{"description":"Documents matching 'delegate authority making determinations hardship'","count":2193,"total_pages":50,"next_page_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents?conditions%5Bterm%5D=delegate+authority+making+determinations+hardship&format=json&page=2","results":[{"title":"Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements Under Title VII, the ADA, GINA, and the PWFA","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (\"EEOC\" or \"Commission\") is issuing a final rule amending its regulations regarding recordkeeping and reporting requirements to delegate authority for making determinations on hardship exemption applications, to set forth the procedure for applying for exemptions, and to provide a non-exhaustive list of criteria for considering exemption applications.","document_number":"2024-31751","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/10/2024-31751/recordkeeping-and-reporting-requirements-under-title-vii-the-ada-gina-and-the-pwfa","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-10/pdf/2024-31751.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-31751.pdf?1736343919","publication_date":"2025-01-10","agencies":[{"raw_name":"EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION","name":"Equal Employment Opportunity Commission","id":147,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/equal-employment-opportunity-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/147","parent_id":null,"slug":"equal-employment-opportunity-commission"}],"excerpts":"ACTION: \n Final rule. \n \n \n SUMMARY: \n The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC” or “Commission”) is issuing a final rule amending its regulations regarding recordkeeping and reporting requirements to <span class=\"match\">delegate</span> <span class=\"match\">authority</span> for <span class=\"match\">making</span> <span class=\"match\">determinations</span> on <span class=\"match\">hardship</span> exemption applications, to set forth the procedure for applying for exemptions, and to provide a non-exhaustive list of criteria for considering exemption applications. \n \n \n DATES: \n Effective January 10, 2025. \n \n \n FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: \n \n Gary Hozempa, Senior Attorney"},{"title":"Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements Under Title VII, the ADA, GINA, and the PWFA","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (\"EEOC\" or \"Commission\") is proposing to amend its regulations regarding recordkeeping and reporting requirements to delegate authority for making determinations on hardship exemption applications, to set forth the procedure for applying for exemptions, and to provide a non- exhaustive list of criteria for considering exemption applications. These actions are necessary for administrative efficiency and transparency.","document_number":"2024-23327","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/10/11/2024-23327/recordkeeping-and-reporting-requirements-under-title-vii-the-ada-gina-and-the-pwfa","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-10-11/pdf/2024-23327.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-23327.pdf?1728564321","publication_date":"2024-10-11","agencies":[{"raw_name":"EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION","name":"Equal Employment Opportunity Commission","id":147,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/equal-employment-opportunity-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/147","parent_id":null,"slug":"equal-employment-opportunity-commission"}],"excerpts":"ACTION: \n Notice of proposed rulemaking. \n \n \n SUMMARY: \n The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC” or “Commission”) is proposing to amend its regulations regarding recordkeeping and reporting requirements to <span class=\"match\">delegate</span> <span class=\"match\">authority</span> for <span class=\"match\">making</span> <span class=\"match\">determinations</span> on <span class=\"match\">hardship</span> exemption applications, to set forth the procedure for applying for exemptions, and to provide a non-exhaustive list of criteria for considering exemption applications. These actions are necessary for administrative efficiency and transparency. \n \n \n DATES: \n Comments on the"},{"title":"Student Debt Relief Based on Hardship for the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program (Direct Loans), the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program, the Federal Perkins Loan (Perkins) Program, and the Health Education Assistance Loan (HEAL) Program","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Secretary proposes to amend the regulations related to the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA), to provide for the waiver of certain student loan debts. The proposed regulations would specify the Secretary's authority to waive all or part of any student loan debts owed to the Department based on the Secretary's determination that a borrower has experienced or is experiencing hardship related to such a loan.","document_number":"2024-25067","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/10/31/2024-25067/student-debt-relief-based-on-hardship-for-the-william-d-ford-federal-direct-loan-program-direct","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-10-31/pdf/2024-25067.