{"description":"Documents matching 'compliance because operators particularly small'","count":9517,"total_pages":50,"next_page_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents?conditions%5Bterm%5D=compliance+because+operators+particularly+small&format=json&page=2","results":[{"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 <span class=\"match\">operators</span> 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"},{"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":"system to install and use advanced treatment, such as rate increases and new system <span class=\"match\">operators</span> and owners, cannot reasonably be made in time to result in <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with the MCLs by the current <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> date. Similarly, the state capacity development programs, that <span class=\"match\">small</span> and disadvantaged systems frequently participate in, also can take several years to effect significant results and would not be able to reasonably impact <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with the MCLs. \n \n To achieve <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with the PFOA and PFOS MCLs, the EPA anticipates that some water systems will"},{"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":"This amendment aligns the <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> dates for non-Federally owned or operated industrial or commercial laboratories with the <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> dates established in the 2024 risk management rule for Federal agencies and their contractors (Ref. 2). Specifically, this final rule extends three <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> dates for non-Federally owned or operated industrial or commercial laboratories. For initial monitoring, the <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> date is extended from May 5, 2025, to November 9, 2026. For establishing regulated areas and ensuring <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with the Existing Chemical"},{"title":"Small Business Size Standards: Monetary-Based Industry Size Standards","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA or the Agency) proposes to increase its monetary based small business size definitions (commonly referred to as \"size standards\") for 263 industries (259 receipts based and four assets based). SBA proposes to retain receipts based size standards for 237 industries and 12 subindustries (\"exceptions\") and remove one exception. SBA's proposal relied on its recently revised \"Size Standards Methodology\" (Revised Methodology). SBA seeks comments on its proposed changes to size standards and data sources it evaluated to develop the proposed size standards. SBA also invites comments on its proposed policy of not lowering any size standards, except for excluding dominant firms from qualifying as small. In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(4), a summary of this rule may be found at www.regulations.gov.","document_number":"2025-16142","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/22/2025-16142/small-business-size-standards-monetary-based-industry-size-standards","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-08-22/pdf/2025-16142.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-16142.pdf?1755780357","publication_date":"2025-08-22","agencies":[{"raw_name":"SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION","name":"Small Business Administration","id":468,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/small-business-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/468","parent_id":null,"slug":"small-business-administration"}],"excerpts":"like construction, technology, and defense. As stated previously, larger <span class=\"match\">small</span> businesses that lose their <span class=\"match\">small</span> business status will no longer qualify for certain set-aside contracts, which may lead to a shift in contract awards from these firms to <span class=\"match\">smaller</span> <span class=\"match\">small</span> businesses. However, <span class=\"match\">smaller</span> <span class=\"match\">small</span> businesses may lack the necessary resources, qualifications, or capacity to handle larger or more complex Government projects. If too many larger <span class=\"match\">small</span> firms lose access to <span class=\"match\">small</span> business set-asides, the pool of contractors capable of fulfilling high-value"},{"title":"Pipeline Safety: Class Location Change Requirements","type":"Rule","abstract":"PHMSA is updating its regulations to allow operators to apply modern risk management principles in addressing the safety of gas pipelines affected by class location changes. Relying on an approach originally developed in the 1950s, PHMSA's regulations use class locations to provide an additional margin of safety in the design, construction, testing, operation, and maintenance of gas pipelines based on population density. When the class location of a pipeline changes due to an increase in population density, an operator may need to take certain actions to confirm or to revise the maximum allowable operating pressure of a segment. Because the methods traditionally used for that purpose do not account for modern risk management principles, PHMSA has granted special permits for more than two decades allowing operators to use an integrity-management-based alternative. This final rule adopts that `IM alternative' by regulation to provide operators with an additional method for confirming or restoring the maximum allowable operating pressure of certain eligible segments that experience class location changes.","document_number":"2026-00566","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/14/2026-00566/pipeline-safety-class-location-change-requirements","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-01-14/pdf/2026-00566.