{"description":"Documents matching 'conduct enhanced checks finalized contrast'","count":2857,"total_pages":50,"next_page_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents?conditions%5Bterm%5D=conduct+enhanced+checks+finalized+contrast&format=json&page=2","results":[{"title":"Approval of Clean Air Plans; San Joaquin Valley, California; Contingency Measures for 1997 Ozone Standards","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking final action to approve under the Clean Air Act (CAA or \"Act\") a state implementation plan (SIP) submission from the State of California as meeting the attainment-related contingency measure requirements for the 1997 ozone national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS or \"standards\") in the San Joaquin Valley, California, Extreme ozone nonattainment area. The SIP revision is titled \"California Smog Check Contingency Measure State Implementation Plan Revision\" (September 15, 2023) (\"Smog Check Contingency Measure SIP\"). The EPA's approval relies on the previously approved contingency measure for the 1997 ozone NAAQS for the San Joaquin Valley and the justifications for not adopting additional contingency measures that provide for the recommended amount of emissions reductions for such measures. Based on our final approval, the EPA is also finalizing our determination that the State of California has fulfilled the commitment made by the State in connection with a previous approval action to develop, adopt, and submit attainment contingency measures for the San Joaquin Valley Extreme nonattainment area for the 1997 ozone NAAQS meeting the requirements of the CAA.","document_number":"2026-05592","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/23/2026-05592/approval-of-clean-air-plans-san-joaquin-valley-california-contingency-measures-for-1997-ozone","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-03-23/pdf/2026-05592.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-05592.pdf?1774010714","publication_date":"2026-03-23","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":"is appropriate. \n In section III. of the proposed rule, we described the Smog <span class=\"match\">Check</span> Contingency Measure SIP and evaluated how the District and CARB complied with the procedural requirements for adopting SIP revisions and the contingency measure requirements under the CAA. \n \n The Smog <span class=\"match\">Check</span> Contingency Measure SIP includes a contingency measure (“Smog <span class=\"match\">Check</span> Contingency Measure”) that would narrow the exemption for new vehicles from emissions testing under the Smog <span class=\"match\">Check</span> program from eight model years old to seven model years old in a given nonattainment"},{"title":"Bipartisan Safer Communities Act of 2022 and Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022-Implementation Revisions for National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS)","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The United States Department of Justice (\"Department\") proposes to amend its regulations pertaining to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (\"NICS\") of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (\"FBI\") to implement parts of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (\"CAA\") and the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (\"BSCA\") by proposing additional, relevant definitions and procedures to reflect and implement the statutory mandates described above.","document_number":"2024-28712","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/12/12/2024-28712/bipartisan-safer-communities-act-of-2022-and-consolidated-appropriations-act-of-2022-implementation","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-12-12/pdf/2024-28712.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-28712.pdf?1733924724","publication_date":"2024-12-12","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE","name":"Justice Department","id":268,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/justice-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/268","parent_id":null,"slug":"justice-department"}],"excerpts":"to reflect that, similarly, POCs that receive and process under-21 transactions \n 35 \n \n will also be required to <span class=\"match\">conduct</span> the <span class=\"match\">enhanced</span> background <span class=\"match\">checks</span> for under-21 transactions now required under 34 U.S.C. 40901. To the extent POCs process under-21 transactions, those POCs have begun <span class=\"match\">conducting</span> the <span class=\"match\">enhanced</span> background <span class=\"match\">checks</span>. To account for BSCA's requirement to <span class=\"match\">conduct</span> the <span class=\"match\">enhanced</span> background <span class=\"match\">checks</span>, if <span class=\"match\">finalized</span>, and in <span class=\"match\">contrast</span> to current practice under 28 CFR 25.6(h), NICS will not presume that a POC proceeded a “newly created” under-21 transaction"},{"title":"Reconsideration of Standards of Performance for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources and Emissions Guidelines for Existing Sources: Oil and Natural Gas Sector Climate Review","type":"Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing amendments to the New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) and Emission Guidelines (EG) for Existing Sources for the Crude Oil and Natural Gas Source Category in response to petitions for reconsideration of the March 8, 2024, final rule. Specifically, this action finalizes discrete technical changes to two aspects of the rules. First, this action finalizes discrete technical changes to the temporary flaring provisions for associated gas in certain situations. Second, this action finalizes discrete technical changes to the vent gas net heating value (NHV) continuous monitoring requirements and alternative performance test (sampling demonstration) option for flares and enclosed combustion device(s) (ECD). In a letter dated May 6, 2024, the EPA notified petitioners and the public that the Agency granted reconsideration on these two aspects of the final rule. These amendments neither finalize changes to any other aspect of the March 8, 2024, final rule, nor finalize alterations to the substance of any emission standards within that final rule. This action also finalizes a technical correction to reinstate regulatory text for the reporting requirements in 40 CFR 60.5420b(b)(1) through (15), which were mistakenly deleted by the December 2025 Final Rule. Also, in this action, the EPA finalizes changes to the regulatory text to meet the Office of the Federal Register formatting and style requirements.","document_number":"2026-06808","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/09/2026-06808/reconsideration-of-standards-of-performance-for-new-reconstructed-and-modified-sources-and-emissions","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-09/pdf/2026-06808.