{"description":"Documents matching 'compliance strict regulatory mandates justifying have requirements'","count":3933,"total_pages":50,"next_page_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents?conditions%5Bterm%5D=compliance+strict+regulatory+mandates+justifying+have+requirements&format=json&page=2","results":[{"title":"Rescission of Affirmative Outreach Requirements for Recipients of WIOA Title I Financial Assistance","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Department of Labor (Department) rescinds the regulatory affirmative outreach requirements on recipients of financial assistance under Title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) and makes conforming edits.","document_number":"2026-12645","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/23/2026-12645/rescission-of-affirmative-outreach-requirements-for-recipients-of-wioa-title-i-financial-assistance","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-23/pdf/2026-12645.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-12645.pdf?1782132321","publication_date":"2026-06-23","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","name":"Labor Department","id":271,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/labor-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/271","parent_id":null,"slug":"labor-department"},{"raw_name":"Office of the Secretary of Labor"}],"excerpts":"through 38.40.” \n III. Procedural Issues and <span class=\"match\">Regulatory</span> Review \n A. Executive Orders 12866, 13563, and 14192 \n \n Among other <span class=\"match\">requirements</span>, Executive Order 12866 requires agencies to submit “significant <span class=\"match\">regulatory</span> actions” to the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Office of Information and <span class=\"match\">Regulatory</span> Affairs (OIRA) for review. \n See \n 58 FR 51735 (Oct. 4, 1993). Section 3(f) of E.O. 12866 defines a “significant <span class=\"match\">regulatory</span> action” as a <span class=\"match\">regulatory</span> action that is likely to result in a rule that may: (1) <span class=\"match\">have</span> an annual effect on the economy of $100 million"},{"title":"Safety Standard for Toys: Requirements for Water Beads","type":"Rule","abstract":"Section 106(a) of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA) mandates that ASTM F963 shall be a mandatory toy safety standard. This safety standard sets forth requirements for water bead toys and toys that contain water beads. Under this statutory authority, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC or Commission) is issuing a safety standard for water bead toys and toys that contain water beads.","document_number":"2025-22643","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/12/2025-22643/safety-standard-for-toys-requirements-for-water-beads","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-12-12/pdf/2025-22643.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-22643.pdf?1765460714","publication_date":"2025-12-12","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":"or instructional literature specifically tailored to the expanding materials <span class=\"match\">requirements</span>. While sections 5, 6, and 7 of ASTM F963-23 provide “Labeling <span class=\"match\">Requirements</span>,” “Instructional Literature” <span class=\"match\">requirements</span>, and “Producer's Markings” <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> generally for toys under the standard, none of these <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> is directed to water bead toys specifically. Thus, the generalized warnings and instructional literature <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> do not address all known hazards.\n \n \n \n 3 \n  Under ASTM F963, “expanding materials” are defined as “any material used in"},{"title":"Rescission of Affirmative Outreach Requirements for Recipients of WIOA Title I Financial Assistance","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Department of Labor (Department), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management, Civil Rights Center (CRC), proposes to remove the regulations implementing the nondiscrimination and equal opportunity provisions of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) that contain affirmative outreach requirements for recipients of financial assistance under Title I of WIOA. WIOA does not authorize the Department to require affirmative outreach, therefore the Department is proposing to remove this requirement.","document_number":"2025-11845","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/07/01/2025-11845/rescission-of-affirmative-outreach-requirements-for-recipients-of-wioa-title-i-financial-assistance","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-07-01/pdf/2025-11845.