{"description":"Documents matching 'compliance standards otherwise ability will'","count":10000,"total_pages":50,"next_page_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents?conditions%5Bterm%5D=compliance+standards+otherwise+ability+will&format=json&page=2","results":[{"title":"Bank Secrecy Act and Sanctions Compliance Standards for FDIC-Supervised Permitted Payment Stablecoin Issuers","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) proposes to issue regulations pursuant to the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act (GENIUS Act) that would implement appropriate Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and sanctions compliance standards applicable to FDIC-supervised permitted payment stablecoin issuers.","document_number":"2026-11342","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/05/2026-11342/bank-secrecy-act-and-sanctions-compliance-standards-for-fdic-supervised-permitted-payment-stablecoin","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-05/pdf/2026-11342.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-11342.pdf?1780577118","publication_date":"2026-06-05","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION","name":"Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation","id":164,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-deposit-insurance-corporation","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/164","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-deposit-insurance-corporation"}],"excerpts":"Economic Sanctions <span class=\"match\">Compliance</span> <span class=\"match\">Standards</span> \n Section 4(a)(4)(A)(iv) of the GENIUS Act (12 U.S.C. 5903(a)(4)(A)(iv)) provides that the FDIC must issue regulations implementing appropriate operational, <span class=\"match\">compliance</span>, and information technology risk management principles-based requirements and <span class=\"match\">standards</span>, including BSA and sanctions <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> <span class=\"match\">standards</span>, that are tailored to the business model and risk profile of PPSIs and consistent with applicable law. \n \n Proposed § 350.6(d) would address <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with BSA and sanctions <span class=\"match\">standards</span>, such that each PPSI"},{"title":"Hazardous Materials: Harmonization With International Standards","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"PHMSA proposes to amend the Hazardous Materials Regulations to adopt certain international regulations and standards related to proper shipping names, hazard classes, packing groups, special provisions, packaging authorizations, air transport quantity limitations, and vessel stowage requirements. These amendments are intended to maintain consistency with the latest international standards and regulations, and to reduce costs to entities or individuals within the United States or to otherwise lower the cost of regulations on the United States economy.","document_number":"2026-02575","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/10/2026-02575/hazardous-materials-harmonization-with-international-standards","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-02-10/pdf/2026-02575.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-02575.pdf?1770644712","publication_date":"2026-02-10","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":"technical <span class=\"match\">standards</span> using agreed-upon procedures. PHMSA currently incorporates by reference into the HMR all or parts of numerous <span class=\"match\">standards</span> and specifications published by these bodies, which are <span class=\"match\">otherwise</span> known as <span class=\"match\">standard</span> development organizations (SDOs). In general, SDOs update and revise their published <span class=\"match\">standards</span> every two to five years to reflect modern technology and best technical practices. \n \n The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued Circular A-119, \n Federal Participation in the Development and Use of Voluntary Consensus <span class=\"match\">Standards</span> and"},{"title":"Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Distribution Transformers","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"A Presidential determination issued on April 20, 2026, found that grid infrastructure supply chains, including distribution transformers and electrical core steel, are essential to national defense, and that U.S. industry faces critical constraints from limited domestic product capacity, extended procurement timelines, and foreign supply dependence. The U.S. Department of Energy (\"DOE\") is initiating an information and data gathering effort to understand how the energy conservation standards for distribution transformers adopted in an April 2024 final rule, with compliance required in 2029, interact with these national security considerations, including impacts on domestic manufacturing capacity, supply chain resilience, and the availability and cost of key materials. DOE is also seeking information on whether the revised energy conservation standards result in special hardship, inequity, or unfair distribution of burdens, including investment needs and market conditions associated with redesigning equipment to comply by the 2029 compliance date.","document_number":"2026-11971","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/15/2026-11971/energy-conservation-program-energy-conservation-standards-for-distribution-transformers","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-15/pdf/2026-11971.