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-25067.pdf?1730292330","publication_date":"2024-10-31","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION","name":"Education Department","id":126,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/education-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/126","parent_id":null,"slug":"education-department"}],"excerpts":"characteristics from each other, <span class=\"match\">making</span> it challenging to determine how such characteristics should be weighted for consistent waiver amount <span class=\"match\">determinations</span>. \n Overall, then, we believe a rebuttable presumption of a full waiver would facilitate the greatest consistency in decision-<span class=\"match\">making</span>. Here, a rebuttable presumption means that if the presumption of full relief were rebutted, only then would the Department conduct a more involved <span class=\"match\">determination</span>. And doing so in more isolated cases would allow the Department's <span class=\"match\">determinations</span> to be more consistent and accurate"},{"title":"Apportionments","type":"Rule","abstract":"This final rule amends Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) regulations to limit the circumstances in which benefits will be apportioned and to stop making need-based apportionments. Currently, in limited situations, VA may pay a portion of a VA beneficiary's monetary benefits directly to the beneficiary's dependent, referred to as an apportionment. To qualify, the dependent cannot reside with the beneficiary, must demonstrate financial need, and the apportionment must not cause financial hardship to the beneficiary. VA claims processors, whose expertise is in VA benefits and not in matters related to child or spousal support, decide whether to take monetary benefits from the beneficiary and reallocate the funds to dependents. VA claims processors can take this action without the consent of the beneficiary. These apportionment decisions, which can have significant financial consequences, are based on both parties' self-reported income and self-reported expenses. Unlike State courts, VA has no ability to compel evidence of income and expenses. Allegations of inadequate child or spousal support involve complex issues of family law that are best suited to the expertise and authority of State courts. VA apportionments can upset the expectations upon which a State court support award was predicated, requiring a State court to expend additional resources to revisit a prior determination. Finally, due to their intricacy, a significant amount of information is needed to adjudicate apportionment claims properly. While this information is typically available to State courts, VA must attempt to gather this information from the VA beneficiary and the beneficiary's dependent, which is unavoidably a time-consuming process. The time and effort needed to gather this information increases VA workloads and consumes resources that are better utilized to process veterans' claims. Because VA apportionment awards may conflict with the awards of better-situated State family courts, and because VA lacks the authority and expertise to make fully informed, accurate, and economically appropriate awards, VA is amending its regulations to discontinue making need-based apportionment awards. VA will continue making apportionment awards in situations when a veteran or surviving spouse is incarcerated, or when an incompetent veteran, who does not have a fiduciary, is institutionalized at government expense. VA will not discontinue any current apportionments because of this rulemaking.","document_number":"2026-00237","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/09/2026-00237/apportionments","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-01-09/pdf/2026-00237.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-00237.pdf?1767879911","publication_date":"2026-01-09","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS","name":"Veterans Affairs Department","id":520,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/veterans-affairs-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/520","parent_id":null,"slug":"veterans-affairs-department"}],"excerpts":"\n A. Delegation of <span class=\"match\">Authority</span> \n Many commenters stated that VA cannot <span class=\"match\">delegate</span> its exclusive jurisdiction to State courts because that delegation is a violation of the Constitution and Supremacy Clause. Commenters also stated that VA's Secretary (Secretary) is not able to <span class=\"match\">delegate</span> his powers because of 38 U.S.C. 511. Finally, commenters suggested that the proposed rule would force Congress to amend 38 U.S.C. 5307 to allow the Secretary to <span class=\"match\">delegate</span> his powers to the States. \n \n VA Response: \n VA is not <span class=\"match\">delegating</span> its <span class=\"match\">authority</span> to State courts. Congress"},{"title":"Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Distribution Transformers","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"A Presidential determination issued on April 20, 2026, found that grid infrastructure supply chains, including distribution transformers and electrical core steel, are essential to national defense, and that U.S. industry faces critical constraints from limited domestic product capacity, extended procurement timelines, and foreign supply dependence. The U.S. Department of Energy (\"DOE\") is initiating an information and data gathering effort to understand how the energy conservation standards for distribution transformers adopted in an April 2024 final rule, with compliance required in 2029, interact with these national security considerations, including impacts on domestic manufacturing capacity, supply chain resilience, and the availability and cost of key materials. DOE is also seeking information on whether the revised energy conservation standards result in special hardship, inequity, or unfair distribution of burdens, including investment needs and market conditions associated with redesigning equipment to comply by the 2029 compliance date.","document_number":"2026-11971","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/15/2026-11971/energy-conservation-program-energy-conservation-standards-for-distribution-transformers","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-15/pdf/2026-11971.