{"description":"Documents matching 'Observability Monitoring compliance'","count":1834,"total_pages":50,"next_page_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents?conditions%5Bterm%5D=Observability+Monitoring+compliance&format=json&page=2","results":[{"title":"Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental To Research, Monitoring, and Management Activities on the South Farallon Islands, Farallon Islands National Wildlife Refuge, California","type":"Notice","abstract":"NMFS has received a request from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Farallon Islands National Wildlife Refuge (USFWS Refuge) for authorization to take marine mammals incidental to research, monitoring, and management activities on the South Farallon Islands, Farallon Islands National Wildlife Refuge, California (CA). Pursuant to the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS is requesting comments on its proposal to issue an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to incidentally take marine mammals during the specified activities. NMFS is also requesting comments on a possible one-time, 1-year renewal that could be issued under certain circumstances and if all requirements are met, as described in Request for Public Comments at the end of this notice. NMFS will consider public comments prior to making any final decision on the issuance of the requested MMPA authorization, and agency responses will be summarized in the final notice of our decision.","document_number":"2026-09694","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/14/2026-09694/takes-of-marine-mammals-incidental-to-specified-activities-taking-marine-mammals-incidental-to","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-14/pdf/2026-09694.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-09694.pdf?1778676326","publication_date":"2026-05-14","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 Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration","name":"National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration","id":361,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/361","parent_id":54,"slug":"national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration"}],"excerpts":"report must include: \n • Dates and times (beginning and end) of all marine mammal <span class=\"match\">monitoring</span>; \n • Observer locations during marine mammal <span class=\"match\">monitoring</span>; and \n • Environmental conditions during <span class=\"match\">monitoring</span> periods (at the beginning and end of observer shift and whenever conditions change significantly), including Beaufort sea state and any other relevant weather conditions, including cloud cover, fog, sun glare, and overall visibility to the horizon, and estimated <span class=\"match\">observable</span> distance. \n • Upon observation of a marine mammal, the following information must"},{"title":"Permitted Payment Stablecoin Issuer Anti-Money Laundering/Countering the Financing of Terrorism Program and Sanctions Compliance Program Requirements","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) are jointly issuing this proposed rule to implement provisions of the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act (GENIUS Act). Specifically, it implements the GENIUS Act's directive to treat permitted payment stablecoin issuers (PPSIs) as financial institutions for purposes of the Bank Secrecy Act, proposes anti-money laundering obligations for PPSIs, and proposes certain specific obligations required by the GENIUS Act for PPSIs. It also implements the GENIUS Act's directive to require PPSIs to maintain effective sanctions compliance programs.","document_number":"2026-06963","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/10/2026-06963/permitted-payment-stablecoin-issuer-anti-money-launderingcountering-the-financing-of-terrorism","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-10/pdf/2026-06963.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-06963.pdf?1775738715","publication_date":"2026-04-10","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY","name":"Treasury Department","id":497,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/treasury-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/497","parent_id":null,"slug":"treasury-department"},{"raw_name":"Office of Foreign Assets Control","name":"Foreign Assets Control Office","id":203,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/foreign-assets-control-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/203","parent_id":497,"slug":"foreign-assets-control-office"},{"raw_name":"Financial Crimes Enforcement Network","name":"Financial Crimes Enforcement Network","id":194,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/financial-crimes-enforcement-network","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/194","parent_id":497,"slug":"financial-crimes-enforcement-network"}],"excerpts":"following: adequate <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> funds and staffing with the skills and expertise appropriate to the PPSI's risk profile, size, and complexity; an organizational structure that supports <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> and effectiveness; and sufficient technology and systems to support the timely identification, measurement, <span class=\"match\">monitoring</span>, reporting, and management of the PPSI's ML/TF risks. An AML/CFT officer with conflicting responsibilities that adversely impact the officer's ability to effectively coordinate and <span class=\"match\">monitor</span> day-to-day AML/CFT <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> generally would not"},{"title":"Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to the Interstate Bridge Replacement Project on Interstate 5 between Portland, OR, and Vancouver, WA","type":"Rule","abstract":"NMFS, upon request from the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program (IBRP), issues this final rule and associated 5-year letter of authorization (LOA) pursuant to the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), to govern the taking of marine mammals incidental to construction activities conducted in support of the Interstate Bridge Replacement Project (IBR Project) on Interstate 5 (I-5) between Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington, over the course of 5 years. This final rule prescribes the permissible methods of taking and other means of effecting the least practicable adverse impact on marine mammal species and their habitat and establishes requirements pertaining to the monitoring and reporting of such taking.","document_number":"2026-09884","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/18/2026-09884/takes-of-marine-mammals-incidental-to-specified-activities-taking-marine-mammals-incidental-to-the","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-18/pdf/2026-09884.