{"description":"Documents matching 'because matter current practice state'","count":10000,"total_pages":50,"next_page_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents?conditions%5Bterm%5D=because+matter+current+practice+state&format=json&page=2","results":[{"title":"Unsafe or Unsound Practices, Matters Requiring Attention","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) propose to define the term \"unsafe or unsound practice\" for purposes of section 8 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and to revise the supervisory framework for the issuance of matters requiring attention and other supervisory communications.","document_number":"2025-19711","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/10/30/2025-19711/unsafe-or-unsound-practices-matters-requiring-attention","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-10-30/pdf/2025-19711.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-19711.pdf?1761741908","publication_date":"2025-10-30","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 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":"additional specificity. Generally, <span class=\"match\">because</span> unsafe or unsound <span class=\"match\">practices</span> by institution-affiliated parties must, if continued, be likely to materially harm the financial condition of an institution, the same tailored standard would, going forward, apply to <span class=\"match\">practices</span>, acts, or failures to act by institution-affiliated parties of the institution.\n \n For these reasons, the agencies propose to define the term unsafe or unsound <span class=\"match\">practice</span> to mean a <span class=\"match\">practice</span>, act, or failure to act, alone or together with other <span class=\"match\">practices</span>, acts, or failures to act, that (1)"},{"title":"Improving and Eliminating Regulations; Diesel Particulate Matter Emission Limits in Underground Coal Mines","type":"Rule","abstract":"MSHA is eliminating outdated requirements for diesel particulate matter (DPM) emission limits for permissible diesel-powered equipment and non-permissible heavy-duty diesel-powered equipment operated in underground coal mines. These requirements are being removed from MSHA's regulations because they contain outdated effective dates that are no longer applicable.","document_number":"2026-12792","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/25/2026-12792/improving-and-eliminating-regulations-diesel-particulate-matter-emission-limits-in-underground-coal","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-25/pdf/2026-12792.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-12792.pdf?1782305112","publication_date":"2026-06-25","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","name":"Labor Department","id":271,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/labor-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/271","parent_id":null,"slug":"labor-department"},{"raw_name":"Mine Safety and Health Administration","name":"Mine Safety and Health Administration","id":288,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/mine-safety-and-health-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/288","parent_id":271,"slug":"mine-safety-and-health-administration"}],"excerpts":"selected those approaches that maximize net benefits. \n Removing the requirements concerning DPM emission limits will not impose new costs on underground coal mine operators <span class=\"match\">because</span> they are outdated and the <span class=\"match\">current</span> emission limits are still in the regulations. Removing the requirements will not reduce the protections <span class=\"match\">currently</span> afforded to miners; instead, it will streamline <span class=\"match\">current</span> requirements and improve the clarity of MSHA's standards for underground coal miners and mine operators. \n \n Under section 6(a) of E.O. 12866, the Office of Management and"},{"title":"Procedures in Regulating and Enforcing Unfair or Deceptive Practices","type":"Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Department of Transportation (Department or DOT) is amending its regulations regarding the hearing procedures available when the Department proposes a discretionary aviation consumer protection rulemaking declaring a practice to be unfair or deceptive. This final rule revises the hearing procedures established in 2022 to align them with the more robust due process protections originally set forth in 2020, ensuring the use of neutral hearing officers and the issuance of formal findings of fact. Further, this rule rescinds the 2023 Clarification of Formal Enforcement Procedures, which specified that the Department is not limited to administrative proceedings before an Administrative Law Judge, but may also initiate civil enforcement actions in United States District Court. The Department now finds this clarification unnecessary and redundant because its authority to seek judicial enforcement is established clearly by statute.","document_number":"2026-13295","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/01/2026-13295/procedures-in-regulating-and-enforcing-unfair-or-deceptive-practices","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-01/pdf/2026-13295.