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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 all current and 

projected rulemakings, 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 activity. DHS 

expects that this information will enable 

the public to be more aware of, and 

effectively participate in, the 

Department’s regulatory 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, U.S. 

Department of Homeland Security, 

Office of the General Counsel, 245 

Murray Lane, Mail Stop 0485, 

Washington, DC 20528–0485. 

Specific 

Please direct specific comments and 

inquiries on individual regulatory 

actions identified in this agenda to the 

individual listed in the summary of the 

regulation as the point of contact for 

that regulation. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DHS 

provides this notice pursuant to the 

requirements of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act (Pub. L. 96–354, Sep. 19, 

1980) and Executive Order 12866 

‘‘Regulatory Planning and Review’’ 

(Sep. 30, 1993) as incorporated in 

Executive Order 13563 ‘‘Improving 

Regulation & Regulatory Review’’ (Jan. 

18, 2011), which require the Department 

to publish a semiannual agenda of 

regulations. The regulatory agenda is a 

summary of all current and projected 

rulemakings, as well as actions 

completed since the publication of the 

last regulatory agenda for the 

Department. DHS’s last semiannual 

regulatory agenda was published on 

June 13, 2014, at 79 FR 34068. 

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. 

As part of the Unified Agenda, 

Federal agencies are also required to 

prepare a Regulatory Plan of the most 

important significant regulatory actions 

that the agency reasonably expects to 

issue in proposed or final form in that 

fiscal year. As in past years, for fall 

editions of the Unified Agenda, the 

entire Regulatory Plan and agency 

regulatory flexibility agendas, in 

accordance with the publication 

requirements of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act, are printed in the 

Federal Register. 

The Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 

U.S.C. 602) requires Federal agencies to 

publish their regulatory flexibility 

agenda 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. 

Dated: September 18, 2014. 

Christina E. McDonald, 

Associate General Counsel for Regulatory 

Affairs. 

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY—FINAL RULE STAGE

Sequence No. Title Regulation 

Identifier No. 

330 .................... Ammonium Nitrate Security Program (Reg Plan Seq No. 68) ....................................................................... 1601–AA52 

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

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY—LONG-TERM ACTIONS

Sequence No. Title Regulation 

Identifier No. 

331 .................... Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) ..................................................................................... 1601–AA69 

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

Sequence No. Title Regulation 

Identifier No. 

332 .................... Administrative Appeals Office: Procedural Reforms to Improve Efficiency (Reg Plan Seq No. 72) ............. 1615–AB98 

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

U.S. COAST GUARD—PROPOSED RULE STAGE

Sequence No. Title Regulation 

Identifier No. 

333 .................... Numbering of Undocumented Barges ............................................................................................................. 1625–AA14 

334 .................... Updates to Maritime Security ........................................................................................................................... 1625–AB38 


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U.S. COAST GUARD—FINAL RULE STAGE

Sequence No. Title Regulation 

Identifier No. 

335 .................... Vessel Requirements for Notices of Arrival and Departure, and Automatic Identification System (Reg Plan 

Seq No. 78).

1625–AA99 

336 .................... Inspection of Towing Vessels (Reg Plan Seq No. 79) ................................................................................... 1625–AB06 

337 .................... Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC); Card Reader Requirements (Reg Plan Seq No. 

80).

1625–AB21 

338 .................... MARPOL Annex 1 Update ............................................................................................................................... 1625–AB57 

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

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

U.S. COAST GUARD—LONG-TERM ACTIONS

Sequence No. Title Regulation 

Identifier No. 

340 .................... Outer Continental Shelf Activities .................................................................................................................... 1625–AA18 

U.S. COAST GUARD—COMPLETED ACTIONS

Sequence No. Title Regulation 

Identifier No. 

341 .................... Lifesaving Devices: Uninspected Vessels, Commercial Barges, and Sailing Vessels (Completion of a 

Section 610 Review).

1625–AB83 

U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION—FINAL RULE STAGE

Sequence No. Title Regulation 

Identifier No. 

