{"description":"Documents matching 'compliance violation terms duration metro'","count":387,"total_pages":20,"next_page_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents?conditions%5Bterm%5D=compliance+violation+terms+duration+metro&format=json&page=2","results":[{"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":"recommended directly linking the duration of the non-domiciled CDL to the duration of the applicant's legal status documents, with a maximum duration of one year, in order to ensure the CDL holder continues to meet work status requirements and enable monitoring of driver qualifications through a regular review mechanism. Accion Opportunity Fund recommended extending CDL duration to match the applicant's Federal work authorization, with online check-ins or safety audits to ensure continued compliance, noting that a one-year duration imposes unnecessary burden"},{"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":"specific plan duration terms that would incentivize enrollees to adopt longer term, health-promoting habits. We also requested comment on ways that plans with multi-year terms could be a more affordable option for consumers over single-year terms, including how premiums and rating practices for these plans might differ from other catastrophic plans that have a standard 1-year term; and whether plan terms of more than 10 years would better facilitate rating and promote lower premium products. We also sought comment on if and how any terms of coverage"},{"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":"specific plan duration terms that would incentivize enrollees to adopt longer term, health-promoting habits. We also request comment on ways that plans with multi-year terms could be a more affordable option for consumers over single-year terms, including how premiums and rating practices for these plans might differ from other catastrophic plans that have a standard 1-year term; and whether plan terms of more than 10 years would better facilitate rating and promote lower premium products. We also seek comment on if and how any terms of coverage should"},{"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 compliance. Recordkeeping will encourage regulated entities to adopt more robust compliance practices to stamp out conduct prohibited by the Act in its incipiency. It will also enable AMS to uncover conduct that violates the rule in any investigation—a deterrent which will also strengthen compliance. AMS underscores that the tone and compliance practices set by senior executives play a vital role in establishing a corporate culture of compliance, which is a critical first step toward more inclusive"},{"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":"collect information regarding a potential or suspected violation, pursue remedial action, deter future violations, and ensure compliance with the EB-5 program. Such actions may include the issuance of a pre-sanction notice or other correspondence regarding the potential or suspected violation prior to the issuance of a sanction, which will include an explanation of the potential or suspected violation, the type of sanction that may apply if the person or entity does not remedy the violation, and instructions for response within 30 days of the date"},{"title":"Guidance for Federal Financial Assistance","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is revising the OMB Guidance for Grants and Agreements, which is now called the OMB Guidance for Federal Financial Assistance. The final guidance reflects public comments received in response to the OMB Notification of Proposed Guidance published in October 2023 and comments received from Federal agencies. In response to comments, OMB is revising and updating the guidance to incorporate recent OMB policy priorities related to Federal financial assistance and to reduce agency and recipient burden. OMB is also incorporating certain statutory requirements and clarifying certain sections of the prior version of the guidance that recipients or agencies have interpreted in different ways. OMB is also making revisions to use plain language, improve flow, and address inconsistent use of terms within the guidance text. Finally, OMB is making revisions to improve Federal financial assistance management, transparency, and oversight through more accessible and readily comprehensible guidance.","document_number":"2024-07496","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/04/22/2024-07496/guidance-for-federal-financial-assistance","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-04-22/pdf/2024-07496.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-07496.pdf?1713271514","publication_date":"2024-04-22","agencies":[{"raw_name":"OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET","name":"Management and Budget Office","id":280,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/management-and-budget-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/280","parent_id":null,"slug":"management-and-budget-office"}],"excerpts":"may consider the suggestion in the future. \n Several commenters suggested categorizing the compliance requirements in the compliance supplement (see definition in section 200.1) as monetary or non-monetary to facilitate consistent reporting of questioned costs. In paragraph (3)(ii) of the definition, OMB clarified that there is no questioned cost solely because of noncompliance with the “reporting type of compliance requirement” (as described in the compliance supplement) if this noncompliance does not affect the amount expended or received from 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":"commenters believe may or may not be indicative of joint employment. \n 2. Compliance With Legal Obligations or Health and Safety Standards \n Similar to the 2020 Rule, the Department proposes in § 791.125(b) that contractual provisions addressing and requiring compliance with general legal obligations or health and safety standards—and the monitoring of such provisions—do not make joint employer status more or less likely. Examples of such provisions include mandating compliance with the FLSA and similar laws, requiring policies against unlawful harassment"},{"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":"the policy-influencing terms to describe political appointments. Commenters conclude that it is a fallacy to focus on the meaning of the distinct component terms of this term of art, and that its \n \n meaning can only be understood by looking at the phrase as a whole.