{"description":"Documents matching 'investigates complaints conducts compliance reviews'","count":7937,"total_pages":50,"next_page_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents?conditions%5Bterm%5D=investigates+complaints+conducts+compliance+reviews&format=json&page=2","results":[{"title":"Organization, Functions, and Procedures","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is revising its regulations on the agency's organization, functions, and procedures to update outdated information and increase clarity.","document_number":"2025-12139","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/07/01/2025-12139/organization-functions-and-procedures","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-07-01/pdf/2025-12139.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-12139.pdf?1751055320","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":"Federal Transit Administration","name":"Federal Transit Administration","id":193,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-transit-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/193","parent_id":492,"slug":"federal-transit-administration"}],"excerpts":"officials in ensuring <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with applicable civil rights regulations, statutes and directives, including but not limited to the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) participation, and Equal Employment Opportunity, within FTA and in the <span class=\"match\">conduct</span> of federally assisted public transportation projects and programs. The office monitors the implementation of and <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with civil rights requirements, <span class=\"match\">investigates</span> <span class=\"match\">complaints</span>, <span class=\"match\">conducts</span> <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> <span class=\"match\">reviews</span>, and provides technical"},{"title":"Review of State Bar Complaints and Allegations Against Department of Justice Attorneys","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Department of Justice (\"Department\") proposes to establish a process for reviewing bar complaints and allegations against its attorneys. Under the proposed rule, before a current or former Department lawyer may participate in any investigative steps initiated by the bar disciplinary authority of a State, Territory, or the District of Columbia in response to allegations that a current or former Department attorney violated an ethics rule while engaging in that attorney's federal duties, the Department will have the right to review the allegations in the first instance and shall request that the bar disciplinary authority suspend any parallel investigations until the completion of the Department's review.","document_number":"2026-04390","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/05/2026-04390/review-of-state-bar-complaints-and-allegations-against-department-of-justice-attorneys","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-03-05/pdf/2026-04390.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-04390.pdf?1772631912","publication_date":"2026-03-05","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE","name":"Justice Department","id":268,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/justice-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/268","parent_id":null,"slug":"justice-department"},{"raw_name":"Office of the Attorney General"}],"excerpts":"intends to exercise its right to <span class=\"match\">review</span> the <span class=\"match\">complaint</span> and allegations in the first instance. If the Department decides to <span class=\"match\">review</span> the State bar <span class=\"match\">complaint</span> and allegations, OPR will request the State bar disciplinary authorities to suspend their <span class=\"match\">investigations</span> or disciplinary proceedings, and direct Department personnel not to provide any non-public information to any parallel <span class=\"match\">investigations</span> or disciplinary proceedings until the completion of OPR's <span class=\"match\">review</span>.\n 4 \n \n If the Department declines to exercise its right of <span class=\"match\">review</span>, it will also notify the State"},{"title":"Statement of Organization","type":"Notice","abstract":"This notice sets forth the Statement of Organization of the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) of the Department of Health and Human Services.","document_number":"2023-03892","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/03/01/2023-03892/statement-of-organization","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-03-01/pdf/2023-03892.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-03892.pdf?1677514529","publication_date":"2023-03-01","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":"the <span class=\"match\">investigation</span> of <span class=\"match\">complaints</span> and breach reports, <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> <span class=\"match\">reviews</span>, and audits. Through its work, OCR helps to ensure equal and non-discriminatory access to and coverage of health and human services, promotes positive change throughout our nation's social service and health care systems to advance equity and accountability, and provides tools for covered entities and individuals to understand their rights and obligations under the law. \n OCR accomplishes this by: \n • Enforcing laws, <span class=\"match\">investigating</span> <span