342 .................... Implementation of the Guam-CNMI Visa Waiver Program (Section 610 Review) (Reg Plan Seq No. 84) 1651–AA77 

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

U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION—LONG-TERM ACTIONS

Sequence No. Title Regulation 

Identifier No. 

343 .................... Importer Security Filing and Additional Carrier Requirements (Section 610 Review) ................................... 1651–AA70 

TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION—PROPOSED RULE STAGE

Sequence No. Title Regulation 

Identifier No. 

344 .................... Security Training for Surface Mode Employees (Reg Plan Seq No. 86) ....................................................... 1652–AA55 

345 .................... Standardized Vetting, Adjudication, and Redress Services (Reg Plan Seq No. 87) ..................................... 1652–AA61 

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

TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION—LONG-TERM ACTIONS

Sequence No. Title Regulation 

Identifier No. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY (DHS) 

Office of the Secretary (OS) 

Final Rule Stage 

330. Ammonium Nitrate Security 

Program 

Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. 

No. 68 in part II of this issue of the 

Federal Register. 

RIN: 1601–AA52 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY (DHS) 

Office of the Secretary (OS) 

Long-Term Actions 

331. Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism 

Standards (CFATS) 

Legal Authority: sec 550 of the 

Department of Homeland Security 

Appropriations Act of 2007 Pub. L. 109– 

295, as amended. 

Abstract: Earlier this year the 

Department of Homeland Security 

(DHS) invited public comment on an 

advance notice of proposed rulemaking 

(ANPRM) for potential revisions to the 

Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism 

Standards (CFATS) regulations. DHS 

believes this ANPRM provides 

expanded opportunities for DHS to hear 

and consider the views of interested 

members of the public on their 

recommendations for possible program 

changes. 

Timetable: 

Action Date FR Cite 

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

ANPRM Comment 

Period End.

10/17/14 

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

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis 

Required: Yes. 

Agency Contact: Jon MacLaren, Chief, 

Rulemaking Section, Department of 

Homeland Security, National Protection 

and Programs Directorate, Infrastructure 

Security Compliance Division (NPPD/

ISCD), 245 Murray Lane, Mail Stop 

0610, Arlington, VA 20598–0610, 

Phone: 703 235–5263, Fax: 703 603– 

4712, Email: jon.m.maclaren@

hq.dhs.gov. 

RIN: 1601–AA69 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY (DHS) 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services (USCIS) 

Proposed Rule Stage 

332. Administrative Appeals Office: 

Procedural Reforms to Improve 

Efficiency 

Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. 

No. 72 in part II of this issue of the 

Federal Register. 

RIN: 1615–AB98 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY (DHS) 

U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) 

333. Numbering of Undocumented 

Barges 

Legal Authority: 46 U.S.C. 12301. 

Abstract: Title 46 U.S.C. 12301, as 

amended by the Abandoned Barge Act 

of 1992, requires that all undocumented 

barges of more than 100 gross tons 

operating on the navigable waters of the 

United States be numbered. This 

rulemaking would establish a 

numbering system and user fees for an 

original or renewed Certificate of 

Number for these barges. The 

numbering of undocumented barges 

allows the Coast Guard to identify the 

owners of abandoned barges. This 

rulemaking supports the Coast Guard’s 

broad role and responsibility of 

protecting natural resources. 

Timetable: 

Action Date FR Cite 

Request for Comments.10/18/94 59 FR 52646 

Comment Period 

End.

01/17/95 

ANPRM ............... 07/06/98 63 FR 36384 

ANPRM Comment 

Period End.

11/03/98 

NPRM .................. 01/11/01 66 FR 2385 

NPRM Comment 

Period End.

04/11/01 

NPRM Reopening 

of Comment 

Period.

08/12/04 69 FR 49844 

NPRM Reopening 

Comment Period End.

11/10/04 

Supplemental 

NPRM.