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-09884.pdf?1778849121","publication_date":"2026-05-18","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 Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration","name":"National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration","id":361,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/361","parent_id":54,"slug":"national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration"}],"excerpts":"A or Level B harassment zone isopleths and associated estimates of exposures.\n \n Thirdly, the Proposed <span class=\"match\">Monitoring</span> and Reporting section of the Proposed Rule and section 217.146(e)(v) of the proposed regulatory text incorrectly included hydroacoustic <span class=\"match\">monitoring</span> of vibratory pile driving; this language has been removed from the final rule. The inclusion of hydroacoustic <span class=\"match\">monitoring</span> for vibratory pile driving was purely a clerical error; <span class=\"match\">monitoring</span> of impact driving is required under the applicant's U.S. Army Corps of Engineers consultation due to potential"},{"title":"Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Farallon Islands National Wildlife Refuge's Research, Monitoring, and Management Activities in the South Farallon Islands, Farallon Islands National Wildlife Refuge Off San Francisco, California","type":"Notice","abstract":"NMFS has received a request from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Farallon Islands National Wildlife Refuge (USFWS Refuge) for authorization to take marine mammals incidental to research, monitoring, and management activities in the South Farallon Islands, Farallon Islands National Wildlife Refuge off San Francisco, California. Pursuant to the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS is requesting comments on its proposal to issue an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to incidentally take marine mammals during the specified activities. NMFS is also requesting comments on a possible one-time, 1-year renewal that could be issued under certain circumstances and if all requirements are met, as described in Request for Public Comments at the end of this notice. NMFS will consider public comments prior to making any final decision on the issuance of the requested MMPA authorization and agency responses will be summarized in the final notice of our decision.","document_number":"2025-13168","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/07/15/2025-13168/takes-of-marine-mammals-incidental-to-specified-activities-taking-marine-mammals-incidental-to-the","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-07-15/pdf/2025-13168.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-13168.pdf?1752497107","publication_date":"2025-07-15","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 Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration","name":"National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration","id":361,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/361","parent_id":54,"slug":"national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration"}],"excerpts":"the report must include: \n • Dates and times (begin and end) of all marine mammal <span class=\"match\">monitoring</span>; \n • Observer locations during marine mammal <span class=\"match\">monitoring</span>; and \n • Environmental conditions during <span class=\"match\">monitoring</span> periods (at beginning and end of observer shift and whenever conditions change significantly), including Beaufort sea state and any other relevant weather conditions including cloud cover, fog, sun glare, and overall visibility to the horizon, and estimated <span class=\"match\">observable</span> distance. \n \n Upon observation of a marine mammal, the following information must"},{"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 Justice Management Division (JMD), a component within the United States Department of Justice (DOJ or Department), proposes to modify the system of records titled Security Monitoring and Analytics Service Records, JUSTICE/JMD-026, updating the capabilities and offerings included in it.","document_number":"2025-09447","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/06/02/2025-09447/privacy-act-of-1974-systems-of-records","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-06-02/pdf/2025-09447.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-09447.pdf?1748609107","publication_date":"2025-06-02","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":"with authorized access to SMAS to perform analysis on collected information; and \n B. Individuals provided with external federal agency subscriber information technology that is <span class=\"match\">monitored</span> by SMAS, individuals who access external federal agency subscriber information systems <span class=\"match\">monitored</span> by SMAS or transmit information across external federal agency subscriber networks <span class=\"match\">monitored</span> by SMAS, or individuals affiliated with vendors for which supply chain risk is being assessed. Such individuals may include: individuals who use external federal agency subscriber"},{"title":"Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Alaska LNG Project in Cook Inlet","type":"Rule","abstract":"NMFS, upon request from 8 Star Alaska, LLC (8 Star Alaska), which is jointly owned by Glenfarne and Alaska Gasline Development Corporation (AGDC), is promulgating regulations to govern the taking of marine mammals incidental to the Alaska Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) project in Cook Inlet, Alaska, over the course of 5 years. These regulations, which allow for the issuance of a Letter of Authorization (LOA) for the incidental take of marine mammals during the specified activities in the specified geographical region during the effective dates of the regulations, prescribe the permissible methods of taking and other means of effecting the least practicable adverse impact on marine mammal species or stocks and their habitat, as well as requirements pertaining to the monitoring and reporting of such taking.","document_number":"2025-22513","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/11/2025-22513/takes-of-marine-mammals-incidental-to-specified-activities-taking-marine-mammals-incidental-to","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-12-11/pdf/2025-22513.