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-06808.pdf?1775652309","publication_date":"2026-04-09","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":"Protection Agency (EPA) is <span class=\"match\">finalizing</span> amendments to the New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) and Emission Guidelines (EG) for Existing Sources for the Crude Oil and Natural Gas Source Category in response to petitions for reconsideration of the March 8, 2024, final rule. Specifically, this action <span class=\"match\">finalizes</span> discrete technical changes to two aspects of the rules. First, this action <span class=\"match\">finalizes</span> discrete technical changes to the temporary flaring provisions for associated gas in certain situations. Second, this action <span class=\"match\">finalizes</span> discrete technical changes"},{"title":"Enhancement of Emerging Growth Company Accommodations and Simplification of Filer Status for Reporting Companies","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Securities and Exchange Commission (\"Commission\") proposes amendments to streamline filer statuses for Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (\"Exchange Act\") reporting companies into two primary categories: large accelerated filers and non-accelerated filers. The Commission further proposes to raise the threshold and seasoning requirements for large accelerated filer status and extend certain existing accommodations and scaled disclosures, including those for smaller reporting companies and emerging growth companies, to all non-accelerated filers, while continuing to require compliance with non-scaled disclosure from large accelerated filers. The Commission also proposes to extend the deadlines to file periodic reports for the smallest non-accelerated filers, as measured by total assets. Finally, the Commission also proposes to update the rules that define which issuers are considered small entities for purposes of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (\"RFA\").","document_number":"2026-10222","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/21/2026-10222/enhancement-of-emerging-growth-company-accommodations-and-simplification-of-filer-status-for","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-21/pdf/2026-10222.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-10222.pdf?1779281120","publication_date":"2026-05-21","agencies":[{"raw_name":"SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION","name":"Securities and Exchange Commission","id":466,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/securities-and-exchange-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/466","parent_id":null,"slug":"securities-and-exchange-commission"}],"excerpts":"Exchange Act, and `asset-backed issuer' in Item 1101(b) of Regulation AB.” \n b. On the cover, removing the <span class=\"match\">check</span> box labeled “Accelerated filer” and adding, in its place, a <span class=\"match\">check</span> box labeled “Small non-accelerated filer”. \n c. On the cover, removing the <span class=\"match\">check</span> box labeled “Smaller reporting company” and adding, in its place, a <span class=\"match\">check</span> box labeled “Asset-backed issuer”. \n d. On the cover, removing the words “If an emerging growth company, indicate by <span class=\"match\">check</span> mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new"},{"title":"National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Chemical Manufacturing Area Sources Technology Review","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing amendments to the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for the Chemical Manufacturing Area Source (CMAS) categories pursuant to a technology review under Clean Air Act (CAA) section 112(d)(6). Specifically, the EPA is finalizing new leak detection and repair (LDAR) requirements for equipment leaks and heat exchange systems in organic hazardous air pollutant (HAP) service. In addition, the EPA is taking final action to add standards for pressure relief devices (PRDs) and pressure vessels; require electronic reporting for notification of compliance status (NOCS), performance test reports, and periodic reports; and require continuous performance testing of non-flare air pollution control devices (APCD). The EPA is not finalizing the proposed area source category for chemical manufacturing with ethylene oxide (EtO) or related standards at this time.","document_number":"2026-06304","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/01/2026-06304/national-emission-standards-for-hazardous-air-pollutants-chemical-manufacturing-area-sources","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-01/pdf/2026-06304.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-06304.pdf?1774961115","publication_date":"2026-04-01","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":"Performance Test, Performance Testing Facilities, and <span class=\"match\">Conduct</span> of Performance Tests \n Yes/No \n Requirements apply if <span class=\"match\">conducting</span> test for metal HAP control; requirements in §§ 63.997(c)(1), (d), (e), and 63.999(a)(1) apply, as referenced in § 63.11496(g), if <span class=\"match\">conducting</span> test for organic HAP or hydrogen halide and halogen HAP control device. \n \n \n 63.7(e)(1) \n Performance Testing \n No \n See § 63.11496(f)(3)(ii) if <span class=\"match\">conducting</span> a test for metal HAP emissions. See §§ 63.11496(g) and 63.997(e)(1) if <span class=\"match\">conducting</span> a test for continuous process vents or for hydrogen"},{"title":"Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources and Emission Guidelines for Existing Sources: Other Solid Waste Incineration Units Review","type":"Rule","abstract":"This action finalizes the periodic review by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of the emissions standards and other requirements for Other Solid Waste Incineration (OSWI) units in the OSWI New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) and Emission Guidelines (EG). The EPA is finalizing applicability-related and definitional changes; changes to OSWI subcategories and the standards for the new subcategories; changes to the startup, shutdown, and malfunction (SSM) provisions; and changes to testing, monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements. We are also making other miscellaneous technical and editorial changes to the regulatory text.","document_number":"2025-11446","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/06/30/2025-11446/standards-of-performance-for-new-stationary-sources-and-emission-guidelines-for-existing-sources","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-06-30/pdf/2025-11446.