{"description":"Documents matching 'deliverables coordination ensure timely participatory'","count":137,"total_pages":7,"next_page_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents?conditions%5Bterm%5D=deliverables+coordination+ensure+timely+participatory&format=json&page=2","results":[{"title":"Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Patient Engagement, Information Sharing, and Public Health Interoperability","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"This proposed rule seeks to advance interoperability, improve transparency, and support the access, exchange, and use of electronic health information through proposals for: standards adoption; adoption of certification criteria to advance public health data exchange; expanded uses of certified application programming interfaces, such as for electronic prior authorization, patient access, care management, and care coordination; and information sharing under the information blocking regulations. It proposes to establish a new baseline version of the United States Core Data for Interoperability. The proposed rule would update the ONC Health IT Certification Program to enhance interoperability and optimize certification processes to reduce burden and costs. The proposed rule would also implement certain provisions related to the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA), which would support the reliability, privacy, security, and trust within TEFCA.","document_number":"2024-14975","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/08/05/2024-14975/health-data-technology-and-interoperability-patient-engagement-information-sharing-and-public-health","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-08-05/pdf/2024-14975.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-14975.pdf?1721825115","publication_date":"2024-08-05","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Office of the Secretary"}],"excerpts":"to governance for TEFCA to <span class=\"match\">ensure</span> all QHINs are aligned and able to manage risk effectively. In § 172.201(c)(5), we propose that a QHIN must maintain an enforceable dispute resolution policy governing Participants in the Designated Network that permits Participants to reasonably, <span class=\"match\">timely</span>, and fairly adjudicate disputes that arise between each other, the QHIN, or other QHINs. This proposed requirement would afford flexibility to QHINs to establish their own dispute resolution process while <span class=\"match\">ensuring</span> the process is <span class=\"match\">timely</span> and fair. Disputes may arise"},{"title":"Proposed Priority and Requirements-Innovative Rehabilitation Training Program","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Department of Education (Department) proposes a priority and requirements under the Innovative Rehabilitation Training program, Assistance Listing Number 84.263G. The Department may use the proposed priority and requirements for competitions in fiscal year (FY) 2025 and later years. We take this action to promote the development of innovative and improved methods of training on promising vocational rehabilitation (VR) counseling, engagement, and service delivery strategies and practices to State VR agency personnel or other public or non-profit rehabilitation professionals and paraprofessionals (including those enrolled in master's or bachelor's level rehabilitation programs) to provide quality VR and supported employment services that lead to quality employment outcomes for individuals with disabilities.","document_number":"2024-29996","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/12/18/2024-29996/proposed-priority-and-requirements-innovative-rehabilitation-training-program","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-12-18/pdf/2024-29996.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-29996.pdf?1734443171","publication_date":"2024-12-18","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":"otherwise submit your comments via \n www.regulations.gov, \n please contact the program contact person listed under \n FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT \n . The Department will not accept comments submitted by fax or by email, or comments submitted after the comment period closes. To <span class=\"match\">ensure</span> the Department does not receive duplicate copies, please submit your comments only once. In addition, please include the Docket ID at the top of your comments.\n \n \n Federal eRulemaking Portal: \n Go to \n www.regulations.gov \n to submit your comments electronically. Information"},{"title":"Administrative Simplification; Adoption of Standards for Health Care Claims Attachments Transactions and Electronic Signatures","type":"Rule","abstract":"This final rule implements requirements of the Administrative Simplification subtitle of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, enacted on March 30, 2010--collectively, the Affordable Care Act. Specifically, this final rule adopts standards for health care claims attachments transactions, which will support health care claims transactions, and a standard for electronic signatures to be used in conjunction with health care claims attachments transactions.","document_number":"2026-05676","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/24/2026-05676/administrative-simplification-adoption-of-standards-for-health-care-claims-attachments-transactions","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-03-24/pdf/2026-05676.