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-00566.pdf?1768311921","publication_date":"2026-01-14","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","name":"Transportation Department","id":492,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/492","parent_id":null,"slug":"transportation-department"},{"raw_name":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","name":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","id":408,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/pipeline-and-hazardous-materials-safety-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/408","parent_id":492,"slug":"pipeline-and-hazardous-materials-safety-administration"}],"excerpts":"noting that the exclusion would disregard the number of years that the <span class=\"match\">operator</span> successfully managed the segment under the IM alternative, and remove the ability of <span class=\"match\">operators</span> to invest in the program with certainty, <span class=\"match\">particularly</span> given the low threshold to exclude many cracks. The Associations recommended that, if an <span class=\"match\">operator</span> discovers a crack, the <span class=\"match\">operator</span> should notify PHMSA and propose a crack remediation and management plan.\n 200 \n \n NAPSR stated that PHMSA should require <span class=\"match\">operators</span> to assess for and manage cracking threats.\n 201 \n \n \n \n \n 200 \n  Docket"},{"title":"Methylene Chloride; 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 the compliance date applicable to certain entities subject to the regulation of methylene chloride recently promulgated under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Specifically, EPA is proposing to extend by 18 months the Workplace Chemical Protection Program (WCPP) and the associated recordkeeping compliance dates for laboratories that are not owned or operated by agencies or Federal contractors acting on behalf of the Federal government. Under this proposal, all laboratories, whether federal or not, would have the same compliance dates, which would be aligned with current compliance dates for Federal agencies and Federal contractors. EPA is proposing to extend the compliance dates for associated laboratory activities detailed in this proposal to avoid disruption of important functions such as the use of environmental monitoring methods needed for cleanup sites and wastewater treatment, as well as activities associated with university laboratories. The use of environmental monitoring methods, a common function of non-federal laboratories, is important to EPA's mission to ensure that the air is safe to breathe, water is safe for drinking or recreating, and disposal activities protect the environment.","document_number":"2025-09421","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/05/27/2025-09421/methylene-chloride-regulation-under-the-toxic-substances-control-act-tsca-compliance-date-extensions","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-05-27/pdf/2025-09421.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-09421.pdf?1748004316","publication_date":"2025-05-27","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":"newly proposed <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> dates are practicable and represent a reasonable transition period under TSCA section 6(d). Moreover, using <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> dates already established for Federal agencies and their contractors avoids the confusion that EPA may have created by having multiple <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> dates for various WCPP provisions. \n EPA requests comments and specific information addressing: \n • The ability of the various laboratories to comply with the requirements of the WCPP by the newly proposed <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> dates. \n • Alternative <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> timeframes for"},{"title":"Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone off Alaska; Amendment 125 to the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Fishery Management Plan; Pacific Cod Small Boat Access","type":"Rule","abstract":"NMFS issues this final rule to implement amendment 125 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area (BSAI FMP). Amendment 125 and this final rule add a small vessel provision to the BSAI Pacific cod jig sector in the A season, January 1 to April 30. Under this small vessel provision, catch from catcher vessels (CV) using hook-and-line or pot gear that are less than or equal to 55 feet (ft) (16.8 meters (m)) length overall (LOA) harvesting Pacific cod in the BSAI during the jig gear A season accrues to the jig sector allocation. This action provides stability and additional opportunities for some fishery participants and potential new entrants. It also advances the goals and objectives of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson- Stevens Act), the BSAI FMP, and other applicable laws.","document_number":"2026-02872","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/12/2026-02872/fisheries-of-the-exclusive-economic-zone-off-alaska-amendment-125-to-the-bering-sea-and-aleutian","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-02-12/pdf/2026-02872.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-02872.pdf?1770817517","publication_date":"2026-02-12","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","name":"Commerce Department","id":54,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/commerce-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/54","parent_id":null,"slug":"commerce-department"},{"raw_name":"National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration","name":"National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration","id":361,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/361","parent_id":54,"slug":"national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration"}],"excerpts":"and Other <span class=\"match\">Compliance</span> Requirements \n This action does not modify recordkeeping or reporting requirements, or duplicate, overlap, or conflict with any Federal rules. \n <span class=\"match\">Small</span> Entity <span class=\"match\">Compliance</span> Guide \n \n Section 212 of the <span class=\"match\">Small</span> Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 states that, for each rule or group of related rules for which an agency is required to prepare a FRFA, the agency shall publish one or more guides to assist <span class=\"match\">small</span> entities in complying with the rule, and shall designate such publications as “<span class=\"match\">small</span> entity <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> guides.”"