{"description":"Documents matching 'compliance violation open metro base'","count":540,"total_pages":27,"next_page_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents?conditions%5Bterm%5D=compliance+violation+open+metro+base&format=json&page=2","results":[{"title":"In the Matter of Metro Cardiovascular Diagnostics Order Imposing Civil Monetary Penalty","type":"Notice","abstract":"The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued an Order Imposing Civil Monetary Penalty (Order) to Metro Cardiovascular Diagnostics. This Order was issued because the licensee was previously issued a Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty (Notice) in the amount of $36,000 on July 28, 2025. The licensee failed to respond to the Notice or pay the civil penalty. Despite multiple attempts by the NRC to contact the licensee, no response was received; therefore, the NRC is imposing the civil penalty through this Order. The NRC staff has determined that the violations occurred as described in the Notice and that the $36,000 civil penalty proposed for the violations is appropriate and will be imposed. This Order is effective upon issuance.","document_number":"2026-06168","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/31/2026-06168/in-the-matter-of-metro-cardiovascular-diagnostics-order-imposing-civil-monetary-penalty","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-03-31/pdf/2026-06168.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-06168.pdf?1774874714","publication_date":"2026-03-31","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":"results of this investigation indicated that the Licensee had not conducted its activities in full <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with NRC requirements. A written Notice of <span class=\"match\">Violation</span> and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalties (Notice) was served upon the Licensee by letter dated July 28, 2025. The Notice states the nature of the <span class=\"match\">violations</span>, the provisions of the NRC's requirements that the Licensee <span class=\"match\">violated</span>, and the amount of the civil penalties proposed for the <span class=\"match\">violations</span>. As of the date of this Order, the Licensee has neither provided a written response to the Notice"},{"title":"Minimum Standards for Driver's Licenses and Identification Cards Acceptable by Federal Agencies for Official Purposes; Phased Approach for Card-Based Enforcement","type":"Rule","abstract":"This rule ensures that Federal agencies have appropriate flexibility to implement the card-based enforcement provisions of the REAL ID regulations after the May 7, 2025, enforcement deadline by explicitly permitting agencies to implement these provisions in phases. Under this rule, agencies may implement the card-based enforcement provisions through a phased enforcement plan if they determine it is appropriate upon consideration of relevant factors including security, operational feasibility, and public impact. The rule also requires agencies to coordinate their plans with DHS, make the plans publicly available, and achieve full enforcement by May 5, 2027.","document_number":"2025-00484","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/14/2025-00484/minimum-standards-for-drivers-licenses-and-identification-cards-acceptable-by-federal-agencies-for","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-14/pdf/2025-00484.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-00484.pdf?1736775919","publication_date":"2025-01-14","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","name":"Homeland Security Department","id":227,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/homeland-security-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/227","parent_id":null,"slug":"homeland-security-department"},{"raw_name":"Transportation Security Administration","name":"Transportation Security Administration","id":494,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-security-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/494","parent_id":227,"slug":"transportation-security-administration"}],"excerpts":"implementation of card-<span class=\"match\">based</span> enforcement through a phased approach is consistent with DHS' approach to State-<span class=\"match\">based</span> enforcement.\n 23 \n \n DHS' approach to State-<span class=\"match\">based</span> enforcement demonstrated that phased enforcement can be effective in achieving <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with REAL ID requirements. This rule provides Federal agencies the flexibility to determine whether a phased plan to implement the REAL ID card-<span class=\"match\">based</span> enforcement requirements beginning on May 7, 2025, is appropriate in particular circumstances. This flexibility allows agencies to begin card-<span class=\"match\">based</span> enforcement"},{"title":"Rescinding Portions of Department of Transportation's Title VI Regulations To Conform More Closely With the Statutory Text and To Implement Executive Order 14281","type":"Rule","abstract":"By this rule, the U.S. Department of Transportation amends its regulations implementing Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (\"Title VI\") to eliminate disparate-impact liability. These amendments align the Department's regulations with Title VI's original public meaning, avoid constitutional concerns, reduce compliance costs, and serve the public interest. In addition, these revisions implement changes directed in Executive Order 14281. These revisions also align with changes made by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to its Title VI Regulations at 28 CFR part 42, effective December 10, 2025.","document_number":"2026-11790","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/11/2026-11790/rescinding-portions-of-department-of-transportations-title-vi-regulations-to-conform-more-closely","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-11/pdf/2026-11790.