{"description":"Documents matching 'imposed program obligors align more'","count":527,"total_pages":27,"next_page_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents?conditions%5Bterm%5D=imposed+program+obligors+align+more&format=json&page=2","results":[{"title":"Amendment to the Federal Ship Financing Program Regulations; Financial Requirements","type":"Rule","abstract":"This document serves to inform interested parties and the public that the Maritime Administration (MARAD) is amending its regulations implementing the Federal Ship Financing Program's (Title XI Program) financial requirements. This action is necessary to implement statutory changes and update the existing financial requirements imposed on Title XI Program obligors to align with more up-to-date vessel financing and federal credit best practices.","document_number":"2023-27441","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/12/14/2023-27441/amendment-to-the-federal-ship-financing-program-regulations-financial-requirements","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-12-14/pdf/2023-27441.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-27441.pdf?1702475126","publication_date":"2023-12-14","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":"Maritime Administration","name":"Maritime Administration","id":282,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/maritime-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/282","parent_id":492,"slug":"maritime-administration"}],"excerpts":"document serves to inform interested parties and the public that the Maritime Administration (MARAD) is amending its regulations implementing the Federal Ship Financing <span class=\"match\">Program's</span> (Title XI <span class=\"match\">Program</span>) financial requirements. This action is necessary to implement statutory changes and update the existing financial requirements <span class=\"match\">imposed</span> on Title XI <span class=\"match\">Program</span> <span class=\"match\">obligors</span> to <span class=\"match\">align</span> with <span class=\"match\">more</span> up-to-date vessel financing and federal credit best practices. \n \n \n DATES: \n This rule will be effective January 16, 2024. \n \n \n FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: \n \n David"},{"title":"Immigration Bond Notifications","type":"Rule","abstract":"On August 8, 2023, DHS issued an interim final rule which amended the regulations to authorize ICE to serve bond-related notices to obligors electronically. The rule allowed DHS to electronically serve demand and other immigration bond notices for delivery, order of supervision, or voluntary departure bonds to obligors who consent to electronic service. DHS is now issuing this final rule that introduces no substantive changes from the interim final rule.","document_number":"2024-31358","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/06/2024-31358/immigration-bond-notifications","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-06/pdf/2024-31358.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-31358.pdf?1735911917","publication_date":"2025-01-06","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":"when the <span class=\"match\">obligor</span> is served with the notice. At each step of this process, CeBONDS tracks the actions taken in the system and the actions of the <span class=\"match\">obligor</span>. Furthermore, the notice in CeBONDS is available to the <span class=\"match\">obligor</span> anytime the <span class=\"match\">obligor</span> logs into the system. \n If the <span class=\"match\">obligor</span> does not open the notice, a new notice will be sent via ordinary or certified mail (depending on the notice) to the last known address. \n The requirements of the <span class=\"match\">obligor</span> are not dependent on how the <span class=\"match\">obligor</span> posts bond (in-person or electronically). Therefore, <span class=\"match\">obligors</span> who post"},{"title":"Administrative Rulemaking: Regulatory Procedures","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"PHMSA proposes to adopt regulatory amendments to align procedures governing post-issuance administrative challenges of final rules issued by its Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS) with those governing post-issuance administrative challenges of final rules issued by its Office of Hazardous Materials Safety (OHMS).","document_number":"2026-08078","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/24/2026-08078/administrative-rulemaking-regulatory-procedures","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-24/pdf/2026-08078.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-08078.pdf?1776948324","publication_date":"2026-04-24","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":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","name":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","id":408,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/pipeline-and-hazardous-materials-safety-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/408","parent_id":492,"slug":"pipeline-and-hazardous-materials-safety-administration"}],"excerpts":"in the expenditure by State, local, and Tribal governments, in the aggregate of $100 million or <span class=\"match\">more</span> in 1996 dollars ($203 million in 2024 dollars) in any given year, the agency must prepare, amongst other things, a written statement that qualitatively and quantitatively assesses the costs and benefits of the Federal mandate.