},{"title":"Hazardous and Solid Waste Management System: Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals From Electric Utilities; CCR Management Unit Deadline Extension Rule","type":"Rule","abstract":"On May 8, 2024, the Environmental Protection Agency established regulatory requirements, including compliance deadlines, for legacy coal combustion residuals surface impoundments and coal combustion residual management units under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. This action extends the existing deadlines for owners and operators of active coal combustion residual facilities or inactive coal combustion residual facilities with a legacy coal combustion residual surface impoundment to comply with the facility evaluation requirements for identifying coal combustion residual management units. This action also extends the existing deadline for owners and operators of coal combustion residual management units to comply with the groundwater monitoring provisions and the remaining provisions for coal combustion residual management units. Finally, EPA is taking final action on several rule amendments that were proposed on January 16, 2025, to correct errors and clarify the coal combustion residual regulations.","document_number":"2026-02599","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/10/2026-02599/hazardous-and-solid-waste-management-system-disposal-of-coal-combustion-residuals-from-electric","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-02-10/pdf/2026-02599.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-02599.pdf?1770412509","publication_date":"2026-02-10","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":"have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of <span class=\"match\">small</span> entities under the RFA. In making this determination, the EPA concludes that the impact of concern for this rule is any significant adverse economic impact on <span class=\"match\">small</span> entities and that the agency is certifying that this rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of <span class=\"match\">small</span> entities <span class=\"match\">because</span> the rule relieves regulatory burden on the <span class=\"match\">small</span> entities subject to the rule. EPA estimates that 175 <span class=\"match\">small</span> entities operate in NAICS 221112 and that of these five may"},{"title":"Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Yakutat Small Boat Harbor Replacement Project in Yakutat, Alaska","type":"Notice","abstract":"Notification is hereby given that NMFS has issued an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to the City & Borough of Yakutat, Alaska (CBY) to incidentally harass marine mammals during construction activities associated with the Yakutat Small Boat Harbor Replacement Project in Yakutat, Alaska.","document_number":"2026-00284","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/09/2026-00284/takes-of-marine-mammals-incidental-to-specified-activities-taking-marine-mammals-incidental-to","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-01-09/pdf/2026-00284.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-00284.pdf?1767879916","publication_date":"2026-01-09","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","name":"Commerce Department","id":54,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/commerce-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/54","parent_id":null,"slug":"commerce-department"},{"raw_name":"National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration","name":"National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration","id":361,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/361","parent_id":54,"slug":"national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration"}],"excerpts":"species or stocks. \n <span class=\"match\">Small</span> Numbers \n As noted previously, only take of <span class=\"match\">small</span> numbers of marine mammals may be authorized under section 101(a)(5)(A) and (D) of the MMPA for specified activities other than military readiness activities. The MMPA does not define <span class=\"match\">small</span> numbers and so, in practice, where estimated numbers are available, NMFS compares the number of individuals taken to the most appropriate estimation of abundance of the relevant species or stock in our determination of whether an authorization is limited to <span class=\"match\">small</span> numbers of marine mammals"},{"title":"Hazardous and Solid Waste Management System: Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals From Electric Utilities; Extension of an Alternative Closure Requirement Deadline","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) is proposing to extend, by three years, one compliance deadline applicable to certain coal combustion residuals (CCR) surface impoundments operating pursuant to the alternative closure requirements. Specifically, EPA is extending the deadline for owners and operators to complete closure of their unlined CCR surface impoundments larger than 40 acres from October 17, 2028, to October 17, 2031. This deadline extension will promote electric grid reliability by allowing a subset of coal-fired power producers to continue to operate beyond their currently scheduled retirement date.","document_number":"2025-21597","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/28/2025-21597/hazardous-and-solid-waste-management-system-disposal-of-coal-combustion-residuals-from-electric","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-11-28/pdf/2025-21597.