Department of Homeland Security – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

OPE is publishing this notice that the Homeland Security Academic Partnership Council (HSAPC) will meet virtually on Monday, June 3, 2024 from 2 p.m. EST to 3:30 p.m. EST. This meeting will be open to the public.

The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary special local regulation for a portion of the navigable waters in the York River, in Yorktown, VA. The special local regulation is needed to protect personnel and vessels during the York River Workboat Races. Entry of vessels or persons into this zone is prohibited unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port, Sector Virginia.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comments.

The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for all navigable waters of the Lake of the Ozarks at mile marker 0.1 to mile marker 0.3. The safety zone is needed to protect personnel, vessels, and the marine environment from potential hazards created by a series of fireworks displays. Entry of vessels or persons into this zone is prohibited unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port Sector Upper Mississippi River or a designated representative.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will submit the information collection abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget for review and clearance in accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The submission will describe the nature of the information collection, the categories of the respondents, the estimated burden (i.e., the time, effort and resources used by respondents to respond) and cost, and the actual data collection instruments FEMA will use.

The Coast Guard published a temporary final rule in the Federal Register on May 30, 2024, establishing a temporary safety zone for navigable waters on the Lower Mississippi River from mile marker 364.5 to mile marker 365.5 on June 15, 2024. That rule contained an incorrect regulation identifier number (RIN). This document corrects that RIN.

Comments are requested on proposed flood hazard determinations, which may include additions or modifications of any Base Flood Elevation (BFE), base flood depth, Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) boundary or zone designation, or regulatory floodway on the Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), and where applicable, in the supporting Flood Insurance Study (FIS) reports for the communities listed in the table below. The purpose of this notice is to seek general information and comment regarding the preliminary FIRM, and where applicable, the FIS report that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has provided to the affected communities. The FIRM and FIS report are the basis of the floodplain management measures that the community is required either to adopt or to show evidence of having in effect in order to qualify or remain qualified for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public to take this opportunity to comment on the revision of a currently approved information collection. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks comments concerning the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA's) Individuals and Households Program, providing financial assistance to individuals whose primary residences were destroyed as a result of a Presidentially- declared disaster. This revision primarily includes the addition of new forms/form updates from the IA Equity review, the Other Needs Assistance (ONA) Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) update, and a review of all forms from the OMB Collection Review project that specifically targeted accuracy, plain language, and updates due to policy and business practice changes.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment upon this proposed revision of a currently approved collection of information. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the information collection notice is published in the Federal Register to obtain comments regarding the nature of the information collection, the categories of respondents, the estimated burden (i.e. the time, effort, and resources used by the respondents to respond), the estimated cost to the respondent, and the actual information collection instruments.

The Coast Guard is announcing its intent to enter into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) to evaluate the suitability of implementing open-source-based SDR technologies on shore-side and shipboard environments. The effort would include evaluating the utility of a P25 Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA)-compliant interface for software defined radios (SDRs). This CRADA would leverage Coast Guard network infrastructure and shipboard IT communications systems to evaluate open-source SDR technologies and determine how they can be implemented to support multiple Coast Guard core mission areas for shore-side and shipboard use under a variety of scenarios. Technology researched, tested, and prototyped will adhere to all active Coast Guard, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) standards and regulations. While the Coast Guard is currently considering partnering with GDMS, we are soliciting public comment on the possible nature of and participation of other parties in the proposed CRADA. In addition, the Coast Guard invites other potential participants, who have interest and capability, to consider submitting proposals for consideration in similar CRADAs.

This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of California (FEMA-4769-DR), dated April 13, 2024, and related determinations.

This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Alaska (FEMA-4767-DR), dated April 6, 2024, and related determinations.

This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Rhode Island (FEMA-4765-DR), dated March 20, 2024, and related determinations.

This document provides notice that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a final determination concerning the country of origin of Nikola's Tre Bev, class 8, battery-electric semi- truck. Based upon the facts presented, CBP has concluded that various imported components do undergo a substantial transformation in the United States when assembled into the battery-electric semi-truck.

This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of Florida (FEMA-4709-DR), dated April 27, 2023, and related determinations.

This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of Maine (FEMA-4696-DR), dated March 22, 2023, and related determinations.

This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of Florida (FEMA-4673-DR), dated September 29, 2022, and related determinations.

This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the Wrangell Cooperative Association (FEMA-4763-DR), dated March 15, 2024, and related determinations.

This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of New Hampshire (FEMA-4761-DR), dated February 27, 2024, and related determinations.

This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of Maine (FEMA-4754-DR), dated January 30, 2024, and related determinations.

This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of Maine (FEMA-4737-DR), dated September 6, 2023, and related determinations.

This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of Florida (FEMA-4709-DR), dated August 31, 2023, and related determinations.

The Coast Guard is proposing to amend its regulations for annual marine events in the Sector Houston-Galveston area of responsibility. This proposed rulemaking would prohibit persons and vessels not participating in the event from being within the specified zones unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Houston-Galveston or a designated representative. We invite your comments on this proposed rulemaking.

The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate (S&T), DHS will submit the following information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. DHS previously published this information collection request (ICR) in the Federal Register on September 14, 2023, for a 60-day public comment period. Two comments were received by DHS. The purpose of this notice is to allow additional 30-days for public comments.

The Coast Guard will enforce special local regulations for the 86th Annual Brunswick Blessing of the Fleet event on May 11, 2024, to provide for the safety of life on navigable waterways during this event. Our regulation for marine events within the Seventh Coast Guard District identifies the regulated area for this event in Brunswick, GA. During the enforcement periods, no person or vessel may enter, transit through, anchor in, or remain within the regulated area unless authorized by the Coast Guard Patrol Commander or a designated representative.