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-11971.pdf?1781268314","publication_date":"2026-06-15","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY","name":"Energy Department","id":136,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/energy-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/136","parent_id":null,"slug":"energy-department"}],"excerpts":"manufacturing tools, are industrial resources, materials, or critical technology items essential to national defense. Presidential <span class=\"match\">Determination</span> No. 2026-10 of April 20, 2026, \n Presidential <span class=\"match\">Determination</span> Pursuant to Section 303 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as Amended, on Grid Infrastructure, Equipment, and Supply Chain Capacity, \n 91 FR 21931 (Apr. 23, 2026) (“Presidential <span class=\"match\">Determination</span>”). The Presidential <span class=\"match\">Determination</span>, consistent with Executive Order 14156 of January 20, 2025, \n Declaring a National Energy Emergency, \n 4 \n \n also found that"},{"title":"Debt Collection Authorities Under the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Department of the Treasury (\"Treasury\"), Bureau of the Fiscal Service (\"Fiscal Service\"), proposes to revise its existing regulations regarding the Treasury Offset Program (\"TOP\") for several reasons, including to: restore statutory flexibility that was unnecessarily restricted; implement new authorities; eliminate repetitive and unnecessary language; reword certain provisions for clarity, consistent with the requirements of the Plain Writing Act of 2010 and Executive Order 12866; and better organize the regulations for easier comprehension.","document_number":"2025-23704","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/23/2025-23704/debt-collection-authorities-under-the-debt-collection-improvement-act-of-1996","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-12-23/pdf/2025-23704.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-23704.pdf?1766411117","publication_date":"2025-12-23","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 Secretary"},{"raw_name":"Fiscal Service","name":"Fiscal Service","id":585,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/fiscal-service","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/585","parent_id":497,"slug":"fiscal-service"}],"excerpts":"FROM THE JUDGMENT FUND AND UNDER PRIVATE RELIEF BILLS \n \n 3. The <span class=\"match\">authority</span> citation for part 256 continues to read as follows: \n \n <span class=\"match\">Authority</span>: \n 31 U.S.C. 1304, 3728; 41 U.S.C. 612; 5 U.S.C. 2301 note. \n \n \n § 256.21 \n \n \n 4. Amend § 256.21 by removing “285.5” and adding in its place “part 285, subpart A,”. \n \n PART 285—DEBT COLLECTION <span class=\"match\">AUTHORITIES</span> UNDER THE DEBT COLLECTION IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1996 \n \n 5. The <span class=\"match\">authority</span> citation for part 285 continues to read as follows: \n \n <span class=\"match\">Authority</span>: \n 5 U.S.C. 5514; 26 U.S.C. 6402; 31 U.S.C. 321, 3701, 3711, 3716"},{"title":"Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2027; and Basic Health Program","type":"Rule","abstract":"This final rule contains provisions to improve implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, including payment parameters and provisions related to the HHS-operated risk adjustment and risk adjustment data validation (HHS-RADV) programs, as well as 2027 user fee rates for issuers offering qualified health plans (QHPs) through Federally-facilitated Exchanges (FFEs) and State-based Exchanges on the Federal platform (SBE-FPs). This final rule also includes provisions related to civil money penalties (CMPs) for noncompliant issuers and other responsible entities; standards governing agents, brokers, and web-brokers; the expansion and codification of hardship exemption eligibility; implementation of the State Exchange Improper Payment Measurement (SEIPM); provider access standards and essential community provider standards for QHP certification; QHP certification of non-network plans; a prohibition on issuers from including routine non-pediatric dental services as an Essential Health Benefit (EHB); requirements related to defrayal for the cost of any State-required benefits in addition to the EHB; cost- sharing flexibilities for catastrophic and individual market bronze plans; establishment of catastrophic plans with plan terms of up to 10 consecutive plan years; QHP issuer quality improvement strategies (QISs); and revisions affecting which enrollees are included in Federal Basic Health Program (BHP) payment calculations to States. This final rule also includes amendments to implement certain provisions of the Working Families Tax Cut (WFTC) legislation.","document_number":"2026-10050","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/20/2026-10050/patient-protection-and-affordable-care-act-hhs-notice-of-benefit-and-payment-parameters-for-2027-and","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-20/pdf/2026-10050.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-10050.pdf?1779135308","publication_date":"2026-05-20","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","id":45,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/45","parent_id":221,"slug":"centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services"},{"raw_name":"Office of the Secretary"}],"excerpts":"exemptions, or they may <span class=\"match\">delegate</span> exemption processing to HHS. Most State Exchanges currently <span class=\"match\">delegate</span> <span class=\"match\">hardship</span> exemption processing to HHS.\n 183 \n \n HHS published guidance on September 4, 2025, that expanded eligibility for a <span class=\"match\">hardship</span> exemption to individuals ineligible for APTC or CSRs due to projected household income for consumers in FFE States, SBE-FP States, and State Exchange States that <span class=\"match\">delegate</span> their exemption processing to HHS.