; identify categories of 

record sources; and promulgate rules 

regarding these procedures. This 

exemption is available under the 

circumstances described here even 

though ORR is not a law enforcement 

agency. The effect of the access 

exemption on a subject individual’s 

access rights will be limited as required 

by subsection (k)(2): If, as a result of the 

maintenance of the investigative 

records, an individual is denied any 

right, benefit, or privilege to or for 

which the individual would otherwise 

be entitled or eligible by Federal law, 

ACF will disclose the record to the 

individual, except to the extent that the 

disclosure would reveal the identity of 

a source who furnished information to 

the government under an express 

promise that the identity of the source 

would be held in confidence. 

Notwithstanding the establishment of 

these exemptions, individual record 

subjects may submit accounting, access, 

notification, and correction requests, 

and HHS/ACF will consider such 

requests on a case-by-case basis. Only 

information that is not factually 

accurate, or is not relevant, timely, or 

complete may be contested. 

In addition to the exemptions that 

HHS/ACF is establishing for system of 

records 09–80–0323 in this direct final 

rule, if any investigatory material 

compiled in that system of records is 

from another system of records in which 

such material was exempted from the 

Privacy Act based on 5 U.S.C. 552a(j)(2), 

HHS/ACF will claim the same 

exemptions in system of records 09–80– 

0323 on the same basis (i.e., 5 U.S.C. 

552a(j)(2)) and from the same 

requirements as in the source system of 

records from which they originated. 

III. Exemption Rationales 

The exemptions are necessary and 

appropriate to prevent interference with 

and ensure the integrity of pending, 

closed, future, and related investigations 

of alleged child abuse and neglect, 

protect the identity of children and 

confidential sources involved in the 

investigations, and prevent disclosure of 

investigative techniques. The following 

specific rationales explain why each 

exemption is necessary and appropriate 

for the records in system of records 09– 

80–0323. All subsections referenced are 

subsections of 5 U.S.C. 552a. 

• Subsection (c)(3) (Provide 

Accountings of Disclosures). Providing 

an accounting of disclosures to an 

individual record subject could reveal 

the existence of a pending or prior 

investigation or present or past 

investigative interest on the part of the 

UCB or another agency. This would 

pose a serious impediment to and 

undermine the investigative process by 

enabling a subject individual or others 

in concert with that individual to 

harass, intimidate, or collude with 

witnesses, destroy, conceal, or tamper 

with evidence, threaten or endanger 

investigative personnel, alter patterns of 

behavior, and avoid detection or 

apprehension by investigative 

authorities, which would undermine the 

investigative process. 

• Subsection (d)(1) through (4) 

(Notification, Access and Amendment 

Rights). Providing subject individuals 

with notification, access, and 

amendment rights to records in the 

system of records could reveal the 

existence of a pending or prior 

investigation or present or past 

investigative interest by the UCB or 

another agency and details about the 

investigation, including identities and 

personal information of children 

involved in the investigation, of sources 

of information, personal information 

about third parties, and sensitive 

investigative techniques, which could 

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investigations by chilling or deterring 

sources of information from providing 

information to investigators 

(particularly if they are not certain of its 

accuracy or if they fear retribution), by 

providing an opportunity for subject 

individuals and others acting in concert 

with subject individuals to tamper with 

witnesses or evidence, and by allowing 

individuals to alter their behavior to 

defeat investigative techniques and 

avoid detection or apprehension. 

Complying with amendment 

requirements could significantly delay 

investigations while attempts are made 

to resolve questions of accuracy, 

relevance, timeliness, and completeness 

and would impose an unreasonable 

administrative burden by requiring 

investigations to be continuously 

reinvestigated. 

• Subsection (e)(1) (Maintain Only 

Relevant and Necessary Information 

Authorized by Statute or Executive 

Order). In the course of an investigation, 

and especially in the early stages of an 

investigation, the relevance and 

necessity of information obtained or 

introduced may be unclear or the 

information may not be strictly relevant 

or necessary to a specific investigation 

but may lead to discovery of relevant 

information. In the interests of effective 

enforcement of ORR requirements, it is 

appropriate to retain all information that 

may aid in establishing patterns of 

unlawful activity. 

• Subsections (e)(4)(G) and (H) and (f) 

(Describe Procedures for Notification, 

Access, and Amendment). Because 

system of records 09–80–0323 will be 

exempt from request requirements in 

subsection (d)(1) through (4) (Provide 

Notification, Access, and Amendment 

Rights) and HHS/ACF’s compliance 

with those request requirements will 

therefore be discretionary, it is 

appropriate that HHS/ACF’s compliance 

with the requirements in subsection 

(e)(4)(G) and (H) and (f) to provide 

request procedures be discretionary 

also. Notwithstanding these exemptions, 

HHS/ACF has included request 

procedures in the SORN for system of 

records 09–80–0323 because, 

notwithstanding the exemptions, 

individual record subjects may submit 

access and amendment requests, and 

HHS/ACF will consider such requests 

on a case-by-case basis. 

