{"description":"Documents matching 'Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule' and published on or after 01/01/2025","count":132,"total_pages":7,"next_page_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents?conditions%5Bpublication_date%5D%5Bgte%5D=2025-01-01&conditions%5Bterm%5D=Children%27s+Online+Privacy+Protection+Rule&format=json&page=2","results":[{"title":"Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Federal Trade Commission amends the Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule (the \"Rule\"), consistent with the requirements of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act. The amendments to the Rule, which are based on the FTC's review of public comments and its enforcement experience, include one new definition and modifications to several others, as well as updates to key provisions to respond to changes in technology and online practices. The amendments are intended to strengthen protection of personal information collected from children, and, where appropriate, to clarify and streamline the Rule since it was last amended in January 2013.","document_number":"2025-05904","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/04/22/2025-05904/childrens-online-privacy-protection-rule","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-04-22/pdf/2025-05904.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-05904.pdf?1745239507","publication_date":"2025-04-22","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION","name":"Federal Trade Commission","id":192,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-trade-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/192","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-trade-commission"}],"excerpts":"the Commission has determined to adopt amendments to the <span class=\"match\">Children's</span> <span class=\"match\">Online</span> <span class=\"match\">Privacy</span> <span class=\"match\">Protection</span> <span class=\"match\">Rule</span>, 16 CFR 312 (“COPPA <span class=\"match\">Rule</span>” or “<span class=\"match\">Rule</span>”). These amendments will update and clarify the COPPA <span class=\"match\">Rule</span>, consistent with the requirements of the <span class=\"match\">Children's</span> <span class=\"match\">Online</span> <span class=\"match\">Privacy</span> <span class=\"match\">Protection</span> Act (“COPPA” or “COPPA statute”), 15 U.S.C. 6501 \n et seq., \n to protect <span class=\"match\">children's</span> personal information and give parents control over their <span class=\"match\">children's</span> personal information.\n \n \n \n 1 \n  <span class=\"match\">Children's</span> <span class=\"match\">Online</span> <span class=\"match\">Privacy</span> <span class=\"match\">Protection</span> <span class=\"match\">Rule</span>, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 89 FR 2034 (Jan. 11, 2024)"},{"title":"Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Extension","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Federal Trade Commission (\"FTC\" or \"Commission\") requests that the Office of Management and Budget (\"OMB\") extend for an additional three years the current Paperwork Reduction Act (\"PRA\") clearance for information collection requirements contained in the Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule (\"COPPA Rule\" or \"Rule\"). That clearance expires on April 30, 2025.","document_number":"2025-04871","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/03/21/2025-04871/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-for-omb-review-comment-request-extension","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-03-21/pdf/2025-04871.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-04871.pdf?1742474715","publication_date":"2025-03-21","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION","name":"Federal Trade Commission","id":192,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-trade-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/192","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-trade-commission"}],"excerpts":"Budget (“OMB”) extend for an additional three years the current Paperwork Reduction Act (“PRA”) clearance for information collection requirements contained in the <span class=\"match\">Children's</span> <span class=\"match\">Online</span> <span class=\"match\">Privacy</span> <span class=\"match\">Protection</span> <span class=\"match\">Rule</span> (“COPPA <span class=\"match\">Rule</span>” or “<span class=\"match\">Rule</span>”). That clearance expires on April 30, 2025. \n \n \n DATES: \n Comments must be filed by April 21, 2025. \n \n \n ADDRESSES: \n \n Interested parties may file a comment <span class=\"match\">online</span> or on paper, by following the instructions in the Request for Comment part of the \n SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION \n section below. Written comments and recommendations"},{"title":"Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records","type":"Notice","abstract":"In accordance with the requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is modifying an existing system of records maintained by the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) within HHS' Administration for Children and Families (ACF), System No. 09-80-0321, ORR Unaccompanied Children Bureau (UCB) Administrative Program Records. The system of records covers records about unaccompanied children, their intended sponsors, and members of the intended sponsors' households, used in administering ORR programs that provide for the children's care and placement. This modification includes changing the system of records name to \"ORR Unaccompanied Alien Children Bureau (UACB) Administrative Program Records\" and streamlining certain routine uses to enhance information sharing capabilities for child protection purposes while maintaining core privacy protections.","document_number":"2026-19755","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/28/2026-19755/privacy-act-of-1974-system-of-records","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-09-28/pdf/2026-19755.