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-22513.pdf?1765374321","publication_date":"2025-12-11","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 Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration","name":"National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration","id":361,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/361","parent_id":54,"slug":"national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration"}],"excerpts":"effective tool for <span class=\"match\">monitoring</span> for marine mammals during certain projects. As CBD \n et al. \n pointed out in their letter, NMFS uses drones in some marine mammal surveys, and this technology could “significantly reduce cost, risk, and disturbance in marine mammal surveys” (Alaska Fisheries Science Center, 2019). However, the use of drones discussed in the above-referenced article refers specifically to abundance and population <span class=\"match\">monitoring</span>, rather than real time <span class=\"match\">monitoring</span> for purposes of mitigation during construction. Visual <span class=\"match\">monitoring</span> and the related"},{"title":"Order Granting Conditional Substituted Compliance in Connection With Certain Capital and Financial Reporting Requirements Applicable to a Nonbank Swap Dealer Domiciled in the French Republic and Subject to the European Union's Investment Firms Regulation and Investment Firms Directive","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (\"Commission\" or \"CFTC\") is issuing an order regarding an application submitted by Goldman Sachs Paris Inc. et Cie requesting that the Commission determine that the capital and financial reporting laws and regulations of the European Union applicable to a CFTC-registered swap dealer, which is organized and domiciled in the French Republic and subject to the Investment Firms Regulation (EU) 2019/2033 (\"IFR\") and Investment Firms Directive (EU) 2019/2034 (\"IFD\") legislative package, provide sufficient bases for an affirmative finding of comparability with respect to the Commission's swap dealer capital and financial reporting requirements adopted under the Commodity Exchange Act. The order provides that a nonbank swap dealer organized and domiciled in the French Republic and subject to the IFR and IFD legislative package may satisfy the capital requirements and the financial reporting rules under the applicable provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and Commission regulations by complying with certain specified European Union laws and regulations and conditions set forth in the order.","document_number":"2026-09693","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/14/2026-09693/order-granting-conditional-substituted-compliance-in-connection-with-certain-capital-and-financial","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-14/pdf/2026-09693.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-09693.pdf?1778676326","publication_date":"2026-05-14","agencies":[{"raw_name":"COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION","name":"Commodity Futures Trading Commission","id":77,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/commodity-futures-trading-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/77","parent_id":null,"slug":"commodity-futures-trading-commission"}],"excerpts":"Substituted <span class=\"match\">Compliance</span> in Connection With Certain Capital and Financial Reporting Requirements Applicable to Nonbank Swap Dealers Subject to Regulation by the Financial Services Agency of Japan, 89 FR 58470 (July 18, 2024); Order Granting Conditional Substituted <span class=\"match\">Compliance</span> in Connection With Certain Capital and Financial Reporting Requirements Applicable to Nonbank Swap Dealer Subject to Regulation by the Mexican Comision Nacional Bancaria y de Valores and Banco de Mexico, 89 FR 58505 (July 18, 2024); Order Granting Conditional Substituted <span class=\"match\">Compliance</span> in"},{"title":"Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Hilcorp Alaska, LLC Oil and Gas Activities in Cook Inlet, Alaska","type":"Rule","abstract":"NMFS, upon request from Hilcorp Alaska, LLC (Hilcorp), issues this final rule pursuant to the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), to govern the taking of marine mammals incidental to specified activities conducted in support of oil and gas exploration, development, production, and decommissioning in Cook Inlet, Alaska, over the course of 5 years (2026-2031) and an associated letter of authorization (LOA). Together, the final rule and LOA allow for the incidental take of marine mammals during the described specified activities and timeframes, prescribes the permissible methods of taking and other means of effecting the least practicable adverse impact on marine mammal species and their habitat, and establishes requirements pertaining to the monitoring and reporting of such taking.","document_number":"2026-03375","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/20/2026-03375/takes-of-marine-mammals-incidental-to-specified-activities-taking-marine-mammals-incidental-to","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-02-20/pdf/2026-03375.