• Subsection (e)(4)(I) (Identify 

Categories of Record Sources in the 

SORN). Because the information in 

these records may come from any 

source, it is not possible to know every 

category in advance in order to include 

them all in the SORN. Further, some 

record source categories would not be 

appropriate to publish in the SORN if, 

for example, revealing them could 

thwart or impede pending and future 

investigations by enabling record 

subjects or other individuals to discover 

sensitive investigative techniques and 

devise ways to bypass or defeat them to 

evade detection and apprehension. 

• Subsection (f) (Agency Rules). As 

noted above, establishing procedures to 

notify record subject individuals, to 

review requests from individuals, and to 

disclose records to subject individuals 

could reveal the existence of an 

investigation or an investigative interest 

by the UCB or another agency and 

details about the investigation and 

sensitive investigative techniques, 

which could hinder or impede pending 

and future investigations by chilling or 

deterring sources of information from 

providing information to investigators 

(particularly if they are not certain of its 

accuracy or fear retribution), by 

providing an opportunity for subject 

individuals and others acting in concert 

with subject individuals to tamper with 

witnesses or evidence, and by allowing 

individuals to alter their behavior to 

defeat investigative techniques and 

avoid detection or apprehension. 

Notwithstanding the exemptions, 

individual record subjects may submit 

access and amendment requests, and 

HHS/ACF will consider such requests 

on a case-by-case basis. 

For the foregoing reasons, HHS/ACF 

believes that the exemptions authorized 

in 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2) are essential to 

system of records 09–80–0323. 

Accordingly, HHS exempts both 

criminal and non-criminal investigatory 

material in system of records 09–80– 

0323, ‘‘ORR Unaccompanied Children 

Bureau (UCB) Child Abuse or Neglect 

Investigation Records and Central 

Registry,’’ from the requirements in 

subsections (c)(3), (d)(1) through (4), 

(e)(1), (e)(4)(G) through (I), and (f) of the 

Privacy Act, as permitted by 5 U.S.C. 

552a(k)(2). 

Analysis of Impacts 

I. Review Under Executive Orders 

12866, 13563, and 14094 

The agency believes that this direct 

final rule is not a significant rule under 

Executive Order (E.O.) 12866, 

Regulatory Planning and Review; E.O. 

13563, Improving Regulation and 

Regulatory Review; or E.O. 14094, 

Modernizing Regulatory Review, 

because it will not (1) have an annual 

effect on the economy of $200 million 

or more; or adversely affect in a material 

way the economy, a sector of the 

economy, productivity, competition, 

jobs, the environment, public health or 

safety, or State, local, or Tribal 

governments or communities; (2) create 

a serious inconsistency or otherwise 

interfere with any action taken or 

planned by another agency; (3) 

materially alter the budgetary impact of 

entitlements, grants, user fees or loan 

programs, or the rights and obligations 

of recipients thereof; or (4) raise legal or 

policy issues for which centralized 

review would meaningfully further the 

President’s priorities or the principles 

set forth in these Executive orders. This 

direct final rule renders certain Privacy 

Act requirements inapplicable to certain 

records (in this case, investigatory 

records) in accordance with criteria 

established in the Privacy Act based on 

a showing that agency compliance with 

those requirements with respect to those 

records would harm the effectiveness or 

integrity of the agency function or 

process for which the records are 

maintained (in this case, investigations). 

However, the Office of Management and 

Budget has reviewed this regulation 

under its Privacy Act oversight 

authority. 

II. Review Under the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601–612) 

The Regulatory Flexibility Act 

requires agencies to analyze regulatory 

options that would minimize any 

significant impact of a rule on small 

entities. Because the direct final rule 

concerns records about individuals, it 

imposes no duties or obligations on 

small entities; the agency therefore 

certifies that the direct final rule will 

not have a significant economic impact 

on a substantial number of small 

entities. 

III. Review Under the Unfunded 

Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Section 

202, Public Law 104–4) 

Section 202(a) of the Unfunded 

Mandates Reform Act of 1995 requires 

that agencies prepare a written 

statement, which includes an 

assessment of anticipated costs and 

benefits, before proposing ‘‘any rule that 

includes any Federal mandate that may 

result in the expenditure by State, local, 

and tribal governments, in the aggregate, 

or by the private sector, of $100,000,000 

or more (adjusted annually for inflation) 

in any one year.’’ The current inflationadjusted statutory threshold is 

approximately $183 million based on 

the Bureau of Labor Statistics inflation 

calculator. The agency does not expect 

that this direct final rule will result in 

any one-year expenditure that would 

meet or exceed this amount. 


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IV. Review Under the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 35–1 

et seq.) 

This direct final rule does not contain 

any information collection requirements 

subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act. 

V. Review Under Executive Order 

13132, Federalism 

This direct final rule will not have 

any direct effects on States, on the 

relationship between the National 

Government and the States, or on the 

distribution of power and 

responsibilities among the various 

levels of government. Therefore, no 

federalism assessment is required. 

List of Subjects in 45 CFR Part 5b 

Privacy. 

