Ammonium Nitrate Security Program

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Homeland Security Office of the Secretary 6 CFR Part 31 [Docket ID 2008-0076] RIN 1601-AA52 AGENCY: National Protection and Programs Directorate, DHS ACTION: Proposed rule; request for comments. SUMMARY: This proposed rule would implement anti-terrorism measures to better secure the homeland. The Department of Homeland Security would regulate the sale and transfer of ammonium nitrate pursuant to section 563 of the Fiscal Year 2008 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act with the purpose of preventing the use of ammonium nitrate in an act of terrorism. This proposed rule seeks comment on both proposed text for such a regulation and on several practical and legal issues integral to the development of an Ammonium Nitrate Security Program. DATES: Comments and related material must either be submitted to our online docket via http://www.regulations.gov on or before December 1, 2011 or reach the Docket Management Facility by that date. Comments sent to DHS or the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on collection of information must reach DHS or OMB on or before October 3, 2011. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number 2008-0076, by one of the following methods: Federal eRulemaking Portal: Follow the instructions at http://www.regulations.gov for submitting comments. Mail: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, National Protection and Programs Directorate, Infrastructure Security Compliance Division (NPPD/ISCD), 245 Murray Lane, SW., …