{"description":"Documents matching 'billing compliance'","count":10000,"total_pages":50,"next_page_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents?conditions%5Bterm%5D=billing+compliance&format=json&page=2","results":[{"title":"Protecting Consumers From Unauthorized Carrier Changes and Related Unauthorized Charges: Truth-in-Billing and Billing Format","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"In this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), the Commission seeks comment on whether the current slamming and truth-in-billing rules remain necessary today to protect consumers. The Commission proposes changes to modernize and simplify these rules to reflect the evolution of the telecommunications marketplace, retain core consumer protections against unauthorized carriers switches and charges, and reduce regulatory burdens. The Commission seeks comment on whether the slamming rules remain necessary, and if such rules are necessary, the document proposes to modernize and streamline the current rules consistent with the statutory requirements of section 258 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (the Act). The Commission seeks comment on whether the truth-in-billing rules remain necessary and if such rules are necessary, the Commission seeks comment on streamlining them.","document_number":"2025-16089","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/22/2025-16089/protecting-consumers-from-unauthorized-carrier-changes-and-related-unauthorized-charges","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-08-22/pdf/2025-16089.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-16089.pdf?1755780349","publication_date":"2025-08-22","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION","name":"Federal Communications Commission","id":161,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-communications-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/161","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-communications-commission"}],"excerpts":"consumers? \n \n 12. \n Truth-in-<span class=\"match\">Billing</span>. \n The Commission stated that if the <span class=\"match\">billing</span> rules remain necessary, the rules should be modernized and simplified. The Commission designed the rules to help consumers understand their <span class=\"match\">bills</span> and to deter slamming and cramming. These consumer harms appear to no longer be a significant consumer issue, yet the rules' complexity may inhibit innovative <span class=\"match\">billing</span> structures and impose unnecessary regulatory burdens.\n \n 13. The Commission proposes to eliminate the requirements that <span class=\"match\">bills</span> contain a separate section for"},{"title":"USCIS Immigration Fees and Related Procedures Required by H.R.1 Reconciliation Bill","type":"Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issues this interim final rule (IFR) to codify certain immigration fees and other provisions required by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R.1). This IFR amends U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) regulations to codify: the asylum and annual asylum fees, including the consequences of non-payment of these fees; the new Form I-94 fee requirement; the validity period for certain types of employment authorization; and the retention of the Form I-589 filing fee for every application.","document_number":"2026-08333","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/29/2026-08333/uscis-immigration-fees-and-related-procedures-required-by-hr1-reconciliation-bill","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-29/pdf/2026-08333.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-08333.pdf?1777380320","publication_date":"2026-04-29","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","name":"Homeland Security Department","id":227,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/homeland-security-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/227","parent_id":null,"slug":"homeland-security-department"}],"excerpts":"for fee <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> and did not see a need to codify the consequences for nonpayment explicitly in the statute. Accordingly, DHS interprets 8 U.S.C. 1808 to operate in concert with existing USCIS fee practice, under which noncompliance with fee requirements results in rejection of the benefit request.\n 58 \n \n \n \n \n 56 \n  8 CFR 103.2(a)(1) and (7)(ii); U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Fee Schedule and Changes to Certain Other Immigration Benefit Request Requirements, Final Rule, 89 FR 6194 (Jan. 31, 2024) (reaffirming fee-<span class=\"match\">compliance</span> prerequisites)"},{"title":"Gulf of America Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas One Big Beautiful Bill Act Lease Sale 3","type":"Notice","abstract":"On Wednesday, August 12, 2026, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will open and publicly announce bids received for blocks offered in the Gulf of America (GOA) Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas One Big Beautiful Bill Act Lease Sale 3 (Lease Sale BBG3). BOEM is holding this sale pursuant to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) and in accordance with the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA), as amended, and its implementing regulations. The Final Notice of Sale (NOS) package for Lease Sale BBG3 contains information essential to potential bidders and comprises this notice, Information to Lessees, and Lease Stipulations. Section 50102 of the OBBBA mandates that the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) conduct the sale within a specific time period and directs the Secretary to offer the same lease form, lease terms, economic conditions, and stipulations as contained in the Final Notice of Sale entitled, \"Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf Region-Wide Oil and Gas Lease Sale 254\".","document_number":"2026-13779","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/08/2026-13779/gulf-of-america-outer-continental-shelf-oil-and-gas-one-big-beautiful-bill-act-lease-sale-3","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-08/pdf/2026-13779.