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July 30, 2021

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Homeland Security Department

Abstract

This regulatory agenda is a semiannual summary of projected regulations, 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 and deregulatory activity. DHS expects that this information will enable the public to be more aware of, and effectively participate in, the Department's regulatory and deregulatory activity. DHS invites the public to submit comments on any aspect of this agenda.

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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 144 (Friday, July 30, 2021)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-14871]

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Vol. 86

Friday,

No. 144

July 30, 2021

Part IX

Department of Homeland Security

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Semiannual Regulatory Agenda

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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.

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SUMMARY: This regulatory agenda is a semiannual summary of projected
regulations, 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 and
deregulatory activity. DHS expects that this information will enable
the public to be more aware of, and effectively participate in, the
Department's regulatory and deregulatory 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, Office of the General Counsel, U.S.
Department of Homeland Security, 2707 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE,
Mail Stop 0485, Washington, DC 20528-0485.

Specific

Please direct specific comments and inquiries on individual actions
identified in this agenda to the individual listed in the summary
portion as the point of contact for that action.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DHS provides this notice pursuant to the
requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (Pub. L. 96-354, Sept.
19, 1980) and Executive Order 12866 ``Regulatory Planning and Review''
(Sept. 30, 1993) as incorporated in Executive Order 13563 ``Improving
Regulation and Regulatory Review'' (Jan. 18, 2011), which require the
Department to publish a semiannual agenda of regulations. The
regulatory agenda is a summary of existing and projected regulations as
well as actions completed since the publication of the last regulatory
agenda for the Department. DHS's last semiannual regulatory agenda was
published online on December 9, 2020, at <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaMain">http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaMain</a>.
Beginning in fall 2007, the internet became the basic means for
disseminating the Unified Agenda. The complete Unified Agenda is
available online at <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov">www.reginfo.gov</a>.
The Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 602) requires Federal
agencies to publish their regulatory flexibility agendas 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: March 17, 2021.
Christina E. McDonald,
Associate General Counsel for Regulatory Affairs.

Office of the Secretary--Final Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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121....................... Homeland Security 1601-AA76
Acquisition Regulation:
Safeguarding of
Controlled Unclassified
Sensitive Information
(HSAR Case 2015-001).
122....................... Homeland Security 1601-AA78
Acquisition Regulation:
Information Technology
Security Awareness
Training (HSAR Case 2015-
002).
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Office of the Secretary--Long-Term Actions
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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123....................... Homeland Security 1601-AA72
Acquisition Regulation,
Enhancement of
Whistleblower Protections
for Contractor Employees.
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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services--Proposed Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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124....................... U.S. Citizenship and 1615-AC68
Immigration Services Fee
Schedule.
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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services--Long-Term Actions
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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125....................... Requirements for Filing 1615-AB98
Motions and
Administrative Appeals.
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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services--Completed Actions
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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126....................... Removal of International 1615-AC04
Entrepreneur Parole
Program.
127....................... Collection and Use of 1615-AC14
Biometrics by U.S.
Citizenship and
Immigration Services.
128....................... U.S. Citizenship and 1615-AC18
Immigration Services Fee
Schedule and Changes to
Certain Other Immigration
Benefit Request
Requirements.
129....................... Employment Authorization 1615-AC40
for Certain Classes of
Noncitizens With Final
Orders of Removal.
130....................... Short-Term Extension for E- 1615-AC51
Verify Employers in the H-
2A Program.
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U.S. Coast Guard--Proposed Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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131....................... Lifejacket Approval 1625-AC62
Harmonization.
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U.S. Coast Guard--Final Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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132....................... Financial Responsibility-- 1625-AC39
Vessels; Superseded
Pollution Funds (USCG-
2017-0788).
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U.S. Coast Guard--Long-Term Actions
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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133....................... Claims Procedures Under 1625-AA03
the Oil Pollution Act of
1990 (USCG-2004-17697).
134....................... Commercial Fishing 1625-AB85
Vessels--Implementation
of 2010 and 2012
Legislation.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection--Long-Term Actions
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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135....................... Importer Security Filing 1651-AA70
and Additional Carrier
Requirements (Section 610
Review).
136....................... Implementation of the Guam- 1651-AA77
CNMI Visa Waiver Program
(Section 610 Review).
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement--Proposed Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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137....................... Visa Security Program Fee. 1653-AA77
138....................... Establishing a Fixed Time 1653-AA78
Period of Admission and
an Extension of Stay
Procedure for
Nonimmigrant Academic
Students, Exchange
Visitors, and
Representatives of
Foreign Information Media.
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement--Completed Actions
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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139....................... Adjusting Program Fees for 1653-AA81
the Student and Exchange
Visitor Program.
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Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency--Proposed Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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140....................... Ammonium Nitrate Security 1670-AA00
Program.
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Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency--Long-Term Actions
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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141....................... Chemical Facility Anti- 1670-AA01
Terrorism Standards
(CFATS).
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS)

