{"description":"Documents matching 'compliance therefore benefit public ultimately'","count":10000,"total_pages":50,"next_page_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents?conditions%5Bterm%5D=compliance+therefore+benefit+public+ultimately&format=json&page=2","results":[{"title":"Clarification of Federal Public Benefits Under the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act","type":"Notice","abstract":"The U.S. Department of Education (Department) issues this interpretation to revise and clarify its position on the classification of certain Department programs providing \"Federal public benefits,\" as defined in Title IV of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA), Public Law 104-193. The Department concludes that the postsecondary education programs and \"other similar benefit\" programs described within this interpretive rule, including adult education programs authorized under Title II of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014, postsecondary career and technical education programs under the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006, and other programs when used to fund postsecondary learning opportunities, provide federally funded forms of assistance that constitute \"Federal public benefits\" subject to PRWORA's citizenship verification requirements. The interpretation also revokes and supersedes certain aspects of the Department's previously issued Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) of November 19, 1997, which mischaracterized these programs as not affected by PRWORA, for the reasons described further within this notice.","document_number":"2025-12925","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/07/11/2025-12925/clarification-of-federal-public-benefits-under-the-personal-responsibility-and-work-opportunity","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-07-11/pdf/2025-12925.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-12925.pdf?1752151510","publication_date":"2025-07-11","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":"the phrase: “similar <span class=\"match\">benefit</span> for which payments or assistance are provided to an individual, household, or family eligibility unit,” and whether an unenumerated <span class=\"match\">benefit</span> would fall under that definition, we must analyze the similarity of other <span class=\"match\">benefits</span> to the enumerated list of <span class=\"match\">benefits</span> already included within the definition of a “Federal <span class=\"match\">public</span> <span class=\"match\">benefit</span>.”\n \n Here, Congress included a broad and disparate group of <span class=\"match\">benefits</span> within the enumerated list of “Federal <span class=\"match\">public</span> <span class=\"match\">benefits</span>.” For example, “food assistance” is a near-term <span class=\"match\">benefit</span> for human subsistence"},{"title":"Excepted Fertility Benefits","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"This document contains proposed rules that would amend the regulations regarding excepted benefits under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Internal Revenue Code, and the Public Health Service Act to establish certain fertility benefits as a new category of limited excepted benefits. Excepted benefits are generally exempt from the market requirements that were added to those laws by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the No Surprises Act, and certain other Federal laws specifically related to group health plans and group and individual health insurance coverage.","document_number":"2026-09479","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/13/2026-09479/excepted-fertility-benefits","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-13/pdf/2026-09479.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-09479.pdf?1778589913","publication_date":"2026-05-13","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":"Internal Revenue Service","name":"Internal Revenue Service","id":254,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/internal-revenue-service","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/254","parent_id":497,"slug":"internal-revenue-service"},{"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":"Employee Benefits Security Administration","name":"Employee Benefits Security Administration","id":131,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/employee-benefits-security-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/131","parent_id":271,"slug":"employee-benefits-security-administration"},{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"}],"excerpts":"2026.\n 12 \n \n \n \n \n 1 \n  <span class=\"match\">Public</span> Law 104-191 (Aug. 21, 1996).\n \n \n \n \n 2 \n  <span class=\"match\">Public</span> Law 104-204 (Sept. 26, 1996).\n \n \n \n \n 3 \n  <span class=\"match\">Public</span> Law 104-204 (Sept. 26, 1996).\n \n \n \n \n 4 \n  <span class=\"match\">Public</span> Law 105-277 (Oct. 21, 1998).\n \n \n \n \n 5 \n  <span class=\"match\">Public</span> Law 110-233 (May 21, 2008).\n \n \n \n \n 6 \n  <span class=\"match\">Public</span> Law 110-343 (Oct. 3, 2008).\n \n \n \n \n 7 \n  <span class=\"match\">Public</span> Law 111-3 (Feb. 4, 2009).\n \n \n \n \n 8 \n  <span class=\"match\">Public</span> Law 110-381 (Oct. 9, 2008).\n \n \n \n \n 9 \n  <span class=\"match\">Public</span> Law 111-148 (Mar. 23, 2010).\n \n \n \n \n 10 \n  <span class=\"match\">Public</span> Law 111-152 (Mar. 30, 2010).