{"description":"Documents matching 'compliance assistance available under section'","count":10000,"total_pages":50,"next_page_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents?conditions%5Bterm%5D=compliance+assistance+available+under+section&format=json&page=2","results":[{"title":"Notice of Funding Availability for Credit Assistance Under the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) Program","type":"Notice","abstract":"The purpose of this notice of funding availability (NOFA) is to solicit letters of interest (LOIs) from prospective borrowers seeking credit assistance from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) program. EPA estimates that it may lend approximately $6.5 billion to help finance $13 billion in water infrastructure investment.","document_number":"2025-21446","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/28/2025-21446/notice-of-funding-availability-for-credit-assistance-under-the-water-infrastructure-finance-and","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-11-28/pdf/2025-21446.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-21446.pdf?1764164728","publication_date":"2025-11-28","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":"S.C. 3907(a)(6). \n Borrower Creditworthiness \n (i) The likelihood that <span class=\"match\">assistance</span> <span class=\"match\">under</span> WIFIA would enable the project to proceed at an earlier date than the project would otherwise be able to proceed. 33 U.S.C. 3907(b)(2)(C). \n (ii) The extent to which the project financing plan includes public or private financing in addition to <span class=\"match\">assistance</span> <span class=\"match\">under</span> WIFIA. 33 U.S.C. 3907(b)(2)(B). \n (iii) The extent to which <span class=\"match\">assistance</span> <span class=\"match\">under</span> WIFIA reduces the contribution of Federal <span class=\"match\">assistance</span> to the project. 33 U.S.C. 3907(b)(2)(K). \n (iv) The amount of budget authority"},{"title":"Policy Statement on Compliance Assistance Sandbox Approvals","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is issuing this policy statement on Compliance Assistance Sandbox (Policy), which is intended to further objectives under Section 1021 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act.","document_number":"2025-00377","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/10/2025-00377/policy-statement-on-compliance-assistance-sandbox-approvals","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-10/pdf/2025-00377.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-00377.pdf?1736343937","publication_date":"2025-01-10","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":"consumer financial law <span class=\"match\">under</span> <span class=\"match\">Section</span> 1042 of the CFPA. \n The Policy consists of seven <span class=\"match\">sections</span>: \n • <span class=\"match\">Section</span> A describes the <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> <span class=\"match\">assistance</span> <span class=\"match\">available</span> <span class=\"match\">under</span> the Policy; \n • <span class=\"match\">Section</span> B describes the Conditions to Promote Innovation, Competition, Ethics, and Transparency; \n • <span class=\"match\">Section</span> C describes factors the CFPB intends to consider in deciding whether to grant an application for <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> <span class=\"match\">assistance</span>; \n • <span class=\"match\">Section</span> D describes the standard procedures the CFPB intends to use in providing <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> <span class=\"match\">assistance</span>; \n • <span class=\"match\">Section</span> E describes procedures the"},{"title":"Notice of Funding Availability for Credit Assistance Under the State Infrastructure Financing Authority Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (SWIFIA) Program","type":"Notice","abstract":"The purpose of this notice of funding availability (NOFA) is to solicit letters of interest (LOIs) from prospective state infrastructure financing authority borrowers seeking credit assistance from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the State Infrastructure Financing Authority Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (SWIFIA) program. EPA's SWIFIA program is managed by the WIFIA division and operates under the authority of the WIFIA statute. EPA estimates that it may lend approximately $550 million to help finance over $1 billion in water infrastructure investment to state infrastructure financing authority borrowers.","document_number":"2025-21447","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/28/2025-21447/notice-of-funding-availability-for-credit-assistance-under-the-state-infrastructure-financing","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-11-28/pdf/2025-21447.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-21447.pdf?1764164728","publication_date":"2025-11-28","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":"for the project <span class=\"match\">under</span> WIFIA. 33 U.S.C. 3907(b)(2)(J). \n (x) The extent to which <span class=\"match\">assistance</span> <span class=\"match\">under</span> WIFIA reduces the contribution of Federal <span class=\"match\">assistance</span> to the project. 