{"description":"Documents matching 'compliance rulemaking affecting central intelligence'","count":651,"total_pages":33,"next_page_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents?conditions%5Bterm%5D=compliance+rulemaking+affecting+central+intelligence&format=json&page=2","results":[{"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":"cornerstone of OFAC's public outreach to all regulated industries, the <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> guidance and expectations detailed in the 2019 <span class=\"match\">Compliance</span> Framework consistently form the basis of OFAC's published guidance (\n e.g., \n sanctions advisories, <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> communiqués, and frequently asked questions), as well as specific guidance issued in response to public inquiries.\n \n \n \n 285 \n  \n See \n OFAC, \n A Framework for OFAC <span class=\"match\">Compliance</span> Commitments \n (May 2, 2019) [hereinafter \n 2019 <span class=\"match\">Compliance</span> Framework \n ], available at \n https://ofac.treasury.gov/media/16331/download"},{"title":"Pipeline Safety: Repair Criteria for Hazardous Liquid and Gas Transmission Pipelines","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"PHMSA proposes to modernize and to clarify the anomaly response criteria in the Federal pipeline safety regulations for gas transmission and hazardous liquid pipelines. Driven by twenty years of technological development, modern engineering concepts allow operators to identify, schedule, and remediate pipeline anomalies more effectively and in a less costly manner. PHMSA proposes incorporating these improved safety practices into its regulations by finalizing certain safety improvements advanced in recent rulemakings for gas transmission pipelines and extending those changes to hazardous liquid pipelines. In addition, PHMSA proposes certain non-substantive revisions to its gas and hazardous liquid repair regulations to improve compliance.","document_number":"2026-13805","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/08/2026-13805/pipeline-safety-repair-criteria-for-hazardous-liquid-and-gas-transmission-pipelines","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-08/pdf/2026-13805.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-13805.pdf?1783428318","publication_date":"2026-07-08","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","name":"Transportation Department","id":492,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/492","parent_id":null,"slug":"transportation-department"},{"raw_name":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","name":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","id":408,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/pipeline-and-hazardous-materials-safety-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/408","parent_id":492,"slug":"pipeline-and-hazardous-materials-safety-administration"}],"excerpts":"reduce costs for consumers to whom gas transmission, hazardous liquid, and carbon dioxide pipeline operators generally transfer a portion of their <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> costs. Those reduced costs to pipeline operators and the public are consistent with E.O. 14192, which establishes a Federal policy of alleviating “unnecessary regulatory burdens” by reducing <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> costs and reducing the risks from non-<span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with burdensome regulations. \n In addition to the quantified cost-savings, PHMSA expects that by accelerating responses to critical threats while"},{"title":"Modernizing H-2 Program Requirements, Oversight, and Worker Protections","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is amending its regulations affecting temporary agricultural (H-2A) and temporary nonagricultural (H-2B) nonimmigrant workers (H-2 programs) and their employers. This rulemaking is intended to better ensure the integrity of the H-2 programs and enhance protections for workers.","document_number":"2024-29353","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/12/18/2024-29353/modernizing-h-2-program-requirements-oversight-and-worker-protections","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-12-18/pdf/2024-29353.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-29353.pdf?1734443140","publication_date":"2024-12-18","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":" and <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> reviews, and adding transparency to the potential consequences of non-<span class=\"match\">compliance</span>, petitioners will have the information necessary to remain in <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with the requirements of the H-2 program. Regarding the mentioned policy memorandum, USCIS does not anticipate that the requirements of that memorandum would interfere with the activities of USCIS officers conducting on-site inspections in a way that would limit their ability to interview pertinent individuals. Importantly, USCIS inspections, verifications, and <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> reviews"},{"title":"Revision of Tier 4 Criteria Pollutant Standards, Part 1: Amendments to Phase-In Schedule for Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicles","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is reconsidering the Tier 4 criteria pollutant standards for new motor vehicles promulgated within the final rule entitled \"Multi-Pollutant Emissions Standards for Model Years 2027 and Later Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicles.\" This reconsideration will occur in two separate, but coordinated, rulemakings. In this Part 1 rulemaking, the EPA is proposing to amend the phase-in schedule for the Tier 4 criteria pollutant standards for certain vehicles to address changing circumstances and feasibility concerns. These amendments, if finalized, would extend the Tier 3 standards for certain vehicles to model years (MYs) 2027 and 2028 such that the Tier 4 standards for these vehicles would phase in starting with MY 2029. The EPA is also proposing other changes to the test protocols used to evaluate emissions performance for certification and related regulatory issues. Potential amendments to the Tier 4 standards and other program elements will be proposed separately in a future Part 2 rulemaking.","document_number":"2026-09905","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/18/2026-09905/revision-of-tier-4-criteria-pollutant-standards-part-1-amendments-to-phase-in-schedule-for","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-18/pdf/2026-09905.