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--- schema: federal-register doc_type: fedreg source_file: FR-2025-12-23.xml --- 90 244 Tuesday, December 23, 2025 Contents Consumer Financial Protection Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection NOTICES Truth in Lending (Regulation Z); Non-Application to Earned Wage Access Products, 60069-60076 2025-23735 Centers Medicare Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services PROPOSED RULES Global Benchmark for Efficient Drug Pricing Model, 60244-60336 2025-23702 Guarding U.S. Medicare against Rising Drug Costs Model, 60338-60429 2025-23705 Coast Guard Coast Guard RULES Safety Zone:

West of Cyril E. King Airport, St. Thomas, VI, 59976-59977 2025-23685 PROPOSED RULES Security Zone: Vessels Carrying Dangerous Cargo, Corpus Christi and La Quinta Ship Channels, Corpus Christi, TX, 60053-60055 2025-23773 Commerce Commerce Department See International Trade Administration See National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Comptroller Comptroller of the Currency NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Appraisals for Higher-Priced Mortgage Loans, 60236-60237 2025-23731 Supplier Registration Form, 60237-60238 2025-23769 Copyright Royalty Board Copyright Royalty Board NOTICES Intent to Audit, 60129 2025-23756 Corporation Corporation for National and Community Service NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities;

Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps Project Sponsor Survey, 60076-60077 2025-23633 Defense Department Defense Department See Engineers Corps Drug Drug Enforcement Administration RULES Schedules of Controlled Substances: Placement of N-Desethyl Isotonitazene and N-Piperidinyl Etonitazene in Schedule I, 59969-59972 2025-23717 Education Department Education Department NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:

Foreign Schools Eligibility Criteria Apply to Participate in Title IV HEA Programs, 60079-60080 2025-23733 Guaranty Agencies Security Self-Assessment and Attestation, 60082 2025-23734 Limitation of the Randolph-Sheppard Vending Facility Program Priority for the Department of the Army, 60078-60079 2025-23761 Privacy Act; Matching Program, 60080-60082 2025-23632 Employee Benefits Employee Benefits Security Administration PROPOSED RULES Transparency in Coverage, 60432-60518 2025-23693 Energy Department Energy Department See Federal Energy Regulatory Commission NOTICES Hearings, Meetings, Proceedings, etc.:

National Coal Council, 60084 2025-23766 Importation or Exportation of Liquified Natural Gas or Electric Energy; Applications, Authorizations, etc.: Epcilon LNG LLC, 60084-60086 2025-23764 ST LNG, LLC, 60083-60084 2025-23763 Engineers Engineers Corps NOTICES Requests for Nominations: Inland Waterways Users Board, 60077-60078 2025-23687 Federal Aviation Federal Aviation Administration RULES Airspace Designations and Reporting Points: Alaska; Correction, 59968-59969 2025-23738 VOR Federal Airway V-300;

Northcentral United States, 59967-59968 2025-23739 PROPOSED RULES Airworthiness Directives: Diamond Aircraft Industries Inc. Airplanes, 60031-60034 2025-23794 Honda Aircraft Company LLC Airplanes, 60029-60031 2025-23719 NOTICES Establishment of Program and Request for Proposals: Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing and Advanced Air Mobility Integration Pilot Program, 60225-60226 2025-23732 Petition for Exemption; Summary: SIMCOM Aviation Training, 60226 2025-23652 Federal Communications Federal Communications Commission RULES Auction of Advanced Wireless Services Licenses:

Filing Requirements, Minimum Opening Bids, Upfront Payments, and Other Procedures for Auction 113, 59979-60012 2025-23785 Radio Broadcasting Services: Various Locations, 60012-60013 2025-23750 Federal Energy Federal Energy Regulatory Commission NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals, 60087-60090 2025-23710 Application: Green Mountain Power Corp., 60093-60094 2025-23706 Pacific Gas and Electric Co., 60086-60087 2025-23642 Authorizations for Certain Post-Licensing Activities at Hydroelectric Projects, 60094 2025-23643 Combined Filings, 60086, 60094-60096 2025-23701 2025-23703 Environmental Assessments;