\n 184 \n \n We stated in the proposed rule that the proposal to amend § 155.605(d)(1) would expand <span class=\"match\">hardship</span> exemption eligibility"},{"title":"Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2027; and Basic Health Program","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"This proposed rule contains provisions to improve implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, including payment parameters and provisions related to the HHS-operated risk adjustment and risk adjustment data validation (HHS-RADV) programs, as well as 2027 user fee rates for issuers offering qualified health plans (QHPs) through Federally-facilitated Exchanges (FFEs) and State-based Exchanges on the Federal platform (SBE-FPs). This proposed rule also includes provisions related to civil money penalties (CMPs) for noncompliant issuers and other responsible entities; standards governing agents, brokers, and web-brokers; the expansion and codification of hardship exemption eligibility; implementation of the State Exchange Improper Payment Measurement (SEIPM); provider access standards and essential community provider standards for QHP certification; QHP certification of non-network plans; a prohibition on issuers from including routine non-pediatric dental services as an Essential Health Benefit (EHB); cost-sharing flexibilities for catastrophic and individual market bronze plans; establishment of catastrophic plans with plan terms of up to 10 consecutive years; QHP issuer quality improvement strategies (QISs); revisions affecting which enrollees are included in Federal Basic Health Program (BHP) payment calculations to States; and seeks comment on potential adjustments to other Federal standards, including the Federal medical loss ratio (MLR) standard in the individual market. This proposed rule also includes amendments to implement certain provisions of the Working Families Tax Cut (WFTC) legislation.","document_number":"2026-02769","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/11/2026-02769/patient-protection-and-affordable-care-act-hhs-notice-of-benefit-and-payment-parameters-for-2027-and","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-02-11/pdf/2026-02769.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-02769.pdf?1770671709","publication_date":"2026-02-11","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","id":45,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/45","parent_id":221,"slug":"centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services"},{"raw_name":"Office of the Secretary"}],"excerpts":"process exemptions, or they may <span class=\"match\">delegate</span> exemption processing to HHS. Most State Exchanges currently <span class=\"match\">delegate</span> <span class=\"match\">hardship</span> exemption processing to HHS.\n 121 \n \n HHS published guidance on September 4, 2025, that expanded eligibility for a <span class=\"match\">hardship</span> exemption to individuals ineligible for APTC or CSRs due to projected household income for consumers in FFE States, SBE-FP States, and State Exchange States that <span class=\"match\">delegate</span> their exemption processing to HHS.\n 122 \n \n The proposal to amend § 155.605(d)(1) would expand <span class=\"match\">hardship</span> exemption eligibility to consumers"},{"title":"Enhancing Know-Your-Upstream-Provider Requirements and Strengthening STIR/SHAKEN (Call Authentication Trust Anchor; Advanced Methods To Target and Eliminate Unlawful Robocalls)","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) proposes steps to strengthen its robocall mitigation framework by enhancing Know-Your-Upstream-Provider (KYUP) requirements, improving oversight of voice service providers by the STIR/SHAKEN Governance Authority, raising caller ID attestation standards, and closing implementation gaps in STIR/SHAKEN implementation. Specifically, the Commission proposes establishing baseline KYUP information-collection, compliance review, verification, monitoring, and responsive-action requirements to ensure providers can identify and cut off bad-actor upstream providers. The Commission also proposes measures to expand the Governance Authority's vetting, enforcement, and reporting responsibilities to prevent misuse of STIR/SHAKEN certificates and to remove noncompliant providers from the authentication ecosystem. The Commission further proposes clarifying and strengthening STIR/SHAKEN attestation rules, including codifying attestation levels, defining improper attestations, and specifying permissible mechanisms for verifying number-to-customer associations. Additionally, the Commission proposes and seeks comment on additional steps to close caller ID authentication gaps, such as refining provider definitions, reconsidering exemptions, requiring providers serving end users to assign STIR/SHAKEN attestations, and ensuring calls maintain authentication information. The Commission also seeks comment on special circumstances, including addressing issues with foreign- originated calls.","document_number":"2026-13874","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/09/2026-13874/enhancing-know-your-upstream-provider-requirements-and-strengthening-stirshaken-call-authentication","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-09/pdf/2026-13874.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-13874.pdf?1783514714","publication_date":"2026-07-09","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":"Governance <span class=\"match\">Authority</span> policies do not sufficiently guard against misuse of certificates and the role Certification <span class=\"match\">Authorities</span> may play in such misuse. To our knowledge, the Governance <span class=\"match\">Authority</span> has not suspended or removed any Certification <span class=\"match\">Authorities</span>. Commission staff has observed changes in the number of Certification <span class=\"match\">Authorities</span>, but believes those have been due to voluntary decisions by Certification <span class=\"match\">Authorities</span>. We propose to require that the Governance <span class=\"match\">Authority</span> establish a process to accept information about Certification <span class=\"match\">Authority</span> practices"},{"title":"Health Care Programs: Fraud and Abuse; Revisions to the Office of Inspector General's Exclusion Authorities","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"This proposed rule proposes to amend the regulations relating to exclusion authorities under the authority