{"description":"Documents matching 'compliance definition provides specific limitations'","count":10000,"total_pages":50,"next_page_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents?conditions%5Bterm%5D=compliance+definition+provides+specific+limitations&format=json&page=2","results":[{"title":"Definition of Shellfish; Inclusion of Cephalopods","type":"Rule","abstract":"We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are amending the definition of \"shellfish\" in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) by removing the phrase \"having a shell\" and adding specific taxa. This amendment will clarify that squid, cuttlefish, octopus, and other cephalopods are included within the regulatory definition of shellfish. This action is deregulatory in nature, as it reduces regulatory ambiguity, aligns the Service's regulations with current biological understanding and commercial practice, reduces regulatory burden and is within the Service's purview to amend definitions as needed.","document_number":"2026-12578","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/23/2026-12578/definition-of-shellfish-inclusion-of-cephalopods","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-23/pdf/2026-12578.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-12578.pdf?1782132317","publication_date":"2026-06-23","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","name":"Interior Department","id":253,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/interior-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/253","parent_id":null,"slug":"interior-department"},{"raw_name":"Fish and Wildlife Service","name":"Fish and Wildlife Service","id":197,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/fish-and-wildlife-service","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/197","parent_id":253,"slug":"fish-and-wildlife-service"}],"excerpts":"amending the <span class=\"match\">definition</span> of “shellfish” in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) by removing the phrase “having a shell” and adding <span class=\"match\">specific</span> taxa. This amendment will clarify that squid, cuttlefish, octopus, and other cephalopods are included within the regulatory <span class=\"match\">definition</span> of shellfish. This action is deregulatory in nature, as it reduces regulatory ambiguity, aligns the \n \n Service's regulations with current biological understanding and commercial practice, reduces regulatory burden and is within the Service's purview to amend <span class=\"match\">definitions</span> as needed"},{"title":"Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the Steam Electric Power Generating Point Source Category-Deadline Extensions","type":"Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (the EPA or Agency) is finalizing a Clean Water Act (CWA) rule to extend deadlines promulgated in the 2024 \"Supplemental Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the Steam Electric Power Generating Point Source Category\" (2024 rule), update the 2024 rule's transfer provisions to allow facilities to switch between compliance alternatives, and create authority for alternative applicability dates and paperwork submission dates, based on site-specific factors.","document_number":"2025-24102","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/31/2025-24102/effluent-limitations-guidelines-and-standards-for-the-steam-electric-power-generating-point-source","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-12-31/pdf/2025-24102.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-24102.pdf?1767102318","publication_date":"2025-12-31","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":"Earliest <span class=\"match\">Compliance</span> Dates, Which Have Already Passed \n \n The EPA disagrees with public comments suggesting that these extensions would result in widespread delays in <span class=\"match\">compliance</span>. The EPA is not postponing the earliest <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> date for the 2024 rule, which has since passed and, as a result, facilities without some of the <span class=\"match\">limitations</span> described above have already begun submitting NOPPs (DCN SE12001) and installing technology to comply with zero-discharge <span class=\"match\">limitations</span> (EPA-HQ-OW-2009-0819-10666). These extensions are not intended to simply <span class=\"match\">provide</span> this"},{"title":"Definition of a Ski Area","type":"Rule","abstract":"The United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service (Forest Service or Agency) is issuing a final rule revising the definition of a ski area in its special use regulations. The revised definition aligns more closely with the Forest Service's statutory authority for ski area administration and reduces burden on the agency and special use permit holders.","document_number":"2026-05767","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/25/2026-05767/definition-of-a-ski-area","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-03-25/pdf/2026-05767.