{"description":"Documents matching 'compliance must verifiable upon audit ensuring requirements'","count":1361,"total_pages":50,"next_page_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents?conditions%5Bterm%5D=compliance+must+verifiable+upon+audit+ensuring+requirements&format=json&page=2","results":[{"title":"Restoring Integrity to the Issuance of Non-Domiciled Commercial Drivers Licenses (CDL)","type":"Rule","abstract":"FMCSA amends the Federal regulations for State Driver's Licensing Agencies (SDLAs) issuing commercial driving credentials to non-domiciled individuals. This final rule reaffirms, with minor changes, the provisions of the interim final rule (IFR) published on September 29, 2025. Specifically, this final rule limits eligibility for non-domiciled Commercial Learner's Permits (CLPs) and Commercial Driver's Licenses (CDLs) for foreign-domiciled individuals to those who hold specific, verifiable employment-based nonimmigrant status. This rule reaffirms the IFR requirements, aligning the issuance of non- domiciled CDLs with FMCSA's statutory mandate to ensure the fitness of all drivers who operate a CMV. By limiting eligibility to statuses subject to enhanced consular vetting of driver history and interagency screening, FMCSA restores the integrity of the CDL system, closes a significant safety gap, and enhances the safety of the traveling public.","document_number":"2026-02965","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/13/2026-02965/restoring-integrity-to-the-issuance-of-non-domiciled-commercial-drivers-licenses-cdl","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-02-13/pdf/2026-02965.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-02965.pdf?1770844509","publication_date":"2026-02-13","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","name":"Transportation Department","id":492,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/492","parent_id":null,"slug":"transportation-department"},{"raw_name":"Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration","name":"Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration","id":181,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-motor-carrier-safety-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/181","parent_id":492,"slug":"federal-motor-carrier-safety-administration"}],"excerpts":"coherence, to uphold humanitarian protections, and to <span class=\"match\">ensure</span> that Federal transportation policy remains aligned with the rule of law. \n In contrast, America First Legal Foundation commented that the IFR promotes road safety by <span class=\"match\">ensuring</span> <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with existing Federal regulations, such as the <span class=\"match\">requirement</span> that commercial drivers have proficiency in English, which the commenter said have been significantly underenforced for some time. The America First Legal Foundation concluded that the IFR is needed to <span class=\"match\">ensure</span> the public that commercial drivers “will be able"},{"title":"Licensing Requirements for Microreactors and Other Reactors With Comparable Risk Profiles","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is proposing to amend its regulations to establish a risk-informed and performance- based regulatory framework for rapid licensing of new microreactors and other reactors with comparable risk profiles and for high-volume deployment of these reactors. The proposed rule would provide a flexible set of licensing pathways, reduce regulatory burden, and ensure that safety and security requirements remain commensurate with the potential hazards posed by these facilities.","document_number":"2026-08550","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/01/2026-08550/licensing-requirements-for-microreactors-and-other-reactors-with-comparable-risk-profiles","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-01/pdf/2026-08550.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-08550.pdf?1777553125","publication_date":"2026-05-01","agencies":[{"raw_name":"NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION","name":"Nuclear Regulatory Commission","id":383,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/nuclear-regulatory-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/383","parent_id":null,"slug":"nuclear-regulatory-commission"}],"excerpts":"largely consistent with the fitness-for-duty (FFD) <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> in current subpart K, “FFD Programs for Construction,” of part 26 supplemented by select <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> from subparts A through I, N, and O of part 26. These <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> are designed to <span class=\"match\">ensure</span> program effectiveness, maintain protections afforded to individuals subject to the FFD program, and align with FFD program implementation by parts 50 and 52 licensees. The proposed <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> would not be entirely equivalent with <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> in current subpart K of part 26 because the latter"},{"title":"EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022; Ensuring the Integrity of the EB-5 Program; Automatic Revocation of Petitions for Immigrant Classification","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"This proposed rule would implement the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022 (RIA), which the President signed on March 15, 2022. The RIA substantially reforms and adds significant integrity provisions to the employment-based, fifth preference (EB-5) visa category for alien investors and the associated Regional Center Program. In general, under the EB-5 program, aliens are eligible to apply for lawful permanent resident status in the United States if they make the necessary investment in a new commercial enterprise in the United States and create 10 permanent full-time jobs for qualified U.S. workers.","document_number":"2026-13392","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/02/2026-13392/eb-5-reform-and-integrity-act-of-2022-ensuring-the-integrity-of-the-eb-5-program-automatic","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-02/pdf/2026-13392.