{"description":"Documents matching 'investigation surveying building safety assessment'","count":4691,"total_pages":50,"next_page_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents?conditions%5Bterm%5D=investigation+surveying+building+safety+assessment&format=json&page=2","results":[{"title":"Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Geophysical Surveys in the Gulf of America","type":"Rule","abstract":"In accordance with the regulations implementing the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), as amended, notification is hereby given that NMFS promulgates regulations to govern the incidental taking of marine mammals during geophysical survey activity conducted in the Gulf of America (GOA), over the course of 5 years. These regulations, which allow for the issuance of Letters of Authorization (LOA) to survey operators for the incidental take of marine mammals during the described activities and specified timeframe, prescribe the permissible methods of taking and other means of effecting the least practicable adverse impact on marine mammal species or stocks and their habitat, as well as requirements pertaining to the monitoring and reporting of such taking.","document_number":"2026-07536","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/17/2026-07536/taking-and-importing-marine-mammals-taking-marine-mammals-incidental-to-geophysical-surveys-in-the","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-17/pdf/2026-07536.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-07536.pdf?1776343517","publication_date":"2026-04-17","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","name":"Commerce Department","id":54,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/commerce-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/54","parent_id":null,"slug":"commerce-department"},{"raw_name":"National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration","name":"National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration","id":361,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/361","parent_id":54,"slug":"national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration"}],"excerpts":"and the geographic variations of animal distributions. <span class=\"match\">Survey</span> types included deep penetration <span class=\"match\">surveys</span> using a large airgun array (2D, 3D NAZ, 3D WAZ, and coil <span class=\"match\">survey</span> types), shallow penetration <span class=\"match\">surveys</span> using a single airgun, and high resolution <span class=\"match\">surveys</span>. We do not discuss HRG <span class=\"match\">surveys</span> further, as they are not considered likely to result in incidental take of marine mammals. \n The results from each zone were summed to provide GOA-wide estimates of take for each marine mammal species for each <span class=\"match\">survey</span> type for each notional year. To get these annual aggregate"},{"title":"Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Geophysical Surveys in the Gulf of America","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"NMFS has received a request for the reimplementation of incidental take regulations (ITR) governing the incidental taking of marine mammals during geophysical survey activity conducted in the Gulf of America (GOA). Pursuant to the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS is requesting comments on its proposed rule and will consider public comments relevant to this proposed rule prior to issuing any final rule.","document_number":"2026-03691","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/24/2026-03691/taking-and-importing-marine-mammals-taking-marine-mammals-incidental-to-geophysical-surveys-in-the","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-02-24/pdf/2026-03691.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-03691.pdf?1771622109","publication_date":"2026-02-24","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":"National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration","name":"National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration","id":361,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/361","parent_id":54,"slug":"national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration"}],"excerpts":"and 3D <span class=\"match\">Surveys</span> (Deep Penetration <span class=\"match\">Surveys</span>) \n —Deep penetration <span class=\"match\">surveys</span> may use an airgun array(s) as the acoustic source and may be 2D or 3D (with repeated 3D <span class=\"match\">surveys</span> termed 4D). <span class=\"match\">Surveys</span> may be designed as either multi-source (\n i.e., \n multiple arrays towed by one or more source vessel(s)) or single source.\n \n We described previously the basic differences between 2D and 3D <span class=\"match\">surveys</span>. A typical 2D <span class=\"match\">survey</span> deploys a single array, whereas a 3D vessel may deploy multiple source arrays. Among 3D <span class=\"match\">surveys</span> in particular, there are a variety of <span class=\"match\">survey</span> designs"},{"title":"Pipeline Safety: Class Location Change Requirements","type":"Rule","abstract":"PHMSA is updating its regulations to allow operators to apply modern risk management principles in addressing the safety of gas pipelines affected by class location changes. Relying on an approach originally developed in the 1950s, PHMSA's regulations use class locations to provide an additional margin of safety in the design, construction, testing, operation, and maintenance of gas pipelines based on population density. When the class location of a pipeline changes due to an increase in population density, an operator may need to take certain actions to confirm or to revise the maximum allowable operating pressure of a segment. Because the methods traditionally used for that purpose do not account for modern risk management principles, PHMSA has granted special permits for more than two decades allowing operators to use an integrity-management-based alternative. This final rule adopts that `IM alternative' by regulation to provide operators with an additional method for confirming or restoring the maximum allowable operating pressure of certain eligible segments that experience class location changes.","document_number":"2026-00566","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/14/2026-00566/pipeline-safety-class-location-change-requirements","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-01-14/pdf/2026-00566.