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-13779.pdf?1783428315","publication_date":"2026-07-08","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","name":"Interior Department","id":253,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/interior-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/253","parent_id":null,"slug":"interior-department"},{"raw_name":"Bureau of Ocean Energy Management","name":"Ocean Energy Management Bureau","id":575,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/ocean-energy-management-bureau","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/575","parent_id":253,"slug":"ocean-energy-management-bureau"}],"excerpts":"Wednesday, August 12, 2026, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will open and publicly announce bids received for blocks offered in the Gulf of America (GOA) Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas One Big Beautiful <span class=\"match\">Bill</span> Act Lease Sale 3 (Lease Sale BBG3). BOEM is holding this sale pursuant to the One Big Beautiful <span class=\"match\">Bill</span> Act (OBBBA) and in accordance with the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA), as amended, and its implementing regulations. The Final Notice of Sale (NOS) package for Lease Sale BBG3 contains information essential to potential"},{"title":"Gulf of America OCS Oil and Gas One Big Beautiful Bill Act Lease Sale 1","type":"Notice","abstract":"On Wednesday, December 10, 2025, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will open and publicly announce bids received for blocks offered in the Gulf of America (GOA) Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas One Big Beautiful Bill Act Lease Sale 1 (Lease Sale BBG1). BOEM is holding this sale pursuant to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) and in accordance with the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA), as amended, and its implementing regulations. The Final Notice of Sale (NOS) package for Lease Sale BBG1 contains information essential to potential bidders and comprises this notice, Information to Lessees, and Lease Stipulations. Section 50102 of the OBBBA mandates that the Secretary of the Interior conduct the sale within a specific time period and directs the Secretary to offer the same lease form, lease terms, economic conditions, and stipulations as contained in the final notice of sale entitled \"Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf Region-Wide Oil and Gas Lease Sale 254\" (85 FR 8010, Feb. 12, 2020).","document_number":"2025-19828","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/10/2025-19828/gulf-of-america-ocs-oil-and-gas-one-big-beautiful-bill-act-lease-sale-1","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-11-10/pdf/2025-19828.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-19828.pdf?1762523108","publication_date":"2025-11-10","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","name":"Interior Department","id":253,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/interior-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/253","parent_id":null,"slug":"interior-department"},{"raw_name":"Bureau of Ocean Energy Management","name":"Ocean Energy Management Bureau","id":575,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/ocean-energy-management-bureau","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/575","parent_id":253,"slug":"ocean-energy-management-bureau"}],"excerpts":"Wednesday, December 10, 2025, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will open and publicly announce bids received for blocks offered in the Gulf of America (GOA) Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas One Big Beautiful <span class=\"match\">Bill</span> Act Lease Sale 1 (Lease Sale BBG1). BOEM is holding this sale pursuant to the One Big Beautiful <span class=\"match\">Bill</span> Act (OBBBA) and in accordance with the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA), as amended, and its implementing regulations. The Final Notice of Sale (NOS) package for Lease Sale BBG1 contains information essential to potential"},{"title":"Gulf of America Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas One Big Beautiful Bill Act; Lease Sale 2","type":"Notice","abstract":"On Wednesday, March 11, 2026, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will open and publicly announce bids received for blocks offered in the Gulf of America (GOA) Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas One Big Beautiful Bill Act Lease Sale 2 (Lease Sale BBG2). BOEM is holding this sale pursuant to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) and in accordance with the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA), as amended, and its implementing regulations. The Final Notice of Sale (NOS) package for Lease Sale BBG2 contains information essential to potential bidders and comprises this notice, Information to Lessees, and Lease Stipulations. Section 50102 of the OBBBA mandates that the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) conduct the sale within a specific time period and directs the Secretary to offer the same lease form, lease terms, economic conditions, and stipulations as contained in the Final Notice of Sale entitled, \"Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf Region-Wide Oil and Gas Lease Sale 254\" (85 FR 8010, Feb. 12, 2020).","document_number":"2026-02289","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/05/2026-02289/gulf-of-america-outer-continental-shelf-oil-and-gas-one-big-beautiful-bill-act-lease-sale-2","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-02-05/pdf/2026-02289.