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-09905.pdf?1778849124","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":"Part 2 <span class=\"match\">rulemaking</span>. In the future Part 2 <span class=\"match\">rulemaking</span>, the EPA will comprehensively reconsider the Tier 4 program for light- and medium-duty vehicles, which may include, for example, changes to the Tier 4 emission standards, lead time and phase-in schedule, and test procedures. This proposed Part 1 <span class=\"match\">rulemaking</span>, if finalized, would allow manufacturers to continue meeting the Tier 3 standards for two more years while the EPA develops the Part 2 rule, which may amend the Tier 4 program for later MYs. Vehicle manufacturers are already in <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with the"},{"title":"Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain: Connected Vehicles","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"In this notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM), the Department of Commerce's (Department) Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) proposes a rule to address undue or unacceptable risks to national security and U.S. persons posed by classes of transactions involving information and communications technology and services (ICTS) that are designed, developed, manufactured, or supplied by persons owned by, controlled by, or subject to the jurisdiction or direction of certain foreign adversaries, and which are integral to connected vehicles, as defined herein. BIS is soliciting comment on this proposed rule, which builds on the advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) issued by BIS on March 1, 2024.","document_number":"2024-21903","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/09/26/2024-21903/securing-the-information-and-communications-technology-and-services-supply-chain-connected-vehicles","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-09-26/pdf/2024-21903.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-21903.pdf?1727205730","publication_date":"2024-09-26","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","name":"Commerce Department","id":54,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/commerce-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/54","parent_id":null,"slug":"commerce-department"},{"raw_name":"Bureau of Industry and Security","name":"Industry and Security Bureau","id":241,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/industry-and-security-bureau","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/241","parent_id":54,"slug":"industry-and-security-bureau"}],"excerpts":"vehicles; (2) a trusted trader program to simplify <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> and avoid the complexity and uncertainty associated with a licensing regime; and (3) a program allowing OEMs and suppliers to self-certify <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with the regulation. BIS has considered each of the comments in full and is proposing an advisory opinion program; procedures for VCS hardware importers and connected vehicle manufacturers to submit Declarations of Conformity, which allow OEMs and suppliers to self-certify their <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with the regulation; as well as procedures for VCS"},{"title":"HIPAA Security Rule To Strengthen the Cybersecurity of Electronic Protected Health Information","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS or \"Department\") is issuing this notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to solicit comment on its proposal to modify the Security Standards for the Protection of Electronic Protected Health Information (\"Security Rule\") under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009 (HITECH Act). The proposed modifications would revise existing standards to better protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of electronic protected health information (ePHI). The proposals in this NPRM would increase the cybersecurity for ePHI by revising the Security Rule to address: changes in the environment in which health care is provided; significant increases in breaches and cyberattacks; common deficiencies the Office for Civil Rights has observed in investigations into Security Rule compliance by covered entities and their business associates (collectively, \"regulated entities\"); other cybersecurity guidelines, best practices, methodologies, procedures, and processes; and court decisions that affect enforcement of the Security Rule.","document_number":"2024-30983","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/06/2024-30983/hipaa-security-rule-to-strengthen-the-cybersecurity-of-electronic-protected-health-information","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-06/pdf/2024-30983.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-30983.pdf?1735334119","publication_date":"2025-01-06","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":" 1998 Security Rule Notice of Proposed <span class=\"match\">Rulemaking</span> \n 2. 2003 Final Rule \n 3. 2009 Delegation of Authority \n 4. 2013 Omnibus <span class=\"match\">Rulemaking</span> \n III. Justification for This Proposed <span class=\"match\">Rulemaking</span> \n A. Strong Security Standards Are Essential to Protecting the Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability of ePHI and Ensuring Quality and Efficiency in the Health Care System \n B. The Health Care Environment Has Changed Since the Security Rule Was Last Revised and Will Continue To Evolve \n C. Regulated Entities' <span class=\"match\">Compliance</span> With the Requirements of the Security Rule"},{"title":"Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence","type":"Presidential Document","abstract":null,"document_number":"2023-24283","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/11/01/2023-24283/safe-secure-and-trustworthy-development-and-use-of-artificial-intelligence","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-11-01/pdf/2023-24283.