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-11790.pdf?1781095526","publication_date":"2026-06-11","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"}],"excerpts":"Clause prohibits only intentional discrimination and that “a law or other official act” that has a “racially disproportionate impact” alone does not <span class=\"match\">violate</span> that Clause. \n Washington \n v. \n Davis, \n 426 U.S. 229, 239 (1976); \n see also Vill. of Arlington Heights \n v. \n <span class=\"match\">Metro</span>. Hous. Dev. Corp., \n 429 U.S. 252, 265 (1977) (“Proof of racially discriminatory intent or purpose is required to show a <span class=\"match\">violation</span> of the Equal Protection Clause.”). Taken together, these Supreme Court cases establish that Title VI's statutory prohibition, like the Equal Protection"},{"title":"Restoring Integrity to the Issuance of Non-Domiciled Commercial Drivers Licenses (CDL)","type":"Rule","abstract":"FMCSA amends the Federal regulations for State Driver's Licensing Agencies (SDLAs) issuing commercial driving credentials to non-domiciled individuals. This final rule reaffirms, with minor changes, the provisions of the interim final rule (IFR) published on September 29, 2025. Specifically, this final rule limits eligibility for non-domiciled Commercial Learner's Permits (CLPs) and Commercial Driver's Licenses (CDLs) for foreign-domiciled individuals to those who hold specific, verifiable employment-based nonimmigrant status. This rule reaffirms the IFR requirements, aligning the issuance of non- domiciled CDLs with FMCSA's statutory mandate to ensure the fitness of all drivers who operate a CMV. By limiting eligibility to statuses subject to enhanced consular vetting of driver history and interagency screening, FMCSA restores the integrity of the CDL system, closes a significant safety gap, and enhances the safety of the traveling public.","document_number":"2026-02965","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/13/2026-02965/restoring-integrity-to-the-issuance-of-non-domiciled-commercial-drivers-licenses-cdl","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-02-13/pdf/2026-02965.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-02965.pdf?1770844509","publication_date":"2026-02-13","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","name":"Transportation Department","id":492,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/492","parent_id":null,"slug":"transportation-department"},{"raw_name":"Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration","name":"Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration","id":181,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-motor-carrier-safety-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/181","parent_id":492,"slug":"federal-motor-carrier-safety-administration"}],"excerpts":"drivers at weigh stations to ensure proper qualification and <span class=\"match\">compliance</span>. Multiple individuals suggested that drivers should be evaluated <span class=\"match\">based</span> on their individual driving records, safety performance, and <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> history, rather than their immigration status. Golden Rolls Trucking Inc. and five individuals proposed that FMCSA concentrate on addressing issues such as hours-of-service <span class=\"match\">violations</span>, ELD manipulation, and other safety-related behaviors rather than targeting drivers <span class=\"match\">based</span> on their immigration status. ETA Trans Inc., Roadking Freightline"},{"title":"2018 Quadrennial Regulatory Review-Review of the Commission's Broadcast Ownership Rules","type":"Rule","abstract":"In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) retains the broadcast ownership rules with minor modifications in compliance with the Telecommunications Act of 1996 which requires the Commission to review its broadcast ownership rules quadrennially to determine whether they are necessary in the public interest as a result of competition. Specifically, the Commission retains the Dual Network Rule, modifies the Local Radio Ownership Rule to make permanent the interim contour-overlap methodology long used to determine ownership limits in areas outside the boundaries of defined Nielsen Audio Metro markets and in Puerto Rico, and modifies the Local Television Ownership Rule to reflect changes that have occurred in the television marketplace and current industry practices.","document_number":"2024-02577","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/02/15/2024-02577/2018-quadrennial-regulatory-review-review-of-the-commissions-broadcast-ownership-rules","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-02-15/pdf/2024-02577.