💣New Information Collection Request for Bombing Prevention Activities
The Office for Bombing Prevention (OBP) within Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) will submit the following new Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review.
Learn More🛢️AmSpec, LLC Approved as Commercial Gauger and Laboratory
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that AmSpec, LLC (Destrehan, LA), has been approved to gauge petroleum and certain petroleum products and accredited to test petroleum and certain petroleum products for customs purposes for the next three years as of May 8, 2024.
Learn More📊Quarterly IRS Interest Rates for Customs Duties and Business Impact
This notice advises the public that the quarterly Internal Revenue Service interest rates used to calculate interest on overdue accounts (underpayments) and refunds (overpayments) of customs duties will remain the same from the previous quarter. For the calendar quarter beginning July 1, 2025, the interest rates for underpayments will be 7 percent for both corporations and non-corporations. The interest rate for overpayments will be 7 percent for non-corporations and 6 percent for corporations. This notice is published for the convenience of the importing public and U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel.
Learn More⚖️New DHS Civil Penalties Framework for Immigration Violations
This interim final rule ("IFR") amends existing DHS and DOJ regulations. It provides exclusive DHS procedures for the issuance of civil monetary penalties under the Immigration and Nationality Act for aliens who fail to depart voluntarily during the voluntary departure period, willfully fail or refuse to depart after a final removal order and certain other proscribed activities, or are apprehended while improperly entering or attempting to enter the United States. The IFR also transfers the appeals process for these penalties from DOJ's Board of Immigration Appeals to DHS.
Learn More🛢️DHS Approves Seahawk Services as Commercial Gauger
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that Seahawk Services (West Deptford, NJ), has been approved to gauge petroleum and certain petroleum products for customs purposes for the next three years as of March 8, 2023.
Learn More🛡️Notice of Federal Emergency Management Agency Review Council Meeting
The Office of Partnership and Engagement is publishing this notice that the Federal Emergency Management Agency Review Council ("Council") will meet in person on Wednesday, July 9, 2025. This meeting will be open virtually to members of the public. This meeting will be led by the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of Defense to provide updates from the Council Members.
Learn More📦DHS Notice on ACE Application Information Collection
The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). The information collection is published in the Federal Register to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies.
Learn More📅Upcoming Advisory Committee Meeting on Customs Operations
The Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) will hold its quarterly meeting on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, in Washington, DC. The meeting will be open to the public via webinar only.
Learn More✈️TSA Announces Extension for Aircraft Repair Station Information Collection
This notice announces that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has forwarded the Information Collection Request (ICR), Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number 1652-0060, abstracted below to OMB for review and approval of an extension of the currently approved collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). The ICR describes the nature of the information collection and its expected burden. The collection involves recordkeeping requirements and petitions for reconsideration for certain aircraft repair stations.
Learn More🛡️TSA Extends Information Collection for Pipeline Security Compliance
This notice announces that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has forwarded the Information Collection Request (ICR), Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number 1652-0055, abstracted below, to OMB for review and approval of an extension of the currently approved collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). The ICR describes the nature of the information collection and its expected burden. Specifically, the collection involves the submission of data concerning pipeline security incidents, and the cybersecurity coordinator(s) and alternate(s) contact information.
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