Availability, etc.: Avista Corp., 60093 2025-23709 Environmental Issues: Columbia Gulf Transmission, LLC, Proposed Pulaski Project, 60090-60093 2025-23711 Federal Highway Federal Highway Administration NOTICES Final Federal Agency Action: Proposed Highway Projects in Texas, 60226-60228 2025-23636 Federal Housing Finance Agency Federal Housing Finance Agency RULES 2026-2028 Enterprise Housing Goals, 59948-59967 2025-23746 Federal Maritime Federal Maritime Commission NOTICES Agreements Filed, 60096 2025-23714 Federal Motor Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities;

Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Study of Warning Devices for Stopped Commercial Motor Vehicles, 60228-60230 2025-23762 Federal Reserve Federal Reserve System NOTICES Change in Bank Control: Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company, 60099 2025-23715 Request for Information: Reserve Bank Payment Account Prototype, 60096-60099 2025-23712 Federal Trade Federal Trade Commission NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals, 60101-60104 2025-23696 Proposed Consent Agreement:

Adamas Amenity Services LLC, et al.; Analysis of Agreement Containing Consent Order to Aid Public Comment, 60099-60101 2025-23716 Federal Transit Federal Transit Administration NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: All Stations Accessibility Program, 60230-60231 2025-23675 Public Transportation Emergency Relief Program, 60232-60233 2025-23676 Transit Research, Development, Demonstration, Deployment and Training Projects, 60231-60232 2025-23677 Fiscal Fiscal Service PROPOSED RULES Debt Collection Authorities under the Debt Collection Improvement Act, 60034-60053 2025-23704 Fish Fish and Wildlife Service NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities;

Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Federal Fish and Wildlife Permit Applications and Reports-Management Authority, 60119-60121 2025-23694 Permits; Applications, Issuances, etc.: Incidental Take and Proposed Habitat Conservation Plan for the Sand Skink and Blue-Tailed Mole Skink; Osceola County, FL; Categorical Exclusion, 60118-60119 2025-23647 Food and Drug Food and Drug Administration NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:

Postmarket Surveillance of Medical Devices, 60106-60107 2025-23630 Guidance: Formal Dispute Resolution and Administrative Hearings of Final Administrative Orders under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, 60104-60106 2025-23707 General Services General Services Administration NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Ombudsman Inquiry/Request Instrument, 60104 2025-23718 Health and Human Health and Human Services Department See Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services See Food and Drug Administration See National Institutes of Health See Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration PROPOSED RULES Transparency in Coverage, 60432-60518 2025-23693 NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities;

Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals, 60107-60108 2025-23759 Request for Information: Accelerating the Adoption and Use of Artificial Intelligence as part of Clinical Care, 60108-60110 2025-23641 Homeland Homeland Security Department See Coast Guard RULES Privacy Act; Implementation, 59945-59948 2025-23783 NOTICES Agreement between the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Department of State and the Paraguayan National Commission for Stateless Persons and Refugees, 60114-60118 2025-23797 Indian Affairs Indian Affairs Bureau NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities;

Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Grazing Permits, 60122 2025-23744 Interior Interior Department See Fish and Wildlife Service See Indian Affairs Bureau See Reclamation Bureau Internal Revenue Internal Revenue Service PROPOSED RULES Transparency in Coverage, 60432-60518 2025-23693 NOTICES Hearings, Meetings, Proceedings, etc.: Internal Revenue Service Advisory Council, 60238-60239 2025-23724 International Trade Adm International Trade Administration NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities;

Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Inclusions to the Section 232 National Security Adjustments to Automobile Parts Imports, 60058-60059 2025-23768 Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Investigations, Orders, or Reviews: Ceramic Tile from the People's Republic of China, 60057-60058 2025-23698 Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet from the People's Republic of China, 60056-60057 2025-23699 Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled into Modules, from the People's Republic of China, 60060-60063 2025-23765 Fresh Mushrooms from Canada, 60059-60060 2025-23640 International Trade Com International Trade Commission NOTICES Complaint, 60125-60126 2025-23688 Investigations;

Determinations, Modifications, and Rulings, etc.: Certain Open-Ear Earpiece Devices, 60124-60125 2025-23721 Certain Soft Projectile Launching Devices, Components Thereof, Ammunition, and Products Containing Same, 60126-60128 2025-23689 Certain Vaporizer Devices, Cartridges Used Therewith, and Components Thereof II, 60128-60129 2025-23720 Justice Department Justice Department See Drug Enforcement Administration Labor Department Labor Department See Employee Benefits Security Administration Library Library of Congress See Copyright Royalty Board Maritime Maritime Administration NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities;

Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Effective U.S. Control/Parent Company, 60235-60236 2025-23730 Exercise Breakout Survey, 60234-60235 2025-23726 Ocean Shipments Moving under Export-Import Bank Financing, 60233-60234 2025-23728 Regulations for Making Excess or Surplus Federal Property Available to the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, State Maritime Academies and Non-Profit Maritime Training Facilities, 60233 2025-23729 Request for Transfer of Ownership, Registry, and Flag, or Charter, Lease, or Mortgage of U.S.

Citizen Owned Documented Vessels, 60235 2025-23727 National Institute National Institutes of Health NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Loan Repayment Programs, 60110-60111 2025-23774 The Clinical Trials Reporting Program Database, 60112-60113 2025-23713 Hearings, Meetings, Proceedings, etc.: Center for Scientific Review, 60111 2025-23690 Licenses; Exemptions, Applications, Amendments, etc.: Enhanced Tumor Reactivity of T Cells Lacking Sit1, Lax1, or Trat1;

Exclusive Patent, 60111-60112 2025-23691 National Oceanic National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RULES Atlantic Highly Migratory Species: 2025 North Atlantic Albacore Tuna, North and South Atlantic Swordfish, and Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Category Quotas, 60017-60020 2025-23749 Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone off Alaska: Inseason Adjustment to the 2026 Aleutian Islands Pacific Cod Total Allowable Catch Amount and Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Pacific Cod Allocations, 60025-60028 2025-23775 Inseason Adjustment to the 2026 Gulf of Alaska Pacific Cod Total Allowable Catch, 60022-60024 2025-23786 Several Groundfish Species in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area, 60024-60025 2025-23776 Fisheries of the Northeastern United States: 2026 Atlantic Herring Fishery Specifications, 60021-60022 2025-23796 Atlantic Bluefish Fishery;

Quota Transfer from New York to North Carolina, 60020 2025-23758 Summer Flounder Fishery; Quota Transfer from North Carolina to New York, 60021 2025-23754 Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of America: 2026 Red Snapper Private Angling Component Closure in Federal Waters off Texas, 60014 2025-23742 Partial Holdback of Commercial Quota for the Deep-Water Grouper Complex, 60015-60016 2025-23747 Partial Holdback of Commercial Quota for the Other Shallow-Water Grouper Complex, 60016-60017 2025-23755 NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities;

Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Alaska Community Quota Entity Program, 60066-60067 2025-23767 Endangered and Threatened Species: Take of Anadromous Fish, 60065-60066 2025-23684 Hearings, Meetings, Proceedings, etc.: Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Schedules for Atlantic Shark Identification Workshops and Protected Species Safe Handling, Release, and Identification Workshops, 60067-60069 2025-23748 Licenses; Exemptions, Applications, Amendments, etc.: Deep Seabed Mining;

Virtual Public Hearings, 60064-60065 2025-23795 Permits; Applications, Issuances, etc.: Exempted Fishing, 60063-60064 2025-23757 Neighborhood Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation NOTICES Meetings; Sunshine Act, 60129-60130 2025-23674 Nuclear Regulatory Nuclear Regulatory Commission NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Armed Security Personnel Firearms Background Check, 60131-60132 2025-23680 Certification of Medical Examination by Facility Licensee, 60130-60131 2025-23681 Registration Certificate—Use of Depleted Uranium, 60133-60134 2025-23722 Facility Operating and Combined Licenses:

Applications and Amendments Involving Proposed No Significant Hazards Considerations, etc., 60134-60141 2025-23679 Hearings, Meetings, Proceedings, etc.: US SFR Owner, LLC, 60132-60133 2025-23678 Pension Benefit Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation RULES Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Valuation of Benefits and Assets; Expected Retirement Age; Missing Participants Mortality Assumption, 59972-59976 2025-23799 Postal Service Postal Service NOTICES International Product Change:

Priority Mail Express International, Priority Mail International and First-Class Package International Service Agreements, 60141 2025-23708 Presidential Documents Presidential Documents EXECUTIVE ORDERS Government Agencies and Employees: Certain Rates of Pay; Adjustments (EO 14368), 60519-60535 2025-23844 Federal Government Executive Departments and Agencies; Closure on December 24, 2025, and December 26, 2025 (EO 14371), 60545-60546 2025-23847 Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research;

Expansion Efforts (EO 14370), 60541-60543 2025-23846 U.S. Space Superiority; Efforts To Ensure (EO 14369), 60537-60540 2025-23845 Reclamation Reclamation Bureau NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Recreation Survey Questions, 60123-60124 2025-23650 Securities Securities and Exchange Commission NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals, 60147-60148, 60164-60165, 60177, 60198 2025-23683 2025-23686 2025-23736 2025-23737 Application:

Kayne Anderson Energy Infrastructure Fund, Inc., et al., 60203-60204 2025-23651 Privacy Act; Systems of Records, 60165-60168 2025-23771 Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes: Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc., 60147, 60156-60158, 60182-60184, 60204-60205 2025-23659 2025-23661 2025-23672 2025-23673 Cboe Exchange, Inc., 60148-60155 2025-23662 Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc., 60201-60203 2025-23666 Miami International Securities Exchange, LLC, 60208-60214 2025-23664 MIAX Emerald, LLC, 60193-60196 2025-23670 MIAX PEARL, LLC, 60187-60192 2025-23665 MIAX Sapphire, LLC, 60141-60147, 60160-60162 2025-23654 2025-23656 Nasdaq BX, Inc., 60196-60198 2025-23653 Nasdaq GEMX, LLC, 60180-60182 2025-23671 Nasdaq ISE, LLC, 60199-60201 2025-23657 Nasdaq PHLX LLC, 60162-60164 2025-23658 New York Stock Exchange LLC, 60206-60208 2025-23663 The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC, 60158-60160, 60168-60177, 60184-60186, 60214-60217 2025-23655 2025-23660 2025-23667 2025-23669 The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC;

Nasdaq BX, Inc.; Nasdaq GEMX, LLC; et al., 60177-60180 2025-23668 Small Business Small Business Administration NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals; Correction, 60217 2025-23646 State Department State Department NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Department of State Personal Identification Card, 60218-60219 2025-23637 Electronic Medical Examination for Visa or Immigration Benefit, 60217-60218 2025-23697 Medical Examination for Visa or Immigration Benefit, 60219-60221 2025-23695 Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition:

A Bestiary of Ancient Nubia, 60221 2025-23745 A Visiting Masterpiece: Giovanni Bellini's Dead Christ Supported by Angels, 60218 2025-23644 Raphael: Sublime Poetry, 60221 2025-23645 Substance Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals, 60113-60114 2025-23760 Surface Transportation Surface Transportation Board NOTICES Continuance in Control: Van Pool Transportation LLC and Ag Van Pool Holdings, LP, Rolling V Bus Corp. and STS of New Mexico, LLC, 60223-60225 2025-23725 Exemption:

Abandonment; Norfolk Southern Railway Co. in the City of Baltimore, MD, 60221-60222 2025-23648 Abandonment; Norfolk Southern Railway Co., Summit County, OH, 60222-60223 2025-23649 Transportation Department Transportation Department See Federal Aviation Administration See Federal Highway Administration See Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration See Federal Transit Administration See Maritime Administration Treasury Treasury Department See Comptroller of the Currency See Fiscal Service See Internal Revenue Service PROPOSED RULES Debt Collection Authorities under the Debt Collection Improvement Act, 60034-60053 2025-23704 NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities;

Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals, 60239-60241 2025-23740 2025-23741 Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Information Sharing between Government Agencies and Financial Institutions, 60239 2025-23743 Veteran Affairs Veterans Affairs Department RULES Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance Traumatic Injury Protection Program, 59977-59979 2025-23682 Separate Parts In This Issue Part II Health and Human Services Department, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 60244-60336 2025-23702 Part III Health and Human Services Department, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 60338-60429 2025-23705 Part IV Health and Human Services Department, 60432-60518 2025-23693 Labor Department, Employee Benefits Security Administration, 60432-60518 2025-23693 Treasury Department, Internal Revenue Service, 60432-60518 2025-23693 Part V Presidential Documents, 60519-60535, 60537-60543, 60545-60546 2025-23844 2025-23847 2025-23846 2025-23845 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. 90 244 Tuesday, December 23, 2025 Rules and Regulations DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Office of the Secretary 6 CFR Part 5 [Docket No. DHS-2021-0020] RIN 1601-AB21 Privacy Act of 1974 AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS or Department) is updating its regulations related to the procedures for submitting Freedom of Information Act