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-13295.pdf?1782823518","publication_date":"2026-07-01","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","name":"Transportation Department","id":492,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/492","parent_id":null,"slug":"transportation-department"},{"raw_name":"Office of the Secretary"}],"excerpts":"investigate and decide whether an air carrier, foreign air carrier, or ticket agent has been or is engaged in an unfair or deceptive <span class=\"match\">practice</span> in air transportation or the sale of air transportation. Under Section 41712, after notice and an opportunity for a hearing, the Department has authority to order the regulated entity to stop the unfair or deceptive <span class=\"match\">practice</span>. Further, the Department can issue regulations to declare a <span class=\"match\">practice</span> to be unfair or deceptive under the rulemaking authority found in 49 U.S.C. 40113 (Section 40113), which states that the Department"},{"title":"Rules of Practice Before the Postal Service Board of Contract Appeals","type":"Rule","abstract":"This document amends the rules of practice that govern all proceedings before the Postal Service Board of Contract Appeals (Board), for ease of understanding and to reflect current practice.","document_number":"2025-10984","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/06/18/2025-10984/rules-of-practice-before-the-postal-service-board-of-contract-appeals","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-06-18/pdf/2025-10984.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-10984.pdf?1750164310","publication_date":"2025-06-18","agencies":[{"raw_name":"POSTAL SERVICE","name":"Postal Service","id":410,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/postal-service","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/410","parent_id":null,"slug":"postal-service"}],"excerpts":"the Postal Regulatory Commission. Government attorneys must be licensed to <span class=\"match\">practice</span> law in a <span class=\"match\">state</span>, commonwealth, or territory of the United States, or in the District of Columbia. Government attorneys must register in the Board's electronic filing system and file a notice of appearance. The notice of appearance must include an email address, mailing address, and telephone number for the attorneys. Attorneys must also <span class=\"match\">state</span> the jurisdiction where they are licensed to <span class=\"match\">practice</span> law.\n \n (c) References to the contractor, appellant, contracting officer"},{"title":"Rules of Practice for Adjudication Proceedings","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Rules of Practice for Adjudication Proceedings (Rules of Practice) govern adjudication proceedings conducted by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The CFPB issued a proposal to rescind amendments it adopted to the Rules of Practice on February 22, 2022, and March 29, 2023 (2022 and 2023 amendments). The 2022 and 2023 amendments that the Bureau proposed to rescind included a new deposition process, amendments concerning timing and deadlines, bifurcation of proceedings, the process for deciding dispositive motions, and requirements for issue exhaustion, as well as other technical changes. After considering the comments on the proposal, the CFPB has decided to rescind the amendments as proposed, except as related to narrow clarificatory and procedural changes.","document_number":"2025-19687","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/10/29/2025-19687/rules-of-practice-for-adjudication-proceedings","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-10-29/pdf/2025-19687.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-19687.pdf?1761655506","publication_date":"2025-10-29","agencies":[{"raw_name":"Consumer Financial Protection Bureau","name":"Consumer Financial Protection Bureau","id":573,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/consumer-financial-protection-bureau","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/573","parent_id":null,"slug":"consumer-financial-protection-bureau"}],"excerpts":"before the Bureau or a hearing officer. \n (1) \n By attorneys. \n Any member in good standing of the bar of the highest court of any <span class=\"match\">State</span> may represent others before the Bureau if such attorney is not <span class=\"match\">currently</span> suspended or debarred from <span class=\"match\">practice</span> before the Bureau or by a court of the United States or of any <span class=\"match\">State</span>.\n \n \n (2) \n By non-attorneys. \n So long as such individual is not <span class=\"match\">currently</span> suspended or debarred from <span class=\"match\">practice</span> before the Bureau:\n \n (i) An individual may appear on his or her own behalf; \n (ii) A member of a partnership may represent the"},{"title":"Health Care Professionals Practicing Via Telehealth","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) adopts as final, with changes, a proposed rule to amend its medical regulations that govern VA's health care professionals who practice health care via telehealth. This final rule implements the authorities of the VA MISSION Act of 2018 and the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021. This final rule enables VA to maximize health care resource utilization and provide safe and convenient national health care to veterans using telehealth. It also strengthens VA's role in supporting national and State responses to war, terrorism, national emergencies and natural disasters.","document_number":"2025-19324","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/10/02/2025-19324/health-care-professionals-practicing-via-telehealth","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-10-02/pdf/2025-19324.