of the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS or the Department). The proposed rule would codify changes made by the Medicaid Services Investment and Accountability Act of 2019 (MSIAA), that added exclusion authorities related to misclassification and false information about outpatient drugs. The proposed rule would also update and clarify OIG's procedures for excluding individuals and entities from participation in the Federal health care programs, including the factors that will be considered in determining the length of exclusions, the provisions governing notices of exclusions, and certain provisions related to reinstatement into the programs.","document_number":"2024-26804","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/12/02/2024-26804/health-care-programs-fraud-and-abuse-revisions-to-the-office-of-inspector-generals-exclusion","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-12-02/pdf/2024-26804.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-26804.pdf?1732887923","publication_date":"2024-12-02","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":"Office of Inspector General, Department of Health and Human Services","name":"Inspector General Office, Health and Human Services Department","id":245,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/inspector-general-office-health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/245","parent_id":221,"slug":"inspector-general-office-health-and-human-services-department"}],"excerpts":"on OIG-initiated <span class=\"match\">determinations</span> of misconduct, \n e.g., \n poor quality care or submission of false claims for Medicare or Medicaid payment. With certain exceptions, there are no specified minimum periods of exclusion under these permissive <span class=\"match\">authorities</span>.\n \n \n Over the years, several statutory and regulatory provisions have amended or \n \n further clarified OIG's exclusion <span class=\"match\">authorities</span>. For example, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) expanded OIG's <span class=\"match\">authorities</span> to add several exclusion <span class=\"match\">authorities</span> (sections 1128(a)(3)"},{"title":"Suitability and Fitness","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is amending the Federal Government personnel vetting adjudicative processes for determining suitability and taking suitability actions. The final rule will improve the efficiency, rigor, and timeliness by which OPM and agencies vet individuals for risk to the integrity and efficiency of the service and make clear that individuals who engage in serious misconduct while employed in Federal service are subject to the same suitability procedures and actions as applicants for employment. It also ensures that suitability determinations and actions are applied consistently with Merit System Principles.","document_number":"2026-13154","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/30/2026-13154/suitability-and-fitness","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-30/pdf/2026-13154.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-13154.pdf?1782737115","publication_date":"2026-06-30","agencies":[{"raw_name":"OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","name":"Personnel Management Office","id":406,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/personnel-management-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/406","parent_id":null,"slug":"personnel-management-office"}],"excerpts":"decision-<span class=\"match\">making</span> <span class=\"match\">authority</span> for suitability actions and to require independence in decision-<span class=\"match\">making</span>. Specifically, in § 731.304 OPM proposed to clarify that the OPM Director, or designee, will make the final decision regarding a suitability action. When the OPM Director <span class=\"match\">delegates</span> such decision-<span class=\"match\">making</span>, the OPM employee authorized to make the decision would be required to be appropriately independent from the employee who made the suitability <span class=\"match\">determination</span> and proposed the action. For example, the employee adjudicating the suitability <span class=\"match\">determination</span> (\n i"},{"title":"Permitting Reform-Environmental Review Process","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Surface Transportation Board (Board) proposes to clarify, update, and streamline its existing environmental regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and to add delegations of authority related to environmental review. The Board is taking this action to conform its regulations to current practices and changes in the law and to support government-wide consistency in the NEPA process to the extent practicable and in accordance with Board authorities. Among those changes are the Council on Environmental Quality's (CEQ) rescission of its NEPA implementing regulations, the 2023 and 2025 amendments to NEPA, changes to other relevant statutes, executive orders, and case law relating to the implementation of NEPA, including recent U.S. Supreme Court precedent. These revisions will also ensure the development and continuance of a sound rail transportation system and reduce regulatory barriers to entry into and exit from the rail industry. The Board asks for comments on the proposed changes.","document_number":"2026-05791","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/25/2026-05791/permitting-reform-environmental-review-process","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-03-25/pdf/2026-05791.