\n \n This proposed rule does not <span class=\"match\">impose</span> unfunded mandates under UMRA because it does not result in costs of $100 million or <span class=\"match\">more</span> (in 1996 dollars) per year for either State, local, or Tribal governments, or to the private sector"},{"title":"Rescission of Conservation and Landscape Health Rule","type":"Rule","abstract":"Through this final rule, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is fully rescinding the Conservation and Landscape Health Rule, issued as a final rule on May 9, 2024. This action restores balance to federal land management under the principles of multiple use and sustained yield by prioritizing access, empowering local decision-making, and aligning the BLM's implementing regulations with statutory requirements and national energy policy.","document_number":"2026-09386","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/12/2026-09386/rescission-of-conservation-and-landscape-health-rule","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-12/pdf/2026-09386.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-09386.pdf?1778503534","publication_date":"2026-05-12","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","name":"Interior Department","id":253,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/interior-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/253","parent_id":null,"slug":"interior-department"},{"raw_name":"Bureau of Land Management","name":"Land Management Bureau","id":275,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/land-management-bureau","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/275","parent_id":253,"slug":"land-management-bureau"}],"excerpts":"argued that those provisions and the associated monitoring requirements should be retained on the theory that they promote transparency and responsible land management. <span class=\"match\">More</span> detailed responses to representative substantive comments are provided in section III of this preamble. \n After consideration of the substantive comments, the BLM finds that full rescission of the 2024 Rule <span class=\"match\">aligns</span> the BLM's regulations with statutory requirements and national energy policy, avoids unnecessary litigation risk, and supports efficient, transparent management of public"},{"title":"Amendment to the Federal Ship Financing Program Regulations; Financial Requirements","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"This document serves to inform interested parties and the public that the Maritime Administration (MARAD) proposes to amend its regulations implementing the Federal Ship Financing Program's (Title XI Program) financial requirements. This action is necessary to implement statutory changes and update the existing financial requirements imposed on Title XI Program obligors to align with more up-to-date vessel financing and federal credit best practices. MARAD solicits written comments on this rulemaking.","document_number":"2023-08243","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/04/25/2023-08243/amendment-to-the-federal-ship-financing-program-regulations-financial-requirements","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-04-25/pdf/2023-08243.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-08243.pdf?1682340315","publication_date":"2023-04-25","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":"Maritime Administration","name":"Maritime Administration","id":282,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/maritime-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/282","parent_id":492,"slug":"maritime-administration"}],"excerpts":"document serves to inform interested parties and the public that the Maritime Administration (MARAD) proposes to amend its regulations implementing the Federal Ship Financing <span class=\"match\">Program's</span> (Title XI <span class=\"match\">Program</span>) financial requirements. This action is necessary to implement statutory changes and update the existing financial requirements <span class=\"match\">imposed</span> on Title XI <span class=\"match\">Program</span> <span class=\"match\">obligors</span> to <span class=\"match\">align</span> with <span class=\"match\">more</span> up-to-date vessel financing and federal credit best practices. MARAD solicits written comments on this rulemaking. \n \n \n DATES: \n Written comments are requested on or before"},{"title":"Permitted Payment Stablecoin Issuer Anti-Money Laundering/Countering the Financing of Terrorism Program and Sanctions Compliance Program Requirements","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) are jointly issuing this proposed rule to implement provisions of the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act (GENIUS Act). Specifically, it implements the GENIUS Act's directive to treat permitted payment stablecoin issuers (PPSIs) as financial institutions for purposes of the Bank Secrecy Act, proposes anti-money laundering obligations for PPSIs, and proposes certain specific obligations required by the GENIUS Act for PPSIs. It also implements the GENIUS Act's directive to require PPSIs to maintain effective sanctions compliance programs.","document_number":"2026-06963","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/10/2026-06963/permitted-payment-stablecoin-issuer-anti-money-launderingcountering-the-financing-of-terrorism","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-10/pdf/2026-06963.