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-19324.pdf?1759322726","publication_date":"2025-10-02","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS","name":"Veterans Affairs Department","id":520,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/veterans-affairs-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/520","parent_id":null,"slug":"veterans-affairs-department"}],"excerpts":"conflicting <span class=\"match\">State</span> requirements regarding the <span class=\"match\">practice</span> of telehealth, including such <span class=\"match\">State</span> or local laws, rules, regulations, and requirements related to the prescribing of controlled substances. This preemption applies both to the <span class=\"match\">State's</span> enforcement of these laws and to the CSA, to the extent the CSA could be read to reference <span class=\"match\">State</span>-level authority. See, \n e.g., \n 21 U.S.C. 802(54) (defining “<span class=\"match\">practice</span> of telemedicine” as meaning “in accordance with applicable Federal and <span class=\"match\">State</span> laws”). Conflicting <span class=\"match\">State</span>-level restrictions on the <span class=\"match\">practice</span> of telehealth"},{"title":"Amendments to CFTC Rules of Practice and Rules Relating to Investigations","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (\"CFTC\" or \"Commission\") is amending its Rules of Practice and its Rules Relating to Investigations. The revised Rules of Practice enhance the transparency of the Commission's enforcement proceedings, specifying that the Commission can accept an offer of settlement by order of the Commission and establishing requirements for the form and content of recommendation memos provided by the Division of Enforcement to the Commission when recommending an offer of settlement. The revised Rules Relating to Investigations revise the applicable procedures when the Division of Enforcement notifies persons who may be named in an enforcement action, including that the notification or confirmation of the notice be in writing.","document_number":"2025-21888","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/03/2025-21888/amendments-to-cftc-rules-of-practice-and-rules-relating-to-investigations","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-12-03/pdf/2025-21888.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-21888.pdf?1764683120","publication_date":"2025-12-03","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":"determinations with respect to the section 15(a) factors. \n \n The Commission identifies and considers the benefits and costs of the final rule relative to the baseline of those generated by the <span class=\"match\">current</span> statutory and regulatory framework applicable to the issues addressed by this final rule, \n i.e., \n the <span class=\"match\">current</span> status quo. The baseline is the <span class=\"match\">current</span> rules of <span class=\"match\">practice</span> in part 10 with regards to adjudicatory proceedings and appendix A to part 11 detailing the procedures to be used when the Division chooses to inform entities or individuals who may be named"},{"title":"Rules of Practice for Adjudication Proceedings; Rescission","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau) is proposing to rescind the amendments it adopted to the Rules of Practice for Adjudication Proceedings (Rules of Practice) on February 22, 2022, and March 29, 2023.","document_number":"2025-08344","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/05/13/2025-08344/rules-of-practice-for-adjudication-proceedings-rescission","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-05-13/pdf/2025-08344.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-08344.pdf?1747053913","publication_date":"2025-05-13","agencies":[{"raw_name":"Consumer Financial Protection Bureau","name":"Consumer Financial Protection Bureau","id":573,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/consumer-financial-protection-bureau","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/573","parent_id":null,"slug":"consumer-financial-protection-bureau"}],"excerpts":"before the Bureau or a hearing officer \n —(1) \n By attorneys. \n Any member in good standing of the bar of the highest court of any <span class=\"match\">State</span> may represent others before the Bureau if such attorney is not <span class=\"match\">currently</span> suspended or debarred from <span class=\"match\">practice</span> before the Bureau or by a court of the United States or of any <span class=\"match\">State</span>.