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-03375.pdf?1771508715","publication_date":"2026-02-20","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 Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration","name":"National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration","id":361,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/361","parent_id":54,"slug":"national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration"}],"excerpts":"practicability) on an annual basis if mitigation or <span class=\"match\">monitoring</span> measures should be modified (including additions or deletions). Mitigation or <span class=\"match\">monitoring</span> measures could be modified if new data suggests that such modifications would have a reasonable likelihood of more effectively achieving the goals of the mitigation and <span class=\"match\">monitoring</span> and if the measures are practicable. \n The following are some of the possible sources of applicable data to be considered through the adaptive management process: (1) results from <span class=\"match\">monitoring</span> reports, as required by MMPA authorizations;"},{"title":"Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to the Lower Columbia River Dredged Material Management Plan, Oregon and Washington","type":"Rule","abstract":"NMFS, upon request from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), issues regulations to govern the unintentional taking of marine mammals incidental to implementation of the Lower Columbia River Dredged Material Management Plan in Oregon and Washington over 5 years (2027-2032). These regulations, which allow for the issuance of a Letter of Authorization (LOA) for the incidental take of marine mammals during the specified activities and timeframes, prescribe the permissible methods of taking and effecting the least practicable adverse impact on marine mammal species or stocks and their habitat, as well as monitoring and reporting requirements.","document_number":"2025-08231","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/05/12/2025-08231/takes-of-marine-mammals-incidental-to-specified-activities-taking-marine-mammals-incidental-to-the","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-05-12/pdf/2025-08231.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-08231.pdf?1746794719","publication_date":"2025-05-12","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 Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration","name":"National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration","id":361,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/361","parent_id":54,"slug":"national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration"}],"excerpts":"that <span class=\"match\">monitoring</span> may resume. \n PSOs \n The placement of PSOs during all pile driving and removal activities (described in detail in the <span class=\"match\">Monitoring</span> and Reporting section and Marine Mammal <span class=\"match\">Monitoring</span> Plan) will ensure that the project area is <span class=\"match\">monitored</span> to the maximum extent possible based on the required number of PSOs, required <span class=\"match\">monitoring</span> locations, and environmental conditions. \n Pre- and Post-Activity <span class=\"match\">Monitoring</span> \n \n <span class=\"match\">Monitoring</span> must take place from 30 minutes prior to initiation of pile driving activities (\n i.e., \n pre-clearance <span class=\"match\">monitoring</span>) through"},{"title":"Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to the Port of Alaska Modernization Program Phase 2B: Cargo Terminals Replacement Project in Anchorage, Alaska","type":"Rule","abstract":"NMFS, upon request from the Don Young Port of Alaska (POA), hereby promulgates regulations to govern the taking of marine mammals incidental to the Cargo Terminals Replacement (CTR) project at the existing port facility in Anchorage, Alaska over the course of 5 years. These regulations, which allow for the issuance of a Letter of Authorization (LOA) for the incidental take of marine mammals during the specified activities in the specified geographical region (see Description of the Specified Activities section) during the effective dates of the regulations, prescribe the permissible methods of taking and other means of effecting the least practicable adverse impact on marine mammal species or stocks and their habitat, as well as requirements pertaining to the monitoring and reporting of such taking.","document_number":"2025-13226","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/07/15/2025-13226/takes-of-marine-mammals-incidental-to-specified-activities-taking-marine-mammals-incidental-to-the","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-07-15/pdf/2025-13226.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-13226.pdf?1752497115","publication_date":"2025-07-15","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 Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration","name":"National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration","id":361,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/361","parent_id":54,"slug":"national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration"}],"excerpts":"12—Marine Mammal <span class=\"match\">Monitoring</span> Data Used for CIBW Sighting Rate Calculations \n \n Year \n <span class=\"match\">Monitoring</span> type and data source \n \n Number of \n CIBW group fixes \n \n \n Number of \n CIBW groups \n \n \n Number of \n CIBWs \n \n \n \n 2020 \n PCT: POA Construction <span class=\"match\">Monitoring</span>, 61N Environmental, 2021 \n 2,653 \n 245 \n 987 \n \n \n 2021 \n PCT: NMFS <span class=\"match\">Monitoring</span>, Easley-Appleyard and Leonard, 2022 \n 694 \n \n 1 \n  109\n \n 575 \n \n \n 2021 \n PCT: POA Construction <span class=\"match\">Monitoring</span>, 61N Environmental, 2021, 2022a \n 1,339 \n 132 \n 517 \n \n \n 2022 \n SFD: POA Construction <span class=\"match\">Monitoring</span>, 61N Environmental"},{"title":"United States et al. v. Agri Stats, Inc.; Proposed Final Judgment and Competitive Impact Statement","type":"Notice","abstract":null,"document_number":"2026-11329","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/05/2026-11329/united-states-et-al-v-agri-stats-inc-proposed-final-judgment-and-competitive-impact-statement","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-05/pdf/2026-11329.