\n \n \n \n \n 11 \n  <span class=\"match\">Public</span> Law 116-260 (Dec. 27, 2020)"},{"title":"Signatures on Immigration Benefit Requests","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is amending its regulations governing the submission of benefit requests to provide that if U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) accepts a benefit request and determines later that it lacks a valid signature, USCIS may, in its discretion, reject or deny the request. This interim final rule (IFR or rule) will clarify USCIS procedures relating to the rejection or denial of benefit requests that do not meet regulatory requirements to ensure better enforcement of signature requirements.","document_number":"2026-09289","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/11/2026-09289/signatures-on-immigration-benefit-requests","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-11/pdf/2026-09289.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-09289.pdf?1778244318","publication_date":"2026-05-11","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","name":"Homeland Security Department","id":227,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/homeland-security-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/227","parent_id":null,"slug":"homeland-security-department"}],"excerpts":"rejects the <span class=\"match\">benefit</span> request for improper filing and returns it to the sender. The Lockbox determines whether each <span class=\"match\">benefit</span> request meets the requirements to be accepted but it does not make adjudicative decisions. USCIS can only begin to adjudicate a <span class=\"match\">benefit</span> request after USCIS accepts the request, processes any required fees, and issues a receipt notice (or date stamp, where applicable), reflecting the date of physical or electronic receipt. USCIS does not consider <span class=\"match\">benefits</span> requests that are rejected to be properly filed.\n 11 \n \n If the <span class=\"match\">benefit</span> request"},{"title":"Improving Transparency Into Pharmacy Benefit Manager Fee Disclosure","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Department is proposing a regulation that would require providers of pharmacy benefit management services and affiliated providers of brokerage and consulting services to disclose information about their compensation to fiduciaries of self-insured group health plans subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). These disclosures are needed so that fiduciaries can assess the reasonableness of the contracts or arrangements with these service providers, including the reasonableness of the service providers' compensation. These disclosure requirements would apply for purposes of ERISA's statutory prohibited transaction exemption for services arrangements. This proposal implements section 12 of President Trump's Executive Order 14273, Lowering Drug Prices by Once Again Putting Americans First, which instructs the Department to propose regulations to improve employer health plan transparency into the direct and indirect compensation received by pharmacy benefit managers. If finalized, this regulation would affect sponsors and other fiduciaries of self-insured group health plans and certain service providers to such plans.","document_number":"2026-01907","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/30/2026-01907/improving-transparency-into-pharmacy-benefit-manager-fee-disclosure","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-01-30/pdf/2026-01907.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-01907.pdf?1769721310","publication_date":"2026-01-30","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":"Employee Benefits Security Administration","name":"Employee Benefits Security Administration","id":131,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/employee-benefits-security-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/131","parent_id":271,"slug":"employee-benefits-security-administration"}],"excerpts":"Pharmacy <span class=\"match\">Benefits</span> Consulting, \n https://www.milliman.com/en/services/pharmacy-<span class=\"match\">benefits</span>-consulting. \n \n \n \n \n 45 \n  Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension <span class=\"match\">Benefit</span> Plans, \n PBM Compensation and Fee Disclosure \n at 3 (November 2014), \n https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ebsa/pdf_files/2014-pbm-compensation-and-fee-disclosure.pdf.; \n AJ Ally, Patrick Cambel, Mark Gruenhaupt, &amp; Kristin Niakan, \n Report of Pharmacy <span class=\"match\">Benefit</span> Manager Practices \n at 34 (2025), \n https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/ohs/reports/ohs-report-of-pharmacy-<span class=\"match\">benefit</span>-manag"},{"title":"Lifeline and Link Up Reform and Modernization; Bridging the Digital Divide for Low-Income Consumers; Telecommunications Carriers Eligible for Universal Service Support; Affordable Connectivity Program; Emergency Broadband Benefit Program","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) seeks to ensure that Lifeline services are used to benefit and support eligible low-income Americans, that the program's funding is protected from waste, fraud, and abuse, and that service providers are in compliance with Commission rules. The Commission also seeks to update and streamline Lifeline and related rules.","document_number":"2026-06531","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/03/2026-06531/lifeline-and-link-up-reform-and-modernization-bridging-the-digital-divide-for-low-income-consumers","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-03/pdf/2026-06531.