class=\"match\">complaints</span>, <span class=\"match\">conducting</span> <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> <span class=\"match\">reviews</span>, promulgating"},{"title":"Proposed Revision of Information Collection Request; Complaint Involving Employment Discrimination by a Federal Contractor or Subcontractor","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance request for comment to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This request helps to ensure that: requested data can be provided in the desired format; reporting burden (time and financial resources) is minimized; collection instruments are clearly understood; and the impact of collection requirements on respondents can be properly assessed. Currently, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) is soliciting comments on the information collection, Complaint Involving Employment Discrimination by a Federal Contractor or Subcontractor.","document_number":"2025-12556","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/07/07/2025-12556/proposed-revision-of-information-collection-request-complaint-involving-employment-discrimination-by","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-07-07/pdf/2025-12556.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-12556.pdf?1751546713","publication_date":"2025-07-07","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":"Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs","name":"Federal Contract Compliance Programs Office","id":162,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-contract-compliance-programs-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/162","parent_id":271,"slug":"federal-contract-compliance-programs-office"}],"excerpts":"and employees of Federal contractors and subcontractors, authorized representatives, or third parties may file <span class=\"match\">complaints</span> of employment discrimination with OFCCP pursuant to Section 503 or VEVRAA but may no longer file <span class=\"match\">complaints</span> with OFCCP pursuant to E.O. 11246. \n OFCCP is requesting approval to revise questions on the <span class=\"match\">Complaint</span> of Employment Discrimination Involving a Federal Contractor or Subcontractor form (CC-4) and Pre-<span class=\"match\">Complaint</span> Inquiry for Employment Discrimination Involving a Federal Contractor or Subcontractor form (CC-390) to align with"},{"title":"Procedures for the Handling of Retaliation Complaints Under the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 (AMLA)","type":"Rule","abstract":"This document provides the interim final text of regulations governing the anti-retaliation provisions of the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 (AMLA or the Act). This rule establishes procedures and timeframes for the handling of retaliation complaints under AMLA, including procedures and timeframes for complaints to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), investigations by OSHA, appeals of OSHA determinations to an administrative law judge (ALJ) for a hearing de novo, hearings by ALJs, review of ALJ decisions by the Administrative Review Board (ARB) (acting on behalf of the Secretary of Labor (Secretary)), and judicial review of the Secretary's final decision. It also sets forth the Secretary's interpretations of the AMLA anti-retaliation provision on certain matters.","document_number":"2025-00539","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/14/2025-00539/procedures-for-the-handling-of-retaliation-complaints-under-the-anti-money-laundering-act-of-2020","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-14/pdf/2025-00539.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-00539.pdf?1736775922","publication_date":"2025-01-14","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":"receipt of the <span class=\"match\">complaint</span>, the Secretary must provide written notice to each person named in the <span class=\"match\">complaint</span> alleged to have violated the Act (respondent) and to the complainant's employer (which in most cases will be the respondent) of the filing of the <span class=\"match\">complaint</span>, the allegations contained in the <span class=\"match\">complaint</span>, the substance of the evidence supporting the <span class=\"match\">complaint</span>, and the rights afforded the respondent throughout the <span class=\"match\">investigation</span>. 49 U.S.C. 42121(b)(1). The Secretary must then <span class=\"match\">conduct</span> an <span class=\"match\">investigation</span>, within 60 days of receipt of the <span class=\"match\">complaint</span>, after affording"},{"title":"Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records","type":"Notice","abstract":"In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is partially modifying an existing system of records maintained by the Office for Civil Rights (OCR), \"Program Information Management System (PIMS),\" System No. 09- 90-0052. The modifications include changing the system of records name to \"HHS Civil Rights and Health Information Privacy Program Records\" and affect only certain sections of the System of Records Notice (SORN), so HHS is not republishing the SORN in full. The system of records contains records about individual members of the public who submit or are named or otherwise involved in civil rights, conscience and religious freedom, and health information privacy-related complaints received by and compliance reviews conducted by OCR, and individuals who submit reports to OCR about breaches of unsecured