33 U.S.C. 3907(b)(2)(K). \n IX. Federal Requirements \n \n All projects receiving SWIFIA credit <span class=\"match\">assistance</span> must comply with applicable Federal requirements. <span class=\"match\">Compliance</span> with Federal requirements is not required for submitting a letter of interest, being invited to apply for a loan, or submitting an application. The WIFIA division will review selected projects for <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with Federal requirements"},{"title":"Extension of Compliance Dates for Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability; Accessibility of Web Content and Mobile Applications of Recipients of Departmental Financial Assistance","type":"Rule","abstract":"By this interim final rule (\"IFR\"), the Department of Health and Human Services (\"Department\") is revising the Department's regulations implementing section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (\"section 504\") to extend the compliance dates for the requirements for web content and mobile application (\"app\") accessibility that were adopted on May 9, 2024. The compliance date for recipients with fifteen (15) or more employees is extended from May 11, 2026, to May 11, 2027. The compliance date for recipients with fewer than fifteen (15) employees is extended from May 10, 2027, to May 10, 2028.","document_number":"2026-09266","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/11/2026-09266/extension-of-compliance-dates-for-nondiscrimination-on-the-basis-of-disability-accessibility-of-web","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-11/pdf/2026-09266.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-09266.pdf?1778184911","publication_date":"2026-05-11","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"}],"excerpts":"contract or a contract of insurance or guaranty),” “subgrant,” “contract <span class=\"match\">under</span> a grant” or “any other arrangement by which the Department provides or otherwise makes <span class=\"match\">available</span> <span class=\"match\">assistance</span>.” 45 CFR 84.10; \n see also \n 45 CFR 84.5 (requiring funding recipient sign contractual assurance of <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with the <span class=\"match\">section</span> 504 regulations).\n \n The Department's definition of Federal financial <span class=\"match\">assistance</span> for purposes of <span class=\"match\">section</span> 504 is found at 45 CFR 84.10, which provides that such <span class=\"match\">assistance</span> means “any grant, cooperative agreement, loan, contract (other than a"},{"title":"DoD Assistance to Non-Government, Entertainment-Oriented Media Productions","type":"Rule","abstract":"DoD is finalizing revisions to implement requirements of section 1257 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023. This statute prohibits assistance to entertainment projects such as feature motion pictures, episodic television programs, documentaries, and computer-based games that have complied or are likely to comply with a demand from the Government of the People's Republic of China (PRC), the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), or an entity under the direction of the PRC or the CCP to censor the content of the project in a material manner to advance the national interest of the PRC. This final rule informs producers and production companies that request DoD assistance about the procedures needed to implement the restrictions imposed by section 1257. It includes a discussion of the information the Department will use to determine whether to assist or continue to assist an entertainment project. It also describes the DoD certification process and includes two updated sample Production Assistance Agreements (PAA) implementing section 1257 provisions.","document_number":"2026-11505","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/09/2026-11505/dod-assistance-to-non-government-entertainment-oriented-media-productions","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-09/pdf/2026-11505.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-11505.pdf?1780922712","publication_date":"2026-06-09","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE","name":"Defense Department","id":103,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/defense-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/103","parent_id":null,"slug":"defense-department"},{"raw_name":"Office of the Secretary"}],"excerpts":"an entity <span class=\"match\">under</span> their direction to censor the content of the project in a material manner to advance the national interest of the PRC. DoD personnel who process requests for DoD <span class=\"match\">assistance</span> to entertainment projects or coordinate during an approved production will follow the process outlined in this rule. \n Based on <span class=\"match\">section</span> 1257, this final rule will now require production companies seeking DoD <span class=\"match\">assistance</span> to make requests using the DD Form 3205. This final rule also updates the PAA samples to reflect the requirements imposed by <span class=\"match\">section</span> 1257. \n III"},{"title":"Methylene Chloride; Regulation Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); Compliance Date Extension","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is finalizing an extension to the compliance dates applicable to certain entities subject to the regulation of methylene chloride promulgated under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Specifically, EPA is finalizing an 18-month extension of the Workplace Chemical Protection Program (WCPP) and associated recordkeeping compliance dates for industrial or commercial laboratories that are not owned or operated by Federal agencies or contractors acting on behalf of the Federal government. Under this final rule, all non-Federal laboratories will share the same compliance dates with Federal and Federally contracted laboratories. EPA is finalizing an extension of the compliance dates for associated laboratory activities detailed in this final rule to avoid disruption of important functions of non-Federal laboratories such as the use of environmental monitoring methods needed for cleanup sites and wastewater treatment, as well as activities associated with university laboratories or law enforcement laboratories.","document_number":"2025-19881","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/13/2025-19881/methylene-chloride-regulation-under-the-toxic-substances-control-act-tsca-compliance-date-extension","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-11-13/pdf/2025-19881.