\n \n There is no doubt that Congress meant the policy-influencing terms to encompass political positions. What is at issue is whether Congress used the terms as a singular term of art that definitionally describes only political appointments, or used the terms in their ordinary sense"},{"title":"Streamlining Mortgage Servicing for Borrowers Experiencing Payment Difficulties; Regulation X","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau or CFPB) is proposing a rule that would amend regulations originally issued in 2013 regarding the responsibilities of mortgage servicers. The proposed amendments would streamline existing requirements when borrowers seek payment assistance in times of distress, add safeguards when borrowers seek help, and revise existing requirements with respect to borrower assistance. The proposed rule would also require servicers to provide certain communications in languages other than English, such as when a borrower is seeking payment assistance with their mortgage. The proposed rule, if finalized, would increase the likelihood that investors and borrowers can avert the costs of avoidable foreclosure.","document_number":"2024-15475","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/07/24/2024-15475/streamlining-mortgage-servicing-for-borrowers-experiencing-payment-difficulties-regulation-x","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-07-24/pdf/2024-15475.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-15475.pdf?1721738712","publication_date":"2024-07-24","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":"rming-and-non-performing-loans/. \n \n \n Servicers also would incur costs to manage compliance risk and ensure that the provision is not violated. This would encompass the cost of developing systems to ensure compliance with the conditions under which a loss mitigation review cycle ends along with the prohibition on initiating or advancing foreclosures, to ensure that they do not inadvertently violate the protections. On net, these costs may be lower than compliance costs under the existing rule compared to baseline due to the simpler prohibition"},{"title":"Practice and Procedure: Rules of General Application, Safeguards, Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Investigations, and Section 337 Adjudication and Enforcement","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The United States International Trade Commission (\"Commission\") proposes to amend its Rules of Practice and Procedure concerning rules of general application, safeguards, antidumping and countervailing duty investigations, and section 337 adjudication and enforcement. The amendments are necessary to make certain technical corrections, to clarify certain provisions, to harmonize different parts of the Commission's rules, and to address concerns that have arisen in Commission practice. The intended effect of the proposed amendments is to facilitate compliance with the Commission's Rules and improve the administration of agency proceedings.","document_number":"2024-06385","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/03/28/2024-06385/practice-and-procedure-rules-of-general-application-safeguards-antidumping-and-countervailing-duty","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-03-28/pdf/2024-06385.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-06385.pdf?1711543524","publication_date":"2024-03-28","agencies":[{"raw_name":"INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION","name":"International Trade Commission","id":262,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/international-trade-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/262","parent_id":null,"slug":"international-trade-commission"}],"excerpts":"\n \n order is issued concurrently with the initial determination concerning violation of section 337, the period for filing a petition for review of a sanctions order is governed by the period in which a petition for review of the initial determination terminating the investigation may be filed in paragraph 210.43(a). If the administrative law judge defers adjudication of a motion for sanctions until after the issuance of a final initial determination concerning violation of section 337, the Commission also proposes to set deadlines of ten (10) days"},{"title":"Public Aircraft Logging of Flight Time, Training in Certain Aircraft Holding Special Airworthiness Certificates, and Flight Instructor Privileges","type":"Rule","abstract":"As directed by the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018, the FAA will allow pilots conducting public aircraft operations to credit their flight time towards FAA civil regulatory requirements. Additionally, consistent with the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, this final rule will amend the operating rules for experimental aircraft to permit certain flight training, testing, and checking in these aircraft without a letter of deviation