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Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals, 25875-25878 2024-07803 2024-07805 2024-07806 Centers Medicare Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals, 25879-25880 2024-07790 Children Children and Families Administration NOTICES Privacy Act; Systems of Records, 25880-25883 2024-07823 Coast Guard Coast Guard RULES Safety Zone: Calcasieu River Ship Channel, Lake Charles, LA, 25808-25809 2024-07781 San Francisco Giants Fireworks, San Francisco Bay, San Francisco, CA, 25810 2024-07786 Special Local Regulations:

Conch Republic Navy Parade and Battle, Key West, FL, 25806 2024-07825 Northern California and Lake Tahoe Area Annual Marine Events; Blessing of the Fleet, San Francisco, CA, 25806-25807 2024-07785 Northern California and Lake Tahoe Area Annual Marine Events; Opening Day on San Francisco Bay, San Francisco, CA, 25807 2024-07784 PROPOSED RULES Safety Zone: Annual Fireworks Displays within the Sector Columbia River Captain of the Port Zone, 25835-25838 2024-07779 NOTICES Request for Membership Application:

Area Maritime Security Advisory Committee Sector Honolulu, 25887 2024-07794 Commerce Commerce Department See Foreign-Trade Zones Board See Industry and Security Bureau See International Trade Administration See National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Committee for Purchase Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled NOTICES Procurement List; Additions and Deletions, 25867-25869 2024-07787 2024-07788 Procurement List; Change, 25865-25867 2024-07789 Defense Department Defense Department NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities;

Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Place of Performance, 25873-25874 2024-07822 Education Department Education Department NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Evaluation of the REL Appalachia Teaching Math to Young Children Toolkit, 25869-25870 2024-07783 Vocational Rehabilitation Program Corrective Action Plan, 25870 2024-07818 Energy Department Energy Department See Federal Energy Regulatory Commission RULES Energy Conservation Program:

Test Procedure for Consumer Furnace Fans, 25780-25804 2024-07620 Environmental Protection Environmental Protection Agency RULES Air Quality State Implementation Plans; Approvals and Promulgations: Virginia; 1997 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard Second Maintenance Plan for the Fredericksburg Area, 25810-25813 2024-07778 PROPOSED RULES Air Quality State Implementation Plans; Approvals and Promulgations: Georgia; Gasoline Dispensing Facilities, 25838-25841 2024-07703 New Jersey; 2015 Ozone Infrastructure Requirements, 25841-25849 2024-07775 North Carolina;

Revision to Approved Motor Vehicle Emissions Budgets, 25849-25856 2024-07701 NOTICES Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc., 25873 2024-07777 Federal Aviation Federal Aviation Administration PROPOSED RULES Airworthiness Directives: Leonardo S.p.a. Helicopters, 25825-25828 2024-07489 The Boeing Company Airplanes, 25823-25825 2024-07562 NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Certificates of Waivers, 25911-25912 2024-07793 Federal Emergency Federal Emergency Management Agency NOTICES Changes in Flood Hazard Determinations, 25887-25891 2024-07658 Federal Energy Federal Energy Regulatory Commission NOTICES Combined Filings, 25872-25873 2024-07814 Environmental Assessments;

Availability, etc.: Northern Border Pipeline Co., 25871-25872 2024-07813 Initial Market-Based Rate Filings Including Requests for Blanket Section 204 Authorizations: Split Rail Solar Energy LLC, 25870-25871 2024-07812 Fish Fish and Wildlife Service RULES Endangered and Threatened Species: Enhancement of Survival and Incidental Take Permits, 26070-26102 2024-07602 Foreign Trade Foreign-Trade Zones Board NOTICES Authorization of Production Activity: Panasonic Energy Corporation of North America (Lithium-Ion Battery Cells);

De Soto, KS, 25863 2024-07827 General Services General Services Administration NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Place of Performance, 25873-25874 2024-07822 Reporting and Use of Information Concerning Integrity and Performance of Recipients of Grants and Cooperative Agreements, 25874-25875 2024-07804 Health and Human Health and Human Services Department See Centers for Disease Control and Prevention See Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services See Children and Families Administration See National Institutes of Health Homeland Homeland Security Department See Coast Guard See Federal Emergency Management Agency See U.S.