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-24283.pdf?1698765442","publication_date":"2023-11-01","agencies":[{"raw_name":"EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT","name":"Executive Office of the President","id":538,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/executive-office-of-the-president","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/538","parent_id":null,"slug":"executive-office-of-the-president"}],"excerpts":"or for military and <span class=\"match\">intelligence</span> purposes. The memorandum shall take into account current efforts to govern the development and use of AI for national security systems. The memorandum shall outline actions for the Department of Defense, the Department of State, other relevant agencies, and the <span class=\"match\">Intelligence</span> Community to address the national security risks and potential benefits posed by AI. In particular, the memorandum shall:\n \n (a) provide guidance to the Department of Defense, other relevant agencies, and the <span class=\"match\">Intelligence</span> Community on the continued"},{"title":"Counter-UAS Authority for State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Law Enforcement and Correctional Agencies","type":"Rule","abstract":"In this interim final rule (\"IFR\"), the Department of Justice (\"DOJ\") and the Department of Homeland Security (\"DHS\") (collectively, \"the Departments\") codify the framework for implementing the SAFER SKIES Act, which authorizes State, local, Tribal, and territorial law enforcement or correctional (\"SLTT\") agencies to conduct counter-unmanned aircraft system (\"C-UAS\") operations. This framework governs training and certification (including a two-tiered structure for detection and warning operations and for mitigation operations), authorized technologies, spectrum coordination, airspace approval, real-time air traffic control notification, mitigation reporting, privacy protections, and compliance requirements for SLTT agencies in relation to the exercise of C-UAS authority.","document_number":"2026-13609","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/06/2026-13609/counter-uas-authority-for-state-local-tribal-and-territorial-law-enforcement-and-correctional","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-06/pdf/2026-13609.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-13609.pdf?1782936911","publication_date":"2026-07-06","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","name":"Homeland Security Department","id":227,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/homeland-security-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/227","parent_id":null,"slug":"homeland-security-department"},{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE","name":"Justice Department","id":268,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/justice-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/268","parent_id":null,"slug":"justice-department"}],"excerpts":"protections identified in section 124n(e), which include <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with the First and Fourth Amendments to the Constitution of the United States, data retention limitations, and limits on collecting certain data; and \n (3) comply with Federal oversight, audits, coordination, and <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> requirements, including by the Secretary of Homeland Security and Attorney General, in coordination with the Secretary of Transportation and the Administrator of the FAA, over SLTT agencies' <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with the privacy protections identified in section 124n(e)"},{"title":"Energy Conservation Program: Procedures, Interpretations, and Policies for Consideration of New or Revised Energy Conservation Standards and Test Procedures for Consumer Products and Certain Commercial/Industrial Equipment","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Department of Energy (\"DOE\" or \"the Department\") proposes to update the Department's current rulemaking methodology titled, \"Procedures, Interpretations, and Policies for Consideration of New or Revised Energy Conservation Standards and Test Procedures for Consumer Products and Certain Commercial/Industrial Equipment\" (\"Process Rule\"). Specifically, DOE proposes to: make Appendix A binding on DOE for certain actions; amend objectives and considerations consistent with recent Executive orders and Department policies; add a definition of \"significant energy savings\"; re-instate the comparative analysis requirement, described as a \"walk up\" approach; include certain economic thresholds; re-instate the description of clear and convincing evidence; and revert to language from the 2020 Process Rule text, with minor edits, in several sections. In addition to requesting written comments on its proposal, DOE will also hold a public meeting to discuss this proposal and obtain additional input.","document_number":"2026-13674","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/07/2026-13674/energy-conservation-program-procedures-interpretations-and-policies-for-consideration-of-new-or","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-07/pdf/2026-13674.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-13674.pdf?1783341912","publication_date":"2026-07-07","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY","name":"Energy Department","id":136,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/energy-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/136","parent_id":null,"slug":"energy-department"}],"excerpts":"conservation standards <span class=\"match\">rulemakings</span>. 