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-02577.pdf?1707918315","publication_date":"2024-02-15","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":"markets, as defined by Nielsen Audio, that are contained within the boundaries of a larger Nielsen Audio <span class=\"match\">Metro</span> market) where the parent market currently has multiple embedded markets (\n i.e., \n New York, NY and \n \n Washington, DC). A transaction would qualify for the presumption if the applicants demonstrated: (1) <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with the numerical ownership limits in each embedded market using the Nielsen Audio <span class=\"match\">Metro</span> methodology, and (2) <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with the ownership limits in the parent market using the contour-overlap methodology applicable to undefined"},{"title":"Air Plan Approval and Disapproval; Colorado; Serious Attainment Plan Elements and Related Revisions for the 2008 8-Hour Ozone Standard for the Denver Metro/North Front Range Nonattainment Area","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve and disapprove portions of a state implementation plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of Colorado to meet Clean Air Act (CAA) requirements for the 2008 8-hour ozone national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) in the Denver Metro/North Front Range nonattainment area (DMNFR Area). Specifically, the EPA is proposing approval of the submitted enhanced monitoring SIP element as meeting applicable Serious area requirements for the 2008 8-hour ozone NAAQS, and is proposing disapproval of the contingency measure element and certain reasonably available control technology (RACT) SIP submittals. The EPA is taking this action pursuant to the CAA.","document_number":"2023-16578","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/08/14/2023-16578/air-plan-approval-and-disapproval-colorado-serious-attainment-plan-elements-and-related-revisions","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-08-14/pdf/2023-16578.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-16578.pdf?1691757917","publication_date":"2023-08-14","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":"ozone concentrations is less than or equal to 0.075 ppm.\n 2 \n \n Effective July 20, 2012, the EPA designated as nonattainment any area that was <span class=\"match\">violating</span> the 2008 8-hour ozone NAAQS <span class=\"match\">based</span> on the three most recent years (2008-2010) of air monitoring data.\n 3 \n \n With that rulemaking, the DMNFR Area was designated nonattainment and classified as Marginal.\n 4 \n \n Ozone nonattainment areas are classified <span class=\"match\">based</span> on the severity of their ozone levels, as determined using the area's design value. The design value is the 3-year average of the annual fourth"},{"title":"EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022; Ensuring the Integrity of the EB-5 Program; Automatic Revocation of Petitions for Immigrant Classification","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"This proposed rule would implement the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022 (RIA), which the President signed on March 15, 2022. The RIA substantially reforms and adds significant integrity provisions to the employment-based, fifth preference (EB-5) visa category for alien investors and the associated Regional Center Program. In general, under the EB-5 program, aliens are eligible to apply for lawful permanent resident status in the United States if they make the necessary investment in a new commercial enterprise in the United States and create 10 permanent full-time jobs for qualified U.S. workers.","document_number":"2026-13392","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/02/2026-13392/eb-5-reform-and-integrity-act-of-2022-ensuring-the-integrity-of-the-eb-5-program-automatic","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-02/pdf/2026-13392.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-13392.pdf?1782909918","publication_date":"2026-07-02","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":"entities for <span class=\"match\">violations</span>. \n See \n proposed 8 CFR 204.431. DHS proposes a list of <span class=\"match\">violations</span> that would warrant sanctions or other authorized actions. \n See \n proposed 8 CFR 204.431(b).\n \n The INA directs DHS to establish a graduated set of sanctions <span class=\"match\">based</span> on the severity of the <span class=\"match\">violation</span> for regional centers and certain associated parties that includes fines, suspension, debarment and termination. INA sec. 203(b)(5)(G)(iii), 8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(5)(G)(iii). Therefore, DHS proposes that sanctions would be issued <span class=\"match\">based</span> on the severity of the <span class=\"match\">violations</span> of the"},{"title":"Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016-Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) and Project-Based Voucher Implementation; Additional Streamlining Changes","type":"Rule","abstract":"This final rule amends HUD's regulations to implement changes to the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) tenant-based program and the Project-Based Voucher (PBV) program made by the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 (HOTMA). HOTMA made several amendments to the HCV and PBV programs, including establishing a statutory definition of public housing agency (PHA)-owned housing, and amending several elements of both programs. In response to public comments, HUD has also included additional regulatory changes in this final rule that are intended to reduce the burden on public housing agencies, by either modifying requirements or simplifying and clarifying existing regulatory language.","document_number":"2024-08601","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/05/07/2024-08601/housing-opportunity-through-modernization-act-of-2016-housing-choice-voucher-hcv-and-project-based","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-05-07/pdf/2024-08601.