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-11446.pdf?1751028308","publication_date":"2025-06-30","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":"tests. Owners and operators who cannot find a representative test <span class=\"match\">conducted</span> for a unit that is similar to their unit must <span class=\"match\">conduct</span> their own initial performance tests.\n \n \n \n 9 \n  The distinction between a new and existing unit does not in itself preclude the use of a performance test. If a new unit is similar in design and operation to an existing unit, the new unit may use a performance test <span class=\"match\">conducted</span> by an existing unit and vice versa. However, if a performance test is <span class=\"match\">conducted</span> on an existing unit, it must, among other things, demonstrate initial"},{"title":"National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Polyether Polyols Production Industry Review","type":"Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing amendments to the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for the Polyether Polyols (PEPO) Production source category (\"PEPO NESHAP\") under Clean Air Act (CAA) section 112. Specifically, the EPA is finalizing certain ethylene oxide (EtO)- specific standards pursuant to CAA section 112(d)(6) rather than finalizing the proposed second residual risk review and corresponding amendments pursuant to CAA section 112(f)(2). In addition, the EPA is taking final action addressing certain issues raised in an administrative petition for reconsideration. Lastly, the EPA is finalizing maximum achievable control technology (MACT) standards for certain emission points, work practice standards for certain activities where alternatives are appropriate, performance testing requirements once every five years for certain process vents, and electronic reporting requirements for performance test reports, flare management plans, and periodic reports.","document_number":"2026-05261","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/18/2026-05261/national-emission-standards-for-hazardous-air-pollutants-polyether-polyols-production-industry","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-03-18/pdf/2026-05261.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-05261.pdf?1773751512","publication_date":"2026-03-18","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":"of the issues and public comments received, the EPA is not <span class=\"match\">finalizing</span> the proposed second, “discretionary” residual risk review for the PEPO Production source category.\n 30 \n \n Consequently, the EPA is not <span class=\"match\">finalizing</span> any standards under CAA section 112(f)(2), although the Agency is <span class=\"match\">finalizing</span> EtO-specific standards under CAA section 112(d)(6), which requires periodic technology reviews and authorizes the Agency to revise the NESHAP “as necessary.” The EtO-specific standards being <span class=\"match\">finalized</span> under CAA section 112(d)(6) are discussed in the following"},{"title":"Regulatory Capital Rule: Modifications to the Enhanced Supplementary Leverage Ratio Standards for U.S. Global Systemically Important Bank Holding Companies and Their Subsidiary Depository Institutions; Total Loss-Absorbing Capacity and Long-Term Debt Requirements for U.S. Global Systemically Important Bank Holding Companies","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board), and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) are inviting public comment on a notice of proposed rulemaking (proposal) to modify the enhanced supplementary leverage ratio standards applicable to U.S. bank holding companies identified as global systemically important bank holding companies (GSIBs) and their depository institution subsidiaries. Specifically, the proposal would modify the enhanced supplementary leverage ratio buffer standard applicable to GSIBs to equal 50 percent of the bank holding company's method 1 surcharge as determined by the Board's GSIB risk-based capital surcharge framework. The proposal would also modify the enhanced supplementary leverage ratio standard for depository institution subsidiaries of GSIBs to have the same form and calibration as the GSIB parent level standard. The proposed modifications would help ensure that the enhanced supplementary leverage ratio standards serve as a backstop to risk-based capital requirements rather than as a constraint that is frequently binding over time and through most points in the economic and credit cycle, thus reducing potential disincentives for GSIBs and their depository institution subsidiaries to participate in low-risk, low-return businesses. The Board is also proposing to amend its total loss-absorbing capacity and long-term debt requirements to maintain alignment between these requirements and the enhanced supplementary leverage ratio standards. The OCC is proposing to revise the methodology it uses to identify which national banks and Federal savings associations are subject to the enhanced supplementary leverage ratio standards to better align with the agencies' regulatory tailoring framework for large banking organizations and ensure that the standards apply only to those national banks and Federal savings associations that are subsidiaries of a GSIB. The Board is also proposing to make conforming amendments to relevant regulatory reporting forms. The Board and FDIC are also proposing to make certain technical corrections to the capital rule.","document_number":"2025-12787","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/07/10/2025-12787/regulatory-capital-rule-modifications-to-the-enhanced-supplementary-leverage-ratio-standards-for-us","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-07-10/pdf/2025-12787.