{"description":"Documents matching 'based standardized approach which also'","count":10000,"total_pages":50,"next_page_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents?conditions%5Bterm%5D=based+standardized+approach+which+also&format=json&page=2","results":[{"title":"Regulatory Capital Rules: Regulatory Capital and Standardized Approach for Risk-Weighted Assets","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation are proposing to modify certain aspects of the regulatory capital rule (the proposal). The proposal would revise the risk-based capital treatment of certain exposure categories under the standardized approach, focusing on improving the calibration and risk sensitivity of risk weights that are particularly material to covered banking organizations' lending activities. The proposal would also modify the definition of regulatory capital by removing the threshold- based deduction for mortgage servicing assets for all banking organizations subject to the regulatory capital rule, including banking organizations subject to the community bank leverage ratio framework. In addition, the proposal would require Category III and IV banking organizations to recognize most elements of accumulated other comprehensive income in their regulatory capital. The agencies are concurrently publishing a separate proposal, which would require Category I and II banking organizations to use a new framework to calculate risk-weighted assets, called the expanded risk-based approach and would allow other banking organizations to elect to use the expanded risk-based approach.","document_number":"2026-05960","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/27/2026-05960/regulatory-capital-rules-regulatory-capital-and-standardized-approach-for-risk-weighted-assets","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-03-27/pdf/2026-05960.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-05960.pdf?1774529110","publication_date":"2026-03-27","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 the Comptroller of the Currency","name":"Comptroller of the Currency","id":80,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/comptroller-of-the-currency","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/80","parent_id":497,"slug":"comptroller-of-the-currency"},{"raw_name":"FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM","name":"Federal Reserve System","id":188,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-reserve-system","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/188","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-reserve-system"},{"raw_name":"FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION","name":"Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation","id":164,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-deposit-insurance-corporation","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/164","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-deposit-insurance-corporation"}],"excerpts":"the appropriateness of using an LTV-<span class=\"match\">based</span> <span class=\"match\">approach</span> to determine risk-weights for residential mortgages as a <span class=\"match\">standardized</span> <span class=\"match\">approach</span> and the operational or administrative \n \n burden associated with its implementation. What are the advantages or disadvantages of using an LTV-<span class=\"match\">based</span> <span class=\"match\">approach</span> for the <span class=\"match\">standardized</span> <span class=\"match\">approach</span>? What alternative <span class=\"match\">approaches</span> should the agencies consider, and why? Please provide examples of potential operational or administrative challenges associated with implementing the LTV-<span class=\"match\">based</span> <span class=\"match\">approach</span>.\n \n \n a. Calculating the Loan-to-Value"},{"title":"Medicaid Program; 2028 Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Quality Measure Set","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Quality Measure Set is a set of nationally standardized quality measures for Medicaid- funded HCBS that is intended to promote more common and consistent use within and across States of nationally standardized quality measures in HCBS programs, create opportunities for CMS and States to have comparative quality data on HCBS programs, and drive improvement in quality of care and outcomes for people receiving HCBS. The purpose of this notice with comment period is to solicit public comment on the 2028 HCBS Quality Measure Set. Specifically, it is intended to solicit public comment on: proposed mandatory and voluntary measures for the 2028 HCBS Quality Measure Set; how States collect, calculate, and report data on the measures in the proposed 2028 HCBS Quality Measure Set; the proposed measures in the 2028 HCBS Quality Measure Set for which States are required to report stratified data, including rural/ urban status; the proposed stratification factors for each of the measures in the 2028 HCBS Quality Measure Set for which States are required to report stratified data; the populations for which States are proposed to report the measures in the 2028 HCBS Quality Measure Set; and the proposed reporting schedule.","document_number":"2026-08190","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/28/2026-08190/medicaid-program-2028-medicaid-home-and-community-based-services-quality-measure-set","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-28/pdf/2026-08190.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-08190.pdf?1777293909","publication_date":"2026-04-28","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":"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"}],"excerpts":"ACTION: \n Notice with comment period. \n \n \n SUMMARY: \n The Home and Community-<span class=\"match\">Based</span> Services (HCBS) Quality Measure Set is a set of nationally <span class=\"match\">standardized</span> quality measures for Medicaid-funded HCBS that is intended to promote more common and consistent use within and across States of nationally <span class=\"match\">standardized</span> quality measures in HCBS programs, create opportunities for CMS and States to have comparative quality data on HCBS programs, and drive improvement in quality of care and outcomes for people receiving HCBS. The purpose of this notice with comment"},{"title":"Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request","type":"Notice","abstract":"The agencies are publishing