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-08601.pdf?1714999515","publication_date":"2024-05-07","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT","name":"Housing and Urban Development Department","id":228,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/housing-and-urban-development-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/228","parent_id":null,"slug":"housing-and-urban-development-department"}],"excerpts":"applicability of part 903 to the project-<span class=\"match\">based</span> voucher program. Previously, § 903.4(a)(2)(i) defined tenant-<span class=\"match\">based</span> assistance to broadly mean assistance provided under section 8(o) of the 1937 Act, which included project-<span class=\"match\">based</span> assistance under section 8(o)(13). When § 903.12 was amended to make express reference to project-<span class=\"match\">based</span> assistance under section 8(o)(13), an unintended consequence was confusion regarding whether the term “tenant-<span class=\"match\">based</span> assistance” should still be interpreted to include project-<span class=\"match\">based</span> assistance under section 8(o)(13). In § 903"},{"title":"2026-2028 Enterprise Housing Goals","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is issuing a proposed rule and requesting comments on the housing goals for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) for 2026 through 2028 as required by the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992. The proposed rule establishes benchmark levels for the housing goals for 2026 through 2028. The proposed rule replaces the two area- based subgoals with one low-income areas subgoal, simplifies the goal determination process, clarifies inflation adjustments to maximum civil money penalties related to housing goals, and makes other technical changes.","document_number":"2025-19428","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/10/02/2025-19428/2026-2028-enterprise-housing-goals","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-10-02/pdf/2025-19428.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-19428.pdf?1759322734","publication_date":"2025-10-02","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY","name":"Federal Housing Finance Agency","id":174,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-housing-finance-agency","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/174","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-housing-finance-agency"}],"excerpts":"\n Availability of public subsidies. \n Multifamily housing assistance is primarily available in two forms: demand-side public subsidies that either directly assist low-income tenants (\n e.g., \n Housing Choice vouchers) or provide project-<span class=\"match\">based</span> rental assistance (\n e.g., \n Project-<span class=\"match\">Based</span> Vouchers and Project-<span class=\"match\">Based</span> Rental Assistance contracts), and supply-side public subsidies that support the creation and preservation of affordable housing (\n e.g., \n the housing trust fund and LIHTCs). The availability of public subsidies impacts the overall affordable"},{"title":"Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2027; and Basic Health Program","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"This proposed 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 proposed 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); cost-sharing flexibilities for catastrophic and individual market bronze plans; establishment of catastrophic plans with plan terms of up to 10 consecutive years; QHP issuer quality improvement strategies (QISs); revisions affecting which enrollees are included in Federal Basic Health Program (BHP) payment calculations to States; and seeks comment on potential adjustments to other Federal standards, including the Federal medical loss ratio (MLR) standard in the individual market. This proposed rule also includes amendments to implement certain provisions of the Working Families Tax Cut (WFTC) legislation.","document_number":"2026-02769","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/11/2026-02769/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-2026-02-11/pdf/2026-02769.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-02769.pdf?1770671709","publication_date":"2026-02-11","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"},{"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":"states that agents, brokers, or web-brokers may be determined noncompliant for <span class=\"match\">violations</span> of “[a]ny standard specified under this section,” which would include marketing <span class=\"match\">violations</span> under § 155.220(j)(2)(i). Under this existing framework, HHS can terminate an agent's, broker's, or web-broker's Exchange agreement(s) for cause to protect consumers and the efficient and effective operation of Exchanges in cases of sufficiently severe <span class=\"match\">violations</span> or patterns of <span class=\"match\">violations</span>. In such situations, under § 155.220(g)(3), HHS provides the agent, broker, or web-broker"},{"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":"states that agents, brokers, or web-brokers may be determined noncompliant for <span class=\"match\">violations</span> of “[a]ny standard specified under this section,” which would include marketing <span class=\"match\">violations</span> under § 155.220(j)(2)(i). Under this existing framework, HHS can terminate an agent's, broker's, or web-broker's Exchange agreement(s) for cause to protect consumers and the efficient and effective operation of Exchanges in cases of sufficiently severe <span class=\"match\">violations</span> or patterns of <span class=\"match\">violations</span>. In such situations, under § 155.220(g)(3), HHS provides the agent, broker, or web-broker"},{"title":"Credit Card Penalty Fees (Regulation Z)","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) amends Regulation Z, which implements the Truth in Lending Act (TILA), to address late fees charged by card issuers that together with their affiliates have one million or more open credit card accounts (referred to as \"Larger Card Issuers\" herein). This final rule adopts a late fee safe harbor threshold of $8 for those issuers and provides that the annual adjustments to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) do not apply to this $8 amount.","document_number":"2024-05011","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/03/15/2024-05011/credit-card-penalty-fees-regulation-z","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-03-15/pdf/2024-05011.