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-13392.pdf?1782909918","publication_date":"2026-07-02","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"}],"excerpts":"practices to <span class=\"match\">ensure</span> monitoring and oversight necessary to <span class=\"match\">ensure</span> project success and a continuing designation as a regional center. DHS welcomes comments on any additional <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> that should be incorporated for a regional center to establish sufficient oversight and monitoring of its projects.\n \n \n Not only would a regional center need to provide a monitoring and oversight plan as part of the designation application, as explained above, but following designation, the regional center <span class=\"match\">must</span> continue to engage in and certify <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> of its monitoring"},{"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":"forbearance that would promote Lifeline program integrity. \n \n <span class=\"match\">Compliance</span> Plan <span class=\"match\">Requirements</span>. \n The Commission seeks comments on what, if any, changes to current <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> plan <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> may be necessary. At a minimum, Lifeline <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> plans currently <span class=\"match\">must</span> include: (1) information about the carrier and the Lifeline plans it intends to offer, including detailed information demonstrating that the carrier is financially and technically capable of providing the supported Lifeline service in <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with the Commission's rules; (2) detailed information"},{"title":"Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) proposes to revise the Guidance for Federal Financial Assistance to improve government- wide policies and requirements related to the management of grants, cooperative agreements, and other forms of assistance. OMB is proposing revisions that would improve transparency, accountability, and oversight for Federal awards across the Federal Government. This includes ensuring that American tax dollars are not wasted or misused, activities performed under Federal awards are consistent with law and policy, and recipients are held accountable when they fail to meet relevant standards. The revisions also aim to ensure that basic American principles of equality and equal opportunity are upheld throughout all stages of the award making process and that unlawful discrimination is no longer permitted. Proposed changes also include providing further clarification on the regulatory status of the OMB requirements and on the process for future updates to the government- wide requirements. Finally, OMB also proposes changes to reduce recipient burden. The listed Federal grant-making agencies propose conforming changes to their respective adopting regulations, or, in the case of some agencies and other entities, establishing new adopting regulations or policies. The proposed changes reflect the administration's commitment to transparency, accountability, and proper oversight for the Federal grantmaking process. The proposed regulations seek to ensure that American tax dollars are ultimately used to serve the needs of the American public.","document_number":"2026-10817","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/29/2026-10817/regulation-for-federal-financial-assistance","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-29/pdf/2026-10817.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-10817.pdf?1779984020","publication_date":"2026-05-29","agencies":[{"raw_name":"OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET","name":"Management and Budget Office","id":280,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/management-and-budget-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/280","parent_id":null,"slug":"management-and-budget-office"},{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services 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In § 200.202(c), OMB proposes to clarify that Federal agencies <span class=\"match\">must</span> develop Federal programs and implement activities under those programs in a manner that <span class=\"match\">ensures</span> <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with all applicable restrictions on the use of Federal funds, including <span class=\"match\">ensuring</span> that Federal"},{"title":"Evaluation of the Appropriateness of Public-Private Partnership Project Delivery, Including Value for Money or Comparable Analyses; Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Build America Bureau (the Bureau) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) are issuing guidance to help the public understand statutory requirements to evaluate the appropriateness of using public-private partnerships (P3s) to deliver infrastructure projects. This guidance intends to inform project sponsors of the Bureau's implementation of the evaluation requirements when seeking Federal credit assistance through the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 1998 (TIFIA) and the Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing (RRIF) credit assistance programs and FHWA's implementation of the major project financial plan requirement to perform detailed value for money (VfM) analysis. The guidance does not contain any new criteria, does not impose any new legal requirements, and has no legal effect. This final guidance also addresses the comments received on the draft guidance published in the Federal Register on November 13, 2024.","document_number":"2026-04134","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/03/2026-04134/evaluation-of-the-appropriateness-of-public-private-partnership-project-delivery-including-value-for","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-03-03/pdf/2026-04134.