{"description":"Documents matching 'compliance cases willful negligent non-compliance narrative requirements'","count":37,"total_pages":2,"next_page_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents?conditions%5Bterm%5D=compliance+cases+willful+negligent+non-compliance+narrative+requirements&format=json&page=2","results":[{"title":"Restoring Integrity to the Issuance of Non-Domiciled Commercial Drivers Licenses (CDL)","type":"Rule","abstract":"FMCSA amends the Federal regulations for State Driver's Licensing Agencies (SDLAs) issuing commercial driving credentials to non-domiciled individuals. This final rule reaffirms, with minor changes, the provisions of the interim final rule (IFR) published on September 29, 2025. Specifically, this final rule limits eligibility for non-domiciled Commercial Learner's Permits (CLPs) and Commercial Driver's Licenses (CDLs) for foreign-domiciled individuals to those who hold specific, verifiable employment-based nonimmigrant status. This rule reaffirms the IFR requirements, aligning the issuance of non- domiciled CDLs with FMCSA's statutory mandate to ensure the fitness of all drivers who operate a CMV. By limiting eligibility to statuses subject to enhanced consular vetting of driver history and interagency screening, FMCSA restores the integrity of the CDL system, closes a significant safety gap, and enhances the safety of the traveling public.","document_number":"2026-02965","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/13/2026-02965/restoring-integrity-to-the-issuance-of-non-domiciled-commercial-drivers-licenses-cdl","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-02-13/pdf/2026-02965.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-02965.pdf?1770844509","publication_date":"2026-02-13","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 Motor Carrier Safety Administration","name":"Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration","id":181,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-motor-carrier-safety-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/181","parent_id":492,"slug":"federal-motor-carrier-safety-administration"}],"excerpts":"States' non-domiciled CDL programs to verify <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with Federal <span class=\"match\">requirements</span>. NJSBCA asked for a verification framework to ensure expedited review of <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> for non-domiciled CDLs or CLPs for essential service providers such as school bus drivers. Accion Opportunity Fund suggested that instead of the IFR, State <span class=\"match\">non-compliance</span> would be better addressed with Federal technical assistance to upgrade SDLA data systems and for digital document retention and SAVE integration; staff training with <span class=\"match\">non-compliance</span> penalties; and multilingual outreach materials"},{"title":"Certification of Signal Employees","type":"Rule","abstract":"FRA is prescribing regulations for certification of signal employees, pursuant to the authority granted in section 402 of the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (RSIA).","document_number":"2024-09958","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/05/21/2024-09958/certification-of-signal-employees","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-05-21/pdf/2024-09958.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-09958.pdf?1716209114","publication_date":"2024-05-21","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 Railroad Administration","name":"Federal Railroad Administration","id":185,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-railroad-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/185","parent_id":492,"slug":"federal-railroad-administration"}],"excerpts":"the revocable offenses listed in paragraphs (e)(8) through (10), which involve <span class=\"match\">non-compliance</span> with FRA's blue signal protection <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> in subpart B of part 218 of this chapter, are intended to reduce the number of human factor-caused accidents and incidents involving individuals who work on cab signal and PTC equipment. In sum, the revocable offenses listed in paragraphs (e)(7) through (10) are intended to reduce fatalities and injuries caused by <span class=\"match\">non-compliance</span> with FRA's roadway worker and operating practice regulations. \n Paragraph (i) of"},{"title":"Guidance for Federal Financial Assistance","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is revising the OMB Guidance for Grants and Agreements, which is now called the OMB Guidance for Federal Financial Assistance. The final guidance reflects public comments received in response to the OMB Notification of Proposed Guidance published in October 2023 and comments received from Federal agencies. In response to comments, OMB is revising and updating the guidance to incorporate recent OMB policy priorities related to Federal financial assistance and to reduce agency and recipient burden. OMB is also incorporating certain statutory requirements and clarifying certain sections of the prior version of the guidance that recipients or agencies have interpreted in different ways. OMB is also making revisions to use plain language, improve flow, and address inconsistent use of terms within the guidance text. Finally, OMB is making revisions to improve Federal financial assistance management, transparency, and oversight through more accessible and readily comprehensible guidance.","document_number":"2024-07496","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/04/22/2024-07496/guidance-for-federal-financial-assistance","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-04-22/pdf/2024-07496.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-07496.pdf?1713271514","publication_date":"2024-04-22","agencies":[{"raw_name":"OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET","name":"Management and Budget Office","id":280,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/management-and-budget-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/280","parent_id":null,"slug":"management-and-budget-office"}],"excerpts":"specify whether there are continuing <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> <span class=\"match\">requirements</span>. This change was made to provide more specific information to auditors. OMB agrees that information on continuing <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> in this context is necessary and should be required, as <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> may differ depending on the structure or type of loan.