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-00566.pdf?1768311921","publication_date":"2026-01-14","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":"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":"technology.\n \n \n \n 33 \n  \n \n <span class=\"match\">Safety</span> of Gas Transmission Pipelines: Repair Criteria, Integrity Management Improvements, \n \n Cathodic Protection, Management of Change, and Other Related Amendments,\n \n 87 FR 52224 (Aug. 24, 2022) (2022 <span class=\"match\">Safety</span> of Gas Transmission Rule); \n <span class=\"match\">Safety</span> of Gas Transmission Pipelines: MAOP Reconfirmation, Expansion of <span class=\"match\">Assessment</span> Requirements, and Other Related Amendments, \n 84 FR 52180 (Oct. 1, 2019) (2019 <span class=\"match\">Safety</span> of Gas Transmission Rule).\n \n \n \n \n 34 \n  For these non-high consequence segments, the <span class=\"match\">assessment</span> is every 10 years and"},{"title":"Notice of Request To Renew an Approved Information Collection: Foodborne Illness Outbreak Investigation Survey for FSIS Public Health Partners","type":"Notice","abstract":"In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations, FSIS is announcing its intention to renew an approved information collection regarding partner collaboration in response to illness outbreaks associated with FSIS-regulated food products. This information collection continues to inform FSIS partner outreach efforts to effectively investigate and prevent foodborne illnesses. There are no changes to the existing information collection. The approval for this information collection will expire on November 30, 2024.","document_number":"2024-13631","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/06/21/2024-13631/notice-of-request-to-renew-an-approved-information-collection-foodborne-illness-outbreak","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-06-21/pdf/2024-13631.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-13631.pdf?1718887537","publication_date":"2024-06-21","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","name":"Agriculture Department","id":12,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/agriculture-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/12","parent_id":null,"slug":"agriculture-department"},{"raw_name":"Food Safety and Inspection Service","name":"Food Safety and Inspection Service","id":201,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/food-safety-and-inspection-service","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/201","parent_id":12,"slug":"food-safety-and-inspection-service"}],"excerpts":"food adulteration events. Effective communication between partners facilitates rapid <span class=\"match\">investigation</span> and control measures. \n To promote successful partnerships, FSIS administers a series of <span class=\"match\">surveys</span> regarding foodborne illness outbreak <span class=\"match\">investigations</span> to its partners, including employees of state, territorial, and local governments. This also occurs as part of the after-action review process. The results of these <span class=\"match\">surveys</span> help FSIS prioritize outreach efforts. <span class=\"match\">Surveys</span> are conducted as needed, including as part of foodborne illness outbreak after-action"},{"title":"Clean Energy for New Federal Buildings and Major Renovations of Federal Buildings","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Department of Energy (\"DOE\") is publishing a rule that establishes energy performance standards for the new construction and major renovation of Federal buildings, including commercial buildings, multi-family high-rise residential buildings, and low-rise residential buildings per the Energy Conservation and Production Act (\"ECPA\"), as amended by the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (\"EISA\"). Consistent with the requirements of ECPA and EISA, DOE is establishing Federal building energy performance standards that require Federal agencies to reduce their use of on-site use of fossil fuels (which include coal, petroleum, natural gas, oil shales, bitumens, tar sands, and heavy oils) consistent with the targets of ECPA and EISA. This final rule also provides processes by which Federal agencies may petition DOE for a modification to the final standards.","document_number":"2024-08196","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/05/01/2024-08196/clean-energy-for-new-federal-buildings-and-major-renovations-of-federal-buildings","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-05-01/pdf/2024-08196.