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-05791.pdf?1774356315","publication_date":"2026-03-25","agencies":[{"raw_name":"SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD","name":"Surface Transportation Board","id":481,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/surface-transportation-board","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/481","parent_id":null,"slug":"surface-transportation-board"}],"excerpts":"interested entities but are not substantial enough to warrant discussion. \n Part 1011—Board Organization and Delegations of <span class=\"match\">Authority</span> \n § 1011.2—The Board; § 1011.7—Delegations of <span class=\"match\">Authority</span> by the Board to Specific Offices of the Board \n The Board proposes to update existing delegations and <span class=\"match\">delegate</span> additional <span class=\"match\">authority</span> to the Director of the OEA (Director) to streamline environmental and historic reviews and the Board's decision-<span class=\"match\">making</span> process in such matters. The Board also proposes to move the existing delegations to the Director in 49 CFR 1105.2 to"},{"title":"Implementation of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is issuing this final rule and interpretive guidance to implement the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, which requires a covered entity to provide reasonable accommodations to a qualified employee's or applicant's known limitations related to, affected by, or arising out of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, unless the accommodation will cause an undue hardship on the operation of the business of the covered entity.","document_number":"2024-07527","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/04/19/2024-07527/implementation-of-the-pregnant-workers-fairness-act","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-04-19/pdf/2024-07527.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-07527.pdf?1713194114","publication_date":"2024-04-19","agencies":[{"raw_name":"EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION","name":"Equal Employment Opportunity Commission","id":147,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/equal-employment-opportunity-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/147","parent_id":null,"slug":"equal-employment-opportunity-commission"}],"excerpts":"should play a role in the undue <span class=\"match\">hardship</span> <span class=\"match\">determination</span>. The factors considered in the undue <span class=\"match\">hardship</span> analysis under the PWFA mirror those under the ADA. Accordingly, an employer cannot assert undue <span class=\"match\">hardship</span> based on employees' fears or prejudices toward the individual's pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical condition, nor can an undue <span class=\"match\">hardship</span> defense be based on the possibility that granting an accommodation would negatively impact the morale of other employees. Employers, however, may be able to show undue <span class=\"match\">hardship</span> where the provision of an accommodation"},{"title":"Incarcerated People's Communication Services; Implementation of the Martha Wright-Reed Act; Rates for Interstate Inmate Calling Services","type":"Rule","abstract":"In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) adopts rules addressing all intrastate, interstate, and international audio and video incarcerated people's communication services (IPCS), including video visitation services. The reforms include adopting permanent rate caps for audio IPCS and interim rate caps for video; prohibiting IPCS providers from making site commission payments associated with IPCS and preempting state and local laws and regulations requiring such commissions; prohibiting IPCS providers from imposing any separate ancillary service charges on IPCS consumers; strengthening the Commission's requirements for access to IPCS by incarcerated people with disabilities; permitting IPCS providers to offer optional alternate pricing plans that comply with the rate caps; strengthening existing consumer disclosure and inactive account requirements; revising the existing annual reporting and certification requirements; facilitating enforcement of the new IPCS rules; and delegating authority to the Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau (WCB), Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau (CGB), and Office of Economics and Analytics (OEA).","document_number":"2024-19037","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/09/20/2024-19037/incarcerated-peoples-communication-services-implementation-of-the-martha-wright-reed-act-rates-for","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-09-20/pdf/2024-19037.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-19037.pdf?1726663521","publication_date":"2024-09-20","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":"it is acting within the scope of its congressionally <span class=\"match\">delegated</span> <span class=\"match\">authority</span>.” Section 201(b) of the Communications Act gives the Commission <span class=\"match\">authority</span> over interstate and international IPCS. And as explained above, the Martha Wright-Reed Act amended section 276(b)(1)(A) to clearly establish the Commission's <span class=\"match\">authority</span> to ensure just and reasonable rates for intrastate as well as other jurisdictional inmate communications. The Martha Wright-Reed Act also expanded the Commission's section 276 <span class=\"match\">authority</span> over “payphone service” in correctional institutions"},{"title":"Recission of Final Rule: Improving Protections for Workers in Temporary Agricultural Employment in the United States","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Department of Labor (Department or DOL) is proposing to amend its regulations governing the certification of agricultural labor or services to be performed by temporary foreign workers in H-2A nonimmigrant status (H-2A workers) and enforcement of the contractual obligations applicable to employers of such nonimmigrant workers. This notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM or proposed rule) that would rescind provisions contained within a final rule published by the Department on April 29, 2024, which adopted a number of unnecessary, burdensome, and costly requirements on employers. Specifically, these provisions include, but are not limited to, substantial new requirements associated with the material terms and conditions offered by employers to H-2A workers