{"description":"Documents matching 'compliance their instructions appeal denied narrative requirements'","count":1340,"total_pages":50,"next_page_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents?conditions%5Bterm%5D=compliance+their+instructions+appeal+denied+narrative+requirements&format=json&page=2","results":[{"title":"DoD Discharge Appeal Review Board","type":"Rule","abstract":"This interim final rule implements Section 523 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2020, which requires the DoD to provide Service members and their authorized representatives with one final review of requests for an upgrade in the characterization of a discharge or dismissal. This rule establishes the Discharge Appeal Review Board (DARB) as the DoD authority responsible for considering such requests after all other administrative remedies have been exhausted. This rule also details the procedures for a petitioner and their authorized representatives to request this final review, the standards the DARB will apply when considering a petitioner's request, and the procedures the Military Departments will follow after the DARB adjudicates the request. The purpose of DARB review is to ensure uniform standards of review are met for requests for upgrades of a discharge or dismissal regardless of the petitioner's service affiliation.","document_number":"2024-27268","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/11/29/2024-27268/dod-discharge-appeal-review-board","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-11-29/pdf/2024-27268.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-27268.pdf?1732715119","publication_date":"2024-11-29","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE","name":"Defense Department","id":103,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/defense-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/103","parent_id":null,"slug":"defense-department"},{"raw_name":"Office of the Secretary"}],"excerpts":"establishes certain <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> that an agency must meet when it promulgates a rule that imposes substantial direct <span class=\"match\">requirement</span> costs on State and local governments, preempts State law, or otherwise has federalism implications. This rule will not have a substantial effect on State and local governments. \n G. Executive Order 13175, “Consultation and Coordination With Indian Tribal Governments” \n Executive Order 13175 establishes certain <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> that an agency must meet when it promulgates a rule that imposes substantial direct <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> costs on one"},{"title":"Permitted Payment Stablecoin Issuer Anti-Money Laundering/Countering the Financing of Terrorism Program and Sanctions Compliance Program Requirements","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) are jointly issuing this proposed rule to implement provisions of the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act (GENIUS Act). Specifically, it implements the GENIUS Act's directive to treat permitted payment stablecoin issuers (PPSIs) as financial institutions for purposes of the Bank Secrecy Act, proposes anti-money laundering obligations for PPSIs, and proposes certain specific obligations required by the GENIUS Act for PPSIs. It also implements the GENIUS Act's directive to require PPSIs to maintain effective sanctions compliance programs.","document_number":"2026-06963","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/10/2026-06963/permitted-payment-stablecoin-issuer-anti-money-launderingcountering-the-financing-of-terrorism","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-10/pdf/2026-06963.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-06963.pdf?1775738715","publication_date":"2026-04-10","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY","name":"Treasury Department","id":497,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/treasury-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/497","parent_id":null,"slug":"treasury-department"},{"raw_name":"Office of Foreign Assets Control","name":"Foreign Assets Control Office","id":203,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/foreign-assets-control-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/203","parent_id":497,"slug":"foreign-assets-control-office"},{"raw_name":"Financial Crimes Enforcement Network","name":"Financial Crimes Enforcement Network","id":194,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/financial-crimes-enforcement-network","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/194","parent_id":497,"slug":"financial-crimes-enforcement-network"}],"excerpts":"entitled the “Permitted Payment Stablecoin Issuer Effective Sanctions <span class=\"match\">Compliance</span> Program Regulations” to effectuate the GENIUS Act's effective sanctions <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> program <span class=\"match\">requirement</span>,\n 275 \n \n consistent with statutory authorities that authorize OFAC to administer sanctions.\n \n 276 \n \n \n Section VII.A below describes the recordkeeping and reporting <span class=\"match\">requirement</span> for a PPSI in line with standard OFAC <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> for all U.S. persons,\n 277 \n \n as well as an additional <span class=\"match\">requirement</span> that PPSIs provide to OFAC upon request certain certifications required"},{"title":"Premerger Notification; Reporting and Waiting Period Requirements","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Federal Trade Commission (\"FTC\" or \"Commission\"), with the concurrence of the Assistant Attorney General, Antitrust Division, Department of Justice (\"Assistant Attorney General\" or \"Antitrust Division\") (together the \"Agencies\"), is issuing this final rule and Statement of Basis and Purpose (\"SBP\") to amend the Premerger Notification Rules (the \"Rules\") that implement the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvement Act (\"the HSR Act\" or \"HSR\"), including the Premerger Notification and Report Form for Certain Mergers and Acquisitions (\"Form\") and Instructions to the Notification and Report Form for Certain Mergers and Acquisitions (\"Instructions\"). The final rule requires parties to transactions that are reportable under the HSR Act to provide documentary material and information that are necessary and appropriate for the Agencies to efficiently and effectively conduct an initial assessment to determine whether the transaction may violate the antitrust laws and whether to issue a Request for Additional Information (\"Second Request\") as provided by the HSR Act. In addition, the final rule implements certain requirements of the Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2022 (\"Merger Modernization Act\") and ministerial changes to the Rules as well as the necessary amendments to the Instructions to effect the final changes.","document_number":"2024-25024","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/11/12/2024-25024/premerger-notification-reporting-and-waiting-period-requirements","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-11-12/pdf/2024-25024.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-25024.pdf?1731073564","publication_date":"2024-11-12","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION","name":"Federal Trade Commission","id":192,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-trade-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/192","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-trade-commission"}],"excerpts":"minimal reporting <span class=\"match\">requirements</span>, including a few of the new information <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> required by the final rule. Where the Commission has not excused <span class=\"match\">requirements</span>, it believes that the burden of <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> will be low because parties to select 801.30 transactions generally have less complex internal structures, do not hold significant stakes in similar companies, and have not generated the types of documentation the Form and <span class=\"match\">Instructions</span> generally require. As a result, the Commission expects that responses to the remaining <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> for these types"},{"title":"Updating the Water Quality Certification Regulations","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is publishing this proposed rule to update and clarify several substantive and procedural requirements for water quality certification under Clean Water Act (CWA or the Act) section 401. CWA section 401 is a direct grant of authority to States (and Tribes that have been approved for \"treatment as a State\" status) to review for compliance with appropriate Federal, State, and Tribal water quality requirements any discharge into waters of the United States that may result from a proposed activity that requires a Federal license or permit. This proposed rule is intended to clarify several aspects of the certification process consistent with the statutory framework.","document_number":"2026-00754","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/15/2026-00754/updating-the-water-quality-certification-regulations","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-01-15/pdf/2026-00754.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-00754.pdf?1768398323","publication_date":"2026-01-15","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":"stemming from the 2020 Rule. \n v. “Water Quality <span class=\"match\">Requirements</span>” \n \n Under the proposed rule, a certifying authority certifies <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with “water quality <span class=\"match\">requirements</span>.” EPA is proposing to define “water quality <span class=\"match\">requirements</span>” at 40 CFR 121.1(f) as “applicable provisions of sections 301, 302, 303, 306, and 307 of the Clean Water Act, and applicable and appropriate state or tribal water quality-related regulatory <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> for discharges.” This would return the definition of “water quality <span class=\"match\">requirements</span>” to essentially what it was under the 2020 Rule"},{"title":"Grant Guideline; Notice","type":"Notice","abstract":"This guideline sets forth the administrative, programmatic, and financial requirements attendant to FY 2026 State Justice Institute grants.","document_number":"2025-19664","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/10/27/2025-19664/grant-guideline-notice","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-10-27/pdf/2025-19664.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-19664.pdf?1761309906","publication_date":"2025-10-27","agencies":[{"raw_name":"STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE","name":"State Justice Institute","id":477,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/state-justice-institute","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/477","parent_id":null,"slug":"state-justice-institute"}],"excerpts":"2026. \n Table of Contents \n \n I. Eligibility \n II. Grant Application Deadlines \n III. The Mission of the State Justice Institute \n IV. Grant Types \n V. Application and Submission Information \n VI. How To Apply \n VII. Post-Award Reporting <span class=\"match\">Requirements</span> \n VIII. <span class=\"match\">Compliance</span> <span class=\"match\">Requirements</span> \n IX. Financial <span class=\"match\">Requirements</span> \n X. Grant Adjustments \n \n I. Eligibility \n \n Pursuant to the State Justice Institute Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10701 \n et seq. \n ), the State Justice Institute (SJI) is authorized to award grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts to state"},{"title":"Licensing Requirements for Microreactors and Other Reactors With Comparable Risk Profiles","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is proposing to amend its regulations to establish a risk-informed and performance- based regulatory framework for rapid licensing of new microreactors and other reactors with comparable risk profiles and for high-volume deployment of these reactors. The proposed rule would provide a flexible set of licensing pathways, reduce regulatory burden, and ensure that safety and security requirements remain commensurate with the potential hazards posed by these facilities.","document_number":"2026-08550","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/01/2026-08550/licensing-requirements-for-microreactors-and-other-reactors-with-comparable-risk-profiles","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-01/pdf/2026-08550.