authority. As directed in the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024, the same relief will be extended to certain flight training, testing, and checking in limited category, primary category, and experimental light sport aircraft. This final rule also revises miscellaneous amendments related to recent flight experience, flight instructor privileges, flight training in certain aircraft holding special airworthiness certificates, and the related prohibitions on conducting these activities for compensation or hire. These changes will clarify existing regulatory requirements, align the regulations with current industry practice, and ensure compliance with the FAA Reauthorization Acts of 2018 and 2024 and the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023.","document_number":"2024-22009","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/10/02/2024-22009/public-aircraft-logging-of-flight-time-training-in-certain-aircraft-holding-special-airworthiness","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-10-02/pdf/2024-22009.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-22009.pdf?1727786725","publication_date":"2024-10-02","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","name":"Transportation Department","id":492,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/492","parent_id":null,"slug":"transportation-department"},{"raw_name":"Federal Aviation Administration","name":"Federal Aviation Administration","id":159,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-aviation-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/159","parent_id":492,"slug":"federal-aviation-administration"}],"excerpts":"LODA holder must evaluate the aircraft and its articles to determine if compliance with the FAA Airworthiness Directive is necessary for the continued safe operation of the aircraft. LODA holders must keep a maintenance record entry of those FAA Airworthiness Directives evaluated. For those FAA Airworthiness Directives for which the LODA holder determined compliance was necessary for the continued safe operation of the aircraft, the record must also include the method of compliance, and if the FAA Airworthiness Directive requires recurring action, the"},{"title":"Implementation of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is issuing this final rule and interpretive guidance to implement the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, which requires a covered entity to provide reasonable accommodations to a qualified employee's or applicant's known limitations related to, affected by, or arising out of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, unless the accommodation will cause an undue hardship on the operation of the business of the covered entity.","document_number":"2024-07527","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/04/19/2024-07527/implementation-of-the-pregnant-workers-fairness-act","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-04-19/pdf/2024-07527.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-07527.pdf?1713194114","publication_date":"2024-04-19","agencies":[{"raw_name":"EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION","name":"Equal Employment Opportunity Commission","id":147,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/equal-employment-opportunity-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/147","parent_id":null,"slug":"equal-employment-opportunity-commission"}],"excerpts":"nondiscrimination in the terms, conditions, or privileges of employment or, in shorthand, to enjoy equal benefits and privileges. \n See also \n EEOC, \n Compliance Manual Section 613 Terms, Conditions, and Privileges of Employment, \n 613.1(a) (1982) [hereinafter \n Compliance Manual on Terms, Conditions, and Privileges of Employment \n ], \n https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/guidance/cm-613-terms-conditions-and-privileges-employment \n (providing that “terms, conditions, and privileges of employment” are “to be read in the broadest possible terms” and “a distinction"},{"title":"Updating the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Regulations","type":"Rule","abstract":"In this final rule, the Department of Labor (Department or DOL) updates regulations issued under the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts. As the first comprehensive regulatory review in nearly 40 years, revisions to these regulations will promote compliance, provide appropriate and updated guidance, and enhance their usefulness in the modern economy.","document_number":"2023-17221","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/08/23/2023-17221/updating-the-davis-bacon-and-related-acts-regulations","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-08-23/pdf/2023-17221.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-17221.pdf?1691698521","publication_date":"2023-08-23","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","name":"Labor Department","id":271,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/labor-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/271","parent_id":null,"slug":"labor-department"},{"raw_name":"Office of the Secretary"}],"excerpts":"any of the statutes referenced by § 5.1. \n The Department also proposed to revise § 5.5(a)(3)(ii) by replacing the phrase “or audit of compliance with prevailing wage requirements” with “or other compliance action.” This proposed revision clarified that compliance actions may be accomplished by various means, not solely by an investigation or audit of compliance. A similar change was proposed in § 5.6. Compliance actions include, without limitation, full investigations, limited investigations, office audits, self-audits, and conciliations. The proposed"},{"title":"Weighted