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-05011.pdf?1710420318","publication_date":"2024-03-15","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":"are not consistent with TILA's statutory requirement that such fees be reasonable and proportional to the omission or <span class=\"match\">violation</span> to which the fee relates. With respect to the current higher safe harbor threshold for late fees for certain subsequent <span class=\"match\">violations</span>, the CFPB also is concerned <span class=\"match\">based</span> on data from certain Larger Card Issuers that this amount is higher than is justified <span class=\"match\">based</span> on consumer conduct and to deter future <span class=\"match\">violations</span> and, indeed, a late fee that is too high could interfere with a consumer's ability to make future payments on the account"},{"title":"Inclusive Competition and Market Integrity Under the Packers and Stockyards Act","type":"Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA or Department) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS or the Agency) amends its Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, regulations to prohibit undue prejudice and unjust discrimination against individuals on a prohibited basis unrelated to the quality of the service or product provided. The rule also identifies retaliatory practices that interfere with lawful communications, assertion of rights, and associated participation, among other protected activities, as unjust discrimination prohibited by the law. Finally, the rule identifies deceptive practices that violate the Packers and Stockyards Act with respect to contract formation, contract performance, contract termination, and contract refusal. The purpose of this rule is to promote inclusive competition and market integrity in the livestock, meats, poultry, and live poultry markets.","document_number":"2024-04419","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/03/06/2024-04419/inclusive-competition-and-market-integrity-under-the-packers-and-stockyards-act","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-03-06/pdf/2024-04419.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-04419.pdf?1709646316","publication_date":"2024-03-06","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":"Agricultural Marketing Service","name":"Agricultural Marketing Service","id":9,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/agricultural-marketing-service","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/9","parent_id":12,"slug":"agricultural-marketing-service"}],"excerpts":"monitor and facilitate a regulated entity's approach to <span class=\"match\">compliance</span>. Recordkeeping will encourage regulated entities to adopt more robust <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> practices to stamp out conduct prohibited by the Act in its incipiency. It will also enable AMS to uncover conduct that <span class=\"match\">violates</span> the rule in any investigation—a deterrent which will also strengthen <span class=\"match\">compliance</span>. AMS underscores that the tone and <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> practices set by senior executives play a vital role in establishing a corporate culture of <span class=\"match\">compliance</span>, which is a critical first step toward more inclusive"},{"title":"Postal Service Reform Act; Establishment of the Postal Service Health Benefits Program","type":"Rule","abstract":"This rule finalizes an interim final rule that established the Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB) Program for Postal Service employees, Postal Service annuitants, and their eligible family members, pursuant to the Postal Service Reform Act of 2022. This Program will include health benefits plans available to United States Postal Service (Postal Service) employees, Postal Service annuitants, and their eligible family members starting January 1, 2025. For these individuals, eligibility for enrollment or coverage in FEHB plans based on Postal Service employment will end on December 31, 2024, and they will be able to enroll in or be covered only by PSHB plans after that time. Open Season for enrollee selection of PSHB plans will occur from November 11 through December 9, 2024. OPM will publish the negotiated PSHB plan rates and benefits for the 2025 plan year in September 2024. This rule adopts the provisions of the interim final rule with minor clarifications on the Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) implementation of the PSHB Program.","document_number":"2024-09565","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/05/06/2024-09565/postal-service-reform-act-establishment-of-the-postal-service-health-benefits-program","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-05-06/pdf/2024-09565.