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-19881.pdf?1762955113","publication_date":"2025-11-13","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":"incurred until the final <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> date extension expires. The extension would also delay when potential benefits begin to accrue. On balance, this final action which further extends the <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> dates is appropriate to prevent the disruptive consequences of requiring laboratories to begin implementing the WCPP by May 5, 2025, without a further <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> extension. \n II. Background \n A. Regulation of Methylene Chloride <span class=\"match\">Under</span> the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) \n \n In May 2023, EPA proposed a rule <span class=\"match\">under</span> TSCA <span class=\"match\">section</span> 6(a) to address unreasonable"},{"title":"Notice of Intent To Prepare a Programmatic Environmental Assessment; Initiation of Public Scoping Under the National Environmental Policy Act; Initiation of Consultation Under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act; and Notice of Intent To Develop a Section 106 Programmatic Agreement With the Alaska State Historic Preservation Officer","type":"Notice","abstract":"EPA Region 10 intends to prepare a programmatic Environmental Assessment (EA) pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. 4321-4347, to evaluate the potential environmental and sociocultural effects of the EPA Contaminated Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) Lands Assistance Program. The program provides funding to eligible Alaska Native Regional and Village Corporations, Federally Recognized Tribes in Alaska, Alaska Native Nonprofit Associations, Alaska Native Nonprofit Organizations and Alaskan Inter- Tribal Consortia (\"applicants\") to investigate and remediate contamination present on ANCSA-conveyed lands at the time of conveyance. Through this notice, EPA is initiating scoping to help identify the scope of analysis, reasonable alternatives, and information sources, with particular attention to sociocultural issues tied to: (1) archaeological preservation and historic properties, including sacred sites and traditional cultural places; (2) protected subsistence resources and uses; and, (3) wetlands and associated aquatic resources. Concurrently, and pursuant to Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) (54 U.S.C. 306108) and its implementing regulations at 36 CFR part 800, EPA is initiating consultation with the Alaska State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), Federally Recognized Tribes in Alaska, Alaska Native corporations, and other consulting parties for the Contaminated ANCSA Lands Assistance Program. EPA intends to develop a Section 106 Programmatic Agreement (PA) under 36 CFR 800.14(b) with the Alaska SHPO and invited signatories and concurring parties to establish program- wide procedures for identifying, evaluating, and resolving effects to historic properties potentially affected by representative assessment and cleanup actions funded under the program. The EA will consider potential direct, indirect, and reasonably foreseeable impacts of representative cleanup actions funded under the program and will inform whether a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) is appropriate or whether preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is warranted.","document_number":"2026-03106","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/18/2026-03106/notice-of-intent-to-prepare-a-programmatic-environmental-assessment-initiation-of-public-scoping","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-02-18/pdf/2026-03106.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-03106.pdf?1771335913","publication_date":"2026-02-18","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":"resources subject-matter expertise, including <span class=\"match\">Section</span> 106 <span class=\"match\">compliance</span>. \n EPA is inviting the State of Alaska to participate as a cooperating agency in the development of this EA because all ANCSA contaminated sites will be cleaned to the appropriate State of Alaska cleanup standards, with respect to other relevant state laws and regulations specific to the site. \n \n EPA is issuing cooperative agreements <span class=\"match\">under</span> the Contaminated ANCSA Lands <span class=\"match\">Assistance</span> Program. At present, Federal environmental reviews and <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> process is often complex and unclear to"},{"title":"Assistance to Foreign Atomic Energy Activities","type":"Rule","abstract":"On April 13, 2026, the Secretary of Energy (\"Secretary\") issued a Determination generally authorizing the destination of Thailand for exports of controlled nuclear technology and assistance under DOE's regulation on Assistance to Foreign Atomic Energy Activities. Accordingly, DOE is issuing this final rule to add Thailand to the generally authorized destinations list in appendix A.","document_number":"2026-12066","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/16/2026-12066/assistance-to-foreign-atomic-energy-activities","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-16/pdf/2026-12066.