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-11845.pdf?1751287519","publication_date":"2025-07-01","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","name":"Labor Department","id":271,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/labor-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/271","parent_id":null,"slug":"labor-department"},{"raw_name":"Office of the Secretary of Labor"}],"excerpts":"requires agencies to submit “significant <span class=\"match\">regulatory</span> actions” to OIRA for review. OIRA has determined that this proposed rule does not constitute a “significant <span class=\"match\">regulatory</span> action” under section 3(f) of E.O. 12866. Accordingly, this proposed rule was not submitted to OIRA for review under E.O. 12866. \n B. Review Under the <span class=\"match\">Regulatory</span> Flexibility Act \n \n The <span class=\"match\">Regulatory</span> Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 \n et seq. \n ) requires preparation of an initial <span class=\"match\">regulatory</span> flexibility analysis (IRFA) and a final <span class=\"match\">regulatory</span> flexibility analysis (FRFA) for any rule that"},{"title":"Licensing Requirements for Microreactors and Other Reactors With Comparable Risk Profiles","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is proposing to amend its regulations to establish a risk-informed and performance- based regulatory framework for rapid licensing of new microreactors and other reactors with comparable risk profiles and for high-volume deployment of these reactors. The proposed rule would provide a flexible set of licensing pathways, reduce regulatory burden, and ensure that safety and security requirements remain commensurate with the potential hazards posed by these facilities.","document_number":"2026-08550","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/01/2026-08550/licensing-requirements-for-microreactors-and-other-reactors-with-comparable-risk-profiles","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-01/pdf/2026-08550.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-08550.pdf?1777553125","publication_date":"2026-05-01","agencies":[{"raw_name":"NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION","name":"Nuclear Regulatory Commission","id":383,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/nuclear-regulatory-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/383","parent_id":null,"slug":"nuclear-regulatory-commission"}],"excerpts":"increases, so do the estimated averted costs. \n The draft <span class=\"match\">regulatory</span> analysis also considers qualitative factors, such as greater <span class=\"match\">regulatory</span> stability, predictability, and clarity to the licensing process. Another qualitative factor is promoting a performance-based <span class=\"match\">regulatory</span> framework that specifies <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> to be met and provides flexibility to an applicant or licensee regarding the information or approach needed to satisfy those <span class=\"match\">requirements</span>. \n For more information, please see the draft <span class=\"match\">regulatory</span> analysis (available in the NRC's Agencywide Documents"},{"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":"While the substantive <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> adopted in the December 2024 final rule remain unchanged, the agency is proposing to modify the <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> schedule in response to petitions for reconsideration that identified implementation challenges and risk of unintended consequences. \n Petitioners explained that the original <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> date imposed a rigid and accelerated timeline that did not align with typical vehicle development cycles. These conditions would <span class=\"match\">have</span> imposed high <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> costs, disrupted product planning, and could <span class=\"match\">have</span> resulted in the removal"},{"title":"Visibility Protection: Regional Haze State Plan Requirements Rule Revision","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is soliciting information and requesting comment to assist in the development of regulatory changes pertaining to the restructuring of the Regional Haze Rule (RHR). Under the current RHR, states must submit state implementation plans (SIPs) to protect visibility in mandatory Class I Federal areas (Class I areas) to demonstrate reasonable progress towards the national visibility goal. The Agency is seeking input regarding how the EPA can meaningfully revise the RHR to streamline regulatory requirements impacting states' visibility improvement obligations under the Clean Air Act (CAA).","document_number":"2025-19280","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/10/02/2025-19280/visibility-protection-regional-haze-state-plan-requirements-rule-revision","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-10-02/pdf/2025-19280.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-19280.pdf?1759322720","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":"Constituents in the United States, Report VI, 2023.\n \n \n C. <span class=\"match\">Requirements</span> for Regional Haze SIPs for the Second Planning Period \n \n In 2017, the EPA revised the Regional Haze Rule (2017 RHR) to clarify states' obligations and streamline certain Regional Haze <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> for the second planning period.