This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER

contains notices to the public of the proposed

issuance of rules and regulations. The

purpose of these notices is to give interested

persons an opportunity to participate in the

rule making prior to the adoption of the final

rules.

Proposed Rules Federal Register

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Vol. 86, No. 177 

Thursday, September 16, 2021 

1 86 FR at 20325–26. 

2 ‘‘Sensitive Security Information’’ or ‘‘SSI’’ is 

information obtained or developed in the conduct 

of security activities, the disclosure of which would 

constitute an unwarranted invasion of privacy, 

reveal trade secrets or privileged or confidential 

information, or be detrimental to the security of 

transportation. The protection of SSI is governed by 

49 CFR part 1520. 

3The REAL ID Act of 2005—Title II, Division B 

of the FY05 Emergency Supplemental 

Appropriations Act, Public Law 109–13 (119 Stat. 

302; May 11, 2005), codified at 49 U.S.C. 30301 

note, as amended. 

4 6 CFR part 37 (REAL ID Driver’s Licenses and 

Identification Cards). 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

6 CFR Part 37 

[Docket No. DHS–2020–0028] 

Notification of Document Availability 

and Reopening of Comment Period on 

Request for Information: Minimum 

Standards for Driver’s Licenses and 

Identification Cards Acceptable by 

Federal Agencies for Official 

Purposes; Mobile Driver’s Licenses 

AGENCY: Office of Strategy, Policy, and 

Plans, Department of Homeland 

Security (DHS). 

ACTION: Notification of document 

availability and reopening of comment 

period. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland 

Security (DHS) issued a Request for 

Information (RFI) entitled, ‘‘Minimum 

Standards for Driver’s Licenses and 

Identification Cards Acceptable by 

Federal Agencies for Official Purposes; 

Mobile Driver’s Licenses’’ in April 2021 

that referenced a draft industry standard 

of the International Organization for 

Standardization (ISO) and International 

Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), ISO/ 

IEC 18013–5. Through this document, 

DHS is announcing that the American 

National Standards Institute (ANSI) is 

making a view-only version of the draft 

industry standard available to the 

public. DHS is also announcing the 

reopening of the public comment period 

for the RFI for an additional 30 days to 

provide additional time for commenters 

to consider the draft industry standard. 

DHS will consider all comments 

received from April 19, 2021, through 

October 18, 2021. 

DATES: The comment period for the RFI 

published at 86 FR 20320 (April 19, 

2021) and extended at 86 FR 31987 

(June 16, 2021) is reopened through 

October 18, 2021. To be considered by 

DHS, written comments and related 

material must be submitted on or before 

this date. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

through the Federal e-Rulemaking 

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

Use the Search bar to find the docket, 

using docket number DHS–2020–0028. 

See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for 

format and other information about 

comment submissions. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Steve Yonkers, Director, REAL ID 

Program, Office of Strategy, Policy, and 

Plans, United States Department of 

Homeland Security, Washington, DC 

20528, Steve.Yonkers@hq.dhs.gov, (202) 

447–3274, or George Petersen, Senior 

Program Manager, Enrollment Services 

and Vetting Programs, Transportation 

Security Administration, Springfield, 

VA 20598, George.Petersen@tsa.dhs.gov, 

(571) 227–2215. Please do not submit 

comments to these email addresses. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Public Participation and Request for 

Comments 

DHS invites interested persons to 

comment on the RFI by submitting 

written comments, data, or views. See 

ADDRESSES above for information on 

where to submit comments. Except as 

stated below, all comments received 

may be posted without change to http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information you have 

provided. 

Commenter Instructions 

DHS asks that each commenter 

include the identifying number of the 

specific question(s) to which they are 

responding. Each comment should also 

explain the commenter’s interest in the 

RFI and how their comments should 

inform DHS’s consideration of the 

relevant issues. 