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-06531.pdf?1775133915","publication_date":"2026-04-03","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":"Commission also seeks comments on its tentative conclusion that the Lifeline <span class=\"match\">benefit</span> qualifies as a “means-tested <span class=\"match\">public</span> <span class=\"match\">benefit</span>” under the PRWORA. As noted, the PRWORA does not define “means-tested <span class=\"match\">public</span> <span class=\"match\">benefit</span>,” so the Commission applies the guidance from OLC that a means-tested <span class=\"match\">public</span> <span class=\"match\">benefit</span> “is best understood as any federal <span class=\"match\">public</span> <span class=\"match\">benefit</span> for which the eligibility of an individual, household, or family eligibility unit for <span class=\"match\">benefits</span>, or the amount of such <span class=\"match\">benefits</span>, or both, are determined on the basis of the income, resources, or financial"},{"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":"IV-1 of this preamble for information about how the baseline estimated mean total annualized <span class=\"match\">benefits</span> and costs were calculated.\n \n \n \n Exhibit IV-2: Estimated Mean Total Annualized <span class=\"match\">Benefits</span> and Costs for the Baseline and Proposed Rule and the Incremental Cost Savings and Forgone <span class=\"match\">Benefits</span> of the Proposed Rule [In millions of 2024 dollars] \n \n Baseline \n Cost \n <span class=\"match\">Benefit</span> \n Proposed Rule \n Cost \n <span class=\"match\">Benefit</span> \n Incremental Impact \n Cost savings \n Forgone <span class=\"match\">benefits</span> \n \n \n \n 3 Percent Discount Rate: \n \n \n \n $1,626.0 \n $1,478.8 \n $1,535.8 \n $1,399.6 \n $90.2 \n $79"},{"title":"Extension of Compliance Dates for Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability; Accessibility of Web Content and Mobile Applications of Recipients of Departmental Financial Assistance","type":"Rule","abstract":"By this interim final rule (\"IFR\"), the Department of Health and Human Services (\"Department\") is revising the Department's regulations implementing section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (\"section 504\") to extend the compliance dates for the requirements for web content and mobile application (\"app\") accessibility that were adopted on May 9, 2024. The compliance date for recipients with fifteen (15) or more employees is extended from May 11, 2026, to May 11, 2027. The compliance date for recipients with fewer than fifteen (15) employees is extended from May 10, 2027, to May 10, 2028.","document_number":"2026-09266","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/11/2026-09266/extension-of-compliance-dates-for-nondiscrimination-on-the-basis-of-disability-accessibility-of-web","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-11/pdf/2026-09266.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-09266.pdf?1778184911","publication_date":"2026-05-11","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"}],"excerpts":"recipients, when setting the <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> dates in the 2024 final rule. There are also reported resource constraints and staffing limitations for recipients as they work towards <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with the rule. This IFR extends the 2024 final rule's <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> dates for § 84.84(b) in light of these recent communications to make sure recipients have additional time to come into full <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with the rule. \n \n Data limitations make the costs and <span class=\"match\">benefits</span> of this IFR difficult to quantify. However, the Department assessed the costs and <span class=\"match\">benefits</span> of these one-year longer"},{"title":"Extension of Compliance Dates for Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability; Accessibility of Web Information and Services of State and Local Government Entities","type":"Rule","abstract":"By this Interim Final Rule (\"IFR\"), the Department of Justice (\"Department\") is revising the regulations implementing title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (\"ADA\") to extend the compliance dates for the requirements for web content and mobile application (\"app\") accessibility that were adopted on April 24, 2024. The compliance date for State and local government entities with a total population of 50,000 or more is extended from April 24, 2026, to April 26, 2027. The compliance date for public entities with a total population of less than 50,000, or any special district government, is extended from April 26, 2027, to April 26, 2028.","document_number":"2026-07663","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/20/2026-07663/extension-of-compliance-dates-for-nondiscrimination-on-the-basis-of-disability-accessibility-of-web","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-20/pdf/2026-07663.