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-12066.pdf?1781527514","publication_date":"2026-06-16","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"}],"excerpts":"identifying changing future <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> costs that might result from technological innovation or anticipated behavioral changes. For the reasons stated in the preamble, this final rule is consistent with these principles.\n \n \n <span class=\"match\">Section</span> 6(a) of E.O. 12866 also requires agencies to submit “significant regulatory actions” to OIRA for review. OIRA has determined that this regulatory action does not constitute a “significant regulatory action” <span class=\"match\">under</span> <span class=\"match\">section</span> 3(f) of E.O. 12866. Accordingly, this action was not submitted to OIRA for review <span class=\"match\">under</span> E.O. 12866. \n B. Additional"},{"title":"Protecting Life in Foreign Assistance","type":"Rule","abstract":"To implement the Presidential Memorandum of January 24, 2025, reinstating the Mexico City Policy in support of the foreign policy objective of the United States not to support abortion as a method of family planning overseas directly or indirectly, the U.S. Department of State (Department) is adding a new award term for grants, cooperative agreements, and voluntary contributions entitled \"Protecting Life in Foreign Assistance.\" The award term imposes certain abortion-related requirements on foreign nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), United States NGOs, public international organizations, foreign governments, and parastatals. The award term is issued consistent with authorities under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (FAA) and other foreign assistance authorities, such as the FREEDOM Support Act, the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962, and the SEED Act of 1989, which authorize the Department to provide foreign assistance on such terms and conditions as the President, and by delegation, the Secretary of State, may determine. Consistent with past Mexico City Policy protocol, the provision will be incorporated as applicable into grants and cooperative agreements when new funds are added as well as into new awards.","document_number":"2026-01519","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/27/2026-01519/protecting-life-in-foreign-assistance","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-01-27/pdf/2026-01519.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-01519.pdf?1769202910","publication_date":"2026-01-27","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF STATE","name":"State Department","id":476,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/state-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/476","parent_id":null,"slug":"state-department"}],"excerpts":"provides such <span class=\"match\">assistance</span>. Many of the authorities provided <span class=\"match\">under</span> the Foreign <span class=\"match\">Assistance</span> Act of 1961, and similar statutes, explicitly allow for the provision of <span class=\"match\">assistance</span> “on such terms and conditions as [the President] may determine.” \n See, e.g., \n <span class=\"match\">section</span> 104(c)(1) of the FAA (22 U.S.C. 2151b(c)(1)) (health <span class=\"match\">assistance</span>); <span class=\"match\">section</span> 301(a) of the FAA (22 U.S.C. 2221(a)) (voluntary contributions to international organizations); <span class=\"match\">section</span> 481(a)(4) of the FAA (22 U.S.C. 2291(a)(4)) (counternarcotics and anti-crime <span class=\"match\">assistance</span>); <span class=\"match\">section</span> 531 of the FAA"},{"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":"EPA has the authority <span class=\"match\">under</span> TSCA <span class=\"match\">section</span> 6(a) (15 U.S.C. 2605(a)) to conduct rulemaking to address unreasonable risks of injury to health or the environment presented by a chemical substance <span class=\"match\">under</span> its condition(s) of use. EPA must specify <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> dates <span class=\"match\">under</span> TSCA <span class=\"match\">section</span> 6(d) (15 U.S.C. 2605(d)) for any TSCA <span class=\"match\">section</span> 6(a) rule. In 2024, EPA promulgated final risk management rules <span class=\"match\">under</span> TSCA <span class=\"match\">section</span> 6(a) for PCE (“PCE Final Rule”) (Ref. 1) and CTC (“CTC Final Rule”) (Ref. 2), including <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> dates pursuant to TSCA <span class=\"match\">section</span> 6(d). This action proposes"},{"title":"Trichloroethylene; Regulation Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); Compliance Date Extension","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is taking interim final action on the Regulation of Trichloroethylene (TCE) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to revise certain compliance deadlines finalized in 2024. Specifically, EPA is amending the prohibition compliance date for the