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-04134.pdf?1772459107","publication_date":"2026-03-03","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"},{"raw_name":"Office of the Secretary"}],"excerpts":"more information available later in the project life cycle, and as the commercial and financial terms or assumptions change, the public sponsor should update the P3 evaluation by conducting detailed VfM to <span class=\"match\">ensure</span> a P3 model is still appropriate and in the public interest. \n To <span class=\"match\">ensure</span> <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with statutory VfM or comparable analysis <span class=\"match\">requirements</span>, the Bureau expects public sponsors to evaluate the appropriateness of, and value to be generated from, P3 project delivery at two decision points in the project lifecycle: (1) after project identification"},{"title":"Ophthalmic Practice Rules (Eyeglass Rule)","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Federal Trade Commission (\"FTC\" or \"Commission\") is publishing a final rule to implement amendments to the Ophthalmic Practice Rules (\"Eyeglass Rule\" or \"Rule\"). These amendments require that prescribing eye care practitioners obtain a signed confirmation after releasing an eyeglass prescription to a patient and maintain each such confirmation for a period of not less than three years. The Commission is permitting prescribers to comply with automatic prescription release via electronic delivery if they first obtain verifiable affirmative consent from the patient and maintain a record of such consent for a period of not less than three years. The amendments further clarify that the presentation of proof of insurance coverage shall be deemed to be a payment for the purpose of determining when a prescription must be provided. Finally, the Commission amends the term \"eye examination\" to \"refractive eye examination\" throughout the Rule.","document_number":"2024-15620","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/07/26/2024-15620/ophthalmic-practice-rules-eyeglass-rule","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-07-26/pdf/2024-15620.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-15620.pdf?1721911513","publication_date":"2024-07-26","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION","name":"Federal Trade Commission","id":192,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-trade-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/192","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-trade-commission"}],"excerpts":"comments suggest there may be less need for, and consequently less benefit from, the automatic-release <span class=\"match\">requirement</span>.\n \n \n The most extensive criticism of the automatic-release <span class=\"match\">requirement</span> came from workshop panelist and NERA consultant Dr. Andrew Stivers,\n 137 \n who submitted a survey and lengthy comment that challenged the underlying basis for the <span class=\"match\">requirement</span>, noting, “It's not just how much <span class=\"match\">compliance</span>, it's how impactful that <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> or lack of <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> is on consumers.” \n 138 \n According to Dr. Stivers, the relevant issue is whether, and how much"},{"title":"Administrative Requirements; Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration and Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Acts","type":"Rule","abstract":"We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, made deregulatory actions pertaining to Federal financial assistance programs and subprograms authorized under the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act and the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act to better serve the American public, streamline government operations, and increase efficiencies for recipients of our financial assistance programs. This final rule reflects recent legislation; aligns with the Office of Management and Budget's administrative rules for Federal financial assistance; aligns with other laws, standards, and administrative processes; responds to comments and feedback on our 2019 rulemaking action; and provides clarity to help ensure consistency in administering our financial assistance programs and subprograms across the Nation.","document_number":"2026-00676","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/15/2026-00676/administrative-requirements-pittman-robertson-wildlife-restoration-and-dingell-johnson-sport-fish","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-01-15/pdf/2026-00676.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-00676.pdf?1768398313","publication_date":"2026-01-15","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":"requiring <span class=\"match\">compliance</span>, only after the <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> is satisfied. This revision emphasizes that if a State agency receives approval for pre-award costs that require <span class=\"match\">compliance</span>, the <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> <span class=\"match\">must</span> be completed to the satisfaction of the Service before reimbursement will be made. For activities that do not require <span class=\"match\">compliance</span>, reimbursement may be accomplished as soon as practicable. \n Section 80.97—What is barter, and may a State fish and wildlife agency use barter of goods or services to carry out a grant-funded project? And section 80.98—How <span class=\"match\">must</span> a State"},{"title":"Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2026; and Basic Health Program","type":"Rule","abstract":"This final rule includes payment parameters and provisions related to the HHS-operated risk adjustment and risk adjustment data validation (HHS-RADV) programs, as well as 2026 benefit year user fee rates for issuers that participate in the HHS-operated risk adjustment program and the 2026 