in today's Federal Register issuance two proposals: Regulatory Capital Rules: Category I and II Banking Organizations, Banking Organizations with Significant Trading Activity, and Optional Adoption for Other Banking Organizations (Expanded Risk-Based Proposal); and Regulatory Capital and Standardized Approach for Risk-weighted Assets (Standardized Approach Proposal). In accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the OCC, the Board, and the FDIC (together, the agencies) may not conduct or sponsor, and the respondent is not required to respond to, an information collection unless it displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number. In connection with the above proposals, the agencies are therefore concurrently seeking comment on a proposal to extend for three years, with revision, the following information collections: Reporting, Recordkeeping, and Disclosure Requirements Associated with Regulatory Capital Rules (OMB Nos. 1557-0318 (OCC), 7100-0313 (Board), and 3064-0153 (FDIC)), and Reporting, Recordkeeping, and Disclosure Requirements Associated with Market Risk Capital Rules (OMB Nos. 1557-0247 (OCC), 7100-0314 (Board), and 3064-0178 (FDIC)).","document_number":"2026-05958","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/27/2026-05958/proposed-agency-information-collection-activities-comment-request","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-03-27/pdf/2026-05958.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-05958.pdf?1774529110","publication_date":"2026-03-27","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 the Comptroller of the Currency","name":"Comptroller of the Currency","id":80,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/comptroller-of-the-currency","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/80","parent_id":497,"slug":"comptroller-of-the-currency"},{"raw_name":"FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM","name":"Federal Reserve System","id":188,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-reserve-system","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/188","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-reserve-system"},{"raw_name":"FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION","name":"Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation","id":164,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-deposit-insurance-corporation","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/164","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-deposit-insurance-corporation"}],"excerpts":"hours, respectively. \n 1. Expanded Risk-<span class=\"match\">Based</span> Proposal Overview—Regulatory Capital Rules \n \n The Expanded Risk-<span class=\"match\">Based</span> Proposal would streamline the risk-<span class=\"match\">based</span> capital requirements applicable to Category I and II banking organizations. Currently, these banking organizations are subject to two sets of risk-<span class=\"match\">based</span> capital ratio requirements: one <span class=\"match\">based</span> on the <span class=\"match\">standardized</span> <span class=\"match\">approach</span> (<span class=\"match\">which</span> <span class=\"match\">also</span> generally applies to other banking organizations) and the other <span class=\"match\">based</span> on an internal models framework, the advanced <span class=\"match\">approaches</span>.\n 1 \n \n Under the proposal, Category"},{"title":"Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems; and Quality Reporting Programs; Including the Hospital Outpatient Quality Reporting Program and Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality Program; Request for Information on Strengthening the Standardization and Comparability of Hospital Price Transparency (HPT) Data; Prior Authorization; Accrediting Organization (AO) Deeming for Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA); and Notices of Closure of Teaching Hospitals and Opportunities To Apply for Available Slots","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"This proposed rule would revise the Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and the Medicare Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) payment system for calendar year 2027 based on our continuing experience with these systems. We also describe the changes to the amounts and factors used to determine the payment rates for Medicare services paid under the OPPS and those paid under the ASC payment systems. In addition, this proposed rule would update and refine the requirements for the Hospital Outpatient Quality Reporting Program and the Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality Reporting Program. There are no changes to the Rural Emergency Hospital Quality Reporting Program. We propose to expand the prior authorization requirement to include additional Botulinum Toxin Injection services. We also propose to implement certain provisions of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, for off-campus outpatient departments of a provider. In addition, this proposed rule announces notices of closure of teaching hospitals and opportunities to apply for available slots. This rule also requests information regarding potential approaches to improve comparability and standardization, particularly for complex contracting methodologies, of the HPT information reported in machine- readable files and consumer-friendly displays. We propose hospital AOs with deeming authority to assess compliance with certain Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) administrative requirements during accreditation and reaccreditation surveys. Finally, we are soliciting comments on a potential separate payment under the Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) for domestic procurement of personal protective equipment and essential medicines.","document_number":"2026-13656","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/07/2026-13656/medicare-program-hospital-outpatient-prospective-payment-and-ambulatory-surgical-center-payment","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-07/pdf/2026-13656.