Office of the Secretary (OS)

Final Rule Stage

121. Homeland Security Acquisition Regulation: Safeguarding of
Controlled Unclassified Sensitive Information (HSAR Case 2015-001)

Legal Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301 to 302; 41 U.S.C. 1302, 1303 and 1707
Abstract: This Homeland Security Acquisition Regulation (HSAR) rule
would implement security and privacy measures to ensure Controlled
Unclassified Information (CUI), such as Personally Identifiable
Information (PII), is adequately safeguarded by DHS contractors.
Specifically, the rule would define key terms, outline security
requirements and inspection provisions for contractor information
technology (IT) systems that store, process or transmit CUI, institute
incident notification and response procedures, and identify post-
incident credit monitoring requirements.
Timetable:

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Shaundra Ford, Procurement Analyst, Department of
Homeland Security, Office of the Chief Procurement Officer, Acquisition
Policy and Legislation, 245 Murray Lane SW, Washington, DC 20528,
Phone: 202 447-0056, Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#94e7fcf5e1faf0e6f5baf2fbe6f0d4fce5baf0fce7baf3fbe2">[email&#160;protected]</a>.
Nancy Harvey, Policy Analyst, Department of Homeland Security,
Office of the Chief Procurement Officer, Room 3636-15, 301 7th Street
SW, Washington, DC 20528, Phone: 202 447-0956, Email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d5bbb4bbb6acfbbdb4a7a3b0ac95bda4fbb1bda6fbb2baa3">[email&#160;protected]</a>.
RIN: 1601-AA76

122. Homeland Security Acquisition Regulation: Information Technology
Security Awareness Training (HSAR Case 2015-002)

Legal Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301 and 302; 41 U.S.C. 1707, 1302 and
1303
Abstract: This Homeland Security Acquisition Regulation (HSAR) rule
would standardize information technology security awareness training
and DHS Rules of Behavior requirements for contractor and subcontractor
employees who access DHS information systems and information resources
or contractor-owned and/or operated information systems and information
resources capable of collecting, processing, storing, or transmitting
controlled unclassified information (CUI).
Timetable:

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Shaundra Ford, Procurement Analyst, Department of
Homeland Security, Office of the Chief Procurement Officer, Acquisition
Policy and Legislation, 245 Murray Lane SW, Washington, DC 20528,
Phone: 202 447-0056, Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#285b40495d464c5a49064e475a4c684059064c405b064f475e">[email&#160;protected]</a>.
Nancy Harvey, Policy Analyst, Department of Homeland Security,
Office of the Chief Procurement Officer, Room 3636-15, 301 7th Street
SW, Washington, DC 20528, Phone: 202 447-0956, Email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6e000f000d1740060f1c180b172e061f400a061d40090118">[email&#160;protected]</a>.
RIN: 1601-AA78

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS)

Office of the Secretary (OS)

Long-Term Actions

123. Homeland Security Acquisition Regulation, Enhancement of
Whistleblower Protections for Contractor Employees

Legal Authority: sec. 827 of the National Defense Authorization Act
(NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2013, (Pub. L. 112-239, enacted January 2,
2013); 41 U.S.C. 1302(a)(2) and 1707
Abstract: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is proposing to
amend its Homeland Security Acquisition Regulation (HSAR) parts 3003
and 3052 to implement section 827 of the National Defense Authorization
Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 (Pub. L. 112-239, enacted January
2, 2013) for the United States Coast Guard (USCG). Section 827 of the
NDAA for FY 2013 established enhancements to the Whistleblower
Protections for Contractor Employees for all agencies subject to
section 2409 of title 10, United States Code, which includes the USCG.
Timetable:

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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 05/00/22 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Nancy Harvey, Policy Analyst, Department of
Homeland Security, Office of the Chief Procurement Officer, Room 3636-
15, 301 7th Street SW, Washington, DC 20528, Phone: 202 447-0956,
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f59b949b968cdb9d948783908cb59d84db919d86db929a83">[email&#160;protected]</a>.
RIN: 1601-AA72

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS)

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)

Proposed Rule Stage

124. <bullet> U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Fee Schedule

Legal Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1356(m), (n)
Abstract: DHS will propose to adjust the fees charged by U.S.
Citizenship and

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Immigration Services (USCIS) for immigration and naturalization benefit
requests. On August 3, 2020, DHS adjusted the fees USCIS charges for
immigration and naturalization benefit requests, imposed new fees,
revised certain fee waiver and exemption policies, and changed certain
application requirements via the rule ``USCIS Fee Schedule & Changes to
Certain Other Immigration Benefit Request Requirements.'' DHS has been
preliminarily enjoined from implementing that rule by court order. This
rule would rescind and replace the changes made by the August 3, 2020,
rule and establish new USCIS fees to recover USCIS operating costs.
Timetable:

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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 11/00/21 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Kika M. Scott, Chief Financial Officer, Department
of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, 5900
Capital Gateway Drive, Suite 4S190, Camp Springs, MD 20588-0009, Phone:
202 721-3000.
RIN: 1615-AC68

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS)

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)

Long-Term Actions

125. Requirements for Filing Motions and Administrative Appeals

Legal Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552 and 552a; 8 U.S.C. 1101, 1103 and
1304; 6 U.S.C. 112
Abstract: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is proposing
this rule to improve the administration of U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services (USCIS) appeals, motions, and certifications. The
proposed changes would update and restructure the regulations in order
to clarify and streamline the administrative review process, increase
efficiency, and reflect the establishment of DHS and its components.
Timetable:

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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 05/00/22 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: William K. Renwick, Jr., Branch Chief, Department
of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services,
Administrative Appeals Office, 5900 Capital Gateway Drive, Suite 4S190,
Camp Springs, MD 20588-0009, Phone: 202 721-3000.
RIN: 1615-AB98

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS)

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)

Completed Actions

126. Removal of International Entrepreneur Parole Program

Legal Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1182(d)(5)(A)
Abstract: On January 17, 2017, DHS published the International
Entrepreneur Final Rule (the IE final rule) in the Federal Register at
82 FR 5238, with an original effective date of July 17, 2017. On May
29, 2018, DHS published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM)
proposing to remove the international entrepreneur parole program from
DHS regulations and solicited public comments on the proposal. DHS is
withdrawing the May 29, 2018, proposed rule. The May 29, 2018, proposed
rule relied on the direction from E.O. 13767. On February 2, 2021,
President Biden issued Executive Order 14010 which revoked Executive
Order 13767, and issued Executive Order 14012, which directed agencies
to identify actions that fail to promote access to the legal
immigration system.
Timetable:

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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 08/31/16 81 FR 60129
NPRM Comment Period End............. 10/17/16 .......................
Final Rule.......................... 01/17/17 82 FR 5238
Final Rule Delay of Effective Date.. 07/11/17 82 FR 31887
Final Rule Effective................ 07/17/17 .......................
NPRM--Removal of International 05/29/18 83 FR 24415
Entrepreneur Parole Program.
NPRM Comment Period End-Removal of 06/28/18 .......................
International Entrepreneur Parole
Program.
Notice of Withdrawal................ 05/11/21 86 FR 25809
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Charles Nimick, Chief, Business and Foreign Workers
Division, Office of Policy and Strategy, Department of Homeland
Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, 5900 Capital
Gateway Drive, Suite 4S190, Camp Springs, MD 20588-0009, Phone: 240
721-3000.
RIN: 1615-AC04