(FOIA)and Privacy Act of 1974 requests to clarify that requesters must generally submit their Freedom of Information Act

(FOIA)requests and Privacy Act requests electronically. DATES: This final rule is effective January 22, 2026. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roman Jankowski, Chief Privacy Officer, Privacy Office, Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC 20528,

(202)343-1717, *Privacy@hq.dhs.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background The Secretary of Homeland Security has authority under 5 U.S.C. 301, 552, and 552a, and 6 U.S.C. 112(e) to issue Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act regulations. That authority has been delegated to the Chief Privacy Officer of the Department pursuant to 6 U.S.C. 142 and DHS Del. No. 13001, Rev. 01 (June 2, 2020). Most recently, DHS updated its procedures implementing the Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a., at 6 CFR part 5, subparts A and B on November 16, 2022 (87 FR 68599) and February 27, 2024 (89 FR 14369). II. Discussion of Changes This rule updates Title 6, part 5, paragraphs 5.3(a)(2) and 5.21(a)(6), which provide instructions to requesters on how and where to make FOIA and Privacy Act (and Judicial Redress Act

(JRA)if applicable) requests for DHS records. The rule generally requires requesters to submit their Freedom of Information Act

(FOIA)requests and Privacy Act requests electronically through the web portal at *https://www.dhs.gov/foia* or other acceptable Federal Government or DHS Component websites. DHS and its components will generally no longer accept FOIA or Privacy Act/JRA requests mailed to the DHS Privacy Office, or other DHS components, or via fax or email. By accepting requests only through DHS's or its components' websites, DHS will ensure requests are sent to the correct DHS Headquarters office or DHS component. In addition, this will reduce the time to interact with requesters and also expedite the time requesters will receive responsive records to their requests. In addition, this change will allow the Department to respond to requesters quickly and efficiently to correct any mistakes made in submitting their requests or clarifying their requests. Upon request, DHS FOIA public liaisons may facilitate, in limited circumstances ( *e.g.,* incarceration), an alternative method to submit requests for requesters who are unable to submit electronic requests. Requesters who are unable to submit electronic requests should contact the Office or DHS Component they wish to seek records from. III. Regulatory History DHS did not publish a notice of proposed rulemaking for this rule. Under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(A), this final rule is exempt from notice and public comment rulemaking requirements because the change involves rules of agency organization, procedure, or practice. In addition, under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), an agency may bypass notice and comment requirements if it finds, for good cause, that notice and comment is impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to the public interest. DHS finds that notice and comment is unnecessary here because the change to the manner of submitting FOIA and Privacy Act requests is an agency procedural update that will have minimal substantive effect on the public. Specifically, DHS believes that submitting a request through a publicly accessible web portal is a routine and accepted method of seeking information in today's society, and the vast majority of requesters already submit their requests this way. Furthermore, DHS will continue to consider requests for exceptions in limited circumstances for requesters who lack internet access. In addition, the rule is procedural because it changes only the manner in which the public presents FOIA and Privacy requests to DHS, and not the substance of those requests. Notice and comment is unnecessary because the public has come to accept using web pages to submit information and generally does so routinely. Electronic submission via web portal is also more efficient than using the U.S. Postal Service. and allows for better tracking of the submission and quicker response by the Government. III. Regulatory Analyses A. Executive Orders 12866 (Regulatory Planning and Review), 13563 (Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review), and 14192 (Unleashing Prosperity Through Deregulation) Executive Orders 13563 and 12866 direct agencies to assess the costs and benefits of available regulatory alternatives and, if regulation is necessary, to select regulatory approaches that maximize net benefits. Executive Order 13563 emphasizes the importance of quantifying both costs and benefits, of reducing costs, of harmonizing rules, and of promoting flexibility. Executive Order 14192 establishes a policy that the executive branch be “prudent and financially responsible in the expenditure of funds, from both public and private sources, and [ ] alleviate unnecessary regulatory burdens placed on the American people.” The Office of Management and Budget