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-21597.pdf?1764164746","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":"certify that this action will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of <span class=\"match\">small</span> entities under the RFA. In making this determination, EPA concludes that the impact of concern for this rule is any significant adverse economic impact on <span class=\"match\">small</span> entities and that the Agency is certifying that this rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of <span class=\"match\">small</span> entities <span class=\"match\">because</span> the rule relieves regulatory burden on the <span class=\"match\">small</span> entities subject to the rule. The proposed rule does not change current regulatory burdens,"},{"title":"Pipeline Safety: Repair Criteria for Hazardous Liquid and Gas Transmission Pipelines","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"PHMSA proposes to modernize and to clarify the anomaly response criteria in the Federal pipeline safety regulations for gas transmission and hazardous liquid pipelines. Driven by twenty years of technological development, modern engineering concepts allow operators to identify, schedule, and remediate pipeline anomalies more effectively and in a less costly manner. PHMSA proposes incorporating these improved safety practices into its regulations by finalizing certain safety improvements advanced in recent rulemakings for gas transmission pipelines and extending those changes to hazardous liquid pipelines. In addition, PHMSA proposes certain non-substantive revisions to its gas and hazardous liquid repair regulations to improve compliance.","document_number":"2026-13805","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/08/2026-13805/pipeline-safety-repair-criteria-for-hazardous-liquid-and-gas-transmission-pipelines","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-08/pdf/2026-13805.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-13805.pdf?1783428318","publication_date":"2026-07-08","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","name":"Transportation Department","id":492,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/492","parent_id":null,"slug":"transportation-department"},{"raw_name":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","name":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","id":408,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/pipeline-and-hazardous-materials-safety-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/408","parent_id":492,"slug":"pipeline-and-hazardous-materials-safety-administration"}],"excerpts":"and crude oil pipelines have under 1,500 employees. PHMSA identified <span class=\"match\">small</span> entities operating under the applicable SBA threshold. PHMSA estimated approximately 614 <span class=\"match\">small</span> parent entities of gas transmission and hazardous liquid pipeline <span class=\"match\">operators</span> could be impacted. \n Description of Projected Reporting, Recordkeeping, and Other <span class=\"match\">Compliance</span> Requirements of the Proposed Rule \n PHMSA analyzed the costs of <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> for the <span class=\"match\">small</span> gas transmission and hazardous liquid pipeline <span class=\"match\">operators</span>. The proposed rule is estimated to result in between $208.4 and $235"},{"title":"Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Amendment 125 to the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Fishery Management Plan; Pacific Cod Small Boat Access","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"NMFS proposes a rule to implement amendment 125 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area (BSAI FMP). Amendment 125 would add a small vessel provision to the current BSAI Pacific cod jig sector in the A season, January 1 to April 30. Under this small vessel provision, catch from catcher vessels (CV) using hook-and-line or pot gear that are less than or equal to 55 feet (ft) (16.8 meters (m)) length overall (LOA) harvesting Pacific cod in the BSAI during the jig gear A season would accrue to the jig sector allocation. This action would provide stability and additional opportunities for some fishery participants and potential new entrants. It also advances the goals and objectives of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), the BSAI FMP, and other applicable laws.","document_number":"2025-14960","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/06/2025-14960/fisheries-of-the-exclusive-economic-zone-off-alaska-amendment-125-to-the-bering-sea-and-aleutian","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-08-06/pdf/2025-14960.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-14960.pdf?1754397917","publication_date":"2025-08-06","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","name":"Commerce Department","id":54,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/commerce-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/54","parent_id":null,"slug":"commerce-department"},{"raw_name":"National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration","name":"National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration","id":361,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/361","parent_id":54,"slug":"national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration"}],"excerpts":"considered directly regulated <span class=\"match\">small</span> entities. These counts identify all unique directly regulated <span class=\"match\">small</span> entities that may participate in the fishery recognizing that not all of these vessels participate in every year. \n Impacts of This Action on <span class=\"match\">Small</span> Entities \n All but one of the entities directly regulated by this action are <span class=\"match\">small</span> entities for RFA purposes. The potential impacts to these <span class=\"match\">small</span> entities are extensively analyzed in