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-19755.pdf?1790340314","publication_date":"2026-09-28","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Administration for Children and Families","name":"Children and Families Administration","id":49,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/children-and-families-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/49","parent_id":221,"slug":"children-and-families-administration"}],"excerpts":"post-release services to alien <span class=\"match\">children</span> released from ORR custody. \n CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM: \n The records are about these categories of individuals: \n • Unaccompanied alien <span class=\"match\">children</span> (UAC), which include: \n ○ unaccompanied alien <span class=\"match\">children</span> currently and formerly in ORR's care and custody by reason of their immigration status; \n ○ <span class=\"match\">children</span> of unaccompanied alien <span class=\"match\">children</span> who are housed together with their unaccompanied alien child parents who are in ORR custody; \n ○ unaccompanied alien <span class=\"match\">children</span> who later receive an adjustment"},{"title":"Unaccompanied Children Program Foundational Rule; Update To Accord With Statutory Requirements","type":"Rule","abstract":"ORR is amending a regulation so that it comports with the express language of the governing legislation. That regulation relates to key aspects of the placement, care, and services provided to unaccompanied alien children (UACs) referred to ORR, pursuant to ORR's responsibilities for coordinating and implementing the care and placement of UACs who are in Federal custody by reason of their immigration status under the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (HSA) and the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (TVPRA).","document_number":"2025-04971","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/03/25/2025-04971/unaccompanied-children-program-foundational-rule-update-to-accord-with-statutory-requirements","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-03-25/pdf/2025-04971.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-04971.pdf?1742820311","publication_date":"2025-03-25","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Administration for Children and Families","name":"Children and Families Administration","id":49,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/children-and-families-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/49","parent_id":221,"slug":"children-and-families-administration"}],"excerpts":"Division of Unaccompanied <span class=\"match\">Children</span> Policy, Unaccompanied <span class=\"match\">Children</span> Bureau, Office of Refugee Resettlement, Administration for <span class=\"match\">Children</span> and Families, Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC, (202) 205-4440 or \n UCPolicy-RegulatoryAffairs@acf.hhs.gov. \n \n \n \n \n SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: \n \n I. Executive Summary \n This interim final <span class=\"match\">rule</span> (IFR) removes a specific provision of the Code of Federal Regulations introduced by the April 30, 2024 “Unaccompanied <span class=\"match\">Children</span> Program Foundational <span class=\"match\">Rule</span>” (Foundational <span class=\"match\">Rule</span>) at 45 CFR 410.1201(b). This"},{"title":"Unaccompanied Children Program Foundational Rule; Sponsor Assessment Update To Include Proof of Identity, Background Check, Placement, and Income Verification Standards","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"This notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM, or proposed rule) would establish certain additional requirements for sponsor suitability assessments related to proof of identity, proof of income, and other information required for background checks to promote the safe placement of unaccompanied alien children (UAC). This NPRM proposes acceptable documentation for proof of identity and would require proof of income from potential sponsors of UAC in ORR custody by reason of their immigration status, as described in the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (HSA) and the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (TVPRA). This NPRM also proposes amendments to background check requirements for sponsor suitability assessments and the conduct of examinations of UAC related to considerations of UAC dangerousness to self or others that align with the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Finally, this NPRM proposes certain administrative updates to align numbering and terminology between proposals and existing regulations. The docket on https://www.regulations.gov will include a plain language summary of the NPRM.","document_number":"2026-12946","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/26/2026-12946/unaccompanied-children-program-foundational-rule-sponsor-assessment-update-to-include-proof-of","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-26/pdf/2026-12946.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-12946.pdf?1782391518","publication_date":"2026-06-26","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Administration for Children and Families","name":"Children and Families Administration","id":49,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/children-and-families-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/49","parent_id":221,"slug":"children-and-families-administration"}],"excerpts":"Act of 2008 \n UAC—Unaccompanied Alien <span class=\"match\">Children</span> \n USCIS—United States Citizenship and Immigration Services \n \n II. Executive Summary \n \n This NPRM proposes to amend the Unaccompanied <span class=\"match\">Children</span> Program Foundational <span class=\"match\">Rule</span> (the Foundational <span class=\"match\">Rule</span>), 45 CFR part 410, by establishing certain additional requirements intended to promote the safety of UAC when they are released to sponsors. The NPRM proposes adding a new paragraph (h) to existing § 410.1103 to explicitly authorize ORR to examine UAC in its custody for visible gang-related and/or other criminal"},{"title":"Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records","type":"Notice","abstract":"In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposes to modify and reissue a DHS system of records notice (SORN) titled, \"Department of Homeland Security/U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)-004 Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements Program (SAVE).