127. Collection and Use of Biometrics by U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services

Legal Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1103(a); 8. U.S.C. 1444 to 1446; 8 U.S.C.
1365a and 1365b; 8 U.S.C. 1304(a); Pub. L. 107-56; Pub. L. 107-173;
Pub. L. 109-248, sec. 402(a) and 402(b)
Abstract: On September 11, 2020, the Department of Homeland
Security (DHS) proposed to update its regulations to eliminate multiple
references to specific biometric types, and to allow for the expansion
of the types of biometrics required to establish and verify an
identity. DHS also proposed to modify age restrictions where they exist
to detect, deter, or prevent human trafficking of children; establish
consistent identity enrollment and verification policies and processes;
and align U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) biometric
collection with other immigration operations. The DHS proposal also
provided a definition to the public on the term biometric and how
biometrics will be used in the immigration process. DHS is withdrawing
the NPRM published on September 11, 2020. DHS remains committed to
ensuring national security, fraud prevention and program integrity. DHS
will look to pursue future rulemaking that balances those commitments
while also ensuring sufficient privacy protections, civil liberty
protections, and without hindering access to the immigration system.
Timetable:

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Steven P. Kvortek, Acting Division Chief, Security
and Public Safety Division, Office of Policy and Strategy, Department
of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, 5900
Capital Gateway Drive, Suite 4S190, Camp

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Springs, MD 20588-0009, Phone: 202 721-3000.
RIN: 1615-AC14

128. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Fee Schedule and Changes
to Certain Other Immigration Benefit Request Requirements

Legal Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1356(m)
Abstract: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) conducted a FY 2019/2020
fee review for its Immigration Examinations Fee Account (IEFA),
pursuant to the requirements of the Chief Financial Officers Act of
1990 (CFO Act), 31 U.S.C. 901-03 and the Immigration and Nationality
Act, section 286(m), 8 U.S.C. 1356(m). The CFO Act requires each
agency's chief financial officer to ``review, on a biennial basis, the
fees, royalties, rents, and other charges imposed by the agency for
services and things of value it provides, and make recommendations on
revising those charges to reflect costs incurred by it in providing
those services and things of value.'' As a result of the FY 2019/2020
IEFA fee review, and following full consideration of public comments,
DHS published its final rule (85 FR 46788) on August 3, 2020 with an
effective date of October 2, 2020. DHS has been preliminarily enjoined
from implementing that rule by court order. In Executive Order 14010 of
February 2, 2021, the President directed DHS to identify any agency
actions that fail to promote access to the legal immigration system
including the 2020 final rule, in light of the Emergency Stopgap USCIS
Stabilization Act (title I of division D of Pub. L. 116-159) and
recommend steps, as appropriate and consistent with applicable law, to
revise or rescind those agency actions.
Timetable:

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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 11/14/19 84 FR 62280
NPRM Comment Period Extended........ 12/09/19 84 FR 67243
NPRM Comment Period End............. 12/16/19 .......................
NPRM Comment Period Extended End.... 12/30/19 .......................
NPRM Comment Period Reopened........ 01/24/20 85 FR 4243
NPRM Comment Period Reopened End.... 02/10/20 .......................
Final Action........................ 08/03/20 85 FR 46788
Correction.......................... 08/17/20 85 FR 49941
Correction.......................... 08/31/20 85 FR 53645
Final Action Effective.............. 10/02/20 .......................
Notice of Preliminary Injunction.... 01/29/21 86 FR 7493
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129. Employment Authorization for Certain Classes of Noncitizens With
Final Orders of Removal

Legal Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1158; 8 U.S.C. 1231; 8 U.S.C. 1324a
Abstract: On November 19, 2020, DHS proposed to amend its
regulations to eliminate eligibility for employment authorization for
certain noncitizens who have final orders of removal but are
temporarily released from custody on an order of supervision (OSUP),
with limited exceptions. DHS also proposed to include new eligibility
requirements and expand the discretionary factors DHS will consider for
noncitizens on OSUP who continue to qualify for employment
authorization under the new regulatory framework. DHS is withdrawing
the November 19, 2020, proposed rule because Executive Orders 13993 and
14005 have revoked the executive orders that were the basis for the
proposed rule.
Timetable:

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Steven Kvortek, Acting Division Chief, Security and
Public Safety Division, Office of Policy and Strategy, Department of
Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, 5900
Capital Gateway Drive, Suite 4S190, Camp Springs, MD 20588-0009, Phone:
240 721-3000.
RIN: 1615-AC40

130. Short-Term Extension for E-Verify Employers in the H-2A Program

Legal Authority: Pub. L. 107-296, sec. 116; 6 U.S.C. 112; 8 U.S.C.
1103(a), 1184(a)(1), and 1324a(h)(3)(B)
Abstract: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposed to
amend its regulations regarding short-term extensions for U.S.
employers seeking temporary or seasonal agricultural nonimmigrant
workers in the H-2A program to provide a short- term extension of the
H-2A petition validity period by up to 2 weeks (14 days) to petitioning
employers who are participants in good standing in E-Verify. The E-
Verify petitioner may request the short-term extension at the time of
the initial H-2A petition, or the petitioner may file a new H-2A
petition to request the short-term extension. This proposal would allow
H-2A workers to continue their H-2A employment for the same petitioner
and under the same terms and conditions as the valid temporary labor
certification and the H-2A petition without the requirement to obtain a
new temporary labor certification from the Department of Labor. DHS has
determined that the proposed regulation should be withdrawn.
Timetable:

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Action Date FR Cite
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Withdrawn........................... 02/26/21 .......................
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS)

U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)

Proposed Rule Stage

131. Lifejacket Approval Harmonization

Legal Authority: 46 U.S.C. 3306(a); 46 U.S.C. 3306(b); 46 U.S.C.
4102(a); 46 U.S.C. 4102(b); 46 U.S.C. 4302(a); 46 U.S.C. 4502(a); 46
U.S.C. 4502(c)(2)(B)
Abstract: The Coast Guard proposes to amend the lifejacket approval
requirements and follow-up program requirements by incorporating three
new bi-national standards. At the same time, the Coast Guard proposes
to amend lifejacket and personal flotation devices (PFD) carriage
requirements to allow for the use of equipment approved to the new
standards, and to remove obsolete equipment approval

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requirements. The new standards are state-of-the-art and are intended
to replace the legacy standards. The proposed amendments will
streamline the process for approval of PFDs and allow manufacturers the
opportunity to produce more innovative equipment that meets the
approval requirements of both Canada and the United States, while
reducing the burden for manufacturers in both the approval process and
follow-up program. These proposed changes are expected to promote
economic relief. The proposed rule is expected to promote economic
relief by reducing the regulatory burden on PFD manufacturers by
harmonizing our PFD approval standards with Canada, requiring less
frequent inspections of manufacturing facilities, providing lower cost
PFD user manuals, and by creating a new market in PFDs with a lower
buoyancy rating.
Timetable:

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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 08/00/21 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Jacqueline M. Yurkovich, Project Manager (CG-ENG-
4), Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, 2703 Martin
Luther King Jr. Avenue SE, STOP 7509, Washington, DC 20593-7509, Phone:
202 372-1389, Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f59f9496848090999c9b90db98db8c80879e9a839c969db580869692db989c99">[email&#160;protected]</a>.
RIN: 1625-AC62

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS)

U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)

Final Rule Stage

132. Financial Responsibility--Vessels; Superseded Pollution Funds
(USCG-2017-0788)

Legal Authority: 33 U.S.C. 2704; 33 U.S.C. 2716 and 2716a; 42
U.S.C. 9607 to 9609; 6 U.S.C. 552; E.O. 12580; sec. 7(b), 3 CFR, 1987;
Comp., p. 193; E.O. 12777, secs. 4 and 5, 3 CFR, 1991 Comp., p. 351, as
amended by E.O. 13286, sec. 89, 3; 3 CFR, 2004 Comp., p. 166, and by
E.O. 13638, sec. 1, 3 CFR, 2014 Comp., p.227; Department of Homeland;
Security Delegation Nos. 0170.1 and 5110, Revision 01
Abstract: The Coast Guard has proposed to amend its rule on vessel
financial responsibility to include tank vessels greater than 100 gross
tons, to clarify and strengthen the rule's reporting requirements, to
conform its rule to current practice, and to remove two superseded
regulations. This rulemaking will ensure the Coast Guard has current
information when there are significant changes in a vessel's operation,
ownership, or evidence of financial responsibility, and reflect current
best practices in the Coast Guard's management of the Certificate of
Financial Responsibility Program. This rulemaking will also promote the
Coast Guard's missions of maritime stewardship, maritime security, and
maritime safety.
Timetable:

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Benjamin White, Project Manager, National Pollution
Funds Center, Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, 2703
Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE, STOP 7605, Washington, DC 20593-7605,
Phone: 202 795-6066, Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#187a7d7672797571763670366f70716c7d586d6b7b7f36757174">[email&#160;protected]</a>.
RIN: 1625-AC39

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS)

U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)

Long-Term Actions

133. Claims Procedures Under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (USCG-2004-
17697)

Legal Authority: 33 U.S.C. 2713 and 2714
Abstract: The purpose of this project is to remove superseded
regulations at 33 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 135, and to
finalize the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA'90) claims procedures at 33
CFR part 136. The OPA'90 claims procedures, implementing OPA'90 section
1013 (Claims Procedures) and section 1014 (Designation of Source and
Advertisement), were established by an interim rule, titled ``Claims
under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990'' (Interim Rule) that has not been
substantively amended since it was published in 1992. This rulemaking
supports the Coast Guard's strategic goal of protection of natural
resources.
Timetable:

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Action Date FR Cite
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Interim Final Rule.................. 08/12/92 57 FR 36314
Correction.......................... 09/09/92 57 FR 41104
Interim Final Rule Comment Period 12/10/92 .......................
End.
Notice of Inquiry................... 11/01/11 76 FR 67385
Notice of Inquiry Comment Period End 01/30/12
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NPRM................................ To Be Determined
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Benjamin White, Project Manager, National Pollution
Funds Center, Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, 2703
Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE, STOP 7605, Washington, DC 20593-7605,
Phone: 202 795-6066, Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6200070c08030f0b0c4c0a4c150a0b160722171101054c0f0b0e">[email&#160;protected]</a>.
RIN: 1625-AA03

134. Commercial Fishing Vessels--Implementation of 2010 and 2012
Legislation

Legal Authority: 46 U.S.C. 4502 and 5103; Pub. L. 111-281
Abstract: The Coast Guard proposes to implement 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's maritime
safety mission.
Timetable:

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Joseph Myers, Project Manager, Department of
Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue
SE, STOP 7501, Washington, DC 20593-7501, Phone:

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202 372-1249, Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6f05001c0a1f07410b4102160a1d1c2f1a1c0c0841020603">[email&#160;protected]</a>.
RIN: 1625-AB85

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS)

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (USCBP)

Long-Term Actions

135. 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 and 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, Customs and Border Protection (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 Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking. It requires carrier and importers to provide to
CBP, via a CBP approved electronic data interchange system, certain
advance information pertaining to cargo brought into the United States
by vessel to enable CBP to identify high-risk shipments to prevent
smuggling and ensure cargo safety and security. 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
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.)
Timetable:

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Action Date FR Cite
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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 Extended 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 06/01/09
End.
Correction.......................... 07/14/09 74 FR 33920
Correction.......................... 12/24/09 74 FR 68376
Next Action Undetermined............
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Brian Sale, Branch Chief, Manifest & Conveyance
Security Division, Cargo & Conveyance, Office of Field Operation,
Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection,
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20229, Phone: 202 325-3338,
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3f5d4d565e51115e114c5e535a7f5c5d4f115b574c11585049">[email&#160;protected]</a>.
RIN: 1651-AA70