protected health information (PHI) experienced by covered entities and business associates subject to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy, Security, Breach Notification, and Enforcement Rules. OCR is modifying it to include information that programs subject to 42 CFR part 2 (\"Part 2\") (and, as applicable, a qualified service organization on a Part 2 program's behalf) report to the Secretary with respect to a breach of unsecured substance use disorder (SUD) patient records maintained by a Part 2 program (\"Part 2 records\") and complaints and compliance reviews involving potential violations of Part 2.","document_number":"2026-03003","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/17/2026-03003/privacy-act-of-1974-system-of-records","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-02-17/pdf/2026-03003.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-03003.pdf?1770930912","publication_date":"2026-02-17","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":"Part 2 records) who are individuals as defined in the Privacy Act and not organizations or institutions, and are <span class=\"match\">investigated</span> by OCR as a result of <span class=\"match\">complaints</span> filed or through <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> <span class=\"match\">reviews</span> <span class=\"match\">conducted</span> by OCR. Covered individuals also include persons who submit correspondence to OCR related to other <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> activities (\n e.g., \n outreach and public education), and other correspondence unrelated to a <span class=\"match\">complaint</span> or <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> <span class=\"match\">review</span> and requiring responses by OCR. Covered individuals also include covered entities and business associates, as defined"},{"title":"Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records","type":"Notice","abstract":"In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is modifying an existing system of records titled FDIC-005, \"Consumer Complaint and Inquiry Records.\" This system of records supports the FDIC's regulatory and supervisory functions. It permits the FDIC to receive, investigate, and respond to complaints and inquiries from individuals concerning the activities or practices of the FDIC; FDIC-insured depository institutions; and persons/entities engaged in misuses of the FDIC's name or logo or misrepresentations about deposit insurance. The system helps the FDIC and other FDIC stakeholders to scope examinations and take appropriate supervisory actions. The FDIC is updating this system of records to rename it as FDIC-005, \"Consumer Complaint and Public Inquiry Records,\" to modify several sections of this notice, and to seek public comment on four proposed routine uses. Additionally, this notice includes non-substantive changes to simplify the formatting and text of the previously published notice and improve consistency across FDIC system of records notices.","document_number":"2026-06428","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/02/2026-06428/privacy-act-of-1974-system-of-records","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-02/pdf/2026-06428.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-06428.pdf?1775047520","publication_date":"2026-04-02","agencies":[{"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":"records to another agency's system of records or to non-Federal records, in coordination with an Office of Inspector General in <span class=\"match\">conducting</span> an audit, <span class=\"match\">investigation</span>, inspection, evaluation, or other <span class=\"match\">review</span>. Proposed Routine Use 11 would merge two previous routine uses to permit the release of information to FDIC-insured depository institutions and other parties that may have information useful to the FDIC's <span class=\"match\">review</span> of the <span class=\"match\">complaint</span> or inquiry. Proposed Routine Use 12 has been modified and proposes to allow for disclosures to any agency with direct regulatory"},{"title":"Standards of Conduct; Revocation of Superseded Regulations; Revision of Residual Provisions","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Department of Health and Human Services (Department or HHS) is revising and reissuing the Standards of Conduct, a set of substantive and procedural rules relating to conduct and employee responsibilities that augment the Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch, the Supplemental Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Department of Health and Human Services, the Supplemental Financial Disclosure Requirements for Employees of the Department of Health and Human Services, the Employee Responsibilities and Conduct Regulation, and the Executive Branch Financial Disclosure regulations. The Department is removing provisions that have been superseded by these regulations or are otherwise obsolete or unnecessary to efficient administration. This final rule addresses conduct on Federal Government (Government) property and the use of Government funds or official information; restates existing standards for workplace courtesy; specifies rules for acceptance of gifts, travel, and employment from foreign governments and other non- Federal entities; provides notice of disciplinary actions available to address violations and prescribes the continuing employee obligation to report violations of rules or law to appropriate authorities. This revision adds a new section addressing Counter-Trafficking in Persons requirements in response to the Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2022 (Pub. L. 117-348). The rule also continues and delineates restrictions on the political activity of commissioned officers of the United States Public Health Service, a category of employees not covered by the Hatch Act Reform Amendments of 1993, as amended.","document_number":"2025-16129","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/22/2025-16129/standards-of-conduct-revocation-of-superseded-regulations-revision-of-residual-provisions","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-08-22/pdf/2025-16129.