\n \n \n Regarding comments asking OMB to require more information on how a Federal program will be assessed, paragraph (a) of section 200.211 already \n \n provides the basic <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> for what information must be included"},{"title":"Guidance for Grants and Agreements","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is proposing to revise sections of OMB Guidance for Grants and Agreements. This proposed revision reflects comments received from Federal agencies and those received in response to the OMB Notice of Request for Information published in the Federal Register in February 2023. In response to Federal agency and public input, OMB is proposing revisions intended in many cases to reduce agency and recipient burden. OMB proposes both policy changes and clarifications to existing guidance including plain language revisions. OMB also proposes to update the guidance to reflect recent OMB priorities related to Federal financial assistance. Finally, OMB is proposing revisions to improve Federal financial assistance management, transparency, and oversight through more accessible and readily comprehensible guidance.","document_number":"2023-21078","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/10/05/2023-21078/guidance-for-grants-and-agreements","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-10-05/pdf/2023-21078.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-21078.pdf?1695932372","publication_date":"2023-10-05","agencies":[{"raw_name":"OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET","name":"Management and Budget Office","id":280,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/management-and-budget-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/280","parent_id":null,"slug":"management-and-budget-office"}],"excerpts":"participant the <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> described in § 180.435. Examples of methods are an award term that requires <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> as a condition of the award, an assurance of <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> obtained at the time of application, or a certification. \n (4) State whether the Federal agency specifies a particular method that participants must use to communicate <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> to lower tier participants, as described in § 180.330(a). If there is a specified method, the regulation must require Federal agency officials to communicate that <span class=\"match\">requirement</span> when entering"},{"title":"Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Patient Records","type":"Rule","abstract":"The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS or \"Department\") is issuing this final rule to modify its regulations to implement section 3221 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The Department is issuing this final rule after careful consideration of all public comments received in response to the notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) for the Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Patient Records. This final rule also makes certain other modifications to increase alignment with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy Rule to improve workability and decrease burden on programs, covered entities, and business associates.","document_number":"2024-02544","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/02/16/2024-02544/confidentiality-of-substance-use-disorder-sud-patient-records","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-02-16/pdf/2024-02544.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-02544.pdf?1707408916","publication_date":"2024-02-16","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":"Office of the Secretary"}],"excerpts":"Section 2.31—Consent <span class=\"match\">Requirements</span> \n Finalizes the proposed alignment of the content <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> for part 2 written consent with the content <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> for a valid HIPAA authorization and clarifies how recipients may be designated in a consent to use and disclose part 2 records for TPO. Further modifies the rule by replacing the proposed <span class=\"match\">requirement</span> to obtain consent for fundraising with an opportunity for the patient to opt out. Adds consent provisions for uses and disclosures of SUD counseling notes, and adds an express <span class=\"match\">requirement</span> for separate consent"},{"title":"Intercountry Adoptions: Regulatory Changes to Accreditation and Approval Regulations in Intercountry Adoption","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Department of State (the Department) is proposing revisions to the Code of Federal Regulations to amend requirements for accreditation and authorization by the United States to provide adoption services in intercountry adoption cases. This proposed rule amends regulations to provide clarification, updating, or other adaptation of familiar accreditation and approval standards for intercountry adoption. It includes long-awaited provisions for intercountry adoption by relatives. The new regulations simplify and streamline the process by limiting the number of adoption services the primary provider must provide and capitalizing on the adoptive family's understanding of local culture and institutions. It provides a comprehensive definition of relative to clarify the relationships that are encompassed in the amendments to the accreditation rule. Also featured in this proposed rule is a new focus on supporting children and families in the event their adoptive placement disrupts.","document_number":"2020-24391","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/20/2020-24391/intercountry-adoptions-regulatory-changes-to-accreditation-and-approval-regulations-in-intercountry","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-11-20/pdf/2020-24391.