136. Implementation of the Guam-CNMI Visa Waiver Program (Section 610
Review)

Legal Authority: Pub. L. 110-229, sec. 702
Abstract: The interim final rule amends Department of Homeland
Security (DHS) regulations to implement section 702 of the Consolidated
Natural Resources Act of 2008 (CNRA). This law extends the immigration
laws of the United States to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands (CNMI) and provides for a joint visa waiver program for travel
to Guam and the CNMI. This rule implements section 702 of the CNRA by
amending the regulations to replace the current Guam Visa Waiver
Program with a new Guam-CNMI Visa Waiver Program. The amended
regulations set forth the requirements for nonimmigrant visitors who
seek admission for business or pleasure and solely for entry into and
stay on Guam or the CNMI without a visa. This rule also establishes six
ports of entry in the CNMI for purposes of administering and enforcing
the Guam-CNMI Visa Waiver Program. Section 702 of the Consolidated
Natural Resources Act of 2008 (CNRA), subject to a transition period,
extends the immigration laws of the United States to the Commonwealth
of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) and provides for a visa waiver
program for travel to Guam and/or the CNMI. On January 16, 2009, the
Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Customs and Border Protection
(CBP), issued an interim final rule in the Federal Register replacing
the then-existing Guam Visa Waiver Program with the Guam-CNMI Visa
Waiver Program and setting forth the requirements for nonimmigrant
visitors seeking admission into Guam and/or the CNMI under the Guam-
CNMI Visa Waiver Program. As of November 28, 2009, the Guam-CNMI Visa
Waiver Program is operational. This program allows nonimmigrant
visitors from eligible countries to seek admission for business or
pleasure for entry into Guam and/or the CNMI without a visa for a
period of authorized stay not to exceed 45 days. This rulemaking would
finalize the January 2009 interim final rule.
Timetable:

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Action Date FR Cite
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Interim Final Rule.................. 01/16/09 74 FR 2824
Interim Final Rule Effective........ 01/16/09 .......................
Interim Final Rule Comment Period 03/17/09 .......................
End.
Technical Amendment; Change of 05/28/09 74 FR 25387
Implementation Date.
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Final Action........................ To Be Determined
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No.
Agency Contact: Neyda I. Yejo, Program Manager, Electronic System
for Travel Authorization, Office of Field Operations, Department of
Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 1300
Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20229, Phone: 202 344-2373,
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#137d766a77723d7a3d6a76797c537071633d777b603d747c65">[email&#160;protected]</a>.
RIN: 1651-AA77

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS)

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (USICE)

Proposed Rule Stage

137. Visa Security Program Fee

Legal Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1356
Abstract: ICE seeks to enable the expansion of the Visa Security
Program (VSP) by proposing to move it to a user-fee funded model (as
opposed to relying on appropriations). The VSP leverages resources in
the National Capital Region (NCR) and at U.S. diplomatic posts overseas
to vet and screen visa applicants; identifies and prevents the travel
of those who constitute potential national security and/or public
safety threats; and launches investigations into criminal and/or
terrorist affiliated networks operating in the U.S. and abroad. The
fees collected as a result of this rule would fund an expansion of the
VSP, enabling ICE to extend visa security screening and vetting
operations and investigative efforts to more visa-issuing posts
overseas, and in turn, enhance the U.S. government's

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ability to prevent travel to the United States by illicit actors.
Timetable:

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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 01/00/22 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Sharon Hageman, Regulations Unit Chief, Department
of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 500
12th Street SW, Mail Stop 5006, Washington, DC 20536, Phone: 202 732-
6960, Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d6a5beb7a4b9b8f8beb7b1b3bbb7b896bfb5b3f8b2bea5f8b1b9a0">[email&#160;protected]</a>.
RIN: 1653-AA77

138. Establishing a Fixed Time Period of Admission and an Extension of
Stay Procedure for Nonimmigrant Academic Students, Exchange Visitors,
and Representatives of Foreign Information Media

Legal Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1101; 8 U.S.C. 1103; 8 U.S.C. 1182 and
1184
Abstract: DHS intends to withdraw this proposed rule. U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) originally proposed modifying
the period of authorized stay for certain categories of nonimmigrants
traveling to the United States by eliminating the availability of
``duration of status'' and by providing a maximum period of authorized
stay with options for extensions for each applicable visa category.
Timetable:

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Sharon Hageman, Regulations Unit Chief, Department
of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 500
12th Street SW, Mail Stop 5006, Washington, DC 20536, Phone: 202 732-
6960, Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#90e3f8f1e2fffebef8f1f7f5fdf1fed0f9f3f5bef4f8e3bef7ffe6">[email&#160;protected]</a>.
RIN: 1653-AA78