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-16129.pdf?1755780332","publication_date":"2025-08-22","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":"or HHS) is revising and reissuing the Standards of <span class=\"match\">Conduct</span>, a set of substantive and procedural rules relating to <span class=\"match\">conduct</span> and employee responsibilities that augment the Standards of Ethical <span class=\"match\">Conduct</span> for Employees of the Executive Branch, the Supplemental Standards of Ethical <span class=\"match\">Conduct</span> for Employees of the Department of Health and Human Services, the Supplemental Financial Disclosure Requirements for Employees of the Department of Health and Human Services, the Employee Responsibilities and <span class=\"match\">Conduct</span> Regulation, and the Executive Branch Financial Disclosure"},{"title":"Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Practitioner Conduct and Discipline","type":"Notice","abstract":"The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will submit the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, on or after the date of publication of this notice. The USPTO invites comments on this information collection renewal, which helps the USPTO assess the impact of its information collection requirements and minimize the reporting burden to the public. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on March 11, 2025, during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.","document_number":"2025-10202","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/06/05/2025-10202/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-to-the-office-of-management-and-budget-for","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-06-05/pdf/2025-10202.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-10202.pdf?1749041109","publication_date":"2025-06-05","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","name":"Commerce Department","id":54,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/commerce-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/54","parent_id":null,"slug":"commerce-department"},{"raw_name":"Patent and Trademark Office","name":"Patent and Trademark Office","id":402,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/patent-and-trademark-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/402","parent_id":54,"slug":"patent-and-trademark-office"}],"excerpts":"other persons (collectively, “practitioners”) representing applicants and other parties before the USPTO should <span class=\"match\">conduct</span> themselves professionally. Part 11 outlines practitioners' responsibilities for recordkeeping and reporting violations or <span class=\"match\">complaints</span> of misconduct to the USPTO. Part 11, subpart C, sets forth the manner by which the USPTO <span class=\"match\">investigates</span> misconduct and imposes discipline.\n \n The USPTO Rules of Professional <span class=\"match\">Conduct</span> require all practitioners to maintain complete records of all funds, securities, and other properties of clients coming into"},{"title":"Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records","type":"Notice","abstract":"As required by the Privacy Act of 1974, notice is hereby given that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is modifying the system of records titled, \"Criminal Investigations--VA\" (11VA51). The purpose of this system of records is to compile evidence to prove or disprove criminal conduct, identify individual criminal offenders and alleged offenders, and identify witnesses and documents relevant to the investigation of the allegations.","document_number":"2026-11766","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/11/2026-11766/privacy-act-of-1974-system-of-records","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-11/pdf/2026-11766.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-11766.pdf?1781095523","publication_date":"2026-06-11","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS","name":"Veterans Affairs Department","id":520,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/veterans-affairs-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/520","parent_id":null,"slug":"veterans-affairs-department"}],"excerpts":"contractors, who <span class=\"match\">conduct</span> official business with VA, or private citizens whose actions affect or relate to the programs and operations of VA. The individuals who are or have been the subjects of <span class=\"match\">investigations</span> are those alleged to have violated criminal laws, either Federal or state, either in the performance of their official duties or related to the programs and operations of VA. \n CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: \n \n Records and information in this system include reports of criminal <span