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2020-24391.pdf?1605793517","publication_date":"2020-11-20","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":"in a <span class=\"match\">case</span> involving immigration to the United States (an incoming <span class=\"match\">case</span>) performed by the foreign provider was performed in accordance with applicable foreign law and Article 16 of the Convention. \n (3) Any home study and report on prospective adoptive parents in a <span class=\"match\">case</span> involving emigration from the United States (an outgoing <span class=\"match\">case</span>) performed by the foreign provider was performed in accordance with applicable foreign law and Article 15 of the Convention. \n Standards for <span class=\"match\">Cases</span> in Which a Child Is Immigrating to the United States (Incoming <span class=\"match\">Cases</span>) \n "},{"title":"Joint Industry Plan; Order Approving, as Modified, a National Market System Plan Regarding Consolidated Equity Market Data","type":"Notice","abstract":null,"document_number":"2021-17113","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/08/11/2021-17113/joint-industry-plan-order-approving-as-modified-a-national-market-system-plan-regarding-consolidated","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2021-08-11/pdf/2021-17113.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2021-17113.pdf?1628599534","publication_date":"2021-08-11","agencies":[{"raw_name":"SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION","name":"Securities and Exchange Commission","id":466,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/securities-and-exchange-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/466","parent_id":null,"slug":"securities-and-exchange-commission"}],"excerpts":"standards of service to be addressed in the Administrative Services Agreement rather than incorporated as <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> in the CT Plan, which would require a formal amendment of the CT Plan each time the <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> changed.\n 723 \n \n The Commission expects that establishing the technical and \n \n operational <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> of the Administrator will be an iterative process between the Operating Committee and the Administrator. Setting forth the <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> in the CT Plan itself may unnecessarily hinder the ability of the Operating Committee and the Administrator"},{"title":"Procedures for Asylum and Withholding of Removal; Credible Fear and Reasonable Fear Review","type":"Rule","abstract":"On June 15, 2020, the Department of Homeland Security (\"DHS\") and the Department of Justice (\"DOJ\") (collectively \"the Departments\") published a notice of proposed rulemaking (\"NPRM\" or \"proposed rule\") that would amend the regulations governing credible fear determinations. The proposed rule would make it so that individuals found to have a credible fear will have their claims for asylum, withholding of removal under section 241(b)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (\"INA\" or \"the Act\") (\"statutory withholding of removal\"), or protection under the regulations issued pursuant to the legislation implementing the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (\"CAT\"), adjudicated by an immigration judge within the Executive Office for Immigration Review (\"EOIR\") in streamlined proceedings (rather than under section 240 of the Act), and to specify what standard of review applies in such streamlined proceedings. The Departments further proposed changes to the regulations regarding asylum, statutory withholding of removal, and withholding and deferral of removal under the Convention Against Torture (\"CAT\") regulations. The Departments also proposed amendments related to the standards for adjudication of applications for asylum and statutory withholding. This final rule (\"rule\" or \"final rule\") responds to comments received in response to the NPRM and generally adopts the NPRM with few substantive changes.","document_number":"2020-26875","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/11/2020-26875/procedures-for-asylum-and-withholding-of-removal-credible-fear-and-reasonable-fear-review","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-12-11/pdf/2020-26875.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2020-26875.pdf?1607607924","publication_date":"2020-12-11","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","name":"Homeland Security Department","id":227,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/homeland-security-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/227","parent_id":null,"slug":"homeland-security-department"},{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE","name":"Justice Department","id":268,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/justice-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/268","parent_id":null,"slug":"justice-department"},{"raw_name":"Executive Office for Immigration Review","name":"Executive Office for Immigration Review","id":149,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/executive-office-for-immigration-review","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/149","parent_id":268,"slug":"executive-office-for-immigration-review"}],"excerpts":"patently unfounded filings.\n \n Regarding the inclusion of <span class=\"match\">willful</span> blindness in determining what applications will be considered knowingly frivolous, the Departments reiterate that the inclusion of a <span class=\"match\">willful</span> blindness standard as part of a “knowing” action is consistent with long-standing legal doctrine: \n \n The doctrine of <span class=\"match\">willful</span> blindness is well established in criminal law. Many criminal statutes require proof that a defendant acted knowingly or <span class=\"match\">willfully</span>, and courts applying the doctrine of <span class=\"match\">willful</span> blindness hold that defendants cannot escape the reach"},{"title":"Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Secretary of Education amends the regulations implementing Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX). The final regulations specify how recipients of Federal financial assistance covered by Title IX, including elementary and secondary schools as well as postsecondary institutions, (hereinafter collectively