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS)

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (USICE)

Completed Actions

139. Adjusting Program Fees for the Student and Exchange Visitor
Program

Legal Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1372(e); 8 U.S.C. 1372(g); 8 U.S.C.
1356(m); 8 U.S.C. 1356(n)
Abstract: DHS has determined that the proposed regulation entry
should be withdrawn from the Unified Agenda. ICE intended to propose a
regulation to adjust fees that the Student and Exchange Visitor Program
(SEVP) charges individuals and organizations to improve compliance and
enforcement related to nonimmigrant students. The SEVP fee schedule was
last adjusted in a rule published on May 23, 2019.
Timetable:

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Action Date FR Cite
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Withdrawn........................... 03/08/21 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Sharon Hageman, Regulations Unit Chief, Department
of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 500
12th Street SW, Mail Stop 5006, Washington, DC 20536, Phone: 202 732-
6960, Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0a79626b78656424626b6d6f676b644a63696f246e6279246d657c">[email&#160;protected]</a>.
RIN: 1653-AA81

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS)

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)

Proposed Rule Stage

140. Ammonium Nitrate Security Program

Legal Authority: 6 U.S.C. 488 et seq.
Abstract: The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
(CISA) is proposing a rulemaking to implement the December 2007
amendment to the Homeland Security Act titled ``Secure Handling of
Ammonium Nitrate.'' The amendment requires the Department of Homeland
Security to ``regulate the sale and transfer of ammonium nitrate by an
ammonium nitrate facility . . . to prevent the misappropriation or use
of ammonium nitrate in an act of terrorism.'' CISA previously issued a
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on August 3, 2011. CISA is
planning to issue a Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (SNPRM).
Timetable:

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Action Date FR Cite
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ANPRM............................... 10/29/08 73 FR 64280
ANPRM Correction.................... 11/05/08 73 FR 65783
ANPRM Comment Period End............ 12/29/08 .......................
NPRM................................ 08/03/11 76 FR 46908
Notice of Public Meetings........... 10/07/11 76 FR 62311
Notice of Public Meetings........... 11/14/11 76 FR 70366
NPRM Comment Period End............. 12/01/11 .......................
Notice of Availability.............. 06/03/19 84 FR 25495
Notice of Availability Comment 09/03/19 .......................
Period End.
Supplemental NPRM................... 11/00/21 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Lona Saccomando, Chemical Facility of Interest
(CFOI) Coordinator, Department of Homeland Security, Cybersecurity and
Infrastructure Security Agency, 245 Murray Lane SW, Mail Stop 0610,
Arlington, VA 20528-0610, Phone: 703 603-4898, Email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3955565758174a585a5a565458575d56795a504a58175d514a175e564f">[email&#160;protected]</a>.
RIN: 1670-AA00

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS)

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)

Long-Term Actions

141. Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS)

Legal Authority: 6 U.S.C. 621 to 629
Abstract: The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
(CISA) previously invited public comment on an Advance Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) for potential revisions to the Chemical
Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) regulations. The ANPRM
provided an opportunity for the public to provide recommendations for
possible program changes. Taking into consideration the comments
received, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
has determined to limit the scope of this rulemaking to improving
Appendix A to the CFATS regulations and address concerns with release-
flammable security issues. Additionally, in June 2020, CISA published a
notice announcing the availability of a retrospective analysis of the
data, assumptions, and methodology that were used to support the 2007
CFATS interim final rule and provided the

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public an opportunity to provide comment. CISA is reviewing the
comments received on the retrospective analysis and determining the
next appropriate step for this rulemaking.
Timetable:

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Lona Saccomando, Chemical Facility of Interest
(CFOI) Coordinator, Department of Homeland Security, Cybersecurity and
Infrastructure Security Agency, 245 Murray Lane SW, Mail Stop 0610,
Arlington, VA 20528-0610, Phone: 703 603-4898, Email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#761a1918175805171515191b1718121936151f051758121e0558111900">[email&#160;protected]</a>.
RIN: 1670-AA01

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