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-08196.pdf?1714481119","publication_date":"2024-05-01","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY","name":"Energy Department","id":136,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/energy-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/136","parent_id":null,"slug":"energy-department"}],"excerpts":"residential <span class=\"match\">buildings</span>) and 435 (Federal low-rise residential <span class=\"match\">buildings</span>). The revisions to 10 CFR parts 433 and 435, as summarized in this section, are presented at the end of this document. \n A. Scope \n 1. Federal <span class=\"match\">Buildings</span> \n \n This final rule applies to a defined subset of new Federal <span class=\"match\">buildings</span> and major renovations to Federal <span class=\"match\">buildings</span>, as specified in section 433 of EISA. \n See \n 42 U.S.C. 6834(a)(3)(D)(i). The term “Federal <span class=\"match\">building</span>” means “any <span class=\"match\">building</span> to be constructed by, or for the use of, any Federal agency [including] <span class=\"match\">buildings</span> built for"},{"title":"Hazardous Materials: Information Collection Activities","type":"Notice","abstract":"In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, PHMSA is publishing a 60-day supplemental notice and providing an additional opportunity for public comment on its development of general investigative questions that may be used by PHMSA's Office of Hazardous Materials Safety (OHMS) field operations personnel when investigating potential general safety issues. These questions are intended to facilitate fact-gathering efforts during general investigations related to PHMSA's safety oversight responsibilities. Answering these questions would be voluntary and not impose any new reporting or recordkeeping requirements on regulated entities. Rather, the goal is to develop a pool of questions that can be tailored as appropriate based on the specific circumstances of a general investigation that is not related to the inspection of an individual company or entity for compliance with the hazardous materials regulations.","document_number":"2024-25875","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/11/07/2024-25875/hazardous-materials-information-collection-activities","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-11-07/pdf/2024-25875.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-25875.pdf?1730900735","publication_date":"2024-11-07","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":"publishing a 60-day supplemental notice and providing an additional opportunity for public comment on its development of general <span class=\"match\">investigative</span> questions that may be used by PHMSA's Office of Hazardous Materials <span class=\"match\">Safety</span> (OHMS) field operations personnel when <span class=\"match\">investigating</span> potential general <span class=\"match\">safety</span> issues. These questions are intended to facilitate fact-gathering efforts during general <span class=\"match\">investigations</span> related to PHMSA's <span class=\"match\">safety</span> oversight responsibilities. Answering these questions would be voluntary and not impose any new reporting or recordkeeping requirements"},{"title":"Medicare Program; Strengthening Oversight of Accrediting Organizations (AOs) and Preventing AO Conflicts of Interest, and Related Provisions","type":"Rule","abstract":"This final rule with comment period sets forth provisions to strengthen the oversight of Medicare national accrediting organizations by addressing conflicts of interest, establishing consistent standards, processes, and definitions, and updating the validation and performance standards systems. Additionally, this final rule with comment period revises the psychiatric hospital survey process, adds a limitation on terminated deemed providers and suppliers when reentering the program, and provides technical corrections for End-Stage Renal Disease facilities and Transplant Programs.","document_number":"2026-12069","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/16/2026-12069/medicare-program-strengthening-oversight-of-accrediting-organizations-aos-and-preventing-ao","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-16/pdf/2026-12069.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-12069.pdf?1781295308","publication_date":"2026-06-16","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":"means that the provider or supplier to be <span class=\"match\">surveyed</span> would not receive notice of the <span class=\"match\">survey</span> until the <span class=\"match\">survey</span> team arrived at the facility for the <span class=\"match\">survey</span>, as is also currently the AO's process for complaint <span class=\"match\">surveys</span>. The proposed definition for “unannounced <span class=\"match\">survey</span>” would also state that unannounced <span class=\"match\">surveys</span> must be scheduled by the AO in a manner so that their timing and occurrence will not be predictable to the healthcare facility being <span class=\"match\">surveyed</span>. \n One of the primary reasons <span class=\"match\">surveys</span> conducted by either the SA or the AO are required to be unannounced is"},{"title":"Safety Standard for Lithium-Ion Batteries Used in Micromobility Products and Electrical Systems of Micromobility Products Containing Such Batteries","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issues this notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) to address the unreasonable risk of death and injury associated with lithium-ion batteries used in micromobility products due to hazards such as thermal runaway of lithium cells, which can lead to fires, explosions, gas releases, burns, overheating, and smoke inhalation. The NPR proposes that electrical systems using lithium-ion batteries in micromobility products comply with applicable voluntary standards, with modifications. Because some micromobility products are children's products requiring third party testing, the NPR also proposes to add this rule to the list of rules that require such testing.","document_number":"2026-12749","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/24/2026-12749/safety-standard-for-lithium-ion-batteries-used-in-micromobility-products-and-electrical-systems-of","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-24/pdf/2026-12749.