{"description":"Documents matching 'contracting authority regarding whether republic'","count":2907,"total_pages":50,"next_page_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents?conditions%5Bterm%5D=contracting+authority+regarding+whether+republic&format=json&page=2","results":[{"title":"Order Granting Conditional Substituted Compliance in Connection With Certain Capital and Financial Reporting Requirements Applicable to a Nonbank Swap Dealer Domiciled in the French Republic and Subject to the European Union's Investment Firms Regulation and Investment Firms Directive","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (\"Commission\" or \"CFTC\") is issuing an order regarding an application submitted by Goldman Sachs Paris Inc. et Cie requesting that the Commission determine that the capital and financial reporting laws and regulations of the European Union applicable to a CFTC-registered swap dealer, which is organized and domiciled in the French Republic and subject to the Investment Firms Regulation (EU) 2019/2033 (\"IFR\") and Investment Firms Directive (EU) 2019/2034 (\"IFD\") legislative package, provide sufficient bases for an affirmative finding of comparability with respect to the Commission's swap dealer capital and financial reporting requirements adopted under the Commodity Exchange Act. The order provides that a nonbank swap dealer organized and domiciled in the French Republic and subject to the IFR and IFD legislative package may satisfy the capital requirements and the financial reporting rules under the applicable provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and Commission regulations by complying with certain specified European Union laws and regulations and conditions set forth in the order.","document_number":"2026-09693","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/14/2026-09693/order-granting-conditional-substituted-compliance-in-connection-with-certain-capital-and-financial","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-14/pdf/2026-09693.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-09693.pdf?1778676326","publication_date":"2026-05-14","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":"supervision of EU IFR/IFD nonbank SDs domiciled in the EU is conducted by the regulatory <span class=\"match\">authority</span> designated as “competent <span class=\"match\">authority</span>” by the EU Member State in which the EU IFR/IFD nonbank SD is domiciled (the “relevant regulatory <span class=\"match\">authority</span>”).\n 369 \n \n For an EU IFR/IFD nonbank SD domiciled in France, such as the Applicant, the relevant regulatory <span class=\"match\">authority</span> is the ACPR.\n 370 \n \n \n \n \n 369 \n  IFD Article 12. “Competent <span class=\"match\">authority</span>” is defined in IFD as “a public <span class=\"match\">authority</span> or body of [an EU Member State] that is officially recognised and empowered by national"},{"title":"Certain Low-Speed Personal Transportation Vehicles From the People's Republic of China: Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination and Final Affirmative Determination of Critical Circumstances","type":"Notice","abstract":"The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of certain low-speed personal transportation vehicles (LSPTVs) from the People's Republic of China (China). The period of investigation is January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023.","document_number":"2025-11433","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/06/23/2025-11433/certain-low-speed-personal-transportation-vehicles-from-the-peoples-republic-of-china-final","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-06-23/pdf/2025-11433.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-11433.pdf?1750423515","publication_date":"2025-06-23","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","name":"Commerce Department","id":54,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/commerce-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/54","parent_id":null,"slug":"commerce-department"},{"raw_name":"International Trade Administration","name":"International Trade Administration","id":261,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/international-trade-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/261","parent_id":54,"slug":"international-trade-administration"}],"excerpts":"Available and Application of Adverse Inferences \n VII. Analysis of Programs \n VIII. Discussion of the Issues \n Comment 1: <span class=\"match\">Whether</span> Commerce Should Revise its Analysis for the Purchase of Low-Speed Personal Transportation Vehicles for More than Adequate Remuneration (MTAR) \n Comment 2: <span class=\"match\">Whether</span> Commerce Should Apply Adverse Facts Available (AFA) to the Government of China (GOC) <span class=\"match\">Regarding</span> Input Suppliers as <span class=\"match\">Authorities</span> \n Comment 3: <span class=\"match\">Whether</span> Commerce Committed Clerical Errors When Calculating Lvtong's Rates for Certain Provision of Goods for Less Than Adequate"},{"title":"Prediction Markets; Public Interest Determinations","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission or CFTC) is proposing amendments to its rules concerning event contract derivatives. The markets for these event contracts are commonly referred to as \"prediction markets.