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-02289.pdf?1770212706","publication_date":"2026-02-05","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","name":"Interior Department","id":253,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/interior-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/253","parent_id":null,"slug":"interior-department"},{"raw_name":"Bureau of Ocean Energy Management","name":"Ocean Energy Management Bureau","id":575,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/ocean-energy-management-bureau","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/575","parent_id":253,"slug":"ocean-energy-management-bureau"}],"excerpts":"Wednesday, March 11, 2026, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will open and publicly announce bids received for blocks offered in the Gulf of America (GOA) Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas One Big Beautiful <span class=\"match\">Bill</span> Act Lease Sale 2 (Lease Sale BBG2). BOEM is holding this sale pursuant to the One Big Beautiful <span class=\"match\">Bill</span> Act (OBBBA) and in accordance with the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA), as amended, and its implementing regulations. The Final Notice of Sale (NOS) package for Lease Sale BBG2 contains information essential to potential"},{"title":"FY 2025 Annual Compliance Report","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Postal Service has filed an Annual Compliance Report on the costs, revenues, rates, and quality of service associated with its products in fiscal year 2025. Within 90 days, the Commission must evaluate that information and issue its determination as to whether rates were compliant and whether service standards in effect were met. To assist in this, the Commission seeks public comments on the Postal Service's Annual Compliance Report.","document_number":"2025-24211","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/02/2025-24211/fy-2025-annual-compliance-report","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-01-02/pdf/2025-24211.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-24211.pdf?1767188718","publication_date":"2026-01-02","agencies":[{"raw_name":"POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION","name":"Postal Regulatory Commission","id":409,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/postal-regulatory-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/409","parent_id":null,"slug":"postal-regulatory-commission"}],"excerpts":"ACTION: \n Notice. \n \n \n SUMMARY: \n The Postal Service has filed an Annual <span class=\"match\">Compliance</span> Report on the costs, revenues, rates, and quality of service associated with its products in fiscal year 2025. Within 90 days, the Commission must evaluate that information and issue its determination as to whether rates were compliant and whether service standards in effect were met. To assist in this, the Commission seeks public comments on the Postal Service's Annual <span class=\"match\">Compliance</span> Report. \n \n \n DATES: \n \n Comments are due: \n January 27, 2026. \n Reply Comments are"},{"title":"Certificate of Alternative Compliance for the AHT SAKMAN","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Coast Guard announces that the U.S. Coast Guard Oceania District Prevention Division has issued a certificate of alternative compliance from the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (72 COLREGS), for the ANCHOR HANDLING TUG (AHT) SAKMAN (ON 1362284). We are issuing this notice because its publication is required by statute. Due to the construction and placement of the forward superstructure and aft working deck, the AHT SKAMAN cannot fully comply with the lighting provisions of the 72 COLREGS without interfering with the vessel's design and construction. This notification of issuance of a certificate of alternative compliance promotes the Coast Guard's marine safety mission.","document_number":"2026-09029","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/07/2026-09029/certificate-of-alternative-compliance-for-the-aht-sakman","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-07/pdf/2026-09029.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-09029.pdf?1778071521","publication_date":"2026-05-07","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","name":"Homeland Security Department","id":227,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/homeland-security-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/227","parent_id":null,"slug":"homeland-security-department"},{"raw_name":"Coast Guard","name":"Coast Guard","id":53,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/coast-guard","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/53","parent_id":227,"slug":"coast-guard"}],"excerpts":"ACTION: \n Notification of issuance of a certificate of alternative <span class=\"match\">compliance</span>. \n \n \n SUMMARY: \n The Coast Guard announces that the U.S. Coast Guard Oceania District Prevention Division has issued a certificate of alternative <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> from the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (72 COLREGS), for the ANCHOR HANDLING TUG (AHT) SAKMAN (ON 1362284). We are issuing this notice because its publication is required by statute. Due to the construction and placement of the forward superstructure and aft working deck, the AHT"},{"title":"Delinquent Filer Voluntary Compliance Program","type":"Notice","abstract":"This notice describes changes to the Department of Labor's Delinquent Filer Voluntary Compliance Program (DFVC Program or Program).","document_number":"2025-24082","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/31/2025-24082/delinquent-filer-voluntary-compliance-program","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-12-31/pdf/2025-24082.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-24082.pdf?1767102316","publication_date":"2025-12-31","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":"Employee Benefits Security Administration","name":"Employee Benefits Security Administration","id":131,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/employee-benefits-security-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/131","parent_id":271,"slug":"employee-benefits-security-administration"}],"excerpts":"further facilitate and encourage voluntary <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with certain of ERISA's reporting requirements. These modifications expand the types of entities eligible for the program to include MEWAs and ECEs seeking to file a late Form M-1. The Department is also simplifying and updating the process governing the assessment of the flat rate penalty for top hat and apprenticeship and training plans. A discussion of the changes follows. \n 1. Applicable Penalty Amount \n The Department, to encourage voluntary <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with ERISA's reporting requirements, is"},{"title":"Certificates of Compliance; Correction","type":"Rule","abstract":"On January 8, 2025, in consultation with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (Commission or CPSC) issued a final rule to revise the agency's regulation for Certificates of Compliance (certificates). The final rule contained two \"effective dates\" for products subject to the final rule based on how products were manufactured or imported into the United States. CPSC is making a technical correction to the DATES section of the final rule because the Office of the Federal Register requires one \"effective date.