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-11329.pdf?1780577117","publication_date":"2026-06-05","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"},{"raw_name":"Antitrust Division","name":"Antitrust Division","id":23,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/antitrust-division","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/23","parent_id":268,"slug":"antitrust-division"}],"excerpts":"accomplishment of the <span class=\"match\">Monitor's</span> responsibilities. \n J. Following Agri Stats' provision of the information set forth in Paragraph VI.F, the United States will determine whether Agri Stats' Reporting, customer agreements, and <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> program are compliant with the Final Judgment, address any deficiencies with Agri Stats, and, upon Agri Stats' <span class=\"match\">compliance</span>, inform the <span class=\"match\">Monitor</span> as to Agri Stats' <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with the Final Judgment. The <span class=\"match\">Monitor</span> will <span class=\"match\">monitor</span> Agri Stats' Reporting, customer agreements, and <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> program to ensure that Agri Stats continues"},{"title":"Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to the Interstate Bridge Replacement Project on Interstate 5 Between Portland, Oregon and Vancouver, WA","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"Interstate Bridge Replacement Program (IBRP) applied for authorization to take small numbers of marine mammals incidental to the Interstate Bridge Replacement Project (IBR) on Interstate 5 (I-5) between Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington over the course of 5 years from the date of issuance. Pursuant to the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS is proposing regulations setting forth permissible methods of taking, other means of effecting the least practicable adverse impact on such marine mammal stocks (i.e., mitigation measures), and requirements pertaining to monitoring and reporting such takes and requests comments on the proposed regulations. NMFS will consider public comments prior to making any final decision on the promulgation of the requested MMPA regulations, and NMFS's responses to public comments will be summarized in the final notice of our decision.","document_number":"2025-15775","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/19/2025-15775/takes-of-marine-mammals-incidental-to-specified-activities-taking-marine-mammals-incidental-to-the","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-08-19/pdf/2025-15775.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-15775.pdf?1755521155","publication_date":"2025-08-19","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 Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration","name":"National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration","id":361,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/361","parent_id":54,"slug":"national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration"}],"excerpts":"harassment is not anticipated, and no Level A harassment <span class=\"match\">Monitoring</span> Zone is proposed for vibratory pile driving.\n \n \n b \n  PSOs will <span class=\"match\">monitor</span> the Level B harassment zone to the extent possible based on positioning and environmental conditions.\n \n \n \n Pre- and Post-Activity <span class=\"match\">Monitoring</span> \n —<span class=\"match\">Monitoring</span> would take place from 30 minutes prior to initiation of pile driving activity (\n i.e., \n pre-start clearance <span class=\"match\">monitoring</span>) through 30 minutes post-completion of pile driving activity. In addition, <span class=\"match\">monitoring</span> for 30 minutes would take place whenever a break in"},{"title":"National Primary Drinking Water Regulation for Perchlorate","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (\"EPA\" or the \"Agency\") is proposing a National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (NPDWR) for perchlorate and a health-based Maximum Contaminant Level Goal (MCLG) under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). In this action, the EPA is proposing to set the perchlorate MCLG at 0.02 mg/L (20 [micro]g/L). The EPA is also proposing and taking comment on setting an enforceable Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) for perchlorate at 0.02 mg/ L (20 [micro]g/L), 0.04 mg/L (40 [micro]g/L), or 0.08 mg/L (80 [micro]g/L). The EPA is also proposing requirements for water systems to conduct monitoring for perchlorate in drinking water, take mitigation actions if the level exceeds the MCL, provide information about perchlorate to their consumers through public notification and consumer confidence reports, and report to their respective primacy agency. The Administrator has determined that the benefits of this regulation would not justify the costs; however, the EPA is required to issue an NPDWR and MCLG for perchlorate in response to the D.C. Circuit's decision in NRDC v. Regan.","document_number":"2026-00021","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/06/2026-00021/national-primary-drinking-water-regulation-for-perchlorate","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-01-06/pdf/2026-00021.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-00021.pdf?1767620710","publication_date":"2026-01-06","agencies":[{"raw_name":"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","name":"Environmental Protection Agency","id":145,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/environmental-protection-agency","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/145","parent_id":null,"slug":"environmental-protection-agency"}],"excerpts":"Perchlorate Occurrence and <span class=\"match\">Monitoring</span> Report for the Perchlorate National Primary Drinking Water Regulation \n (USEPA, 2025e).\n \n X. <span class=\"match\">Monitoring</span> and <span class=\"match\">Compliance</span> Requirements \n A. Proposed <span class=\"match\">Monitoring</span> Requirements \n The EPA is proposing to require all CWSs and NTNCWSs to <span class=\"match\">monitor</span> for perchlorate. The EPA is proposing to amend 40 CFR 141.23(c) to incorporate <span class=\"match\">monitoring</span> requirements for perchlorate with a <span class=\"match\">monitoring</span> protocol based on the EPA's Standardized <span class=\"match\">Monitoring</span> Framework (SMF) for IOCs. Under the SMF for IOCs, the <span class=\"match\">monitoring</span> frequency for a PWS is dependent"},{"title":"Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Alaska LNG Project in Cook Inlet","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"NMFS has received a request from 8 Star Alaska, LLC (8 Star Alaska), a subsidiary of Alaska Gasline Development Corporation (AGDC), for authorization to take marine mammals incidental to the Alaska Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Project in Cook Inlet, Alaska, over the course of 5 years (2026-2030). Pursuant to the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS proposes regulations setting forth permissible methods of taking, other means of effecting the least practicable adverse impact on such marine mammal stocks (i.e., mitigation measures), and requirements pertaining to monitoring and reporting such takes, and requests comments on the proposed regulations. NMFS will consider public comments prior to making any final decision on the promulgation of the requested MMPA regulations, and NMFS' responses to public comments will be summarized in the final notification of our decision.","document_number":"2025-14342","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/07/29/2025-14342/takes-of-marine-mammals-incidental-to-specified-activities-taking-marine-mammals-incidental-to","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-07-29/pdf/2025-14342.