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-11971.pdf?1781268314","publication_date":"2026-06-15","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":"energy independence implications of the <span class=\"match\">standards</span> adopted in the April 2024 Final Rule, including in relation to Federal purchase commitments and financial support actions under Section 303 of the DPA. Specifically, DOE requests information on whether the adopted <span class=\"match\">standards</span> could reduce the <span class=\"match\">ability</span> of the U.S. transformer industry to surge production in response to a national emergency, natural disaster, or other disruption requiring rapid grid restoration; the extent to which <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with the adopted <span class=\"match\">standards</span> would increase U.S. reliance on foreign"},{"title":"Improving SBA Disaster Loan Ability To Provide Meaningful and Timely Assistance","type":"Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA or Agency) is issuing this interim final rule (IFR) to ensure the timely and effective delivery of assistance under the Disaster Loan Program authorized under section 7(b) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(b)) (\"Disaster Loan Program\") following a Presidentially declared disaster. This rule preempts certain state and local requirements impacting the repair, rehabilitation, or replacement of damaged or destroyed property and associated activities financed by the Disaster Loan Program when such requirements cause delay in the use of SBA Disaster Loan Program proceeds. The rule is necessary to reconcile non- federal requirements that undermine Congress's objective of rapid housing and business recovery, public health and safety restoration, and economic stabilization after disasters.","document_number":"2026-01797","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/29/2026-01797/improving-sba-disaster-loan-ability-to-provide-meaningful-and-timely-assistance","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-01-29/pdf/2026-01797.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-01797.pdf?1769607917","publication_date":"2026-01-29","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":"only where state or local permits or other approvals stand as obstacles to accomplishing the federal goal of rapid relief after a Presidentially declared disaster. Substantive state and local <span class=\"match\">standards</span> and requirements are preserved in that builders must certify that they have, and will, <span class=\"match\">otherwise</span> comply with all such substantive local and state <span class=\"match\">standards</span> and requirements.\n \n II. Legal Authority \n \n SBA is issuing this rule pursuant to its authority under section 5(b)(6) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 634(b)(6)), which authorizes the Administrator"},{"title":"Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: Partial Waiver of 2024 Cellulosic Biofuel Volume Requirement and Extension of 2024 Compliance Deadline","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"EPA is proposing to partially waive the 2024 cellulosic biofuel volume requirement and revise the associated percentage standard under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program due to a shortfall in cellulosic biofuel production. As a result of this proposed change, this action also proposes to extend the RFS compliance reporting deadline for the 2024 compliance year. This action also proposes several minor revisions related to the biogas provisions of the RFS program.","document_number":"2024-28978","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/12/12/2024-28978/renewable-fuel-standard-rfs-program-partial-waiver-of-2024-cellulosic-biofuel-volume-requirement-and","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-12-12/pdf/2024-28978.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-28978.pdf?1733924725","publication_date":"2024-12-12","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":"technical <span class=\"match\">standards</span>. Except for the <span class=\"match\">standards</span> discussed in this section, the <span class=\"match\">standards</span> included in the regulatory text as incorporated by reference were all previously approved for incorporation by reference (IBR) and no change is included in this action. In accordance with the requirements of 1 CFR 51.5, we are proposing to incorporate by reference the following <span class=\"match\">standard</span> from ASTM International (ASTM): \n \n Table IX.I-1—<span class=\"match\">Standard</span> To Be Incorporated by Reference \n \n <span class=\"match\">Standard</span> \n Part and section of Title 40 \n Summary \n \n \n ASTM D6751-24, <span class=\"match\">Standard</span> Specification"},{"title":"Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Modernization of FMVSS No. 110 To Accommodate ADS-Equipped Vehicles","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"NHTSA is proposing to amend Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 110, \"Tire selection and rims and motor home/ recreation vehicle trailer load carrying capacity information for motor vehicles with a GVWR of 4,536 kilograms (10,000 pounds) or less.\" The proposed modification would amend a single section of the standard to enable compliance by affixing the required placard on the left side of the vehicle when there is not a \"driver's side\" for vehicles equipped with Automated Driving Systems (ADS) that do not have manually operated driving controls. This rulemaking would allow flexibility in complying with the standard without detriment to vehicle safety. This action is part of a larger NHTSA effort to address vehicle automation in the agency's regulations.","document_number":"2026-06254","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/01/2026-06254/federal-motor-vehicle-safety-standards-modernization-of-fmvss-no-110-to-accommodate-ads-equipped","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-01/pdf/2026-06254.