{"description":"Documents matching 'compliance rulemaking affecting committee purchase'","count":4649,"total_pages":50,"next_page_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents?conditions%5Bterm%5D=compliance+rulemaking+affecting+committee+purchase&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":"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":"hospice floor is specific to hospices and does not apply to HHAs. The hospice floor was developed through a negotiated <span class=\"match\">rulemaking</span> advisory <span class=\"match\">committee</span>, under the process established by the Negotiated <span class=\"match\">Rulemaking</span> Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 101-648). <span class=\"match\">Committee</span> members included representatives of national hospice associations; rural, urban, large, and small hospices; multi-site hospices; consumer groups; and a government representative. The <span class=\"match\">Committee</span> reached consensus on a methodology that resulted in the hospice wage index. We continue to believe the use of the"},{"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":"Corporate Credit Unions","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The NCUA Board (Board) is proposing to amend its regulations for corporate credit unions by removing the requirement that a corporate credit union's asset and liability management committee (ALCO) must have at least one member who is also a member of the corporate credit union's board of directors. The proposed rule would also remove filing requirements related to a corporate credit union's annual report and any management letter or other report issued by its independent public accountant. The intended effect is to reduce unnecessary regulatory burden and provide corporate credit unions with greater flexibility.","document_number":"2025-22487","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/11/2025-22487/corporate-credit-unions","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-12-11/pdf/2025-22487.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-22487.pdf?1765374315","publication_date":"2025-12-11","agencies":[{"raw_name":"NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION","name":"National Credit Union Administration","id":335,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-credit-union-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/335","parent_id":null,"slug":"national-credit-union-administration"}],"excerpts":"membership. \n B. Filing Requirements for a Corporate Credit Union's Annual Report \n \n The 1997 final rule also required that a corporate credit union's supervisory <span class=\"match\">committee</span> get an annual opinion audit \n \n of the corporate credit union's financial statements. The supervisory <span class=\"match\">committee</span> was required to submit the audit report to the board of directors. In addition, the supervisory <span class=\"match\">committee</span> had to submit a copy of the audit report and copies of all communications provided to the corporate credit union by the external auditor to the NCUA within 30 calendar"},{"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":"recommended that negotiated <span class=\"match\">rulemakings</span> utilize a neutral convener. The Joint Gas Associations recommended that a revised Process Rule should make clear that, prior to initiating a negotiated <span class=\"match\">rulemaking</span>, DOE will appoint a convener to: (i) identify persons who will be significantly affected by a proposed rule; and (ii) conduct discussions with such persons to identify their issues of concern and to ascertain whether the establishment of a negotiated <span class=\"match\">rulemaking</span> <span class=\"match\">committee</span> is feasible and appropriate in the particular <span class=\"match\">rulemaking</span>. The Joint Gas Associations"},{"title":"Alcohol Facts Statements in the Labeling of Wines, Distilled Spirits, and Malt Beverages","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) proposes to require disclosure of per-serving alcohol, calorie, and nutrient content information in an \"Alcohol Facts\" statement on all alcohol beverage labels subject to TTB's regulatory authority under the Federal Alcohol Administration Act (FAA Act). This rulemaking responds to the Department of the Treasury's February 2022 report on \"Competition in the Markets for Beer, Wine, and Spirits,\" which recommended that TTB revive or initiate rulemaking on alcohol content, nutritional content, and appropriate serving sizes for alcohol beverage labels. Pursuant to its authorities under both the FAA Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, TTB is also proposing mandatory alcohol content statements for certain types of malt beverages, beer, and wine that are not currently required to be labeled with an alcohol content statement. TTB proposes a compliance date of 5 years from the date that a final rule resulting from this proposal is published in the Federal Register.","document_number":"2025-00957","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/17/2025-00957/alcohol-facts-statements-in-the-labeling-of-wines-distilled-spirits-and-malt-beverages","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-17/pdf/2025-00957.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-00957.pdf?1737035117","publication_date":"2025-01-17","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":"Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau","name":"Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau","id":18,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/alcohol-and-tobacco-tax-and-trade-bureau","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/18","parent_id":497,"slug":"alcohol-and-tobacco-tax-and-trade-bureau"}],"excerpts":" 40.2 \n \n \n \n The overall cost of <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> goes down as the <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> period gets longer due to the higher number of coordinated changes in the longer <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> periods.