(OMB)has not designated this rule a “significant regulatory action,” under section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866. Accordingly, OMB has not reviewed this rule. This rule is also not subject to Executive Order 14192 because the rule is not significant under Executive Order 12866 and because it is related to agency organization, management, or personnel. *See* OMB Memorandum M-25-20, “Guidance Implementing Section 3 of Executive Order 14192, titled `Unleashing Prosperity Through Deregulation” (Mar. 26, 2025). DHS has considered the costs and benefits of this rule. This rule will not impose any new costs on the government or the public. The rule's benefits include increased efficiency in processing and responding to FOIA and Privacy Act/JRA requests and decreased lag times for handling requests that would otherwise come from non-portal sources. Specifically, the rule allows DHS FOIA personnel to spend less time on data entry and administrative tasks if the requester submits through the electronic portal rather than through email, fax or physical mail. Spending less time on initial data entry and administrative tasks will allow DHS FOIA personal to spend more time searching and reviewing records to respond to the requests. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 This rule will not result in the expenditure by state, local, and tribal governments, in the aggregate, or by the private sector, of $100,000,000 or more in any one year, and it will not significantly or uniquely affect small governments. Therefore, no written statement was deemed necessary under the provisions of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995. Regulatory Flexibility Act Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA), 5 U.S.C. 601-612, and section 213(a) of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, 5 U.S.C. 601 note, agencies must consider the impact of their rulemakings on “small entities” (small businesses, small organizations, and local governments). The term “small entities” comprises small businesses, not-for-profit organizations that are independently owned and operated and are not dominant in their fields, and governmental jurisdictions with populations of less than 50,000. DHS has reviewed this regulation and by approving it certifies that this regulation will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. DHS does not believe this rule imposes any additional direct costs on small entities. Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 This rule is not a major rule as defined by section 251 of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 (as amended), 5 U.S.C. 804(2). The Office of Management and Budget's Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs has not found that this rule is likely to result in an annual effect on the economy of $100,000,000 or more; a major increase in costs or prices; or significant adverse effects on competition, employment, investment, productivity, innovation, or on the ability of United States-based companies to compete with foreign-based companies in domestic and export markets. National Environmental Policy Act DHS reviews regulatory actions to determine whether the National Environmental Policy Act

(NEPA)applies to them and, if so, what degree of analysis is required. DHS Directive 023-01 Rev. 01 (Directive) and Instruction Manual 023-01-001-01 Rev. 01 (Instruction Manual) establish the procedures that DHS and its components use to comply with NEPA. NEPA allows Federal agencies to establish, in their NEPA implementing procedures, categories of actions (“categorical exclusions”) that experience has shown do not, individually or cumulatively, have a significant effect on the human environment and, therefore, do not require an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement. The Instruction Manual, Appendix A, lists the DHS categorical exclusions. Under DHS NEPA implementing procedures, for an action to be categorically excluded, it must satisfy each of the following three conditions:

(1)the entire action clearly fits within one or more of the categorical exclusions;

(2)the action is not a piece of a larger action; and

(3)no extraordinary circumstances exist that create the potential for a significant environmental effect. This rule is strictly procedural and is limited to updating the method by which requesters may submit requests for information under FOIA and the Privacy Act/JRA. DHS has reviewed this rule and finds that it clearly fits within categorical exclusion A3(a) as an administrative or procedural rule that will have no significant effect on the environment, is not part of a larger Federal action, and does not present extraordinary circumstances that create the potential for significant environmental impacts. Therefore, the rule is categorically excluded from further NEPA review. List of Subjects in 6 CFR Part 5 Classified Information, Courts, Freedom of information, Government employees, Privacy. For the reasons stated in the preamble, DHS amends Chapter I part 5 of Title 6, Code of Federal Regulations, as follows: PART 5—DISCLOSURE OF RECORDS AND INFORMATION 1. The authority citation for Part 5 continues to read as follows: Authority: 6 U.S.C. 101 *et seq.;* Pub. L. 107-296, 116 Stat. 2135; 5 U.S.C. 301; 6 U.S.C. 142; DHS Del. No. 13001, Rev. 01 (June 2, 2020). Subpart A also issued under 5 U.S.C. 552. Subpart B also issued under 5 U.S.C. 552a and 552 note. 2. Amend § 5.3 by revising paragraphs (a)(2) and

(c)to read as follows: § 5.3 Requirements for making requests.