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-07663.pdf?1776429918","publication_date":"2026-04-20","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"}],"excerpts":"setting the <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> dates in the 2024 final rule. There are also reported resource constraints and staffing limitations for <span class=\"match\">public</span> entities as they work towards <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with the rule. This IFR adjusts the 2024 final rule's <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> dates in light of these recent communications to make sure <span class=\"match\">public</span> entities have sufficient time to begin complying with the rule. \n \n Data limitations make the costs and <span class=\"match\">benefits</span> of this IFR difficult to quantify. However, the Department assessed the costs and <span class=\"match\">benefits</span> of these one-year longer <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> dates in"},{"title":"Extension of Compliance Date for Disclosure of Order Execution Information","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Securities and Exchange Commission (\"Commission\") is extending the compliance date for the amendments to the rules requiring the disclosure of order executions in national market system (\"NMS\") stocks from December 14, 2025, to August 1, 2026.","document_number":"2025-19316","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/10/02/2025-19316/extension-of-compliance-date-for-disclosure-of-order-execution-information","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-10-02/pdf/2025-19316.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-19316.pdf?1759322725","publication_date":"2025-10-02","agencies":[{"raw_name":"SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION","name":"Securities and Exchange Commission","id":466,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/securities-and-exchange-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/466","parent_id":null,"slug":"securities-and-exchange-commission"}],"excerpts":"2024) (“Adopting Release”).\n \n \n \n The Commission addressed the <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> date for the Rule 605 Amendments in the Adopting Release.\n 2 \n \n The effective date of the Rule 605 Amendments was June 14, 2024 (“Effective Date”). In the Adopting Release, the Commission stated that the <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> date for the Rule 605 Amendments will be 18 months after the Effective Date (“<span class=\"match\">Compliance</span> Date”).\n 3 \n \n Accordingly, the <span class=\"match\">Compliance</span> Date is December 14, 2025. The Commission stated that the <span class=\"match\">Compliance</span> Date was designed to allow time for participants to amend the"},{"title":"National Standards for Traffic Control Devices; the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways; Revision","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways (MUTCD) is incorporated in FHWA regulations and recognized as the national standard for traffic control devices used on all public roads, bikeways, and private roads open to public travel. The purpose of this final rule is to make technical corrections to revise Standard, Guidance, Option provisions, and supporting information, relating to the traffic control devices in all parts of the MUTCD. The changes provide minor technical corrections and address editorial changes that have been identified since the 11th Edition of the MUTCD was published. The changes promote uniformity and ultimately improve and promote the safe and efficient utilization of roads that are open to public travel. The MUTCD, with these changes incorporated, is being designated as Revision 1 of the 11th Edition of the MUTCD.","document_number":"2026-04365","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/05/2026-04365/national-standards-for-traffic-control-devices-the-manual-on-uniform-traffic-control-devices-for","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-03-05/pdf/2026-04365.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-04365.pdf?1772631909","publication_date":"2026-03-05","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 Highway Administration","name":"Federal Highway Administration","id":170,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-highway-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/170","parent_id":492,"slug":"federal-highway-administration"}],"excerpts":"cause,” that they are impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to the <span class=\"match\">public</span> interest. FHWA finds “good cause” under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B) to issue this final rule without notice and an opportunity for <span class=\"match\">public</span> comment because such process would be unnecessary due to, the technical nature of these changes. FHWA finds that the amendments outlined in this document will have no substantive impact and are technical in nature. <span class=\"match\">Therefore</span>, this final \n \n rule would not <span class=\"match\">benefit</span> from <span class=\"match\">public</span> comment because these amendments provide minor technical corrections and"},{"title":"Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2027; and Basic Health Program","type":"Rule","abstract":"This final rule contains provisions to improve implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, including payment parameters and provisions related to the HHS-operated risk adjustment and risk adjustment data validation (HHS-RADV) programs, as well as 2027 user fee rates for issuers offering qualified health plans (QHPs) through Federally-facilitated Exchanges (FFEs) and State-based Exchanges on the Federal platform (SBE-FPs). This final rule also includes provisions related to civil money penalties (CMPs) for noncompliant issuers and other responsible entities; standards governing agents, brokers, and web-brokers; the