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-05676.pdf?1774037709","publication_date":"2026-03-24","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Office of the Secretary"}],"excerpts":"appropriate data elements for each listed health care transaction; (2) address and <span class=\"match\">ensure</span> security for health care information; (3) specify procedures for electronic signatures in <span class=\"match\">coordination</span> with the Secretary of Commerce, compliance with which will be deemed to satisfy both state and federal statutory requirements for written signatures for the listed transactions; and (4) address the transmission of appropriate standard data elements needed for the <span class=\"match\">coordination</span> of benefits, sequential processing of claims, and other data elements for individuals"},{"title":"Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Contract Year 2026 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage Program, Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Program, Medicare Cost Plan Program, and Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"This proposed rule would revise the Medicare Advantage (Part C), Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit (Part D), Medicaid, Medicare cost plan, and Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) regulations to implement changes related to Star Ratings, marketing and communications, agent/broker compensation, health equity, drug coverage, dual eligible special needs plans (D-SNPs), utilization management, network adequacy, and other programmatic areas, including the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program. This proposed rule also includes proposals to codify existing subregulatory guidance in the Part C and Part D programs.","document_number":"2024-27939","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/12/10/2024-27939/medicare-and-medicaid-programs-contract-year-2026-policy-and-technical-changes-to-the-medicare","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-12-10/pdf/2024-27939.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-27939.pdf?1732656194","publication_date":"2024-12-10","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":"requirement for PDE records that is different from the general PDE submission <span class=\"match\">timeliness</span> requirement for initial PDE records.\n 214 \n \n To <span class=\"match\">ensure</span> that dispensing entities receive <span class=\"match\">timely</span> payment of MTF refunds, CMS stated that it was evaluating whether the 30-day window for Part D sponsors to submit PDE records should be shortened to 7 days of receipt of the claim to help <span class=\"match\">ensure</span> dispensing entities receive <span class=\"match\">timely</span> payment of MFP refunds.\n \n \n \n 214 \n  Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program: Draft Guidance, Implementation of Sections 1191-1198 of the Social"},{"title":"Applications for New Awards; Technical Assistance and Dissemination To Improve Services and Results for Children With Disabilities-Model Demonstration Projects to Develop Equitable Family Engagement With Underserved Families of Children With Disabilities","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Department of Education (Department) is issuing a notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2024 for Model Demonstration Projects to Develop Equitable Family Engagement with Underserved Families of Children with Disabilities, Assistance Listing Number 84.326M. This notice relates to the approved information collection under OMB control number 1820-0028.","document_number":"2024-02973","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/02/14/2024-02973/applications-for-new-awards-technical-assistance-and-dissemination-to-improve-services-and-results","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-02-14/pdf/2024-02973.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-02973.pdf?1707831915","publication_date":"2024-02-14","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":"children with disabilities outlined in a February 2022 \n Letter to State Directors of Special Education on <span class=\"match\">Ensuring</span> a High-Quality Education for Highly Mobile Children, \n which provided resources and guidance for States, school districts, school staff, parents, families, and others on <span class=\"match\">ensuring</span> that highly mobile children with disabilities receive required special education and related services designed to meet their unique needs in a <span class=\"match\">timely</span> manner.\n 3 \n \n \n \n \n 1 \n  \n www.ed.gov/raisethebar/. \n \n \n \n \n 2 \n  \n www.whitehouse.gov/joiningforces/. \n"},{"title":"Revitalizing Our Nation's Commitment to Environmental Justice for All","type":"Presidential Document","abstract":null,"document_number":"2023-08955","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/04/26/2023-08955/revitalizing-our-nations-commitment-to-environmental-justice-for-all","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-04-26/pdf/2023-08955.