{"description":"Documents matching 'compliance cause substantial economic hardship'","count":4325,"total_pages":50,"next_page_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents?conditions%5Bterm%5D=compliance+cause+substantial+economic+hardship&format=json&page=2","results":[{"title":"Employment Authorization for Lebanese F-1 Nonimmigrant Students Experiencing Severe Economic Hardship as a Direct Result of the Current Crisis in Lebanon","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is suspending certain regulatory requirements for F-1 nonimmigrant students from Lebanon who are experiencing severe economic hardship as a direct result of the current crisis in Lebanon. The Secretary is providing relief to these students who are in lawful F-1 nonimmigrant status, so the students may request employment authorization, work an increased number of hours while school is in session, and reduce their course load while continuing to maintain their F-1 nonimmigrant status.","document_number":"2024-27787","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/11/27/2024-27787/employment-authorization-for-lebanese-f-1-nonimmigrant-students-experiencing-severe-economic","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-11-27/pdf/2024-27787.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-27787.pdf?1732628728","publication_date":"2024-11-27","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":"U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement","name":"U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement","id":503,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/u-s-immigration-and-customs-enforcement","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/503","parent_id":227,"slug":"u-s-immigration-and-customs-enforcement"}],"excerpts":"e-lebanon \n (last visited Nov. 5, 2024).\n \n \n <span class=\"match\">Economic</span> Crisis \n \n The recent intensification of military conflict and population displacement has exacerbated an existing <span class=\"match\">economic</span> crisis in Lebanon. In 2021, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) estimated that Lebanon's <span class=\"match\">economic</span> collapse may be the third worst <span class=\"match\">economic</span> crisis in the world since the mid-nineteenth century.\n 11 \n \n Four years after the collapse, in September 2023, the IMF warned that “the small nation is still facing `enormous <span class=\"match\">economic</span> challenges,' with a collapsed banking sector,"},{"title":"Student Debt Relief Based on Hardship for the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program (Direct Loans), the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program, the Federal Perkins Loan (Perkins) Program, and the Health Education Assistance Loan (HEAL) Program","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Secretary proposes to amend the regulations related to the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA), to provide for the waiver of certain student loan debts. The proposed regulations would specify the Secretary's authority to waive all or part of any student loan debts owed to the Department based on the Secretary's determination that a borrower has experienced or is experiencing hardship related to such a loan.","document_number":"2024-25067","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/10/31/2024-25067/student-debt-relief-based-on-hardship-for-the-william-d-ford-federal-direct-loan-program-direct","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-10-31/pdf/2024-25067.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-25067.pdf?1730292330","publication_date":"2024-10-31","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":"Department intends the “<span class=\"match\">hardship</span>” necessary to trigger relief under proposed § 30.91(d) to be a <span class=\"match\">substantial</span> harm. The Department interprets the <span class=\"match\">hardship</span> required for relief under proposed § 30.91(d) as: the borrower must be highly likely to be in default or experience similarly severe negative and persistent circumstances, and other options for payment relief would not sufficiently address the borrower's persistent <span class=\"match\">hardship</span>. The requirement that other payment relief options would not sufficiently address a borrower's persistent <span class=\"match\">hardship</span> would apply both"},{"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":"a significant <span class=\"match\">economic</span> impact on a <span class=\"match\">substantial</span> number of small entities under the RFA. In making this determination, the EPA concludes that the impact of concern for this proposed rule is any significant adverse <span class=\"match\">economic</span> impact on small entities and that the agency is certifying that this proposed rule will not have a significant <span class=\"match\">economic</span> impact on a <span class=\"match\">substantial</span> number of small entities because it has no new net burden on the small entities subject to the rule. The proposed rule \n \n extends the existing PFOA and PFOS MCL <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> deadlines and"},{"title":"\"Small Business\" and \"Small Organization\" Definitions for Investment Companies and Investment Advisers for Purposes of the Regulatory Flexibility Act","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Securities and Exchange Commission (the \"Commission\" or the \"SEC\") is proposing to amend the rules under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the \"Investment Company Act\") and under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the \"Advisers Act\") that define the terms \"small business\" and \"small organization\" for purposes of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (the \"RFA\") to increase the asset-based thresholds used in those definitions. The Commission also is proposing a mechanism for periodic future inflation adjustments of the asset- based thresholds used in these definitions. The Commission further is proposing amendments to Form ADV and the rule providing continuing hardship exemptions from filing electronically for investment advisers in connection with the proposed amendments.","document_number":"2026-00316","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/12/2026-00316/small-business-and-small-organization-definitions-for-investment-companies-and-investment-advisers","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-01-12/pdf/2026-00316.