\n 16 \n \n Whereas the 1999 RHR set the <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> for the first planning period, the 2017 RHR rule revisions contained <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> for the second planning period (and onward) relating to the <span class=\"match\">requirement</span> for SIPs to contain long-term strategies for making"},{"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":"Notification <span class=\"match\">Requirements</span> \n As part of SDWA and in accordance with the <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> of 40 CFR part 141 subpart Q, the PN Rule establishes <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> that PWSs must follow regarding the form, manner, frequency, and content of a public notice. The <span class=\"match\">requirement</span> to provide PN under certain specified circumstances is an integral part of the public health protection and consumer Right-to-Know provisions of SDWA. Owners and operators of PWSs are required to notify persons served when they fail to comply with the <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> of the NPDWR; <span class=\"match\">have</span> a variance"},{"title":"Statutorily Mandated Designation of Difficult Development Areas and Qualified Census Tracts for 2026","type":"Notice","abstract":"This document designates \"Difficult Development Areas\" (DDAs) and \"Qualified Census Tracts\" (QCTs) for purposes of the Low- Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) under Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 42. The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) makes new DDA and QCT designations annually.","document_number":"2025-19007","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/09/30/2025-19007/statutorily-mandated-designation-of-difficult-development-areas-and-qualified-census-tracts-for-2026","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-09-30/pdf/2025-19007.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-19007.pdf?1759149922","publication_date":"2025-09-30","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT","name":"Housing and Urban Development Department","id":228,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/housing-and-urban-development-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/228","parent_id":null,"slug":"housing-and-urban-development-department"}],"excerpts":"county FMRs, FY 2025 income limits, and 2020 Census population counts, as explained below. \n Similarly, under IRC Section 42(d)(5)(B)(ii)(I), the Secretary of HUD must designate QCTs, which are areas where either 50 percent or more of the households <span class=\"match\">have</span> an income less than 60 percent of the AMGI or <span class=\"match\">have</span> a poverty rate of at least 25 percent. This notice designates QCTs based on new income and poverty data released in the American Community Survey (ACS). Specifically, HUD relies on the most recent three sets of ACS data to ensure that anomalous estimates"},{"title":"Required Use by Foreign Applicants and Patent Owners of a Patent Practitioner","type":"Rule","abstract":"The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO or Office) is amending the Rules of Practice in Patent Cases to require patent applicants and patent owners whose domicile is not located within the United States (U.S.) or its territories (hereinafter foreign applicants/inventors and patent owners) to be represented by a registered patent practitioner. A requirement that foreign applicants/ inventors and patent owners be represented by a registered patent practitioner will bring the U.S. in line with most other countries that require that such parties be represented by a licensed or registered person of that country. Additionally, this requirement will increase efficiency and enable the USPTO to more effectively use available mechanisms to enforce compliance by all foreign applicants/inventors and patent owners with U.S. statutory and regulatory requirements in patent matters, and enhance the USPTO's ability to respond to false certifications, misrepresentations, and fraud.","document_number":"2026-05564","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/20/2026-05564/required-use-by-foreign-applicants-and-patent-owners-of-a-patent-practitioner","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-03-20/pdf/2026-05564.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-05564.pdf?1773924326","publication_date":"2026-03-20","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":"Patent and Trademark Office","name":"Patent and Trademark Office","id":402,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/patent-and-trademark-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/402","parent_id":54,"slug":"patent-and-trademark-office"}],"excerpts":"Enforce <span class=\"match\">Compliance</span> With U.S. Statutory and <span class=\"match\">Regulatory</span> <span class=\"match\">Requirements</span> \n \n The <span class=\"match\">requirement</span> for representation by a registered patent practitioner is also necessary to enforce <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> by all foreign patent applicants/inventors and patent owners with U.S. statutory and <span class=\"match\">regulatory</span> <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> in patent matters. Registered patent practitioners are subject to the USPTO Rules of Professional Conduct and disciplinary sanctions for violations of those rules. \n See \n 37 CFR 11.15, 11.20, and 11.100-11.901. Accordingly, registered patent practitioners <span class=\"match\">have</span>, among"},{"title":"Risk-Informed, Technology-Inclusive Regulatory Framework for Advanced Reactors","type":"Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending its regulations by adding a risk-informed, performance-based, and technology-inclusive regulatory framework for commercial nuclear plants in response to the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act (NEIMA). The current application and licensing requirements were primarily developed to address license requests concerning light water- cooled reactors and operational requirements for those types of reactors. This final rule responds to NEIMA by creating an alternative, technology-inclusive regulatory framework to accommodate licensing of future commercial nuclear plants, including advanced reactor designs that may not employ light-water technology.","document_number":"2026-06048","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/30/2026-06048/risk-informed-technology-inclusive-regulatory-framework-for-advanced-reactors","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-03-30/pdf/2026-06048.