Citizenship and Immigration Services Housing Housing and Urban Development Department NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Request for Withdrawals from Replacements Reserves; Residual Receipts Funds, 25894-25895 2024-07772 Privacy Act; Systems of Records, 25894 2024-07771 Industry Industry and Security Bureau NOTICES Recruitment of Members: Technical Advisory Committees, 25863 2024-07573 Interior Interior Department See Fish and Wildlife Service See Land Management Bureau NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities;

Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery, 25895-25897 2024-07828 Privacy Act; Systems of Records, 25897-25901 2024-07766 Internal Revenue Internal Revenue Service PROPOSED RULES Excise Tax on Repurchase of Corporate Stock, 25980-26067 2024-07117 Excise Tax on Repurchase of Corporate Stock—Procedure and Administration, 25829-25834 2024-07118 NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Itemized Statement Component of Advisee List, 25918-25919 2024-07764 Hearings, Meetings, Proceedings, etc.:

Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Taxpayer Assistance Center Improvements Project Committee, 25918 2024-07754 Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Taxpayer Communications Project Committee, 25919 2024-07755 Taxpayer Advocacy Panel's Notices and Correspondence Project Committee, 25917 2024-07752 Taxpayer Advocacy Panel's Special Projects Committee, 25918 2024-07753 Taxpayer Advocacy Panel's Tax Forms and Publications Project Committee, 25917 2024-07751 Taxpayer Advocacy Panel's Toll-Free Phone Lines Project Committ, 25917 2024-07756 International Trade Adm International Trade Administration NOTICES Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Investigations, Orders, or Reviews:

Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 25864-25865 2024-07765 Charter Amendments, Establishments, Renewals and Terminations: United States Investment Advisory Council, 25863-25864 2024-07780 Justice Department Justice Department See National Institute of Corrections NOTICES Proposed Consent Decree: Clean Water Act and Oil Pollution Act, 25901 2024-07688 Labor Department Labor Department See Occupational Safety and Health Administration NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities;

Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Forging Machines Standard, 25902-25903 2024-07742 Land Land Management Bureau RULES Update of the Communications Uses Program, Cost Recovery Fee Schedules, and Section 512 of FLPMA for Rights-of-Way, 25922-25977 2024-06997 Legal Legal Services Corporation RULES Restriction on Solicitation, 25813-25816 2024-07761 PROPOSED RULES Governing Bodies, 25856-25857 2024-07762 NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities;

Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Place of Performance, 25873-25874 2024-07822 National Highway National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: First Responder Incident Advanced Reporting Program, 25912-25913 2024-07824 National Institute Corrections National Institute of Corrections NOTICES Hearings, Meetings, Proceedings, etc.: Advisory Board, 25901-25902 2024-07520 National Institute National Institutes of Health NOTICES Hearings, Meetings, Proceedings, etc.:

Center for Scientific Review, 25885 2024-07757 Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, 25884, 25886-25887 2024-07798 2024-07799 National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, 25883-25884 2024-07745 2024-07746 National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, 25884-25885 2024-07796 2024-07801 National Institute on Drug Abuse, 25886 2024-07797 National Library of Medicine, 25885-25886 2024-07791 2024-07792 National Labor National Labor Relations Board RULES Representation-Case Procedures, 25805-25806 2024-07819 National Oceanic National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RULES Fisheries of the Northeastern United States: 2024 and Projected 2025 Specifications for the Atlantic Mackerel Fishery, 25820-25822 2024-07650 Northeast Multispecies Fishery;

Common Pool Fishery and Other Measures for Fishing Year 2024, 25816-25820 2024-07744 PROPOSED RULES Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone off Alaska: Cook Inlet; Proposed 2024 Harvest Specifications for Salmon, 25857-25861 2024-07763 National Science National Science Foundation NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Medical Clearance Process for Deployment to the Polar Regions, 25904-25905 2024-07808 Occupational Safety Health Adm Occupational Safety and Health Administration NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities;

Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Cranes and Derricks Standard in Construction, 25903-25904 2024-07743 Personnel Personnel Management Office RULES Pathways Programs, 25751-25775 2024-06810 Social Security Number Fraud Prevention Act Requirements, 25749-25750 2024-07750 Rural Housing Service Rural Housing Service NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals Supervised Bank Accounts, 25862-25863 2024-07782 Securities Securities and Exchange Commission RULES The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors, 25804-25805 2024-07648 NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities;

Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals, 25905-25906 2024-07807 Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes: LCH SA, 25906-25908 2024-07749 NYSE American LLC, 25908 2024-07748 Small Business Small Business Administration NOTICES Disaster or Emergency Declaration and Related Determination: Alaska; Public Assistance Only, 25909-25910 2024-07776 Rhode Island; Correction, 25909 2024-07769 Wrangell Cooperative Assn., 25908-25909 2024-07767 Surface Transportation Surface Transportation Board NOTICES Waybill Data, 25910 2024-07820 Susquehanna Susquehanna River Basin Commission NOTICES Grandfathering Registration, 25910 2024-07830 Projects Approved for Consumptive Uses of Water, 25910-25911 2024-07832 Transportation Department Transportation Department See Federal Aviation Administration See National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NOTICES Hearings, Meetings, Proceedings, etc.:

Advisory Committee on Transportation Equity, 25913 2024-07774 Request for Information: Goals, Criteria, Thresholds, and Measurable Data Sources for Designating the National Multimodal Freight Network, 25913-25917 2024-07810 Treasury Treasury Department See Internal Revenue Service U.S. Citizenship U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Application Programming Interface Production Access Request, 25891-25892 2024-07811 Biometric Appointment Rescheduling Tool, 25893-25894 2024-07747 Citizenship Integration Grant Program Program Evaluation, 25892-25893 2024-07800 Veteran Affairs Veterans Affairs Department NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities;

Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Report of Income from Property or Business, 25919 2024-07826 Separate Parts In This Issue Part II Interior Department, Land Management Bureau, 25922-25977 2024-06997 Part III Treasury Department, Internal Revenue Service, 25980-26067 2024-07117 Part IV Interior Department, Fish and Wildlife Service, 26070-26102 2024-07602 Reader Aids Consult the Reader Aids section at the end of this issue for phone numbers, online resources, finding aids, and notice of recently enacted public laws.

To subscribe to the Federal Register Table of Contents electronic mailing list, go to https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USGPOOFR/subscriber/new, enter your e-mail address, then follow the instructions to join, leave, or manage your subscription. 89 72 Friday, April 12, 2024 Rules and Regulations OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 5 CFR Part 297 [Docket ID: OPM-2023-0035] RIN 3206-AO16 Social Security Number Fraud Prevention Act Requirements AGENCY: Office of Personnel Management.

ACTION: Direct final rule. SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel Management

(OPM)is publishing this direct final rule to implement the requirements of the Social Security Number Fraud Prevention Act of 2017 (Act). In accordance with the Act, OPM is amending its privacy procedures to prohibit the inclusion of Social Security numbers