\" In particular, the Commission is proposing amendments to further specify the types of event contracts that may be subject to a determination that they are contrary to the public interest, such that they may not be listed for trading or accepted for clearing on or through a CFTC-registered entity, as provided in the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA). The proposed amendments set out factors the Commission would apply in that determination and conform the process by which the determination would be made to the CEA. The Commission also is proposing amendments to the procedure for the Commission's determination to enhance clarity and organization, as well as a definition of the term \"gaming\" and a rule regarding when event contracts \"involve\" an underlying activity.","document_number":"2026-11854","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/12/2026-11854/prediction-markets-public-interest-determinations","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-12/pdf/2026-11854.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-11854.pdf?1781181917","publication_date":"2026-06-12","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":"protect that national interest by overseeing the regulation of futures <span class=\"match\">contracts</span> and options on futures <span class=\"match\">contracts</span> on federally regulated exchanges.\n 19 \n \n An exchange on which futures <span class=\"match\">contracts</span> and options on futures <span class=\"match\">contracts</span> are traded is formally known as a board of trade, and such an exchange must be designated by the Commission as a <span class=\"match\">contract</span> market, \n i.e., \n a DCM.\n 20 \n \n Since its enactment in 1974, the CEA has required that futures <span class=\"match\">contracts</span> and options on futures <span class=\"match\">contracts</span> be transacted on or subject to the rules of a DCM; this is known as"},{"title":"Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Preventing Conflicts of Interest for Certain Consulting Services (DFARS Case 2024-D007)","type":"Rule","abstract":"DoD is issuing a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement a section of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024, which prohibits contracting officers from awarding contracts assigned certain North American Industry Classification System codes to offerors holding contracts that involve consulting services with certain covered foreign entities.","document_number":"2025-16206","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/25/2025-16206/defense-federal-acquisition-regulation-supplement-preventing-conflicts-of-interest-for-certain","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-08-25/pdf/2025-16206.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-16206.pdf?1755866718","publication_date":"2025-08-25","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":"Defense Acquisition Regulations System","name":"Defense Acquisition Regulations System","id":97,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/defense-acquisition-regulations-system","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/97","parent_id":103,"slug":"defense-acquisition-regulations-system"}],"excerpts":"certify <span class=\"match\">whether</span> or not they hold <span class=\"match\">contracts</span> that involve consulting services with one or more covered foreign entities and <span class=\"match\">whether</span> they maintain a conflict-of-interest mitigation plan. If an offeror certifies that they do hold such a <span class=\"match\">contract</span>, the offeror may consult with the <span class=\"match\">contracting</span> officer and submit a conflict-of-interest mitigation plan that is auditable by a <span class=\"match\">contract</span> oversight entity in addition to other requirements. If the offeror's plan is approved, the <span class=\"match\">contracting</span> officer will incorporate the plan into the resulting <span class=\"match\">contract</span>. If the"},{"title":"Quarterly Status Report of Water Service, Repayment, and Other Water-Related Contract Actions","type":"Notice","abstract":"Notice is hereby given of contractual actions that have been proposed to the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) and are new, discontinued, or completed since the last publication of this notice. This notice informs the public about proposed contractual actions for capital recovery and management of project resources and facilities consistent with section 9(f) of the Reclamation Project Act of 1939.","document_number":"2026-04398","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/05/2026-04398/quarterly-status-report-of-water-service-repayment-and-other-water-related-contract-actions","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-03-05/pdf/2026-04398.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-04398.pdf?1772631913","publication_date":"2026-03-05","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","name":"Interior Department","id":253,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/interior-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/253","parent_id":null,"slug":"interior-department"},{"raw_name":"Bureau of Reclamation","name":"Reclamation Bureau","id":446,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/reclamation-bureau","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/446","parent_id":253,"slug":"reclamation-bureau"}],"excerpts":"exclude this parcel of land from Cibola Valley IDD's <span class=\"match\">contract</span> service area under <span class=\"match\">contract</span> No. 2-07-30-W0028, as amended. Completed September 16, 2025. \n 18. Lake Havasu City, BCP, Arizona: Revision to Exhibit C under <span class=\"match\">contract</span> No. 3-07-30-W0039 to update well information as approved points of diversion under the <span class=\"match\">contract</span>. Completed September 17, 2025. \n \n Modified <span class=\"match\">contract</span> actions: \n \n 1. Milton and Jean Phillips, BCP, Arizona: Review the terms of the proposed Colorado River water delivery <span