the associated RIR. A summary of those potential effects is provided here. \n This action adds a <span class=\"match\">small</span> vessel provision to the"},{"title":"Oil and Gas Resources","type":"Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA or Department) is finalizing revisions to its regulations governing Federal oil and gas resources within the National Forest System (NFS). The Department is making these revisions to update and modernize its existing regulations. In addition, conforming technical amendments to other parts of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) affected by this rule are also being updated. The regulations revise the process for analyzing whether the USDA, Forest Service will consent to making certain lands available for oil and gas leasing by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). The regulations also clarify requirements for conducting lease operations and revise procedures concerning monitoring operator compliance with all applicable terms and conditions of leasing. The revised regulations will apply to operations on both existing and future leases.","document_number":"2026-01655","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/28/2026-01655/oil-and-gas-resources","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-01-28/pdf/2026-01655.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-01655.pdf?1769521512","publication_date":"2026-01-28","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":"available for public comment a regulatory flexibility analysis that describes the effects of the rule on <span class=\"match\">small</span> entities (such as <span class=\"match\">small</span> businesses, <span class=\"match\">small</span> organizations, and <span class=\"match\">small</span> government jurisdictions). However, no regulatory flexibility analysis is required if the head of the agency certifies the rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of <span class=\"match\">small</span> entities. <span class=\"match\">Small</span> entities potentially impacted by the proposed rule include <span class=\"match\">small</span> \n \n businesses (firms) involved in oil and gas extraction operations (North American Industry Classification"},{"title":"Certificates of Compliance","type":"Rule","abstract":"In consultation with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (Commission or CPSC) issues this final rule (the Final Rule) to revise the agency's regulation for Certificates of Compliance (certificates). The Final Rule aligns CPSC's current certificates rule with other CPSC rules on testing and certification, and implements, for importation of products and substances regulated by CPSC, electronic filing of certificates (eFiling) with CBP.","document_number":"2024-30826","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/08/2024-30826/certificates-of-compliance","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-08/pdf/2024-30826.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-30826.pdf?1736257516","publication_date":"2025-01-08","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":"presents the average costs of the Final Rule per <span class=\"match\">small</span> importer. <span class=\"match\">Small</span> importers will incur an average cost of $1,104 per firm ($272.18 million/246,438 <span class=\"match\">small</span> importers) in first-year costs in connection with the Final Rule's new requirements. The cost per <span class=\"match\">small</span> importer of non-children's products will be on average $1,137, while the cost per <span class=\"match\">small</span> importer of children's products will be $1,099. The difference between these two estimates is mainly driven by a larger number of certificates created by <span class=\"match\">small</span> importers of non-children's products. \n \n Table"},{"title":"Permitted Payment Stablecoin Issuer Anti-Money Laundering/Countering the Financing of Terrorism Program and Sanctions Compliance Program Requirements","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) are jointly issuing this proposed rule to implement provisions of the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act (GENIUS Act). Specifically, it implements the GENIUS Act's directive to treat permitted payment stablecoin issuers (PPSIs) as financial institutions for purposes of the Bank Secrecy Act, proposes anti-money laundering obligations for PPSIs, and proposes certain specific obligations required by the GENIUS Act for PPSIs. It also implements the GENIUS Act's directive to require PPSIs to maintain effective sanctions compliance programs.","document_number":"2026-06963","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/10/2026-06963/permitted-payment-stablecoin-issuer-anti-money-launderingcountering-the-financing-of-terrorism","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-10/pdf/2026-06963.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-06963.pdf?1775738715","publication_date":"2026-04-10","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY","name":"Treasury Department","id":497,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/treasury-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/497","parent_id":null,"slug":"treasury-department"},{"raw_name":"Office of Foreign Assets Control","name":"Foreign Assets Control Office","id":203,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/foreign-assets-control-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/203","parent_id":497,"slug":"foreign-assets-control-office"},{"raw_name":"Financial Crimes Enforcement Network","name":"Financial Crimes Enforcement Network","id":194,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/financial-crimes-enforcement-network","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/194","parent_id":497,"slug":"financial-crimes-enforcement-network"}],"excerpts":"sanctions <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> program requires a measure of delegation and autonomy to the <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> function to