90 FR 16093, 16097 (April 17, 2025). \n \n DOE received two comments related to changing timelines of <span class=\"match\">rulemakings</span> in response to regulatory burden. BWC stated that DOE should evaluate the cumulative regulatory burden on manufacturers early in the <span class=\"match\">rulemaking</span> process, because manufacturers producing multiple covered products can be overwhelmed by simultaneous <span class=\"match\">rulemakings</span>. BWC stated that DOE should accept comments from manufacturers facing cumulative regulatory burdens and consider delaying <span class=\"match\">rulemakings</span> if manufacturers"},{"title":"Advancing IP Interconnection","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that proposes to eliminate burdensome legacy interconnection regulations that may prevent providers of modern, internet Protocol (IP)-based networks from interconnecting efficiently, and also seeks comment on ways the Commission can facilitate a successful transition to all-IP interconnection for voice services while retaining critical oversight in areas of public safety and consumer protection, and ensuring competition. The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking proposes to forbear from incumbent local exchange carrier (LEC)-specific interconnection and related obligations, and to eliminate the Commission's rules implementing those provisions by December 31, 2028. The Commission also seeks comment on whether and to what extent eliminating the incumbent LEC-specific interconnection regulatory framework may affect other statutory frameworks or Commission rules, and whether the Commission should revisit any other provisions or rules that are rendered redundant by the elimination of incumbent LECs' interconnection obligations. Finally, the Commission seeks comment on what, if any, regulatory framework for IP interconnection should replace the current interconnection framework under section 251(c)(2), and on the scope of the Commission's authority to regulate IP interconnection under any such framework.","document_number":"2025-21324","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/26/2025-21324/advancing-ip-interconnection","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-11-26/pdf/2025-21324.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-21324.pdf?1764078345","publication_date":"2025-11-26","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":"and Other <span class=\"match\">Compliance</span> Requirements for Small Entities \n The RFA directs agencies to describe the economic impact of proposed rules on small entities, as well as projected reporting, recordkeeping and other <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> requirements, including an estimate of the classes of small entities which will be subject to the requirements and the type of professional skills necessary for preparation of the report or record. \n \n The \n NPRM \n seeks comment on proposals that, if adopted, we expect will reduce reporting, recordkeeping, and other <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> requirements"},{"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":"simultaneous allocation and <span class=\"match\">central</span> clearing, the notional amount attributed to the clearing agency counterparty was $0. Certain reports of simultaneous allocation and <span class=\"match\">central</span> clearing were included in new trade activity for consistency with the treatment of similar post-allocation trades, but all other reports of <span class=\"match\">central</span> clearing events were excluded from new trade activity. For consistency with the treatment of these other reports, staff attributed the notional amounts in reports of simultaneous allocation and <span class=\"match\">central</span> clearing only to the non-clearing"},{"title":"Air Plan Disapproval; Colorado; Regional Haze Plan for the Second Implementation Period","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is disapproving a regional haze state implementation plan (SIP) revision submitted in 2022 by the State of Colorado under the Clean Air Act (CAA or Act) and the EPA's Regional Haze Rule (RHR) for the program's second implementation period. Colorado's 2022 regional haze SIP revision addresses the requirement that states revise their long-term strategies every implementation period to make reasonable progress towards the national goal of preventing any future, and remedying any existing, anthropogenic impairment of visibility, including regional haze, in mandatory Class I Federal areas (Class I areas). We are disapproving Colorado's 2022 regional haze SIP revision pursuant to the CAA and regulatory regional haze requirements. The EPA is not taking final action at this time on a separate revision to Colorado's SIP that consolidates existing, previously approved regional haze provisions into the same regulation where Colorado's new, second planning period provisions are located.","document_number":"2026-01413","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/26/2026-01413/air-plan-disapproval-colorado-regional-haze-plan-for-the-second-implementation-period","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-01-26/pdf/2026-01413.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-01413.pdf?1769175920","publication_date":"2026-01-26","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":"eight sets of comments in support and 20 sets in opposition.\n 12 \n \n The full text of comments received is included in the publicly posted docket associated with this <span class=\"match\">rulemaking</span> at \n https://www.regulations.gov. \n Below we provide brief summaries of some of the significant comments received and our responses. Our RTC document, which is also included in the docket for this <span class=\"match\">rulemaking</span>, provides detailed responses to all significant comments received and is a part of the administrative record for this action.\n \n \n \n 12 \n  One comment was not considered"},{"title":"Equal Credit Opportunity Act (Regulation B)","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau or CFPB) is issuing a final rule that amends provisions related to disparate impact, discouragement of applicants or prospective applicants, and special purpose credit programs under Regulation B, the regulation implementing the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA or Act). The amendments facilitate compliance with ECOA by clarifying the obligations imposed by the statute.","document_number":"2026-07804","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/22/2026-07804/equal-credit-opportunity-act-regulation-b","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-22/pdf/2026-07804.