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-06254.pdf?1774961109","publication_date":"2026-04-01","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":" as amended by Public Law 107-107 (15 U.S.C. 272), directs the agency to evaluate and use voluntary consensus <span class=\"match\">standards</span> in its regulatory activities unless doing so would be inconsistent with applicable law or is <span class=\"match\">otherwise</span> impractical. Voluntary consensus <span class=\"match\">standards</span> are technical <span class=\"match\">standards</span> (\n e.g., \n materials specifications, test methods, sampling procedures, and business practices) developed or adopted by voluntary consensus <span class=\"match\">standards</span> bodies, such as the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE). The NTTAA directs us to provide Congress (through OMB)"},{"title":"OCC Guidelines Establishing Heightened Standards for Certain Large Insured National Banks, Insured Federal Savings Associations, and Insured Federal Branches; Technical Amendments","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is proposing to amend its guidelines relating to heightened standards for insured national banks, insured Federal savings associations, and insured Federal branches (Guidelines) to increase the average total consolidated assets threshold for applying the Guidelines from $50 billion to $700 billion. In addition, the proposal would clarify certain compliance dates and make other technical amendments.","document_number":"2025-23986","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/30/2025-23986/occ-guidelines-establishing-heightened-standards-for-certain-large-insured-national-banks-insured","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-12-30/pdf/2025-23986.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-23986.pdf?1767015917","publication_date":"2025-12-30","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY","name":"Treasury Department","id":497,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/treasury-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/497","parent_id":null,"slug":"treasury-department"},{"raw_name":"Office of the Comptroller of the Currency","name":"Comptroller of the Currency","id":80,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/comptroller-of-the-currency","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/80","parent_id":497,"slug":"comptroller-of-the-currency"}],"excerpts":"organizations? If so, what <span class=\"match\">standards</span> or provisions in the Guidelines should continue to apply to these banking organizations and why?\n \n \n Question 3. \n If there are aspects of the Guidelines that should continue to apply to Excluded Institutions, should the OCC tailor the <span class=\"match\">standards</span> applicable to these banking organizations based on size? If so: (i) what minimum <span class=\"match\">standards</span> or provisions in the Guidelines should apply to smaller Excluded Institutions and why; and (ii) what <span class=\"match\">standards</span> or provisions in the Guidelines, in addition to those <span class=\"match\">standards</span> or provisions"},{"title":"Extending the Compliance Deadline for the PFOA and PFOS Maximum Contaminant Levels","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"In this proposed rulemaking, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposes a federal exemption, pursuant to Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) 1416(f) and 1450(a)(1), that will extend the dates of compliance with the Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) from April 26, 2029, to April 26, 2031, for those systems that submit a request. The Agency requests comment on this proposal, including the mechanisms through which the MCL compliance deadlines for PFOA and PFOS can be exempted, and has identified specific areas where public input will be helpful for the EPA in developing the final rule. In addition to seeking written input, the EPA will be holding a public hearing on July 7, 2026.","document_number":"2026-10086","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/20/2026-10086/extending-the-compliance-deadline-for-the-pfoa-and-pfos-maximum-contaminant-levels","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-20/pdf/2026-10086.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-10086.pdf?1779194712","publication_date":"2026-05-20","agencies":[{"raw_name":"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","name":"Environmental Protection Agency","id":145,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/environmental-protection-agency","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/145","parent_id":null,"slug":"environmental-protection-agency"}],"excerpts":"communities that rely on those systems. The “unreasonable risk” <span class=\"match\">standard</span> under SDWA 1416 governs whether allowing additional time for PWSs to come into <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> will ensure that persons served by PWSs facing risks from ongoing contamination will not be “unreasonably” burdened in light of the costs and feasibilities associated with <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> by water systems with a new drinking water <span class=\"match\">standard</span>. It is not a <span class=\"match\">standard</span> relevant to ensuring that polluters are held accountable or <span class=\"match\">otherwise</span> liable for past or ongoing contamination under enforcement authorities"},{"title":"Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the Steam Electric