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-12749.pdf?1782218725","publication_date":"2026-06-24","agencies":[{"raw_name":"CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION","name":"Consumer Product Safety Commission","id":84,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/consumer-product-safety-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/84","parent_id":null,"slug":"consumer-product-safety-commission"}],"excerpts":"of a children's product that is subject to a children's product <span class=\"match\">safety</span> rule to certify that, based on a third party conformity <span class=\"match\">assessment</span> body's testing, the product complies with the applicable children's product <span class=\"match\">safety</span> rule. \n Id. \n 2063(a)(2). Section 14(a) also requires the Commission to publish a notice of requirements (NOR) for a third party conformity <span class=\"match\">assessment</span> body (\n i.e., \n testing laboratory) to obtain accreditation to assess conformity with a children's product <span class=\"match\">safety</span> rule. \n Id. \n 2063(a)(3)(A). Because some micromobility products"},{"title":"Pipeline Safety: Breakout Tank Inspection Rule","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"Breakout tanks are used to \"relieve surges in a hazardous liquid pipeline system\" or to \"receive and store hazardous liquid transported by a pipeline for reinjection and continued transportation by pipeline.\" American Petroleum Institute Standard 653 (API Std 653) sets industry standards for the inspection, repair, alteration, and reconstruction of aboveground storage tanks. PHMSA currently incorporates the 3rd edition of API Std 653 (issued December 2001) by reference into its regulations for breakout tanks. In this rulemaking, PHMSA is proposing to update its regulations for breakout tanks to incorporate the 5th edition of API Std 653 (issued November 2014) by reference. As a key part of this, PHMSA is proposing to authorize the use of risk-based inspection (RBI) procedures for establishing the inspection intervals of in-service breakout tanks.","document_number":"2026-10969","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/02/2026-10969/pipeline-safety-breakout-tank-inspection-rule","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-02/pdf/2026-10969.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-10969.pdf?1780317916","publication_date":"2026-06-02","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":"the distribution of power and responsibilities among the various levels of government. Section 60104(c) of Federal Pipeline <span class=\"match\">Safety</span> Laws prohibits certain State <span class=\"match\">safety</span> regulation of interstate pipelines. Under Federal Pipeline <span class=\"match\">Safety</span> Laws, States that have submitted a current certification under section 60105(a) can augment Federal pipeline <span class=\"match\">safety</span> requirements for intrastate pipelines regulated by PHMSA but may not approve <span class=\"match\">safety</span> requirements less stringent than those required by Federal law. A State may also regulate an intrastate pipeline facility"},{"title":"Safety Standard for Toys: Requirements for Water Beads","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA) mandates that ASTM F963 shall be a mandatory toy safety standard. This safety standard sets forth requirements for water bead toys and toys that contain water beads. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) proposes to establish additional performance and labeling requirements for these products. The Commission also proposes to amend CPSC's list of notice of requirements (NORs) to include water bead toys and toys that contain water beads.","document_number":"2024-19286","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/09/09/2024-19286/safety-standard-for-toys-requirements-for-water-beads","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-09-09/pdf/2024-19286.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-19286.pdf?1725626718","publication_date":"2024-09-09","agencies":[{"raw_name":"CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION","name":"Consumer Product Safety Commission","id":84,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/consumer-product-safety-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/84","parent_id":null,"slug":"consumer-product-safety-commission"}],"excerpts":"Directorate for Laboratory Sciences, Consumer Product <span class=\"match\">Safety</span> Commission, 5 Research Place, Rockville, MD 20850; Telephone 301-987-2222; email: \n mkresse@cpsc.gov. \n \n \n \n \n SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: \n I. Background and Statutory Authority \n \n Section 106(a) of the Consumer Product <span class=\"match\">Safety</span> Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA) made ASTM International's (ASTM) voluntary standard for toys, ASTM F963-07, \n Standard Consumer <span class=\"match\">Safety</span> Specification for Toy <span class=\"match\">Safety</span> \n (except section 4.2 and Annex 4), a mandatory <span class=\"match\">safety</span> standard for toys beginning 180 days after the enactment"},{"title":"Notice of Adoption of Categorical Exclusions Under the National Environmental Policy Act","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Department of the Air Force (DAF) has identified categorical exclusions (CATEXs) established by the Department of Energy (DOE), United States Geological Survey (USGS), United States Forest Service (USFS), Natural Resource Conservation Services (NRCS), Department of Interior (DOI), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), and Farm Service Agency (FSA) that DAF is adopting (42 United States Code (U.S.C.) 4336c). This notice identifies the twenty-seven CATEXs established by the above listed Federal agencies and describes the categories of proposed actions for which the DAF intends to use these CATEXs. The DAF has consulted with these agencies, as described herein, and obtained concurrence on DAF use of these CATEXs.","document_number":"2026-03624","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/24/2026-03624/notice-of-adoption-of-categorical-exclusions-under-the-national-environmental-policy-act","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-02-24/pdf/2026-03624.