benefit year 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 requirements related to modifications to the calculation of the Basic Health Program (BHP) payment; and changes to the Initial Validation Audit (IVA) sampling approach and Second Validation Audit (SVA) pairwise means test for HHS-RADV. It also addresses HHS' authority to engage in compliance reviews of and take enforcement action against lead agents of insurance agencies for violations of HHS' Exchange standards and requirements; HHS' system suspension authority to address noncompliance by agents and brokers; an optional fixed-dollar premium payment threshold; permissible plan-level adjustment to the index rate to account for cost-sharing reductions (CSRs); reconsideration standards for certification denials; changes to the approach for conducting Essential Community Provider (ECP) certification reviews; a policy to publicly share aggregated, summary- level Quality Improvement Strategy (QIS) information on an annual basis; and revisions to the medical loss ratio (MLR) reporting and rebate requirements for qualifying issuers that meet certain standards.","document_number":"2025-00640","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/15/2025-00640/patient-protection-and-affordable-care-act-hhs-notice-of-benefit-and-payment-parameters-for-2026-and","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-15/pdf/2025-00640.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-00640.pdf?1736802922","publication_date":"2025-01-15","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Office of the Secretary"}],"excerpts":"the Federal platform (SBE-FPs). This final rule also includes <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> related to modifications to the calculation of the Basic Health Program (BHP) payment; and changes to the Initial Validation <span class=\"match\">Audit</span> (IVA) sampling approach and Second Validation <span class=\"match\">Audit</span> (SVA) pairwise means test for HHS-RADV. It also addresses HHS' authority to engage in <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> reviews of and take enforcement action against lead agents of insurance agencies for violations of HHS' Exchange standards and <span class=\"match\">requirements</span>; HHS' system suspension authority to address noncompliance"},{"title":"Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Modifications to Printed Circuit Board Acquisition Restrictions (DFARS Case 2022-D011)","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"DoD is seeking information that will assist in the development of a revision to the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement sections of the National Defense Authorization Acts for Fiscal Years 2021 and 2022 that address the prohibition on the acquisition of covered printed circuit boards from a covered nation.","document_number":"2026-13375","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/02/2026-13375/defense-federal-acquisition-regulation-supplement-modifications-to-printed-circuit-board-acquisition","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-02/pdf/2026-13375.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-13375.pdf?1782909915","publication_date":"2026-07-02","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":"Defense Acquisition Regulations System","name":"Defense Acquisition Regulations System","id":97,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/defense-acquisition-regulations-system","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/97","parent_id":103,"slug":"defense-acquisition-regulations-system"}],"excerpts":"contractor and the independent verification facility <span class=\"match\">must</span> retain all verification imagery (\n e.g., \n automated optical inspection, x-ray) and traceability logs for a period of not less than 10 years following final delivery of the covered printed circuit board, or for the operational lifespan of the defense security system, whichever is longer. In addition, the contractor <span class=\"match\">must</span> provide the Government direct access to <span class=\"match\">audit</span> these records <span class=\"match\">upon</span> request.\n \n D. Mandatory Flow-Down <span class=\"match\">Requirement</span> \n To <span class=\"match\">ensure</span> the prohibitions of 10 U.S.C. 4873 are enforced throughout"},{"title":"Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2026; and Basic Health Program","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"This proposed rule includes payment parameters and provisions related to the HHS-operated risk adjustment and risk adjustment data validation (HHS-RADV) programs, as well as 2026 benefit year user fee rates for issuers that participate in the HHS-operated risk adjustment program and the 2026 benefit year 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 proposed requirements related to modifications to the calculation of the Basic Health Program (BHP) payment; and changes to the Initial Validation Audit (IVA) sampling approach and Second Validation Audit (SVA) pairwise means test for HHS- RADV. It also addresses HHS' authority to engage in compliance reviews of and take enforcement action against lead agents of insurance agencies for violations of HHS' Exchange standards and requirements; HHS' system suspension authority to address noncompliance by agents and brokers; an optional fixed-dollar premium payment threshold; proposed reconsideration standards for certification denials; proposed changes to the approach for conducting Essential Community Provider (ECP) certification reviews; a proposal to publicly share aggregated, summary-level Quality Improvement Strategy (QIS) information on an annual basis; and proposed revisions to the medical loss ratio (MLR) reporting and rebate requirements for qualifying issuers that meet certain standards.","document_number":"2024-23103","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/10/10/2024-23103/patient-protection-and-affordable-care-act-hhs-notice-of-benefit-and-payment-parameters-for-2026-and","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-10-10/pdf/2024-23103.