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-00316.pdf?1767966311","publication_date":"2026-01-12","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":"Commission must establish plans for periodically reviewing rules that have or will have a significant <span class=\"match\">economic</span> impact on a <span class=\"match\">substantial</span> number of small entities \n 19 \n \n and must publish regulatory flexibility agendas semiannually in the \n Federal Register \n that describe rules it is considering that may have a significant <span class=\"match\">economic</span> impact on a <span class=\"match\">substantial</span> number of small entities.\n 20 \n \n The Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the SBA must monitor <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with the requirements created by the RFA and must provide a report annually to Congress and the President"},{"title":"Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements Under Title VII, the ADA, GINA, and the PWFA","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC or Commission) proposes to amend the language of its existing recordkeeping regulations under title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (title VII), the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) to add references to the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA). The PWFA requires covered employers to provide reasonable accommodations to a qualified applicant's or employee's known limitations related to, affected by, or arising out of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, unless the accommodation will cause the employer an undue hardship. The PWFA adopts by reference the statutory recordkeeping provision of title VII, which authorizes the existing EEOC recordkeeping regulations.","document_number":"2024-27286","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/11/21/2024-27286/recordkeeping-and-reporting-requirements-under-title-vii-the-ada-gina-and-the-pwfa","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-11-21/pdf/2024-27286.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-27286.pdf?1732110345","publication_date":"2024-11-21","agencies":[{"raw_name":"EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION","name":"Equal Employment Opportunity Commission","id":147,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/equal-employment-opportunity-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/147","parent_id":null,"slug":"equal-employment-opportunity-commission"}],"excerpts":"to have a significant <span class=\"match\">economic</span> impact on a <span class=\"match\">substantial</span> number of small entities. For the reasons outlined below, the Chair of the Commission hereby certifies that this rulemaking will not have a significant <span class=\"match\">economic</span> impact on a <span class=\"match\">substantial</span> number of small entities.\n \n \n \n 24 \n  5 U.S.C. 603(a).\n \n \n \n This proposed rulemaking applies to employers with fifteen or more employees, the majority of which are small entities.\n 25 \n \n Although this proposed rule would impact small entities, it will not have a “significant <span class=\"match\">economic</span> impact” on those entities"},{"title":"Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements Under Title VII, the ADA, GINA, and the PWFA","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (\"EEOC\" or \"Commission\") is proposing to amend its regulations regarding recordkeeping and reporting requirements to delegate authority for making determinations on hardship exemption applications, to set forth the procedure for applying for exemptions, and to provide a non- exhaustive list of criteria for considering exemption applications. These actions are necessary for administrative efficiency and transparency.","document_number":"2024-23327","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/10/11/2024-23327/recordkeeping-and-reporting-requirements-under-title-vii-the-ada-gina-and-the-pwfa","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-10-11/pdf/2024-23327.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-23327.pdf?1728564321","publication_date":"2024-10-11","agencies":[{"raw_name":"EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION","name":"Equal Employment Opportunity Commission","id":147,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/equal-employment-opportunity-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/147","parent_id":null,"slug":"equal-employment-opportunity-commission"}],"excerpts":"The degree to which the circumstances are beyond the filer's control or are extraordinary; and \n \n (5) The degree to which <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> has been rendered impracticable or impossible (\n e.g., \n due to natural disaster or data loss).