expansion and codification of hardship exemption eligibility; implementation of the State Exchange Improper Payment Measurement (SEIPM); provider access standards and essential community provider standards for QHP certification; QHP certification of non-network plans; a prohibition on issuers from including routine non-pediatric dental services as an Essential Health Benefit (EHB); requirements related to defrayal for the cost of any State-required benefits in addition to the EHB; cost- sharing flexibilities for catastrophic and individual market bronze plans; establishment of catastrophic plans with plan terms of up to 10 consecutive plan years; QHP issuer quality improvement strategies (QISs); and revisions affecting which enrollees are included in Federal Basic Health Program (BHP) payment calculations to States. This final rule also includes amendments to implement certain provisions of the Working Families Tax Cut (WFTC) legislation.","document_number":"2026-10050","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/20/2026-10050/patient-protection-and-affordable-care-act-hhs-notice-of-benefit-and-payment-parameters-for-2027-and","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-20/pdf/2026-10050.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-10050.pdf?1779135308","publication_date":"2026-05-20","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","id":45,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/45","parent_id":221,"slug":"centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services"},{"raw_name":"Office of the Secretary"}],"excerpts":"coefficients between the 2026 <span class=\"match\">benefit</span> year and 2027 <span class=\"match\">benefit</span> year HHS risk adjustment models.\n \n \n Response: \n The 2027 <span class=\"match\">benefit</span> year HHS risk adjustment model coefficients finalized in this proposed rule are very similar to those finalized for the previous <span class=\"match\">benefit</span> year \n 37 \n \n and generally varied from their 2026 <span class=\"match\">benefit</span> year values less than we have observed in previous year-to-year changes (Table 1). For example, the age-sex coefficients for the 2027 <span class=\"match\">benefit</span> year HHS risk adjustment models varied from 2026 <span class=\"match\">benefit</span> year values by a median of ±3"},{"title":"Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program and Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Program","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"This proposed rule would codify the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program (\"Negotiation Program\") and would establish certain new policies for the Negotiation Program and the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Program as required by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. This proposed rule would also propose a modification to the fixed combination drug policy.","document_number":"2026-12059","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/16/2026-12059/medicare-drug-price-negotiation-program-and-medicare-prescription-drug-benefit-program","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-16/pdf/2026-12059.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-12059.pdf?1781295308","publication_date":"2026-06-16","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","id":45,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/45","parent_id":221,"slug":"centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services"}],"excerpts":"proprietary information by CMS. \n A Primary Manufacturer may choose to <span class=\"match\">publicly</span> disclose information regarding its ongoing negotiations with CMS at its discretion. If a Primary Manufacturer discloses information that is made <span class=\"match\">public</span> regarding any aspect of the negotiation process prior to the explanation of the MFP being released by CMS, we reserve the right to <span class=\"match\">publicly</span> discuss the specifics of the negotiation process regarding that Primary Manufacturer. CMS would not <span class=\"match\">publicly</span> discuss ongoing negotiations with a Primary Manufacturer, otherwise. If"},{"title":"Clean Water Act Hazardous Substance Facility Response Plans: Compliance Date Delay and Changes To Reflect Administration Policy","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to delay the compliance date for Facility Response Plan (FRP) requirements as well as to make language modifications to align with the Administration's climate change and environmental justice policies in Executive Order 14148 of January 20, 2025. These requirements are for onshore non-transportation-related facilities that could reasonably be expected to cause substantial harm to the environment from a CWA hazardous substance worst case discharge to navigable waters, adjoining shorelines, or the exclusive economic zone. This delay action is necessary to allow the Agency to consider implementation and compliance assistance tools that regulated parties may be able to take advantage of when complying with the new requirements. EPA notes that it cannot quantify the number, nature, and magnitude of covered discharges that may occur during the proposed rule delay period.","document_number":"2026-04388","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/05/2026-04388/clean-water-act-hazardous-substance-facility-response-plans-compliance-date-delay-and-changes-to","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-03-05/pdf/2026-04388.