\n 56 \n \n Costs for shorter <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> periods are far greater due to the greater number of uncoordinated changes, which drive up per-unit labor and recordkeeping costs and create inventory and analytical costs that do not apply to coordinated labeling changes.\n \n \n \n 56 \n  The overall cost is the same for the 42-month and 60-month <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> periods because the FDA Model assumes"},{"title":"Energy Conservation Program: Review of DOE's Analytic Methods for Setting Energy Conservation Standards","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Department of Energy (\"DOE\" or the \"Department\") requests comment regarding the assumptions, models, and methodologies that DOE uses in setting energy conservation standards for covered products and equipment. Relatedly, DOE also requests comments on the report summarizing the work conducted by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (\"NASEM\") Committee on Review of Methods for Setting Building and Equipment Performance Standards. DOE also welcomes the submission of data, peer-reviewed studies, and other relevant information related to how DOE might implement NASEM report recommendations and to DOE's analytical methodology for evaluating energy conservation standards in general.","document_number":"2026-13673","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/07/2026-13673/energy-conservation-program-review-of-does-analytic-methods-for-setting-energy-conservation","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-07/pdf/2026-13673.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-13673.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":"(complimentary good) in reaction. Alternatively, if a new clothes washer standard materially increases <span class=\"match\">purchase</span> and installation costs for that appliance, consumers may choose not to <span class=\"match\">purchase</span> a clothes dryer when those <span class=\"match\">purchases</span> are very often bundled as complimentary goods. This change could result in losses to society from foregone market exchanges and losses in consumer satisfaction where preferences would typically lean towards a bundled <span class=\"match\">purchase</span>. In addition, new standards may cause manufacturers to divert resources away from improving features"},{"title":"Medicare Program; Prospective Payment System and Consolidated Billing for Skilled Nursing Facilities; Updates to the Quality Reporting Program and Value-Based Purchasing Program for Federal Fiscal Year 2025","type":"Rule","abstract":"This final rule finalizes changes and updates to the policies and payment rates used under the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Prospective Payment System (PPS) for fiscal year (FY) 2025. First, we are rebasing and revising the SNF market basket to reflect a 2022 base year. Next, we update the wage index used under the SNF PPS to reflect data collected during the most recent decennial census. Additionally, we finalize several technical revisions to the code mappings used to classify patients under the Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM) to improve payment and coding accuracy. This final rule also updates the requirements for the SNF Quality Reporting Program and the SNF Value- Based Purchasing Program. Finally, we also are revising CMS' enforcement authority for imposing civil money penalties (CMPs) and including revisions to strengthen nursing home enforcement regulations.","document_number":"2024-16907","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/08/06/2024-16907/medicare-program-prospective-payment-system-and-consolidated-billing-for-skilled-nursing-facilities","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-08-06/pdf/2024-16907.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-16907.pdf?1722456916","publication_date":"2024-08-06","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":"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":" To obtain nominal <span class=\"match\">purchases</span>, which are used to determine the vintage weights for interest, we converted the two real capital <span class=\"match\">purchase</span> series from 1963 through 2022 determined above to nominal capital <span class=\"match\">purchase</span> series using their respective price proxies (the BEA Chained Price Index for Nonresidential Construction for Hospitals &amp; Special Care Facilities and the PPI for Machinery and Equipment). We then combined the two nominal series into one nominal capital <span class=\"match\">purchase</span> series for 1963 through 2022. Nominal capital <span class=\"match\">purchases</span> are needed for interest"},{"title":"Event Data Recorders","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"NHTSA published a final rule on December 18, 2024, in response to a mandate of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) to establish the appropriate recording period in NHTSA's Event Data Recorder (EDR) regulation (49 CFR part 563). The final rule amended the pre-crash data capture requirements of EDRs by increasing the recording duration and sample rate from 5 seconds at 2 Hz to 20 seconds at 10 Hz. The agency received three petitions for reconsideration from the Alliance of Automotive Innovation, the EDR Committee of SAE International, and FCA US LLC (a subsidiary of Stellantis N.V.) in response to the final rule. NHTSA is proposing to delay the compliance date from September 1, 2027, to September 1, 2028, and implement a phase-in period for EDRs to meet the new requirements.","document_number":"2025-21506","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/28/2025-21506/event-data-recorders","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-11-28/pdf/2025-21506.