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-09565.pdf?1714740319","publication_date":"2024-05-06","agencies":[{"raw_name":"OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","name":"Personnel Management Office","id":406,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/personnel-management-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/406","parent_id":null,"slug":"personnel-management-office"}],"excerpts":"overhead related to the PSHB program and the annual <span class=\"match\">Open</span> Season period. \n The above costs are represented as fully loaded annual projections <span class=\"match\">based</span> on 2022 dollars. Salaries and overhead (benefits, equipment, etc.) were <span class=\"match\">based</span> on 2022 pay tables and Washington, DC <span class=\"match\">metro</span> area locality adjustment, an overhead percentage of 34%, and award and transit subsidies. This adjustment factor was used in lieu of a standard wage rate to more accurately reflect the historical trends in benefit costs for OPM employees, <span class=\"match\">based</span> on the anticipated locations and experience-levels"},{"title":"HIPAA Security Rule To Strengthen the Cybersecurity of Electronic Protected Health Information","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS or \"Department\") is issuing this notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to solicit comment on its proposal to modify the Security Standards for the Protection of Electronic Protected Health Information (\"Security Rule\") under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009 (HITECH Act). The proposed modifications would revise existing standards to better protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of electronic protected health information (ePHI). The proposals in this NPRM would increase the cybersecurity for ePHI by revising the Security Rule to address: changes in the environment in which health care is provided; significant increases in breaches and cyberattacks; common deficiencies the Office for Civil Rights has observed in investigations into Security Rule compliance by covered entities and their business associates (collectively, \"regulated entities\"); other cybersecurity guidelines, best practices, methodologies, procedures, and processes; and court decisions that affect enforcement of the Security Rule.","document_number":"2024-30983","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/06/2024-30983/hipaa-security-rule-to-strengthen-the-cybersecurity-of-electronic-protected-health-information","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-06/pdf/2024-30983.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-30983.pdf?1735334119","publication_date":"2025-01-06","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":"Office of the Secretary"}],"excerpts":"the nature of the <span class=\"match\">violation</span>.” \n 519 \n \n \n \n \n 519 \n  \n See \n 65 FR 82462, 82562 (Dec. 28, 2000).\n \n \n \n • Creating sanctions that “vary depending on factors such as the severity of the <span class=\"match\">violation</span>, whether the <span class=\"match\">violation</span> was intentional or unintentional, and whether the <span class=\"match\">violation</span> indicated a pattern or practice of improper use or disclosure of [PHI].” \n 520 \n \n \n \n \n 520 \n  \n Id. \n \n \n \n • Creating sanctions that “range from a warning to termination.” \n 521 \n \n \n \n \n 521 \n  \n Id. \n \n \n \n • Providing examples “of potential <span class=\"match\">violations</span> of policy and procedures"},{"title":"Review of National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Polyether Polyols Production Industry","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing amendments to the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) under the Clean Air Act (CAA) that apply to the Polyether Polyols (PEPO) Production industry (referred to as the PEPO NESHAP in this document). The EPA is proposing decisions resulting from the Agency's technology review of the PEPO NESHAP and decisions based on its reconsideration of certain issues raised in an administrative petition for reconsideration. Furthermore, the EPA is proposing to strengthen the emission standards for ethylene oxide (EtO) emissions after considering the results of a risk assessment for the PEPO NESHAP. The EPA is also proposing to require performance testing once every 5 years, to add work practice standards for certain activities where alternatives are appropriate, and to add provisions for electronic reporting. We estimate that the proposed amendments to the PEPO NESHAP, excluding the EtO emission standards, would reduce hazardous air pollutant (HAP) emissions from PEPO sources by approximately 157 tons per year (tpy). Additionally, the proposed EtO emission standards are expected to reduce EtO emissions by approximately 14 tpy. We also estimate that these proposed amendments to the NESHAP will reduce excess emissions of HAP from flares in the PEPO Production source category by an additional 75 tpy.","document_number":"2024-29466","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/12/27/2024-29466/review-of-national-emission-standards-for-hazardous-air-pollutants-for-polyether-polyols-production","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-12-27/pdf/2024-29466.