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-08550.pdf?1777553125","publication_date":"2026-05-01","agencies":[{"raw_name":"NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION","name":"Nuclear Regulatory Commission","id":383,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/nuclear-regulatory-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/383","parent_id":null,"slug":"nuclear-regulatory-commission"}],"excerpts":"largely consistent with the fitness-for-duty (FFD) <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> in current subpart K, “FFD Programs for Construction,” of part 26 supplemented by select <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> from subparts A through I, N, and O of part 26. These <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> are designed to ensure program effectiveness, maintain protections afforded to individuals subject to the FFD program, and align with FFD program implementation by parts 50 and 52 licensees. The proposed <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> would not be entirely equivalent with <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> in current subpart K of part 26 because the latter"},{"title":"Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Interoperability Standards and Prior Authorization for Drugs for Medicare Advantage Organizations, Medicaid Managed Care Plans, State Medicaid Agencies, Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Agencies and CHIP Managed Care Entities, and Issuers of Qualified Health Plans on the Federally-Facilitated Exchanges","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"These proposals are intended to improve the electronic exchange of health care data and streamline processes related to prior authorization by increasing the interoperability of systems used across the health care industry. We are proposing new requirements for Medicare Advantage (MA) organizations, state Medicaid fee-for-service (FFS) programs, state Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) FFS programs, Medicaid managed care plans, CHIP managed care entities, and Qualified Health Plan (QHP) issuers on the Federally-facilitated Exchanges (FFEs), including issuers that offer small group market QHPs on the Federally-facilitated Small Business Health Options Program (FF- SHOP) Exchanges (hereinafter referred to as \"small group market QHP issuers on the FF-SHOPs\") (collectively \"impacted payers\"), to make available electronic prior authorization for drugs. We are also proposing to extend many existing interoperability requirements for the prior authorization of non-drug items and services to include prior authorizations for drugs to further reduce patient and provider burden. We are also proposing to require impacted payers to report their application programming interfaces (API) endpoints and related information for the Patient Access, Provider Directory, Provider Access, Payer-to-Payer, and Prior Authorization APIs to CMS. To help assess the impact of our policies, we are proposing to collect API usage metrics. In addition, we are proposing to apply the existing interoperability requirements to small group market QHP issuers on the FF-SHOPs as impacted payers. To improve impacted payers' ability to exchange health information while continuing CMS's drive toward interoperability, we are proposing to require certain Health Level Seven (HL7[supreg]) Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR[supreg]) implementation guides (IGs) that are currently recommended. In addition, HHS is proposing to adopt the HL7 FHIR base standard and certain associated specifications and IGs as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (hereinafter referred to as \"HIPAA\") (Pub. L. 104-191, enacted Aug. 21, 1996) standards for dental, professional, and institutional \"referral certification and authorization\" transactions and \"eligibility for a health plan\" transactions associated with prior authorization. We are proposing to add a definition for \"failure to report,\" which would allow CMS to impose a civil monetary penalty (CMP) on applicable manufacturers or applicable group purchasing organizations (GPOs) if those entities fail to grant CMS timely access to documents for the purposes of an audit. Finally, ONC is using this rulemaking to propose to adopt updated versions of certain health information technology (health IT) standards and specifications for HHS use, such as CMS's interoperability requirements, to support a more robust health IT infrastructure.","document_number":"2026-07205","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/14/2026-07205/medicare-and-medicaid-programs-patient-protection-and-affordable-care-act-interoperability-standards","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-14/pdf/2026-07205.