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-13656.pdf?1782996328","publication_date":"2026-07-07","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":"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"}],"excerpts":"(RFI) on Strengthening the <span class=\"match\">Standardization</span> and Comparability of Hospital Price Transparency Data: \n We are requesting information regarding potential <span class=\"match\">approaches</span> to improve comparability and <span class=\"match\">standardization</span> of the HPT information reported in machine-readable files (MRFs) and consumer-friendly displays. We are particularly interested in comments regarding the reporting of contract mechanisms such as outlier payments, stop-loss provisions, rate tiering, and carve-outs. The RFI <span class=\"match\">also</span> seeks public comment on potential <span class=\"match\">approaches</span> to enhance the comparability"},{"title":"Joint Request for Comment on Further Definition of “Swap” and “Security-Based Swap” and on Alternative Compliance","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (\"CFTC\") and the Securities and Exchange Commission (\"SEC\") (together, the \"Commissions\") request public comment on potential ways to draw clearer regulatory lines with respect to innovative products that may implicate both SEC and CFTC regulatory interests. The Commissions also request public comment on potential approaches to enable alternative compliance.","document_number":"2026-12743","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/24/2026-12743/joint-request-for-comment-on-further-definition-of-swap-and-security-based-swap-and-on-alternative","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-24/pdf/2026-12743.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-12743.pdf?1782218724","publication_date":"2026-06-24","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"},{"raw_name":"SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION","name":"Securities and Exchange Commission","id":466,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/securities-and-exchange-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/466","parent_id":null,"slug":"securities-and-exchange-commission"}],"excerpts":"contract markets, swap execution facilities (“SEFs”), foreign boards of trade, security-<span class=\"match\">based</span> SEFs, or national securities exchanges, where the securities index temporarily moves from broad-<span class=\"match\">based</span> to narrow-<span class=\"match\">based</span> or from narrow-<span class=\"match\">based</span> to broad-<span class=\"match\">based</span>.\n 20 \n \n Should the Commissions revise or clarify those rules or provide additional clarity, transition rules, or safe harbors for products that are <span class=\"match\">based</span> on a securities index that transitions between narrow-<span class=\"match\">based</span> and broad-<span class=\"match\">based</span>, or vice versa?\n \n \n \n 20 \n  \n See \n 17 CFR 240.3a55-2; 17 CFR 240.3a55-3; 17 CFR"},{"title":"Announcing Issuance of Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) FIPS 203, Module-Lattice-Based Key-Encapsulation Mechanism Standard, FIPS 204, Module-Lattice-Based Digital Signature Standard, and FIPS 205, Stateless Hash-Based Digital Signature Standard","type":"Notice","abstract":"This notice announces the Secretary of Commerce's approval of three Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS): FIPS 203, Module-Lattice-Based Key-Encapsulation Mechanism Standard; FIPS 204, Module-Lattice-Based Digital Signature Standard; and FIPS 205, Stateless Hash-Based Digital Signature Standard. These standards specify key establishment and digital signature schemes that are designed to resist future attacks by quantum computers, which threaten the security of current standards. The three algorithms specified in these standards are each derived from different submissions in the NIST post-quantum cryptography standardization project (see https:// csrc.nist.gov/pqc-standardization).","document_number":"2024-17956","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/08/14/2024-17956/announcing-issuance-of-federal-information-processing-standards-fips-fips-203-module-lattice-based","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-08-14/pdf/2024-17956.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-17956.pdf?1723553115","publication_date":"2024-08-14","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 Institute of Standards and Technology","name":"National Institute of Standards and Technology","id":352,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-institute-of-standards-and-technology","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/352","parent_id":54,"slug":"national-institute-of-standards-and-technology"}],"excerpts":"FIPS 203, Module-Lattice-<span class=\"match\">Based</span> Key-Encapsulation Mechanism Standard; FIPS 204, Module-Lattice-<span class=\"match\">Based</span> Digital Signature Standard; and FIPS 205, Stateless Hash-<span class=\"match\">Based</span> Digital Signature Standard. These standards specify key establishment and digital signature schemes that are designed to resist future attacks by quantum computers, <span class=\"match\">which</span> threaten the security of current standards. The three algorithms specified in these standards are each derived from different submissions in the NIST post-quantum cryptography <span class=\"match\">standardization</span> project (see \n https://csrc"},{"title":"Staff Report on the Definitions of “Security-Based Swap Dealer” and “Major Security-Based Swap Participant”","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Securities and Exchange Commission directed staff to prepare and is now publishing a report examining the effect and application of the definitions of \"security-based swap dealer\" and \"major security-based swap participant.\" Those definitions include an exception from designation as a security-based swap dealer for an entity that engages in a de minimis quantity of security-based swap dealing, as well as separate thresholds below which an entity would not become a major security-based swap participant. As provided in the Commission's rules, nine months after publication of this report and after considering any public comments received, the Commission may by order either terminate the phase-in period for the de minimis thresholds, thereby allowing thresholds of $3 billion for credit default swaps that constitute security-based swaps and $150 million for non-credit default swaps that constitute security-based swaps to take effect and replace the current phase-in thresholds of $8 billion and $400 million, respectively, or propose different thresholds through rulemaking; however, the Commission has issued an order providing a temporary exemption that has the effect of continuing to apply the phase-in thresholds of $8 billion and $400 million until May 8, 2028. The public is invited to comment on all aspects of this report, which may inform the Commission's consideration of potential changes to the de minimis exception and the rules further defining the terms \"security-based swap dealer\" and \"major security-based swap participant.