\n \n \n (2) \n By non-attorneys. \n So long as such individual is not <span class=\"match\">currently</span> suspended or debarred from <span class=\"match\">practice</span> before the Bureau:\n \n (i) An individual may appear on his or her own behalf; \n (ii) A member of a partnership may represent the"},{"title":"Revision to Rules of Practice Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO or Office) proposes modifications to the rules of practice for inter partes review (IPR) before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB or Board) that the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of USPTO and, by delegation, the PTAB will use in instituting IPR.","document_number":"2025-19580","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/10/17/2025-19580/revision-to-rules-of-practice-before-the-patent-trial-and-appeal-board","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-10-17/pdf/2025-19580.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-19580.pdf?1760618706","publication_date":"2025-10-17","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":"Patent and Trademark Office","name":"Patent and Trademark Office","id":402,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/patent-and-trademark-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/402","parent_id":54,"slug":"patent-and-trademark-office"}],"excerpts":"termination of any such <span class=\"match\">matter</span> or proceeding.”\n \n \n In addition to taking the steps discussed above to address inappropriate uses of IPR proceedings, the Office has requested comments on a wide variety of proposals to promote fairness and efficiency in IPR proceedings. \n See, e.g., Request for Comments on Discretion To Institute Trials Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, \n 85 FR 66502 (Oct. 20, 2020); \n Changes Under Consideration to Discretionary Institution <span class=\"match\">Practices</span>, Petition Word-Count Limits, and Settlement <span class=\"match\">Practices</span> for America Invents Act"},{"title":"Air Plan Revisions; Arizona; Maricopa County Air Quality Department; Particulate Matter; Incinerators, Burn-Off Ovens, and Crematories","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing an approval of revisions to the Maricopa County Air Quality Department (MCAQD) portion of the Arizona State Implementation Plan (SIP). These revisions concern emissions of particulate matter from incinerators, burn-off ovens, and crematories. We are proposing to approve revisions to a local rule that regulates these emissions sources under the Clean Air Act (CAA or \"Act\"). We are taking comments on this proposal and plan to follow with a final action.","document_number":"2025-17501","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/09/11/2025-17501/air-plan-revisions-arizona-maricopa-county-air-quality-department-particulate-matter-incinerators","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-09-11/pdf/2025-17501.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-17501.pdf?1757508315","publication_date":"2025-09-11","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":"Contents \n \n I. The <span class=\"match\">State's</span> Submittal \n A. What did the <span class=\"match\">State</span> submit? \n B. Are there other related submittals? \n C. What is the purpose of the submittal? \n II. The EPA's Evaluation and Action \n A. How is the EPA evaluating the rule and the request for rescission and replacement? \n B. Does the rule revision, and rule rescissions, meet the evaluation criteria? \n C. Proposed Action and Public Comment \n III. Incorporation by Reference \n IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews \n \n I. The <span class=\"match\">State's</span> Submittal \n A. What did the <span class=\"match\">State</span> submit? \n On December"},{"title":"Attainment Date Extension for the San Joaquin Valley, California 2012 Annual PM2.5 Fine Particulate Matter Nonattainment Area","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to grant an extension of the applicable \"Serious\" area attainment date for the San Joaquin Valley nonattainment area for the 2012 annual fine particulate matter (PM<INF>2.5</INF>) national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS or \"standards\") from December 31, 2025, to December 31, 2030, based on a proposed determination that the State has satisfied the statutory criteria for this extension. The EPA will accept comments on this proposed rulemaking during a 30-day public comment period.","document_number":"2026-11735","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/11/2026-11735/attainment-date-extension-for-the-san-joaquin-valley-california-2012-annual-pm25-fine-particulate","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-11/pdf/2026-11735.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-11735.pdf?1781095520","publication_date":"2026-06-11","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":"the most stringent measures (MSM) that are included in the implementation plan of any <span class=\"match\">state</span>, or are achieved in <span class=\"match\">practice</span> in any <span class=\"match\">state</span>, and can feasibly be implemented in the area. The <span class=\"match\">State</span> must implement MSM as expeditiously as practicable and no later than the beginning of the year containing the attainment date identified by the <span class=\"match\">State</span> in its extension request, \n i.e., \n in this case, by January 1, 2030.