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-06963.pdf?1775738715","publication_date":"2026-04-10","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY","name":"Treasury Department","id":497,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/treasury-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/497","parent_id":null,"slug":"treasury-department"},{"raw_name":"Office of Foreign Assets Control","name":"Foreign Assets Control Office","id":203,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/foreign-assets-control-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/203","parent_id":497,"slug":"foreign-assets-control-office"},{"raw_name":"Financial Crimes Enforcement Network","name":"Financial Crimes Enforcement Network","id":194,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/financial-crimes-enforcement-network","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/194","parent_id":497,"slug":"financial-crimes-enforcement-network"}],"excerpts":"the AML/CFT <span class=\"match\">program</span> current as the PPSI's risk profile changes. Thus, even where a PPSI has previously established an AML/CFT <span class=\"match\">program</span> in accordance with the proposed rule, a failure to update the <span class=\"match\">program</span> to reflect significant changes to the PPSI's risk profile may result in the <span class=\"match\">program</span> no longer meeting the <span class=\"match\">program</span> establishment requirements, and the PPSI may accordingly be subject to supervisory or enforcement action for failure to establish an effective AML/CFT <span class=\"match\">program</span>. \n Once a PPSI has properly “established” an AML/CFT <span class=\"match\">program</span>, the PPSI must"},{"title":"Surety Bond Guarantee Program: Streamlining and Modernizing","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA or Agency) proposes to amend its regulations for the Surety Bond Guarantee Program to reduce the burden on participating surety companies for submission and retention of documents. SBA is also correcting conflicting provisions, as well as revising the obsolete preferred surety admissions requirements and the Quarterly Contract Completion Report.","document_number":"2024-26831","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/11/19/2024-26831/surety-bond-guarantee-program-streamlining-and-modernizing","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-11-19/pdf/2024-26831.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-26831.pdf?1731937525","publication_date":"2024-11-19","agencies":[{"raw_name":"SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION","name":"Small Business Administration","id":468,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/small-business-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/468","parent_id":null,"slug":"small-business-administration"}],"excerpts":"applications by mail. SBA proposes adding the option to email Surety Partner application packages. This change will modernize regulation to <span class=\"match\">align</span> with current business practices. \n The SBG <span class=\"match\">program</span> requires signed certification by Surety Partners participating in SBA's Prior Approval <span class=\"match\">program</span> each time a bond application is submitted to the <span class=\"match\">program</span>. Each signed form certifies small business <span class=\"match\">program</span> eligibility, the need for <span class=\"match\">program</span> assistance, and the accuracy of applicant information. The certification process involves completion of the SBA Form 990 fields (normally"},{"title":"Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Calendar Year 2026 Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) Rate Update; Requirements for the HH Quality Reporting Program and the HH Value-Based Purchasing Expanded Model; Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program Updates; DMEPOS Accreditation Requirements; Provider Enrollment; and Other Medicare and Medicaid Policies","type":"Rule","abstract":"This final rule sets forth routine updates to the Medicare home health payment rates in accordance with existing statutory and regulatory requirements. In addition, this final rule finalizes permanent and temporary behavior adjustments and recalibrates the case- mix weights and update the functional impairment levels; comorbidity subgroups; and low-utilization payment adjustment (LUPA) thresholds for CY 2026. This final rule also finalizes changes to the face-to-face encounter policy and changes to the Home Health Quality Reporting Program (HH QRP) and the expanded Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) Model requirements. In addition, it updates the Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program (CBP). Lastly it finalizes: a technical change to the HH conditions of participation; updates to DMEPOS supplier conditions of payment; updates to provider and supplier enrollment requirements; and changes to DMEPOS accreditation requirements.","document_number":"2025-21767","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/02/2025-21767/medicare-and-medicaid-programs-calendar-year-2026-home-health-prospective-payment-system-hh-pps-rate","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-12-02/pdf/2025-21767.