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-07804.pdf?1776775512","publication_date":"2026-04-22","agencies":[{"raw_name":"Consumer Financial Protection Bureau","name":"Consumer Financial Protection Bureau","id":573,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/consumer-financial-protection-bureau","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/573","parent_id":null,"slug":"consumer-financial-protection-bureau"}],"excerpts":"rule may have a greater impact on smaller lenders who have fewer resources for legal and <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> risk. \n A policy group commenter argued that there are materially new or expanded <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> obligations for covered creditors including changes to adverse action notices, recordkeeping and retention for application data, systems changes to underwriting and <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> controls, and reporting or disclosure refinement. Another commenter stated that the <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> burdens associated with the rule, such as additional reporting, data collection, and documentation"},{"title":"Privacy Act of 1974: Implementation of Exemptions","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Department of Energy (DOE or Department) is revising its regulations to exempt certain records maintained under a newly established system of records--DOE-42 Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs Files--from the notification and access provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974. The Department is exempting portions of this system of records from these subsections of the Privacy Act because of requirements related to investigatory material compiled for law enforcement purposes.","document_number":"2024-29664","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/12/17/2024-29664/privacy-act-of-1974-implementation-of-exemptions","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-12-17/pdf/2024-29664.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-29664.pdf?1734356730","publication_date":"2024-12-17","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY","name":"Energy Department","id":136,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/energy-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/136","parent_id":null,"slug":"energy-department"}],"excerpts":"subsections of the Privacy Act because of requirements related to the compilation of investigatory material for law enforcement purposes. \n DOE-42 Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs Files will provide a <span class=\"match\">central</span> electronic repository to: (i) maintain all records used by OCR-EEO personnel in making Federal civil rights <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> determinations with accuracy, relevance, timeliness, and completeness to assure fairness to the individual(s) in the determination; (ii) create appropriate administrative, technical, and physical safeguards that"},{"title":"Privacy Act of 1974; Systems of Records","type":"Notice","abstract":"Pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) is proposing numerous amendments to all system of records notices (SORN). There are amendments affecting multiple SORNs and amendments to specific SORNs.","document_number":"2024-19638","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/09/09/2024-19638/privacy-act-of-1974-systems-of-records","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-09-09/pdf/2024-19638.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-19638.pdf?1725626717","publication_date":"2024-09-09","agencies":[{"raw_name":"PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION","name":"Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation","id":405,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/pension-benefit-guaranty-corporation","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/405","parent_id":null,"slug":"pension-benefit-guaranty-corporation"}],"excerpts":"record access requirements. However, consideration will be given to requests made in <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with 29 CFR 4902.3 and 4902.4. \n CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: \n This system is exempt from amendment requirements. However, consideration will be given to requests made in <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with 29 CFR 4902.3 and 4902.5. \n NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES: \n This system is exempt from the notification requirements. However, consideration will be given to inquiries made in <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with 29 CFR 4902.3. \n EXEMPTIONS PROMULGATED FOR THE SYSTEM: \n Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(j)"},{"title":"National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units: Final Repeal","type":"Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing the repeal of specific amendments to the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units (EGUs), commonly referred to as the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS), that were promulgated on May 7, 2024. Specifically, the EPA is repealing the revised filterable particulate matter (fPM) emission standard, which serves as a surrogate for non-mercury hazardous air pollutant (HAP) metals for existing coal- fired EGUs; the revised fPM emission standard compliance demonstration requirements; and the revised mercury (Hg) emission standard for lignite-fired EGUs. The EPA is also making technical, non-substantive clarifications to electronic reporting requirements.","document_number":"2026-03638","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/24/2026-03638/national-emission-standards-for-hazardous-air-pollutants-coal--and-oil-fired-electric-utility-steam","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-02-24/pdf/2026-03638.