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-03624.pdf?1771854311","publication_date":"2026-02-24","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 Air Force","name":"Air Force Department","id":13,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/air-force-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/13","parent_id":103,"slug":"air-force-department"}],"excerpts":"the start of this appendix, and would incorporate appropriate <span class=\"match\">safety</span> standards (including the current National Fire Protection Association 855, Standard for the Installation of Stationary Energy Storage Systems), design and construction \n \n standards, control technologies, and best management practices.\n \n 15. B5.16 Solar Photovoltaic Systems. (a) The installation, modification, operation, or decommissioning of commercially available solar photovoltaic systems: (1) Located on a <span class=\"match\">building</span> or other structure (such as rooftop, parking lot or facility"},{"title":"New Car Assessment Program Final Decision Notice-Advanced Driver Assistance Systems and Roadmap","type":"Notice","abstract":"This final decision notice adds four new advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) technologies--blind spot warning (BSW), blind spot intervention (BSI), lane keeping assist (LKA), and pedestrian automatic emergency braking (PAEB)--to the New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) and enhances the performance evaluation of ADAS technologies currently in NCAP. The notice also finalizes a 10-year roadmap for updating NCAP through multiple phases for the period 2024 through 2033. This notice responds in part to the provisions in section 24213 of the Infrastructure, Investment, and Jobs Act.","document_number":"2024-27447","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/12/03/2024-27447/new-car-assessment-program-final-decision-notice-advanced-driver-assistance-systems-and-roadmap","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-12-03/pdf/2024-27447.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-27447.pdf?1733147118","publication_date":"2024-12-03","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":"Table 10—Commenters to the March 2022 NCAP RFC Notice \n \n Category \n Commenters \n \n \n <span class=\"match\">Safety</span> Advocacy Groups \n AAA Inc. (AAA), AARP, Advanced Mobility Group, Advocates for Highway and Auto <span class=\"match\">Safety</span> (Advocates), American Motorcyclist Association (AMA), Center for Auto <span class=\"match\">Safety</span> (CAS), Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities Transportation Task Force (CCD Transportation Task Force), Consumer Reports (CR), Insurance Institute for Highway <span class=\"match\">Safety</span> (IIHS), Kids and Car <span class=\"match\">Safety</span> (KAC), Families for Safe Streets (FSS), Intelligent Transportation Society of America"},{"title":"Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Programs Under the Clean Air Act; Common Sense Approach to Chemical Accident Prevention","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is proposing to amend its Risk Management Program (RMP) regulations by making several proposed changes to the 2024 Safer Communities by Chemical Accident Prevention (SCCAP) rule. The proposed revisions include changes to provisions relating to safer technology and alternatives analyses, information availability, third-party audits, employee participation, community and emergency responder notification, stationary source siting, natural hazards, power loss, declined recommendations documentation, emergency response exercises, process safety information (PSI) and recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices (RAGAGEP), deregistration form information collection, hot work permit retention, and the retail facility definition. These proposed amendments seek to improve chemical process safety by avoiding duplicative requirements, realigning RMP requirements with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Process Safety Management (PSM) requirements, and eliminating unnecessary burdens placed on facilities where there is not specific data available to show that the current RMP standards would reduce or have reduced the number of accidental releases.","document_number":"2026-03633","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/24/2026-03633/accidental-release-prevention-requirements-risk-management-programs-under-the-clean-air-act-common","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-02-24/pdf/2026-03633.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-03633.pdf?1771854312","publication_date":"2026-02-24","agencies":[{"raw_name":"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","name":"Environmental Protection Agency","id":145,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/environmental-protection-agency","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/145","parent_id":null,"slug":"environmental-protection-agency"}],"excerpts":"recommendations documentation, emergency response exercises, process <span class=\"match\">safety</span> information (PSI) and recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices (RAGAGEP), deregistration form information collection, hot work permit retention, and the retail facility definition. These proposed amendments seek to improve chemical process <span class=\"match\">safety</span> by avoiding duplicative requirements, realigning RMP requirements with Occupational <span class=\"match\">Safety</span> and Health Administration (OSHA) Process <span class=\"match\">Safety</span> Management (PSM) requirements, and eliminating unnecessary burdens placed"},{"title":"Revision of National Environmental Policy Act Regulations","type":"Rule","abstract":"FHWA, FRA, and FTA are publishing this interim final rule (IFR) to modify the regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) that apply to all three agencies to be consistent with the removal of regulations previously issued by the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), the amendments to NEPA included in the section of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 known as the Building United States Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews (BUILDER) Act of 2023, and amendments regarding efficient environmental reviews included in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021. This rule will become effective immediately while the agencies seek comment on what further changes may be appropriate.","document_number":"2025-12364","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/07/03/2025-12364/revision-of-national-environmental-policy-act-regulations","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-07-03/pdf/2025-12364.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-12364.pdf?1751394610","publication_date":"2025-07-03","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 Highway Administration","name":"Federal Highway Administration","id":170,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-highway-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/170","parent_id":492,"slug":"federal-highway-administration"},{"raw_name":"Federal Railroad Administration","name":"Federal Railroad Administration","id":185,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-railroad-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/185","parent_id":492,"slug":"federal-railroad-administration"},{"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":"Planning or design activities that do not commit to a particular course of action affecting the environment. \n (4) Localized geotechnical and other <span class=\"match\">investigations</span> to provide information for preliminary design and for environmental analyses and permitting purposes, such as drilling test bores for soil sampling; archeological <span class=\"match\">investigations</span> for archeology resources <span class=\"match\">assessment</span> or similar <span class=\"match\">survey</span>; and wetland <span class=\"match\">surveys</span>. \n \n (5) Internal orders, policies, and procedures not required to be published in the \n Federal Register \n under the Administrative Procedure"},{"title":"Water System Restructuring Assessment Rule","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the agency) is proposing a regulatory framework for states and public water systems (PWSs) to identify and assess restructuring alternatives to ensure that every community receives safe, affordable, and reliable drinking water. The proposed regulations would: establish a new mandatory restructuring assessment authority for states; require states with primary enforcement authority (primacy) to develop mandatory restructuring assessment programs and submit primacy revisions for EPA review and approval; establish requirements for states and PWSs that implement system-specific mandatory restructuring assessments; and establish eligibility requirements and limitations for restructuring incentives under state-approved restructuring plans. This proposed rulemaking is required under amendments to the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). By taking this action, the EPA intends to strengthen the ongoing efforts of states and PWSs to protect public health.","document_number":"2024-11687","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/05/30/2024-11687/water-system-restructuring-assessment-rule","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-05-30/pdf/2024-11687.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-11687.pdf?1716986714","publication_date":"2024-05-30","agencies":[{"raw_name":"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","name":"Environmental Protection Agency","id":145,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/environmental-protection-agency","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/145","parent_id":null,"slug":"environmental-protection-agency"}],"excerpts":"mandatory <span class=\"match\">assessment</span> authority could affect their PWSS programs. In addition, the interviews helped the EPA understand how these states currently conduct four types of water system <span class=\"match\">assessments</span>: sanitary <span class=\"match\">surveys</span>; Revised Total Coliform Rule (RTCR) Level 1 and 2 <span class=\"match\">assessments</span>; technical, managerial, and financial (TMF) capacity <span class=\"match\">assessments</span>; and feasibility studies. Collectively, these four types of <span class=\"match\">assessment</span>, which include the identification of system vulnerabilities, evaluations of water system performance, or financial capacity <span class=\"match\">assessments</span>, are closely"},{"title":"Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Seating Systems","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"Through this document, NHTSA fulfills the statutory mandate in section 24204 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), which directed the Secretary of Transportation to issue an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking to update Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 207, \"Seating systems.