that are not commonly provided to other U.S. workers, including progressive discipline policies for cause-based employment terminations, anti-retaliation measures for certain workers engaged in self-organization and other concerted activities, and expanding the authority and scope for a State Workforce Agency (SWA) to discontinue employment services to employers, which prevents those employers from accessing the H-2A program, while eliminating employers' option to request a hearing prior to the SWA's final determination. Further, the final rule imposed extensive highly-sensitive data collection requirements on employers related to their use of foreign labor recruiters, including personal names and physical addresses abroad, as well as detailed personal information associated with all owners of the employers, operators of the place(s) of employment, and supervisor(s) and manager(s) of workers employed under the terms of the work contract, with very limited or no practical utility to the agency's statutory decision making. A brief summary of this rulemaking can be found at www.regulations.gov by searching by the RIN: 1205-AC25.","document_number":"2025-12315","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/07/02/2025-12315/recission-of-final-rule-improving-protections-for-workers-in-temporary-agricultural-employment-in","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-07-02/pdf/2025-12315.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-12315.pdf?1751287533","publication_date":"2025-07-02","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","name":"Labor Department","id":271,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/labor-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/271","parent_id":null,"slug":"labor-department"},{"raw_name":"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"},{"raw_name":"Wage and Hour Division","name":"Wage and Hour Division","id":524,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/wage-and-hour-division","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/524","parent_id":271,"slug":"wage-and-hour-division"}],"excerpts":"strikes or lock-outs, labor certification program debarments, workers' compensation assurances, and positive recruitment. \n \n The Secretary has <span class=\"match\">delegated</span> the <span class=\"match\">authority</span> to issue temporary agricultural labor certifications to the Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, who in turn has <span class=\"match\">delegated</span> that <span class=\"match\">authority</span> to ETA's Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC).\n 2 \n \n In addition, the Secretary has <span class=\"match\">delegated</span> to the Department's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) the responsibility under sec. 218(g)(2) of the INA, 8 U.S.C. 1188(g)(2), to assure employer"},{"title":"Medicaid Program; Community Engagement Requirement for Certain Individuals","type":"Rule","abstract":"This interim final rule with comment period (IFC) interprets and implements the community engagement requirement in Medicaid under section 1902(xx) of the Social Security Act. States are required to implement the new requirement no later than January 1, 2027. This IFC specifies the requirements and expectations for States, including the Medicaid applicants and beneficiaries who must demonstrate community engagement as a condition of their eligibility, the types of qualifying activities that satisfy the community engagement requirement, the criteria to meet an exception from the requirement (that is, be deemed compliant), and the criteria to meet a specified exclusion from the requirement. It also specifies requirements for verification of qualifying activities, outreach to affected populations, steps States must take if they determine individuals are noncompliant, and additional operational considerations for States. Finally, this IFC specifies implementation timing and establishes new State reporting requirements.","document_number":"2026-11094","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/03/2026-11094/medicaid-program-community-engagement-requirement-for-certain-individuals","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-03/pdf/2026-11094.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-11094.pdf?1780346707","publication_date":"2026-06-03","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":"a[n] [undue <span class=\"match\">hardship</span>] waiver, the hearing and appeal rights, and the time frames involved.” CMS State Medicaid Manual, Section 3810(D). \n \n For the procedures relating to the asset transfer and trust undue <span class=\"match\">hardship</span> provisions, CMS has historically \n \n instructed States as follows: “[Y]our undue <span class=\"match\">hardship</span> provision must, at a minimum, provide for: Notice to recipients that an undue <span class=\"match\">hardship</span> exception exists; A timely process for determining whether an undue <span class=\"match\">hardship</span> waiver will be granted; [and] A process under which an adverse <span class=\"match\">determination</span> can be appealed"},{"title":"Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority Racetrack Safety Rule Modification","type":"Notice","abstract":"As required by the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act of 2020, the Federal Trade Commission publishes a proposed modification of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority's rules addressing horseracing in the United States. The proposed rule modification would amend the Rule Series 2000 Racetrack Safety Rule, which establishes rules concerning racetrack safety and the safety of Covered Horses and Covered Persons. This document contains the Authority's proposed rule modification's text and explanation, and it seeks public comment on whether the Commission should approve the proposed rule modification.","document_number":"2024-06911","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/04/08/2024-06911/horseracing-integrity-and-safety-authority-racetrack-safety-rule-modification","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-04-08/pdf/2024-06911.