Short Takes – 7-2-26 - Federal Register

Petition for Approval of Test Program. FRA notice. Summary: “This document provides the public notice that by letter [link added] dated June 9, 2026, and supplemented on June 26, 2026, Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) submitted a request for FRA approval of a test program related to a locomotive control system, and the temporary suspension of certain FRA safety regulations in connection with that program.” 

Establishment of the Alliance of National Councils for Homeland Operational Resilience Critical Infrastructure (ANCHOR-CI). DHS notice. Summary: “The Department of Homeland Security, through the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), is establishing the Alliance of National Councils for Homeland Operational Resilience—Critical Infrastructure (ANCHOR-CI). ANCHOR-CI is an advisory body made of critical infrastructure sector, cross-sector, regional, and industry councils that provide group advice and recommendations to the Secretary of Homeland Security, through the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Director to ensure a coordinated national effort to foster a secure and resilient critical infrastructure and cyberspace, exchange best practices pertaining to technical assistance, and cooperatively maintain mechanisms for collaboration with Sector Risk Management Agencies (Sections 2202 and 2218 of the Homeland Security Act).”  

Procedures for Implementing the National Environmental Policy Act. NASA interim final rule. Summary: “The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is rescinding and repromulgating its regulations related to environmental quality to update the regulations to codify changes to NEPA. NASA has determined there is good cause to promulgate its revised NEPA implementing regulations in the form of an interim final rule in order to avoid confusion related to NASA's administrative process and provide NASA action proponents, non-Federal project sponsors of proposed actions, and the public with the procedural certainty required to efficiently prepare an environmental document under NEPA. Additionally, this interim final rule updates NASA's list of existing categorical exclusions.” 

Hazardous Materials: Information Collection Activities. PHMSA: 30-day ICR renewals; Inspection and Testing of Portable Tanks and Intermediate Bulk Containers, Hazardous Materials Incident Reports, Testing Requirements for Non-Bulk Packaging, Hazardous Materials Public Sector Training and Planning Grants, Cargo Tank Motor Vehicles in Liquefied Compressed Gas Service, and Inspection and Testing of Meter Provers.