Power Generating Point Source Category-Deadline Extensions","type":"Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (the EPA or Agency) is finalizing a Clean Water Act (CWA) rule to extend deadlines promulgated in the 2024 \"Supplemental Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the Steam Electric Power Generating Point Source Category\" (2024 rule), update the 2024 rule's transfer provisions to allow facilities to switch between compliance alternatives, and create authority for alternative applicability dates and paperwork submission dates, based on site-specific factors.","document_number":"2025-24102","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/31/2025-24102/effluent-limitations-guidelines-and-standards-for-the-steam-electric-power-generating-point-source","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-12-31/pdf/2025-24102.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-24102.pdf?1767102318","publication_date":"2025-12-31","agencies":[{"raw_name":"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","name":"Environmental Protection Agency","id":145,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/environmental-protection-agency","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/145","parent_id":null,"slug":"environmental-protection-agency"}],"excerpts":"initial pretreatment <span class=\"match\">standards</span> for an industry. This is supported by CWA section 307(b)(2), which includes language stating that the Administrator shall “from time to time” revise its pretreatment <span class=\"match\">standards</span> and \n does not \n include language directing <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with revised <span class=\"match\">standards</span> under that paragraph by any particular date. In other words, it would be illogical to read into the statute a deadline for <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with revised <span class=\"match\">standards</span> if it remains within the EPA's discretion as to when to initiate revisions to such <span class=\"match\">standards</span>. Nonetheless, even"},{"title":"Extension of Compliance Dates for Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability; Accessibility of Web Content and Mobile Applications of Recipients of Departmental Financial Assistance","type":"Rule","abstract":"By this interim final rule (\"IFR\"), the Department of Health and Human Services (\"Department\") is revising the Department's regulations implementing section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (\"section 504\") to extend the compliance dates for the requirements for web content and mobile application (\"app\") accessibility that were adopted on May 9, 2024. The compliance date for recipients with fifteen (15) or more employees is extended from May 11, 2026, to May 11, 2027. The compliance date for recipients with fewer than fifteen (15) employees is extended from May 10, 2027, to May 10, 2028.","document_number":"2026-09266","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/11/2026-09266/extension-of-compliance-dates-for-nondiscrimination-on-the-basis-of-disability-accessibility-of-web","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-11/pdf/2026-09266.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-09266.pdf?1778184911","publication_date":"2026-05-11","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"}],"excerpts":"accessible to people with disabilities and that some <span class=\"match\">standard</span> was needed to measure accessibility,\n 12 \n \n opinions were split on the most appropriate <span class=\"match\">standard</span> and implementation date(s).\n 13 \n \n While many commenters agreed that WCAG 2.1 was the most appropriate <span class=\"match\">standard</span> that would ensure accessibility for people with disabilities without being overly burdensome even for the smallest recipients, some advocates thought that more stringent <span class=\"match\">standards</span>, like WCAG 2.2 or even an evolving <span class=\"match\">standard</span>, would be more appropriate.\n 14 \n \n Others, especially"},{"title":"Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the Steam Electric Power Generating Point Source Category-Deadline Extensions","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (the EPA or Agency) is proposing a Clean Water Act (CWA) rule to extend deadlines, promulgated in the 2024 \"Supplemental Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the Steam Electric Power Generating Point Source Category\" (2024 rule), update the transfer provisions to allow facilities to switch between compliance alternatives, and create authority for an alternative applicability dates and paperwork submission dates, based on site-specific factors. The EPA is also seeking comment on several issues relevant to a separate, future rulemaking on the underlying standards.","document_number":"2025-19268","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/10/02/2025-19268/effluent-limitations-guidelines-and-standards-for-the-steam-electric-power-generating-point-source","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-10-02/pdf/2025-19268.