\" As described in this modified SORN, USCIS, an agency within DHS, collects and maintains records on applicants for public benefits, licenses, grants, governmental credentials, and other statutorily authorized purposes through the SAVE program. SAVE allows registered user agencies to verify the immigration status/category (\"immigration status\") and U.S. citizenship (including for U.S. citizens by birth, naturalized and certain acquired citizens) of individuals applying for or receiving a public benefit, license or other authorized purpose (\"benefit\"). \"Acquired citizenship\" refers to U.S. citizenship conveyed to children through the naturalization of parents or, under certain circumstances, at birth to foreign-born children of U.S. citizens, provided certain conditions are met. DHS/USCIS is updating this SORN to include updates and modifications to the (1) purpose(s) of the system, (2) categories of individuals covered by the system, (3) categories of records in the system, (4) records source categories, and (5) routine uses of records maintained in the system. Additionally, this notice includes non-substantive changes to simplify the formatting and text of the previously published notice. This modified system will be included in DHS's inventory of record systems.","document_number":"2025-19735","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/10/31/2025-19735/privacy-act-of-1974-system-of-records","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-10-31/pdf/2025-19735.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-19735.pdf?1761828308","publication_date":"2025-10-31","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","name":"Homeland Security Department","id":227,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/homeland-security-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/227","parent_id":null,"slug":"homeland-security-department"}],"excerpts":"CONTACT: \n For general questions, please contact: Angela Y. Washington, 240-721-3705, <span class=\"match\">Privacy</span> Officer, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, USCIS Headquarters, 5900 Capital Gateway Dr., Camp Springs, MD 20746. For <span class=\"match\">privacy</span> questions, please contact: Roman Jankowski, (202) 343-1717, Chief <span class=\"match\">Privacy</span> Officer, <span class=\"match\">Privacy</span> Office, Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC 20528-0655. \n \n \n \n SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: \n I. Background \n In accordance with the <span class=\"match\">Privacy</span> Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship"},{"title":"Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records","type":"Notice","abstract":"In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC) is revising the notices for its Privacy Act system of records.","document_number":"2025-17093","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/09/08/2025-17093/privacy-act-of-1974-system-of-records","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-09-08/pdf/2025-17093.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-17093.pdf?1757076309","publication_date":"2025-09-08","agencies":[{"raw_name":"OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION","name":"Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission","id":387,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/occupational-safety-and-health-review-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/387","parent_id":null,"slug":"occupational-safety-and-health-review-commission"}],"excerpts":"and abuse and to detect unauthorized overpayments made to individuals. When disclosures are made as part of computer matching programs, OSHRC will comply with the Computer Matching and <span class=\"match\">Privacy</span> <span class=\"match\">Protection</span> Act of 1988, and the Computer Matching and <span class=\"match\">Privacy</span> <span class=\"match\">Protections</span> Amendments of 1990. \n \n (22) To the Office of Child Support Enforcement, Administration for <span class=\"match\">Children</span> and Families, Department of Health and Human Services, the names, social security numbers, home addresses, dates of birth, dates of hire, quarterly earnings, employer identifying information"},{"title":"Registration of Lawful Permanent Residence for Children Born to Foreign Government Employees in the United States","type":"Rule","abstract":"Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is amending its regulations to permit children born in the United States to \"foreign government employees\" who are not U.S. citizens to register for permanent residence. DHS is also making corresponding changes to Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status and Form G-325R, Biographic Information (Registration).","document_number":"2026-18345","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/09/2026-18345/registration-of-lawful-permanent-residence-for-children-born-to-foreign-government-employees-in-the","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-09-09/pdf/2026-18345.