deploy established <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> policies and procedures, senior management's visibility across a PPSI's operations during the creation of a sanctions <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> program is vital to avoiding gaps that create heightened risks of sanctions violations. \n Second, senior management would be required to ensure the sanctions <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> program has adequate resources. OFAC's experience has demonstrated that adequate resourcing is <span class=\"match\">particularly</span> crucial for"},{"title":"Modernizing Spectrum Sharing for Satellite Broadband","type":"Rule","abstract":"In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission or we) adopts a Report and Order (Order) that revises the spectrum sharing framework for Geostationary Orbit (GSO) and Non- Geostationary Orbit (NGSO) systems that currently relies on NGSO systems complying with Equivalent Power Flux Density (EPFD) limits developed in the late-1990s. The consequence today of applying such EPFD limits in the United States is that operators must overprotect GSO systems, which in turn means that American households and businesses-- most critically in rural and remote areas--do not receive the fastest space-based NGSO satellite broadband American innovation has available. Based on the technical record in this proceeding, the Order replaces the EPFD framework with modern, performance-based GSO protection criteria. The Order extends the Commission's framework for good-faith coordination and allow NGSO and GSO operators to bargain for appropriate interference protections through voluntary, private agreement. The Order further adopts technical backstops to protect GSO systems when coordination has not been reached.","document_number":"2026-09565","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/13/2026-09565/modernizing-spectrum-sharing-for-satellite-broadband","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-13/pdf/2026-09565.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-09565.pdf?1778589924","publication_date":"2026-05-13","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":"GSO and NGSO satellite <span class=\"match\">operators</span>.\n \n 3. <span class=\"match\">Small</span> Entity Impacts \n 127. The rules adopted by the Commission in the Order will benefit many <span class=\"match\">small</span> entities by giving them greater access to satellite-based communication services, while imposing few direct <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> costs on <span class=\"match\">small</span> entities. The RFA, generally defines the term “<span class=\"match\">small</span> entity” as having the same meaning as under the <span class=\"match\">Small</span> Business Act. In addition, the term “<span class=\"match\">small</span> business” has the same meaning as the term “<span class=\"match\">small</span> business concern” under the “<span class=\"match\">Small</span> Business Act.” A “<span class=\"match\">small</span> business concern” is"},{"title":"Extension of the Prohibition Against Certain Flights in the Kabul Flight Information Region (FIR) (OAKX)","type":"Rule","abstract":"This action extends the prohibition against certain flight operations in the Kabul Flight Information Region (FIR) (OAKX) by all: U.S. air carriers; U.S. commercial operators; persons exercising the privileges of an airman certificate issued by the FAA, except when such persons are operating U.S.-registered aircraft for a foreign air carrier; and operators of U.S.-registered civil aircraft, except when the operator of such aircraft is a foreign air carrier, for an additional three years, from July 25, 2025, to July 25, 2028. FAA finds this action necessary to address continuing risks to persons and aircraft engaged in such flight operations.","document_number":"2025-12247","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/07/01/2025-12247/extension-of-the-prohibition-against-certain-flights-in-the-kabul-flight-information-region-fir-oakx","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-07-01/pdf/2025-12247.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-12247.pdf?1751287528","publication_date":"2025-07-01","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","name":"Transportation Department","id":492,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/492","parent_id":null,"slug":"transportation-department"},{"raw_name":"Federal Aviation Administration","name":"Federal Aviation Administration","id":159,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-aviation-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/159","parent_id":492,"slug":"federal-aviation-administration"}],"excerpts":"of Rulemaking, ARM-1, 800 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591, or by calling (202) 267-9677. \n B. <span class=\"match\">Small</span> Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act \n \n The <span class=\"match\">Small</span> Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 (SBREFA) (Pub. L. 104-121) (set forth as a note to 5 U.S.C. 601) requires FAA to comply with <span class=\"match\">small</span> entity requests for information or advice about <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with statutes and regulations within its jurisdiction. A <span class=\"match\">small</span> entity with questions regarding this document may contact its local FAA official or the persons listed under"},{"title":"Spectrum Abundance for Weird Space Stuff","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission or we) looks to bring spectrum abundance for emergent space activities. \"Emergent\" or \"emergent space operations\" are those spacecraft or commercial operations in space that use radio spectrum for control of, or communications with, a spacecraft, but which are not communications satellites. Currently there is an acute shortage of usable and readily accessible spectrum for telemetry, tracking and command (TT&C) functions that are essential for operating emergent spacecraft. Accordingly, this document seeks to clarify and expand the Commission's traditional regulatory classifications so that emergent space operations have more predictable access to spectrum. Additionally, this document proposes to add a secondary allocation for the Space Operation Service (SOS) in spectrum bands that could support emergent space activities, particularly in frequency bands allocated for non-Federal use that may be lightly used in certain geographic areas. This document also proposes to allow existing licensees to lease their spectrum to earth station licensees to provide SOS in connection with emergent spacecraft.","document_number":"2026-06865","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/09/2026-06865/spectrum-abundance-for-weird-space-stuff","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-09/pdf/2026-06865.