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            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
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            <NAME>Office of the Secretary</NAME>
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            <CODE>1600</CODE>
            <NAME>Department of Homeland Security</NAME>
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<p><span class="TextRun SCXW166822043 BCX8" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW166822043 BCX8">The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in consultation with the General Services Administration (GSA), proposes to </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW166822043 BCX8">promulgate </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW166822043 BCX8"> regulations for the protection of Federal property.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW166822043 BCX8">Within DHS, Federal Protective Service (FPS) </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW166822043 BCX8">maintains </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW166822043 BCX8"> responsibility for the protection of buildings, grounds, and property owned, occupied, or secured by the Federal government.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW166822043 BCX8">The proposed rule would adopt and revise the language of related GSA regulations, consistent with DHS&rsquo;s statutory authority. Specifically, the proposed rule&nbsp;would&nbsp;</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW166822043 BCX8">provide </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW166822043 BCX8"> charging options for violations occurring on and </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW166822043 BCX8">adjacent to </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW166822043 BCX8"> Federal property, update prohibited conduct to incorporate advancing technology, clarify the publicly posted notice,&nbsp;and apply the regulations uniformly to all Federal property</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW166822043 BCX8">.&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW166822043 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp; </span></p>
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            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
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            <CFR>6 CFR 139</CFR>
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            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>Pub. L. 107-296, 116 Stat. 2315 (2002)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>6 U.S.C. 203(3) and 232(a)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>40 U.S.C. 586(c) and 1315</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
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        <RPLAN_ENTRY>No</RPLAN_ENTRY>
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                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>12/00/2024</TTBL_DATE>
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                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM Comment Period End</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>02/00/2025</TTBL_DATE>
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        <RFA_REQUIRED>No</RFA_REQUIRED>
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            <GOVT_LEVEL>Federal</GOVT_LEVEL>
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        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
        <ENERGY_AFFECTED>No</ENERGY_AFFECTED>
        <PRINT_PAPER>No</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
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                <FIRST_NAME>David</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Hess</LAST_NAME>
                <TITLE>Deputy Director, FPS Policy, Communications and Engagement</TITLE>
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                    <CODE>1600</CODE>
                    <NAME>Department of Homeland Security</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>DHS</ACRONYM>
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                <PHONE>202 447-0800</PHONE>
                <EMAIL>fpsnprm@fps.dhs.gov</EMAIL>
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                    <STREET_ADDRESS>Federal Protective Service, Office 46040, 6595 Springfield Center Drive,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Springfield</CITY>
                    <STATE>VA</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20598</ZIP>
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