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-12787.pdf?1752065109","publication_date":"2025-07-10","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY","name":"Treasury Department","id":497,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/treasury-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/497","parent_id":null,"slug":"treasury-department"},{"raw_name":"Office of the Comptroller of the Currency","name":"Comptroller of the Currency","id":80,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/comptroller-of-the-currency","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/80","parent_id":497,"slug":"comptroller-of-the-currency"},{"raw_name":"FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM","name":"Federal Reserve System","id":188,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-reserve-system","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/188","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-reserve-system"},{"raw_name":"FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION","name":"Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation","id":164,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-deposit-insurance-corporation","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/164","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-deposit-insurance-corporation"}],"excerpts":"(proposal) to modify the <span class=\"match\">enhanced</span> supplementary leverage ratio standards applicable to U.S. bank holding companies identified as global systemically important bank holding companies (GSIBs) and their depository institution subsidiaries. Specifically, the proposal would modify the <span class=\"match\">enhanced</span> supplementary leverage ratio buffer standard applicable to GSIBs to equal 50 percent of the bank holding company's method 1 surcharge as determined by the Board's GSIB risk-based capital surcharge framework. The proposal would also modify the <span class=\"match\">enhanced</span> supplementary leverage"},{"title":"Federal Independent Dispute Resolution Operations","type":"Rule","abstract":"This document sets forth these final rules related to certain provisions of the No Surprises Act regarding the Federal independent dispute resolution (IDR) process, which was established as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA). These rules finalize new requirements relating to the disclosure of information that group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage must include along with the initial payment or notice of denial of payment for certain items and services subject to the surprise billing protections in the No Surprises Act. These final rules also require plans and issuers to communicate information by using claim adjustment reason codes (CARCs) and remittance advice remark codes (RARCs), as specified in guidance, when providing any paper or electronic remittance advice (ERA) to an entity that does not have a contractual relationship with the plan or issuer. This document also finalizes amendments to certain requirements related to the open negotiation period preceding the Federal IDR process, the initiation of the Federal IDR process, the Federal IDR dispute eligibility review process, and the payment and collection of administrative fees and certified IDR entity fees. This document also finalizes the definition of bundled payment arrangements, amends requirements related to batched items and services and amends the rules for extensions of timeframes due to extenuating circumstances. Additionally, this document finalizes provisions that require plans and issuers to register in the Federal IDR portal. In accordance with Federal law, a summary of these rules may be found at https://www.regulations.gov/.","document_number":"2026-11140","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/04/2026-11140/federal-independent-dispute-resolution-operations","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-04/pdf/2026-11140.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-11140.pdf?1780348210","publication_date":"2026-06-04","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"},{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY","name":"Treasury Department","id":497,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/treasury-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/497","parent_id":null,"slug":"treasury-department"},{"raw_name":"Internal Revenue Service","name":"Internal Revenue Service","id":254,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/internal-revenue-service","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/254","parent_id":497,"slug":"internal-revenue-service"},{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","name":"Labor Department","id":271,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/labor-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/271","parent_id":null,"slug":"labor-department"},{"raw_name":"Employee Benefits Security Administration","name":"Employee Benefits Security Administration","id":131,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/employee-benefits-security-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/131","parent_id":271,"slug":"employee-benefits-security-administration"},{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"}],"excerpts":"entity fee ranges, the Departments <span class=\"match\">finalized</span> the IDR Process Fees final rules.\n 120 \n \n These final rules were published after the 2023 proposed rules.