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-21506.pdf?1764164735","publication_date":"2025-11-28","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","name":"Transportation Department","id":492,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/492","parent_id":null,"slug":"transportation-department"},{"raw_name":"National Highway Traffic Safety Administration","name":"National Highway Traffic Safety Administration","id":345,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-highway-traffic-safety-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/345","parent_id":492,"slug":"national-highway-traffic-safety-administration"}],"excerpts":"more gradual timeline would reduce costs significantly, potentially to zero, by aligning with standard industry product lifecycles. FCA suggested a 4-year phase-in as follows: September 1, 2027: 25 percent <span class=\"match\">compliance</span>; September 1, 2028: 50 percent <span class=\"match\">compliance</span>; September 1, 2029: 75 percent <span class=\"match\">compliance</span>; September 1, 2030: 100 percent <span class=\"match\">compliance</span>. FCA stated that this timeline would allow current vehicle models to be phased out under existing rules while new models adopt the updated standards, enabling cost-effective validation through crash tests. FCA"},{"title":"Medicare Program; Prospective Payment System and Consolidated Billing for Skilled Nursing Facilities; Updates to the Quality Reporting Program for Federal Fiscal Year 2027","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"This rule proposes changes and updates to the policies and payment rates used under the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Prospective Payment System (PPS) for fiscal year 2027. This proposed rule also updates the requirements for the SNF Quality Reporting Program and the SNF Value-Based Purchasing Program.","document_number":"2026-06674","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/07/2026-06674/medicare-program-prospective-payment-system-and-consolidated-billing-for-skilled-nursing-facilities","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-07/pdf/2026-06674.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-06674.pdf?1775164507","publication_date":"2026-04-07","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":"policy, the intended use of the data, and how this proposal would affect penalties for non-<span class=\"match\">compliance</span> in the SNF QRP. Commenters were also concerned about the reporting burden associated with expanding MDS data collection and submission and whether the data would be publicly reported. As noted previously, we did not finalize the proposal at the time but stated that we would use the input we received to revise our policy and propose it in future <span class=\"match\">rulemaking</span>. For a more detailed discussion of these comments and our decision to not finalize this proposal"},{"title":"Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone off Alaska; Pacific Halibut Recreational Quota Entity Program Fee Collection","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"NMFS proposes regulations to require a charter halibut stamp (stamp) for charter vessel anglers, age 18 years or older, for each day and each trip they intend to catch and retain halibut on a charter vessel in International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC) regulatory area 2C (Southeast Alaska) and 3A (Southcentral Alaska). Persons who hold charter halibut permits (CHPs) would purchase stamps, which would be electronic, from NMFS. Charter vessel guides would be required to validate a stamp for each adult charter vessel angler intending to catch and retain halibut. NMFS would ultimately transfer the collected fees from the stamp purchases to the Recreational Quota Entity (RQE) to purchase halibut Quota Share (QS) issued in the Halibut and Sablefish Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Program on behalf of the charter halibut fishery. This proposed rule is necessary to promote stability and economic viability in the charter halibut fishery, and is intended to promote the goals and objectives of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), the Northern Pacific Halibut Act of 1982 (Halibut Act), and other applicable laws.","document_number":"2024-25229","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/10/31/2024-25229/fisheries-of-the-exclusive-economic-zone-off-alaska-pacific-halibut-recreational-quota-entity","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-10-31/pdf/2024-25229.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-25229.pdf?1730292332","publication_date":"2024-10-31","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":"National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration","name":"National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration","id":361,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/361","parent_id":54,"slug":"national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration"}],"excerpts":"regulatory area 2C (Southeast Alaska) and 3A (Southcentral Alaska). Persons who hold charter halibut permits (CHPs) would <span class=\"match\">purchase</span> stamps, which would be electronic, from NMFS. Charter vessel guides would be required to validate a stamp for each adult charter vessel angler intending to catch and retain halibut. NMFS would ultimately transfer the collected fees from the stamp <span class=\"match\">purchases</span> to the Recreational Quota Entity (RQE) to <span class=\"match\">purchase</span> halibut Quota Share (QS) issued in the Halibut and Sablefish Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Program on behalf of the"},{"title":"Certificates of Compliance","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (Commission or CPSC) is issuing a supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking (SNPR) to revise the agency's rule for Certificates of Compliance (certificates). The SNPR proposes to align the certificate rule with other CPSC rules on testing and certification, and to implement, for imported CPSC- regulated products and substances, electronic filing of certificates (eFiling) with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).","document_number":"2023-25911","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/12/08/2023-25911/certificates-of-compliance","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-12-08/pdf/2023-25911.