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-08955.pdf?1682426778","publication_date":"2023-04-26","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":"environmental justice concerns who are potentially affected by Federal activities, including by: \n (A) providing <span class=\"match\">timely</span> opportunities for members of the public to share information or concerns and participate in decision-making processes; \n (B) fully considering public input provided as part of decision-making processes; \n (C) seeking out and encouraging the involvement of persons and communities potentially affected by Federal activities by: \n (1) <span class=\"match\">ensuring</span> that agencies offer or provide information on a Federal activity in a manner that provides meaningful"},{"title":"Guidance for Federal Financial Assistance","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is revising the OMB Guidance for Grants and Agreements, which is now called the OMB Guidance for Federal Financial Assistance. The final guidance reflects public comments received in response to the OMB Notification of Proposed Guidance published in October 2023 and comments received from Federal agencies. In response to comments, OMB is revising and updating the guidance to incorporate recent OMB policy priorities related to Federal financial assistance and to reduce agency and recipient burden. OMB is also incorporating certain statutory requirements and clarifying certain sections of the prior version of the guidance that recipients or agencies have interpreted in different ways. OMB is also making revisions to use plain language, improve flow, and address inconsistent use of terms within the guidance text. Finally, OMB is making revisions to improve Federal financial assistance management, transparency, and oversight through more accessible and readily comprehensible guidance.","document_number":"2024-07496","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/04/22/2024-07496/guidance-for-federal-financial-assistance","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-04-22/pdf/2024-07496.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-07496.pdf?1713271514","publication_date":"2024-04-22","agencies":[{"raw_name":"OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET","name":"Management and Budget Office","id":280,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/management-and-budget-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/280","parent_id":null,"slug":"management-and-budget-office"}],"excerpts":"Federal agency responsibilities. \n In addition to all other requirements of this part, the awarding Federal agency must:\n \n (1) <span class=\"match\">Ensure</span> that audits are completed, and reports are received in a <span class=\"match\">timely</span> manner in accordance with the requirements of this part. \n \n (2) Provide technical advice and assistance to auditees and auditors.\n \n \n (3) Follow-up on audit findings to <span class=\"match\">ensure</span> that non-Federal entities take appropriate and <span class=\"match\">timely</span> corrective action. Follow-up includes: \n (i) Issuing a management decision in accordance with § 200.521; \n (ii) Monitoring the"},{"title":"Proposed Priority and Definition-Activities for Underserved Populations","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Department of Education (Department) proposes a priority and definition under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (Rehabilitation Act), for Activities for Underserved Populations, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.315C. The purpose of this priority is to make awards to minority entities and Indian Tribes to conduct research, training and technical assistance, and related activities to improve services under the Rehabilitation Act, especially services provided to underserved populations. For this priority, as discussed further in SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION, we propose to define \"underserved populations\" to mean \"Black, Latino, and Indigenous and Native American persons, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, and other persons of color.\" The Department may use the proposed priority and definition for competitions in fiscal year (FY) 2023 and later years.","document_number":"2023-02601","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/02/08/2023-02601/proposed-priority-and-definition-activities-for-underserved-populations","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-02-08/pdf/2023-02601.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-02601.pdf?1675777517","publication_date":"2023-02-08","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":"“Quality of the Management Plan,” how applicants will <span class=\"match\">ensure</span> that— \n (1) The project's intended outcomes, including the evaluation, will be achieved on time and within budget through— \n (i) Clearly defined responsibilities of key project personnel, subawards, and contracts, as applicable; \n (ii) Procedures to track and <span class=\"match\">ensure</span> completion of the action steps, timelines, and milestones established for key project activities, requirements, and <span class=\"match\">deliverables</span>; \n (iii) Internal monitoring processes to <span class=\"match\">ensure</span> that the project is being implemented in accordance"},{"title":"Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance","type":"Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Department of Education (Department) amends the regulations implementing Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX). The purpose of these amendments is to better align the Title IX regulatory requirements with Title IX's nondiscrimination mandate. These amendments clarify the scope and application of Title IX and the obligations of recipients of Federal financial assistance from the Department, including elementary schools, secondary schools, postsecondary institutions, and other recipients (referred to below as \"recipients\" or \"schools\") to provide an educational environment free from discrimination on the basis of sex, including through responding to incidents of sex discrimination. These final regulations will enable all recipients to meet their obligations to comply with Title IX while providing them with appropriate discretion and flexibility to account for variations in school size, student populations, and administrative structures.","document_number":"2024-07915","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/04/29/2024-07915/nondiscrimination-on-the-basis-of-sex-in-education-programs-or-activities-receiving-federal","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-04-29/pdf/2024-07915.