(SSNs)on any document sent through the mail unless the Director of OPM deems it necessary. This rule also establishes requirements for safeguarding SSNs sent through the mail by partially redacting SSNs where feasible and prohibiting the display of SSNs on the outside of any package or envelope sent by mail. DATES: This rule is effective on June 26, 2024, without further action unless significant adverse comments are received by June 11, 2024. If significant adverse comments are received, OPM will withdraw this direct final rule and publish a proposed rule. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments for this direct final rule using the following method: • *Federal Rulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.* Follow the instructions for sending comments. All submissions received must include the agency name and docket number for this direct final rule. The general policy for comments and other submissions from members of the public is to make these submissions available for public viewing at *https://www.regulations.gov* as they are received, without change, including any personal identifiers or contact information. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kirsten J. Moncada, Executive Director, Office of the Executive Secretariat, Privacy, and Information Management, 202-936-0251. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Social Security Number Fraud Prevention Act of 2017, Public Law 115-59, 42 U.S.C. 405 note, restricts the inclusion of SSNs on documents sent by mail unless the head of the agency determines that the inclusion of the SSNs on the documents is necessary. The Act also directs agencies to issue regulations that specify when inclusion of an SSN is necessary and include requirements for the safeguarding of SSNs by partially redacting SSNs where feasible and prohibiting the display of SSNs on the outside of any package or envelope sent by mail. To implement the Act, OPM is adding new subpart F, titled “Protecting Social Security Numbers in Mailed Documents,” to its privacy procedures at 5 CFR part 297. The new requirements in subpart F prohibit the inclusion of SSNs on any document OPM program offices send through the mail unless the Director of OPM, on the advice of the Senior Agency Official for Privacy, deems it necessary and precautions are taken to protect the SSNs. In addition, subpart F includes requirements for OPM program offices to partially redact SSNs where feasible and specifically prohibits the display of complete or partial SSNs on the outside of any package or envelope sent by mail or through the window of an envelope or package. Subpart F applies to all OPM office activities and written or printed documents OPM sends by mail that include a complete or partial SSN. OPM is also amending 5 CFR 297.102 to add the definitions of “document,” and “mail” to make explicit OPM's meaning of the terms in this new subpart F. For the purposes of this rule, a document is a record of some information that can be used as an authority or for reference, further analyses, or study. This includes all records OPM maintains and uses to identify, track, and correspond with agencies, Federal employees, contractors, and annuitants, among others. Mail is defined as artifacts used to assemble letters and packages that are sent or delivered by the United States Postal Service or other commercial letter or parcel delivery services. Direct Final Rule Justification This rule of agency organization, procedure, or practice is exempt from the prior public notice and comment requirements of the Administrative Procedure Act. See 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(3)(A). This rule will not have any effect on the rights, obligations, or interests of any affected parties, as it is merely procedural and reflects a statutory requirement that is already in effect. The rule restricts and safeguards the inclusion of SSNs in documents that are mailed to prevent unauthorized disclosure of SSNs and protect individual privacy. Accordingly, OPM for good cause finds that the notice and comment requirements are unnecessary. See 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(3)(B). This rule is also suitable for direct final rulemaking because it is non-controversial and consistent with Federal law and policy regarding the appropriate handling and protection of SSNs. The provisions of the rule will be beneficial to members of the public and Federal employees because it protects their personally identifiable information. Because this non-substantive rule makes no changes to the legal obligations or rights of any affected parties ( *i.e.,* reflects a statutory requirement that is already in effect) and because it is in the public interest to have this rule be effective as soon as possible, OPM does not expect to receive any significant adverse comments. This rule will be effective June 26, 2024, without further action unless significant adverse comments are received. A significant adverse comment is one that explains:

(1)why the rule is inappropriate, including challenges to the rule's underlying premise or approach; or