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-29466.pdf?1735220712","publication_date":"2024-12-27","agencies":[{"raw_name":"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","name":"Environmental Protection Agency","id":145,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/environmental-protection-agency","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/145","parent_id":null,"slug":"environmental-protection-agency"}],"excerpts":"estimated the costs for any additional monitoring systems needed <span class=\"match\">based</span> on installed costs received from petroleum refineries and, if installed costs were unavailable, we <span class=\"match\">based</span> the cost estimates on vendor-purchased equipment. The EPA estimated the baseline emissions and the emission reductions achieved by the proposed rule <span class=\"match\">based</span> on current vent gas and steam flow data submitted by industry representatives. We note that the requirements for PEPO flares that we are proposing will ensure <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with the MACT standards in the PEPO NESHAP when flares are"},{"title":"Prohibition on Creditors and Consumer Reporting Agencies Concerning Medical Information (Regulation V)","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is issuing a final rule amending Regulation V, which implements the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), concerning medical information. The FCRA prohibits creditors from considering medical information in credit eligibility determinations. The CFPB is removing a regulatory exception that had permitted creditors to obtain and use information on medical debts notwithstanding this statutory limitation. The final rule also provides that a consumer reporting agency generally may not furnish to a creditor a consumer report containing information on medical debt that the creditor is prohibited from using.","document_number":"2024-30824","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/14/2024-30824/prohibition-on-creditors-and-consumer-reporting-agencies-concerning-medical-information-regulation-v","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-14/pdf/2024-30824.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-30824.pdf?1736775917","publication_date":"2025-01-14","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":"0.47 \n 16.87 \n 0.89 \n \n \n No. <span class=\"match\">open</span> mortgages \n 0.03 \n 0.11 \n 0.04 \n \n \n No. <span class=\"match\">open</span> credit cards \n 0.73 \n 1.18 \n 0.68 \n \n \n No. <span class=\"match\">open</span> other trades \n 0.61 \n 0.82 \n 0.64 \n \n \n Any D90+ trades \n 0.30 \n 0.29 \n 0.29 \n \n \n Credit score \n 563.89 \n 613.81 \n 566.76 \n \n \n Obs. (Unique Inquiries) \n 259,532 \n 44,524 \n 218,127 \n \n \n Panel B: Successful, Over $500 Sample: \n \n \n Shopping window (days) \n 1.00 \n 42.74 \n 1.11 \n \n \n No. <span class=\"match\">open</span> mortgages \n 0.07 \n 0.23 \n 0.07 \n \n \n No. <span class=\"match\">open</span> credit cards \n 1.36 \n 1.85 \n 1.11 \n \n \n \n No. <span class=\"match\">open</span> other trades \n 0.71 \n 0.99 \n 1"},{"title":"Air Plan Approval; Colorado; Serious Attainment Plan Elements and Related Revisions for the 2008 8-Hour Ozone Standard for the Denver Metro/North Front Range Nonattainment Area","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"On March 22, 2021, the State of Colorado submitted State Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions related to attainment of the 2008 8-hour ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for the Denver Metro/North Front Range (DMNFR) Serious nonattainment area by the applicable attainment date of July 20, 2021. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposes to approve the majority of the submittal, including base and future year emission inventories, a reasonable further progress (RFP) demonstration, a reasonably available control measures (RACM) analysis, a motor vehicle inspection and maintenance (I/M) program, a nonattainment new source review (NNSR) program, 2020 motor vehicle emissions budgets (MVEBs) and transportation controls, a clean fuel fleet program, and revisions to Colorado Air Quality Control Commission (Commission or AQCC) regulations for the control of ozone via ozone precursors and control of hydrocarbons via oil and gas emissions. The EPA is also proposing to approve portions of the reasonably available control technology (RACT) analyses and revisions from submissions made on May 13, 2020; May 18, 2021; and May 20, 2022. Finally, the EPA proposes to approve revisions from submissions made on May 14, 2018, May 13, 2020, and May 20, 2022 that were conditionally approved on May 13, 2022. This action is being taken in accordance with the Clean Air Act (CAA).","document_number":"2022-24075","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/11/09/2022-24075/air-plan-approval-colorado-serious-attainment-plan-elements-and-related-revisions-for-the-2008","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2022-11-09/pdf/2022-24075.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2022-24075.pdf?1667915114","publication_date":"2022-11-09","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":"equal to 0.075 ppm.\n 3 \n \n Effective July 20, 2012, the EPA designated as nonattainment any area that was <span class=\"match\">violating</span> the 2008 8-hour ozone NAAQS <span class=\"match\">based</span> on the three most recent years (2008-2010) of air monitoring data.\n 4 \n \n With that rulemaking, the Denver-Boulder-Greeley-Ft. Collins-Loveland, Colorado area (Denver or DMNFR Area) area was designated nonattainment and classified as Marginal.