DHS asks that commenters provide as 

much information as possible, including 

any supporting research, evidence, or 

data. In some areas, DHS requests very 

specific information. Whenever 

possible, please provide citations and 

copies of any relevant studies or reports 

on which you rely, as well as any 

additional data which supports your 

comment. It is also helpful to explain 

the basis and reasoning underlying your 

comment. Although responses to all 

questions are preferable, DHS 

recognizes that providing detailed 

comments on every question could be 

burdensome and will consider all 

comments, regardless of whether the 

response is complete. For more 

information on the mDLs and the issues 

for which DHS solicits comments, 

please see the RFI.1

Handling of Confidential or Proprietary 

Information and SSI Submitted in 

Public Comments 

Do not submit comments that include 

trade secrets, confidential business 

information, or sensitive security 

information 2 (SSI) to the public 

regulatory docket. Please submit such 

comments separately from other 

comments on the RFI. Commenters 

submitting this type of information 

should contact the individual in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section 

for specific instructions. 

DHS will not place comments 

containing SSI, confidential business 

information, or trade secrets in the 

public docket and will handle them in 

accordance with applicable safeguards 

and restrictions on access. DHS will 

hold documents containing SSI, 

confidential business information, or 

trade secrets in a separate file to which 

the public does not have access and 

place a note in the public docket 

explaining that commenters have 

submitted such documents. DHS may 

include a redacted version of the 

comment in the public docket. If an 

individual requests to examine or copy 

information that is not in the public 

docket, DHS will treat it as any other 

request under the Freedom of 

Information Act (FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 552) 

and DHS’s FOIA regulation found in 6 

CFR part 5. 

Background 

The REAL ID Act of 2005 3 and the 

DHS implementing regulations 4 set 

minimum requirements for state-issued 

driver’s licenses and identification cards 

accepted by Federal agencies for official 

51626 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 177 / Thursday, September 16, 2021 / Proposed Rules 

5REAL ID Modernization Act, Title X, Div. U of 

the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, Public 

Law No. 116–260 (Dec. 27, 2020). 

6See 6 CFR 37.5(b) and (c). 

7See 86 FR 20320 (April 19, 2021). 

8 86 FR 20320. 

9 86 FR 31987 (June 16, 2021). 

10 86 FR at 20322. 

11 ISO approved the standard on August 19, 2021, 

but it is not available until after publication later 

this year. DHS does not expect any material or 

substantive changes between this draft and the final 

published standard. See www.iso.org/standard/ 

69084.html. 12 86 FR 20320 (April 19, 2021). 

purposes, which the Act defines as 

accessing Federal facilities, boarding 

federally regulated commercial aircraft, 

entering nuclear power plants, and any 

other purposes that the Secretary shall 

determine. The REAL ID Modernization 

Act, enacted in December 2020, clarifies 

that the REAL ID Act applies to mobile 

or digital driver’s licenses that have 

been issued in accordance with 

regulations prescribed by the Secretary.5

Beginning on May 3, 2023, Federal 

agencies may only accept driver’s 

licenses and state-issued identification 

documents for official purposes that are 

REAL ID-compliant and issued by a 

REAL ID compliant state.6

On April 19, 2021, DHS published an 

RFI 7 to solicit comments from the 

public to help inform a potential 

rulemaking that would amend 6 CFR 

part 37 to set the minimum technical 

requirements and security standards for 

mDLs to enable Federal agencies to 

accept mDLs for official purposes under 

the REAL ID Act and regulation.8 The 

RFI announced a comment period 

closing on June 18, 2021. On June 16, 

2021, DHS announced a public meeting 

on the RFI on June 30, 2021, to provide 

an additional forum for comments by 

stakeholders and other interested 

persons regarding the issues identified 

in the RFI and extended the comment 

period until July 30, 2021.9

At the public meeting, several 

commenters suggested the importance 

of public access to the draft industry 

standard ISO/IEC 18013–5, which was 

referenced in the RFI.10 To 

accommodate the public’s interest in 

access to the draft standard, the 

American National Standards Institute 

(ANSI) informed DHS that it will make 

the final draft version of the standard, 

known as a Final Draft International 

Standard, or FDIS, available during the 

remainder of the reopened comment 

period.11 See ‘‘Document Availability’’ 

below for instructions on accessing the 

standard. 