\" The corrected final rule will contain one \"effective date\" for the final rule and two \"applicability dates\" based on how products are manufactured or imported into the United States. This technical correction has no substantive effect on the dates by which products subject to the final rule must be in compliance.","document_number":"2025-18521","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/09/24/2025-18521/certificates-of-compliance-correction","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-09-24/pdf/2025-18521.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-18521.pdf?1758631516","publication_date":"2025-09-24","agencies":[{"raw_name":"CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION","name":"Consumer Product Safety Commission","id":84,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/consumer-product-safety-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/84","parent_id":null,"slug":"consumer-product-safety-commission"}],"excerpts":" SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: \n \n The Commission is making a technical correction to the \n DATES \n section of the final rule. This correction has no substantive effect on the dates by which products subject to the final rule must be in <span class=\"match\">compliance</span>. The final rule revises the requirements for certificates of <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> (certificates) in 16 CFR part 1110. 90 FR 1800. The final rule applies to importers, domestic manufacturers, \n \n and private labelers who are required to issue certificates for consumer products and substances \n 1 \n \n regulated by CPSC"},{"title":"Cook Inlet Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas One Big Beautiful Bill Act Lease Sale 1","type":"Notice","abstract":"On Wednesday, March 4, 2026, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will open and publicly announce bids received for blocks offered in the Cook Inlet Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) Lease Sale 1 (Lease Sale BBC1), in accordance with the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA), as amended, and its implementing regulations. The Final Notice of Sale (NOS) package for Lease Sale BBC1 contains information essential to potential bidders, including Information to Lessees and Lease Stipulations. Section 50102 of the OBBBA mandates that the Secretary of the Interior conduct the sale within a specific time period and directs the Secretary to offer the same lease form, lease terms, minimum acreage size, economic conditions, and stipulations as contained in the final notice of sale entitled \"Cook Inlet Planning Area Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Lease Sale 244\" (82 FR 23291, May 22, 2017) for this sale.","document_number":"2026-02094","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/02/2026-02094/cook-inlet-outer-continental-shelf-oil-and-gas-one-big-beautiful-bill-act-lease-sale-1","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-02-02/pdf/2026-02094.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-02094.pdf?1769780739","publication_date":"2026-02-02","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","name":"Interior Department","id":253,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/interior-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/253","parent_id":null,"slug":"interior-department"},{"raw_name":"Bureau of Ocean Energy Management","name":"Ocean Energy Management Bureau","id":575,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/ocean-energy-management-bureau","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/575","parent_id":253,"slug":"ocean-energy-management-bureau"}],"excerpts":"ACTION: \n Final notice of sale. \n \n \n SUMMARY: \n On Wednesday, March 4, 2026, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will open and publicly announce bids received for blocks offered in the Cook Inlet Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas One Big Beautiful <span class=\"match\">Bill</span> Act (OBBBA) Lease Sale 1 (Lease Sale BBC1), in accordance with the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA), as amended, and its implementing regulations. The Final Notice of Sale (NOS) package for Lease Sale BBC1 contains information essential to potential bidders, including Information"},{"title":"Certificates of Alternative Compliance for the Coast Guard Heartland District","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Coast Guard announces that the Coast Guard Heartland District's Prevention Division has issued certificates of alternative compliance from the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (72 COLREGS), to vessels of special construction or purpose that cannot fully comply with the light, shape, and sound signal provisions of 72 COLREGS without interfering with the vessel's design and construction. We are issuing this notice because its publication is required by statute. This notification of issuance of a certificate of alternative compliance promotes the Coast Guard's marine safety mission.","document_number":"2026-09498","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/13/2026-09498/certificates-of-alternative-compliance-for-the-coast-guard-heartland-district","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-13/pdf/2026-09498.