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-07915.pdf?1713530716","publication_date":"2024-04-29","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":"oversee designees, the Title IX Coordinator would be responsible for <span class=\"match\">ensuring</span> consistent Title IX compliance and would be able to identify trends across the recipient's education program or activity and coordinate training or educational programming responsive to those trends. 87 FR 41424. \n With respect to concerns about the meaning of the term “oversight,” the Department clarifies that this word is intended to <span class=\"match\">ensure</span> that a single individual is vested with the responsibility for <span class=\"match\">ensuring</span> a recipient's consistent compliance with its responsibilities under"},{"title":"Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"OSHA is proposing to issue a new standard, titled Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings. The standard would apply to all employers conducting outdoor and indoor work in all general industry, construction, maritime, and agriculture sectors where OSHA has jurisdiction, with some exceptions. It would be a programmatic standard that would require employers to create a plan to evaluate and control heat hazards in their workplace. It would more clearly set forth employer obligations and the measures necessary to effectively protect employees from hazardous heat. OSHA requests comments on all aspects of the proposed rule.","document_number":"2024-14824","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/08/30/2024-14824/heat-injury-and-illness-prevention-in-outdoor-and-indoor-work-settings","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-08-30/pdf/2024-14824.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-14824.pdf?1724935516","publication_date":"2024-08-30","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":"Occupational Safety and Health Administration","name":"Occupational Safety and Health Administration","id":386,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/occupational-safety-and-health-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/386","parent_id":271,"slug":"occupational-safety-and-health-administration"}],"excerpts":"function from heat exposure can take multiple forms, including impaired movement, strength, or <span class=\"match\">coordination</span> (fatigue); impaired postural stability and balance; and impaired accuracy, speed, and reaction time. Each of these impairments to psychomotor performance are discussed in turn below.\n \n I. Impaired Movement, Strength, or <span class=\"match\">Coordination</span> (Fatigue) \n Heat exposure can hamper psychomotor performance by impairing workers' movement, strength, or <span class=\"match\">coordination</span> and causing fatigue. Fatigue has been described as having a lack of energy or a feeling of weariness"},{"title":"Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Certification Program Updates, Algorithm Transparency, and Information Sharing","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"This proposed rule would implement the Electronic Health Record (EHR) Reporting Program provision of the 21st Century Cures Act by establishing new Conditions and Maintenance of Certification requirements for health information technology (health IT) developers under the ONC Health IT Certification Program (Program). This proposed rule would also make several updates to certification criteria and implementation specifications recognized by the Program, including a revised certification criterion for decision support and revised certification criteria for patient demographics and observations and electronic case reporting. This proposed rule would establish a new baseline version of the United States Core Data for Interoperability (USCDI). Additionally, this proposed rule would provide enhancements to support information sharing under the information blocking regulations. The implementation of these provisions would advance interoperability, improve transparency, and support the access, exchange, and use of electronic health information. The proposed rule would also update the Program in additional ways to advance interoperability, enhance health IT certification, and reduce burden and costs.","document_number":"2023-07229","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/04/18/2023-07229/health-data-technology-and-interoperability-certification-program-updates-algorithm-transparency-and","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-04-18/pdf/2023-07229.