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-06048.pdf?1774615514","publication_date":"2026-03-30","agencies":[{"raw_name":"NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION","name":"Nuclear Regulatory Commission","id":383,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/nuclear-regulatory-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/383","parent_id":null,"slug":"nuclear-regulatory-commission"}],"excerpts":"activities. These <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> are equivalent to those in § 50.13. \n Section 53.115 establishes <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> for rights related to SNM. These <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> are equivalent to those in § 50.54(b) and (c). \n Section 53.117 establishes <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> for license suspension and rights of recapture of the material or control of the facility in a state of war or national emergency declared by Congress. These <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> are equivalent to those in § 50.54(d). \n Section 53.120 establishes <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> for information collection <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> that <span class=\"match\">have</span> received Office"},{"title":"Rescinding Portions of DHS Title VI Regulations To Conform More Closely With the Statutory Text and To Implement Executive Order 14281","type":"Rule","abstract":"By this rule, DHS amends its regulations implementing Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI) consistent with a recent rule issued by the Department of Justice (DOJ). Like the DOJ rule, this rule aligns the DHS regulations more closely with Title VI's original public meaning, avoids constitutional concerns, reduces compliance costs, and serves the public interest.","document_number":"2026-12399","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/22/2026-12399/rescinding-portions-of-dhs-title-vi-regulations-to-conform-more-closely-with-the-statutory-text-and","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-22/pdf/2026-12399.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-12399.pdf?1781786715","publication_date":"2026-06-22","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","name":"Homeland Security Department","id":227,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/homeland-security-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/227","parent_id":null,"slug":"homeland-security-department"},{"raw_name":"Office of the Secretary"},{"raw_name":"FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY","name":"Federal Emergency Management Agency","id":166,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-emergency-management-agency","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/166","parent_id":227,"slug":"federal-emergency-management-agency"}],"excerpts":"implementing regulations, 5 CFR part 1320. \n F. Unfunded <span class=\"match\">Mandates</span> Reform Act \n \n The Unfunded <span class=\"match\">Mandates</span> Reform Act of 1995 (“UMRA”) is intended, among other things, to curb the practice of imposing unfunded Federal <span class=\"match\">mandates</span> on State, local, and Tribal governments. Title II of the UMRA requires each Federal agency to prepare a written statement assessing the effects of any Federal <span class=\"match\">mandate</span> in a proposed rule (or final rule for which the agency published a proposed rule) that includes any Federal <span class=\"match\">mandate</span> that may result in an expenditure of $100 million or"},{"title":"Required Use by Foreign Applicants and Patent Owners of a Patent Practitioner","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO or Office) is proposing to amend the Rules of Practice in Patent Cases to require patent applicants and patent owners whose domicile is not located within the United States (U.S.) or its territories (hereinafter foreign applicants/inventors and patent owners) to be represented by a registered patent practitioner. A requirement that foreign applicants/ inventors and patent owners be represented by a registered patent practitioner would bring the United States in line with most other countries that require that such parties be represented by a licensed or registered person of that country. Additionally, this requirement would increase efficiency and enable the USPTO to more effectively use available mechanisms to enforce compliance by all foreign applicants/ inventors and patent owners with U.S. statutory and regulatory requirements in patent matters, and enhance the USPTO's ability to respond to false certifications, misrepresentations, and fraud.","document_number":"2025-23917","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23917/required-use-by-foreign-applicants-and-patent-owners-of-a-patent-practitioner","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-12-29/pdf/2025-23917.