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-06865.pdf?1775652316","publication_date":"2026-04-09","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":"the Number of <span class=\"match\">Small</span> Entities to Which the Proposed Rules Will Apply \n 102. The RFA directs agencies to provide a description of and, where feasible, an estimate of the number of <span class=\"match\">small</span> entities that may be affected by the proposed rules, if adopted. The RFA generally defines the term “<span class=\"match\">small</span> entity” as having the same meaning as the terms “<span class=\"match\">small</span> business,” “<span class=\"match\">small</span> organization,” and “<span class=\"match\">small</span> governmental jurisdiction.” In addition, the term “<span class=\"match\">small</span> business” has the same meaning as the term “<span class=\"match\">small</span> business concern” under the SBA. A “<span class=\"match\">small</span> business concern”"},{"title":"Order No. 917; Filing Process and Data Collection for the Electric Quarterly Report","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission adopts eXtensible Business Reporting Language-Comma-Separated Values as the standard for filing the Electric Quarterly Report (EQR). In addition, the Commission amends its regulations to require Regional Transmission Organizations and Independent System Operators to produce reports containing market participant transaction data. The Commission also modifies and clarifies EQR reporting requirements. These changes are designed to update the data collection, improve data quality, increase market transparency, decrease the costs, over time, of preparing the necessary data for submission, and streamline compliance with any future changes to the filing requirements.","document_number":"2026-05709","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/24/2026-05709/order-no-917-filing-process-and-data-collection-for-the-electric-quarterly-report","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-03-24/pdf/2026-05709.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-05709.pdf?1774269913","publication_date":"2026-03-24","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"},{"raw_name":"Federal Energy Regulatory Commission","name":"Federal Energy Regulatory Commission","id":167,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-energy-regulatory-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/167","parent_id":136,"slug":"federal-energy-regulatory-commission"}],"excerpts":"filers with no change over the prior quarter. The Commission's cost estimates for <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with this rule are <span class=\"match\">small</span> increases in EQR filing costs and the Commission certifies that these costs would not have a significant economic impact on <span class=\"match\">small</span> entities. \n \n 376. At the time of the proposed rule, the Commission analyzed the number of <span class=\"match\">small</span> firms impacted by this rule. Using the <span class=\"match\">small</span> business definitions defined by the <span class=\"match\">Small</span> Business Administration (SBA),\n 368 \n \n <span class=\"match\">small</span> entities were determined by employee counts as EQR filers fall into power generation"},{"title":"Establishment Registration and Product Listing for Tobacco Products","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, the Agency, or we) is proposing regulations to prescribe the format, content, and procedures for establishment registration and tobacco product listing. Complete and accurate establishment registration and product listing information is important to accomplish statutory, regulatory, and public health objectives. Currently, only domestic owners and operators are required to register their establishments and list their tobacco products with FDA while foreign owners and operators are not subject to these requirements, creating significant gaps in Agency information. This action, if finalized, would extend registration and listing requirements to include owners and operators of foreign establishments.","document_number":"2026-13047","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/29/2026-13047/establishment-registration-and-product-listing-for-tobacco-products","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-29/pdf/2026-13047.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-13047.pdf?1782477915","publication_date":"2026-06-29","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":"Proposed § 1108.24(a)(2) would require the name, address, phone number, fax number, and email address of the owner and <span class=\"match\">operator</span>; if a partnership, the name of each partner; if a corporation, the place of incorporation and the name of each corporate officer and director; any trade names used by the owner and <span class=\"match\">operator</span> or other names under which the owner and <span class=\"match\">operator</span> conducts business or additional names by which the owner and <span class=\"match\">operator</span> is known. This information is important for FDA to efficiently coordinate inspections under section 905(g) of the FD&amp;C"}]}