\n 43 \n \n We interpret this criterion to mean that the <span class=\"match\">State</span> must demonstrate to the EPA's satisfaction that its Serious area plan includes the most"},{"title":"Improving and Eliminating Regulations; Diesel Particulate Matter Emission Limits in Underground Coal Mines","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"MSHA is proposing to revise 30 CFR part 72 by removing outdated requirements for diesel particulate matter (DPM) emission limits for permissible diesel-powered equipment and non-permissible heavy-duty diesel-powered equipment operated in underground coal mines. These revisions would streamline the current requirements for underground coal mine operators while maintaining the same level of protections for miners who work with such equipment.","document_number":"2025-11647","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/07/01/2025-11647/improving-and-eliminating-regulations-diesel-particulate-matter-emission-limits-in-underground-coal","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-07-01/pdf/2025-11647.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-11647.pdf?1751287517","publication_date":"2025-07-01","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","name":"Labor Department","id":271,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/labor-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/271","parent_id":null,"slug":"labor-department"},{"raw_name":"Mine Safety and Health Administration","name":"Mine Safety and Health Administration","id":288,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/mine-safety-and-health-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/288","parent_id":271,"slug":"mine-safety-and-health-administration"}],"excerpts":"ACTION: \n Proposed rule; request for comments. \n \n \n SUMMARY: \n MSHA is proposing to revise 30 CFR part 72 by removing outdated requirements for diesel particulate <span class=\"match\">matter</span> (DPM) emission limits for permissible diesel-powered equipment and non-permissible heavy-duty diesel-powered equipment operated in underground coal mines. These revisions would streamline the <span class=\"match\">current</span> requirements for underground coal mine operators while maintaining the same level of protections for miners who work with such equipment. \n \n \n DATES: \n Comments must be received on"},{"title":"Attainment Date Extension for the South Coast, California 2012 Annual PM2.5 Fine Particulate Matter Nonattainment Area","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to grant an extension of the \"Serious\" area attainment date for the Los Angeles-South Coast Air Basin (\"South Coast\") nonattainment area for the 2012 annual fine particulate matter (PM<INF>2.5</INF>) national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS or \"standards\") from December 31, 2025, to December 31, 2030, based on a proposed determination that the State has satisfied the statutory criteria for this extension. The EPA will accept comments on this proposed rule during a 30-day public comment period.","document_number":"2026-11736","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/11/2026-11736/attainment-date-extension-for-the-south-coast-california-2012-annual-pm25-fine-particulate-matter","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-11/pdf/2026-11736.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-11736.pdf?1781095520","publication_date":"2026-06-11","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":"the most stringent measures (MSM) that are included in the implementation plan of any <span class=\"match\">state</span> or are achieved in <span class=\"match\">practice</span> in any <span class=\"match\">state</span>, and can feasibly be implemented in the area. The <span class=\"match\">state</span> must implement MSM as expeditiously as practicable and no later than the beginning of the year containing the attainment date identified by the <span class=\"match\">state</span> in its extension request, \n i.e., \n in this case, by January 1, 2030.\n 56 \n \n We interpret this criterion to mean that the <span class=\"match\">State</span> must demonstrate to the EPA's satisfaction that its Serious area plan includes the most"},{"title":"Review of State Bar Complaints and Allegations Against Department of Justice Attorneys","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Department of Justice (\"Department\") proposes to establish a process for reviewing bar complaints and allegations against its attorneys. Under the proposed rule, before a current or former Department lawyer may participate in any investigative steps initiated by the bar disciplinary authority of a State, Territory, or the District of Columbia in response to allegations that a current or former Department attorney violated an ethics rule while engaging in that attorney's federal duties, the Department will have the right to review the allegations in the first instance and shall request that the bar disciplinary authority suspend any parallel investigations until the completion of the Department's review.","document_number":"2026-04390","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/05/2026-04390/review-of-state-bar-complaints-and-allegations-against-department-of-justice-attorneys","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-03-05/pdf/2026-04390.