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-07229.pdf?1681217116","publication_date":"2023-04-18","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Office of the Secretary"}],"excerpts":"Certification Criteria \n \n \n \n § 170.315(a)(5) \n Clinical—Patient demographics and observations (currently Demographics). \n \n \n § 170.315(a)(9) \n Clinical—Clinical decision support (CDS) (to be recategorized as “Care <span class=\"match\">Coordination</span> § 170.315(b)(11)”). \n \n \n § 170.315(b)(1) \n Care <span class=\"match\">Coordination</span>—Transitions of care. \n \n \n § 170.315(b)(2) \n Care <span class=\"match\">Coordination</span>—Clinical information reconciliation and incorporation. \n \n \n § 170.315(e)(1) \n Patient Engagement—View, download, and transmit to 3rd party. \n \n \n § 170.315(f)(5) \n Public Health—Transmission to public health"},{"title":"Administrative Simplification: Adoption of Standards for Health Care Attachments Transactions and Electronic Signatures, and Modification to Referral Certification and Authorization Transaction Standard","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"This rule would implement requirements of the Administrative Simplification subtitle of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, enacted on March 30, 2010--collectively, the Affordable Care Act. Specifically, this proposed rule would adopt standards for \"health care attachments\" transactions, which would support both health care claims and prior authorization transactions, and a standard for electronic signatures to be used in conjunction with health care attachments transactions. To better support the use of the proposed standards for attachments transactions with prior authorization transactions, this rule also proposes to adopt a modification to the standard for the referral certification and authorization transaction (X12 278) to move from Version 5010 to Version 6020.","document_number":"2022-27437","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/12/21/2022-27437/administrative-simplification-adoption-of-standards-for-health-care-attachments-transactions-and","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2022-12-21/pdf/2022-27437.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2022-27437.pdf?1671138929","publication_date":"2022-12-21","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Office of the Secretary"}],"excerpts":"elements for each listed health care transaction; security standards for health care information; standards for electronic signatures in <span class=\"match\">coordination</span> with the Secretary of Commerce, compliance with which will be deemed to satisfy both state and federal statutory requirements for written signatures for the listed transactions; and standards for the transmission of appropriate standard data elements needed for the <span class=\"match\">coordination</span> of benefits, sequential processing of claims, and other data elements for individuals who have more than one health plan. \n Section"},{"title":"Disadvantaged Business Enterprise and Airport Concession Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program Implementation Modifications","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"This rulemaking would strengthen implementation of the Department of Transportation's (Department or DOT) Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) and Airport Concession Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (ACDBE) Program regulations. The NPRM would update personal net worth and program size thresholds for inflation; modernizes rules for counting of material suppliers; incorporate procedural flexibilities enacted during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic; add new program elements to foster greater usage of DBEs and ACDBEs with concurrent, proactive monitoring and oversight; update certification provisions with less prescriptive rules that give certifiers flexibility when determining eligibility; and make technical corrections that have led to substantive misinterpretations of the rules by recipients, program applicants, and participants.","document_number":"2022-14586","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/07/21/2022-14586/disadvantaged-business-enterprise-and-airport-concession-disadvantaged-business-enterprise-program","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2022-07-21/pdf/2022-14586.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2022-14586.pdf?1658321114","publication_date":"2022-07-21","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":"Office of the Secretary"}],"excerpts":"26 Q&amp;A, Compliance with Requirements for <span class=\"match\">Timely</span> Processing of Certification Applications (Apr. 25, 2018, at 1-2 (discussing when the 90-day review period starts and steps UCPS should take to <span class=\"match\">ensure</span> the <span class=\"match\">timely</span> processing of DBE applications)).\n 33 \n \n \n \n \n 33 \n  See “Compliance with Requirements for <span class=\"match\">Timely</span> Processing of Certification Applications” available at \n https://www.transportation/gov/sites/dot.gov/files/docs/mission/civil-rights/disadvantaged-business-enterprise/308776/dbe-guidance-<span class=\"match\">timely</span>-processing-dbe-certification-applications.pdf"},{"title":"Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposes to prescribe how it determines whether a noncitizen is inadmissible to the United States under section 212(a)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) because they are likely at any time to become a public charge. Noncitizens who seek adjustment of status or a visa, or who are applicants for admission, must establish that they are not likely at any time to become a public charge, unless Congress has expressly exempted them from this ground of inadmissibility or has otherwise permitted them to seek a waiver of inadmissibility. Under this proposed rule, a noncitizen would be considered likely at any time to become a public charge if they are likely at any time to become primarily dependent on the government for subsistence, as demonstrated by either the receipt of public cash assistance for income maintenance or long-term institutionalization at government expense. In August of 2019, DHS issued a different rule on this topic, which is no longer in effect. This proposed rule, if finalized, would implement a different policy than the August 2019 Final Rule.","document_number":"2022-03788","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/02/24/2022-03788/public-charge-ground-of-inadmissibility","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2022-02-24/pdf/2022-03788.