For the reasons set out in the 

preamble, the Department of Health and 

Human Services amends its Privacy Act 

Regulations, 45 CFR part 5b, as follows: 

PART 5b—PRIVACY ACT 

REGULATIONS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 5b 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301, 5 U.S.C. 552a. 

■ 2. Section 5b.11 is amended by adding 

paragraph (b)(4) to read as follows: 

§ 5b.11 Exempt systems. 

* * * * * 

(b) * * * 

(4) The following systems of records 

are exempt from the following 

provisions of the Act and this part: 5 

U.S.C. 552a(c)(3) and § 5b.9(c)(3), which 

require a subject individual to be 

granted access to an accounting of 

disclosures of a record; 5 U.S.C. 

552a(d)(1) through (4) and (f) and 

§§ 5b.6, 5b.7, and 5b.8, relating to 

notification of or access to records and 

correction or amendment of records; 

and 5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(4)(G) through (I) 

which require inclusion of information 

about Department procedures for 

notification, access, and correction or 

amendment of records and categories of 

record sources in the notice for the 

systems of records. 

(i) Pursuant to subsection (k)(2) of the 

Privacy Act: 

(A) ORR Unaccompanied Children 

Bureau (UCB) Child Abuse or Neglect 

Investigation Records and Central 

Registry, 09–80–0323. 

(B) [Reserved] 

(ii) [Reserved] 

* * * * * 

Dated: December 16, 2024. 

Xavier Becerra, 

Secretary, Department of Health and Human 

Services. 

[FR Doc. 2024–30311 Filed 12–20–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4184–45–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

50 CFR Part 17 

[Docket No. FWS–R1–ES–2022–0062; 

FXES11130900000C6–256–FF09E42000] 

RIN 1018–BG77 

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 

and Plants; Technical Corrections for 

62 Wildlife and Plant Species on the 

Lists of Endangered and Threatened 

Wildlife and Plants; Hawaiian Hoary 

Bat; Correction 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Final rule; correction. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service (Service), are 

publishing this document to correct an 

error in the listing of the Hawaiian 

hoary bat (Lasiurus cinereus semotus). 

DATES: This document is effective 

December 23, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Carolyn Menke, Recovery Manager, U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service, Pacific 

Regional Office, Ecological Services, 911 

NE 11th Avenue, Portland, OR 97232; 

telephone 503–231–6131. Individuals in 

the United States who are deaf, 

deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a 

speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, 

TDD, or TeleBraille) to access 

telecommunications relay services. 

Individuals outside the United States 

should use the relay services offered 

within their country to make 

international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

February 2, 2023, we published in the 

Federal Register (88 FR 7134) a direct 

final rule to make technical corrections 

to 62 wildlife and plant species on the 

Lists of Endangered and Threatened 

Wildlife and Plants in title 50 of the 

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 

§§ 17.11 and 17.12, respectively. One of 

these species was the Hawaiian hoary 

bat. We planned to update its scientific 

name to Aeorestes semotus and add the 

common name ‘o ̄pe‘ape‘a to its listing. 

On April 24, 2023, based on 

comments we received on the February 

2, 2023, direct final rule relating to 

scientific research relevant to the 

Hawaiian hoary bat’s taxonomic 

classification, we published a document 

in the Federal Register (88 FR 24712) 

withdrawing the amendment in the 

direct final rule for the Hawaiian hoary 

bat only. 

In 2024, during an internal Service 

review, we erroneously identified the 

Hawaiian hoary bat listing in the 

February 2, 2023, direct final rule as an 

amendment that had not been properly 

codified in the Code of Federal 

Regulations. We requested that the 

Office of the Federal Register publish a 

correction to update the listing of the 

Hawaiian hoary bat as it appeared in the 

February 2, 2023, direct final rule. The 

Office of the Federal Register’s 

correction published on September 17, 

2024, at 89 FR 75976. 

Since that time, we discovered our 

error, and we are correcting it in this 

document by restoring the listing of the 

Hawaiian hoary bat to its original 

scientific name and omitting the 

common name we included in the 

February 2, 2023, direct final rule. 

List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 17 

Endangered and threatened species, 

Exports, Imports, Plants, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements, 

Transportation, Wildlife. 

Signing Authority 

Martha Williams, Director of the U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service, approved this 

action on November 26, 2024. Acting 

Director Steve Guertin approved these 

packages December 15, 2024. On 

December 16, 2024, the acting Director 

authorized the undersigned to sign the 

document electronically and submit it 

to the Office of the Federal Register for 

publication as an official document of 

the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 

Regulation Promulgation 

For the reasons given in the preamble, 

we amend part 17, subchapter B of 

chapter I, title 50 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations, as set forth below: 

PART 17—ENDANGERED AND 

THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 17 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1361–1407; 1531– 

1544; and 4201–4245, unless otherwise 

noted. 

■ 2. In § 17.11, in paragraph (h), amend 

the List of Endangered and Threatened 

Wildlife, under MAMMALS, by revising 

the entry for ‘‘Bat, Hawaiian hoary’’ to 

read as follows: 


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