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-18345.pdf?1788552908","publication_date":"2026-09-09","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","name":"Homeland Security Department","id":227,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/homeland-security-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/227","parent_id":null,"slug":"homeland-security-department"}],"excerpts":"been considered United States citizens at birth. Because these <span class=\"match\">children</span> are born in the United States to foreign government employees, the status of these <span class=\"match\">children</span> has international implications, including likely significant reciprocal consequences for the treatment of <span class=\"match\">children</span> of U.S. diplomatic, government, and international organization employees overseas. In the absence of a <span class=\"match\">rule</span> governing the status of these <span class=\"match\">children</span>, these <span class=\"match\">children</span> may have a difficult time traveling within and outside of the United States with their parents if they do not possess"},{"title":"Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Federal Communication Commission (FCC or Commission, or the Agency) proposes to modify an existing system of records, FCC/OMD- 25, Financial Operations Information System (FOIS), subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 as amended. This action is necessary to meet the requirements of the Privacy Act to publish in the Federal Register notice of the existence and character of records maintained by the agency. The records in this system pertain to the mission and activities of the FCC's Financial Operations (FO) organization in the Office of Managing Director (OMD), which are associated with the Commission's financial and budgetary operations, programs, activities, and transactions. This modification makes various necessary changes and updates, including formatting changes required by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-108 since its previous publication, the addition of one new routine use, and the revision of one existing routine use.","document_number":"2026-03736","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/25/2026-03736/privacy-act-of-1974-system-of-records","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-02-25/pdf/2026-03736.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-03736.pdf?1771940711","publication_date":"2026-02-25","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION","name":"Federal Communications Commission","id":161,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-communications-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/161","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-communications-commission"}],"excerpts":"with investigations of allegations of unfair labor practices or matters before the Federal Service Impasses Panel (FSIP). \n \n 17. Merit Systems <span class=\"match\">Protection</span> Board—Records may be disclosed to officials of the Merit Systems <span class=\"match\">Protection</span> Board or the Office of the Special Counsel, when requested in connection with appeals, special studies of the civil service and \n \n other merit systems, review of the FCC <span class=\"match\">rules</span> and regulations, investigations of alleged or possible prohibited personnel practices, and such other functions, \n e.g., \n as promulgated in 5 U"},{"title":"Privacy Act of 1974; Systems of Records","type":"Notice","abstract":"Pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974 and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular No. A-108, notice is hereby given that the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), a component within the United States Department of Justice (DOJ or Department), proposes to modify a system of records notice, JUSTICE/EOIR-001, previously titled \"Records and Management Information System\" and now retitled as \"Adjudication and Appeal Records of the Office of the Chief Immigration Judge and Board of Immigration Appeals.\" EOIR proposes this update and reissuance to notify the public of the expanded functionality of this system of records, which now includes new types of electronic records, as well as records previously covered by the Decisions of the Board of Immigration Appeals system of records, JUSTICE/BIA-001. This system of records will also adopt new and modified routine uses to better reflect the operation of the system.","document_number":"2025-16644","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/29/2025-16644/privacy-act-of-1974-systems-of-records","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-08-29/pdf/2025-16644.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-16644.pdf?1756385155","publication_date":"2025-08-29","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE","name":"Justice Department","id":268,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/justice-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/268","parent_id":null,"slug":"justice-department"}],"excerpts":"submit any comments: by mail to the United States Department of Justice, Office of <span class=\"match\">Privacy</span> and Civil Liberties, ATTN: <span class=\"match\">Privacy</span> Analyst, Two Constitution Square, 145 N St. NE, Suite 8W-300, Washington, DC 20530; by facsimile at 202-307-0693; or by email at \n privacy.compliance@usdoj.gov. \n To ensure proper handling, please reference the above CPCLO Order No. on your correspondence.\n \n \n \n FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: \n \n Justine Fuga, Senior Component Official for <span class=\"match\">Privacy</span>, Office of the General Counsel; Executive Office for Immigration Review, 5107"},{"title":"Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Occupant Crash Protection, Seat Belt Reminder Systems","type":"Rule","abstract":"This interim final rule amends the seat belt warning requirements in Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 208, \"Occupant crash protection\" in response to petitions for reconsideration of the January 2025 final rule. This interim final rule delays the compliance dates and makes technical clarifications to the regulatory text. NHTSA denies the remainder of the requests. Though these amendments are effective immediately, to benefit from comments interested parties and the public may have, NHTSA requests that any comments be submitted to the docket for this rule. Following the close of the comment period, NHTSA will publish a final rule responding to any comments received and making any appropriate changes to the interim final rule.","document_number":"2026-06614","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/06/2026-06614/federal-motor-vehicle-safety-standards-occupant-crash-protection-seat-belt-reminder-systems","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-06/pdf/2026-06614.