use of TCE as a processing aid in the manufacture of nuclear fuel, with corresponding changes to the compliance dates for the manufacturing, processing and distribution in commerce of TCE to support such use, to a prohibition on September 15, 2028. EPA is also amending the prohibition compliance date for the disposal of TCE to wastewater by processors of TCE and processors and industrial and commercial users of TCE as a processing aid, to begin on December 18, 2026. EPA is also amending the compliance deadline for downstream notification, and the text required to be present in Safety Data Sheets, to accurately reflect the new prohibition compliance deadline for TCE used as a processing aid in the manufacture of nuclear fuel. EPA is amending this compliance deadline to allow for 90 days after the publication of the final rule for manufacturers, processors, and distributors in commerce of TCE to make such a change. These revisions are necessary to address new information presented to EPA about inadvertent oversights in the original rulemaking and serious concerns that the facilities at issue will be unable to comply with the relevant requirements by the existing deadlines. EPA is requesting comments on all aspects of this interim final rule and will consider all comments received in determining whether amendments to this rule are appropriate after the conclusion of the comment period.","document_number":"2025-17948","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/09/17/2025-17948/trichloroethylene-regulation-under-the-toxic-substances-control-act-tsca-compliance-date-extension","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-09-17/pdf/2025-17948.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-17948.pdf?1757967310","publication_date":"2025-09-17","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":"particular entity, consult the person listed in the \n FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT \n <span class=\"match\">section</span>.\n \n B. What is the Agency's authority for taking this action? \n <span class=\"match\">Under</span> TSCA <span class=\"match\">section</span> 6(a) (15 U.S.C. 2605(a)), if EPA determines through a TSCA <span class=\"match\">section</span> 6(b) risk evaluation that a chemical substance presents an unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment <span class=\"match\">under</span> its conditions of use, EPA must by rule apply one or more requirements listed in TSCA <span class=\"match\">section</span> 6(a) to the extent necessary so that the use or uses of the chemical substance or mixture"},{"title":"Assistance to Foreign Atomic Energy Activities","type":"Rule","abstract":"On September 4, 2025, the Secretary of Energy (\"Secretary\") issued a Determination generally authorizing the destinations of the Philippines and Singapore for exports of controlled nuclear technology and assistance under DOE's regulation on Assistance to Foreign Atomic Energy Activities. Accordingly, DOE is issuing this final rule to add the Philippines and Singapore to the generally authorized destinations list in appendix A.","document_number":"2025-20788","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/24/2025-20788/assistance-to-foreign-atomic-energy-activities","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-11-24/pdf/2025-20788.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-20788.pdf?1763732731","publication_date":"2025-11-24","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"}],"excerpts":"identifying changing future <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> costs that might result from technological innovation or anticipated behavioral changes. For the reasons stated in the preamble, this final rule is consistent with these principles.\n \n <span class=\"match\">Section</span> 6(a) of E.O. 12866 also requires agencies to submit “significant regulatory actions” to OIRA for review. OIRA has determined that this regulatory action does not constitute a “significant regulatory action” <span class=\"match\">under</span> E.O. 12866. Accordingly, this action was not submitted to OIRA for review <span class=\"match\">under</span> E.O. 12866 \n B. Additional"},{"title":"EPA Determinations of Compliance and Applicability Under Clean Air Act Section 111, 112, and 129 Dashboard: EPA Formal Responses to Inquiries Concerning Compliance With the Clean Air Act Stationary Source Program (Since May 2019)","type":"Notice","abstract":"This document announces the availability of applicability determinations, alternative monitoring decisions, and regulatory interpretations made by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with regard to the New Source Performance Standards (NSPS); the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP); the Emission Guidelines and Federal Plan Requirements for existing sources; and/or the Stratospheric Ozone Protection Program.","document_number":"2025-19988","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/17/2025-19988/epa-determinations-of-compliance-and-applicability-under-clean-air-act-section-111-112-and-129","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-11-17/pdf/2025-19988.