(a)* * *

(2)A requester may send their request to the Privacy Office, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, via the internet at *https://www.dhs.gov/foia* or for any of the Headquarters Offices of the Department of Homeland Security listed in Appendix A to Subpart 5, or *https://www.foia.gov/.* Upon request, DHS FOIA public liaisons may facilitate, in limited circumstances ( *e.g.,* incarceration), an alternative method to submit requests for requesters who are unable to submit electronic requests. Please direct such requests to the liaison of the Office or DHS Component you wish to seek records from, which can be found listed in Appendix A to Subpart 5 or found here: *https://www.dhs.gov/foia-contact-information.* In addition, if a requester does not know which DHS component may maintain responsive records to a request, the requester may explicitly ask for assistance from the DHS Privacy Office with identifying the proper component that most likely maintains any potential responsive records. Upon a request for assistance and based on information provided in the FOIA request and by the requester, the Privacy Office will forward the request to the DHS component(s) that it determines to be most likely, as of the date of the request for information, to maintain the records that are sought. The Privacy Office will notify the requester that it is forwarding the request, including identifying the component(s) where the request has been sent, provide the FOIA Public Liaison contact information for the respective component(s), and provide administrative appeal rights in the response. If the requester does not agree with the Privacy Office's determination regarding which components would likely have records responsive to the request, the requester must submit a timely appeal of the Privacy Office's determination. Although these are not to be considered misdirected requests, the recipient DHS component shall be granted the same number of days to respond as permitted by 6 CFR 5.4(c) and 5.5(a).

(c)If a request does not adequately describe the records sought, DHS may at its discretion either seek additional information from the requester, or administratively close the request. Requests for clarification or more information will be made in writing electronically whenever possible (either via electronic mail or portal message) except when DHS requests to speak on the phone to discuss the request. If DHS communicates via a phone call, DHS will summarize the call in a follow up electronic mail or portal message. If DHS corresponds only electronically via electronic mail or portal message, requesters must respond to requests for additional information also by electronic mail or portal message in the same medium as the DHS correspondence. In order to be considered timely, responses to requests for additional information must be received by electronic mail or portal message within 30 working days of the electronic mail or portal message request for additional information. If the requester does not respond to a request for additional information within 30 working days, the request may be administratively closed at DHS's discretion. This administrative closure does not prejudice the requester's ability to submit a new request for further consideration with additional information. Upon request, DHS FOIA public liaisons may facilitate, in limited circumstances ( *e.g.,* incarceration), an alternative method to submit requests for requesters who are unable to submit electronic requests. Please direct such requests to the liaison of the Office or DHS Component you wish to seek records from, which can be found listed in Appendix A to Subpart 5 or found here: *https://www.dhs.gov/foia-contact-information.* 3. Amend § 5.21 by revising paragraphs (a)(6) and

(c)to read as follows: § 5.21 Requests for access to records.

(a)* * *

(6)An individual may send a request to the Privacy Office via the internet at *https://www.dhs.gov/foia* for any of the Headquarters Offices of the Department of Homeland Security listed Appendix A to Subpart 5, or *https://www.foia.gov/.* Upon request, DHS FOIA public liaisons may facilitate, in limited circumstances ( *e.g.,* incarceration), an alternative method to submit requests for requesters who are unable to submit electronic requests. Please direct such requests to the liaison of the Office or DHS Component you wish to seek records from, which can be found listed in Appendix A to Subpart 5 or here: *https://www.dhs.gov/foia-contact-information.* In addition, if a requester does not know which DHS component may maintain responsive records to a request, the requester may explicitly ask for assistance from the DHS Privacy Office with identifying the proper component that most likely maintains any potential responsive records citing this section of the regulations. Upon a request for assistance and based on information provided in the FOIA request and by the requester, the Privacy Office will forward the request to the DHS component(s) that it determines to be most likely, as of the date of the request for information, to maintain the records that are sought. The Privacy Office will notify the requester that it is forwarding the request, including identifying the component(s) where the request has been sent, provide the FOIA Public Liaison contact information for the respective component(s), and provide administrative appeal rights in the response. If the requester does not agree with the Privacy Office's determination regarding which components would likely have records responsive to the request, the requester must submit a timely appeal of the Privacy Office's determination. For the quickest possible handling, the requester should mark the request letter “Privacy Act Request” or “Judicial Redress Act Request.”