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-03638.pdf?1771854313","publication_date":"2026-02-24","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 \n B. Required <span class=\"match\">Compliance</span> Demonstration for the Filterable PM Standard \n 1. What is the EPA finalizing for the <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> demonstration requirements for the filterable PM standard? \n \n The EPA proposed to repeal the requirement that sources must use PM CEMS exclusively for demonstrating \n \n <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with the fPM emission standard, as well as the adjusted QA criteria,\n 99 \n \n and to return to the previous regulatory language from the 2012 MATS Rule and 2020 Final Rule that allowed owners and operators to demonstrate <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> using either quarterly"},{"title":"Federal Acquisition Regulation: Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul Parts 1, 2, 4, 33, 39, 40, and 53","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"OFPP, DoD, GSA, and NASA (collectively referred to as the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council or FAR Council) are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement Executive Order (E.O.) 14275, Restoring Common Sense to Federal Procurement. The E.O. directs the elimination of excessive acquisition regulations to stop the inefficient use of American taxpayer dollars. The FAR Council is issuing twelve proposed rules that collectively will streamline the FAR in its entirety. This rule proposes revisions to FAR parts 1, 2, 4, 33, 39, 40, 52, and 53.","document_number":"2026-12559","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/23/2026-12559/federal-acquisition-regulation-revolutionary-federal-acquisition-regulation-overhaul-parts-1-2-4-33","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-23/pdf/2026-12559.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-12559.pdf?1782132314","publication_date":"2026-06-23","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":"Office of Federal Procurement Policy","name":"Federal Procurement Policy Office","id":184,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-procurement-policy-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/184","parent_id":280,"slug":"federal-procurement-policy-office"},{"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":"GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION","name":"General Services Administration","id":210,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/general-services-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/210","parent_id":null,"slug":"general-services-administration"},{"raw_name":"NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION","name":"National Aeronautics and Space Administration","id":301,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-aeronautics-and-space-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/301","parent_id":null,"slug":"national-aeronautics-and-space-administration"}],"excerpts":"by the <span class=\"match\">central</span> processing unit of a computer, software, firmware and similar procedures, services (including support services), and related resources; but \n (3) Does not include any equipment acquired by a Federal contractor incidental to a Federal contract. \n \n <span class=\"match\">Intelligence</span> community, \n as defined by 50 U.S.C. 3003(4), means—\n \n (1) The Office of the Director of National <span class=\"match\">Intelligence</span>; \n (2) The <span class=\"match\">Central</span> <span class=\"match\">Intelligence</span> Agency; \n (3) The National Security Agency; \n (4) The Defense <span class=\"match\">Intelligence</span> Agency; \n (5) The National Geospatial-<span class=\"match\">Intelligence</span> Agency;"},{"title":"Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2027; and Basic Health Program","type":"Rule","abstract":"This final rule contains provisions to improve implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, including payment parameters and provisions related to the HHS-operated risk adjustment and risk adjustment data validation (HHS-RADV) programs, as well as 2027 user fee rates for issuers offering qualified health plans (QHPs) through Federally-facilitated Exchanges (FFEs) and State-based Exchanges on the Federal platform (SBE-FPs). This final rule also includes provisions related to civil money penalties (CMPs) for noncompliant issuers and other responsible entities; standards governing agents, brokers, and web-brokers; the expansion and codification of hardship exemption eligibility; implementation of the State Exchange Improper Payment Measurement (SEIPM); provider access standards and essential community provider standards for QHP certification; QHP certification of non-network plans; a prohibition on issuers from including routine non-pediatric dental services as an Essential Health Benefit (EHB); requirements related to defrayal for the cost of any State-required benefits in addition to the EHB; cost- sharing flexibilities for catastrophic and individual market bronze plans; establishment of catastrophic plans with plan terms of up to 10 consecutive plan years; QHP issuer quality improvement strategies (QISs); and revisions affecting which enrollees are included in Federal Basic Health Program (BHP) payment calculations to States. This final rule also includes amendments to implement certain provisions of the Working Families Tax Cut (WFTC) legislation.","document_number":"2026-10050","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/20/2026-10050/patient-protection-and-affordable-care-act-hhs-notice-of-benefit-and-payment-parameters-for-2027-and","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-20/pdf/2026-10050.