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-19988.pdf?1763127919","publication_date":"2025-11-17","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":"gov/complying-air-emissions-standards-stationary-sources/epa-determinations-<span class=\"match\">compliance</span>-and. \n All previously issued responses are posted on the Applicability Determination Index (ADI) data system <span class=\"match\">available</span> on the internet through the Resources and Guidance Documents for <span class=\"match\">Compliance</span> <span class=\"match\">Assistance</span> page of the CAA <span class=\"match\">Compliance</span> Monitoring website <span class=\"match\">under</span> “Air” at: \n https://www.epa.gov/<span class=\"match\">compliance</span>/resources-and-guidance-documents-<span class=\"match\">compliance</span>-<span class=\"match\">assistance</span>. \n \n The letters and memoranda on the CAA <span class=\"match\">section</span> 111, 112, and 129 Dashboard may be located by facility name, affected"},{"title":"Compliance Policy Regarding Premarket and Other Requirements for Certain NIOSH Approved Air-Purifying Respirators; Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Availability","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of the draft guidance entitled \"Compliance Policy Regarding Premarket and Other Requirements for Certain NIOSH Approved Air-Purifying Respirators.\" This draft guidance document provides a proposed compliance policy for and information about respirators approved by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) in accordance with 42 CFR part 84, specifically: surgical N95 respirators and N95 filtering facepiece respirators (FFRs) classified under 21 CFR 878.4040; other NIOSH approved, non-surgical respirators including powered air-purifying respirators (PAPRs), non-powered, air-purifying particulate FFRs, and reusable respirators (e.g., elastomeric half and full facepiece respirators); and FFRs for use by the general public in public health medical emergencies classified under 21 CFR 880.6260. These devices are collectively referred to in the guidance and this notice as \"certain FFRs and reusable respirators.\" This guidance, once finalized, is intended to facilitate more efficient and effective use of resources, consistent with the least burdensome policies for devices. This draft guidance is not final nor is it for implementation at this time.","document_number":"2026-07613","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/20/2026-07613/compliance-policy-regarding-premarket-and-other-requirements-for-certain-niosh-approved","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-20/pdf/2026-07613.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-07613.pdf?1776429912","publication_date":"2026-04-20","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Food and Drug Administration","name":"Food and Drug Administration","id":199,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/food-and-drug-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/199","parent_id":221,"slug":"food-and-drug-administration"}],"excerpts":"ACTION: \n Notice of <span class=\"match\">availability</span>. \n \n \n SUMMARY: \n \n The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the <span class=\"match\">availability</span> of the draft guidance entitled “<span class=\"match\">Compliance</span> Policy Regarding Premarket and Other Requirements for Certain NIOSH Approved Air-Purifying Respirators.” This draft guidance document provides a proposed <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> policy for and information about respirators approved by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) in accordance with 42 CFR part 84, specifically:"},{"title":"Notice of Funding Availability for Credit Assistance Under the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) Program","type":"Notice","abstract":"The purpose of this notice of funding availability (NOFA) is to solicit letters of interest (LOIs) from prospective borrowers seeking credit assistance from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) program. EPA estimates that it may lend approximately $6.5 billion to help finance approximately $13 billion in water infrastructure investment.","document_number":"2024-20220","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/09/09/2024-20220/notice-of-funding-availability-for-credit-assistance-under-the-water-infrastructure-finance-and","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-09-09/pdf/2024-20220.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-20220.pdf?1725626733","publication_date":"2024-09-09","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 project would otherwise be able to proceed. \n (ii) The extent to which the project financing plan includes public or private financing in addition to <span class=\"match\">assistance</span> <span class=\"match\">under</span> WIFIA. \n (iii) The extent to which <span class=\"match\">assistance</span> <span class=\"match\">under</span> WIFIA reduces the contribution of Federal <span class=\"match\">assistance</span> to the project. \n (iv) The amount of budget authority required to fund the Federal credit instrument made <span class=\"match\">available</span> <span class=\"match\">under</span> WIFIA. \n (v) Preliminary determination of prospective borrower and project creditworthiness. \n \n Project Impact: \n \n \n (i) \n 10 points: \n The extent to which"},{"title":"Farmer Bridge Assistance (FBA) Program","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) is issuing this rule to provide $11 billion in one-time bridge payments to American farmers in response to temporary trade market disruptions and increased production costs. Payments under the Farmer Bridge Assistance (FBA) Program are intended in part to aid producers until assistance from provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), notably increases in reference prices to major covered commodities, reach eligible famers after October 1, 2026.","document_number":"2026-03456","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/23/2026-03456/farmer-bridge-assistance-fba-program","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-02-23/pdf/2026-03456.