Selection Process for Registrants and Petitioners Seeking To File Cap-Subject H-1B Petitions","type":"Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is amending its regulations governing the process by which U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) selects H-1B registrations for unique beneficiaries for filing of H-1B cap-subject petitions (or H-1B petitions for any year in which the registration requirement is suspended). Through this rule, DHS is implementing a weighted selection process that will generally favor the allocation of H-1B visas to higher-skilled and higher-paid aliens, while maintaining the opportunity for employers to secure H-1B workers at all wage levels, to better serve the congressional intent for the H-1B program. This rule will be effective in time for the FY 2027 registration season.","document_number":"2025-23853","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-12-29/pdf/2025-23853.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-23853.pdf?1766497516","publication_date":"2025-12-29","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":"fraud or misrepresentation in the H-1B process. If DOL finds that an employer has violated the LCA attestations and wage obligations, DOL may impose administrative sanctions and notify USCIS that the employer shall be disqualified from approval of petitions filed by the employer for a designated period of time, depending on the nature of the violations. \n See \n 20 CFR 655.800. Moreover, as noted previously, if USCIS discovers that a petitioner is violating the terms and conditions of the petition, including not paying the beneficiary the required"},{"title":"Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS or the Department) is issuing this final rule regarding section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) (section 1557). Section 1557 prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability in certain health programs and activities. Section 1557(c) of the ACA authorizes the Secretary of the Department to promulgate regulations to implement the nondiscrimination requirements of section 1557. The Department is also revising its interpretation regarding whether Medicare Part B constitutes Federal financial assistance for purposes of civil rights enforcement. Additionally, the Department is revising provisions prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex in regulations issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) governing Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP); Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE); health insurance issuers and their officials, employees, agents, and representatives; States and the Exchanges carrying out Exchange requirements; agents, brokers, or web-brokers that assist with or facilitate enrollment of qualified individuals, qualified employers, or qualified employees; issuers providing essential health benefits (EHB); and qualified health plan issuers.","document_number":"2024-08711","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/05/06/2024-08711/nondiscrimination-in-health-programs-and-activities","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-05-06/pdf/2024-08711.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-08711.pdf?1714162519","publication_date":"2024-05-06","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"},{"raw_name":"Office of the Secretary"}],"excerpts":"speaks neither the first nor the second language. \n \n Lastly, OCR appreciates the commenter's suggestion to add “understanding and” before “using necessary specialized vocabulary or terms” under paragraph (2). However, the interpreter themself does not need to \n understand \n complex medical concepts behind medical terms but rather must be able to interpret said terms effectively and accurately. OCR is of the view that the interpretation should directly convey the provider and patient's words and phrases in order to avoid the risk that the individual's"},{"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":"significant undertaking in terms of time and cost and that the NCRAs would have to reconfigure, test, and validate their current compliance programs. The CFPB agrees that compliance costs may be different for the three NCRAs (Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion) and Innovis compared to other consumer reporting agencies. The NCRAs and Innovis are known to provide a standardized reporting format to be used by furnishers, called Metro 2, and have organized their databases to process and screen data furnished in this format.\n 336 \n \n The Metro 2 format that the"},{"title":"Revision of National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Procedures","type":"Rule","abstract":"This interim final rule substantially revises Department of Energy's (DOE) regulations containing its National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) implementing procedures, which were promulgated to supplement now-rescinded Council on Environmental Quality regulations. Mindful that the Supreme Court recently clarified NEPA is a \"purely procedural statute,\" DOE will henceforth maintain the remainder of its procedures in a procedural guidance document separate from the Code of Federal Regulations (DOE NEPA implementing procedures). Thus, DOE is revising 10 CFR part 1021 to contain only administrative and routine actions excepted from NEPA review in appendix A, its existing categorical exclusions in appendix B, related requirements, and a provision for emergency circumstances. DOE is revising appendix A in 10 CFR part 1021 to align with DOE's new NEPA implementing procedures that it is publishing separate from the Code of Federal Regulations. Appendix A in 10 CFR part 1021 (formerly categorical exclusions) are now administrative and routine actions that do not require NEPA review. DOE is also revising 10 CFR part 205, subpart W, to remove the NEPA procedures from its Presidential permit regulations.","document_number":"2025-12383","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/07/03/2025-12383/revision-of-national-environmental-policy-act-implementing-procedures","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-07-03/pdf/2025-12383.