\n 121 \n \n In the IDR Process Fees final rules, the Departments stated that the administrative fee provisions <span class=\"match\">finalized</span> in IDR Process Fees final rules are effective, and unchanged by the proposals in the 2023 proposed rules, unless and until the administrative fee provisions in the 2023 proposed rules are <span class=\"match\">finalized</span>. In these final rules, the Departments are not <span class=\"match\">finalizing</span> the proposal included in the 2023"},{"title":"Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Calendar Year 2026 Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) Rate Update; Requirements for the HH Quality Reporting Program and the HH Value-Based Purchasing Expanded Model; Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program Updates; DMEPOS Accreditation Requirements; Provider Enrollment; and Other Medicare and Medicaid Policies","type":"Rule","abstract":"This final rule sets forth routine updates to the Medicare home health payment rates in accordance with existing statutory and regulatory requirements. In addition, this final rule finalizes permanent and temporary behavior adjustments and recalibrates the case- mix weights and update the functional impairment levels; comorbidity subgroups; and low-utilization payment adjustment (LUPA) thresholds for CY 2026. This final rule also finalizes changes to the face-to-face encounter policy and changes to the Home Health Quality Reporting Program (HH QRP) and the expanded Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) Model requirements. In addition, it updates the Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program (CBP). Lastly it finalizes: a technical change to the HH conditions of participation; updates to DMEPOS supplier conditions of payment; updates to provider and supplier enrollment requirements; and changes to DMEPOS accreditation requirements.","document_number":"2025-21767","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/02/2025-21767/medicare-and-medicaid-programs-calendar-year-2026-home-health-prospective-payment-system-hh-pps-rate","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-12-02/pdf/2025-21767.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-21767.pdf?1764364516","publication_date":"2025-12-02","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","id":45,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/45","parent_id":221,"slug":"centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services"}],"excerpts":"authority at section 1895(b)(3)(B)(v) of the Act, we are <span class=\"match\">finalizing</span> updated quality reporting policies. We are <span class=\"match\">finalizing</span> the proposal to remove the COVID-19 Vaccine: Percent of Patients Who Are Up to Date measure and the item related to the measure and corresponding data element beginning with the CY 2026 HH QRP. CMS is also <span class=\"match\">finalizing</span> the proposal to remove four assessment items: one Living Situation item, two Food items, and one Utilities item beginning with the CY 2026 HH QRP. We are also <span class=\"match\">finalizing</span> the proposal to revise the policy to allow for providers"},{"title":"New Source Performance Standards Review for Stationary Combustion Turbines and Stationary Gas Turbines","type":"Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA, or Agency) is finalizing amendments to the new source performance standards (NSPS) for stationary combustion turbines and stationary gas turbines pursuant to a review required by the Clean Air Act (CAA). As a result of this review, the EPA is establishing subcategories for new, modified, or reconstructed stationary combustion turbines based on size, rates of utilization, design efficiency, and fuel type. The EPA determined that combustion controls are the best system of emission reduction (BSER) for nitrogen oxide (NO<INF>X</INF>) emissions for most new, modified, or reconstructed stationary combustion turbines. For one subcategory, the BSER for NO<INF>X</INF> is combustion controls with the addition of selective catalytic reduction (SCR). The EPA further determined that the BSER for sulfur dioxide (SO<INF>2</INF>) emissions has not changed since the last NSPS review. Based on these determinations, the Agency is promulgating standards of performance in a new subpart of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). The Agency is also adding a subcategory for stationary combustion turbines that are used in temporary applications, exempting certain sources from title V requirements, and finalizing other provisions. The EPA is finalizing amendments to existing regulations to address or clarify specific technical and editorial issues.","document_number":"2026-00677","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/15/2026-00677/new-source-performance-standards-review-for-stationary-combustion-turbines-and-stationary-gas","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-01-15/pdf/2026-00677.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-00677.pdf?1768398313","publication_date":"2026-01-15","agencies":[{"raw_name":"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","name":"Environmental Protection Agency","id":145,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/environmental-protection-agency","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/145","parent_id":null,"slug":"environmental-protection-agency"}],"excerpts":"also <span class=\"match\">finalizing</span> that emergency, military, and firefighting combustion turbines are exempt from the NO\n X \n emission standards in subpart KKKK. Additionally, the EPA is <span class=\"match\">finalizing</span> flexibilities regarding when performance tests must be <span class=\"match\">conducted</span> after long periods of non-operation and that owners or operators can use fuel records to comply with their SO\n 2 \n standard. The EPA is <span class=\"match\">finalizing</span> a low-Btu alternative to the SO\n 2 \n standard in subpart KKKK, as well as a concentration-based alternate SO\n 2 \n standard. Finally, the EPA is <span class=\"match\">finalizing</span> the requirement"},{"title":"New Source Performance Standards Review for Volatile Organic Liquid Storage Vessels (Including Petroleum Liquid Storage Vessels)","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing amendments to the new source performance standards (NSPS) for Volatile Organic Liquid Storage Vessels (Including Petroleum Liquid Storage Vessels) pursuant to the review required by the Clean Air Act (CAA). The EPA is finalizing revisions to the NSPS that are applicable to volatile organic liquid (VOL) storage vessels that commence construction, reconstruction, or modification after October 4, 2023, under a new NSPS subpart, as well as amendments to an existing subpart. In the new NSPS subpart Kc, the EPA is finalizing requirements to reduce the vapor pressure applicability thresholds and revise the volatile organic compound (VOC) standards to reflect the best system of emission reduction (BSER) for affected storage vessels. In addition, the EPA is finalizing degassing emission controls; clarification of startup, shutdown, and malfunction (SSM) requirements; additional monitoring requirements; and other technical improvements","document_number":"2024-22823","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/10/15/2024-22823/new-source-performance-standards-review-for-volatile-organic-liquid-storage-vessels-including","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-10-15/pdf/2024-22823.