class=\"match\">contract</span> for 60 acre-feet of Colorado River water per year,"},{"title":"Quarterly Status Report of Water Service, Repayment, and Other Water-Related Contract Actions","type":"Notice","abstract":"Notice is hereby given of contractual actions that have been proposed to the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) and are new, discontinued, or completed since the last publication of this notice. This notice is one of a variety of means used to inform the public about proposed contractual actions for capital recovery and management of project resources and facilities consistent with section 9(f) of the Reclamation Project Act of 1939. Additional announcements of individual contract actions may be published in the Federal Register and in newspapers of general circulation in the areas determined by Reclamation to be affected by the proposed action.","document_number":"2025-06002","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/04/08/2025-06002/quarterly-status-report-of-water-service-repayment-and-other-water-related-contract-actions","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-04-08/pdf/2025-06002.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-06002.pdf?1744029917","publication_date":"2025-04-08","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","name":"Interior Department","id":253,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/interior-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/253","parent_id":null,"slug":"interior-department"},{"raw_name":"Bureau of Reclamation","name":"Reclamation Bureau","id":446,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/reclamation-bureau","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/446","parent_id":253,"slug":"reclamation-bureau"}],"excerpts":"public hearings will be reviewed and summarized by the appropriate regional office for use by the <span class=\"match\">contract</span> approving <span class=\"match\">authority</span>. \n 6. Copies of specific proposed <span class=\"match\">contracts</span> may be obtained from the appropriate regional director or his or her designated public contact as they become available for review and comment. \n 7. In the event modifications are made in the form of a proposed <span class=\"match\">contract</span>, the appropriate regional director shall determine <span class=\"match\">whether</span> <span class=\"match\">republication</span> of the notice and/or extension of the comment period is necessary. \n Factors considered in making"},{"title":"Event Contracts","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission or CFTC) is proposing amendments to its rules concerning event contracts in certain excluded commodities. The Commission is proposing amendments to further specify types of event contracts that fall within the scope of section 5c(c)(5)(C) of the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA or the Act) and are contrary to the public interest, such that they may not be listed for trading or accepted for clearing on or through a CFTC-registered entity. Among other things, the Commission proposes to further specify the types of event contracts that involve \"gaming.\" The Commission also proposes to amend certain language in its event contract rules to further align with statutory text, and to make certain technical changes to its event contract rules in order to enhance clarity and organization.","document_number":"2024-12125","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/06/10/2024-12125/event-contracts","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-06-10/pdf/2024-12125.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-12125.pdf?1717764317","publication_date":"2024-06-10","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":"resource-intensive <span class=\"match\">contract</span> reviews. As further discussed below, under § 40.11(c), the Commission may initiate a 90-day review to evaluate <span class=\"match\">whether</span> a particular event <span class=\"match\">contract</span> is of a type that may not be listed for trading or accepted for clearing. Further specifying, in § 40.11, the types of event <span class=\"match\">contracts</span> that may not be listed for trading or accepted for clearing should provide registered entities with a better understanding <span class=\"match\">regarding</span> appropriate event <span class=\"match\">contract</span> parameters and should, in turn, reduce the likelihood that <span class=\"match\">contract</span> filings that raise"},{"title":"DoD Assistance to Non-Government, Entertainment-Oriented Media Productions","type":"Rule","abstract":"DoD is finalizing revisions to implement requirements of section 1257 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023. This statute prohibits assistance to entertainment projects such as feature motion pictures, episodic television programs, documentaries, and computer-based games that have complied or are likely to comply with a demand from the Government of the People's Republic of China (PRC), the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), or an entity under the direction of the PRC or the CCP to censor the content of the project in a material manner to advance the national interest of the PRC. This final rule informs producers and production companies that request DoD assistance about the procedures needed to implement the restrictions imposed by section 1257. It includes a discussion of the information the Department will use to determine whether to assist or continue to assist an entertainment project. It also describes the DoD certification process and includes two updated sample Production Assistance Agreements (PAA) implementing section 1257 provisions.","document_number":"2026-11505","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/09/2026-11505/dod-assistance-to-non-government-entertainment-oriented-media-productions","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-09/pdf/2026-11505.