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-12383.pdf?1751394611","publication_date":"2025-07-03","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY","name":"Energy Department","id":136,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/energy-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/136","parent_id":null,"slug":"energy-department"}],"excerpts":"www.regulations.gov. \n \n \n DOE NEPA procedures: \n DOE's new NEPA implementing procedures are available at \n https://energy.gov/nepa. \n \n \n \n FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: \n \n Carrie Abravanel, Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance, at \n DOE-NEPA-Rulemaking@hq.doe.gov \n or (202) 586-4600 or Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585.\n \n \n \n \n SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: \n Table of Contents \n \n I. Introduction \n A. National Environmental Policy Act \n B. DOE NEPA Implementing Procedures"},{"title":"Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) amends Regulations E and Z to update regulatory exceptions for overdraft credit provided by very large financial institutions, thereby ensuring that these extensions of overdraft credit adhere to consumer protections required of similarly situated products, unless the overdraft fee is a small amount that only recovers estimated costs and losses. The rule allows consumers to better comparison shop across credit products and provides substantive protections that apply to other consumer credit.","document_number":"2024-29699","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/12/30/2024-29699/overdraft-lending-very-large-financial-institutions","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-12-30/pdf/2024-29699.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-29699.pdf?1735307118","publication_date":"2024-12-30","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":"one renewal or substitute card, provided that: \n A. No replacement card accesses any account not accessed by the accepted card; \n B. For terms and conditions required to be disclosed under § 1026.6, all replacement cards are issued subject to the same terms and conditions, except that a creditor may vary terms for which no change in terms notice is required under § 1026.9(c); and \n \n C. Under the account's terms the consumer's total liability for unauthorized \n \n use with respect to the account does not increase.\n \n \n 7. \n Methods of terminating"},{"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":"confusion that multiple different compliance dates for individual requirements would create and the additional burden that such an assortment of dates would impose. From our assessment of the timeframe needed for compliance with both the new proposed electronic reporting requirements for flare management plans, compliance reports, and performance evaluation reports, and the new proposed adsorber requirements, the EPA considers a period of 3 years after the effective date of the final rule to be the most expeditious compliance period practicable. Thus, we"},{"title":"Federal Acquisition Regulation: Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects","type":"Rule","abstract":"DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement an Executive Order pertaining to project labor agreements in Federal construction projects.","document_number":"2023-27736","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/12/22/2023-27736/federal-acquisition-regulation-use-of-project-labor-agreements-for-federal-construction-projects","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-12-22/pdf/2023-27736.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-27736.pdf?1703166314","publication_date":"2023-12-22","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE","name":"Defense Department","id":103,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/defense-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/103","parent_id":null,"slug":"defense-department"},{"raw_name":"GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION","name":"General Services Administration","id":210,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/general-services-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/210","parent_id":null,"slug":"general-services-administration"},{"raw_name":"NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION","name":"National Aeronautics and Space Administration","id":301,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-aeronautics-and-space-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/301","parent_id":null,"slug":"national-aeronautics-and-space-administration"}],"excerpts":"rule require PLAs to contain various terms that guarantee against strikes, lockouts, and similar job disruptions. In addition, under the final rule, an agency maintains the authority to ensure that the PLA includes any additional terms that the agency deems necessary to satisfy its needs. As a result, an agency will know the material terms of any resulting PLA when it issues a solicitation that requires a PLA. \n 2. Cost \n \n Comment: \n Numerous respondents expressed concerns that mandatory \n \n PLAs and compliance would increase the cost of construction"}]}