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-06614.pdf?1775220313","publication_date":"2026-04-06","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","name":"Transportation Department","id":492,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/492","parent_id":null,"slug":"transportation-department"},{"raw_name":"National Highway Traffic Safety Administration","name":"National Highway Traffic Safety Administration","id":345,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-highway-traffic-safety-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/345","parent_id":492,"slug":"national-highway-traffic-safety-administration"}],"excerpts":"but noted that the final <span class=\"match\">rule</span> does not require occupant detection. We also suggested that these challenges were not insurmountable. The final <span class=\"match\">rule</span> acknowledged that because the belt use rates for <span class=\"match\">children</span> ages 6 to 10 are already so high, there would be much smaller monetizable benefits for those <span class=\"match\">children</span>. There would be greater benefits for older <span class=\"match\">children</span>, but because NHTSA did not have the data for older <span class=\"match\">children</span> broken out from the data for adults, NHTSA was unable to specifically estimate the benefits for older <span class=\"match\">children</span> as a group. NHTSA acknowledged"},{"title":"Privacy Act of 1974; Systems of Records","type":"Notice","abstract":"Pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974 and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular No. A-108, notice is hereby given that the Office of the Pardon Attorney (PARDON), a component within the United States Department of Justice (DOJ or Department), proposes to develop a new system of records titled Firearms Rights Restoration Electronic Records Database (FRRERD), JUSTICE/OPA-002. The proposed system of records will be used to receive, track, and adjudicate applications to restore federal firearms rights pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 925(c) and 28 CFR 107.1 et seq.","document_number":"2026-20536","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/10/07/2026-20536/privacy-act-of-1974-systems-of-records","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-10-07/pdf/2026-20536.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-20536.pdf?1791290714","publication_date":"2026-10-07","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE","name":"Justice Department","id":268,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/justice-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/268","parent_id":null,"slug":"justice-department"}],"excerpts":"requestor may obtain forms for this purpose from the FOIA/<span class=\"match\">Privacy</span> Act Mail Referral Unit, U. S. Department of Justice, 950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20530, or on the Department of Justice website at \n https://www.justice.gov/oip/oip-request.html. \n \n More information regarding the Department's procedures for accessing records in accordance with the <span class=\"match\">Privacy</span> Act can be found at 28 CFR part 16 Subpart D, “<span class=\"match\">Protection</span> of <span class=\"match\">Privacy</span> and Access to Individual Records Under the <span class=\"match\">Privacy</span> Act of 1974.” \n CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: \n Individuals"},{"title":"FCC To Review E-Rate Program To Ensure Congress's Vision","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) seeks comment on measures the Commission can take to better protect children when using E-Rate-funded networks, the Commission's progress in ensuring affordable access to high-speed broadband to and within schools and libraries, and whether the Commission's current interpretation of the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) is the best reading of the statute. The Commission also proposes actions to strengthen E-Rate program integrity and streamline program administration.","document_number":"2026-16590","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/14/2026-16590/fcc-to-review-e-rate-program-to-ensure-congresss-vision","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-14/pdf/2026-16590.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-16590.pdf?1786625112","publication_date":"2026-08-14","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION","name":"Federal Communications Commission","id":161,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-communications-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/161","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-communications-commission"}],"excerpts":"Commission's <span class=\"match\">rules</span>? For example, we currently define “minor” as any individual under the age of 17. We seek comment on whether we should also adopt a definition for “child” or use the “<span class=\"match\">Children's</span> <span class=\"match\">Online</span> <span class=\"match\">Privacy</span> <span class=\"match\">Protection</span> Act” of 1998 (COPPA) definition of any individual under the age of 13 so that potential CIPA <span class=\"match\">protections</span> and requirements could be implemented based on the age of the child or minor impacted. Should the level of CIPA <span class=\"match\">protection</span> provided differ depending on the age or age ranges of a child or minor? Should there be heightened <span class=\"match\">online</span> safety"},{"title":"NTIA Listening Session on Screen-Based Instruction in K-12 Schools","type":"Notice","abstract":"The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) will convene a virtual listening session on screen use in schools, as it relates to the Federal Communication Commission's (FCC's) E-Rate program. The FCC has initiated a Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM), which includes a public comment period, to examine whether the E-Rate program is serving the long-term interests of children--or instead encouraging excessive screen-based instruction in K-12 schools at the expense of child development and academic outcomes (https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/14/2026-16590/fcc- to-review-e-rate-program-to-ensure-congresss-vision). This session invites parents, students, educators, and child development specialists to provide input into the NPRM process.","document_number":"2026-17435","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/27/2026-17435/ntia-listening-session-on-screen-based-instruction-in-k-12-schools","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-27/pdf/2026-17435.