04/00/15 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis 

Required: Yes. 

Agency Contact: Denise Harmon, 

Project Manager, Department of 

Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, 

National Vessel Documentation Center, 

792 T.J. Jackson Drive, Falling Waters, 

WV 25419, Phone: 304 271–2506, Email: 

denise.e.harmon@uscg.mil. 

RIN: 1625–AA14 

334. Updates to Maritime Security 

Legal Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1226; 33 

U.S.C. 1231; 46 U.S.C. 701; 50 U.S.C. 

191 and 192; EO 12656; 3 CFR 1988 

Comp p 585; 33 CFR 1.05–1; 33 CFR 

6.04–11; 33 CFR 6.14; 33 CFR 6.16; 33 

CFR 6.19; DHS Delegation No 0170.1. 

Abstract: The Coast Guard proposes 

certain additions, changes, and 

amendments to 33 CFR, subchapter H. 

Subchapter H is comprised of parts 101 

through 106. Subchapter H implements 

the major provisions of the Maritime 

Transportation Security Act of 2002 

(MTSA). This rulemaking is the first 

major revision to subchapter H. The 

proposed changes would further the 

goals of domestic compliance and 

international cooperation by 

incorporating requirements from 

legislation implemented since the 

original publication of these regulations, 

such as the Security and Accountability 

for Every (SAFE) Port Act of 2006, and 

including international standards such 

as Standards of Training, Certification & 

Watchkeeping security training. This 

rulemaking has international interest 

because of the close relationship 

between subchapter H and the 

International Ship and Port Security 

Code (ISPS). 

Timetable: 

Action Date FR Cite 

NPRM .................. 01/00/15 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis 

Required: Yes. 

Agency Contact: LCDR Kevin 

McDonald, Project Manager, Department 

of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast 

Guard, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr Ave, 

SE., Commandant (CG–FAC–2), STOP 

7501, Washington, DC 20593–7501, 

Phone: 202 372–1168, Email: 

kevin.j.mcdonald@uscg.mil. 

RIN: 1625–AB38 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY (DHS) 

U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) 

Final Rule Stage 

335. Vessel Requirements for Notices of 

Arrival and Departure, and Automatic 

Identification System 

Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. 

No. 78 in part II of this issue of the 

Federal Register. 

RIN: 1625–AA99 


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336. Inspection of Towing Vessels 

Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. 

No. 79 in part II of this issue of the 

Federal Register. 

RIN: 1625–AB06 

337. Transportation Worker 

Identification Credential (TWIC); Card 

Reader Requirements 

Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. 

No. 80 in part II of this issue of the 

Federal Register. 

RIN: 1625–AB21 

338. Marpol Annex 1 Update 

Legal Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1902; 46 

U.S.C. 3306 

Abstract: In this rulemaking, the Coast 

Guard would amend the regulations in 

subchapter O (Pollution) of title 33 of 

the CFR, including regulations on 

vessels carrying oil, oil pollution 

prevention, oil transfer operations, and 

rules for marine environmental 

protection regarding oil tank vessels, to 

reflect changes to international oil 

pollution standards adopted since 2004. 

Additionally, this regulation would 

update shipping regulations in title 46 

to require Material Safety Data Sheets, 

in accordance with international 

agreements, to protect the safety of 

mariners at sea. 

Timetable: 

Action Date FR Cite 

NPRM .................. 04/09/12 77 FR 21360 

NPRM Comment 

Period End.

07/26/12 

Comment Period 

Extended.

09/07/12 77 FR 43741 

Final Rule ............ 12/00/14 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis 

Required: Yes. 

Agency Contact: LCDR William 

Nabach, Project Manager, Office of 

Design & Engineering Standards, CG– 

OES–2, Department of Homeland 

Security, U.S. Coast Guard, 2703 Martin 

Luther King Jr. Avenue SE., STOP 7509, 

Washington, DC 20593–7509, Phone: 

202 372–1386, Email: 

william.a.nabach@uscg.mil. 