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-23103.pdf?1728072923","publication_date":"2024-10-10","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":"platform (SBE-FPs). This proposed rule also includes proposed <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> related to modifications to the calculation of the Basic Health Program (BHP) payment; and changes to the Initial Validation <span class=\"match\">Audit</span> (IVA) sampling approach and Second Validation <span class=\"match\">Audit</span> (SVA) pairwise means test for HHS-RADV. It also addresses HHS' authority to engage in <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> reviews of and take enforcement action against lead agents of insurance agencies for violations of HHS' Exchange standards and <span class=\"match\">requirements</span>; HHS' system suspension authority to address noncompliance"},{"title":"Funding Opportunities: Bond Guarantee Program, FY 2026; Notice of Guarantee Availability","type":"Notice","abstract":"This NOGA is published in connection with the CDFI Bond Guarantee Program, administered by the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund), the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury). Through this NOGA, the CDFI Fund announces the availability of up to $500 million of Guarantee Authority in FY 2026 subject to Congressional authorization. This NOGA explains application submission and evaluation requirements and processes, and provides agency contacts and information on CDFI Bond Guarantee Program outreach. Parties interested in being approved for a Guarantee under the CDFI Bond Guarantee Program must submit Qualified Issuer Applications and Guarantee Applications for consideration in accordance with this NOGA. Capitalized terms used in this NOGA, and not defined elsewhere, are defined in the CDFI Bond Guarantee Program regulations (12 CFR 1808.102) and the CDFI Program regulations (12 CFR 1805.104).","document_number":"2026-13172","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/30/2026-13172/funding-opportunities-bond-guarantee-program-fy-2026-notice-of-guarantee-availability","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-30/pdf/2026-13172.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-13172.pdf?1782737117","publication_date":"2026-06-30","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":"Community Development Financial Institutions Fund","name":"Community Development Financial Institutions Fund","id":78,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/community-development-financial-institutions-fund","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/78","parent_id":497,"slug":"community-development-financial-institutions-fund"}],"excerpts":"with the Regulations, Eligible CDFIs <span class=\"match\">must</span> finance or refinance Secondary Loans for Eligible Purposes (not including loan loss reserves) that comply with Secondary Loan <span class=\"match\">Requirements</span>. The Secondary Loan <span class=\"match\">Requirements</span> are found on the CDFI Fund's website at \n https://www.cdfifund.gov/programs-training/programs/cdfi-bond/<span class=\"match\">compliance</span>-step. \n Applicants should become familiar with the published Secondary Loan <span class=\"match\">Requirements</span> (both the General <span class=\"match\">Requirements</span> and the Underwriting Review Checklist). Secondary Loan <span class=\"match\">Requirements</span> are subject to a Secondary Loan commitment"},{"title":"Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Interoperability Standards and Prior Authorization for Drugs for Medicare Advantage Organizations, Medicaid Managed Care Plans, State Medicaid Agencies, Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Agencies and CHIP Managed Care Entities, and Issuers of Qualified Health Plans on the Federally-Facilitated Exchanges","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"These proposals are intended to improve the electronic exchange of health care data and streamline processes related to prior authorization by increasing the interoperability of systems used across the health care industry. We are proposing new requirements for Medicare Advantage (MA) organizations, state Medicaid fee-for-service (FFS) programs, state Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) FFS programs, Medicaid managed care plans, CHIP managed care entities, and Qualified Health Plan (QHP) issuers on the Federally-facilitated Exchanges (FFEs), including issuers that offer small group market QHPs on the Federally-facilitated Small Business Health Options Program (FF- SHOP) Exchanges (hereinafter referred to as \"small group market QHP issuers on the FF-SHOPs\") (collectively \"impacted payers\"), to make available electronic prior authorization for drugs. We are also proposing to extend many existing interoperability requirements for the prior authorization of non-drug items and services to include prior authorizations for drugs to further reduce patient and provider burden. We are also proposing to require impacted payers to report their application programming interfaces (API) endpoints and related information for the Patient Access, Provider Directory, Provider Access, Payer-to-Payer, and Prior Authorization APIs to CMS. To help assess the impact of our policies, we are proposing to collect API usage metrics. In addition, we are proposing to apply the existing interoperability requirements to small group market QHP issuers on the FF-SHOPs as impacted payers. To improve impacted payers' ability to exchange health information while continuing CMS's drive toward interoperability, we are proposing to require certain Health Level Seven (HL7[supreg]) Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR[supreg]) implementation guides (IGs) that are currently recommended. In addition, HHS is proposing to adopt the HL7 FHIR base standard and certain associated specifications and IGs as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (hereinafter referred to as \"HIPAA\") (Pub. L. 104-191, enacted Aug. 21, 1996) standards for dental, professional, and institutional \"referral certification and authorization\" transactions and \"eligibility for a health plan\" transactions associated with prior authorization. We are proposing to add a definition for \"failure to report,\" which would allow CMS to impose a civil monetary penalty (CMP) on applicable manufacturers or applicable group purchasing organizations (GPOs) if those entities fail to grant CMS timely access to documents for the purposes of an audit. Finally, ONC is using this rulemaking to propose to adopt updated versions of certain health information technology (health IT) standards and specifications for HHS use, such as CMS's interoperability requirements, to support a more robust health IT infrastructure.","document_number":"2026-07205","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/14/2026-07205/medicare-and-medicaid-programs-patient-protection-and-affordable-care-act-interoperability-standards","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-14/pdf/2026-07205.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-07205.pdf?1775852111","publication_date":"2026-04-14","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","id":45,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/45","parent_id":221,"slug":"centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services"},{"raw_name":"Office of the Secretary"}],"excerpts":"the Secretary, if the drug formulary data <span class=\"match\">requirement</span> is retained, for impacted payers' Provider Access and Payer-to-Payer API. \n • The proposed October 1, 2027 <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> date for the proposed <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> for impacted payers. \n c. Using Testing Tools To <span class=\"match\">Ensure</span> Conformance With Implementation Guides \n \n The technical <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> for the APIs we finalized in the 2020 CMS Interoperability and Patient Access and the 2024 CMS Interoperability and Prior Authorization final rules include general <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> for impacted payers to test their interoperability"},{"title":"Medicare Program; FY 2026 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Update and Hospice Quality Reporting Program Requirements","type":"Rule","abstract":"This final rule updates the hospice wage index, payment rates, and aggregate cap amount for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026. This rule also finalizes changes to the admission to hospice regulations and the hospice face-to-face attestation requirements under the certification of terminal illness regulations and includes technical changes to the hospice telehealth policy and wage index. This final rule also includes a technical correction to the regulatory text and provides updates to the Hospice Quality Reporting Program requirements.","document_number":"2025-14782","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/05/2025-14782/medicare-program-fy-2026-hospice-wage-index-and-payment-rate-update-and-hospice-quality-reporting","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-08-05/pdf/2025-14782.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-14782.pdf?1754079306","publication_date":"2025-08-05","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":"2029 APU \n CY 2026. \n \n \n As illustrated in Table 7, CY 2024 data submissions <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> impacts the FY 2026 APU. CY 2025 data submissions <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> impacts the FY 2027 APU. CY 2026 data submissions <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> impacts FY 2028 APU. This CY data submission impacting FY APU pattern follows for subsequent years. \n c. Submission of Data <span class=\"match\">Requirements</span> \n As finalized in the FY 2016 Hospice Wage Index final rule (80 FR 47142, 47192), hospices' <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with HIS <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> beginning with the FY 2020 APU determination (that is, based on HIS Admission"},{"title":"Administrative Requirements; Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration and Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Acts","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, are proposing to update the regulations pertaining to Federal financial assistance programs and subprograms authorized under the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act and the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act. We propose these updates to our regulations to ensure they reflect recent legislation; to align with the Office of Management and Budget's administrative rules for Federal financial assistance; to align with other laws, standards, and administrative processes; to respond to comments and feedback on our 2019 rulemaking action; and to provide clarity to help ensure consistency in administering our financial assistance programs and subprograms across the Nation.","document_number":"2024-27095","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/12/02/2024-27095/administrative-requirements-pittman-robertson-wildlife-restoration-and-dingell-johnson-sport-fish","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-12-02/pdf/2024-27095.