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-04388.pdf?1772631912","publication_date":"2026-03-05","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":"expected to <span class=\"match\">benefit</span> from added time to consider any new implementation and <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> assistance tools the Agency may offer. <span class=\"match\">Ultimately</span>, the Agency expects the proposed delay in the <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> date to both promote <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> and ensure well-developed FRPs. \n The Agency is soliciting comments on the proposed <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> date delay, and specifically, on whether <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with the current rule may take longer than the two years now allowed by the current date of June 1, 2027. If so, comments should include supporting rationale for why <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> would take"},{"title":"Bank Secrecy Act and Sanctions Compliance Standards for FDIC-Supervised Permitted Payment Stablecoin Issuers","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) proposes to issue regulations pursuant to the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act (GENIUS Act) that would implement appropriate Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and sanctions compliance standards applicable to FDIC-supervised permitted payment stablecoin issuers.","document_number":"2026-11342","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/05/2026-11342/bank-secrecy-act-and-sanctions-compliance-standards-for-fdic-supervised-permitted-payment-stablecoin","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-05/pdf/2026-11342.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-11342.pdf?1780577118","publication_date":"2026-06-05","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION","name":"Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation","id":164,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-deposit-insurance-corporation","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/164","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-deposit-insurance-corporation"}],"excerpts":"Subsidiaries of FDIC-Supervised Insured Depository Institutions, 90 FR 59409 (Dec. 19, 2025).\n \n \n B. Expected <span class=\"match\">Benefits</span> \n If finalized, the proposed rule is expected to provide several <span class=\"match\">benefits</span> to FDIC-supervised PPSIs, their customers, and the <span class=\"match\">public</span>. In particular, <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with the GENIUS Act's illicit finance provisions, including those related to the BSA and sanctions <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> programs, would promote maintaining AML/CFT and sanctions <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> principles as the financial system integrates new payment technologies and reduces the frequency and severity"},{"title":"Medicare Program; Contract Year 2027 and Certain Contract Year 2026 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage Program, Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Program, and Medicare Cost Plan Program","type":"Rule","abstract":"This final rule revises the Medicare Advantage (Part C), Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit (Part D), and Medicare cost plan regulations to implement changes related to Star Ratings, marketing and communications, drug coverage, enrollment processes, special needs plans, and other programmatic areas.","document_number":"2026-06600","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/06/2026-06600/medicare-program-contract-year-2027-and-certain-contract-year-2026-policy-and-technical-changes-to","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-06/pdf/2026-06600.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-06600.pdf?1775160908","publication_date":"2026-04-06","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","id":45,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/45","parent_id":221,"slug":"centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services"}],"excerpts":"supplemental <span class=\"match\">benefits</span> through debit cards to promote transparency, consistency, and program integrity, and are finalizing this proposal with modifications, including not finalizing the proposed prohibition on marketing the dollar value of supplemental <span class=\"match\">benefits</span>. We are finalizing these proposals to support beneficiary access, informed choice, and appropriate administration of MA <span class=\"match\">benefits</span>. \n C. Summary of Costs and <span class=\"match\">Benefits</span> \n BILLING CODE --P \n \n \n ER06AP26.027 \n \n \n BILLING CODE ????-??-C \n D. Publication of the Proposed Rule, Responding to <span class=\"match\">Public</span> Comments"},{"title":"Endangered Species Act (ESA) Section 10(a) Program Implementation; Development of Conservation Benefit Agreements and Habitat Conservation Plans, and Issuance of Associated Enhancement of Survival and Incidental Take Permits","type":"Notice","abstract":"We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, issue enhancement of survival permits associated with conservation benefit agreements and issue incidental take permits associated with habitat conservation plans under section 10(a) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 as amended (ESA). We are soliciting information that would improve the development and implementation of these voluntary agreements, plans, and permits to improve the overall efficiency and effectiveness of our section 10(a) program.","document_number":"2025-10403","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/06/09/2025-10403/endangered-species-act-esa-section-10a-program-implementation-development-of-conservation-benefit","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-06-09/pdf/2025-10403.