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-23917.pdf?1766497523","publication_date":"2025-12-29","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":"United States Patent and Trademark Office","name":"Patent and Trademark Office","id":402,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/patent-and-trademark-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/402","parent_id":54,"slug":"patent-and-trademark-office"}],"excerpts":"Enforce <span class=\"match\">Compliance</span> With U.S. Statutory and <span class=\"match\">Regulatory</span> <span class=\"match\">Requirements</span> \n \n The <span class=\"match\">requirement</span> for representation by a registered patent practitioner is also necessary to enforce <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> by all foreign patent applicants/inventors and patent owners with U.S. statutory and <span class=\"match\">regulatory</span> <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> in patent matters. Registered patent practitioners are subject to the USPTO Rules of Professional Conduct and disciplinary sanctions for violations of those rules. \n See \n 37 CFR 11.15, 11.20, and 11.100-11.901. Accordingly, registered patent practitioners <span class=\"match\">have</span> various"},{"title":"Rescinding Portions of U.S. Department of Agriculture Title VI Regulations To Conform More Closely With the Department of Justice's Regulations To Implement Executive Order 14281","type":"Rule","abstract":"By this rule, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) amends its regulations implementing Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (7 CFR part 15) to eliminate disparate-impact liability. These amendments align USDA's regulations with the original public meaning of this statute, avoid constitutional concerns, reduce compliance costs, and serve the public interest. In addition, these revisions conform to Executive Order 14281.","document_number":"2026-12139","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/17/2026-12139/rescinding-portions-of-us-department-of-agriculture-title-vi-regulations-to-conform-more-closely","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-17/pdf/2026-12139.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-12139.pdf?1781613909","publication_date":"2026-06-17","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","name":"Agriculture Department","id":12,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/agriculture-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/12","parent_id":null,"slug":"agriculture-department"},{"raw_name":"Office of the Secretary"}],"excerpts":"the <span class=\"match\">regulatory</span> changes. But the deregulatory action should result in greater flexibility and lower <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> costs for recipients. \n Qualitatively, the deregulatory action per Executive Order 13563 reduces uncertainty in Title VI interpretation, reduces the <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> that may be enforced by USDA, and brings USDA's regulation in line with the law. \n \n USDA recognizes that a funding recipient may receive Federal funds from sources other than USDA. USDA does not envision that this rule will appreciably increase administrative or <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> costs"},{"title":"Rescinding Portions of Department of Labor Title VI Regulations","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Department of Labor (\"Department\") amends its regulations implementing Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (\"Title VI\") to eliminate disparate-impact liability. These amendments align the Department's regulations with Title VI's original public meaning, avoid constitutional concerns, reduce compliance costs, and serve the public interest.","document_number":"2026-13371","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/02/2026-13371/rescinding-portions-of-department-of-labor-title-vi-regulations","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-02/pdf/2026-13371.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-13371.pdf?1782909915","publication_date":"2026-07-02","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","name":"Labor Department","id":271,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/labor-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/271","parent_id":null,"slug":"labor-department"},{"raw_name":"Office of the Secretary of Labor"}],"excerpts":"under 5 U.S.C. 553(a)(2). \n B. Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 (<span class=\"match\">Regulatory</span> Review) \n \n Among other <span class=\"match\">requirements</span>, Executive Order 12866 requires agencies to submit “significant <span class=\"match\">regulatory</span> actions” to the Office of Management and Budget's (“OMB”) Office of Information and <span class=\"match\">Regulatory</span> Affairs (“OIRA”) for review. \n See \n 58 FR 51735 (Oct. 4, 1993). Section 3(f) of E.O. 12866 defines a “significant <span class=\"match\">regulatory</span> action” as a <span class=\"match\">regulatory</span> action that is likely to result in a rule that may: (1) <span class=\"match\">have</span> an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more, or adversely"},{"title":"Requirements for Interference-Tolerant Radio Altimeter Systems","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"In July 2025, President Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Section 40002 of that law re-institutes the Federal Communications Commission's general auction authority and specifically directs the Commission to complete a system of competitive bidding