referred to as \"recipients\" or \"schools\"), must respond to allegations of sexual harassment consistent with Title IX's prohibition against sex discrimination. These regulations are intended to effectuate Title IX's prohibition against sex discrimination by requiring recipients to address sexual harassment as a form of sex discrimination in education programs or activities. The final regulations obligate recipients to respond promptly and supportively to persons alleged to be victimized by sexual harassment, resolve allegations of sexual harassment promptly and accurately under a predictable, fair grievance process that provides due process protections to alleged victims and alleged perpetrators of sexual harassment, and effectively implement remedies for victims. The final regulations also clarify and modify Title IX regulatory requirements regarding remedies the Department may impose on recipients for Title IX violations, the intersection between Title IX, Constitutional protections, and other laws, the designation by each recipient of a Title IX Coordinator to address sex discrimination including sexual harassment, the dissemination of a recipient's non- discrimination policy and contact information for a Title IX Coordinator, the adoption by recipients of grievance procedures and a grievance process, how a recipient may claim a religious exemption, and prohibition of retaliation for exercise of rights under Title IX.","document_number":"2020-10512","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/05/19/2020-10512/nondiscrimination-on-the-basis-of-sex-in-education-programs-or-activities-receiving-federal","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-05-19/pdf/2020-10512.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2020-10512.pdf?1589316337","publication_date":"2020-05-19","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION","name":"Education Department","id":126,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/education-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/126","parent_id":null,"slug":"education-department"}],"excerpts":"the <span class=\"match\">requirement</span> administratively: Agencies generally have authority to promulgate and enforce <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> that effectuate the statute's non-discrimination mandate, 20 U.S.C. 1682, even if those <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> do not purport to represent a definition of discrimination under the statute. \n E.g., Grove City \n [v. \n Bell, \n 465 U.S. 555, 574-575 (1984), superseded by statute on a different point by the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987] (permitting administrative enforcement of regulation requiring college to execute an `Assurance of <span class=\"match\">Compliance</span>' with"},{"title":"Medicare Program; CY 2020 Revisions to Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Payment Policies; Medicare Shared Savings Program Requirements; Medicaid Promoting Interoperability Program Requirements for Eligible Professionals; Establishment of an Ambulance Data Collection System; Updates to the Quality Payment Program; Medicare Enrollment of Opioid Treatment Programs and Enhancements to Provider Enrollment Regulations Concerning Improper Prescribing and Patient Harm; and Amendments to Physician Self-Referral Law Advisory Opinion Regulations Final Rule; and Coding and Payment for Evaluation and Management, Observation and Provision of Self-Administered Esketamine Interim Final Rule","type":"Rule","abstract":"This major final rule addresses: Changes to the physician fee schedule (PFS); other changes to Medicare Part B payment policies to ensure that payment systems are updated to reflect changes in medical practice, relative value of services, and changes in the statute; Medicare Shared Savings Program quality reporting requirements; Medicaid Promoting Interoperability Program requirements for eligible professionals; the establishment of an ambulance data collection system; updates to the Quality Payment Program; Medicare enrollment of Opioid Treatment Programs and enhancements to provider enrollment regulations concerning improper prescribing and patient harm; and amendments to Physician Self-Referral Law advisory opinion regulations. In addition, we are issuing an interim final rule with comment period (IFC) to establish coding and payment for evaluation and management, observation and the provision of self-administered Esketamine to facilitate beneficiary access to care for treatment-resistant depression as efficiently as possible.","document_number":"2019-24086","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/11/15/2019-24086/medicare-program-cy-2020-revisions-to-payment-policies-under-the-physician-fee-schedule-and-other","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2019-11-15/pdf/2019-24086.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2019-24086.pdf?1572639331","publication_date":"2019-11-15","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","id":45,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/45","parent_id":221,"slug":"centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services"}],"excerpts":"1-800-MEDICARE and our consumer website, \n http://www.medicare.gov. \n \n \n Comment: \n One commenter requested more information about the <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> criteria, quality metrics, and electronic health record (EHR) <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> that will be used to evaluate OTPs, and whether OTPs will be subject to the <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> of the Quality Payment Program.