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-05767.pdf?1774356312","publication_date":"2026-03-25","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","name":"Agriculture Department","id":12,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/agriculture-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/12","parent_id":null,"slug":"agriculture-department"},{"raw_name":"Forest Service","name":"Forest Service","id":209,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/forest-service","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/209","parent_id":12,"slug":"forest-service"}],"excerpts":"Permit beyond skiing and other snow sports. The 2011 Act <span class=\"match\">provides</span> for authorizing only those other recreational uses as the Secretary deems appropriate, describes the requirements of those recreational activities, and lists <span class=\"match\">specific</span> inclusions and exclusions. At 497b(5), a <span class=\"match\">limitation</span> is put on the authorization of those other recreational uses if they would “result in the primary purpose of the ski area permit to be a purpose other than skiing and other snow-sports.” The ski area <span class=\"match\">definition</span> at 36 CFR 251.51 incorporates the primary purpose concept"},{"title":"Payment Limitation and Payment Eligibility","type":"Rule","abstract":"This rule revises the payment limitation and payment eligibility regulations to conform with provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). This rule also makes additional changes to those regulations to improve program administration and clarify and update existing provisions.","document_number":"2026-11002","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/02/2026-11002/payment-limitation-and-payment-eligibility","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-02/pdf/2026-11002.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-11002.pdf?1780317921","publication_date":"2026-06-02","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","name":"Agriculture Department","id":12,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/agriculture-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/12","parent_id":null,"slug":"agriculture-department"},{"raw_name":"Commodity Credit Corporation","name":"Commodity Credit Corporation","id":76,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/commodity-credit-corporation","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/76","parent_id":12,"slug":"commodity-credit-corporation"}],"excerpts":"pass-through entities are not required to certify <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with the average AGI <span class=\"match\">limitation</span> at the entity level (§ 1400.502(a)). Members, through the fourth level of ownership, other than qualified pass-through entities embedded in the ownership structure of other legal entities, remain required to certify <span class=\"match\">compliance</span>. For example, if an S corporation has two individual owners, only the two individual owners must certify <span class=\"match\">compliance</span>. Prior to this change, the S corporation was required to certify <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> at the entity level in addition to the two individual"},{"title":"Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the Steam Electric Power Generating Point Source Category-Deadline Extensions","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (the EPA or Agency) is proposing a Clean Water Act (CWA) rule to extend deadlines, promulgated in the 2024 \"Supplemental Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the Steam Electric Power Generating Point Source Category\" (2024 rule), update the transfer provisions to allow facilities to switch between compliance alternatives, and create authority for an alternative applicability dates and paperwork submission dates, based on site-specific factors. The EPA is also seeking comment on several issues relevant to a separate, future rulemaking on the underlying standards.","document_number":"2025-19268","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/10/02/2025-19268/effluent-limitations-guidelines-and-standards-for-the-steam-electric-power-generating-point-source","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-10-02/pdf/2025-19268.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-19268.pdf?1759322719","publication_date":"2025-10-02","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":"proposed rule would extend certain <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> dates associated with zero-discharge <span class=\"match\">limitations</span> and standards for discharges of pollutants found in three steam electric wastestreams. The proposed rule would <span class=\"match\">provide</span> extended dates for <span class=\"match\">limitations</span> and standards associated with each wastestream in separate sections that do not rely on one another. Although the proposed decision to extend deadlines applicable to each wastestream rests on overlapping facts, the proposal to extend the <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> dates for <span class=\"match\">limitations</span> for each wastestream was made independently"},{"title":"Occupations That Customarily and Regularly Received Tips; Definition of Qualified Tips","type":"Rule","abstract":"This document contains final regulations that identify occupations that customarily and regularly received tips on or before December 31, 2024, and provide a definition of qualified tips for purposes of the income tax deduction for qualified tips. These regulations affect individuals who receive tips as part of their occupation.","document_number":"2026-07104","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/13/2026-07104/occupations-that-customarily-and-regularly-received-tips-definition-of-qualified-tips","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-13/pdf/2026-07104.