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-10403.pdf?1749213912","publication_date":"2025-06-09","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":"enhancement of survival permits and incidental take permits. We invite all private and <span class=\"match\">public</span> stakeholders, Tribes or Tribal governments, as well as the general <span class=\"match\">public</span> to comment or provide any information that they believe should be taken into consideration. We particularly seek comments concerning: \n (1) Barriers that prevent applicants from pursuing development of conservation <span class=\"match\">benefit</span> agreements and habitat conservation plans; \n (2) Methods to streamline conservation <span class=\"match\">benefit</span> agreement and habitat conservation plan development and their associated permit"},{"title":"Implementation of Refund Procedures for Craft Beverage Modernization Act Federal Excise Tax Benefits Applicable to Imported Alcohol","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) is making permanent, with two changes, temporary regulations published in the Federal Register on September 23, 2022, relating to reduced excise tax rates and tax credits for imported distilled spirits, wines, and beer. These regulatory amendments implement changes made to the Internal Revenue Code by the Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2020, which amended the Craft Beverage Modernization Act provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. This rule finalizes the procedures for industry members to claim limited reduced tax rates and tax credits for imported alcohol products that are entered for consumption in the United States. Specifically, this rule finalizes provisions in a temporary rule that outlines the process for foreign producers to assign reduced tax rates and tax credits to importers, and for importers to accept and apply the assigned tax benefits to imported products. This final rule clarifies that only the foreign producer who produces the product may assign the applicable tax benefits on distilled spirits, wine, or beer to U.S. importers, and extends by one calendar quarter the timeframe for those foreign producers to submit these assignments to TTB.","document_number":"2025-18281","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/09/22/2025-18281/implementation-of-refund-procedures-for-craft-beverage-modernization-act-federal-excise-tax-benefits","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-09-22/pdf/2025-18281.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-18281.pdf?1758285913","publication_date":"2025-09-22","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY","name":"Treasury Department","id":497,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/treasury-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/497","parent_id":null,"slug":"treasury-department"},{"raw_name":"Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau","name":"Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau","id":18,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/alcohol-and-tobacco-tax-and-trade-bureau","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/18","parent_id":497,"slug":"alcohol-and-tobacco-tax-and-trade-bureau"}],"excerpts":"date in 2019, the CBMA tax <span class=\"match\">benefits</span> were extended and finally made permanent through the Tax Relief Act of 2020.\n 6 \n \n \n \n \n 6 \n  See <span class=\"match\">Public</span> Law 116-94, section 144 (Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 extending and amending CBMA provisions); <span class=\"match\">Public</span> Law 116-260, Division EE, sections 106-110 (Tax Relief Act of 2020 making CBMA provisions permanent with amendments).\n \n \n \n In addition to making the CBMA tax <span class=\"match\">benefits</span> permanent, the Tax Relief Act of 2020 transferred responsibility for administering CBMA tax <span class=\"match\">benefits</span> for imported alcohol from"},{"title":"Medicare Program; Contract Year 2027 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage Program, Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Program, and Medicare Cost Plan Program","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"This proposed rule would revise the Medicare Advantage (Part C), Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit (Part D), and Medicare cost plan regulations to implement changes related to Star Ratings, marketing and communications, drug coverage, enrollment processes, special needs plans, and other programmatic areas.","document_number":"2025-21456","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/28/2025-21456/medicare-program-contract-year-2027-policy-and-technical-changes-to-the-medicare-advantage-program","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-11-28/pdf/2025-21456.