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-22823.pdf?1728650731","publication_date":"2024-10-15","agencies":[{"raw_name":"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","name":"Environmental Protection Agency","id":145,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/environmental-protection-agency","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/145","parent_id":null,"slug":"environmental-protection-agency"}],"excerpts":"less than 60 feet per second.\n \n (2) For each closed vent system, you must <span class=\"match\">conduct</span> the instrument monitoring in paragraphs (c)(2)(i) through (iii) of this section. You must <span class=\"match\">conduct</span> the initial instrument monitoring within 180 days of an affected facility being connected to the closed vent system. Subsequent instrument inspections must be <span class=\"match\">conducted</span> within 365 days of the previous inspection. Visual, audible, and olfactory inspections must be <span class=\"match\">conducted</span> quarterly. \n (i) <span class=\"match\">Conduct</span> instrument monitoring using the procedures in Method 21 of appendix A-7 to"},{"title":"Air Plan Approval; Ohio; Redesignation of the Cleveland, OH Area to Attainment of the 2015 Ozone Standards","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to act in accordance with a request from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA) to redesignate the Cleveland, Ohio area to attainment for the 2015 ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) because the request meets the statutory requirements for redesignation under the Clean Air Act (CAA). The Cleveland area includes Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Portage, and Summit Counties. Ohio EPA submitted this request on December 8, 2025. The EPA is also proposing to approve, as a revision to the Ohio State Implementation Plan (SIP), the State's plan for maintaining the 2015 ozone NAAQS through 2038 in the Cleveland area. The EPA is also initiating the adequacy process and proposing to approve Ohio's 2032 and 2038 volatile organic compound (VOC) and oxides of nitrogen (NO<INF>X</INF>) motor vehicle emissions budgets (budgets) for the Cleveland area. Additionally, the EPA is proposing to adjust the deadline for Ohio to submit Serious SIP revisions for the Cleveland area. Finally, the EPA is proposing to approve the Enhanced motor vehicle inspection and maintenance (I/M) program certification, clean fuel vehicle program (CFVP) certification, and enhanced monitoring plan (EMP) certification SIP revisions submitted by Ohio EPA on December 19, 2025, and January 12, 2026, pursuant to section 110 and part D of the CAA, because they satisfy Serious SIP requirements for the Cleveland area under the 2015 ozone NAAQS.","document_number":"2026-06943","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/10/2026-06943/air-plan-approval-ohio-redesignation-of-the-cleveland-oh-area-to-attainment-of-the-2015-ozone","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-10/pdf/2026-06943.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-06943.pdf?1775738712","publication_date":"2026-04-10","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":"emission rates produced by Ohio's existing <span class=\"match\">Enhanced</span> I/M program and the Federal model <span class=\"match\">Enhanced</span> I/M performance standard benchmark for analysis year 2026. As shown in Table 6, the emission rates produced by Ohio's <span class=\"match\">Enhanced</span> I/M program are within the allowable 0.02 gpm compliance margin of the Federal model <span class=\"match\">Enhanced</span> I/M performance standard benchmark for both VOC and NO\n X \n . Therefore, Ohio's modeling results demonstrate that its existing SIP-approved <span class=\"match\">Enhanced</span> I/M program operates at or above the <span class=\"match\">Enhanced</span> I/M performance standard specified in 40 CFR"},{"title":"New Car Assessment Program Final Decision Notice-Advanced Driver Assistance Systems and Roadmap","type":"Notice","abstract":"This final decision notice adds four new advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) technologies--blind spot warning (BSW), blind spot intervention (BSI), lane keeping assist (LKA), and pedestrian automatic emergency braking (PAEB)--to the New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) and enhances the performance evaluation of ADAS technologies currently in NCAP. The notice also finalizes a 10-year roadmap for updating NCAP through multiple phases for the period 2024 through 2033. This notice responds in part to the provisions in section 24213 of the Infrastructure, Investment, and Jobs Act.","document_number":"2024-27447","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/12/03/2024-27447/new-car-assessment-program-final-decision-notice-advanced-driver-assistance-systems-and-roadmap","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-12-03/pdf/2024-27447.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-27447.pdf?1733147118","publication_date":"2024-12-03","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","name":"Transportation Department","id":492,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/492","parent_id":null,"slug":"transportation-department"},{"raw_name":"National Highway Traffic Safety Administration","name":"National Highway Traffic Safety Administration","id":345,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-highway-traffic-safety-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/345","parent_id":492,"slug":"national-highway-traffic-safety-administration"}],"excerpts":"valid trial per test condition, per NHTSA's <span class=\"match\">finalized</span> CIB testing approach, the Agency will <span class=\"match\">conduct</span>, at most, five LVS tests, five LVM tests, eight LVD tests, and one false positive test. For DBS, NHTSA will <span class=\"match\">conduct</span>, at most: four LVS tests, four LVM tests, eight LVD tests, and one false positive test. This results in a maximum total of 19 CIB test trials and 17 DBS test trials, or 36 