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-10050.pdf?1779135308","publication_date":"2026-05-20","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","id":45,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/45","parent_id":221,"slug":"centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services"},{"raw_name":"Office of the Secretary"}],"excerpts":"requirements as part of ECP certification reviews. \n We are finalizing our proposal to modify § 156.480(c) to clarify HHS' authority to audit or conduct a <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> review of an issuer that offers a QHP through an Exchange for the purposes of administering and providing oversight of the APTC, CSR, and user fee programs. We are also finalizing that HHS may conduct a <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> review to assess issuers' <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with requirements related to these programs as needed or on an annual basis rather than only on an ad hoc basis. \n We are finalizing our proposal"},{"title":"Improving Wage Protections for the Temporary and Permanent Employment of Certain Foreign Nationals in the United States","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Department of Labor (DOL or the Department) is issuing this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to solicit comments and public input regarding its proposal to revise Employment and Training Administration (ETA) regulations governing the prevailing wages for employment opportunities that United States (U.S.) employers seek to fill with alien workers on a permanent or temporary basis through certain EB-2 and EB-3 employment-based immigrant visas via the Permanent Labor Certification (PERM) program or through H-1B, H-1B1, or E-3 nonimmigrant visas. Specifically, DOL is proposing to amend its regulations governing the PERM program and Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) to incorporate changes to the computation of wage levels under the Department's four-tiered prevailing wage structure based on the Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) wage survey administered by the Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). These proposed revisions aim to better align prevailing wage levels with the wages paid to U.S. workers who are similarly employed in the occupation and area of intended employment. The Department's proposed revisions also seek to strengthen program integrity by reducing the incentive for employers to use these programs to replace, rather than supplement, U.S. workers by employing lower-paid alien workers. In addition, the revision would enable the Department to more effectively ensure that the employment of immigrant and nonimmigrant workers admitted or otherwise provided one of the covered statuses does not adversely affect the wages and working conditions of U.S. workers.","document_number":"2026-06017","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/27/2026-06017/improving-wage-protections-for-the-temporary-and-permanent-employment-of-certain-foreign-nationals","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-03-27/pdf/2026-06017.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-06017.pdf?1774529117","publication_date":"2026-03-27","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","name":"Labor Department","id":271,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/labor-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/271","parent_id":null,"slug":"labor-department"},{"raw_name":"Employment and Training Administration","name":"Employment and Training Administration","id":133,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/employment-and-training-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/133","parent_id":271,"slug":"employment-and-training-administration"}],"excerpts":"ACTION: \n Notice of proposed <span class=\"match\">rulemaking</span> (NPRM). \n \n \n SUMMARY: \n The Department of Labor (DOL or the Department) is issuing this Notice of Proposed <span class=\"match\">Rulemaking</span> (NPRM) to solicit comments and public input regarding its proposal to revise Employment and Training Administration (ETA) regulations governing the prevailing wages for employment opportunities that United States (U.S.) employers seek to fill with alien workers on a permanent or temporary basis through certain EB-2 and EB-3 employment-based immigrant visas via the Permanent Labor Certification"},{"title":"National Vocational Rehabilitation Technical Assistance Center","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Department of Education (Department) announces a priority, requirements, and definitions under the Rehabilitation Training program, Assistance Listing Number 84.264L. The Department may use the priority, requirements, and definitions for competitions in fiscal year (FY) 2025 and later years. We will use the priority, requirements, and definitions to award a cooperative agreement for a national vocational rehabilitation technical assistance center (NVRTAC) to provide training and technical assistance to personnel of State vocational rehabilitation (VR) agencies and their partners to upgrade and increase their competencies, skills, and knowledge in providing quality services and effective management of the VR program.","document_number":"2025-11103","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/06/17/2025-11103/national-vocational-rehabilitation-technical-assistance-center","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-06-17/pdf/2025-11103.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-11103.pdf?1750077919","publication_date":"2025-06-17","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION","name":"Education Department","id":126,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/education-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/126","parent_id":null,"slug":"education-department"}],"excerpts":"services, among others; and \n (p) Resolving corrective action plans and strategies to increase <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> and reduce future noncompliance. \n Regarding effective resource management, the NVRTAC will support the assessment, development, and enhancement of staff knowledge, skills, and abilities to ensure that— \n (a) Resources, including program funds and personnel, are being used for allowable purposes, are appropriately allocated, and support innovation in <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with statutory and regulatory requirements; \n (b) Internal controls and reporting systems"}]}