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-04390.pdf?1772631912","publication_date":"2026-03-05","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":"Office of the Attorney General"}],"excerpts":"Department. \n See \n 28 CFR 0.39a(a)(6). In <span class=\"match\">practice</span>, OPR advises the relevant <span class=\"match\">State</span> bars of attorney misconduct after authorization from the PMRU; assists the <span class=\"match\">State</span> bars in obtaining evidence in the control of the Department, unless disclosure is precluded by law or a significant law enforcement interest; and coordinates with the <span class=\"match\">State</span> bars on <span class=\"match\">matters</span> of mutual interest to improve attorney ethical standards and conduct.\n \n When OPR refers a <span class=\"match\">matter</span> to a <span class=\"match\">State</span> bar, it is often the first information the <span class=\"match\">State</span> bar has received about the allegations. In"},{"title":"Air Plan Approval; State of Utah; Utah PM2.5 State Implementation Plan Revisions","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve, through parallel processing, a State Implementation Plan (SIP) submission from the State of Utah with revisions to Utah Administrative Code (UAC), Utah State SIP, and the best available control measures/ best available control technologies (BACM/BACT) determinations for five facilities found in the Salt Lake City, Utah nonattainment area (NAA) for the 2006 24-hour fine particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter less than or equal to a nominal 2.5 microns (PM<INF>2.5</INF>) National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) (State of Utah draft dated May 20, 2025). The EPA is taking this action pursuant to the Clean Air Act (CAA or the Act).","document_number":"2025-13337","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/07/16/2025-13337/air-plan-approval-state-of-utah-utah-pm25-state-implementation-plan-revisions","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-07-16/pdf/2025-13337.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-13337.pdf?1752583518","publication_date":"2025-07-16","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":"through parallel processing, a <span class=\"match\">State</span> Implementation Plan (SIP) submission from the <span class=\"match\">State</span> of Utah with revisions to Utah Administrative Code (UAC), Utah <span class=\"match\">State</span> SIP, and the best available control measures/best available control technologies (BACM/BACT) determinations for five facilities found in the Salt Lake City, Utah nonattainment area (NAA) for the 2006 24-hour fine particulate <span class=\"match\">matter</span> with an aerodynamic diameter less than or equal to a nominal 2.5 microns (PM\n 2.5 \n ) National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) (<span class=\"match\">State</span> of Utah draft dated May 20"},{"title":"Standards for Business Practices of Interstate Natural Gas Pipelines","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) proposes to amend its regulations to incorporate by reference certain modifications to the latest version (Version 4.0) of Standards for Business Practices of Interstate Natural Gas Pipelines adopted by the Wholesale Gas Quadrant (WGQ) of the North American Energy Standards Board (NAESB). NAESB's revisions in Version 4.0 of the standards streamline the process for accessing publicly available gas-electric coordination data during extreme cold weather or emergency events.","document_number":"2025-20325","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/19/2025-20325/standards-for-business-practices-of-interstate-natural-gas-pipelines","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-11-19/pdf/2025-20325.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-20325.pdf?1763473517","publication_date":"2025-11-19","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY","name":"Energy Department","id":136,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/energy-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/136","parent_id":null,"slug":"energy-department"},{"raw_name":"Federal Energy Regulatory Commission","name":"Federal Energy Regulatory Commission","id":167,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-energy-regulatory-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/167","parent_id":136,"slug":"federal-energy-regulatory-commission"}],"excerpts":"by reference in our regulations the three modifications to Version 4.0 of the NAESB WGQ consensus business <span class=\"match\">practice</span> standards. As an initial <span class=\"match\">matter</span>, we note that the modified WGQ Version 4.0 standards include two new standards and one revised standard to the following sets of existing Version 4.0 WGQ Business <span class=\"match\">Practice</span> Standards. Each set of Business <span class=\"match\">Practice</span> Standards is hereafter referred to as a “manual.” \n \n   \n \n Manual \n Business <span