\n \n (b) The filer bears the burden to demonstrate that the reporting requirement would result in undue <span class=\"match\">hardship</span>. \n (c) Circumstances that generally will not form the basis of a finding of undue <span class=\"match\">hardship</span> include, but are not limited to: \n \n (1) A filer's number of establishments alone;\n \n \n (2) A filer's lack of knowledge about"},{"title":"Implementation of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is issuing this final rule and interpretive guidance to implement the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, which requires a covered entity to provide reasonable accommodations to a qualified employee's or applicant's known limitations related to, affected by, or arising out of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, unless the accommodation will cause an undue hardship on the operation of the business of the covered entity.","document_number":"2024-07527","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/04/19/2024-07527/implementation-of-the-pregnant-workers-fairness-act","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-04-19/pdf/2024-07527.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-07527.pdf?1713194114","publication_date":"2024-04-19","agencies":[{"raw_name":"EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION","name":"Equal Employment Opportunity Commission","id":147,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/equal-employment-opportunity-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/147","parent_id":null,"slug":"equal-employment-opportunity-commission"}],"excerpts":"secular reasons, should receive a per se undue <span class=\"match\">hardship</span> exemption. \n Response to Comments Regarding Requests for a Per Se Undue <span class=\"match\">Hardship</span> Exemption \n \n The Commission declines to create a per se undue <span class=\"match\">hardship</span> exemption, for several reasons. First, the PWFA incorporates the ADA's “undue <span class=\"match\">hardship</span>” definition, and under the ADA, employers may assert undue <span class=\"match\">hardship</span> as a defense but must conduct an individualized assessment when determining whether a reasonable accommodation will impose an undue <span class=\"match\">hardship</span>.\n 304 \n \n Creating a per se rule that an employer's"},{"title":"Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions-Spring 2025","type":"Notice","abstract":"Pursuant to the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA; 5 U.S.C 601- 612) the Federal Communications Commission is required to publish a regulatory flexibility agenda twice-yearly in the Federal Register describing any regulatory proceedings under development or review which are likely to have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. 5 U.S.C. 602. In addition, Executive Order 12866, Regulatory Planning and Review (Sep. 30, 1993), requires each agency to publish, twice yearly, a regulatory agenda (Agenda) of regulations under development or review during the next year which will be included in the Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions (Unified Agenda). 58 FR 51735 (Oct. 4, 1993). The Agenda required by Executive Order 12866 must include all regulations the agency expects to develop or review during the next 12 months, regardless of whether they may have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. E.O. 12866 provides that agencies may combine this agenda with the regulatory flexibility agenda required under the RFA. To help keep the public informed of significant rulemaking proceedings and meet its obligations under the RFA and E.O. 12866, the Commission has prepared Agenda entries providing a brief description and summary of each regulatory activity that is currently planned for the 12 months, subject to revision, including the objectives and legal basis for each, and the name and telephone number of an agency official who is knowledgeable about items in the agenda. The Commission's Agenda entries published in the Federal Register are only those entries for rules that are likely to have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities pursuant to the RFA. The Commission's complete list of regulatory and deregulatory actions for the Unified Agenda will be published on the internet in a searchable format at www.reginfo.gov.","document_number":"2025-18318","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/09/22/2025-18318/unified-agenda-of-federal-regulatory-and-deregulatory-actions-spring-2025","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-09-22/pdf/2025-18318.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-18318.pdf?1758285917","publication_date":"2025-09-22","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION","name":"Federal Communications Commission","id":161,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-communications-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/161","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-communications-commission"}],"excerpts":"FR 6219 \n \n \n Petition for Reconsideration Comment Period End \n 02/27/23 \n \n \n Order \n 08/07/23 \n 88 FR 52043 \n \n \n Order of Reconsideration \n 09/18/23 \n 88 FR 63853 \n \n \n Public Notice Announcing <span class=\"match\">Compliance</span> Dates \n 10/10/23 \n 88 FR 69883 \n \n \n Public Notice Incorporating <span class=\"match\">Compliance</span> Dates \n 10/26/23 \n 88 FR 73534 \n \n \n Public Notice Announcing <span class=\"match\">Compliance</span> Dates, DA 914, rel \n 09/10/24 \n \n \n Next Action Undetermined \n To Be Determined \n \n \n Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes \n Agency Contact: Zac Champ, Deputy Division Chief, Consumer &amp;"},{"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":"Flexibility Act (RFA), 5 U.S.C. 601-612, requires agencies to prepare a regulatory flexibility analysis unless the head of the agency certifies that the proposed rule will not have a significant <span class=\"match\">economic</span> impact on a <span class=\"match\">substantial</span> number of small entities. In the SNPR, the Commission certified that the proposed rule would not have a significant impact on a <span class=\"match\">substantial</span> number of small businesses. 