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-07104.pdf?1775825119","publication_date":"2026-04-13","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY","name":"Treasury Department","id":497,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/treasury-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/497","parent_id":null,"slug":"treasury-department"},{"raw_name":"Internal Revenue Service","name":"Internal Revenue Service","id":254,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/internal-revenue-service","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/254","parent_id":497,"slug":"internal-revenue-service"}],"excerpts":"nominee, agent, or other similar intermediary. \n Because of its potential for abuse, the final regulations <span class=\"match\">provide</span> no <span class=\"match\">specific</span> exceptions for the situation in which an employee has more than one employer, and the employer unrelated to the tipped occupation <span class=\"match\">provides</span> a tip to the employee. \n Per the suggestion that “tips” be very specifically defined, the final regulations adopt the <span class=\"match\">definition</span> of tips from the proposed regulations. Under this <span class=\"match\">definition</span>, tips are amounts paid by customers for services that are in excess of the amount agreed to, required"},{"title":"Occupations That Customarily and Regularly Received Tips; Definition of Qualified Tips","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"This document contains proposed regulations that identify occupations that customarily and regularly received tips on or before December 31, 2024, and provide a definition of \"qualified tips\" for purposes of the income tax deduction for qualified tips. These proposed regulations affect individuals who receive tips as part of their occupation.","document_number":"2025-18278","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/09/22/2025-18278/occupations-that-customarily-and-regularly-received-tips-definition-of-qualified-tips","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-09-22/pdf/2025-18278.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-18278.pdf?1758285913","publication_date":"2025-09-22","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY","name":"Treasury Department","id":497,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/treasury-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/497","parent_id":null,"slug":"treasury-department"},{"raw_name":"Internal Revenue Service","name":"Internal Revenue Service","id":254,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/internal-revenue-service","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/254","parent_id":497,"slug":"internal-revenue-service"}],"excerpts":"regulations would <span class=\"match\">provide</span> that an amount received by an individual in the course of an SSTB (as defined in section 199A(d)(2) and § 1.199A-5(b)) is not a qualified tip. The Treasury Department and the IRS \n \n request comments on the application of the existing rules under § 1.199A-5(b) to the SSTB <span class=\"match\">definition</span> in section 224. Specifically, comments are requested concerning whether the <span class=\"match\">definitions</span> in § 1.199A-5(b) should be refined for section 224 purposes.\n \n \n \n 3 \n  Section 199A(d)(2) cross references the qualified trade or business <span class=\"match\">definition</span> in section"},{"title":"Revising Definitions of “Adjudicated as a Mental Defective” and “Committed to a Mental Institution”","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (\"ATF\") proposes amending Department of Justice (\"Department\") regulations to update the definitions of \"adjudicated as a mental defective\" and \"committed to a mental institution.\"","document_number":"2026-09156","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/08/2026-09156/revising-definitions-of-adjudicated-as-a-mental-defective-and-committed-to-a-mental-institution","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-08/pdf/2026-09156.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-09156.pdf?1778157914","publication_date":"2026-05-08","agencies":[{"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":"Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives","name":"Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Bureau","id":19,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/alcohol-tobacco-firearms-and-explosives-bureau","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/19","parent_id":268,"slug":"alcohol-tobacco-firearms-and-explosives-bureau"}],"excerpts":"discussing the <span class=\"match\">definition</span> of “adjudicated as a mental defective,” the proposed rule explained that ATF had looked at the Department of Veterans Affairs' (“VA”) <span class=\"match\">definition</span> of “mental incompetent” when defining this statutory term. \n See \n 61 FR 47097. The VA <span class=\"match\">definition</span> of “mental incompetency,” which was first published in 1975,\n 3 \n \n <span class=\"match\">provides</span> that “[a] mentally incompetent person is one who because of injury or disease lacks the mental capacity to contract or to manage his or her own affairs, including disbursement of funds without <span class=\"match\">limitation</span>.” 