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-19268.pdf?1759322719","publication_date":"2025-10-02","agencies":[{"raw_name":"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","name":"Environmental Protection Agency","id":145,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/environmental-protection-agency","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/145","parent_id":null,"slug":"environmental-protection-agency"}],"excerpts":"pretreatment <span class=\"match\">standards</span> “under this subsection,” as well as by section 307(b)(2), which includes language stating that the Administrator shall “from time to time” revise its pretreatment <span class=\"match\">standards</span> and \n does not \n include language directing <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with revised <span class=\"match\">standards</span> under that subsection by any particular date. Nonetheless, even assuming that the three-year requirement applies to revisions of those <span class=\"match\">standards</span>, the EPA's proposed pretreatment <span class=\"match\">standards</span> would meet that requirement because they represent a phased-in <span class=\"match\">standard</span> beginning three years from"},{"title":"Emergency Escape Breathing Apparatus Standards","type":"Rule","abstract":"This document extends the compliance dates in the emergency escape breathing apparatus final rule published on January 26, 2024. FRA is extending the compliance dates in response to concerns raised in a joint petition for reconsideration, as well as FRA's own investigation into the feasibility of these dates.","document_number":"2025-15022","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/07/2025-15022/emergency-escape-breathing-apparatus-standards","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-08-07/pdf/2025-15022.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-15022.pdf?1754484329","publication_date":"2025-08-07","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","name":"Transportation Department","id":492,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/492","parent_id":null,"slug":"transportation-department"},{"raw_name":"Federal Railroad Administration","name":"Federal Railroad Administration","id":185,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-railroad-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/185","parent_id":492,"slug":"federal-railroad-administration"}],"excerpts":"Breathing Apparatus <span class=\"match\">Standards</span> \n Section 227.217 <span class=\"match\">Compliance</span> Dates \n \n The <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> dates in this section are delayed by 12 months so all railroads will have an additional year to procure sufficient EEBAs to comply with the 2024 Final Rule's requirements, including establishing and complying with a written program for the inspection, inventory, maintenance, and replacement of the devices, and training employees how to use EEBAs properly. Specifically, paragraphs (a) and (b) now will provide Class I and II railroads with a new <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> date of no later"},{"title":"National Volatile Organic Compound Emission Standards for Aerosol Coatings: Interim Final Rule","type":"Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking interim final action to revise the compliance deadline in recent amendments to the National Volatile Organic Compound Emission Standards for Aerosol Coatings under Clean Air Act (CAA) section 183(e). Specifically, the EPA is revising the compliance date for requirements amended in January 17, 2025, from July 17, 2025, to January 17, 2027. The EPA seeks comments on this targeted revision to the compliance date and will respond and update this interim final action as appropriate.","document_number":"2025-12323","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/07/02/2025-12323/national-volatile-organic-compound-emission-standards-for-aerosol-coatings-interim-final-rule","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-07-02/pdf/2025-12323.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-12323.pdf?1751373912","publication_date":"2025-07-02","agencies":[{"raw_name":"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","name":"Environmental Protection Agency","id":145,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/environmental-protection-agency","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/145","parent_id":null,"slug":"environmental-protection-agency"}],"excerpts":"meaningful <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> by some regulated entities will not be possible by the existing <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> deadline. This information was not available to the EPA in relevant part when it set the existing <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> deadline for the amendments to the aerosol coatings rule of July 17, 2025, and the existing <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> deadline does not meaningfully take these challenges into account. Under these circumstances, refraining from amending the <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> deadline before it goes into effect would needlessly put many regulated entities out of <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> and ultimately"},{"title":"Perchloroethylene (PCE) and Carbon Tetrachloride (CTC); Regulation Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); Compliance Date Extensions","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is proposing to extend certain compliance dates applicable to certain entities subject to the regulation of perchloroethylene (PCE) and carbon tetrachloride (CTC) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). EPA is proposing to extend certain Workplace Chemical Protection Program (WCPP) compliance dates for non-federal owners and operators to match the compliance dates for federal agencies and their contractors. For both PCE and CTC, this proposal would extend the compliance date for initial monitoring for inhalation exposure to June 21, 2027, and extend the compliance date to meet the existing chemical exposure limit (ECEL), establish a regulated area, provide any required respiratory personal protective equipment (PPE), and establish a respiratory PPE program to September 20, 2027. For PCE, EPA is also proposing to extend the compliance date for non-federal entities to establish and implement an exposure control plan to December 20, 2027.","document_number":"2026-05977","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/27/2026-05977/perchloroethylene-pce-and-carbon-tetrachloride-ctc-regulation-under-the-toxic-substances-control-act","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-03-27/pdf/2026-05977.