88 FR 85760, 85783. The Commission received additional information during the SNPR comment period and the eFiling Beta Pilot regarding: (1) initial startup burden"},{"title":"Employment Authorization for Ukrainian F-1 Nonimmigrant Students Experiencing Severe Economic Hardship as a Direct Result of the Current Armed Conflict in Ukraine","type":"Notice","abstract":"This notice announces that the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary) is suspending certain regulatory requirements for F-1 nonimmigrant students whose country of citizenship is Ukraine, regardless of country of birth (or individuals having no nationality who last habitually resided in Ukraine), and who are experiencing severe economic hardship as a direct result of the current armed conflict in Ukraine. The Secretary is taking action to provide relief to these Ukrainian students who are in lawful F-1 nonimmigrant student status, so the students may request employment authorization, work an increased number of hours while school is in session, and reduce their course load while continuing to maintain their F-1 nonimmigrant student status. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will deem an F-1 nonimmigrant student granted employment authorization by means of this notice to be engaged in a \"full course of study\" for the duration of the employment authorization, if the nonimmigrant student satisfies the minimum course load requirement described in this notice.","document_number":"2023-17872","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/08/21/2023-17872/employment-authorization-for-ukrainian-f-1-nonimmigrant-students-experiencing-severe-economic","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-08-21/pdf/2023-17872.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-17872.pdf?1692362724","publication_date":"2023-08-21","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":"U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement","name":"U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement","id":503,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/u-s-immigration-and-customs-enforcement","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/503","parent_id":227,"slug":"u-s-immigration-and-customs-enforcement"}],"excerpts":"any evidence to support the reason(s). \n See \n 8 CFR 103.7(c) (Oct. 1, 2020).\n \n \n Supporting documentation. \n An F-1 nonimmigrant student seeking off-campus employment authorization due to severe <span class=\"match\">economic</span> <span class=\"match\">hardship</span> must demonstrate the following to their DSO:\n \n (1) This employment is necessary to avoid severe <span class=\"match\">economic</span> <span class=\"match\">hardship</span>; and \n (2) The <span class=\"match\">hardship</span> is a direct result of the current armed conflict in Ukraine. \n If the DSO agrees that the F-1 nonimmigrant student is entitled to receive such employment authorization, the DSO must recommend application"},{"title":"Czinger Vehicles-Grant of Petition for Temporary Exemption From Certain Requirements of FMVSS No. 205, Glazing Materials","type":"Notice","abstract":"This notice grants the petition of Czinger Vehicles (Czinger) for a temporary exemption from windshield abrasion resistance requirements in Federal motor vehicle safety standard (FMVSS) No. 205, Glazing materials. The basis for the exemption is that compliance with these requirements would cause substantial economic hardship to a low volume manufacturer that has tried in good faith to comply with the standard. This action follows our publication in the Federal Register of a document announcing receipt of Czinger's petition and soliciting public comments. We received no comments on the petition.","document_number":"2023-11453","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/05/31/2023-11453/czinger-vehicles-grant-of-petition-for-temporary-exemption-from-certain-requirements-of-fmvss-no-205","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-05-31/pdf/2023-11453.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-11453.pdf?1685450725","publication_date":"2023-05-31","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":"National Highway Traffic Safety Administration","name":"National Highway Traffic Safety Administration","id":345,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-highway-traffic-safety-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/345","parent_id":492,"slug":"national-highway-traffic-safety-administration"}],"excerpts":"for a temporary exemption on the <span class=\"match\">substantial</span> <span class=\"match\">economic</span> <span class=\"match\">hardship</span> basis, the petitioner's total motor vehicle production in the most recent year of production must be not more than 10,000 vehicles.\n 23 \n \n To demonstrate <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with this requirement, and pursuant to 49 CFR 555.6(a)(2)(v), Czinger stated that it has not produced any motor vehicles to date.\n 24 \n \n \n \n \n 23 \n  49 U.S.C. 30113(d).\n \n \n \n \n 24 \n  Czinger petition at page 4.