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-27095.pdf?1732887923","publication_date":"2024-12-02","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":"reimbursement for pre-award costs only after the beginning of the period of performance and, for activities requiring <span class=\"match\">compliance</span>, only after the <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> is satisfied. This proposed revision would emphasize that if a State agency receives approval for pre-award costs that require <span class=\"match\">compliance</span>, the <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> <span class=\"match\">must</span> be completed to the satisfaction of the Service before reimbursement will be made. For activities that do not require <span class=\"match\">compliance</span>, reimbursement may be accomplished as soon as practicable. \n Section 80.97—What is barter, and may a State fish and"},{"title":"Rail Transit Roadway Worker Protection","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is publishing a final rule for minimum safety standards for rail transit roadway worker protection (RWP) to ensure the safe operation of public transportation systems and to prevent safety events, fatalities, and injuries to transit workers who may access the roadway in the performance of work. This final rule applies to rail transit agencies (RTAs) covered by the State Safety Oversight (SSO) program, SSO agencies (SSOAs), and rail transit workers who access the roadway to perform work. This final rule sets minimum standards for RWP program elements, including an RWP manual and track access guide; requirements for on-track safety and supervision, job safety briefings, good faith safety challenges, and reporting unsafe acts and conditions and near-misses; development and implementation of risk-based redundant protections for workers; and establishment of RWP training and qualification and RWP compliance monitoring activities. RTAs are expected to comply with these Federal standards as a baseline and use their existing Safety Management System (SMS) processes to determine any additional mitigations appropriate to address the level of RWP risk identified. This final rule requires SSOAs to oversee and enforce implementation of the RWP program requirements.","document_number":"2024-25042","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/10/31/2024-25042/rail-transit-roadway-worker-protection","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-10-31/pdf/2024-25042.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-25042.pdf?1730292330","publication_date":"2024-10-31","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":"Federal Transit Administration","name":"Federal Transit Administration","id":193,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-transit-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/193","parent_id":492,"slug":"federal-transit-administration"}],"excerpts":"guide and the SSOA <span class=\"match\">must</span> review and approve the RWP manual and any subsequent updates. As such, the SSOA <span class=\"match\">must</span> also review and approve updates to the track access guide. \n FTA confirms that creating a new track access guide is unnecessary as long as the existing guide meets all the <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> of § 671.13. \n \n FTA acknowledges that the <span class=\"match\">requirement</span> for the content of the track access guide is prescriptive but affirms that a track access guide is an important component of the RWP program to <span class=\"match\">ensure</span> awareness, coordination, and <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> among workers."},{"title":"Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Federal Trade Commission amends the Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule (the \"Rule\"), consistent with the requirements of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act. The amendments to the Rule, which are based on the FTC's review of public comments and its enforcement experience, include one new definition and modifications to several others, as well as updates to key provisions to respond to changes in technology and online practices. The amendments are intended to strengthen protection of personal information collected from children, and, where appropriate, to clarify and streamline the Rule since it was last amended in January 2013.","document_number":"2025-05904","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/04/22/2025-05904/childrens-online-privacy-protection-rule","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-04-22/pdf/2025-05904.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-05904.pdf?1745239507","publication_date":"2025-04-22","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION","name":"Federal Trade Commission","id":192,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-trade-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/192","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-trade-commission"}],"excerpts":"to direct and online notices; information security, deletion, and retention protocols; and FTC-approved COPPA Safe Harbor programs' annual assessment, disclosure, and reporting <span class=\"match\">requirements</span>. The Commission is also adopting amendments related to parental consent <span class=\"match\">requirements</span>, methods of obtaining <span class=\"match\">verifiable</span> parental consent, and exceptions to the parental consent <span class=\"match\">requirement</span>. The Commission is replacing the term “web site” with “website” throughout the Rule and making other minor stylistic or grammatical changes to the Rule that the Commission proposed"},{"title":"Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Calendar Year 2026 Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) Rate Update; Requirements for the HH Quality Reporting Program and the HH Value-Based Purchasing Expanded Model; Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program Updates; DMEPOS Accreditation Requirements; Provider Enrollment; and Other Medicare and Medicaid Policies","type":"Rule","abstract":"This final rule sets forth routine updates to the Medicare home health payment rates in accordance with existing statutory and regulatory requirements. In addition, this final rule finalizes permanent and temporary behavior adjustments and recalibrates the case- mix weights and update the functional impairment levels; comorbidity subgroups; and low-utilization payment adjustment (LUPA) thresholds for CY 2026. This final rule also finalizes changes to the face-to-face encounter policy and changes to the Home Health Quality Reporting Program (HH QRP) and the expanded Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) Model requirements. In addition, it updates the Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program (CBP). Lastly it finalizes: a technical change to the HH conditions of participation; updates to DMEPOS supplier conditions of payment; updates to provider and supplier enrollment requirements; and changes to DMEPOS accreditation requirements.","document_number":"2025-21767","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/02/2025-21767/medicare-and-medicaid-programs-calendar-year-2026-home-health-prospective-payment-system-hh-pps-rate","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-12-02/pdf/2025-21767.