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-11505.pdf?1780922712","publication_date":"2026-06-09","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE","name":"Defense Department","id":103,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/defense-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/103","parent_id":null,"slug":"defense-department"},{"raw_name":"Office of the Secretary"}],"excerpts":"People's <span class=\"match\">Republic</span> of China or the Chinese Communist Party to censor the content of the project in a material manner to advance the national interest of the People's <span class=\"match\">Republic</span> of China. \n \n b. At any time, if the production company becomes aware of a demand from the Government of the People's <span class=\"match\">Republic</span> of China, the Chinese Communist Party, or an entity under the direction of the People's <span class=\"match\">Republic</span> of China or the Chinese Communist Party to censor the content of the project in a material manner to advance the national interest of the People's <span class=\"match\">Republic</span> of"},{"title":"Protecting Our Communications Networks by Promoting Transparency Regarding Foreign Adversary Control","type":"Rule","abstract":"In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission or FCC) addresses the risks of foreign adversary control of Commission-granted licenses and authorizations by adopting rules requiring a broad range of holders of such licenses, authorizations, or approvals to attest whether they are owned by, controlled by, or subject to the jurisdiction or direction of a foreign adversary, and, if so, to disclose additional information about such foreign adversary control. Among other things, the Commission defines categories of licenses and authorizations that are subject to the rules, and establishes a streamlined process by which license and authorization holders should file their foreign adversary control attestations and disclosures.","document_number":"2026-06992","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/10/2026-06992/protecting-our-communications-networks-by-promoting-transparency-regarding-foreign-adversary-control","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-10/pdf/2026-06992.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-06992.pdf?1775738718","publication_date":"2026-04-10","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION","name":"Federal Communications Commission","id":161,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-communications-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/161","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-communications-commission"}],"excerpts":"determination of foreign adversaries, consistent with the \n Submarine Cable Report and Order \n (90 FR 48648, Oct. 27, 2025), which currently includes:\n \n (1) The People's <span class=\"match\">Republic</span> of China, including the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Macau Special Administrative Region; \n (2) <span class=\"match\">Republic</span> of Cuba; \n (3) Islamic <span class=\"match\">Republic</span> of Iran; \n (4) Democratic People's <span class=\"match\">Republic</span> of Korea; \n (5) Russian Federation; and \n (6) Venezuelan politician Nicolás Maduro. \n \n In this \n Report and Order, \n our use of the term “foreign adversary country” incorporates"},{"title":"Quarterly Status Report of Water Service, Repayment, and Other Water-Related Contract Actions","type":"Notice","abstract":"Notice is hereby given of contractual actions that have been proposed to the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) and are new, discontinued, or completed since the last publication of this notice. This notice is one of a variety of means used to inform the public about proposed contractual actions for capital recovery and management of project resources and facilities consistent with section 9(f) of the Reclamation Project Act of 1939. Additional announcements of individual contract actions may be published in the Federal Register and in newspapers of general circulation in the areas determined by Reclamation to be affected by the proposed action.","document_number":"2024-25539","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/11/04/2024-25539/quarterly-status-report-of-water-service-repayment-and-other-water-related-contract-actions","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-11-04/pdf/2024-25539.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-25539.pdf?1730465123","publication_date":"2024-11-04","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","name":"Interior Department","id":253,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/interior-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/253","parent_id":null,"slug":"interior-department"},{"raw_name":"Bureau of Reclamation","name":"Reclamation Bureau","id":446,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/reclamation-bureau","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/446","parent_id":253,"slug":"reclamation-bureau"}],"excerpts":"public hearings will be reviewed and summarized by the appropriate regional office for use by the <span class=\"match\">contract</span> approving <span class=\"match\">authority</span>. \n 6. Copies of specific proposed <span class=\"match\">contracts</span> may be obtained from the appropriate regional director or his or her designated public contact as they become available for review and comment. \n 7. In the event modifications