\n \n \n \n <span class=\"match\">Substantial</span> <span class=\"match\">economic</span> <span class=\"match\">hardship</span>. \n In support of its claim that <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with the windshield abrasion resistance"},{"title":"Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2027; and Basic Health Program","type":"Rule","abstract":"This final rule contains provisions to improve implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, including payment parameters and provisions related to the HHS-operated risk adjustment and risk adjustment data validation (HHS-RADV) programs, as well as 2027 user fee rates for issuers offering qualified health plans (QHPs) through Federally-facilitated Exchanges (FFEs) and State-based Exchanges on the Federal platform (SBE-FPs). This final rule also includes provisions related to civil money penalties (CMPs) for noncompliant issuers and other responsible entities; standards governing agents, brokers, and web-brokers; the expansion and codification of hardship exemption eligibility; implementation of the State Exchange Improper Payment Measurement (SEIPM); provider access standards and essential community provider standards for QHP certification; QHP certification of non-network plans; a prohibition on issuers from including routine non-pediatric dental services as an Essential Health Benefit (EHB); requirements related to defrayal for the cost of any State-required benefits in addition to the EHB; cost- sharing flexibilities for catastrophic and individual market bronze plans; establishment of catastrophic plans with plan terms of up to 10 consecutive plan years; QHP issuer quality improvement strategies (QISs); and revisions affecting which enrollees are included in Federal Basic Health Program (BHP) payment calculations to States. This final rule also includes amendments to implement certain provisions of the Working Families Tax Cut (WFTC) legislation.","document_number":"2026-10050","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/20/2026-10050/patient-protection-and-affordable-care-act-hhs-notice-of-benefit-and-payment-parameters-for-2027-and","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-20/pdf/2026-10050.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-10050.pdf?1779135308","publication_date":"2026-05-20","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"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"},{"raw_name":"Office of the Secretary"}],"excerpts":"and could <span class=\"match\">cause</span> significant instability to risk pools. \n 17. Expansion of <span class=\"match\">Hardship</span> Exemption Eligibility (§ 155.605(d)(1)) \n In the 2027 Payment Notice proposed rule (91 FR 6353), we proposed to amend § 155.605(d)(1) to codify the expansion of <span class=\"match\">hardship</span> exemption eligibility to individuals who are ineligible for APTC or CSR due to projected household income below 100 percent or above 250 percent of the FPL. \n \n Section 5000A(e)(5) of the Code establishes an exemption from the \n \n individual shared responsibility payment based on <span class=\"match\">hardship</span> or lack of"},{"title":"Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise in Airport Concessions Program Implementation Modifications","type":"Rule","abstract":"This interim final rule (IFR) ensures that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT or Department) operates its Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) and Airport Concession Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (ACDBE) Programs (collectively, Programs) in a nondiscriminatory fashion--in line with law and the U.S. Constitution. The IFR removes race- and sex-based presumptions of social and economic disadvantage that violate the U.S. Constitution.","document_number":"2025-19460","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/10/03/2025-19460/disadvantaged-business-enterprise-program-and-disadvantaged-business-enterprise-in-airport","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-10-03/pdf/2025-19460.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-19460.pdf?1759409114","publication_date":"2025-10-03","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"}],"excerpts":"requirements in §§ 26.11(e)(5) and (6) that recipients report the number of in-State and out-of-State applications for an “individualized” determination of social or <span class=\"match\">economic</span> disadvantage status, and the number of in-State and out-of-State applicants who made an individualized showing of social and <span class=\"match\">economic</span> disadvantaged status. This IFR requires all applicants to demonstrate social and <span class=\"match\">economic</span> disadvantage affirmatively to participate in the DBE program, which renders these reporting requirements unnecessary. The IFR further renumbers the reporting requirements"},{"title":"Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2027; and Basic Health Program","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"This proposed rule contains provisions to improve implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, including payment parameters and provisions related to the HHS-operated risk adjustment and risk adjustment data validation (HHS-RADV) programs, as well as 2027 user fee rates for issuers offering qualified health plans (QHPs) through Federally-facilitated Exchanges (FFEs) and State-based Exchanges on the Federal platform (SBE-FPs). This proposed rule also includes provisions related to civil money penalties (CMPs) for noncompliant issuers and other responsible entities; standards governing agents, brokers, and web-brokers; the expansion and codification of hardship exemption eligibility; implementation of the State Exchange Improper Payment Measurement (SEIPM); provider access standards and essential community provider standards for QHP certification; QHP certification of non-network plans; a prohibition on issuers from including routine non-pediatric dental services as an Essential Health Benefit (EHB); cost-sharing flexibilities for catastrophic and individual market bronze plans; establishment of catastrophic plans with plan terms of up to 10 consecutive years; QHP issuer quality improvement strategies (QISs); revisions affecting which enrollees are included in Federal Basic Health Program (BHP) payment calculations to States; and seeks comment on potential adjustments to other Federal standards, including the Federal medical loss ratio (MLR) standard in the individual market. This proposed rule also includes amendments to implement certain provisions of the Working Families Tax Cut (WFTC) legislation.","document_number":"2026-02769","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/11/2026-02769/patient-protection-and-affordable-care-act-hhs-notice-of-benefit-and-payment-parameters-for-2027-and","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-02-11/pdf/2026-02769.