\"","document_number":"2026-08558","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/04/2026-08558/staff-report-on-the-definitions-of-security-based-swap-dealer-and-major-security-based-swap","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-04/pdf/2026-08558.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-08558.pdf?1777639507","publication_date":"2026-05-04","agencies":[{"raw_name":"SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION","name":"Securities and Exchange Commission","id":466,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/securities-and-exchange-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/466","parent_id":null,"slug":"securities-and-exchange-commission"}],"excerpts":"to prepare and is now publishing a report examining the effect and application of the definitions of “security-<span class=\"match\">based</span> swap dealer” and “major security-<span class=\"match\">based</span> swap participant.” Those definitions include an exception from designation as a security-<span class=\"match\">based</span> swap dealer for an entity that engages in a de minimis quantity of security-<span class=\"match\">based</span> swap dealing, as well as separate thresholds below <span class=\"match\">which</span> an entity would not become a major security-<span class=\"match\">based</span> swap participant. As provided in the Commission's rules, nine months after publication of this report and after"},{"title":"Joint Request for Comment on Swap and Security-Based Swap Data Reporting","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (\"CFTC\") and the Securities and Exchange Commission (\"SEC\") (together, the \"Commissions\") request public comment on potential changes to the design, scope, and structure of swap and security-based swap data reporting requirements.","document_number":"2026-12742","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/24/2026-12742/joint-request-for-comment-on-swap-and-security-based-swap-data-reporting","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-24/pdf/2026-12742.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-12742.pdf?1782218724","publication_date":"2026-06-24","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"},{"raw_name":"SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION","name":"Securities and Exchange Commission","id":466,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/securities-and-exchange-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/466","parent_id":null,"slug":"securities-and-exchange-commission"}],"excerpts":"Statement, SBS public dissemination size caps for transactions in large notional amounts follow CFTC protocols, with the exception of transactions in a single credit instrument or a narrow-<span class=\"match\">based</span> index of credit instruments, <span class=\"match\">which</span> are capped at a size of $5 million (\n e.g., \n “$5MM+”). Is this the appropriate <span class=\"match\">approach</span>? If not, what would be the appropriate <span class=\"match\">approach</span>?\n \n \n 8. Do the public dissemination frameworks affect market liquidity, or raise concerns about the public disclosure of the identity of participants in transactions or the trading strategies"},{"title":"Medicare Program; FY 2027 Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities Prospective Payment System-Rate Update","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"This rulemaking proposes to update the prospective payment rates, the outlier threshold, and the wage index for Medicare inpatient hospital services provided by Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities (IPFs), which include psychiatric hospitals and excluded psychiatric units of an acute care hospital or critical access hospital. This rulemaking also proposes refinement of the IPF PPS outlier policy. These changes would be effective for IPF discharges occurring during the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2027. We are also proposing the implementation of a standardized IPF patient assessment instrument, and the removal of two measures used in the Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities Quality Reporting Program.","document_number":"2026-06675","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/07/2026-06675/medicare-program-fy-2027-inpatient-psychiatric-facilities-prospective-payment-system-rate-update","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-07/pdf/2026-06675.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-06675.pdf?1775164507","publication_date":"2026-04-07","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":"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"}],"excerpts":"79.1 \n \n \n 1 \n  <span class=\"match\">Based</span> on the 2nd quarter 2025 IGI forecast of the 2021-<span class=\"match\">based</span> IPF market basket.\n \n \n 2 \n  <span class=\"match\">Based</span> on the 4th quarter 2025 IGI forecast of the 2021-<span class=\"match\">based</span> IPF market basket.\n \n \n We solicit comment on the proposed labor-related share for FY 2027. \n B. Proposed Updates to the IPF PPS Rates for FY Beginning October 1, 2026 \n The IPF PPS is <span class=\"match\">based</span> on a <span class=\"match\">standardized</span> Federal per diem <span class=\"match\">base</span> rate calculated from the IPF average per diem costs and adjusted for budget neutrality in the implementation year. The Federal per diem <span class=\"match\">base</span> rate is used as"},{"title":"Microbiology Devices; Reclassification of Antigen, Antibody, and Nucleic Acid-Based Hepatitis B Virus Assay Devices","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is issuing a final order reclassifying qualitative hepatitis B virus (HBV) antigen assays (product code LOM), HBV antibody assays (product code LOM), and quantitative HBV nucleic acid-based assays (product code MKT), all of which are postamendments class III devices, into class II (special controls), subject to premarket notification. FDA is also establishing the special controls that are necessary to provide a reasonable assurance of safety and effectiveness of these device types.","document_number":"2025-18082","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/09/18/2025-18082/microbiology-devices-reclassification-of-antigen-antibody-and-nucleic-acid-based-hepatitis-b-virus","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-09-18/pdf/2025-18082.