class=\"match\">investigations</span> of the VA OIG, Office of <span class=\"match\">Investigations</span>. These reports"},{"title":"Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Practitioner Conduct and Discipline","type":"Notice","abstract":"The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, invites comments on the extension and revision of an existing information collection: 0651- 0017 (Practitioner Conduct and Discipline). The purpose of this notice is to allow 60 days for public comments preceding submission of the information collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).","document_number":"2025-03831","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/03/11/2025-03831/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-to-the-office-of-management-and-budget-for","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-03-11/pdf/2025-03831.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-03831.pdf?1741610715","publication_date":"2025-03-11","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","name":"Commerce Department","id":54,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/commerce-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/54","parent_id":null,"slug":"commerce-department"},{"raw_name":"Patent and Trademark Office","name":"Patent and Trademark Office","id":402,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/patent-and-trademark-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/402","parent_id":54,"slug":"patent-and-trademark-office"}],"excerpts":"Collection <span class=\"match\">Review</span>.”\n \n \n \n \n SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: \n I. Abstract \n The Director of the USPTO has the authority to establish regulations governing the <span class=\"match\">conduct</span> and discipline of agents, attorneys, or other persons representing applicants and other parties before the USPTO (35 U.S.C. 2, 32-33). The USPTO Rules of Professional <span class=\"match\">Conduct</span>, set forth in 37 CFR part 11, subpart D, prescribe the manner in which agents, attorneys, and other persons (collectively, “practitioners”) representing applicants and other parties before the USPTO should <span class=\"match\">conduct</span> themselves"},{"title":"Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records","type":"Notice","abstract":"As required by the Privacy Act of 1974, notice is hereby given that VA is modifying the system of records titled \"Inspector General Hotline (Complaint Center) Records\" (66VA53). This system is used to store records and information related to official complaints made to the OIG about impropriety and wrongdoing related to VA programs and operations.","document_number":"2026-12021","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/16/2026-12021/privacy-act-of-1974-system-of-records","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-16/pdf/2026-12021.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-12021.pdf?1781527508","publication_date":"2026-06-16","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS","name":"Veterans Affairs Department","id":520,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/veterans-affairs-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/520","parent_id":null,"slug":"veterans-affairs-department"}],"excerpts":"store records and information related to official <span class=\"match\">complaints</span> made to the VA OIG. The Hotline Division is the OIG's <span class=\"match\">complaint</span> center and serves as the recipient of all types of <span class=\"match\">complaints</span> about impropriety and wrongdoing related to VA programs and operations. The specific information about each <span class=\"match\">complaint</span>, including name of complainant, name of subject, and allegations of improper <span class=\"match\">conduct</span>, is recorded and then forwarded to the appropriate VA OIG division or external entity for <span class=\"match\">investigation</span>, <span class=\"match\">review</span>, or resolution. The information is also used to provide"},{"title":"Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records","type":"Notice","abstract":"In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), is renaming, updating, and reissuing an existing System of Records Notice (SORN) currently titled \"DOT/FMCSA- 004, National Consumer Complaint Database (NCCDB).\" The SORN will be retitled \"DOT/FMCSA-004, FMCSA Complaint Center Records.\" FMCSA is modernizing the system and expanding the program to enhance the Agency's ability to collect, monitor, and respond to complaints about Agency programs; establish reasonable procedures to provide timely responses; and share complaint information with external stakeholders and the public, as necessary and applicable.","document_number":"2025-19125","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/10/01/2025-19125/privacy-act-of-1974-system-of-records","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-10-01/pdf/2025-19125.