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-02769.pdf?1770671709","publication_date":"2026-02-11","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"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"},{"raw_name":"Office of the Secretary"}],"excerpts":"also provided that <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> reviews conducted under this oversight authority would follow the standards set forth in § 156.715. Now we are considering additional clarifications to HHS' authority on <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> reviews under § 156.480. \n Currently, § 156.480(c) provides that in conducting APTC, CSR, and user fee audits or <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> reviews, HHS may assess an issuer's <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with the requirements in 45 CFR part 156 subpart E and § 156.50. The regulatory text does not currently reference assessment of an issuer's <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with other Exchange"},{"title":"Recission of Final Rule: Improving Protections for Workers in Temporary Agricultural Employment in the United States","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Department of Labor (Department or DOL) is proposing to amend its regulations governing the certification of agricultural labor or services to be performed by temporary foreign workers in H-2A nonimmigrant status (H-2A workers) and enforcement of the contractual obligations applicable to employers of such nonimmigrant workers. This notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM or proposed rule) that would rescind provisions contained within a final rule published by the Department on April 29, 2024, which adopted a number of unnecessary, burdensome, and costly requirements on employers. Specifically, these provisions include, but are not limited to, substantial new requirements associated with the material terms and conditions offered by employers to H-2A workers that are not commonly provided to other U.S. workers, including progressive discipline policies for cause-based employment terminations, anti-retaliation measures for certain workers engaged in self-organization and other concerted activities, and expanding the authority and scope for a State Workforce Agency (SWA) to discontinue employment services to employers, which prevents those employers from accessing the H-2A program, while eliminating employers' option to request a hearing prior to the SWA's final determination. Further, the final rule imposed extensive highly-sensitive data collection requirements on employers related to their use of foreign labor recruiters, including personal names and physical addresses abroad, as well as detailed personal information associated with all owners of the employers, operators of the place(s) of employment, and supervisor(s) and manager(s) of workers employed under the terms of the work contract, with very limited or no practical utility to the agency's statutory decision making. A brief summary of this rulemaking can be found at www.regulations.gov by searching by the RIN: 1205-AC25.","document_number":"2025-12315","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/07/02/2025-12315/recission-of-final-rule-improving-protections-for-workers-in-temporary-agricultural-employment-in","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-07-02/pdf/2025-12315.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-12315.pdf?1751287533","publication_date":"2025-07-02","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":"Employment and Training Administration","name":"Employment and Training Administration","id":133,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/employment-and-training-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/133","parent_id":271,"slug":"employment-and-training-administration"},{"raw_name":"Wage and Hour Division","name":"Wage and Hour Division","id":524,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/wage-and-hour-division","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/524","parent_id":271,"slug":"wage-and-hour-division"}],"excerpts":"vehicle was manufactured with seat belts but not the requirement that employers require their workers to wear seat belts).