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-14342.pdf?1753706722","publication_date":"2025-07-29","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 Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration","name":"National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration","id":361,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/361","parent_id":54,"slug":"national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration"}],"excerpts":"marine mammal prey species, acoustic habitat, or other important physical components of marine mammal habitat); and\n \n • Mitigation and <span class=\"match\">monitoring</span> effectiveness. \n Visual <span class=\"match\">Monitoring</span> \n Marine mammal <span class=\"match\">monitoring</span> would be conducted in accordance with 8 Star Alaska's NMFS-approved Marine Mammal <span class=\"match\">Monitoring</span> and Mitigation Plan, dated April 4, 2025, and included as Appendix A in its application. \n Marine mammal <span class=\"match\">monitoring</span> during pile driving and removal would be conducted by NMFS-approved PSOs in a manner consistent with the following: \n • PSOs must be independent"},{"title":"Order Granting Conditional Substituted Compliance in Connection With Certain Capital and Financial Reporting Requirements Applicable to Nonbank Swap Dealers Subject to Regulation by the Financial Services Agency of Japan","type":"Rule","abstract":"On August 8, 2022, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued a notice and request for comment on an application submitted by the Financial Services Agency of Japan requesting that the Commission determine that registered nonbank swap dealers organized and domiciled in Japan may comply with certain capital and financial reporting requirements under the Commodity Exchange Act and Commission regulations by being subject to, and complying with, corresponding capital and financial reporting requirements of Japan. The Commission also solicited public comment on a proposed comparability determination and related order providing for the conditional availability of substituted compliance in connection with the application. The Commission is adopting the proposed order with certain modifications and clarifications to address comments. The final order provides that a nonbank swap dealer organized and domiciled in Japan may satisfy the capital requirements under the Commodity Exchange Act and applicable Commission regulations and the financial reporting rules under the Commodity Exchange Act and applicable Commission regulations by complying with certain specified Japanese laws and regulations and conditions set forth in the order.","document_number":"2024-15092","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/07/18/2024-15092/order-granting-conditional-substituted-compliance-in-connection-with-certain-capital-and-financial","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-07-18/pdf/2024-15092.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-15092.pdf?1721220314","publication_date":"2024-07-18","agencies":[{"raw_name":"COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION","name":"Commodity Futures Trading Commission","id":77,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/commodity-futures-trading-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/77","parent_id":null,"slug":"commodity-futures-trading-commission"}],"excerpts":"order to <span class=\"match\">monitor</span> the firms' <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with FSA capital requirements and to assess the firms' overall safety and soundness. The proposed conditions would require a Japanese nonbank SD to provide the Commission and NFA with copies of its Monthly <span class=\"match\">Monitoring</span> Report, Annual Business Report, and Annual Audited Financial Report.\n 235 \n \n The proposed conditions would also require the Monthly <span class=\"match\">Monitoring</span> Report, Annual Business Report, and Annual Audited Financial Report to be translated into the English language.\n 236 \n \n The Monthly <span class=\"match\">Monitoring</span> Report and"},{"title":"Order Granting Conditional Substituted Compliance in Connection With Certain Capital and Financial Reporting Requirements Applicable to Nonbank Swap Dealers Subject to Regulation by the United Kingdom Prudential Regulation Authority","type":"Rule","abstract":"On February 5, 2024, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued a notice and request for comment on an application submitted by the Institute of International Bankers, International Swaps and Derivatives Association, and Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association requesting that the Commission determine that registered nonbank swap dealers organized and domiciled in the United Kingdom may comply with certain capital and financial reporting requirements under the Commodity Exchange Act and Commission regulations by being subject to, and complying with, corresponding capital and financial reporting requirements of the United Kingdom Prudential Regulation Authority. The Commission also solicited public comment on a proposed comparability determination and related order providing for the conditional availability of substituted compliance in connection with the application. The Commission is adopting the proposed order with certain modifications and clarifications to address comments. The final order provides that a nonbank swap dealer organized and domiciled in the United Kingdom may satisfy the capital requirements under the Commodity Exchange Act and Commission applicable Commission regulations and the financial reporting rules under the Commodity Exchange Act and applicable Commission regulations by complying with certain specified United Kingdom laws and regulations and conditions set forth in the order.","document_number":"2024-15094","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/07/18/2024-15094/order-granting-conditional-substituted-compliance-in-connection-with-certain-capital-and-financial","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-07-18/pdf/2024-15094.