RIN: 1625–AB57 

339. Commercial Fishing Vessels— 

Implementation of 2010 and 2012 

Legislation 

Legal Authority: Pub. L. 111–281; title 

VI (Marine Safety) 

Abstract: The Coast Guard is 

implementing those requirements of 

2010 and 2012 legislation that pertain to 

uninspected commercial fishing 

industry vessels and that took effect 

upon enactment of the legislation but 

that, to be implemented, require 

amendments to Coast Guard regulations 

affecting those vessels. The applicability 

of the regulations is being changed, and 

new requirements are being added to 

safety training, equipment, vessel 

examinations, vessel safety standards, 

the documentation of maintenance, and 

the termination of unsafe operations. 

This rulemaking promotes the Coast 

Guard maritime safety mission. 

Timetable: 

Action Date FR Cite 

Interim Final Rule 05/00/15 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis 

Required: Yes. 

Agency Contact: Jack Kemerer, Project 

Manager, CG–CVC–43, Department of 

Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, 

2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE., 

STOP 7501, Washington, DC 20593– 

7501, Phone: 202 372–1249, Email: 

jack.a.kemerer@uscg.mil. 

RIN: 1625–AB85 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY (DHS) 

U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) 

Long-Term Actions 

340. Outer Continental Shelf Activities 

Legal Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1333(d)(1); 

43 U.S.C. 1348(c); 43 U.S.C. 1356; DHS 

Delegation No 0170.1 

Abstract: The Coast Guard is the lead 

Federal agency for workplace safety and 

health on facilities and vessels engaged 

in the exploration for, or development, 

or production of, minerals on the Outer 

Continental Shelf (OCS), other than for 

matters generally related to drilling and 

production that are regulated by the 

Bureau of Safety and Environmental 

Enforcement (BSEE). This project would 

revise the regulations on OCS activities 

by: (1) Adding new requirements, for 

OCS units for lifesaving, fire protection, 

training, and helidecks; (2) providing for 

USCG acceptance and approval of 

specified classification society plan 

reviews, inspections, audits, and 

surveys; and (3) requiring foreign 

vessels engaged in OCS activities to 

comply with rules similar to those 

imposed on U.S. vessels similarly 

engaged. This project would affect the 

owners and operators of facilities and 

vessels engaged in offshore activities. 

Timetable: 

Action Date FR Cite 

Request for Comments.06/27/95 60 FR 33185 

Action Date FR Cite 

Comment Period 

End.

09/25/95 

NPRM .................. 12/07/99 64 FR 68416 

NPRM Correction 02/22/00 65 FR 8671 

NPRM Comment 

Period Extended.

03/16/00 65 FR 14226 

NPRM Comment 

Period Extended.

06/30/00 65 FR 40559 

NPRM Comment 

Period End.

11/30/00 

Supplemental 

NPRM.

To Be Determined 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis 

Required: Yes. 

Agency Contact: Charles Rawson, 

Project Manager, Department of 

Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, 

Commandant (CG–ENG–2), 2703 Martin 

Luther King Jr Avenue SE., STOP 7509, 

Washington, DC 20593–7509, Phone: 

202 372–1390, Email: charles.e.rawson@

uscg.mil. 

RIN: 1625–AA18 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY (DHS) 

U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) 

Completed Actions 

341. Lifesaving Devices: Uninspected 

Vessels, Commercial Barges, and 

Sailing Vessels (Completion of a Section 

610 Review) 

Legal Authority: 46 U.S.C. 2103; 46 

U.S.C. 4102; Department of Homeland 

Security Delegation No 0170.1(92)(a), 

(92)(b) 

Abstract: The Coast Guard is aligning 

its regulations with the 2010 Coast 

Guard Authorization Act. Before 2010, 

uninspected commercial barges and 

uninspected commercial sailing vessels 

fell outside the scope of a statute 

requiring the regulation of lifesaving 

devices on uninspected vessels. 