are made in the form of a proposed <span class=\"match\">contract</span>, the appropriate regional director shall determine <span class=\"match\">whether</span> <span class=\"match\">republication</span> of the notice and/or extension of the comment period is necessary. \n Factors considered in making"},{"title":"Quarterly Status Report of Water Service, Repayment, and Other Water-Related Contract Actions","type":"Notice","abstract":"Notice is hereby given of contractual actions that have been proposed to the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) and are new, discontinued, or completed since the last publication of this notice. This notice informs the public about proposed contractual actions for capital recovery and management of project resources and facilities consistent with section 9(f) of the Reclamation Project Act of 1939.","document_number":"2025-17936","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/09/17/2025-17936/quarterly-status-report-of-water-service-repayment-and-other-water-related-contract-actions","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-09-17/pdf/2025-17936.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-17936.pdf?1758026710","publication_date":"2025-09-17","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","name":"Interior Department","id":253,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/interior-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/253","parent_id":null,"slug":"interior-department"},{"raw_name":"Bureau of Reclamation","name":"Reclamation Bureau","id":446,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/reclamation-bureau","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/446","parent_id":253,"slug":"reclamation-bureau"}],"excerpts":"telephone 406-247-7733.\n \n \n New <span class=\"match\">contract</span> actions: \n \n 30. Buford-Trenton ID, P-SMBP, North Dakota: Consideration of amendment to <span class=\"match\">Contract</span> No.079D620039 and <span class=\"match\">Contract</span> No. 20XX620085 for the addition of pump sites within project boundaries and an increase in project use power. \n 31. City of Aurora and Pitkin County, Fryingpan-Arkansas Project, Colorado: Consideration for long term excess capacity <span class=\"match\">contract</span>. \n \n Completed <span class=\"match\">contract</span> actions: \n \n 19. Gray Goose ID, Gray Goose Project, P-SMBP, South Dakota: Amendment to <span class=\"match\">Contract</span> No. 0-07-60-W0563 for inclusion"},{"title":"Quarterly Status Report of Water Service, Repayment, and Other Water-Related Contract Actions","type":"Notice","abstract":"Notice is hereby given of contractual actions that have been proposed to the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) and are new, discontinued, or completed since the last publication of this notice. This notice informs the public about proposed contractual actions for capital recovery and management of project resources and facilities consistent with section 9(f) of the Reclamation Project Act of 1939.","document_number":"2026-06411","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/02/2026-06411/quarterly-status-report-of-water-service-repayment-and-other-water-related-contract-actions","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-02/pdf/2026-06411.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-06411.pdf?1775047518","publication_date":"2026-04-02","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","name":"Interior Department","id":253,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/interior-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/253","parent_id":null,"slug":"interior-department"},{"raw_name":"Bureau of Reclamation","name":"Reclamation Bureau","id":446,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/reclamation-bureau","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/446","parent_id":253,"slug":"reclamation-bureau"}],"excerpts":"Reclamation Project Act of 1939 and the regulations at 43 CFR 426.22, Reclamation publishes notice of proposed or amendatory <span class=\"match\">contract</span> actions for any <span class=\"match\">contract</span> for the delivery of project water for authorized uses. \n The public participation procedures do not apply to proposed <span class=\"match\">contracts</span> for the sale of surplus or interim irrigation water for a term of one year or less. Either of the <span class=\"match\">contracting</span> parties may invite the public to observe <span class=\"match\">contract</span> proceedings. All public participation procedures will be coordinated with those involved in complying with the National"},{"title":"Regarding the Acquisition of Certain Assets of EMCORE Corporation by HieFo Corporation","type":"Presidential Document","abstract":null,"document_number":"2026-00248","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/08/2026-00248/regarding-the-acquisition-of-certain-assets-of-emcore-corporation-by-hiefo-corporation","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-01-08/pdf/2026-00248.