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-15094.pdf?1721220314","publication_date":"2024-07-18","agencies":[{"raw_name":"COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION","name":"Commodity Futures Trading Commission","id":77,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/commodity-futures-trading-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/77","parent_id":null,"slug":"commodity-futures-trading-commission"}],"excerpts":"consistency in regulatory outcomes, to reflect the scope of substituted <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> that would be available notwithstanding the differences, and to ensure that the Commission and National Futures Association (“NFA”) receive information to <span class=\"match\">monitor</span> PRA-designated UK nonbank SDs for ongoing <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with the Comparability \n \n Order.\n 67 \n \n The Commission further stated that, in its preliminary view, the identified differences would not be inconsistent with providing a substituted <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> framework for PRA-designated UK nonbank SDs subject to the conditions"},{"title":"Order Granting Conditional Substituted Compliance in Connection With Certain Capital and Financial Reporting Requirements Applicable to Nonbank Swap Dealer Subject to Regulation by the Mexican Comision Nacional Bancaria y de Valores and Banco de Mexico","type":"Rule","abstract":"On December 13, 2022, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (\"Commission\" or \"CFTC\") published in the Federal Register a notice and request for comment on an application submitted by Morgan Stanley Mexico, Casa de Bolsa, S.A. de C.V., Goldman Sachs Mexico, Casa de Bolsa, S.A. de C.V., and Casa de Bolsa Finamex, S.A. de C.V. requesting that the Commission determine that CFTC-registered nonbank swap dealers organized and domiciled in Mexico may comply with certain capital and financial reporting requirements under the Commodity Exchange Act and Commission regulations by being subject to, and complying with, corresponding capital and financial reporting requirements of Mexico. The Commission also solicited public comment on a proposed order providing for the conditional availability of substituted compliance in connection with the application. The Commission is adopting the proposed order with certain modifications and clarifications to address comments received. The final order provides that a nonbank swap dealer organized and domiciled in Mexico may satisfy the capital requirements and financial reporting rules under the applicable provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and Commission regulations by complying with certain specified Mexican laws and regulations and conditions set forth in the order.","document_number":"2024-15093","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/07/18/2024-15093/order-granting-conditional-substituted-compliance-in-connection-with-certain-capital-and-financial","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-07-18/pdf/2024-15093.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-15093.pdf?1721220314","publication_date":"2024-07-18","agencies":[{"raw_name":"COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION","name":"Commodity Futures Trading Commission","id":77,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/commodity-futures-trading-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/77","parent_id":null,"slug":"commodity-futures-trading-commission"}],"excerpts":"promote consistency in regulatory outcomes and to reflect the scope of substituted <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> that would be available notwithstanding the differences, and to ensure that the Commission and National Futures Association (“NFA”) receive information to <span class=\"match\">monitor</span> Mexican nonbank SDs for ongoing <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with the Comparability Order.\n 40 \n \n The \n \n Commission further stated that the identified differences would not be inconsistent with providing a substituted <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> framework for Mexican nonbank SDs subject to the conditions specified in the proposed"},{"title":"Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Geophysical Surveys in the Gulf of America","type":"Rule","abstract":"In accordance with the regulations implementing the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), as amended, notification is hereby given that NMFS promulgates regulations to govern the incidental taking of marine mammals during geophysical survey activity conducted in the Gulf of America (GOA), over the course of 5 years. These regulations, which allow for the issuance of Letters of Authorization (LOA) to survey operators for the incidental take of marine mammals during the described activities and specified timeframe, prescribe the permissible methods of taking and other means of effecting the least practicable adverse impact on marine mammal species or stocks and their habitat, as well as requirements pertaining to the monitoring and reporting of such taking.","document_number":"2026-07536","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/17/2026-07536/taking-and-importing-marine-mammals-taking-marine-mammals-incidental-to-geophysical-surveys-in-the","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-17/pdf/2026-07536.