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-06911.pdf?1712321116","publication_date":"2024-04-08","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION","name":"Federal Trade Commission","id":192,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-trade-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/192","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-trade-commission"}],"excerpts":"Accreditation” by the <span class=\"match\">Authority</span>, and the length of time before the <span class=\"match\">Authority</span> is able to conduct an assessment of the track, might allow safety concerns to go unaddressed.\n 33 \n \n The <span class=\"match\">Authority</span> notes that these comments do not address the modifications and concern provisions that have already been approved. Regardless, if safety concerns arise, the <span class=\"match\">Authority</span> may intervene by issuing a Notice of Suspected or Actual Violation. In the case of very serious hazards, provisional suspension under Rule 2117 also provides the <span class=\"match\">Authority</span> with the ability to address"},{"title":"Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) proposes to revise the Guidance for Federal Financial Assistance to improve government- wide policies and requirements related to the management of grants, cooperative agreements, and other forms of assistance. OMB is proposing revisions that would improve transparency, accountability, and oversight for Federal awards across the Federal Government. This includes ensuring that American tax dollars are not wasted or misused, activities performed under Federal awards are consistent with law and policy, and recipients are held accountable when they fail to meet relevant standards. The revisions also aim to ensure that basic American principles of equality and equal opportunity are upheld throughout all stages of the award making process and that unlawful discrimination is no longer permitted. Proposed changes also include providing further clarification on the regulatory status of the OMB requirements and on the process for future updates to the government- wide requirements. Finally, OMB also proposes changes to reduce recipient burden. The listed Federal grant-making agencies propose conforming changes to their respective adopting regulations, or, in the case of some agencies and other entities, establishing new adopting regulations or policies. The proposed changes reflect the administration's commitment to transparency, accountability, and proper oversight for the Federal grantmaking process. The proposed regulations seek to ensure that American tax dollars are ultimately used to serve the needs of the American public.","document_number":"2026-10817","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/29/2026-10817/regulation-for-federal-financial-assistance","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-29/pdf/2026-10817.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-10817.pdf?1779984020","publication_date":"2026-05-29","agencies":[{"raw_name":"OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET","name":"Management and Budget Office","id":280,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/management-and-budget-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/280","parent_id":null,"slug":"management-and-budget-office"},{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services 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To limit repetition in the preamble for this proposed rule, OMB does not recite the basis for that <span class=\"match\">authority</span> separately, but proposes to find that the same general principles apply. \n OMB and the participating agencies rely on this discretionary <span class=\"match\">authority</span>, where it applies, for the proposed discretionary termination and suspension provisions, in addition to OMB's <span class=\"match\">authorities</span> for government-wide grants"},{"title":"Revision of National Environmental Policy Act Regulations","type":"Rule","abstract":"FHWA, FRA, and FTA are publishing this interim final rule (IFR) to modify the regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) that apply to all three agencies to be consistent with the removal of regulations previously issued by the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), the amendments to NEPA included in the section of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 known as the Building United States Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews (BUILDER) Act of 2023, and amendments regarding efficient environmental reviews included in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021. 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General statements of policy provide notice of an agency's intentions as to how it will enforce statutory requirements, again without creating enforceable rights or obligations for regulated parties under <span class=\"match\">delegated</span> congressional <span class=\"match\">authority</span>. Both of these types of agency action are expressly exempted from notice and comment by statute, 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(A).\n \n \n Accordingly, although"},{"title":"Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Threatened Species Status With Section 4(d) Rule for the Borneo Earless Monitor","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), propose to list the Borneo earless monitor (Lanthanotus borneensis), a lizard species from Borneo, as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). This determination also serves as our 12-month finding on a petition to list the Borneo earless monitor. After a review of the best scientific and commercial data available, we find that listing the species is warranted. Accordingly, we propose to list the Borneo earless monitor as a threatened species with protective regulations under section 4(d) of the Act (\"4(d) rule\"). 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