\n 5 \n \n Ozone nonattainment areas are classified <span class=\"match\">based</span> on the severity of their ozone levels, as determined using the area's design value. The design value is the"},{"title":"Joint Employer Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, Family and Medical Leave Act, and Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"Since 2021, the Department has not provided any regulatory guidance addressing joint employer status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA or Act) for the benefit of workers, employers, or its enforcement personnel. In this rulemaking, the Department proposes to clarify how to determine joint employer status under the FLSA in Part 791 of Title 29, where its joint employer regulations were located prior to 2021. Additionally, the Department is also proposing to amend provisions in its regulations implementing the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (MSPA) to provide that joint employer status under those laws be determined using the Department's FLSA analysis, as the FMLA and MSPA both incorporate the FLSA's employment definitions. This rulemaking is intended to provide clarity and a measure of uniformity for employers and employees in an area of the law where components of legislative, executive, and judicial branches--at both the federal and state levels--have presented widely varying tests and standards. In addition, the proposed rule offers a nationwide standard for use by the Department's investigators and law enforcement personnel that would not only ensure the evenhanded application of the Act in matters that often cross state and circuit lines but also preserve core consistency with the wide variety of potentially relevant judicial frameworks. The proposed rule intends to marshal the commonality between those approaches closest to the statute as construed by the courts and, in so doing, simplify the Department's enforcement of the law, reduce litigation, and provide a reliable and uniform analysis for workers and employers that ultimately applies and complements the core commonality between the various tests applied by the federal courts.","document_number":"2026-07959","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/23/2026-07959/joint-employer-status-under-the-fair-labor-standards-act-family-and-medical-leave-act-and-migrant","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-23/pdf/2026-07959.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-07959.pdf?1776861922","publication_date":"2026-04-23","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","name":"Labor Department","id":271,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/labor-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/271","parent_id":null,"slug":"labor-department"},{"raw_name":"Wage and Hour Division","name":"Wage and Hour Division","id":524,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/wage-and-hour-division","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/524","parent_id":271,"slug":"wage-and-hour-division"}],"excerpts":"conclusions.\n \n \n \n 214 \n  \n See, e.g., \n 85 FR 2836 (“Courts that apply multi-factor balancing tests leave <span class=\"match\">open</span> the possibility of considering other factors.”) (citing cases); \n Bonnette, \n 704 F.2d at 1470 (“The ultimate determination must be <span class=\"match\">based</span> `upon the circumstances of the whole activity.' ”) (quoting \n Rutherford Food, \n 331 U.S. at 730); \n Zheng, \n 355 F.3d at 71-72 (explaining that a joint employment “determination is to be <span class=\"match\">based</span> on `the circumstances of the whole activity,' ” and informing the district court that, on remand, it is “free"},{"title":"Improving Performance, Accountability and Responsiveness in the Civil Service","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing a rule to increase career employee accountability. Agency supervisors report great difficulty removing employees for poor performance or misconduct. The final rule authorizes agencies to move policy-influencing positions into Schedule Policy/Career. These positions will remain career jobs filled on a nonpartisan basis. Yet they will be at-will positions excepted from adverse action procedures or appeals. This will allow agencies to quickly remove employees from critical positions who engage in misconduct, perform poorly, or obstruct the democratic process by intentionally subverting Presidential directives. The rule requires agencies to establish internal policies protecting employees from prohibited personnel practices.","document_number":"2026-02375","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/06/2026-02375/improving-performance-accountability-and-responsiveness-in-the-civil-service","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-02-06/pdf/2026-02375.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-02375.pdf?1770299117","publication_date":"2026-02-06","agencies":[{"raw_name":"OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","name":"Personnel Management Office","id":406,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/personnel-management-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/406","parent_id":null,"slug":"personnel-management-office"}],"excerpts":"will continue to apply merit-<span class=\"match\">based</span> competitive hiring procedures to positions moved into Schedule Policy/Career from the competitive service. \n Commenter 30426 argues that as a practical matter, nothing in OPM's proposed regulations would restrain the administration from hiring Schedule Policy/Career appointees <span class=\"match\">based</span> on their political affiliation. Merit-<span class=\"match\">based</span> competitive hiring procedures generally forbid consideration of political affiliation. So does E.O. 13957, as amended. If the administration wanted to hire <span class=\"match\">based</span> on political affiliation the"}]}