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-05977.pdf?1774529113","publication_date":"2026-03-27","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":"entities' <span class=\"match\">ability</span> to comply with both the original WCPP/ECEL <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> deadlines and the proposed <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> date extensions for non-federal entities, including whether the extended <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> dates proposed by EPA are “as soon as practicable” and “provide for a reasonable transition period.” EPA also seeks comment on whether, and to what extent, any other interrelated <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> dates should be extended to ensure that the WCPP is fully implementable as soon as practicable with a reasonable transition period (for \n \n example, WCPP <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> date for"},{"title":"Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards No. 216; Roof Crush Resistance, Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 216a; Roof Crush Resistance; Upgraded Standard","type":"Rule","abstract":"On May 30, 2025, NHTSA published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to remove the obsolete Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 216, related to roof crush resistance. The agency received one comment, but the comment is not within the scope of the proposed rule. Therefore, the agency is removing the obsolete FMVSS No. 216 as proposed.","document_number":"2026-11068","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/03/2026-11068/federal-motor-vehicle-safety-standards-no-216-roof-crush-resistance-federal-motor-vehicle-safety","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-03/pdf/2026-11068.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-11068.pdf?1780404314","publication_date":"2026-06-03","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","name":"Transportation Department","id":492,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/492","parent_id":null,"slug":"transportation-department"},{"raw_name":"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":"and the higher <span class=\"match\">standard</span> that would effectively be imposed on motor vehicle manufacturers if someone \n \n obtained a State common law tort judgment against the manufacturer—notwithstanding the manufacturer's <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with the NHTSA <span class=\"match\">standard</span>. Because most NHTSA <span class=\"match\">standards</span> established by an FMVSS are minimum <span class=\"match\">standards</span>, a State common law tort cause of action that seeks to impose a higher <span class=\"match\">standard</span> on motor vehicle manufacturers will generally not be preempted. However, if and when such a conflict does exist—for example, when the <span class=\"match\">standard</span> at issue is both"},{"title":"Qualifications of Drivers; Vision Standards Grandfathering Provision","type":"Rule","abstract":"FMCSA amends the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations to remove the grandfathering provision under the physical qualifications standards for interstate drivers operating under the vision waiver study program administered from 1992 through 1994, and the vision exemption program operated from 1998 through 2022, as the grandfathering provision is now obsolete. FMCSA's current rules permit individuals who do not satisfy, with the worse eye, either the existing distant visual acuity standard with corrective lenses or the field of vision standard, or both, to be physically qualified to operate a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) in interstate commerce under specified conditions.","document_number":"2026-03258","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/19/2026-03258/qualifications-of-drivers-vision-standards-grandfathering-provision","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-02-19/pdf/2026-03258.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-03258.pdf?1771422314","publication_date":"2026-02-19","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","name":"Transportation Department","id":492,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/492","parent_id":null,"slug":"transportation-department"},{"raw_name":"Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration","name":"Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration","id":181,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-motor-carrier-safety-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/181","parent_id":492,"slug":"federal-motor-carrier-safety-administration"}],"excerpts":"FMCSA, revised the vision <span class=\"match\">standard</span> in 1970 (35 FR 6458, 6463, Apr. 22, 1970). Although medical examiners (MEs) who are knowledgeable about the on-the-job functions performed by a commercial driver make the determination about a driver's qualifications and whether the driver has a condition that would interfere with the operation of a CMV for most of the 13 physical qualification <span class=\"match\">standards</span>, FHWA's vision <span class=\"match\">standard</span> was absolute and provided no discretion to the ME. Thus, any individual who did not meet the vision <span class=\"match\">standard</span> in its entirety could not"},{"title":"National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Ethylene Oxide Emissions Standards for Sterilization Facilities Residual Risk and Technology Review Reconsideration","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"On April 5, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP): Ethylene Oxide Emissions Standards for Sterilization Facilities Residual Risk and Technology Review (2024 Final Rule). The 2024 Final Rule revised the Commercial Sterilization Facilities NESHAP based on a residual risk and technology review (RTR) pursuant to the Clean Air Act (CAA) sections. On March 12, 2025, the EPA announced that it was reconsidering the 2024 Final Rule. Based on its reconsideration of the RTR in the 2024 Final Rule, the EPA is proposing to amend the Commercial Sterilization Facilities NESHAP. The amendments would rescind the risk based standards, revise the standard for new aeration room vents that resulted from the technology review, revise the compliance demonstration requirements, and rescind a requirement related to permanent total enclosure (PTE). This proposal also includes technical corrections and clarifications to the Commercial Sterilization Facilities NESHAP and Performance Specification 19 to address erroneous cross-references, omissions of text, and typographical errors in the regulatory text that the EPA has identified after publication of the 2024 Final Rule.","document_number":"2026-05167","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/17/2026-05167/national-emission-standards-for-hazardous-air-pollutants-ethylene-oxide-emissions-standards-for","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-03-17/pdf/2026-05167.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-05167.pdf?1773665114","publication_date":"2026-03-17","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":"Final Rule are more stringent than section 112(d) <span class=\"match\">standards</span> (with several that are the same as section 112(d)(6) <span class=\"match\">standards</span>), <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with section 112(f)(2) <span class=\"match\">standards</span> would also mean <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with section 112(d) <span class=\"match\">standards</span>. For the reasons stated above, the EPA believes that sources can still meet the current <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> deadlines with the removal of the section 112(f)(2) <span class=\"match\">standards</span>.\n \n \n \n 73 \n  As discussed in section II.D of this preamble, this <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> deadline is now extended to April 5, 2029, for facilities granted a two-year waiver via Presidential"},{"title":"Methylene Chloride; Regulation Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); Compliance Date Extension","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is finalizing an extension to the compliance dates applicable to certain entities subject to the regulation of methylene chloride promulgated under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Specifically, EPA is finalizing an 18-month extension of the Workplace Chemical Protection Program (WCPP) and associated recordkeeping compliance dates for industrial or commercial laboratories that are not owned or operated by Federal agencies or contractors acting on behalf of the Federal government. Under this final rule, all non-Federal laboratories will share the same compliance dates with Federal and Federally contracted laboratories. EPA is finalizing an extension of the compliance dates for associated laboratory activities detailed in this final rule to avoid disruption of important functions of non-Federal laboratories such as the use of environmental monitoring methods needed for cleanup sites and wastewater treatment, as well as activities associated with university laboratories or law enforcement laboratories.","document_number":"2025-19881","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/13/2025-19881/methylene-chloride-regulation-under-the-toxic-substances-control-act-tsca-compliance-date-extension","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-11-13/pdf/2025-19881.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-19881.pdf?1762955113","publication_date":"2025-11-13","agencies":[{"raw_name":"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","name":"Environmental Protection Agency","id":145,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/environmental-protection-agency","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/145","parent_id":null,"slug":"environmental-protection-agency"}],"excerpts":"This amendment aligns the <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> dates for non-Federally owned or operated industrial or commercial laboratories with the <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> dates established in the 2024 risk management rule for Federal agencies and their contractors (Ref. 2). Specifically, this final rule extends three <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> dates for non-Federally owned or operated industrial or commercial laboratories. For initial monitoring, the <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> date is extended from May 5, 2025, to November 9, 2026. For establishing regulated areas and ensuring <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with the Existing Chemical"},{"title":"Standards of Conduct; Revocation of Superseded Regulations; Revision of Residual Provisions","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Department of Health and Human Services (Department or HHS) is revising and reissuing the Standards of Conduct, a