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2022-03788.pdf?1645539190","publication_date":"2022-02-24","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","name":"Homeland Security Department","id":227,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/homeland-security-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/227","parent_id":null,"slug":"homeland-security-department"}],"excerpts":"NPRM and may not be considered by DHS. Please note that DHS and USCIS cannot accept any comments that are hand-<span class=\"match\">delivered</span> or couriered. In addition, USCIS cannot accept comments contained on any form of digital media storage devices, such as CDs/DVDs and USB drives. USCIS is not accepting mailed comments. If you cannot submit your comment by using \n https://www.regulations.gov, \n please contact Samantha Deshommes, Chief, Regulatory <span class=\"match\">Coordination</span> Division, Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland"},{"title":"Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)","type":"Rule","abstract":"This final rule adopts, with minor changes, an interim rule published in the Federal Register on November 12, 2019. The interim rule implemented changes to CSP that were necessitated by enactment of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (2018 Farm Bill) or that were required to implement administrative improvements and clarifications. The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) received input from 110 commenters who provided 615 comments in response to the interim rule. This final rule makes permanent those changes appearing in the interim rule, responds to comments, and makes further adjustments in response to some of the comments received. In addition, the rule makes some minor technical corrections.","document_number":"2020-22345","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/09/2020-22345/conservation-stewardship-program-csp","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-10-09/pdf/2020-22345.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2020-22345.pdf?1602161136","publication_date":"2020-10-09","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","name":"Agriculture Department","id":12,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/agriculture-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/12","parent_id":null,"slug":"agriculture-department"},{"raw_name":"Commodity Credit Corporation","name":"Commodity Credit Corporation","id":76,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/commodity-credit-corporation","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/76","parent_id":12,"slug":"commodity-credit-corporation"}],"excerpts":"deadline and makes minor clarifying and related changes. \n Administration \n Timing \n \n Comment: \n NRCS received comment that urged the agency to continue to provide <span class=\"match\">timely</span> announcement of funding opportunities and consistently make payments on time.\n \n \n Response: \n NRCS remains committed to providing <span class=\"match\">timely</span> information and payment for involvement in all our programs, including CSP. <span class=\"match\">Timeliness</span> of information and payments are integral to maintaining public trust and NRCS will continue to emphasize this importance in CSP implementation. No changes in the"},{"title":"Test Procedure Interim Waiver Process","type":"Rule","abstract":"In this final rule, the U.S. Department of Energy (\"DOE\") has adopted a streamlined approach to its test procedure waiver decision-making process that requires the Department to notify, in writing, an applicant for an interim waiver of the disposition of the request within 45 business days of receipt of the application. An interim waiver will remain in effect until a final waiver decision is published in the Federal Register or until DOE publishes a new or amended test procedure that addresses the issues presented in the application, whichever is earlier. DOE's regulations continue to specify that DOE will take either of these actions within 1 year of issuance of an interim waiver. This final rule addresses delays in DOE's current process for considering requests for interim waivers and waivers from the DOE test method, which in turn can result in significant delays for manufacturers in bringing new and innovative products to market. This final rule requires the Department to process interim waiver requests within the 45 business day window and clarifies the process by which interested stakeholders provide input into the development of an appropriate test procedure waiver.","document_number":"2020-26321","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/11/2020-26321/test-procedure-interim-waiver-process","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-12-11/pdf/2020-26321.