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-17435.pdf?1787748309","publication_date":"2026-08-27","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","name":"Commerce Department","id":54,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/commerce-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/54","parent_id":null,"slug":"commerce-department"},{"raw_name":"National Telecommunications and Information Administration","name":"National Telecommunications and Information Administration","id":373,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-telecommunications-and-information-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/373","parent_id":54,"slug":"national-telecommunications-and-information-administration"}],"excerpts":"their <span class=\"match\">children</span> out of classroom technology use; the content, effectiveness, and enforcement of school internet safety policies under the <span class=\"match\">Children's</span> internet <span class=\"match\">Protection</span> Act (CIPA); the nature and effectiveness of internet filtering in schools; the extent to which parents and teachers—as opposed to vendors, consultants, and lobbyists—have a voice in E-Rate program decisions; other mechanisms used to protect <span class=\"match\">children</span> when using E-Rate funded networks; the appropriate role of parents, schools, the FCC, and other entities in protecting <span class=\"match\">children</span> online;"},{"title":"Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 213a; Child Restraint Systems-Side Impact Protection; Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 213; Child Restraint Systems, Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 213b; Child Restraint Systems; Incorporation by Reference","type":"Rule","abstract":"This final rule amends the safety standards for child restraint systems (CRSs). NHTSA is amending Federal motor vehicle safety standard (FMVSS) No. 213a, \"Child restraint systems--side impact protection,\" to exempt school bus CRSs from the standard's requirements as long as they meet specified labeling requirements; to delay the compliance date from June 30, 2025 to December 5, 2026; to amend the dummy selection requirements so that the Child Restraint Air Bag Interaction twelve-month-old test dummy (CRABI-12MO) will not be used to test forward-facing CRSs; and to amend positioning procedures for that dummy. The first two of these amendments are in response to petitions from CRS manufacturers. NHTSA is also amending FMVSS No. 213, \"Child restraint systems\" and FMVSS No. 213b, \"Child restraint systems; Mandatory applicability beginning December 5, 2026,\" to exclude school bus CRSs from the requirements to provide attachments for connection to the vehicle's child restraint anchorage system and to change certain labeling requirements to reflect how school bus child restraints are used.","document_number":"2026-18380","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/09/2026-18380/federal-motor-vehicle-safety-standard-no-213a-child-restraint-systems-side-impact-protection-federal","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-09-09/pdf/2026-18380.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-18380.pdf?1788871522","publication_date":"2026-09-09","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","name":"Transportation Department","id":492,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/492","parent_id":null,"slug":"transportation-department"},{"raw_name":"National Highway Traffic Safety Administration","name":"National Highway Traffic Safety Administration","id":345,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-highway-traffic-safety-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/345","parent_id":492,"slug":"national-highway-traffic-safety-administration"}],"excerpts":"O. 13132, NHTSA has considered whether this final <span class=\"match\">rule</span> could or should preempt State common law causes of action. The agency's ability to announce its conclusion regarding the preemptive effect of one of its <span class=\"match\">rules</span> reduces the likelihood that preemption will be an issue in any subsequent tort litigation. To this end, the agency has examined the nature (\n e.g., \n the language and structure of the regulatory text) and objectives of this final <span class=\"match\">rule</span> and finds that this final <span class=\"match\">rule</span>, like many NHTSA <span class=\"match\">rules</span>, prescribes only a minimum safety standard. Accordingly"},{"title":"Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records","type":"Notice","abstract":"In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, the U.S. Department of Education (Department) publishes this notice of a modified system of records entitled \"Aid Awareness and Application Processing\" (18-11-21). This system maintains information necessary for the Department to process applications for Federal student financial program assistance under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA); to perform the responsibilities of the Federal Student Aid (FSA) Ombudsman; to provide Federal student loan repayment relief including under the borrower defense to repayment regulations; to notify aid applicants and aid recipients of aid program opportunities and updates under title IV of the HEA via digital communication channels; and to maintain the StudentAid.gov website as the front end for assisting customers with all of their Federal student financial aid needs throughout the student aid lifecycle. The Department's Digital and Customer Care (DCC) Information Technology (IT) system collects the electronic records maintained in the Aid Awareness and Application Processing (AAAP) system.","document_number":"2026-07825","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/22/2026-07825/privacy-act-of-1974-system-of-records","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-22/pdf/2026-07825.