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-18082.pdf?1758113115","publication_date":"2025-09-18","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":"Food and Drug Administration","name":"Food and Drug Administration","id":199,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/food-and-drug-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/199","parent_id":221,"slug":"food-and-drug-administration"}],"excerpts":"360i(a)). Manufacturers <span class=\"match\">also</span> must report to FDA any correction or removal of a device undertaken to reduce a risk to health posed by the device, or to remedy a violation of the FD&amp;C Act caused by the device <span class=\"match\">which</span> may present a risk to health under section 519(g) of the FD&amp;C Act. Additionally, if a device's quality falls below that <span class=\"match\">which</span> it purports or is represented to possess, then it may be deemed to be adulterated under section 501(c) of the FD&amp;C Act (21 U.S.C. 351(c)). In addition, routine or for-cause inspections, <span class=\"match\">which</span> may consider compliance"},{"title":"Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of its continuing effort to reduce public burden and maximize the utility of government information, invites the general public and other federal agencies the opportunity to comment on a continuing information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on a proposed information collection project titled National HIV Prevention Program Monitoring and Evaluation (NHM&E). NHM&E collects standardized HIV prevention program evaluation data from health departments and community-based organizations (CBOs) who receive federal funds for HIV prevention activities.","document_number":"2025-20581","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/21/2025-20581/proposed-data-collection-submitted-for-public-comment-and-recommendations","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-11-21/pdf/2025-20581.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-20581.pdf?1763646320","publication_date":"2025-11-21","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 Disease Control and Prevention","name":"Centers for Disease Control and Prevention","id":44,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/centers-for-disease-control-and-prevention","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/44","parent_id":221,"slug":"centers-for-disease-control-and-prevention"}],"excerpts":"allow continued collection of <span class=\"match\">standardized</span> HIV prevention program evaluation data from health departments and community-<span class=\"match\">based</span> organizations (CBOs) who receive federal funds for HIV prevention activities. Health Department grantees have the options to key-enter or upload data to a CDC-provided web-<span class=\"match\">based</span> software application (EvaluationWeb). CBO grantees may only key-enter data to the CDC-provided web-<span class=\"match\">based</span> software application. \n \n The evaluation and reporting process is necessary to ensure that CDC receives <span class=\"match\">standardized</span>, accurate, thorough evaluation"},{"title":"Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Standardization of State Heating and Cooling Standard Utility Allowances","type":"Rule","abstract":"This rule finalizes changes proposed October 3, 2019, by the Department to revise Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) regulations for calculating standard utility allowances (SUAs) and expand allowable shelter expenses to include basic internet costs. It requires State agencies to submit for FNS approval their SUA methodologies at least every five years, and methodology submissions must incorporate any revisions necessary to demonstrate that the baseline expenditure data and underlying methodology reflect recent trends and changes. This rule also provides State agencies with the flexibility necessary to ensure that they meet households' needs while also aligning SUAs with data on low-income household utility costs in a more consistent manner. This rule also finalizes updates proposed April 20, 2016, regarding the treatment of Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program or other similar energy assistance program payments, in accordance with amendments made to the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 by the Agricultural Act of 2014. The intent of this final rule is to ensure consistency and integrity of SUAs across the country, which the Department believes is good governance.","document_number":"2024-26845","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/11/18/2024-26845/supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program-standardization-of-state-heating-and-cooling-standard","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-11-18/pdf/2024-26845.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-26845.pdf?1731678345","publication_date":"2024-11-18","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","name":"Agriculture Department","id":12,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/agriculture-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/12","parent_id":null,"slug":"agriculture-department"},{"raw_name":"Food and Nutrition Service","name":"Food and Nutrition Service","id":200,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/food-and-nutrition-service","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/200","parent_id":12,"slug":"food-and-nutrition-service"}],"excerpts":" to <span class=\"match\">standardize</span> HCSUAs, the Department maintains that this methodology is acceptable and <span class=\"match\">based</span> on the best currently available, annually-updated national Federal surveys for determining utility expenses for low-income households at the State level. For example, RECS is the only source that validates households' reported energy expenditures with data from their utility providers. It <span class=\"match\">also</span> provides end-use information, <span class=\"match\">which</span> allows for estimation of energy expenses by low-income households with heating and cooling expenses. The Department <span