set of substantive and procedural rules relating to conduct and employee responsibilities that augment the Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch, the Supplemental Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Department of Health and Human Services, the Supplemental Financial Disclosure Requirements for Employees of the Department of Health and Human Services, the Employee Responsibilities and Conduct Regulation, and the Executive Branch Financial Disclosure regulations. The Department is removing provisions that have been superseded by these regulations or are otherwise obsolete or unnecessary to efficient administration. This final rule addresses conduct on Federal Government (Government) property and the use of Government funds or official information; restates existing standards for workplace courtesy; specifies rules for acceptance of gifts, travel, and employment from foreign governments and other non- Federal entities; provides notice of disciplinary actions available to address violations and prescribes the continuing employee obligation to report violations of rules or law to appropriate authorities. This revision adds a new section addressing Counter-Trafficking in Persons requirements in response to the Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2022 (Pub. L. 117-348). The rule also continues and delineates restrictions on the political activity of commissioned officers of the United States Public Health Service, a category of employees not covered by the Hatch Act Reform Amendments of 1993, as amended.","document_number":"2025-16129","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/22/2025-16129/standards-of-conduct-revocation-of-superseded-regulations-revision-of-residual-provisions","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-08-22/pdf/2025-16129.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-16129.pdf?1755780332","publication_date":"2025-08-22","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":"A—General Provisions \n \n § 73.101 \n \n The Department of Health and Human Services <span class=\"match\">Standards</span> of Conduct (<span class=\"match\">Standards</span>) prescribe employee rules of conduct and procedure and provide for disciplinary action for the violation of the <span class=\"match\">Standards</span> and other rules, regulations, or laws governing Department employees. These <span class=\"match\">Standards</span> are separate from and additional to the <span class=\"match\">Standards</span> of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch (5 CFR part 2635), the Supplemental <span class=\"match\">Standards</span> of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Department of Health and Human Services"},{"title":"Trichloroethylene; Regulation Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); Compliance Date Extension","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is taking interim final action on the Regulation of Trichloroethylene (TCE) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to revise certain compliance deadlines finalized in 2024. Specifically, EPA is amending the prohibition compliance date for the use of TCE as a processing aid in the manufacture of nuclear fuel, with corresponding changes to the compliance dates for the manufacturing, processing and distribution in commerce of TCE to support such use, to a prohibition on September 15, 2028. EPA is also amending the prohibition compliance date for the disposal of TCE to wastewater by processors of TCE and processors and industrial and commercial users of TCE as a processing aid, to begin on December 18, 2026. EPA is also amending the compliance deadline for downstream notification, and the text required to be present in Safety Data Sheets, to accurately reflect the new prohibition compliance deadline for TCE used as a processing aid in the manufacture of nuclear fuel. EPA is amending this compliance deadline to allow for 90 days after the publication of the final rule for manufacturers, processors, and distributors in commerce of TCE to make such a change. These revisions are necessary to address new information presented to EPA about inadvertent oversights in the original rulemaking and serious concerns that the facilities at issue will be unable to comply with the relevant requirements by the existing deadlines. EPA is requesting comments on all aspects of this interim final rule and will consider all comments received in determining whether amendments to this rule are appropriate after the conclusion of the comment period.","document_number":"2025-17948","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/09/17/2025-17948/trichloroethylene-regulation-under-the-toxic-substances-control-act-tsca-compliance-date-extension","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-09-17/pdf/2025-17948.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-17948.pdf?1757967310","publication_date":"2025-09-17","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":"detail in section II.C.2, informed EPA of significant <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> issues that could result in the shutting down of chemical processors and manufacturers for multiple chlorinated organics to reach <span class=\"match\">compliance</span>. The information provided by the petitioners supports the need for extending the <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> dates. \n Because the September 15, 2025, <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> deadlines for both petitioners are imminent, EPA has determined that it would be impracticable to undertake prior notice and comment before the <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> deadlines to provide petitioners sufficient time to"}]}