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-25911.pdf?1701956716","publication_date":"2023-12-08","agencies":[{"raw_name":"CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION","name":"Consumer Product Safety Commission","id":84,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/consumer-product-safety-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/84","parent_id":null,"slug":"consumer-product-safety-commission"}],"excerpts":"ACTION: \n Supplemental notice of proposed <span class=\"match\">rulemaking</span>. \n \n \n SUMMARY: \n The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (Commission or CPSC) is issuing a supplemental notice of proposed <span class=\"match\">rulemaking</span> (SNPR) to revise the agency's rule for Certificates of <span class=\"match\">Compliance</span> (certificates). The SNPR proposes to align the certificate rule with other CPSC rules on testing and certification, and to implement, for imported CPSC-regulated products and substances, electronic filing of certificates (eFiling) with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). \n \n \n DATES: \n"},{"title":"Modernizing Suspension and Debarment Rules","type":"Rule","abstract":"In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) adopts the Office of Management and Budget's Guidance for Nonprocurement Debarment and Suspension, along with agency-specific regulations to allow the agency to further combat waste, fraud, and abuse, and remove bad actors from participation in its support programs. The Commission finds further notice and comment \"unnecessary\" under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) for the Commission to adopt the Guidelines (including updates made after the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in this proceeding), but elect to provide an opportunity for input on that assessment as to three of the Guidelines. A Proposed Rule relating to the Commission's adoption of updated suspension and debarment rules is published elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register.","document_number":"2026-06864","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/09/2026-06864/modernizing-suspension-and-debarment-rules","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-09/pdf/2026-06864.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-06864.pdf?1775652316","publication_date":"2026-04-09","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION","name":"Federal Communications Commission","id":161,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-communications-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/161","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-communications-commission"}],"excerpts":"additional factors, such as <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> history.” We acknowledge that the \n NPRM \n used the term “factors” in connection with the OMB Guidelines' “causes” for suspension and debarment, but the Commission cited the OMB cause rule at the outset of that discussion, 2 CFR 180.800, and separately stated that OMB rules “also” list “mitigating and aggravating factors,” citing 2 CFR 180.860, which permits a consideration of <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> history. The Joint Association Commenters had ample notice that the Commission might examine <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> history as an additional"},{"title":"Medicare Program; Calendar Year (CY) 2025 Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) Rate Update; HH Quality Reporting Program Requirements; HH Value-Based Purchasing Expanded Model Requirements; Home Intravenous Immune Globulin (IVIG) Items and Services Rate Update; and Other Medicare Policies","type":"Rule","abstract":"This final rule will set forth routine updates to the Medicare home health payment rates; the payment rate for the disposable negative pressure wound therapy (dNPWT) devices; and the intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) items and services payment rate for CY 2025 in accordance with existing statutory and regulatory requirements. In addition, it finalizes changes to the Home Health Quality Reporting Program (HH QRP) requirements and provides an update on potential approaches for integrating health equity in the Expanded Health Value Based Purchasing (HHVBP) Model. It also finalizes a new standard for an acceptance-to-service policy in the HH conditions of participation (CoPs). Lastly, it updates provider and supplier enrollment requirements and changes to the long-term care reporting requirements for acute respiratory illnesses.","document_number":"2024-25441","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/11/07/2024-25441/medicare-program-calendar-year-cy-2025-home-health-prospective-payment-system-hh-pps-rate-update-hh","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-11-07/pdf/2024-25441.