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-21767.pdf?1764364516","publication_date":"2025-12-02","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","id":45,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/45","parent_id":221,"slug":"centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services"}],"excerpts":"functional impairment. This ensures that payment is <span class=\"match\">more</span> accurately <span class=\"match\">aligned</span> with patient characteristics, including beneficiaries who have greater need with activities of daily living (ADLs) and who are <span class=\"match\">more</span> functionally impaired. Updating the functional impairment levels based on the most current OASIS and claims data ensures that the payment system captures changes in functional impairment and the associated increases in resource use. Regardless of whether patients entering home health are <span class=\"match\">more</span> impaired due to shifts in the broader health care system"},{"title":"Accountability in Higher Education and Access Through Demand-Driven Workforce Pell: Pell Grant Exclusion Relating to Other Grant Aid; and Workforce Pell Grants","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Secretary of Education (Secretary) amends the regulations governing institutional eligibility, general provisions, and the Federal Pell Grant (Pell Grant) Program under title IV of the Higher Education Act (HEA) of 1965, as amended (the title IV, HEA programs). The final regulations implement statutory changes to the title IV, HEA programs included in the Working Families Tax Cuts Act (WFTCA), signed into law by President Trump on July 4, 2025. In the NPRM, we referenced the WFTCA as the \"One Big Beautiful Bill\"; however, for clarity and consistency in this final rule, we will instead use WFTCA. The WFTCA made numerous changes to the HEA, including changes to student eligibility requirements for the Pell Grant Program and the establishment of Workforce Pell Grants for students who enroll in a new type of eligible program called an \"eligible workforce program,\" intended to be a high-quality, performance-based, short-term program that supports America's workforce needs.","document_number":"2026-10013","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/19/2026-10013/accountability-in-higher-education-and-access-through-demand-driven-workforce-pell-pell-grant","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-19/pdf/2026-10013.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-10013.pdf?1779108315","publication_date":"2026-05-19","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":"the employer for which the <span class=\"match\">program</span> prepares students, the <span class=\"match\">program</span> trains in artificial intelligence, if the <span class=\"match\">program</span> is in a correctional facility, if the <span class=\"match\">program</span> is endorsed by the State board, if the <span class=\"match\">program</span> partners with cohort-based workforce training organizations, and the accrediting agency's support for the <span class=\"match\">program</span>. \n Several commenters recommended that the Department permit greater portions of <span class=\"match\">programs</span> to be offered by an ineligible entity through a written arrangement. These commenters suggested that if a <span class=\"match\">program</span> is part of a Registered Apprenticeship"},{"title":"Permitted Payment Stablecoin Issuer Customer Identification Program","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), together with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) are jointly issuing this proposed rule to implement certain provisions of the Guiding and Establishing National and Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act (GENIUS Act). Specifically, this rulemaking implements the GENIUS Act's directives to treat permitted payment stablecoin issuers as financial institutions under the Bank Secrecy Act and to require issuers to maintain an effective customer identification program.","document_number":"2026-12460","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/22/2026-12460/permitted-payment-stablecoin-issuer-customer-identification-program","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-22/pdf/2026-12460.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-12460.pdf?1781786722","publication_date":"2026-06-22","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":"Financial Crimes Enforcement Network","name":"Financial Crimes Enforcement Network","id":194,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/financial-crimes-enforcement-network","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/194","parent_id":497,"slug":"financial-crimes-enforcement-network"}],"excerpts":"of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and FinCEN, \n Permitted Payment Stablecoin Issuer Anti-Money Laundering/Countering the Financing of Terrorism <span class=\"match\">Program</span> and Sanctions Compliance <span class=\"match\">Program</span> Requirements, \n 91 FR 18582 (Apr. 10, 2026) [hereinafter PPSI AML/CFT NPRM]. The PPSI AML/CFT NPRM was issued jointly by FinCEN with OFAC because it also proposes implementation of the GENIUS Act's sanction compliance <span class=\"match\">program</span> obligation.