38 CFR"},{"title":"Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the Steam Electric Power Generating Point Source Category-Unmanaged Combustion Residual Leachate","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is proposing a Clean Water Act (CWA) regulation to revise the technology- based effluent limitations guidelines and standards (ELGs) promulgated in the 2024 \"Supplemental Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the Steam Electric Power Generating Point Source Category\" (2024 ELG). This proposed regulation for the steam electric power generating point source category applies to unmanaged combustion residual leachate (CRL) at existing sources and is estimated to reduce costs by $446 to $1,090 million dollars annually at a 3 percent discount rate.","document_number":"2026-09895","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/18/2026-09895/effluent-limitations-guidelines-and-standards-for-the-steam-electric-power-generating-point-source","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-18/pdf/2026-09895.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-09895.pdf?1778849123","publication_date":"2026-05-18","agencies":[{"raw_name":"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","name":"Environmental Protection Agency","id":145,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/environmental-protection-agency","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/145","parent_id":null,"slug":"environmental-protection-agency"}],"excerpts":"effluent <span class=\"match\">limitations</span> in NPDES permits.\n 2 \n \n Discharges that flow through groundwater before reaching surface waters that are the “functional equivalent” of a direct discharge from a point source to a WOTUS are considered direct discharges and must comply with effluent <span class=\"match\">limitations</span> in NPDES permits. \n See Cnty. of Maui \n v. \n Haw. Wildlife Fund, \n 590 U.S. 165 (2020). Based upon the applicable effluent <span class=\"match\">limitations</span> guidelines (ELGs) promulgated by the EPA, numeric <span class=\"match\">limitations</span> in NPDES permits are implemented through discharger-<span class=\"match\">specific</span> technology-based"},{"title":"Updated Definition of “Waters of the United States”","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of the Army (\"the agencies\") are publishing for public comment a proposed rule revising the regulations defining the scope of waters federally covered under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, also known as the Clean Water Act, in light of the U.S. Supreme Court's 2023 decision in Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency. With this proposed rule, the agencies intend to provide greater regulatory certainty and increase Clean Water Act program predictability and consistency by clarifying the definition of \"waters of the United States.\" This proposed rule is also intended to implement the overall objective of the Clean Water Act to restore and maintain the quality of the Nation's waters while respecting State and Tribal authority over their own land and water resources.","document_number":"2025-20402","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/20/2025-20402/updated-definition-of-waters-of-the-united-states","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-11-20/pdf/2025-20402.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-20402.pdf?1763559920","publication_date":"2025-11-20","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE","name":"Defense Department","id":103,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/defense-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/103","parent_id":null,"slug":"defense-department"},{"raw_name":"Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers","name":"Engineers Corps","id":142,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/engineers-corps","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/142","parent_id":103,"slug":"engineers-corps"},{"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":"Further Exclusions \n V. Proposed Revised <span class=\"match\">Definition</span> \n A. Basis of the Proposed Rule \n B. Interstate Waters \n 1. Basis for Eliminating as an Independent Basis for Jurisdiction \n C. Relatively Permanent Waters \n 1. <span class=\"match\">Definition</span> and Scope of “Relatively Permanent” Waters \n 2. Basis for the Proposed <span class=\"match\">Definition</span> \n 3. Alternative Approaches \n 4. <span class=\"match\">Definition</span> of “Tributary” \n 5. Implementation \n a. Implementation of “Relatively Permanent” \n b. Implementation of Tributaries \n D. “Continuous Surface Connection” \n 1. <span class=\"match\">Definition</span> and Scope of “Continuous Surface Connection”"},{"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":"are the 2024 PFAS NPDWR requirements related to PFOA and PFOS? \n D. Why is the EPA proposing to <span class=\"match\">provide</span> more time for systems to achieve the MCL <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> deadlines for PFOA and PFOS? \n E. Why is the EPA not proposing to <span class=\"match\">provide</span> more time for systems to achieve the MCL <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> deadlines for other contaminants covered by the 2024 PFAS NPDWR? \n III. National Exemptions Framework \n A. Exempting Public Water Systems From the PFOA and PFOS