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-25441.pdf?1730492128","publication_date":"2024-11-07","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":"hospice floor is specific to hospices and does not apply to HHAs. The hospice floor was developed through a negotiated <span class=\"match\">rulemaking</span> advisory <span class=\"match\">committee</span>, under the process established by the Negotiated <span class=\"match\">Rulemaking</span> Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 101-648). <span class=\"match\">Committee</span> members included representatives of national hospice associations; rural, urban, large, and small hospices; multi-site hospices; consumer groups; and a government representative. The <span class=\"match\">Committee</span> reached consensus on a methodology that resulted in the hospice wage index. We continue to believe the use of the"},{"title":"Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Halibut Recreational Quota Entity Program Fee Collection","type":"Rule","abstract":"This final rule authorizes fee collection for the Recreational Quota Entity (RQE) Program. A charter halibut stamp (stamp) is required under this final rule for every charter vessel angler, 18 years of age or older, for each charter vessel fishing trip in a given calendar day, or each calendar day during a charter vessel fishing trip that spans multiple days, who intends to catch and retain halibut on a charter vessel in International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC) regulatory areas 2C in Southeast Alaska and 3A in South Central Alaska. Persons who hold charter halibut permits (CHPs) must purchase electronic stamps from NMFS. Charter vessel guides are required to validate a stamp for each adult charter vessel angler intending to catch and retain halibut on a charter vessel fishing trip. This final rule is necessary to promote stability and economic viability in the charter halibut fishery and is intended to promote the goals and objectives of the Magnuson- Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), the Northern Pacific Halibut Act of 1982 (Halibut Act), and other applicable laws.","document_number":"2025-12558","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/07/07/2025-12558/fisheries-of-the-exclusive-economic-zone-off-alaska-pacific-halibut-recreational-quota-entity","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-07-07/pdf/2025-12558.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-12558.pdf?1751546714","publication_date":"2025-07-07","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":"National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration","name":"National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration","id":361,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/361","parent_id":54,"slug":"national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration"}],"excerpts":"stamps that have been <span class=\"match\">purchased</span> in a given fishing year. If a CHP holder is uncertain of how many stamps they may need to <span class=\"match\">purchase</span> for a given season, they may use their eFISH account to monitor stamp validations and to <span class=\"match\">purchase</span> stamps in small increments throughout the fishing year as needed. CHP holders with a non-transferable CHP who are uncertain as to how much longer their CHP is valid may do the same to avoid <span class=\"match\">purchasing</span> more stamps than they need. \n If the number of stamp validations exceeds the number of stamps <span class=\"match\">purchased</span> on a CHP holder account"},{"title":"Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) Regulatory Amendments","type":"Rule","abstract":"On July 7, 2025, the U.S. Small Business Administration (\"SBA\" or \"Agency\") published a notice of proposed rulemaking (\"NPRM\" or \"proposed rule\") to revise the regulations for the Small Business Investment Company (\"SBIC\") program to modify or remove from the Code of Federal Regulations (\"CFR\") regulations that are obsolete, inefficient, or otherwise unnecessarily impede the licensing of small business investment companies (\"SBICs\") and to remove certain barriers to investments in critical mineral extraction and processing and designated critical technologies. This final rule implements proposed regulatory changes as modified to address comments SBA received.","document_number":"2025-24232","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/02/2025-24232/small-business-investment-company-sbic-regulatory-amendments","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-01-02/pdf/2025-24232.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-24232.pdf?1767188719","publication_date":"2026-01-02","agencies":[{"raw_name":"SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION","name":"Small Business Administration","id":468,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/small-business-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/468","parent_id":null,"slug":"small-business-administration"}],"excerpts":"approximate aggregate amount of $21.1 billion. \n B. Notice of Proposed <span class=\"match\">Rulemaking</span> \n The Small Business Investment Act of 1958, as amended (the “Act”) declares that the policy of Congress and the purpose of the Act is to improve and stimulate the national economy in general and the small business segment thereof. The Act states the intention of Congress to provide “financial assistance under this Act, when practicable, priority accorded to small business concerns which lease or <span class=\"match\">purchase</span> equipment and supplies which are produced in the United States and"},{"title":"Review of Submarine Cable Landing License Rules and Procedures To Assess Evolving National Security, Law Enforcement, Foreign Policy, and Trade Policy Risks","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission or FCC) adopted a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM) that proposes to prevent national security risks from current and potential foreign adversaries, while encouraging the use of trusted technology and