\n \n \n Response: \n We did not propose any <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> criteria, quality metrics, or EHR <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> for OTPs. As OTPs are not one of the eligible clinician types for the Quality Payment Program, they are not able to participate"},{"title":"Miscellaneous Amendments to Brake System Safety Standards and Codification of Waivers","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"FRA is proposing to revise its regulations governing brake inspections, tests, and equipment. The proposed changes include the incorporation of relief from various provisions provided in long- standing waivers related to single car air brake tests, end-of train devices, helper service, and brake maintenance. FRA is also proposing to extend the time that freight rail equipment can be \"off-air\" before requiring a new brake inspection. In addition, FRA is proposing various modifications to the existing brake related regulations for clarity and to remove outdated or unnecessary provisions. The proposed revisions would benefit railroads and the public by reducing unnecessary costs, creating consistency between U.S. and Canadian regulations, and incorporating the use of newer technologies demonstrated to maintain or increase safety. The proposed rule would reduce the overall regulatory burden on railroads.","document_number":"2019-27749","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/01/15/2019-27749/miscellaneous-amendments-to-brake-system-safety-standards-and-codification-of-waivers","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-01-15/pdf/2019-27749.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2019-27749.pdf?1579009516","publication_date":"2020-01-15","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 Railroad Administration","name":"Federal Railroad Administration","id":185,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-railroad-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/185","parent_id":492,"slug":"federal-railroad-administration"}],"excerpts":"which this part applies must comply with all the <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> contained in this part. \n (c) Except for operations identified in § 232.3(c)(1), (4), and (6) through (8), all railroads part of the general railroad system of transportation must operate pursuant to the <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> in subpart H of this part (which contains the <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> in this part 232 as they existed on May 31, 2001), until they are either required to operate pursuant to the <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> contained in this part or the <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> contained in part 238 of this chapter. \n \n 8. Amend"},{"title":"Medicare Program; CY 2020 Revisions to Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Payment Policies; Medicare Shared Savings Program Requirements; Medicaid Promoting Interoperability Program Requirements for Eligible Professionals; Establishment of an Ambulance Data Collection System; Updates to the Quality Payment Program; Medicare Enrollment of Opioid Treatment Programs and Enhancements to Provider Enrollment Regulations Concerning Improper Prescribing and Patient Harm; and Amendments to Physician Self-Referral Law Advisory Opinion Regulations","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"This major proposed rule addresses: Changes to the physician fee schedule (PFS); other changes to Medicare Part B payment policies to ensure that payment systems are updated to reflect changes in medical practice, relative value of services, and changes in the statute; Medicare Shared Savings Program quality reporting requirements; Medicaid Promoting Interoperability Program requirements for eligible professionals; the establishment of an ambulance data collection system; updates to the Quality Payment Program; Medicare enrollment of Opioid Treatment Programs and enhancements to provider enrollment regulations concerning improper prescribing and patient harm; and amendments to Physician Self-Referral Law advisory opinion regulations.","document_number":"2019-16041","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/08/14/2019-16041/medicare-program-cy-2020-revisions-to-payment-policies-under-the-physician-fee-schedule-and-other","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2019-08-14/pdf/2019-16041.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2019-16041.pdf?1564431332","publication_date":"2019-08-14","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","id":45,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/45","parent_id":221,"slug":"centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services"}],"excerpts":"According to these commenters, some states have already relaxed their <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> for PAs related to physician supervision, some states have made changes and are now silent about their physician supervision <span class=\"match\">requirements</span>, while other states have not yet changed their PA scope of practice in terms of their physician supervision <span class=\"match\">requirements</span>. Overall, these commenters believe that as states continue to make changes to their physician supervision <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> for PAs, the Medicare <span class=\"match\">requirement</span> for general supervision of PA services may become increasingly"},{"title":"Guidance for Executive Order 13673, “Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces”","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Department of Labor (the Department) is publishing final guidance (the Guidance) to assist the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (the FAR Council) and Federal contracting agencies in the implementation of Executive Order 13673, Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces. Executive Order 13673 (the Order) contains new requirements designed to increase efficiency and cost savings in the Federal contracting process. By law, Federal agencies already must contract only with \"responsible\" sources. Among other directives, the Order provides explicit new instructions for Federal contracting officers to consider a contractor's compliance with certain Federal and State labor laws as a part of the determination of contractor \"responsibility\" that contracting officers presently must undertake before awarding a Federal contract. In addition, the Order directs the FAR Council to propose the rules and regulations necessary to carry out the Order and the Department to develop guidance to help implement the new requirements. In this final Guidance, the Department provides detailed definitions for various terms used in the Order and the FAR rule to categorize and classify labor law violations, and the Department provides a summary of the processes through which contracting agencies will assess a contractor's overall record of labor law compliance and carry out their other duties under the Order.","document_number":"2016-19678","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/08/25/2016-19678/guidance-for-executive-order-13673-fair-pay-and-safe-workplaces","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-08-25/pdf/2016-19678.