MCL <span class=\"match\">Compliance</span> Dates Under SDWA 1416 \n B. Statutory Authority \n C. SDWA 1416 Evaluation and Proposed Findings"},{"title":"Hazardous and Solid Waste Management System: Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals From Electric Utilities; Legacy/CCRMU Amendments","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) is proposing several revisions to the existing federal CCR regulations, including exempting CCR dewatering structures and modifying the legacy coal combustion residual (CCR) surface impoundment and CCR management unit provisions. Additionally, EPA is proposing to establish a new compliance pathway that allows for site-specific considerations during permitting regarding the groundwater monitoring points of compliance, the cleanup levels for corrective action, the appropriate closure requirements, closure timeframes, and allowing CCR extraction for beneficial use during the post-closure care period. The Agency is also proposing to revise the definition of beneficial use by eliminating the requirement for an environmental demonstration for the non-roadway use of more than 12,400 tons of unencapsulated CCR on land, as well as proposing a definition of CCR storage pile, and proposing to exclude specific beneficial uses from federal CCR regulations. Lastly, EPA is providing notice that EPA will reopen the public comment period for the Federal CCR permit program proposed rule, published on February 20, 2020, for a period of 30 days in a future separate action.","document_number":"2026-07061","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/13/2026-07061/hazardous-and-solid-waste-management-system-disposal-of-coal-combustion-residuals-from-electric","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-13/pdf/2026-07061.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-07061.pdf?1775825113","publication_date":"2026-04-13","agencies":[{"raw_name":"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","name":"Environmental Protection Agency","id":145,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/environmental-protection-agency","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/145","parent_id":null,"slug":"environmental-protection-agency"}],"excerpts":"provisions.\n \n Additionally, EPA is proposing to establish a new <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> pathway that allows for site-<span class=\"match\">specific</span> considerations during permitting for CCR units complying with groundwater monitoring, corrective action, and closure requirements under a federal or participating-State CCR permit. Specifically, these provisions would allow a permit authority to make site-<span class=\"match\">specific</span> determinations regarding the appropriate point of <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> for the groundwater monitoring system, site-<span class=\"match\">specific</span> cleanup levels during corrective action for constituents without"},{"title":"Medicare Program; Strengthening Oversight of Accrediting Organizations (AOs) and Preventing AO Conflicts of Interest, and Related Provisions","type":"Rule","abstract":"This final rule with comment period sets forth provisions to strengthen the oversight of Medicare national accrediting organizations by addressing conflicts of interest, establishing consistent standards, processes, and definitions, and updating the validation and performance standards systems. Additionally, this final rule with comment period revises the psychiatric hospital survey process, adds a limitation on terminated deemed providers and suppliers when reentering the program, and provides technical corrections for End-Stage Renal Disease facilities and Transplant Programs.","document_number":"2026-12069","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/16/2026-12069/medicare-program-strengthening-oversight-of-accrediting-organizations-aos-and-preventing-ao","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-16/pdf/2026-12069.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-12069.pdf?1781295308","publication_date":"2026-06-16","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":"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":"the February 2024 proposed rule as we developed this final rule with comment period.\n \n C. Add <span class=\"match\">Definition</span> of “Unannounced Survey” to § 488.1 \n We proposed to add a new <span class=\"match\">definition</span> of “unannounced survey” to § 488.1. The <span class=\"match\">definition</span> of “unannounced survey” would be consistent with the <span class=\"match\">definition</span> of “unannounced” contained in the Merriam-Webster dictionary, which is “without previous notice or arrangement and therefore unexpected”. Adding this <span class=\"match\">definition</span> of “unannounced survey” would support the existing requirements set out at § 488.5(a)(4)(i) and"},{"title":"Guidance on Tax-Exempt Refunding Bonds","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"This document contains proposed regulations that would update certain arbitrage rules and definitions applicable to tax-exempt and other tax-advantaged bonds by clarifying the time and manner for requesting refunds of overpayment of rebate to the United States, the special transition rule for transferred proceeds, the limitation on allocations to expenditures, and the IRS address for filing defeasance notices. These proposed regulations would also revise the provision addressing certain perpetual State guarantee funds, the definition of tax-exempt bond, and the definition of refunding issue. The proposed regulations would affect issuers of tax-advantaged bonds.","document_number":"2026-04798","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/12/2026-04798/guidance-on-tax-exempt-refunding-bonds","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-03-12/pdf/2026-04798.