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-07205.pdf?1775852111","publication_date":"2026-04-14","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","id":45,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/45","parent_id":221,"slug":"centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services"},{"raw_name":"Office of the Secretary"}],"excerpts":"request extensions to the <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> date for that <span class=\"match\">requirement</span>. We are proposing that those extensions would only be available until the <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> date for the HIPAA Administrative Simplification proposals in this rule, if the proposals are finalized. In addition, we are proposing a process for state Medicaid and CHIP FFS programs to request from CMS extensions to allow additional time to meet the proposed <span class=\"match\">requirement</span> to incorporate drugs covered under a medical benefit into the Prior Authorization API and the proposed <span class=\"match\">requirement</span> to support the NCPDP"},{"title":"Organization and Procedures","type":"Rule","abstract":"This interim final rule updates adjudicatory and operational regulations of the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB or Board) to increase efficiency in processing of MSPB appeals, as well as to address potential flaws in its prior regulations.","document_number":"2024-19933","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/09/09/2024-19933/organization-and-procedures","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-09-09/pdf/2024-19933.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-19933.pdf?1725626718","publication_date":"2024-09-09","agencies":[{"raw_name":"MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD","name":"Merit Systems Protection Board","id":285,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/merit-systems-protection-board","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/285","parent_id":null,"slug":"merit-systems-protection-board"}],"excerpts":"Clerk of the Board with a statement of <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> certifying that the party has taken the actions identified in the initial decision, along with evidence establishing that the party has taken those actions. The <span class=\"match\">narrative</span> statement must explain in detail why the evidence of <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> satisfies the <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> set forth in the initial decision. The party seeking <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> may file evidence and argument in response to any statement of <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> within 20 days of the date of service of the statement of <span class=\"match\">compliance</span>. \n (ii) To the extent that the noncomplying"},{"title":"Notice of Funding Opportunity for the Section 533 Housing Preservation Grant (HPG) for Fiscal Year 2025","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Rural Housing Service (RHS or the Agency), a Rural Development (RD) mission area agency of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), announces the availability of $13.1 million in funding for the Housing Preservation Grant (HPG) program for fiscal year (FY) 2025, which includes approximately $2.1 million that will be made available for disaster assistance and $500,000 each for recovery due to Hurricanes Fiona in Puerto Rico, and Helene in Tennessee. The funds are available for qualified entities (such as public agencies, private non-profit organizations, and federally recognized Tribes) to provide grants or low-interest loans to eligible recipients to repair or rehabilitate housing in rural areas. Rental and cooperative properties that house very-low and low-income tenants may also be provided with grants or low-interest loans to repair and rehabilitate their properties in rural areas. In accordance with 7 CFR 1944.662(c), when an \"identity of interest\" (as such term is defined by 7 CFR 1924.4(i)) exists between a nonprofit entity and the owner(s) of a dwelling, the property is not eligible for HPG assistance. Therefore, the HPG grantee may meet the factors provided at 7 CFR 1924.4(i), which includes a requirement that the HPG grantee not be the owner of the home, rental property or cooperative in which repairs will be performed. This notice announces the opening and closing dates for receipt of preapplications for HPG funds, including the availability of calendar year 2022 disaster assistance, from eligible applicants, as well as submission requirements. Expenses incurred in developing preapplications will be at the applicant's cost. Applicants will not be reimbursed for any costs incurred outside of the grant agreement period.","document_number":"2025-14808","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/05/2025-14808/notice-of-funding-opportunity-for-the-section-533-housing-preservation-grant-hpg-for-fiscal-year","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-08-05/pdf/2025-14808.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-14808.pdf?1754311515","publication_date":"2025-08-05","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":"Rural Housing Service","name":"Rural Housing Service","id":458,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/rural-housing-service","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/458","parent_id":12,"slug":"rural-housing-service"}],"excerpts":"\n Project Selection Criteria. \n Any other information necessary to address the selection criteria in 7 CFR 1944.679.\n \n \n j. \n Environmental <span class=\"match\">Compliance</span> Agreement. \n The applicant must comply with the <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> of 7 CFR part 1970 and may self-certify to perform these <span class=\"match\">requirements</span>. An example of self-certification can be found in RD <span class=\"match\">Instruction</span> 1970-A Exhibit H “Multi-tier Action Environmental <span class=\"match\">Compliance</span> Agreement.”