class=\"match\">also</span> notes"},{"title":"Small Business Size Standards: Monetary-Based Industry Size Standards","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA or the Agency) proposes to increase its monetary based small business size definitions (commonly referred to as \"size standards\") for 263 industries (259 receipts based and four assets based). SBA proposes to retain receipts based size standards for 237 industries and 12 subindustries (\"exceptions\") and remove one exception. SBA's proposal relied on its recently revised \"Size Standards Methodology\" (Revised Methodology). SBA seeks comments on its proposed changes to size standards and data sources it evaluated to develop the proposed size standards. SBA also invites comments on its proposed policy of not lowering any size standards, except for excluding dominant firms from qualifying as small. In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(4), a summary of this rule may be found at www.regulations.gov.","document_number":"2025-16142","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/22/2025-16142/small-business-size-standards-monetary-based-industry-size-standards","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-08-22/pdf/2025-16142.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-16142.pdf?1755780357","publication_date":"2025-08-22","agencies":[{"raw_name":"SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION","name":"Small Business Administration","id":468,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/small-business-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/468","parent_id":null,"slug":"small-business-administration"}],"excerpts":"standards). Seventy-three of these size levels are <span class=\"match\">based</span> on average annual receipts covering 496 industries and 13 subindustries (“exceptions”), 27 are <span class=\"match\">based</span> on average number of employees covering 478 industries and five subindustries (“exceptions”), one is <span class=\"match\">based</span> on refining capacity covering one industry, and one is <span class=\"match\">based</span> on average assets covering four industries.\n \n BILLING CODE 8026-09-P \n \n \n EP22AU25.000 \n \n \n \n EP22AU25.001 \n \n BILLING CODE 8026-09-C \n \n SBA <span class=\"match\">also</span> adjusts its monetary <span class=\"match\">based</span> size standards for inflation at least once every five"},{"title":"Regulatory Capital Rule (Regulation Q): Risk-Based Capital Surcharges for Global Systemically Important Bank Holding Companies; Systemic Risk Report (FR Y-15)","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) is inviting public comment on a notice of proposed rulemaking to amend the Board's rule that identifies and establishes risk-based capital surcharges for U.S. global systemically important bank holding companies (GSIBs). The proposal would also amend the Systemic Risk Report (FR Y-15), which is the source of inputs to the implementation of the GSIB framework under the capital rule. The proposal would make several changes to better align surcharges with risk. First, it would modify certain coefficients used to calculate GSIB surcharges under method 2 of the GSIB surcharge framework to reflect changes in the financial system and the economy and provide for annual adjustments for real economic growth and inflation going forward. Second, the proposal would modify the measurement and weighting of the weighted short-term wholesale funding systemic indicator. Third, for certain systemic indicators currently measured as of a single date each year, the proposal would require measurement based on average values to reduce the effects of temporary changes to indicator values around measurement dates. Fourth, the proposal would reduce cliff effects and enhance the sensitivity of the surcharge to changes in a GSIB's systemic risk profile. Fifth, to improve risk capture, the proposal would also make improvements to the measurement of some systemic indicators used in the GSIB surcharge framework and the framework for determining prudential standards for large banking organizations. In addition to these changes, the proposal would make several amendments to the FR Y-15 to improve the consistency of data reporting and streamline the reporting process.","document_number":"2026-05961","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/27/2026-05961/regulatory-capital-rule-regulation-q-risk-based-capital-surcharges-for-global-systemically-important","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-03-27/pdf/2026-05961.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-05961.pdf?1774529110","publication_date":"2026-03-27","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM","name":"Federal Reserve System","id":188,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-reserve-system","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/188","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-reserve-system"}],"excerpts":"method 1 aggregate global indicator amounts.\n \n \n iii. Alternative <span class=\"match\">Approach</span> To Adjust Method 2 Coefficients \n The Board requests comment on all aspects of the proposed <span class=\"match\">approach</span> for adjusting the method 2 coefficients, as well as alternative <span class=\"match\">approaches</span>. For example, as an alternative to the one-time update and annual adjustments to the method 2 coefficients to reflect economic growth described above, the Board seeks comment on an <span class=\"match\">approach</span> that would adjust the method 2 coefficients <span class=\"match\">based</span> on inflation since 2015 and annually going forward. \n \n To account"},{"title":"Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Modify the Timing of Haul Designation for Trawl Catcher Processors in the Gulf of Alaska and Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Groundfish Fisheries","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"NMFS proposes to revise regulations to standardize the time limit in which trawl catcher/processors (C/Ps) participating in the groundfish fisheries in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA) and the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) management areas must assign a management program to each haul. This proposed rule is necessary to improve consistency for when trawl C/Ps are required to assign a specific management program to a haul. It would also allow additional time for vessel operators participating in the Western Alaska Community Development Quota (CDQ) and non-CDQ fisheries on the same trip to determine which management program to assign to a haul. This rule is intended to promote the goals and objectives of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), the Fishery Management Plans (FMPs) for Groundfish of the GOA and BSAI Management Areas, and other applicable laws.","document_number":"2025-19385","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/10/02/2025-19385/fisheries-of-the-exclusive-economic-zone-off-alaska-modify-the-timing-of-haul-designation-for-trawl","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-10-02/pdf/2025-19385.