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2020-26321.pdf?1607607921","publication_date":"2020-12-11","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":"with the requester attempting to re-design an alternate test procedure before seeking public input. Under this final rule, DOE will <span class=\"match\">ensure</span> that it acts expeditiously on requests for interim waiver and that any in-depth technical review will take place with the benefit of public comment, during DOE's decision-making process on the petition for waiver. This final rule will increase the transparency of the process and <span class=\"match\">ensure</span> that the manufacturer can distribute its products in commerce under an interim waiver while DOE processes the waiver request. \n Many"},{"title":"Transparency in Coverage","type":"Rule","abstract":"The final rules set forth requirements for group health plans and health insurance issuers in the individual and group markets to disclose cost-sharing information upon request to a participant, beneficiary, or enrollee (or his or her authorized representative), including an estimate of the individual's cost-sharing liability for covered items or services furnished by a particular provider. Under the final rules, plans and issuers are required to make this information available on an internet website and, if requested, in paper form, thereby allowing a participant, beneficiary, or enrollee (or his or her authorized representative) to obtain an estimate and understanding of the individual's out-of-pocket expenses and effectively shop for items and services. The final rules also require plans and issuers to disclose in-network provider negotiated rates, historical out-of- network allowed amounts, and drug pricing information through three machine-readable files posted on an internet website, thereby allowing the public to have access to health coverage information that can be used to understand health care pricing and potentially dampen the rise in health care spending. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) also finalizes amendments to its medical loss ratio (MLR) program rules to allow issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage to receive credit in their MLR calculations for savings they share with enrollees that result from the enrollees shopping for, and receiving care from, lower-cost, higher-value providers.","document_number":"2020-24591","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/12/2020-24591/transparency-in-coverage","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-11-12/pdf/2020-24591.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2020-24591.pdf?1604438120","publication_date":"2020-11-12","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":"Internal Revenue Service","name":"Internal Revenue Service","id":254,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/internal-revenue-service","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/254","parent_id":497,"slug":"internal-revenue-service"},{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","name":"Labor Department","id":271,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/labor-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/271","parent_id":null,"slug":"labor-department"},{"raw_name":"Employee Benefits Security Administration","name":"Employee Benefits Security Administration","id":131,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/employee-benefits-security-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/131","parent_id":271,"slug":"employee-benefits-security-administration"},{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"}],"excerpts":"seeking to balance the need to <span class=\"match\">ensure</span> the data is current and accurate for consumers with minimizing burdens on plans and issuers.\n \n As noted in the proposed rules, the Departments acknowledge there will be some costs with making updates to the files, including costs to <span class=\"match\">ensure</span> the quality of data and costs associated with posting the information on a public website. The Departments are of the view that requiring plans and issuers to update the files on a monthly basis will sufficiently limit the burden while <span class=\"match\">ensuring</span> that the most current data generally"},{"title":"Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2021; Notice Requirement for Non-Federal Governmental Plans","type":"Rule","abstract":"This final rule sets forth payment parameters and provisions related to the risk adjustment and risk adjustment data validation programs; cost-sharing parameters and cost-sharing reductions; and user fees for Federally-facilitated Exchanges and State-based Exchanges on the Federal platform. It also finalizes changes related to essential health benefits and will provide states with additional flexibility in the operation and establishment of Exchanges. The rule includes changes related to cost sharing for prescription drugs; notice requirements for excepted benefit health reimbursement arrangements offered by non- Federal governmental plan sponsors; Exchange eligibility and enrollment; exemptions from the requirement to maintain coverage; quality rating information display standards for Exchanges; and other related topics. This final rule also repeals regulations relating to the Early Retiree Reinsurance Program.","document_number":"2020-10045","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/05/14/2020-10045/patient-protection-and-affordable-care-act-hhs-notice-of-benefit-and-payment-parameters-for-2021","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-05-14/pdf/2020-10045.