measures to further accelerate the buildout of submarine cables. The FNPRM proposes a regulatory framework that would grant a blanket license to entities that own or operate Submarine Line Terminal Equipment (SLTEs), subject to certain exclusions and routine conditions, such as a tailored foreign adversary annual report. The FNPRM proposes new certifications and routine conditions related to foreign adversaries to further protect submarine cables from national security risks. The FNPRM also proposes an approach to expedite deployment of submarine cables that connect to the United States by presumptively excluding submarine cable applications from referral to the relevant Executive Branch agencies if they meet certain standards. The FNPRM seeks comment on requiring existing licensees to remove from their submarine cable system covered equipment or services, within a specified timeframe prior to the expiration of the license. The FNPRM also seeks comment on how the Commission can use its authority to incentivize and encourage the adoption and the use of trusted technologies produced and provided by the United States and its foreign allies.","document_number":"2025-19657","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/10/27/2025-19657/review-of-submarine-cable-landing-license-rules-and-procedures-to-assess-evolving-national-security","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-10-27/pdf/2025-19657.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-19657.pdf?1761309905","publication_date":"2025-10-27","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION","name":"Federal Communications Commission","id":161,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-communications-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/161","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-communications-commission"}],"excerpts":"the <span class=\"match\">Committee</span> would reduce burdens on applicants and enable the Commission and the <span class=\"match\">Committee</span> to prioritize resources on reviewing foreign adversary applications that present significant national security and law enforcement risks warranting closer scrutiny and will allow for expedited review of applications generally. We will continue to work closely with the <span class=\"match\">Committee</span> to assess how we can reduce the number of applications that are referred to the <span class=\"match\">Committee</span> and to streamline the review of those applications that are referred to the <span class=\"match\">Committee</span>, while"},{"title":"Implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act","type":"Rule","abstract":"This interim final rule revises the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) procedures implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). TVA is taking this action in response to the amendments to NEPA enacted through the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 and the One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025, to reflect the Supreme Court's recent decision in Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County, Colorado, and to align with Executive Order (E.O.) 14154, Unleashing American Energy, and the Council on Environmental Quality's (CEQ) subsequent recission of its NEPA implementing regulations, which TVA's procedures were intended to supplement. This interim final rule requests comments on this action and TVA's intent to move its procedures at Subpart G, for compliance with E.O. 11988, Floodplain Management, and E.O. 11990, Protection of Wetlands, into a new part 1319 of the CFR, to inform TVA's decision-making.","document_number":"2026-01092","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/21/2026-01092/implementation-of-the-national-environmental-policy-act","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-01-21/pdf/2026-01092.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-01092.pdf?1768916720","publication_date":"2026-01-21","agencies":[{"raw_name":"TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY","name":"Tennessee Valley Authority","id":486,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/tennessee-valley-authority","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/486","parent_id":null,"slug":"tennessee-valley-authority"}],"excerpts":"or environments. \n \n (f) \n NEPA process \n means all measures necessary for <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with the requirements of section 2 and title I of NEPA sec. 102(2), 42 U.S.C. 4332(2).\n \n \n \n (g) \n Notice of intent \n means a public notice that an agency will prepare and consider an environmental document.\n \n \n (h) \n Official responsible for NEPA <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> \n refers to the TVA official(s) who manages the NEPA <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> staff and is responsible for overall review of TVA NEPA <span class=\"match\">compliance</span>.\n \n \n (i) \n Page \n means an 8.5″ x 11″ page with one-inch margins using a"},{"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":"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":"Advisory <span class=\"match\">Committee</span> Activities \n The HITECH Act established two federal advisory <span class=\"match\">committees</span>, the Health IT Policy <span class=\"match\">Committee</span> (hereinafter referred to as the “HITPC”) and the Health IT Standards <span class=\"match\">Committee</span> (hereinafter referred to as the “HITSC”). Each <span class=\"match\">committee</span> was responsible for advising the National Coordinator on different aspects of health IT policy, standards, implementation specifications, and certification criteria. \n Section 4003(e) of the Cures Act amended section 3002 of the PHSA and replaced the HITPC and HITSC with one <span class=\"match\">committee</span>, the HITAC"}]}