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-07825.pdf?1776775515","publication_date":"2026-04-22","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION","name":"Education Department","id":126,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/education-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/126","parent_id":null,"slug":"education-department"}],"excerpts":"environmental <span class=\"match\">protection</span>, planning, personnel security, <span class=\"match\">privacy</span>, risk assessment, system and services acquisition, system and communications <span class=\"match\">protection</span>, system and information integrity, and program management. \n RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: \n If you wish to gain access to a record in this system, contact the respective system manager at the address listed above. You must provide necessary particulars such as your name, SSN, and any other identifying information requested by the Department while processing the request to distinguish between individuals"},{"title":"Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 213a; Child Restraint Systems-Side Impact Protection; Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 213; Child Restraint Systems, Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 213b; Child Restraint Systems","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"This document proposes amendments to the safety standards for child restraint systems (CRSs). NHTSA is proposing to amend FMVSS No. 213a, \"Child restraint systems--side impact protection,\" to exempt school bus CRSs from the standard's requirements as long as they meet specified labeling requirements; to delay the compliance date from June 30, 2025 to December 5, 2026; to provide that the Child Restraint Air Bag Interaction twelve-month-old (CRABI-12MO) test dummy will not be used to test forward-facing CRSs; and to amend the positioning procedures for that dummy. The first two of these amendments are in response to petitions from CRS manufacturers. NHTSA is also proposing to amend FMVSS No. 213, \"Child restraint systems\" and FMVSS No. 213b, \"Child restraint systems; Mandatory applicability beginning December 5, 2026,\" to exclude school bus CRSs from the requirements to provide attachments for connection to the vehicle's child restraint anchorage system and to change certain labeling requirements to reflect how school bus child restraints are used.","document_number":"2025-09750","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/05/30/2025-09750/federal-motor-vehicle-safety-standard-no-213a-child-restraint-systems-side-impact-protection-federal","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-05-30/pdf/2025-09750.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-09750.pdf?1748376917","publication_date":"2025-05-30","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","name":"Transportation Department","id":492,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/492","parent_id":null,"slug":"transportation-department"},{"raw_name":"National Highway Traffic Safety Administration","name":"National Highway Traffic Safety Administration","id":345,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-highway-traffic-safety-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/345","parent_id":492,"slug":"national-highway-traffic-safety-administration"}],"excerpts":"use by <span class=\"match\">children</span> in a specified mass range that includes any <span class=\"match\">children</span> having a mass greater than 5 kg (11 lb) but not greater than 13.6 kg (30 lb), or by <span class=\"match\">children</span> in a specified height range that includes any <span class=\"match\">children</span> whose height is greater than 650 mm but not greater than 850 mm. \n The Q3s represents a 3-year-old and weighs 14.5 kg (32 lb). The standard specifies the Q3s for testing CRSs that are recommended by their manufacturer for use by <span class=\"match\">children</span> having a mass greater than 13.6 kg (30 lb) but not greater than 18 kg (40 lb), or by <span class=\"match\">children</span> whose"},{"title":"Reducing Federal Burden for Head Start Programs","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"This NPRM proposes to rescind and replace the Head Start Program Performance Standards (Performance Standards), last revised in 2024. The proposed Performance Standards would significantly reduce Federal bureaucratic burden on programs; defer to State policies wherever possible; return substantial local control to Head Start agencies delivering the services and to parents as the primary caregivers and decision-makers for their children; reduce unnecessary duplication of Head Start regulations with Federal statute and other regulations; and emphasize the critical role of health, nutrition, and physical exercise for young children.","document_number":"2026-16134","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/07/2026-16134/reducing-federal-burden-for-head-start-programs","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-07/pdf/2026-16134.