\n \n \n II. Background and Authority \n \n The GENIUS Act provides a comprehensive framework for the regulation of payment stablecoins"},{"title":"Pipeline Safety: Remote Monitoring of Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Rectifiers","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"This NPRM proposes to clarify that required electrical checks of rectifiers and other cathodic protection equipment may be performed remotely on hazardous liquid and carbon dioxide pipelines. This proposal is consistent with standards previously adopted for gas transmission pipelines.","document_number":"2026-08068","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/24/2026-08068/pipeline-safety-remote-monitoring-of-hazardous-liquid-pipeline-rectifiers","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-24/pdf/2026-08068.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-08068.pdf?1776948322","publication_date":"2026-04-24","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":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","name":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","id":408,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/pipeline-and-hazardous-materials-safety-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/408","parent_id":492,"slug":"pipeline-and-hazardous-materials-safety-administration"}],"excerpts":"expenditure by State, local, and Tribal governments, in the aggregate of $100 million or <span class=\"match\">more</span> in 1996 dollars ($203 million in 2024 dollars) in any given year, the agency must prepare, amongst other things, a written statement that qualitatively and quantitatively assesses the costs and benefits of the Federal mandate.\n \n This proposed rule does not <span class=\"match\">impose</span> unfunded mandates under UMRA. PHMSA does not expect the proposed rule will result in costs of $100 million or <span class=\"match\">more</span> (in 1996 dollars) per year for either State, local, or Tribal governments, or to the"},{"title":"Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Calendar Year 2026 Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) Rate Update; Requirements for the HH Quality Reporting Program and the HH Value-Based Purchasing Expanded Model; Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program Updates; DMEPOS Accreditation Requirements; Provider Enrollment; and Other Medicare and Medicaid Policies","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"This proposed rule would set forth routine updates to the Medicare home health payment rates in accordance with existing statutory and regulatory requirements. In addition, this proposed rule proposes permanent and temporary behavior adjustments and proposes to recalibrate the case-mix weights and update the functional impairment levels; comorbidity subgroups; and low-utilization payment adjustment (LUPA) thresholds for CY 2026. Lastly, this proposed rule proposes policy changes to the face-to-face encounter policy. It also proposes changes to the Home Health Quality Reporting Program (HH QRP) and the expanded Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) Model requirements. In addition, it would update the Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program (CBP). Lastly it proposes: a technical change to the HH conditions of participation; updates to DMEPOS supplier conditions of payment; updates to provider and supplier enrollment requirements; and changes to DMEPOS accreditation requirements.","document_number":"2025-12347","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/07/02/2025-12347/medicare-and-medicaid-programs-calendar-year-2026-home-health-prospective-payment-system-hh-pps-rate","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-07-02/pdf/2025-12347.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-12347.pdf?1751314517","publication_date":"2025-07-02","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","id":45,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/45","parent_id":221,"slug":"centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services"}],"excerpts":" We believe this would establish <span class=\"match\">more</span> consistent reporting timeframes. <span class=\"match\">More</span> importantly, a 30-day requirement would alert us much sooner when the provider or an associated party poses a risk of fraud, waste, or abuse or and better allow us to take corresponding measures to protect the Medicare Trust Funds and Medicare beneficiaries. \n 2. Medicaid and CHIP Enrollment and Termination \n The Medicaid <span class=\"match\">program</span> (title XIX of the Act) is a joint Federal and State health care <span class=\"match\">program</span> that (as of October 2024) covers <span class=\"match\">more</span> than 72 million low-income individuals"},{"title":"Montana Regulatory Program","type":"Rule","abstract":"We, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE), are approving, in part, and denying, in part, an amendment to the Montana regulatory program under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). Montana submitted this proposed amendment to OSMRE on its own initiative in response to a State law passed by the Montana Legislature (House Bill (HB) 576). The proposed amendment generally concerns proposed changes to the definition of material damage and changes to permit requirements related to hydrologic information.","document_number":"2025-00333","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/15/2025-00333/montana-regulatory-program","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-15/pdf/2025-00333.