\" NHTSA also partially grants rulemaking petitions submitted by Kenneth J. Saczalski of Environmental Research and Safety Technologists (ERST) and by Alan Cantor of ARCCA, Inc. (ARCCA), which sought changes to the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) petitioners stated would improve the safety of children during rear-end crashes. NHTSA denies a petition from the Center for Auto Safety (CAS), which sought to require additional warnings instructing adults regarding which rear seating position to place children.","document_number":"2024-15390","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/07/16/2024-15390/federal-motor-vehicle-safety-standards-seating-systems","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-07-16/pdf/2024-15390.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-15390.pdf?1721047517","publication_date":"2024-07-16","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":"of proposed rulemaking to update Federal Motor Vehicle <span class=\"match\">Safety</span> Standard No. 207, “Seating systems.” NHTSA also partially grants rulemaking petitions submitted by Kenneth J. Saczalski of Environmental Research and <span class=\"match\">Safety</span> Technologists (ERST) and by Alan Cantor of ARCCA, Inc. (ARCCA), which sought changes to the Federal Motor Vehicle <span class=\"match\">Safety</span> Standards (FMVSS) petitioners stated would improve the <span class=\"match\">safety</span> of children during rear-end crashes. NHTSA denies a petition from the Center for Auto <span class=\"match\">Safety</span> (CAS), which sought to require additional warnings instructing"},{"title":"Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf-Documents Incorporated by Reference","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Department of the Interior (DOI or Department), through the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), is incorporating by reference a collection of production measurement industry standards and safety industry standards into its regulations governing oil, gas, and sulfur operations on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). Incorporation of these documents by reference will provide industry with up-to-date standards for measuring oil and gas production volumes and enhancing safety. Compliance with these standards will reduce uncertainty in the measurement of oil and gas production and update the minimum standards in the safety regulations.","document_number":"2026-11648","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/10/2026-11648/oil-and-gas-and-sulfur-operations-in-the-outer-continental-shelf-documents-incorporated-by-reference","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-10/pdf/2026-11648.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-11648.pdf?1781009118","publication_date":"2026-06-10","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 Safety and Environmental Enforcement","name":"Safety and Environmental Enforcement Bureau","id":576,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/safety-and-environmental-enforcement-bureau","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/576","parent_id":253,"slug":"safety-and-environmental-enforcement-bureau"}],"excerpts":"6AV1—Validation of <span class=\"match\">Safety</span> and Shutdown Valves for Sandy Service, Third Edition, July 2018 \n This Standard establishes sandy service design validation for valves to meet Class II and Class III, but not for Class I <span class=\"match\">safety</span> valves or actuators. There are three service classes, Class I, Class II, and Class III, for API Specification 6A surface <span class=\"match\">safety</span> valves, underwater <span class=\"match\">safety</span> valves, or boarding shutdown valves. Class II is intended to validate the valve bore sealing mechanism if substances, such as sand, can be expected to cause <span class=\"match\">safety</span> or shutdown valve"},{"title":"Hours of Service of Drivers; Pilot Program To Allow Commercial Drivers To Split Sleeper Berth Time","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"FMCSA proposes a pilot program allowing temporary regulatory relief from the Agency's regulation requiring one rest period of at least 7 consecutive hours in the sleeper berth for drivers who elect to split their time in the sleeper berth. Participation in the pilot program would be limited to approximately 256 drivers of commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) who possess a valid commercial driver's license (CDL) and regularly utilize the sleeper berth. Both drivers who wish to participate in the pilot and their employing motor carriers would be required to meet specific eligibility criteria to participate. Drivers selected for participation would provide FMCSA with data for a 4-month period, divided into a \"baseline\" period of 1 month, during which they would comply with the current sleeper berth regulations, and another period of 3 months, during which they would operate under an exemption allowing additional flexibility in how they may split their sleeper berth time. The Agency would use the data collected to compare drivers' safety performance and fatigue levels between the baseline and exemption periods. The goal of the analysis would be to assess whether additional flexibility in how sleeper berth time may be split achieves a level of safety equivalent to that which would be achieved absent the regulatory relief.","document_number":"2025-17939","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/09/17/2025-17939/hours-of-service-of-drivers-pilot-program-to-allow-commercial-drivers-to-split-sleeper-berth-time","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-09-17/pdf/2025-17939.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-17939.pdf?1758026711","publication_date":"2025-09-17","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 Motor Carrier Safety Administration","name":"Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration","id":181,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-motor-carrier-safety-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/181","parent_id":492,"slug":"federal-motor-carrier-safety-administration"}],"excerpts":"Tompkins, Brieann Satterfield, Amy Bender (2012): “<span class=\"match\">Investigation</span> of the Effects of Split Sleep Schedules on Commercial Vehicle Driver <span class=\"match\">Safety</span> and Health,” FMCSA.