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-19125.pdf?1759236313","publication_date":"2025-10-01","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":"Office of the Secretary"}],"excerpts":"Uses: \n \n 1. To Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) State Partner agencies for use during safety <span class=\"match\">investigations</span> of motor carriers and to <span class=\"match\">review</span> and analyze <span class=\"match\">complaints</span> submitted against a motor carrier or broker that allege a violation of the FMCSRs. \n 2. To Household Goods (HHG) State Enforcement partner agencies for use during household goods <span class=\"match\">reviews</span> and <span class=\"match\">investigations</span> of motor carriers and brokers, to <span class=\"match\">review</span> and analyze <span class=\"match\">complaints</span> submitted against a motor carrier or broker that allege a violation of the FMCSRs. \n \n Department General"},{"title":"Practice and Procedure: Rules of General Application, Safeguards, Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Investigations, and Section 337 Adjudication and Enforcement","type":"Rule","abstract":"The United States International Trade Commission (\"Commission\") amends its Rules of Practice and Procedure concerning rules of general application, safeguards, antidumping and countervailing duty investigations, and section 337 adjudication and enforcement. The amendments are necessary to make certain technical corrections, to clarify certain provisions, to harmonize different parts of the Commission's rules, and to address concerns that have arisen in Commission practice. The intended effect of the proposed amendments is to facilitate compliance with the Commission's Rules and improve the administration of agency proceedings.","document_number":"2024-31242","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/03/2024-31242/practice-and-procedure-rules-of-general-application-safeguards-antidumping-and-countervailing-duty","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-03/pdf/2024-31242.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-31242.pdf?1735825511","publication_date":"2025-01-03","agencies":[{"raw_name":"INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION","name":"International Trade Commission","id":262,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/international-trade-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/262","parent_id":null,"slug":"international-trade-commission"}],"excerpts":"of <span class=\"match\">investigation</span>), as applicable, that grants a motion to amend the <span class=\"match\">complaint</span> and/or notice of <span class=\"match\">investigation</span>. The Commission intends that any response to an amended <span class=\"match\">complaint</span> and/or notice of <span class=\"match\">investigation</span> should conform to the same content requirements applicable to a response to an initial <span class=\"match\">complaint</span> and notice of <span class=\"match\">investigation</span>, as provided in § 210.13(b). The Commission also proposed specifying that if any additional respondents are added to the <span class=\"match\">investigation</span>, they shall have twenty (20) days from the date of service of the amended <span class=\"match\">complaint</span> and"},{"title":"60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request Housing Discrimination Complaint Form HUD-903","type":"Notice","abstract":"HUD is seeking approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the information collection described below. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is requesting comment from all interested parties on the proposed collection of information. The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment.","document_number":"2026-06834","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/09/2026-06834/60-day-notice-of-proposed-information-collection-comment-request-housing-discrimination-complaint","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-09/pdf/2026-06834.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-06834.pdf?1775652312","publication_date":"2026-04-09","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT","name":"Housing and Urban Development Department","id":228,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/housing-and-urban-development-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/228","parent_id":null,"slug":"housing-and-urban-development-department"}],"excerpts":"Management System [“HEMS”], HUD's electronic Fair Housing Act <span class=\"match\">complaint</span> processing database. FHEO uses the HEMS database to <span class=\"match\">conduct</span> intake/assessment of housing discrimination claims; to perfect and generate jurisdictional <span class=\"match\">complaints</span>; to develop <span class=\"match\">investigative</span> plans; to store factual evidence obtained during <span class=\"match\">complaint</span> <span class=\"match\">investigations</span>; to document conciliation efforts under § 810(b) of the Act and voluntary <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> efforts under other Federal civil rights authorities; to generate Final <span class=\"match\">Investigative</span> Reports and \n \n Determinations of Reasonable Cause and"},{"title":"Initiation of Section 301 Investigation and Request for Public Comments: Vietnam's Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Intellectual Property Protection and Enforcement","type":"Notice","abstract":"Pursuant to section 182(a)(2) of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (Trade Act), the U.S. Trade Representative (Trade Representative) identified Vietnam as a priority foreign country due to Vietnam's denial of adequate and effective protection of intellectual property (IP) rights and its denial of fair and equitable market access to persons that rely on IP protection. Pursuant to section 302(b)(2) of the Trade Act, the Trade Representative is initiating a Section 301 investigation of the acts, policies, and practices of the Government of Vietnam related to IP protection and enforcement that resulted in the identification of Vietnam as a priority foreign country. The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) proposes to determine that these acts, policies, and practices are actionable under section 301(b). USTR invites interested persons to submit written comments concerning the issues covered in the investigation.","document_number":"2026-11043","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/03/2026-11043/initiation-of-section-301-investigation-and-request-for-public-comments-vietnams-acts-policies-and","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-03/pdf/2026-11043.