\n \n \n k. \n Public Participation and Intergovernmental Review. \n Intergovernmental Review. In accordance with 7 CFR 1944.674(c), the"},{"title":"DoD Assistance to Non-Government, Entertainment-Oriented Media Productions","type":"Rule","abstract":"DoD is finalizing revisions to implement requirements of section 1257 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023. This statute prohibits assistance to entertainment projects such as feature motion pictures, episodic television programs, documentaries, and computer-based games that have complied or are likely to comply with a demand from the Government of the People's Republic of China (PRC), the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), or an entity under the direction of the PRC or the CCP to censor the content of the project in a material manner to advance the national interest of the PRC. This final rule informs producers and production companies that request DoD assistance about the procedures needed to implement the restrictions imposed by section 1257. It includes a discussion of the information the Department will use to determine whether to assist or continue to assist an entertainment project. It also describes the DoD certification process and includes two updated sample Production Assistance Agreements (PAA) implementing section 1257 provisions.","document_number":"2026-11505","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/09/2026-11505/dod-assistance-to-non-government-entertainment-oriented-media-productions","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-09/pdf/2026-11505.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-11505.pdf?1780922712","publication_date":"2026-06-09","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE","name":"Defense Department","id":103,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/defense-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/103","parent_id":null,"slug":"defense-department"},{"raw_name":"Office of the Secretary"}],"excerpts":"receipt of written notice of non-<span class=\"match\">compliance</span>. DoD may temporarily suspend support until the non-<span class=\"match\">compliance</span> has been cured or the 72-hour cure period has expired. After the cure period has expired, DoD may permanently withdraw its support for the production. If such Agreement is either suspended or terminated, the sole right of the Production Company to <span class=\"match\">appeal</span> such decision is to the DoD designee responsible for coordinating assistance for documentary productions. The <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> in Department of Defense <span class=\"match\">Instruction</span> 5410.16 will apply to this Agreement"},{"title":"Regulatory Guidance Relating to the Criteria and Process for Initial Recognition of an Accrediting Agency","type":"Rule","abstract":"This interpretive rule sets forth the Department's interpretation of certain regulations at the Criteria for Recognition, and the Recognition Process, governing an accrediting agency's submission of a written application seeking initial recognition. In general, the provisions in this interpretive rule are designed to reduce unnecessary barriers to the recognition of accrediting agencies to promote competition in the market for assessing the quality of education or training offered by postsecondary institutions and programs.","document_number":"2026-03953","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/27/2026-03953/regulatory-guidance-relating-to-the-criteria-and-process-for-initial-recognition-of-an-accrediting","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-02-27/pdf/2026-03953.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-03953.pdf?1772113513","publication_date":"2026-02-27","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION","name":"Education Department","id":126,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/education-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/126","parent_id":null,"slug":"education-department"}],"excerpts":"contemplate, a broader reading where accreditors must conduct site visits outside of the ordinary course of business.\n \n \n Failure to Demonstrate <span class=\"match\">Compliance</span> (34 CFR 602.32(g)): \n The Department finds the phrase “[D]etermines that the agency fails to demonstrate <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with the basic eligibility <span class=\"match\">requirements</span>” means that the agency is unable to demonstrate full or substantial <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with one or more <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> of 34 CFR 602.10 through 602.15 within the period of the Department's analysis of its application. The Department finds this regulation is"},{"title":"Equal Credit Opportunity Act (Regulation B)","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau or CFPB) is issuing a final rule that amends provisions related to disparate impact, discouragement of applicants or prospective applicants, and special purpose credit programs under Regulation B, the regulation implementing the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA or Act). The amendments facilitate compliance with ECOA by clarifying the obligations imposed by the statute.","document_number":"2026-07804","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/22/2026-07804/equal-credit-opportunity-act-regulation-b","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-22/pdf/2026-07804.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-07804.pdf?1776775512","publication_date":"2026-04-22","agencies":[{"raw_name":"Consumer Financial Protection Bureau","name":"Consumer Financial Protection Bureau","id":573,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/consumer-financial-protection-bureau","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/573","parent_id":null,"slug":"consumer-financial-protection-bureau"}],"excerpts":"have fewer resources for legal and <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> risk. \n A policy group commenter argued that there are materially new or expanded <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> obligations for covered creditors including changes to adverse action notices, recordkeeping and retention for application data, systems changes to underwriting and <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> controls, and reporting or disclosure refinement. Another commenter stated that the <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> burdens associated with the rule, such as additional reporting, data collection, and documentation <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> increase operational costs and may"},{"title":"Schedules of Controlled Substances: Temporary Placement of Mitragynine Pseudoindoxyl, MGM-15, and MGM-16 in Schedule I","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration is issuing this notice of intent to publish a temporary order to schedule three 7-hydroxymitragynine-related substances (mitragynine pseudoindoxyl, MGM-15, and MGM-16), including their isomers, esters, ethers, salts, and salts of isomers, esters, and ethers, whenever the existence of such isomers, esters, ethers, and salts is possible, in schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. When it is issued, the temporary scheduling order will impose the regulatory controls and administrative, civil, and criminal sanctions applicable to schedule I controlled substances on persons who handle (manufacture, distribute, reverse distribute, import, export, engage in research, conduct instructional activities or chemical analysis with, or possess) or propose to handle these three 7-hydroxymitragynine-related substances.","document_number":"2026-13581","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/06/2026-13581/schedules-of-controlled-substances-temporary-placement-of-mitragynine-pseudoindoxyl-mgm-15-and","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-06/pdf/2026-13581.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-13581.pdf?1782936911","publication_date":"2026-07-06","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE","name":"Justice Department","id":268,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/justice-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/268","parent_id":null,"slug":"justice-department"},{"raw_name":"Drug Enforcement Administration","name":"Drug Enforcement Administration","id":116,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/drug-enforcement-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/116","parent_id":268,"slug":"drug-enforcement-administration"}],"excerpts":"subject to the notice-and-comment <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> of the APA, the Administrator finds that there is good cause to forgo the those <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), as any further delays in the process for issuing temporary scheduling orders would be impracticable and contrary to the public interest given the manifest urgency to avoid an imminent hazard to public safety. \n Although DEA believes this notice of intent to issue a temporary scheduling order is not subject to the notice-and-comment <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> of the APA, DEA notes that in accordance"},{"title":"Funding Opportunities: Bond Guarantee Program, FY 2026; Notice of Guarantee Availability","type":"Notice","abstract":"This NOGA is published in connection with the CDFI Bond Guarantee Program, administered by the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund), the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury). Through this NOGA, the CDFI Fund announces the availability of up to $500 million of Guarantee Authority in FY 2026 subject to Congressional authorization. This NOGA explains application submission and evaluation requirements and processes, and provides agency contacts and information on CDFI Bond Guarantee Program outreach. Parties interested in being approved for a Guarantee under the CDFI Bond Guarantee Program must submit Qualified Issuer Applications and Guarantee Applications for consideration in accordance with this NOGA. Capitalized terms used in this NOGA, and not defined elsewhere, are defined in the CDFI Bond Guarantee Program regulations (12 CFR 1808.102) and the CDFI Program regulations (12 CFR 1805.104).","document_number":"2026-13172","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/30/2026-13172/funding-opportunities-bond-guarantee-program-fy-2026-notice-of-guarantee-availability","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-30/pdf/2026-13172.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-13172.pdf?1782737117","publication_date":"2026-06-30","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY","name":"Treasury Department","id":497,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/treasury-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/497","parent_id":null,"slug":"treasury-department"},{"raw_name":"Community Development Financial Institutions Fund","name":"Community Development Financial Institutions Fund","id":78,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/community-development-financial-institutions-fund","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/78","parent_id":497,"slug":"community-development-financial-institutions-fund"}],"excerpts":"demonstrate this <span class=\"match\">requirement</span> within the 90 days after the anniversary of the Bond Issue Date, the Qualified Issuer must repay on that portion of Bonds necessary to bring the Bonds that remain outstanding after such repayment is in <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with the 100% <span class=\"match\">requirement</span> above.\n \n \n D. Secondary Loan <span class=\"match\">Requirements</span>. \n In accordance with the Regulations, Eligible CDFIs must finance or refinance Secondary Loans for Eligible Purposes (not including loan loss reserves) that comply with Secondary Loan <span class=\"match\">Requirements</span>. The Secondary Loan <span class=\"match\">Requirements</span> are found on"},{"title":"Equal Credit Opportunity Act (Regulation B)","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau or CFPB) is issuing a proposed rule for public comment that amends provisions related to disparate impact, discouragement of applicants or prospective applicants, and special purpose credit programs under Regulation B, the regulation implementing the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA or Act). The amendments would facilitate compliance with ECOA by clarifying the obligations imposed by the statute.","document_number":"2025-19864","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/13/2025-19864/equal-credit-opportunity-act-regulation-b","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-11-13/pdf/2025-19864.