\n \n F. Termination for <span class=\"match\">Cause</span> \n The Department proposes to rescind regulations defining termination for <span class=\"match\">cause</span>, establishing five conditions that must be satisfied before an employer may terminate a worker for <span class=\"match\">cause</span>, and setting recordkeeping requirements associated with termination for <span class=\"match\">cause</span>, including requirements for maintaining disciplinary records and termination records. Specifically, the Department proposes to return to the"},{"title":"Establishing Flexibility for Implementation of Work Requirements and Term Limits","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"This proposed rule would amend HUD regulations to provide Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) and certain Multifamily Housing Owners (Owners) with the option to implement work requirements for work- eligible adults and term limits for non-elderly, non-disabled families residing in public housing or receiving assistance through Housing Choice Vouchers (HCV), Project-Based Vouchers (PBV), or Project-Based Rental Assistance (PBRA). This proposed rule is necessary to further the statutory goals of the public housing, HCV, PBV, and PBRA programs to provide maximum local flexibility for PHAs, promote self-sufficiency for residents, promote economically mixed housing in the PBRA program, and address the affordable housing shortage.","document_number":"2026-04095","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/02/2026-04095/establishing-flexibility-for-implementation-of-work-requirements-and-term-limits","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-03-02/pdf/2026-04095.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-04095.pdf?1772199923","publication_date":"2026-03-02","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT","name":"Housing and Urban Development Department","id":228,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/housing-and-urban-development-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/228","parent_id":null,"slug":"housing-and-urban-development-department"}],"excerpts":"requirements unless the agency certifies that the rule will not have a significant <span class=\"match\">economic</span> impact on a <span class=\"match\">substantial</span> number of small entities. The rule will not have a significant <span class=\"match\">economic</span> impact on a <span class=\"match\">substantial</span> number of small entities such as small PHAs and Owners because small entities may opt to not adopt work requirements or term limits if they perceive the costs to be unacceptable.\n 52 \n \n The effects of this proposed rule will not have a significant <span class=\"match\">economic</span> impact because the changes can be implemented at the discretion of the PHAs and Owners"},{"title":"Lifeline and Link Up Reform and Modernization; Bridging the Digital Divide for Low-Income Consumers; Telecommunications Carriers Eligible for Universal Service Support; Affordable Connectivity Program; Emergency Broadband Benefit Program","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) seeks to ensure that Lifeline services are used to benefit and support eligible low-income Americans, that the program's funding is protected from waste, fraud, and abuse, and that service providers are in compliance with Commission rules. The Commission also seeks to update and streamline Lifeline and related rules.","document_number":"2026-06531","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/03/2026-06531/lifeline-and-link-up-reform-and-modernization-bridging-the-digital-divide-for-low-income-consumers","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-03/pdf/2026-06531.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-06531.pdf?1775133915","publication_date":"2026-04-03","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":"attached to <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> plans, once approved, that would result in automatic termination of the <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> plan if the condition is violated? The Commission seeks comments on what the conditions should be for terminating a Lifeline <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> plan. Should Lifeline <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> plans terminate when ETCs are found guilty of committing fraud or other misconduct in the Lifeline program? Should <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> plans terminate when ETCs change corporate ownership or control without notifying the Commission and receiving approval of an updated <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> plan? Or"},{"title":"Revocation of the 30-Day Notification Requirement Prior To Termination of Lease for Nonpayment of Rent","type":"Rule","abstract":"This rule revokes the 2021 interim final rule and 2024 final rule requiring that public housing agencies (PHAs) and owners of properties receiving project-based rental assistance (PBRA) provide certain tenants with 30-day notification prior to termination of lease for nonpayment of rent. Regulatory requirements for notice of termination for nonpayment of rent will return to pre-2021 requirements, which range from 5 days to 30 days for HUD programs and depend on state and local laws. This rule also removes requirements from the 2021 and 2024 rules related to information in termination notices.","document_number":"2026-03921","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/26/2026-03921/revocation-of-the-30-day-notification-requirement-prior-to-termination-of-lease-for-nonpayment-of","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-02-26/pdf/2026-03921.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-03921.pdf?1772027124","publication_date":"2026-02-26","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT","name":"Housing and Urban Development Department","id":228,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/housing-and-urban-development-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/228","parent_id":null,"slug":"housing-and-urban-development-department"}],"excerpts":"rulemaking requirements, unless the agency certifies that the rule will not have a significant <span class=\"match\">economic</span> impact on a <span class=\"match\">substantial</span> number of small entities.\n \n \n As a preliminary matter, because this rule is subject to the APA's good <span class=\"match\">cause</span> exception, notice and comment is not required and so the RFA does not apply. \n See \n 5 U.S.C. 603(a), 604(a).