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2020-10045.pdf?1588882536","publication_date":"2020-05-14","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"}],"excerpts":"includes all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The purpose of RADV is to <span class=\"match\">ensure</span> issuers are providing accurate and complete risk adjustment data to HHS, which is crucial to the purpose and proper functioning of the HHS-operated risk adjustment program. The RADV program also <span class=\"match\">ensures</span> that risk adjustment transfers reflect verifiable actuarial risk differences among issuers, rather than risk score calculations that are based on poor data quality, thereby helping to <span class=\"match\">ensure</span> that the HHS-operated risk adjustment program assesses charges to issuers with"},{"title":"Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Secretary of Education amends the regulations implementing Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX). The final regulations specify how recipients of Federal financial assistance covered by Title IX, including elementary and secondary schools as well as postsecondary institutions, (hereinafter collectively referred to as \"recipients\" or \"schools\"), must respond to allegations of sexual harassment consistent with Title IX's prohibition against sex discrimination. These regulations are intended to effectuate Title IX's prohibition against sex discrimination by requiring recipients to address sexual harassment as a form of sex discrimination in education programs or activities. The final regulations obligate recipients to respond promptly and supportively to persons alleged to be victimized by sexual harassment, resolve allegations of sexual harassment promptly and accurately under a predictable, fair grievance process that provides due process protections to alleged victims and alleged perpetrators of sexual harassment, and effectively implement remedies for victims. The final regulations also clarify and modify Title IX regulatory requirements regarding remedies the Department may impose on recipients for Title IX violations, the intersection between Title IX, Constitutional protections, and other laws, the designation by each recipient of a Title IX Coordinator to address sex discrimination including sexual harassment, the dissemination of a recipient's non- discrimination policy and contact information for a Title IX Coordinator, the adoption by recipients of grievance procedures and a grievance process, how a recipient may claim a religious exemption, and prohibition of retaliation for exercise of rights under Title IX.","document_number":"2020-10512","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/05/19/2020-10512/nondiscrimination-on-the-basis-of-sex-in-education-programs-or-activities-receiving-federal","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-05-19/pdf/2020-10512.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2020-10512.pdf?1589316337","publication_date":"2020-05-19","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":"phrases “equal access” and “access” and has revised the final regulations to <span class=\"match\">ensure</span> that all provisions referencing denial of access, or preservation or restoration of access, include the important modifier “equal.” This will <span class=\"match\">ensure</span> that the appropriate interpretation of this element is better understood by students, employees, and recipients: That Title IX is concerned with “equal access,” not just total denial of access. \n \n Changes: \n We have revised several provisions to <span class=\"match\">ensure</span> the word “equal” appears before “access” (\n e.g., \n “effectively denies"},{"title":"Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Secretary of Education proposes to amend regulations implementing Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX). The proposed regulations would clarify and modify Title IX regulatory requirements pertaining to the availability of remedies for violations, the effect of Constitutional protections, the designation of a coordinator to address sex discrimination issues, the dissemination of a nondiscrimination policy, the adoption of grievance procedures, and the process to claim a religious exemption. The proposed regulations would also specify how recipient schools and institutions covered by Title IX (hereinafter collectively referred to as recipients or schools) must respond to incidents of sexual harassment consistent with Title IX's prohibition against sex discrimination. The proposed regulations are intended to promote the purpose of Title IX by requiring recipients to address sexual harassment, assisting and protecting victims of sexual harassment and ensuring that due process protections are in place for individuals accused of sexual harassment.","document_number":"2018-25314","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/11/29/2018-25314/nondiscrimination-on-the-basis-of-sex-in-education-programs-or-activities-receiving-federal","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2018-11-29/pdf/2018-25314.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2018-25314.pdf?1543412716","publication_date":"2018-11-29","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":"\n Training. \n The proposed rule would require recipients to <span class=\"match\">ensure</span> that Title IX Coordinators, investigators, and decision-makers receive training on the definition of sexual harassment, and on how to conduct an investigation and grievance process, including hearings, that protect the safety of students, <span class=\"match\">ensures</span> due process for all parties, and promotes accountability. The Department is interested in seeking comments from the public as to whether this requirement is adequate to <span class=\"match\">ensure</span> that recipients will provide necessary training to all appropriate"}]}