\n 13 \n \n In-residence laboratory study of 53 healthy participants provides between-group comparisons of nighttime, split, or daytime sleep across a 5-day simulated workweek. \n \n \n \n FMCSA sponsored\n \n an in-residence laboratory study \n 14 \n \n titled “<span class=\"match\">Investigation</span> of the Effects of Split Sleep Schedules on Commercial Vehicle Driver <span class=\"match\">Safety</span> and Health.” The study was conducted from January 2010"},{"title":"Hours of Service of Drivers; Pilot Program To Allow Commercial Drivers To Pause Their 14-Hour Driving Window","type":"Notice","abstract":"FMCSA proposes a pilot program allowing temporary regulatory relief from the Agency's hours-of-service (HOS) requirement that all driving by drivers of property-carrying commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) be completed within 14 hours after coming on duty. During the proposed pilot program, known as the \"Split Duty Period Pilot Program,\" participating CMV drivers would have the option to extend their 14-hour \"driving window\" by taking one off-duty, sleeper berth, or on-duty/not driving period (taken at the location of a pick-up or delivery of cargo), including what is sometimes called \"detention time\", of no less than 30 minutes and no more than 3 hours. Participation would be limited to approximately 256 commercial driver's license (CDL) holders who meet the eligibility criteria specified for participation. Because the program would be applicable only to the rules for drivers of property-carrying CMVs, drivers of passenger- carrying CMVs would not be eligible for participation. This pilot program would examine whether such flexibility achieves a level of safety that is equivalent to, or greater than, the level of safety that would be achieved through compliance with the current regulations. FMCSA believes that the exemption covered by the proposed pilot program provides the flexibility to take extra rest, avoid driving during traffic congestion, and mitigate the impacts of unreasonable \"detention times,\" thereby improving the working conditions of America's truck drivers.","document_number":"2025-17938","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/09/17/2025-17938/hours-of-service-of-drivers-pilot-program-to-allow-commercial-drivers-to-pause-their-14-hour-driving","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-09-17/pdf/2025-17938.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-17938.pdf?1758026711","publication_date":"2025-09-17","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 Motor Carrier Safety Administration","name":"Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration","id":181,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-motor-carrier-safety-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/181","parent_id":492,"slug":"federal-motor-carrier-safety-administration"}],"excerpts":"“extremely sleepy” and has been widely used in the literature as a subjective <span class=\"match\">assessment</span> of alertness.\n \n \n \n • <span class=\"match\">Survey</span> data (\n e.g., \n driver pre-and-post study <span class=\"match\">surveys</span> to provide contextual information).\n \n • Other information necessary to complete the analyses may be collected through the participating motor carrier. Every effort will be made to reduce the burden on the motor carrier in collecting and reporting this data. \n \n The “method of comparison” for the “<span class=\"match\">safety</span> analysis plan” will vary depending on the data, but may include \n t \n -tests"},{"title":"Safety Standard for Bassinets and Cradles","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"In 2013, the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (Commission or CPSC) published a safety standard for bassinets and cradles (bassinets/cradles). By statute, after promulgating a mandatory rule, the Commission must periodically review and revise rules for durable infant or toddler products to ensure that they provide the highest level of safety for such products that is feasible. Accordingly, this proposed rule (NPR) would revise the existing rule for bassinets/cradles to ensure that it addresses identified hazards and that these sleep products for young infants provide the highest level of safety feasible.","document_number":"2024-07706","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/04/16/2024-07706/safety-standard-for-bassinets-and-cradles","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-04-16/pdf/2024-07706.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-07706.pdf?1713185117","publication_date":"2024-04-16","agencies":[{"raw_name":"CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION","name":"Consumer Product Safety Commission","id":84,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/consumer-product-safety-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/84","parent_id":null,"slug":"consumer-product-safety-commission"}],"excerpts":"bassinet/cradle regulation in part 1218 provides the highest level of <span class=\"match\">safety</span> feasible.\n 8 \n \n The Commission is authorized to issue this NPR pursuant section 104(b)(2) of the CPSIA, 15 U.S.C. 2056a(b)(2), which requires that after the Commission issues mandatory <span class=\"match\">safety</span> standards for durable infant or toddler products, the Commission shall periodically review and revise the standards to ensure that such standards provide the highest level of <span class=\"match\">safety</span> for such products that is feasible. <span class=\"match\">Building</span> on staff's continued work with ASTM on safe sleep requirements"}]}