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-00333.pdf?1736862324","publication_date":"2025-01-15","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","name":"Interior Department","id":253,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/interior-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/253","parent_id":null,"slug":"interior-department"},{"raw_name":"Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement","name":"Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office","id":480,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/surface-mining-reclamation-and-enforcement-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/480","parent_id":253,"slug":"surface-mining-reclamation-and-enforcement-office"}],"excerpts":"part of a proposed amendment to a State <span class=\"match\">program</span>. 30 CFR 732.17(h)(7). Any <span class=\"match\">program</span> amendment or part of a <span class=\"match\">program</span> amendment disapproved by the Director would be void and would not become part of Montana's approved <span class=\"match\">program</span>. \n 3. Section 5: Immediate Effectiveness \n Section 6 of HB 576 states that its provisions are effective on passage and approval of the bill. This provision is contrary to SMCRA and the Federal regulations that state that no change to law or <span class=\"match\">programs</span> can take effect for purposes of a State <span class=\"match\">program</span> until the amendment is approved by the"},{"title":"Regulatory Capital Rules: Regulatory Capital and Standardized Approach for Risk-Weighted Assets","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation are proposing to modify certain aspects of the regulatory capital rule (the proposal). The proposal would revise the risk-based capital treatment of certain exposure categories under the standardized approach, focusing on improving the calibration and risk sensitivity of risk weights that are particularly material to covered banking organizations' lending activities. The proposal would also modify the definition of regulatory capital by removing the threshold- based deduction for mortgage servicing assets for all banking organizations subject to the regulatory capital rule, including banking organizations subject to the community bank leverage ratio framework. In addition, the proposal would require Category III and IV banking organizations to recognize most elements of accumulated other comprehensive income in their regulatory capital. The agencies are concurrently publishing a separate proposal, which would require Category I and II banking organizations to use a new framework to calculate risk-weighted assets, called the expanded risk-based approach and would allow other banking organizations to elect to use the expanded risk-based approach.","document_number":"2026-05960","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/27/2026-05960/regulatory-capital-rules-regulatory-capital-and-standardized-approach-for-risk-weighted-assets","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-03-27/pdf/2026-05960.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-05960.pdf?1774529110","publication_date":"2026-03-27","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY","name":"Treasury Department","id":497,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/treasury-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/497","parent_id":null,"slug":"treasury-department"},{"raw_name":"Office of the Comptroller of the Currency","name":"Comptroller of the Currency","id":80,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/comptroller-of-the-currency","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/80","parent_id":497,"slug":"comptroller-of-the-currency"},{"raw_name":"FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM","name":"Federal Reserve System","id":188,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-reserve-system","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/188","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-reserve-system"},{"raw_name":"FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION","name":"Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation","id":164,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-deposit-insurance-corporation","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/164","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-deposit-insurance-corporation"}],"excerpts":"example, if an <span class=\"match\">obligor</span> is subject to a loan covenant requiring the <span class=\"match\">obligor</span> to maintain a certain deposit balance at the covered banking organization until the maturity of the loan, the residual maturity of the cash on deposit would be the remaining maturity of the loan. Any amount of a deposit balance that an <span class=\"match\">obligor</span> is contractually permitted to withdraw, however, would have a residual maturity of the earliest date on which the deposit may be withdrawn. If an <span class=\"match\">obligor</span> may withdraw a deposit at any time, including where an <span class=\"match\">obligor</span> may be subject"},{"title":"Modernizing H-1B Requirements, Providing Flexibility in the F-1 Program, and Program Improvements Affecting Other Nonimmigrant Workers","type":"Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is issuing this final rule to modernize and improve the efficiency of the H-1B program, add benefits and flexibilities, and improve integrity measures. These provisions mainly amend the regulations governing H-1B specialty occupation workers, although some of the provisions narrowly impact other nonimmigrant classifications, including: H-2, H-3, F-1, L-1, O, P, Q-1, R-1, E-3, and TN.","document_number":"2024-29354","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/12/18/2024-29354/modernizing-h-1b-requirements-providing-flexibility-in-the-f-1-program-and-program-improvements","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-12-18/pdf/2024-29354.