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2016-19678.pdf?1472042724","publication_date":"2016-08-25","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","name":"Labor Department","id":271,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/labor-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/271","parent_id":null,"slug":"labor-department"},{"raw_name":"Office of the Secretary"}],"excerpts":"Labor Law Violations \n 1. Serious Violations \n 2. Repeated Violations \n 3. <span class=\"match\">Willful</span> Violations \n 4. Pervasive Violations \n B. Weighing Labor Law Violations and Mitigating Factors (Formerly “Assessing Violations and Considering Mitigating Factors”) \n 1. Mitigating Factors That Weigh in Favor of a Satisfactory Record of Labor Law <span class=\"match\">Compliance</span> \n 2. Factors That Weigh Against a Satisfactory Record of Labor Law <span class=\"match\">Compliance</span> \n C. Advice Regarding a Contractor's Record of Labor Law <span class=\"match\">Compliance</span> \n IV. Postaward Disclosure and Assessment of Labor Law Violations \n V"},{"title":"Pesticides; Certification of Pesticide Applicators","type":"Rule","abstract":"EPA is updating the existing regulation concerning the certification of applicators of restricted use pesticides (RUPs) in response to public comments received on the proposal and based on extensive stakeholder review of the existing regulation and its implementation since 1974. The final revised regulation will ensure Federal certification program standards adequately protect applicators, the public, and the environment from risks associated with use of RUPs. The final rule will improve the competency of certified applicators of RUPs, increase protection for noncertified applicators using RUPs under the direct supervision of a certified applicator through enhanced pesticide safety training and standards for supervision of noncertified applicators, and establish a minimum age requirement for certified and noncertified applicators using RUPs under the direct supervision of a certified applicator. Recognizing EPA's commitment to work more closely with Tribal governments to strengthen environmental protection in Indian country, the final rule will provide more practical options for establishing certification programs in Indian country.","document_number":"2016-30332","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2017/01/04/2016-30332/pesticides-certification-of-pesticide-applicators","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2017-01-04/pdf/2016-30332.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2016-30332.pdf?1483451125","publication_date":"2017-01-04","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":"indicative of wider problems with RUP storage and use that may be prevented by the rule changes.\n \n After excluding the paraquat <span class=\"match\">cases</span>, the soil fumigant <span class=\"match\">cases</span>, and the not relevant <span class=\"match\">cases</span>, there were 366 incidents determined to be relevant to the rule. The review of the SENSOR-Pesticides data identified 196 <span class=\"match\">cases</span> that were “preventable” under the changes to the rule, and another 51 <span class=\"match\">cases</span> were “possibly preventable”. These <span class=\"match\">cases</span> include incidents involving RUPs that were registered by EPA at the time of the incident but have since been cancelled, because"},{"title":"Student Assistance General Provisions, Federal Perkins Loan Program, Federal Family Education Loan Program, William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program, and Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education Grant Program","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Secretary establishes new regulations governing the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program to establish a new Federal standard and a process for determining whether a borrower has a defense to repayment on a loan based on an act or omission of a school. We also amend the Direct Loan Program regulations to prohibit participating schools from using certain contractual provisions regarding dispute resolution processes, such as predispute arbitration agreements or class action waivers, and to require certain notifications and disclosures by schools regarding their use of arbitration. We amend the Direct Loan Program regulations to codify our current policy regarding the impact that discharges have on the 150 percent Direct Subsidized Loan Limit. We amend the Student Assistance General Provisions regulations to revise the financial responsibility standards and add disclosure requirements for schools. Finally, we amend the discharge provisions in the Federal Perkins Loan (Perkins Loan), Direct Loan, Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL), and Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant programs. The changes will provide transparency, clarity, and ease of administration to current and new regulations and protect students, the Federal government, and taxpayers against potential school liabilities resulting from borrower defenses.","document_number":"2016-25448","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/11/01/2016-25448/student-assistance-general-provisions-federal-perkins-loan-program-federal-family-education-loan","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-11-01/pdf/2016-25448.