New regs for Tuesday: Bald eagles, firearms, accounting

Tuesday’s edition of the Federal Register contains new firearms guidelines for security guards at nuclear facilities, accounting standards and protections for bald eagles.

Here’s what is happening:

Guns: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is proposing changes to its firearms guidelines for nuclear facilities.

The new firearms guidelines are intended to cover security guards at nuclear facilities and would include provisions for “enhanced weapons authority” and mandatory background checks.

The NRC initially proposed updating the rules in 2011, and again in 2013.

The public has 75 days to comment.

Accounting: The Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board is issuing draft guidelines for the use of internal software.

The public has until Oct. 28 to comment.

Eagles: The Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) is proposing to continue monitoring the status of the bald eagle. 

The FWS removed the bald eagle from the list of endangered and threatened species in 2007, but continues to monitor the bird to make sure it flourishes in the wild.

“The purpose of this requirement is to detect any failure of a recovered species to sustain itself without the protections,” the agency wrote.

The current information collection request expires at the end of the year, so the FWS is looking for an extension.

The public has 60 days to comment.

Gifts: The Office of Government Ethics is updating its gift acceptance rule for federal government employees. 

The new rule goes into effect in 30 days.