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-29354.pdf?1734443141","publication_date":"2024-12-18","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":"will modernize and improve the H-1B <span class=\"match\">program</span>.\n \n \n Comment: \n Several commenters expressed general support for the proposed rule because of positive impacts on <span class=\"match\">program</span> operability, oversight, integrity, and government efficiency. Many commenters expressed support for the proposed rule, reasoning that it would foster fairness in the H-1B <span class=\"match\">program</span>, reduce abuse and promote <span class=\"match\">program</span> integrity, and create a <span class=\"match\">more</span> efficient system. A few commenters expressed support for the proposed rule, reasoning it would improve <span class=\"match\">program</span> efficiency and reduce administrative"},{"title":"Hazardous Materials: Reducing Burdens on Domestic Aerosol Shippers","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"This NPRM proposes to update the definition of an aerosol to eliminate unnecessary regulatory burdens and maintain consistency with current international transportation standards.","document_number":"2025-12064","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/07/01/2025-12064/hazardous-materials-reducing-burdens-on-domestic-aerosol-shippers","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-07-01/pdf/2025-12064.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-12064.pdf?1751055311","publication_date":"2025-07-01","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":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","name":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","id":408,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/pipeline-and-hazardous-materials-safety-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/408","parent_id":492,"slug":"pipeline-and-hazardous-materials-safety-administration"}],"excerpts":"that may result in the expenditure by state, local, and Tribal governments, in the aggregate of $100 million or <span class=\"match\">more</span> (in 1996 dollars) in any given year, the agency must prepare, amongst other things, a written statement that qualitatively and quantitatively assesses the costs and benefits of the Federal mandate.\n \n This proposed rule does not <span class=\"match\">impose</span> unfunded mandates under UMRA because it does not result in costs of $100 million or <span class=\"match\">more</span> (in 1996 dollars) per year for either State, local, or Tribal governments, or to the private sector. \n H. National"},{"title":"Regulatory Capital Rule: Category I and II Banking Organizations, Banking Organizations With Significant Trading Activity, and Optional Adoption for Other Banking Organizations","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation are proposing to modernize the capital requirements applicable to Category I and II depository institution holding companies and depository institutions, as well as revise the market risk capital framework for banking organizations with significant trading activity (the proposal). The proposal would improve the regulatory capital framework for covered banking organizations by enhancing its risk sensitivity and consistency and by simplifying core components of its design. The agencies expect the proposal would support the safety and soundness of covered banking organizations and U.S. financial stability while promoting lending and other financial intermediation activities in the banking system over a range of economic conditions.","document_number":"2026-05959","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/27/2026-05959/regulatory-capital-rule-category-i-and-ii-banking-organizations-banking-organizations-with","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-03-27/pdf/2026-05959.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-05959.pdf?1774529111","publication_date":"2026-03-27","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY","name":"Treasury Department","id":497,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/treasury-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/497","parent_id":null,"slug":"treasury-department"},{"raw_name":"Office of the Comptroller of the Currency","name":"Comptroller of the Currency","id":80,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/comptroller-of-the-currency","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/80","parent_id":497,"slug":"comptroller-of-the-currency"},{"raw_name":"FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM","name":"Federal Reserve System","id":188,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-reserve-system","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/188","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-reserve-system"},{"raw_name":"FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION","name":"Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation","id":164,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-deposit-insurance-corporation","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/164","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-deposit-insurance-corporation"}],"excerpts":"delayed or interrupted by many factors such as changes in market condition or financial difficulty of the <span class=\"match\">obligor</span>.