Document Availability 

ANSI, which is a private organization 

not affiliated with DHS, will provide 

public access to the final draft industry 

standard ISO/IEC 18013–5 until October 

18, 2021. ANSI advises interested 

persons to visit the following website to 

obtain access: https://www.survey

monkey.com/r/DQVJYMK. This link 

will direct interested persons to a nongovernment website that is not within 

the Federal government’s control and 

may not follow the same privacy, 

security, or accessibility polices as 

Federal government websites. ANSI 

requires individuals to complete an 

online license agreement form, which 

will ask for name, professional 

affiliation, and email address, before 

view-only access to the final draft 

standard will be granted. ANSI will 

provide access on a view-only basis, 

meaning copies of the document cannot 

be downloaded or modified. Individuals 

who access non-governmental sites to 

view this draft standard are subject to 

the policies of the owner of the website. 

DHS continues to invite comments on 

any aspect of RFI through the reopened 

comment period and welcomes any 

additional comments and information 

that would promote an understanding of 

the broader implications of acceptance 

of mobile or digital driver’s licenses by 

Federal agencies for official purposes. In 

addition to comments on the draft 

standard as discussed in detail in the 

RFI,12 this request includes comments 

relating to the economic, privacy, 

security, environmental, energy, or 

federalism impacts that might result 

from a future rulemaking based on input 

received as a result of the RFI. DHS will 

consider all comments received from 

April 19, 2021, through October 18, 

2021. 

Robert Silvers, 

Under Secretary Office of Strategy, Policy, 

and Plans United States Department of 

Homeland Security. 

[FR Doc. 2021–19812 Filed 9–15–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–9M–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

7 CFR Part 1207 

[Document Number AMS–SC–21–0032] 

Amendments to the United States 

Potato Board Membership and 

Assessment Methods 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: This proposal invites 

comments on amendments to the Potato 

Research and Promotion Plan (Plan) as 

recommended by the National Potato 

Promotion Board (Board) and the 

Secretary of the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture (USDA). The Board 

administers the Plan with oversight 

provided by USDA’s Agricultural 

Marketing Service (AMS). The Board 

recommends changing approved sources 

of potato production data used to 

determine the number of Board seats, 

expanding payment methods used to 

remit assessments to include electronic 

submission, and updating the table of 

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 

United States (HTS) codes and 

assessment rates for imported potatoes 

and potato products. Finally, proposed 

amendments would insert new language 

eliminating the need to amend the Plan 

just to update the list of relevant HTS 

codes. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

October 18, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments 

concerning this proposed rule. All 

comments must be submitted through 

the Federal e-rulemaking portal at: 

http://www.regulations.gov and should 

reference the document number, date, 

and page number of this issue of the 

Federal Register. Comments submitted 

in response to this proposed rule will be 

included in the rulemaking record and 

will be made available to the public. 

Please be advised that the identity of 

individuals or entities submitting 

comments will be made public on the 

internet at: http://www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stacy Jones King, Marketing Specialist, 

Promotion and Economics Division, 

Specialty Crop Program, AMS, USDA, 

Stop 0244, 1400 Independence Avenue 

SW, Room 1406–S, Washington, DC 

20250–0244; telephone: (202) 720–4140; 

or electronic mail: Stacy.JonesKing@

usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

proposal affecting the Plan (7 CFR part 

1207) is authorized under the Potato 

Research and Promotion Act (Act) (7 

U.S.C. 2611–2627). 

Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 

USDA is issuing this proposed rule in 

conformance with Executive Orders 

12866 and 13563. Executive Orders 

12866 and 13563 direct agencies to 

assess all costs and benefits of available 

regulatory alternatives and, if regulation 

is necessary, to select regulatory 

approaches that maximize net benefits 

(including potential economic, 

environmental, public health and safety 

effects, distributive impacts and equity). 

Executive Order 13563 emphasizes the