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-19864.pdf?1762955111","publication_date":"2025-11-13","agencies":[{"raw_name":"Consumer Financial Protection Bureau","name":"Consumer Financial Protection Bureau","id":573,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/consumer-financial-protection-bureau","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/573","parent_id":null,"slug":"consumer-financial-protection-bureau"}],"excerpts":"does not meet the eligibility <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> (common characteristic or financial need, for example) must nevertheless notify the applicant of action taken as required by § 1002.9.\n \n \n 2. \n Use of common characteristics. \n Section 1002.8(b)(2) permits a creditor to determine eligibility for a special purpose credit program using one or more common \n \n characteristics that would otherwise be a prohibited basis only so long as that section's <span class=\"match\">requirements</span>, the <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> of § 1002.8(b)(3) and (4), and the other <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> of this part are satisfied"},{"title":"Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is proposing to update its regulations regarding the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978 (the AFIDA). The revisions would reflect Congressional directives to establish a streamlined process for electronic submission and retention of disclosures made under AFIDA, including the deployment of an internet database. It would also revise reporting requirements and strengthen enforcement measures. Through the implementation of modernization measures and expanded scope and depth of reporting, this proposed rule will help ensure the AFIDA regulations address foreign investment and ownership of American agricultural land, particularly as it might present a national security risk.","document_number":"2026-12808","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/25/2026-12808/agricultural-foreign-investment-disclosure-act-of-1978","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-25/pdf/2026-12808.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-12808.pdf?1782305114","publication_date":"2026-06-25","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","name":"Agriculture Department","id":12,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/agriculture-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/12","parent_id":null,"slug":"agriculture-department"}],"excerpts":"liability.\n • Revision to reduce the time period for submitting a request to <span class=\"match\">appeal</span> a fine from 60 days to 30 days. \n • Removing provisions allowing for submission of a written statement <span class=\"match\">denying</span> liability in whole or in part in lieu of an <span class=\"match\">appeal</span> hearing. \n • Removing provisions allowing for a hearing for an <span class=\"match\">appeal</span>. \n • Removing options for payment via check or money order. \n \n \n \n XXXXXXXX \n § 5100.6 (<span class=\"match\">Appeal</span> of penalties) \n • Creation of a section, modeled off <span class=\"match\">appeals</span> processes in other USDA regulations, that would establish OHS processes for appealing"},{"title":"Virginia: Approval of State Coal Combustion Residuals Permit Program","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) is proposing to approve Virginia's Coal Combustion Residuals (CCR) partial permit program under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). After reviewing the CCR permit program application submitted by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (VADEQ), EPA has preliminarily determined that Virginia's partial CCR permit program meets the standard for approval under RCRA. If approved, Virginia's CCR permit program will operate in lieu of the Federal CCR program, with the exception of the specific provisions noted below. EPA is seeking comment on this proposal during a 60-day public comment period and will be holding a hybrid public hearing on EPA's preliminary approval of Virginia's partial CCR permit program.","document_number":"2026-08662","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/04/2026-08662/virginia-approval-of-state-coal-combustion-residuals-permit-program","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-04/pdf/2026-08662.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-08662.pdf?1777639519","publication_date":"2026-05-04","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":"Virginia CCR permit program: permitting <span class=\"match\">requirements</span>, <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> for <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> monitoring authority, <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> for enforcement authority, and <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> for intervention in civil enforcement proceedings. \n Second, EPA must evaluate the technical criteria that will be included in each permit issued under the State CCR permit program to determine whether they are the same as the Federal criteria, or to the extent they differ, whether the modified criteria are “at least as protective as” the Federal <span class=\"match\">requirements</span>. See 42 U.S.C. 6945(d)(1)(B). Only"},{"title":"Administrative Requirements; Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration and Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Acts","type":"Rule","abstract":"We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, made deregulatory actions pertaining to Federal financial assistance programs and subprograms authorized under the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act and the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act to better serve the American public, streamline government operations, and increase efficiencies for recipients of our financial assistance programs. This final rule reflects recent legislation; aligns with the Office of Management and Budget's administrative rules for Federal financial assistance; aligns with other laws, standards, and administrative processes; responds to comments and feedback on our 2019 rulemaking action; and provides clarity to help ensure consistency in administering our financial assistance programs and subprograms across the Nation.","document_number":"2026-00676","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/15/2026-00676/administrative-requirements-pittman-robertson-wildlife-restoration-and-dingell-johnson-sport-fish","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-01-15/pdf/2026-00676.