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-00248.pdf?1767802507","publication_date":"2026-01-08","agencies":[{"raw_name":"EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT","name":"Executive Office of the President","id":538,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/executive-office-of-the-president","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/538","parent_id":null,"slug":"executive-office-of-the-president"}],"excerpts":"2026 \n <span class=\"match\">Regarding</span> the Acquisition of Certain Assets of EMCORE Corporation by HieFo Corporation \n By the <span class=\"match\">authority</span> vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 721 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended (section 721), 50 U.S.C. 4565, it is hereby ordered: \n \n Section 1 \n . \n Findings. \n (a) There is credible evidence that leads me to believe that HieFo Corporation, a company organized under the laws of Delaware (HieFo) and controlled by a citizen of the People's <span class=\"match\">Republic</span> of China"},{"title":"Request for Comments on the World Intellectual Property Organization Riyadh Design Law Treaty","type":"Notice","abstract":"The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) requests input from all interested parties on the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Riyadh Design Law Treaty (RDLT) adopted by WIPO Member States in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on November 22, 2024. In particular, the USPTO welcomes written comments on whether the United States should become a party to the RDLT and any impacts from doing so. The provisions of the RDLT pertain generally to formalities associated with applications for the protection of industrial designs, and more specifically to streamlining the global system for protecting designs and helping designers to more easily obtain protection for their designs--both in home markets and abroad.","document_number":"2026-04901","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/13/2026-04901/request-for-comments-on-the-world-intellectual-property-organization-riyadh-design-law-treaty","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-03-13/pdf/2026-04901.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-04901.pdf?1773319508","publication_date":"2026-03-13","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","name":"Commerce Department","id":54,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/commerce-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/54","parent_id":null,"slug":"commerce-department"},{"raw_name":"Patent and Trademark Office","name":"Patent and Trademark Office","id":402,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/patent-and-trademark-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/402","parent_id":54,"slug":"patent-and-trademark-office"}],"excerpts":"industrial application \n \n knows exactly what elements may be required by <span class=\"match\">Contracting</span> Parties.\n \n Article 6 specifies a list of requirements that may be established by a <span class=\"match\">Contracting</span> Party for the purpose of according a filing date of an industrial design application. This provision establishes a minimal list of filing date requirements, only including requirements that are needed for an Office of a <span class=\"match\">Contracting</span> Party to properly determine “who” filed “what.” \n Article 7 mandates <span class=\"match\">Contracting</span> Parties provide for a 12-month grace period that provides industrial"},{"title":"Tribal Consultation on the WIPO Treaty on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge","type":"Notice","abstract":"The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Department of Commerce, announces a Tribal Consultation, and requests written comments, regarding the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Treaty on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources (GRs) and Associated Traditional Knowledge (ATK) (hereinafter, the \"Treaty\") adopted by WIPO Member States in Geneva, Switzerland on May 24, 2024. The Tribal Consultation will consist of virtual webinars and a request for written comments on whether the United States should sign and implement the Treaty and any impacts of taking those actions. For purposes of this Notice, the words \"Tribe\" or \"Tribes\" are intended to refer to Tribal Nations, State recognized Tribes, other Tribes, and Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders.","document_number":"2025-01092","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/17/2025-01092/tribal-consultation-on-the-wipo-treaty-on-intellectual-property-genetic-resources-and-associated","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-17/pdf/2025-01092.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-01092.pdf?1737035124","publication_date":"2025-01-17","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","name":"Commerce Department","id":54,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/commerce-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/54","parent_id":null,"slug":"commerce-department"},{"raw_name":"Patent and Trademark Office","name":"Patent and Trademark Office","id":402,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/patent-and-trademark-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/402","parent_id":54,"slug":"patent-and-trademark-office"}],"excerpts":"the Treaty: Algeria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Central African <span class=\"match\">Republic</span>, Chile, Colombia, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic People's <span class=\"match\">Republic</span> of Korea, Dominican <span class=\"match\">Republic</span>, Eswatini, Gambia, Ghana, Indonesia, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Marshall Islands, Morocco, Namibia, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, South Africa, Togo, United <span class=\"match\">Republic</span> of Tanzania, Uganda, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Zimbabwe. \n \n (\n https://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/t"},{"title":"FAA Contract Tower Competitive Grant Program; Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Funding Opportunity","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Department of Transportation (DOT), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), announces the opportunity to apply for $20 million in FY 2025 Airport Infrastructure Grant funds for the FAA Contract Tower (FCT) Competitive Grant Program, made available under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 (IIJA), herein referred to as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL). The purpose of the FCT Competitive Grant Program is to make annual grants available to eligible airports for airport-owned airport traffic control tower (ATCT) projects that address the aging infrastructure of the nation's airports.","document_number":"2024-18837","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/08/22/2024-18837/faa-contract-tower-competitive-grant-program-fiscal-year-fy-2025-funding-opportunity","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-08-22/pdf/2024-18837.