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-09498.pdf?1778589915","publication_date":"2026-05-13","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","name":"Homeland Security Department","id":227,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/homeland-security-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/227","parent_id":null,"slug":"homeland-security-department"},{"raw_name":"Coast Guard","name":"Coast Guard","id":53,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/coast-guard","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/53","parent_id":227,"slug":"coast-guard"}],"excerpts":"ACTION: \n Notification of issuance of a certificates of alternative <span class=\"match\">compliance</span>. \n \n \n SUMMARY: \n The Coast Guard announces that the Coast Guard Heartland District's Prevention Division has issued certificates of alternative <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> from the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (72 COLREGS), to vessels of special construction or purpose that cannot fully comply with the light, shape, and sound signal provisions of 72 COLREGS without interfering with the vessel's design and construction. We are issuing this notice because"},{"title":"Bay Area Compliance Laboratories: Grant of Expansion of Recognition","type":"Notice","abstract":"In this notice, OSHA announces the final decision to expand the scope of recognition for Bay Area Compliance Laboratories as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL).","document_number":"2026-04722","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/11/2026-04722/bay-area-compliance-laboratories-grant-of-expansion-of-recognition","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-03-11/pdf/2026-04722.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-04722.pdf?1773146708","publication_date":"2026-03-11","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":"Occupational Safety and Health Administration","name":"Occupational Safety and Health Administration","id":386,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/occupational-safety-and-health-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/386","parent_id":271,"slug":"occupational-safety-and-health-administration"}],"excerpts":"ACTION: \n Notice. \n \n \n SUMMARY: \n In this notice, OSHA announces the final decision to expand the scope of recognition for Bay Area <span class=\"match\">Compliance</span> Laboratories as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL). \n \n \n DATES: \n The expansion of the scope of recognition becomes effective March 11, 2026. \n \n \n FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: \n Information regarding this notice is available from the following sources: \n \n Press inquiries: \n Contact Mr. Frank Meilinger, Director, OSHA Office of Communications, phone: (202) 693-1999 or email: \n meilinger"},{"title":"Bay Area Compliance Laboratories: Application for Expansion of Recognition","type":"Notice","abstract":"In this notice, OSHA announces the application of Bay Area Compliance Laboratories for expansion of the scope of recognition as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) and presents the agency's preliminary finding to grant the application.","document_number":"2026-02158","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/03/2026-02158/bay-area-compliance-laboratories-application-for-expansion-of-recognition","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-02-03/pdf/2026-02158.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-02158.pdf?1770039922","publication_date":"2026-02-03","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":"Occupational Safety and Health Administration","name":"Occupational Safety and Health Administration","id":386,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/occupational-safety-and-health-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/386","parent_id":271,"slug":"occupational-safety-and-health-administration"}],"excerpts":"ACTION: \n Notice. \n \n \n SUMMARY: \n In this notice, OSHA announces the application of Bay Area <span class=\"match\">Compliance</span> Laboratories for expansion of the scope of recognition as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) and presents the agency's preliminary finding to grant the application. \n \n \n DATES: \n Submit comments, information, and documents in response to this notice, or requests for an extension of time to make a submission, on or before February 18, 2026. \n \n \n ADDRESSES: \n Comments may be submitted as follows: \n \n Electronically: \n You may submit"},{"title":"Extending the Compliance Deadline for the PFOA and PFOS Maximum Contaminant Levels","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"In this proposed rulemaking, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposes a federal exemption, pursuant to Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) 1416(f) and 1450(a)(1), that will extend the dates of compliance with the Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) from April 26, 2029, to April 26, 2031, for those systems that submit a request. The Agency requests comment on this proposal, including the mechanisms through which the MCL compliance deadlines for PFOA and PFOS can be exempted, and has identified specific areas where public input will be helpful for the EPA in developing the final rule. In addition to seeking written input, the EPA will be holding a public hearing on July 7, 2026.","document_number":"2026-10086","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/20/2026-10086/extending-the-compliance-deadline-for-the-pfoa-and-pfos-maximum-contaminant-levels","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-20/pdf/2026-10086.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-10086.pdf?1779194712","publication_date":"2026-05-20","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":"would not result in an URTH while water systems work towards implementation of <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> technologies or other non-treatment <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> strategies to ensure <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with the PFOA and PFOS MCLs by the end of the proposed exemption period (April 26, 2031).