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2016-25448.pdf?1477917929","publication_date":"2016-11-01","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION","name":"Education Department","id":126,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/education-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/126","parent_id":null,"slug":"education-department"}],"excerpts":"evidence. This <span class=\"match\">requirement</span> applies regardless of whether the borrower defenses at issue are raised in the procedure for an individual borrower in § 685.222(e) or in the group processes under § 685.222(f) to (h). However, for group claims, § 685.222(f) establishes that the group process may be initiated upon the consideration of factors including the existence of common facts and claims among the members of the group. How the preponderance of evidence <span class=\"match\">requirement</span> may apply in group borrower defenses <span class=\"match\">cases</span> may vary from <span class=\"match\">case</span> to <span class=\"match\">case</span>. Additionally,"},{"title":"Federal Awarding Agency Regulatory Implementation of Office of Management and Budget's Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards","type":"Rule","abstract":"This joint interim final rule implements for all Federal award-making agencies the final guidance Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance) published by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on December 26, 2013. This rule is necessary in order to incorporate into regulation and thus bring into effect the Uniform Guidance as required by OMB. Implementation of this guidance will reduce administrative burden and risk of waste, fraud, and abuse for the approximately $600 billion per year awarded in Federal financial assistance. The result will be more Federal dollars reprogrammed to support the mission, new entities able to compete and win awards, and ultimately a stronger framework to provide key services to American citizens and support the basic research that underpins the United States economy.","document_number":"2014-28697","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2014/12/19/2014-28697/federal-awarding-agency-regulatory-implementation-of-office-of-management-and-budgets-uniform","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2014-12-19/pdf/2014-28697.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2014-28697.pdf?1418910432","publication_date":"2014-12-19","agencies":[{"raw_name":"EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT","name":"Executive Office of the 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Services","id":591,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/institute-of-museum-and-library-services","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/591","parent_id":342,"slug":"institute-of-museum-and-library-services"},{"raw_name":"NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS","name":"National Endowment for the Arts","id":588,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-endowment-for-the-arts","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/588","parent_id":342,"slug":"national-endowment-for-the-arts"},{"raw_name":"National Endowment for the Humanities","name":"National Endowment for the Humanities","id":589,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-endowment-for-the-humanities","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/589","parent_id":342,"slug":"national-endowment-for-the-humanities"},{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION","name":"Education Department","id":126,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/education-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/126","parent_id":null,"slug":"education-department"},{"raw_name":"OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY","name":"Office of National Drug Control Policy","id":390,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/office-of-national-drug-control-policy","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/390","parent_id":538,"slug":"office-of-national-drug-control-policy"},{"raw_name":"GULF COAST ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION COUNCIL","name":"Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council","id":583,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/gulf-coast-ecosystem-restoration-council","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/583","parent_id":null,"slug":"gulf-coast-ecosystem-restoration-council"}],"excerpts":"required by this part. No <span class=\"match\">case</span>-by-<span class=\"match\">case</span> exceptions may be granted to the provisions of Subpart F of this part. \n (c) The HHS awarding agency may apply more restrictive <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> to a class of Federal awards or non-Federal entities when approved by OMB, or when required by Federal statutes or regulations, except for the <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> in Subpart F of this part. An HHS awarding agency may apply less restrictive <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> when making fixed amount awards as defined in Subpart A of this part, except for those <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> imposed by statute or in Subpart"},{"title":"Training, Qualification, and Oversight for Safety-Related Railroad Employees","type":"Rule","abstract":"FRA is establishing minimum training standards for all safety- related railroad employees, as required by the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (RSIA). The final rule requires each railroad or contractor that employs one or more safety-related railroad employee to develop and submit a training program to FRA for approval and to designate the minimum training qualifications for each occupational category of employee. The rule also requires most employers to conduct periodic oversight of their own employees and annual written reviews of their training programs to close performance gaps. The rule also contains specific training and qualification requirements for operators of roadway maintenance machines that can hoist, lower, and horizontally move a suspended load. Finally, the rule clarifies the existing training requirements for railroad and contractor employees that perform brake system inspections, tests, or maintenance.","document_number":"2014-26290","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2014/11/07/2014-26290/training-qualification-and-oversight-for-safety-related-railroad-employees","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2014-11-07/pdf/2014-26290.