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-07536.pdf?1776343517","publication_date":"2026-04-17","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 Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration","name":"National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration","id":361,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/361","parent_id":54,"slug":"national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration"}],"excerpts":"visual or acoustic <span class=\"match\">monitoring</span>. While visual and acoustic <span class=\"match\">monitoring</span> effectively complement each other, and acoustic <span class=\"match\">monitoring</span> is the more effective <span class=\"match\">monitoring</span> method (for certain species) during periods of impaired visibility, there is no expectation that these methods will detect all marine mammals present. In general, NRDC appears to misunderstand what NMFS claims with regard to what such <span class=\"match\">monitoring</span> may reasonably be expected to accomplish and/or the extent to which we rely on assumptions regarding the efficacy of <span class=\"match\">monitoring</span> in reaching the necessary"},{"title":"Order Granting Conditional Substituted Compliance in Connection With Certain Capital and Financial Reporting Requirements Applicable to Nonbank Swap Dealers Domiciled in the French Republic and Federal Republic of Germany and Subject to Regulation in the European Union","type":"Rule","abstract":"On June 27, 2023, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (\"Commission\" or \"CFTC\") issued a notice and request for comment on an application submitted by the Institute of International Bankers, International Swaps and Derivatives Association, and Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association requesting that the Commission determine that registered nonbank swap dealers organized and domiciled within the European Union may comply with certain capital and financial reporting requirements under the Commodity Exchange Act and Commission regulations by being subject to, and complying with, corresponding capital and financial reporting requirements of the European Union. The Commission also solicited public comment on a proposed comparability determination and related order providing for the conditional availability of substituted compliance in connection with the application. The Commission is adopting the proposed order with certain modifications and clarifications to address comments. The final order provides that a nonbank swap dealer organized and domiciled in the French Republic or the Federal Republic of Germany may satisfy the capital requirements and the financial reporting rules under the applicable provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and Commission regulations by complying with certain specified EU laws and regulations and conditions set forth in the order.","document_number":"2024-15095","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/07/18/2024-15095/order-granting-conditional-substituted-compliance-in-connection-with-certain-capital-and-financial","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-07-18/pdf/2024-15095.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-15095.pdf?1721220314","publication_date":"2024-07-18","agencies":[{"raw_name":"COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION","name":"Commodity Futures Trading Commission","id":77,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/commodity-futures-trading-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/77","parent_id":null,"slug":"commodity-futures-trading-commission"}],"excerpts":"promote consistency in regulatory outcomes, to reflect the scope of substituted <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> that would be available notwithstanding the differences, and to ensure that the Commission and National Futures Association (“NFA”) receive information to <span class=\"match\">monitor</span> EU nonbank SDs for ongoing <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with the Comparability Order.\n 65 \n \n The Commission further stated that, in its preliminary view, the identified differences would not be inconsistent with providing a substituted <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> framework for EU nonbank SDs subject to the conditions specified in the proposed"},{"title":"Request for Comment on the Extension of Standard Futures Contracts to 24/7 Trading and on Perpetual Contracts Referencing Physically Delivered or Storable Energy Commodities","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission or CFTC) is requesting public comment on two distinct but related matters arising from recent developments in energy derivatives markets. The first is the extension of standard futures contracts to 24/7 trading, without any change to the contracts' fixed expiration, delivery, or settlement terms. The second is the listing of perpetual contracts that reference physically delivered or storable energy commodities, such as crude oil. The Commission seeks comment on the implications of each matter for the reliability and manipulation-resistance of reference prices, market surveillance and operational readiness, the federal speculative position-limits regime, margin, clearing, and settlement, customer protection, and effects on the underlying physical markets and the commercial participants that rely on them.","document_number":"2026-12784","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/25/2026-12784/request-for-comment-on-the-extension-of-standard-futures-contracts-to-247-trading-and-on-perpetual","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-25/pdf/2026-12784.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-12784.pdf?1782305111","publication_date":"2026-06-25","agencies":[{"raw_name":"COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION","name":"Commodity Futures Trading Commission","id":77,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/commodity-futures-trading-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/77","parent_id":null,"slug":"commodity-futures-trading-commission"}],"excerpts":"\n F. Reference Price and Continuous <span class=\"match\">Observability</span> \n \n 38. Appendix C to part 38 provides that a cash-settled contract is not readily susceptible to manipulation only where the settlement price is reliable, acceptable, publicly available, and timely, and is computed from a cash market that is sufficiently liquid and not itself readily susceptible to manipulation. Is there a cash price series for crude oil, or for specific grades, that satisfies those factors and that could serve as a reference price <span class=\"match\">observable</span> at every funding interval? Please describe"}]}