\n \n Under SDWA, as well as the proposed national exemptions rulemaking, an “unreasonable risk” determination applies only to PWSs in the context of evaluating SDWA 1416(a) criteria and their ability to achieve <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with NPDWRs. The EPA acknowledges that there are risks to human health due to"},{"title":"Agency Information Collection Activity: Compliance Inspection Report","type":"Notice","abstract":"In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, this notice announces that the Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, will submit the collection of information abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The PRA submission describes the nature of the information collection and its expected cost and burden and it includes the actual data collection instrument.","document_number":"2026-12556","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/23/2026-12556/agency-information-collection-activity-compliance-inspection-report","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-23/pdf/2026-12556.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-12556.pdf?1782132313","publication_date":"2026-06-23","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":" VA PRA information: \n Dorothy Glasgow, 202-461-1084, \n VAPRA@va.gov. \n \n \n \n \n SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: \n \n \n Title: \n <span class=\"match\">Compliance</span> Inspection Report (VA Form 26-1839).\n \n \n OMB Control Number: \n 2900-0041 \n https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRASearch. \n \n \n Type of Review: \n Extension without Change of a Currently Approved Collection.\n \n \n Abstract: \n VA Form 26-1839, <span class=\"match\">Compliance</span> Inspection Report, is used by fee <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> inspectors to report acceptability of residential construction and conformity with standards pursuant to 38 U.S.C. Chapter"},{"title":"Extension of Compliance Date for Disclosure of Order Execution Information","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Securities and Exchange Commission (\"Commission\") is extending the compliance date for the amendments to the rules requiring the disclosure of order executions in national market system (\"NMS\") stocks from December 14, 2025, to August 1, 2026.","document_number":"2025-19316","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/10/02/2025-19316/extension-of-compliance-date-for-disclosure-of-order-execution-information","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-10-02/pdf/2025-19316.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-19316.pdf?1759322725","publication_date":"2025-10-02","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":"come into <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> by the initial December 14, 2025, <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> date. Accordingly, the Commission has determined that an extension of the <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> date is needed in order to ensure an orderly implementation of the Rule 605 Amendments. Given the time constraints, a notice and comment period could not reasonably be completed before the December 14, 2025, <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> date. Further, given the operational challenges and associated costs firms would face in to meet the December <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> date, providing immediate certainty that the <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> date is"},{"title":"Certificate of Alternative Compliance for the M/V LA PRECIOSA","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Coast Guard announces that the Chief of Prevention Division, Southeast District has issued a certificate of alternative compliance from the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (72 COLREGS), for the M/V LA PRECIOSA (O.N. 1345509). We are issuing this notice because its publication is required by statute. Due to the construction and placement of the forward and aft masthead lights, M/V LA PRECIOSA cannot fully comply with the light provisions of the 72 COLREGS without interfering with the vessel's design and construction. This notification of the issuance of these certificates of alternative compliance promotes the Coast Guard's marine safety mission.","document_number":"2025-16841","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/09/03/2025-16841/certificate-of-alternative-compliance-for-the-mv-la-preciosa","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-09-03/pdf/2025-16841.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-16841.pdf?1756817112","publication_date":"2025-09-03","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","name":"Homeland Security Department","id":227,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/homeland-security-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/227","parent_id":null,"slug":"homeland-security-department"},{"raw_name":"Coast Guard","name":"Coast Guard","id":53,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/coast-guard","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/53","parent_id":227,"slug":"coast-guard"}],"excerpts":"ACTION: \n Notification of issuance of a certificate of alternative <span class=\"match\">compliance</span>. \n \n \n SUMMARY: \n The Coast Guard announces that the Chief of Prevention Division, Southeast District has issued a certificate of alternative <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> from the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (72 COLREGS), for the M/V LA PRECIOSA (O.N. 1345509). We are issuing this notice because its publication is required by statute. Due to the construction and placement of the forward and aft masthead lights, M/V LA PRECIOSA cannot fully comply with"},{"title":"Information Collection; Equal Opportunity Program Delivery Compliance Review Tool","type":"Notice","abstract":"In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Forest Service (Agency) is seeking comments from all interested individuals and organizations on the extension with no revision of a currently approved information collection, Equal Opportunity Program Delivery Compliance Review Tool.","document_number":"2026-08681","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/05/2026-08681/information-collection-equal-opportunity-program-delivery-compliance-review-tool","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-05/pdf/2026-08681.