for not less than 100 megahertz in the 3.98-4.2 gigahertz band (Upper C- band). To ensure safe, efficient, and reliable aviation operations in the presence of wireless signals in the Upper C-band, the Federal Aviation Administration is proposing new regulations that would require all radio altimeters to meet specific minimum performance requirements. These new radio altimeters must withstand interference from wireless signals in neighboring spectrum bands and continue to provide accurate altitude readings to both pilots and integrated aircraft safety systems. The minimum interference tolerance requirements proposed in this rule reflect the best achievable interference rejection using current technology without compromising radio altimeter system performance. These regulations would require all aircraft equipped with radio altimeters operating under part 121 and those aircraft with radio altimeters operating under part 129 with 30 or more passenger seats or a payload capacity of more than 7,500 pounds to comply with the minimum performance requirements by the date the Federal Communications Commission authorizes wireless services in the Upper C-band. All other aircraft equipped with radio altimeters would be required to comply with the same minimum performance requirements two years later. This proposed rule is a companion to the Federal Communications Commission's NPRM to expand the ecosystem for next-generation wireless services in the 3.7-4.2 gigahertz band by making as much as 180, and at least 100, megahertz of the Upper C-band available for terrestrial wireless flexible use via a system of competitive bidding.","document_number":"2026-00051","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/07/2026-00051/requirements-for-interference-tolerant-radio-altimeter-systems","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-01-07/pdf/2026-00051.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-00051.pdf?1767647706","publication_date":"2026-01-07","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 Aviation Administration","name":"Federal Aviation Administration","id":159,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-aviation-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/159","parent_id":492,"slug":"federal-aviation-administration"}],"excerpts":"in the <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> schedule include: \n \n <span class=\"match\">Requirement</span> determination and product initiation: \n This proposed rule would require new transceivers and companies would <span class=\"match\">have</span> to make the decision to invest in detailed engineering and qualification for a new product. New products are designed to meet specific <span class=\"match\">requirements</span>, and without an agreement on the performance <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> for the next-generation product, any investment is at risk that the product will not be found acceptable. By issuing this NPRM, FAA is proposing RA performance <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> that will"},{"title":"Restoring Integrity to the Issuance of Non-Domiciled Commercial Drivers Licenses (CDL)","type":"Rule","abstract":"FMCSA amends the Federal regulations for State Driver's Licensing Agencies (SDLAs) issuing commercial driving credentials to non-domiciled individuals. This final rule reaffirms, with minor changes, the provisions of the interim final rule (IFR) published on September 29, 2025. Specifically, this final rule limits eligibility for non-domiciled Commercial Learner's Permits (CLPs) and Commercial Driver's Licenses (CDLs) for foreign-domiciled individuals to those who hold specific, verifiable employment-based nonimmigrant status. This rule reaffirms the IFR requirements, aligning the issuance of non- domiciled CDLs with FMCSA's statutory mandate to ensure the fitness of all drivers who operate a CMV. By limiting eligibility to statuses subject to enhanced consular vetting of driver history and interagency screening, FMCSA restores the integrity of the CDL system, closes a significant safety gap, and enhances the safety of the traveling public.","document_number":"2026-02965","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/13/2026-02965/restoring-integrity-to-the-issuance-of-non-domiciled-commercial-drivers-licenses-cdl","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-02-13/pdf/2026-02965.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-02965.pdf?1770844509","publication_date":"2026-02-13","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","name":"Transportation Department","id":492,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/492","parent_id":null,"slug":"transportation-department"},{"raw_name":"Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration","name":"Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration","id":181,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-motor-carrier-safety-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/181","parent_id":492,"slug":"federal-motor-carrier-safety-administration"}],"excerpts":"and Responses \n VII. International Impacts \n VIII. Section-by-Section Analysis \n A. <span class=\"match\">Regulatory</span> Provisions \n B. Guidance Statements and Interpretations \n IX. <span class=\"match\">Regulatory</span> Analyses \n A. E.O. 12866 (<span class=\"match\">Regulatory</span> Planning and Review) and DOT <span class=\"match\">Regulatory</span> Policies and Procedures \n B. E.O. 14192 (Unleashing Prosperity Through Deregulation) \n C. Congressional