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-03456.pdf?1771595111","publication_date":"2026-02-23","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":"Commodity Credit Corporation","name":"Commodity Credit Corporation","id":76,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/commodity-credit-corporation","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/76","parent_id":12,"slug":"commodity-credit-corporation"}],"excerpts":"are made, the Department has determined that additional <span class=\"match\">assistance</span> for these producers is necessary. <span class=\"match\">Section</span> 5(b) of the CCC Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714c(b)) provides that CCC may use its funds to “(m)ake <span class=\"match\">available</span> materials and facilities required in connection with the production and marketing of agricultural commodities (other than tobacco).” Accordingly, $11 billion of CCC funds will be used to assist producers <span class=\"match\">under</span> the FBA Program. \n In order to ensure that producers may receive <span class=\"match\">assistance</span> as they make 2026 crop financing decisions, CCC will calculate"},{"title":"Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA); Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Farm Service Agency (FSA) is announcing the availability of Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops (MASC), which will provide eligible specialty crop producers with marketing assistance payments that will help them engage in activities that aid in expanding domestic specialty crop markets or in developing new markets for their specialty crops.","document_number":"2024-29017","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/12/10/2024-29017/notice-of-funds-availability-nofa-marketing-assistance-for-specialty-crops","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-12-10/pdf/2024-29017.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-29017.pdf?1733751943","publication_date":"2024-12-10","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":"Commodity Credit Corporation Farm Service Agency"},{"raw_name":"Farm Service Agency","name":"Farm Service Agency","id":157,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/farm-service-agency","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/157","parent_id":12,"slug":"farm-service-agency"}],"excerpts":"addition, consistent with other FSA <span class=\"match\">assistance</span> programs, a producer must be one of the following to be eligible: \n • Citizen of the United States; \n • Resident alien, which for purposes of MASC means “lawful alien” as defined in 7 CFR 1400.3; \n • Partnership organized <span class=\"match\">under</span> State law; \n • Corporation, limited liability company, or other organizational structure organized <span class=\"match\">under</span> State law; \n • Indian Tribe or Tribal organization, as defined in <span class=\"match\">section</span> 4(b) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education <span class=\"match\">Assistance</span> Act (25 U.S.C. 5304); or \n • Foreign"},{"title":"Reducing Bureaucracy and Burden for Family Assistance Programs","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Administration for Children and Families proposes to amend the Grants to States for Public Assistance Programs regulations, the General Administration--State Plans and Grant Appeals regulations, the General Administration--Public Assistance Programs regulations, the Training and Use of Subprofessionals and Volunteers regulations, the Coverage and Conditions of Eligibility in Financial Assistance Programs regulations, the Financial Assistance to Individuals regulations, the Administration of Financial Assistance Programs regulations, the Fiscal Administration of Financial Assistance Programs regulations, the General Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Provisions regulations, the Ensuring That Recipients Work regulations, the Accountability Provisions--General regulations, the Expenditures of State and Federal TANF Funds regulations, the Other Accountability Provisions regulations, the Data Collection and Reporting Requirements regulations, the High Performance Bonus Awards regulations, the Implementation of Section 403(a)(2) of the Social Security Act Bonus to Reward Decrease in Illegitimacy Ratio regulations, the Methodology for Determining Whether an Increase in a State or Territory's Child Poverty Rate Is the Result of the TANF Program regulations, the Tribal TANF Provisions regulations, and The Native Employment Works (NEW) Program regulations to eliminate unnecessary or obsolete regulations. The docket on https://www.regulations.gov will include a plain language summary of the NPRM.","document_number":"2026-10401","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/26/2026-10401/reducing-bureaucracy-and-burden-for-family-assistance-programs","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-26/pdf/2026-10401.