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. 82, No. 203 

Monday, October 23, 2017 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

9 CFR Parts 1 and 2 

[Docket No. APHIS–2017–0062] 

RIN 0579–AE35 

Animal Welfare; Procedures for 

Applying for Licenses and Renewals 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Advance notice of proposed 

rulemaking; extension of comment 

period. 

SUMMARY: We are extending the 

comment period for our advance notice 

of proposed rulemaking regarding 

potential revisions to the licensing 

requirements under our Animal Welfare 

Act regulations. This action will allow 

interested persons additional time to 

prepare and submit comments. 

DATES: The comment period for the 

advanced notice of proposed 

rulemaking published on August 24, 

2017 (82 FR 40077), is extended. We 

will consider all comments that we 

receive on or before November 2, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/ 

#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2017-0062. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2017–0062, Regulatory Analysis 

and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 

3A–03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, 

Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. 

Supporting documents and any 

comments we receive on this docket 

may be viewed at http://

www.regulations.gov/ 

#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2017-0062 or 

in our reading room, which is located in 

room 1141 of the USDA South Building, 

14th Street and Independence Avenue 

SW., Washington, DC. Normal reading 

room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except 

holidays. To be sure someone is there to 

help you, please call (202) 799–7039 

before coming. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Kay Carter-Corker, Director, National 

Policy Staff, Animal Care, APHIS, 

USDA, 4700 River Road Unit 84, 

Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851–3748. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 

24, 2017, we published in the Federal 

Register (82 FR 40077–40078, Docket 

No. APHIS–2017–0062) an advance 

notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) 

on potential revisions to the licensing 

requirements under our Animal Welfare 

Act regulations. The revisions under 

consideration would promote 

compliance with the Act, reduce 

licensing fees, and strengthen existing 

safeguards that prevent any individual 

whose license has been suspended or 

revoked, or who has a history of 

noncompliance, from obtaining a 

license or working with regulated 

animals. 

Comments on the ANPR were 

required to be received on or before 

October 23, 2017. We are extending the 

comment period on Docket No. APHIS– 

2017–0062 for an additional 10 days. 

This action will allow interested 

persons additional time to prepare and 

submit comments. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 2131–2159; 7 CFR 

2.22, 2.80, and 371.7. 

Done in Washington, DC, this 18th day of 

October 2017. 

Michael C. Gregoire, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2017–22940 Filed 10–20–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

32 CFR Part 199 

[Docket ID: DOD–2017–HA–0060] 

Defense Health Agency (DHA); 

Subgroup to the DoD Regulatory 

Reform Task Force, Review of the 

Existing TRICARE Regulation 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistance 

Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, 

Department of Defense. 

ACTION: Request for comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with Executive 

Order 13777, ‘‘Enforcing the Regulatory 

Reform Agenda,’’ the DHA Subgroup to 

the DoD Regulatory Reform Task Force 

is seeking input on the sections of the 

existing TRICARE regulation that may 

be appropriate for repeal, replacement, 

or modification. See the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section in this document 

for additional guidance. 

DATES: Interested parties should submit 

written comments to the address shown 

in this document on or before January 

22, 2018, to be considered. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments 

identified by ‘‘DOD–2017–HA–0060’’ 

using any of the following methods: 

• Regulations.gov: http://

www.regulations.gov. Submit comments 

via the Federal eRulemaking portal by 

entering ‘‘DOD–2017–HA–0060’’ under 

the heading ‘‘Enter keyword or ID’’ and 

selecting ‘‘Search.’’ Select the link 

‘‘Submit a Comment’’ that corresponds 

with ‘‘DOD–2017–HA–0060.’’ Follow 

the instructions provided at the ‘‘Submit 

a Comment’’ screen. 

• Mail: Department of Defense, Office 

of the Deputy Chief Management 

Officer, Directorate of Oversight and 

Compliance, 4800 Mark Center Drive, 

Mailbox #24, Suite 08D09B, Alexandria, 

VA 22350–1700. 

Comments received generally will be 

posted without change to http://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. To 

confirm receipt of your comment(s), 

please check http://

www.regulations.gov, approximately 

three days after submission to verify 

posting (allow 30 days for posting of 

comments submitted by mail). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Matthew Minnier, telephone 703–275– 

6304. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

February 24, 2017, the President signed 

Executive Order (E.O.) 13777, 

‘‘Enforcing the Regulatory Reform 

Agenda,’’ which established a Federal 

policy ‘‘to alleviate unnecessary 

regulatory burdens’’ on the American 

people. 

Section 3(a) of the E.O. directs Federal 

agencies to establish a Regulatory 

Reform Task Force (Task Force). One of 

the duties of the Task Force is to 

evaluate existing regulations and ‘‘make 

recommendations to the agency head 

regarding their repeal, replacement, or 


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modification.’’ The E.O. further asks 

that each Task Force ‘‘attempt to 

identify regulations that: 

(i) Eliminate jobs, or inhibit job 

creation; (ii) are outdated, unnecessary, 

or ineffective; (iii) impose costs that 

exceed benefits; (iv) create a serious 

inconsistency or otherwise interfere 

with regulatory reform initiatives and 

policies; (v) are inconsistent with the 

requirements of section 515 of the 

Treasury and General Government 

Appropriation Act, 2001 (44 U.S.C. 3516 

note), or the guidance issued pursuant 

to that provision in particular those 

regulations that rely in whole or in part 

on data, information, or methods that 

are not publicly available or that are 

insufficiently transparent to meet the 

standard of reproducibility; or (vi) 

derive from or implement Executive 

Orders or other Presidential directives 

that have been subsequently rescinded 

or substantially modified.’’ 