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-18837.pdf?1724244340","publication_date":"2024-08-22","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":"the FAA's <span class=\"match\">Contract</span> Tower Program or <span class=\"match\">Contract</span> Tower Cost Share Program as defined in 49 U.S.C. 47124, and normally eligible for Airport Improvement Program (AIP) discretionary grants as defined in 49 U.S.C. 47115. The eligible applicants include a public agency, private entity, state agency, Indian Tribe, or Pueblo owning a public-use National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) airport, the Secretary of the Interior for Midway Island airport, the <span class=\"match\">Republic</span> of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the <span class=\"match\">Republic</span> of Palau"},{"title":"Exercise of Time-Limited Authority To Increase the Fiscal Year 2026 Numerical Limitation for the H-2B Temporary Nonagricultural Worker Program","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of Labor, is exercising time-limited Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 authority to issue up to, but not more than, an additional 64,716 visas for the fiscal year. All of these supplemental visas will be available only to those American businesses that are suffering or will suffer impending irreparable harm, i.e., those facing permanent and severe financial loss, as attested by the employer. These supplemental visas will be distributed in three allocations based on the petitioner's start date of need through the end of the fiscal year.","document_number":"2026-02131","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/03/2026-02131/exercise-of-time-limited-authority-to-increase-the-fiscal-year-2026-numerical-limitation-for-the","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-02-03/pdf/2026-02131.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-02131.pdf?1769807723","publication_date":"2026-02-03","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","name":"Homeland Security Department","id":227,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/homeland-security-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/227","parent_id":null,"slug":"homeland-security-department"},{"raw_name":"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":"Employment and Training Administration","name":"Employment and Training Administration","id":133,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/employment-and-training-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/133","parent_id":271,"slug":"employment-and-training-administration"}],"excerpts":"consultation with DOL with respect to <span class=\"match\">whether</span> a qualified U.S. worker is available to fill the petitioning H-2B employer's job opportunity and <span class=\"match\">whether</span> a foreign worker's employment in the job opportunity will adversely affect the wages and working conditions of similarly-employed U.S. workers. \n See \n INA section 214(c)(1); 8 U.S.C. 1184(c)(1); 8 CFR 214.2(h)(6)(iii)(A) and (D).\n \n \n To determine <span class=\"match\">whether</span> to issue a TLC, the Departments have established regulatory procedures under which DOL certifies <span class=\"match\">whether</span> a qualified U.S. worker is available to"},{"title":"Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Preventing Conflicts of Interest for Certain Consulting Services (DFARS Case 2024-D007)","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"DoD is proposing to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement a section of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 that prohibits contracting officers from awarding contracts assigned certain North American Industry Classification System codes to offerors that hold contracts that involve consulting services with certain covered foreign entities.","document_number":"2024-21099","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/09/26/2024-21099/defense-federal-acquisition-regulation-supplement-preventing-conflicts-of-interest-for-certain","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-09-26/pdf/2024-21099.