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-04798.pdf?1773233111","publication_date":"2026-03-12","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY","name":"Treasury Department","id":497,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/treasury-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/497","parent_id":null,"slug":"treasury-department"},{"raw_name":"Internal Revenue Service","name":"Internal Revenue Service","id":254,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/internal-revenue-service","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/254","parent_id":497,"slug":"internal-revenue-service"}],"excerpts":"update certain arbitrage rules and <span class=\"match\">definitions</span> applicable to tax-exempt and other tax-advantaged bonds by clarifying the time and manner for requesting refunds of overpayment of rebate to the United States, the special transition rule for transferred proceeds, the <span class=\"match\">limitation</span> on allocations to expenditures, and the IRS address for filing defeasance notices. These proposed regulations would also revise the provision addressing certain perpetual State guarantee funds, the <span class=\"match\">definition</span> of tax-exempt bond, and the <span class=\"match\">definition</span> of refunding issue. The proposed"},{"title":"Permitted Payment Stablecoin Issuer Anti-Money Laundering/Countering the Financing of Terrorism Program and Sanctions Compliance Program Requirements","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) are jointly issuing this proposed rule to implement provisions of the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act (GENIUS Act). Specifically, it implements the GENIUS Act's directive to treat permitted payment stablecoin issuers (PPSIs) as financial institutions for purposes of the Bank Secrecy Act, proposes anti-money laundering obligations for PPSIs, and proposes certain specific obligations required by the GENIUS Act for PPSIs. It also implements the GENIUS Act's directive to require PPSIs to maintain effective sanctions compliance programs.","document_number":"2026-06963","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/10/2026-06963/permitted-payment-stablecoin-issuer-anti-money-launderingcountering-the-financing-of-terrorism","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-10/pdf/2026-06963.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-06963.pdf?1775738715","publication_date":"2026-04-10","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY","name":"Treasury Department","id":497,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/treasury-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/497","parent_id":null,"slug":"treasury-department"},{"raw_name":"Office of Foreign Assets Control","name":"Foreign Assets Control Office","id":203,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/foreign-assets-control-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/203","parent_id":497,"slug":"foreign-assets-control-office"},{"raw_name":"Financial Crimes Enforcement Network","name":"Financial Crimes Enforcement Network","id":194,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/financial-crimes-enforcement-network","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/194","parent_id":497,"slug":"financial-crimes-enforcement-network"}],"excerpts":"a national currency. The proposed <span class=\"match\">definition</span> of “national currency” reformats and modifies the <span class=\"match\">definition</span> in the GENIUS Act, 12 U.S.C. 5901(19), by including the GENIUS Act <span class=\"match\">definition</span> of “money,” 12 U.S.C. 5901(18) within the <span class=\"match\">definition</span>, in paragraph (B), and making statutory paragraphs (B), (C), and (D) into proposed paragraphs (\n 1 \n ), (\n 2 \n ), and (\n 3 \n ) for grammatical consistency. The proposed <span class=\"match\">definition</span> of “monetary value” within the <span class=\"match\">definition</span> of “payment stablecoin” is consistent with the <span class=\"match\">definition</span> of the term in the GENIUS Act, 12"},{"title":"Air Plan Approval; Ohio; Source-Specific Non-CTG RACT and SIP Strengthening for Ohio","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving source- specific State Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions submitted by Ohio. These revisions address major source volatile organic compound (VOC) and nitrogen oxide (NO<INF>X</INF>) reasonably available control technology (RACT) requirements for the Cleveland, OH Moderate nonattainment area for the 2015 ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS or standard). The affected facilities include PPG Industries Ohio, Inc. (PPG), Owens Corning, Akron Paint and Varnish, Charter Steel, U. S. Steel Tubular Lorain, Carmeuse Lime, and Ross Incineration. The EPA is also approving source-specific SIP revisions for General Electric Aviation Evendale and Tyson Foods for the Cincinnati maintenance area for the 2015 ozone standard. Finally, the EPA is rescinding the source-specific VOC RACT rule for Formica Corporation since it is subject to an equivalent CTG-based rule in the Ohio Administrative Code (OAC). The EPA proposed to approve this action on February 27, 2026, and received five comments.","document_number":"2026-12921","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/26/2026-12921/air-plan-approval-ohio-source-specific-non-ctg-ract-and-sip-strengthening-for-ohio","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-26/pdf/2026-12921.