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-21767.pdf?1764364516","publication_date":"2025-12-02","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":"reverse an initial finding of non-<span class=\"match\">compliance</span>, only if CMS determines that the HHA was in full <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with the HH QRP <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> for the applicable program year. We would consider full <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with the HH QRP <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> to include CMS granting an exception or extension to HH QRP reporting <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> under our extraordinary circumstance exception and extension (ECE) policy at § 484.245(c). However, to demonstrate full <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with our ECE policy, the HHA would need to comply with our ECE policy's <span class=\"match\">requirements</span>, including the specific scope"},{"title":"Internet-Based Telecommunications Relay Service Modernization","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Federal Communications Commission (Commission) proposes to modernize its telecommunications relay services (TRS) rules and seeks comment on the use of automatic speech recognition (ASR) for speech-to- text conversion and advanced text-to-speech technologies for Internet Protocol (IP) Relay Service; the need for metrics for IP Relay quality; the compatibility of IP Relay with Real-Time Text (RTT) technology; adding captioning functionality to Video Relay Service (VRS) platforms; amending VRS calling rules for calls to U.S. embassies and consulates by U.S. residents while traveling abroad; adjusting VRS call center requirements; streamlining TRS provider certification and user registration processes; updating or eliminating obsolete rules; and closing outdated dockets. With these proposals, the Commission presents targeted reforms that align internet-based TRS with twenty-first century technological advancements in relay services that can better serve the needs of persons with disabilities while securing the viability and enhancing the effectiveness and functional equivalency of internet-based TRS.","document_number":"2026-05213","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/17/2026-05213/internet-based-telecommunications-relay-service-modernization","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-03-17/pdf/2026-05213.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-05213.pdf?1773665121","publication_date":"2026-03-17","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":"determined to meet all applicable mandatory minimum TRS standards and <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> <span class=\"match\">requirements</span>. \n Finally, to reduce paperwork burden now that the relevant programs have matured, the Commission proposes to eliminate the <span class=\"match\">requirement</span> for internet-based TRS providers to submit an annual <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> report demonstrating that they are in <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with § 64.604 of its rules. The Commission also proposes to eliminate a parallel <span class=\"match\">requirement</span> that applicants promise to file an annual <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> report. Through this proposal, the Commission would also eliminate"},{"title":"Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is proposing to update its regulations regarding the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978 (the AFIDA). The revisions would reflect Congressional directives to establish a streamlined process for electronic submission and retention of disclosures made under AFIDA, including the deployment of an internet database. It would also revise reporting requirements and strengthen enforcement measures. Through the implementation of modernization measures and expanded scope and depth of reporting, this proposed rule will help ensure the AFIDA regulations address foreign investment and ownership of American agricultural land, particularly as it might present a national security risk.","document_number":"2026-12808","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/25/2026-12808/agricultural-foreign-investment-disclosure-act-of-1978","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-25/pdf/2026-12808.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-12808.pdf?1782305114","publication_date":"2026-06-25","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"}],"excerpts":"Entity, Shell corporation, \n and \n Transfer. \n \n \n \n \n § 781.3 (Reporting <span class=\"match\">requirements</span>) \n § 5100.3 (Reporting <span class=\"match\">requirements</span>) \n \n • Revision to submission methods for AFIDA disclosure reports and references regarding such reports.\n • Revision to mandatory reporting <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> for foreign persons required to submit reports. \n • Revision to additional reporting <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> for foreign persons other than individuals and governments. \n • Revision to <span class=\"match\">upon</span>-request reporting <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> for foreign persons named in required reports. \n \n \n \n § 781.4 (Assessment"}]}