total AEB trials. \n \n Although several commenters, like Intel and CAS, stated the Agency should or must continue to <span class=\"match\">conduct</span> multiple trials per test condition, many other"},{"title":"Revising Regulations Defining “Engaged in the Business” as a Dealer in Firearms","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (\"ATF\") is proposing to revise regulations implementing the \"engaged in the business\" definition from the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (\"BSCA\"). Although Congress defined that term in BSCA, the Department of Justice (\"Department\") provided additional definitions in its implementing regulations to further define terms within the statutory definition and to include examples of covered activities that established rebuttable presumptions of being engaged in the business of dealing in firearms. This rule proposes to remove those changes. ATF has determined that the changes have not shown the expected impact on federal firearms licensee applications, administrative licensing actions, civil forfeitures, or other anticipated effects.","document_number":"2026-08919","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/06/2026-08919/revising-regulations-defining-engaged-in-the-business-as-a-dealer-in-firearms","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-06/pdf/2026-08919.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-08919.pdf?1777985129","publication_date":"2026-05-06","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE","name":"Justice Department","id":268,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/justice-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/268","parent_id":null,"slug":"justice-department"},{"raw_name":"Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives","name":"Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Bureau","id":19,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/alcohol-tobacco-firearms-and-explosives-bureau","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/19","parent_id":268,"slug":"alcohol-tobacco-firearms-and-explosives-bureau"}],"excerpts":"to sell out of State); 922(t) (requiring licensees to <span class=\"match\">conduct</span> a background <span class=\"match\">check</span>).\n \n \n \n \n 22 \n  William J. Krouse, Cong. Rsch. Serv., IF12197, \n Firearms Dealers “Engaged in the Business” \n 2 (2022).\n \n \n \n \n 23 \n  \n Id.; \n 168 Cong. Rec. H5906 (daily ed. June 24, 2022) (Statement of Rep. Jackson Lee) (“[O]ur bill would . . . further strengthen the background <span class=\"match\">check</span> process by clarifying who is engaged in the business of selling firearms and, as a result, is required to run background <span class=\"match\">checks</span>.”); 168 Cong. Rec. S3055 (daily ed. June 22, 2022) (Statement"},{"title":"Medicare Program; Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals (IPPS) and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System and Policy Changes and Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Rates; Changes to the FY 2025 IPPS Rates Due to Court Decision; Requirements for Quality Programs; and Other Policy Changes; Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Electronic Prescribing, Real-Time Prescription Benefit and Electronic Prior Authorization","type":"Rule","abstract":"This final rule revises the Medicare hospital inpatient prospective payment systems (IPPS) for operating and capital-related costs of acute care hospitals; makes changes relating to Medicare graduate medical education (GME) for teaching hospitals; updates the payment policies and the annual payment rates for the Medicare prospective payment system (PPS) for inpatient hospital services provided by long-term care hospitals (LTCHs); updates and makes changes to requirements for certain quality programs; and makes other policy- related changes. We are also finalizing the provisions of the interim final action with comment period regarding the changes to the FY 2025 IPPS rates due to the court decision in Bridgeport Hosp. v. Becerra. Lastly, it finalizes certain updates to the ONC Health Information Technology (IT) Certification Program.","document_number":"2025-14681","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/04/2025-14681/medicare-program-hospital-inpatient-prospective-payment-systems-for-acute-care-hospitals-ipps-and","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-08-04/pdf/2025-14681.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-14681.pdf?1753992911","publication_date":"2025-08-04","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":"of this final rule, ASTP/ONC is <span class=\"match\">finalizing</span> three certification criteria in 45 CFR 170.315(g)(31), (32), and (33) for electronic prior authorization that are based on the requirements originally proposed in 45 CFR 170.315(g)(34), with modifications. ASTP/ONC is also <span class=\"match\">finalizing</span> adoption of the IGs proposed in section III.B.20 and incorporating these specifications by reference in 45 CFR 170.299.\n \n ASTP/ONC is <span class=\"match\">finalizing</span> these criteria to make available Health IT Modules that can enable health care providers to <span class=\"match\">conduct</span> prior authorization transactions"},{"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":"proxy for safety fitness because its issuance involves no assessment of transportation safety. In <span class=\"match\">contrast</span>, the U.S. Department of State's adjudication of H-2A, H-2B, and E-2 visas includes specific protocols to assess driver history and qualifications. This Federal assessment serves as the functional regulatory substitute for the State-level driver history <span class=\"match\">checks</span> required for U.S.-based drivers. As SDLAs are structurally incapable of performing these <span class=\"match\">checks</span> for foreign-domiciled drivers, the agency must rely on the only available Federal substitute:"},{"title":"National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Coke Ovens: Pushing, Quenching, and Battery Stacks, and Coke Oven Batteries; Residual Risk and Technology Review, and Periodic Technology Review","type":"Rule","abstract":"This action finalizes the residual risk and technology review conducted for the National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for the Coke Ovens: Pushing, Quenching, and Battery Stacks (PQBS) source category and the periodic technology review for the Coke Oven Batteries (COB) source category NESHAP. The EPA is finalizing a determination that risks due to emissions of hazardous air pollutants (HAP) from the PQBS source category are acceptable and that the current NESHAP provides an ample margin of safety to protect public health.","document_number":"2024-13186","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/07/05/2024-13186/national-emission-standards-for-hazardous-air-pollutants-for-coke-ovens-pushing-quenching-and","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-07-05/pdf/2024-13186.