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-12921.pdf?1782391515","publication_date":"2026-06-26","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":"approved into the Ohio SIP. This rule requires periodic reporting sufficient to demonstrate <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with applicable limits.\n \n The EPA is not relying on deviation reporting alone to satisfy CAA requirements. Ohio's framework relies on periodic reporting under OAC rule 3745-15-03 along with source-<span class=\"match\">specific</span> permit conditions that are approved into the Ohio SIP. These requirements allow <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> to be determined on an ongoing basis. The emission <span class=\"match\">limitations</span> and associated monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements in Ohio's SIP and permits"},{"title":"Air Plan Approval; Ohio; Source-Specific Non-CTG RACT","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving source- specific State Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions submitted by Ohio. These revisions address major source volatile organic compound (VOC) and nitrogen oxide (NO<INF>X</INF>) reasonably available control technology (RACT) requirements for the Cleveland, OH Moderate nonattainment area (Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Portage, and Summit counties) for the 2015 ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS or standard). The affected facilities include Lubrizol, Henkel, and Cleveland-Cliffs Cleveland Works. With this approval, Ohio has fully satisfied the Moderate area RACT requirements of the Clean Air Act (CAA) with respect to the 2015 ozone standard for the Cleveland area.","document_number":"2026-12920","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/26/2026-12920/air-plan-approval-ohio-source-specific-non-ctg-ract","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-26/pdf/2026-12920.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-12920.pdf?1782391515","publication_date":"2026-06-26","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":"\n This rule requires periodic reporting sufficient to demonstrate <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with applicable limits.\n \n \n \n 3 \n  91 FR 2308, (January 20, 2026).\n \n \n The EPA is not relying on deviation reporting alone to satisfy CAA requirements. Ohio's framework relies on periodic reporting under OAC rule 3745-15-03 along with source-<span class=\"match\">specific</span> permit conditions that are approved into the Ohio SIP. These requirements allow <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> to be determined on an ongoing basis. The emission <span class=\"match\">limitations</span> and associated monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements"},{"title":"Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Review and Renewal of Eligibility for Application-Specific Allowances","type":"Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing, pursuant to the statutory framework established in the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020 (AIM Act), the eligibility of six applications to continue to receive priority access to allowances to produce or import hydrofluorocarbons. In this final rule, EPA establishes the framework for how EPA interprets the statutory criteria for assessing whether to renew the eligibility of applications to receive application-specific allowances and sets out determinations to renew or not renew each of the six applications that currently receive application-specific allowances. EPA is also finalizing revisions to the Technology Transitions regulations relevant to the specific applications under review, a procedural process for submitting a petition to designate a new application as eligible for priority access to allowances, the methodology used to allocate allowances to application-specific allowance holders for calendar years 2026 and beyond, and limited revisions to existing regulations. In addition, EPA is authorizing an entity to produce regulated substances for export. Lastly, EPA is finalizing certain regulatory confidentiality determinations for newly reported information.","document_number":"2025-16357","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/26/2025-16357/phasedown-of-hydrofluorocarbons-review-and-renewal-of-eligibility-for-application-specific","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-08-26/pdf/2025-16357.