Section 3(e) of the E.O. 13777 calls on 

the Task Force to ‘‘seek input and other 

assistance, as permitted by law, from 

entities significantly affected by Federal 

regulations, including State, local, and 

tribal governments, small businesses, 

consumers, non-governmental 

organizations, trade associations’’ on 

regulations that meet some or all of the 

criteria as described in this notice. 

Through this request for comments, 

DHA is soliciting such input from the 

public to inform evaluation of the 

sections of the TRICARE regulation at 

32 CFR part 199 by the Task Force’s 

DHA Subgroup. Although DHA will not 

respond to each individual comment, 

DHA may follow-up with respondents 

to clarify comments. DHA values public 

feedback and will consider all input that 

it receives. 

Dated: October 17, 2017. 

Aaron Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2017–22877 Filed 10–20–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

32 CFR Chapters I, V, VI, and VII 

[Docket ID: DOD–2017–OS–0059] 

DoD Regulatory Reform Task Force, 

Review of Existing DoD Regulations 

AGENCY: Department of Defense. 

ACTION: Request for comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with Executive 

Order 13777, ‘‘Enforcing the Regulatory 

Reform Agenda,’’ the primary DoD 

Regulatory Reform Task Force is seeking 

input on existing DoD regulations that 

may be appropriate for repeal, 

replacement, or modification. See the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section in 

this notice for additional guidance. 

DATES: Interested parties should submit 

written comments to the address shown 

in this document on or before January 

22, 2018, to be considered. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments 

identified by ‘‘DOD–2017–OS–0059’’ 

using any of the following methods: 

• Regulations.gov: http://

www.regulations.gov. Submit comments 

via the Federal eRulemaking portal by 

entering ‘‘DOD–2017–OS–0059’’ under 

the heading ‘‘Enter keyword or ID’’ and 

selecting ‘‘Search.’’ Select the link 

‘‘Submit a Comment’’ that corresponds 

with ‘‘DOD–2017–OS–0059.’’ Follow 

the instructions provided at the ‘‘Submit 

a Comment’’ screen. 

• Mail: Department of Defense, Office 

of the Deputy Chief Management 

Officer, Directorate of Oversight and 

Compliance, 4800 Mark Center Drive, 

Mailbox #24, Suite 08D09B, Alexandria, 

VA 22350–1700. 

Comments received generally will be 

posted without change to http://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. To 

confirm receipt of your comment(s), 

please check www.regulations.gov, 

approximately three days after 

submission to verify posting (allow 30 

days for posting of comments submitted 

by mail). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Patricia Toppings, telephone 571–372– 

0485; or Ms. Morgan Park, telephone 

571–372–0489. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

February 24, 2017, the President signed 

Executive Order (E.O.) 13777, 

‘‘Enforcing the Regulatory Reform 

Agenda,’’ which established a Federal 

policy ‘‘to alleviate unnecessary 

regulatory burdens’’ on the American 

people. 

Section 3(a) of the E.O. directs Federal 

agencies to establish a Regulatory 

Reform Task Force (Task Force). One of 

the duties of the Task Force is to 

evaluate existing regulations and ‘‘make 

recommendations to the agency head 

regarding their repeal, replacement, or 

modification.’’ The E.O. further asks 

that each Task Force ‘‘attempt to 

identify regulations that: 

(i) Eliminate jobs, or inhibit job 

creation; (ii) are outdated, unnecessary, 

or ineffective; (iii) impose costs that 

exceed benefits; (iv) create a serious 

inconsistency or otherwise interfere 

with regulatory reform initiatives and 

policies; (v) are inconsistent with the 

requirements of section 515 of the 

Treasury and General Government 

Appropriation Act, 2001 (44 U.S.C. 3516 

note), or the guidance issued pursuant 

to that provision in particular those 

regulations that rely in whole or in part 

on data, information, or methods that 

are not publicly available or that are 

insufficiently transparent to meet the 

standard of reproducibility; or (vi) 

derive from or implement Executive 

Orders or other Presidential directives 

that have been subsequently rescinded 

or substantially modified.’’ 

Section 3(e) of the E.O. 13777 calls on 

the Task Force to ‘‘seek input and other 

assistance, as permitted by law, from 

entities significantly affected by Federal 

regulations, including State, local, and 

tribal governments, small businesses, 

consumers, non-governmental 

organizations, trade associations’’ on 

regulations that meet some or all of the 

criteria as described in this document. 

Through this request for comments, DoD 

is soliciting such input from the public 

to inform evaluation of its existing 

regulations by the primary DoD 

Regulatory Reform Task Force. Please 

do not provide comments in response to 

this document on the Defense Federal 

Acquisition Regulation Supplement, the 

Army Corps of Engineers regulations, or 

the Defense Health Agency TRICARE 

regulation as separate documents have 

been published to solicit comments on 

the regulations being reviewed by the 

DoD Regulatory Reform Task Force 

Subgroups. Although DoD will not 

respond to each individual comment, 

DoD may follow-up with respondents to 

clarify comments. DoD values public 

feedback and will consider all input that 

it receives. 

Dated: October 17, 2017. 

Aaron Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2017–22878 Filed 10–20–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 117 

[Docket No. USCG–2017–0060] 

RIN 1625–AA09 

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; 

Banana River, Indian Harbour Beach, 

FL 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 


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