Short Takes – 2-7-26 – Federal Register Edition

Requests for Comments; Clearance of a Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Small Unmanned Aircraft Registration System; Correction. Federal Register FAA ICR correction notice. Summary: “On January 29, 2026, FAA published a notice and request for comments titled “Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; Clearance of a Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Small Unmanned Aircraft Registration System”. That notice and request for comments incorrectly stated the docket number. This notice corrects the docket number.”

NHTSA Automated Vehicle Safety Public Meeting: March 2026. Federal Register NHTSA meeting notice. Summary: “The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) will hold a public meeting on March 10, 2026. The event will provide updates and insights into ongoing vehicle automation activities across NHTSA. The meeting will be held in-person and will feature keynote addresses from the DOT leadership and industry executive panel discussions on key Automated Driving Systems (ADS) topics in the morning. The second portion of the meeting will build upon the ADS workshop held November 20, 2025. NHTSA gleaned valuable information from stakeholders on various topics. In this subsequent meeting, NHTSA intends to gather specific input on potential actions, including potential future guidance to the safe domestic development, testing and deployment of ADS equipped vehicles. NHTSA intends to utilize stakeholder input to better inform the agency's upcoming activities. The event will not be live streamed.”

Regulatory Issue Summary: Personnel Access Authorization Requirements for Non-Immigrant Foreign Nationals Working at Nuclear Power Plants. Federal Register NRC guidance notice. Summary: “The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS) 2026-01, “Personnel Access Authorization Requirements For Non-Immigrant Foreign Nationals Working At Nuclear Power Plants,” to remind licensees of the NRC requirement that prior to granting or reinstating unescorted access (UA) or certifying unescorted access authorization (UAA) to non-immigrant foreign nationals for the purpose of performing work, licensees shall validate that the foreign national's claimed non immigration status is correct.”

Pipeline Safety: Request for Special Permit. Federal Register PHMSA special permit request. Summary: “The REX Pipeline was constructed under waiver Docket No. PHMSA-2006-23998 as an AMAOP pipeline before the AMAOP regulations under § 192.620 were promulgated. Another special permit under Docket No. PHMSA PHMSA-2022-0044 was later issued to allow for a waiver of class location change requirements under 49 CFR 192.611 for segments originally operated under the 2006 waiver; 49 CFR 192.620(c)(8) allows a Class 1 and Class 2 location to be upgraded one class due to class location changes. This special permit is proposed to supersede and replace both previous special permits to create a unified and consistent approach to pipeline safety, operations, and compliance by aligning the regulatory framework applicable to the REX Pipeline with existing Federal regulations.”