\n 98 \n \n A perfected, first priority security interest would provide the banking organization with priority for repayment in the case of bankruptcy of the <span class=\"match\">obligor</span>.\n 99 \n \n Evaluating the ability of the <span class=\"match\">obligor</span> to repay using consistent and transparent metrics allows banking organizations and supervisors to <span class=\"match\">more</span> easily compare the <span class=\"match\">obligor's</span> ability to repay with other borrowers in the banking organization's loan portfolio. As with residential"},{"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":"reflects the fact that recipients that are not educational institutions (\n e.g., \n libraries, hospitals) also offer education <span class=\"match\">programs</span> and activities, and those education <span class=\"match\">programs</span> and activities are covered by Title IX. \n See \n 20 U.S.C. 1681(a) (providing that Title IX's prohibition on sex discrimination applies to “any education <span class=\"match\">program</span> or activity receiving Federal financial assistance”); 20 U.S.C. 1687 (defining “<span class=\"match\">program</span> or activity” to include “a department, agency, special purpose district, or other instrumentality of a State or a local government”);"},{"title":"Schools and Libraries Cybersecurity Pilot Program","type":"Rule","abstract":"In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission or FCC) stablishes the Schools and Libraries Cybersecurity Pilot Program (Pilot or Pilot Program). The Pilot Program will enable the Commission to evaluate the impact that using Universal Service Fund (USF or Fund) support for eligible cybersecurity services and equipment will have on protecting school and library broadband networks and data. In so doing, the Commission seeks to address the apparent needs of schools and libraries for additional support for cybersecurity services and equipment, while evaluating the impact that providing that support would have on the USF.","document_number":"2024-15866","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/07/30/2024-15866/schools-and-libraries-cybersecurity-pilot-program","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-07-30/pdf/2024-15866.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-15866.pdf?1722257112","publication_date":"2024-07-30","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":"opposes it.\n \n \n 49. \n Application Process for Pilot <span class=\"match\">Program</span>. \n The Commission adopts application and selection processes for the Pilot <span class=\"match\">Program</span> patterned after the Connected Care Pilot <span class=\"match\">Program</span>, adopt several of the application, selection, and administrative proposals from the \n Cybersecurity NPRM, \n and designate USAC to be the Administrator of the Pilot <span class=\"match\">Program</span>. In the \n Cybersecurity NPRM, \n the Commission proposed to structure the Pilot <span class=\"match\">Program</span> in a manner similar to the Connected Care Pilot <span class=\"match\">Program</span>. In particular, the Commission proposed that schools"},{"title":"Pipeline Safety: Hazardous Liquid Valve Maintenance Schedule","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"This NPRM proposes to allow operators of hazardous liquid and carbon dioxide pipelines to determine a valve inspection schedule with a maximum valve inspection interval of 1 year, not to exceed 15 months.","document_number":"2026-08077","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/24/2026-08077/pipeline-safety-hazardous-liquid-valve-maintenance-schedule","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-24/pdf/2026-08077.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-08077.pdf?1776948324","publication_date":"2026-04-24","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":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","name":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","id":408,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/pipeline-and-hazardous-materials-safety-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/408","parent_id":492,"slug":"pipeline-and-hazardous-materials-safety-administration"}],"excerpts":"expenditure by State, local, and Tribal governments, in the aggregate of $100 million or <span class=\"match\">more</span> in 1996 dollars ($203 million in 2024 dollars) in any given year, the agency must prepare, amongst other things, a written statement that qualitatively and quantitatively assesses the costs and benefits of the Federal mandate.\n \n This proposed rule does not <span class=\"match\">impose</span> unfunded mandates under UMRA. PHMSA does not expect the proposed rule will result in costs of $100 million or <span class=\"match\">more</span> (in 1996 dollars) per year for either State, local, or Tribal governments, or to the"}]}