Review Act \n D. <span class=\"match\">Regulatory</span> Flexibility Act (Small Entities) \n E. Assistance for Small Entities \n F. Unfunded <span class=\"match\">Mandates</span> Reform Act of 1995 \n G. Paperwork Reduction Act \n H. E.O. 13132 (Federalism) \n I. Privacy"},{"title":"Rescission of the “Ten-Day Notices and Corrective Action for State Regulatory Program Issues” Rule, Issued April 9, 2024","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (\"OSMRE\" or \"OSM\") is rescinding the \"Ten-Day Notices and Corrective Action for State Regulatory Program Issues\" rule adopted on April 9, 2024 (the \"2024 Rule\"), and replacing it, in large part, with the rule titled, \"Clarification of Provisions Related to the Issuance of Ten-Day Notices to State Regulatory Authorities and Enhancement of Corrective Action for State Regulatory Program Issues,\" which was first adopted on November 24, 2020 (the \"2020 Rule\"). This final rule does make some minor modifications to the 2020 Rule to further streamline the process for OSM's coordination with State regulatory authorities, minimize duplication of efforts in the administration of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (\"SMCRA\" or \"the Act\"), and appropriately recognize that State regulatory authorities are the primary regulatory authorities for non- Federal, non-Indian lands within their borders.","document_number":"2026-03301","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/19/2026-03301/rescission-of-the-ten-day-notices-and-corrective-action-for-state-regulatory-program-issues-rule","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-02-19/pdf/2026-03301.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-03301.pdf?1771422321","publication_date":"2026-02-19","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","name":"Interior Department","id":253,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/interior-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/253","parent_id":null,"slug":"interior-department"},{"raw_name":"Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement","name":"Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office","id":480,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/surface-mining-reclamation-and-enforcement-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/480","parent_id":253,"slug":"surface-mining-reclamation-and-enforcement-office"}],"excerpts":"definitive, hard-to-obtain proof that the State <span class=\"match\">regulatory</span> authority has not acted on the possible violation. Instead, the <span class=\"match\">requirement</span> in § 842.12 merely directs the citizen to provide any information they may <span class=\"match\">have</span> about the State <span class=\"match\">regulatory</span> authority's action or inaction. See 85 FR at 75160. Of course, the more detailed a citizen complaint is about a possible violation, the more information OSM will <span class=\"match\">have</span> to consider when determining whether there is a reason to believe. OSM certainly recognizes that citizens <span class=\"match\">have</span> limited access to mine sites, and the final"},{"title":"Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Reconsideration of Certain Regulatory Requirements Promulgated Under the Technology Transitions Provisions of the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020","type":"Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing changes to regulations promulgated under the Technology Transitions provision of the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020 (AIM Act), which authorizes the Administrator to restrict fully, partially, or on a graduated schedule, the use of a \"regulated substance\" in the sector or subsector in which they are used. This final rule addresses administrative petitions and input received from regulated industry and other interested parties relevant to requirements and restrictions across various refrigeration and air conditioning subsectors, including: refrigerated transport--intermodal containers; industrial process refrigeration and chillers for industrial process refrigeration used in semiconductor manufacturing; retail food supermarket systems; retail food remote condensing unit systems; cold storage warehouses; refrigerated laboratory centrifuges and laboratory shakers; and condensing units in residential and light commercial air conditioning and heat pumps. This final rule also allows the inventory of residential and light commercial air conditioning and heat pump equipment that was manufactured in the United States or imported into the United States before January 1, 2025, to continue to be installed.","document_number":"2026-10387","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/26/2026-10387/phasedown-of-hydrofluorocarbons-reconsideration-of-certain-regulatory-requirements-promulgated-under","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-26/pdf/2026-10387.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-10387.pdf?1779453914","publication_date":"2026-05-26","agencies":[{"raw_name":"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","name":"Environmental Protection Agency","id":145,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/environmental-protection-agency","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/145","parent_id":null,"slug":"environmental-protection-agency"}],"excerpts":"to other provisions as well, including for semiconductor manufacturing. For example, under the baseline <span class=\"match\">requirements</span>, semiconductor facilities using IPR or Chillers for IPR equipment with charge sizes of 100 pounds or less faced technically infeasible <span class=\"match\">requirements</span>. Such facilities would <span class=\"match\">have</span> been forced to delay operations or invest in costly pre-commercial technologies. To the extent productivity may <span class=\"match\">have</span> been impacted, the costs could <span class=\"match\">have</span> been significantly larger than the costs of refrigeration equipment.