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2014-26290.pdf?1415282057","publication_date":"2014-11-07","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 Railroad Administration","name":"Federal Railroad Administration","id":185,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-railroad-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/185","parent_id":492,"slug":"federal-railroad-administration"}],"excerpts":"records that form the basis of the training and qualification determinations of each operator of roadway maintenance machines equipped with a crane that it employs. This <span class=\"match\">requirement</span> repeats the <span class=\"match\">requirement</span> contained in § 243.203 to maintain records. However, it is useful to repeat the <span class=\"match\">requirement</span> as a reminder to employers. In repeating this <span class=\"match\">requirement</span>, FRA does not intend the <span class=\"match\">requirement</span> to cause an employer to duplicate records kept in accordance with proposed part 243. Similarly, paragraph (d) requires that each employer is required to make all records"},{"title":"Violence Against Women Act","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Secretary amends the Student Assistance General Provisions regulations issued under the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA), to implement the changes made to the Clery Act by the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (VAWA). These regulations are intended to update, clarify, and improve the current regulations.","document_number":"2014-24284","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2014/10/20/2014-24284/violence-against-women-act","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2014-10-20/pdf/2014-24284.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2014-24284.pdf?1413550093","publication_date":"2014-10-20","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION","name":"Education Department","id":126,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/education-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/126","parent_id":null,"slug":"education-department"}],"excerpts":"who asserted that the training <span class=\"match\">requirement</span> goes beyond congressional intent. The training <span class=\"match\">requirement</span> in § 668.46(k)(2)(ii) reflects what is required by section 485(f)(8)(B)(iv)(I)(bb) of the Clery Act as amended by VAWA. We acknowledge that there will be costs associated with the training <span class=\"match\">requirement</span> and we urge institutions to work with rape crisis centers and State sexual assault coalitions to develop training that addresses the needs and environments on small campuses. Lastly, we cannot waive this <span class=\"match\">requirement</span> for small institutions or provide"},{"title":"Control of Alcohol and Drug Use: Coverage of Maintenance of Way Employees, Retrospective Regulatory Review-Based Amendments (RRR)","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"In response to Congress' mandate in the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (RSIA), FRA is proposing to expand the scope of its alcohol and drug regulations to cover employees who perform maintenance-of-way (MOW) activities. In addition, FRA is proposing certain substantive amendments that either respond to National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recommendations or update and clarify the alcohol and drug regulations based on a retrospective regulatory review (RRR) analysis.","document_number":"2014-17195","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2014/07/28/2014-17195/control-of-alcohol-and-drug-use-coverage-of-maintenance-of-way-employees-retrospective-regulatory","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2014-07-28/pdf/2014-17195.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2014-17195.pdf?1406292576","publication_date":"2014-07-28","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 Railroad Administration","name":"Federal Railroad Administration","id":185,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-railroad-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/185","parent_id":492,"slug":"federal-railroad-administration"}],"excerpts":"subpart K, “Peer Prevention Programs.” \n B. Random Alcohol and Drug Testing <span class=\"match\">Requirements</span> Would Be Reorganized and Clarified \n \n FRA is proposing to revise and expand subpart G, which contains FRA's <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> for random alcohol and drug testing, to clarify these <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> and to incorporate published FRA guidance. \n See generally \n FRA, Part 219 Alcohol/Drug Program <span class=\"match\">Compliance</span> Manual, 2nd edition (2002) \n available at http://www.fra.dot.gov/eLib/details/L01186 \n (<span class=\"match\">Compliance</span> Manual). In addition, FRA is proposing several substantive amendments which"},{"title":"Violence Against Women Act","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Secretary proposes to amend the Student Assistance General Provisions regulations issued under the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA), to implement the changes made to the Clery Act by the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (VAWA). These proposed regulations would update, clarify, and improve the current regulations.","document_number":"2014-14384","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2014/06/20/2014-14384/violence-against-women-act","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2014-06-20/pdf/2014-14384.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2014-14384.pdf?1403182066","publication_date":"2014-06-20","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION","name":"Education Department","id":126,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/education-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/126","parent_id":null,"slug":"education-department"}],"excerpts":"reflect these statutory <span class=\"match\">requirements</span>.\n \n Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 \n Regulatory Impact Analysis \n Introduction \n Institutions of higher education that participate in the Federal student financial aid programs authorized by title IV of the HEA are required to comply with the Clery Act. According to the most current IPEDS data, a total of 7,508 institutions were participating in title IV programs in 2012. The Department reviews institutions for <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with the Clery Act and has imposed fines for significant <span class=\"match\">non-compliance</span>. The Department expects"}]}