class=\"match\">practice</span> standards \n \n \n 0 \n Additional Standards. \n \n \n 4 \n Quadrant Electronic Delivery Mechanism Related Standards"},{"title":"Freedom of Information Act Implementing Regulations","type":"Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending its regulations that implement the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to provide clarity, promote agency accountability, improve efficiency in responding to FOIA requests, update roles and responsibilities, and align the regulations with current Federal best practices for implementing FOIA. This final rule addresses the Department of Justice (DOJ) recommendation that the NRC update its FOIA regulations and incorporate the DOJ's model language for FOIA regulations, where appropriate. The NRC is not soliciting public comment for these changes because the change is limited to an agency rule of procedure and practice.","document_number":"2026-04475","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/06/2026-04475/freedom-of-information-act-implementing-regulations","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-03-06/pdf/2026-04475.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-04475.pdf?1772718318","publication_date":"2026-03-06","agencies":[{"raw_name":"NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION","name":"Nuclear Regulatory Commission","id":383,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/nuclear-regulatory-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/383","parent_id":null,"slug":"nuclear-regulatory-commission"}],"excerpts":"to FOIA requests, update roles and responsibilities, and align the regulations with <span class=\"match\">current</span> Federal best <span class=\"match\">practices</span> for implementing FOIA. This final rule addresses the Department of Justice (DOJ) recommendation that the NRC update its FOIA regulations and incorporate the DOJ's model language for FOIA regulations, where appropriate. The NRC is not soliciting public comment for these changes <span class=\"match\">because</span> the change is limited to an agency rule of procedure and <span class=\"match\">practice</span>. \n \n \n DATES: \n This final rule is effective on March 6, 2026. \n \n \n ADDRESSES: \n Please"},{"title":"Increase of Monetary Thresholds and Other Matters Related to Cost Accounting Standards Program Requirements","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP), Cost Accounting Standards Board (the Board), is publishing this notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to elicit public comments on proposed increases to the Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) thresholds and other matters related to the CAS program requirements.","document_number":"2026-05511","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/20/2026-05511/increase-of-monetary-thresholds-and-other-matters-related-to-cost-accounting-standards-program","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-03-20/pdf/2026-05511.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-05511.pdf?1773924321","publication_date":"2026-03-20","agencies":[{"raw_name":"OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET","name":"Management and Budget Office","id":280,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/management-and-budget-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/280","parent_id":null,"slug":"management-and-budget-office"},{"raw_name":"Office of Federal Procurement Policy","name":"Federal Procurement Policy Office","id":184,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-procurement-policy-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/184","parent_id":280,"slug":"federal-procurement-policy-office"}],"excerpts":"Manager, Cost Accounting Standards Board (telephone: 202-881-9758; email: \n john.l.mcclung2@omb.eop.gov \n ).\n \n \n \n \n SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: \n I. Overview \n <span class=\"match\">Currently</span>, there are four monetary thresholds that establish the nature and extent of CAS coverage: (i) the basic applicability threshold for CAS coverage, <span class=\"match\">currently</span> tied to the Truthful Cost or Pricing Data statute, which is <span class=\"match\">currently</span> $2.5 million as of October 1, 2025; (ii) the $7.5 million trigger contract threshold, which exempts contracts under this amount until a contractor receives at"},{"title":"Apportionments","type":"Rule","abstract":"This final rule amends Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) regulations to limit the circumstances in which benefits will be apportioned and to stop making need-based apportionments. Currently, in limited situations, VA may pay a portion of a VA beneficiary's monetary benefits directly to the beneficiary's dependent, referred to as an apportionment. To qualify, the dependent cannot reside with the beneficiary, must demonstrate financial need, and the apportionment must not cause financial hardship to the beneficiary. VA claims processors, whose expertise is in VA benefits and not in matters related to child or spousal support, decide whether to take monetary benefits from the beneficiary and reallocate the funds to dependents. VA claims processors can take this action without the consent of the