(c)*Description of records sought.* A requester must describe the records sought in sufficient detail to enable Department personnel to locate the system of records covering them with a reasonable amount of effort. Whenever possible, the request should describe the records sought, the time periods in which the requester believes they were compiled, the office or location in which the requester believes the records are kept, and the name or identifying number of each system of records in which the requester believes they are kept. The Department publishes notices in the **Federal Register** that describe its components' systems of records. These notices can be found on the Department's website here: *https://www.dhs.gov/system-records-notices-sorns.* If a request does not adequately describe the records sought, DHS may at its discretion either seek additional information from the requester or administratively close the request. Requests for clarification or more information must be made in writing via electronic mail. To be considered timely, responses to requests for additional information must be received by electronic mail within 30 working days of the electronic mail request for additional information. If the requester does not respond timely, the request may be administratively closed at DHS's discretion. This administrative closure does not prejudice the requester's ability to submit a new request for further consideration with additional information. 4. Revise Appendix A to Part 5 to read as follows: Appendix A to Part 5—FOIA/Privacy Act Offices of the Department of Homeland Security I. For Headquarters Offices of the Department of Homeland Security, FOIA and Privacy Act (or JRA if applicable) requests should be submitted electronically via *https://foiarequest.dhs.gov/.* For a listing of Headquarters Offices and contact information, please see *https://www.dhs.gov/foia-contact-information.* Additional contact information for questions: Phone: 202-343-1743 or 866-431-0486, Fax: 202-343-4011, or Email: *foia@hq.dhs.gov.* The Public Liaison may also be contacted using this information. II. For the following components and offices of the Department of Homeland Security, FOIA and Privacy Act (or JRA if applicable) requests should also be submitted electronically by way of instructions at *https://www.dhs.gov/foia-contact-information* or through an alternative dedicated DHS component website. For each component, the Public Liaison may also be contacted using the information below for questions about submission of requests. The components are: Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency

(CISA)Additional contact information for questions: Phone: 202-343-1743 or 866-431-0486, Fax: 202-343-4011, or Email: *CISAFOIA@hq.dhs.gov.* U.S. Customs and Border Protection

(CBP)Additional contact information for questions: Phone: 202-325-0150 or Email: *cbpfoiapublicliaison@cbp.dhs.gov.* Federal Emergency Management Agency

(FEMA)Additional contact information for questions: Phone: 202-646-3323, Fax: 202-646-3347, or Email: *fema-foia@fema.dhs.gov.* Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) Additional contact information for questions: Phone: 912-267-3103, Fax: 912-267-3113, or Email: *fletc-foia@dhs.gov.* Immigration and Customs Enforcement

(ICE)Additional contact information for questions: Phone: 866-633-1182, Fax: 202-732-4265, or Email: *ice-foia@ice.dhs.gov.* Office of Inspector General Additional contact information for questions: Phone: 202-981-6100, or Email: *foia.oig@oig.dhs.gov.* Transportation Security Administration

(TSA)Additional contact information for questions: Phone: 1-866-FOIA-TSA or 571-227-2300, or Email: *foia@tsa.dhs.gov.* U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Additional contact information for questions: Phone: 1-800-375-5283, USCIS Contact Center, or Email: *FOIAPAQuestions@uscis.dhs.gov.* U.S. Coast Guard

(USCG)Additional contact information for questions: Phone: 202-475-3522, Fax: 202-372-8413, or Email: *efoia@uscg.mil.* U.S. Secret Service

(USSS)Additional contact information for questions: Phone: 202-406-6370, Fax: 202-406-5586, or Email: *FOIA@usss.dhs.gov.* Roman Jankowki, Chief Privacy Officer, Department of Homeland Security. [FR Doc. 2025-23783 Filed 12-22-25; 8:45 am]

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