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-21099.pdf?1727268315","publication_date":"2024-09-26","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":"Defense Acquisition Regulations System","name":"Defense Acquisition Regulations System","id":97,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/defense-acquisition-regulations-system","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/97","parent_id":103,"slug":"defense-acquisition-regulations-system"}],"excerpts":"will be required to certify <span class=\"match\">whether</span> or not they hold <span class=\"match\">contracts</span> that involve consulting services with one or more covered foreign entities and <span class=\"match\">whether</span> they maintain a conflict-of-interest mitigation plan. If an offeror certifies that they do hold such a <span class=\"match\">contract</span>, the offeror may consult with the <span class=\"match\">contracting</span> officer and submit a conflict-of-interest mitigation plan that is auditable by a <span class=\"match\">contract</span> oversight entity. If the offeror's plan is approved, the <span class=\"match\">contracting</span> officer will incorporate the plan into the resulting <span class=\"match\">contract</span>. If the offeror does not"},{"title":"Order Granting Conditional Substituted Compliance in Connection With Certain Capital and Financial Reporting Requirements Applicable to Nonbank Swap Dealers Domiciled in the French Republic and Federal Republic of Germany and Subject to Regulation in the European Union","type":"Rule","abstract":"On June 27, 2023, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (\"Commission\" or \"CFTC\") issued a notice and request for comment on an application submitted by the Institute of International Bankers, International Swaps and Derivatives Association, and Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association requesting that the Commission determine that registered nonbank swap dealers organized and domiciled within the European Union may comply with certain capital and financial reporting requirements under the Commodity Exchange Act and Commission regulations by being subject to, and complying with, corresponding capital and financial reporting requirements of the European Union. The Commission also solicited public comment on a proposed comparability determination and related order providing for the conditional availability of substituted compliance in connection with the application. The Commission is adopting the proposed order with certain modifications and clarifications to address comments. The final order provides that a nonbank swap dealer organized and domiciled in the French Republic or the Federal Republic of Germany may satisfy the capital requirements and the financial reporting rules under the applicable provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and Commission regulations by complying with certain specified EU laws and regulations and conditions set forth in the order.","document_number":"2024-15095","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/07/18/2024-15095/order-granting-conditional-substituted-compliance-in-connection-with-certain-capital-and-financial","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-07-18/pdf/2024-15095.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-15095.pdf?1721220314","publication_date":"2024-07-18","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":"submitted by a nonbank SD to its relevant regulatory <span class=\"match\">authority</span> and <span class=\"match\">whether</span> such information provides the regulatory <span class=\"match\">authority</span> with the means necessary to effectively monitor the financial condition of the nonbank SD; \n \n and (iv) the regulatory notices and other communications between a nonbank SD and its foreign regulatory <span class=\"match\">authority</span> that address potential adverse financial or operational issues that may impact the firm. With respect to the ability of the relevant foreign regulatory <span class=\"match\">authority</span> to supervise and enforce compliance with the foreign"},{"title":"Quarterly Status Report of Water Service, Repayment, and Other Water-Related Contract Actions","type":"Notice","abstract":"Notice is hereby given of contractual actions that have been proposed to the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) and are new, discontinued, or completed since the last publication of this notice. This notice is one of a variety of means used to inform the public about proposed contractual actions for capital recovery and management of project resources and facilities consistent with section 9(f) of the Reclamation Project Act of 1939. Additional announcements of individual contract actions may be published in the Federal Register and in newspapers of general circulation in the areas determined by Reclamation to be affected by the proposed action.","document_number":"2024-12229","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/06/04/2024-12229/quarterly-status-report-of-water-service-repayment-and-other-water-related-contract-actions","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-06-04/pdf/2024-12229.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-12229.pdf?1717418731","publication_date":"2024-06-04","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","name":"Interior Department","id":253,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/interior-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/253","parent_id":null,"slug":"interior-department"},{"raw_name":"Bureau of Reclamation","name":"Reclamation Bureau","id":446,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/reclamation-bureau","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/446","parent_id":253,"slug":"reclamation-bureau"}],"excerpts":"public hearings will be reviewed and summarized by the appropriate regional office for use by the <span class=\"match\">contract</span> approving <span class=\"match\">authority</span>. \n 6. Copies of specific proposed <span class=\"match\">contracts</span> may be obtained from the appropriate regional director or his or her designated public contact as they become available for review and comment. \n 7. In the event modifications are made in the form of a proposed <span class=\"match\">contract</span>, the appropriate regional director shall determine <span class=\"match\">whether</span> <span class=\"match\">republication</span> of the notice and/or extension of the comment period is necessary. \n Factors considered in making"}]}