Lifesaving devices were required on 

these vessels only if they carried 

passengers for hire. The 2010 Act 

brought these vessels within the scope 

of the statutory requirement to carry 

lifesaving devices even if they carry no 

passengers. The Coast Guard is 

requiring the use of wearable personal 

flotation devices for individuals on 

board uninspected commercial barges 

and sailing vessels, and amending 

several regulatory tables to reflect that 

requirement. This rulemaking promotes 

the Coast Guard’s maritime safety 

mission. 

Timetable: 


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Action Date FR Cite 

NPRM .................. 07/17/13 78 FR 42739 

NPRM Comment 

Period End.

10/15/13 

Final Rule ............ 09/10/14 79 FR 53621 

Final Rule Effective.10/10/14 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis 

Required: No. 

Agency Contact: Martin L. Jackson, 

Project Manager, Department of 

Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, 

Commandant (CG–ENG–4), 2703 Martin 

Luther King Jr. Avenue SE., STOP 7509, 

Washington, DC 20593–7509, Phone: 

202 372–1391, Email: martin.l.jackson@

uscg.mil. 

RIN: 1625–AB83 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY (DHS) 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

(USCBP) 

Final Rule Stage 

342. Implementation of the Guam– 

CNMI Visa Waiver Program (Section 

610 Review) 

Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. 

No. 84 in part II of this issue of the 

Federal Register. 

RIN: 1651–AA77 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY (DHS) 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

(USCBP) 

Long-Term Actions 

343. Importer Security Filing And 

Additional Carrier Requirements 

(Section 610 Review) 

Legal Authority: Pub. L. 109–347, sec 

203; 5 U.S.C. 301; 19 U.S.C. 66; 19 

U.S.C. 1431; 19 U.S.C. 1433 to 1434; 19 

U.S.C. 1624; 19 U.S.C. 2071 (note); 46 

U.S.C. 60105 

Abstract: This final rule implements 

the provisions of section 203 of the 

Security and Accountability for Every 

Port Act of 2006. On November 25, 

2008, CBP published an interim final 

rule (CBP Dec. 08–46) in the Federal 

Register (73 FR 71730), that finalized 

most of the provisions proposed in the 

NPRM. The interim final rule did not 

finalize six data elements that were 

identified as areas of potential concern 

for industry during the rulemaking 

process and, for which, CBP provided 

some type of flexibility for compliance 

with those data elements. CBP solicited 

public comment on these six data 

elements, is conducting a structured 

review, and also invited comments on 

the revised Regulatory Assessment and 

Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis. 

[See 73 FR 71782–85 for regulatory text 

and 73 CFR 71733–34 for general 

discussion.] The remaining 

requirements of the rule were adopted 

as final. CBP plans to issue a final rule 

after CBP completes a structured review 

of the flexibilities and analyzes the 

comments. 

Timetable: 

Action Date FR Cite 

NPRM .................. 01/02/08 73 FR 90 

NPRM Comment 

Period End.

03/03/08 

NPRM Comment 

Period Extended.

02/01/08 73 FR 6061 

NPRM Comment 

Period End.

03/18/08 

Interim Final Rule 11/25/08 73 FR 71730 

Interim Final Rule 

Effective.

01/26/09 

Interim Final Rule 

Comment Period End.

06/01/09 

Correction ............ 07/14/09 74 FR 33920 

Correction ............ 12/24/09 74 FR 68376 

Final Action ......... 02/00/16 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis 

Required: Yes. 

Agency Contact: Craig Clark, Program 

Manager, Vessel Manifest & Importer 

Security Filing, Office of Cargo and 

Conveyance Security, Department of 

Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and 

Border Protection, 1300 Pennsylvania 

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20229, 

Phone: 202 344–3052, Email: 

craig.clark@cbp.dhs.gov. 

RIN: 1651–AA70 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY (DHS) 

Transportation Security Administration 

(TSA) 

Proposed Rule Stage 

344. Security Training for Surface 

Mode Employees 

Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. 