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-00676.pdf?1768398313","publication_date":"2026-01-15","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","name":"Interior Department","id":253,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/interior-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/253","parent_id":null,"slug":"interior-department"},{"raw_name":"Fish and Wildlife Service","name":"Fish and Wildlife Service","id":197,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/fish-and-wildlife-service","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/197","parent_id":253,"slug":"fish-and-wildlife-service"}],"excerpts":"receive reimbursement for pre-award costs only after the beginning of the period of performance and, for activities requiring <span class=\"match\">compliance</span>, only after the <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> is satisfied. This revision emphasizes that if a State agency receives approval for pre-award costs that require <span class=\"match\">compliance</span>, the <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> must be completed to the satisfaction of the Service before reimbursement will be made. For activities that do not require <span class=\"match\">compliance</span>, reimbursement may be accomplished as soon as practicable. \n Section 80.97—What is barter, and may a State fish and wildlife"},{"title":"Promoting Fair and Open Competitive Bidding in the E-Rate Program; Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support Mechanism","type":"Rule","abstract":"In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission or FCC) takes action to reinforce the success and integrity of the E-Rate program by establishing a competitive bidding portal and document repository to strengthen the E-Rate program's competitive bidding rules as well as other actions to simplify and streamline program processes and procedures for E-Rate participants. In addition, the Commission adopts changes to streamline and simplify the E-Rate program while maintaining the integrity of the program and grant an Order on Reconsideration. These actions will provide greater transparency into the applicants' competitive bidding and bid evaluation and selection processes, and protect the program against waste, fraud, and abuse.","document_number":"2026-10011","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/19/2026-10011/promoting-fair-and-open-competitive-bidding-in-the-e-rate-program-schools-and-libraries-universal","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-19/pdf/2026-10011.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-10011.pdf?1779108315","publication_date":"2026-05-19","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION","name":"Federal Communications Commission","id":161,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-communications-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/161","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-communications-commission"}],"excerpts":"CIPA <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> for multiple funding years, while the consortium lead is required to certify annually. We find this proposal inconsistent with the language of section 254(h) of the Communications Act requiring schools and libraries to annually certify <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> regarding the CIPA <span class=\"match\">requirements</span>. Although the statute does not prescribe consortium <span class=\"match\">requirements</span>, we do not agree that an annual certification by the consortium lead alone is sufficient to meet the plain language <span class=\"match\">requirement</span> that a school and library annually certify its <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with"},{"title":"Grant Guideline; Notice","type":"Notice","abstract":"This guideline sets forth the administrative, programmatic, and financial requirements attendant to FY 2025 State Justice Institute grants.","document_number":"2024-24739","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/10/24/2024-24739/grant-guideline-notice","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-10-24/pdf/2024-24739.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-24739.pdf?1729687544","publication_date":"2024-10-24","agencies":[{"raw_name":"STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE","name":"State Justice Institute","id":477,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/state-justice-institute","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/477","parent_id":null,"slug":"state-justice-institute"}],"excerpts":"2025. \n Table of Contents \n \n I. Eligibility \n II. Grant Application Deadlines \n III. The Mission of the State Justice Institute \n IV. Grant Types \n V. Application and Submission Information \n VI. How To Apply \n VII. Post-Award Reporting <span class=\"match\">Requirements</span> \n VIII. <span class=\"match\">Compliance</span> <span class=\"match\">Requirements</span> \n IX. Financial <span class=\"match\">Requirements</span> \n X. Grant Adjustments \n \n I. Eligibility \n \n Pursuant to the State Justice Institute Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10701 \n et seq. \n ), the State Justice Institute (SJI) is authorized to award grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts to State"}]}