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-10401.pdf?1779453916","publication_date":"2026-05-26","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Administration for Children and Families","name":"Children and Families Administration","id":49,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/children-and-families-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/49","parent_id":221,"slug":"children-and-families-administration"}],"excerpts":"Grants to States for Public <span class=\"match\">Assistance</span> Programs regulations, the General Administration—State Plans and Grant Appeals regulations, the General Administration—Public <span class=\"match\">Assistance</span> Programs regulations, the Training and Use of Subprofessionals and Volunteers regulations, the Coverage and Conditions of Eligibility in Financial <span class=\"match\">Assistance</span> Programs regulations, the Financial <span class=\"match\">Assistance</span> to Individuals regulations, the Administration of Financial <span class=\"match\">Assistance</span> Programs regulations, the Fiscal Administration of Financial <span class=\"match\">Assistance</span> Programs regulations, the General"},{"title":"Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Renewal of an Existing ICR Collection and Request for Comment; Access to TSCA Confidential Business Information Under TSCA Section 14(d)(4), (5), and (6)","type":"Notice","abstract":"In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), this document announces the availability of and solicits public comment on the following Information Collection Request (ICR) that EPA is planning to submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB): \"Access to TSCA Confidential Business Information under TSCA section 14(d)(4), (5), and (6),\" identified by EPA ICR No. 2570.03 and OMB Control No. 2070-0209. This ICR represents a renewal of an existing ICR that is currently approved through March 31, 2026. Before submitting the ICR to OMB for review and approval under the PRA, EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects of the information collection that is summarized in this document. The ICR and accompanying material are available in the docket for public review and comment.","document_number":"2025-10461","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/06/10/2025-10461/agency-information-collection-activities-proposed-renewal-of-an-existing-icr-collection-and-request","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-06-10/pdf/2025-10461.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-10461.pdf?1749473113","publication_date":"2025-06-10","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":"ACTION: \n Notice. \n \n \n SUMMARY: \n In <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), this document announces the <span class=\"match\">availability</span> of and solicits public comment on the following Information Collection Request (ICR) that EPA is planning to submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB): “Access to TSCA Confidential Business Information <span class=\"match\">under</span> TSCA <span class=\"match\">section</span> 14(d)(4), (5), and (6),” identified by EPA ICR No. 2570.03 and OMB Control No. 2070-0209. This ICR represents a renewal of an existing ICR that is currently approved through March 31, 2026."},{"title":"Combating Gender Ideology in Foreign Assistance","type":"Rule","abstract":"To implement the foreign policy objective of the United States not to support the promotion of gender ideology overseas, the U.S. Department of State (Department) is adding a new award term for grants, cooperative agreements, and voluntary contributions entitled \"Combating Gender Ideology in Foreign Assistance.\" The award term imposes certain requirements relating to gender ideology on foreign nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), United States NGOs, international organizations, foreign governments, and parastatals. The award term is issued consistent with the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (FAA) and other foreign assistance authorities such as the FREEDOM Support Act, the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962, and the SEED Act of 1989, which authorize the Department to provide foreign assistance on such terms and conditions as the President, and by delegation, the Secretary of State, may determine. Consistent with past Mexico City Policy protocol, the provision will be incorporated as applicable into grants and cooperative agreements when new funds are added as well as into new awards.","document_number":"2026-01516","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/27/2026-01516/combating-gender-ideology-in-foreign-assistance","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-01-27/pdf/2026-01516.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-01516.pdf?1769202910","publication_date":"2026-01-27","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF STATE","name":"State Department","id":476,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/state-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/476","parent_id":null,"slug":"state-department"}],"excerpts":"provides such <span class=\"match\">assistance</span>. Many of the authorities provided <span class=\"match\">under</span> the Foreign <span class=\"match\">Assistance</span> Act of 1961, and similar statutes, explicitly allow for the provision of <span class=\"match\">assistance</span> “on such terms and conditions as [the President] may determine.” \n See, e.g., \n <span class=\"match\">section</span> 104(c)(1) of the FAA (22 U.S.C. 2151b(c)(1)) (health <span class=\"match\">assistance</span>); <span class=\"match\">section</span> 301(a) of the FAA (22 U.S.C. 2221(a)) (voluntary contributions to international organizations); <span class=\"match\">section</span> 481(a)(4) of the FAA (22 U.S.C. 2291(a)(4)) (counternarcotics and anti-crime <span class=\"match\">assistance</span>); <span class=\"match\">section</span> 531 of the FAA"}]}