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-16357.pdf?1756125933","publication_date":"2025-08-26","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":"inadvisable due to regulatory action related to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), EPA notes that the federal government has not adopted a <span class=\"match\">specific</span> <span class=\"match\">definition</span> of PFAS and has not included HFCs or HFOs in any PFAS-related restrictions. Although EPA does not have a consensus <span class=\"match\">definition</span> of PFAS, the Agency has applied certain criteria or <span class=\"match\">definitions</span> to advance program-<span class=\"match\">specific</span> efforts in <span class=\"match\">specific</span> rules (see section 3.4 of the accompanying TSD). As was detailed in the proposed action and accompanying TSD, HFOs may eventually be considered a safe"},{"title":"Staff Report on the Definitions of “Security-Based Swap Dealer” and “Major Security-Based Swap Participant”","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Securities and Exchange Commission directed staff to prepare and is now publishing a report examining the effect and application of the definitions of \"security-based swap dealer\" and \"major security-based swap participant.\" Those definitions include an exception from designation as a security-based swap dealer for an entity that engages in a de minimis quantity of security-based swap dealing, as well as separate thresholds below which an entity would not become a major security-based swap participant. As provided in the Commission's rules, nine months after publication of this report and after considering any public comments received, the Commission may by order either terminate the phase-in period for the de minimis thresholds, thereby allowing thresholds of $3 billion for credit default swaps that constitute security-based swaps and $150 million for non-credit default swaps that constitute security-based swaps to take effect and replace the current phase-in thresholds of $8 billion and $400 million, respectively, or propose different thresholds through rulemaking; however, the Commission has issued an order providing a temporary exemption that has the effect of continuing to apply the phase-in thresholds of $8 billion and $400 million until May 8, 2028. The public is invited to comment on all aspects of this report, which may inform the Commission's consideration of potential changes to the de minimis exception and the rules further defining the terms \"security-based swap dealer\" and \"major security-based swap participant.\"","document_number":"2026-08558","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/04/2026-08558/staff-report-on-the-definitions-of-security-based-swap-dealer-and-major-security-based-swap","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-04/pdf/2026-08558.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-08558.pdf?1777639507","publication_date":"2026-05-04","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":"those entities' activities.” \n See \n Entity <span class=\"match\">Definitions</span> Adopting Release, 77 FR 30698. The Commission also stated that staff's report should review “each significant aspect” of the <span class=\"match\">definition</span> of “security-based swap dealer,” including “the factors associated with the <span class=\"match\">definition</span>,” the inter-affiliate exclusion, and “the tests and thresholds used to implement the de minimis exception.” \n See \n Entity <span class=\"match\">Definitions</span> Adopting Release, 77 FR 30698.\n \n \n \n \n 56 \n  For more information about elements of the <span class=\"match\">definition</span> for which data was not available, as well"},{"title":"Extension of Compliance Dates for Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability; Accessibility of Web Content and Mobile Applications of Recipients of Departmental Financial Assistance","type":"Rule","abstract":"By this interim final rule (\"IFR\"), the Department of Health and Human Services (\"Department\") is revising the Department's regulations implementing section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (\"section 504\") to extend the compliance dates for the requirements for web content and mobile application (\"app\") accessibility that were adopted on May 9, 2024. The compliance date for recipients with fifteen (15) or more employees is extended from May 11, 2026, to May 11, 2027. The compliance date for recipients with fewer than fifteen (15) employees is extended from May 10, 2027, to May 10, 2028.","document_number":"2026-09266","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/11/2026-09266/extension-of-compliance-dates-for-nondiscrimination-on-the-basis-of-disability-accessibility-of-web","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-11/pdf/2026-09266.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-09266.pdf?1778184911","publication_date":"2026-05-11","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"}],"excerpts":"underestimated burdens to recipients, especially smaller recipients, when setting the <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> dates in the 2024 final rule. There are also reported resource constraints and staffing <span class=\"match\">limitations</span> for recipients as they work towards <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with the rule. This IFR extends the 2024 final rule's <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> dates for § 84.84(b) in light of these recent communications to make sure recipients have additional time to come into full <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with the rule. \n \n Data <span class=\"match\">limitations</span> make the costs and benefits of this IFR difficult to quantify. However, the Department"}]}