No. 86 in part II of this issue of the 

Federal Register. 

RIN: 1652–AA55 

345. Standardized Vetting, 

Adjudication, and Redress Services 

Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. 

No. 87 in part II of this issue of the 

Federal Register. 

RIN: 1652–AA61 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY (DHS) 

Transportation Security Administration 

(TSA) 

Long-Term Actions 

346. General Aviation Security and 

Other Aircraft Operator Security 

Legal Authority: 6 U.S.C. 469; 18 

U.S.C. 842; 18 U.S.C. 845; 46 U.S.C. 

70102 to 70106; 46 U.S.C. 70117; 49 

U.S.C. 114; 49 U.S.C. 114(f)(3); 49 U.S.C. 

5103; 49 U.S.C. 5103a; 49 U.S.C. 40113; 

49 U.S.C. 44901 to 44907; 49 U.S.C. 

44913 to 44914; 49 U.S.C. 44916 to 

44918; 49 U.S.C. 44932; 49 U.S.C. 44935 

to 44936; 49 U.S.C. 44942; 49 U.S.C. 

46105 

Abstract: On October 30, 2008, the 

Transportation Security Administration 

(TSA) issued a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM), proposing to 

amend current aviation transportation 

security regulations to enhance the 

security of general aviation by 

expanding the scope of current 

requirements, and by adding new 

requirements for certain large aircraft 

operators and airports serving those 

aircraft. TSA also proposed that all 

aircraft operations, including corporate 

and private charter operations, with 

aircraft having a maximum certificated 

takeoff weight (MTOW) above 12,500 

pounds (large aircraft) be required to 

adopt a large aircraft security program. 

TSA also proposed to require certain 

airports that serve large aircraft to adopt 

security programs. After considering 

comments received on the NPRM and 

sponsoring public meetings with 

stakeholders, TSA decided to revise the 

original proposal to tailor security 

requirements to the general aviation 

industry. TSA is preparing a 

supplemental NPRM (SNPRM), which 

will include a comment period for 

public comments. TSA is considering 

the following proposed provisions in 

the SNPRM: (1) security measures for 

foreign aircraft operators commensurate 

with measures for U.S. operators, (2) the 

type of aircraft subject to TSA 

regulation, (3) compliance oversight, (4) 

watch list matching of passengers, (5) 

scope of the background check 

requirements and the procedures used 

to implement the requirement, and (6) 

other issues. 

Timetable: 

Action Date FR Cite 

NPRM .................. 10/30/08 73 FR 64790 

NPRM Comment 

Period End.

12/29/08 

Notice—NPRM 

Comment Period Extended.

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Action Date FR Cite 

NPRM Extended 

Comment Period End.

02/27/09 

Notice—Public 

Meetings; Requests for Comments.

12/18/08 73 FR 77045 

Supplemental 

NPRM.

To Be Determined 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis 

Required: Yes. 

Agency Contact: Kevin Knott, 

Manager, Industry Engagement 

Branch—Aviation Division, Department 

of Homeland Security, Transportation 

Security Administration, 601 South 

12th Street, Arlington, VA 22304, 

Phone: 571 227–4370, Email: 

kevin.knott@dhs.gov. 

Monica Grasso Ph.D., Manager, 

Economic Analysis Branch–Cross Modal 

Division, Department of Homeland 

Security, Transportation Security 

Administration, Office of Security 

Policy and Industry Engagement, 601 

South 12th Street, Arlington, VA 20598– 

6028, Phone: 571 227–3329, Email: 

monica.grasso@tsa.dhs.gov. 

Denise Daniels, Attorney–Advisor, 

Regulations and Security Standards, 

Department of Homeland Security, 

Transportation Security Administration, 

Office of the Chief Counsel, 601 South 

12th Street, Arlington, VA 20598–6002, 

Phone: 571 227–3443, Fax: 571 227– 

1381, Email: denise.daniels@

tsa.dhs.gov. 

RIN: 1652–AA53 

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