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-08681.pdf?1777898748","publication_date":"2026-05-05","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":"Forest Service","name":"Forest Service","id":209,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/forest-service","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/209","parent_id":12,"slug":"forest-service"}],"excerpts":"FS-1700-6A, Equal Opportunity <span class=\"match\">Compliance</span> Review Record, to document shared non-discrimination obligations and collect information regarding actions taken by recipients of Federal financial assistance to ensure the public receives services without discrimination or barriers to access. Optional form B documents that recipients' employees understand their customer service role and optional form C is for customers' awareness of their rights of non-discrimination. \n Collection form FS-1700-6A, Equal Opportunity <span class=\"match\">Compliance</span> Review Record, will occur during"},{"title":"Demurrage and Detention Billing Requirements","type":"Rule","abstract":"In accordance with the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022, the Federal Maritime Commission (the Commission or FMC) is issuing regulations governing demurrage and detention billing requirements. This final rule requires common carriers and marine terminal operators to include specific minimum information on demurrage and detention invoices, outlines certain detention and demurrage billing practices, such as determination of which parties may appropriately be billed for demurrage or detention charges, and sets timeframes for issuing invoices, disputing charges with the billing party, and resolving such disputes. It adopts with changes the notice of proposed rulemaking published on October 14, 2022. Substantive changes allow consignees to be billed and clarify the timeframe for non-vessel-operating common carriers passing through demurrage and detention charges to issue their own invoices. Non-substantive changes improve clarity and remove drafting errors.","document_number":"2024-02926","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/02/26/2024-02926/demurrage-and-detention-billing-requirements","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-02-26/pdf/2024-02926.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-02926.pdf?1708695912","publication_date":"2024-02-26","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION","name":"Federal Maritime Commission","id":178,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-maritime-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/178","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-maritime-commission"}],"excerpts":" Issue: \n One NVOCC commenter had concerns that the terms “<span class=\"match\">billed</span> party” and “<span class=\"match\">billing</span> party” “do not clearly separate the position of the NVOCC,” who, the commenter noted, can be both the <span class=\"match\">billed</span> party (when <span class=\"match\">billed</span> by the VOCC), and the <span class=\"match\">billing</span> party (when <span class=\"match\">billing</span> the BCO) on the same shipment.\n 71 \n \n \n \n \n 71 \n  CV International, Inc. (FMC-2022-0066-0217).\n \n \n \n FMC response: \n The Commission acknowledges that there are circumstances when an NVOCC is both a <span class=\"match\">billed</span> party and a <span class=\"match\">billing</span> party on the same shipment. As explained in more detail below"},{"title":"Perchloroethylene (PCE) and Carbon Tetrachloride (CTC); Regulation Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); Compliance Date Extensions","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is proposing to extend certain compliance dates applicable to certain entities subject to the regulation of perchloroethylene (PCE) and carbon tetrachloride (CTC) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). EPA is proposing to extend certain Workplace Chemical Protection Program (WCPP) compliance dates for non-federal owners and operators to match the compliance dates for federal agencies and their contractors. For both PCE and CTC, this proposal would extend the compliance date for initial monitoring for inhalation exposure to June 21, 2027, and extend the compliance date to meet the existing chemical exposure limit (ECEL), establish a regulated area, provide any required respiratory personal protective equipment (PPE), and establish a respiratory PPE program to September 20, 2027. For PCE, EPA is also proposing to extend the compliance date for non-federal entities to establish and implement an exposure control plan to December 20, 2027.","document_number":"2026-05977","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/27/2026-05977/perchloroethylene-pce-and-carbon-tetrachloride-ctc-regulation-under-the-toxic-substances-control-act","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-03-27/pdf/2026-05977.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-05977.pdf?1774529113","publication_date":"2026-03-27","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":"amend 40 CFR 751.607 to extend certain WCPP <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> dates for non-federal owners and operators to match the <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> dates for federal agencies and their contractors. Specifically, EPA proposes to extend the <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> date for initial monitoring from December 15, 2025, to June 21, 2027; extend the <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> date to meet the ECEL, establish a regulated area, provide any required respiratory PPE, and establish a respiratory PPE program from March 13, 2026, to September 20, 2027; and extend the <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> date to establish and implement an exposure"}]}