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-19385.pdf?1759322733","publication_date":"2025-10-02","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":"request for comments. \n \n \n SUMMARY: \n NMFS proposes to revise regulations to <span class=\"match\">standardize</span> the time limit in <span class=\"match\">which</span> trawl catcher/processors (C/Ps) participating in the groundfish fisheries in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA) and the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) management areas must assign a management program to each haul. This proposed rule is necessary to improve consistency for when trawl C/Ps are required to assign a specific management program to a haul. It would <span class=\"match\">also</span> allow additional time for vessel operators participating in the Western Alaska"},{"title":"Exploration of Health Level Seven Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources for Use in Study Data Created From Real-World Data Sources for Submission to the Food and Drug Administration; Establishment of a Public Docket; Request for Comments","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) is announcing the establishment of a docket for public comments exploring the Health Level Seven (HL7) Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) for submission of data collected from real-world data (RWD) sources. In alignment with the new Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy/Office of the National Coordinator for Health (ASTP/ONC) policy on health information technology (health IT), the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) and the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) are exploring approaches to optimize the submission of structured and standardized clinical study data collected from RWD sources. FDA is seeking public comment from interested parties on specific questions. Interested parties may include regulated industry, health IT vendors, academic medical centers, and electronic data capture vendors as well as other interested parties.","document_number":"2025-06967","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/04/23/2025-06967/exploration-of-health-level-seven-fast-healthcare-interoperability-resources-for-use-in-study-data","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-04-23/pdf/2025-06967.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-06967.pdf?1745325915","publication_date":"2025-04-23","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":"Food and Drug Administration","name":"Food and Drug Administration","id":199,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/food-and-drug-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/199","parent_id":221,"slug":"food-and-drug-administration"}],"excerpts":"• Structured Product Labeling (SPL) on FHIR: \n 4 \n \n Explores the potential <span class=\"match\">approaches</span> for transitioning from SPL submissions in HL7 version 3 to HL7 FHIR.\n \n \n \n 4 \n  See HL7 SPL-FHIR project web page at \n https://confluence.hl7.org/display/BRR/SPL+V3+to+a+FHIR-<span class=\"match\">based</span>+submission. \n \n \n \n • CBER Biologics Effectiveness and Safety (BEST) Innovative Methods (IM) Platform (Ref. 4): A FHIR-<span class=\"match\">based</span> platform (see \n https://build.fhir.org/ig/HL7/fhir-icsr-ae-reporting/ \n ) <span class=\"match\">which</span> aims to improve CBER's postmarket surveillance capability through the validation"},{"title":"Performance Appraisal for General Schedule, Prevailing Rate, and Certain Other Employees","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing a final rule to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of performance management for non-Senior Executive Service (SES) employees, including General Schedule (GS) and prevailing rate employees. This final rule eliminates unnecessary summary level patterns; removes the prohibition of a forced, or standardized, distribution of performance rating levels; eliminates mandatory review of Level 1 ratings; removes the option to grieve a rating of record; requires a supervisory critical element for all supervisors covered under this subpart; and requires OPM to conduct biennial certifications of agency appraisal systems.","document_number":"2026-13715","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/07/2026-13715/performance-appraisal-for-general-schedule-prevailing-rate-and-certain-other-employees","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-07/pdf/2026-13715.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-13715.pdf?1783341917","publication_date":"2026-07-07","agencies":[{"raw_name":"OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","name":"Personnel Management Office","id":406,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/personnel-management-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/406","parent_id":null,"slug":"personnel-management-office"}],"excerpts":"portion of the regulation to <span class=\"match\">which</span> each comment applied. \n <span class=\"match\">Standardized</span> Distribution \n In the proposed rule, OPM proposed removing the existing prohibition on a forced, or <span class=\"match\">standardized</span>, distribution of performance ratings, and instead proposed to authorize OPM to establish and maintain a <span class=\"match\">standardized</span> distribution of some or all rating levels that agencies must apply. \n Consistency With 5 U.S.C. 4302 \n A number of commenters, including 0004, 0011, 0101, 0115, 0161, 0377, 0468, and others, asserted that the use of a <span class=\"match\">standardized</span> distribution of performance"},{"title":"Testing Methods for Detecting and Identifying Asbestos in Talc-Containing Cosmetic Products","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, the Agency, or we) is proposing to require testing of talc-containing cosmetic products using standardized testing methods for detecting and identifying asbestos that may be present as a contaminant in talc. We are also proposing corresponding adulteration provisions. Asbestos is a potential contaminant in talc, which is used in certain cosmetic products, and is a known human carcinogen. This proposed rule, if finalized, will help protect users of talc-containing cosmetic products from harmful exposure to asbestos given the potential for contamination of these products.","document_number":"2024-30544","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/12/27/2024-30544/testing-methods-for-detecting-and-identifying-asbestos-in-talc-containing-cosmetic-products","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-12-27/pdf/2024-30544.