(2)why the direct final rule will be ineffective or unacceptable without a change. If such comments are received, this direct final rule will be withdrawn and a proposed rule for comments will be published. If no such comments are received, this direct final rule will become effective 15 days after the comment period expires. In determining whether a significant adverse comment necessitates withdrawal of this direct final rule, OPM will consider whether the comment raises an issue serious enough to warrant a substantive response had it been submitted in a standard notice and comment process. A comment recommending an addition to the rule will not be considered significant and adverse unless the comment explains how this direct final rule would be ineffective without the addition. Expected Impact of This Direct Final Rule SSNs are used as unique identifiers by government agencies, businesses, and other entities. The theft and fraudulent use of SSNs can result in significant repercussions for the SSN holder, as well as the entities from which SSNs were stolen. This direct final rule formalizes in regulation OPM's current practice of safeguarding SSNs in mailed documents and will support efforts to protect individual privacy. In accordance with the E-Government Act (2002), OPM currently applies encryption technology and other security controls, such as password protection, to minimize the risk of unauthorized disclosure of SSNs. OPM program offices are also required to conduct proper assessments to minimize the use of SSNs and the impact to individual privacy as a result of their inclusion in any document. This rule supplements these procedures and is beneficial because it protects individual privacy and standardizes OPM's procedures for mailing documents with SSNs. There are no alternatives to this rule because it is required by statute. Regulatory Review Executive Orders 13563, 12866, and 14094 direct agencies to assess all costs and benefits of available regulatory alternatives and, if regulation is necessary, to select regulatory approaches that maximize net benefits (including potential economic, environmental, public health and safety effects, distributive impacts, and equity). The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs in the Office of Management and Budget has determined this rule is not a “significant regulatory action” under section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866, as amended by Executive Order 14094. Regulatory Flexibility Act The Director of OPM certifies that this rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities because it is a procedural rule that only applies only to OPM. E.O. 13132, Federalism This rule will not have substantial direct effects on the States, on the relationship between the National Government and the States, or on distribution of power and responsibilities among the various levels of government. Therefore, in accordance with Executive Order 13132, OPM has determined that this direct rule does not have federalism implications that require preparation of a federalism summary impact statement. E.O. 12988, Civil Justice Reform OPM has determined that this rule meets the relevant standards of Executive Order 12988. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 This rule will not result in the expenditure by State, local, or tribal governments, or the private sector of more than $100 million annually. Thus, no written assessment of unfunded mandates is required. Congressional Review Act Subtitle E of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 (known as the Congressional Review Act or CRA) (5 U.S.C. 801, *et seq.* ) requires rules to be submitted to Congress before taking effect. OPM will submit to Congress and the Comptroller General of the United States a report regarding the issuance of this rule before its effective date, as required by 5 U.S.C. 801. The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs in the Office of Management and Budget has determined that this rule is not a major rule as defined by the CRA (5 U.S.C. 804). Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 This regulatory action will not impose any reporting or recordkeeping requirements under the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). List of Subjects in 5 CFR Part 297 Privacy. Office of Personnel Management. Kayyonne Marston, Federal Register Liaison. For reasons stated in the preamble, OPM amends 5 CFR part 297 as follows: PART 297—PRIVACY PROCEDURES FOR PERSONNEL RECORDS 1. The authority citation for part 297 is revised to read as follows: Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552a; Pub. L. 115-59, 113 Stat. 1152 (42 U.S.C. 405 note). 2. Amend § 297.102 by adding in alphabetical order the definitions for “Document” and “Mail” to read as follows: § 297.102 Definitions. *Document* means a piece of written or printed matter that provides information or evidence or that serves as official record. *Mail* means artifacts used to assemble letters and packages that are sent or delivered by the United States Postal Service or other commercial letter or parcel delivery services. 3. Add subpart F, consisting of §§ 297.601 and 297.602, to read as follows: Subpart F—Privacy and Social Security Number Fraud Prevention Sec. 297.601 Purpose and scope. 297.602 Protecting Social Security numbers in mailed documents. § 297.601 Purpose and scope. The purpose of this subpart is to implement the requirements of the Social Security Number Fraud Prevention Act of 2017 to limit the use of Social Security numbers on documents mailed by the Office of Personnel and Management (OPM). The subpart applies to all written or printed documents that OPM sends by mail that include a complete or partial Social Security number. § 297.602 Protecting Social Security numbers in mailed documents.

(a)Social Security numbers must not be visible on the outside of any package OPM sends by mail or displayed on correspondence that is visible through the window of an envelope or package.

(b)A document OPM sends by mail may only include a Social Security number if the Director of OPM determines, on the advice of the Senior Agency Official for Privacy, that the inclusion of a Social Security number on a document sent by mail is necessary and appropriate to meet legal and mission requirements.

(c)The inclusion of a Social Security number on a document sent by mail is necessary when—

(1)Required by law; or

(2)Necessary to identify a specific person and no adequate substitute is available.

(d)Social Security numbers must be partially redacted in documents sent by mail whenever feasible to mitigate any risks to privacy. [FR Doc. 2024-07750 Filed 4-11-24; 8:45 am]

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