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-11043.pdf?1780404310","publication_date":"2026-06-03","agencies":[{"raw_name":"OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE","name":"Trade Representative, Office of United States","id":491,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/trade-representative-office-of-united-states","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/491","parent_id":null,"slug":"trade-representative-office-of-united-states"}],"excerpts":"of Section 301 <span class=\"match\">Investigation</span> \n Under Section 302(b)(2) of the Trade Act (19 U.S.C. 2412(b)(2)), the Trade Representative shall initiate an <span class=\"match\">investigation</span> under Chapter 1 of Title III of the Trade Act (commonly referred to as “Section 301”) with respect to any act, policy, or practice that was the basis of the identification of a country as a priority foreign country under section 182 of the Trade Act (19 U.S.C. 2242). Section 302(b)(2) provides exceptions where such acts, policies, and practices are already subject to <span class=\"match\">investigation</span> or action under"},{"title":"Denial of Motor Vehicle Defect Petition, DP21-003","type":"Notice","abstract":"This notice sets forth the reasons for the denial of a petition submitted on October 10, 2021, and amended on August 5, 2022, by Mr. Tom Murray and Mr. Byron Bloch, to NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation (ODI). On November 12, 2021, NHTSA opened DP21-003 to evaluate the petition, which requests that NHTSA conduct a formal investigation of certain alleged safety-related defects in dozens of Kia and Hyundai vehicles (the \"subject vehicles\"). The petition alleged that there are an \"excessive number of vehicle speed control issues and numerous serious `runaway throttle condition' incidents the owners and operators of the subject vehicles suffer,\" and that there is \"substantial evidence that the accelerator control systems in the subject vehicle populations fail to meet safety standards, including U.S. Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (e.g., [FMVSS No. 124]), and contain defects which relate to motor vehicle safety.\" The amended petition expanded the scope of Kia and Hyundai vehicles from the original petition and referenced additional materials. After examination of the amended petition and available data relating to vehicle speed control performance of the subject vehicles, and review of FMVSS No. 124, NHTSA concluded that an investigation is not warranted. The Agency accordingly denied the petition.","document_number":"2026-12274","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/18/2026-12274/denial-of-motor-vehicle-defect-petition-dp21-003","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-18/pdf/2026-12274.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-12274.pdf?1781700314","publication_date":"2026-06-18","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","name":"Transportation Department","id":492,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/492","parent_id":null,"slug":"transportation-department"},{"raw_name":"National Highway Traffic Safety Administration","name":"National Highway Traffic Safety Administration","id":345,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-highway-traffic-safety-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/345","parent_id":492,"slug":"national-highway-traffic-safety-administration"}],"excerpts":"Upon receipt of a properly filed \n \n petition, the Agency <span class=\"match\">conducts</span> a technical <span class=\"match\">review</span> of the petition, which may consist of an analysis of the material submitted with the petition and any additional information. \n See \n 49 U.S.C. 30162(a)(2); 49 CFR 552.6. The technical <span class=\"match\">review</span> may consist solely of information already in the possession of the Agency or it may include the collection of information from the motor vehicle manufacturer or other sources. After <span class=\"match\">conducting</span> the technical <span class=\"match\">review</span> and considering appropriate factors, which may include, but"},{"title":"Professional Conduct of Attorneys Practicing Under the Cognizance and Supervision of the Judge Advocate General","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"This rule proposes to remove existing general information about the professional responsibility requirements of attorneys practicing under the cognizance and supervision of the Judge Advocate General (JAG) and includes a new requirement for all non-U.S. Government attorneys to file a notice of appearance before appearing in any matter for which the JAG is charged with supervising the provision of legal services. It also proposes to remove existing content relating to the Rules of Professional Conduct and replaces it with complaint processing procedures.","document_number":"2024-09257","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/05/03/2024-09257/professional-conduct-of-attorneys-practicing-under-the-cognizance-and-supervision-of-the-judge","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-05-03/pdf/2024-09257.