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-21456.pdf?1764105313","publication_date":"2025-11-28","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","id":45,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/45","parent_id":221,"slug":"centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services"}],"excerpts":"enhanced alternative coverage that are described in § 423.104(f) remain applicable under the redesigned Part D <span class=\"match\">benefit</span>. <span class=\"match\">Therefore</span>, we are not proposing any additional changes to this section. \n 3. Specialty Tier (§ 423.104) \n \n Section 1860D-2(b)(2) of the Act established the parameters of the Part D program's defined standard <span class=\"match\">benefit</span> and allows for alternative <span class=\"match\">benefit</span> designs that are actuarially equivalent to the defined standard <span class=\"match\">benefit</span>, including the use of tiered formularies. Although not required, Part D sponsors are permitted to include a specialty"},{"title":"Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2026; and Basic Health Program","type":"Rule","abstract":"This final rule includes payment parameters and provisions related to the HHS-operated risk adjustment and risk adjustment data validation (HHS-RADV) programs, as well as 2026 benefit year user fee rates for issuers that participate in the HHS-operated risk adjustment program and the 2026 benefit year user fee rates for issuers offering qualified health plans (QHPs) through Federally-facilitated Exchanges (FFEs) and State-based Exchanges on the Federal platform (SBE-FPs). This final rule also includes requirements related to modifications to the calculation of the Basic Health Program (BHP) payment; and changes to the Initial Validation Audit (IVA) sampling approach and Second Validation Audit (SVA) pairwise means test for HHS-RADV. It also addresses HHS' authority to engage in compliance reviews of and take enforcement action against lead agents of insurance agencies for violations of HHS' Exchange standards and requirements; HHS' system suspension authority to address noncompliance by agents and brokers; an optional fixed-dollar premium payment threshold; permissible plan-level adjustment to the index rate to account for cost-sharing reductions (CSRs); reconsideration standards for certification denials; changes to the approach for conducting Essential Community Provider (ECP) certification reviews; a policy to publicly share aggregated, summary- level Quality Improvement Strategy (QIS) information on an annual basis; and revisions to the medical loss ratio (MLR) reporting and rebate requirements for qualifying issuers that meet certain standards.","document_number":"2025-00640","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/15/2025-00640/patient-protection-and-affordable-care-act-hhs-notice-of-benefit-and-payment-parameters-for-2026-and","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-15/pdf/2025-00640.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-00640.pdf?1736802922","publication_date":"2025-01-15","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Office of the Secretary"}],"excerpts":"with the 2021 <span class=\"match\">benefit</span> year.\n \n \n \n 8 \n  CMS (2022). 2023 <span class=\"match\">Benefit</span> Year Final HHS Risk Adjustment Model Coefficients. \n \n https://\n \n www.cms.gov/files/document/2023-<span class=\"match\">benefit</span>-year-final-hhs-risk-adjustment-model-coefficients.pdf\n \n .\n \n \n \n • In the April 27, 2023 \n Federal Register \n (88 FR 25740) (2024 Payment Notice), we finalized the <span class=\"match\">benefit</span> and payment parameters for the 2024 <span class=\"match\">benefit</span> year, amended the EDGE discrepancy materiality threshold and data collection requirements, and reduced the risk adjustment user fee. For the 2024 <span class=\"match\">benefit</span> year, we approved"},{"title":"Black Lung Benefits Act: Authorization of Self-Insurers","type":"Rule","abstract":"This final rule revises the regulations under the Black Lung Benefits Act (BLBA) governing authorization of self-insurers. The updated regulations determine the process for coal mine operators to apply for authorization to self-insure, the requirements operators must meet to qualify to self-insure, the amount of security self-insured operators must provide, and the process for operators to appeal determinations made by the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP).","document_number":"2024-28848","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/12/12/2024-28848/black-lung-benefits-act-authorization-of-self-insurers","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-12-12/pdf/2024-28848.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-28848.pdf?1733924724","publication_date":"2024-12-12","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 Workers' Compensation Programs","name":"Workers' Compensation Programs Office","id":530,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/workers-compensation-programs-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/530","parent_id":271,"slug":"workers-compensation-programs-office"}],"excerpts":"BLBA, 30 U.S.C. 901-944, provides for the payment of <span class=\"match\">benefits</span> to coal miners and certain of their dependent survivors for total disability or death due to pneumoconiosis, commonly known as black lung disease. 30 U.S.C. 901(a); \n Usery \n v. \n Turner Elkhorn Mining Co., \n 428 U.S. 1, 5 (1976). The BLBA places the primary responsibility for paying <span class=\"match\">benefits</span> on coal mine operators. 30 U.S.C. 932(b). When a coal miner is determined to be eligible for <span class=\"match\">benefits</span>, the operator responsible for paying <span class=\"match\">benefits</span> (the responsible operator) is generally the one that"}]}