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-16134.pdf?1786020313","publication_date":"2026-08-07","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Administration for Children and Families","name":"Children and Families Administration","id":49,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/children-and-families-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/49","parent_id":221,"slug":"children-and-families-administration"}],"excerpts":"Recruitment of <span class=\"match\">Children</span> \n This NPRM proposes to remove § 1302.13 of the current Performance Standards, which addresses the recruitment of <span class=\"match\">children</span>, to avoid duplication with requirements in the Act and to allow programs more flexibility in how they recruit <span class=\"match\">children</span> and families to participate in Head Start programs. If the proposed changes are finalized, decisions on how best to engage eligible <span class=\"match\">children</span> and families would be at the discretion of local programs. Programs can continue to use the current practices when recruiting <span class=\"match\">children</span> and families"},{"title":"Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Marketplace Integrity and Affordability","type":"Rule","abstract":"This final rule revises standards relating to denial of coverage for failure to pay past-due premium; excludes Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients from the definition of \"lawfully present;\" establishes the evidentiary standard HHS uses to assess an agent's, broker's, or web-broker's potential noncompliance; revises the Exchange automatic reenrollment hierarchy; revises standards related to the annual open enrollment period and special enrollment periods; revises standards relating to failure to file and reconcile, income eligibility verifications for premium tax credits and cost-sharing reductions, annual eligibility redeterminations, de minimis thresholds for the actuarial value for plans subject to essential health benefits (EHB) requirements, and income-based cost-sharing reduction plan variations. This final rule also revises the premium adjustment percentage methodology and prohibits issuers of coverage subject to EHB requirements from providing coverage for specified sex-trait modification procedures as an EHB.","document_number":"2025-11606","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/06/25/2025-11606/patient-protection-and-affordable-care-act-marketplace-integrity-and-affordability","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-06-25/pdf/2025-11606.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-11606.pdf?1750709712","publication_date":"2025-06-25","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"}],"excerpts":"health care costs, we are finalizing several regulatory actions aimed at strengthening the integrity of the Patient <span class=\"match\">Protection</span> and Affordable Care Act (ACA) eligibility and enrollment systems to reduce waste, fraud, and abuse that we proposed in the 2025 Patient <span class=\"match\">Protection</span> and Affordable Care Act; Marketplace Integrity and Affordability proposed <span class=\"match\">rule</span> (90 FR 12942) (“2025 Marketplace Integrity and Affordability proposed <span class=\"match\">rule</span>” or “proposed <span class=\"match\">rule</span>”). We expect these actions will provide immediate premium relief to families who do not qualify for Federal premium"},{"title":"Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2027; and Basic Health Program","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"This proposed rule contains provisions to improve implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, including payment parameters and provisions related to the HHS-operated risk adjustment and risk adjustment data validation (HHS-RADV) programs, as well as 2027 user fee rates for issuers offering qualified health plans (QHPs) through Federally-facilitated Exchanges (FFEs) and State-based Exchanges on the Federal platform (SBE-FPs). This proposed rule also includes provisions related to civil money penalties (CMPs) for noncompliant issuers and other responsible entities; standards governing agents, brokers, and web-brokers; the expansion and codification of hardship exemption eligibility; implementation of the State Exchange Improper Payment Measurement (SEIPM); provider access standards and essential community provider standards for QHP certification; QHP certification of non-network plans; a prohibition on issuers from including routine non-pediatric dental services as an Essential Health Benefit (EHB); cost-sharing flexibilities for catastrophic and individual market bronze plans; establishment of catastrophic plans with plan terms of up to 10 consecutive years; QHP issuer quality improvement strategies (QISs); revisions affecting which enrollees are included in Federal Basic Health Program (BHP) payment calculations to States; and seeks comment on potential adjustments to other Federal standards, including the Federal medical loss ratio (MLR) standard in the individual market. This proposed rule also includes amendments to implement certain provisions of the Working Families Tax Cut (WFTC) legislation.","document_number":"2026-02769","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/11/2026-02769/patient-protection-and-affordable-care-act-hhs-notice-of-benefit-and-payment-parameters-for-2027-and","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-02-11/pdf/2026-02769.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-02769.pdf?1770671709","publication_date":"2026-02-11","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","id":45,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/45","parent_id":221,"slug":"centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services"},{"raw_name":"Office of the Secretary"}],"excerpts":"in two <span class=\"match\">rules</span>: the “first Program Integrity <span class=\"match\">Rule</span>” issued in the August 30, 2013 \n Federal Register \n (78 FR 54069), and the “second Program Integrity <span class=\"match\">Rule</span>” issued in the October 30, 2013 \n Federal Register \n (78 FR 65045). We also refer readers to the 2019 Patient <span class=\"match\">Protection</span> and Affordable Care Act; Exchange Program Integrity final <span class=\"match\">rule</span> (2019 Program Integrity <span class=\"match\">Rule</span>) issued in the December 27, 2019 \n Federal Register \n (84 FR 71674), as well as the Patient <span class=\"match\">Protection</span> and Affordable Care Act; Marketplace Integrity and Affordability final <span class=\"match\">rule</span> (2025"}]}