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-13186.pdf?1720010714","publication_date":"2024-07-05","agencies":[{"raw_name":"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","name":"Environmental Protection Agency","id":145,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/environmental-protection-agency","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/145","parent_id":null,"slug":"environmental-protection-agency"}],"excerpts":"ACTION: \n Final rule. \n \n \n SUMMARY: \n This action <span class=\"match\">finalizes</span> the residual risk and technology review <span class=\"match\">conducted</span> for the National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for the Coke Ovens: Pushing, Quenching, and Battery Stacks (PQBS) source category and the periodic technology review for the Coke Oven Batteries (COB) source category NESHAP. The EPA is <span class=\"match\">finalizing</span> a determination that risks due to emissions of hazardous air pollutants (HAP) from the PQBS source category are acceptable and that the current NESHAP provides an ample"},{"title":"Whistleblower Award Determination","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (\"Commission\" or \"CFTC\") is proposing for public comment to amend its rules implementing a section of the Commodity Exchange Act (\"CEA\"). The relevant section provides, among other things, that the Commission shall pay an award--under regulations prescribed by the Commission and subject to certain limitations--to eligible whistleblowers who voluntarily provide the Commission with original information about a violation of the CEA, or regulations thereunder, that leads to the successful enforcement of a covered judicial or administrative action, or a related action. The Commission expects the proposed substantive amendment, which is modeled on a similar provision in the Securities and Exchange Commission's (\"SEC's\") regulations, to increase the efficiency, transparency, and predictability of whistleblower claims processing, thereby protecting and enhancing the program's effectiveness in incentivizing whistleblowers to report. The Commission is also incorporating technical corrections to the whistleblower rules to update regulatory references to reflect the Whistleblower Office's (\"WBO's\") move in 2025, consistent with its adjudicatory functions, to the Office of the General Counsel.","document_number":"2026-12006","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/15/2026-12006/whistleblower-award-determination","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-15/pdf/2026-12006.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-12006.pdf?1781268318","publication_date":"2026-06-15","agencies":[{"raw_name":"COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION","name":"Commodity Futures Trading Commission","id":77,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/commodity-futures-trading-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/77","parent_id":null,"slug":"commodity-futures-trading-commission"}],"excerpts":"Determination,” and RIN 3038-AF74, by any of the following methods: \n \n • \n Regulations.gov: \n Go to \n https://www.regulations.gov \n and press the “Search” button, then proceed as follows:\n \n 1. Under Refine Documents Results—<span class=\"match\">check</span> the box to “Only show documents open for comment”; \n 2. Under Agency—select “See More” and <span class=\"match\">check</span> the box for “Commodity Futures Trading Commission,” then press the Apply button; \n 3. Identify this proposal in the list of CFTC documents open for comment, press the “Comment” button to open the submission form, and follow"},{"title":"National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units: Final Repeal","type":"Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing the repeal of specific amendments to the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units (EGUs), commonly referred to as the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS), that were promulgated on May 7, 2024. Specifically, the EPA is repealing the revised filterable particulate matter (fPM) emission standard, which serves as a surrogate for non-mercury hazardous air pollutant (HAP) metals for existing coal- fired EGUs; the revised fPM emission standard compliance demonstration requirements; and the revised mercury (Hg) emission standard for lignite-fired EGUs. The EPA is also making technical, non-substantive clarifications to electronic reporting requirements.","document_number":"2026-03638","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/24/2026-03638/national-emission-standards-for-hazardous-air-pollutants-coal--and-oil-fired-electric-utility-steam","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-02-24/pdf/2026-03638.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-03638.pdf?1771854313","publication_date":"2026-02-24","agencies":[{"raw_name":"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","name":"Environmental Protection Agency","id":145,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/environmental-protection-agency","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/145","parent_id":null,"slug":"environmental-protection-agency"}],"excerpts":"to utilize the \n \n minimum volume requirement, especially at the mid- and high-level test conditions.\n \n \n After considering comments, and because the EPA is <span class=\"match\">finalizing</span> the repeal of the PM CEMS requirement and again allowing other fPM compliance demonstration options, the EPA is also <span class=\"match\">finalizing</span> minor technical revisions to the fPM sampling requirements. Specifically, the EPA is <span class=\"match\">finalizing</span> the requirement that allows EGU owners and operators using PM CEMS for compliance to collect either a minimum catch of 6.0 mg or a minimum sample volume of 4"}]}