\n 12 \n \n \n \n \n 12 \n  Comment from Semiconductor"},{"title":"Rescinding Portions of Department of the Interior Title VI Regulations To Conform More Closely With the Statutory Text and To Implement Executive Order 14281","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Department of the Interior amends its regulations implementing Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (\"Title VI\") to eliminate disparate-impact liability. These amendments align the conduct prohibited by the Department's regulations with Title VI's original public meaning, avoid constitutional concerns, reduce compliance costs, and serve the public interest. In addition, these revisions implement changes directed in Executive Order 14281.","document_number":"2026-10258","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/22/2026-10258/rescinding-portions-of-department-of-the-interior-title-vi-regulations-to-conform-more-closely-with","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-22/pdf/2026-10258.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-10258.pdf?1779367509","publication_date":"2026-05-22","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","name":"Interior Department","id":253,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/interior-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/253","parent_id":null,"slug":"interior-department"}],"excerpts":"requires agencies promulgating regulations with criminal <span class=\"match\">regulatory</span> offenses potentially subject to criminal enforcement to “explicitly describe the conduct subject to criminal enforcement, the authorizing statutes, and the \n mens rea \n standard applicable to” each element of those offenses. 90 FR 20363, 20363 (May 9, 2025). This rule does not impose a criminal <span class=\"match\">regulatory</span> penalty and is thus exempt from Executive Order 14294 <span class=\"match\">requirements</span>.\n \n Executive Order 13132 (Federalism) \n This rule will not <span class=\"match\">have</span> a substantial, direct effect on the relationship between"},{"title":"Order Granting Conditional Substituted Compliance in Connection With Certain Capital and Financial Reporting Requirements Applicable to a Nonbank Swap Dealer Domiciled in the French Republic and Subject to the European Union's Investment Firms Regulation and Investment Firms Directive","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (\"Commission\" or \"CFTC\") is issuing an order regarding an application submitted by Goldman Sachs Paris Inc. et Cie requesting that the Commission determine that the capital and financial reporting laws and regulations of the European Union applicable to a CFTC-registered swap dealer, which is organized and domiciled in the French Republic and subject to the Investment Firms Regulation (EU) 2019/2033 (\"IFR\") and Investment Firms Directive (EU) 2019/2034 (\"IFD\") legislative package, provide sufficient bases for an affirmative finding of comparability with respect to the Commission's swap dealer capital and financial reporting requirements adopted under the Commodity Exchange Act. The order provides that a nonbank swap dealer organized and domiciled in the French Republic and subject to the IFR and IFD legislative package may satisfy the capital requirements and the financial reporting rules under the applicable provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and Commission regulations by complying with certain specified European Union laws and regulations and conditions set forth in the order.","document_number":"2026-09693","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/14/2026-09693/order-granting-conditional-substituted-compliance-in-connection-with-certain-capital-and-financial","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-14/pdf/2026-09693.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-09693.pdf?1778676326","publication_date":"2026-05-14","agencies":[{"raw_name":"COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION","name":"Commodity Futures Trading Commission","id":77,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/commodity-futures-trading-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/77","parent_id":null,"slug":"commodity-futures-trading-commission"}],"excerpts":"IFR/IFD nonbank SDs to maintain <span class=\"match\">regulatory</span> capital in the form of common equity tier 1 capital, additional tier 1 capital, and tier 2 \n \n capital \n 100 \n \n in an amount that equals or exceeds the highest of the EU IFR/IFD nonbank SD's “permanent minimum <span class=\"match\">requirement</span>” (“PMR”), “fixed overheads <span class=\"match\">requirement</span>” (“FOR”), and the sum of the firm's “K-factor <span class=\"match\">requirements</span>” (“KFR”).\n 101 \n \n The resulting total minimum capital <span class=\"match\">requirement</span> (“total own funds <span class=\"match\">requirement</span>” or “TOFR”) may also be supplemented with additional <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> imposed by the EU IFR/IFD nonbank"}]}