Thursday, May 23, 2019

2019 Spring Unified Agenda – DHS


Yesterday the OMB’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs published the Spring 2019 Unified Agenda. There have been some changes in DHS regulatory identification numbers (RIN) since the publication of the Fall 2018 Unified Agenda due to the formation of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). There have also been some changes in the status in one of the rulemakings included in the DHS portion of the Agenda.

Current Agenda


The table below shows the rulemakings that I am following in the Current Unified Agenda.

OS
Final Rule Stage
Homeland Security Acquisition Regulation: Safeguarding of Controlled Unclassified Sensitive Information (HSAR Case 2015-001)
OS
Final Rule Stage
Homeland Security Acquisition Regulation: Information Technology Security Awareness Training (HSAR Case 2015-002)
USCG
Prerule Stage
Identifying Barriers to Autonomous Vessels
USCG
Final Rule Stage
2013 Liquid Chemical Categorization Updates
USCG
Final Rule Stage
TWIC Reader Requirements; Delay of Effective Date
TSA
Proposed Rule Stage
Vetting of Certain Surface Transportation Employees
TSA
Final Rule Stage
Protection of Sensitive Security Information
TSA
Final Rule Stage
Security Training for Surface Transportation Employees
CISA
Proposed Rule Stage
Ammonium Nitrate Security Program

One item from the Fall 2018 Unified Agenda is no longer listed; Marine Transportation--Related Facility Response Plans for Hazardous Substances. The Trump Administration cancelled that rulemaking.

Long-Term Actions


The table below shows the rulemakings that I am following in the Long-Term Actions section of the Unified Agenda. There are no changes from the Fall 2018 Agenda.

USCG
Amendments to Chemical Testing Requirements
TSA
Surface Transportation Vulnerability Assessments and Security Plans
CISA
Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS)
CISA
Updates to Protected Critical Infrastructure Information (PCII) Program

Commentary


As I like to remind readers each time a new  version of the Unified Agenda is published, this is an aspirational listing of potential actions that the Administration is considering taking in the next year. Do Not hold your breath waiting for actions to be taken on the dates listed. They almost never happen on those dates. And the Administration is free to propose new rules that are not listed in the Agenda. A compliance requirement has been met with the publication of the Spring 2019 Unified Agenda, that is all.

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