beneficiary. These apportionment decisions, which can have significant financial consequences, are based on both parties' self-reported income and self-reported expenses. Unlike State courts, VA has no ability to compel evidence of income and expenses. Allegations of inadequate child or spousal support involve complex issues of family law that are best suited to the expertise and authority of State courts. VA apportionments can upset the expectations upon which a State court support award was predicated, requiring a State court to expend additional resources to revisit a prior determination. Finally, due to their intricacy, a significant amount of information is needed to adjudicate apportionment claims properly. While this information is typically available to State courts, VA must attempt to gather this information from the VA beneficiary and the beneficiary's dependent, which is unavoidably a time-consuming process. The time and effort needed to gather this information increases VA workloads and consumes resources that are better utilized to process veterans' claims. Because VA apportionment awards may conflict with the awards of better-situated State family courts, and because VA lacks the authority and expertise to make fully informed, accurate, and economically appropriate awards, VA is amending its regulations to discontinue making need-based apportionment awards. VA will continue making apportionment awards in situations when a veteran or surviving spouse is incarcerated, or when an incompetent veteran, who does not have a fiduciary, is institutionalized at government expense. VA will not discontinue any current apportionments because of this rulemaking.","document_number":"2026-00237","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/09/2026-00237/apportionments","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-01-09/pdf/2026-00237.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-00237.pdf?1767879911","publication_date":"2026-01-09","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS","name":"Veterans Affairs Department","id":520,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/veterans-affairs-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/520","parent_id":null,"slug":"veterans-affairs-department"}],"excerpts":"discriminatory and that <span class=\"match\">State</span> courts will cause a financial crisis for veterans <span class=\"match\">because</span> VA will no longer be protecting VA disability compensation from being taken away from the veteran. \n \n VA Response: \n Any veteran who disagrees with a <span class=\"match\">State</span> court decision on child or spousal support may appeal the decision to the appropriate <span class=\"match\">State</span> appellate court. Such veteran may seek legal services for a <span class=\"match\">State</span> court decision through the <span class=\"match\">State</span> bar. Further, VA provides a list of legal clinics available in each <span class=\"match\">State</span> for certain <span class=\"match\">State</span> court <span class=\"match\">matters</span>, including family"},{"title":"Air Plan Approval; Pennsylvania; Redesignation Request for the Allegheny County Area for the 2012 Annual Fine Particulate Matter Standard","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a request from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to redesignate the Allegheny County, Pennsylvania nonattainment area (Allegheny County Area) to attainment for the 2012 annual fine particulate matter (PM<INF>2.5</INF>) national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS or standard). The EPA has already approved, as a revision to the Pennsylvania state implementation plan (SIP), a maintenance plan that demonstrates maintenance of the 2012 annual PM<INF>2.5</INF> NAAQS through 2035 in the Allegheny County Area. The redesignation request was submitted by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP or Pennsylvania) on behalf of the Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD). This action is being taken under the Clean Air Act (CAA).","document_number":"2025-20409","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/20/2025-20409/air-plan-approval-pennsylvania-redesignation-request-for-the-allegheny-county-area-for-the-2012","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-11-20/pdf/2025-20409.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-20409.pdf?1763559920","publication_date":"2025-11-20","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":"prevent sources in a <span class=\"match\">state</span> from significantly contributing to air quality problems in another <span class=\"match\">state</span>; the portion of a <span class=\"match\">state's</span> SIP that include these measures is known as an interstate transport SIP. However, these CAA section 110(a)(2)(D) requirements apply to a <span class=\"match\">state</span> and are not linked with a particular nonattainment area's designation and classification in that <span class=\"match\">state</span>. The interstate transport SIP submittal requirements, where applicable, continue to apply to a <span class=\"match\">state</span> regardless of the designation of any one area in the <span class=\"match\">state</span>. Thus, the EPA has determined"}]}