\n \n \n Further, the undersigned certifies that the rule does not have a significant <span class=\"match\">economic</span> impact on a <span class=\"match\">substantial</span> number of small entities. This rule seeks to ease administrative and financial burdens on PHAs"},{"title":"Enhancing Know-Your-Upstream-Provider Requirements and Strengthening STIR/SHAKEN (Call Authentication Trust Anchor; Advanced Methods To Target and Eliminate Unlawful Robocalls)","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) proposes steps to strengthen its robocall mitigation framework by enhancing Know-Your-Upstream-Provider (KYUP) requirements, improving oversight of voice service providers by the STIR/SHAKEN Governance Authority, raising caller ID attestation standards, and closing implementation gaps in STIR/SHAKEN implementation. Specifically, the Commission proposes establishing baseline KYUP information-collection, compliance review, verification, monitoring, and responsive-action requirements to ensure providers can identify and cut off bad-actor upstream providers. The Commission also proposes measures to expand the Governance Authority's vetting, enforcement, and reporting responsibilities to prevent misuse of STIR/SHAKEN certificates and to remove noncompliant providers from the authentication ecosystem. The Commission further proposes clarifying and strengthening STIR/SHAKEN attestation rules, including codifying attestation levels, defining improper attestations, and specifying permissible mechanisms for verifying number-to-customer associations. Additionally, the Commission proposes and seeks comment on additional steps to close caller ID authentication gaps, such as refining provider definitions, reconsidering exemptions, requiring providers serving end users to assign STIR/SHAKEN attestations, and ensuring calls maintain authentication information. The Commission also seeks comment on special circumstances, including addressing issues with foreign- originated calls.","document_number":"2026-13874","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/09/2026-13874/enhancing-know-your-upstream-provider-requirements-and-strengthening-stirshaken-call-authentication","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-09/pdf/2026-13874.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-13874.pdf?1783514714","publication_date":"2026-07-09","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 rule that exempts it from <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> and explain in detail why that exemption applies.” The TRACED Act also directs the Commission to address any issues that formed the basis for any undue <span class=\"match\">hardship</span> extensions it has granted and “enable as promptly as reasonable full participation of all classes of providers of voice service and types of voice calls to receive the highest level of trust.” In the absence of undue <span class=\"match\">hardship</span>, there is no basis to maintain an extension. We believe that there is no longer an undue <span class=\"match\">hardship</span> for the SPC token extension"},{"title":"Energy Conservation Program: Procedures, Interpretations, and Policies for Consideration of New or Revised Energy Conservation Standards and Test Procedures for Consumer Products and Certain Commercial/Industrial Equipment","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Department of Energy (\"DOE\" or \"the Department\") proposes to update the Department's current rulemaking methodology titled, \"Procedures, Interpretations, and Policies for Consideration of New or Revised Energy Conservation Standards and Test Procedures for Consumer Products and Certain Commercial/Industrial Equipment\" (\"Process Rule\"). Specifically, DOE proposes to: make Appendix A binding on DOE for certain actions; amend objectives and considerations consistent with recent Executive orders and Department policies; add a definition of \"significant energy savings\"; re-instate the comparative analysis requirement, described as a \"walk up\" approach; include certain economic thresholds; re-instate the description of clear and convincing evidence; and revert to language from the 2020 Process Rule text, with minor edits, in several sections. In addition to requesting written comments on its proposal, DOE will also hold a public meeting to discuss this proposal and obtain additional input.","document_number":"2026-13674","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/07/2026-13674/energy-conservation-program-procedures-interpretations-and-policies-for-consideration-of-new-or","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-07/pdf/2026-13674.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-13674.pdf?1783341912","publication_date":"2026-07-07","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY","name":"Energy Department","id":136,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/energy-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/136","parent_id":null,"slug":"energy-department"}],"excerpts":"maintain its current approach in the Process Rule to assess <span class=\"match\">economic</span> viability. Specifically, the commenter encouraged DOE to maintain a comprehensive assessment of <span class=\"match\">economic</span> impacts that considers life-cycle cost savings, avoided energy system costs, macroeconomic impacts, and <span class=\"match\">economic</span> impacts to consumers. NEEA further recommended against redefining “economically justified” to have a narrow focus on short payback periods or “first cost analysis,” which would undervalue long-term <span class=\"match\">economic</span> benefits. NEEA added that overlooking broader energy system"}]}