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-30544.pdf?1735220714","publication_date":"2024-12-27","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":"Food and Drug Administration","name":"Food and Drug Administration","id":199,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/food-and-drug-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/199","parent_id":221,"slug":"food-and-drug-administration"}],"excerpts":"Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 into law, <span class=\"match\">which</span> included MoCRA. Among other provisions, MoCRA mandated the establishment and requirement of <span class=\"match\">standardized</span> testing methods for detecting and identifying asbestos in talc-containing cosmetic products. We are <span class=\"match\">also</span> issuing these regulations pursuant to section 601(c), section 601(a), and section 701(a) of the FD&amp;C Act. \n D. Costs and Benefits \n This proposed rule, if finalized, would require testing of talc-containing cosmetic products using <span class=\"match\">standardized</span> testing method(s) for detecting and identifying"},{"title":"Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone off Alaska; Modify the Timing of Haul Designation for Trawl Catcher Processors in the Gulf of Alaska and Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Groundfish Fisheries","type":"Rule","abstract":"NMFS issues this final rule to standardize the time limit in which trawl catcher/processors (C/Ps) participating in the groundfish fisheries in the Gulf of Alaska Management Area (GOA) and the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area (BSAI) must assign each haul to a management program. This action is necessary to improve consistency with respect to when trawl C/Ps are required to assign a haul to a specific management program in a logbook. It allows additional time for vessel operators participating in the Western Alaska Community Development Quota (CDQ) and non-CDQ fisheries on the same trip to determine which management program to assign a haul to. This rule is intended to promote the goals and objectives of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), the Fishery Management Plans (FMPs) for Groundfish of the GOA and BSAI Management Areas, and other applicable laws.","document_number":"2026-12839","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/25/2026-12839/fisheries-of-the-exclusive-economic-zone-off-alaska-modify-the-timing-of-haul-designation-for-trawl","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-25/pdf/2026-12839.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-12839.pdf?1782305118","publication_date":"2026-06-25","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":"vessels. \n \n Comment 6: \n Many catcher vessels and shore-<span class=\"match\">based</span> businesses involved in Alaska groundfish trawl operations qualify as small entities under Small Business Administration size standards. NMFS should consider revising the count of small entities affected and consider alternatives that minimize burden.\n \n \n Response: \n This final rule regulates trawl C/Ps and does not regulate catcher vessels or shore-<span class=\"match\">based</span> businesses. NMFS estimates the number of directly regulated small entities <span class=\"match\">based</span> on the annual earnings threshold of $11.0 million established"},{"title":"Performance Appraisal for General Schedule, Prevailing Rate, and Certain Other Employees","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing a proposed rule to increase the efficiency of performance management for non- Senior Executive Service (SES) employees, including General Schedule (GS) and prevailing rate employees. The proposed rule amends the approved patterns of summary levels by removing a \"Level 2\"; requires agencies to undergo biennial appraisal system certifications with OPM; requires a supervisory critical element for all supervisors covered under this subpart; removes the prohibition of a forced, or standardized, distribution of performance-rating levels; removes the option to grieve a performance rating; and removes the mandatory review of level 1 ratings.","document_number":"2026-03619","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/24/2026-03619/performance-appraisal-for-general-schedule-prevailing-rate-and-certain-other-employees","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-02-24/pdf/2026-03619.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-03619.pdf?1771854311","publication_date":"2026-02-24","agencies":[{"raw_name":"OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","name":"Personnel Management Office","id":406,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/personnel-management-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/406","parent_id":null,"slug":"personnel-management-office"}],"excerpts":"utilizing a forced, or <span class=\"match\">standardized</span>, distribution as well as areas for caution. For example, several studies indicated that <span class=\"match\">standardized</span> distributions can increase rating accuracy by eliminating leniency bias, <span class=\"match\">which</span> is the tendency for raters to provide lenient ratings to avoid conflicts that arise from granting unfavorable ratings. Findings <span class=\"match\">also</span> show that a <span class=\"match\">standardized</span> distribution can quickly enhance organizational performance \n \n and promote the success of merit-<span class=\"match\">based</span> reward systems. Some studies <span class=\"match\">also</span> found that a <span class=\"match\">standardized</span> distribution can have"}]}