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-09257.pdf?1714653915","publication_date":"2024-05-03","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE","name":"Defense Department","id":103,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/defense-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/103","parent_id":null,"slug":"defense-department"},{"raw_name":"Department of the Navy","name":"Navy Department","id":378,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/navy-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/378","parent_id":103,"slug":"navy-department"}],"excerpts":"appointed to <span class=\"match\">conduct</span> the <span class=\"match\">investigation</span> (the <span class=\"match\">investigating</span> officer, or IO), the questioned <span class=\"match\">conduct</span> occurred and, if so, whether clear and convincing evidence demonstrates that such <span class=\"match\">conduct</span> constitutes a violation of the Rules or the Code of Judicial <span class=\"match\">Conduct</span>. The IO is to recommend appropriate action in cases of substantiated violations. Upon receipt of the <span class=\"match\">complaint</span>, the IO shall promptly <span class=\"match\">investigate</span> the allegations, generally following the format and procedures set forth in the Manual of the Judge Advocate General (JAGMAN) for the <span class=\"match\">conduct</span> of command"},{"title":"Section 337 Adjudication and Enforcement","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The United States International Trade Commission (\"Commission\") proposes to amend its Rules of Practice and Procedure concerning section 337 adjudication and enforcement. The intended effect of the proposed amendments is to require disclosure of information by the parties and intervenors in section 337 investigations and ancillary proceedings before the Commission regarding entities that have an ownership or a financial interest in the investigation.","document_number":"2026-08445","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/30/2026-08445/section-337-adjudication-and-enforcement","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-30/pdf/2026-08445.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-08445.pdf?1777466718","publication_date":"2026-04-30","agencies":[{"raw_name":"INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION","name":"International Trade Commission","id":262,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/international-trade-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/262","parent_id":null,"slug":"international-trade-commission"}],"excerpts":"the legal right to bring a section 337 <span class=\"match\">investigation</span> based on the unfair act or acts asserted in the <span class=\"match\">complaint</span> besides complainant. The Commission notes that the person or entity that has the legal right to bring a section 337 <span class=\"match\">complaint</span> will depend on the unfair act(s) asserted in the <span class=\"match\">complaint</span>. By way of example, the person or entity that has the legal right to bring a section 337 in patent, trademark, and copyright <span class=\"match\">investigations</span> is the owner or exclusive licensee, whereas for trade secret <span class=\"match\">investigations</span>, the person or entity that has the legal"},{"title":"Express Scripts, Inc., et al.; Analysis of Agreement Containing Consent Order To Aid Public Comment","type":"Notice","abstract":"The consent agreement in this matter settles alleged violations of Federal law prohibiting unfair methods of competition. The attached Analysis of Agreement Containing Consent Order to Aid Public Comment describes both the allegations in the complaint and the terms of the consent order--embodied in the consent agreement--that would settle these allegations.","document_number":"2026-02844","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/12/2026-02844/express-scripts-inc-et-al-analysis-of-agreement-containing-consent-order-to-aid-public-comment","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-02-12/pdf/2026-02844.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-02844.pdf?1770817514","publication_date":"2026-02-12","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION","name":"Federal Trade Commission","id":192,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-trade-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/192","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-trade-commission"}],"excerpts":"share of drug cost. According to the <span class=\"match\">Complaint</span>, the inflated list prices hurt patients whose out-of-pocket payments are tied to the list price of the drug, such as patients in their deductible phase and those with coinsurance. While patients pay inflated prices, ESI is enriched by the rebates tied to each filled prescription. \n The <span class=\"match\">Complaint</span> alleges unfair methods of competition and unfair acts or practices under Section 5 of the FTC Act. \n III. PBM <span class=\"match\">Investigation</span> \n In fall 2023, the FTC opened an <span class=\"match\">investigation</span> to determine whether certain business"}]}